congressional baseball game, tradition that goes back decades, will be held as scheduled tomorrow night at nats park. a briefing on that is expected this afternoon with the two managers of the republicans and democratic -- democrats team. joe barton and mike doyle respectively. look for coverage on the c-span networks. >> senators slowly returning to the room from the senate floor where votes wrapping up dealing with additional sanctions against russia. part of a debate on an iran sanction bill on the ballistic missile program and a vote on that is expected before week's end. the house has ended their activities for the week because of the shooting this morning. the update on the condition on the majority whip, steve scalise, who was shot in the hip and medevaced over to washington hospital serpt north of capitol hill. med star washington tweeting representative scalise was critically injured and remains in critical condition. that tweet about 10 minutes ago. also on capitol hill today, the federal reserve holding one of their regular meetings announcing an interest rate hike. the fourth interest ra

we are broadcasting from nats park at the site of the national baseball game.he game is going on despite yesterday's attack on g.o.p. lawmakers. the staff of steve scalise, the wounded republican leader said they believe he wanted them to go forward. we'll show you tucker's exclusive interview with otto oo warmbier -- exclusive interview with fred warmbier, the father of otto warmbier. he was detained in north korea and releasedleasedleased in cini now. listen to this sound. >> we are taking it a moment at a time. a day at a time. we are going to support each other like we agreed to do all this. we are adjusting right now. we are adjusting to a different reality. >> we will bring you the rest of tucker's interview later. but first, the game is on. it's very interesting because despite yesterday's assassination attempt, that's what it was, on several members of the republican team, house majority whip steve scalise remains hospitalized, alive, in critical condition after undergoing his third surgery today. his absence from tonight's game a sad irony. scalise was

. >> i guess >> right now nats park is packed for a 4:00 game. is where tomorrow's congressional charity game will still be held. our pete muntean is at the park with more. >> reporter: we just heard from the congressman in each team that will play tomorrow. security here is still being looked at but canceling the game is not. fans by the thousand will stream into nats park at 7:00 p.m. mike doyle was about to practice when gunfire ended the morning silence. >> we won't let incidences like this change our day of life or daily routines. >> this tradition is 108 years old. nats fans are glad that the tradition will continue. >> we need to continue on as normal. >> i know everything will be fine. i think they should have the game go on. it's a lot of fun. >> reporter: usually the charity hall is about $600,000. and now a new charity has been added to the list, the fallen officers fund. pete muntean, wusa 9. >> you heard peta lewd to it. the congressional game has a long history. a senator first organized the game back in 1909. first broadcast live o

nats on 12-0 late in this one in nats park. all nationals today. >>> orioles, yeah, look at the handshake. the birds add onto the lead. adam jones homer lucky number 13. it is tied 3-3 in the seventh. he is a professional gum shoer, all right, big time golf coming to our area next week. quicken loans at potomac. does anybody care? tiger woods unlikely to be there as he is dealing with several issues. no real big names but remember last year, billy hurley the third won the tournament. a feel good story. he is a leesburg native getting his lone pga tour victory at congressional last summer. >> being kind of the flag ship military event really does the most to honor the military on the pga tour, like that was a good connection to me to bridge into the tournament. being the only veteran on that was the first connection with it. you start adding in everything from 2015 press conference about my dad and winning. and, you know. it has become a big piece of billy and the family. >> third round championship right here on wusa9. jordan s

the shooting put tomorrow's congressional baseball game into question but not mark segraves is at nats park with why congressional members feel it is so important to go there and take the field. >> reporter: this is a tradition that dates back to the early 1900s. it's raised thousands and thousands of dollars for local charities here in the d.c. area over the years. in fact, the record of the game is time. each team has won 39 games over the years. but tomorrow's game will take on a whole new meaning after today's shooting. and yes the game will go on. >> the congressional baseball game is going on tomorrow night and it should. that was a standing ovation when announced. >> reporter: that was the reaction on capitol hill after lawmakers were briefed. while there is evidence this may have been a politically motivated attack -- >> asked me if this team was republican or democrats team practicing. i responded it was a republican team and he proceeded to shoot pu majority whip and others had a unifying effect on congressional leaders. >> we do not shed our humanity when we enter this chamber. f

if you plan on attending, expect increased security in and around nats park. the game began way back in 1909 in recent years it has raised more than half a million dollars for the boys and girls club of greater washington. >> ♪ >> a special counsel looking into russia's and interference in the 2016 election is reportedly investigating whether president trump tried to obstruct justice. that is according to the washington post. sources tell the post that the current heads of national intelligence and the national security agency are meeting with robert mueller next week. the report says investigators have been looking into possible financial crimes committed by trump associates. meanwhile lawmakers on capitol hill have voted overwhelmingly to curtail president trump's power to ease up on sanctions on russia. senators voted to take the sanctions imposed by the obama administration and write them into law. congress would have a say should president trump try intended to be a punishment for russia's attempts to interfere with the 2016 u.s. elections. >> ♪ >>> 12 me

rally pigeons at nats park causing just a minor delay. rom all involved but the nats did not need a rally tonight, even with big names out of the line up. solid from michael, do not forget the a taylor, double liwned the line and scored adam nn and steven sdru. 4 runs in the first inning, would never look back. joe ross who has been struggling, not tonight, best start of the season, took care of the reds striking out 12 orioles. nats get the w6-1. one win away from an nba title, golden state and their band of super stars up 3 -zip after dramatic come from behind win over cleveland last night. this series, if it holds up, will be remembered for this shot from dc's own kevin durant to bring the warriors back 11-zip run. game 3 going for the sweep tomorrow night. lebron james and cavs respect the greatness that is golden state. >> they are a hungry group, you can sense that. you have seen that throughout the post season, you have seen it the first three games of the finals and they have so much talent. ton of talent. so, and they work well to

a standing investigation for the fans at nats park. ruined by the bull pen. par for the course. matt weeder loses the ball. that's the go ahead. the nats give up four runs in the eighth. the nats lose five-one team strife to bring you the best in athletic achievement from the week, but we don't want you to gorge just, just like this young man. at a memphis red birds game, top five worthy, a show of skill, but, we don't want to over do things because you will end up with instant regret just like this young man forty-two kick boxing championship, he turns around, not looking. you want to pay attention. and then his corner goes and in attacks his component. that's why necessity say always be attentive in boxing. he gets straight knocked out. that's not right. they never rank the bell. the referee never waived it off. that was a knockout. always looking. number four, the city law of the indoor football league down three. no, down with just three minutes left. they need a touchdown. look at this catch. raised tonight shad parker up and over

and then at nats park. democrats and republicans take this seriously. they get management help. they get guidance. they get uniforms from the pros and they practice. they were practicing this morning. republicans were practicing this morning when shots were fired, and steve scalise among others, the minority whip -- majority whip, rather, injured and in the hospital undergoing surgery. the headline from "politico" and a little bit of the incident, what happened this morning from john brezz me has and louis nelson. a gunman opened fired at a baseball practice in alexandria, virginia, this morning wounding whip steve scalise in a scene that senator rand paul could have been a massacre. they write, it does not immediately appear there were fatalities and the gunman is in custody. the identity and motivation of the shooter is not immediately disclosed. alexandria police chief michael brown said five people were transported from the shooting scene but did not identify him. the gunman was wounded in exchange with gunfire from capitol police and local police. it would be typical for ca

live at nats park, pete muntean, wusa9. >> coach, one more question for you. the series is tied up 39-39, one tie. any pricks for tonight? >> pure and simple. >> is that a hope or are you confident on it? >> after winning last year and the way they have gone through their practices they feel good about winning. >> back to you guys. >> thank you so much, bruce. look forward to hearing from you later in the show. >>> congress is back in the capitol police officers for their heroics at the alexandria baseball field. special agents crystal griner and david bailey rushed to counter act the gunman who had opened fire on republicans, practicing for that congressional baseball game. had those capitol police officers has not been -- had not been there, survivors say they would have been sitting ducks. >> problem is he's got a rifle and they have got handguns and it's not a fair fight at that point in time. they knew they weren't going to probably hit him. they were trying to give us coverage. >> agent bailey was treated for a minor injury and the officer griner hospita

if you plan on attending expect increased security in and around nats park.he game has raised more than half a million dollars for the boys and girls club of greater washington. >> ♪ >> 5:05 on this thursday morning. mike thomas, our weather looking a lot better. >> yeah, feeling a lot better as well outside as you get your day started. not nearly as humid, not henearly as heavy as several days. satellite and radar showing we're off to a mix of clouds and sun out there and that will be the case through much of the day today. temperatures have come down a bit. they're not terribly colder than they were yesterday. again, the main difference you'll feel is in the humidity value. 73 in washington, 67 at gaithersburg right now. 70 for both frederick and westminster. 69 degrees this morning in fredericksburg. good morning, leonardtown you're one of the cooler spots at 64. here's you remember forecast for the day today in d.c., 85 degrees later this afternoon. an east wind will keep clouds coming from time to time. showers are possible if you live west kind of i-81

that game, again, was set for tomorrow night at nats park. host: i don't know if you saw what you were showing there, bill, the record in that baseball game, 39 wins for democrats. 39 for republicans. and one tie over the years. it's one of the most collegial events in the summer months and throughout the year in washington, d.c. that was the practice where republicans were this morning before the shooting. we're getting your reaction from our viewers around the country this morning. phone lines are yours to talk about it. we'll break in for the president speaking at 11:30. any member should step to the microphone as well. new jersey, line for independents, go ahead. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. i want to stay on topic. again we have another incident that has shocked our conscience. lives being threatened. i'm glad no one has lost their life today. i can only hope that health care professionals give the officers who were there post shooting help. it's a critical time for them. and i really -- my thoughts and prayers are fo

and this is something that brought people together and it was such an event that they have it at nats park. >> it's big. >> people donate it to come see it. it's something that the media pays attention to. it's not just inside baseball, it's actually something that the public gets to enjoy. it was scheduled for tomorrow night. >> and more than a million dollars -- excuse me, $600,000 is one of the last numbers that i heard for the fund-raiser that was collected last year for local charities. something that they can all get behind. >> and families go he was in the capitol and wearing a baseball cap. at least one or two kids were at the park. they go there for a safe, secure, family time and across the country, it's such a terrible message. >> and we've been monitoring social media and we're also now seeing from one of the producers, the congressional producers for nbc news but a posting from one of the victims in this incident today. we know that a staffer from representative williams' office was shot today and it's been posted on facebook saying, i got shot this morning at the baseball fie

we take a look at how the evening started at next park -- nats park tonight. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [inaudible] [applause] >> rodney davis. [applause] desantis. [applause] >> jeff duncan. [applause] >> jeff flake. [applause] >> chuck fleischmann. [applause] >> matt gaetz. bill johnson. [applause] trent kelly. darren lahood. doug lamalfa. [applause] barry loudermilk. [applause] roger marshall. pat meehan. [applause] john moolenaar. gary palmer. paul. [applause] erik paulsen. steve pearce. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [applause] >> and now for the democrats. [cheers and applause] [applause] joe crowley. >> [applause] joe donnelly. >> [applause] mike doyle. jared huffman. >> [applause] hakeem jeffries. >> [applause] >> daniel kildee. >> [applause] [cheers and applause] >> bill pascrell. >> ed perlmutter. polis. >> [applause] >> cedric richmond. >> [applause] raul ruiz. >> [applause] >> tim ryan. >> linda sanchez. >> [applause] marc veasey. >> [applause] >> eric swalwell

it was pulls at the park at nats -- pups at the park at nats park and a very nice day to see some baseballit's all about the kids. of course, it is. a game the nats would like to forget, a single to right and bryce harper tries to cut down scooter gennett and gets a run. reds up would score the conventional run. nats bats were largely in economic today, only runs came, this two-run shot by michael taylor, but nats lose today 6- 2. >>> orioles trying to take the series at the ridge of high trop. yeah, there's some birds -- at the trop. yeah, there's some birds fans. the orioles get ahead for good on this ground ruled double and birds win 8-5. >>> golf fans are gearing up for top players to come to town for the quicken loans national that kicks off this week at tpc potomac. the pga tour used to have that slogan these guys are good and even though some of theburg names will not be here, the ones that were, yeah, those guys are good and as a fan, a lot to take in, a busy week for you if you so desire. >> our gates open wednesday, june thursday through sunday right hands 1 through 4. you can ge

adrianna: if you want to show support, come down to nats park to sign a banner for all of those injured in the shooting. that is it for us. z2e2bz z1a2z y2e2by y1a2y >> on this show, it's not every day that we have a player get a look at a question worth $500,000. but bill is about to do just that. will this be the end for him, or just the beginning? the drama continues right now on "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to a very special day on "who wants to be a millionaire." our returning contestant has prayed for 17 years for a chance to stand on this stage. now he's back and just two questions away from $1 million. from st. albans, west virginia, please welcome back bill matheny. [cheers and applause] hi, buddy. >> [chuckles] ♪

"game of throne" night tonight at nats park.he first 20,000 a national themed "game of throne" t-shirt and a chance to visit authentic iron throne right at nats park. have fun out there. tomorrow, the national giant capital barbecue will take place. taste great barbecue and enjoy fun activities. jazz in the garden will take place in the gallery of art every friday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. if you haven't gone, the admission is free. there is a great menu. eat while you are there. saturday night the biggest country stars take over jiffy lube live for night of music and fun. lady antebellum is headlining and i'm told to expect a big surprise. that is all i can tell you. sunday, want to take it back to the total package tour coming to the verizon center. have fun at that show and listen to the hits. i hope you do something that makes you happy. i'm kidd o'shea. have a great weekend. nancy: big weekend. with all the events happening outside you have to hope the weather is nice. i'm off to the barbecue. steve: you are not going to paula

nats are hosting the defending world series champs. why the cubs are going to need to worry about this guy. michael a. taylor. sports is next. z2e2bz z1a2z y2e2by y1a2y erin: big night at nationals parkful weather. this is the first of two meetings teen the nats and the cubs this season. one player that the cubs will have to worry about, deal with in the line-up this week is michael a. taylor. after ripping five hit the series against the reds, taylor is on pace to surpass 20 homers, 30 doubles and 15 stolen bases. defying the odds, he is on his way to making a name for himself at the big league level. >> sometimes you have got to be patient and let a guy get it. he has been fortunate enough with our patience, which a lot of people got on me for sticking with. >> he has been great. he helps me all the time with my swing and defense. he has been a huge supporter of mine. in the line-up and give me a chance. i'm happy about that. erin: hopefully he will stay hot. the wicken loans national take -- quicken loans national takes place at tpc potomac for the first time this year. rickie fowler headlines the field and is the vegas but don't expect to see tiger woods at the tournament this ye

with 14 of the next 17 games at nats park.he club has an opportunity to pile up wins before the all-star break. >> tim ground. three on the road and one time change. that is huge. >> the nba draft is finished and sometimes we forget the players selected are teenagers. case and point markelle fultz who went number one last night to the sixers. he had one question for the new team after learning he was going to philly. do they have a chick-fil-a? true story. he loves a crispy chicken sandwich. we will have redskins live tight end vernon davis tonight. check that out on newschannel8 apt 9:00. jonathan: nice to see a button down individual with the priorities in line. nancy: waffle fries. they have the best fries. >> absolutely. jonathan: that will do it for us. thank you for watching. see you at 11:00. pro-tip for making ribs: don't go it alone. get these great smoked ribs. thanks. sure. twenty minutes on the grill. and they're done. you think he cares if i smoke ribs for six hours? what? what? summer made easy at amazing

that's at nats park right there. house whip steve scalise would have been playing.calise and several others were shot while practicing for that game on wednesday morning. he remains in critical condition but we're told has improved. there was the sense of unity that folks hope will last. >> i think it's a recognition of solidarity with not only steve scalise, but solidarity of members of congress and hopefully with the american people. >> by playing tonight you are showing the world that we will not be intimidated by threats, acts of violence, or assaults on our democracy. >> so it is a game, after all. and the scoreboard showed that the republicans were beaten by the democrats, 11-2. and this morning we are hearing from the wife of suspected gop baseball shooter james hodgkinson. >> she's shedding a lot of light on to this intense vest. news 4's justin f that interview. justin? >> reporter: erika, good morning. speaking thursday sue hodgkinson struggled for words. the ones she kept coming back to were i'm sorry. i'm shocked. she had no idea that her husband came he

tomorrow night we have a baseball game at nats park. temperatures in the mid-80's to start. seventh inning stretch. may deal with thunderstorms. maybe even a rain delay at some point. the temperatures fall in the 70's. the weekend improving early on mid-day hours. gradual clearing by the afternoon. sunday looks nice. the ten-day outlook from stormwatch7. we are calling for temperatures to cool down as we move to the middle of next week. we are looking at the temperatures that will cool to lower 80's. as we move in to early monday and tuesday. then we warm things up again. here is the mural. a lot to see on it. especially if you live around the d.m.v. for a long time. everyone from muhammad ali, prince, former president and first lady michelle and barack obama. as you head down the alleyway, the music really cranking up. a sight you have to see. a lot of fun here. let's head back to the studio. jonathan: thank you. if you see a lot of people out and there is a good reason. this is national selfie day. michelle: it seems like every day is national selfie day. but this is desig

right now, looks like a beautiful day to get out to nats park, mid-80's. 6:00, a toddler is dead and another in critical condition after being found in a a family member found the two-year-old boy unconscious this morning. officials are investigating this as a possible drowning with questions of how they got into the pool unanswered, but remaining under investigation. new information about the murder suicide in hyattsville. prince george's county police shedding light on the victims and a possible motive. investigators say that a 20-year-old shot and killed a 29-year-old friday morning after an argument at their apartment. urratt was reportedly in a relationship with his mother. after shooting him, he was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound full stop shaky support from the health care plan. five republicans have publicly come out against the proposal and at least three more are said to be wavering. we have new details of th reporter: americans voicing anger and frustration at the latest version of health care reform. >> i know health care is on your mind. reporter: packing town

highs: 86-90 winds: sse 5-10 mph now to that show of unity at nats park. congressional baseball game - a park. the congressional baseball game - a tradition since 1909 - taking on new meaning - after wednesday's ambush. lawmakers coming together after a gunman targets a g-o-p practice. this morning - congressman steve scalise remains in critical condtion, as we're also learning more about the shooter from his wife. suzanne kennedy is live in alexandria with more. abc-7 and newschannel 8 essentially a "get well" card. people stopped by to sign well-wishes for the victims - we currenlty have it out at the scene in del-ray. we'll deliver the banner to capitol hill. thank you to everyone who has already signed it. much more on last night's game and the tributes to the victims - coming up at 5:45. the heat and humidity returns today... and it's sticking around thorough the weekend. eileen tells us which day will feel the worst - next but first, here's what's coming up tonight at five/. and be sure to follow good morning washington on facebook, twitter and insta

tonight, truckaroos at nats park through 11:00. all the fun food trucks are out to enjoy.here and know you may have to duck inside briefly. tomorrow looking for something fun to do, invasion of flight happens at the udvar-hazy center. temperatures are in the 80's. there could be storms by the afternoon. once again they will be limited. not everyone will get in the action tomorrow. there will be more hit or miss. again, duck inside briefly and head back out. as far as sunday, father's day. hit-or-miss showers or storms in the afternoon. the best shot for the next couple of days is monday. notice sunday we are at 92 degrees. with the humidity on sunday it will feel like 100. it will be intense. tuesday after a morning shower we dry on out. look at wednesday. the start of summer. summer kicks off wednesday morning. a few showers and then more heat builds in by the latter half of next week. fitting as we start su are alive with your weekend kickoff. we'll take a look at some of the events happening this weekend. q: we covered a lot of graduations this season. the group i'm abo

nats park, 87 degrees. after a few clouds this money come really turned into a sunny day pretty much the rest of the afternoon. this is all thanks to the high pressure taking over for us, but it's the same high pressure that is really going to start to pump in the heat tomorrow and then the humidity picks up as well. today was hot, but not too muggy. at the southwesterly breeze for just about everybody. 88 degrees fredericksburg, leesburg, 90 frederick ,d.c. 85 degrees. we stay very mild the rest of the evening. the temperatures go from about 85 at 7:00 to the mid-70's closer to midnight. tomorrow morning, a lot of us in the 70's. these numbers are probably the more important ones. the next three days, 94, 95, 96 by tuesday, all the while the community going up. the timingthat and of that and what it means for weekend plans going to the nats game. it will be hot. horace? horace: josh, thanks. watch the weather wall you are out and about by downloading the stormwatch app. it's available in google play and th

. >>> pretty cool moment at nats park last night.om and five kids thought they were getting an award from the team. but they were instead surprised by their dad coming home. the lieutenant commander chris shetter had been overseas and surprised his family before the first pitch. an emotional night at ts >> i could watch this all >> absolutely. >> oh. >> beautiful. >> all those kids. >> talk to us about the beautiful weather that we are enjoying. >> really nice evening out there. low humidity. tomorrow, hot humid, 95. storm monday and tuesday with high heat. better chance on wednesday afternoon. and, then a better chance there. as we finish out the week with temperatures in the 80s. >> it will be hot to play baseball. >> 95. >> oh. >>> you can get updates any time on our wusa9 app. we will see you back here at 11:00. have a great nigh captioning sponsored by cbs >> dahler: an insider attack on american troops. at least two u.s.