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Manager of the team. he was wearing the r, the red r uniform and hat for the republican base team. had his 10-year-old son jack with him. the kid, instead of enjoying a morning of baseball practice with members of congress ends up with this lasting memory of all these rounds being fired, of a scramble, of friends of his dad getting hit and hiding under an suv from a gunman who apparently came out of nowhere. unbelievable turn of events. kelly odonnell is next up for us on capitol hill. kelly? >>...

We dont know if alexandria police were just on post knowing this was an unusual event for the baseball diamond? >> reporter: well, brian, ive heard from people who said they got an active shooter phone call. so its not clear that the alexandria police were there sort of watching the baseball practice. but we know they got here within three minutes of getting the call. as you said, the whip, really the only person who would have had any official security detail here. its a regulation thats been i...

As much as there is vigilance to make sure that we keep everybody out of harms way. >> and congressman, i assume that you feel protected day in and day out by members of the capitol police who, as you mentioned, youve become close to over time. and i hope that that protection also extends to event when you go home in your district where its really crucial to have a direct interface with your constituents. >> it does, brian. and you hit a key point. already this morning weve reached out from our ...

Him getting loaded up for transport. kristen welker on duty for us this morning at the white house. kristen, what can you report from there? >> reporter: well, brian, this is president trumps 71st birthday, but no celebrations here at the white house. instead a very somber mood as they monitor these developments. and i can tell you we just got some breaking news mere, which is that the president canceled his speech that he was going to deliver later on this afternoon at the labor department. vic...

We sign up for this. sometimes they dont really understand the ramifications. and the other part of that is a real shout out to our men and women in the military. each and every day we see this as a one-off event. but 365 day as year they put their life on the line. and so its a time to refocus, brian, to look at this. obviously the reports are good just because of the heroic efforts of capitol police it looks like theres going to be a full recovery on everybodys part. but i can tell you that we...

Capitol is waiting for additional word on those injured, there is a balance of trying to keep things moving and going forward, canceling certain events where appropriate and at the same time reeling from the shock. theres always a heightened awareness of the risk that the members of congress face interact in the world and yet when it happens, it is still such a surprise. and as weve talked about, this is a bipartisan tradition, one of those things that is a part of old washington in a much more ...

Enormous security because you have numbers of principles, even supreme court justices who attend. it is highly, highly secure under those circumstances. but a practice, thats something very very different. how was it known. one might imagine that they have practiced at this same location before. perhaps it had been observed before. but again the timing and all of that would not be something that would be readily publicly available. and im sure that is a part of the investigative process that the...

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...

Members that arent on your committee. its really a highlight on the calendar every year. its a great, great, great event. and to be able to see it marred this morning in such a tragic way is really heartbreaking. >> david woodruff, a veteran congressional aide. thank you for getting in touch with us by telephone and telling us -- >> thank you brian. >> -- what you witnessed about this. we want to replay remarks by joe barton of texas who was interviewed after the shooting about what he saw and e...

Staffers here who told me theyre trying to determine next steps. i of course asked if the president had reached out to steve scalise, any of the other victims, congressional leaders. that is all still being worked on, as is whether we will hear from president trump about all of this. in terms of the scene outside the white house, brian, pennsylvania avenue shut down to all pedestrian traffic earlier this morning. that has sense opened up. lafayette park had been shut down. all of that out of an ...