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

are struggling with racial issues. >> now, sources tell nbc news while they think that micah johnson acted alone, they say it is possible that he had help. but so far, they haven't found any lirvnk to extremist groups. from here, i'll run upstairs to do a facebook live. we'll have a retired homicide detective who will be answering questions. pat, back to you. >> all right, chris. d.c. police and city leaders standing in solidarity with the dallas police force today. they held a wreath-laying ceremony. mayor bowser says it's a small show of solidarity with the people of dallas. she calls for communities everywhere to work on their root causes of violence. >> our community, like communities across this nation, must come together to

ensure that we are invested in solving the root causes of violence in our community and ensuring that we're going to deepen the trust between our law enforcement officials and between our community. >> today, flags at buildings in d.c. have been ordered to be at half-staff. this is causing a ripple effect in our area. our meagan fitzgerald spoke with a detective about how we as a community move forward. she joins us live with details. >> reporter: people in the community are fearful, if they interact with the police or get pulled over, that they may get stopped and killed. after seeing what happened in dallas, a lot of police officers are fearful that they now are a target.

officers were gunned down in dallas, many officers are saying that policing has changed. a retired homicide detective for the metropolitan police department is joining me. >> it's already a dangerous job each and every day. now there's a heightened level of fear. >> reporter: he says the concern is that the police-involved shooting in louisiana and minnesota will prompt people to take their anger out on good officer who is are just doing their job. at midnight today, chief cathy lanier says she put safety precautions in place for her officers. >> we have increased security around our facilities and lots. >> reporter: and officers now work in pairs, something that she says will continue until further notice. >> this is not reflective of the way that everybody feels about the police or reflective of our community here. we're going to continue to come to work and do our jobs. >> reporter: friday morning, police just did that. a suicidal man was holed up in his apartment.

>> you're on the scene and trying to assist someone, you may get shot. that was always the case but you now you have to think about it more. >> reporter: and this 15-year-old says the police-involved shootings of the last few days are the most recent examples of why and he so many others are afraid of police. >> after seeing what we just saw, some people can't trust the police now. we're scared for our lives. >> reporter: which is why they say there's much more work that needs to be done. >> the trust has to be built. >> reporter: a lot of people are asking, how do we fix the problem? where do we go from here? some things are already in place that seem to be working and we'll tell you what that plan is moving forward. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >> reporter: organizers in the district right now are getting ready to march again. the

forefront of their minds and mission. news4's chris gordon is at the justice department with more. chris? >> reporter: well, behind me you can see people taking their positions. demonstrators are here and this is after the death of five officers after the demonstration there against police shootings in louisiana and minnesota. organizers are using social media to publicize this demonstration under the #protests. they marched from the white house to the capitol. they are aware that the dallas gunman said that he was upset about the recent police shootings of black men. >> we have to realize and the

that just because we have people in our community who are being killed with police brutality doesn't mean we can retaliate against other officers. >> reporter: the five slain dallas police officers were remembered here at the national law enforcement officer's memorial. the chicago police department left five roses with a note saying god bless the police. new york police left a bouquet and a message, "we stand with dallas." dan stopped by to pray telling us his brother is a police officer. >> it seems like every day there's a story about the relations in this country and it's troubling because we can do so much better. >> reporter: demonstrators are gathering here on the sidewalk in front of the department of justice for the 6:00 march. there's a police helicopter overhead. coming up on news4 at 6:00, why the police say you can e

weekend of protests here in the city. back to you. >> chris gordon reporting, thank you, chris. virginia senator mark warner called the murders a heinous act of violence. he wrote, "injustice cannot be rectified by another act of injustice. grief affects all of us." warner posted yesterday about the minnesota and louisiana shootings saying acknowledging a widespread problem doesn't detract from the fear rather than trust. those sworn to keep us safe. a viewer is live at fairfax county police headquarters. david, how has the tragedy in dallas affected, impacted officers there today. >> reporter: i can tell you the many officers i've spoken with today, they are saddened but not

expressing their grief and at police headquarters here in fairfax, flags have been lowered to half-staff. one herndon police officer said he's not dissuaded from doing his job. 14 years on the job, herndon police officer jay choy says he's only ever wanted to be in law enforcement. >> i think this profession is one in which you can make a big difference and the differences are priceless r. >> reporter: watching the images from dallas, it doesn't deter this husband and father of two. outside police headquarters, fairfax county, dhe what they could to show their support, unraveling this sign they made in an hour's time. the message, fairfax stands with you. th

the support. >> we can come back from it. we will. we have a community that cares. >> reporter: police officers showing us their shrouded beiges, their show of support for the dallas officers. >> we've got to protect the civil liberties of individuals. >> reporter: terry mcauliffe not only calling for support of police officers -- >> i will say there's also too many guns in this country. we need background checks. there are individuals in this indication who should not possess firearms. >> reporter: back in herndon, officer choi choosing a positive outlook, if only for his own family. >> i assume i'll be home at the end of the shift and talk about plans for the next day. >> reporter: the police major here in fairfax county says since 1976, six offic

been shot. that is why five shot in one night is devastating. >> thank you, david. the medical examiner has ruled the death of philando castile, the man shot during the traffic stop in minnesota, a homicide. they have also identified the officer as a four-year veteran of the department. castile's girlfriend says the officer shot him as he was reaching for his i.d. he had just told the officer that he had a weapon and a permit to carry it. officers in that city do not wear body cameras. our coverage will continue online in the nbc washington app. we have a map of the verified individu videos and photos. our own erika gonzalez just arrived on the ground in texas. watch for her reports today and throughout the weekend. we have a little bit of rain

think. i missed the whole thing, doug. has it blown over now. >> were you in the makeup room, doreen? >> as a matter of fact, i was. i'm only in there a short second. >> exactly. and there's no windows in our makeup rooms. we are done with the rain in the d.c. metro area. could we see an isolated shower develop? it's possible. most of the activity moves off to the east. right around the quantico area and waldorf and prince george's county, no heavy rain. no heavy storm. a little bit of lightning, heavy rain. that's going to be about it. the temperatures have fallen because of the rain. 79 in clinton and back up to 90 in leesburg and 92 in

fredericksburg. we'll talk about relatively cooler weather coming up for the weekend in a few minutes. for the second time this week, yet another young northern virginia man appears in court to face charges that he was trying to help isis. the mission in this case, to take pictures of possible targets. coming up, what the suspect's parents have to say. plus, new fallout from a blatant disregard for safety. find out who got fired for putting people at risk. and we have more team coverage on the traj dmgedy in dallas with a live report coming up next. >> we must believe that tomorrow will be better and it will. and we must love one another because, if

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in the wake of the deadly attack in dallas, a security expert is on facebook live with chris lawrence and they are talking about which bridges need to be built between law enforcement and the communities they serve. logon to nbc washington's facebook page to join the conversation. another northern virginia man is behind bars charged with trying to help isis. he later volunteered to take photos of potential targets in the d.c. area. julie carey is at the federal courthouse in alexandria where she spoke with the man's parents. julie? >> reporter: haris qamar is his name and his dad is angry that he's trn

education and aligned himself with isis. 25-year-old haris qamar appearing in federal court to face the charges he provided material support to isis. when i went to his burke, virginia, home, his parents invited me inside. they didn't go to the hearing saying he's on his own now. >> if he's responsible, let him suffer, also." >> reporter: court documents reveal that his postings alerted attention to himself. he posted pictures of blood from beheadings, tweeting a prayer that europe would be conquered and auschwitz would be committed again. he said his cousin was in isis and qar

needed photographs and videos of potential targets in the d.c. area. he was under surveillance in early june as he drove with a confidential witness taking pictures of the pentagon and other promine d.c. sites. qamar's interests in isis led to confrontations with his father who took his birth certificate away so he couldn't renew his passport and travel abroad. today, his father angrily told me that his son has turned to crime because he was happy. >> i am not happy with him because he was not paying attention to his education. >> reporter: coming up on news4 at 6:00, i'll tell you what haris qamar shouted at the pentagon as he drove by in the car to get those videos and pictures. back to you. >> julie carey, thanks. a metro train operator has been fired. general manager says the operator showed a blatant disregard for safety putting riders and workers at risk.

tuesday at the glenmont station. he put the track on the same tracks as an oncoming train and almost hit two track inspectors. to the latest in dallas where five officers have been killed and another seven wounded when one man opened fire during a peaceful demonstration. we'll look at the three officers who have been identified including a transit officer for the city of dallas. we're live from baylor medical university with the latest of those who survived. >> reporter: this is the largest trauma one medical center which is able to deal with mass shootings and we have video here from last night, a very emotional scene. many of the police officers showed up to pay their respects as two of their fellow officers came through the e.r. here.

and we've now learned the identity of three of those officers who have passed away. patrick zamarripa was an iraq war veteran. he survived three wars. michael krol, a former sheriff's deputy out of wayne county, michigan, and 23-year-old brent thompson. brent was just married two weeks prior. three other officers, three d.a.r.t. officers were injured. one has been treated and released and two are still here but we're told the injuries are not life threatening. back to you, doreen. >> tammy leitner, thank you. and news about the victims to news now about the suspect. he had military training but for the first time we're hearing about what happened during the standoff with police. i'm tracee wilkins. after all of the violence that played out on social media across our country, why some here in prince george's county are turning to church for help. >> th

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we felt rain come through the area and storm team 4 radar is tracking the storms from up around the jarretsville and baltimore area and charles county and down into portions of prince george's county, too. our closest area is down to the south. we can zoom in and you can see one storm around quantico. heavy rain is moving into charles county. watching this area right here, it's moving through extreme charles county. golden beach, watch out, you're about to get that over towards

and all continuing to sag down to the south. satellite and radar, showing you what is happening, it's not an organized system, just a couple of storms moving through the region. this will move through and behind it there's not a lot going on here. nothing else as far as storms. we'll have cloudiness overnight as a result of storms to the west moving in. that's going to be about it. behind this, we get much nicer during the day tomorrow. at least lower humidity. high temperature -- or current temperature is down to 80. north winds at 10 miles an hour. the temperatures have come down but they are back up to the west. we saw the storm close to 90 in leesburg. bull run coming in at 82 degrees. this is from our weather underground network around our region. as we move through the rest of the afternoon, we're still dealing with humidity. frederick, leesburg, all around

100. quantico around the 100-degree mark. what will we see tomorrow? it's still going to be hot. one more hot day. 94 degrees is what we're going for. still hot. not as humid, though. temperatures and humidity drops during the afternoon. that will help. 91 in leesburg and 80s back towards the north and west. down towards the beaches, looking great the next couple of days. there will be a good chance for storms at the beaches tomorrow. not a washout of a day. 84 on sunday and monday. beautiful weather. breezy on sundays but that's about it. but really nice. next ten days, this is what we're watching. 94 tomorrow and then look at sunday and monday. 89 degrees both days. 91 on tuesday and then take a look at this. we've got a little heatwave coming up. that heatwave is lasting thursday, the hottest day at 95 with a good chance of

look at next weekend. two weekends now in the ten-day forecast. temperatures, once again, into the mid-90s. the hazy, hot and humid weather wants to return. >> about five minutes. thank you, doug. now at 5:00 , a rockville woman is going to jail for the way she treated 66 animals. a reminder, we are keeping the conversation going on facebook live. chris lawrence is answering questions with a retired d.c. police officer in the wake of the shootings across the country. join us on our facebook page. police officers are guardians of the great democracy, the freedom of the protest, freedom of speech and expression. we are not going to let a coward who

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police there worked with other law enforcement agencies to ensure safety during the march. this comes on the heals of last night's deadly shooting in dallas that left five officers dead, seven others wounded. the violence we've seen this week is difficult to take in and to understand but it's especially impactful on our youth. tonight, local teenagers met with leaders and what they hope to do about the tragedy. tracee wilkins is live with that event. >> reporter: this is an event opened to the entire public, a town hall and they are willing spokes to come forward in glenarden. many people here feel there is nothing left to do but pray. >> it really struck my heart that it keeps happening. >> reporter: these teenagers a

around what they watched unfold on their social media feeds. >> this wasn't my first time seeing somebody killed on social media. it wasn't my first time seeing a video of anything like that by a police officer. >> that's someone's husband, someone's father, someone's mentor. >> reporter: they will pray for peace during a town hall. >> tonight, i'm looking for a prayer that's given me more hope for the future because this is what i'm going to have to deal with for years and years to come. >> i've received a lot of phone calls from parents saying what can we do? >> reporter: parents looking for answers are coming to the church and ministers in prince george's county are prepared to discuss police and community relations. >> one of the biggest things hurting me now is young people who say i always wanted to be a police officer but now i'm afraid

>> somebody is going to have to extend the olive branch to he can tend an act of peace and love and generosity. >> reporter: this reverend says he wants his congregation to leave his church on sunday with a sense of peace. >> it's a healing that god has provided for us. it is necessary that we open ourselves for the way that he's provided this help. >> reporter: the town hall happens at 7:30 tonight in the 3600 block in glenarden. they are asking teenagers who want to talk about all that they have seen and experienced to come forward and get the healing. coming up at 6:00, the chief of police says he's going to be spending part of his time in church after an invitation from a minister. the department is working to continue their community relations. reporting live, i'm tra

we're learning more about the dallas shooter and chilling moments during the standoff that lasted for several hours. micah johnson was singing and not at all anxious or afraid. they say he told officers had he trained for the event. ahe had been wearing a bulletproof vest while carrying a military-style rifle. he died due to a bomb debt nation. you can share a conversation on your facebook feed to take a look back at other candid conversation with a retired d.c. police officer. the conversation is about the state of the police relationship with the black community. we now know why the u.s. capitol and the visitor's center were locked down for 40 minute this is morning. capitol police say officers found what looked like a weapon inside an employee's backpack.

rayburn building at the time. capitol police officers later determined that there was no threat. a d.c. man was charged with impersonating an aide to representative john lewis. he's accused of doing so to score passes to a redskins game and special treatment at a high-end miami bar. jarrett lewis claimed to be the congressman's chief of staff. he even offered his e-mail address and address. we are putting thousands of dollars back into your pockets. hundreds of you are reaching out to news4 responds. what if your contractor leaves you with a mess and the furniture you ordered was wrong? we'll show you how we're getting results. plus, a good news story. a special program offering up a

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here is lester holt with a look at what is ahead from dallas. >> this is a sad, bewildered and shocked dallas. the investigation here trying to determine if the shooter was alone or if he had connections. there are some people, as you know, who are in custody. there's a sense of sadness and bewilderment that we saw on the flight here. of course, this is not a dallas incident. it happened here during a peaceful protest and people are trying to figure out what this means in this entire conversation and debate and whatever you want to call it over police and relations in the african-american community. everyone, the whole country is searching for answers. a lot more tonight on "nbc nightly news." and you can watch this

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participants who are walking from the department of justice to the white house this evening. shomari? >> reporter: good evening. the crowd is beginning to gather here at the department of justice building. we're across the street from the fbi building and there are approximately 50 people here and this crowd will continue to grow over the next few hours. as you move in here, you can read signs that say united against police brutality. they hash tag people like alton sterling and philando castile. people tell me that they are sick and tired of police brutality while at the same time they are also mourning the death of the five dallas police officers -- four dallas police officers, one d.a.r.t. officer who were killed last night. many also wounded. i am joined now by desiree. you're a third-year law student at america university. you helped organize this. tell us about

american citizens here raising their voice as one saying we need reform. >> reporter: last question, you mentioned about the videos that showed philando castile and alton sterling and the shooting of five police officers last night. your reaction to that? >> it's devastating. no american should have to lose their life at the hands of another american citizen. >> reporter: this protest is supposed to continue to gather over the next hour or so. they plan on marching through chinatown and then to the white house. they have bottled water. i'm sweating. it's very hot out here and humid. they are not going to allow the hot weather stop them from mourning and protesting of what they describe as police brutality. live here on pennsylvania avenue across the street from the fbi

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we want a reprieve from the heat today, don't we? >> we got it maybe for about 30 minutes as the rain moved through and then the humidity and heat is back up there. we'll get a break from the humidity levels which lower throughout the day tomorrow and then on sunday a spectacular day. low humidity, comfortable temperatures and plenty of sunshine. we'll be tracking another heatwave that builds back in. still more on storm team 4 radar. showers that come to an end in the next hour or two hours, lowering humidity again throughout the day tomorrow. loving sunday's weather and then hot again next week. the heat and humidity come back in on tuesday. here's the latest on radar. tracking a couple of features. lone showers in pennsylvania are starting to sink south. this could impact parts of

within the next hour and then we go to howard county where you see heavier rain impacting columbia. this is also sinking south out of here within the hour. right now, we're in the 80s and 90s. 90 in manassas. 80 degrees in the district. tomorrow morning, still noticing the humidity. look what happens as we go throughout the day, it starts to feel more comfortable. on sunday, very nice, but humidity returns to the area on tuesday. tomorrow, 7:00 a.m., 77 degrees. maybe an isolated or afternoon shower but a mainly dry day and completely dry sunday. the weekend outlook is looking good whether you have school, yard work or exercise or sunday brunch on the agenda. in fact, wonderful pool weekend. on sunday, a high temperature of

degrees as we work towards lunchtime, low 80s, breezy throughout the day on sunday. by 8:00, the temperature is around 85. monday, a high of 89, once again. on tuesday, 91. low 90s again on wednesday. chance of thunderstorms on thursday. notice, we really don't have a lot of rain over the next ten days. friday, highs in the low 90s and then next weekend, mid-90s right now keeping it dry. so again, this weekend, saturday still hot. lowering humidity on sunday, looking fabulous. doreen, pat? >> thanks, amelia. a rockville woman sentenced to six months in jail because she left 66 dogs living in deplorable conditions in her home. the woman is defending her actions but as kristin wright shows us, animal services is praising the judge's decision. >> reporter: the judge said a picture is worth a thousand words. 66 dogs living in poor conditions, some sick, some

matted. today, in montgomery county, sentenced to six months in jail for animal cruelty and three years probation, the judge saying the dogs would have been better euthanized than living at her home in rockville. the sentence is a win for county animal services. >> sometimes the people are well-meaning and they get in over their heads and they lose sight or recognition of what they are really doing. >> reporter: i talked to her today before her sentencing. she was taking care of the dogs, she told me, and had a rescue lined up to pick up 30 of the animals. she also said she thinks all animal rescues are difficult to keep clean. >> this is a black eye for a lot of rescues who do tremendous work. we work with rescues all the time and many of them are committed, professional, care professional who is do a great job. sometimes when pets are suffering or animals are sufferiit

you put them out of their misery. >> most of the dogs have been placed in homes or rescues. three had to be euthanized and one died. she will also serve three years on supervised probation and pay a $1,000 fine. in montgomery county, kristin wright, news4. finally tonight, some good news we have learned about a job opportunity for single parents and it starts with a paid internship. if you know somebody looking for a government opportunity, we have the exclusive report, next. when shots ring out, they protect people who are protesting against or presenting an opinion that is not in favorable to law enforcement at this moment. and if we lose that about policing, then i think we lose w

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give me an opportunity when i had to grieve. >> reporter: now thanks to the leap program, she's able to provide for her children without government assistance. she wants other single moms to know that they can find jobs like she did. but it takes hard work. >> everything is not going to be given to you. sometimes you have to go out and fight for what you want. >> reporter: over the past year, nearly two dozen d.c. residents have found government jobs through the leap program and more are in the process of being trained. if you'd like to learn more, we have a link at our nbc washington app. search leap. mark segraves, news4. that's all he wanted. police officers. >> dallas police officers are hurting. we are heartbroken. >> right now at 6:00, one suspect is dead and three people are being held for questioning after an ambush-style sniper attack against police in dallas. >> it happened at the end of a

over, five officers were dead and seven others wounded. good evening, i'm chris lawrence. >> and i'm doreen. he was an afghanistan war veteran and targeted police because he was angry. >> upset over the recent shootings and we're taking a live look at a memorial that is now growing for those five fallen officers in dallas. that's where our coverage begins at 6:00 with nbc's jay gray. >> reporter: the center of the city is still locked down right now. police and federal agents searching for evidence after chaos and carnage. >> it's revealed to us that this was a well-planned, well-thought out evil strategy by

>> reporter: at least one of those suspects, a sniper from an elevated perch downtown targeting police. >> shots fired. officer down. it's an assist officer. >> reporter: 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 mr. castile as well as alton sterling. >> reporter: protesting the police shootings across the country. as the shots continued to ring out, more officers rushed in, cornering and ultimately killing a suspect, 25-year-old micah xavier johnson using a bomb detonation. johnson told police he wanted to kill white officers in the wake of recent controversial police-involved shootings. authorities now say they believed johnson was the lone