Includes Jared Kushners finance and business dealings. We begin with sights and sounds from the ballpark tonight. I want to thank members of congress, their staffs and members across the country for supporting tonights baseball game. Oh say can you see so proudly we hail that the twilights last gleaming whose stripes and bright stars through the perilous time gallantly gleaming and the rockets red glare bombs bursting in air proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave for the land of the free and the home of brave. In washington we have our disagreements. We all agree we are here to serve this nation we love and the people who call it home. Thats the source of unity. And more than ever we must embrace it so that on this special night i leave you with three Great American words that for generations have torn down barriers, built bridges of unity and defied those who have sought to pull us apart. Ladies and gentlemen, lets play bal
And the entire room was stunned by what they heard. Ringing out from the trembling boys violin was a tune they all recognized. This young cuban boy was playing the star spangled banner. [ cheers and applause ] luis played the American National anthem all the way through, and when he finished, the room was dead silent. When we say that america stands as a symbol to the world, a symbol of freedom, and a symbol of hope, that is what luis meant, and that is what luis displayed that day. It was a big day. It was a great day. And that is what we will all remain. That was a very important moment, just like this is now for cuba, a very important moment. [ cheers and applause ] america will always stand for liberty, and america will always pray and cheer for the freedom of the cuban people. Now that little boy whose story i just told you, the one who played that violin so beautifully so many years ago is here with us today in our very, very packed and extremely warm auditori auditorium. Of cour
Be together. I just suggested to joe that we would like to host the entire Republican Team down at the democratic club, probably some of them have never stepped foot in that building. Ive been in it one time. But i we want to have them to dinner. Were going to have both teams together and just have a time to be with each other and reflect upon this day and and the and to share some food and drink and get to know each other a little bit better, so, joe, im hoping that you guys, most of their schedules will allow them to intend and we look forward to the baseball game tomorrow and continuing that great tradition. Im going to bring my food taster, but we will be there. Well take a few questions. Yes, maam. Have you discussed any additional security measures for the game tomorrow in light of whats happened . I checked both with the Speakers Office and i checked with the the chief of the Capitol Hill Police, and they have both assured us that plus my staff has checked with the nationals sec
In Police Custody in an area hospital right now. There are so many questions about who the gunman is and why he did this. Also, we are hearing stories of heroism and bravery on the part of Capitol Police and the First Responders who showed up on the scene in what is obviously would have been a chaotic and terrifying unfolding situation. We were doing batting practice and im on the third base side of home plate and i hear this bang, and i look over toward the third base dugout and on the other side of it is the cinder block dugout and i see what appears to be a rifle and a quick succession of shots. At first when i first heard the first pop ring out i thought it was a gun. I didnt know it was a gun, but within a matter of 30 seconds it was a barrage of bullets flying everywhere. As you can hear them going by, you can hear them skimming 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 layi
Williams. Certainly an unpleasant story were covering. For this baseball diamond across the Potomac River all in preparation for an annual baseball game. Garrett haake has been standing by at the location for the last 90 or so minutes. What can you tell us . Reporter brian starting at the beginning here, weve got witnesses, members of congress who describe a gunman carrying a long gun and a handgun opening fire on this Congressional Republican baseball practice here around 7 00 this morning. By 7 09 someone had called the police but by then there was a shootout going on between the gunman and Capitol Police officers who were there to protect the highest Ranking Member of congress this morning, who was here this morning, the whip, steve scalise, who we know was one of the peoplenjured in this shootout, really about 15 minutes this was over. Five people shot according to the police chief in alexandria, virginia. We shad senators and congressmen coming out to describe the chaotic scene on