worker seth rich, this killer is on the loose and four months, a group of george washington university graduate students have been digging into the case and released their initial report. scott taylor has been covering the murder from day one and joins us now live. are they naming anyone in this report? >> no names. here is the 45 page report that goes into several different theories and sums it up by saying it is more than likely he was murdered by a hired killer. george washington university students volunteered their own time during the investigation and are funded by former republican lobbyist, jack bergman, who has filed a lawsuit against the d.c. police to release records in the case. they believe the death does not appear to be random homicide or a robbery gone bad. they found a surve have missed near the intersection where police found the body. i asked what proof they had to show that he was killed by a hired gunmen? >> a proficient killer is what we think -- the fact that the killer has gotten away with it for this time and that it appears it was a sanitized crime scene. it s

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at the textile museum at george washington university, a those fabulous styles here again. the faces of those who wore them still beguiling now frozen in time. what was it like? >> it was a lot of this. >> ah. >> did a lot of that. >> no smiles? >> some smiles but mostly, you know, a squint. >> reporter: leah spencer was once one of them. growing up here in washington she never planned on becoming a model. >> this was never something that anyone would have foreseen in my future, anyone who knew me anyway. i got involved my senior year in college. a former fashion fair model approached me and asked if i had a job lined up after i graduated, and i did not. so she gave me the information to audition. i flew up. i met mr. and mrs. johnson and i was on the road. >> reporter: eunice johnson, wife and founder of ceo of johnson publishing, created the ebony fashion fair and looked for models representing every shade of black america. >> the fur is cut into contemporary art here at the museum said it wasn't just about the fashion show. >> when you bought a ticket to the show you had

live outside george washington university hospital in northwest, i'm kevin lewis. back to you. nancy: all right, kevin. thank you. we are going to continue to monitor the situation all night. both here on capitol hill and in alexandria. jonathan: we'll have team coverage throughout the everything on wjla.com. don't miss anything on the air and online. at bottom of the hour we'll have more from the emergency dispatches and a detailed look at who the shooter is. also, house leaders are speaking up together on the chamber floor. but right now nancy and i would like to turn it back over to michelle and alison in studio. guys? alison: thanks to both of you. we want to remind you don't miss breaking news, any updateless. if you have to step away from the tv, so many of you first learned about the shooting through an abc7 text alert. subscribe at wjla.com/text. coming up next at 4:00, continuing coverage of the ballpark ambush. michelle: also, there was a big primary election last night. results of the virginia governor's race still ahead. alison: the weather, doug, it's still hot out

at 6:30 eastern, george washington university history professor discusses the cold war competition between the u.s. and china to influence new independent african and asian countries. >> during the 1960's, the rivalry intensified. this is an important point where i think to many american policymakers chinese activities in southeast asia and africa start to become as or more worrisome than soviet activities. >> at 9:00, eric buckland talks about confederate colonel john as mosby. -- s. mosby. >> a couple of times lee complained that he was fighting into many small groups. this decentralized way he operated the not make sense. he needed to mask his forces and take one big target. that went completely against everything mostly was doing. he could have 3, 4, 5, 6 different combat patrols out on any given night. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. 70 years ago at harvard university, secretary of state george marshall outlined and economic relief plan to help europe recover from the devastation of world war ii.

. >>> if you haven't been to the new textile museum at george washington university, we're giving you good reason to check it out. they are now featuring a 50 year retrospective from some of the most memorable moments from the ebony fashion fair. news 4's barbara harrison has a look. >> reporter: this is the way it was. a catwalk of colorful couture designs from the great fashion houses of europe. but as ground breaking as the fashion, what captured the attention of america were the colorful models who wore them. history now remembers the 50 years of the ebony fashion fair. the road show that took high fashion to towns and cities across america. from the 1950s through the turn of the century. this final extravaganza in 2009. at the textile museum at george washington university, a visiting exhibition has brought those fabulous still beguiling, now frozen in time. what was it like? >> it was a lot of this. >> no smiles? >> some smiles, but mostly, you know, a squint. >> reporter: leah spencer was once one of them. growing up here in washington she never plant on becoming a model. >> th

commander benson earned a masters degree from george washington university. >>> jurors in the bill cosby trial resumed deliberations this morning within the last few minutes, reporters have been cosby's attorneys have been asking the judge to call a mistrial. >>> and now we want to get you to the latest concerning the shooting that rocked the nation this past week right here in our area. >> we do want to recap that for you. on wednesday morning just after 7:00, investigators say that james hodgkinson opened fire on 22 gop lawmakers. the shooting happened at a neighborhood park in alexandria. the congressmen were practicing for the annual congressional baseball game. four people were shot including gop whip steve scalise, house whip scalise. and he's in critical condition at last check. police shot and killed hodgkinson. and nbc's justice correspondent pete williams reports on the concerning list that hodgkinson wrote down. hodgkinshispocket. according to officials briefed on the fbi investigation, the list included trent franks of arizona, jeff duncan of south carolina and mo brooks of a

a group of forensic experts in george washington university graduate students investigating the death will release initial findings. rich was killed in the bloomingdale neighborhood. they've made no arrests. >>> big news for redskins fans. the team could benefit from a supreme court decision about a sense of trademark. the courts ruling has to do with a slant. the ruling says the federal government can't refuse to register trademarks even if they're considered offensive by some. this could impact the team's name and whether they leave fedex field. members of the d.c. council said the name should not be a roadblock having the skins move back to d.c. >>> we know that some people would do anything, like sheep a, do anything fog their dog, right? police in d.c. may have gone farther. a whole head. he tweeted out this picture and said officers went above and beyond to save a little chihuahua. it looks like they went more below and beyond i guess you could say. the dog did fall down that hive-hole. the chief says everyone, including the officer, made it out okay. >> go further, you're sayin

he is at george washington university hospital. >> relatives of matt mika just got here. they want to be by his bedside in the icu. we found out that mike was one of the victims. and the family said the former college baseball player who was helping coach the republican team and works here in washington in government affairs is in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds. injuries that required surgery. mika was one of two patients to arrive at this hospital in an ambulance from alexandria, virginia. the other was not a victim. it was the shooter, james hodgkinson, who arrived here in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries from gunshot wounds that were suffered when he was confronted by officers. >> chris: peter doocy and doug mckelway reporting from the two washington hospitals where victims of the shooting are recovering. efforts to cut gun violence and gain revenue from gun purchases have run into a setback in seattle. corresponded dan springer with a big back fire for gun control. >> an armed robbery in seattle and with a shoot-out with police. three

>> stephen: george washington university. >> stephen: you ran for-- >> president of the school. >> stephen really jealous, because nixon is my guy. he's my president. >> is he? >> stephen: because i remember the watergate hearings. that's my first introduction to presidency and you got this fantastic letter from nixon right there, richard nixon himself. he calls you alex. >> you know what the greatest part is, is he writes, "from our mutual friend mark weinberg i have learned of the disappointing results, as far as you are concerned" he writes. >> stephen: "as far as you are concerned of the recent george washington university student body elections. the important thing is that you cared enough to enter the arena." >> "enter the arena." >> stephen: are you ever going to re-enter the arena? >> no, no. >> stephen: come on. entertainers can be presidents. >> but, you tell me what you thin, because you did one of the most astute, super political shows for years, and that is i think trump-- it's not going to swing back-- it's not going to stay that way, meaning it's not going to open the door f

out of the icu at george washington university hospital. he was shot in the chest. doctors expect him to make a full recovery. the other person still in the hospital, louisiana congressman steve scalise. more good news for him too, he was just taken out of th scalise and micah were one of the five people shot at a practice for a congressional baseball game last week. >>> we all remember the nightmare that veterans suffered during the va scandals that were exposed a few years ago. veterans were put on secret wait lists. given the wrong medications. given the bad treatment. and ignored. in moments of crisis for them. >> the bill is called the veteran affairs accountability and whistle blower protection act. designed to protect whistle blowers. making it easier to fire problem employees at the department of veterans affairs. >>> another republican senator said he won't vote for the republican health care bill. nevada heller met with five gop -- who say they'll oppose. >> i can support legislation that takes insurance tens of millions of americans and hundreds owe of th

. >>> if you haven't been in the new textile museum at george washington university, you have a good check it out now. >> it's featuring a 50-year retrospective from some of the most memorable moments from the ebony fashion fair. >> barbara harrison joins us with details of a traveling exhibition that will only be here just for a few weeks, huh, barbara? >> that's right. if you've never had a chance to see one of the traveling catwalk extravaganzas known as the ebony fashion fair, you can't imagine what you've missed. it was an idea dreamed up by the couple who own johnson's publishing in chicago, a mix of music and mesmerizing high fashion that helped bring down some walls of prejudice at the same time. >> reporter: this is the way it was. a catwalk of colorful couture designs from the great fashion houses of europe. but as ground-breaking as the fashion, what captured the colorful models who wore them. history now remembers the 50 years of the ebony fashion fair. the roadshow that took high fashion to towns and cities across america, from the 1950s, through the turn of the century.

shomari stone was outside george washington university hospital where we understood that the shooter had been transported to, again hearing this morning just a few moments ago from president trump that the suspected shooter has died. >> again, you are watching our continuing breaking coverage of this shooting in alexandria this morning involving a member of congress. the houseor shot in the hip, we believe. we know he was in surgery for at least an hour or so this morning at med star washington hospital center. he's out of surgery and in good condition. the president calling him a patriot and a fighter and wishing him a speedy recovery from this incident. it could be some time before we hear from the congressman himself about what unfolded here today but we've heard so many accounts from members of congress and from witnesses just in that neighborhood who talked about the shock of hearing literally dozens of shots fired at 7:00 in the morning in what is normally a quiet area of alexandria. >> and a noticeably somber president trump making the address and saying that, you know, for th

news 4 learned that commander benson studied at george washington university and earned his master's degree. assessing the damage and trying to account for all personnel. >> developing tonight prince william county a pedestrian was hit and killed by an amtrak train tonight. shomari stone is live with more on the investigation and how this is aeffecting train service. >> reporter: everything is back to normal out here but there is still a delay for train 315. that man was right in that area around 100 yards away when for some reason he was on the track. right at the end of rush hour traffic. >> prince william county police picked up the man's shoe and removed his body from the track. the train hit the man around 7:30 tonight near the woodbridge station. police are investigating why the man was on the track. the accident delayed the fredricks burg line train for two hours. you were on this train delayed for two hours. how are you feeling right now? >> exhausted. completely exhausted. >> reporter: did you know what happened? >> no. they said something about a fatality. no other details.

doctors at george washington university hospital have upgraded the condition of lobbyist matt mika from critical to serious. he was shot in the chest, and u.s. capital police officer crystal griner is in good condition at med star washington hospital center. she was shot in the ankle. >>> dedicating the congressional baseball game to the victims and heroes of wednesday's shooting, democrats and republicans took to the field last night at nats park raising more than a million dollars for charity. the score was lopsided, but everyone agrees on the game's mvp, the spirit of bipartisanship. >> the night began with a bipartisan moment of reflection and a standing ovation for a surprise guest, one of the heroes of wednesday's shooting, special agent david bailey. [ cheers and applause >> a moving moment that gave lawmakers like mo brooks who escaped the attack unharmed a chance to say thanks. >> what was it like tonight when you saw officer bailey? >> i was compelled to go over there and give him a hug, and let him know how much i appreciated what he did, the courage that he showed. i might n

the archive will be housed at george washington university's gelman library. >>> now a follow-up to ahool employees have been accused of abuse and misconduct in prince george's county. more than 600 staffers placed on leave this school year alone. this week school officials confirm they will make changes to policies for next year. authorities say these new policies were necessary after horrifying situations surfaced including one incident involving a teach's aide who sexually abused children. the high number of staff under investigation is the result of much needed changes according to that officials. >> behavior and changing culture is not an easy thing. it takes time. >> those changes are expected later this month. >>> so, you feeling lucky? nobody won last night's powerball drawing. i should say saturday night's powerball drawing. that means wednesday's jackpot is worth $375 million. while no one won the grand prize last night -- saturday night, excuse me, four people are waking up $1 million richer. four tickets sold matched all five white numbers drawn. get in on the game. wednes

the other trauma hospital is george washington university a little further downtown where some of the other victims have been taken as well. >> hans nichols there for us. earlier this morning we heard from texas congressman joe barton. he's actually the manager of the baseball team. he actually brought his young son with him as well. let's listen to a portion of that interview. >> look, we were at batting practice. we have a congressional baseball game we play every year. a shooter came out to practice, starting shooting. he shot at trent kelly, our third baseman, sot az steve scalise, our second baseman, he hit steve scalise. scalise's security detail and capitol hill police immediately began to return fire. and alexandria police also immediately came and began to return fire. they shot the shooter and i think the security detail saved a lot of lives because they attacked the shooter. the heroes are the capitol hill police, alexandria police and steve scalise's security detail. >> reporter: do you know what the shooter looked like? >> he was a middle-aged man, blue jeans and a blue s

anger the conservatives >> exactly. >> thank you for being with us, >> susan wood from george washington universityxt up, president trump is taking to twitter. we'll talk about social media and how this folds into the president's communication style, when we come back f 5 the hill returns in a minute. for some, it's going the distance. and for some, it's going for 8 and a half hours of high-performance sleep. with beautyrest's innovations and technology, hi guys. it's great to be here. in the desert. at the mall. on the mountain. at school. at the beach. in the big easy. yeah yeah today i want to show you guys the next-gen chevy equinox. what do you think? that's pretty. pretty sexy. it looks aggressive. but not overbearing. 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. . >>> you can't stuff. touch donald trump's twitter. that's how he communicates dire

now, george washington's university project on extremism has been studying this topic for about half a decade right now. they have categorically pinpoint ed where in this h country these hot spots were. of concern has been te that project testified at this house hearing saying that in order in h this country to prevent the types of attacks we've seen in europe more focus needs to be spent on how people become radicalized particularly young men who are often prone to becoming radicalized online. there's not a typical prophi. they var in social economic background, age, gender, location and the degree of gees on ticketed event. until recently isis operated a safe haven from which they can plan attacks. it continues to maintain a contacted reof sympathize ers. this is one of the main factors that helps explain the wave of attacks that have hit europe in the united states in recent months. >> and sarah and sean that's the problem with fighting this of terrorism. you think back to al qaeda when these large networks of teams of individuals bonded together and had means of communication wit

it will be archived at george washington's university.or barry died in 2014. >>> bryce harper is b mound. he might not be here in 2019. a new report says he wants to go play for the chicago cubs. that is according to baseball writer peter gallmmond. harper will be a free agent next season and could ask for the biggest contract in major league baseball. i'd hate to see him leave d.c. >> apparently the cubs have one of the top ten payrolls. >> show me the money. >> you win the world series. >>> a historical landmark for women is in our backyard. >> the wake robin golf club in atlanta is marking 80 years in the community. it was founded in 1937 as a way to encourage african-american women to learn how to play. coming up tonight, news 4's carol maloney will talk to a 99-year-old member >> looking forward to that. maybe not necessarily golfing weather today. rain? >> not raining yet. >> okay. >> honestly as long as you get your 18 holes in between rain chances, it will be a good week for golf because it wond be 1,000 degrees. comparison this y

outside in the hospital, but ok, matt mika is a lobbyist for tyson's food was taken to george washington universityer. and two other capital police officers, david bailey and crystal greener. both special agents and the capitol hill police chief said greener is in good condition after being shot in the ankle and bailey was treated and released following a minor injury. so a little good news, if any, tonight. those two officers who are being consulted heros rushed into help. apparently there's a third officer, they're covering and going to be ok. live at washington hospital center, matt ackland fox 5 forgery. . >>> that is the good news. matt, thank you for the update. >> back after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer to take advantage of our midsommar sales event offer. >>> a former maryland police officer now trained security personnel who worked for government and private entities. >> how are you >> good. how about yourself >> we're good. let me ask you, i mean, today's

gregg, as many of you know, is associate professor of history and national affairs at george washington university, really one of this country's leading historical voices and historians of asia. he is the author of "nation building in south korea." and of course now, "winning the third world." he is really a friend and part of the wilson center family which makes it more special. 2010, 2011 as in a wilson center fellow, the most senior fellowship you can get from the wilson center. he is a senior adviser to two of the programs at the wilson center the history of public , policy programs of north korea documentation project and is also a member of the advisory board. his current work, he is on to his next project already, it focuses very much to our delight on sino-north korean relations. he is also working on a larger book on nation building in asia. it's a very, very special occasion to have you here, greg, g, to launch your next book. we launched your first one and it is just fantastic to launch this volume. copies of "winning the third world" are available for sale outside for your convenience.

. >> it's been going on for hours near the george washington university campus.s here. >> repr: night event. started before midnight in the 500 block of 21st street that a car or pedestrian traffic allowed in this area and as you said, it appears that this is just south of the campus there and we don't have any word on what was involved in all of this. but we got word that this situation has resolved itself and we are working to get information on exactly what all of this was about. but the situation has cleared itself in the 500 block of 21st street northwest. that is the latest. back to you now. >> molette, thank you. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> melissa is keeping an eye on the roads this morning. chuck is on assignment. we'll start with sheena. pretty nice start to the morning out there. >> yes, a beautiful start to the morning. k 5:00 hour live outside on this very minute friday. finally friday. temperatures very comfortable outside. nice and dry for the morning commute. everything is, working in our favor this mornin

know, isany of you associate professor of history and national affairs at george washington university, really one of this country's leading historical voices and historians of asia. of nation building in south korea korean-americans in the making of a democracy. of course now, winning the third world. it's really -- she's a friend and part of the wilson center family, is even more special. 2010, 2011 at the -- as the most senior fellowship you can get from the wilson center. he is a senior adviser to two of the programs at the center -- the history of public policy programs of north korea -- documentation progress -- project is also a member of the advisory board of the -- center. he -- his current work, he is on to his next project of course already -- focuses very much to our delight north korean relations. he is also looking -- working on a larger book on nation building in asia. it's a very, very special occasion to have you here, greg, to launch your new book. we launched her first one, and it is just fantastic lunch this volume. here the center again. --ly to you, copies of avai

00:17-00:23 - sean spicer / white house press secretary00:54-00:59 - gary nordlinger / george washington universityars ready to talk. on tuesday, the attorney general will testify publicly before the senate intelligence committee.that's the same committee investigating russia's influence on the 2016 election. white house sean spicer says the administration is eager to cooperate. "he wants this to get investigated as soon as possible and be done with it so he can continue with the business of the american people "democratic senator ron wyden of oregon says americans need to hear from sessions directly.sessions reportedly met with russia's ambassador multiple times while serving as a senator and a major trump surrogate. wyden says the senate needs to know more, in a statement he says quote: "these matters, which are directly related to threats to our democratic institutions, are of the utmost public interest. i believe we owe the american people transparency" political expert gary nordlinger of george washington university says tuesday's hearing is likely to draw millions of viewers."what the attorne

. >> we can also let our viewers and listeners know, we're getting this in from the george washington university hospital there, it's level 4 trauma hospital there in washington, d.c. they've received two individuals, both are currently in critical condition, and due patient privacy laws, they're not releasing any more information at this time. but now starting to get some information on the condition of some of those shot. we know that congressman scalise is in surgery right now. we were told, according to his office, he's in stable condition and now we also know that two of the other individuals who were shot are in critical condition at george washington university hospital. >> that's right. and we're watching this scene, the baseball field that was a scene of joy a few hours ago and then turning into just an absolute horror as a man walks in and opens fire on members of congress and their staff. let us pause just a moment at the top of the hour. >>> good morning, everybody. this is nbc news special report. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast and there has been a terrible tragedy happening outside wa

the senate intelligence committee held a hearing at which the wall center george washington university law center said washington paid more than 1,000 people to spread anti-clinton stories online, many of them were fraud. stories like hillary has parkinson's. fake news consumers on the left in particular were more likely to be affluent and college-educated than those on the right. this is happening when the media has fallen to historical lows. where do we draw the line with its opinion in fact that's what we will discuss for the next hour. pope francis endorses donald trump. this one i had to look up to make sure it wasn't true accepting refugees from trump america. then an interesting one, trump sends plane to transport 200 marines and this one was popularized by sean hannity so we have a panel here and i want to get to them before we start turning it over to you in the audience and i thought i would ask as a writer of nonfiction and fiction where do you draw the line? >> i think there is such a thing as the truth. if you believe the world is flat the world does not need you to believ

george washington university hospital of jayson werth of the washington nationals he stopped by yesterday to visit with matt in the hospital. >>> president trump is making it easier to fire problem employees at the va. he signed a measure that speeds up the dismissal process for workers who have disciplinary problems. the bill also protects whistleblowers to report misconduct. >> two military pilots are expected to ka runway in ohio. witnesses say the jet flipped after landing at the dayton international airport. the pilots were practicing local air show. fire crews had both of the pilots. >>> right now, former d.c. councilman is lying instate. dignitaries, have been gone by there to pay their tribute. >> derrick ward is at the service. >> you've dot to give us a sense of how many bow ties you're seeing in honor of him. >> reporter: quite a few. you know, that was one of his trademarks. we actually saw some people who had t-shirts but they put the bow ties on once they went inside. as you said, his body is here and it will be until about 5:00 p.m. this evening. now, jim graham served on t

. >> sunday at 6:30 eastern, george washington university history professor greg burzynski talks about the cold war competition between the u.s. and china to influence newly independent african and asian countries. 1960's, thee rivalry intensified. this is an important point where i think to many american policymakers chinese activities in southeast asia and africa start to become as or more worrisome than soviet activities. buckland talkic about confederate colonel john as mosby. >> generally complained to stuart that mosby was fighting into many small groups. decentralized way he operated the not make sense. the needed to mass his forces and pick one big target. that went completely against everton mosby was doing. his effectiveness was the fact he could have 3, 4, 5, 6 different combat patrols out on any given night. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> the state of pennsylvania was founded by quicker william penn in 1682 as a sanctuary for religious freedom. many quakers have lived in worship in philadelphia ever sense. next on american history tv's

he earned a masters degree from george washington university. >>> jurors in the bill cosby trial will resume deliberation this is morning. they have already been at it for 52 hours with no verdict reached in the sexual assault case. yesterday jurors asked the judge to read back testimony from accuser andrea constand's brother-in-law. the defense team has asked many called. >>> now to theat 7:00 a.m., james hodgkinson opened fire on 22 zbop lgop lawmakers alexandria at a ballpark. the congressmen were practicing for the congressional baseball game. four people were shot including house majority whip steve scalise who is in critical condition. police shot and killed hodgkinson. pete williams reporting on the concerning list that hodgkinson wrote down. >> reporter: while james hodgkinson was firing at members of congress wednesday morning, he was carrying a handwritten list in his pocket, names of several republican congressmen adding a new element of mystery about whether he planned some kind of attack in advance. according to officials briefed on the fbi investigation, the list include

also last week, a nonpartisan study by the george washington university found that the house-passed bill basically would have a huge economic impact on our country. states' economies would shrink by $93 billion compared to where we are today. business output would be cut $148 billion. the study notes that it would combine with normal economic cycles and, quote, could contribute to a period of economic and medical hardship in the united states. end quote. that report also talks about job loss throughout the country, saying that we could lose more than $1 billion in gross products in individual states just because of the number of people who wouldn't be covered, the number of health care providers that would no longer be there, the infrastructure, and then the impact on the health care system overall of uncompensated care. these are costs we can't afford. and as my colleague, senator sanders mentioned, there are all these health care institutions that have now come out saying they don't support this senate drafted bill. the academy of family physicians, they know more -- they're seeing so

george washington university law professor, jonathon you are live.is the attorney general right about the reason for his recusal? >> i think he is. he made the point that he constructive live recused himself virtually from the beginning because he was fairly certain he would have to recuse himself. that was one of the more interesting things about the hearing. i agree with him that that regulation does militate heavily in favor recusal. but he said as soon as he became attorney general, he was already imposing on himself essentially a recusal and he virtually saw nothing from the russian investigation. lou: much of today's hearing was a result of the inseason waitions and innuendo of -- the innuendo of james comey that motivated the attorney general to ask to testify in open hearing before this committee. let's turn if we may and listen to senator cotton on these leaks, including those by the former fired f.b.i. director james comey. >> are these leaks serious threats to our national security and the department of justice taking them with the appropr

>> julie: joining me now is the research director of the program on extremism and the george washington universityu very much for talking to us. the fact that the citizens were trying to restrain the suspect at the time and they were held back by someone who prevented them. they wanted to beat this guy to a pulp. the hatred and the level of hatred that is building because of these extremist attacks. how can they add column to an inflamed situation? >> it might be important for them to stress calm, provide context to the fact that in the end, it's still a free country, being a muslim in britain. as one of those places you can practice your religion. we can't control every extremist that carries out an act, but he is not representative of the society. >> julie: when you say bring calm, that is so much easier than done. it is typical, especially during the whole month of ramadan that these sorts of attacks are more frequent. british security member wallace said authorities were aware of rise and fall activity, but they were not aware of the suspect prior to this attack. are these types of attacks pre

george washington university law professor, jonathon you are live. is the attorney general right about the reason for his recusal? >> i think he is. he made the point that he constructive live recused himself virtually from the beginning because he was fairly certain he would have to recuse himself. that was one of the more interesting things about the hearing. i agree with him that that regulation does militate heavily in favor recusal. but he said as soon as he became attorney general, he was already imposing on himself essentially a recusal and he virtually saw nothing from the russian investigation. lou: much of today's hearing was a result of the inseason waitions and innuendo of -- the innuendo of james comey that motivated the attorney general to ask to testify in open hearing before this committee. let's turn if we may and listen to senator cotton on these leaks, including those by the former fired f.b.i. director james comey. >> are these leaks serious threats to our national security and the department of justice taking them with the approp

liz: george washington university law professor jonathan turley says comey's leaking of his own memos he wrote and created that he could be in legal hot water. what do you think? >> you know, i think the legal -- the criminal theory is kind of a stretch. it's clearly not classified material, it's not confidential secret, top secret, fbi, any of those things. it is government property. there may be rules and regulations that bar him from doing it, certainly improper. whether he should go to jail for it is another matter. it's a political fight, a political fight between americans who think our government should be run by elected representatives and elected presidents or unnamed unelected bureaucrats. liz: he took it upon himself last summer to be judge and jury about hillary clinton and took it upon himself to write memos and get a special prosecutor, robert mueller. i think this guy should be looked into even more and we've got jonathan turley, top law professor, said comey's testimony clearly made it evident that loretta lynch interfered in the clinton e-mail investigation when she t

he remains in intensive care and critical condition at george washington university hospital. we know the entire speech anyone family as well as his aides will be at tonight's baseball game. it will be an incredibly emotional experience for all. >> sandra: thank you. meanwhile, we're learning more about the shooter and his violent past. james hodgkinson's arrest record includes a history of domestic violence. the 66-year-old home inspector was also a bernie sanders supporter who raged against republicans and president trump on his facebook page. in one post back in march, hodgkinson writing quote trump has destroyed our democracy, it's time to destroy trump and company. catherine herridge is live with brand-new details. >> thank you. we are hearing from the suspect for the first time in his own words with his 2011 interview at an occupy protest in st. louis shot by fox affiliate. >> 99% are getting pushed around in the 1% are not giving a [bleep] >> the suspect bearing the name james hodgkinson. an illinois newspaper reports of the suspect sent letters to the editor a year aft

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it will be housed at the george washington university.>> it took just minutes for a toddler to wander off a playground and drowned in the lake. the little boy died even though police say the family did everything right. the family immediately called police. 6 minutes later his body was found in the lake. >> even when family members are doing everything right, how easily a young person, and malik was not quite two years old, can wander off and end up in this type of tragedy. >> police say there are ways to protect your family. first of all, learn cpr in case of an emergency and teach children how to swim. also, don't get distracted stu are near water and if you do, take the child with you. always have a phone nearby to call 911. >> there is a pretty good chance that bryce harper is your kids' favorite baseball player but he might not be in d.c. too much longer. a new report says harper wants to play for the chicago cubs when he becomes a free agent. he is back on serving his three game suspension. they're playing in los angeles. >> that wo

meanwhile, matt mika, who was struck multiple times, george washington university hospital reports he has been upgraded to serious condition. he will undergo more surgery tomorrow. the hospital says it's the last word they will have about him to protect his privacy. zack barth was remarkably back at work at the united states capitol today. he described how he tried to stay alive when he heard the shots. >> he hits me in my leg and at that point my adrenaline is pumping in my fight or flight reflex has taken control. i decided if i want to live, i need to get to better cover. >> the two police officers, crystal griner and david bailey are going to be fine. john, back to you. >> john: thanks. let's talk more about tonight's game and the current political environment. mo brooks of alabama as a member of the g.o.p. baseball team who gave aid to congressman scalise after he was shocked. congressman mike doyle of alabama is the manager of the democratic squad. i spoke with him earlier today and started off asking representative brooks whether he realized just how gravely congressman scalise

frank cilluffo the director of the center for cyber and homeland security at the george washington university my alma mater. we have congressman kathleen rice representing the fourth district of new york and also the ranking democrat on the subcommittee on counterterrorism and intelligence and last but certainly not least the honorable kenneth wainstein who served served as the home and security adviser to president george w. bush. now i have prepared an extensive introduction for today's panel but those plans were tossed in the garbage when president trump issued a series of official statements this morning that are extremely relevant to this panel. you might also call them tweets and the tweets are directed at one of our panelists secretary johnson. i couldn't resist the opportunity to give secretary johnson a chance to respond to these tweets one by one so let me go ahead and read these three tweets before the house intelligence committee. first of all, are they accurate, if not why not and what is your response? tweet number one, former home and security adviser jeh johnson is the latest

also improving george washington university hospital tweeted this photo of jason weather who stopped yesterday to visit. >> after gunfire breaks out inside. one man shot and wounded there in a massive police presence. >> this is unfolding at popular breakfast and lunch spot. that's where we find news 4 pat collins with more on all of this. >> talk about a quick turn around. the robbery took place here about 2:30 this afternoon. less than three hours later. the chief of police tweeted out security camera video of the two suspects wanted in the case. if you recognize these guy is, the cops want to hear from you. short time ago i talked to a woman who was here when it all went down. >> reporter: she was here today when two guys robbed the place and shot a customer. >> gave him the money. and threw it on the counter and he started holding the gun. and he shot the young man. >> customer? >> uh-huh. >> the police on this in k-9 dogs are running with a purpose. cops deepen the brush, looking for suspects and evidence. police on the edge armed with long guns, a manhunt of consequence today i

he's in critical but stable condition in george washington university hospital where he's set to undergoore surgery tomorrow. the two capitol police officers involved, mrs. griner and mrs. bailey are fine today. griner is being treated to the leg and expected to make a full coverry. bailey had a small injury and will do just fine. the serious cases here, scalise and mika. back to you. >> doug mckelway. thank you. the man accused of shooting at republican lawmakers railed against the rich in an occupy st. louis protest. here's what he said in 2011. >> the 99% are getting pushed around and the 1% are not giving a damn. so we have to speak up for the whole country. >> that was six years ago. federal investigators say they're trying to figure out why james hodgkinson opened fire. catherine herridge has more from the latest. the fbi is telling you what? >> a short time ago, the fbi confirming the atf trace on the weapons is complete and there's no evidence to suggest that a 9 millimeter handgun and the rifle were bought illegally. agents are processing the cell phone, computer and camera. age