as a federal parolee tremaine wilbourn was not allowed to have a gun. police sources say that's why they believe he allegedly shot and killed officer bolton, because the gun would have been found during the traffic stop. lester? >> kerry sanders in memphis. thank you. >>> nbc news is learning new insight about the potential political stunner that could shake up the battle for the white house. word that vice president joe biden, still mourning the death of his son beau just two months ago, is actively considering making a late entry into the democratic race to challenge hillary clinton, a challenge that beau biden strongly encouraged. andrea mitchell has late details. >> reporter: at his home in delaware today joe biden was out of sight. friends say taking care of his family, dealing with his own grief, and sources tell nbc news tonight still undecided about whether to take on the political fight of his life. the dying wish of his son beau. >> my hero, the next vice president of the united states, joe biden. >> reporter: a hope echoed by his surviving so

of tremaine wilbourn. >> wilbourn, a convicted bank robber on parol shot 33-year-old sean bolton multiple times. as officer bolton lay on the ground, a neighborhood resident grabbed the officer's police radio to call for help. >> please, please hurry up! he's shot! ( sirens blaring ) >> reporter: bolton pulled over when he spotted a 2002 mercedes benz illegally parked in a south memphis neighborhood. officials say the officer had unknowingly interrupted a drug deal. detectives say wilbourn was the passenger in the vehicle and got out of the car, briefly struggled with bolton, pulled a weapon, then shot the officer. memphis police director toney armstrong. >> this has been an around-the-clock investigation. we've always been one step behind or ahead of him. i think he felt the walls closing in and thought it would be in his best interest to turn himself. >> reporter: bolton's death is part of a spike in police officer murders nationwide. according to f.b.i. statistics 27 officers were murdered in 2013. that number jumped to 51 last year, an increase of almost 89%. bolton is the third memph

>> reporter: tremaine wilbourn was just added to tennessee's top-ten most wanted list, and cbs news was able to confirm that just this afternoon he is now in custody. memphis police say the suspect, tremaine wilbourn, a convicted bank robber out on parole, shot 33-year-old officer sean bolton multiple times. >> an ambulance is already en route. >> reporter: as officer bolton lay on the ground, a neighborhood resident grabbed the officer's police radio to call for help. >> please, please hurry up. he's shot. [sirens blaring] >> reporter: bolton pulled over when he spotted a 2002 mercedes benz illegally parked in a south memphis neighborhood. officials say the officer had unknowingly interrupted a drug deal. detectives say wilbourn was the passenger in the vehicle and got out of the car, briefly struggled with bolton, pulled a weapon, then shot the officer. memphis police director toney armstrong. >> when you look at this individual, you're looking at a coward. he's a coward. you gun down, you murder a police officer for less than two grahams -- grams of marijuana. >> reporter: bolton's d

tremaine wilbourn will be in court after surrendering to police officers yesterday.ed of gunning down officer sean bolton. >>> darren wilson the former ferguson police officer, mostwho shot and killed michael brown. he said he is living on a dead end street in a surveillance wired home. he cannot find a job in law enforcement and will not discuss the brown case because of legal issues and pending issues. some of the comments are disturbing. this is what he says in the article. quote, they are so wrapped up in a different culture than -- what i'm trying to say is the right culture -- the better one to pick from. the pre-gang culture. not worried about working in the morning, but worried about the instant gratification. the brown family attorney claims that proofs darren wilson is a racist. >> i find it really appalling he would make that reference when he had a turbulent upbringing himself. that really turns i think most readers off. it just perpetuates the view of darren wilson as self serving in everything he has done. >> darren wilson is no racist. i know him well.

he turned himself in helped police identify the suspect as convicted bank robber tremaine wilbourne, a memphis native who is on parole from federal prison. police sources here say tremaine wilbourn may have shot the officer because as a federal employee he was not allowed to have a gun and the officer would have likely found it during that traffic stop. >> kerry sanders, thank you. >>> nbc news is learning new insight about the potential political stunt that could hak up the battle for the white house. word that vice president joe biden still mourning the death of his son beau just two months ago, is actively considering making a late entry into the democratic race to challenge hillary clinton, a challenge that beau biden strongly encouraged. andrea mitchell has late details. >> reporter: at his home in delaware today joe biden was out of sight. friends say taking care of his family dealing with his own grief, and sources tell nbc news tonight still undecided about whether to take on the political fight of his life. the dying wish of his son beau. >> my hero the jexnext vice presiden

police tonight announcing a man want ford killing a police officer is now in custody, 29-year-old tremaine wilbournin this evening following a two-day manhunt. it began saturday night when officer sean bolton spotted an illegally parked car. as he approaches police say he is confronted by wilbourn who opens fire. a citizen uses the officer's raidy to raidy to call for help. but it ties late. -- radio to call for help. but it is too late. [ indiscernible ] >> this is just a reminder of how dangerous this job is. >> bolton a former marine who served in iraq had been on the force nearly five years. investigators believe he interrupted a drug deal saturday night and that's why wilbourn, a convicted felon, shot the officer multiple times. memphis police director tony armstrong visibly emotional shortly after the shooting. >> as a community see say so often, there's a theme that -- do black lives matter? and at the end of the day, we have to ask ourselves, do all lives matter regardless of race creed color, economic status what profession that person holds. all lives matter. >> reporter: in the last four

police right now looking for this man 29-year-old tremaine wil wil wilbourn.or his capture. officer bolton apparently interrupted a drug deal. >> officer bolton apparently interrupted some sort of drug transaction. digital scale and a small bag of marijuana about 1.7 grams were located inside the vehicle. >> nick valencia joins me with the latest. it reminds you that the officers put their lives on the line. >> reporter: the 29-year-old tremaine on the run now considered ampled and danger edarmed and dangerous. he was on supervised probation. ten years sentenced for an armed robbery of a bank. we know he was involved for what it seems, according to police in a small time drug transaction about 1.7 grams of marijuana. equivalent to about $20 street value. essentially the 33-year-old officer was killed over $20. bolton an iraq war veteran served overseas to protect america's freedom only to be gunned down on the street the of them mis. >> -- memphis. >> a second person turned themselves in. there was a little bit of conclusioncon confusion confusion. what do we

passenger of the vehicle, who is believed to be the shooter, has been identified as 29-year-old tremaine wilbournrn is still at large and a warrant for first-degree murder has been issued for his arrest. >> reporter: bolton's sister issued a statement, calling the act senseless, saying "my brother's life was just beginning only for it to end in a tragedy. there's enough evil in this world and he fought it to the very end of his life." the mayor of memphis asking for prayers, saying bolton's death speaks volumes of the dangers of police work. >> this again evidences the fact that there are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands. >> reporter: sean bolton was the third member of the memphis police department killed in less than five years. he was just 33 years old. richard cantu, abc news, new york. >>> the jury in the colorado movie theater shootings resumes deliberations this morning. the jurors are considering whether there are sufficient reasons to exempt convicted killer james holmes from the death penalty. his attorneys argued that he was mentally ill when he killed 12 people and wound

tremain wilbourne was the passenger in the vehicle he got out of the car and confronted the officer.y got into a civil struggle that's when the officer was shot. the director of memphis police department called him a cowrld. >> cowrld -- coward. you gunned down a police officer for less than two grams of marijuana. >> he is facing first degree murder charges. >>> president obama will outline the details in a news conference at the white house for power plants to radios the emissions of green house gas that calls for a 32% reduction by the year 2030. immediate lawsuits are expected from the utility industry and many states have threatened they will not comply. >>> a bill to block federal funding for planned parenthood is up for debate in the senate today. this latest battle was sparked by under cover videos of planned parenthood employees discussing the practice of fetal tissue for research. they said they did nothing illegal. >>> a local politician admits to embellishing his military service. wendy saltzman is looking it. >> reporter: we have the details of the records of this mayor'

>> reporter: tremaine wilbourn is now officially charged with first-degree murder.is being held on $9 million bond. he is scheduled to have a first appearance hearing in court wednesday morning. later that day, there will be a visitation ceremony in memory of the fallen officer, sean bolton's funeral and burial are scheduled for thursday afternoon. the police director said the arrest of the suspect and his death is first of a long series of steps in the healing process for the officer's family, the police department and the entire memphis community. heather. heather: maybe not a coward but now an inmate behind bars. thank you jonathan. >> reporter: indeed. >> as a pro-life doctor, rand paul cared for premature babies to save their sight. as a conservative leader, rand forcing a vote this week to end taxpayer funding of planned parenthood. standing for life from day one dr. rand paul. for president. bill: so that is a new ad for republican presidential candidate rand paul. kentucky senator pushing to defund planned parenthood even after senate lawmakers failed to pas

they're looking for a man 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn. they say he was a passenger in a car pulled over by 33-year-old officer sean bolton. he allegedly struggled with the officer before shooting him multiple times. the mayor of memphis says the shooting highlights the dangers of police work and the easy access to guns. >>> the death toll from an outbreak of legionnaires disease here in new york city has risen to four. public health investigators look closely at fival cooing towers an as a possible source. here now abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: a growing outbreak of legionnaires disease in new york has left four dead, dozens sickened and a community on edge. and now one of the city's top health officials is warning people who live or work near the area where the latest outbreak started could be at risk. >> i was about to wait one more day to go to the hospital, and if i would have waited that one more day, i don't think i would have been here right now. >> reporter: the news comes at a time when legionnaires cases have spiked across the c

tremaine wilbourn turned himself in after a two-day manhunt.fire when officer sean bolton interrupted a drug deal. >>> there was a preview of thursday's big republican debate last night. this was in new hampshire. 14 of the 17 announced candidates took part in a forum, but front-runner donald trump was not there. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, august 4th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >>> we have to start this half hour with that huge out of control wildfire in northern california. you've been hearing a lot about it. it's called the rocky fire. it is one of about 20 in the state. more we see in oregon and washington. >> late yesterday, it jumped a highway that was being used as a containment line. abc's brandi hitt has more. >> reporter: fast-moving flames and a blackened sky over northern california. the out of control rocky fire tripled in size over the weekend, now scorching more than 93 square miles with no end in sight. >> we burned off 20,000 acres in five hours

that's when 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn allegedly shot the officer.e times. >>> the obama administration will unveil a major climate change plan today. under the proposal existing power plants must cut emissions and begin transitioning to more renewable energy sources. some states have already indicates they will fight the requirements. >>> researchers are trying to figure out what killed another whale that washed up on a bay area beach. a carcass appeared on shore in pacifica yesterday. and scientists say there are reports of another dead whale floating offshore. >>> and thousands of homes and businesses are at risk as the rocky fire expands to an area larger than the city of oakland. the fire now burned 60,000 acres in lake, key lieu is a and yolo counties and firefighters have made progress containing the blaze. it's now 12% contained and -- contained up from 5%. >>> and i'm lisa chan live in oakland where police investigating an officer- involved shooting and mlk is now closed right now between west macarthur and 40th. the shooting happened right

marshal service has joined the manhunt for 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn. $10,000 reward being offered for the capture of this man you're looking at there on your screen. brooke? >> nick valencia thank you so much. >> you bet. >> i'm going to stay on this because police departments across the country are rallying around the memphis 36789 d and, of course the family of officer sean bolton who served his country as a marine and then back here at home. i'm going to speak with his friend who lived with him and they served in iraq at the same time. steve, thank you so much for your service and i am so sorry about the loss of your friend. >> thank you for the opportunity to honor his memory. i appreciate that. >> let's begin with honoring him by -- you tell me. tell me about him. what brought you so close. and why did he want to be an officer? >> well sean -- he was really just a very impressive human being and everything that we should want out of a police officer because as a person he was gifted and he used his gifts to try to take care of others. for instance when his long -- even longer

tremaine wilbourn is due in court telling police he is not a coward or a cold-blooded killer.ampy. >> please hurry up when this manhunt began. a good samaritan passing by what should have been a normal traffic stop sees officer sean bolton. he reaches into the officer's car and uses the radio to call for help. the relieved memphis police force has wilbourn in custody, a convicted bank robber out on supervised release. police believe he was in the middle of a drug deal when the officer approached his car. witnesses say they thought and wilbourn starred shooting. the 33-year-old officer was wearing a bulletproof vest but it wasn't enough to save him. the officer's family is calling wilbourn a monster. police say the amount of drugs was so small, wilbourn could have walked away with a written citation. witnesses say they're frightened and authorities are placing the accused gunman on the most wanted list and offering a reward. steve osunsami, abc news, memphis. >> we turn to mississippi now where investigators suspect that retaliation may have been behind the fatal shooting at a

tremaine wilbourn will be arraigned today. police say he shot officer sean bolton multiple times as he interrupted a drug deal. bolton was a 33-year-old former marine who served in iraq. he'll be buried on thursday. >>> the jury in the colorado theater shooting trial is one step closer to recommending the death penalty. the nine women and three men needed just three hours to died there were not enough sufficient reasons to excuse the behavior of shooter james holmes. next, starting today family members of the 12 people he killed will testify before the jury makes a final decision on the death penalty. >>> comedian amy schumer speaking out in the wake of last month's movie theater shooting incident in louisiana. that incident took place at a showing of her movie "trainwreck." two women killed before the gunman killed herself. she smoke emotionally calling the attack personal and supporting new gun control legislation being proposed by her cousin, senator charles schumer. >> we're here today to say enough is enough. to mass shoo

. >>> police in memphis trying to track down tremaine wilbourn. they say he was a passenger in a car pulled over by 33-year-old officer sean bolton who struggled with the officer times. the mayor says the shootings highlight the danger of police work and ease of getting a gun. >>> breaking political news overnight a first glimpse of hillary clinton's first tv ads set to begin running tomorrow in iowa and new hampshire. they focus on clinton's work on behalf of families and relationship with her late mother. central themes of her campaign. >>> she may face a challenge from joe biden. his chief of staff has been talking to donors about the possibility of the vice president jumping into the 2016 race while biden has not authorized any specific moves, his advisers say he is seriously considering a run. >>> well, plunging prices. when $2 a gallon gas is expected to make a return. >> scary scene at sunday services. two explosions at two churches just minutes apart. but are they connected? >>> and another american doctor accused of hunting down a lion. t

in tennessee are looking for a man they say killed a police officer in memphis. 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn facing a first degree murder charge in the death of officer sean bolton. police say bolton interrupted a drug deal involving less than two grams of marijuana. they say on saturday the suspect stepped out of the passenger's side of a mercedes and got into a physical struggle and then opened fire and the police officer. a friend of bolton is shocked by his death. >> you know something that you know, that you get paid to do your job. you know, you've got to go out and protect the citizens and you know, a simple attack like that, it's terrible. >> that suspect had just recently been let out of jail after serving time for a bank robbery. u.s. marshals reportedly have offered to help find him. >>> police in new mexico are investigating explosions that happened near two churches yesterday morning. the churches are just a few miles from each other and the explosions happened just 20 minutes apart. police say the first explosion went off near the -- or in the mailbox of calvary church, the sec

accused of shooting and killing a memphis police officer has turned himself in. 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn surrendered today. wilbourn was the passenger in a car parked illegally. when officer bolton approached the car wilbourn allegedly got out had a scuffle with officer bolton then shot him multiple times. police believe wilbourn was taking part in some sort of drug deal. >>> james holmes is still facing the death penalty for killing a dozen people at a colorado movie theater. today jurors refused to rule out the death penalty for the 2012 attack. defense attorneys argued mental illness made holmes unable for him to see right from wrong. but holmes' parents testify they never thought their son was mentally ill. the sentencing now moves to a third phase. jurors will make the final call after hearing testimony from victims' families. >>> a comedian and politician have teamed up to get serious about gun control. cousins amy and chuck schumer are pushing for new gun control laws. she and senator schumer have a plan that includes financial incentives that includes states to share more informa

tremaine wilbourn turned himself in on monday two days after he allegedly shot and killed officer sean bolton. bolton had apparently interrupted a drug deal. the police inspector tony armstrong said he spoke to wilbourn. >> he wanted to make a point i want to tell you one thing. i said, what is that? he said, i'm not a cold blooded killer and, two, i'm not a coward. >> armstrong had used that word to describe wilbourn during the manhunt. he will appear in court today. >>> the jury in the colorado theater attack trial returns to court today for the final phase of that case. jurors rejected arguments monday that james holmes' mental illness means that he should not die for murdering 12 people. they deliberated less than three hours and it puts holmes a step closer to receiving the death penalty. >>> actress and comedienne amy schumer is teaming up with her cousin democratic senator charles schumer. she became emotional describing the moment a gunman opened fire during a screening at her movie "trainwreck." >> i'm not sure why this man chose my movie. to injure two beautiful wives and inj

tremaine wilbourn turned himself in yesterday. 29-year-old was a passenger in a car parked illegally in memphis on saturday night. when officer sean bolton approached the car, wilbourn allegedly got out and then shot him multiple times. police believe he was taking part in a drug deal. >>> a father and daughter were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a fierce gust of wind tore through a circus tent in lancaster, new hampshire. this is all that's left of it. there were hundreds inside when that storm hit. it brought 60-mile-per-hour winds, hail, and lightning. the collapse comes one day after a man died when a storm blew over a tent at a festival in a chicago suburb. >>> 4:41. the top ten republican presidential candidates who will be invited to thursday's debate are expected to be revealed today. last night, republican candidates hit a stage for a forum in new hampshire. but as reporter brian webb tells us, one noticeable name actually was missing. >> reporter: immigration, health care, and isis were hot topics at the forum with 14 of the 17 republican presidential candidates

officials have identified the suspect as 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn. officer sean bolton was shot while on duty saturday. his death has left both the community... and the police force in shock. from our partners at c-n-n andy rose has the story. >> reporter:>> reporter: authorities say officer sean during a traffic stop in memphis saturday night. witnesses heard the gunfire. >>: "i heard it, just 'bang bang, bang.'" >> reporter: to call for help. >>: "they actually picked up the police radio and spoke into, and >> reporter: neighborhood residents say they emergency responders rushed critical condition. injuries. >>: "we want this person brought to justice, and out of our neighborhood, and out of our >> reporter: officer bolton pulled over was >>: "there are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands. >> reporter: memphis police director toney armstrong says another police death on his watch is difficult to face. >>: "sadly to say.we've been here before. this is my third time in the four years that i've been the director. and it >> reporter: saturda

step behind hip or one step ahead of him. >> reporter: after surrendering detectives questioned tremaine wilbourn>> i think he felt the walls closing in and thought it was probably in his best interesting just to turn himself in. >> reporter: memphis police director tony armstrong said wilbourn had two things so say to him. he was not a cold-blooded killer and not a coward. late saturday night when officer bolton approached an illegally parked car. police say boulton unknowingly interrupted a drug deal after a brief confrontation, wilbourn pulled out a gun and repeatedly shot the officer. this man lives steps away from where bolton was stopped. >> i was watching tv and all of a sudden, heard a boom boom boom, boom. >> reporter: you heard it? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: did you know immediately what it was. >> definitely sound lie gunshots. >> reporter: baileys went outside when he saw his neighbor using a police radio to call for help. boulton is the third memphis officer killed in the last four years. the 33-year-old was a former marine who served in iraq. he joined the police department in 2010

tremaine wilbourne surrendered to u.s. marshles yesterday charged with first-degree murder in the death of police officer sean bolton. authorities say he shot and killed bolton when the officer inspected an illegally parked car. the nation mourns the loss of a police man who served his city as well as his country. jonathan hunt is live. >> reporter: officer bolton was well loved between the ranks of the police department. his alleged killer turned himself in late yesterday accompanied boy a lawyer and interviewed by homicide investigators. during the process the memphis police director got a brief opportunity to speak with him. >> he was making it a point to say i want you to know one thing and he said i am not a cold-blooded killer and two i am not a cowered. >> reporter: the police director referring to comments he made in a news conference in which he described the fugitive as a cowered. police say wilbourne was a passenger in an illegal parked car the officer was investigating. officers believe the officer may have int

there had been an intense manhunt for 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn. he's accused of shooting officer sean bolton in memphis saturday night during a traffic stop. police say officer bolton interrupted a drug deal. two days, police were searching for him. >> we were always one step behind him or one step ahead of him. i. i think he felt the walls closing in on him and thought it best to turn himself on. >> tremaine wilbourn was on probation for a bank robbery. he's expected to make a court appearance today to be charged with first-degree murder. >>> there will be a vigil for scott lunger. he was the officer shot and killed two weeks ago. the organization fallen heroes are putting together a fund- raiser at famous dave's barbecue restaurant. restaurant is donating 35% of all treeds for a trust fund -- to a trust fund for the lunger family. >>> the city will make sure light posts are safe after one came crashing down on a car. we shared the pictures with you yesterday. the officials say rust at the base caused it to collapse. city leaders say dogs using t

tremaine wilbourn was on a supervised release after serving a federal sentence for robbery. >> trains through bart transbay resume after weekend closure the first of two machined closure to replace aging tracks and railings. bart offered free a.c. transit bus service. the second closure is planned for labor day weekend. >> it has been a month since the deadly shooting at pier 14 and investigators are staying tightlipped. francisco sanchez pleaded not guilty july 1 of the killing of kate steinle using a gun stolen from a federal agent's car a week before the shooting. officials say the agent works for the bureau of land management but did not identify the officer. both agencies have cited the need for caution given the two investigations of the gun theft and murder. >> the district attorney is investigating the death of a 56-year-old inmate at the lake county jail. according to the press democrat she was found unresponsive in a holding cell at 2:30 yesterday. medical personal started life saving efforts but they could not revive her. she was alone in the cell phone when found during a

manhunt for the paroled bank robber who shot and killed a police officer is over. 29-year-old tremaine wilbournin court this morning. he surrendered late yesterday. he is accused of gunning down officer sean bolton during a traffic stop saturday night. bolton will be buried on thursday. we get more from cnn's nick valencia. >> actually we will keep going here. >>> darren wilson the former ferguson police officer who shot and killed michael brown is speaking out. wilson tells "the new yorker" he is living in a house wired with surveillance cameras on a dead end street. he rarely goes out in public. he cannot find a job in law not discuss the michael brown shooting because of pending legal issues. he made statements which is stirring anger of the brown family. quote, they have so wrapped up in a different culture -- what i'm trying to say is a better culture -- a pre-gang culture where you are just running in the same direction. the brown family attorney claims those comments proof darren wilson is racist. listen to his comments followed by darren wilson's representation. >> i find it appalling h

tremaine wilbourn held on $9 million bond after turning himself in yesterday.nvestigators say that he shot officer shawn bolton when he interrupted a drug deal on sunday night. bolton's funeral is set for thursday. >>> deputy sheriff facing a federal lawsuit after handcuffing two young school children with disabilities ages 8 and 9 or acting up in class. shackling their arms tightly behind their backs. check out this video. >> you can do what you're asked to do -- >> it hurts. stop. >> sit down in the chair like i asked you. >> as a parent i was shocked. and hurt for that child. i had a lot of questions. why would that ever be okay? >> judge napolitano is our senior judicial analyst here to analyze this case today. two mentally disabled children age 8 and 9 being handcuffed. according to kentucky law i'm not even sure that that's actually legal in schools. what's your opinion? >> the only basis would be for handcuffing a child would be when the child is incarcerated and being transported from one building to another and there is fear of escape. that's pretty mu

tremaine wilbourn was out on probation after being convicted of armed robbery in 2006.g or selling drugs was a violation of his supervised release. yesterday bolton was gunned down for less than two grams of pot and called the suspect a coward, and it turned out the suspect was listening. >> he wanted to make it a point to say i want you to know one thing. he said i want you to know that one, i'm not a cold-blooded killer and two, i'm not a coward. >> officer bolt only was a form he marine who served a year in iraq. his friends and family call him an avid reader and weight lift here always wanted to be a good cop. his funeral is set for this thursday. >> trace, thank you. so the manhunt may be over. this case is only adding to a debate that has been raging for months. watch as the director of the memphis police department shares his message for the black lives matter movement. >> we say so often, there is a theme, do black lives matter? and at the end of the day, we have to ask ourselves. do all lives matter regardless of race, creed, color, status, what profession that

>> reporter: police identified him as a 29-year-old by the name of tremaine wilbourn. no stranger to the law. he was on supervised release after serving a federal sentence for robbery. he was a passenger in the car that the officer was investigating saturday evening. he then fled the scene after the shooting. >> so i think it is safe to say when you look at this individual you're looking at a coward. wees have a community must come together and remember that all that all lives matter. not just black lives. not just white lives. but all lives matter. >> reporter: now the driver of that car turned himself into authoritys and apparently helped them identify this suspect. the driver has been released with no charges. jenna? jenna: take us back. what were the circumstances of the shooting? >> reporter: yeah, it started out where the officer was on routine patrol saturday night. he noticed this illegally-parked mercedes and then came up to it and shined his spotlight on it. investigators live the officer may have interrupted a drug transaction because when they searched the

the man to your left 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn filed multiple shots at shaunean bolton bolton.ictures of him. there you see him, the alleged gunman, after he was approached. there's the officer who died. apparently, he was approached about an illegal stop he made. bolton was rushed to the hospital where he later died. kerry sanders is in memphis. you have new details on what led to this shooting? >> i do. and it's very disturbing. authorities say that officer sean bolton was shot and killed by a man who has been convicted of armed robbery. and that he should be considered very dangerous. now, the details of what they believe happened are really quite troubling because no shooting of an officer, of course, is acceptable but when you consider what may have spurred this it just seems so incredibly trivial. the authorities believe that the officer came up on the car that he had pulled over for a traffic stop and as he approached the suspect allegedly shot the cop because he feared that he had less than two grams of marijuana. that's about two or three marijuana cigarettes joints. t

police are looking for a tremaine wilbourn. he faces first-degree murder charge and he is on the run and said to be armed and dangerous. nick valencia has been following this and has many more of the details. what more do we know about this horrific incident? >> reporter: i just got off the phone with the head of the police union there in memphis, and he tells me that the u.s. marshals have now joined this very aggressive manhunt for 29-year-old tremaine will bobou the suspect of the murder of sean bolton, a five-year veteran of the memphis police force. bolton noticed wilbourn and another man parked illegally. he approached the men and a struggle ensued. you heard on that difficult to hear police audio that local residents heard what happened. they ran to the scene, tried to use officer bolton's radio to get in touch with 911 dispatch to let them know a police officer had been shot but it was simply too late. bolton was transferred to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. last night a very tragic press conference by the h

tremaine wilbourn will be arraigned who is being held on $9 million bail. >>> also today, president obamaver a speech on foreign policy and the iran nuclear deal. the president will make that speech at american university in washington. white house officials say they chose the school because it's where john f. kennedy made his famous address on nuclear disarmament and world peace in 1963. president obama is trying to persuade congress to approve the iran deal. >>> 6:47. in washington, police have two men in custody and are now looking for a third person after reports of gunfire near the world war ii memorial. it happened yesterday afternoon. investigators say the shots may have come from a parked car where witnesses say they saw two guys fighting in the back seat. no one reported any injuries and police are looking for a third person in the case for questioning. >>> this morning, wildfires continue to rage across california and the flames are spreading in what what officiall an explosive rate. more than 13,000 people are under evacuation orders in the state. thousands of firefighters are

today an ex-con accused of killing a police officer in tennessee is due in court. 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn turned himself in yesterday. he was the passenger in a car parked illegally in memphis on saturday night when officer bolton approached the car, wilbourn allegedly got out and had a scuffle with the officer and then shot him multiple times. police believe wilbourn was taking part in some sort of drug deal. >>> and today jurors in colorado will hear testimony from those who lost loved ones in the 2012 movie theater shooting. james holmes is still facing the death penalty for killing a dozen people and wounding 70 others in the attack. yesterday, jurors rejected holmes' insanity defense deciding he was capable of telling right from wrong when he carried out the attack in a denver suburb. >>> this morning, vallejo police are investigating a mysterious car crash as a homicide. a'tierra westbrook was found dead in her car in this crashed caratter yesterday morning. but -- rather yesterday morning. but investigators don't believe it was the crash that killed the 21-year-old. someone walked

in tennessee are looking for a man they say killed a police officer in memphis. 29-year-old tremaine wilbournin the death of officer sean bolton. police say bolton interrupted a drug deal they say on saturday the suspect stepped out of the passenger's side of a mercedes and got into a physical struggle and then opened fire on the police officer. suspect had recently served time for bank robbery. >>> a couple of san francisco neighborhoods are on edge. warning signs are going up after a series of sexual assaults on women in the russian hill and nob hill areas. at least three women have been groped in those neighborhoods and police believe the recent attacks appear to be connected. and all the cases, investigators say the suspect approaches the women from behind and then runs away. some concerned neighbors have posted flyers on light poles and mailboxes and on social media warning women to be careful about how they interact with strangers. >>> well, a second american is being investigated for illegally hunting and killing a lion in zimbabwe. officials say dr. jan seski of pennsylvania killed th

authorities just announced that tremaine wilbourn is in custody. >> reporter: memphis police announcingd for killing a police officer is in custody. wilbourn turned himself in this evening following a two day manhunt. it began saturday night when officer sean bolton spotted a car. as he approaches he is confronted by wilbourn and he opens fire. a citizen uses the officer's raidy to call for help. but it is too late. >> he's shot. >> officer is shot. an officer down in front of the location. >> this is just a reminder of how dangerous this job is. >> bolton a former marine who served in iraq had been on the force nearly five years. investigators believe heave he interrupted a drug deal saturday night and that's why wilbourn, a convicted felon, shot the officer multiple times. tony armstrong visibly emotional shortly after the shooting. >> as a community we say so often there is a thing, do black lives matter? at the end of the day we ask ourselves do all lives matter regardless of creed, color, economic status, what profession that person holds. all lives matter. >> reporter: in the last

authorities are searching for 29-year-old tremaine wilbourn.s charged and with first degree murder in the death of officer sean bolten. officials say will burn was taking part in a drug deal involving less than 2 grams of marijuana when he got into a struggle with bolton and shot him multiple times. will burn was on supervised release after serving a federal sentence for robbery. >>> authorities in new mexico are looking for those responsible for planting explosives at two church this weekend. the blasts went off 20 minutes and a few miles apart in las cruces. the explosions have put parishioners on edge there. the governor of new mexico is encouraging residents to keep attending houses of worship. >> if your intention was to bring fear to those who worship, you have failed. >> there were no injuries from the blasts. the fbi is looking for lings between those two explosions. >> you can chalk this up top a early christmas gift. according to aaa the national average $2.65 a gallon, 12 cents less than last month nearly a dollar less than last year