from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, megan thompson. >> thompson: good evening, and thanks for joining us. authorities in dallas, texas, say the man who shot a dozen of the city's police officers, killing five, acted alone in carrying out his attack, and that he used the same style of assault rifle used in recent mass shootings in an orlando, florida, night club; a newtown, connecticut, elementary school; and an aurora, colorado, movie theater. joining us now from dallas with the latest on the investigation is our hari sreenivasan. hari? >> sreenivasan: hello, megan. while officials say the sniper, who was killed in a standoff early yesterday, was a lone gunman, they have not ruled out the possibility of co-conspirators or accomplices. about a mile from where the shootings occurred, mourners are leaving flowers at a makeshift memorial outside dallas police headquarters. today, the f.b.i. and state and local law enforcement continued to probe the area where 25-year- old micah xavier johnson killed five police officers and wounded seven others. texas governor greg

brent thompson. he was 43 years old. he was the first officer killed from the dallas area transit system. he was a seven year veteran of the force. he was married only two weeks ago. his body being transferred from dallas downtown to his hometown. his final journey home, they're asking people, line the highway. they say highway 45 for what they call his final journey home as not only the people in dallas and in texas but all americans on this saturday afternoon we honor those police officers who gave their lives. hello everyone, this is a brand new hour of america's news. >> we are learning new information about the deadly attack targeting the dallas police as we remember the five brave officers, including officer brent thompson who is now being transported back to his home in texas along i-45 there in dallas. they're leaving behind loved ones trying to cope with the devastating news. we have coverage looking at the aspects of this shooting. rich is live at baylor medical center. but first we're joined live in dallas. th

transit officer brent thompson was both a newlywed and father to seven children.ight, his loved ones are opening up to our joe fryer about what they'll always remember about their fallen hero. >> reporter: for as long as his brothers can remember, brent thompson wanted to work in law enforcement. >> he has a huge heart and that's what he wanted to do. he wanted to help everybody. >> he was mischievous and never smiled, always smirked but his smirk was hilarious. >> reporter: after serving in the marines he did become an officer, first working in his hometown, corsicana, texas. >> he's a fixture in corsicana and always will be. >> reporter: a glimpse at just how much he's still loved here. >> brent thompson answered that call. >> reporter: then he was honored yesterday not by just one but two presidents. >> it was very powerful and very moving. the five empty seats got me. that was a very fitting tribute to them. >> reporter: thompson quietly re-married just three weeks ago. i can't imagine knowing there was a wedding and only weeks later now there is going to be a

. >>> the final goodbye to fallen dart officer brent thompson. the 7-year veteran of the police force and marine corps vet who served in afghanistan and iraq. but to six children he was just dad >> we were so proud of him and just want to know we love him. he's done it. he's succeeded. >> thompson worked alongside his newly wednesdayed wife emily on the force. she had just filed their marriage license that morning before thompson was fatally shot. >> he's a wowrd -- coward. you know, your hate made us stronger. >> hundreds of lawrmt officers from as far as new york, chicago, utah and more filled the rose. >> it's always heartbreaking to see the families. >> sergeant anthony came with a colleague to say his goodbyes. to his fellow brothers in blue. >> just because we wear a different uniform or have a different patch, we're fighting for the same causes. to the crowd of officers, thompson's wife asked them to stick by her. >> on brent's behalf, i'm asking you all, continue on, press on. he has your -- you safe. >> and to him, thompson's family simp

thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. this is the final amendment to the bill and will not kill the bill nor send it back to committee. if adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. my motion to recommit would incorporate into the underlying legislation h.r. 1076, a bipartisan measure, no fly, no buy. and h.r. 1217, another bipartisan bill to strengthen our background check system for gun sales. these bills are commonsense, they're bipartisan, they respect the second amendment. i'm a gun owner. if these bills did anything to violate those rools rights, my name wouldn't be on them. most important, they would help keep guns away from those who shouldn't have them. terrorists, criminals, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill. h.r. 1076 was introduced by our republican colleague, peter king. this bill says that if you're on the f.b.i. terrorist no fly list -- then you don't get to walk into a gun store, pass a background check and leave with a gun or guns of your choosing. there's one

was a family man including 21-year-old sandy. >> i am proud to say i am brent thompson's daughter. >he asked her dad why did he pursue such a dangerous job. >> i said i hoped there would be an officer if you were in trouble i would hope they would help you and i should be able to do that for someone else's kid. >> reporter: by all accounts thursday that's exactly what he did. >> there's no doubt actions he took specifically saved lives. >> reporter: do you walk away these past few days with any sort of message you want to share? disast everyb >> just love everybody. >> reporter: corsicana, texas. >> that will do it for us on a wednesday night.ody. i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.t.>> r sfx: turbines revving up, you hear that? and louder that's the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as $69 dollars one-way. so get ready to take off... because sale prices as low as these don't happen every day! book your low fare now at southwest.com low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, clap, ding ♪ li

and one pleaded with thompson to talk to us like gentlemen, sir. at the outburst, thompson threatened to whip next man to interruptt him. thompson soldiers left the surrender of feeling embittered that the commander that challenge their honor at the moment of defeat. whether they were praise like lee's troops or blamed like thompson's, confederate soldiers had to return home to confront the material reality of defeat. for these men, their defining experience is everything turned out other than they had hoped. they had gone off to fight believing they would return victorious. the degree to which the return home for some to confront their failure varied. whoo confederac face of defeat, destruction was distributed unevenlyle. some soldiers were lucky enough to return home unscathed, resuming their life with little interruption. many more found the transition to peacetime did not come easily and they could see their failures all around them. some returned home to find that their farms had been destroyed. emotionallynd disabled veterans had to cope with

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, megan thompson. >> thompson: good evening, and thanks for joining us. authorities in dallas, texas, say the man who shot a dozen of the city's police officers, killing five, acted alone in carrying out his attack, and that he used the same style of assault rifle used in recent mass shootings in an orlando, florida, night club; a newtown, connecticut, elementary school; and an aurora, colorado, movie theater. joining us now from dallas with

thompson. his new book, stories of myself. growing up with hunter s. thompson. his father and the relationship. he is with best-selling authors doug loose brinkley. his latest book is on ourselves right now. join us welcoming juan thompson and douglas brinkley. [applause] >> we want to welcome juan to austin. he is a long-time friend and robin thompson, and where is robin? is here right now? robin is here. juan has family in town. hunter's kinfolk live here. but wanted to begin, juan will do so reading of stories i tell myself. i'm here because i edited hunter thompson's letters, the book, proud highway, fear and loathing in america. wrote "rolling stone" cover story about him when he died and you know, i constantly try to promote hunter as one of the great american humorists and great american novelists. we'll talk about some of hunter 's books i want so begin, juan, maybe read a letter you suggested. would you like to get us going with reading something? >> yeah, sure. thank you. >> perfect. >> and i would add to your introduction that you're also a very good

radical party, had relied upon thompson's words to condemn white men in memphis. they used her arrest to discredit all the black women who had testified. the methods feels -- memphis appeals claim is a similar report. whenever you hear radicals talking of the persecution of the black race in the south, ask them what they think about francis thompson and outrageous against her in the riots. the pretended outrages in the south -- are at peace with the francis thompson affair and it is material such as this all stories remain fractured. in these final years of reconstruction as black -- political leaders ability began to wane, and the stage at which black women could testify to rate -- to rape, the conservative press in memphis declared the all black women could testify -- that testified had lied. and perhaps most important about today,or our concerns the ways that thompson's history speaks to memory. the testimony about the sexual violence allows us to know that politicalization assexuality, -- under women they struggled in their community. defenders of the agents o

emily thompson/officer brent thompson's widow "brent was a fighter, warrior, hero and quite the scrapper -- the kind of guy you want fighting with you. brent was also an amazing husband, father of six beautiful children -- that he talked about all the time. brent was a son, a brother, an uncle and an all- around phenomenal guy." thompson is the first officer in the dallas area rapid transit police department's history to be killed in the line of duty. senior corporal lorne aherns was also remembered today. he was a 14-year veteran of the dallas police force. about 7-thousand people packed the church for the service. like officer thompson, his wife also works in law enforcement. she is a detective with the dallas police department. aherns leaves behind two children. >> pam:also laid to rest today was officer michael "j" smith. he had been with the dallas police department for over 25 years. smith was highly decorated receiving numerous awards throughout his career for his service. he also was an army ranger for seven years before becoming a police officer. smith leaves behind a wife and t

he has been identified as brent thompson. our hearts go out to brent thompson and his family. >> former dp detective and fox news contributor rod wheeler. how do you think things are going to start to unfold as the morning progresses? i know both the mayor and chief brown have said that we probably wouldn't be hearing from them until a bit later because there's an enormous amount of work to be done. >> right. this investigation itself is going to be very fluid. the fbi and atf as well as a number of other police agencies have offered their assistance to the dallas police department to help them investigate to find out who these individuals are. just so the fewers know there are two individuals the police were able to arrest. there's a woman that they said is a person of interest. they have not indicated specifically the role that these three individuals play, although the police chief did refer to one of the individuals as a suspect. now the difference there meaning that this individual obviously had a role in the attack on a

brent thompson was 43 years old. patrick zaparripa, his mother said always have the dream to grow up to be a police officer. patrick never let go of that dream. before joining the dallas police department, he served in the navy and did three tours of duty in iraq. he won several military medals. he was a sports fan devoted to his beloved texas rangers and dallas cowboys. today a friend said "he's just a guy who wants to serve and protect during the day and watch a ball game with his family at night." patrick zamarripa was married with one child, two-year-old daughter. patrick zamarripa was 32 years old. michael krol was another one who was living his childhood dream working as a police officer. he moved from michigan to join the dallas police force because that was the team he wanted to be on, department with good reputation. his uncle, told our nbc affiliate in detroit that michael krol loved his work. "he was all in. he was all in" that's what his uncle said. his brother-in-law told the washington post "he was a bi

para mi, mi hermano policÍa sÓlo unidos lo necesitamos dice una familiar de thompson.y explicaciones, lo mÁs triste para todos. en centro de dallas, se ve en las columnas las marcas de disparos, el centro college, sigue cerrado y bajo investigaciÓn, todavÍa hay muestras de cristales rotos a dos cuadras donde hace 53 aÑos kennedy fue acribillado. >>> ya se ea! abrieron las calles pero las rer das siguen a beer. >>> todo mundo anda tenso, nervioso, no sabemos si caminamos con seguridad o quÉ va a pasar. >>> preocupada, por no sabe uno quÉ vuelva a pasar otra vez. dallas aun que sigue impactada por la tragedia y las gaitas despiden a los policÍas caidos. la gente sale a las lask las ca tratar de recuperar su vida, pero no para todos ha sido fÁcil sobre todo para los testigos. se viene dÍas dificiles y maÑana kofrnt naun los funerales aquÍ en dallas. >>> al regreso en noticiero telemundo, serÁn testigos de trabajo que miles de niÑos realizan en fin caso cafetalera realizan en fin caso cafetalera en mÉxico. realizan en fin caso cafetalera en mÉxico. ♪ mi hermano y yo nacimo

of brent thompson, one of his officers.ght in the midst of the officer-involved shootings dallas police also released a photo of a man whom they said was a person of interest. that man surrendered to police for questioning and this morning dallas police said he cooperated, he was interviewed and released. earlier in the night our nbc dallas affiliate kxas spoke to a man claiming to be the brother of this man pictured there. he told reporters that officers have the wrong person. >> i knew. i had a feeling because of this situation, with him having an ar-15 with him, when shots started firing, i said bro, give your gun to the cops so there's no misidentification, there's no question, nothing like that. and even though he gave his gun to a cop they still got him plastered all over the media like he's a suspect. >> saw you saw him hand his gun over -- >> 100%. at this point, whatever cop was on that corner there, he gave it to that cop. he don't have his gun. >> so you are confident -- >> 100%. my brother was marching with us.

brent thompson was another father, described as a hugger who always had a kind word to offer.was a vet and got married just 2 weeks ago to another transit officer. like the men he killed, micah johnson was also a vet. he served in afghanistan. he lived with his mother in mesquite, texas. he had grown increasingly frustrated with police-involved shootings, but it seems johnson killed the sort of officers if he ed him. >> reporter: although several people were initially taken in for questioning, police now say that johnson acted alone. i'm mola lenghi. >> president obama will return to dallas as comforter in chief, returning from the nato summit a day early. later he will bring people together to talk about support for communities and police officers. >>> tonight we are learning more about the five officers killed in the shooting and the communities they leave behind. >> brent thompson was a transit officer, and a grandfather, and recently married. more from dallas with a look at where thompson will be sorely missed. >> reporter: he lived in northern virginia before moving since

radical party, had relied upon thompson's words to condemn white men in memphis. they used her arrest to discredit all the black women who had testified. the memphis appeals claim is a similar report. whenever you hear radicals talking of the persecution of the black race in the south, ask them what they think about francis thompson and outrageous s against her in the riots. in these final years of as politicaln leaders' ability began to wane, and the stage at which black women could testify to rape, the conservative press in memphis declared the all black women that testified had lied. and perhaps most important about this, for our concerns today, the ways that thompson's history speaks to memory. the testimony about the sexual violence allows us to know that the white men's politicalization -- exuality defenders of the agents of that massacre try in the late 1870's to take that history from us and claim it was not true. tothat is to develop your -- follow. i knew what it was going to be like. i have use that article and teaching several times and have had some o

very few people -- >> arabell thompson. >> and it is called? >> "africa, land of my fathers quote. >> could you buy it today, go to amazon or get it at the library. >> it is at at library. people haven't noticed it yet. just like the chicago renaissance we finish processing her papers you will be hearing abouter had. some of people in this collection, see how beautiful this rice paper is. this was a letter she received -- >> 1963. >> 1963 from a minister in seou korea. we have so much great technology at cpl now i was able to call on one of my colleagues to translate this because i can't read that. but i wanted to read -- i >> i see ebony, christ jesus, these are the words that i can read. >> i will read the first paragraph for you. >> please do. >> no subject discussed in the world divides as widely as subject of race. racism in varying forms and to various degrees has been a plague on humanity for thousands of years. i weep that the world continues to be sharply divided by race, not united by the blood ofof jesus. 1963. isn't that fantastic?

south korea, craig thompson. the thompson. did thompson. google become a specialist areas thursday that free agents can sign their new contracts. warriors lost for the cleveland cavaliers in mr.'s finals after winning last year. signing kevin durant makes them the favorite to try and regain the throne. after the spurs found out they did not land durant, they made a big move. they agreed to a two-year deal with veteran forward paul goss all. yesterday the deal reportedly worth $36 million had they spent the last two seasons in chicago. serena moved into her 12 quarterfinal at the all england club. she'll be joined by venus in this quarterfinals. this is the first time since 2010 -- the only american women left in this tournament. good luck, ladies. lauren: yeah, good luck. strong storms. meteorologist maria molina is live in the weather center with your tuesday forecast. good morning, maria. >> tracking or extreme weather throughout the day today. a reported tornado across parts of kentucky and tornado warnings in west virginia and the stern

ann thompson, philadelphia. >>> how neat for them. a fund-raiser in germantown section is helping students compete at the national level. nbc 10 was at the showcase of the stars at the settlement music school last night. students put on the show to raise money for the national ncaap in ohio. acaso. >>> good morning, i'm erika martin, what to expect for tochltd the skies are looking much better, dew points dropping, so much more comfortable day in the forecast. 70 mile per hour wind speed. don't forget to look at the bottom of the screen for your forecast. wind profile, a little northwesterly for some, especially farther inland. we have gusts that are expected to kick up by the afternoon hours. so keep that in mind. a little dusty later today, but nothing that bad. temperatures are going to trend mainly in the 80s, low to mid 80s for today, but you'll see in a moment, it looks like we are on our way towards another heat weig wave. not much going on here, a high pressure system sitting right over indiana, a weak one, however, still infl

brent thompson, 43 years old.we just learned that within the last two weeks, he got married to another officer. heartbreaking. what more can you tell us about this man? >> brent was a great officer. you know, he came to us from corsicana, texas, police department. he was an outstanding patrol officer as well as a rail officer. we have the highest respect for him. i just spoke with him a couple weeks ago. he was in great spirits from his recent marriage. he was just a great officer overall. >> and obviously we're going to learn more identities of other officers, but can you tell us, what was he doing there? what was his job for the protest? >> well, what our primary function is, is to making sure we're taking care of our assets. our assets being buses, train stations, and rail line. at that particular time, our plan was for them to be at one of our transit centers, which is where the trains will stop. they were there simply watching the protest, making sure no one got in the way of our trains or our buses. more imp

thompson. representative thompson: thank you very much, mr. jarden.efore i begin i want to express also my condolences to the families affected by violence in the recent weeks. today, the pain that is felt by families in baton rouge, dallas, falcon heights, and orlando is reverberating across the country. i want to thank director james comey and director rasmussen, and for appearing for us today. secretary johnson, i also want to thank you for your service. this is likely your last time that you will testify in this room. the very room where your 1949,ather testified in when joe mccarthy called your grandfather to testify 67 years ago, it was a time of anded divisive rhetoric, fear of infiltration by communist ideology. unfortunately, today the nation finds itself again in a period of heated rhetoric, fueled by fear. today, americans legitimately fear infiltration by the violent ideology espoused by isil. last month's horrific attack in orlando, florida underscores the violent ideology in reaching americans and inspiring terrorism. without training, d

right here is arabella thompson. bring her up because we have for collection and she was the managing editor. she was the manager for over two years that it ran. i bring her up because at the same time that she was writing richard wright the world knows richard wright. the world at large doesn't know arabella thompson only to people that are professional in the world. his anger was flatter than her humor. she had the same feelings that he had coming from the south being discriminated against but she had to find another way to get her story out and she would use humor. as her collection becomes popular you will see a lot of books that kind of compare them. she did her autobiographer of africa, land of my father and she gave it the main script and it was published the same time richard wright's black tar was published. they are both biographical stories of their years in africa. everybody has written -- arabella thompson. >> host: is called? >> guest: africa land of my fathers. >> host: could you buy a two-day? .. >> >

. >>> and our emotional interview with one -- thompson was a newlywed and father.g up with joe about what they will always remember about their fallen hero. >> reporter: for as long as his brothers can remember brent thompson wanted to work in law enforcement. >> he wanted to help everybody. >> he never smiled. he always smirked. >> reporter: he did become an officer first working in his hometown, corsicana, texas. >> he is a fixture in corsicana and he always will be. >> reporter: just a glimpse of how much he is still loved here. >> present thompsbrent tofrhomp call. >> five empty seats got me. it was a tribute to them. >> he was remarried three weeks ago. >> i can't imagine there was a wedding and only weeks later there will be a funeral. >> it is very sad she only got to spend that much time with my brother. >> tofrp on was a family man. >> i feel honored so say i am brent thompson's daughter. >> reporter: she asked why did he pursue such a dangerous job. >> i would hope if you were in trouble they should help you and i should be able to do that for someone els

klay thompson and draymond green with -- are on the team. murray wasn't going to rio, bought watching courtside. it seems the biggest star was this guy. a hero's welcome for kevin durant playing at oracle for the first time after signing with the warriors. >> welcome to dub nation. >> the family from dub bin is instant kd fans. >> even when the warriors played him, he seemed so humble. he is a great player. >> i think that we are going to be like championship competitors jie. but don't hate him because he left oklahoma city fans behind. >> he is an amazing player. >> durant scored 13 points in the first half. he said it is good to be on team usa and the dubs. >> it was amazing. the atmosphere was great. the fans showed me major love and i appreciate that. >> kd is a good fit. >> team usa beat china 107-57. the next stop is the olympics. at oracle arena, abc7 news. >> a 2-year-old san leandro boy is making bay area police officers smile with a simple act of gratitude. for the last year young aidan and his mother were giving thank you cards to

bill: chief thompson gets it. his police department doesn't look the other way. they are in the neighborhood. they know what's going on in every block. in trenton, there was a meeting when i was a newspaper reporter. i saw a police car sitting on the block doing nothing for 30 minutes. police director says i'll look into it. i talked to a friend, he's on the police force, they were eating lunch, those communications aren't happening. you need to have the interaction because the streets and the police often speak different languages and you need the translation. >> something that struck me about what sibile says is the officers weren't prepared in dallas, and i think what was meant by that is they didn't look like they were prepared for war. you look at what happened in baltimore and the pictures, and almost as if we're fighting isis. that's what the reality setting in, you have to wonder what is happening? . >> the rest of it in the bedroom. >> our senior citizens in paterson getting the boot from a new developer? some residents at colt arms just may be. >> right

the body of present thompson was tan to his home town south of dallas. thompson was the city's first mass transit officer killed in the line of duty since that agency was formed in 1989. thompson was a newlywed who previously trained police in iraq and afghanistan. >>> our coverage of the shootings in dallas as well as the impact of protests in the bay area continues at abc7news.com and on twitter abc7 news bay area. le vallejo police are holding a news conference about a kidnapping. this is a live picture from the news conference. officers announces the arrested four suspects after they kidnapped a woman. the victim has not been located. >>> oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting that left one person dead this morning. it happened on 92nd avenue near international boulevard in east oak land just after 2:00. the victim died at the scene. last night a 21-year-old map was shot death after getting out of his car a block away. the killings are the 32nd and 33rd homicides in oakland this year. >> drugs, guns and money ceased in a bust by contra cos

anne thompson, nbc news, philadelphia. >>> what a powerful idea that is. up next, we'll go back to dallas, a city where small acts of kindness are helping a grieving community heal. >>> finally tonight, with flowers, with words and with hugs, the people of dallas are showing the world tonight that they won't be defeated by one man's hate. jacob rascon on how kindness is winning out. >> reporter: it's written all over their faces. how could this happen here? >> we need support. we need love. not violence. >> reporter: kim didn't know any of the officers, or protesters. >> my heart goes out to the african-american community. because i cannot imagine what they go through on a daily basis. and my heart also goes out to the police officers. when they talked about the guy saying he hated police officers and white police officers, his whole thing was just based on hate. >> reporter: that bothers you? >> yeah. because we should just love one another. >> reporter: for kim, simply talking about love is not enough. >> i hope a day does not go by that you know you're

klay thompson and draymond green with -- are on the team.y wasn't going to rio, bought watching courtside. it seems the biggest star was this guy. a hero's welcome for kevin durant playing at oracle for the first time after signing with the warriors. >> welcome to dub nation. >> the family from dub bin is instant kd fans. >> even when the warriors played him, he seemed so humble. he is a great player. >> i think that we are going to be like championship competitors jie. but don't hate him because he left oklahoma city fans behind. >> he is an amazing player. >> durant scored 13 points in the first half. he said it is good to be on team usa and the dubs. >> it was amazing. the atmosphere was great. the fans showed me major love and i appreciate that. >> kd is a good fit. >> team usa beat china 107-57. the next stop is the olympics. at oracle arena, abc7 news. >> a 2-year-old san leandro boy is making bay area police officers smile with a simple act of gratitude. for the last year young aidan and his mother were giving thank you cards to the o

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 the country. overnight, a mandate from d.c. police chief. all officers will double up in squad cars for safety, the measure staying in place indefinitely. the chief saying in an early morning press conference that security is being stepped up at all d.c. police facilities.

. >> officer thompson joined our force in 2009. you know, our police force was formed in 1989 so he came to us in 2009. before that, he was a police officer in texas and was private security in afghanistan, he was a marine, so he has been with us for the last six, seven years, has been a great officer. you know, just the kind of officer that you want to have. he works well with people. he interacts well with people. he is just a good guy. >> transit police, that is a lot of your work. i mean, taking care of people, just day-to-day, where is it? what is it? how do i? right? >> it is a little different than the city police officer. we're interacting with our customers on a regular basis making sure they know where they're going, they are getting from here to there but at the same time, protecting them. making sure they're not standing on the tracks, at the wrong time but also making sure that the wrong people aren't taking advantage of the customers. >> three other dart officers were injured that night. what can you tell us about the

probably got some time. >> mary thompson's been at cnbc for 16 years.he is truly one of the most remarkable people. i'm proud to call her friend. i think we're all honored she is finishing her tenure here. >> can can we agree? >> what do we do? we treat people the right way? what do we have? >> didn't get her a hot dog? >> i'm going pass them down. >> thank you. >> mary has been an extraordinary friend to me for many years. >> thank you. >> we'll miss you. >> thank you, everyone. it's been a great run and i love your show and thank you for having me on. it's my last appearance on cnbc. it's been a real treat. >> good luck. >> bittersweet thank you, mary thompson. >> thank you, beads. >> all right, in lieu of the final trade for celebrating july fourth with some companies as american as apple pie, these are all american stocks, companies that general can rate most of their sales in the us of a and could have your portfolio feeling profitable. >> kroger. these guys were the hot stock last year. growing 7 to 8%. you can buy all that food, beer, mustard, ho

brent thompson answered that call. he served his country as a marine.ghanistan and then a few years ago i settled down here in dallas for a new life of service as a transit cop. just about two weeks ago he married a fellow officer. their whole life together waiting before them. like police officers across the country, these men and their families shared a commitment to something larger than themselves. they weren't looking for their names to be up in lights. they would tell you the pay was decent but wouldn't make you rich. they could have about you the stress and long shifts and probably would agree with chief brown when he said that cop don't expect to hear the words thank you very often. especially from those who need them the most. the reward comes in knowing that our entire way of life in america depends on the rule of law. that the maintenance of that law is a hard and daily labor. that in this country we don't have soldiers in the streets or militias setting the rules. instead we have public servants. police officers, like the men who were taken

california, salmon from arizona, mark sanford from south carolina, scott austin from georgia, glenn thompson from pennsylvania, david trott from michigan, ted yoho from florida. the microphone went off. go right ahead. from california. these are these who called for these pages.f the victims, american families from 9/11 have a right to know about the funding that was involved in that. >> delegate from vermont.

brent thompson, marine corps vet, recently married.ause ] with their deaths we have lost so much. we are grief stricken, heart broken and forever grateful. every officer has accepted a calling that sets them apart. most of us imagine if the moment called for that we would risk our lives to protect a spouse or a child. those wearing a uniform assume that risk for the safety of strangers. they and their family share the unspoken knowledge that each new day can bring new dangers, but none of us were prepared or could be prepared for an ambush by hatred and malice. the shock of this evil still has not faded. at times, it seems like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together. argument turns too easily into animosi animosity. disagreement escalates into dehumanization. too often, we judge other groups by their worse examples while judging ourselves by our best intentions. and this is -- [ applause ] >> -- and this strained our bonds of understanding and common purpose. but americans have a great advantage. t

he along with michael smith and brent thompson will be buried today. mourners came from across the state and the country. president obama offered his condolences yesterday and praised the brave actions of the dallas police department. >> when the bullets started

brent thompson was a seven-year veteran of the dallas area rapid transit agency. he was 43 years old and was married within the last two weeks. he also worked as a military contractor in iraq and afghanistan. thompson was the first dart officer to be killed in the line of duty in the agency's 27-year history. the four other victims of dallas police officers. we are working to get more information on those officers, plus we will send you the latest on the investigation on the nbc washington app. >>> president obama called the violence in dallas a, quote, vicious, despicable, calculated attack on law enforcement. he spoke from poland where he arrived yesterday for his final nato summit. leaders with him at a news conference about 30 minutes ago expressed their condolences before the president addressed the press. every single american when i say that we are horrified over these events and that we stand united with the people and the police department in dallas. >> the president went on to describe the killings of police as senseless murders. >>> new reaction this mo

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durant and clay thompson hit eight of the warriors 11 three pointers. very exciting stuff out here as they are just trickling in. and of course that it might be in the house, we don't know that he will not be on the floor. he's not a part of team u.s.a. but here he is his teammate clay thompson talking about the big night. >> i cannot wait, you know, i would suspect that it will be a huge ovation. and i hope that they will get them because they gave up four amazing years for the championship. i just can't wait to get back to oakland to be a warriors fan. we will give them fun basketball for years, man, i can't wait. >> reporter: funny thing about clay thompson, he also said that he will get star struck just standing next to durant. he says he's a super star and that, you know, he need today pinch himself when he's in their presence, even though they are teammates. you look at their fans as they are watching durant take their shot on the floor as we are still about an hour and 20 minutes away from tip off here at oracle. team u.s.a. in the exhibition aga

mark thompson has been having a look. within hours of being given the keys to number 10 downing street, theresa may stood in front of her new home and called for unity. >> we will make britain a country that works for a leveraged -- a privileged few but for everyone of us. that will be the mission of the government highly. -- government i lead. >> leading campaigner boris johnson among the cabinet. a controversial character, one of the former london mayor's first jobs will be to fix some personal relationships. johnson antagonized the number of heads of state with rhetoric he used during campaigning ahead of the referendum. also, barack obama who johnson called incoherent and hypocritical in his opposition to britain leaving the eu. >> we have an opportunity to

brent thompson was a 1990 graduate about 70 miles south of dallas. brent thompson was 43 years old. patrick zamarripa, his mother said that patrick always had the dream that a lot of little boys have to grow up to be a police officer. patrick never let go of that dream. before joining the dallas police department, he served in the navy and naval reserve and did three tours of duty in iraq and won several military medals. he was a sports fan beloved to his rangers and cowboys. today a friend said he's just a guy who wants to serve and protect during the day and watch a ball game with his family at night. patrick zamarripa was married with one child, a 2-year-old daughter. patrick zamarripa was 32 years old. michael krol was another one who was living his childen hood dream working as a police officer. he moved from michigan to join the dallas police force because that was the team to be on, a department with a good reputation. his uncle jim he wielke told us he loved his work. quote, he was all in. he was all in. that's what his uncle said. his brother-in-law told "the washington pos

klay thompson and draymond green were all there. reports of boston, not only did he meet with the celtics but also patriots quarterback tom brady was there. he is there is part of the effort of the celtics to bring kevin durant to boston. at this point no decision has been made. reports of oklahoma, he was 90% certain he would re-sign with the vendor. >>> league sources say warriors forward harrison barnes has been offered a deal from the dallas mavericks. 4 years, $95 million. if that is the case, the warriors would have 3 days to match the offer. or he could then sign with dallas. it should be a interesting couple of days with the future of barnes and kevin durant up in the air. >>> the giants were in arizona going for their 6th straight win against the diamonds back. -- diamondback. giants have runners on the corner. posy crosses 3rd base and he would score. 1-0. an excellent point to the inning, a solo home run. 2-0. the diamondbacks make a comeback. they rally to win at home against the giants. 6-5. a big day for a native san f

[applause] >> my name is bennie thompson. i'm a member of the united states house of representatives, and i one of those folks who will have to decide on this issue. to be very clear, i support the saunders amendment. i have never voted for any trade agreement since i have been in the united states house of representatives. nafta seen the impact of and a lot of other trade agreements that have been to the detriment of working men and women in this country. i will not support any agreement that denigrates workingmen and .omen in this country let me be very clear -- democrats cannot support anything less than fair trade. it is an abomination for us to even consider any trade supportt that does not working men and women. support the saunders amendment. >> pursuant to the agreement of on parties, i am now calling ben for the purpose of making an amendment to the amendment. actually, wait a minute. do you have that? you are going to do it from there. >> mine is really simple, y'all. i just want to add the words, "that's why we opp

first of all, what can you tell us about brent thompson? >> brent has been with the department since about 2006. he came from us from corser county, texas. he was a great police officer, serving dallas and customers that use our system. great family man. we are deeply sat endddened by loss. we're taking care of his family as well as the officers that were injured. >> do we know the circumstances how he was shot and killed? what he was doing at the time? >> the circumstances are yet being uncovered. dallas police department is handling the investigation, and we're working with them on that. you know, so that is yet being uncovered. and i'm sure there will be more coming out. that will be coming from dallas police department. >> gary, were other d.a.r.t., dallas area rapid transit police officers either shot or killed? >> this was the first officer in our history of our police department that has been shot and killed. there were three other officers that were injured, other d.a.r.t. officers that were injured last night. and so we're certainl

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