Up Close: NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Our guest this week on Up Close is New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton.

Among the topics: the four NYPD officers killed in the line of duty in less than a year, the crime rate in New York City, and the challenges facing cops on the streets.

Bill Ritter talks with NYPD Commissioner William Bratton.

Also joining us is New York's senior U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, discussing a host of issues, including how to prevent gun violence and the possiblity that terrorists brought down the Russian passenger plane in Egypt.

Bill Ritter talks with New York's senior U.S. Senator, Charles Schumer.