the mayor mike rawlings, i know him personally. he is a very upstanding guy.is somewhat ironic that this would happen in, of all places dallas, where their police department has done such a good job. but, again, i go back to this. we do not yet know what the motivation of these shooters is. this may be something totally unrelated. probably not, but it could be something totally unrelated to some of these police shootings that we have been seeing across the country. this might be the work of terrorists. we are going to find out eventually, but right now, we simply don't know. >> until we do find out, bob, the fact is that the anger in this country really does seem to be at a tipping point and that is a very, very scary feeling, i'm sure, for a lot of people that woke up this morning to this news. based on your experience, what do lawmakers need to do to finally turn this corner? >> well, nobody knows the answer to this because there are so many things that this is so complex. but you're exactly we wake up each morning wondering what could happen today that is w

mike rawlings at that makeshift memorial outside dallas police headquarters.i want to bring back our cnn law enforcement analyst, cedric alexander and tom fuentes, and steve moore. let's go to martin savidge. he's got new information on the investigation that's unfolding right now. what are you learning? >> reporter: they continue to process what is essentially a huge murder scene in the heart of downtown dallas. the streets where the shootings took place on thursday night replar remain closed. the fbi was seen, a number of agents walking in close proximity down the street. they're trying to essentially catalog all the gunfire that took place. we know that on top of the shots that were fired by the gunman there were 12 dallas police officers who were able to return fire over a drama that lasted for several hours. and even though that gunman says he acted alone, authorities are not going to just take his word. they're investigating that fully. that's the one thing they want to make sure of. if there were any accomplices, they want to find out about them and bri

dallas mayor mike rawlings praised police for their actions. >> to say that our police officers put their life on the line every day is no hyperbole, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: and now an update from the dlas mayor. there were actually two civili n civilians, a man and woman injured during last night's sniping attack. we expect to learn more details within the next hour when the dallas police chief and mayor are expected to hold another news conference. reporting live here in newsroom, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> certainly more updates to come, bob, thank you very much. >>> president obama is in europe for his final nato summit but about two how weres ago he addressed the tragedy in dallas. the president said that he like many americans are horrified. >> today our focus is on the victims and their families. they are heartbroken. the entire city of dlaallas is grieving. police across america, very tight knit family, is feeling this loss to their core, and we're grieving with them. i would ask all americans to say a prayer for these officers and their families, keep them in y

you know, it's interesting mayor mike rawlings as well as the chief of police david brown are two cityicials that many people in dallas believe came to the floor and were there in time of crisis and they continue to both move around this city and move around this tragedy almost being in multiple places at the same time. they continue to try to one, reassure the city it is safe and reassure the population here and then also, two, to try to comfort the mayor has been working on that effort because he knows on top of this tragedy, there is also the sense of fear of perhaps retaliation from one side or another that this could be a dividing moment. he wants to make it a unifying moment. in fact, yesterday at the vigil, there was a pledge that everyone was asked to take and that was to say this will never happen again in the city of dallas. meanwhile, the investigation moves forward and that's very evident on the streets of dallas. a number of downtown streets are closeded. they've been pretty much left the way they were on the night of the shooting with police vehicles belonging to those of

mayor mike rawlings charging forward in a city shaken. >> that we as a city, as a state, as a nation,with racial issues. they continue to divide us. yes, it's that word race. and we've got to attack it head-on. >> reporter: it's a unity born of tragedy. a cause championed with renewed fervor. perhaps this is small solace to those who loved alton sterling and philando castille. >> no justice no peace! >> reporter: to alton sterling's family, he was the one they could always count on to be generous to a fault. >> he was a gentle guy, a big boy but gentle as a lamb. he gave when he couldn't afford to give. he fed when he couldn't afford to feed. >> he was a very outspoken person, a people's person. >> reporter: to the 500 children at philando's school, he was the school lunch manager who took the time to learn each one of their names and food allergies. >> he never gave his mama no kind of trouble. that's why she can't understand why, you know. he got killed like that. >> he was a family member to many, many people but he was the only family that me and my daughter really had here in min

now joining us is the mayor of dallas, mike rawlings. good evening, mr. mayor. can you tell us anything about the police officers who are still in the hospital? >> the ones that just were wounded are doing well. most of them have left. in fact, i think we're pretty erose to getting rid of all of them at the hospital. so we are very fortunate about that. obviously, we're sad about the ones that were deceased. >> pelley: now we're standing on the opposite side of downtown from where you are at city hall and we're looking at a police road block here. what do you think america's ninth largest city will have downtown back again? >> well, it may be sunday before that happens. it's still an active crime scene. hed while we believe this is the lone shooter, we want to make sure we've got all the facts and evidence as much as possible. fortunately, this is a weekend and we won't have the business disturbance that we have on a normal day. but we're going tolet people know as soon as we know. >> pelley: is there any reason to believe that anyone else was involved at any le

today at a memorial for the fallen officers, mayor mike rawlings urged his city to unite. >> it's allut race. it's all about race. let's get over it. build the bridge, and let's get over it. >> there's so much hate, evi evilness towards each other. it's just, it's just ugly. >> you know what? there's a lot of people that support our cops. there's a lot of people that support everybody, because in the end of the day, it's all lives matter. >> the pain. >> reporter: the pain here is felt by even the youngest. >> hurt right now. >> reporter: it's also the youngest who are providing comfort. >> want to give him a hug? >> reporter: officer ira carter knew the fallen officers. >> you gotta start the healing and grieving process and understand which direction we got to go and pray and hope this doesn't happen in america again. >> reporter: the ongoing investigation here is massive with streets like this one closed possibly into next week. reena, detectives have already interviewed more than 200 people. >> reena: manual bojorquez in dallas, manuel, thank you. >>> investigators say the gunman

dallas mayor mike rawlings -- mike rawlings: we realize that our pain is your pain. do what we want to do. honor the lives of these five officers. lorne ahrens, michael krol, michael smith, brent thompson, patricio zammaripa. mike rawlings: he honored not only dallas but police chiefs, police officers, the higher calling across the united states of america. manuel: chief brown, known for never being at a loss of words, used lyrics from a stevie wonder's song to honor the officers. sometimes -- david brown: we all know sometimes it can make you wish you were born in another time and place. but you can bet your lifetime and twice is doubled that god knew exactly where he wanted you to be placed. [applause] manuel: the theme of the service was unity. former president george w. bush who lives in dallas, only miles from where the attack happened, directly addressed the fallen officers' families. george bush: your loss is unfair. we can't explain it or stand -- we cannot explain it. but we can stand beside you, we can pray that god will comfort you with the hope deeper tha

dallas mayor mike rawlings would support the change to the law. >>> breaking overnight.tests in baton rouge growing larger six days after the fatal shooting of alton sterling. six were arrested for blocking streets and throwing chunks of concrete at police in riot gear. more than 100 protesters have been arrested since sterling's death. >>> the most violent protest over the weekend in minnesota where protesters were trying to shutdown the interstate leaving 20 officers injured and 100 protesters under arrest. this miles from the place where philando castile was shot and killed at a traffic stop. rosa flores has more. >> reporter: john and alison, this is what protests have been like in minnesota. after the death of philando castile. very peaceful. people coming together to express concerns because of officer involved shootings. all of that changed overnight. 21 police officers were injured according to authorities. 102 protesters were arrested. now here is how the situation escalated. there were multiple protests happening at the same time. now, the situation escalated o

we will speak with the trauma surgeons who helped the injured and mayor mike rawlings about moving hisity forward. >>> in politics, donald trump borrows a page from richard nixon's campaign. and bernie sanders is expected to endorse hillary clinton today. >> we begin with this morning's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> we're going to turn follow over lead that's exhausted until i'm satisfied that this was a lone person. >> the investigation continues in dallas as the nation mourn us. >> if someone thought what they did was going to tear up dallas, they were wrong. >> i love with all my heart, i hate what he did. >> protesters across the country raising voices about 9 encoun wterspoith lice. >>> the shooting at a michigan deurthouse has left two deputies ad. >> i lost two today, i'm here with a heavy heart. >> i am the law and order candidate. >> sanders will appear alongside hillary clinton and endorse here. >> prime minister david cameron will officyiall step down on tuesday. >> theresa may will be the next prime minister. she's strong, she's confident sh hwillave myl >> a t

dallas mayor mike rawlings says one civilian the gunfire. >> three suspects have been arrested here.h suspect has died during a stand-off with police inside a parking garage. gunfire broke out just after 8:45 local time in dallas while hundreds of people have gathered to protest two deadly police-involved shootings in the country this week. >> we have team coverage with this shooting with the latest from the live desk and a crew outside of the white house. first we want a want on the forecast this morning. >>> good morning. off to a good start. skies are filled with haze. there goes the rising sun in our eastern sky now. it's going to be another day in the steam bath but unlike the last couple of days, there will be a chance for thunderstorms today, some of which could be on the strong to severe side. we'll keep an eye on that for you. still hot tomorrow, butment humidity starts to come down a little bit tomorrow and sunday is looking great. we'll detail more about your

. >> dallas mayor mike rawlings, and david brown, what to do about the fourth suspect in what turns out to be a possible coordinated effort to shoot police officers in dallas. there are two suspects in custody from a car, female suspect that was gathered at the el centro branch, and then the fourth suspect who continues to exchange gunfire with police. >> interesting information coming out of the news conference, that the four people in custody are not providing any information that they're having a tough time in the interrogations to get information about what motivated them, what the connections are to the crimes that happened in dallas. he did take time to mention the courage and grit of his police officers to handle this situation, to run toward those who were injured in the midst of the chaos. we will take a quick break and come back with much more. stay with us. ♪ ♪ you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. protests across america. >> across america, including here in the bay area. let's gu

it's a reality. >>> a very emotional mayor mike rawlings.ce he gave that press conference, we know a fifth officer has died. now this picture that i'm there in dallas and for any texan, for any person that is from the dallas area like i am, you know that this is typically a ball of light, a ball of energy that you can see from miles away. the dallas morning news sending out this picture overnight and its darkness reflects the sadness and the heaviness that this community is experiencing this morning after the loss of five police officers. several others injured by a flurry of gunfire. snipers ambushing the police officers for reasons that we do not know. however, police believe it was their intention to injure and kill as many officers as possible. back to you. >>> thank you. so much harsh reality to deal with this week. we have team coverage on the violence that sparked the protests in dallas. this morning, molette green is talking with experts about how to talk to your these incidents. molette, good morning. >> i had a chance to speak with

mayor mike rawlings was in the front row there.challenged the group to face the controversies head on. >> obviously, race is a big issue. >>> the flag at the white house is at half-staff in memory of the officers killed in dallas. gun control advocates say enough is enough and they are calling on lawmakers to take action and they are going to be rallying here at the white house later on this morning. we the people for sensible gun laws will call on congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban. they also want a ban on high capacity ammunition magazines and they are calling for universal background checks. that group gathering here at the white house. the rally expected to begin at 11:00 this morning. back to you in the studio. >>> 911 service is back up and running in montgomery county. it was out for almost four hours overnight which meant you could not call police or firefighters in an emergency. montgomery says there was an it issue which has now been resolved. whe closest police or fire station and call them. if you still hear

dallas mayor, mike rawlings. >> we realize that our pain is your pain.t to do what we want to do. honor the lives of these five officers. lorne ahrens, michael smith, brent thompson, patrick zamarippa. >> he praised chief brown in the wake of the tragedy. >> he represents not only dallas but police officers, police chiefs, this higher calling across the united states of america. >> chief brown, known for never being at a loss for words today decided to use lyrics from a stevie wonder song to honor the officers. >> we all know sometimes life's hate and troubles can make you wish you were born in another time and place. but you can bet your life times and twice as double that god knew exactly where he wanted you to be placed. >> the theme of the service was unity, president george w. bush, who lives in dallas, only a mile from where the attack happened directly addressed the families of the fallen. >> your loss is unfair, we cannot explain it. we can stand beside you and share your grief. and we can pray that god will comfort you with a hope deeper than so

information just coming from dallas mayor mike rawlings now saying 12 officers and two civilians were that ambush last night. >> again, the death toll from this still five officers of the 12 now shot and of the two civilians we understand one mike and alex was a mother protecting her two kids when the gunfire started erupting last night right before 9 p.m. in dallas. >> oh, my goodness. >> and that's what's so important to remind people. this was a peaceful protest that was going on in downtown dallas. you see some of the individual he yo' there's kids of all ages there. >> that's right. >> they were walking, playing and chanting and there are even some police officers, dallas police department there walking with them some of them. so, it's important to remember this happened at the end of the protest when the shots started happening. >> just unthinkable. >> very sad. >> we came down here in shorts and t-shirts, stuff like that. because we thought it would be blazing but it's not bad right now. the humidity is -- >> it's still early sue? it's coming i know it. >> it's coming. >> tell

dallas mayor mike rawlings say authorities believe a 25-year-old army veteran was the lone gunman in thursday's massacre against police dismissing early reports that there may have been multiple shooters. the mayor looking to ease fears in the wake of the deadly ambush saying the city is now safe and can begin the process of healing. hello. welcome to america's election headquarters. >> we're also learning that gunman mik micahx. johnson used weapon to kill five police officers and wound seven others marking the deadliest day for law enforcement in this country since 9/11 itself. we go live to the dallas police department for the latest. what's going on where you are? >> reporter: we have crews everywhere. i'm actually at the crime scene in downtown dallas not far from police headquarters. this is where the shooting went down only about two blocks behind me. this is as close obviously as police are letting us get because multiple law enforcement agencies led by the fbi are back there processing what they characterize as a very elaborate and widespread, a large, large crime scene that

i want to close us out, the mayor of dallas, mike rawlings, it bears repeating of what he said to the community of dallas earlier this morning now, when he talked about, it's been a heart breaking morning to lose these officers, five officers now. it is no hyperbole to say he risks their lives every day, and then stating we as a country must heal the wounds. words matter, leadership matters. and then chief brown base you cannily stating, i've never been more proud of our officers running toward the gunfire to get the injured help. so many stories of good courage. good courage is what the city of dallas is relying on as they continue their investigation throughout the night. 11 police officers shot down by sniper bullets, as they were at a protest, five of them are dead. and others are still being treated at the hospital. i'm kelly wright, this has been a fox news alert. >>> this is a fox news alert, i'm patricia stark in new york. protests, more deadly violence on our nation's streets. and at this hour, five dallas police officers are dead shot by at least two snipers armed from an el

we heard from mayor mike rawlings say you are looking at a massive crime scene. people live downtown. people work downtown. as we get ready for the next business day. it is important to keep that in mind. authorities encouraging people to take the day off if they live in and around the area. as they learn more about some of the victims here. a few moments ago, d.a. r.t. identifying the first of the five officers as one of their own. officer brent thompson. 43 years old. killed in the thursday protest. first d.a. r.t. officer killed in the line of duty. he joined the agency in 2009. the mayor asking for everybody to keep his family in their prayers and the rest of the dead and injured and of course the rest of the community, christine and boris, as they continue to come to terms with what took place. >> it is impossible to come to terms. polo, thank you. >> it is still under way here. a siege on an american city. a coordinated attack on police during a peaceful rally. let's see what happens next. we are joined by cnn analyst cedric alexander. he is the author of t

we'll talk with dallas mayor mike rawlings, and two of the trauma surgeons, who helped save officersar from the mother who dove on top of her son to protect him after she was hit by gunfire. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. >> we have three things you need to know before go this morning. it is three to go. >>> police in southwest philadelphia are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a 15 year old, and injured two other teenagers after a basketball game in west philadelphia. >> president obama and former president george w. bush, will attends today's interfaith memorial service in dallas. they'll be honoring the service members, they will be honoring the officers killed last week, during a protest. >>> bernie sanders is expected to formally endorse presumptive democratic presidential nominee, hillary clinton, today, that's in new hampshire. meanwhile, republicans donald trump campaigns in indianna. >>> well, you have heard an outdoor concert. but what about an underwater concert? >> you don't see these every day. hundreds of divers and snorkelers gathere

we heard from mayor mike rawlings and the dallas police chief.ve us an update on the shooter who passed away, who died during that shoot-out. he died from a police explosive device. also more about what the shooter said and the fact that both donald trump and hillary clinton have canceled campaign events today. we'll keep tracking the latest on this information. we have abc7's jessica castro, who has been in the newsroom as well, gathering the latest details as they come down. to the left of them, when we were watching that news conference, we saw there was a map. it showed a large yellow area, and that is the city center in dallas. that is still

we heard the call from unity, including the call from dallas mayor, mike rawlings. >> to wage this battle today must be about unity, unity among faiths and unity among police and citizens and yes unity among politicians. >> former president, george w. bush, one of texas's most prominent citizens talked of unity as well. >> we have one country, one future and one decembstindestin not want the unity of grief nor do we want the unity of fear. we want the unity of hope, and high purpose. >> but it was left to president obama to set the tone to comfort and challenge americans. >> in this audience i see what's possible. i see what's possible when we recognize that we are one american family. all deserving of equal treatment. all deserving equal respect. >> as americans we can decide that people like this killer will ultimately fail, they will not drive us apart. we can decide to come together and make our country reflect the good inside of us. >> president barack obama in dallas today "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters in philadelphia and vernon there are specific

mayor mike rawlings was in the front row there.challenged the group to face the controversies head on. >> obviously, race is a big issue. we got to be honest with each other. >> he encouraged churchgoers against the temptation to dee n deemenize those wit point of view. >>> it is 4:31 now. time for weather and traffic on the ones. let's check with tom kierein for a look at our forecast for today. good morning, tom. >> good morning. all is calm and quiet and if you slept with the windows open, you got a nice cool breeze coming in this morning. temperatures are down in the 60s from the shenandoah valley all the way to the bay. reagan national is at 73. also dip down to the upper 50s, winchester. out of the mountains, it's only in the upper 50Ñ)wñs. we'll take that in early july. around the bay, it's general in the low 60s. we'll be in the 60s through 7:00 this morning. 70s by 8:00 p.m. and by -- 8 a.m., and by 11:00, 80 degrees. low humidity in place. your what to wear forecast is coming up in ten minutes. >>> jack looking? >> pretty

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dallas mayor mike rawlings said one civilian was hurt in the gunfire. >>> we want to go to megan mcgrath live at the white house with more on the protests we've had here. >> reporter: certainly a lot of sadness and concern among police officers not just here in our area but across the country. their colleagues were targeted at thi situation. now, there were protests in d.c. last night. demonstrators reacting to the recent police-involved shootings in louisiana and minnesota. protests here were peaceful. they mard down to the u.s. capitol. some did break through a police barricade overnight. one person was taken into custody for crossing a police line. more protests are scheduled for tonight. this time, in front of the department of justice. given what happened in dallas, you can imagine a lot of people will think about the fallen officers and what happened during those protests. >>> 4:35 now. as the violence erupted in dallas, communities across the country showed their frustration with the deadly officer-involved shootings. prote philadelphia. we're hearing as many as a dozen people may

dallas mayor mike rawlings say authorities believe a 25-year-old army veteran was the lone gunman inhursday's massacre against police dismissing early reports that there may have been multiple shooters. the mayor looking to ease fears in the wake of the deadly ambush saying the city is now safe and can begin the process of healing. hello. welcome to america's election headquarters. >> we're also learning that gunman mik micahx. johnson used

. >> mike rawlings discussed since the world trade center in 2001. >> i want to say thank you to allf the emergency personnel that is worked through the night and their calm determination to make our city safe. >> the shooter was identified as micah xavier johnson. he was a member of the army reserves records showed. it is hard to explain the unexplainable but chief brown sited the shooter's own words. >> he said he was upset about the recent police shootings. the suspect stated he wanted to kill white people especially white officers. >> police swept downtown for bombs. nothing was found. by late friday the mayor said he was the lone gunman. >> i have no information about any coconspirators. >> there was a lot of talk. >> the past 24 hours in dallas has been a variable tale of two cities. on the one hand it has been a tale of -- heroism of police officers and at the same time it has been a tale of cowardness by an asassin. >> there has been a despicable attack on law enforcement. >> many wond rg what actions will this country take to finally stop the violence. >>> i want to now reme

headquarters that this is going to continue to grow but here in the city of dallas it was said mayor mike rawlings would likely attend a healing mass later today and there are a number of protesters organizers that would have a community meeting later this evening to continue the conversations of where do they go from here on out. >> okay. thank you very much. >>> our team coverage continues in northwest d.c. now where people are holding a peaceful vigil for the fallen dallas police officers. news 4 is at the national law enforcement memorial where people are already starting to gather. >> reporter: that vigil is set to take place here at the national fallen police officers memorial at 8:00 this evening. today we've seen people coming here to remember and pay their respects to the five fallen officers in dallas. many here are law enforcement officers who are from out of town who came here to pay their re in recent events across the country. one man tells me he's retired but now his son is a young officer and he's concerned about his safety and about these tensions. many are concerned what does thi

after the attack, dallas mayor mike rawlings said he supported increased gun control -- "there should be some way to say i shouldn't be bringing my shotgun to a mavericks game or to a protest because something crazy should happen. i just want to come back to common sense." ohioio also has open-carry laws. the republican national convention begins in cleveland next weeeek. in news from the campaign trail, republican presidential candidate donald trump is casting himself as the "law and order candidate" in the wake of the dallas shooting. this is trump speaking in virginia beach. mr. trump: america's police and law enforcement personnel are what separates civilization from total chaos and the destruction of our country as we know it. [applause] mr. trump: we must maintain law and order at the highest level where we will cease to have a country. 100%, we will cease to have a country. candidate.w in order amy: thihis comes as the rerepublicanan party is expepeco foformally endorse donald trum's proposal to builild a wall along the u.s.-mexico border. members of the republican national con

senator reus west and mayor mike rawlings in the front row, starting the bold conversation. >> obviously, race is a big issue. we can't, as you said, we've got to be honest with one another, okay? >> rawlings posting two big questions. >> one is do we want to change? do we really want to change? and the second thing is a moral question. can you be wrong and still be good? can somebody disagree with somebody but not demonize them? >> but the moment you could hear a pin drop came when quenetta mcmillan, mother of alton sterling's children, phoned in. >> i want everyone to remember him >> with hands clasped and heads bowed as the choir sang about healing in the land. >> the mayor reaffirming the resolve of dallas, texas. >> the city is a family. and this family is not going to be broken. >> absolutely. >> reporter: as the community here in dallas, texas, continues to dialogue with one another and grieve with one another, they'll be joined by the commander in chief, the consoler in chief, president obama in the coming days. in dallas, texas, erica gonzalez, news4. >> and stay with news4 for

earlier we heard from the mayor of dallas, mike rawlings. >> to say that our police officers put their life on the line every day is no hiyberbole ladies and gentlemen, it's a reality. we as a city, we as a country must come together, lock arms and heal the wounds that we all feel from time to time. words matter. leadership matters at this time. >> reporter: police were not the only ones who were hit by the gunfire that erupted. we're told also one bystander was injured. we heard from the sister of a woman who says that woman was here with her children at the march and was injured. >> her and her boys were down at the rally. said it was a very peaceful rally. they were enjoying it. the rally was just ending. and as the rally was ending, they turned to leave, they were one of the first crowds to leave, they began to hear them. they heard the first gunshot and didn't think much of it or it was just like, what was that? and after that first gunshot she heard the second gunshot. after that it was just a lot of gunshots. said they just came so fast and they wouldn't stop. they all began to

dallas mayor mike rawlings. >> we realize that our pain is you want to do what we want to do, honor thees of these five officers. lorne ahrens, michael krol, michael smith, brent thompson, patrick zamarripa. >> reporter: the mayor also praised chief david brown for his leadership in the wake of the tragedy. >> he represents not only dallas but police officers, police chiefs, the entire calling across the united states of america. >> reporter: chief brown, known for never being at a loss for words, today decided to use lyrics from a stevie wonder song to honor the officers. >> we all know sometimes life's troubles can make you wish you were born in another time and place. that and twice is double that god knew exactly where he wanted you to be placed. >> reporter: the theme of the service was unity. former president george w. bush, who lives in dallas, only miles from where the attack happened, directly addressed the fallen officers' families. >> your loss is unfair. we cannot explain it. we can stand beside you and share your grief, and we can pray that god will comfort you with a hope

dallas mayor mike rawlings also visited, hoping that something positive to come from one of his city's darkest days. >> you know, we're all human here, and i think that people feel each other's pain. >> reporter: a couple blocks away, police are still processing a huge crime scene, trying to answer key questions about johnson. how long had he planned the attack, where he got his weapons, whether he acted alone. meanwhile, five families are planning funerals. >> my son's a hero. >> reporter: among them the family of patrick zamarippa, who survived three tours in iraq only to be gunned down at home. >> he would help you in any way. he would give you the last dollar in his pocket if you needed it. >> reporter: president obama traveling in poland said americans are not as divided as some believe. >> one of the things that gives me hope this week is seeing how the overwhelming majority of americans have reacted, with empathy and understanding. >> reporter: the president will cut his trip to europe short by a day to visit dallas early next week. chris palone, nbc news, dallas. >> stay with n

mayor mike rawlings praised police for their action. >> to say that our police officers put their life on the line every day hyberpole, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: leslie rendall, nbc news. >>> president obama is in europe for that nato summit but about two how weres ago he did address the tragedy in dallas. >> the president said that he, like many americans, is horrified by what happened. >> today our focus is on the victims and their families. they are heartbroken, the entire city of dallas is grieving, police across america, this is a tight-knit family, feels this loss to their core. and we're grieving with them. i'd ask all americans to say a prayer for these officers and their families. keep them in your thoughts. and as a nation, let's remember to express our profound gratitude to our men and women in blue, not just today but every day. >> meanwhile, protesters took to the streets at freeways here in the bay area. here is the scene that played out in oakland for much of the night. hundreds of people shutting down 880 near broadway. dem straighters made it on the freeway an

peaceful prayer here and if only for a little while tonight the tired had a chance to dallas mayor mike rawlingsat he's done with press conferences for the weekend. now the focus shifts to the memorial for the fallen officers. live in downtown dallas tonight, back to you. >> thank you, raerica. >>> tonight, outside police headquarters in fairfax county, officers posed behind a sign they made for the community in dallas, fairfax stands with you. >>> people here in d.c. are leaving flowers at notes at the national law enforcement memorial. on the walls of the monument are the names of more than 20,000 officers who have been killed in the line of duty. earlier today d.c. police and district leaders held a wreath laying ceremony. >>> we're getting more reaction to the deadly shootings that sparked that sterling died tuesday after a police officer shot him outside a convenience store in baton rouge. we don't know what led up to it but police say they responded to a complaint about a man threatening people with a gun. and in minnesota the medical examiner has ruled casteel's death a homicide. an offic

mayor mike rawlings also visited hoping something positive can come from one of the city's darkest days. >> we're all human here, and i think people feel each other's pain. >> reporter: a couple blocks away police are processing a crime scene, answering questions about johnson, how long he planned the attack, where he got his weapons and whether he acted alone and meanwhile five families are planning a funeral. >> my son is a hero. >> among them a fric zamarripa who survived four tours in iraq only to be gunned down at home. >> he would help you in any way and give you the last dollar in his pocket if he need it. >> reporter: president barack obama in poland says that americans are not as divided. >> and one thing that gives me hope is seeing how the overwhelming majority of americans have reacted with understanding and understanding. >> reporter: he'll cut his visit short by a day to visit dallas early next week. >> an investigation is under way after police found a body downtown outside of a busy at the intersection of fourth and san carlos street. right now officers are simply confir

. >> the mayor there mike rawlings said he was mobile shoot their wrote manifestos on how to shoot and move. they've got some of this evidence. they believe when they went into his house earlier today to search again we'll have much more on this story of course continuing all day and all night right here on fox5. in the meantime, we'll be right back. >> others are speaking with their co-workers, family members and neighbors. one place that is attracting many people is the museum in northwest. >> fox5's matt ackland was there and has the latest. >> if you walk down this front of newspaper in front of the museum, you can almost see the pain in the headlines and feel the heart break-in some of the pictures, i want to show you some, this is the dallas morning news. >> this picture right here of the officer hugging a woman, we're seeing this on the front pages of so many newspapers. and then over here, to the left, this is another picture. a heart breaking picture of a girlfriends of the shooting victim in st. paul, minnesota. let's take to you video earlier today, many people stopping here

. >> from the mayor of dallas, mike rawlings.s for joining your entire city is grieving and we are grieving with you and we know the city is on edge. the entire city still on alert? >> it is. we've shut down a part of downtown. it's still an active crime scene. we're looking at all aspects of that -- those buildings, but we think it's under control, but we haven't said it's over at this point. >> so you think it's under control and can you confirm no explosives have been found? we have swept it and no explosives have been found that was threatened by one of the shooters and fortunately he was bluffing. we didn't have that. our explosives took him down. he was cornered in a garage and wouldn't give up and we set an explosive for that. >> so that shooter is down -- is dead. what more can you tell us about >> well, i can tell you that they're being pretty tight-lipped at this point and that we are looking at them as -- as suspects that -- and really just objects that we're talking to. we don't know anything more at this point and we

dallas mayor mike rawlings also visited, hoping something positive could come from one of his city'sarkest days. >> we're all human here. and i think that people feel each other'sk2w>pr'. >> reporter: a couple of blocks away, police are still processing a huge crime scene, trying to answer key questions about johnson. how long had he planned the attack. where he got his weapon. whether he acted alone. meanwhile, five families are planning funerals. >> my son is a hero. >> reporter: among them, the family of patrick zamarripa who survived three tours in iraq, only to be gunned down at home. >> he would give you his last dollar if you needed it. >> reporter: president obama in poland said america is not as divided as it seemed. >> what gives me hope is seeing how many americans have reacted with empathy and understanding. >> reporter: he'll cut his trip short by a day to visit dallas early next week. chris pollone, nbc news, dallas. >>> the ambush in dallas killed five officers and injured seven, two that worked for the dallas area rapid transit authority. they've just now been release

mayor mike rawlings has just confirmed that the suspect in a standoff with police in downtown dallas has died. three others are in custody. five dallas-area police officers are dead. six others wounded after a planned ambush-style attack. they were shot during a black lives matter protest in the downtown area. >> we should also note this morning the security in downtown dallas remains very tight and there's still many streets blocked off as a result of this continuing investigation. it appears, though, that the shooting is over and a sweep of bombs has happened in downtown and so far they haven't found any explosives. we veal more on as the news develops. we'll turn now to this -- >>> two americans among the injured in the running of the bulls in pamplona, spain. thousands tried to run ahead of the animals on the second day of the week-long festival. but some of the bulls got separated from the pack and began charging basically whatever was in sight. a hospital official says six people were gored and at least four others injured in falls. >>> more than 1,000 wendy's restaurants acros