thank you, and god bless you. >> i'm colonel mike edmonson. i want to give you an update of the case. we told you yesterday we were woo provide you information. you'll see that as we move forward. just also more than 24 hours ago, when he brought us all together. think about that. what transpire at that time. so right at 30 hours. it was an ordinary sunday morning. what happened after that was anything -- what we saw was extraordinary police officers, first responders, become extraordinary. become heroes. that what i'm talking about this morning. our hearts are broken but our spirit is intact. our soul has survived an unthinkable crime committed against this community. what we'll see as we move through this and talk about these -- you'll see some photos -- come right here -- we'll go through some photos of actual scenes, mapping in just a minute. my intention here this afternoon is to take our viewers, our public, our community, on a walk through exactly what they were going through. what was reported on tv was chaotic. multiple active shooter

colonel mike edmonson is head of the state police. colonel, do you believe that this man was specifically targeting cops? >> absolutely. cold, calculated, articulate in his manner. >> reporter: describe that rifle and the sling he had, to me. >> it was one almost conformed to his body. the sling was around his hip and around his shoulder. it was almost fixed to his body so where when he had a chance, to grab it and put it in action, it's all right there. locked in. steady, focused, it's deliberate. ( gunfire ) >> reporter: the gun fight lasted nearly eight minutes. >> there he goes. >> reporter: an eyewitness captured video as she was caught in the cross fire between police and the gunman. long, with a rifle in his hand and a handgun at his side, walked past a number of civilians. his only intended targets: law enforcement officers. >> he had every opportunity over here. he had evidence of all the surveyors standing around, discounted them, didn't look at them. he looked in that police car, it was empty. he backed off, said "target tw

colonel mike edmonson heads the state police. >> it was captured, just that moment. what is not captured is the moments before that yes, it's live, yes, it's realtime and yes, we believe the public has a right to know. but let's let them have the right to know everything. >> reporter: the day after sterling's death, louisiana governor called for a federal investigation that decision has been credited with helping to maintain peace. i wonder if you ever had a moment you were worried this might turn into a ferguson or a baltimore. >> well, sure, that's one of the reasons why we were as quick as we were to make decisions, we wanted to engage. >> reporter: late tonight the activist deray mckesson with the group black lives matter was released from jail. elaine, right now resources are coming in from around the state of louisiana to back fill a baton rouge police department that is said to be exhausted. the police chief said the city considered issuing a curfew but decided against it. >> quijano: david begnaud in baton rouge, david, thank you. there were also dozens of ar

colonel mike edmonson, i appreciate you coming on, please come back as the case continues. >> when we come back, i'll speak to alton sterling's family mourning his loss and their demand for answers. we'll be right back. you need a team... ...working together... ♪ ...doing all kinds of jobs. and the best place to find the job that's right for you is on the world's number-one job site. indeed. how the world works. ♪ americans are buying more and more of everything online. and so many businesses rely on the united states postal service to get it there. because when you ship with us, your business becomes our business. that's why we make more ecommerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. the united states postal service. priority: you ♪ i'm free to do what i want and have a good time.♪ the ford freedom sales event is on! and zero for 72 is back! on 2016 ford focus, fusion and escape. plus specially tagged vehicles get an extra $1000 smart bonus. that means freedom from interest... and freedom to choose... with ford, america's best selling brand. ♪ i'm free, baby! now get

i'm colonel mike edmonson, superintendent louisiana state police. first of all let me tell you something, we're getting phone calls from around the nation, from around the world, we want and need your prayers. baton rouge is in need of your prayers right now. we thank you for those and we want you to know we appreciate every single one of them going on at the time. we're not going to take questions at the end of this because it is an active, it is an ongoing investigation that's got a lot of moving parts right now with multiple agencies. louisiana state police is a lead agency with regard to the investigation itself. we'll be working very, very closely with these baton rouge parish sheriff's office and the baton rouge police department from a local perspective. and then we'll be joined from all our federal partners as we work the many, many leads that's taking place right now. we're going to give you a 1-800 number for the public to have as we move forward. let me make something clear right now. you're getting a lot of information. you're interviewi