Good morning, Alex Witt Msnbc headquarters. 8 00 a. M. , 5 00 a. M. Out west. Here is whats happening. Protesters took to the streets in half a dozen cities overnight. They were speaking out against shootings. Marshes happened in baton rouge, louisiana, atlanta, georgia, philadelphia, pennsylvania, st. Francisica. A black man shot and killed. 0 people arrested for disorderly conduct. Elsewhere in the country phoenix, arizona, police turned tear gas and pepper spray on that crowd gathering last night. In dallas more details emerging about the man who killed five Police Officers and wounded seven more in thursday nights shooting. Mike Xavier Johnson former Army Reservist, 25yearold served a tour of duty in afghanistan. He was also a trained carpenter. Before the attack he was working as an aide for children with special needs. He was killed when Dallas Police sent a robot explosion. President obama cutting his trip short at a nato summit. Police across america feel this tragedy to their
Coming out on tv and say i do not, and my officers do not and we do not feel like we have support from the community. I dont think he is even talking outside of dallas. I think he is talking about directly here, when he goes to work as an africanamerican man and puts a badge on, he is saying most days, i do not feel support. This is an alarming moment for the entire country. We have got to reverse this. The Police Officers that ive talked that protect and serve in this area who were on the scene last night, they were echoing from last night all the way until you heard this police chief, who is africanamerican say this. We feel like we are at war. We feel lining people want to kill us. We feel like people hate us. Thats what you saw from a police chief, who is in a very diversified unbelievably cooperative police force. There has not been issues with racism in the dallas area. This police chief is a guy that is one of those that is doing it so well, and his officers are doing so well, t
Rally. And president obama spoke about this weeks tragedies about an hour and a half ago. First of all, as painful as this week has been, i firmly believe that american is not as divided as some have suggested. Americans of all races and all backgrounds are rightly outraged by the inexcusable attacks on police, whether its in dallas or any place else. We heard from the lawyer for the Minnesota Police officer who shot and killed a black man earlier this week. The attorney saying his client reacted to the presence in display of a gun not race. And well go live to minnesota later this hour. We start this afternoon with new details about the dallas gunman. 25yearold micah xavier johnson. While on tour in afghanistan john soson was accused of sexua harassment. He was never convicted of any criminal offense and johnson was given an Honorable Discharge despite an army recommendation against it. In dallas people came to pay their respect for the five Police Officers killed and seven others who
Announcer this is cnn breaking news. And welcome back to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im natalie allen. And im george howell. We continue covering the breaking news this hour here on cnn. In the state of Louisiana Police there trying to figure out the motive of a man who ambushed and killed three Police Officers in baton rouge sunday morning. Three other officers were wounded. One is in grave condition. Were told Police Received a call of a man carrying a rifle dressed all in black walking along a busy road, a highway, when officers arrived the shooting began. Listen. You hear and see it there. That video from the scene. The gunman died minutes later in that shootout with police. Keep in mind the situation in baton rouge was already tense after the Police Shooting of alton sterling that happened july 5th. And just last week Louisiana State police announced they had received threats against officers in the city of baton rouge. The officers killed have been
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