Candidates weigh in. We must stand in solidarity with Law Enforcement. There is too much violence, too much hate. And thats all you need to know. More clashes with police as protests erupt overnight. Weve got to stay in the streets. This morning we have complete coverage. And good morning, everyone. Lets get right to the new developments in the massacre of those five Police Officers in dallas, an act of madness that injected a whole new level of fear and anger into americas fraught debate already over Law Enforcement. Large demonstrations have been going on. The protest movement against Fatal Police Shootings of black people is not slowing down even after the events in dallas where five officers were murdered and the tension is evident. We want you to look at the social videoro demonstration in baton rouge. You can see an officer pulling his gun on protesters. Some places communities are coming together. This indelible image, a police car there blanketed in flowers. This morning we are getting new video and new eyewitness accounts of the fear as well as the heroism during the shooting in dallas. We have Team Coverage this morning and we do begin with abcs matt gutman on the ground in Downtown Dallas. Good morning, matt. Reporter good morning, paula. That fear and heroism was intensified by the fact that that night officials here in the city were convinced they were under siege by an unknown number of gunmen. Now that they know it was a lone gunman theyre focused on investigating how he did this and patching the city back together. Oh, its a sniper from up here somewhere. Its a sniper . This morning as agents combed the streets for evidence theyre learning pore about the gunman. There was confusion with everybody running around but this was a mobile shooter. Reporter blasting away shortly after this peaceful demonstration in dallas on thursday. As the gunfire ricochets hundreds scatter. Some hide between cars. A woman runs pushing a baby carriage. As police lunge for cover and trying to find the shooter they started to go down. Code three, officer down. Shots fired. Officer down. We got a guy with a long rifle. We dont know where the hell hes at. Reporter shutting down the airspace thinking it was an ambush with multiple shooters. Somebody is really armed to the teeth. This is not one person. Reporter but it was one person, micah xavier johnson. Mr. Johnson had written manifestos on how to shoot and move. You see him advancing with deadly efficiency on this officer firing, the officer gunned down. The toll, 14 shot, 12 of them officers, 5 of the officers died. Towards midnight s. W. A. T. Teams finally corner johnson on the second floor of el centro college. The suspect stated he wanted to kill white people especially white officers. Reporter negotiations break down and police use an explosive mounted on a robot similar to this one to kill johnson for the first time in history. The crime scene enormous. Spanning 20 city blocks. The shooter was about 100 yards away still able to hit the squad car bullet holes here and down on the other side of the car and managed to shoot out the tires. With tensions here still high as we interviewed the chief of the dallas area Rapid Transit who lost one of his officers in the attack a man approaches from behind making that shooting motion into the chiefs back. It was a pretty jarring moment and directly afterwards i challenged the chief about how he felt about it. He said, all officers right now feel vulnerable regardless of their race and we probably should note that the officers that night restraint, hundreds of officers involved in that chaotic shootout but only 12 of them discharged their weapons. That was a jarring and disturbing moment right there, matt. Thank you. We do want to move now to the investigation focusing on the gunman, 25yearold Micah Johnson was a former Army Reservist and this morning the ap as well as the New York Times reporting johnson was accused of Sexual Assault by a female soldier when he served in afghanistan. He reportedly received an Honorable Discharge for reasons his military lawyer doesnt understand and Pierre Thomas joins us from washington with more on what were learning about the gunman. Good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning, paula. The suspects motive disturbing. Racial hatred and simmering bitterness for police. Authorities say this is the deadly sniper, micah xavier johnson, a former military man who went hunting for police specifically white officers. One officer is down. There appears to have been one gunman with no known to or inspiration from any International Terrorist organization. Reporter Law Enforcement sources tell abc news johnson was armed for a shooting spree with an Assault Rifle and two handguns. Its been a tale of cowardice by an assassin. Reporter johnson served in the army reserve from 2009 to 2015 doing a tour in afghanistan. According to police, his Facebook Page reveals some of that rage against police. He liked the page which said, kill everything blue that moves. Overnight police searched johnsons home in me quite, texas and found bombmaking material, ballistic vest, rifle and a personal journal on combat tactics. This was a wellplanned, well thought out, evil tragedy. Reporter neighbors in this quiet suburb of dallas were stunned the killer was living among them. This guy lived around the corner from me and was willing didnt even know. You know, its scary. Reporter micahs sister took to facebook writing the news will say what they think but those who knew him know this wasnt like him. Well, theres no sign of a wider plot. Police continue digging foo his background searching for anyone who might have supported him especially black supremacists. No evidence of that so far but police in dallas and around the nation remaining on alert, paula. Pierre, how pivotal is this time in our country right now . Reporter this is a defining moment. You have routine encounters between black men and police turning deadly like that tragic case in minnesota. The number of officers killed by guns in the line of duty is up 44 , a complicated mix. Thank you. Dan. Complicating and combustible mix, Pierre Thomas, thank you. There is a real debate about the apparently unprecedented decision by police in dallas to take the shooter out using a robot. So lets bring in abcs crime and terror analyst brad garrett. He is also a former fbi police in dallas said they made this decision because, quote, other options would have exposed our officers to great danger. So do you support the use of a robot in this case . Yes, and the reason why, dan, is that i dont think they could eliminate that he had explosives, obviously he was lethal. He had already killed a number of officers so what are your options . Send a s. W. A. T. Team in, maybe get one of them hurt or send a robot in knowing youre going to have to ultimately kill him anyway. Why not wait him out . At some point hell need to sleep or eat or Something Like that. Why not wait him out for a couple more hours . This is the argument that some are advancing this morning. Of course, they did wait him out for five hours and i think reached a point where this is not going to get any better. And so were going to have to end this because, you know, the issue is going to be hes apparently in a parking garage. Could he shoot somebody else and the answer is probably yes. Some people this morning are worried about the precedent this militarization of our police departments, about the blurring of the line between policing and warfare and about the fact that the argument goes the further you remove officers from the use of lethal force the easier it may become so do you share any of those concerns . I only share that its used in situations like this. Clearly, dan, in any terrorist or extremist takeover situation where the person is not coming out and its clear youll have to go in and get them why not at least use a device where no one else will get hurt. Messages of love and gratitude to the fallen heros of the city. Overnight a growing memorial outside Police Headquarters in dallas. A tribute to the heroes. Five officers killed in the line of duty, police say at the hands of a sniper. This morning, were learning their names. 32yearold patrick zamarripa, a young husband and father to a 2yearold girl. He survived three tours in iraq. 40yearold michael krol, his mother saying he was living a dream of being a Police Officer of he knew the danger of the job but he never shied away from his duty. 55yearold michael smith, a 26year veteran of the force. Lorne ahrens he served for 14 years and brent thompson, the first dallas transit cop to die in the line of duty a newly wed married two weeks ago, his wife also a d. A. R. T. Officer now a widow. Many of the survivors in blue being hailed as heroes. Video from that night showing toward the gunfire keeping protesters out of harms way. Civilians also displaying heroics like shetamia taylor, the mother shot while shielding her son both surviving the gunfire. Taylors sister describing the hail of bullets she braved. It was five minutes before cops got to her and pulled her from the area from where she was because the shots were coming so fast. Reporter many of the victims rushed to Baylor University medical center. You see the Police Officers in the er, theyre supporting each other, hugging each other, the tears, some family members, you realize what a tragedy it is. I tried to maintain my emotions but in my car is when i really it hit me. My husband is a Police Officer in dallas. Reporter since yesterday loved ones and strangers have been coming down here to Police Headquarters to silently reflect and to show their gratitude to those fallen officers, paula. All right, phillip, thank you. And one of the officers killed patrick zamarripa, a fiveyear police veteran. We are joined by his mother valerie as well as his godson, amando martinez. First of all, i just cant express our condolences enough. Were so sorry about this tragedy. Valerie, can you tell us how your family is holding up right now . Well, as well as can be so far. Its pretty tough and really hard to grasp. I want to ask you about the type of man that patrick was. I know that he leaves behind a 2yearold daughter named lyncoln. What will you tell her about her father and how do you ensure that his legacy lives on . I will definitely make sure that she knows what a great, humble person and special, very special man that he was. Youre 19, he was your godfather and you said that he was the policeman of the family, how so . He was always the my big brother he would always protect me from them teasing me and them pushing me around and hed always have the moral compass to always keep us on the right path. Valerie, i want to go back to patrick, he served three tours in iraq and now he was serving in dallas. What did this country, what did his local Community Mean to him . He loved his community and even though he lived here in ft. Worth, he worked in dallas but he stayed involved and always making sure that everybody was okay and doing what he needed to do to make everybody happy. Did you ever worry about your sons safety . Oh, yes, every day that he went to work when i knew that he was working i prayed and if we heard of something going on, we were all on standby just alert. We really want to thank you for taking the time. I know this is a really tough time for your family, valerie. We want to thank you both for joining us and our condolences for your appreciate it. You heard it there. An extraordinary family man and now that family has the burden of raising that child that he leaves behind as well as a stepson but ensuring that that little girl lyncoln knows who her father was and that he lost his life in the line of duty. Really think about that little girl this morning. As we said at the top of the show despite the attack on the officers in dallas, the protest movement against Police Killings of black people is at full force. Thousands of demonstrators hitting the streets overnight, all over america. This as we learn more about those two highprofile Police Shootings in recent days, one in louisiana, the other in minnesota. Abcs gio benitez is in minneapolis with more this morning. Gio, good morning to you. Reporter dan, good morning to you. Demonstrators are camping out here at the minnesotas governors mansion. They like millions of others want their voices heard. All black lives matter. Reporter overnight massive protests across the nation from atlanta. To phoenix where protesters were met with pepper spray. To baton rouge. Are yall going to shoot me. Reporter to minnesota where the reverend Jesse Jackson made an appearance. As for this execution here a few days ago our brother will live long as we remember him. Reporter youre still here protesting. Why . Were serious. We need a change before even more things start to happen. Worse things. Reporter they are protesting the shooting deaths of alton sterling and Philando Castile, two highprofile Police Shootings igniting a nationwide firestorm. One showing a closeup killing in front of a Louisiana Convenience store. The other broadcast live on facebook from minnesota. You told him to get his i. D. , sir. Reporter Philando Castiles girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds in the car during the traffic stop along with her young daughter its okay, im right here with you. Reporter capturing the aftermath. Pointing his gun into the car just moments after shooting castile. This morning, she and the family of alton sterling in baton rouge are uniting in their messages to the families of those officers killed in dallas. It hurts me whats going on in dallas because nobody should have to be tooken away from their family. Reporter and here in minnesota the county attorney is now deciding whether to use a grand jury to determine if those officers should face any charges. Dan and paula. Unfortunately united in our grief this country is, gio, thank you. Coming up well hear how the president ial candidates are reacting to these events. There is other news including Severe Weather so lets get it over to rob. Hi, dan. We start you off in michigan, winds over 65 miles a hour did some damage knocking out power and taking down a lot of tree, some lan and at the height of that over 60,000 people without power. Also across parts of north carolina, 85mileanhour winds in asheville and in through charlotte, a lot of tree damage and also thousands of people without power during the height of the storm and Lightning Strike right at the airport. 375 storm reports right along i40. Also theres michigan and a couple in Central New Jersey where there was some strong storms yesterday afternoon. Today well see a threat for Severe Weather again along the delaware and through new jersey and parts of eastern pennsylvania, a little back door front keeping things cool from boston to new york maybe knocking down that threat at least during the daytime hours and Northern Plains not only today but tomorrow will see damaging winds potentially an isolated tornado. Its heating up. Wind advisories, red flag warnings. Look at some of these numbers in salt lake city, 100 degrees, 96 in denver and a strong trough across the Pacific Northwest kind of cranking up some of these wins with a strong High Pressure across the four Corners Region today. Normally we get summer around july 5th. Good saturday morning. Todays hi, 93 area and it is going to be an isolated son isolated thunderstorm. The evening, gorgeous. Far as tomorrow goes, it will be gorgeous. Pleasant conditions as humidity drops. You are average high, 89. Humidity returns july 4th is over. Were into it. 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Meanwhile, pro golfer Dustin Johnson number two ranked golfer in the world withdrew because of concerns about zika. In texas, four people were killed when a small plane that into flames. Narrowly missing homes. The aircraft went down after taking off from west houston airport. Investigators say engine failure may have caused that crash. And a new diplomatic fallout from a scuffle between a Russian Security guard and an American Embassy official in moscow. It was caught on camera. The u. S. Expelling two russian officials in response to what the state department calls an n unprovoked attack on the american diplomat. Showing the Russian Security guard tackling that man outside the u. S. Embassy in moscow. Russian officials claim the man is a cia agent. Some unlikely heroes came to the aid of an ailing jailmate. They burst out of their cells, their locked cell banging on doors trying to get help for that fallen guard. The responding guards as you can imagine worried about what was happening, they rounded up the prisoners, then began cpr on their fellow officer, the one who was down. That okay. And finally an outpouring of love and support in the wake of the dallas Police Shootings, a 7yearold girl in wimberley, texas, showing her appreciation for her towns first responders, shes offering free lemonade and free hugs to thank them for their service. Nice gesture in the aftermath of that tragedy there in dallas. It looks like they appreciate it. Theyre hugging her right back. Really cute. Something that warms your heart this morning on a heavy day, thanks, rob. Coming up on gma how police are changing the way they patrol in the wake of the massacre. What we found when we sent a reporter for a ridealong. Plus the tragedy affecting the president ial campaign as well. What the candidates are saying about the situation in dallas. Good morning america is brought to you by planet fitness. 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Law enforcement sources telling abc news 25yearold Micah Johnson, an army vet was armed with an Assault Rifle and two handguns. He told authorities he was upset about recent shootings of black men by police and he especially wanted to kill white officers. Just a few moments ago i spoke with lynn mays, an eyewitness just feet away when the first officers were shot. Lynn, thanks for joining us. So i know you were right there at what was a peaceful protest. Can you tell me about the moment when you knew things were going badly wrong . Well, as you said it was a peaceful protest. Everybody came down and was everything was going fine. There was no arguing amongst the protesters, the protesters werent arguing with the police. The police didnt have to come in any riot gear. There was nothing saying showing that there was going to be any type of tragedy to take place. Then the next thing you know when it was all over and the march was all over, you heard gunshots and multiple gunshots and more gunshots so now at this point im buy myself and there are a couple of Police Officers standing behind me so when the gun shots took off i took off running like everybody else did not knowing what direction to go because Downtown Dallas when you hear a gunshot it echoes so hearing them echoing all over Downtown Dallas, we dont know where to go so everybody is scrambling and at this time i feel a push in the back and here get out the way, get out the way and just so happened it was a Police Officer pushing me out of the way because the shooter was right b shooting at a fellow officer. Do you feel that the officer who pushed you down may have saved your life possibly . Yes, yes, even though they said that the shooter wasnt targeting africanamericans, there was multiple shots, even though theres shots that accounted for because Police Officers were hit and the Police Officers were killed, but there was more shots that was shot, where did those bullets go. Lynn, i just have to ask you what kind of feelings this brings up for you here you are at a protest against what you view to be inappropriate behavior by police and shots ring out and a Police Officer may well have saved your life. Does that change your view at all about this situation . My views have not changed. Were still looking for a solution and i ask that we do not let what happened, that situation, overshadow the reason that we were here. Both situations need to be handled but they need to b handled separately and accordingly and not one overshadowing the other because right is right, wrong is wrong, innocent lives was taken. They say black lives matters. Police lives matters. Its a truism but important to say all lives matter. Lynn mays, we really appreciate your time and were glad youre well this morning. Thank you very much, sir. And thank you. This morning there are also changes in the way officers across the country are conducting their patrols to avoid becoming potential targets. Abcs ryan smith has been riding along with Law Enforcement to get a sense of what theyre going through right now. Ryan joins us. Hi. Reporter the attack leaving officers in the communities they serve on edge but the traffic officer i rode along with saying he doesnt fear for his safety because hes focused on his training doing his job. This morning, Police Forces around the country are reel iin from the deadliest day for law officers on edge in major cities. All officers are urged to exercise extreme caution. Reporter within the last 24 hours an officer ambushed in tennessee. Another in georgia. And a third killed during a traffic stop in st. Louis, missouri. In new york, washington, boston, and chicago, no officer is alone. Patrolling in pairs. Officers in new jersey urged to hide any sign of the badge while off duty to protect themselves against potential civilian threats. A situation can turn from good to bad in a second. I rode along with officer Richard Paladino in a Police Cruiser in new jersey on friday. Some people trust the police. Some people dont trust the police. Its all i guess based on your perceptions of them. Does that affect in any way the way that you do your job . No, you have to do your job the same every day. Here on the side of the road for a routine traffic stop can be one of the most dangerous places for a cop on duty. Killed in the line of duty by gunfire. Its an awful time in american policing at this moment and one that were all going to have to be in together to move through. Now, officers i spoke to saying communication is key. Thats important for people of color as well. Mourning the loss of the officers in dallas but so many hoping that ambush doesnt overshadow the need for discussions of how to resolve issues of mistrust between people of color and the officers in the communities that they serve. This is actually what were hearing just now from lynn may, as well. Thank you. Lets switch gears and check the wirth for a moment and get it back to rob. We head down south where the heat is on. The heat and humidity, of course, its july but heat advisories out for central parts of alabama in through georgia, south of atlanta getting in through the coastal carolinas where its going to feel like 108 degrees today in savannah, georgia, 105, myrtle beach. Good day to get to the beach, 102 expected in birmingham, alabama. All the way up to the canadian like its over 100. Cool front will start to cool things down but not happening at least until tomorrow. Weak cool front trying to get across the northeast here. At least drier air as far as humidity goes, should be a nice day from chicago up through detroit after the storms last night and 84 degrees expected in charleston then right in the middle between the warm and cold front is where we see active thunderstorms i think late in the day today getting into the i95 corridor. Some of those could be on the severe side. Looking ahead to next week and the end of next week, its showing below average temperatures across northwest but above average from dallas up through the northeast so if you good saturday morning. Y it is another sticky one. 93 as the forecast high. We could see an isolated thunderstorm. Gorgeous for saturday. This Weather Report is brought to you by petsmart. Forget to keep your pets and rain shower ron claibornes watered. He doesnt need a water bowl. Hes a survivor. He gets ornery when hes insufficiently hydrated. Or beer, yes. Or beer, yes. All right, get your children out of the room. Coming up here on gma the president ial candidates weighing in on these shootings in dallas. What theyre saying and a look at how this really may have a big, big impact on the race. And you actually want to bring your kids back in the room because were going to talk about how do you broach the subject with your kids . The best way to have a very tough conversation. Its all coming up. [000 38 08;00] i found her wandering miles from home. When the phone rang at 5am, i knew it was about mom. I see how hard its been on her at work and i want to help. For the 5 million americans living with alzheimers, and millions more who feel its effects. Lets walk together to make an even bigger impact and end alzheimers for good. Find your walk near you at alz. Org walk. Words panera lives by. No artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners. No colors from artificial sources. 100 of our food will be clean by years end. Thats food as it should be. Listerine® kills 99 of bad breath germs. 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Reporter she addressed a Church Convention in philadelphia pleading for Common Ground. Building our communities where the police and citizens all see themselves as being on the same side will require contributions from all of us. Reporter donald trump took to facebook. We must stand in solidarity with Law Enforcement, which we must remember is the force between civilization and total chaos. The deaths of alton sterling in louisiana and Philando Castile in minnesota also make clear how much more work we have to do. Reporter to avoid deadly mistakes clinton promised a billion dollars in federal Police Training funds as she told david muir. Every single one of our po trained and retrained in understanding how to avoid force. Reporter trump promised no new concrete measures yet. Republican National Convention now just over a week away. Cleveland Police Officers did extra training on the shores of lake erie. Both trump and clinton have been talking about some of these issues even before dallas but this is one of those times when the news overtakes the political debate and it drives the conversation forward. There is some Common Ground here but different emphasis from the two candidates and were going to hear a lot more about it. As you said what were hearing is pretty similar. Very similar. That may change, david, thank you. Coming up here on gma, advice for a very difficult conversation many of us are having with our children, how to talk about these recent shootings. The advice you want to hear. Think yotry nexium 24hr. s best for your heartburn . Now the 1 choice of doctors pharmacists. For their own frequent heartburn. Get complete protection with nexium 24 hour. Well . I love it. This piece is so you. I know, right . I saw it and i was just like oh, i have to have it. Is it suede . Its suede. I love suede. State farm knows that every one those moments, theres one of these. Well . 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As adults we need to show this Police Brutality isnt new but the widespread use of smartphones is so theyre forcing parents to have conversations earlier and earlier. I want to ask you how young is too young but, ryan, i want to bring you in. You have two twin boys, theyre 2 1 2. Youre already having conversations with them. My point is to have a conversation with them as soon as they can start speaking. I fear for the world that they will inherit, i really do. Two black boys in this country, in this environment, its terrifying for me and my wife so for me, its important that everything they see and we keep them away from this right now but as they start to see things its so important for me to not only explain the images theyre seeing but explain whats happening behind them and to encourage them to take action but nonviolent positive action. Its very hard to do because you look at Philando Castile and what happened to him and kids will likely ask, well, what happens to the person who did that and for a lot of people of color out there they think not much and thats a problem for our society right now. Well, when do you start hes obviously having this when do you have these conversations . How do you take the initiative but also his boys are young. How does the conversation change when you actually have a teenager . When you have a teenager its a completely different conversation. When youre dealing with little kids you have to use age appropriate language and try to explain things in a way they understand. When you have a teenager you have to sit down and have a frank discussion about whats at risk. They may be detained or have a traffic stop but you have to tell them like this is the way you need to behave. Comply with what the officers ask. Dont raise your voice. The object of the situation is to get home alive. And thats so sad and its so its a horrible thing as a parent to have to do but thats what we have to teach our kids. We do live in a time where a traffic stop could be unsafe. I want to bring up before we go amplify what you said, ryan, having these conversations but also peaceful protests. Theres a way to do it. You want to bring something positive about this instead of theres so many things you can do like y protests, contacting your representative but in the situation itself, the scary thing for a lot of people of color is they feel like there are no rules. How do you work with a Police Officer and i think in many ways have to respond, listen and make sure youre safe. Great, great conversation. I want to thank you both for joining us. Well be right back. I have smoked for 30 years and by taking chantix, i was able to quit in 3 months and that was amazing. Along with support, Chantix Varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. It absolutely reduced my urge to smoke. 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People will know that Law Enforcement is here for them and not to work against them. Black, white, hispanic, asian, were all the same. Were all people. You can see that people are definitely hurting this morning. Absolutely. Its a tough time in america. Well cover this story all day long on abcnews. Com and abc radio. Also cecilia vega will be reporting from the dallas on world news tonight this evening. Well be back with much more right here on gma tomorrow morning. Thanks for joining us, have a great day. This is a good morning washington update. For waking up with us here. Operators off the job after running a red signal. It happened tuesday. The operator narrowly missed an oncoming train. And we want to remind you about schedule changes on the yellow and blue lines. No service between National Airport to braddock road. Monday. Then tuesday, a weeklong shutdown between Pentagon City and National Airport on the yellow and blue lines. Youreat is returning for saturday. The latest now with ironic johnson. Y whenca todays the da we see the changes, improving conditions. Nice day for heading to the pool. Here is a look at your day forecast. Our high will be 93. Yes, that is a little thunderstorm. There is a possibility of an isolated storm or two from 1 00 5 00 today. Very brief. Again, isolated. Sticky, uncomfortable conditions for today. For tomorrow, even late tonight, we go from the sticky to the pleasant. A gorgeous sunday on the way. 93 today. Monday not too bad. That humidity starts to return tuesday. So does the threat of seeing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Next week as highs rise into the low 90s. Jummy be sure to join us at 10 00 for more news, weather and anything else you need to know here on your saturday on our sister station news channel 8. Have a great day. Announcer jack hannas wild countdown is sponsored by nationwide. 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