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Addicted to heroin. odoms mother died of cancer when he was 12. he was raised by his grandmother who would also die of cancer and his first marriage in 2006, odoms infant son jaden died of sids. his father would return to his life on reality television asking for money. >> we got a lot of hand some men in our family. >> reporter: the consistency anchor appeared to be basketball. he rose to fame early in high school and winning two nba championships but his tabloid life eclipsed his professional....

>> c.j., do you love legos? >> yeah. >> were going to work on some of those 915 million combinations down here while you introduce gabe. >> this is excellent. this is a brickumentary about legos? >> yes. these kids are jaden, cheyenne, and kenley, we have emma and zanea. whats brick fest? >> its a nationwide lego fan festival. we bring in 10 to 20,000 people in these cities and they come out and hang out with us and they play with lego like they have never done before. >> i used to make a chimne...

Something with their hands, i feel like im doing a great job as a parent. >> isnt it addicting, elisabeth? >> dont break my focus. c.j. was telling me how to make a wheel and how to get the littleasm zel -- axel going in there. >> what are you making? >> im jaden and im making a word lego out of brikeds. >> hes making the word lego. its the genius thing and it started out so simply. great work, guys. >> we see things every show, things that im mazed with. these kids and parents. when you put leg...

This week while sitting in a patrol car. thousands of nypd officers and thousands from across the country came to pay final respects to one of their brothers in uniform. vice president joe biden addressed the family specifically officer ramoss sons will never see their daddy again. >> justin and jaden, know that although your father is gone you have inheriteded an entire family -- the men and women of the new york police department will always be there as long as you are alive. they never, never...

While inside the church vice president joe biden spoke directly to ramos kids, reiterating they are not alone during this trying time. >> justin and jaden, know that although your father is gone, you have inherited an entire family, the men and women of the new york police department will always be there as long as you are alive. they never -- they never never forget. >> police commissioner bill bratton also speaking honoring officer ramos by making him an honorary department chaplain. he and hi...

Church saluting as hundreds of motorcyclists and honor guard led the way for the hearse and family. helicopters flew over the ceremony in the missing fan forlation. inside the church joe biden spoke directly to ramos son and his widow reiterating they are not alone during this trying time. >> justin and jaden, know that although your father is gone, you have inherited an entire family, the men and women of new york police department will always be there as long as you are alive. they never -- th...

Witt. they came from across the street and across the country to mourn two fallen nypd officers, and the funeral for one of those officers, officer ramos, will be this morning. >> my father was a man of character. he was a selfless man. i am forever grateful for the sacrifices he made for me and jaden. >> they were gunned down as they sat in their patrol car on a brooklyn street. >> reporter: a somber procession in silence. the casket of officer ramos carried into the church draped in the nypd f...

Ask for. its horrible that someone gets shot dead just for being a police officer. i will always love you and i will never forget you, rest in peace, dad. >> he was god he was god because the heart he had is uncompared to other peoples heart. >> reporter: ramos cousin told "the wall street journal" that god was a priority in his life. 40-year-old grew more passionate about his church. on his facebook page a quote reads if your way isnt working, try gods way. the same page that said ramos had bee...

>> he was god because the heart he has is uncompared to other peoples heart. >> reporter: he says that god was a priority in ramos life. the 40-year-old officer in recent years grew more passionate about his church. on his facebook page, a quote reads, if your way isnt working, try gods way. the same page said officer ramos had been married since 1993 and once studied at a seminary. before his death, ramos was studying to become a chaplain. in fact, later that saturday afternoon, the day he was ...

Thousands of them, up to 25,000, are just seen blocks and blocks surrounding the church that officer ramos attended for 14 years. in utter silence now as the motorcade continues. just a few hours ago, not only was the national anthem and "amazing grace" playing but vice president joe biden spoke directly to ramos widow, saying though there is little anyone can do to ease the pain, her two sons, justin and jaden, will get her through this pain, reiterating that the nypd will always have their bac...