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Me its a great thing about america that even post-9/11, as security is ramped up in lots of places, members of congress are still accessible and approachable, and you can talk to them, and sometimes you can see them in washington getting a cup of coffee, or they might be in your district. how important is it to maintain that? >> extremely important. this is a representative democracy of course, chris. and as a result of that, the people need to be able to talk to their representatives, share the...

Cup of coffee, or they might be in your district. how important is it to maintain that? >> extremely important. this is a representative democracy of course, chris. and as a result of that, the people need to be able to talk to their representatives, share their thoughts, their feelings, their concerns, and petition their government, which is their first amendment right. its essential to the functioning and the integrity of our democracy, and so i think despite the shocking developments, the sad...

Gun? >> no. i am absolutely certain that it was a rifle. it was not a shotgun. but i did not ever get -- thankfully, i didnt get close enough to it to be able to identify the type of rifle that was being used. the only weapon i had was a baseball bat and thats not a fight you want to engage in. >> absolutely. you were saying that because of the repetitive fire. it seemed to you as though it were semiautomatic, obviously making this more dangerous. congressman, we have you on the phone. you survi...

Right now, steve scalise, the third ranking member of the house republican leadership is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the hip. the man who shot him is dead. scalise, the republican majority whip, was one of five people shot at this early-morning baseball practice just across the river here in a quiet suburban park, a very residential and beautiful area of alexandria, virginia. a lobbyist, a congressional aide and two members of the capitol police were also shot before police ultim...

He is now undergoing surgery, in stable condition at a nearby hospital. injuries not life threatening. the condition of the gunman is not known at this time. the president said that he is deeply saddened by this tragedy and monitoring the situation. we can expect more reaction coming from there. the shooting occurred at a popular park, residential area baseball complex. its a very common you would find a place like this in every town, every city across america. lawmakers gathered for morning bas...

Noticed there were a group of folks playing baseball which i thought was out of the ordinary being that early in the morning. took 15 more steps and i heard 12, 14 or so gunshots ring out. clearly they were gunshots going one after another. heard some more shots and at that point was down the street a little bit here east of monroe and was able to duck into a parking garage where i was able to call 911. spent 10 or 15 minutes there until the situation seemed as though it was getting under contro...

[ gunshots ] >> we are learning new information about the man who opened fire at that congressional baseball practice, shooting house majority whip steve scalise and three others. the shooter, 66-year-old james t. hodge kin son, hes from illinois. he is dead after police heroically engaged in a shootout. the shooters motive still unclear, but investigators are honing in on his anti-trump social media posts. law enforcement officials telling nbc news, these posts appear to be from the shooters so...

Hour. members of congress down there. senator paul is on that team. we dont know who is involved or if anybody is hurt. as soon as we do, more details. >> lots of details coming in. joining us now the top democrat on the house intelligence committee which is conducting its own russian investigation. you dont have any information, do you? >> i dont. ive seen a post that may have come from one of my gop colleagues about a shooting at a baseball practice and there was one member of protected detail...

This is an older neighborhood in washington. many have lived here for many years. there is a great sense of neighborhood. when this happened at 7:00 this morning, the first 911 call coming in at 7:09, police arriving three minutes later, people were out walking their dogs, watching the baseball practice, getting the kids ready for school, getting ready for the commute to work. if it was an act of political terrorism, political-inspired violence, this is a neighborhood that certainly was shocked ...

To steve. i got out there and applied pressure for a while and he was coherent. hes in surgery right now. >> that staffer he was talking about was a staffer for congressman roger williams and congressman williams tweeteded this morning about that staffer. his name is zack barth and this is what the congressman said. i now can confirm that zack barth was a legislative correspondent in my office and was shot at baseball practice and he goes on to say hes receiving medical attention and should be o...