Hit by cars. On cbs this morning. You cant breathe the air, drink the water or survive the surface temperature. [ laughter ]. Yet, still a better venn juue for the summer olympics than rio. Welcome to cbs this morning. President obama will pay tribute today to the five Police Officers killed in last weeks ambush in dallas. More than a thousand people gathered last night at Dallas City Hall for a Candle Light Service. President obama and former president george w. Bush will join those grieving. They will speak at a private memorial for michael smith, Brent Thompson gayle king is at Dallas Police headquarters. Gayle, good morning. Reporter good morning. President obama is scheduled to touch down here in dallas a little after noon local time. The service will take place as investigators piece together how this tragedy unfolded. The private Interfaith Service will take place this afternoon. Gayle, good morning. While crews and security here prepare for todays service, investigators are com
Things might get worse. The center was where the president tried to draw both protesters and police. He criticized each for ignoring the truths to be found in the middle. And when anyone, no matter how good their intentions may be, paints all police as biased, or bigoted, we undermine those officers we depend on for our safety, when study after study shows that whites and people of color experience the criminal Justice System differently, that if youre black youre more likely to be pulled over or searched or arrested. We cannot simply turn away and dismiss those in peaceful protest as troublemakers or paranoid. Mr. Obama eulogized the five officers, but also brought into the room the memory of the two men killed by police this month who were the reason for the dallas protest. Even though who dislike the phrase black lives matter, surely we should be able to hear the pain of Alton Sterlings family, just as we should hear the students and coworkers describe their affection for phi philan
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Designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, megan thompson. Thompson good evening, and thanks for joining us. Authorities in dallas, texas, say the man who shot a dozen of the citys Police Officers, killing five, acted alone in carrying out his attack, and that he used the same style of Assault Rifle used in recent Mass Shootings in an orlando, florida, night club; a newtown, connecticut, elementary school; and an aurora, colorado, movie theater. Joining us now from dallas with the latest on the investigation is our Hari Sreenivasan. Hari . Sreenivasan hello, megan. While Officials Say the sniper, who was killed in a standoff early yesterday, was a lone gunman, they have not ruled out the possibility of coco
Things might get worse. The center was where the president tried to draw both protesters and police. He criticized each for ignoring the truths to be found in the middle. And when anyone, no matter how good their intentions may be, paints all police as biased, or bigoted, we undermine those officers we depend on for our safety, when study after study shows that whites and people of color experience the criminal Justice System differently, that if youre black youre more likely to be pulled over or searched or arrested. We cannot simply turn away and dismiss those in peaceful protest as troublemakers or paranoid. Mr. Obama eulogized the five officers, but also brought into the room the memory of the two men killed by police this month who were the reason for the dallas protest. Even though who dislike the phrase black lives matter, surely we should be able to hear the pain of Alton Sterlings family, just as we should hear the students and coworkers describe their affection for phi philan