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KYW CBS Overnight News June 15, 2017

According to the sheriffs office, it was hodgkinson and deputie told him not to discharge his weapon in the area. He did have a valid firearms license and was not charged. And just yesterday, hodgkinson posted on the Facebook Page of a group called terminate the republican party. Maryellen otoole is a former fbi profiler. One of the primary personality traits is someone who is an injustice collector. They look for grievances and blame other people for it. Reporter in 2006, he was arrested when he punched a woman in the face and threatened another man in the home with a shotgun. Hitting him with the weapon and then firing a shot as the man ran away. A total of five down. Reporter investigators are now tracing the Assault Rifle and handgun used in todays attack and going through an old white conversion van the fbi thinks hodgkinson may have been living in. They believe he has been in the alexandria area since march. Back in march, he had been a volunteer for the Bernie Sanders campaign. Today sanders said he was sickened by the attack. Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society. And i condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. Reporter so far, scott, investigators have found no connection to domestic or International Terror groups. Witnesses say hodgkinson had recently been hanging out at the ymca near the baseball field. Tonight police are asking the public to report any past sightings of the suspect as they try to build a full timeline. Jeff pegues, thanks. Margaret brennan has the reaction at the white house. Reporter an often polarizing president offered a message of unity. Everyone on that field is a public servant. Our courageous police, our congressional aides. Who worked so tirelessly behind the scenes with enormous devotion and our dedicated members of congress who represent our people. Reporter the attack is the most highprofile act of domestic Political Violence on his watch. Mass shootings have become an unfortunate, but repeated, tragedy for recent american president s. Known for his often direct, off the cuff style, today the president chose his words carefully, after speaking with the wife of wounded congressman Steve Scalise. His speechwriter edited the remarks until moments before the president delivered them with his daughter and soninlaw standing nearby. We are strongest when we are unified and when we Work Together for the common good. Reporter a white house official said the president was very aware of the delicate nature of what was unfolding this morning. And he worked on his remarks with Vice President pence. Someone who served in congress himself, to craft a speech that showed reverence and respect for the victims. Margaret, thanks. We dont know about the gunmans mental health, but it appears his fury may have been fanned by what has become the incendiary rhetoric of american politics. Heres major garrett. We do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our nations capitol is here because, above all, they love our country. Reporter republicans and democrats both called for civility today. Democrat nancy pelosi. And we respect you and your constituents who sent you here. Reporter but partisan unity has been lacking for years. Hillary clinton is a bigot. Reporter during the campaign, then candidate trump used incendiary language to describe his democratic opponent, hillary clinton. Such a nasty woman. Reporter she, in turn, called Trump Supporters deplorable. Theyre racist, sexist, homophobic, zen foxenophopic, islamaphobic. Reporter the heated rhetoric has continued since President Trumps inauguration. Kathy griffin posed for this photo posted on social media, depicting a decapitated President Trump. And a new york production of Julius Caesar had a trump look alike. Shortly after the shooting, Chris Collins pointed the finger at democrats. I can only hope that the democrats do tone down the rhetoric. That the rhetoric has been outrageous. And the anger directed at donald trump. Reporter but later he said the fault lies with both sides. And i think all of us can be a little introspective now. I will be, i can promise you, to just say lets just notch it down, you know, a couple of decibels. Reporter as Law Enforcement tried to learn if there was a distinct political motive behind the shooting, voices here in Congress Said no political grievance could justify violence. In the harrowing aftermath, republicans and democrats appear inclined to cool the rhetoric and ease the sense of division. Major garrett, thanks. When we come back. Many are missing in a high rise fire. And they happen easily. The other side of this. Is they can be removed. Easily. Spray and washs. Powerful formula. Removes over 100 stains. Spray and wash. Better on over 100 stains. In very old habits of using toothpaste people are stuck to clean a denture. 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Better on over 100 stains. And just hours after the attack in alexandria, there was another mass shooting at an ups warehouse in San Francisco. John blackstone is there. Reporter the street outside the ups Distribution Center filled with many of the 350 workers in the minutes after the shooting started. All staff please respond to the ups building. Possible active shooter. Reporter they were gathering for a meeting when an ups employee with an assault pistol opened fire. Marvin calderon had just finished loading his truck. They were screaming, get out, go, go, go. Reporter as workers rushed out, San Francisco Police Officers rushed in. Deputy chief tony chapman. One of the team located the suspect who was still armed with an assault pistol. The suspect put the gun to his head and discharged the weapon. Reporter before killing himself, the gunman shot five ups employees. Three are dead. San Francisco Mayor ed lee praised ups workers. Theyre happy, hardworking people. And we know them. We know them in every single neighborhood of the city. Reporter the congressional baseball game gives democrats and republicans a chance to show that they can play nice, at least once a year. Theres a lot of, you know, goodnatured trash talking and ribbing. You really do form friendships and working relationships with your colleagues. Reporter democrat Linda Sanchez has been playing for 15 years. Mike doyle, of pennsylvania, is her manager. Its made it much easier for me to walk across the aisle and say hey, can we get this done . The game, first played in 1909, was the idea of Republican Congressman john tenor of pennsylvania, a former major league player. The democrats won. The cincinnati inquirer headline read, Republican Team ground into dust by the unholy score of 2616. Unholy, even though the priest was the umpire. For decades, it was a house affair. Senators didnt join until 1950. The first grand slam was hit by a congressman from grand rapids, michigan. Gerald ford. In 1958, the games were called on account of pain. The speaker said too many were getting hurt. His injuries are quickly amended. They returned in 1962 as a best of five series, played for charity. Miss hoffman gets us to mathere safe every time. Takes a lot of people mrs. Migliaccio teaches us all about fractions and haikus and the erie canal miss reeves makes us sound amazing. And miss santoro always takes time to see how were doing. Miss simpkins keeps our school looking great. Recess wouldnt be recess without miss basile. And mrs. Mccarthy always has tons of good books to read. Which makes for a pretty good day at school. The most riveting accounts of the shooting in alexandria came from members of congress. We were at batting practice. We have a congressional baseball game we play every year. There are a number of members and staff fielding. Steve scalise was on second base, playing second base, fielding balls, and all of a sudden we heard a very loud shot. A rifle that was clearly meant for the job of taking people out. Was coming around the fence line, and he was looking for all of us who were, had found cover in different spots. But if we didnt have returned fire right there, he would have come up to each one of us and shot us point blank. Do you know where hes at . Hes behind home plate. I assume people have been calling 911 already. Shots being fired and there are people running, possibly victims involved. Still shots being fired . Yes, we have multiple calls coming in at this time. I got behind a big oak tree behind the batting cage. It took me a few seconds, i wasnt positive whether there was one shooter or two but also, which direction the bullets are coming from. Theyre landing just a few people from me. Joe bartons boy was here, shagging balls, and we got him into the dugout and stuffed him under the bench. Stay down scalises security detail and Capitol Hill Police immediately began to return fire. He goes down on his face. They go over and handcuff him. We need medics. Theres also a victim down in the baseball field. Hey the guy, the guy thats been shot, is he okay . Anybody talking to him . We could see Steve Scalise out in the field. He dragged himself, after he was shot from near second base, about 10 or 15 yards into the field. The sad thing is nothing could happen. He laid there, but he was crawling, so we knew he was alive. I was the first out to steve. And then brad, another member from ohio, whos a physician came out, and we applied pressure on the wound. I felt like i was back in iraq. As a surgeon. And steve was conscious and okay. I got Steve Scalises phone and called his wife. This is a tragic situation, and frankly, its changed everything as i know it. Forever. Thats the overnight news for this thursday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the nations capitol, im scott pelley. Shots being fired, and there are people running, possibly victims involved. Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society, and i condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. We are strongest when we are unified and when we Work Together for the common good. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. This is the cbs overnight news. Hi, everyone, and welcome to the overnight news. Im dimarco morgan. Our Nations Capital has seen its share of violence over the years, but nothing like this. A gunman with a bone to peck with President Trump sought Republican Congress men and their staffs on a baseball field. He opened fire, wounding four people, including congressman Steve Scalise before a pair of Capitol Police gunned him down. We have Team Coverage from washington. Reporter the gunman opened fire this morning on republican members of the house and senate at a ball field in alexandria, virginia, about five miles from capitol hill. They were practicing for tomorrow nights charity game to be played against a team of democrats. Four people, including the 51yearold congressman, were shot. Another, Capitol Police officer crystal griner is in Good Condition tonight. Two others suffered minor injuries. The gunman, a homeless man, angry with the republican party, was fatally shot by the police. Reporter just after 7 00 a. M. , batting practice was wrapping up when the first shots rang out. A bystanders video captured the sound of bullets piercing the air. Tennessee congressman Chuck Fleischmann and others sprinted to the dugout where he says they felt like sitting ducks. Today i experienced the carnage of actual gunshots being fired first hand. It was horrific. Reporter witnesses say it soon became a gun battle between the shooter and police. Congressman joe barton, who manages the team, was there with his 10 year old son jack, who took cover under a nearby suv. Dozens, if not hundreds of shots fired. It was scary. Reporter rodney davis was taking batting practice when the attack began. I heard a loud noise. I thought it was a construction site dropping a large piece of metal. And the next thing i heard was, run, hes got a gun. Reporter the gunman approached a fence along the thirdbase line but never got on the field. Steve scalise standing on second base was shot first. Other law makers took cover in the first base dugout. Scalise dragged himself across the field, leaving a trail of blood. After the attack was over, jeff flake and others ran to his aid. He was just laying on the field, been shot in the hip. So we applied pressure and tried to stop the bleeding there. Reporter also shot, Zachary Barth and matt mika, who used to work on the hill but now is a lobbyist for tyson foods. Two capitol Police Officers, crystal griner and david bailey, who are members of scalises Security Team were also wounded. Because of his leadership position, scalise has a security detail with him at all times. Congressman williams who injured his ankle during the shooting says without them it could have easily been a massacre. There could have easily been 25 deaths or more today. But officers griner and bailey prevented that and my family and i will be forever grateful. Reporter congressman jeff duncan left before the shooting began but believes he encountered the shooter before the shooting. I encountered someone in the parking lot who asked me if it was a republican or democrat team. I told him they were republicans. He said, okay, thanks and turned around. Reporter after the attack, some of the members still had their uniforms on, still trying to process what happened and how to move on. We have to remember is this. That the American People excuse me are great people. Reporter a show of force at the capitol today. Long security lines and armed patrols, guarding a shaken congress. We cant let the haters win. And they wont. Reporter the shooting prompted a pause in partisanship. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. [ applause ] reporter this attack wounded a very wellknown member. Were still not there yet. Reporter as majority whip, Steve Scalise is responsible for counting votes and changing minds, a role reserved for those with the power of persuasion. He loves this place. Ive never seen him in a bad mood. I know he must be. Hes human. Reporter unlike scalise, most rank and file members do not have a security detail. New york republican Claudia Tenney got this menacing email today, one down, 216 to go. A man who threatened arizonas Martha Mcsally will be arraigned this week. When you see some of the things that are going on out there, its like the frog in the water where

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