you mentioned gabby giffords. i had the opportunity to be at the commissioning of her ship, uss gabby giffords, the second woman to have a ship named after her, her strength and the terrible tragedy that happened to her. and what happened to her also hurt some of her constituents. so when we evaluate the needs of our members, it's about protecting the members and the constituents as well. >> i know you're interested in the game. the republicans are -- the score is tied. thank you for the play-by-play. >> how do you think republicans in the caucus speak their minds while also setting a role, being a role model and saying that's too far, you've gone too far, don't say that. which hanes sometimes in both your caucuses. >> all of us have a responsibility to watch our rhetoric. we're passionate and believe passionately about our causes and issues and we can do that without being vitriolic and fomenting around the country. that's what leaders do and members have the responsibility to do that. sure, is there rhetoric on

new york times", it's pointing fingers, liberal paper linked to the shooting of congresswoman gabby giffordst to sarah palin and this is something that has landed them in a bit of trouble, i can tell you that earlier to quote target districts they said basically sarah palin was involved in this. the paper was forced to issue a correction and they wrote and i quote an editorial version incorrectly state that had political incitement in shooting of gabby gifford, in fact no such link was established. why did they report it? now sarah palin is reportedly considering suing the newspaper, joining me the host of fox news mediabuzz howie kurtz. this seems like allow one even for "the new york times". howie: this was factually wrong. most of it was tone-deaf at the time when voices on all sides are saying, maybe we should low ter rhetoric a little bit and when some on the conservative side are trying to blame the shooting of steve scalia and others at the republican baseball practice on trump hater and didn't like republicans and bernie sanders volunteer, it's almost as if the times need to say, wai

so martha washington, gabby giffords, two living women who had a ship named for them. maybe a dozen or more for women who are no long -- who were no longer when -- with us. gabby giffords, one of the most courageous, strong people in our country, supporter of our men and women in uniform in her life and as a member of the armed services committee. i appointed her to be on the board of visitors at west point. then she married a navy person. so she -- being from maryland and naval academy, i was glad to see -- although i have four brothers who were in the army -- that she chose navy for her husband and so the navy will come together tomorrow in galveston to name a ship for her, gabby giffords, someone we all take great pride in serving with but also hold up as a model to young girls in our country. a great person. thank you, all. i hope you have a good weekend, too. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

so basically, they took that to mean, oh, she's going after gabby giffords. >> the point of "the new york times" editorial was that jared loughner, the man who shot gabby giffords in the head, was motivated in part by sarah palin's and her political action committee putting out that ad that had a crosshairs on gabby giffords' face -- elizabeth: the district. yeah. >> the truth is they didn't is have a picture of gabby giffords, they didn't focus on her. it was a district that was targeted. and once again you see a modest correction, and she is suing "the new york times". and what i worry about, liz, is the newspaper of record really in disarray now? the washington post came in, jeff bezos with deep, deep pockets, the amazon czar, bought the washington post and now has fully funded it. "the new york times," however, is still struggling. today you had that walkout of the entire newsroom protesting the impending firing of various editors to save money. you worry if the new york times isn't, as the president suggested, a failing paper. i don't believe it is, but

there was a little bit of bipartisan uniteam thy took pla after gabby gifford.emember state of the union, republicans, democrat didn't sisit apart. sat together. didn't last long. >> the tone has changed. in terms of the similarities of the messages. interesting that -- that president trump, president obama had similar speeches. if you look at what the house speakers also said. in the aftermath. er ryan sayinn attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. speaker boehner said, an attack on one who serves is an attack on all w the whack ake of the gaffifford shooting. we'll be right back. you're searching for something. like the perfect deal... ...on the perfect hotel. so wouldn't it be perfect if there was a single site where you could find the right hotel for you at the best price? there is. because tripadvisor now compares prices from over 200 booking sites... ...to save you up to 30%... ...on the hotel you want. trust this bird's words. the lowest prices. it's your glass of willpower that helps keep cravings... ...far, far away. feel less hungry with the nat

let me contrast this the shooting of gabby giffords. she was shot.ithin minutes, hours, there was a meme in the major newspapers that this was a result of climate, hate, violence perpetrated by sarah palin and other extreme republicans. they highlighted her website where she was targeted. democratic districts for winning the next election. in implying this was an invitation to shooting. the guy who did this, he was clearly psychotic from the first moment. he had a history of it. people who knew him had complained about his wild behavior. there wasn't a political idea in his head. that was pure psychosis. in this guy, you likely have a combination of somebody who is unhinged, falling apart, but clearly driven by a political purpose and one that i would say, to echo the words from the giffords case, a climate of anti-trump almost hysteria that's become the norm. i think this will help to pull people back and to realize that the kind of language, to celebrate the julius caesar in central park in which the julius caesar is clearly donald trump as some ki

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they did that after gabby giffords and i think it's wrong. erin: there was a lot of nasty and hateful rhetoric about president obama the entirety of his 8 years in office. michael: i remember newt gingrich trying to blame the woman who drowned her two kids on the democratic party. but the politicians by and large have been pretty responsible this last week. howie: when you look at what they say routiney when they get invited on talk shows, let, go back to the dead killer. the hodgkinson guy who despises republicans. it doesn't mean bernie sanders and rachel maddow are responsible. but some republicans say this is typical of liberal hate. guy: we remember tucson very well. i covered that closely and recall the media coverage. immediately the left' narrative was palin is responsible, right-wing hate is responsible. her shooter was a schizophrenic who was not political and not trite wing. the "new york times" repeated that this week and had to correct themselves. howie: i wrote that day it was ridiculous to blame sarah palin. but the point purch

gabby giffords saying she is so sad calling the incident an attack on all who serve.r both sides of the aisle this morning. >>> the beloved hollywood star who was singing in the rain. now debbie reynolds' incredible collection of hollywood treasures is revealed. the cost opportunities from her biggest s and the bed belonged to marlon brando. her passion for hollywood history, your first look before it goes up for charity auction. ♪ good good >>> get ready to laugh. jim gaffigan, ilana glazer, zoe kravitz, all here live and they're here to say -- >> all: good morning, america. >>> good morning, america. we hope you're well this thursday morning. great to have sara haines right here with us. >> thank you. good to be here. >> always good to have you here. >>> congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly speaking out about the virginia shooting and have a powerful message about bringing people together across party lines for once and for all. >> yes, and also this morning, we're learning more about the victims including representative steve scalise and his cond

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ga gabby giffords game the third living woman in u.s. history to have a u.s. warship named after her today. she survived an assassination attempt which led to her resignation from congress. giffords paid tribute to the men and women who serve the u.s. military. >> i'm so happy to be here with you today. this is a credible honor. the uss gabby giffords is strong and tough, just like her crew. i thought of you in my darkest days, the soldiers, sailors, air american and marines of the united states of america. we ask so much of you despite danger, you say yes. you make me proud. you make america proud. i will never forget this day or the crew of the uss gabby giffords. fair winds and following seas. thank you very much. >> the u.s. beggabby giffords w christened back in june of 2015. it may be unclear whether president trump has any tapes of his conversations with former fbi director james comey. coming up, a look at the history of white house recordings. you're live in the cnn newsroom. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ sfx: engine revving ♪ (silence) ♪ cutting fat and calories.st the c

congresswoman, gabby gifford, was being honored there in a naval was being named in her honor. the uss gabrielle gifford is also attending the event. lets listen into her husband, mark kelly. >> oh, sorry about that, the tape stopped there. we'll try to get you back to galveston, texas, where the is taken place. many years ago gifford was shot in the head in arizona. the former congresswoman under going incredible recovery, her husband was alongside the whole way and now he's a great aven advocate. she and her husband are a big advocate for gun safety and now in her honor, i should say a u.s. naval vessel being named the uss gabrielle gifford, lets listen in right now. >> i am so happy to be here with you today. this is an incredible honor. the uss gabrielle ps giffords. i thought of you of my hardest days, we ask so much of you despite danger, you say yes. do you make me proud? you make america proud. i will never forget this day or the crew of the uss gabrielle gib giffords. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> fantastic honor in the name of former arizona congresswoman g gab

lost their lives, the senseless tragedy that took wounded, ecovering and our dear colleague, gabby giffords, a works of congress who special enjoys all those she meets with desense and he kindness. was with her last week while we read the united states thetitution on the floor of house. gabby read from the bedrock of first amendment in direct reflection of her passion for interact withing represents, gabby read of the right of the people to peaceably assemble. gathered in tucson were engaging in what should have peaceful activity, that is fundamental to our form of government. spending time with the who so proudly advocates on their behalf here n the united states house of representatives. among the fallen were a great a devoted wife, a servant, john roll, honorable judge, christina nine-year-old a girl who wanted to learn about government, and stottard, who life protecting and saving his wife. they are all in our thoughts and prayers. fathers made no mistake when they wanted to peaceably among democracy. t is a tragic reminder we must never waiver in steadfast support of first amendment an

blaming her for the shooting performer congresswoman gabby gifford. palin had nothing whatsoever to do with what happened to gabby gifford. that's why "the new york times" had to issue a correction. earlier today, sarah palin was c talking to an attorney andnd exploring legal options, which, by the way, she should be doing. governor palin, that's my advice. everything we have shown you -- one million percent of the divisive hateful rhetoric that is now the left in america. we can spend an entire week playing tapes, example after example. no one on the left has the courage or the fortitude to speak out and stop the hatred. that's because democrats use this kind of vile rhetoric every single election. "republicans are racist, sexist, misogynist, republicans want to throw granny off the cliff." that's part of their political playbook. islamophobic. xenophobic. homophobic. the left turns us into something we are not. they know the truth and yet they contribute to this atmosphere where republicans -- we are not even human. if you are conservative like me,

congressman steve scalise on the house floor more than six years ago after arizona congresswoman gabby giffords shot in the head while meeting with constituents outside a supermarket in tucson. six people died that day. congresswoman giffords survived thanks in large part to the quick thinking of 20-year-old intern daniel hernandez. joining me now is daniel hernandez, now democratic state representative for arizona. daniel, thank you for making time. i wanted -- i thought of today, and i thought of your story and wondered what your reaction -- what you made of today. >> you know, the attack today on the gop members of congress really was an assault on our democracy. for me it what reminded me what happened in the immediate aftermath of the shooting in tucson where there was l of chaos and a lot of confusion. but i think a lot of qstions as tow where do we go from here. i think one of the things that i heard representative that i think was really heartening was we need to come together. but to hear not just democrats but republicans saying we need to work on finding solutions. he said he hopes t

. >>> the last lawmaker shot in an attack former congresswoman gabby giffords said her heart is with the family. giffords tweeted, i am thankful for the latest who were my protectors after i was shot and became my friends. scott pelley asked her husband mark kelly how she's doing. >> she's good. her injury -- as people know, she was shot from about three feet away with a 9 millimeter in her head and it's a serious traumatic brain injury, but gabby works incredibly hard all the time to try to make this country a better place, she's in a good mood, enthusiastic, she just had a u.s. navy ship named after her, the lcs-10 now the uss gabby giffords. >> giffordss with shot in the head at close range. she's been an advocate for gun control. >>> the gunman took aim through a chain link fence. >> we were doing batting practice and there were a number of members of staff fielding. >> i was up at bat. i heard a loud noise. i thought it was a construction site dropping a large piece of metal. >> as i was on the phone with 911, e saw one woman running away at top speed obviously in a panic. >> we

that weighs heavy on all of us just as newtown does with gabby giffords. we didn't even talk about that shooting at happen at the ups facility because we are all paying attention to steve scalise. this is a daily occurrence. there is a unity moment that needs to be had, but it's also important to talk about the weapon of choice that is being used in these crimes by lunatics who can get their hands on them. >> kennedy: especially in the u.k., yeah, we sought at ohio state rake i tried to ram his car into a bunch of people. >> trish: in other words, we need to be talking about how we improve the political conversation and basically don't encourage these crazies to do what they're doing. the whole gun control issues -- live free or die new hampshire. we were not a big gun family, but i knew a lot of people that were. they hunted. you had a right to protect yourself. that's all good. i'm with you and that we can move more in the way of background checks, nothing wrong with that. when you get a driver's license, you need to go through a certain amount of traini

the last time a member of congress was shot, six years ago, former congresswoman gabby giffords targeted while meeting constituents in her arizona district. today saying, it doesn't matter if you're a democrat or a republican, this shooting is an attack on all who serve. giffords has become a tougher proponent of gun laws. >> this is not what today is about but there are too many guns on the street. >> reporter: it's another flash point with clear dividing lines but today those fractures forgotten. while it's expected many will attend tomorrow's congressional baseball game out of support, an administration official says the president won't attend. the white house hasn't given a reason but likely playing a role, it is very difficult to get the proper presidential security in place in such a short time. lester? >> all right. kristen welker at the white house, thank you. >>> as we were reporting on this story across the country, there was another shooting today. this one a deadly attack at a ups package delivery facility in san francisco. authorities say a ups employee with an assault pisto

gabby giffords, the former congresswoman from arizona wished shot in the head. there was an aide who is killed, gave zimmerman who was shot and killed when she was trying to conduct a town hall meeting in 2011. there was a u.s. police detail here with scalise. he gets a certain level of security. they were here and they returned fire and engage the suspect. the alexandria police chief said that his officers were here in about 3 minutes and they engaged the suspect as well. that suspect was shot and is also at the hospital, but again, a shaking day on capitol hill. again, the fact that this congressional baseball game assuming that members really look forward to, they appreciate the camaraderie on both sides of the aisle, they try hard, they want to win. kevin brady who is the chair of the ways and means committee was injured a couple of years ago. they play hard and ironically, it was last year, just about this time, it was the day before the congressional baseball game at democrats took over the house floor and there said in to protest gun violence. republicans

highlighting thewrote of liberal politicians or liberal groups like when democratic congresswoman gabby giffords was shot they immediately appointed at tea party republicans like sarah palin both sides guilt of heated rhetoric be clear why media reaction so different i am eric bolling welcome to "cashin' in." >> welcome to everybody rachel the difference in the media pint out media hypocrisy going not that both sides don't do it, of course, they do but insure field like on the left, the rhetoric has been more violent heightened. >> absolutely full scloufr you disclosures husband a congressman very tough for my family the media is so unfair about this we know that had this been a trump supporter shot democrats at baseball game the blame would have been laid directly at feet of donald trump. and i will point out, also, that i have heard nothing from the media or from the democrats since the shooting, about how their strategy to delegitimize trump has contributed time to reflect on that to take the leadership, on their own side, and talk to their people, about how they can lower the rhetoric instea

you can go back to the gabby giffords shooting and congressman scalise, it gets old, it gets to a point where when you look at the language that so many on the left use, celebrities included, journalists as well, we saw joy reed tweet out recently basically attacking scalise's voting record while the man is still in the hospital? when does it end? many of these politicians on the left pushed forward this, that the president is going to kill you. that the health care bill is going to kill you. building up all of this hate language and i think it's incredibly harming and getting into penetrating our culture and our society that could lead to these violent act from these deranged individuals. eric: and david, liberals, hollywood liberals are the ones who have heightened rhetoric and pelley blames, calls it potentially self-inflicted on scalise in that's insanity. >> i would say for all of us, the viewers included, look, we have a congressman lying in recovery in near death from the shooting and we want to sustain from making political hay on either side. and we might want to on behalf of c

gabby gifford -- sadly you do not see her now, but she's being honored as the new u.s. vy honors the newew "uss gabrielle giffords." we'll take you there as that happens. now you can see the big reveal with gabby giffords. all of this in her honor. >>> in the meantime attorney general jeff sessions will be in the hot seat next week as he testifies about the justice department's budget. he'll face a grilling over his relationship with the russian ambassador to the u.s. sources tell cnn that fired fbi director james comey behind closed doors on thursday ma sessions may have had a third undisclosed meeting with sergey kisly kislyak. back with me to discuss this, cnn contributor salena zito and page pate. he may have had another undisclosed meeting, third meeting. remember, he had clarifieds he form that he filled out when he said there were no meetings to speak of and then he clarified that this there with and now apparently there may indeed have been another. what does that mean. >> is that oversight? perjury many. >> clarified is one of those great washington words. basic

gabby giffords was political assassination that should have and did concern every american. what happened to steve scalise and the other victims in the field in alexandria is something we should all be acutely aware of, this is where we head if we have inflammatory rhetoric and pointing at the others and demonizing the others as if they have no humanity. this is the result of that, and i think that it is a poor shame. cheryl: a little more than ten seconds. what should be done? what can correct the path. >> bill maher is going to meet with ted nugent. it's a start. it's a start. people have to reach across boundaries, calm things down, we're all in this together eventually. yeah, we want to win and all the rest of it. not at the cost of causing slaughter and mayhem. cheryl: the media can play a part in that. >> absolutely. cheryl: thank you so much. >> my pleasure. cheryl: want to let you news we saw cross this morning. united parcel service is look ahead to the holiday season, planning to charge retailers extra fee for orders placed around black friday and christmas during

we're mentioning gabby giffords. now we're told some congressmen will carry guns. >> bill: the news conference beginning now. joe barton from texas and mike doyle from pennsylvania. they're the republican and democratic managers of a baseball game for tomorrow night. >> we're going to confirm we are going to play the annual charity baseball game tomorrow at the normal time at national stadium. the nats park. we do have one new charity that we have added. the fallen officers fund. in addition to the boys and girls club of washington, the washington literacy council and the nationals dream foundation. people that attend the game can make a donation to any of those charity at the game or they can also do it online. this is a game that has been played off and on for 100 years in its current configuration. it's been played since the 1960s. it's currently tied to 39 wins for each side, plus two ties. congressman scalise will not play tomorrow night since he was shot this morning. i did tell congressman doyle that it would

gabby giffords shot.ttee put out cross hairs on 20 democratic districts to mark they were targeted. this was ridiculously blamed or tied or linked to the shooting of gabby giffords. the time to bring this up now is just utterly tone deaf. >> trish: to say the least. why do you think they do it? is this more proof that they have an agenda, howie? >> you know, the editorial page is entitled to have an agenda but not entitled to their own facts, this shows this was just wrong. never any proof let alone i think even a reasonable link between sarah palin had nothing to do with this guy. >> trish: isn't it anybody editing this stuff? i've written opeds. it gets look at before it's published and a fact checker that goes through. what is "the new york times" doing if they're not checking their own darn facts? >> the lead editorial goes through a lot of editors. the senior people must not have seen anything wrong with it. they ran a direction. fine. how about an apology? main thing here, the country is shocked and

it changed when gabby gifford was shot. i'm a believer in detouring. uniformed ddetouring does help. >> how long did the shooting go on? >> it's one of those things when you're in the middle of it it feels like hours but it might have been under ten minutes. >> how do members of congress go about business? you talk about deterrence but acting with people and being accessible? >> it is. i think for the most part, people are well-meaning and people come up to me all the time and say i don't agree with you on a lot of things but i'm glad you did this. i hope the game goes on tomorrow and the game is one of the best bipartisan things we do in downown.town. >> not many bipartisan -- >> my dad said the best thing. we joke around and give each other a hard time. the game is mock [000:10:58;00] we really want to beat them but there is a lot of it. >> senator rand paul reflecting on today's tragedy. >>> as you heard, the great divisions that permeate political life in washington were put on hold today from the president to politicians on both sides of the isle.

navy ship named after her, lcs-10 now the "uss gabby giffords." so that was a happy day and today was a rather sad day for her. >> giffords was shot in the head at close range. she has become a vocal advocate for gun control. >>> witnesses talk about the horrific event when the gunman took aim through a chain link fence. >> we were doing batting practice and there were a number of members of staff fielding. >> i was up at bat. i heard a loud noise. i thought it was a construction site dropping a large piece of metal. next thing i heard "he's got a gun." >> as i was on the phone with 911, i saw one woman running away at top speed obviously in a panic. >> we didn't exactly know where the shots were coming from, but it was loud, it was constant. i actually ran and jumped in the dugout. >> everybody was in the line of fire. the people in the dugout were seeing the bullets careening off the dirt, the dirt would explode into the dugout as the bullets hit the dirt. >> he shot at tray kelly our third baseman, steve scalise, or second baseman. he hit scali

brought into galveston harbor, a navy ship that bears gabby giffords name. to you does this remind us of the need for heightened security? we've had quite a bit more focus an heightened security since that awful shooting took place back in 2011. actually i want to share, we now have the statement from -- on the condition of majority whip steve scalise. washington, d.c. the office of house majority whip steve scalise released the following statement on his condition following this morning's shooting that took place at 7:09 this morning. this morning at a practice for the congressional baseball game, whip scalise was shot in the hip. he was transported to med star washington hospital center where he is currently undergoing surgery. he is in stable condition. prior to entering surgery, the whip was in good spirits and he spoke to his wife by phone. he is grateful for the brave actions of u.s. capitol police, first responders, and colleagues. quote, we ask that you keep the whip and others harmed in this incident in your thoughts and prayers. this office will re

she holds a seat once held by the way by former congresswoman gabby giffords who was shot in 2011. congresswoman, good of you to join us today preventative is to first on members of congress and even independence. we thank you for this service you get to the country. and trying to govern the country and legislate by the people and for the people. having seen that we see how dangerous it sometimes can be. particularly given the fact that you replace congresswoman gabby giffords who survived an assassination attempt. in 2011. what can you tell me about the climate today and how it might be contributed to people for a bit unstable? >> the climate is extremely hot as he is seen and reported. and just yesterday a man was arraigned in tucson for making death threats specifically against me, three separate counts. so this is very real and i often use the analogy of the frog in the water we turn the temperature of one degree at a time. ultimately the frog parishes. it is one reason i ran for congress honestly. i served in the military and found myself frustrated with what was going on. i w

we do have a sense on the part of serious people like gabby giffords to try to bring us together as ay to bring -- adam: we talk about this being fiery rhetoric in washington, but what about across the nation? college campuses where students yell shut it down, won't listen to other people, shut it down. isn't that playing into this? >> of course it is. one of the people who suggested that republicans be lined up and shot was a college professor. a lot of the college professors who i put more blame on than the students themselves are behind not only the rhetoric but the demonstrations themselves and the new rules that prohibit free speech. it comes down to the point it's either my way or the highway, and in the case of what happened today, either my way or perhaps even death. adam: david asman, one of the anchors at the fox business network. watch him every day at 4:00 p.m. david, thank you very much. >> thank you. adam: many people blame today's shooting on the toxic political discourse, the politicians in both parties are vowing to soften their tone. will it work? >> an attack on one

. >> coming up, we talk to the young man who helped save congresswoman gabby giffords' life when she was shoot in 2011. >> we are grateful to daniel hernandez, a volunteer in gabby's office. daniel, i'm sorry. you may deny it, but we've decided you are a hero because you ran through the chaos to minister to your boss and tend to her wounds and help keep her alive. >>> tonight, congressman steve scalise remains in critical condition after a gunman targeted republican lawmakers this morning, shooting scalise and three others at a practice for tomorrow's congressional baseball game. joining me now with the latest is peter williams, nbc news justice correspondent. peter, we've learned quite a bit about the shooter today. >> reporter: yes, a great deal. all except the critical, what was he doing here, and why did he suddenly become violent? we know he's 66-year-old james t. hodgkinson, known to his friends as tommy. this is a picture from an earlier run-in that he had with the law. but for the most part, the police say he wasn't much trouble. there was an incident at his home in belleville

. >> i also represent arizona, in 2011 gabby giffords were shot, and people were killed. the first congressional staffer killed in the line of duty. this individual was arrested for three separate threats. >> martha: i'm sorry, control room? were going to stop for the national anthem. >> i'm going to salute. [cheers and applause] ♪ o say, can you see, ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ through the perilous fight ♪ 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] >> martha: beautiful moment, to watch all these members of congress, congresswoman mcsorley standing here with me and she was just saluting to the flag as members of our military and were listening now to the singing from the field, tell me a little bit about what that means to you. >> i

we're hearing also now from congressman gabby giffords. she was shot back in 2011. she says, my heart is with my former colleagues, their families and staff and u.s. capitol police. public service and heroes today and every day. we know that the police returned fire on that shooter. senator jeff flake was just telling us that the shooter down, and alexandria police have said it is a stable, closed situation at this point. they expect to come out with more details in the next hour, hour and a half. cecilia vega is on the scene for us at the white house. >> reporter: we're told that the vice president is on his way to the white house, and he had an event that was supposed to be taking place now, and that has been canceled. the white house is monitoring this situation closely. the vice president has sent out a tweet extepidinding his thoug and prayers to steve scalise. he says his wife, and i, are hoping and praying for a speedy recovery. our hearts are with them and their recovery. this is a very fluid situation, but george, the vice president is on his way to the whi

president trump for the shooting as it was to blame sarah palin for the horrible shooting of gabby giffordsts on that, peter, same question? >> i used to be a member of the nra. when i was a kid, i took their course, which at the time was about gun safety and conservation, how to protect the lands. and now i see an nra that's so powerful that its only excuse is the second amendment, which actually wasn't really intended to arm all the citizens, it was for a militia. consequently, as elise said, we're in a toxic environment where it almost gives people permission to take action when they hear voices in their head that they think the only solution is a bullet. it's a very dangerous time we're in. >> indeed. elise jordan, peter emerson, guys, thank you so much both of you, appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> well, coming up, in the wake of this week's congressional baseball shooting, i'll ask a republican congresswoman if the president does bear any responsibility for the increased tension in our political rhetoric. dynamic performance, so you can own the road. track-tuned handling, so you can co

i remember after gabby giffords was shot. you can go on and on and on. months, it's there. after a while, it goes away. hopefully civility is something that everybody begins to adhere to. >> yeah, hopefully. guys, thanks very much. charles ramsey, andre guillerm, thank you very much. that's it for me. i'll be back at 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." we're continuing to follow the breaking news. our breaking coverage of the shooting of congressman steve scalise and four others simply at a baseball practice early this morning getting ready for a big game between republican members of congress versus democrat members of congress. tomorrow night, our breaking news coverage will continue right after a quick break. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections an

we heard talk like this after the gabby gifford shooting?he congressman earlier in the program. after 9/11 throughout the country we had talk like this. then some time passes. intervening events happened and everybody went back to their ways. will this be different? >> i spoke to senator chris murphy yesterday and he as an outspoken critic of the nation's gun policies. he was saying he thinks we are beyond the point where washington responds to these shootings with any real need to change. he thinks that is -- we've seen so much of it at this point that weem will people will be upset, they will come together, but that is not really changing anybody's minds. >> in the past we've lapsed into the debate about gun control. i don't question at all the genuineness of the belief of the politicians saying we need to change our gun laws and you have republicans running congress and even in the wake of this, i don't think anybody here thinks we're going to have any passage of gun control. normally some policy fight, policy divide comes front and cente

in 2011, we had the shooting of gabby giffords in her district. a member of congress was targeted and attacked. it is notted states, as rare as it is in great britain. members, of this gop side of the baseball team. do we know how many were at the practice at the time? >> i am sorry i do not have that information. >> the game would go ahead tomorrow. is anyone putting out statements of whether it would go ahead? >> i do not know what is going on. >> at the scene of that shooting, among those injured, the majority whip and michael mckee also in washington, d.c. 12:00, we get a statement from paul ryan. e-house goes back in session after recess. intervened as well and we have had a statement from senate leaders. get manyt going to speeches, although we know there will be no household. >> it appears that janet yellen and the federal reserve will be the only officials making news in washington today on anything other than this subject. we will have the president speaking from the white house at 11:30 this morning. paul ryan at noon. then also, sometim

. >> just as the motto i am ready represents the ship, it represents gabby gifford. >> i'm so happy to be here with you today. this is a credible honor. "uss gabrielle giffords" is strong and tough, just like her crew. >> that's for sure. will be based in san diego. >>> new tonight, lucky powerball player out there tonight somewhere. not in here. california lottery says a single winning ticket won for nearly $448 million was sold in sun city. almost 3 million other players won prizes. grand prize has one winner, yet to come forward. 20, 26, 32, 38, 58 and powerball 03. >> did we do the pool? >> ever since the nearly $1 billion one -- >> we lost it. >> weather -- >> this is a roller coaster. >> first up tomorrow, nice calm start to the morning. cool and breezy. then the big change is on the way. san francisco right now 56 degrees. winds out of the west at 20. 55 degrees. trivalley could see midday to early evening showers out of the north. san jose about 57 degrees and south bay tomorrow morning cool temperatures at west valley, saratoga, lupus run, temperatures in the low 50s and reach

when gabby giffords was shot, i was in congress. i made sure i had a concealed carry license.my sidekick. we need to look at reciprocity. these guys are walking home to their respective places of residence they have up there. charles: we are look live at national park and ivanka trump is talking to flairs from both sides of the aisle. it's a reminder of what possibly could be. beyond asking lawmakers and legislators to carry guns, the temperature, the hate, the vitriol in our country, what can be done about that? >> i think those people inciting it need to stop. those people resource and funding it, they need to stop. when you look at what happened at campus of the university of california berkeley where you had property that was destroyed and cars that were burned. i know and speak on college campuses all over the country. when you have the shutting down of what people believe is speech they don't agree with. that's not what's supposed to happen in the united states of america. so i think it's very important we get that back under control. charles: i want to bring in a panel