two capitol police that were part of steve scalise's detail. if they were not there this would have been a massacre. >> this morning new details on the shooting including the six injured. steve scalise's condition remains critical as president trump pays a late night visit. what motivated the shooter to target republican members of congress. >> on a scale of one to ten it was a ten. new details on the desperate rescue attempts at the london apartment inferno as the death toll rises. dangerous heat wave on

way with temperatures reaching 120 degrees. a crash captured on dash cam. that and more on a special edition of "early today". good to be with you on this thursday morning. i'm frances rivera. house majority whip steve scalise is in critical condition this morning after a gunman opened fire on a republican baseball team. according to the d.c. hospital where he's being treated the bullet fractured bones, injured internal organs and caused severe bleeding. scalise has already received multiple pients of blood and doctors say he'll 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 he's okay and recovering in the hospital. his boss representative roger williams from texas suffered a sprained

two capitol police officers on scalise's security detail were hospitalized. one of shot in the ankle but in good condition and the other was released after sustaining a minor nongunshot injury. last night president trump visited the wounded officer in the hospital as well as representative scalise and his wife. he said ska slis in tough shape but a fiergt. pray for steve. tom costello has more on the shooting. >> reporter: captured on cell phone video gunfire that rang out. >> shots fired and people are running. victims involved. >> reporter: an all out gun battle. as capitol hill police and alexandria officers engaged a lone gunman, 66-year-old james hodgkinson targeting republican members of congress who were

practicing for a charity baseball game. among the first to be hit republican whip steve scalise. >> he drug himself from the dirt newfoundland to the grass outfield. there's a trail of blood. we can't help him. we're helpless. we have bats versus rifles. >> reporter: scalise detail and capitol hill police immediately began -- returned fire. >> reporter: the gunman armed with a semiautomatic assault weapon and a handgun. >> he was crouched behind wooden piece of stands and he had an ak-47 in his hands. he was exchanging fire with police officers who were crouched behind a black suv. >> reporter: the six people injured include s

crystal griner, matt mika, zachary barth and representative williams who twisted an ankle. >> two of the capitol police were shot. one staffer who dove into the dug out with a leg wound. we got a belt and stopped the bleeding. we were tending to him as well as try to keep down away from the shooter. >> reporter: members of congress said the gunman knew who was on the field. >> individual walked up and said hey are those republicans or democrats. jeff said republicans. the guy turned around and started walking towards the field. it was a little odd. i didn't see any indication of violence or anything. >> a white guy 5'8", 5'10". >> reporter: after an intense gunfight that shot out the windows of the next door ymca hodgkinson was shot and wounded and died a few hours later at the hospital. all

area hospitals. representative scalise taken off the field by medics. a police officer taken out by chopper. >> i never thought i would come to a baseball game for local d.c. charity and have to dodge bullets. >> reporter: representatives who normally don't have security detail were grateful for the capitol police who would not have been there if scalise were not on the field. the political accusations started flying hours after the bullets started. newt gingrich on fox news blaming a pattern of what he calls increasing hostility on the left for the gunman's actions. here's pete williams with what we know about the shooter. >> reporter: police and federal agents descend on the suburban st. louis home of james hodgkinson looking for clues about what led him to carry out the shooting, having identified him

i.d. he was carrying. age 66 a home inspector who allowed his license to lapse last fall. he was someone who strongly disliked republican policies and opposed president trump. in march he wrote on facebook trump destroyed our democracy, time to destroy trump and company. two days ago he used obscenities to describe this week's white house cabinet meeting. year and a half ago he wrote i hate republicans and everything they stand for. a family member said hodgkinson was distraught over last year's election and worked as a volunteer for the bernie sanders campaign. >> i am sickened by this despicable act and let me be as clear as i can be. violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society. >> reporter: hod was a prolific letter writer to his local paper. in 2011 he described republicans as full of hate. ng

street demonstrations he talked to the st. louis fox affiliate. >> in 99% are getting pushed around and the 1% are just not giving a damn. >> reporter: the congressman from hodgkinson's district said he wrote or called the office ten time but never threatened. >> they were disagreeing with my position, but they were not any threats or any red flags that were sent out. >> reporter: in late march sheriff's deputies responded to calls from residents who said he was shooting in the woods near his bellville house. >> we went over and talked to him. he was very nice. hey, i'll take it to a range where it's somewhere safer. >> reporter: officials said he had been in suburban washington, d.c. for the past six weeks and frequented an alexandria, virginia ymca that's directly across the treat from the ballpark. >> that was pete williams. new developments in the russia investigation. "the washito

is examining whether president trump attempted to obstruct justice. "new york times" list the intelligence officials to request an interview which requires dan coates and mike rogers and rick liggett who the "wall street journal" explains they documented a significant phone call between rogers and president trump. tra tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. >> reporter: we're learning about what may be going on inside this fbi investigation. keep in mind that dan coates and mike rogers both testified here recently and would not talk about their private conversations with president trump. what did the president ask? what was their response? the deputy at the nsa richard liggett who according to that report may have documented some of that conversation and be willing to talk about it with the

fbi director testified here james comey, he said that he had assured the president several times that he was not personally under investigation. without then comey was fired and according to these reports they look into whether or not president trump was trying to object the struck justice started after comey was fired and after he told nbc that he was thinking about russia when comey was fired. the question here did the president ask any of these national security officials to intervene in the investigation. that's what they are going after. now mr. trump's attorney, his personal attorney called this fbi leak as he describes it outrageous, inexcusable and illegal. thank you. now turning to the weather there's heat and a whole other level. will we get two degrees within the hottest temperature ever

let's turn it to bill karins. >> very close. phoenix 122 the hottest ever recorded. they are expected 120 maybe two days in a row. that's as we go through the end of the week beginning of next week. immediate threat is the thunderstorms. some rolling towards cincinnati and strong line of storms in missouri. this is our cold front that's dying off through the southeast. additional storms today. memphis to dirm. 16 million at risk. late day storms large hail from wichita to kansas city. if you don't get storms very hot. 90 to 100 all the way up to chicago. here's a closer look at your day ahead. the showers and storms will help you in the southeast. lightning is a big threat and dangerous too. as we go through texas hundreds, san angelo, 104, and el paso. the big th

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right now on "news 4 today," lawmakers and their aides targeted. >> nearly 24 hours later we're learning about him, his motive and the question he asked just before that attack. >> plus, the latest on his victims, who they are, their conditions and the plans to keep today's congressional baseball game they were practicing for safe and secure. "news 4 today" starts now. it is 4:26. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika

eun yang is on location. first we'll check in with meteorologist chuck bell and lauren rickets first. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> quiet start to the day. >> yes. not as humid out there and not as warm out there. >> fortunately. it got a little steamy out there yesterday. luckily the rain chances stayed away yesterday. for the most part we're going to be staying away from the rain chances today. there's a slight chance for a few showers. we'll have the umbrella as a precautionary tale. noticeably cooler this morning. this time we were 80 in washington, now only 73. about a five to ten degree drop compared to yesterday. today 85 degrees. best chance of rain will be along the i-81 corridor. chances for rain sneak up a little bit as we head into the weekend. more about that coming up in a few minutes. for now, good morning, melissa.

there before braddock road, we have the entrance blocked because of a paving project. doesn't seem to be messing anything up too seriously at least right now. in northwest, eastbound r street between 20th and 19th blocked right now for an emergency utility work. 56 and 95 in virginia, you don't have any big issues there. everything looking good there. live look 301 at 5, everything rolling along nicely. things are quiet now, but this was the scene almost 24 hours ago. dozens of gunshots turned an alexandria baseball field into a battlefield. the target, members of congress. now the fbi trying to figure out why. >> we have team coverage oth

news 4's justin finch will be at the baseball field for the latest on the investigation. megan mcgrath will be live where they will play the congressional baseball game today. >> let's get you updated on how the victims are doing. steve s ska lease is in critical condition. it hit his left hip, fractured his pelvic bone. matt mika was shot and crystal griner is in good condition after being shot in the ankle. she is part of representative scalese's team. >> this is video of them leaving the hospital after spending 30 minutes inside. the president sat at congressman steve

spoke with his wife. sean spicer said it was an emotional meeting. the president spoke with the doctors who are treating the congressman. scalise is, quote, one of the truly great people is in very tough shape, but he is a real fighter. pray for steve. >> after the investigation the fbi will build a time line to figure out when the suspect, james hodgkinson arrived in the area. he had a history of arrests involving guns. everything points to this attack having political motivation. in march he wrote on facebook, quote, trump has destroyed our democracy. it's time to destroy trump and company. at one point he was a volunteer for the bernie sanders campaign. the fbi says they still need more information on hodgkinson's state of mind. >> to the