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His help with military operations against local insurgents. of course, those insurgents are being backed by the united states. russia began airstrikes in syria last month. putin describing syria as a friend, and saying they will promise to continue their support of assad in the region. well bring you more on that visit as we get it. those pictures just coming in. back here at home. new york city police officers headed to broadway. nypd commissioner bill bratton wants new recruits to attend a s...

The rooted in the citys long history. >> i guarantee you some officers dont like me. amazingly some do. i cant quite understand that. but some do. some of you have been around this town for a while. can you point out to me one man that has not been battling with the police unions in the last 50 years? name one. name one. so the experience of this man, about some cops not liking him, its nothing new. its part of life, part of politics. >> now bratton was also police commissioner under former new ...

Policy. at its height in 2011, 87% stopped were black or latino. de blasio made this a corner stone of his campaign. >> i think the long-term security needs of this city require moving away from stop and frisk. >> reporter: it ended in 2013 and has been a sore point for police and its unions who view the practice as successful in cushing crime here and preventing everything from petty crime to terrorism in the future. miguel marquez, cnn. >> mayor die blae blasio is bei defended by bratton. he s...

And when i went on stage to do that one, its one of the times i thought if they wanted to take me out theyd shoot me from up there. but look. anything can happen, youve got the best police department in the world patrolling this. a great police commissioner, bill bratton. >> i agree, but now its super bowl. then, olympics in sochi. i know security has been a top concern. >> it was my business. >> still is. >> is it dangerous lessened after 9-11? >> its one you dont think of like boston marathon....