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>> all right. sara ganim, thank you so much. one quick question we have tom fuentes standing by. you see sort of this outpouring of support. do you think we are now at a turning point in terms of relations with the nypd, with the mayor, and even really with the protesters who have been out there demonstrating and shown really their animosity towards police? >> deb, i dont know the answer to that. i think we wont know that until tomorrow lets say, when the funerals are over the requests for every...

Deborah? >> miguel thank you so much. sara ganim also there along the route that the police are lining. what can you tell us about the mood along the procession route sara? >> reporter: yeah you can see that, deb, there are thousands of police officers who have come here lined the streets to pay their respects. this line goes back nearly a mile. thats how far back they had to go to fit in everyone who wanted to come. officers not just from the nypd not just from new york but from across the coun...

Chirlane mccray. both of them drawing criticism after he made remarks about how he instructed his own son to be concerned if he was ever stopped by the police officers. this is a private ceremony we are being told. there will be an nypd chaplain. there will also be people there to honor him in the way of buddhism. the family of wenjian liu specifically from china, about six of them were flown over. thats one of the reasons that this whole thing was delayed, but just pause for a moment and look a...

Solemn day as we lay to rest nypd detective liu, one of the finest. we will never forget his sacrifice. 20 years ago is when wenjian lius family brought him to this country seeking the american dream. they lived long enough to see him realize his dream of becoming a new york police officers only to have that dream cut short. >> and, nick you can see that this is the mayor, bill de blasio. obviously theres been a lot of speculation in terms of how he will be received by all those officers who are...

Im deborah feyerick and this is a special edition of cnn "newsroom." for those expecting to see fareed zakaria, were live this hour as we prepare for the funeral of fallen nypd officer wenjian liu. liu was one of two officers shot and killed by a lone gunman last month. right now youre looking at live pictures where those funeral services are set to take place on a very rainy sunday. this was the somber scene yesterday as police lined up to pay their respects at a private wake. the line stretchi...

Miguel marquez. sara ganim, both of them out there on the streets of brooklyn. miguel lets start with you. the family inside their pain and suffering just immense right now. >> reporter: it has been an extraordinarily tough time for them. clearly its been a tough 2350i78time for the 2347d asnypd as well. the mix of everything to have the protests going on to have the rancor between the mayors office and nypd even before these two deaths and then to have these two individuals assassinated in this...

China. he was an accountant by trade. this was his dream job. he was married just earlier this year in september and gunned down and now his family his new wife is now a widow, grieving heavily. i can say the city has stepped up enormously. they have raised already $700,000 to pay for both the housing payments -- the mortgages for both wenjian liu and officer ramos, for their families so they can have a little security into the future. >> and we can hear the bells there and just for our audience...

>> well i think hes showing that whether youre federal, state, or local or actually police officers from all over the world that all officers, all law enforcement officers share in the grief, and, you know, he served a long time in new york and in the united states attorneys office in new york and, you know, and im sure he feels it very closely having the close ties to new york especially. >> police officers wednesday were essentially told to be extra vigilant. with so many people who are expect...

William bratton releasing this memo a heros funeral is about grieving, not grievance. the last display put all nypd officers in a bad light. it stole the valor, honor, and attention that rightfully belonged to the memory of detective rafael ramos life and sacrifice. well lets talk more with errol lewis, political anchor at new york one news. thank you for joining us. you just heard about the memo from the police chief. you have got police officers who make a career they were for decades trying t...

Insane gunman at the age of 32 years old. he was an only child, a newlywed. his family inside but you can see just the outpouring of support, the outpouring of respect that these officers some who have traveled from across the country, are coming in order to show the family that their son will never, ever be forgotten. and cnns nick valencia is joining me now taking a look at social media to see how the officer is being remembered and, boy, you look at those pictures and that is really incredibl...