abc's kenneth moton joins us live from dallas texas. kenneth, what have officials learned if anything more, about that gunman. >> reporter: well, good morning, gray. it a peers that according to investigators the snipper who took the lives of five dallas police officers and injured others here's had a deep racial hatred against white officers. police continue to look into his motives, while the protest against alleged police brutality are only getting bigger this morning more scenes of protest, black lives, coming face-to-face with blue lives. the demonstrations across the country moved into the night. thousands took to the streets to protest police killings of alton sterling in louisiana and castille in minute so the a in atlanta, they shut down major roadways. in phoenix police used pepper spray to control the crowd n rochester new york more than seven arrests including two tv news reporter. >> justin carter being arrested. >> reporter: officers across the country are on alert. after the shooting rock dallas, five officers killed while

abc's kenneth moton is there for us. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. there's a vigil in the city tonight. it's being called dallas strong and it's expected to be quite large. the community is trying to help the police department while police in other cities this morning, communities and protests. another night of demonstrations. and arrests after the recent police killings of black men. those rising racial tensions with a breaking point for micah johnson used his military training to shoot and kill five dallas police officers at a peaceful black lives matter protest. the fbi found bombmaking materials in his house, they believe he had plans for a bigger plot. david brown told cnn johnson taunted officers during a standoff before he was taken out by a robot with an explosive. >> laughing at us, singing asking how many did he get? >> as the city mourns a moment of unity, black lives matter came face-to-face with counterprotesters, no fights, just hugs. >> this how you take down a wall. st

the lets get you right now live to abc's kenneth moton in dallas with the the very latest. kenneth. >> reporter: good morning. investigators say it appears that the snipper who took the lives of five dallas police officers and injured others here had a deep racial hatred against white officers. police continue to look into his motives while protest as begins the police brutality are only getting bigger. this morning, more scenes of protests, black lives coming face-to-face with blue lives. yesterday demonstration as cross the country moved into the night. thousands took to the streets to protest police killings of alton sterling in louisiana and philano castille in minute so the a in atlanta they shut town major roadways n phoenix police used pepper spray to control the crowd. in rochester new york more than 70 arrests including two tv news reporters. >> justin carter being arrested. >> reporter: office's cross the country are on alert. after the bullets rocked dallas five overs killed while they watched over i black lives matter protest. gunman reservists micah johnson targ

reporting from dallas, kenneth moton for channel six "action news". >>> thank you, kenneth. activist took to the streets of the center city philadelphia this morning to protest what they say is an epidemic of black men being killed by police. about 150 protesters rallied at city hall, peaceful protest took to the streets, the demonstration was planned by, a group called, showing up for racial justice. and marchers wanted to show that a large number of white americans are trouble by the recent shootings of black men. >> we think this is a racist system that where the police are targeting people of color. we want to see the city give a comprehensive response to how they will address police brutality in this city. >> march tied up morning commute through center city. philadelphia police say this is democracy in action and demonstrating first amendment rights trumps traffic. >>> on the weather front it doesn't get much better then this for your monday a perfect summer day outside. sky six taking a live look at the new jersey shore in atlantic city. it is a marvelous monday. lots

kenneth moton, abc news, dallas. >>> good morning america has reports covering all angles of the story. gm a's coverage comes your way at 7:00 right here after "action news". >>> we are on the verge of the political conventions, republicans will gather in cleveland and then democrats will be right here in philadelphia but big news for g.o.p. may be coming out this week. presumptive g.o.p. nominee will campaign in the battle ground of virginia but campaign stop tomorrow that is now getting a lot of buzz when he will heat to indiana a long side mike pence. newtition to the trump's schedule and insiders are saying pence the is tops on the short list to be trump's running mate. pence has until friday to decide if he will seek reelection as governor. now donald trump has said he will pick a running mate before the convention. that is where we are right now. new jersey governor chris christie is also said to be on the short list. >>> and, some big news for democrats as well, tomorrow, likely democratic nominee hillary clinton holds a rally a long time rally bernie sanders. it will be held in

kenneth moton abc news washington. >> philadelphia mayor jim kenney is expected to finalize his cabinetay. the mayor will introduce a new commissioner for the city's department of human services. it is a particularly tough time for dhs. in may the state downgraded its license to operate citing several violations of state child welfare laws. >> it's 4:39 there's an urgent search right now for a serial shooter out west. authorities believe seven deaths in eight separate shootings in the last several months may be lynxd. >> a police officer explains why he bought a couple dinner after they refused to sit next to him at a restaurant. cagedavid. >> getting ready to jump the delaware bane the delaware river into salem county. more on that and more on that buildup of heat we're expecting over the next several days. >> ♪ it's the celebration of the year! blinds to go's annual storewide sale going on now! buy one, get one at half price. hundreds of styles and colors. every item through the store. buy one get one at half price. our biggest sale of the year is a blast! blinds to go. blinds for lif

. >> let's get a report from abc's kenneth moton live for us with details in d.c. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. president obama is preparing to have a national conversation about race and policing during a town hall tonight hosted by abc. the white house says the president is looking forward to this discussion after a violent week. this morning as the protests continue and racial tensions rise, four of the biggest names in the nba used the stage of the espy awards to make a powerful plea for change. >> we cannot ignore the realities of the current state of america. >> reporter: carmelo anthony, chris paul, dwyane wade and lebron james called for an end to all violence, the shootings in chicago, the police killings of black men, the attack on dallas police. >> the shoot to kill mentality has to stop, but also the retaliation has to stop. >> it's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, what are we doing to create change. >> reporter: that was the focus of a four-hour meeting at the white house wednesday. president obama spok

abc's kenneth moton has all of the details. >> reporter: good morning, gray and nydia. tense moments in dallas a city already on edge. police gave all clear after responding to a potential threat, here at the department, it all happened close to this memorial where so many people are coming to pay their respects to those fallen officers. >> black lives. >> matter. >> this morning a nation in turmoil. >> demonstrationness minnesota against alleged police brutality turned violent protesters clashed with police. officers in riot gear moved in with smoke bombs. the some were hit by roxanne firecrackers. police across the country work to keep peace after recent police killings of philano castille anal ton sterling, where hundreds gathered at pot he lease department. >> too many african-american males their lives are taken away from them and this has to stop. >> reporter: in dallas police surrounded their own headquarters after reports of the suspicious person in their garage. swat teams, and sharp shooters were on the scene, but a sweep, turned up nothing. this scare briefly

kenneth moton, abc7 news. leon: how cool is that? michelle: that is fascinating. it seen. >> we are the aliens on independence day, aliens on another planet. michelle: just like the movie. coming up ahead at 5:00 -- >> it kicks off in d.c. and how it is helping the cancer patients and the survivors coming up. >> later, trucial shooting technology and looking at the potential threat to the u.s. power grid that could leave us in the dark. steve: if you haven't enough for the fireworks we have more on the way. alexandria's birthday fireworks at 9:00. good deal of the clear skies and move through the late evening hours on the warm side. temperatures in the upper 70's to the lower 80's. the delmarva beaches upper 80's on friday. chance for pop-up showers and thundersto on sunday, we are talking about the temperatures in the middle 80's. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues leon: "7 on your side" with health matters. today the f.d.a. approved a device that could bring concerns for arteries. the first stent that dissolves inside a body. but there isn't proof that

kenneth moton, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. nice to see you. well from planets to starbucks -- sorry -- be prepared to shell out extra change for your next starbucks coffee, the chain will raise prices on select beverages next tuesday, they have not said how much increase will take place but a computer glitch caused it to go in early. >>> time now to talk sports. ducis rogers is here and phillies are home getting their bats ready. >> finally we can start feeling good about this team. 8 wins in their last 11 games. they are getting out of the slump, when they were the surprise of the national league. credit the hot bats, they average 6 runs per game, that is a 40% increase. last night they banged out 12 hits. winning is entirely different. >> winning is a habit. you learn to win games, we played good baseball over the last week or so. dating back to san francisco even though we lost two out of three, every game was a dog fight and we were in it and we built on it. >> every since the road trip we started to swing the bats well, don't ask me why,

abc's kenneth moton joins us live from dallas texas. mood like there in texas. >> reporter: well, this is definitely a sit any mourning, gray. i can tell you, that investigators released details on the gunman. he is a disturb man or was a disturb man who they say had a racial hatred for white police officers. now meanwhile protests are getting bigger against alleged police brutality. this morning, more scenes of protests, black lives, coming face-to-face with blue lives. day of demonstrations across the country moved into the night. thousands took to the streets to protest, the police killing of alton sterling in louisiana and philando castille in minute so the a they shut down major roadways. in phoenix police used pepper spray to control the crowd. in rochester new york more than 07 arrests including two, tv news reporter. >> justin carter being arrested. >> reporter: officers across the country are on alert. after the bullets from an attack in dallas, five officers were killed while they watched over a black lives matter protest. pol

abc's kenneth moton joins us live from dallas texas with the latest on these developments, kenneth, what are you learning. >> reporter: gray and nydia here in dallas pd i can tell you the focus is on the fallen officer. take a look, this memorial is growing by the hour but yes, today we are learning new details about the gun man as protests across the continue. demonstrationness minnesota against alleged police brutality turned violent as protesters clashed with police. officers in riot gear moved in with smoke bombs. police across the country worked to keep the peace after week of police killings, or of one in st. paul and one in baton rouge where protesters faced off with an army of police officers. >> too many african-american males their lives are being taken away from them, and this has to stop. >> reporter: in dallas police surrounded their own headquarters after reports of the suspicious person in their garage. swat teams and sharp shooters were on the scene but a sweep turned up nothing. this scare briefly took away from the incredible scene outside the department, two barely vis

we get the latest now from abc's kenneth moton. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. donald trump's vp short list is getting shorter but who will be the last man or woman standingy one person on the list admits it all feels like a reality show. donald trump's running mate. >> mike pence, i don't know whether he's going to be your governor or your vice president, who the hell knows. >> reporter: sources tell abc news the could appear with his number two as early as friday. >> it's a little bit like "the apprentice" you find out sooner or later who the last one standing is. >> reporter: newt gingrich peered on fox news but the network suspended him as a contributor over the speculation he's on trump's short list. another auditioning, mike pence who got his shot on the rally stage last night. >> donald trump gets it. >> reporter: pence seems ready to take on hillary clinton. who finally got the endorsement she's been waiting for. >> i have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why i am endorsing

reporting live here from dallas kenneth moton for channel six "action news". gray. >> kenneth, thanks for the update. investigators are learning more about the killer micah johnson. they say he practiced military style drills, in his yard, and trained in a private school in a dallas suburb about two years ago that teaches special tactics including shooting on the move. johnson was a private first class in the army. he was a specialty in carpetry and masonry. he to one tour in afghanistan from november 2013 to july 2014. >>> here in philadelphia, the recent police involved shootings across the u.s. has prompted protesters to be vocal with their criticism of local police. but there were also demonstrators who voiced their support for the local law enforcement officers. "action news" report earth janet reyes talked to both side. >> they came equipped with signs, and with anger and word, for police officers. >> these people in the 24th, 25th district are some of the most destructive. >> reporter: they stood clear. >> our communities are oppressed. the latin o commu

. >> abc's kenneth moton is in dallas with more on the president's comment and that new scare for dallas police, kenneth. >> good morning, nydia and gray. in dallas tense moments in the city already on edge. police gave all clear after responding to a potential threat here at the department. it all happened feet away from where so many are coming to pay their respects to the fallen officers. >> black lives. >> matter. >> reporter: this morning a nation in tur molly... demonstrationness minnesota against alleged police brutality turned violent as protesters clashed with police. officers in riot gear moved in with smoke bombs. some were injured by roxanne firecrackers. police across the country worked to keep the peace after the recent police killings of philano castille anal ton sterling, were killed by police officers. >> too many african-american males, their lives are being taken away from them and this has to stop. >> reporter: in dallas police surrounded their own headquarters after a reports of the suspicious person in their garage. swat teams and sharp shooters were on the scene bu

abc's kenneth moton has the latest on the campaign trail. trump 3-7 newt 15-20 pence 34-36 sanders 44-52 hillary 59-103 moton 119-end right now answers. the parents of dnc staffer seth rich speaking out after their son was gunned down just steps from his home in north west. d-c police are still searching for the person responsible for pulling the trigger in bloomingdale. investigators believe he could have been the victim of an attempted robbery. meanwhile we are learning more about the 27-year-old who's last facebook post focused on the recent turmoil in the country. his parents say he just wanted to make a difference. tonight at 7, a vigil will be held for rich at the intersection of streets in the bloomingdale neighborhood. dating website ashley madison' is ditching its slogan "life is short, have an affair", so you can now, "find your moment". the new slogan is part of an effort to rebrand the site after a security breach last year exposed the data of millions of members. the site's logo which alludes to extramarital affairs is also bein

let's get more from kenneth moton. fear.ic and cheers for celebrations turned into terror as thound french resort town filled with tourists. a semi truck plowed to this than 80promenade, more dead, including american sean copeland and his 11-year-old son, from texas. dozens of others were injured. >> i mean, i just grabbed my fiancÉe and we started running. >> the truck left a trail of bodies for over a mile. witnesses say the driver was shooting out of the window. this witness saw it all. down this bolting road. it was just taking out people left, right, and center. was killedk driver after exchanging and fire with police, the vehicle loaded with grenades and other weapons. addressed president his nation, saying the tragedy has all the elements of a terrorist we have to do everything in our power to fight this terrorist plague. in november, 130 people were killed by isis gunman and suicide bombers in paris. the state of emergency has been extended three more months in this nation on edge. president obama released a st