. >> megan mcgrath is live along allentown road, by the malcolm grove facility where this all went down. megan? >> that's right. behind me here you can see that medical facility where this unfolded this morning, a lot of confusion here on joint base andrews a base reported seeing people with long guns on campus, reported an active shooter situation. well, we now know that it was a misunderstanding. there was an active shooter drill that was scheduled for this morning inside that medical facility, it's been scheduled for some time, but obviously not everybody on base received word of that drill, including the person that placed that phone call. however, out of an abundance of caution until they sorted things out, the base was put on lockdown. so they had this drilled scheduled. but then got what they called a real world warning. out of an abundance of caution, they followed their protocols for an active shooter until they could sort things out and figure out exactly what happened. at about 10:30 this morning, that's when they realized the mistake, the all clear was given. we spoke to a m

. >> they did, they say this is at malcolm grove medical facility, and first responders are on the scene >> and it was about 13 minutes ago when that was tweeted out. >> over a year ago they had a shooter at navy yard and another at the navy yard, and main part of washington d.c., and across the river in maryland. >> we will stay on that at 9:47. we all heard, you can grill deserts, right? we have done grilling, many times on the show, including fruits, vegetables, deserts. i have never seen this. grilling a doughnut. >> grilled doughnuts. >> i like the sound of that. >> what is the point of this. >> i want to you know, that andrew is here as well. you are on tv, whatever it may be. >> we might get them on tv. >> you guys have a great look, by williamsonoma so you have to know what you are talking about. >> same recipe we did before is in there. >> okay. here's what you said, all of this nonsense, and you kind of taken the nonsense out of this equation. >> one of the main lessons in here is any prep you have to do, do it all at ones in your kitchen so you do not have to run back and fort

they went room by room clearing the malcolm grove center. we saw people coming out of the building with their hands in the air, being greeted by heavily armed and men with police dogs -- armed airmen with police dogs. i went on for some time. the base explaining it now as a misunderstanding and a miscommunication of the misunderstanding. we are standing by across from the base. we are hoping we will get everything. we were told the base commanders would be out to talk with us, along with local police officials to explain exactly what happened. we have not yet gotten that briefing. we will bring you the latest information as we get it. from joint base andrews, brad bell, abc 7 news. >> our coverage continues with abc 7's some people on base reacted to the initial reports and some tense moments, for sure. chaost was a morning of and confusion. this building behind me, the medical facility, is the hospital that brad was talking about. we are the first ones here on the other side of the fence on allentown road. when we got here, it was a very ca

malcolm grove. they said this is very, very real. if you're not on base yet, turn around and leave. if you're on base, shelter in place. get away from the windows. lock the doors. stay low. it was what appeared to be a very real and dire situation. >> the facility has since been given the all-clear. officials say there was no threat at the base. >>> the pentagon announced the end of a ban on transgender individuals in the armed forces. it was the defense secretary ash carter who announced the change saying it's the right thing to do. he says only a person's quality occasions should matter, that there should be no other unrelated barriers to service. it comes despite concerns from some senior military leaders who say the department is moving too fast and that more time is needed to work through the changes. >>> still ahead, getting a look at the suicide bomber in the deadly istanbul airport attack. >> and this comes as turkish officials arrest more than a dozen people related to the attacks. >>> in the bay area a mild day around the bay. our meteorologist mark tamayo is here to talk

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. >> megan mcgrath is live along allentown road, by the malcolm grove facility where this all went down a

the incident is ongoing at the malcolm grove medical facility.nel are to continue to shelter in place. look at this from all angles. shannon bream in washington. there are a lot of people who go to his medical facility he day for treatment of everything. >> it has everything from pediatrics to women's care and take care of pilots who fly it's a full-on metropolitan and regular medical care treatment center. there would and lot of people through there. the pentagon is confirming there is an active shooter. they also say they remain on lockdown and have pinpointed that medical center as a point of trouble. there is an f-16 squadron. it's a large base outside of suburban washington, d.c. a lot of cite wall, important things occur there. but it's off a main highway area. at least initial access to this area is pretty free flowing. obviously there are precautions. but it is near a heavily traveled area. we have to wonder what's taking place, knowing it's the medical center. how were they there. there is just a lot more questions than answers at this p

this is the malcolm grove surgery and clinic a part of joint base aen zrus, 20 miles outside washington, d.c. within the last hour. they tweeted from the military account jba is currently on lockdown, all personnel are directed to shelter in place. they went on to say the incident ongoing at this medical facility, first responders on scene now, all personnel continue to shelter in place. let's go back to wrc and listen in. >> reporter: andrews air force base, they release a high alert. the prince george county policemen spokesmen are telling me, that i have no idea what's happening here, they have not been called to come in and assist in anyway, with what may be unfolding inside of the base t. base is supposed to be on lockdown. there are people sheltered in place. we're watching vehicles come out as you see here behind me, folks at the light here. there is a police car exiting now. but as you can see, vehicles are leaving andrews air force base. >> that has been the case since i have been here. andrews air force base spokesmen are telling us that, again, they had planned a training exc

this is at the malcolm grove medical facility, these ground shots, just coming in, and we were seeing a moment ago here during the commercial break, some of those military personnel escorting what looked like patients out of this medical facility, into waiting vehicles outside. again, if you're just joining us, it was about 9:00 this morning eastern time, so 6:00 our time, that an active shooter call came out at this medical facility here on the grounds of joint base andrew, we have a map, too, so you can see where this facility is, in relation to the rest of joint base andrews. we'll zoom in here, give you a closer look. joint base andrews, as you probably know, is home to air force one. so this is critical for the president and the vice president's travels, there is intense security at this base. this current lockdown at the base has impacted the vice president's schedule. he was supposed to take off this morning for columbus, ohio, he had a day's worth of campaign events with governor ted stricklin there. the vice president's schedule being delayed until they have this situation fi

. >> it's occurring at what's called the malcolm grove medical facility. first responders on the scene. all personnel are told to take-- continued to take shelter so this is a developing story, we'll stay on this this morning. stuart: it's happening there is an active shooting. got it. the big board shows a small dropback, not much. up 38. a couple minutes ago, we were up 50. the price of oil is still down $1 per barrel. and we have higher sales at constellation brands. this is the drinks company. they make all kinds of stuff from corona, beers, and that's a winner. somehow we can't get it up on the screen. i don't know why, can't get it. i'm telling you, doing all right. now this, the democrats on the federal election commission, they want to punish fox for holding a two-tier debate. they say the candidates in the first debate received an illegal contribution. can you explain, how on earth do you get an illegal contribution to your campaign if you just happen to be in the first tier debate? >> you know, stuart, it makes no sense. this is clearly political