Weights of being historic. Im a ballerina and thats why im given the opportunities im given. Im a part of giving people hope that you dont have to fit into this mold of what, you know, society has cut out for you to be in order to succeed. Then, vacationing with a purpose. Morgan radford looks into the rapidly growing industry of voltourism. More than just i sat on a beach and got drunk for a week. Now im making a difference. Plus, a week where violence and death played out in real time on video for the country to see again and again. Harry smith has a look at how someone with a smartphone and a facebook account can change the way we see the world. And we have another strong crew assembled around the table this morning. Well talk with them in a moment, first some headlines. Black lives matter protests will be held across the country. Police fired smoke bombs at demonstrators blocking interstate 94 in st. Paul, minnesota, last night. Prominent organizers were among several activists arr
Tactics. We keep looking into his file, talking to his neighbors, his family, our objective is to see if there is anybody that aided and abedded him. During the stand off johnson aparticipantly wrote the letters rb in his own blood on a wall where he was held up and later killed. It was unclear what he was trying to write. Authorities believe the gunman was planning the attack on police for some time, but it was the Deadly Police shootings last week in louisiana and minnesota that pushed him to act. We do know what he told the Hostage Negotiator before he was killed that he wanted to kill white people, that he, especially wanted to kill white police offices. Tensions are still high, Dallas Police tightening security after receiving an anonymous threat. Protests breaking out around the nation. In saint paul, demonstrators began throwing fear works, bottles and rocks at officers in atlanta protesters blocked traffics on streets and intersections and tensions flaring across baton rouge th
This is your skin. This is your skin in the sun. The sun ages your skin and can cause skin cancer. There were also dozens of arrests in st. Paul, minnesota after protesters clashed with police after the deadly shooting of Philando Castile last wednesday. Several hundred protesters clashed with police as they shut down one of the twin citys main highways, interstate 94. For more than four hours overnight, police tried to get the crowd under control. Some hurled broken concrete, rocks, rebar, and even fireworks at oficers. Thats really a disgrace. And protesters last night turned into criminals. Reporter 21 Police Officers were injured, though none were seriously hurt. At a news conference, Police Showed an officers still badge dented. 102 protesters were arrested. The protests were in response to the Police Shooting of 32yearold Philando Castile, streamed live on facebook by his fiancee, Diamond Reynolds. She and her attorney larry rogers say castile was reaching for his id and did not
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
From Dallas Police headquarters where chief david brown is holding a briefing at this hour. The live desk is watching the News Conference and well be updated throughout the newscast. Meanwhile, chief brown said yesterday that micah johnson, who man who killed five Dallas Police officers, had larger attack plans. The investigation into johnsons attack is still ongoing and much remains unknown, including how johnson got his weapons. Right now federal agents are trying to trace the origin of a militarystyle semiautomatic rifle. And as that investigation continues, for the first time today, many key streets and buildings in Downtown Dallas will reopen. Hundreds of people will gather in dallas tomorrow for an Interfaith Memorial Service. President obama and former president george w. Bush will speak at the service. Edward lawrence has the latest. Reporter good morning, barbara. The president was briefed this morning about the latest on the investigation in the dallas attack that killed five