both wearing louisiana gear in scalise's honor. speaking to cnn, the top republican and democrat tried to project a message of unity. >> tonight we're all team scalise. >> what we're trying to do is tone down the rhetoric, lead by example, and show people we can disagree with one another, we can have different ideas without being vitriolic, without going to such extremes. >> the game started with a very special ceremonial first pitch thrown by capitol police special agent david bailey, who was injured in that attack. >> president trump recorded a special video message, shown on the jumbo tron before the game. >> in washington, we have our disagreements, but we all agree that we are here to serve this nation we love. on this special night, i leave you with three great american words that for generations have torn down barriers, built bridges of unity, and defied those who have sought to pull us apart.