Closing a portion at washington road and harriston streets, and if youre on route 1 you might run into detours. Watching 95, 295 to 495, average speed is in the 60s. Seeing everything look good there. Route 73 in new jersey, route 295. Everything looks good so far. You can see both directions moving northbound and southbound. Thank you. A congressional baseball practice ends as a gunman opens fire on lawmakers. Congressman shot in a hail of bullets. A witness recovering bullets recovering bullets at the scene. Majority whip scalise is in Critical Condition. Last night, President Trump and first lady went to visit him in the hospital. Officers are being called the capitol officers there are being called heroes for stopping the gunmen. Tell us more. Thats right. That security detail was there for congressman scalise. Senator rand paul was in a battle cage when the fire broke out. He said had scalise not been there it would have been a massacre. The attack happened at a baseball field in
The country, to shot world, that we are one house, the peoples house, united in our humanity, it is that humanity which will win the day and it always will. God bless. [ applause ] House Speaker paul ryan making empassioned speech in congress. The president praising the heroes who took down the shoot shooter. Our Brave Capitol Police performed a challenging job with incredible skill and theyre sacrifice makes democracy possible. Recommend also offering his thoughts and prayers to the injured congressman the Capitol Police officer, the congressional aid and lobbyist injured in the shooting. Tonight congressman Steve Scalise is recovering in the hospital listed in Critical Condition after surgery. Thank you for joining us at 5 00. Im lucy noland. Im iain page. This all began as you heard just after 7 00 this morning as republicans were actually wrapping up practice ahead of tomorrows congressional softball game. Heres what we know right now. Gunman arrived at the republican softball prac
[ gunfire ] do you know where hes at . Very loud shot everybody thought sounded like a gun and then, boom, rapid succession after that. I do believe that without the Capitol Hill Police it would have been a massacre. I ask each of you to join me to resolve to come together. To lift each other up and to show the country tox show the world that we are one house. [ applause ] called my wife and my children, told them i love you, dad is okay. Calm but sadness tonight as we take a look at the white house after a mourning of utter chaos. A u. S. Congressman still in Critical Condition. Congressman Steve Scalise was hit in the hip and had emergency surgery. Thanks for joining us im iain page. Im lucy noland. All three shot with many more injured. Capitol police there to protect majority whip scalise shot and killed the gunman. Four shot. The fbi is now on the case. Caroline shive system live in washington. Caroline this video just in. President trump and the first lady just left the hospital
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Almighty god, thank you for giving us another day. In your presence, dark nights of challenges are dispelled by the dawn of your love and you know our needs before we express them. Thank you for daily providing our lawmakers with guidance and strength. E pause to thank you for the courage and Sacrificial Service for our Capitol Police. Forgive us when we take their daily Courageous Service for granted. Forgive us, also, when we seem to forget that words matter and can become seeds that will bring a bitter harvest. Bring speedy healing to our brother Steve Scalise and all those injured in yesterdays shooting. Bring peace and solace to all those affected by yesterdays tragedy. Today, use the members of this peoples house as part of your peace, bringing unity from division, light from darkness, from m sadness and hope despair. Dear god, continue to bless america
Centers including some in our area as Jewish Cemetery sits in ruin with graves destroyed. The fbi is now investigating whether they are hate crimes. The white house is even chime in on whats becoming a trend of all things. Im lucy noland. Im iain page. Who is behind it all is still anyones guess. First tonight those threats evacuated Jewish Center todays. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser joins us live in cherry hill. Thats where one Jewish Community center was threatened earlier. Dave. Reporter iain, Cherry Hill Police cruiser just went through the parking lot here at the jcc a few moments ago. Folks still inside working out here tonight using the facility. As usual it was packed tonight believe it or not even after these threats. Investigators are still trying to find out who made these phone calls. A Cherry Hill Police car rolled through the parking lots of the katz Jewish Community Center Monday night. Officers were keeping a watchful eye just hours after someone called in a bomb threat at