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Do you believe that this man was specifically targeting cops . Absolutely. Cold, calculated, articulate in his manner. Reporter describe that rifle in the sling he had to me. I his body. The sling was around his hip and his shoulder. It was almost fixed to his body, to where when he had a chance to itab it and put it in action, s all right hethere, steady, focussed, deliberate. Reporter the gunfight lasted nearly eight minutes. There he goes, there he goes reporter an eyewitness captured video as she was caught in the crossfire between police and the gunman. Long with a rifle in his hand and a hand gun at his side walked past a number of civilians, his only intended targets Law Enforcement officers. He had all those civilians standing around, discounted them. Didnt look at them. He looked in that police car, it was empty. Backed off, said target two. Reporter eyewitness photos show the s. W. A. T. Team on the move. It was s. W. A. T. That eventually killed the Baton Rouge Police chief. That shot that our s. W. A. T. Team made was a hell of a shot. But it had to be made. We had to neutralize the threat right there. We could not let it go any further. Reporter all three officers died within 30 feet of each other. It was Deputy Garafola who left cover behind a dumpster only to die coming to the aid of a Baton Rouge Police officer. No greater love has a man than to reach out to another. Thats ha we what we do as a profession. Reporter that shot was fired from 100 yards away. The chief calls it remarkable. Only one shot, and it killed the gunman. People ask if theres another gunman. They are looking into whether or not someone may have known about his plans. The gunman was armed not only with the rifle you saw in the seven children lost their dads yesterday in baton rouge. Manuel bahorkis tell us about the exmarine had been with the Department Less than two years. The garafola was a father of four. He grew up on these streets. Charles cavaliers nephew, 32yearold officer Montrell Jackson was also killed in the ambush sunday. He was big in stature, 63, 240, but i was a big baby. You couldnt help but like him if you knew him. Reporter on july 8, following the Deadly Police shootings in baton rouge and minnesota and the attack in dallas that killed five Police Officers, jackson wroelt on facebook that he was tired physically and emotionally. I swear to god, i love this city, but i wonder if this city loves me. Looks, and out of uniform, some consider me a threat, he wrote. The city must and will get better. His words seem so pro found r fou what do you think he symbolizes now . Someone who wanted to do what was right. He loved his family and community. He wanted to be a policeman. Reporter he also wanted to be a father. It happened just four months ago. The chief trained jackson as a recruit. They spoke days after the Dallas Police shootings. I went down in Third District and was talking to the guys, trying to lift their spiriting. He ended up giving me the pep talk. I didnt give it to him. And that was the last time that i spoke to montrell, and ill never forget it. He is a true hero. Reporter two officers who were injured in the attack have now been released from the but a sheriffs deputy remains here in critical condition. The killer traveled from kansas city, missouri to target the Baton Rouge Police. Dean reynolds is in kansas city. Reporter gavin long didnt leave much of a mark until he decided to kill police men in baton rouge yesterday. Whats up, everybody . Reporter an exmarine, he used to dispense youtube vice as a coach and nutritionist. Once devot to the nation of islam, he later said i was a member of the sovereign citizens nation, as well as the africanamerican offshoot of that group. The Sovereign Citizens Movement rejects federal authority. It is seen by Law Enforcement as a growing domestic threat. After his association with that group began, longs posts grew more extreme. He was in dallas soon after five officers were called their deaths justice. Its only fighting back for money. Thats all they care about. Revenue and blood. Reporter peaceful protests, he said, never work. 100 of revolutions have been successful through fighting back. Through bloodshed. Zero have been successful just over simply protesting. Reporter but on the kansas city streit wheet where he used live, his neighbor shook his head. Its not natural by any means, killing just to be killing . What purpose . Reporter and one more thing about gavin long, scott, he had no criminal record. The police here said they never had any contact with him. Dean reynolds, thanks very much. Many of the police protesting weve seen have arisen after officers went unpunished after being accused o force. Well, today, a baltimore judge acquitted a lieutenant in the death of freddie gray whose neck was broken while being driven in a police van, a van not involved in any accident. Six cops were charged. Four have gone to trial. There have been zero convictions. Reporter two of the counting against lieutenant brian rice, the highest ranking of the six baltimore officers charged in freddie grays death were thrown out. He was found not guilty on the three remaining. He says while failing to seat belt him may have been negligent it wasnt a criminal act. The evidence is the evidence. And unless the prosecutions going to, you know, find new evidence, you know, nothing is going to change. Its just the same, you know, movie getting played out over and over. Reporter in west the center of the unrest, it was peaceful. But some residents like Theresa Davis expressed frustration. Do you feel like justice is being served in this case . No, i feel its nauseating. Once again we havent got our justice served, once again. Reporter this latest loss by prosecutors is fueling criticism of marilyn mosby. Today out of concern for their safety, Baltimore Police commissioner has ordered all of his officers to respond to all of their calls in pairs. Chris van cleve in baltimore. Thank you. Coming up next from cleveland, aew n case of zika in the United States is alarming because of how it may have been transmitted. Lean to it. It just kinda like. Wiped everything clean. 6x cleaning my teeth are glowing. They are so white. 6x whitening i actually really like the 2 steps. Step 1, cleans gether, it felt like. Leaving the dentist office. Crest hd. 6x cleaning, 6x whitening i would switch to crest hd over what i was using before. Introducing new ky for massage and intimacy. Every touch, gently intensified. A little touch is all it takes. Ky touch. Hey spray n wash is back. Ews . And even better. Its powerful formula removes everyday stains the first time. 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Its very important that people who are caring for critically ill patients avoid body fluids and carefully wash their hands after contact with critically ill patients. Reporter it seems every week we learn something new about this virus. Theres another important story tonight. The nations largest Pediatricians Group is urging doctors to talk to young patients about sex. Pediatricians should take a much more active role in educating young patients about sex. Todays report found one out of three adolescents did not receive any information on sexuality from their when adolescents dont get comprehensive Sex Education theyre more likely to get sexual infections and become pregnant. Thats why they recommend comprehensive Sex Education plus promoting abstinence. Dr. Jon lapook. Thank you very much. Traditionally a nominee, presumptive or proclaimed lies low during the other partys convention, but theres nothing traditional about this campaign. My team in ohio wanted me to make sure you all know we are hiring. Reporter Hillary Clinton set up camp on the other end of ohio today, enlisting volunteers in cincinnati after addressing the naacps National Convention there. We actually have a recruiter here today. Hes not a table set up in the hall. Reporter making sure to note trumps absence. But of course your invitation. Reporter hes the first republican nominee to turn the group down since 1996. Let us not forget, the first time donald trump was quoted in the New York Times was in 1973. When the Justice Department went after his company for refusing to rent apartments to africanamericans. Reporter trump is doing so poorly with black voters here in ohio that in a recent poll, he got 0 of them. And here at the convention, scott, only about 20 of the 2500 delgss a delegates are black, which is on par from 1964. Coming up next, a real american hero. [male narrator] weve all heard how military veterans adjusting to the civilian world may have. Certain. Issues. 2. 30. 70. If only everyone had this issue. No matter what challenge they face, easter seals is here for americas veterans. On may 15, 1967, 44 soldiers survived in vietnam because one pilot refused to leave them on the battle field. Today president obama awarded that pilot the highest military award, the medal of honor. Reporter the pilots called it chump valley, because only a chump would fly into a landing zone so exspoezed to enemy fire. We had eight helicopters in this operation. And all of them got hit. Reporter kettles was trying to rescue soldiers trapped by a north vietnamese ambush. It was losing fuel, and you could see the fuel gauge as went down. Reporter kettles twitched helos. They requested the help. To go extract the last 44 men. I guess i volunteered. I mean, thats what the war was about. Reporter don long was one of the 44. What were your chances of getting out of there is this. None at all, probably. Reporter all he could do was pray and wait for the sound of helos. What broke the silence . The whop, whop, whop. Reporter on his way out of chump valley for what he thought was the last time, kettles received a radio call from headquarters. There were eight troops who had not gotten out of the river bed, were still there. I simply assured t would go back in and try to get them out of there. Reporter this time he went by himself, the target. His helo was dangerously overweight. In all, he had thrown into chump valley four times. That made you a pretty big chump. I guess so. Ive been called worse. Reporter today he can be called what he deserves to be called, recipient of the nations highest honor. David martin, the pentagon. And thats the overnight news for this tuesday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news, and of course, full Convention Coverage on cbs this this morning, im scott pelley. 4 welcome to the overnight news. Im don dahler. The republican National Convention is under way. The party will nominate donald trump and mike pence to lead the gop into the election against Hillary Clinton. But it has been overshadowed by the assassination of its officers in two weeks. Were learning more about the gunman, gavin eugene long. He was killed in the gun battle which happened about two weeks after Police Killed a black man in the same city. David begnaud has more. Reporter almost everything video. Cameras are all over the place. One on the Convenience Store building. Theres another one on the overhang as people were filling up their cars. And in the distance, theres the car wash area where a camera caught one officer vacuuming his patrol car prior to being shot. The gunman is described as moving with such precision, sneaking around corners of the building, pausing and waiting to open fire on the officers. That described the gunmans movements as tactical and gie gifted. Rapid gun fire is heard on cell phone video, taking plaurce ding the deadly assault. Officer down shots fired officer down reporter the shooting began sunday morning when Baton Rouge Police responded to a call about an armed man. The suspect, 29yearold gavin minutes after they arrived on scene. Long was killed in a shootout which lasted roughly eight minutes. Hero is not even a word for those Police Officers and sheriffs deputies and city officers. Incredible human beings. Reporter three officers from two different departments were killed in the standoff. 45yearold father of four brad garafola. Matthew gerald and 32yearold Montrell Jackson who had just become a father. Three others were taken to the hospital, one in critical condition. This is officer jacksons uncle. You die doing something you love, thats the way you go. Reporter sundays the shooting is a blow to the Community Still reeling from the death of alton sterling. He was shot earlier this month, sparking nationwide protests. On july 8, off reported his thoughts on facebook. Quote, im working on these streets so any protesters, officers, friends, family or whoever, if you see me and need a hug or want to say a prayer, i got you. This latest tragedy is another devastating loss for Police Departments across the country. Just over a week ago, dallas lost five of its own officers, targeted by a gunman. Gavin long laid his trap for police on his 29th birthday. He was from kansas city, missouri and liked to post his views online. Dean reynolds has more. Reporter gavin long was an exmarine sergeant whose tours of duty included iraq and japan. But he aligned himself with a fringeup gro which authorities have called a growing domestic threat. Peace, love and positivity. Reporter he posted his thou i thought my own thoughts. I made himy own decision. Reporter he described himself as a life coach, nutritionist and perm trasonal trainer. He said he was afill yapted with the spirit of justice. Dont affiliate me with anything. I was a member of the nation of islam. They try to put but isis. No. Reporter last may, he filed paperwork to change his name to cosmo. He declared himself a sovereign citizen. Part of a group that believes government and Law Enforcement does not hold any authority. In a fbi Law Enforcement bulletin in 2011, the agency called sovereign citizens a growing domestic threat to Law Enforcement. And said the fbi considers sovereign citizen extremists as comprising a domestic terrorist moveme was recording from dallas after the Police Killings there condemns any peaceful protests. Its only fighting back or money. Thats all they care about. Revenue and blood. Reporter his last tweet, posted seven hours before the baton rouge shooting proclaims, just because you should your physical body doesnt mean that youre dead. Now Court Records show that long was married in 2009 but divorced two years later. He had no children and no known criminal record. Police in cleveland have been planning security for the Gop Convention for months, but the recent violence has forced authorities to put an even tighter clamp around the quicken loans arena. Reporter the streets around quicken loans arena are ringed by miles of steel fencing and concrete trying to get to the Convention Site is stopped and searched. If cleveland hosted a super bowl, you know, it would be a huge event, a lot of barriers going up and officers Walking Around to make sure people were safe. Its the same thing. Reporter but the city has been transformed into streets now a fortress of security zones as terrorist attacks and shootings in the u. S. And abroad increase concern about potential threats. Weapons are prohibited in and around the arena, although they are stll allowed elsewhere in the city. This is for statement only. This is not amentstyle weapon. It only looks like one. Reporter the head of the policemans association asked john kasich to suspend the state