White people, especially white officers, and that he was upset about recent police shootings. Just a short time oago, mult pel senior officials said the investigation so far leads them to believe that johnson was, in fact, the lone gunman. He did it by himself. They say the investigation, however, remains fluid. Sources say part of the investigation still includes other possible suspects who may have assisted him. Johnson killed after an hourslong standoff. At this point were waiting for a News Conference from the governor of texas, greg abbott, as well as a number of other folks who will join him. The police chief and mayor will be with him at that press conference. Were expected to get more answers about what happened here. I want to bring in msnbcs tremane lee inside Dallas City Hall where that News Conference is going to be happening, as i understand it, next hour. You spent a better part of the day talking to folks in and around dallas. What are they telling you . Ill tell you wha
The crossfire. Peaceful protesters in Downtown Dallas was interrupted by this evil and suspected gunman Micah Johnson is dead. The investigation of who he was and why he did that is just beginning. Fox news Senior Correspondent Rick Leventhal is live in dallas. Rick . Greta, we are at the corner of main and griffin in Downtown Dallas which is still a significant crime scene. The red bring building behind me, the large building is a parking garage where that sniper hid and took shot at some of those officers. You may be able to see across the street well when this bus clears away white columns on the building across the street. If you saw that horrific video from last night where one of the officers was gunned down at close range by the shooter, that happened right at that location. What appears to have happened was the sniper was in the garage, took shots at officers, came down, shot more officers on the ground and then went back into that garage. As you mentioned, police have now iden
Screaming by with lights and sirens wield into this outdoor parking lot adjacent to the parking garage that is used by the Police Department, officers and employees. The garage is situated right behind the Dallas Police headquarters. So the s. W. A. T. Officers went in very quickly as other officers took up defensive positions here outside the building. Jay, come back down this way. You see a brick wall over there, trees, and vehicles in the parking lot. The officers were stand behind these vehicles as s. W. A. T. Members went inside the garage because of another Dallas Police Department Employee who saw a suspicious person inside that garage. Judge, the garage is only there for employees of the Dallas Police department. So one or two employees of Dallas Police saw this other person in the garage not belong there, tried to stop that person, and that person took off. So thats why the s. W. A. T. Team went in. They sealed this whole area off. They sealed it for blocks in either direction
Reporter thats saying a lot. Uhhuh. This is the cbs evening news. Mason and this is our western edition. Good evening. Im anthony mason. The special counsel got himself a threestar witness. Retired general Michael Flynn pleaded guilty today to lying to the f. B. I. And agreed to cooperate with Robert Mueller. Mueller is investigating russian interference in the u. S. Election, whether anyone in the Trump Campaign was involved, and any other crimes he may find along the way, including obstruction of justice. Flynn, the president s First National security adviser, was an adviser to the campaign. He could serve as a guide as investigators look into the trump teams contacts with russia before and after the election. Jeff pegues begins our coverage. Reporter Michael Flynn arrived at the courthouse this morning to plead guilty to making false statements to the f. B. I. Once inside, a federal judge asked him if he was doing so willingly and voluntarily. The 58yearold former Lieutenant General
Jennifer griffins life the pentagon. Jennifer, ive been dying to ask you how iran is responding to allegations from the United States that iran was the one behind the tanker attacks . First there was a tweet this morning from iranian officials saying they had arrested a cyber sell of cia agents inside iran and an unconfirmed claim at this point. Then there was a press conference given by irans Atomic Agency held that irans heavy water reactor in eric where they announced they would soon be enriching uranium two levels closer to that needed for military grade use adding that tehran will no longer abide by commitments under the nuclear deal. When we say we will not be doing that anymore we mean we will not offer heavy water on International Markets a commitment based on the situation. The iranians have given until july 7th to lift sanctions or they say they will go beyond the limits set to enrich the uranium stockpile they agreed to under the nuclear deal. Dana is how will the United Sta