according to mo brooks, we are secure. member the congressional baseball team speaking to several news outlets. david: we don't have that confirmed but if it is him, he is the number three ranking republican in the house of representative. ,e is the majority whip republican for louisiana, the dean for the louisiana contingent in the house of representatives. a very important part of the leadership. kevin cirilli? kevin: yes, i am here. david: stick to the importance of steve scalise. kevin: he is one of the top republicans in leadership. someone who drives policy, someone who is essentially house speaker paul ryan's right-hand man. someone who is the driving force making sure the votes are there on issues like health care, on tax policy, on any type of policy that the white house needs. he is the middleman and the importance of him, think of him in the terms of the way the house of representatives inset -- is set up. he is essentially the coo, working directly with speaker paul ryan, having meetings weekly if not daily wit

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you just heard what mo brooks told us, newt. essman brooks, because he basically blamed it all on the senate. what's your take on that, mr. speaker, in terms of mo brooks saying, look, we pass legislation in the house, and it goes to the senate to die, you know? i know that chuck schumer and his democrat colleagues want to obstruct the agenda. they don't want to see tax reform, they don't want to see replacement for obamacare even though the american people voted for that. it looks like they're winning. >> well, i think they're only winning until the republicans learn to go to the country. i worked with reagan on the tax cuts of 1981, i worked with him on a number of other things. he understood, and there's a wonderful small book called the education of ronald reagan which studies his time at general electric. and he understood that if he could, as he put it, turn up the light for the american people so they would turn up the heat on congress, that he could get a lot of stuff done. there are enough democrats up for re-election ne

mo brooks:"well i heard ...e if it was immediately after the first, second or third shot, because they were very quick in succession, but i heard steve scalise scream. and i don't remember exactly what he said. but it was clear that something bad happened.">( james ) breaking news we are following out of virginia. police are investigating a shooting at a baseball practice for the g-o-p baseball team. house majority whip steve scalise has been shot along with some of his aides. no word on his condition yet or the condition of his aides. ( mark ) breaking news we are following out of virginia. police are investigating a shooting at a baseball practice for the g-o-p baseball team. house majority whip steve scalise has been shot along with some of his aides. no word on his condition yet or the condition of his aides. ( mark ) breaking news we are following out of virginia. police are investigating a shooting at a baseball practice for the g-o-p baseball team. house majority whip steve scalise has been shot along wit

mo brooks speculating -- mo brooks indicating he believes about five individuals were hurt here.i lived not too far from. this is an area that had bouts of crime in the past. police have gone to the residents and speaking about crime. there's been murders an other violence there. before we make a judgment that this was targeted, it's worth known this is an area that had some violence in the past, as well. >> thing thats as are not alway you seem. there were several members of clock at this baseball practice. rand paul was saying that he believed this could have been much worse. he says, because steve scalise is a member of the house leadership, he would have had a security detail of some sort. and i assume in a senator paul knows. we had witnesses tell us this morning they saw up to three bodice on gurneys. they believe that the shooter has been stopped. perhaps shot by police. we look at this live picture. >> the democratic baseball team was practicing elsewhere. >> we heard peter talking about something elsewhere on twitter. the democrats were practicing a baseball game. and po

mo brooks said, quote, it sure as hell wasn't an accident. i want to tap in mo brooks in another interview right now. >> i took evasive action. are we finished? all right. sure. >> that, of course, is mo brooks from the state of alabama who was on the scene. he's still bearing his batting glove and this is now almost two and a half hours later. clint, i want to talk about -- and again, we don't know what type of gun that was used, but given the amount of shots that were fired, we have heard a rifle, possibly a semiautomatic. how difficult is it to get a weapon like this? >> it's not difficult at all. depending on what state you're based in, there's slightly different rules in terms of gun ownership. but you can acquire one, you know, within a day sometimes or even two to three days if there are some restrictions out there. so it's not difficult to acquire these weapons nor is it difficult to get the ammunition for it. we have very loose gun laws around rifles, semiautomatic rifles, whatever it might be. and when we look at this in the end, i

twitter, lawmakers and aides communicating on the status on twitter, one of them suggesting that mo brooksctually used his belt as a tourniquet to some of some of the bleeding on one of the victims at this location there. this took place in an area of virginia known as the del rey area, that has largely been a gentrified area. at this point still unclear whether in fact the victims here, those individuals who were hit were specifically targeted or if this was just violence that happened to take place in that area. but about this congressional baseball game that is at least this morning, as of this morning, scheduled to take place tomorrow at the nationals ballpark, the home of the washington nationals baseball team, this is really one of the few bipartisan opportunities that still exists in washington with a deeply divided congress right now. this is the chance for everybody to come together on days like tomorrow night. it's the reason why so many lawmakers get up for an early morning practice at 6:00 in the morning. we're going to work to get new details on exactly who was hit by these bu

near third base, mo brooks by the way from alabama, representative from alabama, he took over for jeffs, familiar name from yesterday and capitol hill when jeff sessions was named the attorney general of the united state by president donald trump. >> more from dc and alex andrea after the break. ♪ ♪ >> rapid pace now out of alan tree a virginia out of washington dc. >> looking at the medivac landed on the baseball field where this happened, where they were having their baseball practice to prepare for the congressional baseball game. supposed to happen tomorrow. >> baseball game quite tradition, everybody looks forward to it, every year. >> republicans versus democrats. >> has gotten so big, they had to move to big facility, but used to play the game right on this particular field here, used to be minor league team, i think for the seattle mariners. so, again, house minority whip steve scalise shot in the hip. seen pictures of him on a stretcher being loaded onto medivac. does not look good. people on the scene though says he was talking, but he was hit in the hip. and one of the aids

mo brooks was there this morning, wasn't he, congressman mo brooks? >> oh, absolutely.olutely. those guys are pros. they do a great job. just really, really unfortunate. i think we'll have to figure out who this guy is. jeff and i have told the police about our encounter. we think it fits. we don't know. we'll have to figure that out but it would be interesting to see the motivation of this. abby: does it strike you as odd, you said about a dozen, maybe 15 people that are on the field, the fact that the shots went directly to steve scalise and to his two security aides, does that strike you as unusual? >> i think it would be because if scalise is playing second base, you're out on the either left or right field line somewhere, there is probably other people who would be closer to you just the way the practice is set up. it is strange to me that would have been, that would have been the case. look, i think there are a lot of serious questions that need to be asked about this situation. brian: couple things, congressman, if you don't mind. mo brooks said he saw the shoote

congressman mo brooks. good luck to you. i know you got to go. >> i am being told to go further away from the ball field by law enforcement now. >> congressman, we will stay in touch with you. >> take care to those that are injured. >> certainly totally agree. former congresswoman tweeted a little while ago, my heart is with my former colleagues and their families and staff and u.s. capitol police, public servants and heroes todayen ena every day. barbara, tell us what you are seeing right now and the information you are getting. >> reporter: we're actually 10 minutes south of the pentagon. if you look over my shoulder, you will still see a very active police presence there about a block or two down is where this baseball field is. we are behind police lines at this point. chief michael brown of the alexadria police came out to brief reporters on the law enforcement situation. he said they got the first call of this emergency at 7:09 this morning and that they were able to be on the scene within a few minutes. the indication

names on list are representatives scott dezarli, interpret franks, jeff dunkin, jim jordan, mo brooks and morgan griffith. >> and that stuff doesn't usually happen here. that's -- it's been getting used to that. you never see that obviously here. it's been scary. >> laura stir lived in the del ray neighborhood six ye years. >> in a city it feels small town. >> what is sentiment in this city that feels like a small town? >> i think everyone is sho shocked. >> friday night the fbi evidence response team returned to this baseball field called crime scene to complete the shooting trajectory analysis which can help investigators determine the number of shot fired and direction from which they originated. >> the thing is they need to take the time they need. it's not an inconvenience. we understand that you know thoughts and prayers go to the folks affected and their families. >> eric was home when james hodgkinson opened fire wouding house majority whipp steve scalise and bailey grinner and congressional aid and lobbyist mike mic dr a. he remains in critical condition. >> he will acquire a

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both of whom were and mo brooks said one was limping. not sure if he was shot. >> and there is a meeting going on with the sergeant of arms. it seems that it has wrapped up at this point. and posing this question about this baseball game for which these members of congress have been practicing and whether it would still happen tomorrow night. a representative has gone in front of the camera coming out of that meeting and indicated that that baseball game will happen tomorrow night at nats park and that members of congress were happy that that is the case. scott, i would imagine that this obviously that baseball stadium -- there is protection beyond that. >> exactly. it's got whatever infrastructure it normally has i sports stadiums are known to be targets and are heavily secured to begin this. this happens at a different place than the one you're seeing on your screen. >> we wouldn't necessarily see capitol police at nats park tomorrow night but i imagine we'll see a few. >> you'll see no shortage of them. even though the u.s. house has

mo brooks said one member was a physician and did seem like they were doing all they could in the moment. >> yeah, when you look at this tape, george, the thing that jumps out to me from a medical standpoint is the fact we're seeing footage of a medevac helicopter landing on the field. that gives you clue, either the severitity of the injuries is such they don't have time to go by road, by ambulance or the location is such that, again, they don't have time to put that patient in a helicopter and -- in an ambulance and go by road. so, you know, that is significant because as we know, you don't just mobilize a medevac helicopter for any, you know, run-of-the-mill injury including a gunshot wound. the other thing that i want to take you to is possible scenes going on in these local hospitals. if there are multiple victims, i can tell you this is the time of day where routine scheduled surgeries are going on. i can guarantee you that has been put on hold. these hospitals go on disaster mode. trauma teams are being called in. they have to have the capacity to run several trauma ors at the sam

that point there was firing behind us from the security detail. >> we are joined by congressman mo brooks who witnessed all this. he was on the baseball at third base when all of this brook out. so congressman, thank you for sticking with us. i don't know if you could hear the audio there, but he reinforced what you told us. he said that he believed they were okay and he saw congressman scalise drag himself off the field to get to safety. there was another staffer who was also wounded in the leg. he described having that belt that you put around his leg as a tourniquet to try to treat the wound. jeff blake has more information. we understand he's still speaking. let's check that for one second. >> joe barton is a congressman from tx x. >> did this appear to be a coordinated attack? >> it was one shooter. whether he was targeting certain members, we don't know. >> how long until he was down? >> it was at least -- it seemed like a lot congresser longer, bt least ten minutes. >> did you have armed officers with you here? >> yes. we did. steve scalise is the whip, so he has a security detail.

that's congressman mo brooks who was on the ball field this morning. >> sure did, bob. you can see tame he's trying to process it himself and really ingest what he just experienced this morning. that feeling of helplessness is what he we actually have a statement that is come out now from representative steve scalise's office. this is the official statement and it says at practice for the congressional baseball game scalise was shot in the hip transported to med star washington hospital center where he is currently under going surgery. he is in stable condition. prior to entering surgery, the whip was in good spirits. spoke to his wife by phone. he is grateful for the brave actions of u.s. capitol police,& first responders and colleagues. we ask that you keep the whip and others harmed in this incident in your thoughts and prayers. this office will row lease additional information regarding the whip's condition as appropriate. and it is ironic in some regard as we heard representative brooks talk there that we're talking about scalise being the one that was shot. he is

another congressman, mo brooks, more details coming in from him right now. he says -- and brooks was on the field when this happened. actually at bat and he never heard the shooter utter a word. what he did hear, again, more details from that baseball diamond, a screaming, a lot of hollering. people were yelling, shooter, shooter. active shooter in the dugout, and he says those congress members laid on the ground and we know many of them rushed to the aid of congressman steve scalise. he was hit, we believe in the hip, but he is in stable condition, and thankfully, going to be okay. but yes, george, the white house is monitoring this closely. the word from the president and vice president is both from them s that everybody is in their thoughts and prayers as they watch this situation. >> mary bruce on capitol hill right now. our congressional correspondent getting the first reaction from the speaker of the house, paul ryan. >> reporter: we are, george, and i want to tell you we are back here in our senate office because they are clearing out the area in in f

pointed to the fact, meet the members of congress who pack heat and it points to alabama republican mo brooks who says he men'ses no words when asked if he owns a firearm he carries. he said, i do have a concealed carry permit as does my wife. there's terrorism and there's crime, brooks said. you never know when either one is going to happen. some other members say they point out congressman gary palmer, another alabama republican, among others who said -- now, congressman brooks was there wednesday at that ballfield in alexandria. do we know how many members of congress may already be carrying firearms? guest: i don't think they'll tell you if you ask them point blank. yes, that goes to that fundamental question, if we are going to elect these people, if they are going to represent us and don't we want them to feel safe as possible? if you look at the current partisan environment right now, i was in florida with ron desantis and the town halls are like nothing before. this bickering back and forth between republicans and democrats, that's infectious. i think some of the lawmakers are worried

scott day from tennessee, trent franks, arizona, jeff duncan, south carolina, jim jordan, ohio, mo brooks jeff duncan and medical brooks were here on scene wednesday at that practice when james hodgkinson opened fire. right now,he this a hit o on capitol hill to see those republicans, the list again, found in hodgkinson's van parked near the baseball field, last night. fbis evidence response team was out here combing the area, trying to determine the number of shots fired, and from what direction. closed according to the ains - alexandria little league facebook page, they're planning a reopening ceremony an official reopening ceremony monday evening and hope folks will come out here where they hope to make this place a more familiar and comfortable place again for the kids and families who use this field on a daily basis. there were some games scheduled to be played here over the weekend, but at this point, it looks like the field will remain closed at least for another day. that's the latest here in alexandria. angelie hemphill news. >>> jurors resume today in thee deadlocked. but instru

and none of the actual victims of the attack were on this list but as we mentioned, congressman mo brookshose being informed about the list. his name and his office's phone number was on the list that was found on the shooter, james hodgkinson kinsson. brooks tells cnn that he was contactsed by capital police about this development and he has informed his staff to take extra precautions sarlt. and wolf, this comes on the day that we learned significant new information about just how serious the situation was here for congressman steve scalise. of course he was shot on wednesday at that baseball field. he was shot in the hip and air lifted here to washington med star hospital. we got a detailed brief today by the head of trauma, dr. jack sava who described the situation. take a listen. >> the congressman's status remains critical. we are encouraged by improvement in his condition over the last 36 hours. we have controlled the internal bleeding and his vital signs have stabilized. he will require additional operations to manage abdominal injuries and other bone injuries, the round fragmente

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here's republican mo brooks, he was there.n to him describing how long it took for authorities to arrive. watch. >> it seemed to take forever for local law enforcement officials to figure out that we were under attack and to get reinforcements in time to be of assistance. i am absolutely certain it was a rifle. it was not a shotgun. but i did not ever get -- thankfully, did not get close enough to identify the type of rifle that was being used. the only weapon i had was a baseball bat. that's not the fight you want to engage in. liz: the type of rifle is chinese variant, if the police did not show up, if they weren't other people with guns around, what could have happened? >> would have been a turkey shoot. and i'm not saying it to be funny, it would be horrible. talking about one man with unarmed congressman, and doesn't sound like he was a very good shot. at the range we're talking about, not a difficult shot to make. and congressman scalise is lucky to be alive, the gunman was distracted by security. it's not about the fact

one of the representatives, mo brooks, saying that he was on deck. he was standing right here around home base when he heard what was a loud bang and said that it came from right around here, the dugout right by third base. when he heard it, he ran away in the opposite direction, running towards this section here where he said there is a bit of netting. and this is where he went for cover. so you see, it's not much protection here. there's a little bit of netting. this is what is used for batting practice. after that, he said there was a pause in the shots. he stopped hearing gunshots. he took that moment to run towards the first base dugout and that's where he hid out. there were many people, multiple people hiding in the dugout here. and i want to give you a better look at what we're talking about. this is why it's the ideal place for these individuals to hide here. it sits a little lower and we also know that the walls are fortified with cinder blocks. so a lot safer. as he is running away from the gunshots, remember, he said that the gunshots wer

this texan congressman mo brooks who was at the congressional baseball game practice says the shooter attacked the gop baseball practice with a rifle to get my shots fired. fiber hit including steve scalise turkey supporting i am not shot. congressman sean sullivan tweaked out that congressman mo brooks uses belt as attorney could to stop the bleeding of gop whip steve scalise. the suspect is believed to be in custody. abc news reporting according to the alexandria police. the hill also reporting that congressman mr. scalise and two capitol police officers on protective detail were shot. fox reporter also tweeting staffers were also hit. nevada congressman ruben tweeted out this morning house democrats are praying for house republicn and senate republican baseball colleagues after hearing about the horrific shooting. we will keep our eyes and ears onto store and bring bring you the latest as we get it. here on the c-span networks. we'll go live now to the bloomberg offices in washington, d.c., for house energy and commerce committee chair greg walden is talking this morning with bloom

five hits, he says, including stooev scalise, who we've mention and congressman mo brooks saying i amounded by colleagues there who aided the majority whip and then helped him get medevacked out of that baseball field. charlie? >> well, the report also says it was a republican practice. we don't know how close the democrats are practicing for this matchup. this shooting seems to have occurred where the republicans were practicing. >> and we heard from an eyewitness earlier he had taken three congressmen with him into his apartment to shelter them and they're all okay. we do not know their identities either. >> we remind you in circumstances like this,e not have many facts and we're all searching for facts and trying to confirm exactly what happened and what the police will tell us about what they know. >> we should note that alexandria, virginia, is one of the suburbs right across from washington, d.c. it's not far at all. in fact, people who wong in congress even live there. a really nice community. and this was right near a ymca, this baseball field we're showing you here, of course

among the list were trent franks, jeff duncan and mo brooks.s in critical condition. >>> and in other there. >>> we'll look the kierein coming up next. >>> you may notice some people dressed a bit differently on the streets in d.c. today because awesome con is books and all things geeky. tom kierein has your saturday forecast right now. >>> this morning we are starting off with a lot of low cloudiness and fog lingering many the rural areas around the bay and at the beaches. but we are not anticipating it all to be dry. i see sprinkles near the shoreline. and later today, up in the mid-80s. maybe an isolated thundershower this afternoon. about a 40% chance of that. and tomorrow, a little hotter on sunday and staying humid today and again tomorrow. then a possibility of strong to severe storms monday afternoon and evening. highs near 90 degrees. less humid on tuesday, in the mid-80s. a few rain showers wednesday afternoon and thursday afternoon. and then dries out the next friday and next weekend. a week from today, maybe afternoon storms on that

and congressman mo brooks and others said those two officers saved everyone's life on the field today, wolf. >> brian todd, we'll get back to you when you get more information. i want to mention the names of the five people who were shot by this james hodgkinson. we'll put up their pictures, the ones we have at least to update you on their conditions. steve scalise, he's listed in stable condition the majority whip. he has undergone surgery, the surgery we're told has now been completed at the washington hospital center. also, matt mika, director of government relations for tyson foods, senator flake told us mika practices with the team. flake said he seemed to be the most seriously injured being treated over at george washington university hospital. listed in critical condition. also zack barth, an aide to congressman roger williams. he was injured according to a statement from the lawmaker. we don't know which lopt, where he's being treated. the two police officers who were injured krystal griner and david bailey. speaker ryan named them from the house floor just a little while ago.

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mo brooks/ -r- al> they were taking on a guy with a rifle from 90 to 120 feet away. they had pistols, he had a rifle had they not been there i think it would be a massacre.president trump: "many lives would have been lost if not for the heroic actions of the two capitol police officers who took down the gunman despite sustaining gunshot wounds during a very very brutal assault."president trump: "authorities are continuing to investigate the crime and the assailant has now died from his injuries"66-year-old james hodgkinson lived in this house in belleville, illinois."i just want to let people know that he wasn't evil, that we was tired of some of the politics going on."senator bernie sanders says he was upset to hear that the shooter had workd on his campaign."i am sickened by this despicable act."< rep. paul ryan:> "an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.(clapping) "on capitol hill, recognition that partisan politics may have gone too far."is this america's breaking point when it comes to the political rhe

again, also mo brooks, congressman brooks of alabama was one of the mt accounts that day who was on theield assisting his colleagues, even using his belt as a tourniquet to help somebody out to safety. new details coming into the newsroom. back to you. >> thanks, erika. >>> now at 6:30, an unsettling crime spree, caught on tape, thieves targeting elderly patients in a medical building in prince george's county. they stole a woman's wallet and got a lot of cash with it. tracee wilkins explains why there may be more victims. >> there's rehab places in here, it's doctors' offices, it's across from the hospital, so there's a lot of elderly people. >> reporter: these two men walking back and forth inside this lobby blend in, and appear to belong here. so does this woman. but police say all three are pick pockets, targeting unsuspecting medical patients. >> we do believe there's a high likelihood that could be some additional victim 15th at the pavilion across from the hospital these three walked in and out of medical offices taking credit cards and possibly debit cards out of purses of patie

mo brooks was there, jeff flake was there. flake describes a harrowing scene of how scalise dragged himself on his hands and knees across the field, perhaps 10 or 15 yards to get out of the way from the ongoing gunfire. at one point, a member of congress took his phone from him as they were tending to his wound and putting pressure on it, something that was critical in this situation, and they called his wife, because they didn't want her to hear on the news that her husband had been shot. he did undergo surgery. again, none of those injured have injuries that are life threatening. as to the shooter, the fbi says it's not aware of any political motor case ivation in this shoo. it d and we heard from plump and democratic leaders in congress. >> yeah, you saw just a couple minutes ago here on capitol hill, paul ryan getting a standing ovation from the members as he was on the floor, praising the two capitol police members who were hurt in the line of duty. president trump, congressional leaders from both parties, pushing unity h

transpired here. >> a lot of the earlier information we were getting came from alabama republican mo brooks who was there on the scene. he's part of this baseball team. at one point, it was congressman brooks who described seeing steve scalise there at second base, get shot, manage to drag himself, his bloodied body, into the outfield where he was lying there, and it was congressman brooks who said that he had to use his belt as a tourniquet. again, this is all coming from the alabama congressman. peter alexander's been standing by for us at the white house throughout the morning. peter, what are you learning? >> reporter: craig, we are now hearing for the first time from the governor of louisiana. of course, that's the home state of steve scalise. governor john bell edwards putting out a statement. he writes, this appears to be an outrageous, cowardly attack on one of our own, steve scalise is a friend, colleague and fighter for the people of louisiana. that statement from john bell edwards, the governor of louisiana. it's worth noting, of steve scalise and about tomorrow's congressional b

fbi investigation, the list included trent franks of arizona, jeff duncan of south carolina and mo brooks of alabama along with a few others and officials. adding to the uncertainty about the list, franks was not on the team. congressman duncan says only kinson talked to him during wednesday's practice. >> he asked me if this team was the republican or democrat team practicing. i responded that it was the republican team practicing and he proceeded to shoot republicans. >> reporter: investigators have anything yet to find hodgkinson had a plan in mind. he told his wife earlier this week he was heading back to illinois and canceled his membership in the ymca the day before the shooting and talked to a local garage his van ready. ct >> that was pete williamst from the shooting is waiting to be interviewed by the fbi. the manager says he had a brief encounter with james hodgkinson. the day before the shooting, he went to the station to ask for help putting air in his tires. he said he mentioned to hodgkinson he worked six days a week. and from there that small talk took a quick turn. >> at t

mo brooks said one member was a physician and did seem like they were doing all they could in the momente thing that jumps out to me from a medical standpoint is the fact we're seeing footage of a medevac helicopter landing on the field. that gives you clue, either the severitity of the injuries is such they don't have time to go by road, by ambulance or the location of that park is such that, again, they don't have time to put that patient in a helicopter and -- in an ambulance and go by road. so, you know, that is significant because as we know, you don't just mobilize a medevac helicopter for any, you know, run-of-the-mill injury including a gunshot wound. the other thing that i want to take you to is possible scenes going on in these local hospitals. if there are multiple victims, i can tell you this is the time of day where routine scheduled surgeries are going on. i can guarantee you that has been put on hold. these hospitals go on disaster mode. trauma teams are being called in. they have to have the capacity to run several trauma ors at the same time. blood bank is being put on d

mo brooks with a tweet this morning, "praying for those thered this morning at practice. i'm especially thankful to the capitol police who risked their lives to save us." we are taking your calls and reactions this morning after the shooting in alexandria, virginia. from west tostill east looking across the baseball field where the shooting happened. to the right of that seen in the picture, there is a playground. it, and a ymca behind there is a coffee shop behind the shop there. several soccer fields that aree our film -- filled with soccer players in the afternoons and evenings. we have received reports that there were as many as 50 or more shots fired this morning as part of that shooting. fox news reporting this morning may have askedr whether it was a republican or democratic member of congress practice before coming back in conducting the shooting. richard in massachusetts on the line for democrats. go ahead. caller: thank you. thank you for taking my call. i want to make a few comments. i am not surprised by this happening. i do not believe it has anything to do w

three of the lawmakers on that list, congressman mo brooks, congressman franks, morgan griffin, are withr years, when you did radio down in alabama, i've known you all these years. you are a tough guy. this really impacted you, describing, putting the tourniquet on this young kid. then, of course, what happened to steve scalise fighting for his life, and now you find out you're on a list to be murdered, to be assassinated. i've got to imagine that is tough, too. >> very much so, particularly for my family.t what the public doesn't understand, we often get these kind of threats. members of congress or ther united states senate, by way of example. at one time i had a bounty onhey head of $20,000-$30,000. if you were successful in killing me and some other members of congress, also had that kind of bounty. what happened last wednesday brings it home and sharper focus, however. it's one thing to get these kind of threats, it's another thing to have multiple shots at you and that your friends and colleagues. >> sean: again, having to jump and help these guys. congressman franks, it's also med

mo brooks not injured in this rampage.her person, as well as steve scalise and two police officers. saying it is never easy to take -- all the people on the field scattered. medevac called to this -- what was referred to as a multiple shooting. this is all happening in alexandria, about an hour ago, 7:15 a.m. please sign the suspect involved -- saying the suspect involved is in custody. alexandria fire officials telling us there are various degrees of injury in this. it's is the 400 block of east monroe avenue. this is the periscope video we have that location. police are advising people to stay away, let emergency vehicles get through and do what they need to do. an ongoing story as representative steve scalise is one of five people were shot in this instant. larry: twitter this morning, we understand both the president and the vice president have been briefed on the situation unfolding right now in alexandria and they say their thoughts and prayers are with all of those that have been affected. it sounds like both -- bot

. >> we heard from peter alexander earlier who was smoking with mo brooks of alabama who was there onng to congressman brooks, he said he believed that the suspected shooter had been shot. that there was gunfire that followed and that security detail that was the was involved in that. along with the two u.s. capital protection agents not and being treated. we're hearing that the person believed to bepen custody was shot as well. no update on that individual's condition. tom costello and also david they're seeing a lot of what you're looking at right now at this live look. emergency response, very stationary. no sense of a scramble or panic. it suggests the situation is under control. david mentioning that there are members of congress on the ground right now that are talking and able to stay there. they're not being told to stay away. we know the public is being advised to keep away from the 400 block of east monroe street in the delray area of alexandria. >> as of 8:15, the public schools are now in lock-in position. they don't call it a lock-down. they're calling it a lock-in becaus

congressman mo brooks reports that he was hiding behind the dugout and stayed behind the dugout for protection belt as a tourniquet on scalise. mika, along with mo brooks, others saying that as many as 50 shots were fired. rand paul suggesting -- said it sounded like an ar-15. clint, why don't you describe what an ar-15 is and what kind of damage an ar-15 could do. >> yeah. ar-15 is an assault weapon. it is essentially a military weapon that has some modifications that doesn't allow it to be fully automatic, like you might see in the military. but it is basically the same rifle i carried when i was in the 101st airborne division many years ago. it allows you to -- if that was the weapon that was used, it allows you to fire many shots at long distances with great accuracy. >> this is a still image of the local ymca. so you see it kind of matches what you are talking about, clint, in terms of potentially the type of weapon used. we don't know how close it is. and also, senator rand paul also said he felt he could hear the shooter reloading. we have a statement from president donald trump. the vi

i want to talk to mo brooks.about democrats getting in the way and the president not getting to his agenda. republicans not being able to stick to their agenda. here's a tigress man, mo brooks, say we passed a lot of legislation look at this. >> the house for the last session of congress, we passed over 500 pieces of legislation to address various issues that the senate did not even bother have a vote on. unless the senate changes and which they operate, i'm afraid you're going to continue to see this kind of deadlock without the kind of improvement that the people sent us to washington, d.c., to implement. >> sandra: mercedes? >> i think it's difficult when you have in the senate, so many pieces of legislation, 60 votes to get something passed in the senate. in the case for example speed 24, dell using a simple majorit majority, there is the factions. whether it's conservatives are moderates and again the same page is difficult. i think you have more of a unified force even though the factions there as well. and

abc7 sam sweeney asked congressman mo brooks about that. his response may surprise you. >> congressman, did this change your views on the gun situation in america? congressman brooks: not with respect to the second amendment. the second amendment right to bear arms is to ensure we with any constitutional provision in the bill of rights, there are adverse aspects to each of those rights that we enjoy as people. what we just saw here is one of the bad side effects of someone not exercising those rights properly. nancy: meantime, the response in alexandria today was swift. with dispatchers dispatching officers prepared to face the worst. kevin lewis is outside george washington university for us this evening with the dispatch calls and an update on the injuries there. kevin? kevin: nancy, that first police shots fired dispatch came down at 7:09 this morning. alexandria police were on the scene within three minutes. that suspect taken down and placed in custody within only five. george washington university hospital confirms it took in two inju

i want to bring in mo brooks. good to have you here. thank you for being with us.this is just an opportunity for james comey to save face? >> well, let me give you a little background about myself. i was an stability district attorney many alabama. helped to manage the grand jury and had dozens of felony jury trials. then later difference district attorney of madison county, alabama of supervised the grand jury trials. so i have some prosecutorial experience and i'll going to break this down into two arenas. on the legal side, it was a clear slam-dunk win for president obama -- excuse me, president trump and the white house. by way of example, no evidence of any kind of collusion with the russians. donald trump is cleared on that. number two, with respect to these allegations of obstruction of justice, it is quitelear there's no evidence that whateverhe president said or did hampered or retarded or hindered in any way what the fbi investigation was doing. so legal arena, big victory for president trump, and the white house. now we go to the political arena which is

congressman mo brooks was on the list, along with his office phone number. a result congressman brooks is telling his staff and associates that are around him to take extra precautions just in case this means something more. we do know that none of the victims, none of those who were actually hit by kbufts at the baseball field on wednesday morning were on this list but this is a chilling development in this story and something that various are taking a close look at to determine as you mentioned whether this was an designation list. kate? >> thank you for bringing that. i appreciate it. "out front," trent francs. congressman, thank you for jumping on the line. i appreciate it. >> i'm glad that you allowed us to come on. thank you, kate. >> thank you, congressman. there are multiple reports, sir, that your name was on that list. what can you tell us on that? >> kate, because it's an ongoing investigation i'm really not going to be able to speak to anything related to any list or confirm that -- confirm if one exists or not but i do think that there are a num

congressman mo brooks represents the state of alabama.e was an eyewitness today, right in the middle of it. he joins us. congressman, thank you for coming on tonight. set the scene for us. you are practicing and what happened? >> i was on the third-base side of home plate. we have a batting cage that has a cover on it to prevent foul balls from leaving the field. i was on deck. congressman rodney davis was actually hitting. a fellow by the name of will fats and from the tennessee valley, was picking on the moun mount. all of a sudden, i hear this loud explosion, bang. first i thought it was a car back fire or something of that nature. turned around and i saw the gun. it was a rifle. i saw the barrel. it was pretty close to the chain-link fence, shooting through the holes of the chain-link fence at the time. the shooter was aiming toward shortstop, second base, right field. it occurred to me that if i could see him, he could see me, if he shifted his focus a little but to his rights. that prompted me to realize i was not -- i had a basebal

we had generation, older guys like me and then we had a 10-year-old. >> mo brooks' -- >> joe barton's all sharing this unbelievable moment. it just felt lic it went on forever. then, i was able, where i was, zach was right there with me, i looked up, i can't remember who it was, i saw one of the police officers, capitol police with nothing in front of him, firing a gun like this, boom boom boom boom boom. the greatest amount of bravery i've ever seen. >> i hate to say this, had they not been there you all -- there were a lot of folks in that dugout sitting targets. >> if they had not been there i would say he would have killed everybody. he was trying to get into the ballpark but the fence was locked on the third base side. he kept trying to work his way over. if he hasn't been there, we literally had nothing but baseballs and bats. >> zach, you talked about adrenaline. adrenaline can mask pain quite a while. once you were in the dugout, did the adrenaline calm down and you start to feel your wounds? >> the bullets were still flying. the adrenaline probably didn't wear off until i was

[gunfire] brad: representative mo brooks was still shaking as he told us of diving for cover. he saw the gunman. looked right at him. [gunfire] >> a white male taking careful aim at congressman, staffers, whoever he could get ahold of. brad: brooks also saw house majority whip steve scalise go down. >> the emotional shock of seeing your friend shot, where you are helpless. you have a baseball bat. they have a rifle. you're defenseless. brad: two capitol police crystal griner assigned to scalise were there and returned fire and despite being wounded themselves managed to take down the shooter. tonight they are being called heroes. >> we are all alive because of the capitol police. had they not been there we would have all been killed. brad: the shooter identified as 66-year-old james hodgkinson of illinois. a seemingly unemployed man who had been staying in alexandria. senator bernie sanders confirming hodgkinson volunteered for his campaign. the f.b.i. examining his social media posts. which have been critical of president trump and republicans. those who survived the shooting

while james hodgkinson was firing he was carrying a list that included jeff duncan, mo brooks of alabama and a few others. house majority whip steve scalise was shot during the attack and he has a good possibility of recovery. he will need more surgeries and rehabilitation. he is in critical condition but his vital signs have stabilized. >>> president trump isn't a stranger to firing anyone. that's why the top democrat on the house intelligence committee is calling on congress to unite to stop president trump if he tries to fire special counsel robert muller. he is investigating russian interference in the u.s. election. and trump has hired another personal lawyer. john dowd is joining his team of lawyers. dowd investigated pete rose and represented john mccain. president trump acknowledged he is under federal investigation tweeting after seven months of investigations and committee hearings about my collusion with the russians no one has been able to show any proof, sad. and two hours later lashed out at rod rosenstein saying i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the ma