garland nixon thank you. >> what happened in dallas was clear cut. justify rampage against the police. and how the media covered matters of race and law enforcement and responding to last night's massacre. >>> we had an adequate amount of officers at the scene. and we were blocking traffic and doing all the things to protect people's rights to protest and their free speech. we are not going to let a coward who would ambush police officers change our democracy. we're not going to do it. our city, our country, is better than that. >> the dallas police chief this morning with heroic words at an unspeakably difficult time, defending free speech is just one part of the narrative surrounding this tragic story. howard kurtz is a fox news media analyst and he joins us now with his take on how the media is covering this so far. it's early into this, howie, but what do you think? >> there have been some polarizing exceptions. the "new york post"'s cover says "civil war," some are tweeting, "punks, america is coming after you." by and large i think the media co

let's go to the washington examiner, conservative leader matt schlatter and progressive radio host garland nixon. donald trump covered a range of topics and in a one hour press conference, what stood out to you? >> he is offering a direct counter to what bill clinton said that everything is great in america, the country is headed in the right direction, papering over the fact the majority of americans say they think the country is on the wrong track. it is crucial for hillary clinton to maintain the illusion that americans think everything is okay because she is running as obama's third term. to admit the country is on the wrong track would be to admit the rationale behind her candidacy is flawed. trump was offering a counter by pointing out there are problems in the country and bill clinton papered over a lot of bumps in the road in clinton's public life. charles: last night the thing is progressives and, i will ask in a moment, and a or b plus, the big question was how much would he touch on the more public embarrassments with his wife and how would he try to focus on the humanization of hilla