before the sun came up james boulware was dead. killed by a police sniper after threatening to blow police up for taking his child. he could have. his van was laden with explosives that police eventually detonated. >> he left him here. he mowed my yard yesterday. told me he was going to be back in ten days to mow it again. >> did you have any idea when he left? >> no. no. i knew he was angry with the police. he blamed them for taking his son. i tried to tell him the police didn't do it. the police were doing their job. they enforce the laws. if you want to get to that you got to go back to the liberal people that put these laws in place to where they can grab kids out of the way from them. they are just as important. >> jim boulware had recently lost custody of his son to his own mother, the boy's grandmother, a family fight in 2013 preceded the custody battle. >> his mother, her half brother, and james had a fight in her house. >> james boulware was arrested in paris, texas, for multiple assault charges on family members. the char

she confirms she's the mother of james boulware.s the name that was used as the man inside that van. police say he identified himself as james boulware. in a brief phone conversation with an employee here at cnn, an emotional hammond explained quote, my son is in a shoot-out with police. she refrained from further comment. that's what we're confirming here at cnn. is that janine hammond. who says she's the mother of james boulware says or tells cnn that quote, my son is in a shootout with police. i wanted to get that in. >> tom fuentes is with us and kelly williams thank you so much. tom fuentes, when you hear that from this this mother who seems quite certain that this sin deed her son. we do not have confirmation of that what does that tell you about about, we knew there were three family violence cases against this suspect. if it is indeed him. what does that tell you when you've got the mother coming out and saying my son is in a shoot-out with police? >> just says that she's just overwrought with the whole situation and probabl

pat, after hearing the interview with boulware's father, jim boulware, what's your take away? >> i really feel for the father. you can see he's completely distraught. i have the problem with minimizing. we see this with families when somebody has a mental health problem. i do believe james boulware has a mental health problem. i read some of his writings. sounds delusional and psychotic to me. he has behaviors over a long period of time. he's not in control. and the family is trying to deal with him. but a lot of times these things get minimized. he probably really needed institutionalization if this was his history. i read one part about the judge being threatened. at some point, when you have a person in this situation, you don't know what he's willing to do. in this case, i think it's a little bit of suicide by cop along with rage. he's picking any target and going after it because he is paranoid and delusional and he needed mental health help. >> let's listen to more about this threat against the judge. >> when he had a court appearance and when we thought he could be in c

richard: boulware wasn't done. he used his massive van as a battering ram against police cruisers and let others in a chase across town. he stopped and a standoff began. by 40:30 -- by 4:30, a bomb robot spotted >> by bombs. >>>> our swat snipers shot at the front windshield of the van striking the suspect. richard: astonishingly, the gunman was the only cattle tape. boulware was reportedly enraged with police, blaming them when he lost his son. >> he said i lost everything i have i got nothing richard: boulware's van was an assault vehicle that once belonged to a sheriff department in south carolina. kellye: the national transportation safety board is telling metro to repair components protecting the electrified third rail. investigators found multiple instances where third rail protections were built incorrectly or were missing entirely. richard: at left plaza, safety and smoke or big concerns. >> i am a little bit pensive. richard: in january, toxic smoke filled the tunnel. dozens were sickened and if you know p

that name he gave us was james boulware. boulware. he is a white male, 5'10", 200 pounds. witnesses at police headquarters gave preliminary information that there might be more than one suspect. there might be up to four suspects. and of these suspects, they were shooting at police headquarters and at police officers from different locations. possibly elevated locations. but we have yet to confirm that witness information. dallas police headquarters and all seven of our police substations are secure. our explosives ordnance detonation unit is investigating four suspicious bags left in front of dallas police headquarters. as i was walking out to talk with you all, one of those bags have been confirmed by our bomb squad to have explosives in them, pipe bombs is what has been described to me by our explosives unit. we are in the process of evacuating residents of the south side on lamar complex located at 1409 south lamar street. i reiterate. no dallas officers have been injured. this is a preliminary investigation. this is an active investigation. meaning the police headquar

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jim boulware is his father. >> the story is she was choked. and she yelled for help.ll i do know also that she broke a laptop over his head and he ended up bloody. >> reporter: an arrest warrant stemming from that incident says he left the home that day armed with guns, body armour and ammunition and that he had made comments about shooting up schools and churches. the case was later dismissed. but boulware eventually lost custody of his son and grew more despondent. he reportedly even threatened judge kim cooks who signed the final order in his custody case. >> he was angry, yes. and he blamed the police for taking his son away from him. >> reporter: the only visible signs of the shooting that took place here at dallas police headquarters are the boarded up windows, jeff, boulware's father said he tried to talk his son out of doing anything irrational. he never dreamed he would do something like this. >> glor: vincente, thank you. heavy floods have killed at least a dozen people in the former soviet republic of georgia. the floodwaters also h

what could james boulware want?hat would the department or negotiators be willing to engage in to get this to end and bring it all to a safe ending here? >> well, one thing we have to be very careful of here, victor, is we don't want to be too speculative in all of this. and we also want to be aware of the fact, too, that as this continues to unfold, and even if they have lost contact with him, there's this possibility that reengaging that conversation with him telephonically is going to pick back up hopefully at some point. but i think it's just too many things that are happening right now that we cannot answer. and we want to be careful not to speculate too much of. in addition to that, as well, too, in your first question, a lot of behind-the-scenes work is going on. and dallas pd was straight-forward with sharing the information with you all as it continues to break. so i think if we give ourselves a little time this morning, the more information we receive i think we'll be better able to draw a little bit more

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again, they believe, though, it is james boulware.formation we could find, this may be -- actually another one of the reporters from "the dallas morning news" talked about earlier this morning, james boulware may be a man who was arrested back in 2013 for threatening to go on a shooting spree in schools and churches and that he was in jail at that time after that arrest on a possession of marijuana charges. police pursued him, though, on an assault warrant because he allegedly choked a family member with both hands. that is the information coming in on james boulware who has obviously had communications with police in the past. police are saying, and we are cleared to say he may be one of these -- he may be the suspect in this case because that is who he identified himself to be when police have been negotiating with him. what do you make of that, tom? >> i think it also adds to the question, then do we have a member of the white supremacist group or a militia group or a couple of his friend who just have a complainat or hatred of the

but boulware eventually lost custody of his son and grew more despondent. he reportedly even threatened judge kim cooks who signed the final order in his custody case. >> he was angry yes. and he blamed the police for taking his son away from him. >> reporter: the only visible signs of the shooting that took place here at dallas police headquarters are the boarded up windows jeff boulware's father said he tried to talk his son out of doing anything irrational. he never dreamed he would do something like this. >> glor: vincente, thank you. heavy floods have killed at least a dozen people in the former soviet republic of georgia. the floodwaters also helped potentially dangerous animals escape from a zoo including lions tigers wolves and bears. here's charlie d'agata. >> out of know where and in the dead of night powerful flash floods swept through the georgian capital tbilisi les rescue teams raced to find survivors. a raging torrent so strong it tossed cars and trucks on to their sides and each other. >> more than a dozen people have died and many more are

the suspect identified himself as james boulware a man with a long and violent criminal past.e injured in the attack. jonathan gilliam is joining me now live from new york. good to see you. he's a former navy s.e.a.l. and former fbi special agent. thanks for being with me here today. >> sure. >> what is the focus of the investigation now? >> well first off, they're going to -- this investigation goes in many different directions. it goes from the point of where it happened backwards. it goes from that point backwards to where the van came from to where he got his weapons, what type of explosives were actually used. he said c-4 but there's still residue inside that van and where the other pipe bomb went off enough to where they'll be able to tell what type of explosives were there. they'll go to his home. they'll look at his computer. basically what they're going to do is take every piece of this puzzle that they can grab and put together this picture of what actually happened what led this guy to it and how he did this whole thing because it was a very well thought out and wel

jim boulware told cnn he and his son were hanging out just hours before this. he knew that his son was angry about the custody battle, but he didn't think his son could do anything like this. >> he blamed them for taking his son. i tried to tell him the police didn't do it. the police were doing their jobs to taking the laws. they are just enforcing the laws. >> so obviously we're going to have more of that emotional interview later this morning. nick valencia is in dallas. nick what are people doing there this morning? >> reporter: good morning. nerves still shaken after saturday morning shooting, the front doors of dallas headquarters boarded up. no one was injured. the man who came here to do this was intent on taking lives. it was a brazen overnight attack on police, an ambush that included an armored vehicle, heavy gunfire and explosives. police radio transmission captured the emotion. >> it hit the glass. it did not penetrate. the suspect refeuused to give h name. >> reporter: at one point he used the armored van to smash into police squad cars, the front

the man has been identified as james boulware.ties in texas say he opened fire from an armored van and rammed a cop car before leading officers on a chase to a restaurant parking lot nearby. there, fearing that he may try to flee snipers shot and killed him inside the van. his father says when his son lost custody of his child boulware went into a downward spiral blaming police. >> every one of us has a breaking point. some is one point, some is another. we all have one. >> police found several bags at police headquarters, one carrying a pipebomb that exploded when a robot tried to move it. more explosives were found inside the van which caught fire as they were being detonated. no officers were hurt in the shooting. >>> according to a report britain made the move to take away some secret service agents or some of their secret agents outside of countries after some information was leaked by edward snowden. this is a coming out of great britain. the documents leaked by snowden showed they could help identify british and u.s. spies.

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police officers shot and killed boulware.s father said legal issues pushed him over the edge. >> i believe he more thought he could have hit the police station, make a stink out of it, make a statement and go off. and he got himself killed, i guess. >> according to his father, boulware blamed authorities for losing custody of his son. boulware has been in several heated arguments with family members and was arrested in 2013 on charges of choking his mother. >>> a gun accident telly went off in new york city at a wedding. four people were injured. the victims were all guests at the wedding which occurred in the luxurious walled dorf as store ya. waldorf astoria. >>> an elderly woman who got lost on the highway in northern washington state is home safe thanks to the help of a state trooper. >> if we can get you out of here. >> just don't tip it. >> i'm not going to tip it. >> he did not tip it. that is dashcalm video shows the trooper with the 80-year-old woman. she was out and about on her motorized scooter. she went out for c

that is what james boulware's father says about his son.lice and at the end of his rope. his final thing planting pipe bombs at the dallas police department climbing in an armored van and starting a deadly chain of events that would end with him and only him dead. we're following the story from dallas. sarah, you had an incredibly emotional interview with this suspected gunman's father today. what did he tell you? >> reporter: yeah, you know, first of all, we asked him if he recognized his son, if he recognized the van

james boulware was a violent man.stion now, should someone have known he would target police? with me now judge alex ferrare, the former florida 11th judicial circuit judge and host of "judge alex." welcome judge alex. >> thank you, carol. great to be here. >> thanks for being here. >> judge kim cook stripped boulware of his custody rights to his son. he threatened that judge. could he have been locked up for those threats? >> if you threaten a judge, yeah it's a federal offense. i'm not sure what his threat was. typically you won't get away with that in a courtroom. typically if you were to mouth off to a judge or threaten a judge, you'd be held in contempt on the spot. as far as volatile individuals, like i heard the judge say that you looked into his eyes in the courtroom and you saw the hatred. judges especially in family court, we see violent individuals, aggressive people who are furious. remember in every family court case there's generally a winner and a loser. sometimes there's two losers and they are less th

. >> reporter: killed 35-year-old james boulware from dallas. back at police headquarters, police found suspicious bags. one carrying pipe bombs that exploded when a robot tried to move it. then they used small explosives to make sure the van was not rigged as well. boulware's father said when his son lost custody of his child, he went into an emotional spiral and blamed police. >> every one of us has a breaking point. some it's one point, some it's another. but we all have one. >> reporter: his father said boulware bought the van last week and discovered more pipe bombs packed with screws and nails. dan schenn ayman, nbc news. >>> you have a new way to get down to the national mall. a new d.c. circulator bus route begins today. it will take you to one of 15 stops around the mall. you can get off the bus just steps away from the capitol, the smithsonian and the lincoln memorial. the cost to ride is just $1. ♪ >>> while the party continues in district today as the theme this year is flash back. today, you can head to the ladies tee or catch a con

we have him identified as james boulware.re the police are doing background checks trying to figure out more. what are they talking with him about? you have any idea what's going on in the police's minds as they are trying to figure out what's going on and why they may be having this shootout? >> yeah. they're talking with him, basically as long as he's talking and they are not shooting that's a good thing no matter what they are talking about. that will be the negotiator's position and the commander's position as well. i mean talking and nobody dying is a positive thing. as they talk they are going to try to find out why are you doing this who is with you, are you wounded, you know we want you to surrender. and the conversation continues on and on. so and try to convince him that the right thing to do is surrender. and during that conversation they will gain a lot and he'll probably tell them flat out what he is doing and why. they are not going to hide their reason or purpose at this point. after all that's gone on. so pict

sara. >> reporter: fred jim boulware james' father is in deep grief as is his mother. the two divorced years ago. but he did talk about his son and the anger that was inside of his son because of a custody battle over his son's son, his grandson. >> every one of us has a breaking point. every one of us. >> did your son hit his breaking point? >> he hit his breaking point. >> reporter: jim boulware is teetering on the edge himself, filled with grief after his son, james, attacked police and was killed for it. he says james was the man behind the attack on the dallas police headquarters. three hours before the attack he was sitting right here with his dad. >> he told me he loved me and he was going back to west texas. and i told him have a safe trip. >> reporter: but that is not what happened. before the sun came up james boulware was dead killed by a police sniper after threatening to blow police up for taking his child. he could have. his van was laden with explosives that police eventually detonated. >> he left from here. he mowed my yard yesterday, edged it. told me

. >> reporter: killed -- 35-year-old james boulware from dallas. back at police headquarters, police found suspicious bags. one carrying pipe bombs that exploded when a police robot tried to move it. then they used small explosives to make sure the van was not rigged as well. boulware's father says when his son lost custody of his child, he blamed police. >> every one of us has a breaking point. some is one point, some it's another. but we all have one. >> reporter: his father says boulware bought the van last week. police say they discovered more pipe bombs packed with screws and nails. dan schenamen, nbc news. >>> new this morning there's a new millionaire in northern virginia and it could be you. >> we know it's not us that's for sure. mother nature turning up the heat. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. >>> you're watching "news4 tod

had to say about the unconfirmed identity of james boulware. >> the suspect has told our negotiators that we took his child and we accused him of being a terrorist, and that he's going to blow us up. and then cut off negotiations. >> let's bring in former atf hostage negotiator and analyst jim cavanaugh. what is the most pressinging issue for these negotiators? >> right, well stop the shooting and the killing, attempted killing here. the guys in the van, one or more suspects in the van, dara with the rifles and they have to stop that. but it seems like they have that at a static position now. they disabled the vehicle, this described armored vehicle. and dallas p.d. s.w.a.t. has it surrounded and they are negotiating. this is all you know professional police operations dallas p.d. is one of the best in the world. all police operations are great s.w.a.t. team negotiators and they have it locked down there. and they are going to be able to deal with that static situation as long as it's only one or more you know actors in there, suspects in there as opposed to them holding anybody agai

this is the spot where 35-year-old boulware carried out his attack on police. he's a man with a troubled history. a history haunted by mental health issues. we spoke to his mother who spoke to us about the struggles her son was going through and past run ins with police and how that could have lead to what happened here on saturday morning. >> the charges were totally dropped in january of -- i believe it was january 7th or 8th of 2013 and so he got his guns back from the paris police department and that's when i began to be afraid. >> investigators are working toward figuring out whether or not those assault weapons were the ones used in saturday morning's attack. meanwhile, 14 dallas police officers have been put on administrative leave. that of course is standard operating procedures after being involved in an incident like this. many thankful to be alive. so many close calls literally bullets dodged by the officers. we took a look at the squad cars that was initially engaged by the suspect, two police officers inside. it is a miracle they got out. today a m

. >> the gunman identified himself as james boulware. >> he mowed my yard yesterday. >> his father spoke saturday afternoon. >> was he a perfect person? no. but we all have a breaking point, and they -- >> reporter: by more than police sent a bomb squad row about to approach the van detonating two pipe bombs found inside. the shrapnel made of screws and nails. the bomb squad finding several other suspicious bags around police headquarters. one even exploded as a robot tried to move it. >> authorities say boulware told officers he blames police for losing custody of his son. >> he said i've lost everything i have and i got nothing left. and they've taken my son. >> abc news dallas. >> a grass fire in vallejo flared up briefly after damaging a home today. it happened at 11:00 a.m. in the blue rock springs creek area. smoke got close to several homes. crews say the fire burned five acres and damaged to the home was contained to the roof. winds were blowing up to 15-miles-an-hour at the time. the cause of the fire is under investigation. we'll have a live report at 6:00. >>> new details now

boulware did not appear in court at that time. >> what can you tell me about him?ttle about this man who allegedly drove an armored vehicle outside the dallas police department in the middle of the night last night and started shooting with an automatic rifle, and then a shotgun, shooting indiscriminately at this health care. what do you know about this man? >> well what i know is when he had a court appearance and when we thought that he would be in court, the security was always heightened in the building. in my courtroom, i had extra security put in place. because he was always a threat to us. so we just didn't know what he would do or when he would do it. or you know what was going to happen. >> you have said there is a long history of mental illness. is that something you can confirm publicly? >> well that is part of the public record and that is also what his mother had stated. >> what can you tell -- >> but he wasn't mentally incompetent to stand trial. he's very intelligent, well-spoken man. he just tends to go in and out of snapping. >> what was he so upse

family members say james boulware blame police for losing custody of his son.acked it with explosives and planned to kill as many police officers as he could. we get more from cnn's sara sidner. >> reporter: john and christine, we are learning more about james boulware the man who shot up police headquarters and had his armored van blown up with explosives inside. he died at the hands of the dallas sniper. we spoke to his mother and father. they said he was extremely angry with police and also at his own family members. his mother in particular because of a custody battle. >> the charges were totally dropped in january 7th or 8th 2013. so he got his guns back from the paris police department and that's when i really began to be afraid. >> reporter: his father talked to us about the fact that james was actually at his house three hours before he carried out the attack on dallas police. he said that his son was very very angry. he knew that. he also said that his son told him he would be back a few days from now. that never happened. >> he left them here. he mowe

she was central to a child custody case involving a man named james boulware.warded custody of his son to the boy's grandmother because of the history of violence. the final order was set for this past monday but boulware did not appear in court that day which she found surprising. >> when he had a court appearance and when we thought that he would be in court, the security was always heightened in the building in my courtroom, i had extra security put in place. because he was always a threat to us. so we just didn't know what he would do or when he would do it or you know, what was going to happen. >> what was he so upset about? >> you know you really couldn't tell because he would walk into court and he would have this look on his face like you know when i would see him walk into court, my heart would literally drop because he would look at you as if he wanted to kill you and then he may be fine for one minute then next minute he's out, you know he's speaking in a rage and ranting about something that he's angry about. >> did you feel threatened already when

police say james boulware was behind that attack. snipers eventually took him out. four bags with pipe bombs were later found near headquarters. and boulware's father said when his son lost custody of his child, james went into an emotional spiral. >> every one of us has a breaking point. some at some point and some at another, but we all have one! >> no moment of truth for rachel dolezal postponed an naacp meeting for tonight. the reason? ongoing talks with the group's national leaders. she is president of the spokane chapter and was to address recent accusations that she has misled people and is actually white. dolezal's parents were behind a stunning revelation. they say their ancestry is czech, swedish, and german-american. >>> it's alive! the comet probe phoned home on saturday. it relayed information for 85 seconds, even tweeting out hello earth! can you hear me? it latched on to a comet back in november but then it went silent 60 hours into its mission when its solar-powered batteries died. >>> out in california, it is ghosts gone wild! this is video from law

. >> james boulware allegedly rammed a police car. a police sniper eventually killed him. a row of pipe bombs he set sent his armored van on fire. his mother said she recently talked him out of killing himself. >> james had problems so his son could talk reasoning into hymn even though the child is a child and not even a teenager yet. >> boulware apparently blamed the police for loses custody of his son. >>> fun real for the man killed by isis this week will be buried. his family said broomfield took up arms to face christians facing persecution. >>> a planned meeting is canceled this morning amid a race controversy. the group's president rachel dolezal is accused by her own parents as falsely portraying herself as black. the decision to cannes tl meeting upset some members of the chapter. >>> straight away golden state warriors. >>> and later passengers aboard a flight are forced to spent the night in cold barracks. well this summer, stay with choice hotels twice and get a $50 gift card you can use for just about anything. go you always have a choice. book now at choiceho

his said when his son lost custody of his child, boulware went into a downward spiral and blamed police >> every one of us has a breaking point. some is one point, some is another. we all have one. >> police found several bags at police headquarters, one carrying a pipebomb that exploded when a robot tried to move it. more explosives were found inside the van which caught fire as they were being detonated. no officers were hurt in the shooting. >>> five people are recovering from an accidental shooting during a wedding reception at new york's famed waldorf astoria hotel. someone was playing with the gun when it went off. a woman was grazed in the head. police arrested the man who handled the gun. investigators have still not located the weapon. >>> in philadelphia there is an attempt to better understand islam. we want to show you two of the 11 billboards now up in the city. the islamic circle of north america is hoping the messages encourage dialogue on the truth about islam and the prophet muhammad. the billboards invite people with questions to call a toll-free number or visit a webs

police have not confirmed hispo identity, jim boulware says his son james was the shooter. >> i thought oh, my god, what has he done? boulware told us that he recognized the van as his son's. >> reporter: there were two loud bombs as the bomb squad tried to set off explosives believed tos be in the van. b police say they found two more bags with pipe bombs inside. and one case, several bullets went through squad car, right where two officers had been sitting. b the police chief said it's a blessing that no one was hurt. >> axelrod: vicente, thank you. also in texas today, governor greg abbott signed two new bills into law. one allows texans to openly carry handguns virtually everywhere.he the other allows concealed handguns on public college campuses! now to the long awaited report on the tamir rice shooting in cleveland. t the sheriff's department in ohiotm conducted the investigation into co what happened when a clevelandpe police officer shot and killed the 12-year-old who was holding a toy gun.ng the report is what the prosecutor will largely use in deciding who to move forward with

boulware was arrested three years ago for family violence. when he lost custody of his teenage son, his father jim says james went into a deep emotional spiral. >> every one of us has a breaking point. some is one point, some is another. but we all have one >> reporter: his father said his son bought the van last week where tonight officials say they discovered two additional pipe bombs packed with screws and nails. >> reporter: despite all the bullets flying through the area and the potential tore deadly explosions no one was injured. the only casualty was the gunman himself. peter? >> all right, charles hadlock in dallas. charles, thanks. still no resolution in upstate new york. a full week for two convicted killers broke out of a maximum security prison. as the manhunt expanded we learned new details about their alleged accomplish and how authorities say she helped them escape. miguel almaguer is in for us tonight >> reporter: peter, we know there have been no confirmed sightings of the inmates. still this area a few miles away from the pr

the family of 35-year-old james boulware tells abc news he went on this rampage because he had a beef with cops -- blaming law enforcement after losing custody of his young son. >> we all have a breaking point and they pushed him passed it. >> reporter: just after midnight saturday, boulware drove an armored van to the police station and opened fire. investigators believe he bought the van, complete with gun slots, off ebay just a week ago. it once belonged to a sheriff's department in south carolina. in the end, he is the only one who died. shot by a sniper as he sat in his van. experts worry about an uptick in attacks against police across this county. >> law enforcement represents the symbol of government for many people and they also are an attainable target. >> reporter: shattered glass and plywood now greet visitors at the dallas police headquarters. the chief saying this department and others in this country really need to rethink security now in light of a real wake-up call this weekend. tom? >> ryan thank you. >>> seevere storms across the country this weekend. texas hit agai

they are just enforcing laws. >> james boulware had lost custody of his son to his mother. the boy's grandmother. the family fight preceded the custody battle. >> his mother and her half brother and james had a fight in her house. >> james boulware was arrested in paris, texas for multiteleassault charges on family members that were eventually dropped. >> he said dad, i lost my house. my tools, my son, i'm going through every dime i've got. i can't find a job because i have domestic violence on my record. he said i lost everything. then you have hopelessness. >> why didn't he get some help? >> where? where does a white male get help? >> and that seems to be the attitude his son took. his son accused of shooting up the police department and also possessing explosives and high powered weapons. i want to talk to you real quick about a conversation that our producer had with his mother who was very candid about her relationship with her son, saying that yes, it was a difficult one, but she is grieving as well in all of this. >> absolutely. sarah, thank you for the reporting. we

that is what james boulware's father says about his son. out of his mind with anger at the police and at the end of his rope. his final thing planting pipe bombs at the dallas police department climbing in an armored van and starting a deadly chain of events that would end with him and only him dead. we're following the story from dallas. sarah, you had an incredibly emotional interview with this suspected gunman's father today. what did he tell you? >> reporter: yeah, you know, first of all, we asked him if he recognized his son, if he recognized the van that we have all seen that police ended up exploding and then an explosion went off inside that van because there was indeed some kind of pipe bomb in the van. he said yes, that he recognized that that was his son and he recognized the van saying that his son had left texas, taken a bus to georgia and picked up the van, brought it home. and just a few hours before he went on the shooting spree, he was at his dad's house. he said he was angry about the police saying he blamed them for takin

. >> reporter: killed. 35-year-old james boulware from dallas. back at police headquarters police found suspicious bags. one carrying pipe bombs that exploded when a police robot tried to move it. then they used small explosives to make sure the van was not rigged as well. boulware's father says when he lost custody of his child, james went into an emotional spiral and blamed police. >> every one of us has a breaking point. some at one point, some at another. but we all have one. >> reporter: his father says boulware bought the van last week. police discovered more pipe bombs packed with screws and nails. nbc news. >>> the search for two killers who escaped from prison new york now entered its second week. nearly 800 officers are searching for richard matt and david sweat in communities near the clinton correctional facility in upstate new york. road blocks were set up among several main arteries today and the sound of helicopters had those who live there on edge. state police say they want the escapees to know their freedom will be brief. >> we

that's a credible concern that maybe james boulware if that is james boulware is deceased because hewas injured. >> that's the problem, victor. they don't know what his status is inside. they can't walk up and knock on the door because he may be alive and well and start shooting at them. and, as you mentioned, the possibility that he used explosives to rig booby-traps. so when they do open the vehicle doors, they could explode. the robot will give them the advantage there. he can shoot and can ill the robot but it won't be a dallas police officer. >> we have learned from the police department as well that evacuees were cleared out after the initial standoff there in front of the headquarters of the department. they have been allowed back into their homes across from the headquarters after a search for additional explosives. so this all clear situation as it relates to the building the headquarters is now expanding to a larger area. there seems to be now confinement to just that parking lot. or do you get a different reading? >> no i think that's exactly right. and i think the police

you were telling me about this man, james boulware. everyone wants to know why would he do this. you said he has a long history ever mental illness. can you detail that for us? what are we talking about here? >> you know based on what his mother is saying that he had a long history of mental illness from his teenaged years and through testimony, yes, he said he would hear voices and they would tell him different things but he wasn't mentally incompetent to stand trial. >> was it clear if he was prescribed medication and if so if he was taking it? >> i have no idea if he was prescribed medication. >> you have said that he made threats against you in the past. what did he say to you? >> well that was after the jury came back with their verdict, then he started making the threats via facebook via e-mail and via the phone. you know he would tell me i'm going to pay for this he's going to get me. that's of that nature. >> it must have been very scary for you. did you have any protection from the police? were you offered protection given that you were undergoing these threats from him?

jim bolch ware is make -- boulware is making no excuses.e said what sparked it was a custody battle. >> that is the hate that has gone on in this family as far back as i know. >> reporter: snipers shot bowl we are's son to death. -- boulware's son to death. >>> the parents of rachael doesall say she has pour trade herself as black for years. when she is white. >>> dozens of north carolina residence want answers after learning their well water is contaminated with heavy metals. the state warned people living near the allen steam station not to cook with the water. >> i think they need to step up to the plate and correct this problem, whether it means city water for some, filtration system for others, they need to do something. she need to own what they have created. >> reporter: duke energy insists coal ash did not cause the contamination. duke points out the waterfalls within federal drinking water standards. >>> a comet explorer sent back a signal to mission control this weekend after seven months of sails. now scientists will see how much

boulware was arrested three years ago for family violence.d several bags they suspected contained pipe bombs, one exploded when a robot tried to pick it up. fearing boulware may try to drive away again, a police sniper shot the engine disabling the vehicle. and later, after police say negotiations had failed they fired through the windshield killing him. boulware's father says his son had a history of mental illness and blamed police for losing custody of his son. >> every one of us has a breaking point. some at one point, some at another. but we all have one. >> reporter: jim boulware says his son bought the armored van last week planning to live in it. instead, it's where he died surrounded by more pipe bombs police believe he intended to use on them. charles hadlock, nbc news dallas. all right, charles hadlock in dallas. appreciate that report. >>> a lot more to come on the show, but first, if you've been wondering why we have had a flag on our desk all morning, well it is our way of celebrating june 14th, otherwise known as flag day the h

. >> reporter: family members identify him as james boulware. his father telling abc news, the 35-year-old blamed police after losing custody of his young son. >> was he a perfect son? no. none of us are. but, did he deserve to lose his son? no. >> reporter: boulware's rampage started at 12:30 saturday morning with that barrage of bullets outside police headquarters. then leading police on the chase before stopping at jack in the box restaurant less than 20 miles away. at 4:30 a.m. a bomb robot picking up a suspicious package at the police headquarters, it was filled with pipe bombs. a half-hour later, snipers firing through, killing the suspect. finally afternoon on saturday, that armored van gutted by a ball of flames. all while investigators try to figure out where he bought an armored vehicle. complete with gun ports. and whether it may have once belonged to a sheriff's department in south carolina. abc news also spoke to the gunman's mother, she, too, is relieved her son didn't kill any police officers. she calls her son's death, suicide by

police believe james boulware planted pipe bombs at the headquarters before shooting at officers two days ago. a police sniper killed him. today the medical examiner is perform an autopsy on boulware. 14 police officers who engaged with him are on leave. >>> and a deadly police involved shooting. take a look here, a man is charging at a louisville police officer with a flag. this is on saturday, that officer shot and killed the man. demonstrators in louisville said the officer should have tried a nonlethal way of stopping that man. >>> i'm meagan fitzgerald at the live desk. we're following a developing story in libya. there are conflicting reports on whether an al qaeda linked militant leader was killed in a u.s. air strike over the weekend. now the pentagon confirmed that usf-15 bomber launched an attack against belmokhtar yesterday. an islamist with ties to libya militants says that he was not killed. now the pentagon says belmokhtar is responsible for a series of attacks in algeria in 2013 that killed at least 38 people including three americans. back to you. >> meagan, thank you