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Lost their lives in the line of duty. men and women who put themselves in the way of danger so that the rest of us could live in safety. they were beat cops, deputies, detectives, correctional and forest service officers, federal agents and tribal police. but to many here today they went by different titles. caring husband, loving wife, my son, my daughter, mom, dad, and so all the families that are here today whose loved ones did not come home at the end of a shift, please know how deeply sorry we are for the loss that you've endured.

>> we are here to honor heros who lost their lives in the line of duty. the men and women who put themselves in the way of danger so the rest of us can live in safety. they are beat cops, deputies, detectives, correction and enforcement officers federal agents and tribal police. but to many here today, they went by different titles. caring husband loving wife my son, my daughter mom, dad. so all the families who are here today, whose loved ones did not come home at the end of a shift, please know how deeply sorry we

>> a lot more community policing. the problem is there's no money for t and we need to go back to the beat cop. i say that all the time. we into need so people can get to know the police officer on the street. that's the problem. all right? and we don't have that kind of money. here you got bill bratton oncewants another 1,000 police officers. we are behind 5,000 police officers since 9/11 and the mayor doesn't want to give them the money to hire even another 1,000 we probably need another 5, 6,000 police officers to put beat cops out there again. they really want to solve this problem, then g...

Flying law enforcement to the funerals from around the country for free. a heartbroken city rallying around two beat officers whose extraordinary killing is left despair. >> it's a shame. it's terrible. it's absolutely terrible. i can't get over it. >> reporter: now vice president biden will speak at this funeral. but maybe more importantly, mayor bill de blasio whose relationship with beat cops in new york has been tested in recent days. he will also speak at the funeral. it's the beginning of the first of two very tough days for new york. >> miguel marquez, thank you so much. let's head to...

I know you've seen tragedies like this. talk about the effect that a tragedy like this has on the beat cop and the people who deal with these beat cops on a daily basis. >> right. it does affect the officers. it affects the officers nationwide when you have an assassination like this and an ambush. pennsylvania police officers ambushed and killed having lunch. it affects the larger police community. but they go back out and do the job because that's what they signed up for. but they need the support of the citizens. they need the support also of political leaders from the mayor to the presiden...