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Capitol hill police were on the scene. he's now injured, heading to a local d.c. hospital. anything else you are getting? i assume the speaker and others will speak out at some point. i assume they are going to go before the cameras at some point and talk about this. >> i expect so. and we're still waiting. i think things are in flux now but we will get news on how things are going to be changing. the house floor was supposed to gavel in at 10:00 a.m. we will see if that happens. but we are expecting this day will be very much different and i think we are going to be hearing from the speaker v...

Start hearing -- with the pistol, and i'm going oh, my goodness is he one of our guys or is it a double shooter situation? it took a second to figure out he was one of our guys and he was firing back at the shooter and it was one of the best sights -- one of the best sights i've seen in my life. >> all right. congressman mo brooks of alabama. an eyewitness, he's on the 2017 roster for the republican baseball team. we are told, by the way, that the majority whip, steve scalise was shot in the hip and he's described as being in stable condition, in good spirits, we are also told. he's being trea...

Officers who were here. keep in mind, i don't ride in the capitol hill police vehicles to and from the capital. i think steve scalise does as part of his security detail. i ride my bicycle about nine miles over the potomac. normally it is a beautiful day and great exercise. today it is going to be a lot more somber. >> and we're just told, congressman, that the capitol police have deployed what they're december troscribing as police presence throughout the capitol for protective purposes to be on the side of caution right now. do you have any idea, congressman, the shooter who is now we're tol...

This suit argues you get the power first and then up get the money from people seeking to curry favor for power. >> in d.c. people are constantly looking for ways to curry favor with politicians. and now there is a trump hotel. president trump's name well known, his ownership and presence give his hotel a big leg up in winning the competition for this business. we have all seen the president and members of his team encourage people to go there, using the power of his office to influence people, to patronize his establishments, which brings him unfair financial gain. >> now, this dispute is in ...

>>ow, this dispute is in a local d.c. court. so much has the saying goes, they're not making a federal case out of it. but one attorney argues it goes to the heart of federal corruption. >> whether you are a foreign government, a lobbyist or a special interest group, there is no easier way to funnel money directly to the president of the united states with no transparency whatsoever than by spending money in the president's hotel or his restaurants or through an event hosted in that facility. >> now that's more of an allegation than evidence, but the new suit does quote an an anonymous lobbyis...