>> welcome to the "france 24" newsroom. shots ring out in dallas, texas. five policemen are killed as snipers opened fire on law enforcement during a rally against police brutality. u.s. president gives his condolences and offer support to dallas authorities as barack obama is currently in poland for a key nato summit.

eu stability and tensions with russia will be discussed. france smashed through to the euro finals. they will now face portugal for the title on sunday. we begin in dallas, texas and the city is reeling this morning. this after gunmen shot police officers, five of them died from their injuries. the shots ring out during an otherwise peaceful protest against police shootings of black men. areent parts of the city still an active crime scene. three people are in custody, one of them a woman. a fourth suspect died after a

standup with -- stand up with police. -- standoff with police. authorities are unsure of the overall number of people involved in these attacks. events have been captured on video by witnesses. take a look. [sirens] [gunshots] >> they are shooting right now. there is an officer down. it is coming from the right over there, from around these buildings. i think they might have got somebody. [sirens] >> amateur footage shot of the event unfolding on the streets of dallas. extraordinary events taking place. the coordinated attacks have been described as an ambush by

the city's mayor. barack obama called the crimes vicious and calculated. he spoke with the dallas mayor to extend his condolences and two offers or. -- and to offer support. >> i focus is on the victims and their families. that's our focus. the entire city of dallas is grieving. feel thisoss america loss to their core and we are grieving with them. would ask all americans to say a prayer for these officers and their families to keep them in a nation,hts and as let's remember to express our profound gratitude to our men and women in blue. >> the u.s. president speaking following the attacks, speaking in poland where he is attending a nato summit.

surely has more on how the events unfolded. -- shirley. >> the dallas protests again like all marches against police brutality. demonstrators denounced violence against black americans. but when the protesters end of the rally and started heading home, the situation turned into chaos. gunshots were heard half a mile from city hall. one or more snipers targeted police officers securing the demonstration. show several policemen on the ground, shots keep coming. >> just kept shooting. we don't know where it's coming from. >> backup forces eventually did

-- get there while others hunt for the snipers. other suspects were arrested in a car speeding away from the area. the mayor of dallas said all the city should unite and pray for the victims. >> let's all come together and support our police officers. >> this is the deadliest day for u.s. police since the 9/11 attacks. five officers dead, six others wounded. these images are from officers paying tribute to their fallen colleagues. the u.s. president saying the u.s. law enforcement family across the country feels this corporate for more, i'm joined by douglas herbert. we don't know what the shooter

's motives are. they had access to high powered weapons and they were able to put together this deadly attack very quickly. >> there are two major issues here. the violence against police officers and guns and violence in america and the intersection of all of those. we cannot say it enough. the facts speak for themselves. americans own more guns than any other industrialized country on earth. i think yemen is number two. you have a higher per capita number of firearm killings in america than in any other industrialized nation. one gun per person in circulation in the u.s. 320 million,n is so we are talking maybe 320 million guns.

the actual percentage of americans who have guns is relatively lower than it has been in the past, 32%, but still an enormous prevalence of guns. we see that they are being used. -- in thetyle weapons week after the orlando tragedy, re, werror shooting thei had happened doesn't gun control measures that did not advance in the u.s. senate. we've seen efforts stymied in .he past behind the broader story the story behind the story of what we're seeing today. there's also the police angle here. while we have absolutely no evidence so far of any real

connection or linkage between the black lives matter rally and is targeting an ambush style targeting of dallas cops, what we do know and what a lot of cops in the u.s. will be saying and have been saying is there has been a lot of anti-police rhetoric in america. a lot of hatred against cops. just in general, hatred of cops and cops feel they are not getting enough support. you will hear a lot of law enforcement, a lot of police coming out and talking about the need for more high levels of work for what they do -- high-level support for what they do. while pointing out racial disparities in the camilla justice system, he does not want to be saying while black lives matter, blue lights don't -- blue lives don't. tothe president had to speak

times in the span of 24 hours concerning these two different incidents, the shooting of two black men in minnesota and louisiana and had to switch gears and protect law enforcement officials, stand up for them, which is expected and necessary. a hard thing to do at this time because it is quite uncomfortable. >> it is very difficult for barack obama because he is tackling the racial profiling, trying to go after gun violence. he has been thwarted and frustrated in those efforts. after each mass shooting, we clearly see the growing frustration from almost a sense of resignation at this point. he looked downright tired today. of course, that was a long flight to poland. a president who feels he has heed to do all he could and has appealed to the popular will to try to change things.

at the same time, his critics use this against him. he has talked so much about the black victims, the president has not let enough support to the police themselves. they feel they have been sidelined or not given the credit they deserve by the president of the united states. perhaps that is a low blow against obama because he has been very careful to pay tribute to law enforcers and he was very clear today in paying tribute to of the vast majority of policeman who do extremely difficult jobs and risk their lives. what are the police doing? running towards the shooters, running towards the fire, not away from it. that is not the human survival instinct, that is something that you have to be pretty brave to

do and you have to be pretty dedicated to your job to do. that is the message that barack obama has been trying to get across. in tandem with the other message of recent days in different types of incidents, talking about this racial disparities and the way criminal justice is applied in america and a definite need for all americans to come together and address it. separate issues and he has been trying to make an effort to draw a distinct line between them. wewe will have to wait until learn more about the people behind the attacks in dallas. the dallas shootings shattered and otherwise -- an otherwise peaceful black lives matter protest. hundreds gathered to protest the deaths of alton sterling and philando castile. posted onhs were social media, fueling the anchor

in the united states. 's girlfriendastile livestream to the moments he lies dying after being shot with police. the young daughter was also in the car. >> how can one man put his hands in the air to reach for identification at the same time as he is telling you that he is armed? they did not check for a pulse at the scene of the crime. they did not make sure he was breathing. they instantly rushed their colleague off to the side where they comforted him. reynolds was handcuffed and said to behe is erase theher race --

information from her phone. president, the u.s. echoed his words -- >> there is a big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels as if, because of the color of their skin, they are not being treated the same. and that hurts. and that should trouble all of us. >> an investigation is underway. the officer involved is being put on paid leave. the second fatal police shooting in the u.s. in just two days. the justice department has open a civil rights investigation into the killing of alton isrling in baton rouge and ready to assist the minnesota investigation. footage roused

public anger. >> let's cross to poland, where nato leaders are gathering for a two-day summit in warsaw. tensions with russia and the brexit up for discussion. paschal davies has more. arriving at his last nato summit as president of the u.s., barack obama has more to tackle. disarray in the wake of britons vote to leave the european union. terrorism and migrant crisis. meeting,ominate the the cold war style confrontation with russia. nato plans to deploy 4000 troops to poland, estonia, latvia and lithuania. it is beefing up its presence closer to russia's borders. >> a defining moment for our

security. the world is more dangerous and a more dangerous place than just a few years ago. nato is responding. >> since the end of the cold war, nato has been tried to find its new role. after russia's invasion of georgia in 2008 and the annexation of crimea in 2014, nato's new role is actually it's all role. -- old role. >> the actions of russia and you can crisis have disturbed our neighbors. -- indie you can crisis -- the actions of russia in the ukraine crisis have disturbed our neighbors. france, hugejoy in

crowds of people poured onto the streets of the capital and elsewhere in the country. they were all celebrating france's victory over germany in the semifinals of the euro 2016 championship. the fans loving every minute of it. much on you very sunday, we will be here. >> we are confident. the portuguese have not shown much, so we are confident. we bought tickets six months ago. we did not know which team was going to play and we got france and germany. my friends thought we were going to lose the game and germany would win, but in the end, france one. -- france won.

it is great, really great. up is the trophy. we beat one of the strongest teams and now, no one can stop us. germany, people were confident before the match is saying they were certainly going to pull off a win. the press has been less enthusiastic even criticizing their players in the wake of that the feet. jessica reports from berlin. >> i was discussing how upbeat and triple the german press were ahead of yesterday's match. all were convinced it would be a german victory. this morning, a bit more subdued with a hint of remorse. the french team were able to capitalize and when. -- and win. a picture of quite sad looking german players. this was the final game for germany and it will now be flying home.

-- and they will now be flying home. high, world "head champions." the team was just unlucky, they played very well. germany is not going to win the european championship, but they are still the world champions. brandenburg,e of "thank you very much, boys." they were down a few key players. another newspaper not quite as forgiving. captain made that handball offense in the game yesterday that allowed france to take a penalty shoot and score. the captain of all people,

handball, a penalty. we are suffering with you. quite a lot of suffering going on in germany today. >> that was jessica saltz reporting their. that's reporting -- jessica saltz reporting there. it has been two weeks since u.k. voted for brexit. the business secretary has begun an around the world tour. brexit vote is forcing london to rethink its trade ties with the rest of the world. negotiations with countries like india can only begin once britain settles its future ties with the eu. need 300 trade specialists in place as it tries to navigate the world solo. the secretary will visit the u.s. as well as china and japan and south korea in the coming months. during the visit to india, he

indianh -- saying the conglomerate is willing to sell plants in the u.k. in europe, we are seeing a mixed picture this hour. global investors are eagerly awaiting the june jobs report out of the u.s.. the ftse in london is currently trading in the red. france under pressure the session. opening with losses of 2% after the company reported that passenger traffic dipped 2.1% in the month of june. the impact of this year's pilot strike is expected to cost the airline 40 million euro. air france also announced its chief financial officer is leaving the group. has --me as barack obama the number of u.s. visitors to the island has spiked 84% in the first half of 2016.

the u.s. has tentatively approved eight airlines to fly to have been as early as this autumn. mirkin airlines have been given the largest chunk of the limited routes -- american airlines. >> traveling between the u.s. and cuba could be a whole lot simpler. eight major airlines will fly directly to the communist island as early as this autumn. havana'sere high in main airport following the news. >> it is positive. there should be more flights. it should increase them so we can have more development here. >> while the u.s. authorities did approve plants -- flights earlier this month, they were limited to charter services. >> people who live far away in the u.s. need to depart several days before.

like my son who lives in texas. it is good to have more flight options. >> american airlines was granted the largest cut of the limited routes with 35 flights per week. received 27. nations time the two shared roots was back in 1960. they are set to reach a decision by the end of this am recommending meaning travelers from the states to the island could soar even higher. numbers are up 84%. >> thank you very much. time now for our press review. i'm joined in the studio by florence.

we will start in the u.s. where there is the situation in dallas following the shootings there. the events leading up to that with the killings of two black men this week by police officers. >> the incidence in louisiana -- the new york times quotes the american civil liberties union which says the killing in minnesota was the 123rd killing of a black person by law enforcement officials in america this year. you can see the editorial here. "when will the killing stop? " major reform to make law enforcement officers more professional and more respectful of the citizens. this editorial focuses on one very important thing. the rise of social media and smartphones have delivered video evidence too much of the nation

of what black communities have been living for a long time. >> these incidents were caught on tape. >> lots of articles focusing on the importance of that. an interesting piece on the website focuses on the increase of the number of cameras, the reach of social media, all of this leading to an increased awareness and judgment of police shootings, particularly shootings involving african-american men. in minnesota, philando castile was shot after being stopped for a traffic violation. an article in usa today focuses on things black men tell their sons when they are learning how to drive. six things black men tell their sons about traffic stops. what are these things? keep your car up because you want to avoid being stopped for minor things.

if you are pulled over, keep both hands on the steering wheel. be overly respectful and look straight ahead. even the governor of minnesota said this -- would this have happened if the driver and passengers were white? i don't think so. >> a tragic situation on all sides. another story out of the u.k. fallout from the brexit referendum. we do see the race for who will replace david cameron. it will be one of two women. >> a huge a story in the u.k. thatcherafter margaret , britain's next prime minister will be a woman. -- andrea leav

this festival of front pages we are having in the u.k. today. on theome the girls" cover of the daily star. and the battle of the iron ladies. will they be able to replace margaret thatcher? who will be the next maggie? that is the daily mail. the left-leaning tabloid is terrified, talking about maggie two. be afraid, be very afraid. >> some happy, happy french people here. france surprised germany in the euro cup semi finals. >> yesterday, german papers were pretty overly confident they were going to win last night. the front page of yesterday's frankfurter. frog legs.

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