Quijano good evening, im Elaine Quijano. A make shift memorial continues to grow in dallas where five Police Officers were killed by a sniper last thursday. We learn today the gunman taunted police during two hours of negotiations before authorities killed him with a robot bomb. The killer said he was targeting police in revenge for the Fatal Police Shootings of two black men in minnesota and louisiana last week. Those deaths lead to tense protests and dozens of arrests in st. Paul and bat on rouge last night. We begin in dallas with manual bo hor quez. After the initial round of gunfire Dallas Police chief david brown said in an interview today the gunman laughed at Police Negotiators and scrib eled letters on a wall with his own blood. And that Micah Xavier Johnson an army veteran put his military training to use when he targeted Police Officers, killing five. And turning parts of Downtown Dallas into a war zone. I was right there. Reporter 25 year old Dallas Police vet ral james dup
Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, a deadly struggle between police and louisiana and the man they were trying to arrest captured on video and shared around the world today is provoking questions and outrage. The video appears to show a batton rouge policeman shooting a 37yearold man as officers hold him on the ground. But it doesnt show everything. The Justice Department opens a civil rights investigation and a family grieves, the question tonight is what exactly preceded the use of deadly force . Nbc Gabe Gutierrez has the disturbing ima images. Reporter tonight, in this newly released cell phone video, a closer look at the final seconds of sterlings life. Baton rouge police say early Tuesday Morning a 911 caller said someone matching sterlings description had threatened him with a gun outside a convenience store. He pulled the gun out and said he Reporter Police say when two
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What made them sick . And slamming it. Serena williams powerhouse performance on centre court at wimbledon in front of a celebrity crowd finally claiming that 22nd grand slam title sitting down with lara fresh off her victory. Good morning, america. Good sunday morning, everyone. We want to thank you for being with us, as you can see, dan is off and can i just say it is so great to have ryan smith joining us and sara and ron and rob. Happy to have you here at the set. We want to jump right into the news. Overnight streets filled with protesters demanding their voices be heard sparked by the recent killing of black men in minnesota as well as louisiana. And in st. Paul protesters are gathering to block part of i94. The protest starting with a march from the governors mansion. Law enfor own line across the interstate as you can see in response to the protesters and eventually using smoke bombs to clear the air. So lets begin our coverage with abcs eva pilgrim in st. Paul for us. Eva, goo