kellye: right now on abc 7 news at 6:00 am a procession for dart thompson,icer brett one of the five police officers killed in dallas thursday night. information on what happened that night and what the president is now saying. plus, calls for radical change in one community. some say they can make the community safer by shutting down the police departments. and a group of women led a march to the nation's capital. the news starts right now. >> now, abc 7 news at 6:00 am on your side. kellye: we begin with the violence that has gripped the nation tonight. black lives matter protests are planned all around the

and this is happening while the nation is mourning five murdered police officers. dallasonzales is live in with the latest on the investigation, as well as what comes next. marci? marci: yeah, good evening. outside of police headquarters, the crowd is gathering, leaving flowers, cards, handwritten notes on the squad cars. moving images capturing the sadness shared by so many. mourning those five brave officers killed in the chaos unleashed in dallas thursday night. >> my son died because of this. for whatever reason, there was no reason, because it had nothing to do with him. marci: referring to the killer, micah johnson, who

killing of blackman by the police, and he said up to specifically murder what police officer. obama: the man who carried these attacks out is no more representative of african-americans than the shooter in charleston was representative of white americans. marci: president obama addressing the horror in dallas and the police involved newtings in minnesota and orleans, inspiring protests across the country. quiet gestures of unity and gratitude. you just saw all of those people lined up, hugging police officers. of the seven officers injured, we learned at least two are now home from the hospital. gonzalez,llas, marci abc news.

about the man killed in a traffic stop in minnesota thursday. philando castile oh had been pulled over at least 52 times in recent years. some people are speculating that his race may have played a role. reasons range from not wearing a seat out to speeding or improper equipment. and still no information from police in the shooting death of alton sterling in baton rouge. overnight, there were several protest with 30 people arrested after tense confrontations. and those two shootings plus the attack in dallas are showing the divide in some communities between the police and the communities they serve. in southeast d.c., some are openly stating they can control crime better with no police at all. ryan hughes joins us from the lincoln memorial, were a separate group is preparing to march and call for change. ryan

kellye, church for actionl call after a violent week. hundreds are expected to meet on the steps of the lincoln memorial. as you mentioned, earlier today we met up with a local group calling out the police after the recent shootings, saying officers are not helping control the violence, they are only making it worse. withhave no desire to work or for the police. ryan: the message is stronger than ever. matter d.c. fearing a breaking point after the killings this week. >> they incite more violence, anxiety, fear. ryan: april is the founder of ofp d.c. for me, a branch the local black lives matter movement determined to stop police brutality. gather today at the anacostia library and southeast d.c. or

but without police. >> we want the police as a profession to go away. we don't want them dead, we just want them to get a different job. ryan: the american flag is flying at half staff and flowers are on the ground honoring the five police officers killed in dallas during a peaceful protest. >> we feel like that is a separate incident that happened. all i know is things are getting desperate. ryan: they believe that community members can hold each other accountable. but people walking through this national memorial say a city without police is not a good idea. >> it's like people are quick to blame the police. >> i see lawlessness in afghanistan and iraq. : a lot of strong opinions on both sides. the prayer service will begin at 6:30 p.m. tonight. everyone

jr. memorial to pray for the families of the victims killed by the police and also the police officers gunned down in dallas. live on the national mall, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. and as you head out for the evening, there are three major events planned following this week of violence. the march from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king jr. memorial tonight. the march against police terror begins at the african-american civil war veteran station. at 8 p.m., there will be a vigil at the national law-enforcement memorial in northwest d.c. another hot, sticky day, relief is on the way tonight. josh knight has the first look at the forecast. josh: that's right, it's about time. today was day five with a 90 degree temperatures. we are getting a bit of a break. the humidity is slowly dropping through the evening. the feels like temperatures, 94

we had a few thundershowers across the area. not much left, just st. mary's county, and that is about it. everything else is on the other side of the bay. tonight, 87t 6:00 degrees at 8:00, cooler temperatures later. sunday will feel much better. i will talk about why and this nice stretch of nice weather and how long it sticks around and about 10 minutes. kellye: for the second time in a week, someone opened fire at a home in herndon, and it is the same home as a shooting days earlier. this is not far from the dulles toll road. earlier this week we told you about the first incident where a bullet hit a little girl's mattress as she slept. nobody was hurt in either incident. roz plater is in the neighborhood speaking with the police. the family at the center of it all just told her

, that story at 11:00. and d.c. police are looking for two men on surveillance video robbing a neighborhood market on the 2000 block of rhode island avenue northeast. the man with the gun and these the register, the other man appears to be the lookout. nobody was hurt in the robberies. the police are looking for the killer of a 52-year-old woman in landover hills. investigators say the woman was found inside of her home on 71st street last night. the police are not saying how she died, but it is a homicide investigation. to $25,000 is being offered for any information leading to an arrest. and coming up at 6:00 -- a message from a woman who led a march through d.c. without her shirt. and the extra incentive to check lottery tickets after the mega millions drawing. plus, the history made at wimbledon.

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kellye: breast cancer survivors and supporters marched four miles of the heat, l

woman who recently completed her own trek from alabama to washington after undergoing a double mastectomy and being unknown afraid to show her scars. she made the entire trip topless. >> my walk across the country topless was a thousand miles. andnt to take the shame stigma away from women like myself. kellye: next week, they will meet with local members of congress. a celebration underway in old town alexandria for a big birthday, the entire city's birthday, including a big fireworks show. meteorologist brian van de graaff has a front row seat for all of it. still keeping the rain away, brian? brian: keeping the rain away, we have the music, the u.s. army band downrange performing. a lot of activity. guess why ran into -- alexandria's mayor.

brian: tell us about the event. >> this is our annual birthday celebration. not only the country's 240th 267thay but alexandria's birthday celebration. brian: there is fun, arts, crafts, events for the kids, and a cake? >> over 200 free cupcakes will be handed out. we are so excited. we have a huge crowd. we have kids of all ages, senior citizens, everyone in between. the humidity really comes together every year right here. , the alexandria symphony orchestra, in its 73rd year, will be performing. of course, the cannons will go off when we have the symphony "1812chaikovsky's overture." brian

great downtown, so this is the original, the redo. come check it out live. this will be going on until 10:00 tonight full sp that is the latest on the water. brian van de graaff. back inside to you guys. kellye: it looks like it is working out well. josh: they got a quick shower, but it moved through. as soon as brian showed up, he brought the sunshine. , but it isnd muggy feeling better as the dry air moves in. from ciara's -- from st. mary's elementary school in annapolis, lots of sunshine, feeling good. the feels-like temperature's are doing better the further west you go because it's not as muggy. in the 80's winchester, hagerstown, luray, 94 in d.c., 91 fredericksburg. the dew point, a measure of the humidity, in the 50's and low 60's feels

still muggy. the dry areas moving in. later this evening it will be here for everybody and we all get a break from the humidity. we have had about five days in this heat wave, so a nice change. showers pushing out, the cold front still pretty far behind. the only shower left, st. mary's county, light rain in calvert county. cold front pushing across, we go from the humid air mass too much more comfortable. skies clear out and we drop into the 60's tomorrow morning. around d.c., reports at reagan national have been in the mid and upper 70's for the overnight lows the last two nights, so this will be a nice change, a much more culpable start to the day sunday. lots of sunshine, and it sticks around all day. monday, the high pressure still the general rule. mostly sunny skies with us again. the nice part about tomorrow, i think we get this nice breeze out of the northwest, keeping things feeling better. tomorrow morning, close to 70

much more refreshing morning. if you were out there this evening for the alexandria's birthday, warmer early, but by the time we get to the fireworks, low 80's and feeling good. if you are golfing in the morning, a really great start, low 70's at 7:00. friday afternoon will be hotter, still in the 80's, -- by the afternoon it will be hotter, still the 80's, but lower humidity. 87 annapolis, mostly sunny skies. monday, a very similar day. low humidity, 87, mostly sunny. tuesday is when things feel more like what you think of in summer time around d.c. the community is back, back towards 90, and we bring pop-up afternoon and evening thunderstorms. than they rainier others. just the typical summertime pop-ups. kellye: a lot of people celebrating serena's

robert: yes, and she is hot right now. she is too much. kellye: she is never too much. robert: tyooo much in a good wa. she does it again, another grand slam final.

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and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: serena williams had a day at wimbledon, playing in two finals. in the singles, she had germany's angelique kerber. this was a tight match. on serve in the first set, serena leading 2-5, but look at this backhand. hard to the corner for the winner. just too much. in a good way. the second set, serena broke

matchpoint, she is unstoppable. serena with the charge to the net and the win, making history at the same time for stop she ties steffi graf with most wins in the open era. afterward she talked about the, schmidt. -- afterwards she talked about the accomplishment. serena: it has been incredible. i had some tough opponents, including angelique, but it makes the victory that much sweeter with how hard i worked. thank you guys for being out here to see number 22. this is awesome. i love you guys very much. thank you very much. robert: just a few hours later, serena was back on the court with her sister venus for the doubles final. she picked up where she left off. the williams easily won straight sets.

doubles title together. tonight in nats-mets new york. this is an important series for the nats. the mets are trying to gain ground before the all-star break. max scherzer is on the mountain a, going for his 10th win. the series is tied at a game apiece. in soccer, d.c. united tonight in philly to take on the union. last night, d.c. united tied real salt lake and picked up a point. they need all the points they can get before they get back home. >> i think it would be pretty easy to rev the guys up for this match. , them right up the road

matches at 7:00. u.s. soccer, u.s. in south africa. makes a great pass in front to crystal done, who finds the back of the net. they win it 1-0. and james harden has re-upped with the rockets. for years, $18 million. kellye: is that all? robert: i know, but a guy like that deserves a contract like that. kellye: absolutely. robert: i will not go in depth about free agency. kellye: so they are even.

kellye: let's take a look at the fireworks forecast. josh: tonight in alexandria, and i'm sure other communities tonight as well. tonight is great, less muggy, clear, wonderful weather, hanging right around 82 degrees. into tomorrow, we are looking at another great day. the temperatures will be quite operating. the full forecast is hanging in the mid to upper 80's, 83 at 1:00, mostly sunny. the good thing is it's not as human, feeling better. monday, similar forecast. -- the good thing is it's not as humid on sunday. tuesday, the d.c. humidity will be back in the forecast and with that afternoon thunderstorms. that chances with us tuesday through saturday, but no particular day with a watc shout. kellye:

. welcome to a special edition of "world news tonight". america in crisis. ambush here in dallas. new images coming in of that deadly assault. and more details about the gunman motivated by hate. an army vet once accused of sexual harassment by a female soldier. inside his home, investigators discovering an arsenal. and now questions about the robot bomb used to take him out. the new tactic raising concerns tonight. clashes at a breaking point. protesters by the thousands take to the streets demanding an end to police shootings. tonight, the attorney defending this officer speaks out. why he now says race was not a factor. police on high alert. officers targeted new rules to stay safe as they patrol the streets. and the growing memorial to the fallen five. witnesses