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Dallas gunman identified as 25 yearold Micah Johnson who shot a total of 12 officers killing five angry over the shootings of sterling and castile. As flowers and cards piled up on two Police Cruisers that have become a memorial for the fallen officers the mayor of dallas paid a visit there saturday. The gunman, Micah Johnson murdered five Police Officers in sniper style shootings as a peaceful protest was ending thursday night in dallas. Cbs news sources says the former Army Reservist had been building an arsenal over the last two years. He was honorably discharged after being accused of sexually harassing a female soldier. Speaking of nato in pollland president obama called imminented. We a few define all of us. Police also found bomb making materials inside johnsons home and a journal. They say he may have been planning the attack here for a while. He was trained to fight in our military for us and he used it against us. He was an american terrorist is what he was. Cheryl herd came to Police Headquarters to express gratitude among the group who joined together in grief as they said a prayer for the officers who survived and the five who made the ultimate sacrifice. Kenneth craig cbs news dallas. And the number of Police Officers shot and killed in the u. S. Is 44 higher than this time last year following the shooting in dallas wednesday night according to the National Fallen Officers Memorial Fund 26 officers have been killed compared to 18 at this point 2015. A collection of cards and flowers has been growing in d. C. And many people told wusa 9 ellen bryant they felt compelled to visit. Circled together saying a prayer for tolerance and understanding. The celebration Junior High Mission team started their day with Hands Holding for peace around the flowers left for dallas Police Officers. Its shocking and pointless and saddening its numbing that we are used to it at this time. These lists the name of Law Enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty. This memorial is their legacy for rememberance of everything they have done for their country. Tarik singlebury walks through the memorial on his way to work every day but today he was different. He paused to think about what the names really mean. They are metrics that you measure but these are people that have lost lives in their line of duty. It takes bravery to be able to up hold the law regardless of where you are or what you do. We are taking the time out just to honor these people today and we are going to unfortunately just like everybody else have to move on from it. And that was ellen bryan reporting. A vigil is scheduled tonight beginning at 8. And a group led by local black lives matter leaders remain outraged over Police Treatment of minority communities and are scheduled to march in the citys northwest section at 7 this evening. Matt is live where that march is expected to begin. Hey there matt. Hey deborah how are you . The group has dubbed the movement to stop Police Terror project. Its members are calling for justice in the two recent High Profile Police involved shootings of alton sterling and Philando Castile and what they say is unjust treatment d. C. Police towards communities. According to the groups Facebook Page they are expecting 300 participants from the rally. I covered last march on thursday evening and successfully shut down a mile long stretch of alabama avenue in the citys southeast section. If the group moves to shut down a much busier congested street you are obviously going to have a bigger disruption so our plan is to update our audience over social media. Im matt euris. Thank you so much matt and well bring the pictures on our app and through social media. It may be tough to truly understand the pain of the families of the five slain Police Officers that are dealing with. One virginia man knows first hand what its like to lose someone you love in the line of duty. Those shootings in dallas may have happened hundreds of miles away from the d. C. Area. Victim supporters in d. C. Who know how they feel. Thursday nights shooting in dallas hit close to home for tony hughes. Theres a lot of flash backs involved. Just eight years ago his own stepfather shawn snow died while working in the line of duty. Hughes said the new york state trooper walkouted as he tried to help a person dealing with car trouble. His life was dedicated to serving others. A d. C. Support family members and friends who have lost loved ones in the line of duty. There are a lot of milestones going on and it was difficult dealing without my father here. Now that group is thinking about the families in dallas who are left without husbands fathers and sons. Makes it very difficult to grieve when you are in the public eye. A Tragedy Assistance Program based in arlington said its traumatic memory that will shape those familys lives forever. Families who suffer a sudden traumatic loss do for the rest of their lives question and search for information. But they want the families to know they will always have the support of people like him. Its extremely important. Concerns of Police Survivors has chapters all across america. Texas chapter soon to reach out to the families of those dallas Police Officers. For the very latest john henry wusa 9. Tonight at 11 we are going to hear more of the different ways families deal with grief in the wake of tragedy and the latest developments on the investigation into the shooting in dallas and all of the rallies on our wusa 9 app. And garrett hake is in dallas and tonight at 11 will take a close look at how officers used a bomb disposal robot to kill someone. I think as a commander you are trying to save lives. You are trying life. Actually your responsibility is to try to save him if you can. He made the determination he came there to die and risks by operators i would have done the same thing. If i could have taken a sniper shot i would have done that. Apparently that was not a capability. Well be talking with a former f. B. I. Agent and ethics professor tonight at 11 right here on wusa 9. An example of police and Community Working together, a viewer sent in this picture from river dale maryland, Police Officer corporal jeff simmons with some neighborhood kids as junior Police Officers. The kids volunteered to help keep their community safe. A woman walking her dogs is fatally stabbed in baltimore and police are searching for a suspect and a motive. Molly mccauley was found just after 11 00 p. M. Friday night in the 600 block of west the roland park neighborhood. She was Vice President for research and a senior fellow at the washington think tank resources for the future and was also an economics professor at john hopkins university. Okay hot, hot, hot. Hope you enjoyed this Beautiful Day and stayed cool. Lets get over to first meet roll jay to find out when is the break coming. Tomorrow already. Not much of a break but we are going to see humidity levels dropping just a bit and the heat from the 90s into the upper 80s so a little break from the 90s stretch that we have had. Not a bad evening out there. Lots of sunshine in town. 89 degrees feels like 94. It is still very humid outside but the changes are coming. We actually made it to 92 this afternoon and then at Reagan National temperatures drop back down into the 80s after a thunder shower moving through and still a couple of these we are tracking througut shower southeast of mechanics field and this is going to fade off towards the Chesapeake Bay shortly. What we are tracking is a cold front. Right now just about to pass into virginia from West Virginia behind this front. Theres some cooler air, slightly cooler and lower humidity heading our way for tomorrow. The rest of this evening expect a quiet evening. Breezy at times falling down to 79 degrees by midnight no problems for your date plans this evening. A look at tomorrow we see more sunshine temperatures not in the 90s. Well be in the 80s. Well talk about relief from the heat coming up in just a few minutes. Byebye 90s. You may have thought you have seen every kind of dog that there is, a brand new breed. What kind of dog is this . Cute. Coming up. And she would walk 1,000 miles. You know that song . All to help you or a woman you love get vehicle purchase . At enterprise, we guarantee it. Head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone. Change your thinking about buying your next one. Woman i have a masurprise for you. Are you . 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So no longer going to be summer time warmth but not as humid as it has been for the second half of the weekend so if you have been waiting for a day to finally spend some time outside without sweating and feeling like you are in florida tomorrow is the day. Still warm because its july but not as hot as it has been. 81 right now feels like 94 because of the dew point at 70 degrees. Thats measuring how humid it is outside. Tomorrow this drops down to the low 60s making it feel incrediblely comfortable outside in comparison to what it has been feeling like but on first alert doppler before we get the quieter conditions outside a cold front moving through and a couple of Thunder Showers moving through. Southern maryland and st. Marys county. One thunder shower over the chesapeake a lot of lightning with that but most of us its a quiet evening. Cooler dryer air arriving bring lower humidity the relief from the heat that we are really looking forward to. Lower temperatures. Lower humidity for tomorrow. Its still really nice on monday but its going to be pretty short lived because if we get into the rest of the work week really quickly back in the 90s and its not just hot its also humid and by thursday actually some mid 90s in the forecast as well. Now a few Thunder Showers and mostly clear waking up tomorrow morning 60s in store for most of us but low 70s inside the beltway. About 67 in and lees burg at 68 and 68 degrees in andrews. Your day tomorrow a lot of sunshine. Overall a mostly sunny day. Lunch time temperatures low 80s compared to the upper 80s weve been seeing at lunch time today so spending time with the family and friends outside mid day tomorrow not bad at all. Mid to upper 80s tomorrow afternoon. Lots of sunshine and for once not going to see 90s that we have been seeing for a while. All right the next three days todaytomorrow rather not as humid. Still really nice on monday. In fact humidity levels on monday going to feel even nicer outside but if by tuesday you start to see the heat and humidity creeping back in its the return of the 90s we are talking about and continue warming day by day hotter and hotter and more humid wednesday d thursday. Thursday looks like its going to be the hottest of the bunch and the most humid as well with temperatures up in the mid 90s talking about that heat index value for that point. Heres the next seven days. Enjoy your sunday. Monday looks great as well. Afternoon Storm Chances return to the forecast tuesday wednesday and thursday and still into the 90s through next saturday. Im going to enjoy tomorrow and i invite you to as well and you at home. It was a big day across the pond. Could we witness history frank . Serena wi prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, and store. Were focusing on fresh. My giant. You know what we are watching pure greatness in serena williams. Could the tennis legend continue with a wimbledon final victory. 34 years of age serena trying to tie the record of 22 grand slam victories. Onset Point Williams with the strong back hand and cant handle it. Shes pumped and feeling it. Serena williams gets her out of position easy winner and falls and collapses on the grass as the third time is the charm. Serena williams wins wimbledon for the 22nd grand slam title. I felt a lot of pressure to get here and wasnt able to do it in all honestly im really happy to win wimbledon and gosh its 22. Thats crazy. Its really crazy. It is crazy. Now hey scratch Dustin Johnsons name off the olympics list for golf. The champion bowing out of the rio games because of the zika virus scare so number one two and four ranked golfers are not competing in golf for the First Time Since 1904 of not having that sport. He may not be pitching in the all star game of his hometown but Stephen Strasburg keeps doing his thing for the nationals 110 trying to stay unbeaten at the met last night. With his game face on he was focused almost untouchable went seven innings struck out nine allowed just one run as the nationals got the win 31 leading by 4 in the nl eas 120 in the national league. Skipper baker on strasburgs growth so far this season. Hes really matured. Hes unemotional basically on the mound and off the mound but you know he has a burning desire to succeed in his heart. You can tell by the way he goes about his business. And going about his business Daniel Murphy and the nationals continue to haunt his own team. Big double here to drive in a run. 13 rbis in 10 games against the mets this season doing damage with the bat and last night also with the glove in the double play of the 8th inning of the nationals victory. Nicely done by Daniel Murphy. Sometimes sports can bring communities together and provide an escape at the same time. Heavy hearts in arlington last night as the rangers played ball facing minnesota less than 20 miles away from dallas moment of silence prior to the game in memory of the fallen officers in dallas. During the moment of silence all of ribbon signs in the park went dark. Our guys can give some people three hours away from this madness to watch a team compete on a baseball field. Maybe allow them to forget whats going on around them. And thats a look at sports. Send it back to you. Thank you so much frank. Just to update again dallas Police Headquarters still on amsleep number beds with you with Sleepiq Technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. Its the final days of the lowest prices of the season sale, with our bestbuy rated c2 Queen Mattress now only 699. 99. Know better sleep. Only at a sleep number store. voand exceptional customerity preownservice,les. 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