through the dirt into the outfield. >> it's sinister and like shooting fish in a barrel. >> now who is the gunman and why did he do it? and how does it change the security in the nation's capitol? >> i believe having to dodge bullets today -- >> special coverage on news4 starts now. it's been nine hours now since the community baseball field became a crime scene sending shockwaves from alexandria to capitol hill and across the country. good afternoon i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm leon harris. so much information to get to and a better idea of what led to all of this. we begin with jim handly. jim, walk us through the latest information. >> reporter: i want to start with a quote from a witness in the moments after the gunfire stopped, that witness from this very field said, we have

versus guns, not good odds. we are helpless. it is hard to imagine that any one would target members of congress, playing for a charity baseball event, practicing up for tomorrow night, a game which will still take place. hard to imagine that someone would target them, a nonpartisan event that dates back more than 100 years but that's what happened in this quiet, close knit community in delray here. shortly after 7:00 this morning that's when it all started. that's when police tell us a gunman walked up here to eugene simp sin stadium park. he raised his rifle and started firing. we're spread out across the field and in the dugout alla cross t -- across time. he's from illinois and witnesses and police say when he started shooting

him. among those hits, steven scalise, so was matt mika, a lobbyists for tyson's food and zack bart as well as capital agent crystal greiner. none of the other congressmen were hit. one did sustain minor injuries in an effort to get away. everybody was scrambling. most were scrambling to get behind that first base dugout. this whole thing had them scrambling to survive, some to the parking lot to get behind cars. let's hear what some of them had to say later on in the morning. >> the shots being fired and there are people running, possibly victims involved. >> we were upbeat getting ready for a game and something like this happens and you can't believe it. fortunately there's security detail there or we all would have been vulnerable

fire -- return fire. i'm sure they saved who knows how many lives but pray for those that did get hit today. >> gun shot went off, it was louder than a normal gun shot. and then people started reacting and running toward the dugout. more gunshots went off. steve scalise was shot in the right field through second and first in the grass just off the infield. we had a staffer down, matt mika was shot and one of roger williams' staffer was shot. >> reporter: we want to give you a big picture view above this ball field. let's take a look at our mass camera right now. third base the gunman approaches from behind the dugout. it's actually behind the big metal container he fired through the fence. congressman steve scalise hit in the hip, crawls to the outfield, other witnesses run for that first base dugout and to hide behind

vehicle is still in that park's parking lot. the suspect about three minutes before the gunfire erupted asked a florida congressman, who was playing on this field, were they democrats or republicans? again three minutes after that, the gunfire began as many as 50 bullets perhaps more according to one senator. with more on how this all unfolded from the very beginning, we have team coverage for you. our pat collins spent the day looking into the suspect's past and his history. shomari stone learning more about the two officers who saved the day, hurt in the line of duty, rushed to the hospital, but we begin with our bureau chief, julie kerry who is live in alexandria. >> reporter: it's hard to see right now but there is still a very active investigation underway, the y, the ball field just down the street. the fbi command vehicles rolled into place and they have been scouring this

at the center of that scene and of course the biggest question on everyone's minds tonight, what was his motive, but the witnesses and neighbors i talked to today they've already come to their own conclusions about that. it was a barrage of gunfire aimed as members of congress at their morning baseball practice. some bullets flying into the neighboring ymca. this woman lives next door to the field. >> it was boom, boom, boom for the first ten or so and it was a pause and they started up again rapid fire. >> reporter: return fire came right away from the capitol police officers on duty at the field to provide security for the congressman. alexandria police on the scene in just minutes. they also offer fired on the gunman, james hodgkinson. >> the officers received fire from a suspect and they returned fire and that part of the investigation is ongoing. >> reporter: this man was working out inside the y.

wooden structure, exchanging fire with what i believed to be police officers who were hiding behind a black suv. >> reporter: witnesses and neighbors all reaching the same conclusion, this was a targeted attack. south carolina congressman jeff dunkin' had been practicing at the field earlier and was gone by the time gunfire erupted. >> based on the question he asked me i would make that assumption if he asked me if this team was the republican or democrat team practicing. i responded it was republican team practicing and he proceeded to shoot republicans. take that for what it's worth. >> reporter: my colleague tracee wilkins has been out in this neighborhood and just done an interview with a trainer who was working out at the ymca. he was out in the parking lot when this unfolded and we will hear from him a little bit later on this evening. also we just been told at 5:00, the fbi and otherge

coming back to the microphones here to give us an updated briefing. we'll have that for you as well. send it back to you, jim. >> reporter: thanks so much. we will be checking back with you at 5:00 and 6:00. we have just obtained at news4 some new video, a 30 second video, a clip from a cell phone from a witness who shot the moments that the gunfire erupted on this baseball field. listen closely to the chaos and the bullets as they were fired. >> what the [ bleep ] is going on? where's this guy? [ bullets firing ]

>> reporter: again those first bullets fired from behind third base from an m 4 then a gun battle ensued with the officers who were on the field, three minutes later alexia police officers again quickly arriving on the field too assist. from the shooting to the shooter, we're learning more about the gunman from il, a 66-year-old man who apparently spent some time in this area in the weeks leading up to this morning. let's go to our pat collins who is on the other side of the park where the suspect's vehicle remains in a parking lot. pat, what have you learned? >> reporter: jim, i'm in the backyard of a friend's home on the edge of the crime scene. i want you to look up now and to the left and you can see the ymca. you can see there are evidence markers all along the side of the building. we counted at least 22. look over to your right now and you'll see an

the armored car is parked ascrew in the parking lot. behind that car we believe is the suspect's vehicle. we expect that police and the feds will inspect that vehicle and process that vehicle and try to gain some clues from that vehicle. here in the front, you can see those gigantic trucks command post trucks, the feds have brought in. the fbi is here. the atf is here. alexandria police here. virginia state police here. they plan to be here a long time. now as for the suspect himself, well, he didn't arrive here just last night. it appears he's been here in alexandria for some time. james hodgkinson, 66 years old, from bellville, illinois, shot and killed by police after he

ambushed congressmen practicing baseball on the del ray field. it appeared hodgkinson has been in alexandria since april, former mayor bill yule remembers seeing him at the y on a regular basis. >> when i got word and saw the picture and i said, oh, my god, it's unbelievable. you sit there and talk to someone. he's very rational. seemed rational. >> reporter: recognize that man? >> yes, he's come in here before. >> reporter: that's jamie craig, he's a bar manager. she remembers hodgkinson as a frequent customer there. >> definitely creeped female bartenders out mostly. >> reporter: he would come in and order one thing. >> a budweiser. >> reporter: drink the beer, stare out the window. >> right. >> reporter: on facebook, hodgkinson had some strong and

thoughts. i want to say mr. president, you're an expletive, you're the biggest expletive we've ever had in the oval office. back in the illinois, hodgkinson ran a home inspection business. police say they were concerned about the way he was shooting his gun outside. >> even though it is legal to shoot on his property, we don't want anybody getting hurt. so we went over there and talked to him, explained to him, hey, the rifle you're shooting could ricochet off something. >> reporter: investigative effort going on. by the time this is over, they're going to know everything about james hodgkinson. favorite color, what he eats for breakfast and perhaps what him do what he did

>> reporter: all right. pat collins with more on the gunman. thank you. we should also tell you a witness spoke with us this morning and said while he was firing, he said absolutely nothing and the gunfire went on for minutes, some say as many as seven to ten minutes. some have said as many as 50 bullets. throughout the evening we're going to be hearing from many more members of congress. we'll hear from virginia's governor calling those police officers, those kprol police officers heros. had they not been here protecting the majority whip, the carnage we might have seen. back to you. >> nobody wants to even think about that. >> thank you, jim. >> we're learning more about how the victims of the shootings are doing. a family friend of congressional aid zachary bart says he's out of the hospital after being shot in the calf and matt mika is a lobbyist for tyson food.

they received that word from paramedics on the scene and just in the past few minutes we received an updated condition about the two capitol police officers special agent crystal grinder is in good condition. she was shot in the ankle and special agent david bailey is now out of the hospital. his injuries were minor. >> officers acted i believe heroically today and they're in good condition and we look for a rapid recovery. >> investigators are searching for shell casings and evidence next to the ymca. i'm tracee wilkins coming up on news4. how this mass shooting has impacted the quiet neighborhood of del ray. officers being hailed as heros tonight. we're hear from a very proud police chief. >> another note that we're following, doug's in the storm center and you're tracking a few showers and some c

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welcome back. we want to catch you up on today's ambush as a baseball field in alexandria. >> four people are recovering from gun shot wounds including republican congressman from louisiana steve scalise. the shooter was killed by the police. >> the man attacked this morning as republicans were practicing for tomorrow's charity baseball game against the democrats. >> there were dozens if not hundreds of shots fired. there was -- it was scary. >> democratic congressman tweeted out this photo of a

this happened at this morning's baseball team when they heard about the shooting at the republicans practice. >> quite a few members of congress say the brave actions of two capitol police officers stopped this from turning into a massacre on that baseball field. there were more than 20 members of congress on the field when it happened. the two officers took on the gunman and helped save a lot of lives. shomari stone is at capitol police headquarters with a look at what we know about those two officers. >> reporter: right now those two officers are being called heros. the capitol police officers right now are in good condition. house speaker paul ryan along with president trump praised them for their heroism. they saved many lives. u.s. capitol police officers david bailey and crystal grinder were hurt in the shooting at the republican congressional baseball practice. now they were a security detail for

rand paul said they had not been there, it would have been a massacre. bailey has been a capitol police officer for over nine years. he received a minor injury during the shooting. he was treated and released. crystal grinder is also in good condition. the gunman shot her in the ankle. doctors are still treating her for her yir. both officers are responsible for protecting members of congress. they released a written statement commending the officers for their response. the department thanked the alexandria police department, the fbi, the u.s. park police and other law enforcement agencies. now many people are on twitter praising these officers and the capitol police board released information just basically stating that they are heros. shomari stone, news4. >> thank you. our team coverage continues now as we go inside the del ray neighborhood. it's a pretty tight knit community. >> it doesn't have a

violence to report. tracee wilkins, what are you hearing? how's the community reacting now? >> reporter: i would say the best way to describe this community is that while we have a lot of post and pre-world war ii homes closely located, side by side and well man cured yards, folks who still meet each other for could have fill and hang out together neighbors know one another and so when these shots rang out i had people who were telling me we could not believe that those were gunshots. we thought it had to be construction or some work happening since this can be such a loud community with construction always happening here. but that was not the case. indeed it was a massacre, one that people who lived here were not at all prepared to have happen in their own backyards. here at the ymca they are still working on collecting evidence here in the parking lot. fbi agents, alexandria police have been here all day long. we talked with one resident who said that he believes this community has what it takes to make it past this

a very unusual sound in this neighborhood. city of alexandria has a no firearms discharge law so that's a very distinctive sound that we aren't used to hearing. >> it's just a super tight knit community. everybody knows everybody. and it's always unfortunate when things like this happen and but it's always unpredictable. you never know when these things are going to happen. i can tell you that this is the kind of community that just basically supports each other no matter what. >> reporter: this park where this all happened is a popular park. so much so that members of congress were practicing here this morning. reporting live in del ray, i'm tracee wilkins, back to you all in the studio. >> a college baseball player turned lobbyist hurt on the field this morning. update on his condition live from the hospital coming up.

ambush mean for security in the washington area? we're looki

. and we're back live at the skeeb of today's congressional baseball shooting. remembering that just a month ago the told you about a push to provide increased security offcampus for members of congress. well, it was the sergeant of arms, the house sergeant at arms requesting at least $2 million to beef up security at members' office in their home districts. the security upgrades include panic buttons and video surveillance equipment. congress members asked for these upgrades themselves amid concerns of gun threats. fast-forward a few weeks later and this evening we have a congressman and four others recovering from gun shot wounds. much more in just minutes from del ray in alexandria. >> all right. thank you, jim. our scott macfarlane has been reporting on the subject of security for members of congress for months now. read one of his most recent in

for more security in our nbc washington. search congressional security. >> let's talk about the weather. this haze that's settled over town looks like it's here to stay for a while. >> hazy hot and humid. three h's. 89 at the airport. that heat index is up to 95. there's the haze. currently an 87. we've got winds out of the east at about 8 miles an hour. a little bit cooler towards the east where we have that wind coming right off the bay. 90 in ma nas as, 90 in leesburg. look at the heat index. it was 87 in d.c., 95 in manassas. it's going to stay that way. we expected a few showers and storms. we got

county along 301. severe thunderstorm warning for hardy county and rockingham county, but most of our area on the dry side. we'll zoom on down into charles county. right around the 301 and just down to the south crossing the potomac. so heads up in that area but that is it. we're not seeing much. i was expecting a few more storms but they're all just to our south and west and that's where they're going to remain. here's your future weather showing it for us. few showers down to our south around 6:00 and tonight just some cloud cover at times. tomorrow weighing up to some cloud cover and i think we'll see more clouds than sun tomorrow but some sunshine tomorrow. 1:00 still in the dry side. watch what happens during the afternoon. few showers develop here around 4:00. i think almost all of them will be well west of i-95 here. take a look around 7:00/8:00, just a couple of scattered showers. most of us willy

thursday. 85 degrees out there for a high tomorrow. plenty of clouds. lower humidity. it's going to feel more comfortable tomorrow and most of the day is looking pretty good. few showers to the west as i mentioned to the west of i-95. temperatures in the 80s. 84 on friday. better chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms friday evening and saturday starting to pick up the heat index again. sunday a hot day, high temperatures around 93. that heat index into the upper 90s and on monday we're trying to get back to 90 but can't quite get there. 89 will have to do. >> we'll have to wait for the next heat wave. virginia lawmakers are reacting to this morning's shooting. our david culver talks one on one with the men who want to be the next governor of the commonwealth. >> we want to look at live pictures coming in near the crime scene with wtintrha oducing fios gigabit connection. crime scene with wtintrha

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>> shots being fired and there are people running, possibly victims involved. >> just a calm morning and all of a sudden there's gunfire in our neighborhood. >> we were there within three minutes. we do know that officers from the office of capitol police as well as three officers that we had on scene arrived, two of our officers engaged and gunfire returned fire. >> scalise had not been there with his security details, the information i have is it would have been a lot worse. >> melania and i are grateful for their heroism and praying for the swift recovering of all victims. we're on top of all the angles of this awful story for you. >> jim handly is live at the

can see that bloody field right behind him. what you seeing right now? >> reporter: investigators right now are surrounding the suspect's vehicle, which is in the parking lot on the other side of simpson ballpark. this crime scene tape stretches four to five acres. this is a massive crime scene. you have an adjacent playground and tennis courts and i'm looking at two dozen row houses, beautiful row houses in this quiet sought after neighborhood of del ray. a while ago we spoke to a witness that said she saw the gunfire unfold and that the gunman was calm. >> nice looking, demeanor, just quiet and he wasn't saying anything. it was very quiet. the only thing you could hear out there was the gunshots. >> reporter: we want to let you know that a little league champion b

was set to play here tonight has been cancelled, obviously. also another footnote. we'll tell you coming up later what the democrats who were practicing for tomorrow night's game, that congressional baseball game at nats park, what they did when they heard about the news this morning and where they were practicing too. we'll have that for you and we'll hear from virginia's governor when we join you in just a few minutes. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, jim. one of the shooting victims whose still at the hospital right now is a former congressional aid who now works for tyson's food at its d.c.'s office. he's a lobbyist. located downtown next to freedom plaza. chris gordon is there with that angle on this story, chris. >> reporter: mika is out of search. he has a long battle ahead. he's a former congressional aid to michigan republican congressman tim wahlberg who

prayers. we want to show you some videos. mika was a volunteer with the republican congressional baseball team, baseball was his passion. he played in college. he helped the republicans by pitching, batting practice. he has been a lobbyist with tyson foods for the past six years. mika recently moved into a recently renovated condo. people there say he hasn't been there long but he seems like a terrific guy. >> he's new to this our building. he seems to pitch in right away. the first time i met him was in the front gardening. we pitch in and help out and do things on our own here. talked to him briefly. welcomed him. i saw him friday night. i was out barbecuing. he was coming home. i didn't know what he did for a living until you came and told me he was injured. he's very quiet. >> it's very sad to hear that

be shot. it's startling and sad. there's no words to describe it. >> reporter: nbc news is reporting that matt mika was shot twice in the chest. he is in very serious condition tonight. that's the latest live at freedom plaza. >> chris lawrence here at the live desk where we are keeping an eye on new developments from the scene. you can see a live picture right there, federal agents going through james hodgkinson van. they have been removing a lot of items. we saw them remove an air mattress, several bins, some of the clothes that were in there. remember, we heard from former alexandria mayor bill yule who had encounter hodgkinson several times from the ymca that it appeared that he had been living out of

agents there going through painstakingly taking items out of that van. we know he was parked there near the baseball field and, in fact, several representatives say, as he was walking over to the baseball field, they were leaving practice early and they said he asked them are those republicans or democrats playing just in a very casual way and they said republicans. he said okay, thanks and continued on to the field. we'll keep an eye on these developments. bring you any updates as they come. at the live desk pro tip for fruit lovers: giant has unbelievable produce prices. so you'll never have to choose between your favorites. i thought i was your favorite. take a fresh look at giant's produce prices.

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now this would have been what happened with representative scalise today. we are told he is still in critical condition when he underwent surgery, he was brought here in critical condition, went through that surgery and is still in critical condition. we have seen a police presence here. d.c. police, alexandria police were here. the capitol police were here and that continues at this hour as we go through the day. we do know that one other person was brought here to med star, their condition is listed as good right now but the identity of that person has not yet been released. we will have more details that's become available tonight. back to you. >> thank you. now we're keeping a close eye as fbi investigators search what appears to be the vehicle of the suspect that is happening live right there. we're told the man may have been living out of this van for months and they're going through all of his items piece by piece. he was killed this morning when police say he opened fired as a baseball park this morning. four people were hurt there, a congressman

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four things you should know tonight are all about today's ambush in alexandria. >> send it out to our jim handly who's live at the scene. >> reporter: a very active crime scene. the fbi technicians casing behind home plate right now. you can see them as they look for casings on the ground and their could be many, as many as a hundred. you not only have the gunman firing, multiple rounds but you had capitol hill police and alexandria police coming too so again a very active crime scene. they were just walking by the third base dugout where the gunman fired through a fence starting at0

time line if we can. and it all started around 7:00 this morning. this is the video. that gunman opening fire at the baseball field right here simpson field, gop congressman, women staffer, all on the field practicing for that charity baseball game that will still happen tomorrow night. a fifth person was injured. scrambling to get away. now tonight we know that the gunman, james hodgkinson is 66 years old, was from illinois. during the ambush, local and capitol police returned fire and shot and killed him. four people are recovering from gun shot wounds tonight. house majority whip steven scalise also is just out of surgery. i apologize for that but still in critical condition. matt mika is a lobbyist for tyson's food, congressional staffer zack bart also shot

krystal grinder. and he's urging our leaders to focus on protecting all citizens not just politicians. >> things have become very partisan, very hard in this country today. we got to begin to work together to get things done. we're the greatest nation on earth and there has been too much raw discourse in this country's today that's pulling people apart in general and we need to work together. >> reporter: roger williams talking about his injured staffer. let's listen in. >> it wasn't ten seconds and zack had come running in from the outfield and he literally -- we landed in each other's arms. he held me, i held him. jeff flake took his belt off and made a turn kit around zack's leg to stop the

you know, i remember chuck fleischmann was on the phone to 911 screaming to hurry up and get here. jack barton was in the dugout with us. just trying to take care of each other. there was a lot of heros today among my friends. it's something i will not forget. it seemed like it went forever. the police say they got here in about three or four minutes and i'm sure that's the case, but it's a long time. they say 60 shots were fired but without our capitol police who took literally took a step forward when they didn't have to. they could've stepped backwards. they stepped forward. they saved all of us out there. there is no question about it. we had no arms. all we had

and the shooter. but i'm praying for whip scalise, the policeman, mika and then my young man that works for us in our office, zack, who will be fine. so with that i'll be glad to take some questions. >> reporter: that right there is zach barth's boss and the staffer who got injured and got a huge assist from arizona senator flake today when he tied a turnaket around his wound. he is expected to survive. as many as 60 shots fired. roger williams praying for other people injured today. i told you that the democrats were also practicing this morning across the river in washington when they heard

the tragedy here. they paused and prayed. they were told to shelter in place. we want to let you know we have a very special section on our nbc washington with much more information and the new developments as they come in so you'll want to check on that. we're live in del ray, back to you. >> you got it, jim. stay wus all afternoon and into the evening. lester holt with anchor nightly news right in alexandria. doug is back with an update on our weather, hot and hazy but not as hot as we were afraid it might be today. >> but the heat wave did extend today. we hit 91. we made it. we made it. the streak's alive. it'll be over tomorrow. will we hit 90s? a tough forecast out there. difference of a few degrees but that difference means we stayed in the heat wave. 91 degrees. baltimore

91 down to the south in warrenton. another hazy hot and humid day and we have a few clouds out there. temperatures 87 degrees. that heat index 94 degrees. it's a hot one. not seeing much in the way of storms. most of us are draw with the exception of fauquier county just to the south. here's a little shower north of hartward here in southern fauquier county. most of us will stay on the dry side tonight. most of the activity because of that easterly flow, that northeasterly flow most of the activity is south to us. big storm out here toward chicago but our weather coming down from the north. we're not going to be seeing all that much tomorrow. isolated shower most likely to the west of i-95. 80 degrees at noon, 85 degrees at 4:00. humidity also down. tomorrow a fairly comfortable day on our thursday. by 8:00 mostly dry

85 tomorrow but 84 degrees on friday. 87 on saturday. that's when we start to see the humidity back on the increase, sunday going for a high of 93, hot and humid on sunday. best chance it looks like it'll be on friday. another chance on monday with a high of 89 and all next week we stay in the 80s, no heat wave here. actually some pretty nice weather for the month of june. looking pretty good as we head towards fathers day. the hottest day, you know, because it's father's day. >> of course. >> thank you, doug. >> just our luck. get in the pool. >> there you go. they could've used some pool action. big scene played out overnight, stunning scene, an inferno caught on tape. the serious questions about just how long the residents living there had been in danger.

shooting at a congressional baseball practice is just getting started. we're live at the scene of the shooting in alexandria as new details come in about the man behind it and the people he fired at. you're seeing a picture of the baseball field where this happened just a little after 7:00 a.m. today.

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congressional republicans at a northern virginia baseball field this morning. >> four people are recovering now from gun shot wounds including house majority whip steve scalise. he's out of surgery but still in critical condition. the. >> the gunman was a guy from illinois. police shot and killed him during the ambush. >> our team of reporters is covering every aspect of this story for you and we'll bring you the latest throughout the evening. >> new details in that deadly shooting at a ups warehouse in san francisco. three people are dead there. the gunman, jimmy lamb was an employee there. he was holding an assault pistol when police found it and turned it on himself. lamb has a history of mental illness. and in london, many people still unaccounted for and the death toll there could rise after a huge fire raced through a high rise apartment overnight. at least a dozen people have been killed. >> scarey scene. the building just went through some major renovations but it's going to be a while before anyone knows the cause

inferno and what made it spread so fast creating a horrific scene. >> reporter: nightmare in the dark. a london tower block consumed by fire, hundreds trapped inside. firefighters battling for hours to get them out. trapped residents desperately waving from windows. >> those people flashing their lights. >> reporter: one woman dropped a baby from the ninth floor. just dropped in a straight line and the guy just leaned forward and the baby fell into arms. survivors told me they could hear people screaming for help. >> you can't get to them and the fire just went and it just took them. >> reporter: there are nearly 200 apartments in the block up to a thousand residents. london's fire chief says there are many people dead. >> at this time i am very sad to confirm that there have been a

number of fatalities. >> reporter: dozens of residents have been taken to hospitals, the cause of the fire still isn't known but residents say they've been warning of fire safety for years. the tower was recently renovated at a cost of $11 million. but people say there was no central fire alarm this morning. >> i looked out the window and i could see the flames coming out from underneath, rapidly. >> reporter: this man was spotted still in the building long after first light, firefighters are still checking to see if anyone else is alive inside. more bad news expected later on, the police confirming that the number of casualties will rise. back to you. >> announcer: news4 at 5:00 starts now. right now at 5:00. >> doing batting practice and all of a sudden we heard shots. five people wound

field in alexandria. an ambush on republican members of congress practicing for a charity game. >> i think it's crazy. i think it's sinister. of it's like shooting fish in a barrel. >> bystanders caught in the cross fire just as the city began to come to life. >> and everybody started screaming hitting the ground, i was in the middle of the field so i just laid flat. >> while others tried to escape that spray as dozens of bullets through the air. >> i saw several people running down the street fleeing the seen. >> tonight what we know about the shooter, the conditions of those hurt and a call for unity from capitol hill. >> we are united. we are united in our shock, we are united in our anguish, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.

the shooter was anti-trump. his social media postings reflected his growing anger, which mirrors some of the divisions that have plagued our nation since the election. police say james hodgkinson, his anger erupted in violence aimed at republicans. good afternoon i'm wendy rieger. jim handly is in alexandria at that ballpark where we start our coverage. >> reporter: you and i know that this del ray section of alexandria is a quiet, very close-knit community. a sought after neighborhood. everybody knows your name in this neighborhood. popular coffee shops, bars, restaurants too. people congregated and sit on their porches and backyard decks. they know each other. they know nothing like what they saw and heard today. we have video that we've obtained from a man that was just out walking his dog this morning. picked up his cell phone and he shot the video of allth