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The deal, thats his skill. personally, i think we just -- this would go against what trump would say, i think we should open up legal immigration avenue so we double or triple our legal immigration to 3 million a year rather than 1 million a year. >> eboni: thats a great economic boost. erin, what do you think will play out for president trump? >> i think you are going to see some big, resistant protest after this one. because hes cutting it both ways. he did get something on the board for the b...

Second base. as we get in here to the top of the fourth inning in the game, what happened before the game was just downright remarkable. >> right. after being introduced, the lawmakers who obviously do put in a lot of time and effort ahead of this game in practicing and getting ready. they did all gather, democrats and republicans, in a prayer circle at second base, which is where the majority whip steve scalise played i believe in seven games. he is one of the stars for the republican team. eve...

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 ...

Shortstop, second base, right field. it occurred to me that if i could see him, he could see me, if he shifted his focus a little but to his rights. that prompted me to realize i was not -- i had a baseball bat. that wouldnt be very good against a rifle. i needed to find some kind of cover, so come i ran around the batting cage and face first inte ground on the first base side of the batting cage, where he couldnt see me but all i had was a plastic shield around the bottom of the batting cage th...

Be condemned but even there, its not her fault that somebody opened up and fired 50 shots at republican congressmen practicing baseball for charity. thats where i draw the line. >> heather: on second base and out fighting for his life in critical condition. thank you so much, thank you. >> jon: at capitol hill takes action against vladimir putin and russia. a bill just overwhelmingly passed in the u.s. senate, we are live with that. plus, this. the chaotic scene you might remember outside the tu...

>> let these people know they cant change the way we live in this country. >> important to show solidarity, the we are together on this end have a good time playing americas pastime. >> republicans will miss the services of steve scalise who was set to play second base. this is the guy who is a baseball fanatic. he has bats on capitol hill. paul ryan talked about this yesterday. >> knowing steve scalise as we all do he is likely really frustrated that hes not going to play in the baseball game. ...

Here. congressman scalise was medevaced landing on a pad to my left over here. theres been security personnel and members of congress and their staff coming in these doors behind me all day long to check on congressman scalise. also, his aides tell us that his wife jennifer and two young children are on their way up to washington from new orleans to be with him. according to the witness accounts, he was struck in the hip, as you just mentioned. according to senator jeff flake, the senator at the...

For people coming in right now and understanding this story. this is a gop baseball team. what other names are involved here? who do you know was there? we know there was a lot of staffers and some of them you know, some of them you dont. but what do you know that was there? >> well, congressman of florida, he was fielding balls at third base and he came in to hit. if he had still been at third base, he likely would have been the first target of the gunman because he would have been been about 2...

Everybody was hitting the dirt. i saw scalise go down at second base. there were staffers running from the perimeter where the shooter was all the way to where i was. i was in the far perimeter of right field. and i often give senator flake a right home and about a minute before i had been at home plate, then i walked by him at the dug out and i said im going to go one more time for one more batting cage at the right field. im at the right field. im at the farthest point from the gunshots but th...

Off the gravel and hitting the fence and after a couple of shots i realize there are trash cans right there and let me get behind them and then just laying on the ground. >> having no self-defense and no way to get to somebody. the field was basically a killing field if you were to run out there while the shooter was still shooting he would have shot everyone. >> steve was laying out and he was playing second base. >> i got steve scalises phone and called his wife and i didnt want her to wake up...