coming to you live from eugene simpson park in alexandria, the scene from what could have been a massacre, five members of congress, to members, steve scalise minority whip, he was playing second base at 7:00 this morning practicing because of the victim tomorrow at nationals park against the democrats. these were all republicans. -- 7:08, steve scalise was out and a man standing on the third-base line walked out the fence line and yelled out, are these democrats or republicans? somebody told him republicans and moments later shots ring out . he had a long rifle and opened fire. steve scalise was sit i -- hit in the hip. the security detail, if not for steve scalise, there would not have been anybody with a gun to fight back. security members came flying out of their car and engage the shooter. we have talked to peop minutes and people were calling 911, on the phone, they said they were ringing off the hook with people telling them what was happened. the shooter had a long rifle and reloaded at some point. magazine,a 30 round he went through 60 rounds of ammunition may be on the field. af

> he sold almost everything he owned from his business. >> reporter: and meantime back here at simpson park, the park remains closed. the ymca will be closed as well. the park could be closed for some several days. back to you. >> justin ray section of alexandria. thank you. >>> we mentioned house majority whip steve scalise is still in critical condition and matt mika is on a ventilator communicating through written notes. a lot of developments coming in on this story. stay close to the ncbc washingtn app. >>> a fight that broke out outside the turkish ambassador's -- i think we're having trouble with that video clip. try to get it to you. in that video clip you can see guards kicking and beating protesters. turkey's president erdogan was in town. >>> this morning the man arrested last month for having guns at trump international hotel is back in police custody. so authorities say that brian moles was ordered to stay out of d.c., but he came back. police say this time it was to buy drugs. concerning things on facebook including this photo of newspaper headlines about wednesday's shooting i

she's live at eugene simpson stadium park. stephanie. >> reporter: bruce, there was supposed to be a community celebration here tonight as well as several baseball games. but because of this rain everything has been postponed until now, despite that we heard some amazing stories around the field today. we saw so many signs, things getting back to normal. alexandria is resilient and this city is healing. >> there is kind of a shadow as you walk past that blue building where the shooter was. you just can't help but feel the event. i don't know when that is going to wear off. >> jc is return together this alexander -- return together -- returning to this alexandria baseball field. a bullet hole and boarded up windows a reminder of what happened here. wednesday mr. us say -- wednesday police say that james hodgkinson shot steve scalise and wounded four others. >> if my husband did not linger over coffee he could have been there. >> she's counting her blessing along with the entire community. returning to normal. there is there's t

taking eugene simpson park back was a success for a community looking to look past people were injured including house majority whip steve scalise. i was kind of shocked at first because just seven hours ago i was at the field, so it was kind of just a place that i go to a lot. it was really surprising and surreal really to see that had happened. as prepared as we think we are you don't expect it to happen on the baseball field where your kids play all the time. i think it does take away there comfort that they have of being here. it's very special to come to this event because it's showing that alexandria is not weak to these events happening. >> nick canning is just eleven years old but young and old aligning came together for this reopening ceremony at the baseball field that's become symbolic for county. everyone was invited and everything was free. it's great to see a bunch of people here even if they don't play they're not even from alexandria to come and show respect. >> i was laying down behind the dugout and had a big red shirt on and a red hat. i was an absolute sitting duck

>> reporter: czar, a the message here tonight is all about taking back simpson park, in fact, you can feel that energy in the air. we are here on the field, along with a lot of other people. you can see, again, the message here tonight is all about taking back simpson park here in alex andre a you can see the set up taking place, again, the re-opening ceremony starts at 6:30, with little league games to this is community wide event, the first of its kinds since the shooting here. now, again, expecting these little league teams, along with athletes from across the area, you can see, some of them, behind me here, just getting ready, we're also expecting elected officials in alexandria police, fire representatives, on hands to throw out the first ceremonial pitch. all athletes in the city were invited to common the field. once the ceremony start, again, players were encourage today wear their jerseys, also told there will be massive group photo with all of the athletes in front of this, the big simpson scoreboard. alexandria little league coach says the message again here all about the c

celebration as it seems like almost all of the neighborhood has come out for the vent tonight in which simpson park is opening and simpson field is opening. we try to make our way through the crowd of the people who live in the area, work in area and call the area home. one sobering reminder. that is a bullet hole from the shooting on the field. that is the manager. congressman joe barton, and the gentleman in the suit. you can step this way to get closer. any minute now we think around 6:10 or 6:15, here is home plate. a number of dig anynaries will be sit -- dignitaries are over here. some of the first responders that live and work in the community are throwing out the first pitch. right now you will hear from a local real estate agent, businesswoman who has been providing free food and hot dogs coming to the event. take a listen. >> this is a situation where as a community we want to be together. we want to share a bond together. this is a way for to us do that and to know that it is a safe place to be. safe place for your family to be. for to us be together as a community. >> i want you to see

autria: a ceremony set in alexandria as simpsons park gets ready to reopen.y five people were shot there, including congressman steve scalise. tonight's reopening ceremony will begin around six: 10:00 with little league players taking a photo in front of the scoreboard. the house majority whip underwenan saturday. police'say this condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. larry: covering metro for you for the final safetrack surge. hey, sam. good morning. talking that safetrack surge 16, this is the last one. equipment is on the tracks in this station is closed down. here's how they are getting around the problem. take a look up there, you can see eight to 10 buses lined up. those are shuttle buses that will run around. normal metro hours. some of the people waiting here. then they get on the shuttle bus to the rockville station. soon as the next one is up, this one will come down and for weeks. they are urging people to go down to twinbrook, where the service arts and trains run every four minutes to six minutes. this is the last surge, but metro

this nine g, again, at 7:09, minutes after 7:00, we received an 911 call of an active shooter at simpson park here in monroe in alexandria. our units responded and were on scene within three minutes. the officers were -- received fire from a suspect and they returned fire. part of the investigation is ongoing as we speak. this event was this event was a practice session for baseball team involving some representatives from congress. some employees from congress. there were capitol police individuals continued on scene and they engaged with the subject. i'll let the capitol police respond to that. the emergency medical personnel that responded at the scene from the alexandria fire department as well as officers from the alexandria police department provided treatment to a number of individuals on the scene. those individuals, we know five of them were transported by emergency services to hospitals within the area to deal with a variety of injuries and treatment. at this point, the alexandria police department, because this case involves the assault on a federal officer, the federal bureau of i

. >> reporter: in alexandria, the simpson park has been cordoned off. they are looking for clues for what happened before the gunfire on wednesday morning. alleged trigger man is 66-year-old hodgkinson. five were wounded. hodgkinson later died of his wounds in a gunfire exchange with police. the fbi now has his white conversion van which was parked next door to the ymca lot. investigators believe had he been living there since march. found inside, a camera, computer and phone now being analyzed. also recovered, a handgun and rifle believe to be legally purchased. hodgkinson was a ymca member known to use the showers and work on his laptop and described by son as distant. and this morning, the investigation continues. here in del ray, lots of signs of that investigation. many streets and roads in this area remain closed off as is simpson park as the fbi continues to investigate. people in this area looking forward to getting back to normal but that could take some time. at least one more day until all of this stuff opens up. back to you. >> justin finch,

he unloaded on alexandria's simpson park in a congressional baseball practice injuring five people. a week in the investigation a clearer picture emerging of 66-year-old james hodgkinson. >> i think he was struggling in a lot of aspects of his life. i think by his posts on social media he spoke a lot of anti-republican beautiful. stephen: the f.b.i. revealing that hodgkinson came to the area inll but had a storage locker filled with more than 200 rounds of ammunition. on him during the assault, an assault rifle -- during the attack an assault rifle and handgun legally purchased. >> he fired 30 shots from the third base side of the field. 50 of those were from his rifle. stephen: hodgkinson described as a troubled man using prescription medications whose life was unraveling. he had photographs of various monuments and places around the nation's capitol but the f.b.i. did not conclude these were potential targets. he also had a list on him at the time of the shooting that contained the names of six members of congress. >> it's not a hit list. it's more of a piece of paper with six con

>>reporter: the baseball field here at eugene simpson park is back open for ball.fact, tonight's reopening ceremony, the message was all about reject hate. here's some video of the first pitch and more. there were old and young aligning here and again the message was about unifying after this tragedy that happened here. this is longer a crime scene. the message again was about making this a family friendly place and returning to some normalcy after the tragedy. the familiar live 17 year old nabra hassan in held a press conference tonight in reston to address the investigation into her murder. the muslim's murder is being investigated as road rage but they're -- the it is still possible they could pursue it as a hate crime. nabra's family says there is no room for hate in their community. >> a virginia family is warning other family after their son a got a burn. it happened after he he got a black hen a tattoo. >> the supposed hen a tattoo has turned to raised skin. doctors aren't sure if the scar will ever fade. this is five-year old payton. he like his gad. this i

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a very difficult day at simpson park in del ray.

city leaders plan to mark the reopening of the eugene simpson park on monday but it was put on hold because of storms. congressman is still in the hospital >>> triple digit heat expected to reach 120 degrees in phoenix. breaking a nearly two decade weather record. similar temperatures also in los angeles and southern california. dozens of flights cancelled in some parts of southwest. >>> today is tuesday, june 20th. let's get to her gary mcgrady and let him break the down for us, gary. >> not quite as hot but less humid, so that's going to make the feel more comfortable out there today. just so you know and we're not expecting any rain, we're not expecting thunderstorm activity, so actually, as we progress, through the morning, and into the afternoon, that humidity is going to come down and it's going to be noticeable. you're going to feel the difference. on this the last full day of spring. 72 degrees right now here in the city. upper 60's t west. annapolis this morning at 73 degrees. what about temperatures for later today? i think we're going to get up to about 88. a lot of folks in the

this is closest we can get to simpson park. we're about a lock away. it may be in effect or everything may not be reopened until firday we have to wait and see on that. many that lives here awoke to the sound of gunfire. they were hor instead of staying at home with the blinds drawn people came out to show they won't stand for something like this. >> this is our community. and we are all a part of it regardless of what our politics are or where we come from. >> what's going on community is coming violence which was likely meant to tear us part. >> hundreds of people turned out. a mere 12 hours following the or ivk shooting at u.s. congress a local piece aplace is doting to their families. the big event on the main drag mount vernon street several hundred people gathered mayor and police chief would thank for first responders and heroic seasons, >> literally when we talk about kurming under fire, that's wharf this morning. capitol hill police and alexandria police department and fire ems and sheriff department really courage under fire. we're deeply gra

. >>> rain delayed the return of baseball at simpson park in delray the field will now reopen tomorrow. it turn into that crime scene last week when a gunman opened fire during a congressional baseball practice there. >>> representatives of the alexandria fire and police departments will throw out the ceremonial first pitch tomorrow. >> it was alexandria police officers that took down that gunman last week. the officer's instincts saved a lot of lives. less than two minutes after the first 911 call three officers were on the scene. >> two of the officers fired their weapon, the third officer was pinned down and not in a position to fire the weapon because of the rapid fire coming at them. >> that officer was nicole bataglia. she distracted him so the other officers could take him chief brown says that the incident lasted about four minutes and fire and ems crews ran on to the field to help victims before the scene was secure. >>> a text message led to the arrest of three men accused of killing two germantown teens the night before their high school graduation. a judge denied bond for t

and elasticsation shooting at simpson park in alexandria, the congressional baseball practice. we have learned the shooter had a storage bin in which he had some 200 rounds of ammunition. an assault rifle, handgun, apparently had done some research -- at least gone out and photographed different sites u.s. capitol. the entryway to the dirksen senate office building, and the washington monument as well. investigators are not coming to any conclusions regarding those sites, nor a list with six names of members of congress on it. this is what investigator tim slater had to say about just what hodgkinson had in his possession as far as the firearms. >> on the morning of wednesday, june 14, hodgkinson, who was living in his vehicle in the parking lot of the ymca at the east monroe avenue address, is believed to have exited his vehicle with two weapons. .62 october rifle and a nine millimeter handgun for which he had a whole's are on his body. >> the fbi saying it is continuing with its investigation. but when we spoke with one lock horseman official, he said -- law-enforcement offic

. >> spontaneous even though hodgkinson showed up at simpson park with a handgun and assault rifle. we learned prior to coming to d.c., the neighbors in illinois had complained about him containing target practice on his property. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: three of the six people wounded in the shooting remain hospitalized but we are told that congressman steve scalise has been upgraded to fair condition. the capital police officer crystal griner also improving and today republican leaders again thanking the officers. >> we saw tremendous courage from the capital police from agent griner and bailey. they risked their lives. so there wasn't a worse tragedy. jonathan: no question. they sported the stickers in honor of steve scalise. securitys southeast. live pictures now where the congressional women's softball team getting ready for the charity game. we take you to the effect of the shooting and what it has on this game in ten minutes time. michelle: a final farewell for what teenager is killed for a case of road rage. hundreds backed in the adams center m

the grounds crew lays down the lines and preparing the field for play here at eugene simpson stadium parkl, we're just thrilled beyond belief that it will be coming back to life again. they're such good energy here, all of my kids played little league here. >> one week ago simpson's stadium was the scene of the shootings that resulted in five people being wounded. as republican teen practiced for the annual congressional charity game. this evening, the community celebrates the reopening of simpson park and recognizes first responders who put their own lives on the line and answer the calls for help. >> i know that, you know, this community needs to heal and this is something i think will bring the community back together. >> well, the baseball back at 6:00 tonight. you might just mention, you might think about bringing your own chair, the stands are very small here. baseball back tonight, back to you. >> all right. good news. >> thanks. >> they are common but somewhat controversial. many police departments around the country have them, but until now, the police department did not. >> and

now we're about a block and a half away from where the shooting occurred at simpson park. and this is as close as we can get. because this police perimeter remains in place and as i learned from a source it's possible the streets could be closed off until friday. many people who live around here awoke to hearing those shots fired. but instead of staying at home with the blinds drawn many of them coming out here tonight out to the streets to come together and show that they will not stand for something like this. >> this is our community and we are all a part of it re regardless of what our politics are or where we come from. >> what's going on in the community is coming togethers after violence and it's likely to tear us apart. >> reporter: hundreds of people turned out a mere 12 hours following the horrific shooting aimed at u.s. congress members. several community groups came together for 5 k wk and continued to a local pizza place donating part of profits to victims and families and big event on the main drag of mounlt vernon street. several hundred people gathered mayo

the list was found in james koch kin son's van as he shot up the baseball practice at eugene simpson stadium park wednesday. the park will remain closed to the public through the wee weekend. this has been scary. >> laura stir lived in this del ray neighborhood for six years. >> in a city it feels like a small town. >> what is sentiment in this city that feels town? >> i think certain shocked. >> on friday night the fbi evidence response team came to the baseball field turned crime scene to look at the trajectory and the number of shots fired and direction which they originated. >> they need to take the time they need. it's not an inconvenience. we understand just thoughts and prayers go to the folks affected and they're families. >> eric was home when james hodgkin son took fire wounding steve scalise. capitol police officers david bailey and crystal grinner and lobbyist matt micca scalise remains in critical condition. >> he will require additional operations to manage abdominal and bone injuries. predicting length of his hospital stay is difficult today. presumably in some days when more time

. >>> that's what it sounds like when things get back to normal at simpson park. this is where the congressional baseball team was practicing and kids will take the field today for the first time since the shooting. that field in the delray area of alexandria was supposed to reopen yesterday, but the celebration got rained out. the sounds of kids playing ball will be a welcome sound compared to what we heard last week. >> what is that? >> this morning we're learning more about how that shooting unfolded. three alexandria police officers are being praised for helping to take down james hodgkinson. the police chief says minute after the first 911 call, three of his officers arrived on the field. on hodgkinson but got pinned to the ground by a barrage of gunfire. the police chief says her actions distracted hodgkinson while two other officers and two capitol police officers started shooting. four people were wounded, including congressman steve scalise. they're happy it's reopening but things won't be the same. >> it's normal but a new normal like post 9/11. you stil

this is eugene simpson park south of the district. right out here will be route 1. out here will be reagan national airport and old town alexandria. these shots first rang out behind the third base dugout. just beyond that, this is the ymca that was hit by some of that gunfire. senator jeff blake, who was there at the practice said he heard the shots, saw the shooter behind the third base dugout and behind the fence. that's where the shooting took place, behind the fence. the shooter never making it on to the field. steve sce that's where he was hit. and then crawled into the outfield, senator blabbing said, leaving a trail of blood, crawling into the outfield before they were able to rush out and render aid after the shooter had been neutralized. >> that dog park a moment ago. video has surfaced from a man named noah nathan. it appears he was out walking his dog this morning when he stumbled into the chaos. >> in all, nathan captured almost six minutes of video likely from the earliest moments of the rampage all the way to that final fatal shootout with police. the

still looking into last week's shooting targeting republican lawmakers in a public park a gunman shot four people at simpson stadium park in alexandria virginia before police shot and killed him house majority whip steve schoolies is still in the hospital r.t.c. modell rosario has the latest on his condition and the investigation on monday the alexandria police chief describes the courage officers exhibited during a chaotic firefight at a public park five days earlier when an officer shows up it's a point of courage do i drive by and assess the scene or do i step in and go into a fight maybe a fight that i don't know about. these officers got their call mansur their call this on the fourteenth of june on june fourteenth the shooter identified as sixty six year old james hodgkinson brought a seven six two caliber rifle to simpson stadium park in alexandria virginia where republican lawmakers were practicing for the next day's congressional baseball game . according to police chief michael brown the plainclothes capitol police officers at the field shot back and within minutes alexandria police officers jumpe

many neighbors here call that shooting disturbing but also say they will not be defeated saying simpson park field are a central part of their neighborhood. that is why they came together in solidarity and to support the victims. in that crowd as well and that neighborhood walk the alexandria police chief and sheriff as well as the city mayor, many who say they begin and end their day here in this park perhaps by going for a run in the morning and also coming by at night to drop off their kids for sports practice. there was also a prayer for the victims and for others struggling to make sense of what happened here yesterday and also a vow to get through all of this together. m old, we lived across the field from simpson field. >> very special here the way we are already so bonded together. >> we're here for you. we care about you. >> reporter: and as del ray moves forward, a request from investigators to say if they recognize the suspect here james hodgkinson in any way, to bring the tips forward. >> joirnt finch live. thank you. >>> nbc news has learned the suspect, james hodgkinson, had a

members of congress, their staff, and others during the shooting on june 14, 2017, at eugene simpson stadium park in the del ray neighborhood of alexandria, virginia. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i further ask consent that the resolution be considered read and third -- read third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 4:00 p.m. monday, june 19. further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved later in the day. the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each until 5:00 p.m. finally, at 5:00 p.m., the senate proceed to executive session under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mc

paramedics allowed on the street itself for several blocks here in front of the ymca and this simpson park. and we're not on a tripod it might the over there where we were showing you where -- i was poon stories the gunman's clothes are in the parking lot, you zoo he bunch of other materials. there's some cones there. and other evidence markers that may indicate the rifle and the gun that could still be on the scene that we just can't see from this great distance. but clearly the clothing of the gunman and i'm getting a thumbs up from indira levine guys maybe you can see more and perhaps the rifle and the gun that were used in this attack this morning and again we're not sure who's car this is here but there's another gentleman who was at the baseball practice and frankly we came up the street because senator flake was walking by and i wanted to make sure he didn't have any new information that he could share with us to share with you. he said he did not. and there's a gentleman here doing what appears to be maybe a phone interview and some people are around him and if you bar with me one

jonathan: two little league games will be played tonight at simpson park. several elected officials and representative from the police and the fire department will be there to help throw out the first pitch. the baseball game republicans were practicing for $1.5 million for charity. alison: the d.c. council renamed a street in honor of rochelle jones, one of four people shot and killed in a driveby on south capitol street seven years ago. it was cowell my nation of days of violence in the area that started with a brace level stolen at a party. jonathan: we have breaking news now. coming to us from new york city. that is where a crane collapsed. you can see right now live pictures and the first responders are digging something out of there. somebody may be trapped perhaps underneath. in the long island city neighborhood in queens. 24 is what the first responders are up against. in years past we have seen the cranes working on top of the high-rises and they do topple over from time to time. people have been hurt and other people have been killed but this look

here at the park on monroe simpson park.at time there was a practice team event it was baseball team of folks that were representing some folks on the hill. we were there win three minutes. we do know that officers from the well as three officers we had on scene arrived. two our office engaged in gunfire, return fire. beyond that we're not going to make any other statements until such time as we know exactly what has taken place here on this thing it's an active scene. we have a lot of witnesses we are having to interview we are collaborating with capitol police with alexandria sheriff's department, medical with the fire department here in alexandria. we also are working with federal bureau of investigation collecting evidence doing statements and things you normal dollar in those kinds of situations. we will try to copy you posted as we get more information. right now we'll try and schedule a press conference probably about an hour and a half from now and we'll give you an undate. but right now that's all we have. i will ad

. >>> that's what it sounds like when things get back to normal at simpson park. this is where the congressional baseball team was practicing. children take the field for the first tsi that field was supposed to reopen yesterday but the celebration was rained out. the sounds of kids playing ball will be a welcome sound compared to last week. this morning, we're learning more about how that shooting unfolded. three alexandria police officers are being praised for helping to take down james hodgkinson. the police chief says minutes after the first 911 call, three officers arrived on the field. one officer ran toward hod hodgkinson. the police chief says her actions distracted him. two other police officers started shooting. four people were wounded, including congressman scalise. neighbors say they're happy the field is reopening but things won't ever be the same. >> it's like post 9/11 normal. you realize that you still live in the city and everyone is saying how safe it is, but the reality is i still get texts every day about crime. >> understandable. the opening

last night, simpson park reopened with a ceremony honoring the heroes and welcoming the little leaguers back to play ball. this all was supposed to happen monday but it was storms we had. meanwhile tonight, the women take the field for the annual congressional softball game. it will be congress versus the press corps. but with that event in southeast comes street closures. tom roussey live tonight at the watkins rec center with more on this. hi, tom. tom: hey, they are setting up for it right now. let me step out of the way and show you what is going on here. this is a game that is certainly not as old as the counterpart we covered last week. it has been going on since 2009. the women's, congressional women's softball game. i am told security is being stepped up here this year in light of what happened last week. as the republicans were practicing for the congressional softball game, which took place at nats park a week ago. if you turn around to the right you see folks setting up a tent for the young survivors coalition, to help women with breast cancer. this is going to feature female

that van parked facing the simpson park baseball diamond where the gop team was practicing yesterday and hodgkinson is said to have opened fire. on the ymca website, they do plan to be closed for today and also say that hodgkinson did report to their club yesterday morning about 5:31 that day in the morning, which means he spent about an hour and a half or so there before making that short walk to that diamond and opening fire yesterday. we are live here in alexandria, i'm justin finch, news 4, back into you. >> justin, thank you. >>> this morning it's possible the president is under investigation. t"the washington post" reports robert mueller is looking into whether the president obstructed justice in the russia probe. here is nbc's peter alexander to explain. >> reporter: as president trump was wrapping up his 71st birthday, an unwanted gift from robert mueller. "the washington post" saying mueller is examining whether the president attempted to obstruct justice. investigators working with m muelle is investigating dan coats and the head of the national security agency mike rogers.

shooting happened at the simpson stadium park in the del ray neighborhood. neighbors described it as a quiet, close knit community. >> now it is swarming with federal agents. news 4's justin finch joining us live with more on the suspect the feds say caused all of this cha chaos. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, erikaerika, baseball diamond is cordoned off. hours after the shooting james hodgkinson was shot and killed by police. here is a look. we a home inspector from belleville, illinois. they believe he was living out of his white van parked in this area. it was seen in the ymca parking lot yesterday. from that van we saw pillows and mattresses being pulled out. the ymca is next to the baseball field where he is believed to have opened fire on the gople congressional baseball practice yesterday morning. now members of that y, maybe even local people say they saw him in the area. the fbi looking for more insights like that to figure out who hodgkinson was and why he was here. >> he traveled from his residence in illinois and we are asking and spea

it was at simpson park on monroe should -- monday -- monroe street in alexandria. taken to theere hospital and we did not get confirmation of whether the shooter was one of the five transported. theid learn two of individuals were capitol hill police officers and they are reportedly in good condition. they do not have life-threatening injuries. that is what we have learned. the f ei has taken over for sure. this is what we did, whether it was planned, too soon to tell. terrorism? too soon to tell. was it an assassination attempt? too soon to tell. or congressman actually targeted? too soon to tell. they are not sure about the suspect and not sure where he is from, the area or outside of it. we do not fair amount know. it is early on. there was a fair amount of confusion. initially, the fbi said it was an assassination -- >> a lot of speculation as to whether it was premeditated, whether the motion was to target republican lawmakers. it is not clear and something else that a lot of people will find confusing is we know one of these individuals is the third highest-r

a very difficult day at simpson park in del ray. congressman scalise hit by a single high rifle round. high caliber rifle round. doctors call it a transpelvic wound. the bullet entered his left hip. and went out the owe side. damaging internal organs. bones and blood vessels. the biggest concern was the loss of blood. you will remember how the congressman lying on the field for several minutes because everyone was pinned down by gunfire. the bullets and the hundreds of fragments they tell us are still inside mr. scalise. doctors say he is critical but his risk of death is now substantially lower. >> 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 stabilize. he will require additional operations to manage abdominal injuries and other bone injuries. >> it's terrible when, you know, your neighborhood is the crime scene and that becomes normal. coming from every day the tape is up and all that. we under

when a gunman opened fire at a gop congressional baseball practice at simpson park in de l rey. byer commended the officers what backed up two capitol police officers, secured the scene so medics could come in, tend to and transport the five wounded. >> often there is tension between or among the police and the sheriff and the fire department, and there isn't here. >> reporter: a lesson in leadership and team work he believes has carried over to hits capitol hill colleagues. >> speaker ryan's comment that we're all one family, you attack one of us, you attack every one of us. i really have sensed a different feeling, a different spirit on capitol hill. >> reporter: byer also presented them with copies of his congressional record which pays tribute to their bravery shown on the >>> many of you are keeping a close eye on the weather this morning, planning that trip to the beach or backyard barbecue. we know you are. >> here's a hint of things to come. it is heating up this morning. storm team4 meteorologist sheena parveen is here with what we can expect today. >> we're going to se

behind me is the simpson park that it played out. there is crime scene tape blocking it off. f.b.i. officers are putting up markers where every shell casings is found to retrace the steps of the shooter and the capitol police officers who were brave enough to get out and run toward him and engage in a gunfight with him. when you hear the dispatch calls that went out after 7:00 this morning, it puts a chill down your spine. have a >> receiving shots being fired and there are people running, possibly victims involved. jonathan: stunning scanner traffic detailing moments of chaos. >> on the baseball field. there is also a victim down in the baseball field. >> responders ultimately finding five shooting victims. >> in the dugout. i've got one injured. jonathan: so the question becomes this. as soon as you hear the tapes and you wonder who is the shooter? 66-year-old man who had come here from illinois, only been in the area a couple of months. what was his motivation? why was he seemingly trying to assassinate republican members of our congress? our senior investigative reporter lisa fl

raise and they've added a charity of course the fallen officers' fund because of what happened at simpson parky. you know, thinking about the capito many of them out here tonight as well working hard and i was just talking to some of the officers, they have the k-9 units here, specific k-9 units that can sniff out vapor. there's all kinds of things going on as far as security that we can see and can't see behind the scene. one issue is the heat. they're actually taking the temperature of the ground. right now the sidewalk is 143 degrees. if it goes 7 degrees higher it will be too hot for their paws they'll have to wear little boots so they're worried that might cause a frenzy, why are they wearing boots. that would be the reason. right now already the blacktop is too hot for them, so just a lot going into all these security measures. so much media here, more than they typically see for these events, so it's certainly a show right now but the good news is so many people coming out showing their support and all of this money that's being raised. >> i was commenting on twitter this is more media

>> also on april 15, cell phone analysis shows the shooter took multiple photos of eugene simpson stadium park. at this point in our investigation, we do not believe that these photographs represent surveillance of intended targets. however, we continue to learn more about the shooter and his recent activities. >> capitol police officers shot and killed hodgkinson. a joint investigation found he them both legally. investigators say he posted several anti-republican messages online but didn't make any outward threats. they also say they don't believe the shooting was related to terrorism in any way. ♪ >> and that's the sound of baseball returning to eugene simpson stadium park in alexandria yesterday. that's where members of congress were practicing when the shooting took place. it was a chance for this community to draw closer together in the aftermath of the tragedy. >> they're trying to spread the joy after what happened, how sad it was. >> i'm actually really glad to be here, because i thought all the -- i felt bad for all the people who were hurt. >>> tonight the ninth annual congressional

alexandria little league will ceremoniously take back simpson park for games and practices to resume. fbi released crime scene over the weekend. most of the park reopened, saturday, less than a week after a shooting at a g.o.p. congressional baseball team practice, injured several people, and house majority whip steve scalise was seriously wounded and upgraded from critical to stable condition. >>> meanwhile capitol hill continues to show support for scalise and other collogue is affected by the shooting. house chief deputy majority whip patrick mceven henry hosted a blood drive and vice-president mike pence was there to donate. they shook hand and spoke to people before giving blood. >>> republican data firm is under fire after the personal information of nearly 200 million u.s. voters was mistakenly exposed on line. deep root an lit tics blamed the incident on a security setting upgrade and acknowledged data was exposed for two weeks. cyber risk analyst discovered the problem on june 12th. it took another two days to secure the information, and the leaked information included names,

the yahoo seen simpson stadium park officially reopened. first responders were celebrated. they threw out the first pitch before the start of the alexandria little league games. senate scalise is in serious condition and still recovering. >>> happening today, it is the 9th annual congressional women's softball game. members of congress will take on the washington, dc press core, aka the the money going towards the young survival coalition. dedicateded to young women diagnosed with breast cancer. it starts at 6:00 p.m. >>> the unveiling of chilly bowls new muir relay. features the faces of dozens of african-americans who have made contributions locally and on the national state. the obamas, dc congress women, prince and muhammad ally. >>> it is 71 and mike, i couldn't help but notice when you walked in. it's beautiful >> we enjoy what's the beautiful last day of spring it wasn't too humid. a little top of humidity back but still pretty good today for the first day of summer. let's get over to it. cloud moved in overnight. there are showers down in the lower eastern shore, th

let's take you back now to simpson park where the shots were fired. it was decidedly a horrible situation. round after round of rifle fire by james hodgkinson, pulling trigger behind a chain link fence. senator rand paul called the baseball field a killing field. that is when special agents david bailey and crystal griner, part of house majority whip steve scalise's security detail jumped into action. the two officers with the guns out placed themselves between congressional members hiding in a dugout and hodgkinson. witnesses say griner shouted, "drop your weapon" before she was shot in the ankle. bailey, a nine-year department veteran hit by shrapnel. hodgkinson the exchange of gunfire. the u.s. capitol police have been around a long time protecting congress and visitors since 1828. at the time they had just four officers. now they number more than 1,700. since then four u.s. capitol police officers have died in line of duty. two of them in 1998. this time, fortunately, things turned out differently. >> it's heroic. sacrificing themselves for the ot

morning wounding several people including house majority whip steve scalise at the eugene simpson stadium park 7 miles from the white house. weijia jatengmergcy crerepowsrt rushed injured house majority whip steve scalise into a helicopter after a shooter opened fire during an early- morning baseball practice for congressional icbase republ an fielding balls and all of a uddden we heard a rya logun. and the gunman was over by the third base dugout. >> reporter: other congressional staffers and members of police were also shot. texas congressman joe barton was there with his son. >> i behind the dugout. my son jack got s under waan su and he was very brave. >> reporterlice identified the shooter as po66-year-old : james hodgkinson of illinois. he ran a facebook group called ate rmthe republicans. senator bernie sanders says hodgkinson was a former campaign volunteer. >> i am sickened by this despicable act. >> reporter: the republicans were practicing for a baseball game scheduled for tomorrow against congressional democrats. the bipartisan charity event is -st a washington tradition. >> we are

eugene simpson stadium park reopened after a gunman opened fire at the congressional practice about a week ago. the shooting injured steve scalise, matt mika and zach barth. the sheriff dana lawhorn throws the first. . and the washington nationals pass out balls, bobble towels. >> they're like what happened about how sad i was. i'm actually really glad to be here. i felt bad for all of the people and families who were hurt. >> reporter: this is a defining moment when the dell ray neighborhood rejected hate and embraced the love of baseball and community. >> the pack here, you know, it's in the heart of dell ray and the heart of the community. >> reporter: many people i talked to out here thanked police, sheriff's deputies and firefighters for coming out to protect and show them support. i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> a silver spring neighborhood is cleaning uf off a tornado touched down this week. the twister was on the ground for a minute or two and it felt like the homes were about to lift right off the ground. kristen wright went to silver spring to week to look at the damage. >> re

this is eugene simpson stadium park. this is route 1. up here to the north and east would be reagan national airport. down here to the southeast would be old town alexandria. the shots first rang out behind the 3rd base dugout. that will be right here. just beyond that, this is the ymca that was hit by some of that gunfire. now, senator jeff flake who was there at the practice said he heard the shots, saw the shooter behind the 3rd base dugout and behind the fence. the shooter never made it out on to the field. who was on the field? representative steve scalise, the majority whip. he was actually right here and then crawled into the outfield. center flake said leaving a trail of blood, crawling into the outfield before they were able to rush out and render aid after the shooter had been neutralized. >> reporter: let's go to a news conference with the fbi. >> actually saving lives. i remind you this is an active investigation and details continue to unfold. i stressed this earlier and i'm going to underscore it now. that the fbi is not go

list was found in james hodgkinson's van after he shot up the baseball field here at eugene simpson stadium park which will remain closed to the public through the weekend and further notice. 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 hodgkins

. >>> baseball was back yesterday at eugene simpson skating park in alexandria, came after a week whereeral people, including house majority whip steve scalise was shot by a gunman. the game brought the community closer together, rejecting hate, embracing the love of baseball. >> nice, trying to spread the joy after what happened, how sad it was. >> i'm actually really glad to be here. i felt bad for families that are hurting. >> people thanked police officers, sheriff's deputies and firefighters who came out to protect them and show support. >>> covering the district with our top stories on the nbc washington app. maryland state police investigators confirm the body campers found in april is ariel espinal. he disappeared days from closing on his first home. his fiance said he went to work and never came home. the homicide unit is handling the case. >>> d.c. jail officials trying to figure out how two inmates got a hold of a powerful narcotic. both men died of accidental overdoses of fentanyl, a powerful opioid sometimes mixed with heroin. d.c. department of corrections put out a statem

eugene simpson stadium park will officially reopen in about 15 minutes in alexandria. this is the baseball field where a gun man ambushed gop lawmakers during a baseball practice last year old muslim girl killed in virginia is disputing claims that she was the victim of a road rage attack. instead they say she was targeted because of her religion. the 22 year old suspect is being held without bond. new disee tails now from london about the man arrested for driving a van into a crowd of people leaving a mosque. after the attack the man allegedly yelled i want to kill all muslims. a special election is underway in ga. the race is seen as a bell weather for the midterm elections and a referendum on president trump's performance. tiger woods is getting help to manage his medications. the medications are use to deal with his back pain and a sleeping disorder. he thanked the public for their support. he was charged driving while under the influence after a police officer found him asleep under the wheel of his car. triple dinl it heat is expected today from california. tempe

they are still working the scene at ewe simpson stadium park. agents have found two guns there at the scene, a 7.62 rifle and .9 millimeter rifle. they were in the possession of james hodgkin's. >> he had a list of names in his included a few congressmen, only two were practicing at the field. mo brooks and donald son of south carolina. >> and information coming from the victim, steve scalise, he has more surgery ahead of him. when he got to the hospital, he was in pretty bad shape, that according to medstar's director of trauma services. >> i would say that when he arrived, he was in critical condition with an imminent risk of death. >> that bullet hit congressman scalise in his hip. it's an area that trauma surgeons say brings a lot of risk and complication. pete brings up this part of the story. >> reporter: they say congressman's wound was especially bad, not just where it was. they want to let the body. >> this is a fast moving rifle bullet. when it hits bone, the bullet breaks up. many missiles are sent throughout the body. you can see it