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Steve scalise and a lobbyist are in Critical Condition. A house aide and Police Officer brutally shot at baseball field this morning in alexandria, virginia. Republican mo brooks was there at the practice session, he describes how it went down. I heard Steve Scalise screaming and i dont remember what he said. It was clear something bad happened, and at the same time, i hear the bangs, i look in that direction, i hear the scream, i see the rifle behind the third base dugout, probably ten or 15 feet past the third base dugout, on the left field side, obscuring the view of those of us who are batting. The big man continues to fire, Steve Scalise is on the ground and we dont know how bad hes hit. Liz at least 25 gop members of congress were at the field practicing for ....
Two Capitol Hill Police officers who were shot according to our justice correspondent Pete Williams, and Pete Williams, those officers are expected to be okay. Again, all of this unfolding just after 7 00 a. M. On the east coast in alexandria, virginia. This is just outside washington, d. C. The situation right now, though, according to Law Enforcement officials, stable. This is a situation that is under control. They believe they have the lone gunman in custody. A number of folks who were there at the field describing him as a middleaged. Were told he was wearing blue jeans, a blue shirt, and he had a riechfle. We heard from congressman joe barton from texas a few moments ago. He said that it also appeared as if the gunman had a pistol as well. Perhaps even a s ....
120 degrees. Plus a terrifying wrongway crash captured on dash cam. That and more on a special edition of early today. Good to be with you on this thursday morning. Im frances rivera. House majority whip Steve Scalise is in Critical Condition this morning after a gunman opened fire on members of the republican congressional baseball team. Scalises left hip was hit with a shot, the bullet fractured bones, injured internal organs and caused severe bleeding. Scalise has already received multiple pients of blood and doctors say hell need further surgeries. Several others were also injured during the shooting. Matt mika, a lobbyist for tyson foods was in Critical Condition. Congressional aid Zachary Barth was also shot but posted a facebook and said hes okay and re ....
Cancelled. Major garrett is at the white house and joining us with the latest on that. It was a short agenda today. Only one public event for the president , a a 3 30 speech at the department of labor to highlight his efforts to expand the workplace apprenticeships. That event has now been cancelled. And the white house is contemplating where and how and if the president will give remarks about todays tragic events. I can tell you that the president has telephoned House Speaker paul ryan and is making other calls to members of the House Republican conference and leadership and the white house is reviewing the president s schedule for the remainder of the day gathering more information and contemplating when or if the president will make public remarks on todays tragic events. One of the things we do not know what the motives were, but if this was terrorism, this is exactly t ....