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From on high. and if that were not true, the president would be acting and speaking very, very differently than what hes doing right now. >> when you have language that is racist, that is anti-immigrant, there are mentally unstable people in this country who see that as a sign to do terrible, terrible things. so i think the president has got to stop that racism and that xenophobia immediately. >> were also getting reaction from congressman steve scalise, the republican congressman from louisiana...

Face charity at the 57th annual congressional baseball game? >> they will take the plate at national spark were republicans hope for losing streak against the democrats, won the last of 10 games. >> happening two years after steve scalise was shot during congressional baseball practice. louisiana republican making a full recovery and will play tonight. carly is there. >> 10 minutes after the a prosecution rests. noticed the defenses turned to make their case in the case of eddie gallagher with p...

It is here? >> reporter: it will be a scorcher in the 90s in washington dc. they have that to look forward to but you are right, i am standing outside national park where the washington nationals play but a very different sort of baseball game will be going down the congressional baseball game. this is a time-honored tradition that dates back to 1909. this event is not about wins or losses but about unity, patriotism and fun and one of the only times republicans and democrats came together on th...

>> i feel like im being scammed right now and im not even online. >> i am telling you about this. >> fair enough. all right. house minority whip steve scalise honoring the officer who saved his life nearly two years to the day since he was shot at that congressional baseball practice. >> things i think about the most are the heroes. i dont think about the guy that started this all. none of us would be here if it wasnt for the heroes, you know what miracles happen but if it wasnt for the united s...

Winning 50.5% of the primary vote. just enough to avoid a runoff. >> we knocked on the doors of over 16,000 to meet them directly in their homes, hear what they had to say, listen to their concerns, and questions and ideas. and we also went to every single debate, forum, community meeting, town hall, neighborhood association. we really wanted to meet people, talk to them, and listen to them. >> a huge deal. yeah, it was a huge upset. >> six months later in the heavily democratic district, beto t...

Different country, they dont have a constitution there. >> i dont disagree with you on that notion but not to put words on his mouth, it shouldnt take a tragedy to move action. we should be doing these things on the front end. jillian: it is fair to antoines point, for more action, people offer thoughts and prayers and steve scalise in the last few days said i like those thoughts and prayers, they meant a lot to me after he was shot at congressional baseball practice but people want more movemen...

The congressional baseball practice and shot up a bunch of republican congressmen, an admitted liberal and supporter of bernie sanders. >> bernie sanders took to the floor of the senate and denounced it within minutes. >> its not right to blame a politician for a crazy person. >> one at a time. >> medi, start over. what did you say? >> bernie sanders took to the floor of the senate that morning and denounced him. as ive said to you last week, don, when we discussed this. i hear donald trump call...

So she was thinking that people had been cherry picking the donald trump part and ignoring the other parts to drive an agenda. thats what she was responding to. >> imagine if it was obamas name in a man if fest owe from isis. >> actually, i dont have to imagine this. you know why? because a guy -- i dont have to imagine it because a guy went to the congressional baseball practice and shot up a bunch of republican congressmen, an admitted liberal and supporter of bernie sanders. >> bernie sanders...

Like a con day general. you are supposed to be careful about naming the individual who committed the shooting. the shooter said he was picking targets and picking weapons and name dropping people specifically to get the medias hook on to that and amplify his message of hate and get americans fighting. it seems the media read that and said, yes, well do exactly what you said. thats not an appropriate response to a terrorist. howie: i hate when there is a mass shooting carried out by an ideologue ...

Congressional baseball practice. there was this one kind of skinny scraggly haired member of congress there. a couple people went up to him and said oh, are you so-and-so from so-and-sos office coming to pitch us some fastballs. he said no, actually, im beto orourke, a mib of congress. i represent el paso. >> though he was a nuby, he wasnt shying away from bold ideas. >> youre told to kwleep your head down, try to get re-elected and wait until your party is in the majority. thats not the way i a...