the first inning and change is any indication. >> cedric richmond will bat third tonight. >> we talkedhmond a lot as far as on the mound, he can also hit the ball as well. last year they walked him, i think they walked him intentionally. >> every time he was up. >> and then reached on an error. now a strike. if i do recall, when he gets on, he keeps running. there's a swing. >> running now. he's running now. going to get to first no problem. >> ended up with a 40-foot swing. six inches fair in the grass just inside the third baseline. the bases are loaded with nobody out. >> batting fourth is going to be the shortstop, tim ryan. bases loadeding nobody out for mark walker. having some trouble here early n. [applause] >> that is going to score two, tim ryan. >> that ball gets away. took a hard turn to third base before holding on. >> two r.b.i. single, game tied at 2-2. >> i don't know, ryan leads weekly meditation sessions on the hill, he's got a cool head. baseball is as much a mental game as it is a physical game. o we'll see. >> the democrats hitting mark walker here early. two runs

. >> [applause] >> cedric richmond. >> [applause] raul ruiz. >> [applause] >> tim ryan. >> linda sanchez. >> [applause] marc veasey. >> [applause] >> eric swalwell. >> [applause] >> ladies and gentleman, please rise. [applause] >> please rise for "the star spangled banner" and "god bless america." >> oh say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous night o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming -- and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. [cheers and applause] >> god bless america, land that i love stand beside her and guide her through the night with the light from above from the mountains to the through the night with the light prairies to the oceans white with foam god bless america my home sweet home bless america my home sweet home >> [cheers and applause] [applause] >> the game ball delive

he happens to be the best pitcher, cedric richmond. but mike saad says he loves us and he wants to show support. but that's asking too much. so we're playing the ganlme toechlt tomorrow. we're united as united states reps representatives. i believe c-span is going to televise the game. so we asked the american people to pray for those who were shot, both the congressman and the volunteers and our officers and it will be play ball tomorrow night at 7:05. >> >> thanks, joe. we, on the democratic side, when we heard this news, we were practicing at our field. and we can only imagine what our friends were going through at that moment. we felt kind of helpless to help them. we went into our dugout and huddled up and just started saying prayers for them that they'd be okay. and that nobody would be hurt seriously. but joe and i talked and we decided that we're not going to let incidents like this change our way of life or our daily routines. we're going go ahead and play the ball game. players on both sides want to do that. they think it's t

cedric richmond, looking for the complete game.nis ross at the plate. >> he got some high-fives coming off, after striking out in the sixth. this will be his game to finish. >> swing and a mess. strike one. we had a question from the newsroom. time? -- tie?the 39-39-1 for the record for these teams. we found out the tie took place in 1983. it was played in four mile run park. was 17-17, called after nine innings. no ties unless there's a miraculous comeback here, and a couple extra innings. >> ross arts it off right with a single to right field. >> he represents the florida 15th. he's on financial services, oversight, and government reform. he's in his 15th term. a veteran congressperson. steve pearce will bat for .odney davis there are no rules here. that's ok. popping it up into the infield. interestingly, pierce has served in the vietnam war as a pilot. he's been awarded the distinguished flying award. he has had a distinguished career before he became a member of congress. >> brad wenstrup will now b at. ball inside. runners ta

this was shocking. >> you know, i served with cedric richmond. am putting this on him, he is a hot head with a chip on his shoulder, he pushed him, you cannot compare guatemala to new orleans, that is silly. but charles, the deal, this whole notion of unity is silly. there are fundamental differences about what kind of country we live in. this thought we'll hold hands, democrats and republicans and reach across the aisle, i don't want, that i don't want that. every time we do that government gets bigger, we have fundamental differences. charles: but, but th -- betsy, the rules? >> right, for all american history there have been very bitter divided on capitol hill, remember civil war era, a member attacked another in congress. these disagreements are not unprecedented. one thing that has been important. it idea even though on really important policy issue, members have committed, intense disagreements they try to be respectful. they try to give each other the benefit of the doubt, it is not about compromising on policy, but being a decent hewlett-

then he will make a beeline to the democrat side to talk to cedric richmond, mike doyle. when john dingle was still in congress, to john dingle. so he is an example of bipartisanship in himself. he was at practice this morning. not only -- he had 25 dads. everybody out there was looking after him. not just me. >> first thing i thought about when that happened was jack. that he was going to be okay. cedric had his 3-year-old son at practice. close to game time, families come to watch. they're here. they come to the practices. i don't think any of us ever give thought to our safety when we practice on baseball field. didn't occur to us that anything bad could happen. >> especially at 6:30, 7:00 a.m. >> we figure the bad guys are sleeping. >> anybody else? >> can i follow up what you say to your family. how do you say to your son, your wife, i don't think you're safe at work. you feel safe? >> i feel safe. i'm an adult. i make the conscious decision to run for congress. nobody puts a gun to our head and say we have to run. it's different with your family. your family shouldn

. >> reporter: scalise underwent democrat cedric richmond is a close friend and fellow louisianan. >> no secret that the bullet split up and that vital organs are -- were hit. >> reporter: another victim, lobbyist matt mika, has been upgraded from critical condition to serious. but his family warns matt was shot multiple times in his chest and arm, he requires assistance to breathe and will need additional surgeries. house republicans gathered at the capitol to sign get well cards. meanwhile, fbi agents continued to comb the scene. an alexandria, virginia ballpark. they are processing a cell phone, a computer and a camera found in the shooter's van. the atf has determined that 66-year-old james hodgkinson of illinois purchased his highly lethal rifle and handgun lethally, firing dozens of rounds before h w killed by police. hodgkinson's facebook page was filled with anti-trump, anti-gop messages, leading a few conservatives to blame -- >> an increasing intensity of hostility on the left. >> reporter: new york republican chris collins told a local radio host -- >> i can only hope that

louisiana democrat, cedric richmond brought crawfish in honor of scalise from louisiana the two are good friends. the republican team manager, gentlemen barton of texas called the dinner invitation a gracious and generous offer. >> this baseball game tonight at nationals park in d.c., one that goes back for more than century. first one in 1909. and that time they said it had been brewing for weeks. of them in their republican and democratic outfits. classic 1909. you would imagine. >> the moments we often dent see in washington. we look at division, all the heated moments. all the rhetoric, we often don't see the fun moments where people from both parties come together. and just enjoy something as simple as a good baseball game. in this case, of course the game is going to take on so much more meaning. instead of the usual tradition to wear opposing uniforms as most baseball teams do. they will be wearing the same uniform in an effort to show unity. >> l u.s. all right. well we are tracking all the latest developments in the changing story with updates through out morning. >> special cou

who would've thought that taking , and the case of cedric richmond, to a baseball practice in the early morning would expose him to danger? that is not acceptable. that is something that i will think about in the future. >> i bet you most members of congress will tell you they -- i want any personal have never felt unsafe year or in pittsburgh. think, when you have a situation where you have got 20, 30 or 40 members of congress all in the same place, in an area that is completely open to perhapswalking through, we should maybe rethink that a little bit. from a personal standpoint, most members will tell you that they feel fine and they are not looking for any security. >> this young lady right there. >> do think there will be increase in political violence, and why? >> there has been an increase in terrorism if that is considered political violence. the answer is yes. this country has always had a huge amount of tension politically. in civil war we saw -- we shot at a charter for three and half years. normally yellow and scream and that is as far as it goes. technology today makes it so

cedric richmond pitched for the democrats. he had a leadoff triple in the 5th inning and a pregame prediction. >> knowing steve as well as i do, i'm sure he wants the democrats to will because he just -- win because he just couldn't take the republican team winning without him. >> reporter: there was 24,959 tickets sold and more than $1 million was raised for charities like the boys and girls club. it also raised spirits in a way many lawmakers hope last. >> we've had these moments before and they've been fleeting. i hope that we can change for good. >> reporter: whether democrat or republican it seems everyone at nationals park was team scalise. americans to be wary of fake news. >>> an unusual warning tonight from the deputy attorney general, in a vague statement rod rosen stein urged americans to be wary of fake news. rosenstein said americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous officials. now particularly when they do not identify the country, let alone the branch or agency

should not be exposed to that and who would have thought that taking my son or in the case of cedric richmond, his son to a baseball practice, in the early morning, would expose him to danger. that's -- that's not acceptable. so that is something that i will think about in the future. >> i bet you most members of congress would tell you they don't want any personal detail -- i certainly don't. i've never felt unsafe here or in pittsburgh. but i do think when you have a situation where you have 20, 30, or 40 members of congress all in the same place and an area that is completely open to anybody, just walking through, perhaps we should maybe rethink that a little bit. i think from a personal standpoint, most members will tell you they feel fine and they're not looking for any security. >> this fine young lady right there. >> do you think there's been an increase in political violence? >> political violence? there's been an increase in terrorism if that's considered political violence, i'd say the answer is yes. this country has always had a huge amount of tension political ly. in the civil war

of the republicans from texas and then he'll make a bee-line to the democrat side to talk to cedric richmond, to mike doyle and when john dingell was still in congress. >> yeah. >> to john dingell, so he -- he is an example of bipartisanship in himself, and he was at practice this morning, and not only -- he had 25 dads. everybody out there was looking out for him, not just me. >> the first thing i thought about when that happened was jack and that he was going to be okay. cedric had his 3-year-old son at our practice, you know. closer to gametime families come to watch the game and they are here and a lot of them come out to the practices, and -- and i -- i don't think any of us ever give thought to our safety when we were practicing on the baseball field. it just didn't occur to us that anything bad could happen. >> especially at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. >> yeah. when you figure most of the bad guys are sleeping. >> anybody else? >> yeah. >> can i just ask you to follow up on what you were saying about your personal safety. what do you say to your son or to your wife who is going to lo

you may have heard, there has been an initiative -- an overture made by one of our colleagues, cedric richmond, the chair of the congressional black caucus, because they're getting so many reasons for concern, let me say it that way, and he was suggesting there might be a way for members to have additional resources to protect their homes or their offices or whatever. depending on the threat. yes, ma'am. reporter: thank you. understanding that you said it's a time for prayers for scalise and others. can you comment on the possibility that this incident could be used against democrats or the democratic party politically because the assailant was apparently motivated by some kind of anti-republican sentiment and we have heard comments from republicans, including congress, about vitriol rhetoric from the left being in some way to blame? ms. pelosi: well, i think your question is an excellent one and i think that the comments made by my republican colleagues are utrageous. beneath of the dignity of the job they hold, beneath the dignity of the respect we would like congress to command. how dare th

louisiana democrat cedric richmond said he was looking forward to pitching to scalise he says scalise is both a good friend and a worthy opponent. >> he's a tough spunky little fighter. that's just who he is which is why we have such a love/hate relationship because he's just that kid, guy that won't ever give up so no matter how many types -- >> reporter: he also brought louisiana crawfish to the dinner in scalise's honor and stopped by the hospital twice yesterday to see scalise and plans to visit again before today's game. >>> and congressman scalise is the first member of congress to be wounded by gunfire since gabby giffords. >> yeah, she was gravely wounded while meeting voters in her home state of arizona in her district six years ago. in a statement gifford said this shooting is an attack on all who serve and all who participate in our democracy. i am heartbroken for the pain of congressman scalise, the other victims and their family, friends and colleagues who survived. this sign of unity, members of that democratic congressional to remember. the practice shut down when they

rimocrat cedric richmond is a close friend and fellow louisianaian. >> it's no secret that the bullet split up, and that vital organs are-- were hit. >> reporter: another victim, lobbyist matt mika, has been upgraded from critical condition to serious, but his family warns, matt was shot multiple times in his chest and arm. he requires assistance to breathe and will need additional surgeries. house republicans gathered at the capitol to sign get well cards. meanwhile, f.b.i. agents continued to comb the scene, an alexandria, virginia, ballpark. they are processing a cell phone, a computer, and a camera found in the shooter's van. the a.t.f. has determined that 66-year-old james hodgkinson of illinois purchased his highly lethal rifle and handgun legally, firing dozens of rounds before he was shot and killed by police. hodgkinson's facebook page was filled with anti-trump, anti- ao.p. messages, leading a few conservatives to blame... >> an increasing intensity of hostility on the left. >> reporter: new york republican chris collins told a local radio host: >> i can only hope that the d

from alex, tweeting that the fellow louisianaian and democrats' star pitcher, cedric richmond, would be pitching for them tomorrow night visiting can lease in the hospital. on his condition on the -- on the condition of another one of those injured, roger williams, member from texas, saying i can now confirm that zach barr, a legislative correspondent in my office was shot this morning at baseball practice. again, the practice this morning for one of the longest traditions on capitol hill, the congressional baseball game, which was set for tomorrow night at nats park. a little bit about that game, so far there is no word that has been canceled or altered. we'll keep you posted. their website says since 1909 the congressional baseball game has been the only bipartisan showdown beloved by all and enjoyed by thousands. every year with few interruptions senate and house members of each party team up to settle scores and solidify friendships off the floor and on the field. members usually sport the uniform of their home states and districts. although proportional representation is not req

happened to be their best pitcher, cedric richmond.e says he loves us and he wants to show support. that's asking too much. so basically we're playing the game tomorrow. we're united. not as republicans and democrats, but as united states representatives. i believe cspan will televise the game. so we'd ask the american people to pray for those that were shot. both the congressmen and the volunteers and officers. it will be play ball tomorrow night at 7:05. >> thanks, joe. we on the democratic side when we heard this news, we were practicing at our field. we can only imagine what our friends were going through at that moment. we felt helpless to help them. we went into our dugout and huddled up and started saying prayer force them and that nobody would be hurt seriously. joe and i talked. we decided that we're not going to let incidents like this change our way of life our daily routines. we're going to go ahead and play the ball game. players on both sides want to do that. they think it's the right thing to do. i did tell joe that i lo

among them, one of the first people to visit him was cedric richmond, a democrat of louisiana who is head of the congressional black caucus who calls scalise a true friend. he has been at the forefront of calling for better security for members of congress. back to you. >> harris: thank you very much. as lawmakers are taking the field for their annual baseball game just two days after congressman scalise was shot, this long-standing tradition with a much different feel this time around then games in the past in the wake of the shootin shooting. there was a record turnout for all of that. the main focus was unity. before the game, lawmakers gathered in the middle of the field. you're watching that video now. chance of usa could be heard. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with more memorable moments from that game. >> i am told the initial count is $1.5 million raised at last night congressional baseball game and they are still counting with a record of nearly 25,000 on hand at nationals park. there were countless touching moments. players from both teams lined up in a huge semi cir

won 11-2, led by the man widely considered the best player on either team, louisiana democrat cedric richmond, who played for morehouse college, fits the distance tonight. he's been 5-1 as a starting pitcher despite shoulder surgery a couple years back. on the field, an emotional and bipartisan night to be sure. >> in washington, we have our disagreements, but we all agree that we are here to serve this nation we love. and the people who call it home. ♪ god bless america land that i love ♪ ♪ stand beside her and guide her ♪ ♪ from the mountains to the prairies ♪ ♪ to the oceans white with foam ♪ ♪ god bless america my home sweet home ♪ ♪ god bless america my home sweet home ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, let's play ball. >> in the history of this congressional game, first played in 1909, there have been some years without a game. the democrats now lead this overall series 40 games to 39 with one tie. that is our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from new york. >>> breaking overnight. the russian defense ministry is investigating whether an air str

cedric richmond approached speaker ryan, the head of the congressional black caucus said he was concerned for the safety of his members. so this is a bipartisan concern right now about safety of members of congress. >> our thanks tonight after a long and emotional day to chris januaryings, heidi przybyla. we apreciate your reporting and we want to bring into the conversation in new york former nypd commissioner and a senior law enforcement and counterterrorism analyst. well, commissioner, you have a dead gunman, you have a trail that he left on social media, but where else does the investigation go and why does it matter what you learn about him now? i note that the fbi put out a posting rer on him tonight even though he's deceased, hoping people come forward with details. >> well, there's multiple components to any of these investigations that in the state of digital communications certainly trying to get into what other computers or devices he may have had. was he truly alone? was he a lone wolf, if you will? was he part of a conspiracy or plot. just the instrument, they want to underst

almost nothing symbolizes that more than a representative from louisiana named cedric richmond, a democrat from a neighboring district to representative steve scalise. they talk a lot of smack. there is a healthy competition between them when it this game. representative richmond earlier came from his hospital room visiting with his colleagues and he talked about what this game is going to mean without steve scalise here. >> i will tell you we'll miss steve on the field. but steve has a long fight ahead of him. the good thing is i know steve, i know he is a fighter. and whether that fight is for the next two weeks, two months two years, we know that he will fight all the way to the end. >> to give you a sense of that sense of unity, we've seen a lot of people with the lsu ball caps on in solidarity with representative scalise. we've seen people with red and blue pennants to wave both showing there are no democrats or republicans here tonight. we're altogether at least for one night. when you this game will have. they raised more than $1 million for charity. to traditional charities like th

cedric richmond is in that meeting. he said something interesting.nk what we need is just an internal family conversation and i think we need to have that. it was reminded, did that happen in november, no, i am not sure that happened. do you believe your challenge which was i think designed to start this conversation actually did not work when it comes to starting that conversation? >> well in some sense it did not work. some reforms and most of them internal with vice chairs and communication teams and all of that we have internally in our caucus. it is june now and we don't have a cohesive message that's penetrating in these districts and the only way to win is a strong economic message. i think that we came up short because we did not have that full conversation that's mind boggling to me that it is june and some of our leaders are saying we need an economic message and we have been saying that for a while now. >> well, where is yours? >> i think we need to get these jobs that cannot be out sourced and needs to be the main thrust of the democratic

i would like to acknowledge the great work and the leadership of our chair, cedric richmond of louisiana, and of course my co-anchor, marc veasey of texas, as we lead the discussion for the next 60 minutes. in these next 60 minutes we have a chance to speak directly to the american people on issues of great importance to the congressional black caucus, congress, and the constituents that we represent. at this hour we would like to discuss racism and discrimination in america, and specifically hate crimes and the radicalization and domestic terrorism that they present to the american people. the conclusion of dylann roof's trial a few months ago is the latest reminder that homegrown terrorism has become part of the fabric of life in america. this problem shows no sign of fading. yet reveals a threat that is both rare and more complex than simple explanation suggests. solving the issue of domestic violence, -- not domestic violence, excuse me, but domestic terrorism through hate crimes, it involves understanding the true nature of the problem. violent domestic extremism. so that effective

that it would be only fan that a democrat shouldn't also play, happens to be their best pitcher, cedric richmondsays he loves us and wants us to show support but that's asking too much so basically we're playing the game tomorrow. we're united, not as republicans and democrats but as united states representatives, and -- and i believe c-span is going to televise the game so we would ask the american people to pray for those who were shot, both the congressman and volunteers and our officers, and it will -- it will be play ball tomorrow night at 7:05. >> thanks, joe. we on the democratic side, when we heard this news, we were practicing at our field and we can only imagine what our friends were going through at that moment, and we felt kind of helpless to help them. we went into our dugout and huddled up and just started saying prayers for them that they would be okay and that nobody would be hurt seriously, but joe and i talked, and we've decided that we're not going to let incidents like this change our way of life or our daily routines. we're going to go ahead and play the ball game. players o

you have got credit rick richmond -- cedric richmond, democrat from louisiana at play.e is pretty fast. looks like he beat it out and digging for second as well. he is also the star pitcher for the democrats. the republicans have a lot of trouble hitting him. we will get into that later and we'll continue the live coverage of the baseball game after this and bring you an update. something more important than the game. update on the health of congressman steve scalise. the hospital just put out a statement. but first, president trump sending this message to the wounded congressman mere moments ago. >> president trump: i want to take a moment and send our thoughts, love and prayers to congressman steve scalise and his entire family. steve is a friend, a patriot and a true fighter. fighter fighter. come to outback for father's day. 'cause we're bringing out the big boys. and with our biggest steaks ever, we've only got one question for you. are you dad enough? and be sure to hurry in for a free $10 bonus card with ever $50 gift card. i still remember all of that and it was

cedric richmond joins me. down omarosa man i gold's invitation to meet with the white house. >> when we met with the president the first time, we left him a 130 page policy document outlining our priorities for minority and underrepresented communities, both rural, both white and black, and we really took time to articulate all of our concerns and then made a specific request that he make cabinet secretaries available so that we could do the same that we did with him, which is educate them and give them our priorities and our solutions to problems that we see in the country. well, we didn't get a response to the 130 page document. we didn't get a response to the subsequent 8 letters we sent, and have yet to meet with any of the cabinet secretaries. we didn't think it would be a substantive meeting, especially with 49 people. and if you want to have any questions about how or what we feel, go refer to the document we left you with. we're not here for photo ops, we're not here for anything except to advocate for

if you're congressman tim ryan, if you're congressman cedric richmond, congresswoman joss beatty, thestion is what are you saying when you're talking, are you presenting an agenda? that what's matters. but also democrats have to understand you're not going to have everybody looking like senator bernie sanders. you won't have the perfect progressives and liberals. if you're running in texas and mississippi they're going to look somebody than running in ohio or new york. that's what you have to have. here's the other thing it's about to get real up comfortable for democrats. they have to stop chasing this epic white voter. they went to -- >> it's tom perez, keith ellison, bernie sanders. >> you had the latino and a black guy and a white guy trying to say let's recapture the white trump voters. you better go after people of color. hillary clinton had she put the resources targeting people of color, she could have won wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. that's where they failed. democracy and color, ali, drop dead new report today. it's called another billion dollar blunder. and they ha

cedric richmond had his curve ball. it was on. they were hitting ropes off our pitchers.ing was not as good as it should have been. hence, it was an 11-2 beating. i asked before the game if the democrats would be easy on us. they assured us they would be. by golly, once that first pitch was thrown, that bipartisanship was gone. >> there should be an investigation into whether or not he was scuffing the ball. everybody thought the curve ball was curving too much. the trophy did not go to the democrats. where did it go? >> this is a two-edged sword. normally the winning team keeps the trophy for a year. the manager keep it is in his office. this year, we decided to give the trophy to republicans and steve scalise. that is a very kind thought on the one hand. on the other hand, we now have in our offices a year long reminder of the thrashing we took from the democrats. i'm glad it is not in my office. i would not want to think of an 11-2 beating for a whole year. >> very clever to the democrats to keep that lorded over you. congress member, everyone wants to turn the page on

cedric richmond, their pitcher, was spot-on, we were a little bit flat, and thus a relatively lopsided story. >> so tell us what happened to the winning trophy. >> well, the winning trophy goes to the democrats, thank you for reminding me of that. they get to hold on to it for a year. on a happier note, we did have about 25,000 tickets that were sold, a crowd of similar size. that beats all past records for this charitable baseball game that the united states congress puts on. and that was very heart-warming for us, of course, to see david bailey. i don't know if you were watching at the beginning of the game, but when the players and lineups were introduced, we stretched from first base to third base and alternated, republican, democrat, republican, democrat. and i saw david bailey over in foul territory near the first base -- excuse me, the third base dugout. and the emotions compelled me to go over there. i talked to him. i thanked him. i gave him a hug. i don't normally do that, but under those circumstances, it was wonderful to see him and to be in a position to let him know how m

cedric richmond in particular had approached paul ryan a week before. good friends with steve scalise, and he had approached paul ryan about concerns about security. just a few hours ago, paul ryan's office got back to me and they said, in fact, we are ta talking with the fec to see if some of these house lawmakers, if there is a smepecific threat can use campaign funds to provide more security. >> jeff. >> president trump is set to deliver a major speech in miami tomorrow. he's going to roll back some of the obama era cuba policies. one of those is going to restrict u.s. companies from doing business with companies in cuba that are owned by the cuban military. the other thing that more people will probably care about is he's going to restrict the categories under which americans can travel. >> i hear it's the biggest letdown in the world, the biggest nothing burger. people say if you go for three days, it's one too many days. cuba is a zero. go ahead. >> you've thrown me. what was i going to say? this comment trump made earlier in the week where he sai

i look forward to pitching against cedric richmond of the democrats tonight. i think the spirtsd of tit will of unity and congeniality. >> does that mean you're going to go easy on them? >> not at all. >> you're still in it to win it. >> strike as many out as i can. >> there you go. thank you so much. thank you for joining me today. we have to get to that other huge story that broke last night. amazing this is the second story of the day and this big. "the washington post" reporting the special counsel is now looking into whether president trump himself tried to obstruct justice. robert mueller is looking into interview three intelligence officials as early as this week about their interactions with the president. nbc's peter alexander is at the white house. peter, the president has taken to twitter this morning responding. tell us more about it? >> let's be clear, this could be one of the biggest developments to date in this investigation. president trump lashing out on the reports he's being investigate for the possibility of obstruction of justice. from a s

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thinking about cedric richmond's 3-year-old son that was with us. and what would have happened if that shooter had come over to our dugout. if there's a silver lining to that terrible day, it was reflected in the outpouring of people that showed up at our game. we normally get a crowd of 9,000 to 10,000. 25,000 people came to that game. we normally raise about $500,000 for the three charities that the game supports. i have a check here that says we raised $1.5 million. that's not correct. it's $1.7 million. so some worthwhile charities are going to get a check they weren't expecting. and i want to reiterate what you said about our capitol police. to have someone shooting bullets at you, that's terrifying enough. to make the decision to put yourself out there and charge that shooter, to make sure that there wasn't a massacre, that takes a special, special kind of person. and those two officers, to see krystal throw that ball out last night at the women's softball game, just brought a lot of joy to my heart. we owe a real debt of gratitude to the capi

. >>> now we're going to senator cedric richmond, a senator from louisiana.of the managing republican team. >> democratic. >> democratic team, sorry, but a friend of congressman scalise. what can you tell usz, congressman richmond? >> well, i can't tell you much. >> we may have lost him. >> it sounds like he is on his cell phone. >> he's on his way. i apologize. he's on his way to visit his friend and colleague. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. nancy? >> norah, we're getting an update from capitol hill leadership, house republican leadership who tell cbs news that scalise is doing okay and that he is at the george washington hospital here in washington, d.c., right now. furthermore, his two were both hit but if it had not been for them, the situation would have been much worse. this is one of those times when you're glad that members of congress have such a varied background because one of the members of congress was w.h.ho there, brad, who was an army vet who served as a surgeon in iraq tended to scalise's wounds before the ambulance arrived and what you hea