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with scott pelley. brown: scott is off tonight. i m james brown. the mayor of america s largest city called to a temporary halt to any police protests the as the city mourns two murdered officers. the officers were murdered saturday as they sat in they patrol car. the attack inflamed a growing rift in the city. police union leaders accused the mayor bill deblasio reporter: the network crerkd raising speculation at a press conference, deblasio and police commissioner bill bratton faced a study vied energies this tragedy, maybe we find a way to move forward, an appropriate way to honor the fallen officers and families. brown: saturday afternoon the officers were sitting in their patrol car working an overtime shift at a housing project when police say ismaaiyl brinsley walked up, took a shooter s substance and opened fire. the 28-year-old brooklyn native shown here before the shooting in surveillance video at a nearby mall warned of his intention to shoot cops and pos
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. brown: good evening, scott is off tonight. i m james brown. this is our western edition. the mayor of america s largest city today called for a temporary halt to any police protests as the city mourns two murdered officers. officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos were ambushed saturday as they sat in their patrol car in brooklyn. fellow officers turned out in force to honor their fallen comrades the attack inflamed a growing rift in the city. police union leaders accused the mayor bill deblasio of siding with protestors. don dahler begins our coverage. reporter: this morning, new york mayor bill deblasio visited the families of the murdered officers. it s something you can never get used to, trying to console families who have lost so much. reporter: at a press conference, deblasio and police commissioner bill bratton faced a city divided. in this tragedy, maybe we find some way to move forward, that would be an approp