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KGO World News Now July 11, 2016

Fighting championship expected to announce that it has been sold for about 4 billion. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, july 11th. Reporter from nbc otests and arrests as the country mourns five Dallas Police officers and two men killed by police in abc news, this is world news now oig. A new round of protests and arrests as the country mourns five Dallas Police officers and two men killed by police in minnesota and louisiana. 40 protesters gathered last night as they rallied against the shooting death of alton sterling. They were part of a group of up to 200 people marching toward an internet in what was an unscheduled demonstration. It followed more than 200 arrests in baton rouge and minnesota the night before. Last night was the fourth day of protests in atlanta. Racial tensions and tensions between the police and the community are running high. But things there remained peaceful, relatively, at least, despite a few arrests. Lets hope there are for scenes like this. This was in dallas. A hugathon, black lives matter protesters were met by counter demonstrators. Instead of clashing, they shook hands and gave hugs. One protester saying this is how we kick down the wall. Probably what Neither Group was expecting but quite a scene. In dallas, john legends imagine outside police headquarters. Dallas was another stop on his Global Mission to promote peace. As a memorial grows for the five fallen Dallas Police officers, investigators are learning more about the sniper who gunned them down in cold blood. They say he was plotting the attack, a bigger one that could have been deadlier. The latest from marcy gonzalez. Reporter the five officers killed. The chaos unleashed. Just a fraction of what police say the dallas sniper was planning. The suspect had been practicing explosive detonations and that the materials were such that it was large enough to have devastating effects. Reporter the Dallas Police chief saying though Micah Johnson said he wanted to kill Police Officers, he started preparing for an attack earlier. We believe the deaths in minnesota and louisiana just sparked his delusion to fast track his plans. He kept a journal of combat tactics that neighbors say that he was practicing some maneuvers in his yard. The tactics that he espoused in his journal are the tactics he employed in killing people on thursday evening. Reporter one woman describes seeing two of the officers as they were shot, one calling out to her in his final moments. He said he has a gun. Run. Reporter she was shot in the leg protecting her son and says officers saved both of their lives. The officer jumped on top of me and covered me. They had no regard for their own life. They stayed there with us. They surrounded my son and i. Reporter and president obama will talk about that heroism and loss when he travels here for a memorial service. Marcy, thank you. And george w. Bush will deliver remarks there as well. President obama will have a chance to visit with the families of the officers who were killed and injured last thursday. The white house says president obama will personally express the nations support as well as gratitude for the sacrifice of the slain officers. Reporter with less than a week to go, the Republican National convention for the convention, anyway, the expectation is building for donald trump to pick a running mate. Chris christie and scott brown are among the potential picks but another is voicing support for abortion rights. General Michael Flynn said women have to be able to choose. Theyre the ones deciding to bring up that child or not. Flynn is a registered democrat. Hes criticized president obama in the past. And Bernie Sanders is reportedly planning to attend a clinton rally in New Hampshire. After a meeting in orlando over the weekend, theyre on track to have the most aggressive policy agenda in modern history. It includes Free College Tuition for many families and expanded health care reform. The algae crisis in florida, a lawmaker is calling for more federal action on the problem. Patrick murphy gathered bottles of water with the algae to take to capitol hill. Murphy says he intends to host a lagoon action day on thursday. He asked for a federal disaster declaration. There are more than a dozen wildfires in the west. Two campers have been arrested for allegedly starting one of the fires in colorado by failing to completely put out a campfire. More now from rob marciano. Reporter 18 large wildfires raging in the west. Across eight states. In california this brush fire engulfing the entire hillside. The heat was getting bad. Reporter dry conditions and strong winds making for a fierce battle. In boulder county, colorado, this burning up more than 300 acres. More help on the way from four states. At the same time storms soaking the midwest. Torrential downpours drenching parts of texas, knocking down trees and causing flash flooding north of dallas. And hail pounding minnesota. Some the size of tennis balls spotted in north dakota. It will be round two of severe storms in the Northern Plains as far south as iowa. From montana to the great lakes and showers in the south. It will be dry again in the west. A beautiful summer day in the northeast. Well, the High Temperature in phoenix will be a comfortable 110. Apparently its the dry heat. Its okay. And near 100 throughout texas. 70s on the west coast and 80s, beautiful, on the east coast. U. S. Gymnastics has assembled what some are calling the dream team. Simone won the allaround champion. Gabby douglas was named to the team. The squad is rounded out by newcomers Madison Kocian and laurie hernandez. They have are the heavy favorites to bring home gold. Go team usa. Gymnastics is not the only team holding the trials. Track and field just wrapped up. This happened in a womens javelin throw. Looks good. Oh. Oh. Now, that did not go as planned. The experts comments on internet saying the ill fated flight happened because she lost the tip of the javelin. Unfortunately she didnt finish high enough to make the team. Oh. Those stories make me sad. You practice and practice and practice. And this is one of your lifes goals, and it boils down to this one moment. Im sure shes thrown that javelin a million times perfectly, and yet, that one time she blows it and thats it. Shes out. Well, its an important time. I know, but you were in oregon this weekend. You couldnt have done any better than that. I try. Yes. Coming up, Serena Williams made history at wimbledon. Her exclusive 22nd grand slam title ties her with steffi graf. And bridging the divide with emotions raw in dallas. A crosssection of the city comes together to discuss how to bridge the wounded divide between the police and the community that they patrol. 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And questions remain over how the bridge the divide between Americas Police and the communities theyre sworn to protect. Martha raddatz sat down with a Diverse Group of dallas residents to try to get answers. Reporter tuesday, baton rouge. Wednesday, minneapolis. We got pulled over for a busted tail light in the back. They killed my boyfriend. Reporter and thursday, dallas. A gut wrenching series of events and here in dallas, a time for soul searching. Marty woodleys brother was at the peaceful protest on thursday. The number went from one police to two thursday and from three police. Its a scary feeling. Its like it becomes real once it hits your town. Reporter 23yearold devante tidwell, the son of a Police Officer telling me all of this hit too close to home. What was thursday night like for you . It was scary. I wasnt so much fearful for my life. I started to think about things that i didnt think about before, because my dad is a Police Officer. So i woke up that morning, i woke up friday morning, i believe, and i laid in the bed, i was like man, should i start figuring out what my dads Life Insurance policy is. Reporter Dallas Police officer willie ford is caught between two worlds. Grieving for his fallen brothers, fearful for his sons. What do you tell your sons if theyre pulled over . I tell them to do what youre told to do. Thats number one, and then well deal with whatever happens after. I fear for him. I fear for my grandsons. For me to say that i dont, i do. In this time, 2016, things still to occur like that. If theres a reason to have hope, its that this week has forced a difficult and necessary conversation. A detective, head of the Dallas Police association, struggling to reconcile his own experiences of father with that of sergeant ford. Do you think African American males are more at risk when theyre pulled over . I go to what detective ford said. When you get pulled over, because they were teenagers, you know thats going to happen. How do you act when the officer comes up, what do you do . Reporter do you think theyre as equally at risk as sergeant fords son . Teenagers . Yes. My son, my teenager, my son, yes. I think they are as equally at risk as sergeant fords. Is he listening to you . Is he communicating . I think its hard for you to understand unless youve gone through it. And historically, even i have gone through that. I know him, so im not saying he doesnt understand, but i think its a little bit more personal for me because this happened to me. Reporter isnt that the whole idea of this . Isnt that what were talking act . Bridging and understanding . Well, theres a problem understanding if you havent gone through it. And i think, for me, thats the hardest part, trying to convey that to people that havent gone through it. Its a tough one. On tuesday you had sterling who was not necessarily listening to what police were telling him to do. They told him to get down. He didnt. He fought and what happened happened. On wednesday you had castile who was reaching for his drivers license, which is what the Police Officer told him to do. And at least by his girlfriends account, announced he had a permit to carry. It seemed following exactly what youre told to do. And so if youre supposed to follow orders, which is what, at least, he was doing, and still got shot. A lot of praise for the police chief in dallas, how hes handling it. Were going to switch gears coming up. The hard fought battle for Serena Williams. She finally grabbed the elusive 22nd grand slam. Whats next for the tennis phenom . Youre watching world news now. Tennis Serena Williams grabbed her latest grand slam with a win at Serena Williams grabbed her latest grand slam with a win at wimbledon. It was hard fought. It ties her with steffi graf. She satisfies down with lara spencer. Reporter so how do you like the sound of wimbledon champion for the 7th time . Um, its a great sound. I really like it. You know . Wimbledon, its cool. Reporter what is it about this place, centre court . You seem at home. I have to say i was. I felt comfortable out there. I felt at home. I just felt just cool and calm and collected. Reporter the whole time . Um, yeah, pretty much. Even though visually i might have looked a little out of sync, but i felt good inside. Reporter kerber is a tough competitor. Was there a little bit of a want for revenge, not only for the Australian Open but also for your sister . When im out there, im really just thinking about winning this title and obviously i thought she played great in australia, but i learned a lot from that. I learned what i need to do both physically on the court and both mentally, and i was ready. Reporter i loved the moment, i was up in the stands, chill bumps. Tear in the eye, and you looked up and you went 2, 2. How great to not only win wimbledon but to tie that record set by steffi graf . It was awesome. I still cant believe it that i have 22 titles. Its great. It just is a wonderful feeling, and wow. Reporter i noticed on the court you were talking to yourself a lot. What are you saying to yourself out there in those moments . Im trying to be positive to myself and always give myself positive feedback, but i was like its okay. Youre doing pretty good. Youre going to get it. Reporter whats it like to look in your box and see your family, your best friends, your team . Oh, and beyonce . Yeah. No, i was really excited she was able to make it. It was a good feeling to see my friends and family and everyone. And its just you know, it makes me want to work. It really made me want to win even more. Reporter what a relief. Yeah. Reporter you did it. Now you can look ahead. Rio and then the u. S. Open. Lets not even focus on that. Lets focus on right now, another wimbledon title with the greatest partner in the world, big sis, and then maybe a little champagne. And then maybe a little relax. I told you after 12 titles, you stop celebrating. 12. Im so proud of you. Thank you. Reporter you have the greatest attitude. Youre such an inspiration. And hours later, she and her sister won the doubles championship as well. Heres the amazing thing about it. Nine of her titles, her major titles coming after she turned 30. Wow. Very impressive indeed. The all time record 24 grand slams. Shes only two away from that. Well be right back. Do you think im gonna crack under pressure or conquer the field . Defy expectations any day with always infinity. Made with flexfoam. Absorbs 10x its weight. Rewrite the rules. Always. You trashed her whole place. You trashed her whole place. Its just one vase. Is it, duke . Is it . Oh. Thats a shame. What are you doing . Whoa. What am i doing . Nothing. Im a cute little doggy. Katie knows i wouldnt do anything like this. Oh, no. Whoa. Oh. Those cute and funny puppies have won the heart of movie goers and set a new box office record. The secret life of pets took in 103 million. The biggest open for an original animated film. Rounding out the top three. The legend of tarzan with 20. 5 million just edging out finding dory which took in 20. 4 million. Turning to social media. They appear to be a winning combination in dallas. Heres abcs byron pits. Reporter brian wood went to church with plenty to pray for. He may have had more than most. This church drummer is Dallas County deputy. He lost five brothers in blue thursday. I was not expecting to have a badge covered this morning, but its covered because we lost five. And it hurts. Reporter we met him like the rest of the world when we went to the nations newest chapel, facebook. Get my hug and be on the way. Reporter he let us into his world. He let us into his heart. A heart like so many in america thats broken. We going to hit the street and everything. You be careful. I will. Reporter hes also proud of his profession. You saw officers in blue putting their lives on the line for people that they dont even know. Reporter it has been a horrific week in america. Deaths caught on camera. The Justice System may explain two of them. In dallas the judge and jury was a bomb. We saw darkness this week. Deputy woodard reminds us theres light. I refuse to see hate live while love dies. Reporter amen. Byron pitts, nbc news, glass. . Shoes you the power of facebook. Well, thatll do it for this half hour. This morning on world news now, a nation on edge after an emotional weekend. Police made dozens of arrests as protesters took to the streets in cities across the country. And were learning more about the heroic acts of the officers targeted. Those details just ahead. Wildfires growing out of control in the west. High winds and no rain making it extremely difficult for firefighters and in colorado, two men under arrest for not properly extinguishing their campfire leading to thousands having to evacuate. And a matador is dead after being violently gored by a bull in the ring. It all unfolded on Live Television as his wife watched fr

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