. >> not every elect official gets a security detail, that includes pennsylvania congressman ryan costello. he typically car pools to wednesday morning baseball practice but yesterday he missed his ride. >> never before had i been suited up, ready to go to practice and not been able to hitch a ride. >> regardless of the party affiliation elected officials say threats are part of the job in cases where threats are deemed serious they are reported to law enforcement. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for very latest in the virginia shooting we will bring you updates on tv and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> in other news deliberations will enter day number four this morning in the sexual assault trial of bill cosby. >> yesterday jurors left courthouse without coming to a verdict. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is back live outside montgomery county courthouse with the very latest on the case, good morning, trang do. >> reporter: good morning rahel and jim. over past three days this jury that is deliberated for some 27 hours, so far they have had six questions, two of them they asked yester

ryan costello, i believe, is going to lead us off. wearing a fighting phils jersey. >> cedric richmond, in addition to his baseball prowess, represents louisiana's second . when he's not throwing baseballs, he is on the homeland security committee. >> first pitch to costello over for a strike. we are under way at 7:38. >> coming up tonight on c-span, epa administrator scott pruitt testifying on the 2018 budget request. a portion of russian president vladimir putin's annual call in program. later, a hearing on u.s. cyber security and the recent ransomware attack. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, illinois democratic congresswoman robin kelly discusses security for members of congress. and the washington examiner discusses congress and concealed carry laws. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> epa administrator scott pruitt answered questions about his agency's budget request. it

on.magind al additionalatg, 20,000 fans wg as the players took the field getting dirty, among them ryan costelloania, several highlights including this double play and also on the mount, congressman pat meehan who pitched a strike out. we caught up with a couple local representatives who were there to watch that game. >> wife difference of opinion but it shouldn't be around violence. violence should never be part of it. >> yesterday was a emotional exhaust continuing day for all of us. our hearts and prayers go out to those in recovery. they have a long road ahead. >> one run home. >> in the end democrats won the game 11-two. they raised a million-dollar for charity, it was capitol police memorial fund. by wait mike and alex, they are giving that trophy to congressman steve scalise who is still in critical condition but he is improving this morning. coming together. >> yeah, yeah. >> speaking of steve scalise, did you see the sign last night, we will show you that in a couple minutes. do you see the sign there? this guy loves scalise. >> i love that. >> pretty cool. >> scalise strong. >> there i

if they win in pennsylvania, against ryan costello, then they have a shot to take the majority. ms. swain: that is our time. 2018 will be an interesting year. please come back from time to time and tell us how things are going. mr. stivers: thank you. ms. swain: after a conversation about politics in the u.s. house of representatives with congressman steve stivers of ohio, the chairman of the national republican campaign committee, our reporters scott bland and scott wong, he said redistricting has made fewer and fewer races not competitive. -- races competitive. what should people understand about the current state of really competitive seat in the house of representatives? mr. bland: i think the number of competitive districts have been shrinking for a long time, and it is partly because of polarization and self-sorting, and the way people have moved around the country. but it is also about how lines have been drawn around them, and particularly in 2010, 2011, 2012. the most recent round of redistricting, republicans controlled the process in the country and they got to draw distr

local congressman ryan costello would have been at that game but he missed his ride. his emotional reaction to the attack is coming up when i come back at 5:30. for now in the digital operations center, pamela osborne, nbc news. >>> president trump asked for people to unite and congratulated two capitol police officers for saving lives. >> our brave capitol police performed a challenging job with incredible skill and their sacrifice makes democracy possible. >> the president cancelled his trip to the labor department after the shooting. house speaker paul ryan said congress was horrified after the attack but members were standing together. >> we are united. we are united in our shock, we are united in our anguish, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. >> ryan called on house members to lift each other up during these trying time. >> lauren will be at the congressional baseball game and you can see her report beginning on "nbc news at 4:00":00. >>> the special counsel investigating russia connections is also investigating president trump. they're interviewi

. >> ryan costello plays shortstop for the republican charity baseball team. he was supposed to be at the practice but missed the shuttle bus by two minutes. >> if i was two minutes quicker with my life, i would have been at shortstop with the shooter firing shots at us. >> the congressman went back to his office to catch up on the day's agenda. >> i heard on the television, baseball practice, shooting, congress. i looked up and it was the baseball practice field we play at. >> congressman costello is not the only local lawmaker on the team. patrick meehan pitches for the gop but was not at the cages today. >> yesterday there were four of us gathered at the cage. for the grace of god you never know on a particular moment something might happen. >> both lawmakers send their thoughts and prayers to the victims. they express concern about changing from ideas to resentment and anger. >> people can disagree with us, but that doesn't make us bad people. >> we fight for things. together we all care about the nation. we have to sto p the rhetoric. >> as of tonight the

. >> reporter: ryan costello typically car pools to baseball practice at 6:02 a.m. he realized he missrd his ride >> never before have i been suit you wanted and not been able to hitch a ride >> he said team reader and majority whip steve scalise from louisiana would have given him heat. instead around 7:00 a.m. he was shot. his own two person security detail responsible for firing back and sending off the shooter >> because steve scalise is member of sleeper. he has a security detail. otherwise we would be a bunch of guys out practicing >> elect officials say threats are part of life. a states person for pens pat toomey said like many others in congress, he has been the target of threats, in cases where they're deemed serious they're reporte reported. >> there has probably never been anyone who at point received death terroristic threats. >> he add that day being accessible to the public and constituents will also be a priority of the job. as for increased security, congressman bob brady feels the cost burden would simply be unrealistic. >> i don't think there's an

. >> congressman ryan costello coming to terms with what happened. he missed his ride to practice where his colleague steve scalise was shot and he plays shortstop. >> steve plays second and the shooter was on the third base side firing across third base, shortstop and second base. i would have been in the line of fire. >> safe now on capitol hill but shaken. >> that's a scary thing when you realize i could have been on a baseball field where somebody would have just did what they did. yeah. >> not an easy day here. >> no, it's not. >> reporter: the baseball game they were practicing for is tomorrow night here in the nation's capital. it's republicans versus democrats but the spotlight no longer on partisan rivalry. in washington, d.c. i'm lauren make, nbc 10 news. >>> another local lawmaker patrick meehan also missed the practice because of a previous engagement on capitol hill. >>> a pair of local congressman on the opposite side of the aisle will be going to the game together. they are united in love of their country. and nbc 10's lauren make will

local congressman are on the team and were suppose to be at the practice today how, republican ryan costello was running late and republican pat meehan had a previous engagement and could not make the practice. >> my first thoughts go to the capital police that responded in a way that saved the lives of a number of people. >> moments ago speakinger of the house paul ryan addressed the shooting saying for all the noise we are a family. >> we are united. united in our shock and united in our anguish. an attack of one of us is an attack on all of us. [ applause ] >> of course we'll continue to follow this breaking news story throughout the day on air and online at 6abc.com. >>> and waiting for the verdict in the bill cosby sex assault trial and it's now day three of deliberations. the comedian arrived at the montgomery county courthouse at 8:45 this morning. >> cosby is charged with three couldn'ts of aggravated indecent assault. accused of drugging and molesting a woman at his home more than a decade ago. and he said it was concsensuaco. >> good afternoon. the jury is now on a one hour lunch b

and we have two players from this area ryan costello and pat meeh meehan involved in this game tonight. lets get the accuweather forecast for the tri-state area from cecily tynan. >> certainly beautiful tonight. but humidity is increasing as well as temperatures. stormtracker 6 live double scan getting a break before the workout for the next four days, with showers and thunderstorms moving in and tonight feels really nice out there. it's comfortable with low humidity and temperatures that is where we should be for this time of year. down from the high of 83 the normal high for this time of year. and the poconos 71 degrees and trenton 78 and cape may 70 degrees with the ocean temperature 68 it's cooler along the shore with the wind off the ocean. satellite and radar showing we are dealing with a good amount of sunshine but if you look out to the west you see the system pulling in showers and thunderstorms and most of this activity tonight will lift up to the north and that is where the warm front, the warm front to the north brings us increasing humidity and also the threat of some show

republican congressman ryan costello would have been at that practice but he missed his ride.it happened at a baseball field in alexandria early yesterday morning. the shooter, james hodgkinson came to the field and asked if these were republicans or democrats playing. moments later from the edge of the third base dugout, hodgkinson took out a high powered rifle and began shooting at them. we spoke to this congressman still visibly shaken, from the attacks. listen to what he said had he not missed his ride. >> the shooter was on the third base shied firing across third base shortstop and sikd base. i play second base and would have been right in the line of fire. that's a scary thing because i'm a member of congress i could have been on a baseball field where somebody just did what they did, yeah. >> the attack on republican lawmakers only ended when two police officers gun down the shooter assigned to protect congressman scal lists, part of a group of republican lawmakers there practicing ahead of today's congressional baseball game. this is an annual bipartisan charity game

after the game tonight i spoke with congressman ryan costello who played on the republican team whichost tonight but one of the things that made him feel better today was what we just showed you. the police officer throwing out that first pitch. he also told me that the colleagues were talking about the shooting in the dugout tonight. still on their minds. live in washington d.c., nbc 10 news. >>> and a congressman set to play in tonight's game is improving from his gun shot wounds. despite that congressman steve scalise remains in critical condition after undergoing a second surgery today. >>> a woman slams an 82-year-old lady to the ground for her purse. she starts following the victim, then at the top right of your screen, you see she pushes the older woman down on the ground, grabs her purse and runs away. the victim is okay. police are still looking for her attacker. >>> a man is wanted by police for sending a former lover's home on fire with children inside. three adults and four kids were rescued from that fire. >>> a gathering on the steps of the philadelphia museum of arts in

. >> reporter: ryan costello typically car pools to baseball practice at 6:02 a.m. he realized he missrd his ride >> never before have i been suit you wanted and not been able to hitch a ride >> he said team reader and majority whip steve scalise from louisiana would have given him heat. instead around 7:00 a.m. he was shot. his own two person security detail responsible for firing back and sending off the shooter >> because steve scalise is member of sleeper. he has a security detail. otherwise we would be a bunch of guys out practicing >> elect officials say threats are part of life. a states person for pens pat toomey said like many others in congress, he has been the target of threats, in cases where they're deemed serious they're reporte reported. >> there has probably never been anyone who at point received death terroristic threats. >> he add that day being accessible to the public and constituents will also be a priority of the job. as for increased security, congressman bob brady feels the cost burden would simply be unrealistic. >> i don't think there's an

here's pennsylvania rep ryan costello stealing home for the republicans and of course in phillies uniforms. it's a tradition founded by another pennsylvania congres congressman and later governor john ten orin 1909 and as retired pro baseball player he found it as a way to put politics on the bench if not for a few innings during america's favorite past time. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]. >> this came earned an extraordinary amount of support. over 20,000 tickets sold raiingz over 1 million for local charities. reporting from nationals park in washington d.c., alexandria hof, eyewitness news. >> and another emotional act of bipartisan comradery during the post game sair moany. democrats accepted trophy and gave the trophy to the republicans to put in scalis scalise's office. >> wife of gunman games cox kinson, she said she had no idea her husband was going to drooe toe commit a horrific act. he said he was going to the d.c. area to speak with government officials about tax reform. he sold frevring his business just before leaving. >> i don't know what to say about. it i can not wrap my head a

ryan costello, i believe, is going to lead us off. wearing a fighting phils jersey.chmond, in addition to his baseball prowess, represents louisiana's second and when he's is onrowing baseballs, he the homeland security committee. >> first foich costello over for a streak. e are under way at 7:38. perfect night for baseball. richmond does work fast, if you remember. second offering low. ball one. costello, westchester, pennsylvania, seventh district. >> he has an interesting story to tell he says for the last two years i played in the baseball game for charity, this is the day of the event , he missed his ride by two minutes and didn't attend practice. e now know gunshots were fired at the practice, i'm ok but praying for my colleagues. >> 3-1 leading off here. high and tight, ball four. richmond walks the leadoff batter. >> that ball thrown back to the pitcher. it was too high he missed it. a few mishaps in the beginning. maybe opening inning jitters. >> tough when you throw one game a year to get much of a routine. i always wonder about the starting pitchers, he's

now, pennsylvania congressman, pat meehan and ryan costello were supposed to be at that practice, today, costello missed his ride. meehan had a previous engagement. local congressional delegation is praising law enforcement. >> my first thought go to the heroism of the capitol police that were there and responded immediately in a man their likely saved the lives of a number of people. >> there has been a shooting gallery for three minutes begins people in an opened field. they could have went after them in the dug out. all they had was baseballs to throw back at them. god bless our capitol police. >> congressman brady also called for unity. >>> cbs news will stay on top of the developments in this story, scott pelley is in washington d.c. tonight for a special hour long addition of the "cbs evening news". it is happening at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> just a short time ago police identified man who died in yesterday's crash at 16th and jfk in center city, philadelphia two vehicles collided causing one of them to leave the road, investigators say that vehicle sla

. >>> congressman ryan costello ever before had i been able to h a lawmakers, congressman bob too high. >> that can't high. deliberations, still no verdict in the bill cosby assault trial. >> most of the questions with re peering witness t nancy pelosi saidnail but we don't foe are people,en colloes, you can fight but don't forget at are a. don't ever forget that. >> that is trever noah helping put things in perspective on the late show last night. >> send it out to katie, but he could not have said it better we're all americans no matter what our political differences are. >> i'm a big trever noah fan i will put it out there i just love his dimples. >> so handsome. >> very handsome. >> all right. i think you'll love the weather forecast today we are expecting nothing more than a couple cloud, low humidity, certainly it is comfortable outside, pennsylvania few mornings have been quite oppressive, very steamy. that is not going to last. it already has been just wiped clean so it feels refreshing outside. today end up being a fantastic day with just a couple cloud as the day goes on. at

. >> not every elected official gets a security detail, that includes pennsylvania congressman ryan costello. he typically car pools to wednesday morning baseball practice but yesterday he missed his ride. >> never before had i been suited up, ready to go to practice and not been able to hitch a ride. >> now regardless of the party affiliation elected officials say threats are just part of the job. cases where threats are deemed serious they are reported to law enforcement. >>> you can stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the shooting in alexandria, virginia we will have coverage all morning long and find more of our coverage on line at cbs philly.com and of course on the cbs local app. >>> still no verdict in the sexual salt trial of the comedian bill cosby. >> jurors will return to work for day four of the deliberations. "eyewitness news" reporter frank does live outside montgomery county courthouse with the very latest on the case, good morning, trang do. >> good morning. >> reporter: jurors have deliberated for some 27 hours, so far they have had six questions, two of t

here's pennsylvania rep ryan costello stealing home for the republicans and of course in phillies uniforms. it's a tradition founded by another pennsylvania congres congressman and later governor john ten orin 1909 and as retired pro baseball player he found it as a way to put politics on the bench if not for a few innings during america's favorite past time. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]. >> this came earned an extraordinary amount of support. over 20,000 tickets sold raiingz over 1 million for local charities. reporting from nationals park in washington d.c., alexandria hof, eyewitness news. >> and another emotional act of bipartisan comradery during the post game sair moany. democrats accepted trophy and gave the trophy to the republicans to put in scalis scalise's office. >> wife of gunman games cox kinson, she said she had no idea her husband was going to drooe toe commit a horrific act. he said he was going to the d.c. area to speak with government officials about tax reform. he sold frevring his business just before leaving. >> i don't know what to say about. it i can not wrap my head a

if they win in pennsylvania, against ryan costello then they have a shot of taking back the majority. >> that is our time. really interesting, please come back from time to time. u.s. rep. steve stivers: thank you. >> after a conversation with congressman steve stivers of ohio, with reporters scott land, ong, he said redistricting has made fewer and fewer races not competitive. what should people understand about this? i think the number of competitive districts have been shrinking for a long time, and it is partly because of polarization and elf-sorting and the way people have moved around the country. but it is also about how lines have been drawn around them, particularly in 2010-2012. republicans controlled the process in the most recent redrawing of districts. running that is campaign committee, and they got to draw the district that are just safe enough for a more republican -- four republicans. -- in north carolina for example, it is a pretty easily -- imminently divided state, that republicans -- 13 -- 10 out of 13 advantage. stake andiven them a an advantage. >> the question

against ryan costello, they have a shot to take majority. host: that's it for the time. 2018 will be interesting, please come back and tell us how things are going. appreciate it. stivers: thank you. host: newsmaker is back after house ation in the u.s. of representative with steve stivers of ohio, chairman of the republican campaign committee. of the congressman's observations in the way this city works for the rest of the country, he said redistricting have made fewer races competitive. hat should people understand about the current state of really competitive seats in the house of representatives? guest: sure. i mean, broadly speaking, the number of competitive districts long en shrinking for a time, partly because of and self thwarting and the way people move around lines ntry and the way have been drawn around them and 2012 cularly in 2011 and and most recent round of redistricting, republicans controlled the process in a lot country, to the benefit of steve stivers running the got to committee, they draw districts that were just for a

the mistake that kept ryan costello out of harm's way. >>> jurors in the bill cosby trial will begin fourth day of deliberations today. last night, they went home after making two more requests. one of the questions focused on the testimony of police detective richard schaefer testified cosby gave andrea constand three half tablets of benadryl on the night he says he sexually assaulted her. and a look at the courthouse. matt will have a live report on fatigue setting in for jurors coming up at 6:30. >>> the special counsel on the russian activities in the 2016 election are also focusing on obstruction of justice. robert mueller is reportedly interviewing three top intelligence officials as parts of a widening probe. it comes the same week a friend of mr. trump's suggests the president is considering firing mueller, a claim the white house has denied. a spokesperson for his lawyer released a statement last night saying the fbi leak of information regarding the president is outrageous and inexcusable and illegal. >>> meantime a new poll out from ap shows a clear majority of americans t

chester county congressman ryan costello says he plays shortstop for the charity baseball team and he was suppose to be at the morning practice but missed the shuttle bus by two minutes. >> if i was quicker with my life at 6:00 a.m. i would have been at shortstop with the first base man and third base man with the shooter fires at us. i heard on the television baseball practice shooting congress -- and i looked up and it was the baseball practice field that we play at. >> but congressman costello is not the only local lawmaker owe on the team. patrick meehan pitches for the team but was not in the cages today. >> four of us gathered in the cage, but for the grace of god you don't know when something might happen. >> both lawmakers are sending thoughts and prayers to the victim and expressed their growing concern that political debate is moving farther from a change of idea, to public resentment and anger. >> i'm a human being with a wife and child. people can disagree with me and that is fine but we are down here with a public responsibility. people disagree with us and that doesn't m

the shortstop for the team is ryan costello, he was suppose to be at practice but missed the 6:00 a.m. shuttle by two mines. >> if i was two minutes quicker with my life at 6:00 a.m. i would have been at shortstop with the third base man and second base man and the shooter firing shots at us. he was back in his office catching up for the day when the news broke. >> i heard on the television baseball practice shooting congress and i looked up and it was the practice field we play at. >> congressman costello is not the only local lawmaker on the team. patrick meehan pitches for the gop and was not in the pitchi i cages this morning. >> there were four of us gathered in the cage and for the grace of god you don't know at a particular moment when something might happen. >> they are heart broken for the victims and families and pleased that the alleged gunman did not get away and expressed concern that political debate is moving further from ideas and into the realm of resentment. >> i am a human being with a wife and child and people can disagree with me that is fine. we are all here with

. >> costello will step out as we go to the top of the order. >> ryan castillo. that is not a phillies jersey. that is the aa team for the phillies. >> swing and he foul ball. 1-1. >> ryan costello, i believe this is his second appearance, his second year. he did not make the practice, the located practice yesterday. -- the ill-fated practice yesterday. he put that on his facebook. i think memories of that will never fade. but i think memories of tonight will never fade either.it's been a very good game . i guess, if you are a republican, you might want to say we will see. [laughter] >> over to first.inside for the out . costello slams his element as he goes down. richmond got it working. .econd straight one we go to the bottom of the fifth. 7-2, the democrats with the lead. >> eight in a row effectively shut down. back 1, 2, 3ack to innings. >> yes, on cue, folks. it is this a thinning stretch. take me out to the ballgame. it's all you. ♪ ballgame me out to the take me out to the crowds get me some candy and item purify never get back ♪ [cheering] they'veight. >

. >> not every elect official gets a security detail including pennsylvania congressman ryan costello. he physically car pools on wednesday morning for wednesday morning baseball practice but yesterday he was missing his ride. >> never before had i been suited up ready to go to practice and not been able to hitch a ride. >> regardless of the party affiliation elect officials say threats are part of the job and in cases where threats are deemed serious they are reported to law enforcement. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for latest in the virginia shooting we will bring you updates on tv and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> at lee 17 people are killed after islamic extremist storm a popular restaurant in somalia. this attack started last night when a car bomb exploded at restaurant's entrance and that gunman wearing military uniforms ran in and opened fire. police say men held 20 people hostage, security forces say that because the area was so dark they had to wait until today light to rescue the victims. all five attackers were kill. >>> we are on verdict watch this morning as deliberat

two local republican lawmakers were supposed to be at today's practice, pennsylvania congressman ryan costello tells "eyewitness news" he missed his ride to the ball field by two minutes. >> they leave at 6:00 a.m. sharp, i was out there in my uniform at 6:02. they said they had just left. so i just changed, and started my workday at around 7:00, and tv was on in the background and i heard baseball practice shooting congress and i looked up, and i saw the baseball field on the television screen where i practice every morning >> reporter: pennsylvania congressman pat meehan also missed the practice, we will hear more from him tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> "cbs evening news" will have much more on the shooting in alexandria during an expanded broadcast tonight, scott pelley will be live on capitol hill starting at 6:30 for an hour long show, you can see it right here on cbs-3 immediately following "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> well, ups employee opens fire at a san francisco package delivery facility, killing three people, and then taking his own life. a ups spokesmen says that the

opened additional seating, 20,000 fans watched as players took the field among them representative ryan costello of pennsylvania, he had several highlights including this double play. he scored on a passed ball from third. on the mound congressman pat meehan who pitched a strike out. we caught up with a couple of our local representatives who were there to watch. >> we have difference of opinion but it shouldn't be around violence. violence should never be a part of it. >> yesterday was an emotionally exhaust continuing day, our hearts go out to those that are still recovering and they have a long road ahead. >> in the end democrats won the game 11-two, they are giving their trophy to congressman scalise, the event raised more than one million-dollar for charity. >>> meantime congressman scalise remains in critical condition but doctors say he is improving. scalise had surgery yesterday, he will undergo another one today and will be why is mike mika has been upgraded to serious condition. other two shooting victims have been released as the fbi continues continue on investigate wednesday's shoot

among them representative ryan costello of pennsylvania who scored on a passed ball from third and on the mound, congressman pat meehan who pitched a strike out. we caught up with a couple of our local representatives who were there to watch the game. >> we have difference of opinion but it shouldn't be around violence. violence should never be a part of it. >> yesterday was an emotional day, our hearts and prayers go out to those recovering, and you know, they still have a long road ahead. >> the game did go on. in the end the democrats won the game 11-two and they are giving their trophy to congressman scalise. the event raised more than one million-dollar for charity. meantime congressman scalise remains in critical condition, although doctors say he is improving. scalise had surgery yesterday and will undergo another one today, lobbyist mike mika has been upgraded to serious condition, other two shooting victims have been released as fbi continues continue on investigate wednesday's shooting it is still believe that the shooter james hodgkinson acted as a lone gunman motivated by

we actually have pennsylvania congressman ryan costello on with us now. the practice, but he missed his ride he joins us now on the phone it was an early practice this is i guess before, you know, before the business of the day. try and get some practice in before this game is that the way it works >> yeah. from 6:30 to 7:30 is when the practices are and most members usually have to leave there around 6:00 to get there at around 6:00 a.m. so -- practice for an hour, and then takes about 15 minutes to get there and about a half hour to get home. >> so congressman we don't know anything about, you know, the motivation or the shooter or anything, but how many -- when was the practice scheduled who knows when you're going to be there it doesn't seem like it would be widely known, would it or would it? >> it wouldn't be widely known but obviously you know, we're out in the open, and there's other people walking their dogs in the rest of the park surrounding the baseball field as you get closer to the game, you know, media people come out and do reporting, so i

ryan come out and address the members of congress. obviously they're running a few moments behind but we'll keep our eye on that building. tom costello has been at the scene since early this morning. 7:09 is when this started. tom i think you were there about a half hour afterward and had been hearing from witnesses all morning long. >> reporter: do you mind if i bring in julie carey from our local affiliate wrc news 4 in washington? let's preface it. this is one of the best reporters in washington. you have been talking people in alexandria, what have you heard? >> this is a community ymca, i work out here many mornings a week, so does the former mayor, of alexandria, bill ewell. here has had conversations with folks that work inside the y in the mornings and they believe they know this man. they say he's been coming to this y for some time, he was a low profile man, kept to himself, would maybe offer the form erma i your a greeting but would come to the y, set up shop on his laptop in the front lobby and the other observation that the staffer at the y gave to the mayor is that he canceled his y membership on monday. now, again, law