disturbing new ♪ disturbing new numbers revealing 2016 will go down as one of the deadliest on record for u.s. law enforcement. thanks to so-called ambush-style attacks we saw in dallas and baton rouge, 2016 saw the most dramatic surge in officers being fatally shot since records were created. 64 officers killed by firearms in 2016, up more than 50% from 41 in 2015, and that's got some folks wondering what's really going on behind these numbers. bernard kerick is the former commissioner of the new york city police department. eric guster is an attorney and political commentator. i will start with you first, sir. what is behind this? >> i think a lot of it is this anti-cop rhetoric that is getting people to do this. there's been over 50% increase over last year in cops being gunned down, but close to 300% increase in cop assassinations,