captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's monday, july 18th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." three officers are dead after being ambushed in baton rouge. this morning, new details emerge on the ex-marine who pulled the trigger and his online alias. the republic national convention is this week. ahead, a look at today's lineup. republican national convention. >> now they are saying, what a great pick. this morning, we are learning more americans are among the dead after a terrorist plowed a truck into a packed crowd in nice. the latest on the man behind the wheel who carried out the

shocking steel day attack. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. police in baton rouge, louisiana, police say a former marine from kansas city who shot and killed three law enforcement officers. it was the latest in a string of deadly encounters involving police. president obama urged the nation to come together. >> someone once wrote, a bullet need happen only once. but for peace to work, we need to be reminded of its existence again and again. and again. my fellow americans, only we can prove, through words and through deeds, that we will not be divided and we are going to have to keep on doing it, again and again and again. >> two of the slain officers

were from the baton rouge police department, montrell jackson and matthew gerald. brad garafolo was with the baton rouge sheriff's office. gavin long was killed during a shoot-out with police. police believe he was the lone gunman but aren't sure if he acted alone. three other officers remain injured and one remains in critical condition. sunday's shooting happened less than a mile from police headquarters and not far from where alton sterling was killed by police. don champion has more. >> reporter: good morning, meg. investigators have finished their work at the crime scene after spending more than 14 hours combing through the area here after that good night. this morning, the investigators are helping for the public's help as they dig into the gunman's background. >> officer down! >> reporter: investigators say gavin long, a decorated ex-marine, acted alone when he exchanged gunfire with police officers at a gas station in baton rouge on sunday.

the officers were responding to reports of a suspicious person dressed in all black with a gun. an eyewitness live streamed the rampage on social media. cbs news has learned that long rented a white chevy vehicle weekend last weekend and drove to baton rouge. the five-year veteran also posted on social media under a pseudonym. >> you got to fight back. that is the only way a bully knows to quit! >> reporter: in one of his final acts, long tweeted just because you shed your physical body doesn't mean that you're dead. investigators had a more than one mile long area shut down while they went over the crime scene for evidence. three officers were killed, including montrell jackson who had been with the baton rouge police department for ten years. >> we will get through this as a family. we will get through this as a community. >> reporter: officers eventually killed the gunman. baton rouge has been a city on edge since the police shooting of alton sterling nearly two weeks ago. local leaders are calling for calm again. table and have realistic the

conversation about race relations in this city. >> reporter: kansas city police shut down a road outside of long's home, as investigators searched for a motive behind his attack. don champion, cbs news, baton rouge, louisiana. >> one of the baton rouge police officers killed in the attack, montrell jackson, posted an emotional facebook message three days after he was killed. he wrote how difficult it was to be black and a police officer. these are trying times, he wrote. please don't let the hate infect your heart. this city must and will get better. >> reporter: the republic national convention opens today in cleveland. the head of the cleveland police union wanted the state law allowing the opening carry of weapons suspended but the governor john kasich says he doesn't have that authority. as chris boswell reports, rallies and protests are already on way.

>> reporter: police officers looked on as anti-protests looked on. >> donald trump has to go the republican parody as a whole has to go. >> reporter: cleveland is prepared for all kinds of demonstrations around the republican convention. they have ramped up security on land and on the water. cars entering the vicinity of the quicken loans arena are being checked and officers ranging from local police to the secret service are out in force. >> we have planned for anything and everything that could happen. >> reporter: 500 cleveland police officers will patrol the convention this week. people will pass through security on the way in. donald trump and his running mate, indiana governor mike pence, gave their first joint interview to "60 minutes." >> i have seen people frankly that did not like me so much and now they are saying, what a great pick. you see the kind of reaction. he has -- he has helped bring the party together. >> reporter: governor pence said he is humbled to be on the ticket and acknowledged stylistic differences with his

potential boss. >> it's probably obvious to people that our styles are different, but i promise you, our vision is exactly the same. >> reporter: the pair will try to sell that vision to delegates on the convention floor and to the american people. craig boswell, cbs news, cleveland. weijia jiang joins us from cleveland now. nice to see you. what is on tap for day one? >> reporter: good morning, meg. every day of the convention has a different theme that is a branch of donald trump's signature message that he will make america great again and today is make america safe again, focusing on national security and immigration. it all kicks off at 1:00 this afternoon and the lineup of speakers ranges from parents of americans who were killed overseas to reality show stars, to actors. so there is a lot in store for today. >> reporter: who are the headliners tonight? >> there are a handful of

members of congress, along with retired army lieutenant general michael flynn, but the really big name for tonight is melania trump. you know, we have heard her here and there on the campaign trail. this is one of the first times we will see her deliver a formal speech in front of so many people. >> and will donald trump be there? >> donald trump is not on the official schedule but his campaign chairman paul manafort tells us donald trump will be donald trump. certainly we know he doesn't follow schedules and he is not scripted. manafort says there is a chance donald trump could make a few appearances today. coming up on "cbs this morning," special coverage for the convention is coming up on "cbs this morning" and we will speak with cbs news political director and "face the nation" moderator john dickerson. an american student of the u.s. was one of the 84 people

killed in nice. 20-year-old nicholas leslie is the third american known to have died. authorities now say the truckdriver responsible may have recently become radicalized. johnathan vigliotti reports. >> reporter: days before mohamed lahouaiej carried out his deadly steel day attack, police say he surveyed the area twice in a white 19-ton truck. police have questioned at least eight people, including mohamed's wife and she has since been released from custody. this resort town on the south coast of france is slowly recovering, after the second major attack in the country in less than a year. nice's famous beaches and cafes are returning to normal. a few steps away, residents and visitorses pay tribute to the dead. here along the promenade where the attack came to a deadly end, you'll see tiny memorials. each spot marks an exact spot where a person was hit. more than 80 people died along the promenade or in the hospital. claudia who lives in nice was

here when the attack happened. >> i cry, cry. i think about the people. children. >> reporter: this tourist came to nice despite the terrorist attack. >> people need to share despite these kind of events. you can't put your life on hold and lock yourself up in your home. you've got to carry out. >> reporter: but there is a long road ahead for the families of victims and the hundreds of injured. many still clinging to life. johnathan vigliotti, cbs news, nice, france. the search for those involved in friday's failed attempt to overthrow the turkish government continues this morning. so far, thousands have been arrested, including top military personnel and members of the judiciary. holly williams reports. >> reporter: the turkish government has moved swiftly, rounding up not just the soldiers who attempted to seize power, but others who it views as enemies, including judges and prosecutors.

people are now in custody with more arrests to come. at a funeral for some of those killed in the failed coup, president erdogan vowed to destroy what he called the virus that caused it. the attempted coup was a night of chaos and violence as tanks rolled on to city streets. fighter jets buzzed overhead. a bomb tore through turkey's parliament and members of the military took control of turkish state tv and now martial law. but when president erdogan called in from his cell phone urging his supporters to rise up, thousands did. nearly 300 people lost their lives in the clashes, including some of the coup plotters. by early saturday morning, the soldiers were surrendering. in just a few hours later,

erdogan supporters were celebrating. but the president, who is an islamic conservative is, himself, accused of undermine ing turkey's democracy and locking up his rivals and seizing control of an opposition newspaper. anger over erdogan's authoritarian tactics apparently provoked the attempted coup. many now fear there is worse to come. holly williams, cbs news, istanbul. coming up on the "morning news." wicked weather. twisters tear up parts of iowa and leaving thousands in the dark. >> and "dear donald." we will reveal the man behind the full page newspaper ad bashing trump. this is the "cbs morning news." colgate optic white toothbrush plus whitening pen.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. drug pushers are a step ahead of police. new york senator chuck schumer yesterday said he would seek to add 22 substances to the federal list of banned drugs. his move follows the hospitalization of 33 people who overdosed last week in brooklyn on k-2. k-2 and other substances mimic the effects of marijuana. on the cbs "moneywatch." a software update for tesla's autopilot. ghost busters reboot and fight for the top spot at the box office. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and much more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here in washington, investors

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. investigators dig into the shooters past. today is day one of the republican national convention. and political experts are hopoing to answer a key question this election -- can a donald trump ticket perform well on the national stage? plus, a bay area business leader pays big bucks to show his dispproval of donald trump to the world. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's monday, july 18th. ,,,,

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. burning a bright path through the night's sky, a space-x rocket zoomed overnight to the international space station. it's delivering two and a half tons of food and equipment in the company's first stage booster made a vertical landing as it turned to cape canaveral,

its second-ever ground landing. for the winner of the british open, how sweet it is. henrik stenson of sweden shot a 68 under par yesterday in scotland to take the trophy. he's the first scandinavian man ever to win a major tournament. phil mickelson challenged but fell three shots short. the oldest ranger in the national park service got a replacement from an award that was stolen from her. betty received a coin yesterday like the one president gave her earlier this year. >> to get it back, i don't know how i can tell you, because that was a moment in my personal history that just stood out. >> she returned to work last week at a san francisco area park after being hurt in a break-in at her home coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," special coverage from the floor of the republic national convention. i'm meg oliver. this is the "cbs morning news."

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here's another look at this morning's top stories. baton rouge police say a former marine, gavin long from kansas city, was the gunman who killed three law enforcement officers sunday. three others were wounded. the shooting took place less than a mile from police headquarters. long was killed at the scene. police believe long was the lone gunman, but aren't sure if he acted alone. the attack comes less than two weeks after alton sterling, a black man, was killed by baton rouge police. president obama urged americans to tamp down inflammatory words and actions. the republic national convention opens this afternoon in cleveland. there are heightened security concerns following the baton rouge shootings. huge crowds and numerous protests are expected.

state law allows the open carrying of weapons. 500 cleveland police officers will patrol the convention. today's convention theme is make america safe again. donald trump's wife melania is one of today's speakers. trump's vp pick, indiana governor mike pence speaks on wednesday and trump accepts the gop nomination on thursday night. in covering his 24th convention, cbs news contributor and former "face the nation" moderator bob schieffer spoke to scott pelley from the convention center last night. he offered some historical perspective on the intersection of national turmoil and a presidential race. >> you know, scott, watching all of this unfold, more and more, this remind me of my first convention, the 1968 convention in chicago. when the democratic party tore itself apart literally in unpopular war in the

assassinations of bobby contend and martin luther king. we wondered if the country was coming apart but it didn't. now after another horrendous day in baton rouge, we are feeling a sense of helplessness and loss of confidence in our institutions, as we did then. they seem impotent in a growing divide is coming between blacks and whites. as this convention unfolds, there will be a lot of talk and no instant solutions will be found here nor will there be any such thing at next week's democratic gathering. these problems have been a long time building and they won't be involved in the next two weeks. democrats and republicans now face the same challenge, find ways to work together to solve our problems, or they can continue to work against each other and the one thing we do know is, so far, that approach hasn't worked very well. >> insights from bob schieffer. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning,"

we are live in cleveland with the kickoff to the republic national convention and a look at the security measures being taken. plus, our mo rocca takes us on a quirky tour of cleveland. and we will speak with dan gilbert, and the ownership of the cleveland cavaliers for the team's nba championship win. >> that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm meg oliver.

i'm kenny choi. c1 . good morning. you are looking live at the republican national site in

cleveland, ohio. good morning. it's monday, july 18. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. monday morning and a little hard to get out of bed this morning. >> i think i told you how i got out of bed. >> you fell! >> just reaching for my alarm. and yeah. that will wake you up. you know me. i have the positive bounce back going for me. good morning. rise and shine. we have drizzle inland as far as the dublin grade. a deep marine layer and temperatures are hovering around the first things, 58 in the trivalley and the winds have been picking up at 10 miles per hour in oakland and 13 at sfo and 23 in fairfield. today, nothing but sunshine away from the eachs and highs around 80. open up the windows and turn off the ac. still cloudy, 60s at the beaches. the forecast coming up in a couple minutes