One of them is being described, as we speak, a congressional staffer. The other a lobbyist for tyson food. The gunman taken into custody aftby Law Enforcement, has been killed. He frequently poested on facebok and twitter, but what we dont know is his motive. What drove him to commit this crime, and what changes, if any, might come out of yet another senseless act of violence . President trump calling for unity as he addressed the tragedy just a little while ago. We can all agree that we are blessed to be americans, that our children deserve to grow up in a nation of safety and peace, and that we are strongest when we are unified and when we Work Together for the common good. Reporter here on capitol hill, the president s thoughts were echoed by lawmakers who took to the floor just behind us at the capitol. Listen. My colleagues, there are very strong emotions throughout this house today. We are all horrified by this dreadful attack on our friends and on our colleagues. We are united i
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether President Trump possibly tried to obstruct justice. Now, cnns reporting is different. Cnn says that we do know that the special counsel and his investigators have asked for information and will talk to the president s top sblenlgintellig chiefs. One might think because President Trumps own friends and advisers have explained to him how much his impulsive tweeting has hurt him in various ways, that he might handle this news by being cautious, by being circumspect. But one would be wrong. Just a few moments ago, a new tweet. Crooked h. Destroyed phones with hammer, bleached emails, and had husband meet with attorney general days before she was cleared and they talk about obstruction. The president also calling the fbi investigation a witch hunt and impugning the integrity of people well known for their integrity. Cnns Jessica Schneider is here with us and she has the latest on the investigation. Jessica, what has cnn learned about t
Was committed. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Nice to see you all this morning. Im christine romans. It is thursday, june 14th, 4 00 a. M. Exactly in the east. Members of congress will take the field tonight as planned for the annual congressional baseball game, just a day after the Republican Team was the target of a shooting rampage. Majority whip Steve Scalise of louisiana, he remains this morning in Critical Condition. Doctors say a single rifle shot tore across scalises hip and pelvis, suffering internal injuries, injuries to internal organs. He will require more surgery. President trump visited the hospital last night, accompanied on the surprise visit by first lady melania trump. The white house says the president sat at scalises bedside and spoke with his family. Hours earlier, the president faced the first major test of his ability to reassure a shaken public, striking a unifying tone. We may have our differences, but we do well in times li
The alexandria chief. Thank you, chief. Were not going folks, were not going to answer any questions at this point because as the chief pointed out, this is an active, ongoing investigation. We call it crime scene hot because were collecting information and evidence. It would be premature for us to respond any further. In an hour and a half, we will come back together and give you an update on what we can speak to and perhaps answer some questions at that time. Were done right now. This is a stable situation at this point. Theres no additional threat. We consider this incident to be a closed incident under investigation. Thank you very much. Well be back in an hour and a half. Thank you. Youve been listening to both the chief of the Alexandria Police department as well as the Capitol Police chief of Capitol Police. Heres what we have so far. They got reports that nine minutes after 7 00 this morning of an active shooter at simpson park on monroe in alexandria, virginia. At that time re
On a baseball diamond in the state of virginia. Im bill hemmer in for shepard smith. Good afternoon. Amateur video captured audio from the shooting targeting republican lawmakers practicing for a Charity Baseball game in virginia earlier today. What youre about to see is two minutes of unedited video of the scene. This is the first time weve seen and heard this angle. Here it is now for the first time. [gun shots] do we know where hes hat . Hes behind home plate. I assume. People have been calling 911 already. [gun shots]. Hey, is that guy okay out there . The guy shot, is he okay . Anybody talking to him . Stay down, stay down [gun shots]. [gun shots]. [gun shots]. Bill hes behind home plate. That was noah nathan. We assume the guy lived in the area. He was walking his dogs. This happened after 7 00 a. M. Meanwhile, were learning the shooter was a Bernie Sanders reporter that repeatedly slammed President Donald Trump and republicans on social media. Thats all according to investigator