[ applause ] so my Brother And Sister new yorkers, this has been a painful last few weeks. But the pain unites us in this moment. In this moment of grief, we will rise to the moment and the purpose. But i know the powerful feeling that we have in this city that will give us the strength and endurance to move forward to do everything we can to end the senseless violence in this city, to build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. We will rise, new york city, because we are a city of people, of people like officer Wilbert Rivera and officer mora. Well never forget their names and their acts of heroism. Officer mora, our hearts are with you today and always, and we know your hearts are with us. Before i take my seat, i want us also to reflect on Officer Summit. In that house, there were several rounds that was in a modified weapon. Theres an ar15 under the mattress. Officers responded to the 10 13 call, was willing to walk through the door and face danger. If Officer Summit did not take immediate action, we would have lost more civilians and potentially more officers. When i stopped to visit him in queens with his family, i saw his commitment and dedication. I say to him hes a hero to save the lives of his fellow officers. And i thank him. [ applause ] and i wondered when i walked into his home, there was a Question Mark that lingered over his feeling and response that i felt. And i asked whats next. He straightened that Question Mark with an exclamation point. He said, im going to put on that uniform and im going to go back and protect my city. We will win this fight. We will win it together. Thank you. Im kate bolduan. Weve been listening together to mayor Eric Adams Eulogizing Wilbert Mora who was killed along with his partner in new york two weeks ago. These are powerful words from the mayor. We want to show you outside the church now, a sea of officers there to honor, pay their respects, honor his sacrifice and reflect on wilbert moras bravery. Shimon prokupecz is live for us outside the cathedral. Reporter i dont know if you can see this live, but if you look down the street for several blocks, the thousands and thousands of Police Officers lined up here shoulder to shoulder as they await the services here to end and the procession for officer moras coffin, his casket, to be brought out and driven down this avenue as they get to say goodbye for the last time to this officer who truly gave so much in such a young, young life. Of course, his life sadly coming to an end after being shot inside an apartment in harlem after responding to a 911 call. But you heard the mayor here talking about what mora did after he died, donating his organs, almost every organ in his body was donated so save five lives because his family agreed to donate his organs. You heard the mayor again talk about new york city and how this death and the death of the other officer are to unite this city, to end the violence, and also speaking to the thousands of officers inside the cathedral but also outside, telling them that he is going to give them the resources to end the violence, to end the gun violence, specifically the mayor hitting on the point that there are just too many guns on the streets, and hes going to give them the resources to end the violence. We expect also shortly to hear from some of officer moras Family Members and then the final goodbye, when theyll be bringing out the casket and the officers here will be able to say goodbye. For the second time in just a week, shimon. Its really remarkable. But as the mayor said, the city will unite in this moment. We sure hope it does. Thank you, shimon, appreciate it. The pentagon just announcing they will deploy 3,000 additional troops to Eastern Europe in just days. These are separate from the 8500 troops that the pentagon put on heightened alert to deploy last week, all of this having to do with Vladimir Putin continuing to build up Tens Of Thousands of Russian Troops near ukraine. These new Satellite Images youre looking at here show just that, Russian Forces and equipment along ukraines border. Cnns Barbara Starr is live at the pentagon with breaking details. Barbara, you asked a pressing question in that Press Conference about why now to john kirby. What did you hear . Reporter one of the key questions, has something changed on the ground . Why not last week, why not next week . Look, they are saying Vladimir Putin poses a direct threat to ukraine with his buildup, with his aggression, and they want to make a move to bolster nato allies in Eastern Europe at this time. The question is, do they have any reason to believe that putin might make a move, may cross the border into a nato country . You dont get a very clear answer. You get the answer they want to send these troops from both already in europe and from the United States to bolster the allies. But heres a little bit more of what kirby had to say. In terms of why now, heres just a couple of factors. Mr. Putin continues to add forces, combined arms, offensive capabilities, even over just the last 24 hours, he continues to add in Western Russia and in belarus and again, as i said, in the mediterranean and the north atlantic. He has shown no signs of being interested or willing to deescalate the tensions. Its not just the United States thats noticed this. Our nato allies have noticed this. So the nato allies, according to the pentagon, want the reassurance, the signal sending of having u. S. Forces on their territory. These troops will largely go to poland, romania, some will go to germany at headquarters to command all these troops. The pentagon says this will be temporary. But a key question is temporary . How do you know when you have success . How do we know Vladimir Putin wont be reassembling troops and going at it again. Kate . Good point, barbara. Joining us is military analyst cedric leighton. Also we have the former ambassador to ukraine. Ba your reaction to the pentagon. We need to let them know not only are we watching, but were prepared to do certain things. It has the effect of shoring up natos morale, in essence, and the ability of nato to defend itself should the need arise, should the russians move into ukraine territory, nobody thinks right now thats going to happen. But i think there is an uncertainty about putins moves that either a miscalculation could occur or that, you know, he may deliberately try to do Something Like this at some point. We may be looking at the start of longterm deployments to europe precisely for that reason, and it also means that in this particular case, were doing this independent of nato but in concert with nato. So thats whats going on at the moment with this, and it is the u. S. Response, i think, that is necessary at this moment in time. Ambassador taylor, whats your reaction . From a diplomatic standpoint, what does this do to the state of this conflict . So, kate, i think this is a very good signal, as Colonel Leighton just said. I think that this is a demonstration, an indication that the biden administration, the United States, is willing to take active deterrent measures. Again, this is designed to deter an invasion of ukraine. Putin has all the necessary forces to do that and he surprised us before. He has invaded ukraine in 2014 and no one expected that. So we do have to be ready, and part of being ready is to deter him, is to show that the United States is willing to take active measures, is willing to move troops in the direction of the eastern part of the Nato Alliance to deter him, to demonstrate that were ready to deal with any of those kind of contingencies. Now, my own sense is that President Putin is deterred, is being deterred. Hes looking for a way out, i think, and this kind of active measure will reinforce the doubts in his mind that he can achieve what he wants through an invasion. Hell try to achieve what he wants now, i hope, through negotiations. Thats the way to go. Its not through a Military Invasion of ukraine. And thats what this movement of troops does today. Ambassador, you also just met with ukraines president zelensky. How do you assess what hes doing . Is this something he wanted to see . It is something he wanted to see, kate. President zelensky, as we know, has been trying to send a message, a firm message, a calm message, a determined message that theyre ready. Theyre prepared. They would like to have a negotiation rather than an invasion. When it comes to an invasion, president zelensky has indicated his troops are ready, his civilians are ready. The other thing i noticed in ukraine, in kyiv yesterday or the day before, was that a determination, a kind of grim determination, among civilians. Theyre ready to defend their land. So they are happy, president zelensky is happy to see this movement, this active measure, active deterrent measure by the United States to reinforce the capabilities of the United States in europe. This feels like another important moment in this very tense conflict. I really appreciate both of your perspectives on this. Please stay close. Thank you very much. Coming for us, an explosive lawsuit disputes the league of Racial Discrimination. An nfl owner offered him money to lose games. Thats next. Kick pain in the aspercreme. Three times the electorlytes and half the sugar. Pedialyte powder packs. Feel better fast. The new Ww Personalpoints Program changed my life. You look great no two plans are the same. You can even eat this and these in the same. I mean, not at the same time. 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Astrazeneca may be able to help. Farxiga hes been a larger than life figure at this organization for more than a decade, a pioneering figure, and now his resignation is stunning this newsroom and the news industry. Let me read his memo in full and put it into context for the viewers. He wrote to staffers a few minutes ago, quote, as part of the investigation into chris cuomos tenure at cnn, chris fired last month, i was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone i have worked with for more than 20 years. I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was advised to digs d disclo when it began. I did not. As a result, i am resigning today. I came to cnn on january 28, 2013. Together we had nine great years. I certainly wish my tenure here had ended differently. But it was an amazing run. That was a stunner of jeff zucker. He will be announcing an interim plan, the ceo, in other words, hes not replacing him shortly. He refers to a consensual relationship with his closest colleague. That colleague is allison gullis. She has worked with zucker for decades. They were together at nbc in the today show in the 90s, then at nbc universal, now at cnn and warner media. According to the memo here, it was a consensual relationship that evolved in recent years, and he did not disclose it, and thus, that is why hes resigning. Kate, while were speaking here, a statement from Allison Gullist as well. A Top Executive at cnn, she is remaining with the company, and heres what she says. Jeff and i have been Close Friends and partners for over 20 years. Recently our relationship changed during covid. I regret that we didnt disclose it at the right time. Im incredibly proud of my time at cnn and look forward to continuing the great work we do every day. This is a scenario where you have people who are working together for a long time, then they start a personal relationship, and because theyre both acknowledging they did not disclose it at the time, zucker saying he should have disclosed it right away, that is why he said hes resigned effective immediately. Kate, we both know jeff zucker has been the rock for this organization. The last few days he has not been on the morning editorial calls. Some people even noticed and wondered if something was amiss. I dont think anyone saw this coming this morning in an announcement like this. I think if zucker was on this call this morning, i know what he would say. He would say its not the person on top, its the team we all played for. Its cnn as an organization. This News Operation so much bigger than any single person, so the news goes on, but now without the Top Executive. Keep reporting the news. Thats what he would say. Brian, thank you so much. Really appreciate it. We have to turn to another story were watching very closely today. The nfl rocked for an explosion sieve lawsuit. A dolphins coach, flores, says he was forced to sit in a sham interview with the New York Giants even though a white coach had already been selected. He makes another stunning allegation in this lawsuit as well, including Dolphins Owner steven ross offering 100,000 for every loss in order to improve their chances at a top draft pick in a 2020 season. We talked to flores about why. This is not about me. This is girgbigger than me. This is bigger than football. Many have come before and done a lot to create change in this country for people of color, and i just felt like in this instance, you know, it was my turn to step up and be an agent for change, and im proud to do that. Cnns andy scholes joins me more on this lawsuit. Andy, tell me more. Reporter brian said what happened with the dolphins was the last straw. It took a text with Bill Belichick to take this stand. Belichick texted flores congratulating him on getting that giants job before he had even interviewed yet. He had heard from giants and buffalo that you were the guy. Flores then responded asking if he had the right brian, and then belichick responded, quote, sorry. I fed this up. I doublechecked and misread the text. I think theyre naming brian gable, gable and flores both assistant coaches. This is before he had his interview with the giants and that interview a sham. It was just to check the box which said they had to interview minority coaches. It was humiliating, to be honest. There was disbelief, there was anger, a wave of emotions for a lot of reasons. And i think this is why we filed a lawsuit. I thought about guys on my staff or my previous staff in miami who i know are more than capable who have the discipline to lead. I just want them to have the opportunity to stand in front of an owner and have a real opportunity to get one of those jobs and lead a team. Reporter now, the giants released a statement saying flores was considered until the 11th hour and they hired the person they believed to be the most qualified. Now, in the Lawsuit Flores also alleges that Dolphins Owner steven ross offered him 100,000 for every loss in the season in order to get a higher draft pick. Ross said we refused. Flores was fired despite eight wins with miami. He said there are a few issues in which our teams and our clubs and Leadership Team spend more time. We will defend against these claims which are without merit. Flores also said he loves coaching football. Hes a gifted football coach. He wants to continue to coach, kate. There are right now five head Coaching Jobs that are still open in the nfl. Flores considered a finalist for the Houston Texans job, and he said this morning, kate, that hes still hopeful he will get a head coaching job. Andy, thank you for pointing that out. I really appreciate it. Cnn Senior Analyst el elie hoenig. Youve been writing about this diversity for a long time. What do you make of the florida lawsuit and the impact its going to have . Its about time. And the irony that this happened on the first day of black History Month just two years after 2020, which was dubbed as this socalled Racial Awakening In America which we now see is not. But the thing i want people to realize no matter how this plays out as brian flores is dealing with the same thing Colin Kaepernick had to face a couple years ago, and despite the racism and slogans and decals the nf