making news in america this morning, comforter in chief. president obama heads to dallas. overnight thousands coming to the and the police chief promising to follow every lead. did the gun mann act alone? also today bernie sanders is putting the primary campaign behind him and offering his endorsement of hillary clinton. this while donald trump ran swih a law enforcement candidate. dangerous storms tearing up parts of the upper midwest. where it is heading today. see what happens when kayakers in san francisco bay stumble upon several whales in a feeding frenzy. a good tuesday morning to you.

we begin with protests around the country as tributes pour in for the five fallen police officers in dallas. >> first up atlanta where hundreds of protesters outraged by two recent police shootings of black men staged a late night sit-in outside the governor's mansion there. and in dallas, more than a thousand people gathered last night for what was an emotional candlelight vigil comparing the officers who were gunned down to super men. president obama is speaking at an interfaith memorial service and meet with grieving families. adrienne bankert as the latest from dallas. >> reporter: in a moving and tearful ceremony fellow officers spoke of the fallen and vowed this difficult time would only make the community stronger. at the candlelight vigil for the five slain officers the community and police side by side. >> if someone thought that what they did was going to tear up dallas and the state of texas,

they were wrong. >> reporter: but we're now learning more about the sniper who targeted white officers and according to authorities was planning a much larger attack. investigators say it was in this middle class neighborhood at a home shared with his mother where micah johnson had a stockpile of bombmaking materials. >> one of the bomb texts called me at home to describe his concern of how large a stockpile of bombmaking materials he had. this wasn't some novice. our plans are to date and timestamp the entire incident with all video footage available. >> reporter: authorities believe the 25-year-old army vet fast tracked his plans to murder police. as dallas remembers those killed, the police chief says he has a stlugs. for those protesting to become peace officers. he says they're hiring. >> come part of the solution, serve your community. don't be a part of the problem.

>> reporter: many more people have been contacting dallas police to join the force in the wake of the shootings. today president obama and the first lady will pay their respects and honor the fallen victims and their families. diane and kendis. >> all right, our thanks to adrienne. this strange twist in the aftermath of the dallas shootings involving the police chief there. >> david brown said he and his family received death threats almost immediately after the attack. one threat was even posted to facebook but so far they've been unable to identify the source. and the parents of the dallas gunman are speaking out about their son for the first time. his mother tells "the blaze" she watched herson transform from an extrovert to a hermit and as a kid he wanted to be a police officer. the family insists he never showed any outward signs for hatred for white people. >> i don't know what to say to anybody to make anything better. i didn't see it coming.

i love my son with all my heart. i hate what he did. >> the full interview with micah johnson's parents will air tomorrow exclusive ly on the blaze tv. the owner of the store in baton rouge where alton sterling was shot is suing the city and its police department. he claims police confiscated the store's surveillance system including its video, took his phone and improperly detained him. he also says that he was locked in a patrol car for four hours and not allowed to contact an attorney. in western michigan two bailiffs were shot and killed by a prisoner they were taking to a courtroom. larry darnell gordon allegedly grabbed a deputy sheriff's gun as he was taken out of a holding cell. in addition to the bailiffs he also shot that deputy as well as a civilian woman who were both injured. the bailiffs were retired police officers in their early 60s with more than ten years of experience as court officers. >> we have broken hearts today for what occurred at the

courthouse and now i'm going to give the names of the deceased who are my close friends, joe zangaro who was 61 years of age and ron kienzle who was 63 years of age so it's with broken hearts we stand here today. >> the sheriff says the prisoner wasn't handcuffed because he hadn't before shown a tendency towards violence but gordon was in jail on charges of kidnapping, sexual assault and obstructing police. the two wounded are expected to survive. donald trump is calling himself the law and order candidate. >> trump said that we are a divided nation and relations between police and the african-american community are far worse than people think. we get the latest from abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: donald trump announcing there's a new sheriff in town. >> i am the law and order candidate.

[ applause ] >> reporter: with the country locked in a debate about race and policing, trump arguing as president he'd be tough but fair. >> but i'm also the candidate of compassion, believe it. >> reporter: trump acknowledging the police shooting deaths in baton rouge and minneapolis but making it clear he stanges with law enforcement. >> it's time for our hostility against our police and against all members of the law enforcement to end and end immediately right now. >> reporter: hillary clinton also supporting the police, but in an interview with david taking it a step further. >> do you think police officers are getting a bad rap because of the actions of a few? >> absolutely. i think the vast majority of police officers in our country are serving honorably and bravely and that's why it's very important we support their work that we respect their service and at the same time we put in place guidelines to make sure

that every police officer understands what is expected of him or her. >> reporter: trump revealing his search for a running mate is down to four people. recently he's publicly auditioned newt gingrich, new jersey governor chris christie and indiana governor mike pence. the latest name to surface retired general michael flynn, but he raised eyebrows among conservatives telling martha raddatz he supports abortion rights. >> but i think women have to be able to choose. >> reporter: but a reversal. flynn now calling himself a pro-life democrat. tom llamas, abc news, fnorfolk, virginia. take a look at this. wisconsin and michigan in for damaging winds and torrential downpours stretching from the upper peninsula down through iowa and kansas. >> that same storm system spawned at least one tornado in minnesota yesterday and see what it left behind in litchfield. several homes damaged or

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here's some remarkable video from northern california. two kayakers in san francisco bay spotted a pod of humpback whales feeding at the surface. this went on for about 45 minutes. experts believe the pod was most likely feasting on an abundance of herring as humpbacks usually feed farther north. attorney general loretta lynch expected to face tough questions on capitol hill about her private meeting with former president bill clinton. the meeting raised eyebrows

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in chicago and kansas city. a frightening moment on a united airlines plane in houston as a pilot was forced to stop the takeoff. >> fearing a malfunction they slammed on the brakes blowing out two tire, a big scare for the passengers on their way to denver. >> everybody in the front was like, sparks. we are going so fast, i was scared. my stomach definitely dropped. >> no injuries were reported among the 164 passengers and 6 crew members. it's still not known what mechanical issue was detected on board the aircraft. for the second time a potentially deadly bacteria that can't be killed with antibiotics has been detected here in the u.s. doctors discovered the antibiotic resistant e. coli bacteria in a patient who underwent surgery at a new york hospital. the bacteria did not respond to the antibiotic that doctors used as a last resort. a similar infection was reported in pennsylvania earlier this year. >> and there's been a surprising turn in the case against a man accused of killing three homeless men in san diego.

that man has now been released from jail after authorities said they don't have enough evidence to hold him. anthony padgett was arrested after police said he resembled the suspect seen in surveillance video. the latest attempt to fly a hot air balloon around the world has begun. >> a russian adventurer took off from australia on a solo flight. the 64-year-old hopes to beat the current record of 13 days from 2002 and that was set by american steve fossett. there won't be a farewell tour. no big announcement on espn. just a simple announcement. typical of this player. tim duncan is retireing. >> walking away quietly after 19 seasons, 5 nba championships, all on just one team. the san antonio spurs and by the way, that team made the playoffs every year he was on it. >> very impressive. duncan besides one of the greatest players of all time for the nba probably the greatest power forward ever in pro basketball. baseball in the meantime,

all-star game tonight in san diego. >> let's get highlights from espn. >> good morning, america. i'm steve levi from the set of espn's "sportscenter." kind of a quiet few days in sports with only one real game in town and that was the home run derby in the town of san diego. stanton leading it off against todd frasier. got advice from jose fernandez and it's working out. how is the western metal supply company doing? and stanton wasn't done. sends another one, this into the third deck in left field. say classy, san diego. he had 20 of 22 longest home runs in the competition. a few pitches later, it's stanton again. another shot, the white sox looking out for their guy before the final tweeting we demand that giancarlo be checked. no way he's human. gotta be bionic.

like steve austin, the $6 million man. kids, google it. time winding down on the defending champ todd frazier that ball is short and stanton wins 20-13, sets a new derby record, 61 total home runs. the all-star game tonight and then tomorrow night, the wwe superstar john cena hosts the 24th annual espys wednesday 8:00 eastern on abc. the espys will also be streaming live on watch espn and the espn app and that'll do it for me. i'm steve levy from the set of espn "sportscenter." have a good morning and a tremendous tuesday. >> wow, tremendous. thanks, steve. well, by the way, stanton's success created something of a problem for his team, the miami marlins. they promised to knock a percentage point off the price of tickets to future marlins games every time stanton hit a home run. >> the problem is they didn't expect him to hit 61 homers. >> oh, man. >> if they had kept to that

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>> ♪ >> good morning. it's tuesday july 12th. i'm tamala edwards. we have a developing story. a rooftop incident at a swanky center city hotel is now being looked at my homeland security. we've got a live report with more details for you in just minutes. and new information is coming in on the basketball court shooting in southwest philadelphia. two possible threats now loom over pennsylvania's budget battle in harrisburg. also we should probably take a little extra money to starbucks no matter what you order. a somber day of morning for those slain police officers in dallas. "action news" is up next. >> ♪ nd she's considered the best all around gymnast in the world but the one thing simone biles doesn't have is an olympic gold medal. >> the 19-year-old is hoping to

change it in rio. with more here's abc's phillip mena. >> reporter: simone biles is doing things no other gymnast has ever done. she hasn't lost a competition in three years. she even has her own move, the biles. amy is her coach. >> she flips back with a straight body two types on the second turn she does a half turn and lands forward. >> reporter: the 19-year-old is a three time world all-around champion. the first woman to win the title three types in a row. she's earned 14 medals in the world championships, ten of which are gold. >> there you go. >> reporter: we sat down with her before the team trials to find out what it takes to make gymnastics history. how many hours a week do you work. >> 3 hours. >> all those countless hours forced her to miss out on moments most teenagers cherish. >> since i was homeschooled so i could do what i do i thought

that like i was missing out on like public school and going to all the football games or prom or homecoming but then once i think back to it i'm like well, yeah i can say i've missed a prom but i've been to three world championship. >> split and wrap, good. she is a major rock star. when you have people like mary lou retton and bella corps really saying she's probably the greatest gymnast they've ever seen in their live, that's a really big deal. >> reporter: that also creates really big expectations. simone is the favorite to win in five of the six olympic events. what would you feel if you hear "the star-spangled banner." >> that's an emotional time and you feel all your hard work put into that one moment and then especially like with the team, you all get to share that memory together and it's something you can remember forever. >> reporter: i'm phillip mena in houston. >> good try, phillip. >> good try. >> she makes it look so easy. >> good luck to her next month.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's tuesday july 12th. matt o'donnell is off, nydia han is joining us. >> here's what we're following for you. police are called to the roof of a center city hotel and they say two people were there with smoke bombs. >> dallas police salute their fallen officers and president obama and former president bush will travel there today to both pay their respects. >> and hillary clinton gets a big endorsement today. donald trump continues his suspense. >> first up let's see what we can expect from accuweather. dave murphy has that.