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Liu, who were brutally assassinated saturday while in their patrol car, gunned down over the weekend. awful, awful situation. as we mentioned at the top of the program, new york's mayor is calling for unity and quiet reflection. >> i'm asking everyone -- and this is across the spectrum -- to put aside protests, put aside demonstrations until these funerals are passed, let's focus just on these families and what they have lost. >> the mayor says the families of the two slain officers are in tremendous pain. tonight we remember each officer. each dreamed of making a difference. randi kaye report...

Had been married since 1993 and once studied at a seminary. before his death ramos was studying to become a chaplain. in fact later that saturday afternoon, the day he was killed, he was scheduled to graduate from a chaplain program. the pastor at his church told us ramos had an infectious smile and loved his wife and his two boys, justin and jaden. >> i would like to thank all those who have shared their sympathy and support for our beloved family member, rafael ramos. who will always be loved and missed by many. >> reporter: officer liu, who was 32, had been married just a couple of months. ...

Her before fleeing and taking her cell phone with him. baltimore police begin tracking brinsley via her cell phone. while on the move he posts to instagram, "i'm putting wings on pigs today." the baltimore police realize brinsley's arrived in new york, they warn nypd of the potential danger. police now believe when he appears in this mall video his plan is already set. >> i've seen with my own eyes new yorkers quickly run over to a police officer and point out a bag left unattended and that is good and important, but this is another thing we have to do now. >> reporter: and about the same time...

Conversation with people on the street ending with the chilling words, watch what i'm going to do. later he fires four rounds through the window of a police car hitting them in the head. in a hallway this moment captured, officers turning their backs to the mayor. many of them believing his sympathies for what they call anti-police demonstrations helped pave the way for the deaths of their brother officers. >> there's blood on many hands tonight. those that incited violence on the street under the guise of protest that tried to tear down what new york city police officers did every day. >> mar...