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Me that they believe the tone that the attorney general and a lot of elected officials who have been dealing with these protests have taken, that they werent doing enough to give the backing of police officers. today at a press conference, unrelated press conference, jim cole, the deputy attorney general addressed this question when i asked him about it. >> what you have to be able to do is have a conversation about isolated instances where we see profiling, where we see excessive force. and at ...

The nypd is investigating more than 15 direct threats posted on social media. under intense criticism for his comments on recent protests, the new york city mayor, bill de blasio, is calling the murders an attack on democracy seasoned a appealing for protests to be put aside until the police officers are buried. were also getting new information about urgent efforts by baltimore authorities to warn police in new york city that the gunman went there with an intent of attacking and killing police ...

New yorks mayor under enormous fire right now for earlier remarks. hes urging a pause in the protests over police violence. says police must be respected. were back with cornell william brooks, the president and ceo of the naacp. once again, cornell, thanks very much for joining us. people focus in on most of the protests -- there are tens of thousands. honorable, decent. but there were some who were ugly and terrible. we heard this in new york the other day. ill play some clips because its disg...

The other thing is, you never know when one of these persons, maybe somebody who has mental issues, will act out and will carry out something like this. and worse, wolf, the ones who dont even speak out. and so the question is, what do you blame this on? do you blake it on the protests? do you blame this on whats going on -- this time of year, there are a lot of people with mental issues act out. its christmastime. its not clear whats driving it. >> guys, stand by. i want to bring in cornell wil...

Witnessed. somebody wrote on twitter i shouldnt have said anything when i expressed my regrets because i was one of the protesters. its the protesters above everyone else who should feel bad about this situation because the protest was to raise public awareness about a specific issue in community relations between the police and the community and not any overall indictment of the police. i love the police. they protected me for four years. they were wonderful. >> so many people are saying, liste...

To talk to a young woman who had just begun the beginning of a whole new life, was looking forward to building a whole new family and now her husband gone in an instant. they found strength in the other family members who were there. i want to the thank the nypd and colleagues in the federal government doing a fantastic job working to get other family members from china back so they can be in support through this incredibly difficult time. we just let them know tlas they are part of a larger fam...

Viewpoints, that everyone recognizes a time to step back and just focus on these families. i think its a time for everyone to put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside all of the things that we will talk about in due time. but in the coming days, two families prepare for funerals, two families try to think about how to piece their lives back together. that should be our only concern, how do we support them? i would ask that anying orrings that were planning events or gatherings ...

For his words. the police department being criticized for their words, they both are. and i think we have to be very careful at this point. so im going to moderate my words and be careful of my words, maybe some things i would like to say, because i would like to ratchet the situation down instead of up. >> we all would. tom fuentes, you used to work at the fbi, and theyre worried out there, not only the fbi, but local and state law enforcement. there may be deranged people who heard those chant...

Potential danger following brinsley by his cell phone, even transmitting this wanted picture with his poster. ♪ we shall overcome >> reporter: in new york, the warning was about to go out when reports of the shooting came in. there continues to be vigils held throughout the city. theres one going on right now. but theres also talk of protests similar to the ones that were seen in the weeks leading up. despite the mayors request for a moratorium, it remains to be seen if that will be honored. t...

Something that certainly people at the justice department are pushing back on because they say this is a conversation that can be had. we can give backing to the police officers. at the same time we can talk about the need in some places for improvements in the way police do their work. >> evan perez with that late-breaking information, thank you. first wave of protests over killings by police, now growing fallout over the murder of two police officers. did one lead to the other? will the tensio...