i think the officers, rightfully so, are shaken by what has happened. >> all of the angles from the search to clues to what is next to the ripple effect to right here in the nation's capital. >> i ask you to turn to each other, not against each other. >> today is a wrenching reminder of the sacrifices that they make for us. >> it's been a busy afternoon with new details about the suspect accused of killing five officers and wounding seven others in dallas last night. >> that's right. it all happened as people were protesting the shooting death of black men by police officers. nbc news now reports that micah johnson fired at officers last night during a rally in dallas. authorities now think he was the lone gunman. he was 25 years old, former army reservist who served in afghanistan. before he was killed in a police

to kill white people, especially white officers, because he was angry over recent shootings involving the police. nbc's jay gray picks up our coverage in dallas. >> you can see the red brick parking garage behind me, which is where police believe the shots occurred. the force is still on high alert and concerned the threats here may not be over. the center of the city is still locked down right now. police and federal agents looking for evidence after chaos and carnage overnight in dallas. now this new information from police. >> it's revealed to us that this was a well-planned, well-thought out evil tragedy by the suspect. >> reporter: at least one of those

at police. five officers killed, seven others wounded. the violence erupted at the end of what had been a peaceful march through the city. >> we wanted to be a part of something. we wanted to have our voices to support mrs. castile. >> reporter: hundreds of protests across the country. officers rushed in and cornered the suspect and killed 25-year-old micah xavier johnson. an army reservist who spent time in afghanistan told police he wanted to kill white officers in the wake of couldn't verse yell police-involved shootings. he also said he acted alone but investigators aren't so sure. at least three people are still being held by dallas police in connection with the

everyone involved to justice. >> reporter: many gathering for a new prayer service from the killing spree. >> we will not shy away from the real fact that we as a city, as a state, as a nation are struggling with racial issues. >> reporter: and dallas mayor mike rawlings says this time, after this shooting, things have got to change. >> this is on my generation of leaders. it is on our watch that we have allowed this to continue to fester. >> reporter: boiling over in downtown dallas during the deadliest attack on law enforcement since 9/11. now back to the three suspects in custody here, dallas police will not discuss what, if any, role they may have played in the ambush overnight.

believe there was a lone shooter but others could have been involved in the attack. that is the latest live here in dallas, i'm jay gray. back to you now. >> thank you, jay. police departments here in the washington area are showing their support for fellow law enforcement officers. social media accounts for arlington, prince george's county, fairfax county, metro transit, howard county police tweeting images of badges with black shrouds to honor the fallen. they tweeted prayers and condolences for the victims and their families. >> our team coverage continues with news4's meagan fitzgerald. a lot of people in our area were already tense and energized by the shootings that we saw earlier in the week. what are you hearing now in northeast d.c. about what happened in dallas? >> reporter: chris, a lot of people say that they are angry. they say they are very frustrated after seeing, like you said, what happened with the officer-involved shooting in louisiana and then the one in

minnesota. but after seeing five officered gunned down in dallas while they were trying to protect a crowd of protesters, now people are saying it's time to come together. d.c. police officers and law enforcement around the country returned to work today. police responded to this call on good hope road in southeast for a homicidal and suicidal manholed up in his apartment. it ended peacefully but dallas is a reminder that some calls don't. >> it's scary out there. you never know what is going to happen. >> reporter: jamil is just 15 years old and worries about how some officers interact with people of color and lately, he says, he's been fearful. but many people believe now is a time to rebuild the relationship with police to hopefully stop the violence. >> a sad state of affairs not only for law enforcement but for our entire country. we're not the enemy. we n

males. that is not the case. >> reporter: of course, there is a lot of concern over the safety of law enforcement officers as they try and protect the community. coming up at 5:00, we'll look at the changes taking place to try and ensure that officers are safe. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. we're covering the angles for you throughout the afternoon, over the next 45 minutes, how the tragedy is impacting the presidential race. we'll talk with "meet the press" moderator chuck todd and we're keeping an eye on protests scheduled here in this area and what you should tell your children during times of such tragic news. our erika gonzales just arrived in texas. watch for her report throughout the weekend. we also want to check in with storm team 4. with everything that we've been reporting today and the last few days, i don't care what you tell us about the weather, it's

to be pretty rough. >> it really is. close to 100 degrees over the last couple of days. for now, we're seeing a lit bit of rain and that starts to change as you make your way towards tomorrow and into the weekend. the change is the thunderstorms that are occurring. some of those storms on the strong side with heavy rainfall and wind as well. no severe weather with this. you can see it coming through the district 15, 20 minutes ago, not the heaviest of which through prince george's county. around clinton and bowie and around upper marlboro, national harbor continuing to see that rain there. down to 82 in d.c. we isn't seen the rain around warrenton. one more hot day tomorrow. i'll explain coming up in a bit. a scare on capitol hill. first at 4:00, what we've learned about the security scare t h

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chopper 4 above the scene of a deadly house fire in prince william county. this afternoon, we are working to learn the name of the victim. the fire started around 7:30 in

flames were coming out of the second floor when firefighters arrived on the scene. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire. we have new information now about the security scare that led to a lockdown of the u.s. capitol and visitor's center today. capitol police say officers found what looked like a weapon inside an employee's backpack around 8:45 this morning. the employee was passing through the rayburn house office building. everyone was told to shelter in place. capitol police finally determined it was not a threat and the lockdown was lifted after about 40 minutes. first at 4:00, investigators say he was scouting possible targets in the area. now a man from burke is charged with providing support to a terrorist organization. haris qamar appeared in court in alexandria this afternoon. he was noticed by investigators because of his twitter feed that started to praise

beheadings. he befriended a confidential informant and the informant convinced qamar that his cousin was a member of isis. they took pictures and videos of potential targets in the d.c. area. coming up on news4 at 5:00, julie carey has reaction from qamar's father. after a high-profile shooting in baton rouge, st. paul and dallas, the impact on washington is starting to become clearer. how this town is about to become a big part of the conversation. right now some of us are dealing with a quick burst of showers but we are all still pretty much sweating

the new york stock exchange observed a moment of silence before the opening bell. members of the house of representatives had a moment of silence and after seeing intense videos and watching what happened to those four. doug, we've got a little

is everybody getting it? >> there were heavy downpours earlier. we'll tell you where the thunderstorms are. one in particular is coming quite strong along annapolis. you'll notice that we had them out towards leesburg and frederick and now they are moving off towards the east and they'll continue to do so. fauquier county, moving towards the fredericksburg area, as we zoom in, i want to show you what is happening down towards annapolis. this storm moving right towards the annapolis region right around bowie, just past bowie. there is a lot of lightning. around londontown towards annapolis, it will

crownsville in the next five or ten minutes and then across the bay. if you're headed over towards the eastern shore, another one down to the south around the mt. vernon area, that one is also a very strong storm. take a look at the wider picture. not much is going on. to our north, that's where most of the activity is. no severe weather there. the wider picture shows the stronger storms down to the south and west of our area, down towards the kentucky area, west virginia, down towards southern virginia. for us, we have afternoon thunderstorms and most of them out of here by 5:00, 6:00. we're in for a very nice evening, i think. behind this, another front. it's back into this region here. that will move on through. by tomorrow, we'll be hot but not quite as humid. out there right now, temperatures are 80 degrees. 80. we were in the low 90s earlier. winds at ten miles an hour. take a look at the weather underground

fredericksburg, up to 90 degrees and you'll get rain later on. much cooler now that we've seen rain around the region. the heat index is still there. 93 over towards clinton, maryland. tomorrow, another hot one. but not quite as humid. going for a high temperature of 94 degrees but not as warm as it was out there today. as we look at the next ten days, sunday and monday, beautiful. this heatwave could stick around for a while later in the weekend. highs in the mid-90s. >> thank you, doug. more details now about the deadly violence captured on camera this week and capturing international attention for the response to the deaths of two black men and now five police officers. here in washington, it's prompting discussions on

joins us now with the political fallout and is there anything lawmakers that the president can do to help unite the country? >> i don't know. and that's where -- i can tell you this, i woke up this morning feeling that sense of hopelessness. i've talked to folks in washington and on the campaign even that admitted that same feeling. you know, given everything we went through as a nation in 2014 and 2015 on this issue, the use of force, this distrust between african-americans and the law enforcement community, it seemed that we made progress. there was a task force here and nice bipartisan hand-holding there an then this week happens and you think, boy, what was all of that for? and i think one of the reasons -- i'm

a muted political response. we're so polarized and sometimes the political campaign is so hot headed sometimes that we see bad things develop during a moment like this but the muted response, i think it's been the right tone and you haven't seen a lot of bickering. i think part of it has to do with a bunch of politicians looking in the mirror and throwing up their hands and saying, well, now what? even the president, i wouldn't be surprised if we saw him address the nation in primetime but even he's wondering, okay, what words will help now? >> chuck, the candidates for president have responded today. they have canceled events, sent sympathies via social media. how is this week likely to affect the campaign? >> here's what i think it does. i think it affects the voters and the question is going to be which candidate the voters want. i think the voters will be looking at both presumptive nominees, hillary clintonnd

themselves, can either one of these people heal this? it seems like we are hopelessly divided to the point where we can't ever reconcile. can hillary clinton who has unfavorable ratings near 50 and donald trump over 60 be the one? i think that's one of the tests for both of the candidates. which one can begin to heal the wounds here to get rid of the divide? we're divided on race and we're so polarized. many of the members of congress don't even have constituents in their district that go through some of the issues with law enforcement so they have no firsthand knowledge of how this works. so how do we get through that? i think that's going to be a test for the nominee. >> we

any chance that will get rekindled? >> i don't know how gun control becomes the thing that sort of gives washington a purpose on this one. i do think it's going to be more of, is there something federally or nationally that can be done in the law enforcement level here of trying to figure out how to rebuild trust in law enforcement and in particular african-american men, how are we going to heal that divide and is there better practices, better training, this and that. i think that's where you will see the action. >> chuck todd, the show is shaping up for sunday. i assume you're going to talk about this. >> two senators will be on, both actually are former mayors, and also charles

police chief in d.c. and the person that the president has named to head the task force about 18 months ago. i want to check in with him and say, okay, how is it going and what can we do better? >> join chuck on "meet the press" this sunday at 10:30 on nbc 4. a metro train operator is out of a job. first at 4, the close call that had metro speaking out to everyone at the transit agency. and which age group is having a tough time finding

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department of ignoring the process for changing existing laws. the suit says the new rules takes away the authority of local school districts to deal with these issues on an individual basis. it's getting tougher for older workers to find and keep jobs. that's according to aarp. it says it's going to get even tougher as the workforce ages. according to the organization's research, women in their 50s are particularly affected if they lose a job and try to find a new one. the aarp says as the economy recovers, some companies are trying to edge out older and higher paid workers. a metro train operator fired. a safety concern and a scary situation that led to swift action behind the scene. we've had storms on this steamy summer afternoon. storm team 4 is tracking the rain and how hot it will get for the weekend. and we're going back to the trag

our coverage continues as updates come in about the police ambush

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history. >> we want to make things right. that's probably the most frustrating thing for him. he couldn't solve it all. >> the dallas police officer michael krol identified as one of the officers killed in last night's ambush. >> scott mack far lafarlane is us. >> micah xavier johnson, the shooter who fired at officers last night during the rally in dallas, investigators believe he was the lone gunman. he was 25 years old. a former army reservist who served in afghanistan. before he was killed in the police standoff, officials say he wanted to kill white people, especially white police officers because he was angry over the shootings involving police. earlier today, the

across the nation feel frustrated but the answer can never be violence. >> rather, the answer, our answer, all our answers must be action. aum, peaceful, collaborative and determined action. >> lynch says the nation must work on building trust between the communities and law enforcement. again, we're standing by for a news conference from the governor of texas with the latest on the developing situations in dallas. live at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane, back to you. >> thank you, scott. anyone working for the federal government here in d.c. is going to see another sign of mourning and respect for those killed in dallas. the president ordered all government buildings to fly their flags at

this can all be confusing to young minds. >> joining us is a psychiatrist who works with children and adolescence. you know, i get the sense kids are going to pick up bits and pieces here and there. is it better for us to just talk to them about it or wait for them to ask? >> it really depends on your child's age. for younger children, you want to wait until they've said something because you're not sure what they have heard or seen. for an older child, you want to gauge what they already know and approach them and start talking about it. >> and as a follow up to that, discussions, we know, should be tailorred to children's ages. many are mature for their age and know things they shouldn't know. they are paying attention to things we prefer they shouldn't pay attention to. shouldn't adults shy away from having adult-l

want to talk about stuff like that? >> i don't think so. i think when it comes to how much access these children have to information, you want to make sure you filter through and sort out what is fact and what is fiction. as an adult, we've had our whole lives to color how we think through and sort through things. but these are young children. you want to make sure that you're helping guide them to facts and helping them understand how you feel about the situation and understand that sometimes they are going to weed through things that are not true. >> we have very graphic videos of police-involved shootings. on the other hand, we have officers being targeted by this sniper. is this one conversation with children or are we explaining each particular instant as we go? >> again, it depends on how old they are but i certainly think that we should make sure

and you want to use the words that kids understand depending on their age and maturity level. we also want to ensure that they are not watching the same video over and over and over again because that might trigger something in them. and you want to explain to them how the two are connected and what's going on today and also how you're helping them to be safe. that's the most important thing. stress to your children that you're their parent and caregiver and you're here to ensure their safety. >> i was going to ask you, too, when you talk about what children are learning, they learn in school as well at home from their parents. so should parents teach them more and get more into details than the teachers or should they both be teaching them the same thing? >> absolutely, parents should be teaching them more. as a parent, you know your child better than anyone else and you have to gauge your own reaction because they are going to

imitate and emulate you and you have to also understand that it's really on you to educate your child and help to shape your children. as your child, they are going to be developing their sense of mortality and sense of justice and you want to make sure that they have an influence on that more than anyone else. >> youngest age to bring this up? >> 7. >> all right. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> aeva, thank you so much. >> thank you. we've been talking about the heat and humidity. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper to get the latest on the storms and the heat. >> here's the latest on storm team 4 radar. continuing to track areas of very heavy rainfall. the good news is, as quickly as this has moved in, it's pushing out towards the east. you can see lightning around the annapolis area and moving over towards the eastern shores. notice the bright colors down to these areas

moving towards clinton, you're starting to dry out. for here on out, the d.c. metro area is really looking dry. 87 by 6:00 p.m. by 8:00, a muggy 85 degrees while skies become clear. tracking changes for the weekend. the weekend forecast coming up in ten minutes, pat. >> thank you, amelia. a metro train operator has been fired. the general manager says the operator showed a blatant disrecord for safety putting riders and workers at risk stemming from an incident at the glenmont station. metro says he also hit two track inspectors. in an internal memo to employees, he said, "safety is our hands. making a cce

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first at 4:00, they are getting ready for a black lives matter rally starting

few minutes from now. mark segraves is there. it's been a difficult week for demonstrators and police officers as well. >> reporter: absolutely. a lot of tension on all sides here around the country and outside the department of justice in d.c., a protest is scheduled to kick off at 5:00 p.m. i spoke to the organizer. she's a law student at america university and used the #blacklivesmatter. she got a permit for 50 protesters but based on the response for social media, she's hoping for far more to show up. you can see there is a beefed up security presence and there is always fencing at the door. this is one of the main exits and entrances. if you look across the sidewalk here, you'll see d.c. police and homeland security vehicles, about ten of them, they have been here for a few

while we have not seen even one protester here so far, we have seen a large police presence. they are here to make sure that everyone stays safe. we can also tell you that there are a lot of media here, a lot of news trucks, a lot of reporters here waiting to see what becomes of this protest. as of now, the organizer has not shown up nor has any protesters. that's the latest. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, mark. continuing our team coverage, joining us is former fbi profiler cliff van zandt. we know the shooter is dead but at this point what are investigators trying to learn at this stage of the investigation? >> well, a number of things. did he do this of his own accord or were there other people involved? the reporting last night was that there were twoub

shootings. we also know police stopped a vehicle they thought might have been a getaway vehicle and they held at least three other people. the question arises in something like this, if you think back to ft. hood, a number of people reported shots in different locations. that's because the sound was echoing and ricochetting off and i can tell you, when you're looking down a long end of a gun barrel, it sounds like that sound is coming from everywhere. police are trying to find out, was this man capable of doing this on his own? was he acting under inspiration of others in who drove him to the scene last night, for example, and who else may have encouraged him, helped him to buy weapons, anything like this. that's part of the investigation. >> clint, many law enforcement officials have told nbc news that they don't suspect any ties to terror groups either. does that surprise you given how

investigation? >> well, it doesn't surprise me but, look, somebody who does what this guy allegedly did last night, he's a terrorist whether we call him a domestic terrorist, a foreign terrorist. if it was isis, if it was somebody isis inspired, we would be sitting here saying, yeah, it was potentially international terrorism. so i think the guy -- look, the guy is a mass murderer. there's no doubt that that definition works. what his inspiration is, we still have to find out. >> clint van zandt, thank you very much. great insight. tonight, local church leaders are reacting to the tragic shootings of the past week. tracee wilkins has that story. >> reporter: the flags are flown at half-staff in honor of the officer who is have lost their lives in dallas. this comes on the heels of those socialed

surfaced showing two african-american males losing their lives after confrontation with the police. it's prompted difficult but important conversations in this community. and a lot of those conversations are happening within the church. >> somebody is going to have to extend the olive branch to extend an act of peace and love and generosity. so as we have these fears that exist, we must be able to overcome those fears. >> reporter: coming up at 5:00, the role that the community is facing after these tragic losses. tracee wilkins, news4. in just about 30 minutes from now, i'm going to be on facebook live talking with a former d.c. homicide detective about building bridges between the community and what to do if you are pulled over. that's going

washington page. turning now to the weather, amelia, we have a storm that has cooled us off a little bit tonight. >> just momentarily. temperatures are right back up and the humidity is still there. overnight tonight, lows only dip into the 7 0s. a low in washington, about 78 degrees. if you're not liking the heat and humidity, especially on sunday, the rain is continuing to push east and out of the area. that's going to be your first weather headline. for most of us, completely dry from here on out. if you have plans, don't worry. you'll just deal with the heat and humidity. however, throughout the day tomorrow, the humidity lowers. hot again next week. temps coming in in the 80s and and 90s. frederick, winchest b

88. unofficial high so far, 90. when you factor in the humidity, triple digit heat indices. so certainly feeling the mugginess out there tomorrow morning the humidity levels are avoiing as we work throughout the day tonight. the humidity drops and becomes more comfortable and by sunday, really nice outside. however, the humidity goes back into the area by next tuesday. here's your hourly planner for tomorrow. 7:00 a.m., plenty of sunshine. again, still muggy. 78 degrees by that point. by noon, near 90. it's still hot tomorrow even though it will feel more comfortable and not as hot because the humidity will be lower. 4:00, 94 degrees and isolated shower during the afternoon hours tomorrow. by 8:00 p.m., gorgeous, fire up the grill, make plans outdoors. 86 degrees at that point. yard work will be better on sunday when i

comfortable outside. outdoor exercise, drink plenty of water, especially tomorrow. sunday brunch, though, looking picture perfect. sunday, a high temperature of 89 degrees. i'll show you the hourly planner on sunday. we start at 73 and hit a high of 89 during the afternoon hours. sunday night, another great evening. 85 degrees around 8:00 p.m. on monday, 89 for a high. humidity levels are low. tuesday, heat and humt builds in. mid-90s and not a lot of rain chances next weekend. storm team 4 is tracking heavy rain east of 95 and moving towards the eastern shore pushing out of annapolis. of course, doug and i will continue to have updates on news4 at 5:00, pat and chris. >> if you like the heat, no end to your happiness.

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long-time florida congresswoman m congresswoman has been indicted for mail and wire fraud and conspiracy and other charges. prosecutors say she pocketed money that was supposed to go to scholarships for children. this comes after an investigation into a charity called one door for education foundation incorporated. a judge sentences a rockville woman for animal cruelty. a judge said her dogs would have been better off euthanized than with her in her home. kristin wright talked to the woman who says she cared for the animals. >> reporter: what you may remember from this case are the pictures at katherine jung's home in rockville. i spoke with her

sentencing. she told me she was taking good care of these animals and in the process of finding them homes. the judge today did not quite see it that way. she's going to jail. they took her away in handcuffs. i didn't see any outward emotion from her in the courtroom. she was sentenced to six months in jail followed by three years of supervised probation. she won't be allowed to own or care for animals. animal services removed 66 dogs from her home in january. some had urine soaked and matted fur and one dog was paralyzed. animal crates covered nearly every inch of the house. coming up today at 5:00, why the judge is sending her to jail and where those dogs are now. in montgomery county, kristin wright, news4. now at 5:00, tragedy in dallas. we now know it was a

>> i heard pop, pop, pop, pop. i was concerned about the 7 or 800 people behind me. i was screaming, run, run! active shooter! active shooter! run! run! >> five officers are dead in this sniper-style shooting during a protest. rallies for peace are breaking out across the country. >> never in our wildest dreams would we think that our efforts to save lives would take lives. >> thank you for joining us for news4 at 5:00. i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm pat lawson muse. we're monitoring rallies expected in the district throughout the afternoon zoo and we're learning how security is

stepped up across the country. chris? >> we're learning more about the shooter who authorities now think acted alone. micah johnson was an army reservist who served in afghanistan. he died when a bomb explosive detonated next to him. this happened during a peaceful demonstration. five officers were killed in dallas and another seven were wounded. dallas' police chief says that johnson told them that he was upset about the officer-involved shootings and wanted to kill white police officers. the chief and the city's mayor addressed the crowd this afternoon. >> it was a well-planned, well-thought out evil tragedy. >> we will not shy away from the very real facts that we as a