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Manager of the team. he was wearing the r, the red r uniform and hat for the republican base team. had his 10-year-old son jack with him. the kid, instead of enjoying a morning of baseball practice with members of congress ends up with this lasting memory of all these rounds being fired, of a scramble, of friends of his dad getting hit and hiding under an suv from a gunman who apparently came out of nowhere. unbelievable turn of events. kelly o'donnell is next up for us on capitol hill. kelly? >> reporter: well, brian, one of the things you really sense here today is how the schedules are chan...

We don't know if alexandria police were just on post knowing this was an unusual event for the baseball diamond? >> reporter: well, brian, i've heard from people who said they got an active shooter phone call. so it's not clear that the alexandria police were there sort of watching the baseball practice. but we know they got here within three minutes of getting the call. as you said, the whip, really the only person who would have had any official security detail here. it's a regulation that's been in place since 9/11. we've heard from a number of members here praising the capitol police being...

As much as there is vigilance to make sure that we keep everybody out of harm's way. >> and congressman, i assume that you feel protected day in and day out by members of the capitol police who, as you mentioned, you've become close to over time. and i hope that that protection also extends to event when you go home in your district where it's really crucial to have a direct interface with your constituents. >> it does, brian. and you hit a key point. already this morning we've reached out from our staff back in the district to make sure that we're going over those security protocols. even tho...

Him getting loaded up for transport. kristen welker on duty for us this morning at the white house. kristen, what can you report from there? >> reporter: well, brian, this is president trump's 71st birthday, but no celebrations here at the white house. instead a very somber mood as they monitor these developments. and i can tell you we just got some breaking news mere, which is that the president canceled his speech that he was going to deliver later on this afternoon at the labor department. vice president mike pence had a speech scheduled at 9:00 a.m. this morning which he canceled, instead ...

We sign up for this. sometimes they don't really understand the ramifications. and the other part of that is a real shout out to our men and women in the military. each and every day we see this as a one-off event. but 365 day as year they put their life on the line. and so it's a time to refocus, brian, to look at this. obviously the reports are good just because of the heroic efforts of capitol police it looks like there's going to be a full recovery on everybody's part. but i can tell you that we're laser focused on trying to make sure that everybody remains safe. >> we join you that that g...