we know that four dallas police officers and one dallas area regional transit officer have died. >>> the shootings there in dallas rarveg as one of the deadly attacks on american law enforcement in the past century. we looked at some data. the deadliest attack is still september 11th, 2001. 72 law enforcement officers lost their lives >> 6:36. for the first time we're getting a look at an officer-involved shooting in the district captured on a body worn camera. [ gunshots ] >> that's the sound of d.c. police firing their weapons at a man, 63-year-old sherman evans who later died. police say evans pointed a gun at them in a stand-off ensued in june. the gun later turned out to be a bb gun but d.c. officials say the officer followed protocol. >> how our officers respond and engage with the suspect before making the decision before making deadly force. that is a marked difference when you look at this video versus the videos being talked about nationally for the police involved shootings in minnesota and louisiana. >> union officials the release of the video. they say the united states

violence in dallas tops our morning minute. >> four dallas texas police officers and dallas transit officer are dead. >> that's after a an ambush during demonstration during recent police involved shootings. >> we as a people are tired, and we can't take it any more. >> black lives matter activist plan to protest this evening in philadelphia. >> operated under a mistaken belief. >> bill cosby set to go on trial after judge ruled against his lawyers efforts to have his case thrown out. >> presumptive democratic nominee, hillary clinton; making a stop in philadelphia today. she is set to talk to the ame convention tonight. >> sometimes there is a need for people to come together. >> uber and the philadelphia parking authority make a deal to help travelers during the septa rail crunch and the dnc. >> that was singer jennings performing last night at the del music center in strawberry mansion last night, before all of this bad news happened. >> the concert marked the

muertos y otros 9 heridos. >>> el francotirador de la masacre en dallas estÁ identificado y tenemos todo sobre el veterano de guerra cuya misiÓn era matar policÍas blancos. >>> el presidente obama lo califica de salvaje, calculado y despreciable, mientras tanto clinton y trump suspenden sus campaÑas por hoy. >>> por desgracia no es la primera vez que dallas estÁ en medio de titulares de sangre. >>> noticiero telemundo. con marÍa celeste. >>> las banderas de estados unidos estÁn a medio asta en homenaje al feroz ataque de anoche de dallas, en medio del dolor, la investigaciÓn avanza, ahora piensan que solamente un solo francotirador fue responsable de matar a 5 policÍas y tambiÉn herir a 5 personas y 7 uniformados y 2 civiles, el presidente obama repudiÓ la matanza la califico de una agresiÓn premeditado, tenemos cobertura de equipo en texas comenzando con edgar muÑoz desde dallas, adelante edgar. >>> asÍ es maria celeste se trata de un asesino solitario pero tenÍa toda la intenciÓn de matar a mÁs policÍas segÚn revelÓ la policÍa en los detalles de la investigaci�

. >>> president obama addressing the world after 11 police officers were shot last night in dalla dallas. >> you hear the shots ripping out. five of those officers dead. another six injured after what started as a peaceful protest. the protest on that the deals of the death of alton sterling and philando castile, causing a nation of unrest. it's friday july 8th, 2016. >> we have the latest from dallas right now and how it affects us. first let's go to sue and bob for traffic and weather. sue, your live in wilmington for us this morning. >> as we've been telling you live today from wilmington, delaware. welcome mat is out and we hope that to welcome you as well. you will have a chance to win the mazda cx 9. bus stop buddy is showing you the best place to be if possible by a pool but notice he has the umbrella and an ice cream sunday in his hand. he's balancing a lot. it's ice cream sunday day where we could see numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, excessive heat warning continues for today. and this is where it gets a little dangerous, because it didn't cool off a whole lo

the dfd, the dallas police department -- i'm sorry -- dpd, dallas police department, and d.a.r.t., dallas area rapid transit. officers from both of those departments were killed tonight. we don't know if this fifth fatality was with the dallas police department or the transit police there. but this is a massacre. it's an assassination. this was a targeted killing, the very worst kind. these men and women were shot at tonight during this demonstration because they were wearing the uniform. as cal perry and i have been discussing, as others have made clear, they were not in riot gear. they were wearing -- a lot of them -- the least protection available to them. that is evidenced by -- we keep repeating these pictures because it's what we're limited to in these early hours as the video we have. but a shot we keep repeating shows them lifting a heavy canvas black bag out of a back seat. and, cal, these vests are sizeable. they're heavy. a lot of them contain a front plate and a back plate in addition to kevlar, the material, added armor front and back. the helmets are heavy. it's an ordeal ge

dallas, because dallas is by far where the greatest drama has taken place. the loss of life there. 11 police officers targeted, apparently by snipers at the tail end of what had up to that point was described as a peaceful rally. in fact, i think later in the broadcast, you'll see an image that grant has of two police officers, we heard from one of the witnesses saying he was walking right along with a couple of police officers who were "helping them with the protest," and then shots rang out. >> clearly, this is just a couple of bad apples, because most of the people we've heard interviewed coming out of dallas talked how police were cooperating. in fact, a lot of police officers are not happy about the shootings that have been going on across the country. they know that increasing attention, and attitudes towards them. for those who go to work every day. just want to do their jobs, and take care of their communities. these kinds of incidents involving police officers shooting and killing. >> you see the image of alton sterling, he's man known as the cd man

in dallas. we'll be right back. [ ghost voice ] the name your price tool can save you money by finding a policy to fit your budget. [ coughs ] sorry, tickle in my throat! water would be nice, but that would go right through me. ghost problems. . >>> 5:30. >> five police officers dead after shots were fired at them during a black lives matter protes protest. >> what you're hearing here gunfire erupting after 8:45 central time. hundreds of people downtown peacefully protesting two deadly police shooting that happened earlier in the week. >> two snipers fired from elevated spots on those police officers. 11 officers were hit by bullets. five are confirm dead. three people are in custody and a fourth was exchanging gunfire with authorities in a parking garage downtown just a couple of hours ago. we have just learned from our sister station, dallas that that fourth suspect in the garage has shot and killed himself. the city's mayor says at least one member of the public was wounded in the gunfire. we

now the shooting in dallas, a huge part of downtown dallas is cordoned off. the president is being briefed on this situation but no word yet on if he's going to cut his trip short to nato. >>> is the president is challenging more police departments to adopt recommendations from his task force on policing. it was made up of both civil rights activists and law enforcement. [ gunshots ] >> that is the sound man following a 7-minute stand-off back in june. this is the first video of an officer-involved shooting to be released from one of the departments body cameras. 63-year-old sherman williams pointed a begun at them. the officers did what they were trained to do. >> how our officers respond and engage with the suspect before making the decision before making deadly force. that is a marked difference when you look at this video versus the videos being talked about nationally for the police involved shootings in minnesota and louisiana. >>> police union officials are blasting the mayor for releasing the video. they say the united states attorney should have revi

dallas has worked with mightily as part of the dallas ft. worth metroplex to become known for something else, and now this violence. >> reporter: you know, i've always wondered, you've walked over there moo m times, you see the tourists out there taking the pictures and touring the book depository. and i always wondered how that is processed here, being identified with such an awful moment in u.s. history. and now this. and it's not lost in anyone, the proximity of how close the two are. this, you know, we don't know how this will fit into this grander, i guess it's beyond a conversation about race and police relations, but it will, i think be viewed as some sort of turning point or turning of a corner in this -- i guess you could call it a national crisis right now that we're going through. >> well, i guess we have to hope that it is viewed exactly that way. lester holt having arrived in dallas. lester, thanks very much. our live coverage will continue right after this break. rth needd to find a new way to keep up with the data from over 30

apparently, they lease that to the dallas police department and dallas uses that to park their personal vehicles, their undercover cars and squad cars. the only way to get into the garage is with a police id and this is according to the police officer out on the scene. i can tell you what we've seen. what we have seen because we were around back. i have a producer back there. they have closed off all the streets around the parking garage. their attention is obviously focused on there. we can see police officers in the parking garage moving. we're not going to tell you anything about their movements, but they are in there and the officers are trained and focused on the garage. they've moved everybody to the front of the police department. we're about a block away from the parking garage as of now. >> all right. tammy, we're going to ask you to keep working this story for us here. i should note the context here, of course, for the dallas police department. this is the department that has suffered one of the most shocking and awful losses of any police department in recent times. it is mou

here in dallas county. and our officers intermingle with the protesters, and these things are done peacefully all the time. unfortunately in this situation, mr. johnson targeted officers and killed and injured people. >> and do you have a personal concern, sir, that an incident like this that has so shaken the police officers in dallas county and in the city of dallas could actually worsen the relationship between police officers and the community? are you concerned about that? >> well, that can happen. but, you know, mr. johnson chose his path, and he chose his actions. and now we get to choose ours. the leadership is calling for unity and calling for -- what i'm asking is that our fellow men, we would try to look at life through the eyes of someone who is not like us. if you're white, try to understand what it's like to tell your children there's a different set of rules for your middle schoolchildren as they grow up than for your neighbors'. if you're not the family of a first responder, try to imagine w

god bless dallas. god bless texas. >> reporter: police and hospital officials also have yet to give us an update on the condition of the seven injured officers and those civilians who were hurt. bret? >> rich edson, thank you. let's head live now to that press conference at city hall. now speaking, the mayor of dallas. mayor rawlings. let's listen in. >> and he'll take that back and austin is going to fly that in honor of this. before we do that, though, i wanted to deliver a little bit of news, that i think is relevant, and everybody wants to hear. as many of, you know, the police released the confirmation that the deceased suspect was identified as micah johnson, black male, 25 years old. we have been working this case throughout the night and throughout the day and and we believe, given the facts that we have today that mr. johnson, now deceased, was the lone shooter in this incident, and by piecing together what was happening at the time, after we talked to all -- and interviewed all the officer of

in dallas, texas, and that is the breaking news we're following from the heart of dallas this morning. one of the deadliest shootings targeting police in recent memory. 11 shot, 5 of those officers killed. a tense standoff with one of the suspects in that deadly ambush on the dallas police reportedly ended around 2:30 miss morning local time. police tell our affiliate in dallas that the suspect has been, quote, neutralized. the police chief says that suspect was barricaded inside a parking garage exchanging gunfire with officers. from an elevated position. we do not know if he was shot by police or if he took his own life. here's a bit of what the officers were dealing with. >> the suspect that we are negotiating with that has exchanged gunfire with us over the last 45 minutes has told our negotiators that the end is coming, and he's going to hurt and kill more of us, meaning law enforcement, and that there are bombs all over the place in this garage, and in downtown. so we are being very careful in our tactics. >> but once again, police tell our affiliate in dallas that the suspect h

in dallas. he is on the scene right now. scott joins us by phone. what's the situation now? >> lawrence, a couple minutes ago officers came by and asked me and people standing by to move back from the corner where we're at and advised us to stick close to the sides of buildings as we walked away from that location for our own safety. one of the officers said to me his understanding is they possibly have a suspect cornered at this point and it's still an active situation, it's not safe to be any closer to the scene than where we are right now. >> scott, did you get any indication that that officer knows where the shooter is corn cornered? >> i don't have that information, lawrence. we had heard earlier police radio traffic indicating it may be in or around a building at el central college at dallas. we have to caution that's information police are reporting over the radio in a very chaotic situation. we don't have confirmation of that from officers here at the scene. >> we have video of officers

very scary moments in dallas. we're getting new information on this breaking news minute by were shot during what was a peaceful protest last night. >> five officers dead here. police say they found multiple suspicious attacks, after one of suspects claimed there are bombs all over the place. >>> now, it's time to turn our attention to the forecast and more hot and humid weather. chuck bell, what is going on? >> i'm telling you we are stuck in the middle of the summer stickies around here and it's going to be around here for today. the humidity starts to drop a little bit tomorrow but the cooler air is still sunday away. right now, the temperatures feels like, anyway, 83 washington. 79 leesburg. it's a very warm and humid start. what to wear, lightweight, light colored clothing. take your sun breaks. highs today, mid 90s once again. there is a 60% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. keep a weather eye on the sky for those storm chances this afternoon and this evening. tomorrow, still 90 for tomorrow. how is 49

dallas police have not confirmed that. but we have confirmation there was a suspicious person inside a garage, used by the dallas police department and not open to the general public. that person was spotted by one or two dallas police department employees. they attempted to stop that person, that person ran. so there was a suspicious person inside the garage, used by the dallas police department. not long after the dallas police department announced it had received a credible threat about a threat towards the members of its department. so they receive a threat, then they spot someone inside the garage that only they can use, and they have now locked down this entire area. there are police on nearly every corner. there are s.w.a.t. officers inside that garage and on the outside of the garage. there are officers with weapons drawn outside the garage, taking defensive positions behind vehicles, brick walls and trees. and we have spotted officers inside the roof of the parking structure and the second floor, appearing to go c

that's why unfolded last night in dallas. and today we've learned the shooter is named micah johnson. the 25-year-old was an army veteran from the dallas area who authorities say acted alone. and just minutes ago, dallas police say they found bomb-making materials in his home. law enforcement sources also telling nbc news that he was armed with both an sks-rifle, a semiautomatic weapon, and a handgun. johnson was deployed to afghanistan for nine months. he told hostage negotiators he was upset with the killings of black people by police officers. gunfire rang out during that peaceful protest last night. the organizers of the protest worked with police and said no

joe vazquez is live in dallas tonight. joe it appears people are creating their own memorial there. >> reporter: they are, brian. rain is starting to fall on this memorial in front of the police department here and that is dampening the crowds but not the spirit as folks have gathered here in large numbers to pay their respects to the fallen officers. among the flowers and balloons and cards and prayers at dallas police headquarters, two strangers embrace and dissolve in tears. you all know each other? >> no. [ crying ] >> no. [ crying ] it's not real. can't hardably believe that this could happen. [ overlapping speakers ] [ crying ] >> reporter: it's going to take some healing from a lot of communities and here you are strangers and i have to point out, different race, right? what's it going to take? what's it take to get through? >> i don't know. i don't know what the answer is. but i just know that, um, people need to do more than ju

right up on the dallas county the line or the dallas line, dallas city alignments. so not far from here at all. when we talked about initially, we had heard four suspects, then there was the one who we confirmed was killed and then the police chief mentioned three other possible suspects who had had been taken into custody. well, they said earlier at a press conference, they were not going to release any information about those three suspects. so we don't know right now if those three suspects remain in custody, if they have cleared those people. what could have happened. as we know, any time we have scenes like this, when there is just absolute chaos that is unfolding, there is a lot of developing information, a lot of fluid information. as you can imagine, police in those early moments had no idea who was shooting at them. and who may have been involved. so right now we really don't know any more about those three possible suspects. the police chief only saying they didn't want to release any information, because they weren't sure if anyone else who maybe had not

dallas officers are hurting. >> four dallas officers and one dallas area rapid transit officer were killed. they've been identified as 32- year-old patrick zam ripple. he served -- zamrippa. michael krol. brent thompson is the first dallas area rapid transit officer to die tin line of duty. he was a father, grandfather, and recent newlywed. michael smith and lauren ehrens also died. >> on the one hand it's a tale of heroism of police officers. at the same time it's been a tale of cowardess by an as sass since. >> reporter: the lone shooter, micah xavier johnson, was a u.s. army veteran. he told officers his goal was to kill white police officers. he did not after criminal record. i just want to mention the atf did do a search of a home connected to johnson earlier today in mesquite, a suburb outside of dallas where they found things like ballistic vests, rifles, and a journal of combat tactics. >> cristina, do we know anything about condition of the seven officers wounded? >> we do. when we heard texas governor greg abbott speak he said all of those officers have been released from the hos

in downtown dallas. that coming up. >> i'm darcie spencer, live in vigil to remember the fallen officers in dallas. >> a much different message from this local demonstration. the specific reason protesters were so upset. >> we have team coverage tonight on the tragedy in dallas. erica gonzalez is live in dallas. darcie spencer spoke to people honoring fallen officers here at home. and black lives matter protesters march through city streets. >> 48 hours after the deadliest attack on law enforcement in this country since 9/11. dallas police dealt with another major scare. the anonymous threat that hit a city that continued to grieve. >> in dallas saturday night, more tense moments. dallas police say they received an anonymous threat against their officers, then spotted what they called garage near police headquarters. officers sprang into action. after a chaotic two hour search, police say they didn't find anyone. it happened just yards from where well wishers have created a memorial to the five police of

he moved from michigan to dallas. and patrick zamarripa was married, had a toddler and school age stepchild and earlier his father spoke about his son smie said, look. when he told me he was going to be a police officer, i told him don't be the bad cop. you be the good cop. i told you what's wrong, what's right. do the right thing. >> michael smith, 55 years old, a wife and two daughters, a veteran of the u.s. and lorne ahrens. the dallas police department says two have been released from the hospital. that leaves misty mcbride. she was shot in the arm and an do men. her friends telling us that when she was shot she crawled under a car and her fellow officers brought her to the hospital. we're not getting any updates on the other officers nor is baylor university medical center or parkland memorial hospital. however, we did speak the a few doctors. there's trauma surgery at baylor who told us his experience that evening. >> any time you have public service that comes in, police, fire, ems that's been injured, yeah, it

johnson lived in the dallas suburb of mesquite. he was a decorated private first class with the army reserves who served in afghanistan. before he was killed, johnson told negotiators he acted alone. >> he said he was upset about the recent police shootings. the suspect said he was upset at white people. the suspect stated he wants to kill white people, especially white officers. >> reporter: hundreds gathered in dallas's thanksgiving square for a prayer vigil and to remember the officers shot down by sniper fire. the police officers who were shot didn't have much of a chance. an army veteran took a sniper position and fired away. dallas police now reporting at least a dozen police officers fired at johnson during the gun battle. >> officer shots fired. code 3. stop the radio. officer down. >> reporter: the entire metroplex is grieving the loss of the officers trying to understand what happened. >> to say that our police officers put their life on the line every day is no hyperbole. we as a country must come together. >> reporter:

a dallas rapid transit officer. the equivalent of a bart officer in dallas. the reports are the officer was shot in the arm. the other two officers who appeared to have been shot reportedly much more seriously injured that their conditions have not been confirmed. they were looking at chaotic video from the scenes in dallas. this is downtown and this is at the end of a rally today. a black lives matter rally in the wake of two black men killed in 24 hours in two different states. swat team members in dallas looking to neutralize the shooter or shooters responsible for opening fire on police officers. this is before 9 am central time, at seven our time. it was a peaceful protest so witnesses described a long march throughout the streets of dallas. people of all races entirely peaceful for hours until out of the blue, you heard a series of gunshot. police firing back. it's unclear how many shooters we are talking about. it's unclear if the shooters were involved with the protests at all or just using this as an opportunity to terrorize dallas police officers. r

we worked, of course, extensively with dallas p.d. we had a lot of dallas p.d. officers on our task forces, and they worked the violent crime in the city with us. you know, we were trying to help them. of course they were a larger force than we were. but we targeted, you know, gun violence. that was atf's mission. of course, the bombs. we'd work with them constantly. we knew their command staffs. we met with them all the time. they're just one of the top police forces in the world. their tactical team, we had a special relation with them. our -- atf's special response team, which is a s.w.a.t. team, one of our teams is based in dallas. they work regionally, and they have a very close representative working with the dallas p.d. s.w.a.t. and the fbi has an enhanced s.w.a.t. in their larger division. they have what is called an enhanced s.w.a.t. so those teams like fbi, s.w.a.t., atf special response team, called srt, dallas p.d. s.w.a.t., and all the cities around there that have s.w.a.t. teams, those tactical officers all interact constantly. negotiators work tog

breaking right now in dallas, police there have received an anonymous threat against dallas that goes across the city. after the attacks on thursday night the department is taking extra precautions right now. this threat, rick, we don't know much about it. it is anonymous. >> it is. we don't know what is happening or why officers are on edge outside of police headquarters but they are. we are on lamar street. police have sealed off lamar street and cleared everyone out of the front of the building and the side of the building where the swat team is now deployed and numerous officers are out with weapons out surrounding a parking structure on the back side of the building. there are officers in the street. they are urging people to get back. they have yelled at the press numerous times to retreat further and further. whatever they are concerned about, it may or may not be in the parking structure. others have taken up defensive positions outside behind brick walls and trees wondering what is happening. the police asked the media to cut live feeds of police positions outside of the stru

of dallas downtown. we will post the site to let people know what buildings are open. earlier sean robb was talking about how they want to have commerce in dallas to show that they can move forward. but given the nature of this investigation, and how rigorous it will have to be, there is the chance that they will have to keep everything shut down for the moment and even into friday. if you're going to disrupt commerce, at least friday's a good day to do it, as sean robb was reporting. >> absolutely, kelly. >> kelly, our viewers need to understand that this is a massive crime scene. and i -- my understanding will be that they will try to keep as much of the businesses closed in dallas. and as we've said, unfortunately, if this was going to happen. and certainly we don't want anything of this nature to happen, but as a crime scene, the mere fact that there was try angulation here, when it came to shooting itself, that meant that the shooting came from various directions. and as a result of that specificall

warner: back to dallas. joining us to discuss police shootings is former fbi assistant director in charge of new york. >> good morning to you. warner: why dallas? why did this tragedy happen in dallas? >> difficult to say. it could happen in any major city in the united states of america. it appears it was well coordinated and thought out. it wasn't a spontaneous shooting, based on the individuals positioning to start firing on police officers, very difficult to say what their motives are at this point. nicole: we didn't have two shootings earlier this week, one in baton rouge, louisiana and one in minnesota. police officers killing black men. was this planned before that? >> difficult to say. in sympathy with those shootings in those cities. and had those not occurred. >> eddie's every single protest that will take place from today, and the cameras all around downtown dallas. how will they use those cameras to piece the horrific event together. >> just like they do every time, looking first of all about, th

of dallas is speaking now. i want to listen in. >> in honor of this. before we do that though, i wanted to deliver a little bit of news that i think is relevant and everybody wants to hear. as many of you know, the police released the confirmation that the deceased suspect was identified as micah johnson, black male, 25 years old. we have been working this case throughout the night and throughout the day and we believe given the facts that we have today that mr. johnson now deceased was the lone shooter in this incident. by piecing together what was happening at the time after we talked and interviewed all the officers, there was confusion with everybody running around but this was a mobile shooter that had written manifestos on how to shoot and move, shoot and move, and he did that. he did his damage, but we did our damage to him as well. we believe now that the city is safe, and the suspect is dead and we can move onto healing. part of that healing is to get the support of our great state. i've had hmayors fr

in dallas. we'll take you around the country as folks reneflect on t anger aimed at police. look at all these purchases you made with your airline credit card. hold on...you only got double miles on stuff you bought from that airline? let me show you something better. the capital one venture card. with venture, you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase... not just...(dismissively) airline purchases. every purchase. everywhere. every day. no really! double miles on all of them! what's in your wallet? >>> family, friends, and colleagues of the dallas shooting victims continue to gather and parkland memorial hospital in baylor university medical center. as of now about 45 hours after the first shots rang out, six officers and one civilian remain hospitalized. we are joined now from baylor university. hi, rich. >> good afternoon, leland. we're hear with pastor omar of the urban specialist. you work with the community and you work with folks to try to foster a better relationship within the c

again in dallas to investigate an ongoing threat. we'll continue to follow that for you and bring you the very latest on the situation tonight at 6:00. see you then. >>> on this saturday night, tragedy in dallas. as a city and nation honor and mourn those killed in the line of duty, new insights about the shooter and his background. including his military service and what may have led him to target the police. >>> call for unity, president obama says the dallas shooter was a demented individual not representative of americans d says the country is not as divided after vigils of the police shootings. and the kindness of strangers in a community shattered by violence coming together to aid and comfort each other and those who serve now dealing with unimaginable loss. "nightly news" begins now. >>> we begin with a country in mourning. new details about the sniper responsible for killing five police officers in dallas. the shooter may have been sent home from afghanistan amid troubling allegations and there are signs he showed interest i

dallas. live pictures coming to us now. our local station kdfw fox 4 in dallas is covering this story. >> people who are curious, coming down here to see what is going on which is not a help to police officers. we're walking backwards now as officers are asking us to move back as well. you can see fluid situation now. and we're walking to murphy street. it's being staged now. so watt team we know s.w.a.t. has been on the scene. we saw an additional s.w.a.t. vehicle pulling up and police moving us further away here from the garden park where this started, where this march, this rally started today. as the result of the police shootings of two black men. >> want to update viewers before we transition a bit. we have been told one of our photographers downtown, now, we have crews down here but a police officer has told our photographer they're in the middle of negotiations with a second suspect. they're negotiating with a second suspected shooter. >> we're downtown, just a couple blocks from wher

let me show you the newspapers quickly in the dallas area "the dallas morning news" calling it "ambush." who can doubt them with that. i find this one from "the new york post" quite interes with humidity that could lead to some strong even storms. good morning washington. toss to eileen today: continued hot and humid. pm strong storms possible. damaging winds the greatest risk. highs: 90-95 heat index: 97-102 winds: w 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. isolated t-shower. warm and still very muggy. lows: 72-78 winds: w 5 mph saturday: muggy morning with humidity falling in the afternoon. last day of our heat wave. breezy. highs: 91-96 winds: w 10-15 mph we begin this morning with here's what we know so far.. 11 police officers in dallas, texas were shot late last night.. officials confirming an hour and a half ago -- five have died, one of them a dallas area rapid transit officer identified as 43 year old brent thompson. one civilian was shot in the leg. this all happened during a protest over the fatal police involved shootings that happened earlier this week, one in louisiana... the other

they were not just dallas police officers, but also dart police officers, which is the dallas area rapid transit of that, three dallas police officers have been killed, one dart officer has been killed as well. the chief wanted to say that -- i've never been more proud of our officers they were running toward the gunfire to get to the injured, so many stories of good courage that he wanted to say, it's still a tenuous situation. the mayor of dallas again saying that it is a heart breaking morning to lose these four officers. it is no hyperbole to say, they risk their lives every day and he wanted to say, we are a country, and we need to heal the wounds, words matter, and he wanted to say that leadership matters. you heard d.c. homicide detective talk about how leadership matters. right now we want to go to our affiliate in dallas kdfw to listen in. >> the bus driver stepped off. told people this would be the ride out ofdown town. he would take them to another location where buses would help them get on their way. this is the only bus that's coming downtown to pick up these folks. he's tr

area in the city of dallas. four of them have died. >> don't miss the updates on facebook. we'll continue to monitor the story here on abc news following our news updates as well as later on good morning america. following our news >>> breaking news in america. several police officers are dead after snipers opened fire. >>> protesters running for their lives at a demonstration against police involved killings. officers taking cover and hunting for the gunman. suspect is now in custody. >> the suspect that we are negotiating with has told our negotiators that the end is coming and he's going to hurt and kill more of us. >> college students and staff locked down and stranded for hours, a major american city in shock this morning. this is a special edition of "america this morning."

he is a nine-year veteran, moved from michigan to dallas so he could help the citizens of dallas and keep them safe. >> then we have michael smith. 55 years old. >> michael smith was just getting ready to retire. he was coming up on his retirement. he is a 27-year veteran of the dallas police department. he is married with two children. had he was an army ranger, too should so he was a short timer, and his children are teenagers, oh, boy. lauren herns, 48 years old. >> lauren moved here from california. he was a college football player out in california. he is one of those guys everybody looked up to, because he was one of those guys you never think anything could happen to this guy. he had a great personality. he is married to a fellow police officer, she is a detective in the department. he has two young children. it is a tremendous loss. >> it's incredible. and when you think about the families and for what? for what? you know, for what? >> now you have -- >> go ahead, go ahead. >> and you know, it always gets lost that they're just police officers. and that is why i'm glad you're

was accomplished in dallas. hopefully other cities will be able to do that. but i got to tell you, police now feel they have got a target on their back and they have got to protect themselves. i hope the community policing can continue because i do believe in it. all right. thanks for being with us. >> thank you, judge. >>> on saturday, at a nato summit in poland, president obama said he did not believe the united states was as divided as some have suggested. good evening, coco. i think to be honest with you that there is more division in n a long time. i like wishful thinking, too, but the reality is that five cops, five white cops, were shot and killed by a racist who said he was doing it in the name of black lives matter. >> no, that's not what he said. that's not what he said. the shooter had a grudge against black lives matter. the shooter was a crazy loner criminal who had too many guns and had some mental illness issues and he specifically said he had it in for black lives matter. he didn't do this for bl

i even one time a year or two ago, i saw a dallas p.d. officer and i bought a dallas p.d. officer some ice cream. i want my daughter to see me interacting with police that way so she doesn't grow up with the same burden that i carry when it comes to interacting with law enforcement. and i want police officers to see me, a black man, and understand that i support you. i will defend you. and i will care for you. but that doesn't mean that i do not fear you. >> pelley: dr. brian williams. omar villafranca has more now on the lives that surgeons could not save. >> reporter: thursday's attack in downtown dallas killed five people who had one thing in common: they all wore police uniforms. 32-year-old patrick zamarripa, 48-year-old lorne ahrens, 40- year-old michael krol, 43-year- old brent thompson and 55-year- old michael smith were killed by an assassin's bullet. sergeant smith spent almost three decades with the dallas police department and was only two years away from retirement. his nine-year-old daughter caroline remembers the last time she saw her father. >> well, he was

also in custody, three the total, right now,hree dallas police department officers as well as a dallas rapid transit officer are the ones dead. >> and the police have said there are worries there may be bombs planted. apparently the person in the standoff staid there are bombs. another thing they'll have to investigate. >> yeah. we'll be right back. (sound♪ of music ♪histling) introducing new k-y touch gel crème. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. >>> welcome back to "world news now." we're covering breaking news out of dallas this morning where last night just after 9:00 p.m. during what was otherwise a peaceful protest, sniper fire on police officers there in dallas. 11 officers were shot. four of those officers are dead in addition to a civilian injured as well. >> i have a friend there on scene who mentioned that you can just hear the bullets whizzing by. he was a photographer, whizzing by his camera and ear. it was a dramatic scene. and the police officers there with him had no idea where the bu

a special edition of "world news tonight" from dallas begins now. >>> and good evening tonight from dallas. we traveled here after seeing the initial headlines with the rest of the country overnight, watching in disbelief. tonight, an entire city in shock, as we learn more about the chilling motive. it was last night here in dallas, peaceful protests. the demonstrations rocked by gunfire, people running for cover. a fierce assault of gunfire. police officers shot one by one. when it was over, 14 people shot, 5 police officers killed. the most deadly day for law enforcement officers since 9/11. matt gutman is right here in dallas tonight. >> reporter: this is the moment the peaceful protest dissolved into chaos. >> wait, wait, wait, wait. >> reporter: downtown dallas. just before 9:00 p.m. hundreds of people racing for their lives. screams and the sound of gunfire. some hide behind cars, a woman runs, pushing a baby carriage. officers, guns drawn, shuttling so many to safety. >> please, over there, come on! >> reporter: they were the protectors but also the targets. >> code three, officer d

the entire city of dallas is grieving. police across america, this is a tight-knit family, feels this loss to their core, and we're grieving with them. >> back at home, it was a tense night in many parts of this country. protests against this week's police involved shootings broke out in more than half a dozen cities from philadelphia to san francisco, baton rouge and atlanta as well. in rochester, new york, 74 people were arrested overnight. 74, most of them for disorderly conduct. meanwhile in phoenix, arizona, police sprayed protesters with pepper spray there. back here in dallas, we start with nbc's gabe gutierrez with more details on the gunman. what more do we know about micah johnson? >> pouring over his digital trail. see behind me on the seen, fbi and atf here, streets in downtown dallas shut down and will be for several days, police say until possibly next wednesday. this area might be shut down. we're learning more about the shooter, 25 years old, micah xavier johnson. he lived in a two-story home with his mothe

five dallas police officers killed overnight in an ambush in downtown dallas. this morning crime scene investigators are still processing the scene. you can see some police vehicles in the distance of this live shot. about an hour ago police gave the all clear after they performed two sweeps. the bomb squad was searching for explosives. >> we have been watching the video from last night as well. it was a peaceful protest. it was still daylight when all of this unraveled and snipers started taking aim at police officers. there were witnesses in the crowd who said that they saw police officers just falling to the ground. the protesters there, they did not know what to do at that point. they just started to run. some people covering children with their own bodies. we are going to continue our coverage of what happened in dallas and what led up to it in minneapolis and in baton rouge, louisiana. >>> also, new details now that the justice department is dropping the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. the state department will resume its look into the matte

toward the dallas police department. we are at the headquarters building where we have seen despite intense heat, packing 100 degrees the past three days, with the heat index huge crowds of people are flowing nonstop, showing flowers, balloons for the fallen officers. i'll just give you a look at this incredible display. there are two police cruisers under all of the flowers and balloons and candles and stuffed animals and signs, this is a nonstop flow of love from the community for fallen officers. we have learned quite a bit more now about the shooter in thursday night. micah johnson, who police say was the lone gunman in the attack. he not only presents bomb making materials in his home but had been practicing detonations according to the police chief, was refining combat skills by attending classes at a self defense gym, practicing military style maneuvers. in his backyard over the past few weeks according to neighbors. police say they found a journal that he kept detailing the shoot and move strategy. sources tell f

dallas police officers rushed. the police vehicles rushed toward the area where we're heard the shooting and everyone was doing their best to maintain unity, to stay calm. everyone kept saying don't run, stay calm. regroup. we don't know what's going on. >> you know, i feel so horrible for all of you having to go through that i know it was a peaceful protest and i thank you for joining us. and i also i know you served in the u.s. navy. i thank you for your service. >> thank you. >> and texas governor greg abbot goes "on the record" next. ♪ ♪ take on any road with intuitive all-wheel drive. the nissan rogue, murano and pathfinder. now get 0% apr for up to 72 months, plus $500 bonus cash. ♪ what are you doing? sara, i love you, and... [phone rings] ah, it's my brother. keep going... sara, will you marry... [phone rings again] what do you want, todd???? [crowd cheering] keep it going!!!! if you sit on your phone, you butt-dial people. it's what you do. todd! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car ins

jay: we have an active shooter directly on the ground in dallas, downtown dallas. the police are tracking this individual as we speak. it is near the greyhound station, if you are familiar with downtown dallas. it is possible that one, maybe two members of law enforcement have been hit and possibly wounded, but we don't know their conditions. this began during a peaceful protest. 9 p.m. dallas time, there were a lot of gunshots coming from what they believe is an assult-style weapon. about 15 minutes ago, there were reports that the gun man fled from inside the building to outside and still is on the streets of dallas. from what i'm being told from my sources, a senior reporter from our affiliate in dallas, the person has an ar-15. i have been monitoring tweets from the reporter with terrifying details. he is on the streets as we speak. he has her dallas police say to flee the area, literally run the red lights to get out of the area as quickly as possible. they are also asking city officials to realign cameras so they can get video of the suspect. he also tweeted

dallas police are doing this simply out of caution. they don't know if the gunman was telling the truth when he said there were explosives. people are being told to see which roads will be closed as police continue to try to clear the area. >> a lot of people work there and people being tol don't. >> especially the federal buildings. they went into lookdown and they will likely remain in lockdown for the next day. >>> and president obama, but the white house says he has been preefed on the briefed on the situation in dallas. he spoke about the shootings that prompted the dallas demonstrators. >> there is a big chunk of citizens that feel as if because of the color of their skin they are not being treated the same. and that hurts, and that should trouble all of us. this is not just a black issue. this is not just a hispanic issue. this is an american issue. >> we are livem ron, do you expect the president to make another statement following the shooting in dallas? >> reporter: we certainly do. there is a place where the president was go

live in dallas. set the scene for us now, jacob. >> what we're seeing is a lot of conflicted folks. people who showed up for the protest who tell us they were angry at police officers in general, including at dallas police officers. that they had experiences with dallas police that made them unhappy and made them feel disrespected. and then for this to happen and now, of course, they feel they say their hearts go out to the officers. we saw a group of them here praying behind us just moments ago. and they're struggling with these emotions inside because they were very, very angry and upset with the two shootings this week of two african-american men and then they came here to let out some of that energy, they said. then to have this happen. when i asked them, what is the path forward? usually the response is that they believe, they say, that there needs to be more open dialogue that we need to feel safe talking about race or feel more comfortable or be more willing to talk about race. and to do so pe

it's out of control here in dallas. this is -- only thing i can do is just get to the house and get out of it because i do not want to get shot. >> so are you at home now ? >> yes, i immediately got home. i got out of everything. >> was the protest still happening? was it winding down? >> it was in the midst of the protest. it was like in the heart of it. it was peaceful, steady picking up, more people was coming out, more people doing peaceful protest but in the midst of it, it just -- gunshot started coming out, barrelling out. >> ringing out. and did you see anyone get shot? >> that i did not see, don, because i immediately started running the opposite way up the steps because i don't want to see anything. and i don't want to be in the midst of anything like that. >> so you only heard shots. you didn't hear people saying anything? >> of course people were hollering. i saw a few people starting to try to pull their phones out to the videotape. i didn't want any part of it. >> what do you make of the situation in dalla

scott pelley is in dallas. he will lead our coverage from dallas today. we will hear from witnesses and we will talk to the dallas mayor and also the head of the naacp. you can get the latest throughout the day on our 24-hour streaming network cbsn. this has been a special report. i'm jeff glor in new york. >>> for news 24 hours a day, go to cbsnews.com. words matter. leadership matters at this time. i'm proud of our chief. >> you may have heard the mayor say four officers. since he made that statement, a fifth officer passed away. snipers ambushed police officers in dallas, texas last night and five officers were killed and a one died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound this morning and the attack began during protests over the fatal shootings of black men in minnesota and louisiana. demonstrators were marching in the heart of the city when dozens of shots rang out. police say the snipers were targeting officers in an effort to injure and kill as many as they could. brian webb is here in new york with the latest. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morn

salvador: la ciudad de dallas viviÓ una noche violenta. un grupo de policÍas que custodiaban una manifestaciÓn pacÍfica fue el blanco de por lo menos un francotirador. las imÁgenes de la balacera reportadas por testigos en las redes sociales muestran a policÍas tratando de protegerse de la lluvia de balas. las imÁgenes de pánico tambiÉn las capto otra cÁmara desde el balcÓn de un hotel donde lo que se oÍa parecía salir de una zona de conflicto. al final murieron cinco policÍas y siete resultaron heridos. el jefe de la policÍa de dallas dijo esta maÑana que la matanza de sus agentes le ha roto el corazÓn. procedió a dar a conocer lo Último sobre la investigaciÓn. afirmó que el pistolero abriÓ fuego con un rifle desde el segundo piso del estacionamiento del colegio comunitario. y que el ataque contra sus agentes fue estilo emboscada. el jefe explicÓ que cuando trataron de negociar la entrega del francotirador, identificado como mika javier johnson, afroamericano de 25 aÑos, les dijo que querÍa matar a anglosajones, es