Colorado Springs Officers Salute Fallen Colleague; Protests in Chicago.
BLACKWELL: A short time ago, Colorado Springs officers gathered on a snowy road there and paused to salute a fallen colleague, Officer Garrett Swasey.</s>PAUL: He was a six-year veteran on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs police force. He was 44-years-old father of two children, ten-year-old boy, six-year-old girl. And they are now taking care of him to find out exactly and investigating exactly what happened and how, the motive for this gunmen at the Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs.</s>BLACKWELL: Yeah, still questions there. But we do have this morning at least the name of this man. He is, of course, accused of killing that officer and two other people in Colorado Springs. Police say he is Robert Dear, 59-years-old.</s>PAUL: Police say he opened fire in that Planned Parenthood clinic yesterday sending nine people to the hospital, including five officers and a witness says the gunman unleashed a barrage of bullets with a quote "cold stoned face." Let's talk to Eric Singer, he is a reporter and news anchor at the Colorado Springs "Gazette." Eric, do you have any word on when we are going to hear more from police about a possible motive or what this suspect may be telling them right now?</s>ERIC SINGER, COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE: Well, that's a great question, Christie. And at this moment, we are trying to assess that, trying to get new information as you well know on these kind of active shooter investigations or any act of criminal investigation. Information is slow, but sure to come out. Because they want to make sure that they are continuing to build their case and making sure that they leave no stones unturned. Just a few moments ago, I was doing a little more of investigating, and I learned that the Kings Super shopping center, which was the epicenter of this whole crime scene, which is where the Planned Parenthood meeting is still closed down as police and other investigators comb the area trying to look for more clues.</s>PAUL: OK, so. Then talk to me if you can, please, about what you know about Officer Swasey and what it was like there this morning during this procession?</s>SINGER: Well, as you can imagine, watching officers salute their fallen comrade, it is certainly an emotional moment and learning more a little bit more about Officer Swasey, he grew up in Massachusetts and he competed with his partner Rachel Meyer, with the skating club of Boston in the eastern sectional championships. He and follower, Baltimore native living in the Springs in the early '90s, won the junior dance competition by winning both the original and pre-dance programs. He and Lori Thompkins, finished 13th in the 1995 U.S. figure skating championships, and later performed in ice shows in northern Maine. And he was a man of faith. He was an elder in Hope Chapel, which is a northeast Colorado Springs church, overseeing its three care groups and participating its teaching team and playing guitar as part of its worship team. And as you both were saying just few moments ago, he is survived by his wife Rachel and a young son Elijah and a young daughter Faith.</s>PAUL: I wanted to ask you about this center as well. There are reports that there was a security room in this Planned Parenthood center with a supply of bulletproof vests that are being picketed, I suppose or protests outside that center were not uncommon. What do you know about that?</s>SINGER: Well, I can tell you that just being a resident of Colorado Springs for many years, I did see Planned Parenthood protests outside of the center. That was on the sidewalk away from the center itself. And on public property. I never saw personally or reported on any Planned Parenthood protesters ever going onto the area unless, of course, they were immediately escorted off.</s>PAUL: Okay. Eric Singer, we so appreciate the update this morning. Thank you so much.</s>SINGER: Thank you.</s>BLACKWELL: All right, we are joined now by CNN law enforcement analyst Cedric Alexander. Cedrick, good to have you here. A question here, so many hours after Robert Dear surrendered, do you expect law enforcement knows now a motive, although they've not made it public?</s>CEDRIC ALEXANDER, CNN ANALYST: Well, they may or may not, Victor. It's going to depend on Mr. Dear, himself, and how willing he is to cooperate with the investigation. He may be very opened. And all telling as to what his motives and ideologies may or may not happen to be. But I think over the next few days, as the news continue to emerge. I believe we are going to find more out about what his motives were, but is it just very hard to tell what he is saying to investigators at this point.</s>BLACKWELL: What do you make of that decision, as we see here those images of this man coming out of the Planned Parenthood Center? The decision to surrender. In many cases, these gunmen take their life before the investigators get inside the building.</s>ALEXANDER: Well, that was rather surprise, quite frankly, that it ended up the way that it did.</s>ALEXANDER: I hadn't expected, to be very honest with you, that he probably would have been neutralized in a shootout there with the police. But it did end without incident and one of the advantages of him being alive is hopefully we can learn what had started this with him. What was in his mind? Is there some mental health issues here, or there is some ideologies? Or whatever - it could be a variety of things that may have moved him to this point. But I think over the course of the investigation, and as they continue to interview him, we are going to know more being that he is a live subject and there is something hopefully to be gained. But here again, I also want to say too, my hearts and prayers go out to those who lost their lives on yesterday and those who are injured to recover very quickly.</s>BLACKWELL: Three people killed including one officer and the nine others injured as well. I wonder what you make of. And Christie discussed this for just a moment. The security precautions that the officials at this clinic had already taken, a security room with the bulletproof vests. We've had many conversations about soft targets as it relates to terrorism. But what more can be done realistically?</s>ALEXANDER: Well, you know, we do what we can. There are a number of soft targets in our environment and our local communities and across the country. But I think if we're just all, all of us as American citizens I think it's important in this day and time that we stay alert. If we see something, we say something, we hear that a lot. And we have to be able to practice that as well, too, Victor. But we live in a very, very different time in America's history. And rather the terrorism is domestic or foreign. We all have to be very alert. So, at these soft targets, there is only so much protection you can do, but all of us as Americans have a responsibility to look out for each other and look out for the environments that we're in, pay attention, notify your local police if you see something that's awry. And I don't care where you live, small town, large towns, medium size town, we all need to be on alert and stay on alert at all times.</s>BLACKWELL: Cedrick Alexander, always appreciate your insight.</s>ALEXANDER: Thank you.</s>BLACKWELL: All right, next hour, we'll take a closer look at, of course, the victims of this tragedy.</s>PAUL: And still ahead, 150-plus heads of state set to gather in Paris for huge climate summit. This, of course, just weeks after the horrific terror attacks. A lot of people wondering is it safe. Also, anger, gridlock, arrest in the streets of Chicago - the latest on massive protests over a teen's shooting death.