now to neighboring louisiana and specifically baton rouge. police say they've uncovered a substantial threat against officers on the force already under fire for last week's deadly police shooting. the alleged plot was uncovered after a failed burglar attack. authorities say the suspects stole eight handguns and were seeking to get ammunition to take down police officers. two men and a 14-year-old boy have been arrested. >> funeral services tomorrow for the minnesota man killed by police last week. philando castile was shot and his girlfriend streamed the aftermath of the shooting live on facebook. thousands are expected to mourn him during the services at the cathedral of st. paul. an attorney for the family yesterday called for a special prosecutor to look into that shooting. >>> turning to the race for the white house and donald trump putting another potential running mate on display. mike pence introduced donald trump last night. he slammed hillary clinton and heaped praise on trump saying he understands the country in a way no other lead

this is neighboring louisiana.is a very tight-knit community, and officers here are wondering at what point, you know, is this going to come to some close. they're looking to each other for comfort. they're trying to figure out what is behind this 29-year-old gavin long of missouri. why did he have this long arm rifle that witnesses called in and said they saw this person in this location not far behind me? and when officers arrived, witnesses say he simply opened fire, taking down -- killing three officers and of course the others who remain hospitalized, one in critical condition fighting for his life. wolf? >> and the community there is i'm sure in shock right now as a result of this. the community has been going through an awful period over the past week and a half or so as a result of the killing of alton sterling as well. give us a little sense, if you can, right now of what people are saying to you on the streets, fred? >> reporter: well, you know, this is a neighborhood. if you look around me -- i don't kno

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 this protest was mostly peaceful, ashley? ashley: it remained peaceful through the night and the crowd arrived at the white house about two hours ago. we were with them much earlier in the night, when they started the rally several miles away. they were hopin

in addition to that, we had louisiana officers in there from that department and neighboring department. it's really very sad for all of us right now. >> absolutely. art, stay with me. i do want to read our viewers a statement we just received from the white house. the president has been briefed on the shooting of police officers in baton rouge and asked to be updated throughout the day as more details become available. the who is has been in contact with local officials in baton rouge and offered any assistance necessary. again, that statement just into us from the white house. as i go to tom fuentes, former fbi assistant director, i do want to give you a little more detail about what we know at this hour. according to authorities, there was a man walking down the highway, airline highway, with an assault rifle. they received a call, the authorities received a call of assia suspicious person walk down the highway. that is when the shooting took place. tom fuentes, to you, we know at this history there are other suspects. there is an active manhunt under way. as we heard from the govern

we believe that the deaths in minnesota and louisiana just sparked his delusion to fast-track his plans. >> he kept a journal of combat tactics that neighbors say that he was practicing, and some maneuv maneuvers in the yard, and the tactics that he espoused in the journal are the tactics that he employed in killing people on thursday evening. >> he isshetamia said that peop were calling out to her in the final hours. >> he said that he had a gun, run. >> and that officer jumped on top of me and covered me and no regard for his life and they stayed there and surround ed me and my son and i. >> reporter: and president obama will speak about the heroism and the loss when he travels here tuesday for the memorial service. martha gonzalez, abc news, dallas. >> in san jose, people rallied against violence of any kind, and for those who were shot by police and those police who were killed. district attorney george gas conn appointed a a three-point panel to look at fairness, and the preliminary findings in may show that the department is bias in the way it polices communities of color and lacks transparency and accountability. the police chief res

. >> we believe the deaths in minnesota and louisiana just sparked his delusion to fast track his plans. >> he kept a journal of combat tactics that neighbors say that he was practicing some maneuvers in his yard. the tactics that he espoused in his journal are the tactics he employed in killing people on thursday evening. >> reporter: one woman dcr they were shot, one calling out to her in his final moments. >> he said he has a gun. run. >> reporter: she was shot in the leg protecting her son and says officers saved both of their lives. >> the 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 son and i. >> reporter: and president obama will talk about that heroism and loss when he travels here for a memorial service. >> marcy, thank you. and george w. bush will deliver remarks there as well. >> president obama will have a chance to visit with the families of the officers who were killed and injured last thursday. the white house says president obama will personally express the nation's support as well as gratitude for the sacrifice of the slain officers. >> repo

louisiana. four kids drieb described as a family man and also a great neighbor.icer killed matthew gerard. 41 years old only been on the force about a year. had a long history of service not only to his community but his nation as well. he was a u.s. marine. also an army blackhawk crew chief. >> hero is not only the word. incredible human beings. my brother we have grown up together. seeing their emotion in the hospital this morning was unbelievable. makes me want to do my job even harder. >> the suspect gavin long 29 years old also former u.s. military with extra ammunition on and ns withes report he was dressed in black and social media posting talking about a violent anti police anti white tulling dalling s -- anti white police tendency. you fear there are more attacks coming. >> makes it so real when you see the faces and the names. leland vittert live for us. thank you. >>> president obama offering a unified message in the wake of the baton rouge attacks. >> regardless of motive, the deaths of these three brave officers under scores the danger that police ac

louisiana. good to be back standing with my neighbor here, pennsylvania. thank you very much. [applause] you guys, have extraordinary leadership on this stage. your governor is a great national leader. you have a wonderful head of your party. but i just got to get this off my chest. you nice sent to the senate a man who is smart, a man who is handsome, a man who is skinny, a man who is has more hair than me. i hate him for all those things. i want you to know, one of the great honors i had in my first 2 1/2 years in the united states senate is to have a colleague like your senate, and i want to thank you for sending him to serve you in washington, d.c. my only request now is that you give him a democratic partner in the senate seat. [applause] so look, i want to be very brief! i was raised by my father named carey booker. understand, i loveliesenning to my dad tell stories about his life. i heard the same stories all my 40 plus years. it didn't bother me would tell the same story every and over again. every time he would tell them it would get more dramatic and more interestin

louisiana just sparked his delusion to fast-track his plans. >> he kept a journal of come -- come back tactics. and the neighborse was practicing in his yard. and those in his journal were what he used in killing people thursday evening. >> describing seeing two of the officers as they were shot. one calling out to her in his final moments. >> he said, he has a gun, run. >> she was shot in her leg protecting her son and say officers saved both of their lives. >> the officer jumped on top of me and covered me. they had no regard for their own life. they stayed with us. they surrounded my son and i. >> and president obama will speak about the heroism and loss when he travels here tuesday for a memorial service. in dallas, marcy gonzalez for channel 6 "action news." >>> the fifth night in a row protesters have taken to the streets of philadelphia demanding change. at about 8:00, black lives matter protesters marched at 40th and market. some held signs and others chanted. and the authorities say this march has been spirited by peaceful. >>> the anger across the nation over the police killings of black men resulted i

louisiana. calling for justice after disturbing new video went public. >> retaat of a virginia man. police have a suspect while neighbors had enough. >> meet the virginia republicans fighting for his right not to vote for donald trump at the gop convention. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with the reason your air conditioner is working over time even after dark. >> oh, it is. our heat wave is just getting started, folks. it's going to feel like it's close to 100 degrees for days and all over our region, people are starting to feel the heat. >> doug is feeling it, too. he's gone outside tonight. doug, how is it? >> guys, still on the warm side. not too bad now. we got a little breeze out there without the sun. it does make a huge difference but still, you can tell it's extremely warm and humid across the area and tomorrow, we'll get right back to where we were today. high temperature today of 94, 92 areas and that heat index will once again get to 100 degrees. the radar tracking a system off to the west bringing rain and thunderstorm activity. parts of west virginia and western maryland. most will die as it makes its

somemorning he spoke to neighbors in pennsylvania, the pennsylvania delegation breakfast meeting. here it is. [applause] >> hello, everybody. i just came from louisiana and south carolina. i love those states. be back standing with my neighbor here. pennsylvania, thank you very much. you guys have extraordinary leadership on the stage. your governor is a great national leader. i just have to get this off my chest. you guys sent to the senate a man who is smart, a man who is handsome, a man who is skinny, a man who has more hair than me. i hate him for all those things. one of the great honors i have is to my first 2.5 years have a colleague like your center -- like your senator. my only request is you give him a democratic partner in the senate speech. i want to be very brief. i was raised by my father kerry booker. my dad tellening to stories about his life and i've heard the same stories all over my 40 plus years. wouldn't bother me he tell me the same stories because every time he would tell them it would get more dramatic and interesting. my father talked about his home that made me afraid to go to that state. raining, then it went through hail,

we're seeing louisiana state university police officers all moving into the scene. >> i'm sure neighboring police departments are going to come and help the officers, if they're the police departments outside of baton rouge, other police departments are saying, hey, you need any help. i'm sure the state police is responding and maybe there's even been a call to the fbi that says if you need any help, we'll be there in a heart beat. that's what usually goes on here. but baton rouge police department is a pretty good police department, they have got a lot of cops there, i'm sure they'll take any kind of help that anybody offers them. >> please stay with us as this information unfolds, as i mentioned earlier, we're limited about the information that we're receiving and also pictures from the scene. officers are moving toward the situation here as well as many, many police officers and other authorities. a quick break here. we'll gather more information on this situation in baton rouge and we'll be right back. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you

. >> we believe the attacks in minnesota and louisiana sparked his delusion to fast track his plans. >> he kept a journal of combat tactics that neighbors say that he was practicing some maneuvers in his yard. tactics that he put in his journal are what he employed on thursday evening. >> reporter: one woman describes seeing two of the officers as they were shot. one calling out to her in his final moments. >> he said he has a gun run. >> reporter: she was shot in the leg protecting her son and saying officers saved both of their lives. >> the other officer jumped on top of me and covered me. they had no record for their own life. they stayed there with us. they surrounded my son and i. >> reporter: and president obama will talk about that heroism and the loss when he travels her tuesday for a memorial service. ten disand diane. >> thank you, marcy. while the president is in dallas, he'll meet with the families of the attacked. >> he cut his trip short. he said that attacking police officers can only hurt the cause of reforming the criminal justice system. he responded to the protests across the united states. >> the overwhelming majori

louisiana. it is great to be back here standing next to my neighbor. pennsylvania, thank you very much.uys have extraordinary leadership on this stage. your governor is a great national leader. you have a wonderful head of your party. i've just got to get this off my chest. you guys sent to the senate a man who is smart. a man who is handsome. a man who is skinny. a man who has more hair than me. and i hate him for all those things. but i want you to know one of the great honors i have had in my first two and a half years in the u.s. senate is to have a colleague like your senator and i want to thank you for sending him to serve you in washington, d.c. my only request now is that you give him a democratic partner in the senate seat. [applause] so look. i want to be very brief. i was raised by my father named cary booker. please understand. i loved listening to my dad tell stories about his life and i heard the same stories all my 40 plus years. it didn't bother me that he would tell the same stories over and over again because every time he would tell them they would get more dramatic a

neighbors looking out for one another, which brought these families together. in oakland, christian captain, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> well, there were protests in baton rouge, louisiana, overnight. following the deadly shooting of an african-american man by a police officer. >> police say they were called to a convenience store, early yesterday morning, and after someone reported a man selling cd's, had threatened him with a gun. the two officers responded. he had some sort of confrontation with the suspect. 37-year-old antoine sterling. the owner of the convenience store says one officer used a taser on sterling and the second officer tackled him. and the first officer shot him when the second officer was trying to tackle him. >>> self employed and contract workers coming up at 5:00, a task force just set up in san francisco to monitor the rise of the so-called gig economy. >> and a huge fire in the east bay. near the oakland/emeryville border. may affect traffic. it is very close or very visible from the freeway. and as traffic gets busier, we will see some backups. >> cool, cool pattern here for july. that's for sure. some upper 40s for lows. and another solid fog

they said okay we have a company that's called the louisiana guards and we want to fight with our neighbors. we want to do whatever our neighbors want to do. this may very well have been to preserve their status in society. we don't know. the reasons probably differed from man to man. so the argument goes here you had 2,000 blacks lining themselves up with the confederacy, but what happened to them. wh what happened to them is they were not part of the louisiana army. they were never provided with arms by either the federal or state government and by early 1826 the louisiana legislator figured out this really didn't look too good and so they changed the law and said to be in the louisiana malitia you must be all white. so i think that example turns out to turn back on itself and to demonstrate once again that the south had a great deal of reluctance to use black soldiers. now, let's get to what's really pretty clear and that is that until five weeks before appimatics the confederate government never officially allowed the use of slaves so that tells us something right there that this was an

a louisiana store owner who saw the shooting of a baton rouge man at the hands of police speaks out. >> one of the biggest pot grows in san jose busted and the neighbors had no idea. who finally tipped off investigators. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and i'm kenny choi. let's get a look at weather and traffic. here's roberta gonzales >>> good morning. it's thursday, july 7. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. >> we're taking a live look at the pyramid. can't really see the top, right? foggy conditions this morning. get a check of traffic and weather. >> yeah. where is it? >> we were taking a look at the fog in san francisco but when you call on our live mount vaca camera, this just screams wake me up! and

the beginning of the war, they said, okay, we have a company called the louisiana guards and we want to fight with our neighbors. it may have been to preserve their status in society. we don't know. it probably differed man-to-man. here you have 2,000 blacks lining themselves up with the confederacy. what happened to them? what happened to them is they were never provided with arms by either the federal government state government. by early 1862, the louisiana legislature figured out this really didn't look too good. so they changed the law and said to be in the louisiana militia, you have to be all white. so that example turns out to turn back on itself and to demonstrate once again the south had a great deal of reluctance to use black soldiers. now, let's get to what's really pretty clear. and that is that until five weeks before appomattox the government never officially allowed the use of slaves. that tells us something right there. this was an issue raised periodically throughout the war. and that until march of 1865, this practice was not authorized. even then it had strings on it. so what that tells us i

the beginning of the war, they said, okay, we have a company called the louisiana guards, and we want to fight with our neighbors. we want to do whatever our neighbors want to do. this may very well have been to preserve their status in society, whatever. we don't know. the reasons probably differed from man to man. what's interesting -- so the argument goes, my god, here you had 2,000 blacks lining themselves up with the confederacy, but what happened to them? what happened to them is they were not part of the confederate army. they were part of the louisiana militia. they were never provided with arms by either the federal government or the state government, and that by early 1862, the louisiana legislature figured out that this didn't look too good, and so they changed the law and said to be in the louisiana marco rubio, you must be all white. so i think that example turns out to turn back on itself and to demonstrate once again that the south had a great deal of reluctance to use black soldiers. now let's get to what's really pretty clear, and that is that until five weeks before appomattox, the confederate

my granddaddy from louisiana but is the good to be back standing with my neighbor here,pennsylvania thank you very much . [applause] you guys have extraordinary leadership on the stage, your governor is a great national leader. you have a wonderful head of your party but i've got to get this offmy chest. you guys said to the senate , a man who is heart, a man who is handsome, a man who is skinny, a man who has more hair than me. and i hate him for all those things . but i want you to know one of the great honors i've had in my first two and half years in the united states senate is to have a colleague like your senator and i want to thank you for sending him to serve you in washington dc, my only request now is that you give him a democratic partner in the senate seat area. [applause] so look, i want to be very brief. i was raised by my father named perry booker. understand, i love listening to my dad tell stories about his life and i heard the same stories all my 40+ years and i have to say it wouldn't bother me that he would tell the same stories over and over again because every time h

neighbors think was started by illegal fireworks set off last night. >> the feds are now launching a civil rights investigation into a deadly police shooting in louisianawhite cops shot and killed a black man outside a convenience store and it was caught on camera. that shooting is sparking protests and drew national attention. >> ken bastida has been following this story for us. ken. >> reporter: veronica, police say that the man had a gun, was it in his hand? was it in his pocket? we don't know. but there are a lot of questions about exactly what led up to that confrontation. what is certain, the video is graphic. so a word of warning. cell phone video shows officers struggling with alton sterling outside a convenience store in baton rouge. during the confrontation, someone screamed, he's got a gun! >> he's got a gun, gun! [ censored ] gun! [ censored ] >> gun! [ gunfire ] >> get on the ground! [ gunfire ] >> reporter: sterling was pronounced dead at the scene. >> the video is disturbing to say the least. >> reporter: the 37-year-old's family and community leaders are calling it murder. sterling's son broke down as the teen's mother talked to reporte

in louisiana and minnesota and the sniper ambush killings of five police officers in dallas last week. >>> recruiting flyers for the kkk turn up in a san francisco neighborhood. next, how neighbors the police are reacting. >>> a grass fire is burning in san jose. look at these pictures. we will bring you a live report from the scene with more on the firefight. >>> we are looking at a commute where traffic is doing very well coming around the corner to the bay bridge. we are seeing slow traffic there already. >>> it looks hot here for many today except parts of san francisco south. inland it will be toasty. the remains of a hurricane is moving up cloud cover. we will see if any of that makes it here. [ music playing ] >>> it has been a long time since i have heard that song. here comes the hot stepper. and here is a beautiful live shot. >>> thank you for joining us on mornings on 2. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. let's start with a little dancing. i cannot wake up to music. it will go into my dream and i will keep sleeping. i need to have an obnoxious sounding alarm. >> if you are inland today you may be a high stepper. it's going to be hot. it will be at near 100 for some 90s

baton rouge, louisiana, before, over time, if you're not among the millions of police moonlighting, $31,000 is the starting salary. you begin life as fellow citizen and neighbor of the people you're protecting. in a perfect world you remain viewed as the neighbor who happens to carry a gun, keep everybody safe, but then something happens. and we have these divided communities in america where one no longer feels a part of the other. >> i mean, it is a complicated question and i wish there was an easy answer. i know there has been folks who have been from a law enforcement side and a community side asking for residency requirements, law enforcement to live in the communities and we're seeing how some of that is really difficult. there are -- there are residences of commonality. you heard general honore saying the open carry laws, open carry with zero permit required in 31 states, he called that stupid. i have to say, that is the -- one of the biggest complaints that i hear from law enforcement across the country when we work with chiefs and sheriffs is that the gun laws as we have set them up are not common sense, they don't protect the second amendment, they

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neighbor enjoy all the savings. take the free home energy checkup. honey, we need a new refrigerator. visit pge.com/checkup and get started today. >>> msnbc following the breaking news out of baton rouge, louisiana, where it is a dark day figuratively and literally with the rain coming down there. also very very tense with the shooting deaths of three baton rouge police officers after a gunfight earlier this morning. three of those officers now dead. others in the hospital wounded. one suspect also killed in the exchange of gunfire. and now the man hunt for possibly two more suspects. this as we are getting word that the suspect who was killed in the gunfight was wearing black fatigues, armed with a long gun. and now they are trying to secure that area as you see on the left side of your screen an area where that suspect is to make sure there are no other explosives or devices left behind that could jeopardize the safety of public and police officers around there. this as the president has been briefed on this shooting and the death of the police officer. and also as the governor is meeting with the families of these fallen police officers. and expected to give a briefing at 3:00 p.m. local time

boustany: in louisiana, we understand how good economic policy and we also know that the men and women who work on these rigs are our friends, neighbors and family and safety is first. we also know from experts across industry, that this proposed rule is a one size fits all proposal that increases risk and makes the more risky and we will not stand to allow this rule to go forward and i urge adoption of this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from louisiana. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. ms. mccollum: i request a roll call. the chair: pursuant to rule , rule 18, proceedings on the the gentleman from louisiana will be postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, pretion will resume on amendments on house report 114-683 on which further proceedings were postponed. amendment number one, amendment mber 3, amendment number 38, amendment number 39, amendment umber 10, amendment number 11, amendment number 12, amendment , mber 13, amendment number 14 amendment number 20, amendment number 21 by mr

neighbor enjoy all the savings. take the free home energy checkup. honey, we need a new refrigerator. visit pge.com/checkup and get started today. >>> one of the three police officers killed in an ambush in louisiana to rest this afternoon. mourners filled the baptist church to honor 45-year-old brad garafola, shot by a lone gunman last sunday. he leaves behind a wife and four children. yesterday, hundreds of people came out to pay their respects at the funeral of officer matthew gerald. the 41-year-old officer was also killed in the ambush. funeral services will be held on monday in baton rouge for monoterrelmon jackson, the third officer gunned down during last week's attacks. >>> donald trump and vice presidential pick mike pence are getting r and r after the convention in cleveland. the duo already racked up fundraising numbers before hitting the trail. joining us with the latest is kevin, covering the trump campaign expensively. we love when you're here. >> thank you for having me. i love being here. >> i want to play a sound bite and get your reaction. it was on -- from donald trump speaking about unity. take a listen and we'll talk about it. >> they talk about unity. i want to tell you, tha

neighbor enjoy all the savings. take the free home energy checkup. honey, we need a new refrigerator. visit pge.com/checkup and get started today. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in baton rouge, louisianas have been shot and killed. three more are wounded. a gunman or gunmen may be on the run. the deadly shootout happened on a busy street in broad daylight. a witness captured this video. >> [ bleep ]. [ gunfire ] one suspect is confirmed dead. police say the suspects was dressed in all black, wearing a mask but may not have acted alone. they are warning people in baton rouge for anyone wearing similar clothing or with a long gun. i want to show you more video from the shooting. [ gunfire ] right now we are told that nearby businesses are in lockdown. at least two hospitals are in lockdown with armed police standing guard outside. the city of cleveland was already on a heightened state of security and today's shooting only adds to the concerns of law enforcement tasked with protecting the protesters. joining me now, tom fuentes. retired lapd police sergeant cheryl dorsey also joining me. tom, first of all, the situation in baton rouge, what do you make of this? you have this eyewitness

rouge, louisiana, dallas, texas, and falcon heights, minnesota and others i think it would be appropriate to pause and recognize our thoughts and prayers are with these people and their neighbors, friends, and family. we wish them well. let's just take a moment of silence if we can in their behalf. [moment of silence] >> thank you. let me, again, not only welcome but thank you for coming. i know your schedules are busy asgovernors. we apriepreciate you taking timo participate in our summer meetings. we know with not only going on in your states, but it is a presidential election year and things are going on, and we know you are busy and thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come and participate in the summer meetings. i want to recognize distinguished guests we have. let me recognize a few of them. we have from japan, governor he rye, governor day co sake, and ambassador from vietnam and the ambassador from singapore, and senator moore from canada and it is his last time here with us. also recognize we have special guests from the white house in jerry abe and sims. let me recognize our corporate sponsors. we have partners that help us put this on. for over 30

louisiana, dallas, texas, falcon heights, minnesota, and others i think it would be very appropriate for us to just pause and recognize that our thoughts and prayers are with these people and their neighborsfriends, and family, and we wish them. let's just take a moment of silence in their behalf of the victims. thank you. now, let me again not only welcome but thank everyone for coming. i know your schedules are very busy as governors and we appreciate your taking time to come here and participate in our summer meetings. we know not only what you have in your respective states, it is a presidential election year and a lot of things are going on with the different parties so we know you're busy and taking time out of your busy stead skedles to participate in our summer meetings. i want to recognize some of our distinguished guests here. we have always these folks here are distinguished, and certainly our guests, but let me recognize japan, have from overnor shin gi hei, governor high deco yasaki, we have mbassador from vietnam and singa more. senator willfred moore from canada. this is his last time with us by the way. so we're honored to have you here and your last time with our meetings