Mourners Arriving for Wake of Officer Liu
WHITFIELD: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio arriving just moments ago at the private wake for fallen New York police detective, Wenjian Liu. Liu was one of two officers ambushed and killed last month in Brooklyn. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio attending today's wake and also will be speaking at Liu's funeral tomorrow. The mayor's attendance prompted an official request from New York's police commissioner, who also arrived at the wake there. He asked members of the NYPD to show respect to the mayor. Demanding that in a memo after many of the members in blue turned their backs to the mayor during the ceremony of Liu's partner last week. Our Sara Ganim joining us now from outside that wake location there in a rainy Brooklyn. Sara, was there a salute? Did anyone turn their backs to the mayor?</s>SARA GAMIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, you just saw the mayor walk in, Fred. And just before him, we also saw the police commissioner walk in and dozens, maybe even hundreds of other NYPD officers who are arriving here. I've seen patrol cars from other jurisdictions as well. They've been coming in. I just want to give you a chance to take a look at them walking in. A steady stream of officers walking into this funeral home to pay their respects during the wake of Officer Wenjian Liu. This is a very similar scene to what we saw last weekend for the wake of his partner, Rafael Raphael Ramos. But what we're expecting tomorrow, the police commissioner here, the NYPD police commissioner, is hoping it's slightly different from what we saw last week at the Officer Rafael Ramos' funeral. Police Commissioner William Bratton issued a memo asking specifically that members of the NYPD do not turn their backs to the mayor when he speaks tomorrow at Wenjian Liu's funeral. Now taking you back to explain why he would do that, well, there's been some growing tension between the mayor and members of the NYPD over in part his remarks about the decision not to indict one NYPD officer in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner. Now, because of those growing tensions there were members of NYPD who did turn their backs. There were pictures that were taken at that funeral. It was a very powerful image. A lot of people were talking about it. And William Bratton was concerned that it took away from the funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos. I want to read you a little bit of what he said in his plea to officers to not do that again. He said this, he said, "It was not all the officers and it was not disrespect directed at Detective Ramos. But all officers were tainted by it. And it stole the valor, honor and attention that rightfully belonged to the memory of Detective Rafael Ramos' life and sacrifice. That was not the intent I know, but that was the result." So, Fred, as I mentioned, there's been a steady stream of people coming in to pay their respect. This is not a public wake. This is a private wake. But we do expect to see many more officers coming. And later this afternoon, there will be a public memorial in Chinatown that members of the community can attend.</s>WHITFIELD: OK. Sara Ganim, thank you so much, in Brooklyn. Appreciate that. All right. Coming up, a story of survival that is really difficult to imagine.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's just really a miracle.</s>WILKINS: I went to the door, and there was a little girl, about 7 years old. Crying. Not bad. Lips quivering pretty good.</s>WHITFIELD: How a 7-year-old walked away from a plane crash then trekked through the snow and cold for nearly a mile to get help.