in prison right now. i would love to see even one of them come home. we saw that last week. sure, it s a step forward, but i don t want to confuse those two things. i think it s important for us to have a deeper conversation about law, about structure. but if we can get a few people home from meeting with president trump, i think that s our duty. michael jacobs was not protesting as someone in jail necessarily, he s been protesting police retaliation and injustice. you can t fix that with a pardon. no, what i would prefer to see is him saying, in privatization of prisons, let s continue to get rid of pretrial bail. 80% of people are there because they don t have the money to be at home. these are things we can fix. no question, but if some of these players get an audience with him, they can impress that upon him. that does tend to have, in one on one or in h-person sessions,t does tend to have an impression.
blasio was drawn to an ordinary corner, now turned almost sacred. the family of officer lu spoke, the most powerful words coming from his wife of just two months. this is a difficult time for both of our families. but we will stand together and get through this together. the family of the gunman is ismaaiyl brinsley, who later took his own life. brinsley s sister said her brother s actions were not revenge, but untreated mental problems. eiffel so badly for the family. we give our condolences to the family. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was an emotionally troubled kid. he needed help, he didn t get it. also drawn to the street memorial, the daughter of eric
corner now turned almost sacred. last night with tears streaming down their faces the family of officer liu spoke. the most powerful words coming from his wife of just two months. this is a difficult time for both of our families. but we will stand together and get through this together. reporter: among those offering condolences the family of the gunman ismaaiyl brinsley who later took his own life. brinsley s estranged sister said her brother s actions were not revenge, but the result of untreated mental problems. i feel so bad for the family. we give our condolences. we are griefshging. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was a troubled emotionally troubled kid. he needed help. he didn t get it. reporter: also drawn to the street memorial the daughter of eric garner, the death of her
the man who posted this in one of his final messages on instagram i m putting wings on pigs today, he wrote. they take one of ours. let s take two of theirs. what we re seeing basically on instagram he put out 119 images on his instagram account. a lot of these things are self-despair but also anti-government. reporter: brinsley s attack has been called revenge on police for the high-profile deaths of unarmed civilians but new york s mayor said the killings weren t just an attack on the police but an anak on us all. ismaaiyl brinsley s family is speaking out since the killings. his sister says he was not seeking revenge. she says he was just mentally ill and desperately needed help. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was a troubled emotionally troubled kid. he needed help. he didn t get it. i feel so bad for the family.
times square ball drop this new year s eve. the sister and aunt of the gunman who shot the nypd officers are speaking out. ismaaiyl brinsley who shot himself as police closed in and his family members say they are grieving for themselves and for the families of the dead police officers. they insist that despite brinsley s anti-cop tirade on social media, this is not politically motivated. we give our condolences to the families. we are very sorry. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was a troubled emotionally troubled kid. he needed help. he didn t get it. if he got arrested this many times, that was a question why won t they help him out? they kept releasing him to the streets. isn t that a problem that s a