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Snow covered the city of chicago yesterday which posed a problem for the team scheduled for home games. the boys from florida making the best of the weather. they took batting practice with snowballs. the mvp of the day, white sox grounding keeper roger bossertt. his team removed 200 tons of snow. you would never know it came down in the stadium. he is nicknamed the sod father. he has been taking care of the field for 52 years. florida boys won that 5-4. at wrigley field? a different story. open...

Independence. we started to give it to him. obviously with the conversation. brian: right. >> but he wanted it and we gave a little bit. brian: people need to have protection against child neglect because this is now on the books. guys, great job. i think we -- its interesting subject on every easter table i think this sunday. meanwhile, coming up straight ahead. a man who goes by one name even though two are in the prompter. and dana loesch needs two. what did he do? order the removal of confed...

The new york times who cites five unnamed legal officials cha characterized it as a fine levelled on jerry jones as conduct undetrimental to the league. owners who bring litigation must reimburse for the fees. jones hasnt commented on the reports. and russell wilson putting on a show while taking batting practice yesterday with the yankees. he blasted six home runs in spring training. wilson claims it was his first batting practice of the year. slugger aaron judge is not buying it. he said i t...

We were doing batting practice and all of a sudden we heard shots. it was clear pretty quickly that there was a shooter there with a high-powered rifle. and many of us dove in the dugout. steve scalise was hit in the hip. >> i got out there first and then brad, a member from ohio, came out. hes a doctor. >> i saw that he was down. and then i went out after they subdued the shooter. he was very brave. hes under care right now. i assume hes in surgery right now. >> that was senator jeff flake and ...

The grounds running away from the baseball field. and then, yeah, thats when -- once i got off the phone with police, there were still shots ringing out. and thats when we saw the congressmen running this direction. >> benjamin, clearly this unhinged gunman was searching, hunting some say, republicans. is it a well-known fact that republicans practice baseball there, when they do it? is this something people around the town know happens? is it very public? >> you know, what i would say is i live...

We think we are immortal. he said, "oh, its no big deal." i said dude, you have been shot. its a big deal! >> tucker: where was he shot? >> in the calf. the bullet went all the way through and he was bleeding. i took off my belt and i said, "look you have to have a tourniquet." >> we were in the outfield, the coach mike doyle, congressman from pennsylvania. he called us in. we hadnt finished batting practice yet. we ran in thinking why is he calling us in already. he told us there were shots fir...

We were they were not on the se when the shooting actually occurred. >> so we had finished batting practice, and he rides with me to the park, and he said, when you want to leave. i said, we can leave at any tim time. and then chairman conway was in the batters box, so when he finished, we walked off the field and walked by scalise. i talked to gary who was standing beside him for a brief moment, and then ron and i walked to the car. on the way to the car, we encountered an individual who asked ...

In the community of del ray, located in alexandria, virginia, seven miles from the capital. four people were struck. among them, house majority whip steve scalise. the number three republican in the house of representatives. >> congressman scalise was playing second base. fielding some of the batting practice. he had just batted a few guys before. he dragged himself off of the infield into the outfield about 10 or 15 yards. >> representative scalise hit in the hip and crawled his way out of the ...

Tonight, that gunman is now dead, taken down by two capitol hill police officers. and we begin here with abcs david kerley at the scene not far from here, in alexandria, virginia. >> reporter: batting practice -- shattered by shots fired, large caliber, 50 or more witnesses say, as this man ducks for cover. but this team includes 20 members of congress. >> hey, is that guy okay out there? is he okay? >> you can see several people crowding around a player on the field. >> theres also a victim dow...

We think we are immortal. he said, "oh, its no big deal." i said dude, you have been shot. its a big deal! >> tucker: where was he shot? >> in the calf. the bullet went all the way through and he was bleeding. i took off my belt and i said, "look you have to have a tourniquet." >> we were in the outfield, the coach mike doyle, congressman from pennsylvania. he called us in. we hadnt finished batting practice yet. we ran in thinking why is he calling us in already. he told us there were shots fir...