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but johnson will forever be remembered as the man who did this. micah johnson is the lone gunman who declared war on police in dallas and put black stripes on every badge in texas. it is friday night. the big story on "action news" tonight is new information about the man who brought dallas to its knees last night, with a snipper assault that sent that american city into panic. these are some of the images and sound that have been seared in the consciousness of this city and this nation. it was the end of a peaceful protest against the police shootingness louisiana and minnesota a when police in dallas came under assault. twelve cops were shot, five were killed. and today authorities searched the house of a different kind of american snipper, they

found that micah johnson had bomb making materials, ballistic vests, ammunition and a personal journal of combat tactics. they also scoured his facebook page to find that he described to black militant sites that preached violence. johnson was killed last night by a robot controlled bomb. today dallas mayor mike raw links spoke not of just last night but of this country's ongoing struggle with a racial divide. >> i will tell you you that this is on my generation of leaders. it is on our watch that we have allowed this to continue to fester, that we have let the next generation down a vicious path of rhetoric and action to pit one against the other. >> and dallas police chief david brown explained that johnson told police that he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. we have received new cell phone video that really captured the utter disbelief

of what happened. >> you got a cop down. you got a cop down, yes. is there more cops down. >> four. >> yeah, he shot five, seven times. >> it is a dude. >> it is a snipper from up here somewhere. >> these are 59 men who gave their lives in the line of duty last night. brent thompson, age 43. he became first dallas transit officer killed in the agency's history. he was a father of six and a newlywed. thompson had just gotten married to another officer two weeks ago. three two-year old patrick zamarripa was a father of two, navy veteran. his father asked how could he survive three tours of duty in iraq and come back to the united states and get killed. >> since day one he was born he was a hero my little hero and he will be a hero, until the day i'm gone. >> family of the 40 year-old michael krol says that he knew the danger but never shied away from duty.

the michigan native loved his job, always wanted to be a cop, always wanted to serve his community. senior corporal lorne ahrens was on the dallas police force for 14 years and finally, five five-year old officer michael smith, another father, another veteran policeman, another veteran military man having served as an army ranger. white officers in three other states came under fire in ambushes today. an officer was wounded this morning during a traffic stop in st. louis county not far from ferguson. in georgia a shooter called 911 to report a vehicle break in and then opened fire as soon as the officer arrived. that officer is in stable condition. in tennessee, a black army veteran is a accused of targeting white victims when he opened fire today killing one and then wounding three others including a police officer. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at philadelphia city hall tonight and chad, there was ugly anti

police sentiment, expressed here in philadelphia tonight, tell us about that. >> reporter: jim, that is right, protesters really marched all across the city. they have taken the subway here to city hall, here in the last couple of minutes, they have now begun to protest here on broad street right outside city hall. they sat down in the middle of the roadway. they are blocking traffic. the here over past couple days we have covered several protest, all have been peaceful but rhetoric, certainly has not, in some. >> there is no such thing as a good cop in a racist system. >> reporter: calling for revolution, calling police pigs, calling them men and women in blue, occupiers and even soluting the dallas snipper. >> i solute that brother. >> reporter: philly coalition for real justice had anger at 22nd and lehigh. >> america did that last night. america did that last night.

>> reporter: dozens of police officers stood by, many african-american, none was allowed to talk on camera but many told me they were disappointed by the rhetoric. they are not occupiers but men and women trying to keep peace in violent neighborhoods where black men are killing each other in record numbers. >> this is your neighborhood. >> unaudible. >> reporter: even more troubling the protest began just a few steps from where sergeant robert wilson was gun down inside a game stop in 2015. erika mines is one of the organizers of the protest. >> pretty strong words, and tell me where they are coming from. >> they are coming from a place of hurt, anger, pain, frustration are and also i would say just spirit. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> reporter: protesters marched down north philadelphia, stopping occasionally where police slowly followed them.

during stops police kept a watchful eye above. it is a disturbing reality that commissioner richard ross acknowledged today. >> we respect people's right to protest but obviously in addition to what we normally do to protect them we have to take additional measures to protect our officers as well. >> reporter: right now, couple dozen protesters still out in force here outside city hall. just moments ago they were face-to-face with police. we didn't see any violence. the protest tonight despite this controversial statements was peaceful and i should point out, while there were those controversial statements during that protest, i need to point out that some of the marchers, didn't agree with those statements. live outside city hall, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >> chad, thank you. the pennsylvania legislative black caucus has previously planned this news conference today to discuss the killings of the two african-american men this week at the hands of police officers when the tragedy in

dallas change the conversation. >> we are standing firmly against any violent actions occurring in our nation at this time. >> police veteran representing the local naacp says the justice system is not blind to color. >> i i'm sick and tired of going to meetings. there needs to be action. our justice system is just not working for people that look just like me. >> and everyone who spoke today argued for tougher gun laws in pennsylvania. normally police departments try to break down barriers, and cause outreach in the community such as pal, the police athletic league. organizers say this effort is especially important for young people, to try to keep the next generation from growing up, distrust full of law enforcement. >> that these kids see our officers do they. they are inspired, hey, being a copies not bad. being a fireman is not bad. serving our community is not a bad thing.

>> all of the incidents that happened in recent days in cities across the country. we go to bed at night trying to redouble our efforts to get more kid in our centers spending more time working with these police officers. >> of course, other benefits police said that these activities give kids something to do, somewhere to be, safe and out of trouble. there will be more reporting on the ambush in dallas coming up tonight on night line at 12:35 after jimmy kimmel. and please be sure to stay with "action news" and six abc.com throughout the weekend for latest developments from dallas and you can join the ongoing conversation about this tragedy on our facebook and twitter pages where we will bring you continuous updated information. hillary clinton made her first public appearance in the wake of the shootings today and she did so in philadelphia. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live at pennsylvania convention center, trish, what did clinton to have say there? >> reporter: well, jim, hillary clinton spoke for

about 30 minutes as a keynote speaker for ame national convention and attendees say her appearance could not have come at a better time after a week of gun violence and heart break. while hillary clinton was greeted with applause and cheers at the pennsylvania convention center, the speech quickly turned somber. >> i have been following the news of the past few days with horror and grief. >> reporter: speaking to thousands at african methodist episcopal national convention she outlined what she would do as president to address gun violence and criminal justice reform after the violence this week in lieu san, minnesota and dallas texas. >> i will bring law enforcement and communities together to develop national guidelines on the use of force by police officers. >> reporter: clinton also pledged $1 billion in her first budget for police training programs and research. people we spoke with say it is a good start.

>> we need training, we need sensitivity training and i think that what she is proposing will go a long way in getting us where we need to go. >> reporter: others are concerned with how they are plan might be received in washington. >> we will have to see how it goes. how it is going to be accepted. we need to have a congress up there that will be able to be willing to follow the leadership of the president. >> reporter: many were inspired by clinton's word and hope that those words will kind will action that will end tension between police and black communities. >> we should speak together and work together and love each other together. i'm hoping that is the outcome of all of this. >> reporter: clinton says that the progress, police officers and citizens need to see one another's point of view saying we should not vilify police officer we need to acknowledge that bias existness even the best police department. reporting live, center city trish hartman for channel six "action news". >> trish, thank you. donald trump issued this

recorded message about the violence in week. he said he met with dallas police officers several weeks ago and they are on his mind today. then trump said this. >> a brutal attack on our police force is an attack on our country and an attack on our families. we must stand in solidarity with law enforcement, which we he must remember is the force between civilization and total chaos. >> said trump a and these are his word our children deserve a better future then what we are making them live through today. other news, at this hour, the night gave way to some real drenching rain today but it also brought us some relief from the heat wave. there were flash flood warnings for parts of the area but those warnings have been now cancelled. let's go, well, this is the way it looked from the steady drench nothing galloway atlantic county. lets get right to meteorologist cecily tynan at

the "action news" big board, cecily? >> jim, we have been in heat wave number two the past few days, air temperatures in the mid 90's but heat index, the way it feels when you factor in the humidity upper 90's to hundred degrees. that was the peak of the heat yesterday. we did have have scattered downpours and thunderstorms moving through this evening but double scan live showing last of it exiting the coast between surf city and atlantic city. parts of the south jersey getting hit very hard especially in atlantic and burlington county. you can see this area, that is just to the north east of the atlantic city expressway near egg harbor is reporting about three, two and a half, enclose to 5 inches of rain, four and a half in pamona at the atlantic city airport and that could lead to some localized flash flooding. flash flood warnings have now been cancelled, and then double scan live is showing next round of showers and thunderstorms with this cold front, that would be sweeping through, during the day tomorrow, i'll have details on the timing of the storms and

relief behind it coming up with the full accu weather seven day forecast, jim. >> thanks, cecily. camden county official as rested a 44 year-old man as a suspected arsonist. police say child bricks junior was responsible for series of suspicious fires last week even. seven fire fighters were hurt fighting those blazes. he was charged with 14 counts of the aggravated arson. he was seen on several locations near the fires which led to his arrest. 22-year old michael desporto junior has been charged with a despicable crime, sexual assault and murder of his girlfriend's two-year old daughter. it happened in the couple's home this gloucester city. the child's mother, 26 year-old amber bovo is charged with child endangerment, authorities say the couple waited a day to get medical help for the girl and went shopping instead. still to come on "action

news" tonight a surprise statistics in the latest jobs report plus new jobs created at jersey shore they are betting big by reopening without gambling in an old casino. declaring our freedom a celebration of the historic moment for philadelphia and the country. cecily tynan returns with the weekend weather accu weather forecast, jeff skversky with the phillies taking on the rockies. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. ♪

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>> 200 people have been hir i blatstein. 015. today's apparently bouncin hired 287,000 peoplee tr department says that the unemployment raid picked up to 4.9 percent but analyst say that is a sign that more americans have resumed looking for work because they are more confident that they can find a job. a key moment in american history, exactly 240 years ago

today, reenactors at independent hall. >> we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. >> that is actually missouri governor jane nixon dressed in colonial dress, reading the declaration of independence, but the first public reading to the assembled crowd. he was portraying his famous an sense zest for john nixon who made that public proclamation of liberty on july 8th, 1776. i love these historical reinactments and after all, it is philadelphia. >> when i see that video i think man, it must have been hot in those clothes. >> and those summers were brutal during the continental convention and on up. >> it is very appropriate weather for it. we're reinacting the same weather. things will be changing over the weekend. storm tracker six live double scan showing downpours have left the region but we got hit pretty hardest specially in

parts of the new jersey. this video, dash cam video that amanda gutrie sent in from flemington, new jersey showing uponning of the water on the road, it is also part of the reason why i say turnaround, don't drawn. it is difficult to drive on those flooded roads. you kahn not see. we could have another round of scattered downpours tomorrow afternoon as that cold front moves on in. the rainfall amounts though, not everyone saw the rain but those who did got a lot. atlantic city airport reporting about three and a half inches, mulika township close to 3 inches. mount laurel, two and a half. somerton section of philadelphia more than two. egg harbor township reporting more than 2 inches of rain. air is pretty much saturated. temperatures very close to the dew point. philadelphia 75. wilmington 77. cape may .77. trenton is 71. it is warm, humid and it will stay that way until we get a cold front sweeping through. this is a line of storms ahead

of that front, that front will be moving in during the day tomorrow, with wind out of the southwest, and it will be warm, it will be humid and it will be unsettled. future tracker showing at 10:00 o'clock lots of clouds maybe a few areas of spotty showers but main event happens in the afternoon around 2:00 o'clock a broken line of showers and then are storms developing across our western suburbs. it looks like it will be moving into south jersey, delaware around 7:00 o'clock, lot of people asking me about the union game and billy joel conser. hopefully storms are exiting philadelphia by then. the behind this system by then we will get a breath of fresh air. wind out of the northwest pulling down slightly cooler and much lower humidity air mass. 86 degrees the high. it will be on the breezy side. loads of sunshine. sunday definitely better of the two day this weekend. also the case down the shore. ocean temperature 71. showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. the high of 79.

sunday with the wind out of the north west that is a land breeze not a sea breeze. it will be warmer. 84 degrees a lot more refreshing with lower humidity. heading to the poconos tomorrow showers and thunderstorms 76. sunday looking good with a high of 73. so the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, soupy tomorrow, afternoon thunderstorms, warm high of 89. sunday feeling really nice, breezy, less humid, sunny. 86 degrees. we will keep that air mass on monday and then on tuesday begin to warm things up. 89 degrees. here we go again it looks like heat wave number three, maybe starting in the middle of next week, wednesday 92 degrees, thursday and friday, we will crank up the heat, we will add humidity with a high of 94 and possibility of the late day thunderstorms, although tomorrow still soupy, little bit stormy and sunday looking nice. >> thanks, cecily. tonight mega millions numbers are in with the jackpot worth 540

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trying to make sure they don't hit another bad bump in the road. phillies have been hottest hitting baseball team. tonight only two hits in the seventh, against rockies and then they will get in the swing of things. the caesar hernandez with the rbi single. phillies on the board two-is. next batter tommy joseph who was in a zero for 17 slump this week and has officially caught fire. nobody catching it. mile high, pinch hit three run home run. phillies put up a four spot the in the event. they are up four-three top of the ninth. clinging to a lead. sixers know joel embiid is healthy. even though he is not the playing summer league ball sixers big man is a big presence with the team in vegas trying to build a bond with ben simmons and company. former sixers coach larry brownies bouncing from yet again another coaching job. brownies leaving southern methodist after four seasons. smu says they have offered brown an extension but he was not happy with those terms. over the last 51 years brown

has been on the sidelines for 15 different teams. college, and the pros. and just 19 years old flyers defenseman ivan provorov will get a shot to score a roster spot come the fall. flyers general manager ron hextall says if he goodies enough we will find room for him. seventh pick in last years draft is considered among the top defensive prospects, in all of hockey. now as exciting as it was to watch flyers defenseman shane gostisbehere who set rocky record, provorov may be better. he has the confidence too. >> i don't think i have a weak spot as a player but i think you can always keep growing as a player. there is no limits. you can get better and better every day no matter what age you are. for me just playing my two-way game, good defensively and create something offensively. >> i don't think i have a weak spot as a player. that is a statement. still to come, roger federer has a weak spot and he

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over the last 13 years roger federer either won or at least runner up nearly every year at wimbledon. not this year. federer suffers a major upset, ending his bid at eighth wimbledon title. he gets beat in five sets. it is first time federer has ever lost a semi finals match. he had been ten-zero. he will play andy murray in the finals. philadelphia union soccer right here on six abc tomorrow night against d.c. united,

union trying to get back in first place after a brutal week, they have lost in the final seconds last weekend, and then bounce out of first place for first time in a long time. >> thanks, jeff. horror movie fans in chester county got a special treat tonight in phoenixville ... yes, it is annual blob fest movie marathon at colonial theater. enthusiast wore blob theme t-shirts, and there was even a special guest outside greeting, movie goers, and taking some pictures. it is blob fest. jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. a "action news" continues at 5:30 with gray hall and chris sowers. for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner. have a good night, and a great weekend. >> ♪

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