john gonzales, abc 7 news.melanie: police are once again coming under attack, this time in baltimore. authorities say a man fired at them in the parking lot of an obama complex on the west side of the city, using -- in the parking lot of an apartment complex, using a rifle, and officers shot back, killing him. it is under investigation. did you see president obama talking about race and the police last night right here on abc 7? he hosted a town hall listening to concerns of and from police officials want to ensure officers' safety. president obama: if we cannot just acknowledge this is a matter of us a versus them, but it is a matter of all of us together as americans working to solve this problem. : some people at the town hall were family members of loved ones killed in police encounters. new at noon, the white house is expecting the government's budget deficit to reach $600 billion for the fiscal year. that is a $162 billion increase over the past year. a deficit increased during the obama administration ha

john gonzales has details. john: the center in southeast d.c. was closed all morning because police were picking up shell casings in the playground, in the basketball area behind the school. that is where a violent gun battle between the suspect and police took place. whopoke to residents witnessed the entire thing. again, this happen on sixth and alabama avenue. take a look at some we captured as five people were arrested, three of them women. they were handcuffed and placed into police cruisers. state-of-the-art technology alerted police that there was gunplay. commanderived and the said they started firing at the cop. no one was wounded. listen to how one witness what happened. >> at first i thought it was firecrackers or fireworks. then i figured out it was guns. firing from the bushes just below my building. this all happened below my windowsill. have the area blocked off, collecting clues, interviewing residents who live in this neighborhood, trying to figure out exactly why this group was firing guns early this morning. back to you. ju we

john gonzales has the details. ohn: three armed robberies tonight on the campus at the university of maryland, two of them outside of the queen anne's hall, this from one of the blue emergency police talks is where people call for help, for victims, three students at the university of maryland, the suspect targeted them because they were playinpokÉmon go on their phones. university of maryland police say the first incident occurred just after 9:00 last night over at tidings all and then an hour later, minutes apart, two more of these armed robberies here at queen anne's all, police believe the are connected, the suspect wearing all black clothing, including a black mask, the first incident here implied he had a weapon and during the other two robberies a handgun was seen. >> something like this would happen because of how popular the app is. >> my daughter plays with my husband, she is 21, he is way too old but they go out at night and go on hunts. i feel safer with that, they have the dog. and there is two of them.

john gonzales was there and has the story. john: it is a beautiful day for landscaping. the renewal and remembrance of that here on the hallowed grounds of arlington national cemetery well underway. take a look at the activity drive us as you walk or under the more than 600 acres in arlington. you will see these folks in the landscapers, veterans, families even with her children out here today volunteering their hard work and our time, and they are doing everything from cutting the grass very meticulously very close to the tombstones here. they are trimming trees, laying bricks, fixing the roads here. it is a busy day, but it is operated -- is all for a good cause. >> at the end of the day, it is all about service. whether you wear the uniform, we are in service to 330 million americans. today, we have 400 professional landscapers from 31 states, and we can provide a day of service to help beautify the grounds for brothers and sisters below these headstones. for t the more than 400,000 servicemembers laid the rest here. during the busiest time of the ever landscapers, th

attorney general alberto gonzales to break down fbi's investigation over hillary clinton's e-mails. ♪ johne has been a great deal of legal and political analysis concerning james comey and his organization's investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail practices. here to get his take, alberto gonzales, former u.s. attorney general under george bush. good to have you. james comey was your deputy when you were attorney general. give us a quick assessment of him as a lawyer, investigator, and his ethics and prudence. alberto: that is a lot there. i cannot speak to his investigative skills because as a deputy attorney general, that is not your job. your job is to make decisions relating to prosecution. but listen, i know jim is a hard worker and i honor his service. he has contributed most of his professional life in the service of this country. john: you do not have any sense that he has any kind of political motivation in terms of how he handles his business as a lawyer? alberto: no. but i think what is going on with respect to his press conference yesterday, and perhaps his judgment, i was r