three people for suspected roles and last night the tax. -- last nighin last night's att. ofhave live teen coverage change is already underway in our area. we will begin with abc's marci gonzalez who is in dallas. she has the latest on the investigation and also new details. marci: chaos on the streets of downtown dallas overnight. >> shots fired. marci: at least five officers killed, nine others injured when at least two snipers positioned above took aim. specifically targeting officers. chief brown: he said he was upset about the recent police shootings. he

people, especially white officers. marci: officers risking their lives to save others. this video showing one final act of bravery, taking on one of the shooters before he is killed. among the victims, 43 rural transit officer rich thompson, who got married -- 43-year-old transit officer brent thompson, who got married two weeks ago. >> we are heartbroken. there are no words to describe the atrocities that occurred to our city. all i know is that this must stop. marci: after a standoff, police killed in one of the gunmen, micah johnson. one of the suspects telling police he left bombs all over the area. investigators say they found nothing so far, but much of downtown is still blocked off as they search. marci gonzalez, abc news, dallas.

it is prompting changes at police department around the nation. suzanne kennedy spoke with the d.c. police chief and joins us now from the officers memorial with more. suzanne: good afternoon, jummy. people are leaving flowers and notes, signifying that they are with dallas. this is just a heartbreaking day for law enforcement across the country. overnight, a mandate from d.c. police chief. all officers will double up in squad cars for safety, the measure staying in place indefinitely. the chief saying in an early morning press conference that security is being stepped up at all d.c. police facilities. >> our hearts go

i cannot imagine what it must be like for them today, but we have got a lot of protest coming here in the next few days, and we have got to come to work and do our job. suzanne: what happened in dallas is a terror attack against law enforcement. >> this is an assassination against individuals who took an oath to protect our communities. suzanne: deandre moore as part of the black lives matter movement. he says responding to violence with violence is not the answer. not all policemen and women are racist. some of them want to protect each other. suzanne: there are 20,000 names

dallas will be added. reporting live in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc news. jummy: this is the deadliest attack against law enforcement since 9/11. kevin lewis continues our team coverage from outside the white house. kevin? i can tell you this afternoon, many people are concerned that the relationship between after american and police community in this nation will only get worse before it gets better. the truth is -- only time will tell. center of america's most popular home, shock and despair. >> horrified. kevin: karen waller recently moved to d.c. from san diego. karen: i think this is just the beginning. kevin: are you surprised at what happened in dallas?

kevin: today, the phone lines .9 took callss 93 from listeners. many said they were saddened but not surprised. everyone's reaction is -- now what? we all supported everything and did everything right, and it seems that we are still being slaughtered as a people. kevin: last night, a black lives matter protests marched from the white house to capitol hill, thankfully, unlike dallas' version, ours was full of peace. kevin lewis, abc 7 news. jummy: all right, kevin. the race for the white house is taking a pause. both donald trump and hillary clinton postponed planned rallies. it was supposed to b

clinton's first event alongside vice president joe biden. on facebook, she wrote "i mourn for the officers shot while doing their sacred duty -- peacefuleople protesters, for their families, and for all who serve with them." "this senseless, tragic death of two motorists in minnesota reminds us how much needs to be done." the black caucus placed the blame of last night's shooting on the lack of gun reform. leaders demanded congress to get military rifles off the streets. >> we are asking the people of the house, we are asking majority leaders to now realize that an ar-15 does not discriminate. heart andtself in the

caucus members also called on nonviolence to bring the community together and says police officers need to be offered better training. abc 7 is continuing to monitor the information coming from dallas as well as the two deadly shootings earlier this week. we will bring you updates as we learn them right here on abc 7 and online at wjla.com. down at the capitol, things are much, right now, but there was a brief state of panic this morning after there were reports of a woman attending to enter the building with a gun. capito wasl on lockdown but was given the all clear within hours. it turned out to be false. some thought it might be another reaction to the shootings this week but say they are confident our country can move past this. >> i hope very soon we can put some of these divisions behind us. as i said, war

that, and our country is better than not, so let's pray that cooler heads prevail and we can go back on the people's business without personal fears. jummy: the false alarm was caused because something in a woman's bag looks like a gun but was not. storm watche are on as we face another dangerously hot stay in the nation's capital. chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking it for us. doug: this is a day four of our high humidity and heat. 89 degrees, but it feels like it is 96. that has been the story all morning long with heat index and feels-like temperature's climbing to 100 degrees or possibly a bit higher. frederick, 96 is the feels-like inperature, 94 fredericksburg, 94 cross the river, and 93 degrees in the suburbs outside of annapolis. we will keep our

and storms. there could be a few, but it is not shaking up right now. what we have right now is an area of showers developing north of hagerstown and southern pennsylvania. we think over the next few hours with the heat, humidity, and sunshine in our area, a little atmospheric disturbance moving through, we have a chance of firing of a few isolated thunderstorms in the mid to late afternoon, and they will continue basically moving west to east. they will have the ability to produce tremendous downpours, hail.wind, and even small no major storms moving through, but something to keep an eye on. by 6:00 tonight, the atmosphere should settle down. forecast for the afternoon, hot, humid, temperatures in the mid-90's with heat index l use, feels like temperatures close to 100, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. clearing skies tonight, but it will remain a very muggy.

minutes, jummy. jummy: thank you. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, we will continue tracking from dallas. the one thing the police chief said he wants all americans to hear today. >> jummy, the heat is on an washington, d.c. i am sam sweeney on the georgetown waterfront. we will take you in the water and tell you where you can go if you do not have air conditioning when abc 7

>> good afternoon, everyone. thank you all for being here today.

were shot and killed. several more were injured along with two civilians. as they try to protect a peaceful protest in dallas, texas. our thoughts, prayers, and condolences go out to the families of those who have lost loved ones. the department of justice, including the fbi, atf, the u.s.

castile in minnesota. we have opened a civil rights investigation in louisiana and are providing assistance to authorities in minnesota who are leading the investigation there. today, we are feeling the devastating loss of dallas area rapid transit officer brent thompson and for other fallen officers whose names remain unreleased as we await notification to all of the families. after the events of this week on americans across our country are feeling a sense of helplessness, fear.ertainty, and of these feelings are understandable, and they are justified, but the answer must not be violence. the answer is never violence. rather, the answer, our answer, all of our answers must be action. peaceful, collaborative, and determined action. we must continue working to build trust between communities and law

guarantee every person in this country equal justice under the law. and we must take a hard look at the ease of which wrongdoers can get their hands on deadly weapons and the frequency with which they use them. and we must reflect on the kind of country that we want to build and the kind of society that we are choosing to pass on to our children. and above all, we must reject the easy impulses of rancor and embrace the difficulty of work, but the important, vital work of finding a path forward together. above everything, we must remind ourselves that we are all americans, and that as americans, we share not just a common land but a common life. not just common goals but a common heart and soul. those we have lost this week have come from different backgrounds, different neighborhoods, but today they are mourned

residents, by family and friends , by men and women and children who love them, who needed them, and who will miss them always. they are mourned by all of us. to the families of all who have lost their lives in a series of tragedies, we share your pain and your loss. to our brothers and sisters who wear the badge, i want you to know that i am deeply grateful for the difficult and dangerous work that you do every day to keep our streets safe and our nation secure. our hearts are broken by this loss. the department of justice will do all that we can to support you in the days ahead. and to those who seek to improve our country, through peaceful protest and protected speech, i want you to know that your voice is important. do not be discouraged by those who would use your lawful actions as a cover for their heinous violence. we will continue to safeguard your constitutional righ

difficult mission of building a better nation and a brighter future. and to all americans, i ask you, i implore you -- do not let this precipitate a new normal in this country. i ask you to turn to each other, not against each other, as we move forward. let us support one another. let us help heal one another. i urge you to remember today and every day that we are one nation. we are one people, and we stand together. the families and the loved ones of all who were taken from us this week and comfort their grief with everlasting grace, and may god bless the united states of america. thank you. jummy: there you have attorney general loretta lynch speaking at the department of justice atf arehe doj, fbi, working together with dallas police to investigate these horrific acts. she said the answer is never balance -- nev

er violence, the answer must be called, peaceful action. switching gears, daylight is giving extensive look after damage in eureka, kansas. it left a nursing home in ruins. despite the damage, no reports of any injuries. much of that is attributed to tornado warnings issued 15 minutes before the twister struck. check of, let's get a our local forecast. we might have some storms this afternoon, doug. "good morning washington they are in the baby doug: stages now. the best chance will be between 2:00 and 6:00. the heat and humidity continues, another hot day tomorrow, but the good news is the humidity levels finally start to drop, and in cooler air on sunday. we will get you through it here. looking a little crossed the region, the congressional country club, it is beautiful unless you are standing out there in the blazing sunshine and high humidity.

ahead as you head out side. get in the shade as much as you can, hydrate. remember, we have some relief coming around the corner. 90 degrees now at reagan national airport. very light southeasterly breeze, dew point at 71, said that tells us it is oh presently humid. it feels like it is 96 degrees because of the added humidity. doppler radar, over the past 15 minutes, we have seen a couple .f areas start to pop up one in frederick county, western carroll county area. you see them here and there. lighter storms farther north in pennsylvania. a little push from the west and a couple little disturbances. we do have the possibility of picking up showers and thunderstorms starting to pop through the afternoon, developing to the west, moving east, some developing more locally, but eventually everything does move off to the east they are this evening. the chance of showers and storms diminish noticeably after 6:00 or so. we have another chance of show

or storms with that front, but it is a good one really because drier air will arrive tomorrow afternoon, and then cooler air will arrive here on sunday. with that in mind, we will pass along this note from the storm addiction center, the folks who issue your thunderstorm watches, tornado watches. they put us under a slight risk of isolated severe storms. we will keep an i on that. another hot and humid day, highs of 95, but because of moisture in the air, the heat index -- we call it feels-like temperature -- 98 to 102 degrees. we expect a few storms to develop, and a few of those can be heavy and not out of the question for an isolated severe thunderstorm as well. fireworks could actually be tonight at 9:30. by then, the rain threat will be out of here. we should be pretty good. partly cloudy skies. one more really hot day, 95, muggy

the morning, less humid in the afternoon with a nice breeze developing in the northwest. 12:00before noon, sticky until 4:00, and after that, the drier air moves in. still hot. less humidity, upper 80's monday and tuesday, and by wednesday and thursday, heat and humidity starts building back in with a chance of thunderstorms wednesday and thursday, but heat and humidity goes hand in hand with washington summers. julie: it out -- jummy: it absolutely does, doug. for now, everyone trying to find ways to escape this fourth day of this sweltering heat wave. sam sweeney is trying to keep cool right now. sam: everyone is trying to escape this heat, whether you are inside, outside, under the water -- everybody feeling the same. take a look around. young, you have the old, they are playing in the water. now that they know they are

camera, they are getting out of the water -- they do not want to look like they are children. we are talking about real feel temperatures, as doug said, about 100 two degrees. these temperatures are dangerous for seniors and very young children, especially with respiratory problems. d.c. has this emergency heat program in place. if you need somewhere to go, go to a senior center, a shopping mall, or a community center. in the meantime, if you're going to be outside, find somewhere cool like this out in here. sam came all the way from switzerland. they have places like this in switzerland? sam: not really. sam: where is your sister, katie? we set up a program, so katie is going to take the microphone and piece, so ie -- ear will not be able to hear you anymore. katie, you got this? you are in charge. we are want to play in the water. jummy, i will send it back to you.

here. have a great weekend. sweeney wouldm find another sam out there in the water. all right, sam, thank you. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, virginia governor terry mcauliffe announcing new funding for his transportation bill. what it means for your commute still ahead here we continue to monitor the situation in dallas where five police officers were killed and seven others hurt in an ambush attack. chief brown: we do not feel much support most days. today most days man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. "dominion. depend on us for more than energy."

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jummy: a stronger-than-expected jobs report is helping fuel a market rally. 280,000 jobs were added in june. that is a pretty big rebound. the unemployment rate did increase slightly to 4.9%. economists say that is a sign more people are reentering the job market, showing confidence in the economy. virginia governor terry mcauliffe praising the funding approved for what he says will be the biggest transportation plan any history of the commonwealth. auliffer: we are moving forward. we will start the construction jummy: next year. the announcement -- we will start the construction next year. jummy: the announcement is $1.4 million of private and state money. it will improve passion or state

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story now back to our top -- the shooting in dallas that left five police officers dead and wounded several others. moments ago, u.s. attorney general loretta lynch condemned the violence, saying it is never the answer. instead, we should improve trust between communities and officers. she expressed her gratitude for officers around the nation and those seeking to improve the country. the latest at wjla.com. noon, ae head up his quick check of the forecast with doug. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] doug: showers and storms popping up, went to the north, another on long interstate 81. none of these are particularly heavy, but it is indicative of the kind of atmosphere -- very hot and humid. the more sunshine we have, the more likely we will have more storms pop. we will not let it sneak up on you. anything big or nasty,

screen. keep up with the weather app and at wjla.com. it will be hot, up to 96 degrees, feeling like 98 degrees to 102 degrees. weather starts to improve tomorrow. it will still be hot third we could have stray thunderstorms, but temperatures, the humidity levels will start to drop in the afternoon and evening, thunder looks -- sunday looks delightful, monday and tuesday just fine, but the heat and humid he start to recharge and rebuild across the area. jummy: welcome to summer. thanks for joining us this midday. atsure to watch abc 7 news 4:00. for now, we leave you with a look at the white house where