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Obviously, please stay safe. we'll turn to a story we've been covering this weekend. former tennis pro james blake was mistakenly identified as a suspect. rough takedown and lot of fallout for that. kristen dahlgren caught up with blake yesterday. >> reporter: for former tennis star james blake, watching the video is still difficult. >> i didn't even realize it until i hit the ground that it wasn't a friendly encounter. first words out of my mouth were i'm 100% cooperating. his first words were put your face down, turn over and put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: outside a manhatta...

Says he was man handled by police officers. he says the police officer admits it was a case of mistaken identity. >> coy wire has more in the bleacher report. >> one nypd officer was on temporary assignment. it happened as blake waited outside his hotel for a car to take him to the u.s. open. he says as many as five officers dressed in street clothes rushed him and tackled him to the ground. blake was mistaken for a suspect in an identity theft ring. here's blake. >> it shouldn't have happened. it is something that we'll deal with with the police and find out what they have to say internally. ...