>> axelrod: good evening. scott's off tonight. i'm jim axelrod. this is our western edition. the line of mourners stretches for blocks, and they are here from every corner of new york city and well beyond to pay their respects to officer rafael ramos, one of two cops murdered last weekend as they sat in their cruiser. an honor guard saluted as the casket was brought into the church. some of the mourners are carrying pictures of ramos and his partner wenjian liu. blue ribbons hang on a nearby fence, a gesture of support for police, as the n.y.p.d. continues to investigate dozens of threats against its officers. jericka duncan is outside the service. >> reporter: just after 12:30, the nation's largest city came to a pause as thousands gathered to honor a fallen officer. following the strict, somber protocol that guides the mourning of a cop killed in the line of duty, a slow, steady stream of blue flowed into the church to say good-bye to 40- year-old rafael ramos.