reporting live from washington, lana zak, channel6 "action news." you, monica and rick. >> lana, thank you for that report. >>> as lana mentioned new jersey governor chris christie stumped for donald trump in virginia today. governor christie is considered to be on the short list for the vice presidential slot. indiana governor mike pence is also considered to be a top choice for vp. he'll join donald trump on the campaign trail tomorrow. >>> and trump is not getting the pat on the back he was hoping for from his alma mater. the wharton school of business at the university of pennsylvania. more than 2,000 students signed a document called you do not represent us an open letter to donald trump. in part, it said this "we proud students alumni and faculty of wharton are outraged that an affiliation with our school is being used to legitimize prejudice and intolerance. we do express our unequivocal stance against the xenophobe ya' racism sex is. >> reporter: and other forms of bigotry that have actively implicitly endorsed in your campaign ." >> bernie s

lana zak is in washington with the latest. in many places, these protests show no sign of letting up as americans across the country are grappling with very real issues. in philadelphia today, protesters are on their fifth day. the crowd chanting, holding signs. around the country, americans struggling with the shootings of whose death was live streamed. >> i do people would choose sides, and they would not see me as people telling the truth. lana: retaliatory deaths of five officers in dallas. >> devastated by the officers being killed and worried that that narrative around blackmail male violence.ck they are looking for answers and trying to move the country forward. lana: protesters in los angeles closing down the 405. more than 5000 in cincinnati. in baton rouge, more than 160 arrested. in minnesota, 21 officers hurt. in knoxville, tennessee, police director with the protesters. coming together as a nation will be part of president obama's remarks when he travels to dallas tomorrow. he will be joined by former president ge

reporting outside of the president's town hall, lana zak, abc news. jummy: two can watch the town hall tonight at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. the mother police say kidnapped her six-week-old child yesterday was in court this morning. and amber alert was issued after she and the infant when missing. they will be that she will be back in court tomorrow to decide if she'll be extradited to fairfax. the uncle of a nine-year-old who was beaten to death after missing a piece of birthday cake will be used -- will learn it his testimony will be used against him. handcuffedice he garcia to a chair as punishment, leaving him alone with the mother's boyfriend, robert wilson, who beat the child. he says he should have been read his miranda rights before being questioned. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is trying to bring national media attention to her push to make the ca state. she is in new york for appearances on msnbc and cnn. the administration has been working to craft a new constitution for the so-called state of new columbia. if that is approved, the district

reporting from washington, lana zak, channel6 "action news." >> and here in our area people with ties to france are reeling from yet another attack on a country they love. >> and that includes one group that holds a bastille day celebration each year on fairmount avenue. jeanette reyes continues our team coverage today outside eastern state penitentiary. jeanette. >> brian and sharrie, for the third time in less than 20 months france is hit with another terrorist attack but here at the eastern state penitentiary they tell me their celebrations this weekended this time in memory of these victims. day nice france wakes uo disturbing new reality. its famed promenade along the mediterranean now also known for this sce r attack. news of the horror spread quickly throughout the local french community. >> someone came to me and said did you hear what happened and i said no and so we heard. >> reporter: over 100 others were celebrating bastille day in rittenhouse square when phones started going off. >> we had 150 french people here just eating, drinking, having a good time gathering which is