they are working as a symbol of manneamericana. david, as you've lived in washington, d.c. the u.s. capitol is not located in the safest of areas, and washington, d.c. does have a problem with violent crime. bend the capitol, on the oustest side is probably one of the worst pockets of violent crime in all of washington, d.c. while washington, d.c. does have certainly gun laws, unfortunately, they're not abided by, by people who are wish to go do harm. >> when i lived there, that's what it was known for, the violence. you pick up the "washington post" and find throughout had been three or four shootings overnight. it was a favorite ploy of tv people who went in to washington on a pre-visit to compare and contrast of poverty of those areas, up in the northeast, not far from there. and thand we are we have a wickf up with the other in the background. let me try to sum up. there is not a lot to say at the moment other than the fact that the police have said there has been an incident. either in or close to the u.s. capitol building. we are speculating it was on the senate side of the bu