you will see that there is quite a presence hereby us capitol police. for the most part, things have gotten back to order here at the us capitol. we're actually just a block a which from the supreme court there is lockdown, in essence, for an entire hour from about 2:40 to 3:40. you guys all recapped how this all unfolded, we are hearing that that suspect known to us capitol police was actually walking in at about 2:39 this afternoon, was going through the security when he allegedly drew his weapon, that's when at least it appears through sources 2us capitol police officers fired at that man, sources say, that man is in his 50's, was shot in the leg now learned by us capitol surgery, condition at this hour, we don't know, but we do know that us capitol police did have this man on their radar, as far as who he is, they'll not publicly identify him just yet. but inside the capitol complex, inside the visitors center, there were hundreds of people to go, movies going on in the theatres inside the visitor complex, and some people reporting they heard the gun

police say he fired a gun inside the us capitol complex, capitol police officer, shot him, arrested him and he's now in surgery, a bystander was also hurt. >> we have team coverage what was frightening ordeal for many people fox5 paul wagner and maria morocco both live on the scene. what are you hearing? >> suspect was known, to police here, and fox news now reporting that back in 2,008 this same suspect had been arrested here, at the russell building, that's the senate building, just across the street from the visitors center, and back then in 2008, when police went to search his vehicle, it was loaded with ammo, as well as weapons, and now we know that they're waiting for search warrant to go inside his vehicle, currently, that vehicle parked on the other side of the capitol on the south lawn, between the reflecting pool as w there that car has tennessee dealer plates, so we're still learning more about the history that far vehicle. but now police waiting to issue that search warrant on that car, seeming to be related to mr. dawson, the suspect, like you said, he's now in surgery. we

capitol police. they're saying we know who he is, this name is known to us, and he's been here before, and there apparently is a record from the u.s. capitol police of a man named larry dawson last october interrupting a house hearing or a house chamber meeting. >> let's go live back to scott macfarlane. scott? >> reporter: yeah, pat and chris. you asked this question rhetorically. u.s. capitol police have lots of different specialized units. one of the units they have is an intelligence gathering unit. the capitol police chief has told us repeatedly that unit operates off the ground. they're all over the country gathering information and detailing that information to the agency about people who are potential threats. there are a number of people for whom the capitol police have what they call bolos, be on the lookout individuals who have be on the lookout orders for them. so when they try to enter the grounds, capitol police throughout the campus are notified. there's a group of individuals who capitol police are quite familiar with and they say they grow familiar with them from far away from d.c. so thes

capitol police officer. that is a split-second decision. tell use kind of training that officers go through, because i imagine what you went through as a u.s. secret service agent is probably fairly similar to what the u.s. capitol police go through in that respect. >> yeah, that would be accurate. there's two different things here. there's the actual mechanics of drawing your weapon and firing it as a law enforcement agent and capitol hill police, which is difficult enough to learn frankly. that takes thousands upon thousands of rounds. but more importantly it's the target discrimination. it's training in multiple scenarios to learn not just when to shoot but when not to shoot. engaging in we used -- we did a firearm simulation system. you would look at a movie screen and see multiple scenarios to make sure that you are accountable for every round. >> the officer is speaking, we'll come back to you, dan. >> every day thousands of people visit the united states capitol and member offices and over 2 million people a year are screened through the cap

the us capitol police investigation department, capitol police responsibility, and the metropolitan police are conducting investigations into this matter. i stress much of this information is very preliminary. i want to stress while this is preliminary based on the initial investigation we believe this is an act of a single person who has frequented the capitol ground before and there is no reason to believe that this is anything more than a criminal act. as additional information is gained, i will provide as much as i can through our public information office. i want to assure the american and visiting public the u.s. capitol officers continue to protect the capitol and cbc for all who visit. we expect regular order of business tomorrow morning at the capitol visitor center so people can safely visit. this is preliminary information and as we get more information i will be happy to provide it to you. >> is this suspect known to the capitol police? >> while i have not received conformation about who the suspect is we believe the suspect is known to us. >> how was he known to you? >> from p

police did not lead us to believe that she was shot. >>> capitol police stress this was just one suspect who is no stranger to our area. >> that's right. we spoke to a who were inside the visitor's center when it went down. >> bruce, what have people been telling you? >> reporter: a whole lot about how scary this was. the barricades are down and east capitol street re-opened. the chief said that the situation here at the capitol visitor's center will be back to normal tomorrow. but you can imagine just how terrifying this was for the scores and scores of people who were inside. this is video that was shot by dan sweat, a tourist here from near santa barbara, california and was taking his kids in. you can see at first people were told to cower on the ground, take shelter on the ground. a lot of police activity was up near the entrance. and then at some said, all right. make a run for it, and they were hauled off towards the theater and sheltered inside the theater. people were screaming and praying and trying to protect their children. at one point, the public address system came on and s

just behind the supreme court building and they have the capitol complex on lockdown here. police officers not letting us get any closer to the capitol building than right now about a block away from the advice tore's center. i talked to a capitol police officer at headquarters who toild me there was a situation that as far as she knows was still ongoing a few minutes ago but other police officers here are giving us a little bit of conflicting information. we're trying to move into position and in to figure out what exactly is going on. it looks like an all campus lockdown. fairly standard procedure here on capitol hill. we have a lot of security alerts here as you know. this is a very public institution and a lot of tourists and people all over the world and security experts have said the capitol building itself one of the most recognizable buildings in the world in terms of a potential terrorist -- but no indication what's going on. >> you're northeast of the capitol around the supreme court building. is that about where we believe the event took place? >> it is about a block from where we're standing

capitol police outside of the capitol. mark: confirming what you told us you are hearing that capitol police officer was not wounded during this altercation? erik: that's the most current information we have, but it's a developing story at this point. there have been some conflicting reports. certainly, a lot of heavy security here. a lot of tourists being evacuated. a very serious seen here at the u.s. capitol. mark: can you give us a sense of what security has been like in the u.s. capitol in the wake of those terror attacks in brussels? erik: it has been stepped up here at the capitol for years. i was a little surprised to see some of the armored vehicles out today. they have always had a heavy canine presence, heavy motorcycle unit presence. mark: do we have the all clear ol?the capita erik: the lockdown has been lifted for staff. the visitors center remains closed. vehicle traffic has resumed on the main avenues. mark: erik, thank you so much for your reporting. there are conflicting reports policehether a capitol officer was wounded. the suspect was

sheltering in place, i believe, used by the capitol police. if there's a gunman on the loose. >> sorry, what i was getting ot, given the event from the last few weeks, has the security alert levels, they'd been arranged or had they stayed the same? >> the last time i checked, security levels had not been increased. around the time of the last incidents in belgium, we were told there was no increased security threat. i'll have to check that. prams the newsdesk can give confirmation as to whether in recent days - last time i checked that wasn't the case. clearly there's a state of heightened alert, at least psychologically over the fairs matters in the week. perhaps someone in my ear will tell me in a moment. >> thank you, the latest update on the situation at the u.s. capital, which is on lock down. we'll come back as soon as there's more information. >>> to return to event on the second day, pakistan has been trying to gain control of protesters that flooded the streets of islamabad. protesters are rallying in support of blasphemy reports. imr

. >>> terror for tourists in thern us capitol.apitol capitol police opened fire on ae man with a gun inside the underground visitors center.te now less than 24 hours later,rst it's back to business as usual.u what we've learned about the suspect and his possible motive. >>> a washington hospital chainl crippled by hackers. this morning med star is offr is line as the fbi looks into howno to take back control of its computer s what it means for patients. >> all right. right off the top atght 9:00 o'clock we say good day d.c.aking news.ooe hahostage situation in cyprus overseas is over this after highjacker police say they havet arrested the man suspected ofctd highjacking an egypt air flighti after it took off this wass was overnight.nigh 55 people were on that planeple including eight americans.meca the suspect held several ofd sev those passengers and crewnd c members hostage while he spoke with negotiators. eventually everybody was released unharm. uar highjacking was not terrorbu a a previous w supposed -- repore>>y morning, well it's s the u.s..s. capitol visitors center which ce

at the cat in surgery right now. >> sources tell us larry dawson walked up into the security check point and pulled out a weapon and that capitol police opened fire striking dawson. another one was hit by some -- ricochet of some material. she suffered some minor injuries. let's get back to larry dawson and pete williams joins us once again. what kind of weapon was it? >> according to several law enforcement officials, what mr. dawson had with him when he entered the capitol visitors center this afternoon was a pellet gun. now, a pellet gun is something like a bb gun. it does not fire full up rounds of ammunition but some of the pellet guns can be kuwaquite realistic looking. in any event, when he drew the weapon and according to the capitol police officer, the police chief you heard from a while earlier this afternoon, he appeared to aim it at one capitol police officer and then either that officer shots at him. we don't know exactly how many rounds were fired. that is yet to be determined. he was wounded, taken to the hospital, and as you say a bystander, a woman apparently was hit by some sort of flying debris and she was -- she re

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police did not lead us to believe that she was shot. >>> capitol police stress this was just one suspecto stranger to our area. >> that's right. we spoke to a

capitol police officer. she drove us back and told us to get going, get out of the area. a very intense situation. we understand a raced up the hiy known to the u.s. capitol police came through the the metaltector -- detector at 2:39. went off. he pulled a weapon. he pointed it at capitol police officers. they opened fire. we talked with the people as they were rushing out of the center. moments after this went down. this is what one of them had to say. were sitting outside. we just toured the library of congress. we were sitting outside. and we saw a mass of people running from the capitol screaming, "shooter, run for your lives." and we started to run with everybody. i was scary. then they had actual people that work in the facility come down. "run. it's a shooter. run!" off running with everybody. then we saw police officers with the m-16's out. they were terrified. stephen: that is what we were ofring from a number people, throngs of the people pouring out of the capitol. situation.e the individual who pulled that weapon, taken to the hospital this time.at his conditio

that is the chief of the capitol police, not giving us much information but fox has determined that the shooter in the capitol visitor center was a man named larry dawson. he was not unknown to the capitol police. back in october of 2015, just this past october, he was arrested for shouting in the u.s. house chamber. making a nuisance of himself. he was shouting during open session. when he came in line, they spotted him, identify him as this person of interest, larry dawson. but he did which he hadn't done before, pull out a gun at which point officers fired back at him. he is now in a hospital. his condition is unknown at present time. bill gavin, former fbi assistant director is back with us. bill, not only former assistant director you also had a stint in miami. we have a situation there unfolding as well. we'll ask you about that. based on what you heard is this case pretty much wrapped up? >> i think the chief is right on target here. releasing the kind of information that he can release, that he can verify and they're going about looking at what else has to be done in order to gi

us to lock thee doors, lock the doors. drs that's all that's necessary.essa the kind of calm that i think tk that capitol police radiated iss thinkhik was transmitted to those of us u who were locked down.n >>> was there ever a moment in i your mind at all that you thought maybe this could be a ba terror attack? >> i really didn't. because frankly there's so many people who are little dee ranged that come to the capitol that my hypothesis it was one of them te and guess what? it was.as this man had a stay away order.r had come to the house gallery.ry had screamed out that he was tht chose zen one and the rest.es had been taken out, had been ordered again legal stay awaytay order not to rom people who have kind of lott of their mind than we are from terrorists, because i think that the capito cap capitol police ay prepared for terrorists.. they must have did have been bee drills with how they people th the -- handled the people in the visitor center.vi they told them to runsi this wa, run that wage it was alsot wa ordinarily when you consider itt had to be done quickly and thata the people who were being ordered to move quic

a man pulled a weapon in a checkpoint in the us capitol in dc. police shot and wounded him and a bystander was hurt. the suspect was known to police after he interrupted november claiming to be a prophet of god. in westchester, strong winds were brought down with big trees. this is the scene in yonkers. it's another scene in mount vernon were trees down the power lines and fell on top of cars. no injuries reported there. >> dale earnhardt junior says he will donate his brain for concussion research after he dies. racecar driver made the announcement on twitter . he made the decision after reading a sports illustrated story about 3x football players who promised to donate their brain to the same research. he says he would donate his organs as well. he has had several concussions throughout his career including two within six weeks in 2012. >> duke is here talking about this very strange story.>> this probably broke yesterday around 2:00. everyone just said what? he was scheduled to start tomorrow night. any idea? speculate. it's a medical issue. it's non

in the capitol, islamabad, police have used tear gas to hold back protesters on the center of government. troops were deployed after about 25,000 demonstrators marched to protest against the hanging. >>> al jazeera kamal hyder is following these stories from islamabad. let's doo with the attack in lahore. tell us more about what happened. >> the attack ter is said to have attacked the entrance gate. others were just entering into a ballpark which is very popular because it has joy rides and is jam packed on sunday because the children want to go there there would have been some christian community members as well but most of the victims from that suicide bombing where security forces are confirming women and children. we are told 250 people are injured. it's an emergency situation in the hospital and a separate attempt to save lives. >> stay with us. first of all, we want to talk about protests taking place where kamal is and where demonstrators have been voicing their anger at the execution. this has allowed strong feeling in pakistan. cadri was a policemen. in january, 20s 11, kadri tu

before we come to our main news stories, some breaking news coming to us from washington, d.c. u.s. capitol police telling staff at the capitol complex, goverernment building, to shelter after reports of gunfire being heard in the capital. the white house also on lockdown. the situation is apparently contained to the visitor center, but no further information is available at this point. this is being reported by the associated press. we are also hearing that police have been wounded but not seriously. , of course, bring you the latest on this unfolding situation as we get it. for now, let's move to the .akistani city of lahore a candlelight vigil has been held there to honor the victims of the deadly bombing on easter sunday. the first funerals taking place today. the suicide attack on a public park killed at least 70 people. that figure includes at least 29 children. a faction of the pakistani taliban and has claimed responsibility. authorities also said monday that they were planning a on the project province. our correspondent in afghan pakistan told us who is more likely to be targeted. report

. >> reporter: those coming out of the capitol building tell us that police tried to keep families together some got separated. this woman from ohio tolds that you her husband went to get tour packages, but that's when the shots rang out. >> run the other way. they were telling us to run. >> reporter: she waited 40 minutes and then finally this, reunion. >> i think i heard the police shooting at the guy. i saw the police running. >> okay. >> and then i heard the echoes. it sounded like a handgun going off, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. and then the officer that came in and told us to cover was uncontrollably shaking. >> very, very, very tense. my 9-year-old was very concerned and on the floor crying. we wanted to make sure he understood he was okay. >> finally calming down 20 minutes be building. >> i'm a teacher. we go through lockdown drills. they are always drills. but this is the real thing. all i can say is i have a lot of respect for the security staff. they were very professional. >> reporter: there was panic inside and people outside thanking law enforcement, capitol police for keeping t

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capitol was known to police. fox news chief washington correspondent james rosen is outside the u.s. capitol. law enforcement sources have identified the suspect in this case to usnofficially as larry russell dawson of tennessee. and the capitol police said that the suspect was known to them from provous context. they wouldn't really elaborate. there is unconfirmed reports that mr. dawson was the same individual taken into custody in october of last year after an outburst on the house side of the capitol. the event today began at 2:40 p.m. eastern time on the north or senate side of the screening area of the capitol's visitor's center. the capitol's visitor's center is museum and educational fittings it sits on the capitol grounds but it is not technically part of the actual capitol building. trying to go through the screening area, the suspect reached for a weapon, drew that weapon, and capitol police say at least one, maybe more capitol police officers fired on the suspect, hitting the suspect. he was then taken to a nearby hospital and#h last we heard was being operated on, condition unknown. charges as yet have not been filed against the suspect. there were

capitol police officer. she drove us back and told us to get going, get out of the area. a very intense situation. we understand a raced up the hiy known to the u.s. capitol police came through the the metaltector -- detector at 2:39. went off. he pulled a weapon. he pointed it at capitol police officers. they opened fire. we talked with the people as they were rushing out of the center. moments after this went down. this is what one of them had to say. were sitting outside. we just toured the library of congress. we were sitting outside. and we saw a mass of people running from the capitol screaming, "shooter, run for your lives."

that's the system capitol police use.inarily it's sent out for something like, there is a suspicious package, avoid the area. and most of those since i've been here in seven years it turns out to be someone accidentally left a bag or there is a piece of garbage or something of that nature. >> i'm just getting in my ear that there was a senate e-mail sent out that reportedly gunshots were heard in the cnc of the u.s. capitol building. >> that would confirm what folks have heard around the vicinity of the capitol business center. i did not myself hear gunshots, but if that was, in fact, what went down, that would certainly constitute the response that has occurred. from my vantage point, thomas -- okay, is that an ambulance? yes, okay. we are now seeing an ambulance leave in front of the capitol. it is getting a police escort. are we up on that stretch? see if we have a shot of this so you can see it sooner rather than later, but it looks like an ambulance is leaving the capitol complex, and that was there -- it arrived abo

about 20 capitol police running past us to pursue the shooter. they told us to get out of there. tom: se wild to realize this was real. >> we were think it was a drill because there was an active shooter drill this morning. were more sirens this morning, as opposed to the drill come and we could also hear a helicopter. tom: some say this could have been worse. >> a little shaken up, but at the end of the day, you are thankful your family is safe. the the police say that suspect, dawson, is still in the hospital at this hour, in critical but stable condition. multiple local charges, including assault on a police officer while armed and assault with a deadly weapon. live outside the u.s. capital, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, tom. lots of questions tonight about the motive, but the 7 on your side i-team did some digging into the past of the man the police have identified as the shooter. chris papst reports. reportedbc news is larry dawson of tennessee. he was taken to washington hospital center under police escort and is being reported as a man familiar to capitol pol

capitol grounds each day. art rodderic is still with us. a u.s. marshal. talking about the angle of policeding, capitol police, d.c. metro police. what's protocol in this situation if shots were fired in a public area? >> i mean, the shelter in place alarm went out so i can tell you there's a lot of nervous people in the buildings there. i actually got a couple texts from some friends of mine that worked in the senate and house building so they're just waiting for the all clear. but, i mean, you've got some of the most experienced law enforcement agencies in washington, d.c. to handle this situation. the capitol police are excellent at handling these type of active shooter calls and any thing at the capitol. that area is fairly secure. i'm surprised somebody's in there with a handgun in that area because there are capitol police all over that whole complex area. >> okay. forgive me, i was getting some information in my ear, thank you so much and stay with me. as we're talking both about the white house and capitol hill. let's be crystal clear now, these are two separate incidents. we've be

used in an internal document presented a weapon upon entering. does that mean brandished a gun or what? i guess i'm looking at the capitol visitors center and then was shot by a police officer. that much seems clear. we've had a couple people tell us this was not some sort of act of terrorism or political act, this was someone who was believed to have some mental health issues. now, what we can't say for certain is who was the other person that was injured? these are pictures that were taken just after -- apparently just after the word went out that shots were fired. this is the plaza out in front of the capitol, and the visitors center was just below that, that picture we were looking at just a moment ago. someone was hurt, not seriously, hit by flying debris or shrapnel, a bullet ricochetting, chipping off marble or something. what we don't know is who was that other person? initially we were told it was another kapt although police officer while that officer was looking down. that's the entrance to it. we don't know if the person who was injured was another capitol police officer or just someone who was a tourist waiting to get into the capitol. that's what we're

us from d.c. perpetrator went for his weapon. at least two capitol police officers working at the door of that visitor center drew weapons and shot. former d.c. homicide detective rod wheeler is with me on the phone. rod, thanks so much for joining me. >> absolutely. >> reports say officers shot suspect. they wounded him this is reminder of what capitol police do for visitors and citizens of nation's capitol do every day to protect them of the fact he may have been known already to capitol city police, what does that tell you? >> well it tells me a lot. first of all it tells us, deirdre this guy is in our police databases. he is in there for a reason. either he had issue before as we know now, being reported that he had an outburst at congress building about a year or two ago. this is guy we know very well >> they are getting search warrants for this guy's home and see if there were any other things besides the outburst a year ago. around 2:55 today, when the call went out at active shooter of the capitol building there were a number of uniformed police off

capitol hill yesterday. stay with us. >>> welcome back now to the chaos on capitol hill. police shooting a suspect at a scre screening area. >> the suspect identified as 65-year-old larry dawson is now in critical but stable condition. officers say they opened fire when he pointed what appeared to be a gun. overnight his truck was towed away from the scene and we're learning that dawson is no stranger to capitol hill police. abc's megan hughes has the latest from washington. megan, good morning. >> reporter: reena, kendis, good 66-year-old from tennessee is in stable but critical condition at a d.c. hospital this morning and that's exactly right. he he is no stranger to capitol police. chaos in the capitol captured on cell phones as shots rang out. >> shelter in place. >> reporter: visitors and hill staffers were told to protect themselves or flee to safety. doors in the capitol barricaded. >> we were just told to get down on the floor and we were staying -- lying on the floor for about 15, 20 minutes. >> like hell broke loose. police everywhere with guns drawn. people running a

capitol building just moments ago police said there is no indication of terrorism. >>> monday night, rick is off, brian taff joins us and the big story on "action news" is that chaos on capitol hill. >> it happened about two hours ago. lawmakers were on recess today, many of them home on vacation but a visitor's center that was packed with spring break tourists was forced to shelter-in-place. lauren lister live where police just held a news conference giving us the latest and lauren has the details from washington. >> reporter: all of capitol hill was on lockdown this afternoon. you can see parts of it are still blocked off after shots were fired in the visitor's center complex. scary moments inside the visitor's center complex at the u.s. capitol after shots were fired. >> they said there's a shooter and so we ran out and then as we were coming out they said get back against the wall. >> pandemonium started. they said get out of here. guns were drawn. and they were pushing us out. it was literally pandemonium. >> capitol police, ar-15's runninginaudible] >> reporter: capitol police shot the suspect who was transpor

this is the capitol islamabad and police using tear gas there to hold back thousands of protesters marchingcenter of government and troops deployed after about 25,000 people marched near to protest against the hanging of a policeman for murder. and kamal hyder joins us from z islamabad and to the city in a moment but first of all the events in lahore, what is the latest, 65 dade we are saying and pakistani taliban group saying it was behind it. >> reporter: absolutely. this is a splinter group which has taken responsibility in the past also for deadly attacks and there are spokesmen coming, a new journalists in peshawar and importantly they are told because there is a large number of splintered the hospitals are packed with patients, with casualties arriving and therefore they save lives because a number of people are said to have been in critical condition. we are also told that most of the victims are women and children although the casualties also include men. >> yes, and women and children out for a day, many of them apparently christian because the taliban says christians were the targ

police shot a man at the us capitol after he pulled a weapon. it may have caused a scare. the grounds were locked down for an hour. the picture of larry dawson was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a police officer. he was arrested last october for disrupt and proceedings in the house of representatives. his november court date was stated that it was not an act of terror. >> we believe this is an act of a single person. he has frequently capitol grounds before and there is no reason to believe that this is anything more than a criminal act. a female by standard sustained a minor injury. police are on the hunt for a man accused of raping a transgender person.here's a look at the wanted poster. they said the victim was in the unisex bathroom of the bar when the suspect walked in and assaulted her twice. this happened around 1140 saturday night. the victim was treated at the hospital and she said the man goes to the bar frequently and perhaps was dealing drugs. this happened at the corner of eighth avenue and 57th st. he was listed in serious but stable

capitol hill and the white house on lockdown, suggests to us that for the moment they're taking the reports of shots fired -- actually now from the "associated press" we now have clarity. capitol police now report, capitol officials report one capitol police officer has been shot, is not seriously injured and the shooter is in custody. there's no way to know in the early going, when reports like this come, in especially in washington, whether the reports of shots fired might be something falling off the back of a truck or somebody dropping something in a crowded stairwell, but in this case we can now confirm through the "associated press," not from fox news, but through the "associated press," one capitol police officer has been shot, not seriously wounded, and the shooter is in custody. this is citing information now from the sergeant at arms. between, this just coming to us on the fox news deck. from a sergeant at arms officer, police officer wound is not serious. so, as far as we know what happened so far is there were reports of a shooting or shots fired at the visitor center on capitol hill. a police where people come to begin -- a place where people start the process to start v

capitol. >> when congress sees what one gunman can do, i hope they will let us be and stop trying to eliminate all our gun laws. that man got pretty close. and the capitol police acted heroical heroically. >> i'm larry russell dawson. >> nbc news learned in 2014 he was turned down for a funeral director's license in tennessee. state officials say he had violated a protective order, after he said god told him he was supposed to sleep with a teenaged girl. last october he was ordered to stay away from the capitol following his arrest for an outburst in the gallery of the house of representatives, he said he was a prophet of god. >> i feel safe when i get out. i don't let fear keep me locked down. >> dawson is being charged with assaulting a police officer and assault with a deadly weapon. he remains in the hospital being treated for a gunshot wound. once he's released from the hospital that's when he'll have his first court appearance. doreen, back to you. >> dorothy spencer, thank you. it turns out u.s. capitol police ask congress for more money just days before yesterday's shooting. >> they say they wanted the money to fay for more officers and more security p

us. >> reporter: jim and denise, we minutes ago got an update from the u.s. capitol policehief who tells us that a man apparently known to officers at this complex, came here, went through the metal detectors, set that off, and pulled out what appeared to be a gun. an officer or officers opened fire, injuring the man, larry wesle dawson of antioch, tennessee. he was taken to a hospital where at last word he is undergoing surgery. as for the situation here now, you can see that police are still blocking this road which leads to the visitors center, we're right across the street from a capitol complex. this visitors center itself is not only a beautiful atrium and a way of welcoming people to their nation's capital, it's also a security measure. today it performed as it was supposed to, a man with a gun stopped, authorities want to know how he got inside there, whether everything happened according to the book. authorities are saying none of the people, none of the visitors, the officers, the lawmakers who happen to be on vacation, were hurt in this situation here at the capi

us to be heard. amy: capitol police also ,rrested cap -- carlos garcia although he was not part of the lockdown and wasf to the side doing media interviews. the president of harvard university has announced she will install a plaque to commemorate four enslaved people who lived and worked at the one-time home of harvard presidents. in an article, she wrote that slavery is an aspect of harvard's past that has rarely been a knowledge sure invoked, but harvard was directly complicit from the college's earliest days. those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. welcome to our listeners and viewers around the country and around the world. we begin today in connecticut where jurors are deliberating the fate of cherelle baldwin, a 20 four-year-old mother accused of killing her alleged abuser. baldwin is charged with the 2013 killing of her ex-boyfriend, jeffrey brown, who baldwin alleges had stopped and abused her. he had repeatedly threatened babaldwin, took her credit cards and money, and assaulted her during visits to see their son. s

capitol hill right now. brian todd is on the scene for us. first of all, brian, tell us what the police are now saying. >> reporter: wolf, police are now saying this suspect is known to police from previous incidents here on capitol hill. capitol hill police chief just briefed reporters giving details about the incident, saying this is an act we believe of a single person who has frequented the capitol grounds before. there is no reason to believe this is anything more than a criminal act. the police chief did not give the suspect's name but did indicate that the suspect is known to police because he has frequented the capitol grounds before. other information we just heard from the police chief, the suspect entered the capitol hill visitors center area, passed through a checkpoint. an alarm was set off. he drew a web on and a capitol hill police officer then shot him. he has been injured, he was transported to the hospital and his condition is not known. also a female bystander was wounded but no law enforcement personnel were wounded. but again, this just in from the capitol hill poli

capitol was known to police. fox news chief washington correspondent james rosen is outside the u.s. capitol. law enforcement sources have identified the suspect in this case to usially as larry russell dawson of tennessee. and the capitol police said

fox news cannot confirm that shots were actually fired, but it's incumbent upon us to tell you what the capitol policed that is in one case, shelter in place, a lockdown is on. the reports of shots fired at the capitol visitors center. not in the capitol complex itself. but in the capitol viesors center. that said the capitol police are telling staff to shelter in place, and the white house is said to be on lockdown at this moment. how did all this begin? just a few minutes ago that we got initial reports, mostly on social media, that there was this report of shots fired at the capitol visitors center. we began checking with our people in capitol hill. we start capitol hill and the white house and other areas and wouldn't be common for journalists to staff the visitor center because it's not place where law-making happens so this report is, at least, of shots fired. we have all been going through the drills long enough to know the fact there is a report of shots fired would certainly move police and other authorities into action, but doesn't tell us that shots have actually been fired. it tells us tha

right now at the white house, thankfully, we're safe and sound and awaiting from the capitol hill police as they try to let usnow what happened in specific. i want to add one more thing if i can. if have just one more second to throw this out your way, charles. when situations happen here, if someone tries to scale the fence, they will shut this entire area down, and in fact, we were in the briefing when i heard the first reports that someone may have tried to do that. they will lock the doors so we can't get in, can't get out. our crews, all safe. they move everyone off the lawn immediately, but right now looks like all is clear. as i look over there i see strollers and people having a very nice team and that comforting from our vantage point right here. >> very very much. a lot of misinformation but everyone has said this is a fluid situation, you had an active shooter, you had the capitol hill police, really spring into action, and do an amazing job. no one has been hurt but there are still a whole lot of questions and any moment now we should get the ans. we're awaiting a press conference from in the the

use -- hijacks a user and demands ransom. >>> matt galka has the story now from our capitol bureau. >> reporter: police departments that choose to use body cameras will have to adhere to uniformed policies across the state under a bill that's on its way to the governor. the bill doesn't mandate that police police departments use the body cameras. it just sets rules for how they recorded. supporters cited cases across the country involving police shootings, concerning why the bill was needed. >> we have seen an unfortunate trend of young minority men, both hispanic, african- americans and others be killed in scenarios where we didn't know what happened. and it could have been that our law enforcement officers were in the right or it could have been civil rights violated. >> reporter: some lawmakers that voted yes on the bill said it's not just necessary for potential victims but could also end up clearing some law enforcement in the future. reporting at the capitol, i'm matt galka. >> that bill cleared both the house and the senate unanimously. >>> now, your first at four forecast. here's storm team 8 meteorologist julie phill

us safe. our capitol police officers go unappreciated too often. every day but especially today we should take some time and thank them for protecting the safety of everyone who visits and works in the capitol. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. adams: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. adams: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today with a heavy heart to recognize former charlotte city councilman malachi green who departed this life february 25. although he was born in south carolina, north carolina was indeed his home. a graduate of livingston college, malachi was a businessman, a teach, he shall public servant and overall modeled person. i had a pleasure to work with him on many occasions. i admired his steadfast dedication to improving the lives of others throughout his life at bennett college and in the community. in later years, malach

police chord done in brussels, thank you. now let's go live to jacky rowland who joins us from the french capitol.remind us again, jacky what the link is between brussels and similar raids we have seen and of course the paris attacks. >> reporter: well, there has been a very important brusse brussels-paris access throughout. for start there are important connections between many of the attackers and the belgium capitol. some were actually belgian citizens. others, such as the man still on the lose was a french national, but resident of brussels. on the night of november 13th, the attackers used three rental cars that they had hired in brussels, and in fact that main attacker, on the night of the of november into the 14th, he fled. some friends came and picked him up, and he was able to escape from paris back to brussels. so clearly there was a very important cooperation. the fact that these raids have happened on tuesday in brussels and again, indicates the extent to which there appears to be a broader network of people involved in supporting those attacks. afterwards we're being told this raid wa

it put the capitol on lockdown and staffers ordered to stay inside. police tell us there was no further threat to the public. korn coverage tonights with lester holt ahead at 6:30 tonight. >>> five years after being wounded in a deadly shooting spree former congresswoman gabby giffords brought her gun campaign to our area. she was in wilmington. pamela was there and has a throwser look at the message that was delivered in delaware today. >> grief is a difficult feeling to put into words. >> when the words ran out for delaware mother who lost a son to gun violence there was this. that which she could not say was felt by former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly. they shared this moment before the delaware coalition for common sense. a group dedicated to keeping even more families from knowing the feeling behind this embrace. >> i'm somebody who has defended our constitution and the bill of rights by going you know, in combat. i understand that right. >> retired astronaut mark kelly will be the first to tell you he owns a gun and supports second a

us. and, again, the police officer at the capitol there at that visiting center area was hit by shrapnel, is expected to be okay. the white house is in lockdown, congress is in lockdown. we should point out that congress is in recess right now. lawmakers are all back in their own districts meeting with their constituents, so it is rather quieter than normal in the area. again, we had the easter egg roll this morning on the white house lawn which is the annual event for the kids to come out for that. but thankfully, this is happening way after that. but it appears, as we have been told, that the situation is now under control. but as you can imagine, the response is fast, it's quick, everything is locked down. warnings go out immediately, and that's what we saw here. it appears to be contained to that area at the north screening area of the capitol building. let's bring back in rod wheeler who gave us some great information earlier. rod, what are you hearing? >> the only thing i can add right now from what i'm hearing from my sources is about 2:00 this afternoon there was a tour boat right