Local hospital, but the mayor confirming that three other officers have been killed. We know that baton rouge has been the site of a lot of tension in recent days, following the shooting death of alton sterling. He had his funeral on friday, but we saw the protests pick up as late as yesterday outside the Police Headquarters. We dont know if these situations with directly remitted, but given what the mayor told us here at msnbc, these are possible shoot oers who wa who wanted to do harm and believes these officers were specifically targeted. Continuing this breaking news and following it here, also joining me from cleveland, is my colleague, ari melmelber, and i know you were talking to people and putting perspective in this. Tensions already high in places like baton rouge, dallas, minnesota and cleveland. We see security a top priority. Thank you for your supporting. Im here in cleveland where the political story is of course, the republican nomination starting tomorrow, but all eyes
One of them. Never in my wildest dreams. And where the Movement Goes from here, more than 20 officers injured, hundreds of protesters arrested across the country overnight at black lives matters protests, raising questions about what it will take to bridge the divide between police and the lives they are sworn to protect. But we start in dallas where this afternoon we are learning new details about the shooter that could change the focus of the investigation. I want to bring in now nbcs tammy litener in dallas. Tell us about the eerie details the shooter leaving messages in his own blood. Thats right, frances. We now know he apparently left a final message. He wrote the initials rb on a note in his own blood in a parking garage. Its unclear what it means. Investigators are trying to figure out if it ties into the shootings, may be a piece of clue as to why he did this. We do know now though there may have been some evidence this shooter was delusional. During the police chief he said d
Arrive here in cleveland, ohio, amid very tight security. This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. Thank you for joining us. The fallen officers identified at matthew gerald, Montrell Jackson and brad garafola. The gunman gavin long, a 29yearold black man from kansas city, missouri. A former marine who served in iraq. Dead in the shootout. The chaos caught on dispatch audio. Officer down. Shots fired, officer down. City officer down. Shots fired. Shots fired on airline. Were finding out about the gunman. Belonging to several conspiracy groups, we are told, including a black sovereign citizens group. That rejects government authority. Chillingly, he killed the officers on his birthday. And president barack obama saying attacks are happening far too often. Tells america this. We as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against Law Enforcement. Todays deadly attack coming in a city that is my hometown of baton rouge, louisiana, thats still reeling over the shooting
You know. I know exactly what youve been reporting on cnn at this time. The guys that we have on the ground in baton rouge are obviously very busy, so weve not been able to make contact with them other than through text message. Theyre responding to the area, to the families. I agree with the assistant director, this is not a normal day in the life of a Police Officer. Law enforcements under attack in this country. Ive been ringing that bell since the shootings in new york, assassination type assaults on police are up. Although the total number of officers killed are down. We attribute that to much Better Emergency Medical Services than in the 80s and 90s. The country needs to wake up. Were in a point now where the government needs to put a full court press on, assilaw enforce in what weve been telling them for years, the disconnect in these communities. When i say day in the life of a Police Officer, i mean we are constantly reminded that when Police Officers leave their home in the m
Nation. And im going to take hoozyer ideas. Lets make indiana the first state to make donald trump the 45th of the United States and send another hoosier to the Vice President office. Good morning, welcome to am joy and coming to you live from erie island, coffee, and donald trump has picked mike pence as his running made. He spent the indiana governor packing. He traveled home to represent a gop rally in indianapolis. Some wondered why trump soaked up to soak up the spotlight with a rambling 28minute speech and when he went back to mike pence before talking about himself. And where pence diversed on trade policy but Hillary Clinton tweeted this out during the saturday morning appearance. Well, we have plenty to say about pence. Here you go. And listed all of that. And now with me is al cardin and joan walsh, thank you for being here. And first, al, you were a jeb guy. He is a nevertrumper. Where are you on mike pence. Does it make him more attractive to you as a republican. I like mik