it looks like directly across the street from simpson field where the baseball diamond is. there as well. now you see the images of large bullet holes and cracked glass across the street from simpson field, we believe in the ymca building. we weather we heard from david woodruff saying he was headed there. there were folks either working out or about to go to work out in that area, and this is now the scene that they are watching unfold befo them in alexandria. >> a lot of the staff members were saying there were reports that some of the people who were there, they sought shelter in nearby homes because apparently some of the aides live near simpson field. for those of you not familiar with the congressional baseball game, this is an annual event. this is a tradition in washington. it's n sometng necessarily see oe news, but people that are in the political world know about this. it one of the few that still exists here in washington. and at a time when the congress is just so divided, people really were looking forward to it. it's the one time they set their differences as

field in alexandria remains a crime scene this morning. >> where is he at? >> i assume people have been calling 911 already. >> that was the scene almost 24 hours ago. dozens of gunshots turned simpson baseball field into a battlefield. target, members of congress. now the fbi is trying to figure out why. >> three people remain in the hospital this morning, including house majority whip steve scalise. he is in critical condition. doctors at med star washington centers hospital say the bullet did a lot of damage. lobbyist matt mika is in critical condition after being shot several times. crystal griner is in good condition. >> take a look at this. shooting happened at the simpson stadium park in the del ray neighborhood. neighbors described it as a quiet, close knit community. >> now it is swarming with federal agents. news 4's justin finch joining us live with more on the suspect the feds say caused all of this cha chaos. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, erikaerika, baseball diamond is cordoned off. hours after the shooting james hodgkinson was shot and killed by police. here is a look. we a home inspector from belleville, illinois. they believe he was living out of his whi

monroe avenue here in the del ray section of alexandria as well as the area surrounding simpson field still a crime scene this morning though we dom expect perhaps some of this area will be released later today. yesterday the shooter's wife told the media that her husband said he was going to washington to change the tax brackets. now, the fbi and the atf spent a full day yesterday back out at simpson field conducting their investigation and collecting and documenting evidence after the terrifying shooting. capitol police say they believe that james hodgkinson had his guns legally a 9-millimeter handgun and a rifle. inside this white van he had been living out of since march investigators confiscated a computer, a camera and a cell phone. they continued to look into hodgkinson's social media interactions. four people were hit by gunfire. staff zach barth treatd the and released. tyson's food lobbyist matt mika and congressman steve scalise remain in that critical condition and officer crystal griner is in good condition. scalise had another surgery last night and he's going to need mo

dozens of shots turned simpson baseball field into a battlefield. congressional baseball game that those members were practicing for will, in fact, go on tonight at nats park. meanwhile, the fed james hodgkinson's steps through the area. justin finch has more on how you can help the fbi in this case. justin? >> reporter: hey there, erika. good morning. the fbi is hoping more people take a look at this photo we're about to show you here in hopes that they may recognize him. meantime in this del ray neighborhood, another day of a day out of the ordinary here. lots of fbi patrols on the ground. crime tape still up here at the park as investigators dig deeper into this man now accused of opening fire. take a look at his face. this is 66-year-old james hodgkinson.belleville, illinois. he's believed to have been living out of his van here in alexandria. they pulled from the van mattress, personal items, pillows and pape parking lot. many in this area, including neighbors, people at the y, even business owners have said they recognize him saying he often k

police say simpson field, the site of the shooting, will reopen later today. officials will hold a small re-opening ceremony this evening. the field has been closed since the shooting on wednesday morning, as police investigated. coming up-- new details about a deadly navy collision, that claimed the lives of several sailors including a man from maryland. still ahead-- why the damage is even worse than it looks. plus, a weather alert morning in our area. but it's not just the heat that you need to watch out for. meteorologist veronica johnson will tell us what is heading this way.. when we come back. humid, strong pm storms (2-8pm) highs: 82-88 winds: south 10-15 mph, gusts o end, skies begin clearing by 11pm lows: 65-71 winds: west 10 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny, less humid, still warm highs: 83-88 winds: west to southwest 5-10 mph someone or something finally bests "wonder office. we'll tell you more about the new number one.. coming up. plus, a different wonder woman sends fans into a frenzy without saying a word. coming up-- why the "bee-hiv

simpson field in alexandria's del ray neighborhood is back open.. after last week's horrifying ambush. neighbors filled the stands last night for a little league game. it took place nearly a week after six people were shot, including congressman steve scalise. his condition is improving. a pre-game ceremony last night honored first responders for saving lives by bringing down the shooter. in the dugout where lawmakers hid from flying bullets, stand, as a testament to a new beginning. we have the fundraising results of the congressional baseball game that took place the night after the ambush. organizers say the game took in a record one-and-a-half million dollars. that's three times more than last year's game. some of the money raised will support those injured in the attack.. which happened as republicans were practicing for the game. meanwhile in the southwest - the heat is so extreme right now that just being outside- is dangerous. dozens of flights had to be canceled in phoenix... because of concern the high temperatures could affect plane's tir

the area closer to simpson field has largely cleared out. dramatically different this morning when there were 2 blocks of flashing lights, numerous police cars. the alexandria police chief try to assure local residents that things would return to normal and it was an isolated event. vonnie: we are looking at events in the senate because they continue to convene. the house went on recess after meeting briefly at the beginning of session and is due to reconvene having a being briefed by various agencies. now that the shooter emma the assailant, shooter, this salad nowead, business will -- that the shooter, the assailant is dead, business will resume as normal? laura litvan: the house will not resume but i would assume tomorrow for that i would fully expected that. vonnie: actually, we are anticipating the speaker will make his comments in just a few moments. we are seeing congressional members lisa the all member congress -- leave the all member congress and they got a briefing for various agencies that are walking on the way to a podium, i im

back live at simpson field in alexandria. the f.b.i. directors were going shoulder to shoulder a second ago. they are covering every square inch not only of the ball field but past the fence, toward the third base line and the dugout. they are retracing the steps of the gunman and the capitol police officers who came running at the gunman. he had rifles and they had pistols. he had the advantage with the range of the rifle. but one of the officers even after being shot was able to fire a shot in excess of 50 yards. hitting the gunman in the chest. and bringing this to an end. nancy? nancy: reaction coming in from from gabrielle giffords who posted to twitter this. she posted "my heart is with my former colleagues, their families and staff and the u.s. capitol police, public servants and heroes today and every day." she was shot in the head as a man opened fire as she met with constituents in arizona six years ago. six people died in that attack. also congressman nancy pelosi among many praising the capitol police for the actions today. s

police respond >> simpson field in alexandria reopens to baseball tonight. celebration of heroes and of the national pastime. this is in the wake of last week's horrific shooting here. hi guys. in the desert.be here. at the mall. on the mountain. at school. at the beach. the big easy. yeah yeah today i want to show you guys e next-gen chevy equinox. what do you think? that's pretty. pretty sexy. it's not too big. not too small. seems like the perfect car for anybody. i would take it anywhere. she's a bad mama jama. (laughter) current qualified gm lessees can get this introductory lease on the all-new 2018 chevy equinox for around $249 a month. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: almost one week ago the ballpark ambush. six people hurt when one man opened fire. alison: the target, of course, the congressional republican baseball team practicing for annual charity game against the democrats. the entire park has been closed until tonight. jay korff is there for the reopening as the litt

tours are going to reopen simpson field in alexandria today.unman shot four people, includi congressman steve scalise. there will be a little league game that starts at 7:00 tonight. >>> held without bond in the murders of two montgomery county teens much the murder was a setup in retail yags for an apparent robbery. coring come uhe was going to sel a graduation ticket to one of the suspects. the najjar allegedly stole drugs last year. >>> we could be hours away from learning about the killing of seth rich. a group of forensic experts in george washington university grad students are investigating his death. that group is expected to reach some of the findings. it happened in the bloomingdale neighborhood. police think it a neighborhood but haven't made any arrests. >>> covering prince george's county. algtss this morning that could affect knaus of students at maryland's second largest school district. >> some board members say they have evidence students who earned the right to graduate were still able to walk across the stage. it was all done

all of the neighborhood has come out for the vent tonight in which simpson park is opening and simpson field is opening. we try to make our way through the crowd of the people who live in the area, work in area and call the area home. one sobering reminder. that is a bullet hole from the shooting on the field. that is the manager. congressman joe barton, and the gentleman in the suit. you can step this way to get closer. any minute now we think around 6:10 or 6:15, here is home plate. a number of dig anynaries will be sit -- dignitaries are over here. some of the first responders that live and work in the community are throwing out the first pitch. right now you will hear from a local real estate agent, businesswoman who has been providing free food and hot dogs coming to the event. take a listen. >> this is a situation where as a community we want to be together. we want to share a bond together. this is a way for to us do that and to know that it is a safe place to be. safe place for your family to be. for to us be together as a community. >> i want you to see this as we close out the stor

can see bullet holes in the bleachers, in a shed, and in the fencing all around this ballpark simpson field. this is evidence this gun battle took place and the ymca reopened like you said. there are boards on the windows still. evidence of the shattered glass that happened during this shootout. the krcvs and aldi also reopene and the dog park. very important piece of this, neighbors and dogs able to get back out there and bring some sense of normal. politically we need to get republicans and democrats so they stop fighting at all these commercials that potentially can insight this type of thing. >> back out life, you can see the field. they were watering the field. it remaining closed, but we're told it will reopen sometime tomorrow. erica back to you. >> darcy spencer, thank you. american sailors are missing oceans away off the coast of japan. navy says destroyer collided with a container ship roughly four times its size on friday. today returned to home port in japan without seven of its sailors. u.s. and japanese forces have launched a joint search effort, at least two other sailors wer

hopes to return control of simpson field back to alexandria officials by monday perhaps. they have put out thanks to those who stopped the gunman in the park on wednesday. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. montgomery county police asking for help to find killers of two high school students gunned down a night before graduation. investigators say one victim was shot ten times and the other four. one of teens appears to have some kind of debt and they are urging anyone with information to come forward. >> our belief for the community and we know they have been upset by this event and they should be, should not happen many montgomery county. >> this is not a random event. we believe that the suspect and the victims knew eh other. more importantly we believe there are people out there that have not come forward yet. have not given us information they know about the case. michelle: there is a reward for information leading to the arrest. jonathan: president trump made changes to the american-cuba policy. he says they will not lift sanctions on cuba

police say simpson field, the site of the shooting, will reopen later today. officials will hold a small re-opening ceremony ahead of scheduled baseball game tonight the field has been closed since the shooting wednesday morning, as police investigated. five people were woudned in the attack - including louisiana congressman steve scalise. doctors say the house majority whip underwent another surgery on saturday and his condition has been updated from "critical" to "serious". just say no... to smartphones? still ahead - the proposal to ban teens from using them. and think our heat wave has been bad - just be glad you aren't in california. a southwest sizzler - pushing temperatures to near record highs. the airport already warning about flight delays - next with tempur-pedic.t our proprietary material automatically adjusts to your weight, shape and temperature. so you sleep deeply, and wake up feeling powerful. find your exclusive retailer at tempurpedic.com ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru fores

while on social media, he criticized the republicans, taken photographs of simpson field and a list with names of six minutes of congress on hi >> at this point it appears spontaneous. >> spontaneous even though hodgkinson showed up at simpson park with a handgun and assault rifle. we learned prior to coming to d.c., the neighbors in illinois had complained about him containing target practice on his property. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: three of the six people wounded in the shooting remain hospitalized but we are told that congressman steve scalise has been upgraded to fair condition. the capital police officer crystal griner also improving and today republican leaders again thanking the officers. >> we saw tremendous courage from the capital police from agent griner and bailey. they risked their lives. so there wasn't a worse tragedy. jonathan: no question. they sported the stickers in honor of steve scalise. securitys southeast. live pictures now where the congressional women's softball team getting ready for the charity game. we take you to the effect of th

sanders came out yesterday and denounced the shootingment shoot despite what happened at simpson field, they say the republican democrat baseball game will go on as scheduled today. representative scalise again in critical condition and will need several more surgeries, karen, thomas. >> jenny joyce in the news room this morning, jenny, it is important to point out as jenny just did, because we're moving forward here, that chair at this congressional game scheduled for tonight, they say, is not going to stop us. it is going to go on as planned. >> we're in the going to let incident like this change our way of life offer our daily routines. we're going to go ahead and play the ballgame. players on both sides want to do. that will they think it is the right thing to do. >> in tonight's game will be played at the home of the washington nationals. >> pennsylvania congress mash, pat meehan; on that republican baseball team. 's pitcher on the team. will also be playing tonight. we spoke with him yesterday while all of this was breaking on good day. >> so he wasn't there when obviously all of

jonathan: it has been 12 hours since the shooting at the simpson field behind me. earlier this morning this is where the member of congress, republican members were gathering for a practice to get ready for a charity game tomorrow night at nats park. after 7:00, a busy place. a lot of folks walking a dog, getting a walk in before they headed to work. that is when it was interrupted by gunfire. not a couple of shots. a lot of shots went off in the park right now. the game we understand will go on despite what took place on the field. let me show you a mass cam version, a bird's-eye view of the field. you can see house majority whip steve scalise was on second base. the gunman was over by the third base line standing in the grand stand to shoot over the fence. that is where we understand he opened fire according to witnesses. we understand that mr. scalise was hit in the hip. it dropped him to the ground. he dragged himself into the outfield, but that was one of many shots fired. he was shooting at anything, cars, the dugout, you name it. our brad bell has been cover

. >>> all through the night the lights of simpson field in alexandria have stayed on while investigatorsfor answers. news 4's justin finch has a look at where that investigation stands and why the fbi needs your help. >>> then we will check in with megan mcgrath. she's live at national's park with a congressional game the victims were practicing for will take place in just a few hours. >>> it's official, the federal reserve is raising interest rates by 1/4 of a percentage point. >> the question many of you may be asking, how will it affect me? news 4 is working for you. here's the b if you're looking to buy a house, mortgage rates likely won't go up. as for your student loan, federal lending rates are locked in when the loan is taken out. unless you're looking to borrow this year, you shouldn't see any change in payments. >>> all week we are working for you to make sure your family is financially save. ahead in the next hour see more on this story. >>> if you bought a flight lately, the price is going up. airlines will raise rates and charges significantly over the next few years. the re

simpson field reopened last night for a little league game.ok place nearly a week after six people were shot, including congressman steve scalise. his condition is improving. a pre-game ceremony last night honored first responders for saving lives by bringing down the shooter. in the dugout where lawmakers hid from flying bullets, fresh flowers now stand, as a testament to a new beginning. ticket sales are soaring for tonight's congressional womens game in the wake of the shooting. as of monday - 263 thousands dollars have already been raised - the most ever - and tickets are nearly sold out! it comes as we're learning the congressional baseball game also set fundraising records. organizers say last week's game brought in one-point-five million dollars - three times more than last year. tonight's women's game begins at seven o'clock at watkins recreation center in southeast. road closures in the area begin around four. new overnight.. family and friends gathering in charlottesville to remember former u-v-a student otto warmbier. warmbier died

reporter: a left this alexandria neighborhood and the nation in shock. >> we're back live now at the simpson fielde in dell ray neighborhood. what you're looking at right now is a live shot of what has been going on here, a sweep by alcohol, tobacco and firearms agents who have been going up and down the length of this baseball field tonight. scoping that out, picking up shell casings, trying to identify pieces of evidence. it is not just this baseball field, which is the crime scene here, as you can see, this tape literally comes up right to where we're standing, there's a playground next to us, it's a four-block region here, probably about close to a square mile that is the subject of this investigation, we expect this work tonight, jim and shawn, is going to go into the evening, live in alexandria, sending it back to you. >> thank you, fitz. >>> the fbi identified the shooter as 66-year-old james hodgkinson of belleville, louis >> paul wagner has more on the shooter and what may have been his motivation. paul, good evening. >> >> we are learning quite a bit about this man in the last couple of

you can see simpson field is still completely cordoned off with crime tape, monroe street still shut down at this hour and congressmen who were here yesterday hoop managed to survive this say this felt like they were being hunted as literally the shooter was aiming at the only exit there on the field as they tried to army crawl their way. they do credit those capol all of their lives. now, the fbi says it is looking into hodgkin son's motive. we don't know why he left illinois. his facebook page says he worked as a home inspector. he was also active on anti-republican sites. the ap reports he had prior arrests for resisting police and drunken driving in the 90's and an arrest for battery in 2006. his hometown newspaper saysed written in several times angry about republicans and tax policies. the shooting shocked people who had gotten to know him briefly here in alexandria. a neighborhood bar employee said he came in often, talked about golf and real estate but not politics or guns and former alexandria mayor bill yule would see him at the ymca working on his laptop. the fbi is still

>> simpson field here, which is home of the t.c. williams high school, their varsity team plays here, so this is a real baseball diamond. it's got fencing throughout. so to the point, there was not a lot of exits if you were stuck in the outfield or even in the infield. i know senator flake had made reference to the fact that had the capitol police been there to not return fire, this could have been much, much more serious than it is. again, we're in very much a residential area, so it would have been easy for any kind of assailant to kind of slip in without anybody noticing here. we're abutting a parking lot, playground, bushes up against the ymca here in alexandria. >> rand paul made very similar comments to what a massacre it could have been, really an open killing field had the capitol police not been there, those who were there to protect steve scalise because he is a member of the leadership. i want to share a little more of that. take a listen. >> everybody probably would have died except for the fact that the capitol hill po

with the sheriff from alexandria about his reaction, his response to what happened at the simpson baseball field. living in that neighborhood, so many people were shaken to hear gunshots coming from there in such large numbers, potentially dozens of shots at 7:00 i morning. >> and we're hearing from people who say it could have been us. he for some reason chose not to shoot us or turn in our direction. a fitness instructor said that she normally takes her class outside and they do everything out there and she said we saw the shooter, he was absolutely calm, didn't say anything, described what he was wearing and gave a chilling account of what she was seeing. >> i think we have another account we want to try to share with you right now. this is representative bad w-- brad wenstrup of ohio. >> i went out there after they subdued the shooter. >> reporter: and what was the mood like today at this event? did you ever expect anything like this to happen? >> no. we were upbeat getting ready for a game. detail there, the capitol hill police, or we all would have been vulnerable. they saved who knows how

. >> it happened at simpson baseball field the name of the baseball field simpson baseball field in alexandria00 block of monroe street. simpson baseball field they are calling the actual location of where this went on. like you said it was just an early morning congressional baseball practice. next thing you know shots ring out and people obviously aff affected. >> we do want to let you know that if you're just tuning in now, we're reporting of a multiple shootings in alexandria near this y on this baseball field, and we have learned that if they were targeted but those who were shot include louisiana congressman steve scalise and several of his aids. there's a picture of steve scalise. we were -- we learned that he had been shot in the hip. we don't know how badly he is injured. we don't know how badly any of his aids may have been injured as well. we know that alexandria police reported this happening or confirmed this around 7:30. so just over a half an hour ago, and as you can imagine the police presence in that area is massive. we, of course, have a crew on the way to the scene. tom fitz

simpson field in alexandria is an active investigation site.arry: sam sweeney has been .eporting that angle people yesterday came out in droves to show their solidarity with the victims. people and this del ray community pride themselves on the community that they live in and that they know their neighbors and that they do neighborhood picnics and barbecues. the kids play at the park by themselves. they really don't have worries here but yesterday, that all changed. 10 minutes of bullets, more than 50 of them. bullets rang out in this ball field where children normally play. last night, they came out to show their resilience. we did catch up with a couple of them and let's listen to what they had to say shooting. >> we can gather and show people that we will not fall for hate or ignorance. we are celebrating life and we are going to pray and come together tonight. morning, so many people who live in this community have questions -- why did this man come here to this part of alexandria? was this the plan all along? who is he? we look into his ba

that is where those two par parg lots the ymca parking lot and the simpson field parking lot are so really focus of the attention. we also learned that the shooter apparently told his wife he was going to washington to work on taxes ton change the tax brackets. the fbi and atf spent another full day out at simpson stadium field in alexandria collecting and documenting evidence from wednesday's terrifying shooting. police believe james hodgkinson had his guns legally nine mill neither handgun and a rifle. they also check out the white van that he'd been living in since march. investigators confiscate add computer a camera and a cell phone and they continue to look into hodgkinson's social media interactions. his estranged wife spoke to the media yesterday. >> i just don't know what to tell you people. i had no idea this was going to happen, and i don't know what to say about it. i can't wrap my he >> reporter: sue you san hodgkinson said her husband sold almost all of his belongings earlier this year before coming to dc. he was also known while he was here in the area to frequent that ymca

that gunman opening fire at the baseball field right here simpson field, gop congressman, women staffericing 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 hi

autria: take putting and never on the plan to reopen simpson's field. it was last week when a man opened fire there. six people were hurt, including the house majority whip, steve scalise. they have been getting it ready to host little league baseball again. , no threat of a rain delay tonight? not at all. in fact, it will be lovely weather with a rees to help with the warmth that we will be feeling. thunderstorms ended yesterday during the evening hours. the last of the rain during the overnight you were sleeping, the humidity is still coming down as i speak. we will hit 79 degrees, with highs topping out in the upper 80's in a breeze out of the west or upper southwest. it arrives early and we will get a 289 degrees. what a day tomorrow is going to be as well. we will track what looks like that isolated shower in the area. breezy tomorrow, still a smiling emoji. then we are back to sweating my the end of the temperatures on friday. 97 in d.c., the heat index, we will talk about what it will feel like over the weekend for those storms. autria: starting

chris gordon is live at simpson field with more on the investigation. >> reporter: well, the fbi says the shooter purchased a 9 millimeter handgun last november after the presidential election. he then drove here from bellville, illinois just two days before the shooting, he texted a family member saying he was thinking of returning home, but instead he came here to simpson stadium park in alexandria carrying that hand gun and a rifle. the shooter acted alone according to the fbi. they say 66-year-old james tom hodgkinson told his family in march that he was coming to he was living in his van. he rented a storage unit in alexandria. >> we determined that the vhe visited his yununit more than 4 times. >> reporter: and the day he appeared at the field request a are not baseball team was practicing. investigators say he fired 60 times, more than 50 with an sks arriv rifle like this, the frrest froa hand gun. investigators say he had anger issues and was under train mentally. his posts include anti-republican rants. investigators say he had a list with the name of six members of congress

also a vigil in dupont circle an hour later. >>> simpson field in alexandria will reopen. congressman steve scalise was shot here during a congressional baseball practice. representatives of the alexandria police and fire will throw out the first pitch. little league games will begin at 7:00. >>> three suspects held without bond in the murders of two teenagers in montgomery county. now we're learning this was a setup in retaliation for a court documents so that najjar sent a message to his girlfriend saying he was going to sell a graugts ticket to one. suspects. it looks like the suspects were upset that najjar stole drugs from one of the suspect's girlfriends last year. but najjar's mother denies that ever happened. >> my son is innocent. my son did not steal ever in his life. he doesn't believe in that. >> those three suspects are expected to be back in court next month. >>> lawmakers in rockville are taking steps they say will protect i mmigrants. >> motion carries. 3-2. >> late last night the city council passed an amendment that bars all city employees, including poli

fbi investigators seem to be leaving no area of simpson field untouched. after james hodgkinson ambushed a congressional baseball practice. the barrage of gunfire intense. he wounded four before he was killed by officers. investigators say hodgkinson was armed with a handgun and assault rifle. both it appears legally purchased. they also processed the white van parked in the ymca parking lot. that's where hodgkinson has been living for the last few months. sleeping there and using showers and tvs in the ymca. inside the van they found a camera, cell phone and computer that they will analyze. already via social media they saw hodgkinson was angry with president trump and republicans. this ymca member recalls seeing hodgkinson in the gym most mornings, using an exercise bike, not really to work out but to watch political news shows on its tv monitor. >> going back and forth between the three news shows, fox, msnbc, cnn, i'm watching them, too. guy on. he was clearly barking at the rmen side of the aisle. >> reporter: last sunday hodgkinson gruffly asked him

that he left illinois several weeks ago, he wanted to go to dc to protest yesterday, he went to simpson fieldia, and according to witnesses there, there was a brief exchange, before the man pulled out his rival. >> through the years, he didn't back down from stuff. i mean, he was in a few fights and stuff like. that but nothing that would demonstrate violence, as far as what he did. >> what do you mean by, fight with people? >> welshing he never backed down from anybody. in a bar fight, or whatever, he stood his ground. >> i did have an interaction with someone in the parking lot who asked me if the team practicing was a democrat or republican team. i told him they were republicans. he said, k, thanks, turned around, i got in the car and left. than was the conversation he had, and it was only as they were driving back. >> little weird what did he. >> i condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. >> senator bernie sanders there speaking out because hodgkinson had volunteered on his campaign, hodgkinson was shot and killed in yesterday's gunfire. now f.b.i. agent are staked out at his

said it plans to release simpson field back in the hands of alexandria officials by some time on monday. the congressman we are told will be in the hospital for at least several more weeks. so they will be keeping a close eye on him. by the way, the family sent out notes of congratulations and thanks to the two officers who stopped that gunman on wednesday. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. congressman continues to get the high profile visitors in the recovery. paul ryan spending time at his bedside. president trump and vice president mike pence made visits. we want to thank those who stopped by to sign our banner outside last night the congressional baseball game at nats park. we want to take a minute to say thank you for everyone who signed that. we will soon deliver the banner to capitol hill. larry: president trump confirms he is the subject of a federal investigation. today mr. trump sweeted, "i'm being investigated for firing the f.b.i. director by the man who told me to fire the f.b.i. director. witch hunt." apparent reference to rod rosenstein who wrote

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we understand this was a practice that was happening at simpson field. led for tomorrow the congressional baseball game that we all hear about annually happening is scheduled for tomorrow this practice was happening on the field. it would have been members of congress as well as possibly some of their staffs with them at this practice we don't know which side of the aisle, if you will, they may have been on but nonetheless we know that this representative, two capitol police officers, who were a part of the security detail, were also shot here. you heard from the nbc news reporting that someone said they saw a rifle. another congressman said he saw a rifle there on the field, and then saw congressman scalise crawling across the field and bleeding profusely you may have also seen some of the video in the last few minutes of a kept. i believe that was a u.s. park police kept landing on the field there, very likely being used as a medical transport for someone who was hit in this incident >> more information about steve scalise. he is the father of two child

yesterday he went to simpson field in alexandria, and according to witnesses there there was brief exchange before the man pulled out his rifle. >> through the years, he didn't back down from stuff. i mean, he was in a few fights, and stuff like that, but nothing that would demonstrate violence as far as what did he. >> what do you mean by that, fights with people? >> never back down from anybody. in a bar fight or whatever, he stood his grounds. >> i did have an interaction with someone in the parking lot who asked me if the team practicing was a democrat or republican team. i told help they were republicans, he said okay, thanks, he turned and, i got in the car and left. that was the conversation he had. and it was only as they were driving back. >> little weirds what did he. >> i condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. >> senator bernie sanders speaking out there, because hodgkinson had volunteered on his campaign, hodgkinson shot and killed in yesterday's gunfire, now f.b.i. agent staked out, looking into his past, looking for more information for motive. yesterday official

you can see the field itself simpson field is still cordoned off with crime tape. are understanding from the community of dog walkers and people who use the dog park here that this has been used by -- they've shared this field with the congressional baseball team for 10 summers, i well known in the community that the republican lawmakers would be out here, that they come out here on a regular basis every summer to prepare for their charity baseball event. now, last night the community here, they decided to rally together. it started just as a couple of messages going around on e-mail and grew literally to hundreds of people. they brought out the dogs, the kids, families, all taking a walk together they said to push back against what they felt was such a deep sadness after the events of yesterday. we also want to talk a little bit more about the gunman. we know that the fbi is now investigating james hodgkinson's social media presence and his motives. investigators believe he had been living out of his car near the area of east monroe street in alexandria since marc

. >>> we are back live at simpson field. the scene of today's breaking news out of virginia.ia all captured on police audio. >> there are people running possibly, victims involved. >> shots fired. he is east of monroe. >> we need medics. we got -- give me your exact location. >> there's a victim down in a baseball field. >> it was a chaotic moment as you can imagine, and it went on for a while. maybe hundreds of shots fired in the field behind me. this time of day, you might have children here, playing ball. they are maybe on the playground now. it's all blocked off by yellow crime scene tape. we'll follow this live, but this is breaking news this hour out of san francisco, and for the latest on that, where at least four people are dead after a shooting incident at a ups facility where the gunman has reportedly shot himself, his condition is unclear at the moment. gotti schwarz is standing by. what can you tell us? >> the gunman was wearing a ups uniform and killed himself after shooting as many as five people inside of that ups facility. all of this happening just before 9:0

i was going right up past simpson field, happened to glance over and see the fact that folks were playing baseball at an early hour in the morning. not recognizing they were members of congress. didn't think about it, ran and not a second later heard 12 or 14 shots go off, took another step and heard another volley of shots. i decided it was a dangerous situation, had to get cover in the parking garage and called 911. the situation looked like it got under control pretty quickly. i came up out of the granl and saw two members of congress i was familiar with and went over and spoke to them briefly. you can tell knowing what we know now about what unfolded on that baseball diamond, you could see in their eyes that they were concerned about mr. scalise and all involved. >> reporter: he did not see the gunman by the way, back to you. >> we're going to interrupt because we have ron desantis who was there this morning. and sir, as i understand it, you believe you spoke with the gunman in the parking lot of the field. what did you hear. tell us your experience. >> well, we were out there practic

now, it was another full day of investigation and collecting evidence at simpson stadium field, the fbind the atf out in force once again. they -- picking up bullets and other fragments and documenting photographs as well. capitol police believe james hodgkinson had his guns legally. a 9-millimeter handgun and a rifle. this van you see here, police say odgkinson had been living out of it since march. investigators confiscated a computer a camera and a cell phone from inside there. they continue to look into hodgkinson's social media interactions. gunfire wednesday morning. staff zach barth has been released. lobbyist matt mika and congressman steve scalise remain in critical condition and officer crystal griner is in good hospital. washington hospital center tells us that scalise had another surgery last night. they say that he will need many surgeries as he continues to recover as those bullets shattered bones and also damaged many internal organs. one other thing we learned yesterday is that not only did capitol police officers respond to the scene but alexandria officers also fired u

the republicans, the republican congressional softball team has been practicing at that eugene simpson field for ten years now and they're always out there in their red shirts with republican written right across. i thought that was pretty interesting when one of my neighbors pointed that out to me this morning. i went down there, of course, with a lot of the other reporters, and it's a very kind of out of body experience to be right in front of your normal coffee shop, in front of my own ymca, and seeing it as a crime scene. i think it's been really interesting seeing how washington has sort of appeared, at least today, to come together on this, whether that lasts or not, i guess i'm a little cynical and kind of skeptical as to how long this unity is going to last, but they're talking right now about having a unity run down mt. vernon avenue this evening at 6:30 from the community school all the way to lena's italian restaurant. i'm going to see if i can check it out later today. it's kind of a weird thing. in washington, we're used to writing about this from a ance. >> right. look, iss a g

so the shooting at simpson field happened about 24 hours ago. they are going to have the big game. tomorrow, what do we do as americans? >> i would love to see -- i know representative lawyered milk brought this up. he said we need to see some reciprocity for lawmakers. i think they should. i hope that one of the things that lawmakers take up in washington, d.c. the bigger picture here is that i hope people realize that you can still disagree civilly in the united states. just because somebody thinks differently than you do. they have a different political opinion. they have a different political candidate, it doesn't mean that they are your enemy. it means they have a different means to go about maybe perhaps a similar end. and you have to persuade hearts and minds. you are not going to persuade through fear. you have to persuade through actually talking to people, getting to know them. making friends with them. not stock stalking a bunch of remembers you couldn't take on facebook. brian: the "new york times" actually praised president trump's

cover is really just as horrific as it gets when you try and get a sense of what went down at simpson fielde for people just tuning in again, there were members of the house republicanaucus tt re practicing on a baseball field in alexandria. there was an annual charity baseball game. it's an annual event that is a summer tradition. certainly something that i went to every year i was there and actually played in. and you go early in the morning, you go to a field around the area and you practice. you take batting practice. and this obviously turned into a nightmare. it is important for us to underline right now that it is very early. we haven't heard from the alexandria police. we don't know how many people were actually shot. right now the reports have that number at at least five. there are other reports coming in that more may have been shot. we are not going with that information until we have it confirmed. i will tell you jeff flake, though, has spoken. he said, quote, he had a lot of ammo and was secured behind the third base dugout. senator flake also said that female capitol police o

were seen combing the field to complete a shooting trajectory analysis, that's going to help them determine the number of shots fired, and from what direction. meanwhile, the simpsond neighbors are still in shock. >> w take the time they need, it's not really an thoughts and prayers go out to the folks and their families. >> reporter: according to the alexandria little league facebook page, there were league games scheduled twhishgsd, however, likely they will be cancelled. as you can see the field is simultaneously roped off. but according to the facebook page, they plan on having a reopening ceremony monday evening, they hope people will come out to basically reopen the field and to make it a familiar and comfortable place for all the kids and families who use it on a regular basis. that's latest on alexandria. >>> a fraternity brother steve scalise from louisiana state university has organize add blood drive. he still remains condition, he's known scalise about 25 years and everyone he knows is feeling frustrated want council when is the largest catholic fraternal organization >>> na >> ar and ziberov were found shot to death and they say the teens were targete

take 2, a rain delay in alexandria, yesterday, storms put a damp you are on the plan to reopen simpson fieldongressional baseball practice there. 6 people were hurt, that includes steve scalise. hasslebration to reopen the -- a celebration is planned for 6:00 p.m. tonight. looking g here is veronica johnson. >> anchor: after severe storms yesterday, today is very quiet. comfortably warm conditions across the area. 85 frederick, you will in dc. 87 around stafford in fredericksburg. feeling very nice today with a breeze out of the west southwest. now, by the end. week heat starts building again. get ready for another heat wave and for the first part of the week. temperatures, heat index values upper 90s at the end of the week. tracking a cold front, could bring some tropical storms. >> reporter: tracking cold front coming up later at the end of the week i'm tracking delays. 2 problems on the beltway. earlier issue through virginia, near braddock road. leaves you with heavy volume in the springfield mixing bowl. lots of red means lots of folks are moving real slow. put on sun glasses, open the

yeah, the field here simpson field is still encircled in crime tape. nroe street remains shut down from dewitt to route one. field itself is like frozen in time as there's just a swarm of reporters and media trucks all the way around. still, though, here on the field, the investigation continues. atf is tracing the rifle and the handgun and the fbi ss hodgkinson's social media presence and motives. investigators believe that hodgkinson had been living out of his car near the area east monroe street in alexandria since march. but we don't yet know why he left illinois. this facebook page says he worked as a home inspector. he was also active on anti-republican sites. the ap reports he had prior arrests for resisting police and drunken driving in the 90's and an arrest for battery in 2006 and his hometown newspaper says he'd written in several times angry about republicans and tax policies. the shooting shocked people who had gotten to know him briefly while he was here in alexandria, a neighborhood bar employee said he came in often and talked about golf

so right where you see that black vehicle that's sort of the main entrance to simpson field and stadiume. want to also let you know the fbi continuing to ask people for information, any contact they may have had with james hodgkinson either in person or online. people are asked to please get in contact with the fbi and by the way we're learning that this street this probably be closed, will probably be closed throughout the day today. live in alexandria melanie alnwick fox live local news. >> thank you very much, melanie. coming up on 9:12. 24 hours after the shooting, it is back to business for lawmakers on capitol hill. a live look right now at the capitol this morning. votes there were canceled yesterday. following the shooting. however, lawmakers did gather and house speak paul ryan offered his condolences and called for unity on both sides of the aisle. >> i ask each of you to join me to resolve to come together, to lift each other up and to show the country -- to show the world that we are one house, the people's house, united in our humanity. >> ryan also thank the capitol police

it was another full day of investigation out at simpson stadium field yesterday the fbi and atf collectingdence, documenting thingsing from wednesday's terrifying capitol police say they believe that james hodgkinson did have his guns legally. a 9-millimeter handgun and a rifle. they also looked inside this white van that hodgkinson apparently had been living out of since march. investigators confiscated a computer, a camera and a cell phone. they continued to look into his social media activities. his estranged wife spoke to the media yesterday. >> i just don't know what to tell you people. i had no idea this was going to happen. and i don't know what to say about it. i can't wrap my head around it. >> reporter: now, susan hodgkinson also said that her husband apparently sold almost all of his belongings earlier in the year before he left, she couldn't really answer what to make of that except that it kind of let on that really their relationship was quite estranged and they really didn't talk very much. one other thing we learned yesterday is that in addition to the capitol police office

now, yesterday was a full day of investigation for both the fbi and the atf on simpson stadium fieldlexandria. they were collecting and documenting evidence from shooting. police believe james hodgkinson had his guns legally a 9-millimeter handgun and a rifle. they also looked into this white van that he had been living out of since march. investigators confiscated a computer, a camera and a cell phone. they continue also to investigate hodgkinson's social media interactions. his estranged wife spoke to the media yesterday. >> i just don't know what to tell you people. i had no idea this was going to happen. and i don't know what to say about it. i can't wrap my head around it. >> reporter: four people were struck by gunfire. staff zach barth has been released. lobbyist matt mika and congressman steve scalise remain in critical condition. officer crystal griner is in good condition. now, washington hospital center says steve scalise had another round of surgery last night. he has several injuries, gunfire really did a nbe internal organs. they say he will have more surgeries as he co

today, the sounds of kids playing ball will return to simpson field in alexandria. pitch. little league games will begin at forecast with sheena parveen. >> today is going to be less humid today so it's going to feel more comfortable too. 88 for a high temperature. mostly sunny, a lot dryer out there. tomorrow, 88 degrees, 92 thursday, storms increase friday and through the weekend. next week, though, we're looking nice and dry, but so far this week, just playing around those storms. still looking pretty warm. >> thank you so much, sheena. >>> coming up next on news4 midday, we'll have the latest on on the clean-up after a tornado touched down in montgomery county. it's got this creamy sortpanion of light, fluffy texture. a little bit of acidity. a little bite to it. it makes a tomato taste more like a tomato. it makes bacon taste more like bacon. it makes everything that it's with better. it tastes like real ingredients because it's made with real ingredients. i would never use any other mayonnaise in my cooking. if you really care about putting out a quality dish,