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Game would have been taking place in that park at that time. well, one possible answer is, that he had been in the area, and people say he had been going to the -- witnesses say he had been going to the ymca, which is right near the park where this baseball practice was going on, and where the shooting today happened. he was in the area. but why was he here? we know he was someone who had strong political views. he didnt like the republicans or the president. he was -- he had been a prolific let...

Protection or is this relatively new? >> no, thats correct. back in 1998, there was a shooting at the u.s. capitol building. and there was a detective gibson. he was killed defending then majority whip tom delay. this is pretty standard that the leadership members of congress receive a security detail as well as any members that have a threat against them. a credible threat i should add. >> and its also normal i take it when lets say a leader shows up at a baseball practice with his two capitol ...

>> unbelievable. as we said earlier, thats his son, jack, 10 years old. went to baseball practice with his dad this morning in suburban virginia. ends up taking shelter under an suv after rounds start being fired in the middle of the field. laura russell is with us. she lives nearby this practice facility, the baseball diamonds, and heard the shots. laura, take the story from there and what you then saw. >> sure. hi, brian. thanks for having me on. i was in the ymca parking lot, actually, after ...

Lets take into consideration, senator rand paul was there. there should have been greater fortifications in place. granted this capitol police were heroes but there should have been more fortifications. and we have to take into consideration the entrance and exit strategies in the case of an emergency. and i dont think that was drawn out in this situation. >> and this is the end of innocence. this is the last time it will be like this. and you want to insist that this is just a baseball practice...

Gunmen, put your gun down. then i heard others saying, just shoot him. they were shooting. >> melissa: scalise was shot this morning when a gunman opened fired at a baseball practice. he was airlifted to a hospital. we are outside the hospital with a congressman is, what is the condition? >> we can now confirm and report that scalise is now out of surgery. he arrived here by helicopter. one the larger level one trauma units. they have a strong orthopedic unit, he was shot in the hip. he was in s...

That field and practice. it could have been known. >> just to just date you -- update you, the alleged shooter at the republican baseball practice is someone that volunteered on his campaign and he is sickened by this and we will continue to bring you that up. right now the prayer is being delivered on the house floor. paul ryan will be taking the house floor senator, well go there momentarily, stay with us, if you can, while we listen. >>. >> we as americans are blessed by a free and open socie...

A long time. then its a fortune. i told you we had a fortune. get closer to your investment goals with a conversation. were back with the "hardball" roundtable. ken and ken alone will tell me something i dont know. >> on the same day as the comey hearing, actually just after the hearing concluded, trump summoned 12 of the biggest republican donors to the white house to kind of rally support for his agenda. really shows you the degree to which theyre worried about losing support from this criti...

Numbers. theres a friendly quality to their interactions but at the same time theyre trained at the highest tactical level to respond to these sorts of threats because theyre not unusual. ive been covering the capitol for a dozen years and there have been incidents here that have taken peoples lives, there have been prior to my time here, two police officers of the capitol police department who were killed in the line of duty. it is a threat zone. theres always an awareness of the danger and yet...

Intensifying. >> capitol hill is always very secure. i think we can agree on that. but what i saw was just a concern. for members of congress, you can read it on the faces of capitol hill. their biggest concern is once they leave the capitol. the capitol is a building that can be sealed off that you can have protections for coming and going. the bigger issue is when members of congress go to, not just a baseball practice, but if they go to a town hall meeting. if they are out in their districts....

[gun shots]. >> thats the cops now. >> yeah. >> "who are they shooting" she asked. steve scalise is in critical condition after being shot. hes among four that were shot. were learning new information about capitol officers injured in the shooting. theyre being hailed as heros. lawmakers say if not for the presence of special agent crystal greiner and david bailey, the toll could have been much worse. the gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice