One top u. S. Lawmaker says the threat level has never been so high. Lets get to the breaking news there are new leads in the hunt for the two killers who escaped a prison in upstate new york. Law enforcement sources now say the escapees were taken by surprise after they broke into a hunting cabin some 20 miles west of the prison. The sources say they fled in a hurry, leaving behind boots and provisions and traces of dna. Its thought that one may even be barefoot in the rugged terrain. The husband of the accused accomplice is speaking out about his wife her relationship with the two prisoners and the part she played in helping them break out. Also breaking now. As new video emerges in the Charleston South Carolina slaughter. South carolina lawmakers will debate whether to remove the Confederate Flag from the capitol. There are moves in other states to do the same thing. And National Merchants are taking it off their shelves. Our correspondents analysts and guests are all standing by wi
Reporter when the bullets stop flying, nine men are dead, 177 arrested. It is ridiculous. I was just in shock. Reporter how could this have possibly happened, and could it mean an end to these outlaw gangs . Do you think these investigators just come after you guys . Reporter cnn penetrates the world of dangerous motorcycle clubs with exclusive access to the rival bikers. You still think you have a target on your back . I do. Reporter tonight biker brawl inside the texas shootout. 911. State your emergency. Reporter it is a sunday afternoon in this small town of gordon, texas. I need the cops here at the truck stop, please, somebody getting the heck beat out of them. Reporter a member of the cossacks motorcycle club, pumping gas at this truck stop is jumped by several bandidos. The rival bikers ripoff his jacket and beat him with a hammer, so brutally, say witnesses, he almost loses an eye. Hes bleeding really bad, he can barely stand up. The guys have already left. Reporter to underst
A devastating night in dallas. Our breaking news this morning. Snipers Kill Five Police officers and wound six others at a rally against Police Violence. Thousands of people were in the streets when that shooting began. There are three suspects in custody and a tense hourslong standoff under way right now. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im boris sanchez. Welcome to the viewers here in the u. S. And around the world. We start with the breaking news in dallas. Snipers shooting 11 Police Officers overnight. Killing five of them. Thousands march through the city protesting the shootings in louisiana and minnesota. Police are in a tense standoff with a man holed up in a parking garage. Heres the latest from police. Currently we are in negotiations with a suspect involved in the shootings at the garage of el centro in Downtown Dallas. This suspect were negotiating with for the last 45 minutes has been exchanging gunfire with us and not being very cooperative in the negotiations
Summit overseas. He spoke last night before this happened about the violence in minnesota and in louisiana, but again, the shootings took place overnight. President obama to address this shortly. The business of nato will take a backseat to this. As soon as he gets to the podium, we will bring it to you. Lets begin our coverage in dallas. We have sara sidner with breaking details. Sara. Reporter chris, the scene here is still an active one. We are still seeing lots of Police Officers behind me. If you will look, you can see the lights flashing. This is main street. We are in the middle of downtown. The bank of america building with the big green lights behind me. Just a couple blocks down is El Centro College. The parking garage and building. What we hear from witnesses are large flash bangs and s. W. A. T. Teams were going in and they saw bombsniffing dog going in. That is where they believe the shoot errer or shooters are at time. We are waiting to hear if they are able to neutralize
Im Christine Romans at the cnn grill in cleveland. And im john berman live in baton rouge this morning. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. Im standing in front of the Baton Rouge Police head quarters. You see the flag at half staff behind me. What you cant see is just how heavily guarded this Police Headquarters is and understandably so. Why . Because three of their own gunned down in broad daylight in an ambushstyle attack. Apparently lured on to the street by a gunman wearing a mask carrying an assault rifle. Officer Matthew Gerald leaves behind a wife and two children. He was new to the force. He served in the army and mar e marines on a helicopter crew. Officer Montrell Jackson is survived by a wife and 4monthold son. In a facebook post, he written about the challenges of being an officer. He wrote let hate infect your heart. Brad garafola was an officer of 24 years. He was fixing up a car for his 15yearold driver who was just getting ready to drive. Two others were attacked. One in Cri