that is it for us tonight. please check out the factor website and also we would like you to spout off on o'reilly.com. this is a fox news alert. good evening. welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. right now we're waiting for an update on the shooting in dallas that left five police officers dead and seven others wounded thursday night. in the past few minutes, dallas police have confirmed that they've found bomb-making materials, ballistic vests, ammunition, and a personal journal of combat tactics during a search of the shooter's home. and it is believed to have just been one shooter involved in dallas. we will bring you that press conference as soon as it happens live here on fox, but first, much of the nation is still obviously in shock today. coming to grips with a

particularly violent week in america. first, two officer-involved shootings, then 12 police officers came under attack in texas. five of them losing their lives. patrolling what started out as a peaceful protest. correspondent rich edison has the latest tonight from dallas. good evening, rich. >> reporter: good evening, bret. and beyond that, believe there is one shooter responsible for all of this. police also believe that the dallas police department are speaking with three separate people, interviewing them for any prior knowledge of the shooting or any connection they have to the shooter. that work continues. a gunmen murders five police officers, injures seven more, and two civilians. they were watching over a peaceful demonstration in dallas, as many marched to protest two plaque men killed by police in louisiana and minnesota. then a gunmen turned his rifle on them. police say he was angry about those shootings and wanted to kill as many white people,

especially police officers, as possible. >> through our investigation, of some of the suspects, it's revealed to us that this was a well-planned, well-thought-out, evil tragedy by these suspects. and we won't rest until we bring everyone involved to justice. >> reporter: this woman says her sister, shetamia taylor, brought her sons to the rally to experience history. she, instead, dove on her children to save their lives. >> these children were in between the two cars and she lost sight of the other three. some time in between that, she caught a bullet in the back of her right leg. it took about five minutes, she said, before the cops got to her and was able to pull her and her son out of the area where they

were and get them away from where all the shots were ringing out at. >> reporter: and the shooting continues. here an officer catches the shooter. his bullets appear to strike the sniper's vest. the killer turns on the officer and shoots him. authorities say at least one shooter helped police in an hours-long standoff. it ended when police detonated a robot-delivered explosives device, killing the suspect. four officers killed work for the dallas police department. two were confirmed as michael krol and patrick zamarripa. another, brent thompson, is to die on duty. the shooter is micah xavier johnson. he had no involvement in political groups like black lives matter. less than 24 hours later, a vigil downtown to remember those who died. police chief david brown says the investigation continues. mayor mike rawlings says his community must rid itself of this cancer of separatism.

>> i choose those words. and i believe this city will be better and see better days, because of the lives that were lost last night. god bless dallas. god bless texas. >> reporter: police and hospital officials also have yet to give us an update on the condition of the seven injured officers and those civilians who were hurt. bret? >> rich edson, thank you. let's head live now to that press conference at city hall. now speaking, the mayor of dallas. mayor rawlings. let's listen in. >> and he'll take that back and austin is going to fly that in honor of this. before we do that, though, i wanted to deliver a little bit of news, that i think is relevant, and everybody wants to hear. as many of, you know, the police

released the confirmation that the deceased suspect was identified as micah johnson, black male, 25 years old. we have been working this case throughout the night and throughout the day and and we believe, given the facts that we have today that mr. johnson, now deceased, was the lone shooter in this incident, and by piecing together what was happening at the time, after we talked to all -- and interviewed all the officer officers, that there was confusion with everybody running around, but this was a mobile shooter who had written manifestos on how to shoot and move, shoot and move, and he did that. he did his damage, but we did damage to him, as well.

and we believe now that the city is safe and the suspect is dead and we can move on to healing. part of that healing is to get the support of our great state. i've had mayors from all over the state call me and lieutenant governor was here today, attorney general, and now the governor of the state of texas. thank you, governor abbott, for being here. >> absolutely. well, mayor, thank you. i want to thank you for the leadership that you always show, but also, especially the leadership that you provided over the pass 24 hours. you've been a voice of calm, of reason, of the type of leadership that dallas and texas needs at this time. before coming out here, i had the opportunity to meet not only with the mayor, but also with chief brown, who is going back to work and who is not out here

with us right now. but also want to express my gratitude to police chief brown for his unrelenting resolve in focusing on and resolving this issue, as swiftly as possible. also want to express the gratitude of the state of texas, for all the first responders who responded so quickly, so effectively, to the urgencies of last night. and i want to express my gratitude to the white house, that reached out to contact me, because of the president's trip, we were unable to make an official connection, but he did want to express his sorrow and grief for the people and law enforcement in dallas, but also, any assistance that he could provide. similarly, i want to thank my fellow governors, mayor, like you've, i've had governors from across the entire country

contact me about ways in which they can help in expressing their sorrow for dallas' loss. at the same time, i want to express my gratitude for the men and women who are behind me right now. what you are seeing right now is anning that we stand united beh the people of the city and the state and the law enforcement officials here. i want to recognize from the state side, right behind me is attorney general kim paxton, senators royce west, kelly hancock, angie button, linda cue, cindy burkett, matt renin i rinaldi, and i apologize if i missed you, but that's the list we have. but regardless of who is and who is not on the list, it's

essential to understand the way that the state of texas stands united with the city of dallas. already, the state of texas has provided texas department of public safety officers, texas rangers, forensic specialists to aid in the efforts of responding to this challenge. we need to understand, also, there will be ongoing challenges, as a result, my office is extending aid and support to the dallas police department for counseling, for their officers, for issues and challenges that they will be facing for some time. now to respond to what has happened in the past 24 hours. the past 24 hours in dallas has been a veritable tale of two cities. on the one hand, it's been the tale of heroism of police officers. at the same time, it's within a

tale of cowardice by an assassin. we are so proud, even in our mourning today of the men and women who wear the yooumpl, of the dallas police department, as well as the dallas area rapid transit, for their heroism in the face of remarkable danger. running toward danger to aid those who need it the most. fulfilling their oath to serve and protect and do everything they can to help the citizens of this city. for every man and woman of the dallas police department, as well as any law enforcement officer in the state of texas, i want you to know, you have the respect of a grateful state and you have a governor who has your

back. as it concerns the cowardice, it seems as though the soul suspect now, has received his justice and what will be important -- >> we just lost that feed from the news conference. governor greg abbott, the texas governor, talking there about the situation, saying that there was a tale of two cities in dallas. saying that one was the heroism of the police officers running toward the fire, saving people. the other, the cowardice of this assassin. and again, you heard from the mayor there, mayor rawlings in dallas, that it is just one suspected assassin, who was killed. actually by a robot deployed by police, who then they then used an explosive. the press conference is back now. let's head back to texas governor greg abbott. >> -- exceptionalism.

texans need to unite behind those very principles that will continue to evaluate dallas in a state of texas. one of those principles is respect and reverence for the men and women who wear the uniform. another is that we, the citizens of this state, need to play our own active role in ensuring safety and security in our communities, as well as justice and prosperity across the state. when we unite together behind those principles, we will ensure the texas of tomorrow will be even better than the texas of tod today. another point is a true texas trademark, and that is the word resilience.

texans have faced challenge after challenge after challenge for well over a century and we've always shown our trademark resilience, which is needed now as much as ever, in the city of dallas as the city and the state in parallel work to respond. we must summon the ability to respond to this challenge in a way that makes dallas and texas even stronger. texas is a tough state. but just like we have overcome so many challenges in the past, we will overcome this challenge with the future being even better than the past. so thank you, mayor, for the role that you have pled. thanks again to chief brown, who could not be with us. thanks to these men and women who stand behind me, beside me

and with me as we work our way forward. with that, we'll be happy to take a few questions. julie? >> governor abbott, [ inaudible ] found out what was happening here in dallas? >> shock and disbelief and an urgency to return to texas to do everything i could. what i did was, as soon as i heard about it, i was on the phone constantly, speaking to the mayor, speaking to my staff, assuring that first and foremost, the state of texas was going to get on the ground in dallas, texas, any and all resources that could assist them without interfering with what local law enforcement was doing. i'm proud that texas rangers, texas department of public safety officers, and others are assisting in this process. but, you know, after the immediate shock, you immediately go into the process of calculating what can we do to help, how can we help resolve this. [ inaudible question ]

>> the best thing that we can do as a city and state to heal is two things. one, show that we are not harmed, damaged, or altered by the cowardly attack, by someone who does not stand for texas values and principles. we, as a people, need to move forward and live our everyday lives, knowing that texas will be unaltered, unaffected by this act of cowardice. second, like what we are showing right this moment, we need to replicate this on an ongoing basis. showing that we as a state of every people, of every color, of every background, that we unite behind the core principles that make the state of texas a truly

exceptional state. [ inaudible question ] >> i'll clarify what i said. i'll let the mayor clarify with his more detailed information. he provided detailed information for you that he can elaborate on. i have no information about any co-conspirators. i just -- as a former law enforcement official and prosecutor, i want to make sure that we button down every corner before we rule out any possible co-conspirators. if you recall what the mayor said, which he'll echo here in a second, remember this. we know what the mayor said about the gunmen. what we don't know is who, if anybody, may have known what the gunmen knew, what he was going

to do, may have assisted him in any of his efforts. and so is good news that the gunmen has been identified, but i think good law enforcement means that we continue down every rabbit trail until they are exhausted, ensuring that we eliminate any other possible suspects or co-conspirators who may have aided this gunmen in any way. >> well said, and anything i would say would be redundant. that's exactly -- [ inaudible question ] >> yeah, so what was happening, realtime is there were about 20 individuals in ammo gear, in protective equipment, and rifles slung over their shoulders. when the shooting started, at

different angles, they started running. we started catching. and that's when we proceeded to start to interview them. as we have started to unravel this fishing knot, we realized that the shooting came from one building at different levels by this suspect. [ inaudible question ] no. [ inaudible question. >> no. [ inaudible question ] so the first question is no, those are separate charges. and the second is that we don't know at this point. and that's why making sure that we understand this co-conspirator, if there are any, that can give us those

insights, is going to be important. [ inaudible question ] >> i think we need to focus on a couple of things. first, we need to focus on our gratitude, our respect, and administration for the role of the law enforcement officers played. they played the role that we hoped law enforcement officers will play and that is, run toward danger to slyves. we also need to focus on the imperative of unity. that we unite, of all citizens in dallas, all citizens in the state of texas, understand very importantly what the mayor described today about the background of the shooter. understand that this should not be used as tool of division, but instead we can use what happened

here in dallas for good. what i have found personally is that we are all challenged in different ways and we may not understand the reason for that challenge. but what we can do, we can find purpose in every single challenge that occurs. i can find purpose in what happened in dallas, texas, and one of those purposes is working together for greater unity in dallas and texas. [ inaudible question ] >> it was sent out earlier in a press release and more details will be coming with that press release. i think in the next half hour. [ inaudible question ] >> excuse me? >>. [ inaudible question ] >> they have not and that's the research they're doing right no now. >> they have, they have. [ inaudible question ]

>> the same automated robot equipment to detonate and diffuse bombs was used to place c-4 in place and to detonate th that. this was a man that we gave plenty of options to, to give himself up peacefully, and we spent a lot of time talking. he had a choice to come out and we would not harm him or stay in and we would. he picked the latter. >> guys, we got to go. >> thank you all. >> thank you. >> mayor. >> thank you. >> well, the mayor of dallas as well as the governor of texas speaking there about the shooting that left five police officers dead last night, 12 shot and wounded. the governor, governor greg abbott saying that the sole suspect met his justice. that suspect, micah xavier

johnson, 25 years old. former army reservist, was a private first class, served one tour in afghanistan from november 2013 to july 2014. a friend in that -- on that tour in afghanistan said he changed after he came back. quote, when he came back from afghanistan, he got in touch with some bad folks and went all black panther. the police chief in dallas saying that according to their communications with him last night, he was upset about black lives matter, upset about recent police-involved shootings. he was upset with white people, he wanted to kill white people. joining me now, i would like to bring in my colleague, shepherd smith, who's been reporting all day from the scene. your thoughts about what we just heard from this news conference? >> i think he pulled it together quite nicely. the remaining questions are one for another day. that is, bret, did he have any help setting all of this up?

and if not, did anybody know he was in the process of it? i know from speaking to law enforcement officers here that they have this one woman in custody who have been described in various ways as a girlfriend, in other ways, they have questions about whether she was involved. the law enforcement sources tell us that she's not cooperating overly, as it was put to me, but the news that he was the lone gunmen and that he's not longer able to roam free on the streets is welcome news in dallas, ai sure you. >> shep, there is this group called itself the black power political organization. and on their facebook page, they claim responsibility for this attack and, quote, more assassinations are coming. we heard the mayor and the governor not wanting to talk about co-conspirators, as you mentioned, but anything on the ground about any other connections? >> we've asked about sma specific claim, and quietly, and without naming themselves, officers have said, we don't think there's much to that.

we think more that people are trying to draw attention. that said, there are dozens of investigators working this and they're going to make sure there are no ties. in the very early going, they checked all of his social, all of his electronic, i'm led to believe they have taken a lot of matters from his home and haven't found anything that ties him to any group of any kind, be it a social networking group or physical group, people with whom he might meet. that said, they're just getting started, bret. there's a lot yet to know. >> last thing, shep, what's so amazing is that in the confusion of covering this and hearing from authoritiies on the ground that there were two shooters, there could be three, four, five shooters, it was just the confusion of the ricocheted shots and people hearing different shots? >> reporter: it was. i've spoken to multiple officers last night and dozens of people who were right up in the middle of it, and every single man and woman, to an individual said, we were positive it was coming from

multiple directions. in the early going, our very good law enforcement sources said, we believe they are triangulating from upper levels of buildings here in the crowded downtown area, believing that they had established a kill zone, as it was put to us almost officially last night. that was because of the noises and the ricocheting bullets and the many different number of places where those bullets were being found and the victims were being found. it was a surprise to everyone i've spoken with that one person was responsible for this. >> shep, thank you. we'll head back for my breaking news. we appreciate it. on the other side of a quick break, republican senator tim scott from south carolina joins us with his thoughts on this day.

joining me now with reaction to last night's shooting in dallas and the officer-involved shootings earlier this week, south carolina republican

senator tim scott. senator, thanks for being here. first, i want to get your overall thoughts of this violent few days here in america. >> it's been amazing. gut wrenching, without any question, reminiscent of what we experienced in charleston last year, with dylan roof walking into a church with the objective of starting a race war. here we have a man, micah xavier, wanting to kill white people. we have people filled with hate, looking for ways to express it. in the most dangerous and violent ways possible. and as we've seen in south carolina and specifically in charleston, we've seen a come together of folks looking for ways to bridge the gap, to walk in someone else's shoes for a few minutes to understand, to have empathy towards other folks. and it's such an important part of healing and restoration, and the mayor of dallas, the police chief of dallas and governor already starting down that path to healing and restoration.

very important start. no question, earlier in the week, we had two horrific videos on the deaths of two african-americans at the hands of police, conflating the two issues together, i think does both issues an injustice. very important for us to remember and to recognize that men and women in uniform who run in to danger, to save lives, should be appreciated and the vast majority of these men and women are doing their jobs with the highest level of integrity. and as we things like we saw in baton rouge and minnesota, we take a step back and it reminds me of the evil that's in man's heart. so separating those two cases, i think, is very opportunity for the opportunity for us to dig in a little deeper, have some very uncomfortable conversations about race in america. but let's not find a way to make killing cops a part of that conversation, because that is absolutely unequivocally, without any questions, wrong,

dead wrong. and as the governor and mayor said earlier, justice has been served on that young man. >> senator, your thoughts on the president's comments, how he's dealt with this before dallas, his comments after dallas, the attorney general weighing in, how the administration overall has dealt with this. 33 >> difficult times for the administration, i'm fairly critical of the administration on a consistent basis. this time i give them a little latitude. the reality of it is, these are very difficult times, very challenging situations. his comments before the shooting in dallas, really the execution by a sniper in dallas, heartfelt comments. some -- i can understand and appreciate, having live idea i have lived in my life for the last several years, several decades in south carolina, i understand and appreciate the tension that exists within law enforcement and minority communities and certainly is an opportunity for us to take a

step back once again and try to understand and appreciate the issue. i had a conversation today with congressman trey gowdy about setting up a meeting with law enforcement officers and pastors to figure out how to bridge the gap. he understands my past with law enforcement, having been stopped seven times in one year. i have an elected official. and he wants us to find a way to bring a conversation to the table, and i look forward to having that conversation and the aftermath of the dallas shooting, i think we should all rally around our men and women in uniform, and really have a day of prayer and reflection. >> i want to play minnesota governor dayton, from his remarks yesterday. you mentioned the minnesota incident. here's what he said about that. >> would this have happened if the passengers and the driver were white? i don't think it would have. so i think i'm forced to front and i think all of us in minnesota are forced to confront

this sort of racism exists. >> do you agree with that? and others who say that there is systemic racism, really, all across our country? >> i was listening to newt gingrich and others today come out, very clear statements on the challenges that they have seen within african-american communities and specifically the relationship with law enforcement. i think there's no question that the tension that exists is one that's real, one that needs to be examined, as i said, just a few minutes ago, my personal experience, as an elected official has not always been positive. i remain a very positive and strong supporter of law enforcement. i understand that the vast majority, 95% plus of these officers are doing the job right. it's when you have that negative interaction and when you consistently see african-american men and an officer on top, as we saw in baton rouge baton rouge and as we saw shooting through a window with a 4-year-old right behind,

it's hard to stop and not ask very important and difficult questions. >> let me play one more sound bite for you. this was the dallas police chief and your reaction to this statement. >> we don't feel much support, most days. let's not make today most days. please, we need your support. >> your thoughts? >> i think he's right. at the end of the day, we have men and women in uniform who are putting their lives on the line, and their brothers in uniform are dying, trying to allow for us to express our first amendment rights, the freedom to assemble, the freedom to express ourselves. and to see that kind of devastation and you see that police officers in the crowd, mixed in, taking pictures and having a good time and then you

hear the sound of a sniper targeting not just police officers, but white police officers. if there's ever a time in america's history to stop and say, thank you, that time is now. >> senator tim scott from south carolina, senator, thanks for the time. >> yes, sir. >> next, our panel joins me to discuss the violence that gripped dallas and our nation recently, and reaction to all things we just heard in this show. stay with us.

[ gunfire ] >> there has been a vicious, calculated, and despicable attack on law enforcement. >> the suspect said he was upset

about black lives matter. he said he was upset about the recent police shootings. the suspect said he was upset at white people. the suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. >> five of them, police officers, dead in dallas. 12 shot. the investigation continues, but the sole suspect was killed, according to police. let's bring in our panel and start there. charles her, political columnist "the washington times." julie pace, white house correspondent for the associated press, welcome, april ryan, white house correspondent and american bureau chief for american urban radio and charles krauthammer. charles, your thoughts? >> i'm certain when you heard that press conference, you heard the president, i mean, across the political spectrum, there's a tone of soberness and lack of partisanship and malice in this event, that i think is quite remarkable.

and when you think about it, i think it has to do with the juxtaposition of these events. the cops in dallas were protecting the march of people who were protesting police brutality. that in and of itself is ironic and speaks well of both sides. they end up rushing towards danger, in a heroic way, a few days after an event and where police acted, at the best, recklessly, and obviously, fatally. so i think it shows that we are so intertwined an as a nation that we are not sort of dividing into the usual camps. i don't know how long this will last, but you get a sense that people are not going to use this. i hope, you know, you'll have some people argue with me for gun control or for whatever. but i think that is happening in this serious of events much less than in others. it's almost like what happened in the charleston shooting.

the mother emanuel church. the act of forgiveness, that remarkable redemptive act by the members of the church and the family i thought had a profound effect on the country, in kind of bringing a reconciliation. that, i think, is a gad thing to see. >> obviously, the president, the attorney general both mentioned concern about guns, april, in their statements last night and today. your thoughts on senator tim scott and his reflections on all of this. >> i really -- on the human side, i can relate to it, as an african-american, as an african-american woman, who has been profiled and stopped by police. particularly when he talked about mother emanuel church and what happened with dylan roof. that stemmed from racism. that stemmed from the other side of the coin, who did not like the fact that people were talking about what happened to walter scott or in charleston, south carolina, or who could talking about eric garner who said "i could not breathe" 11 times and died on the scene.

or talking about freddie gray who was arrested without cause, basically, and died in police custody. you know, there is a frustration in the black community. and it's not something that -- i'm not even trying to liken my comments to what the suspect or the dead shooter said, but there is a frustration in this country and it's been a frustration since the time africans were enslaved in this country. this is not new. what's new is the visual. we've been talking about this for years within the community and now you see our truth. that's the problem. >> but there are people, april, who say, you look at these two shootings in louisiana and minnesota, horrific, but they say, how can you get to the motivation being racial this quickly? >> let me say this. there is a truth. again, going back to truth and facts. president obama spoke of it as soon as he landed in warsaw, poland. he said, last year alone -- well, yeah, last year alone,

blacks were two times more likely to be shot by police than white people. this is such a real situation, "the washington post" is tracking the numbers of those shot by police in this country, this year. so it is a real situation. it's a very real situation. we can't walk away from it. hillary clinton is talking about a conversation. it can't just be black people talking to themselves. it has to be everyone. >> how about ow this administration, this president is dealing with this and his messaging? >> i think tim scott put it perfectly. this is a no-win situation, an incredibly difficult situation. always made more difficult when you're overseas, as president. you have the time difference, you have the physical difference. it does sound like the white house is at least considering having the president come barrack from europe early. he's supposed to go to spain later this weekend. i think the president in all of these conversations is going to mention gun control. i think he firmly believes that in all of these situations, we can't ignore it. so people will be angry about that, certainly, but that is

just no surprise to me, to april, she's covered it for a long time. this is something he believes in passionately and i don't think you should expect him to walk away from that. >> gun control does not mean taking guns away. it means putting the assault weapons ban back in place. >> we'll talk about guns to the second panel. i want to get to the politics here in 2016. moments ago, both candidates reacted to these shootings. let's take a listen. >> they're not just police officers. they're mothers and fathers, husbands and wives, sons and daughters. and they're all on my mind today. they're on everybody's mind. a brutal attack in our police force is an attacker on our country and an attack on our families. >> this is the kind of call to action and as president, i would implement a very comprehensive set of proposals that i've been making for more than a year, including, we must do more to have national guidelines about

the use of force by police, especially deadly force. we need to do more to look into implicit bias. and we need to do more to respect and protect our police. >> you know, as charles has talked about, there's a lot of talk, broadly, charles, or charlie, about how to deal with this but there is an election going on. how does this play one side or another, as you're listening to both candidates? >> well, i think that, you know, i think that both sides are going to obviously make our politics out of this. whether it's advancing gun control or trying to stir up the deep discontent in the black community. it's just a reality of the case. but i think donald trump is right about one thing. racial tensions in this country today are far, far worse than they were eight years ago.

and that is a -- we elected a president who for whatever you thought about him, he had a greater credibility as a half-black, half-white person to heal the wounds in this country that have dogged us for centuries. and he failed. he's failed miserably. and i think that the answer, the answer to that is havvery, very complicated. it's not a simple thing. and it's not simply gun control or bad cops. it's something far more difficult. and none of these politicians at the federal level are willing to have those up serious conversations. >> we'll get reaction to that, plus a talk of what happened on capitol hill after this. p?p?h

charlie herd hurt's statement that president has failed in racial relations and safety in black communities. >> let me say this, going back to your point just because is he part black and part why doesn't mean is he going to have a kum ba yah. he came to the office and spotlight on him because he was the first black president and anything

because he has reached the highest level in the land, anything that happens in the african-american community would be spotlighted. he can't change what's happened through the course of time and let me say, this politics and race will always follow him any time he speaks about anything on rice race, the right comes up and jumps him. >> i get there is unfairness here. it's a job he sought and is he a job that he is smart enough that he could do a lot better and the way day it is by pursuing blind justice. and that you know -- >> -- he wouldn't have gotten a second term, trust me. >> let me leave it there i want to get a response. shootings come amid gun battle lelings. james rosen reports on where things stand tonight. >> on the house floor, the sounds of silence as the texas delegates mourn the police officers killed in dallas. it was a somber counter point. [chanting] >> to the ruckus democrats raised in the same chamber

after the orlando shootings when they staged a sit-in for gun control. today both parties leader spoke with emotion and direct appeals legislation to cush mass shootings. >> sometimes we disagree passionatery on how to get interest. but in having this debate, let's not lose sight of the values that unite us. >> i agree with the speaker that this episodes like this must not harden our divisions but should unify us as a country. >> republican congress will herd fresh spoke at thursday's oversight hearing james comby. >> that's outrageous. >> called for moratorium on the gun control debate. >> there is going to be enough time for politicians to start talking about, you know, retreat to their corners and use the same tired talking points that they always bring up. >> but the house's longest sitting member plunged back. >> in we need to reinstate a

ban on the sale of military style assault weapons. >> in response to the dallas attack, the head of the national rifle association, wayne lappier issued a statement expressing anguish for the victims and their families, a sentiment that professional black caucus announced as hypocrisy. >> their second amendment concern is void of concern for african-americans. >> for now, u.s. capitol flags have been lowered to half-staff. bret? >> james rosen live on the hill. james, thanks. julie, any chance that anything moves? >> well, i hate to be cynical, but we have been through this so many times. if you go back to newtown, which was about as horrific as it gets in terms of a shooting. there was a lot of hope that something might happen and nothing happened. and i they're for all these politicians that say oh everyone is going to corners and talking points. that's on you. you can change that hopefully, we will see. >> charles? >> the reason the debate stays the way it is because people have a sense you have

to do something. but when you examine the something you conclude it wouldn't have done anything. and that's why it is stuck. the president, i thought, set the tone yesterday when he said we all go to our corners and then he pushed for criminal justice reform. could be a great idea. but it is utterly irrelevant in this situation. it was an example of the president who wants us to be open to the other side. >> panel, thank you very much on a breaking news day. thank you for inviting us into your home again tonight. that's it for this "special report," fair, balanced and unafraid. continuing coverage of the shooting in dallas, the shootings in america as we continue here on fox news channel.

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the bacteria to becomeeeee strongerrrr. and always remember, finish your treatment of pills even if you start to feel better thanks, megyn. new details about the gunman who brutally killed five police officers and wounded seven others last night in dallas. more on that in a few minutes. protesters are facing off with police in baton rouge, louisiana, tensions are high after a man was killed by police on tuesday. tonight on the ground, with the very latest, is our own jonathan surry. >> i'm standing on airline highway, which is closed down because of the protests you see going on behind me. the protesters moved to this area because this is the location of police headquarters here in baton rouge, they wanted to confront the police