marci gonzalez counts down to cleveland. marci: celebratory homecoming for indiana governor mike pence. >> today in new york city, i accepted donald trump's invitation to run and serve as vice president of the united states of america. marci: pence by donald trump side earlier as he announced his running mate, insisting he never wavered in his decision. penceiana governor mike was my first choice. one ofthink you look at the big reasons why i chose mike , and one of the reasons his honest. as 50,000ajor focus people travel to cleveland for the republican national convention. >> once and for all, the possibility there could be an anti-trump rebellion at the convention. the conventionof hall, peaceful protests already blocking streets. demonstrators promising a much larger showing when the convention begins. >> we expect thousands of people from around the country to be coming here to express their anger. marci: the police say they are prepared with barricades and fences and thousands of officers, many from out of state, ready

marci: officers risking their lives to save others. this video showing one final act of bravery, taking on one of the shooters before he is killed. among the victims, 43 rural transit officer rich thompson, who got married -- 43-year-old transit officer brent thompson, who got married two weeks ago. >> we are heartbroken. there are no words to describe the atrocities that occurred to our city. all i know is that this must stop. marci: after a standoff, police killed in one of the gunmen, micah johnson. one of the suspects telling police he left bombs all over the area. investigators say they found nothing so far, but much of downtown is still blocked off as they search. marci gonzalez, abc news, dallas. it is prompting changes at police department around the nation. suzanne kennedy spoke with the d.c. police chief and joins us now from the officers memorial with more. suzanne: good afternoon, jummy. people are leaving flowers and notes, signifying that they are with dallas. this is just a heartbreaking day for law enforcement across th

right now we want to check in with marci gonzalez in cleveland. marci: michelle, good evening. in a few hours the seats will be filled and ivanka trump will be on the stage introducing her father after bumps along the way this week. they are hoping to end the convention with a powerful kickoff to the general election. >> this is perfect. marci: donald trump rehearsed and ready for his big night, ready to accept the g.o.p. nomination and give the most anticipated speech of the convention. >> i'm talking about trade and law and order. i'm going to talk about borders and many different things. marci: today, so many are still former rival ted cruz. >> stand and speak and vote your conscience. marci: endinglag night's speech -- ending last night's speech without endorsing trump met by booing on the convention floor. despite his earlier pledge to support the party's nominee, cruz unapologetic this morning telling the texas delegation there is lingering resentment from the campaign trail. >> i will tell you the day the pledge was abdoe gaited was -- abdoegated. it's the day it became

marcy gonzalez joins us live. >> reporter: good morning. there was a mix of speakers includ stars, and they made no mention of another controversy that happened here on the floor earlier. instead they focussed on praising donald trump and ma bushing his presumptive nominee opponent. the night's theme, make america safe again. but as much as the message on the first night of the republican national convention was about national security and recent violence. >> i would like to make something very clear. blue lives matter in america. >> reporter: the focus also stayed sharply on hillary clinton. >> a woman who feels she's entitled to the presidency. >> reporter: and the 2012 attack in benghazi. clinton speaking in cincinnati. >> i a >> reporter: while in cleveland donald trump took to the convention stage. >> my wife, an amazing mother, an incredible woman, melania trump. >> reporter: introducing the night's headliner, his wife, melania. >> he's tough when he has to be, but he's also kind and fair and caring. >> reporter: attempting to show a

back to you. >> marcy, the beautiful and wonderful, always marcy gonzalez joining us from. >> you're back pedaling. >> i'm digging. marcy, thank you, and later on, judge for yourself. melania trump and michelle obama's speeches. >> in germany, a 17-year-old refugee attacked train passengers with an ax and knife. he injured four of them, police shot and killed him. more than a dozen other passengers were wounded. were treated for shock. in france emotions ran high as mourners brought momentos where 48 people were killed in a terror attack. people piled trash and left angry notes, some even spit on the ground as other applauded. >> new tensions this morning on the korean peninsula after there were three ballistic missiles launched. the launch was apparently in response to south korea's agreement with the u.s. over a missile defense system. >> and one of the officers killed in baton rouge is being singled out for his actions in trying to save another officer. he was trying to pull an officer to safety when he was killed. police say the surveillance photos show the gunman intentionally t

marci? marci: yeah, good evening. outside of police headquarters, the crowd is gathering, leaving flowers, cards, handwritten notes on the squad cars. moving images capturing the sadness shared by so many. mourning those five brave officers killed in the chaos unleashed in dallas thursday night. >> my son died because of this. for whatever reason, there was no reason, because it had nothing to do with him. marci: referring to the killer, micah johnson, who killing of blackman by the police, and he said up to specifically murder what police officer. obama: the man who carried these attacks out is no more representative of african-americans than the shooter in charleston was representative of white americans. marci: president obama addressing the horror in dallas and the police involved newtings in minnesota and orleans, inspiring protests across the country. quiet gestures of unity and gratitude. you just saw all of those people lined up, hugging police officers. of the seven officers injured, we learned at least two a

marcy gonzalez is in cleveland with more highlights. marcy, good morning. who would you say got the biggest reception last night? >> reporter: you know, i'll say that both of donald trump's children got warm welcomes from the crowd, but governor chris christie really got the crowd riled up as he bashed hillary clinton. the crowd started cheering and chanting lock her up. those were some of the louder more excitable moments. overall, there really wasn't a ton of energy overall. our team on the ground here on the floor of the convention said that during paul ryan's speech they looked around and it seemed like more people were looking at their phones than looking up at him. when mitch mcconnell was called up, he was met by some boos. >> and marcy, security is obviously a big concern in cleveland. how do protesters keep making it >> reporter: yeah. i think they're probably being very discreet with bringing in their signs. they're making it in. there were a few protesters here last night. they were escorted that night. they weren't that much of a disruption. as

marci gonzalez has the latest. marci, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ht of the convention, and a big night for the gop nominee. donald trump making it official. >> i humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states. >> reporter: on the last night of the republican national convention, the new gop nominee wasting no time, already looking beyond the general election. >> the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon, and i mean very soon, come to an end. beginning on january 20th of 2017, safety will be restored. >> reporter: after four days of drama and controversy in this room -- >> you work hard for what you want in life. >> reporter: trump captivating the crowd of delegates as he touched on terrorism, the economy, and, of course, hillary clinton. >> in 2009, pre-hillary, isis was not even on the map. >> reporter: from the politics to the more personal side, trump introduced by his daughter, ivanka. >> when my father says that he will make america great again, he will deliver. >> reporter: now, 13 mo

marci gonzalez?hi, well, donald trump and the running mate are now together in cleveland where tonight mike pence will take the stage to formally accept his v.p. nomination. trump and pence holding a rally together for the first time since becoming the official g.o.p. nominees. >> let's hear it for the next president of the united states of america donald trump. marci: but the focus is still on the speech given by melania trump on the opening night. staff writer is apologizing for the similarity to michelle obama's speech. >> you work hard for >> your word is your bond. you do what you say. marci: she wrote it was her mistake saying mrs. trump read her passages from mrs. obama speech as example of the messages she wanted to share. i wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. she said she offered her reanalysis neigh but it was -- resignation but it was rejected. two of trump's most attacked rivals, though he dubbed "lying ted" and "li

marci gonzalez, abc news, cleveland. alison: thank you. as we mentioned security is very tight for this big event. even more so after the recent tragedies in the country and all over the world. abc7's chief correspondent scott thuman continues with that part of the story. scott: "make america safe again." not great again, but safe again. that is the theme of the republican national convention and it's as timely as it could be from the recent ambushes on the police officers, terror attacks overseas. few topics drive the election as much as this. between the miles of barricades thousands of men and women in blue there is no dismissing the mountain of worry. what is your level of security about the convention? >> it's high. >> they were not peacefully protesting. scott: the antipolice sentiment seems to be growing and the police union leader. >> the president shouldn't walking a fine line. he should denounce black lives matter and the false narrative out there. it validates the false narrative out there and causes the incint president obama:

marci gonzalez as explains, -- as marci gonzalez explains, he kept it short.ld trump disputed claims he is second-guessing his decision. >> i found the leader who will help us deliver a safe society and prosperous, really prosperous society for all americans. pence isovernor mike my first choice. marci: a choice they believe all unify the republican party. >> let's come together come as a party and as a people and a movement, to make america great again. donald trump is a good man and he will make a great president of the united states of america. both blasting hillary clin closing in on making her own vice presidential decision. the presumptive democratic nominee reportedly meeting saturday with elizabeth warren, julian castro, and colorado governor john hagan bloomer. the mostalling pence extreme vp pick in a generation. indianaaveling home to for a welcome home rally and preparing for the rnc which begins monday. in cleveland, flyers are being handed out for protests. the police say they are ready with barricades and fences and thousands of officers on duty

abc's marcy gonzalez has the latest from cleveland. marcy, did it seem like a big deal there?t did. the crowd was in an uproar over ted cruz. but i tell you, trump's running mate got a much warmer reception. the man the gop hopes will help unify the party behind donald trump taking center stage. >> we have but one choice, and that man is ready. this team is ready. our party is ready. >> reporter: indiana governor mike pence accepting the vice presidential nomination. night three of the republican national convention, revving up with two of trump's most attacked former rivals. marco rubio -- >> after a long and spirited primary, the time for fighting each other is over. >> reporter: -- and ted cruz addressing the party. >> i want to congratulate donald trump on winning the nomination last night. >> reporter: but still not endorsing trump. booed by the crowd just as trump walked into the vip box to watch his son eric speak. >> dad, you've once again taught us by example. you are my hero. you are my best friend. you are the next president of the united states. >> reporter: trump,

marci: the dallas police chief saying though micah johnson claimed he wanted to murder what officers after recent cases of the police killing black men, it appears that he started to prepare for an attack much earlier. deaths ineve the minnesota and louisiana just sparked his delusion, to fast-track his plans. >> he had a journal of combat tactics. neighbors say that he was practicing maneuvers in his , tactics that he espoused in his journal would be deployed in killing people thursday evening. twoi: they described seeing officers as they were shot. run.e said, he has a gun, marci: she was shot in the leg and says officers saved her life. >> covered me. they had no regard for the road life. they stayed there and surround my son and i. marci: president obama will speak about the heroism and the loss when he travels here tuesday for the memorial service. tonight, protesters continued to make their voices known here and across the country. they are hoping to make a difference. ashley coleman's live outside of the white house, where a group gathered waiting on the president. it appeared

marci gonzalez, abc 7 news. urmberly: abc 7 is yo headquarters for the conventions.scott thuman is heading to cleveland for the rnc. his reports begin monday at 4 p.m. some call it sexually suggestive, others said the initials in the logo were like toilet paper. the logo less than 24 hours after its unveiling. the new logo spells out each candidate's last name. the campaign did not say if the reaction on social media led to the change. road fors in in the countries. users reported problems logging on. hackers claimed to have crashed servers. the same hackers are threatening another service attack. nintendo says it is working on a fix. i mean, i guess it is a game for hackers. kimberly: nobody is allowed to have any fun. josh: i'm almost tempted to download it. have not done it yet. kimberly: really? josh: just to see what it is about. kimberly: i did with angry -- what was it? flappy bird. horrid game. the weather is not that great either. josh: tomorrow you will not get rained on if you are trying to capture pikachu or something like that. we did have steamy weather

marci gonzalez has the new developments from dallas. gun, run.has a emotional glimpse into thursday night ambush in dallas for one of the survivors. >> i -- the officer got shut. -- got shot. downtown when she was shot in the leg. saying officer saved their lives. >> that officer jumped on top of me and covered me. they had no regard for their own lives. they stayed there with us, they surrounded my sons. she was treated, at least three of the seven police officers injured are recovering at home. their colleagues still collecting evidence at the scene as investigators reveal new findings about the sniper. the police chief saying on cnn, though micah johnson claimed he wanted to murder white police officers, after recent cases of police killing black men, he started planning the attack earlier. >> we believe the deaths in minnesota and the deaths in the louisiana just sparked his dilution -- his delusion. marci: the chief saying he left behind a journal the letters r and d in his bl ood. >> we are trying to figure out through looking at

the consequences of his actions were catastrophic marci:. we are told hinkley could be released as soon as next month. erika: the government is reconsidering its ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual are banned from giving blood in an effort to reduce the spread of hiv but the fda wants to hear from the public. it wants people to submit ideas on other possible blood donor policies. antoinette: if you are like many people use it all day at work. some new research shows even one hour of exercise can improve health. scientists combed over data from over one million people and found it takes 60 to 75 minutes of moderate intensity exercise to they add not exercising and sitting all day is just as dangerous is being obese or smoking. it's a good thing we are all standing up right now. erika: i do not think this counts as moderate exercise now. cindy: exactly. sure. very hot out there right now. antoinette: this is the final came through. unusual to have a tornado in revere but it was the morning. 9:32 it touchdown. it traveled two miles. mu

back to you. >> marci, the beautiful and wonderful, always, marci gonzalez joining us from. >> you'reeches. was it plagiarism? we'll have that this half hour. >>> over in germany, a 17-year-old refugee attacked train passengers with a ax and knife. those were visitors from hong kong, four of them. police shot and killed him. more than a dozen other passengers were treated for shock. some said he shouted "god is great" during the attack. >>> and in france, emotions ran high as mourners removed flowers in nice where 48 people were killed in a terror attack. people piled trash and left angry notes, some even spit on the ground as other applauded. >>> new tensions this morning on the korean peninsula after north korea launched three ballistic missiles off its coast. the launch was apparently in response to south korea's agreement with the u.s. over a missile defense system. >>> and one of the officers killed in baton rouge is being singled out for his actions in trying to save another officer. 45-year-old brad garafalo was trying to pull an officer to safety when he was killed. the photos

marcy gonzalez son the ground in cleveland. >> reporter: making it official, donald trump naming indiana government mike pence as his running mate. >> i found a leader who will help us deliver a safe society and really prosperous society for all americans, indiana governor mike pence is my first choice. >> reporter: a choice he and pence believe will unify the republican party. >> let's come together as a party and a people and a movement to make america great again. donald trump is a good man and he will make a great president of the united states of america. >> reporter: both blasting hillary clinton, who is reportedly closing in on making her own vice presidential decision, reportedly meeting friday with senator elizabeth warren, julian castro and john hi hick hickinlooper. and here in cleveland flyers are being handed out for protests and police say they are ready with barricades and fences now up and thousands of officers on duty. marcy gonzalez, abc news, cleveland. >> coming up next on abc 7 news at 9:00, why today's worldwide debut of pokemon didn't go as planned. >> and coming u

marci: johnson claimed he left bombs downtown. they have found nothing but the streets are shut down as they search. live in gonzalez, abc7 news. back to you. jonathan: they have identified the gunman in the case. what do we know about this guy? is he the lone gunman? there are no other gunmen that were involved? marci: you know, police haven't given us the specifics. we know there are other suspects who are in custody. but as far as what their role was in that is all of this, police have not clarified that yet. but we are learning that this suspect that they have identified, 25-year-old micah johnson was an army reservist up until last year. he served for six years. we are told he did two tours of duty in afghanistan. though it's unclear if he ever saw combat. jonathan: marci gonzalez in dallas. thank you. alison: we know dallas was just one american citizen that had protests last night over the recent police-involved shootings. across the country, demonstrations stayed peaceful. michelle: from coast to coast, huge numbers callin

marci gonzalez has the latest from cleveland. marci, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> we watched it on tv. you could kind of get a sense of the energy. i was following your twitter. i noticed you were there in the arena itself. how did it play? >> reporter: yeah. i think the energy matched what you saw on tv. people in the crowd here who were energized and enthusiastic. another chant was yes, you will, when he made promises of what he'll do as president. he got really big reactions when he talked about police and the military and creating jobs. all very big reactions, and there was a quote. he said that he was going to make america bigger, better, and stronger than ever before, and he got a standing ovation at that point. >> and marci, we saw him get interrupted by a protester today. what was the scene like in terms of protests in general in the final day of convention. >> reporter: we'll talk about the protests outside. that was a very big concern. that's something police have been preparing for for more than a year,

in dallas, marci gonzalez, abc 7 news. dan and ama, back to you. >> all right, marci, thank you. >>> tonight blue lights in downtown dallas pay tribute to the fallen police officers. the omni hotel is lit up with the words one dallas. >> and in new york city a patriotic tribute in red, white and blue. that's one world trade center tower. its spire was lit up tonight in the colors of the american flag and a call for national unity. >>> mtv and b.e.t. hosted a town hall tonight on violence around the country. >> they brought together young people to talk about their concerns. a big topic was distrust of law enforcement. >> music artists, a retired new york detective and attorney general loretta lynch weighed in. >> we have pushed this conversation forward. the rest of america is acknowledging what this community has known for years. >> the program aired tonight on all mtv networks and online. >> our coverage of the shootings in dallas as well as the impact of protest here is in the bay area continues at abc7news.com and on t

marci gonzalez reports they are new questions surrounding the decision from prosecutors and a asking, if not this man, then who killed chandra leavy? prosecutors now dropping charges against ingmar guandique, accused of murdering the intern in 2001. >> i just asked that they have the right person. marci: guandique, an undocumented immigrant from el salvador was convicted based on a jail confession. prosecutors's admitted they questions about their main witness. now prosecutors say that the charges should have been dropped due to recent developments. >> it sounds like now these u.s. attorneys have lost even more faith in the same witness with their key witness in the case. marci: before the case, guandique's lawyers raising questions into her former have led to her death. her lawyer issued a statement overnight saying -- it is important to note, prosecutors never named condit as a suspect and are not saying that he is down. erika: the pope making an historic visit to the auschwitz concentration camp today. pe entering the camp earlier this morning, slowly walking under the notorious ga

i feel like we deal with this almost every year. >> we'll with b be checking in with marcy throughout the morning. >> a governor of ohio, john kasich, staying away from the rnc, but yesterday he came pretty close. >> kasich held a reception at the rock and roll hall of fame a mile away from the convention. he thanked nearly 2,000 ohio republicans for their support, and he said he left the race because he felt if he had gone forward, he would have had to tell people things he doesn't believe are true. >> concerning words from another top republican who shi from donald trump, george w. bush reportedly told former aids he's worried he could be the last republican president. according to politico he made the comment this past april. that's when the primary was down to trump and cruz. and some convention speakers are on thing not to mention trump by name, suggesting they may be lukewarm about his candidacy. >> but virtually everyone is on the same page when it comes to blasting hillary clinton. let's get more now from rick kline. good morning. >> reporter: a trump family affair, night to o

marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> we are all about eliminating the stress. marcy thank you. >>> today we are learning more about the possible error affecting hundreds of dui cases in philadelphia. private defense attorney joseph kelly found that the breathalizer machines were using an expired solution. kelly estimates between 500 and 1,000 could be affected by improperly calculated machines. but they say the results should be barred from court and the d.a. asked them to review cases involving breath tests from january 17th to june 29th and in the meantime the breathalyzers are fixed and returned total service. >>> an urgent situation off the coast of new jersey, why a medical helicopter responded to a cruise ship. >> and rescued in las vegas, the desert storm that took people by surprise. >>> we are tracking storms off to our north and west and they make their way eastward through the afternoon and evening hours, big risk of finding severe weather later on today. details coming up. >>> we'll have those stories and much more when "action news" comes right bac

marci: no, not at all. with more members of trump's family scheduled to speak here tonight we are told the g.o.p. is now reviewing their speeches, trying to avoid a repeat of last night. melania trump's keynote speech on opening night of the republican national convention quickly going from celebrated to controversial. with two parts of the speech standing nearly identical to first lady michelle obama's words at the 2008 convention. >> you work hard for what you want in life. >> that you work hard for what you want in life. >> that your word is your bond, that you do what you say you are going to do. >> that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise. manager denying the accusation of plagiarism saying they are small parts of longer speeches. >> to say she lifted words from anybody is absurd. marci: but trump's former campaign manager saying there could be consequences. there is no comment on the controversy as the delegates vote to officially nominate him as the republican preside

marci: the republican ticket now set. donald trump tweeting, "i am pleased to announce that i have chosen governor mike pence as my vice presidential running mate." party leaders praising the choice. >> his experience, i think he shores up a conservative base that is important. i think that he is a complementary to donald trump. as far as personality. marci: with hillary clinton campaigning with a vice presidential contender, virginia senator tim kaine, the presumptive democratic nominee is blasting trump's running mate calling pence the most extreme v.p. pick in a generation and tweeting this video. >> i long for the day that roe v. wade is sent to history. marci: with trump's formal announcement set for saturday morning, in cleveland the world committee is in meeting to work out guidelines ahead of next week's national convention. anti-trump members are trying to keep trump from becoming the nominee. they are not expected to be successful when they make the last attempt on monday. that is when the convention opens here.

good morning, marcy. >> reporter: good morning.t controversy surrounding melania trump's speech, trump's family try to focus on giving a glimpse to the personal side of the man who officially has his party's nomination. >> 172 votes! >> reporter: state by state -- >> 42 votes. >> 58 bound votes. >> 54 delegates. >> reporter: they cast their votes. >> it is my honor to be able to throw donald trump over the top. >> reporter: donald trump getting beyond the 1,237 delegates needed. >> congratulations dad, we love you! >> reporter: trump on video on the second night of the republican national convention. >> today has been a very, very special day. watching my children put me over the top. >> reporter: on stage, two of chirnz children. tiffany trump -- >> donald trump has never done anything halfway, least of all as a parent. >> reporter: and donald trump jr. >> for my father, impossible is just the starting point. that's how he approaches business projects. that's how he approaches life. >> reporter: and with large crowds protesting ou

in dallas, marci gonzalez, abc 7 news. dan and ama, back to you. >> all right, marci, thank you. >>> tonight blue lights in downtown dallas pay tribute to the fallen police officers. the omni hotel is lit up with the words one dallas. >> and in new york city a patriotic tribute in red, white and blue. that's one world trade center tower. its spire was lit up tonight in the colors of the american flag and a call for national unity. >>> mtv and b.e.t. hosted a town hall tonight on violence around the country. >> they brought together young people to talk about their concerns. a big topic was distrust of law enforcement. >> music artists, a retired new york detective and attorney general loretta lynch weighed in. >> we have pushed this conversation forward. the rest of america is acknowledging what this community has known for years. >> the program aired tonight on all mtv networks and online. >> our coverage of the shootings in dallas as well as the impact of protest here is in the bay area continues at abc7news.com and on t

once the republicans begin meeting mony marci gonzalez is there now live. she checks in to give us an update. tell us what you are seeing there with the security preparations. marci: barricades and fences have gone up in downtown cleveland in an area surrounding where the convention will be housed. that is already happening. officers have already started to come into town from other part of the country. the officers who are based here in the cleveland area, of course they have been preparing for this for more than a year saying they are ready handle any kind of issues, any protest that may spring up in downtown cleveland or even in the suburbs. where so many of the delegates will be staying. also the secretary of state of homeland security jeh johnson is in cleveland. he had been going command centeo some of the 3,000 federal officers and the agents who will be here in cleveland operating the command centers out on the streets, making sure that everyone stays safe here. leon: all of that was put in place before the attack in france do we know if changes hav

. >> marcy gonzalez is live in cleveland with a preview. marcy? >> reporter: larry and ama, they have been busy here in the arena, blowing up balloons and testing the microphones and getting ready for an eventful week following today's big vp announcement. the republican ticket now set. donald trump tweeting, i'm pleased to announce that i've chosen governor mike pence as my vice presidential running mate. >> very humbled. >> reporter: party leaders praising the choice. >> his experience -- he shores up a conservative base that is important and i think he is a complementary to donald trump as far as personality. >> reporter: and with hillary clinton campaigning with a potential contender, virginia senator tim kaine -- the presumptive democratic nominee is blasting trump's running mate calling pence the most extreme vp pick in a generation and tweeting this video. >> i long for the day that rowe versus wade is -- >> reporter: here in cleveland, the world's committee is in meetings, working out guideline as head of the republican national convention

marcy live for us in cleveland. thank you. >> the convention wraps up tonight focusing on unity with the theme make america one again. >> before donald trump takes the stage, we'll hear from his daughter, jerry falwell, and reince priebus. we'll have a special report tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern time. >> and now to our other top story this morning. the extreme heat and humidity hitting most of the country with no relief in sight. find yourself a splash park, swimming pool, or even a bathtub to bring your body temperature down. >> heat advisories in effect for more than a dozen states. actual temperatures are going well into the triple digits. the heat index could make it feel as much as 20 degrees warmer. the heat is fueling wildfires in parts of the west like this one. this is in utah. it started in a field, and the wind blew it into a neighborhood destroying at least ten homes in a trailer park. fire officials are looking into whether it may have been set intentionally. breaking news to tell you about from south

that's marcy gonzalez for us live from cleveland. thank you. >> a high pressure system that forecasters call a heat dome is suffocating a lot of the country, and experts say it's not moving away any time soon. >> that heat dome is pushing conditions to their hottest points. so far this summer. paul williams joining us with the details. >> good morning. we have a dominant high pressure system that began picking a midwest with heat that houston and the gulf up toward north and south dakota and the great lakes. this spreads like a wildfire, and this heat will expand as the high pressure system goes toward the northeast. widespread heat hitting thursday and friday in areas where they're not used to it. triple digits everywhere, even as far north as the most northern tip of wisconsin going into minnesota. this intense heat will continue to grow, but with that in mind, around it we have a bit of a ring of fire. scattered showers on the outer fringes. in here is the various heat warning and watches. >> thanks to paul. a terrible nightmare f

at marci gonzales, abc news, new york. ben: right now, thousands of firefighters and dozens of aircraft are attacking the deadly wildfire on the coast of california. the 27,000 acre fire has destroyed at least 34 homes. a state of emergency is in place. and several neor california fire officials estimate it will take until the end of august to put the flames out. look at this. we could have been dealing with this right now. flooding in the street of new york city. heavy pockets of rain this morning left behind close to a half an inch of rain per hour. the flashforward -- the flash flood warning has been lifted. as maxwell smart would say, missed it by that much. twitter have been asking all day , what happened to a? 100 miles to far south -- too far south. new york got it. we didn't. we picked up half an inch of rain this month. we should be over three inches at this point. we continue the drought situation and really our next chance of rain does not show up until sunday's forecast. rain was. we have reports of waterspouts

live in dallas, marci gonzalez, abc news. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we've now learned the identities of three of the five police officers killed in dallas last night. >> this is difficult to see. officials have just released the photograph of officer michael krol, he worked for dallas police. you see the next picture there of officer patrick zamarripa. he survived three tours of duty in iraq only to be killed at home. a dart officer and newlywed brent thompson, prior to working in the transit police, he trained police in iraq and afghanistan. the identities of the others have not yet been released. among those reacting to the ambush, the people who lost their own loved ones this week at the hands of please. jessica castro has been monitoring the information coming out of minnesota and louisiana. >> reporter: the families of the two black men killed this week in officer involved shooting expressed empathy and sadness over what happened in dallas. the girlfriend of the minnesota victim got very emotional. >> i know that th

marci gonzalez is on the story for us this morning. hi, marci. >> reporter: hi, paula. more of those accidents are happening every day. this morning, we're hearing very real reminders of those dangers. on the eve of independence day, alarming examples of the kinds of injuries experts say are on the rise. >> i've had an explosion, and a man's hand is ploun off. >> reporter: that man in florida losing his happened this week whend police say a firework he was lighting exploded early. a similar accident happened this week in chicago. >> i remember looking at my hand and there was no hand there. >> reporter: the consumer product safety commission demonstrating the dangers. saying there were more fireworks related injuries last year than 11 people killed. nearly 12,000 hospitalized. including new york giants player jason pierre paul. >> keep fireworks away from kids. >> leave professional fireworks to the professionals. >> reporter: he's out with a new public service announcement after losing a finger and injuring the rest of his hand after lighting a professional grade firew

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abc marci gonzales has details from cleveland. >> reporter: making it official, donald trum make pencsputing claims he second guessed his decision. >> i found the leader who will help us, deliver. a safe society and a prosperous, we will be prosperous society, for all americans. indiana governor mike pence was my first choice. >> reporter: a church he and pence believes will unify the republican party. >> let's come together as a party, and a people, and a movement, to make america great again, donald trump is a good man. he will make a great president of the united states. of america. >> reporter: both blasting hillary clinton who is reportedly closing in on her own vice-presidential decision. presumptive democratic nominee will meet friday with senator elizabeth warren, housing and urban development secretary julian castro and john hicklooper. clinton calling pence the most extreme vp pick in a generation. pence traveling home to indiana for a welcome home rally. >> hello, indiana. >> reporter: and now preparing for the republican national convention which begins on monday. here in

marcy gonzalez. back to you. >>> coming up is paypal founder, peter thiel, what the openly gay person thinks about the speech. >> we could hear hillary clinton's vice-presidential pick as early as tomorrow. >> stay on top for the white house race on abc7 news. laura anthony will join us live from quicken loans arena and she and reggie will be there for the democrats convention next week. watch for the days events on abc7 news and starts at 7 on abc7 news at 6:00. >> rallies across the bay area as protesterses call for an end to the violence. >> this is over oakland. there's also one in san francisco as well. the oakland police department, you can see protesterses there chaining themselves to the front door. lyanne joins us live. >> reporter: protesterses arrived this morning. you can see behind me the bulk of the demonstrators is just arriving now. oakland is one of many cities having a day of action. i've been told police on motorcycles are staged not far from here in case anything happens. this is

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we will begin our coverage in dallas with abc's marci gonzales. >> reporter: broken hearts and already frayed nerves met by new fears for dallas police, a threat and a man reportedly spotted inside the parking garage attached to police headquarters sparking a huge response, the swat team, deployed, k-9's searching the garage but never finding the man or anything suspicious. the department still on heightened alert. >> people are laying their lives on the line for people they do not even know. >> reporter: officers on edge after five brave collogue where is gunned down by a lone snipper last thursday. micah johnson killed at the scene telling authority he was angry about shooting deaths of the black men by police and set out specifically to murder white officers. >> deminted individual who carried out those attacks in dallas is no more representative of african americans then the shoot inner charleston was representative of white americans. >> reporter: president obama speaking to the nato sum tonight warsau addressing ambush in dallas and those police involved shoot initial louisiana a

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in dallas, marry gonzales for channel six "action news". >>> all right, thanks, marci. the despite violence in dallas protests have continued all across the nation including here in philadelphia a. "action news" reporter janet reyes is live in kensington where demonstrators are gathering at this hour, janet. >> reporter: hi walter. we have seen an increase in the crowd here over past hour or so. police officers have been here for quite sometime in anticipation of the protest. i want to give you a a live look what is going on behind me. you can see strong police presence and then just down the road here and on the corner you see protesters gathering. we have seen maybe a couple dozen, actually growing, by the minute but they are supposed to start marching here to the 24th and 25th police district about a mile and a half away north of here, to gather there. the goal, according to the organization, kind offsetting all of this up, they are the coalition for real justice, they want to disrupt traffic as well as movement outside of that police district, however, they are sayi

we will get latest from will dallas from abc's marci gonzales. >> reporter: hi walter from the memorial outside this police department to a huge vigil planned for tonight, of course, folks in the community are still in mourning as we hear yet another account of the incredible bravery of dallas police officers. >> he had a gun, run. >> reporter: emotional glimpse into thursday night's deadly ambush in dallas from one of the survivors. >> i know the officer got shot. >> reporter: she was at the protest downtown with her sons when she was shot in the leg, and saying officers saved their lives. >> an officer jumped on top of me and covered me. they had no regard for their own life. they stayed there with us. they surrounded my sons. >> reporter: while she's treated in the hospital at least three of the seven police officers who were injured are now you recovering at home. their collogue is still collecting evidence at the scene and investigators revealed new findings about the lone snipper. the dallas police chief saying on cnn micah johnson claimed he wanted to murder white police officers

the 18-year-old tourist is hospitalized, listed in serious but stable condition. >> marci, thank you. >>> and no holiday break for hillary clinton. after being questioned by the fbi, we are now learning more about that interview. clinton saying it was both businesslike and civil. mary bruce is on the campaign trail for us once again. >> reporter: tonight, hillary clinton is hoping to put the e-mail scandal behind her. >> i've been eager to do it. i was pleased to have the opportunity to assist the department in bringing its review to a conclusion. >> reporter: clinton says that the three and a half-hour interview was civil and businesslike. but donald trump today again seizing on the controversy that has plagued her campaign for months, tweeting, "only a fool would believe that the meeting between bill clinton and the u.s.a.g. was not arranged." referring to that private meeting monday on the tarmac between her husband and the attorney general. clinton now weighing in. >> i think hindsight is 20/20. both the attorney general and my husband have said that they wouldn't do it again. >>