congressional aid zach barth took to facebook to say he was okay and recovering after being shot. and special agent crystal griner, capitol police officer is in good condition. she was shot in the ankle. griner graduated from hood college. she is part of scalise's security detail and one of the officers being praised as a hero tonight. >>> the shooting put tomorrow's congressional baseball game into question but not mark segraves is at nats park with why congressional members feel it is so important to go there and take the field. >> reporter: this is a tradition that dates back to the early 1900s. it's raised thousands and thousands of dollars for local charities here in the d.c. area over the years. in fact, the record of the game is time. each team has won 39 games over the years. but tomorrow's game will take on a whole new meaning after today's shooting. and yes the game will go on. >> the congressional baseball game is going on tomorrow night and it should. that was a standing ovation when announced. >> reporter: that was the reaction on capitol hill after lawmakers were bri

he was injured with the others, starve zach barth.running and he dove for his loaf. life. now you drive 300to be fmiles to watch this. yes, nice pop toss! flag dancing? we've been there. and with free hot breakfast and a warm welcome, we'll be there for you. hampton by hilton. blue moon is brewed mwith valencia orange peel, for a taste that shines brighter. ( ♪ ) beth is a total boss because she switched to the best deal in america: total wireless. she gets the largest, most dependable 4g lte network, and 5 gigs of high speed data for $35 a month. mommy didn't sign no contract. make it rain, beth, make it rain. $35, 5 gigs of 4g lte data. get a samsung galaxy s7 or bring your own phone. >>> the annual congressional baseball game is still going down behind me. democrats up 7-2. safe to say this is the most attention the game has ever gotten. the game is for a good cause, attention for a tragic reason. the game got under way as planned after a shooting at the field where republicans were practicing yesterday morning. congressman steve s

zach barth walls shot sent out a tweet that said he was in the hospital but ok. matt mika was taken to gw hospital center he's in critical condition, we're also told one capitol police officer was shot in the ankle and is still in the hospital. another officer was already treated and released following a minor injury. >>> meantime, lawmakers from both parties responded to the shooting with a show of bipartisanship >> ronica cleary is live on the hill with more. ronica? >> reporter: shawn and tony you'll be hearing a lot out of alexandria where the republicans were having practice. the democrats were practicing as well. they were right here in the district. we have reaction for you from members of both teams after today's shocking turn of events, take a listen >> they asked me to come down because i did have interaction with someone in the parking lot who asked me if the team practicing was democrat or i told him they were republicans. he said ok, thanks, turned around, i got in the car left. found that my colleagues were targeted by an active shooter. >> the hero

zach barth works for one of steve scalise's colleagues, congressman roger williams. day. zach, when did you realize what was going on? >> so, i was out in center field. i was shagging fly balls, i heard a loud pop and everything stopped. didn't know what it was and then i heard more pops. >> there was one and then a pause? >> there was one, and then a slight pause, and it seemed like eternity, time kind of slows down, and then i heard somebody yell shooter, he's got a gun, run. and at that point, i ran, you know, i was in center field. he was shooting from the third base line. >> could you see him? >> i could, yeah. >> wow. >> i could see him. he was outside the chain link fence, standing behind the dugout i ran dugout. i ran to the right field. there was no gate that i could get there true, hrough, so, i j laid there. and then -- >> you were down on the ground? >> i was down on the ground. he turned his living towards me. >> you were watching him the whole time? >> yes. >> wow. >> he turned his rifle towards me and i started to hear and feel pops all around me and th

and zach barth, my young man that works for us. we got him to the hospital. >> how is he doing? >> he's doing great. we got his dad up from houston and his dad and he are together tonight. he's been released out of the hospital. it's another blessing that we saw today, that he along with the others are safe. >> thankfully we had the presence of mind to get off the field. >> he got shot in right field. we're not sure which bullet that was, but he made it all the way to the dugout just saying i'm shot, i'm shot. >> we're in a time where there's nothing wrong with having strong political beliefs, but to have your beliefs make you think it's appropriate to do this is just sickening. >> this country wasn't built on this, it was built on fair elections and debate. but i think this has brought congress together. we can agree to disagree, but in the end, we're one, and we represent the people of america, and america is one of the best countries in the world. america never gives in, never gives up. i've got many, many friends on the democratic side and we share a lot of common values tog

zach barth, he got hit. >> was he aware he had been hit? >> he ran towards the dugout, too. >> he was hit in the leg >> he dove in. he dove on top of me and we both held each other and my colleague jeff flake and mo brooks took his belt off and tieing around his leg from keep on bleeding. there is a lot of heroes today. if the capitol police were not there, i am afraid we all have been dead. >> they were able to distract the gunman and lead him away. snl >> we had nothing. we were at baseball practice, we had bats. the shooter was trying to get in the field. another blessing was the gate on the third base side, the gate was locked so he could not get in the field. >> could you see the shooter once you were in the dugout? >> i never saw the shooter. a lot of my colleagues did because they were different ankles. one thing we did not want to do is raise our heads in the dugout. that's six feet deep. it is fortunate that it was not a dugout that's not in the ground. that was a blessing, too. >> i did not see it but i heard it. it must have been

three other survivors are recovering tonight, matt mika,a lobbyist, zach barth, and crystal griner.apitol hill police officer david bailey was injured. witnesses describe a chaotic scene with people diving over fences to dodge bullets. if not for the he rowic capitol police officers, i might be reporting to you about a massacre on the baseball field. there are new details tonight about the shooter identified as 66-year-old james t. hodgkinson. the fbi is now investigating the social media posts. one calling for president trump's destruction, for example. cnn is digging deeper into his back ground. well documented hatred of president trump and republicans. >> right. we know the gunmen, he spent significant time on his laptop computer over the last two months near the scene of the crime typing up messages of hate. the gunman came to alexandria in march and filled his facebook feed with political rants. in public facebook postings james t. hodgkinson repeatedly railed against republicans calling them stupid, writing that the party hated americans and is full of smoke and mirrors. in th

his staffer, zach barth, was shot in the leg but is out of the hospital.ing us now with some insight into all of this is our doctor jon lapook. jon, we're told the congressman came into the emergency room in shock. what does that mean? >> well, scott, it means there's too little blood flow to major organs like the brain, the kidneys, the lungs, and it can cause damage to those organs. now, in this case we're thinking it's probably because of a blood vessel or blood vessels were damaged when the bullet can. >> and what does it mean to suffer a bullet wound in the pelvis? >> well, we know that the bullet entered his left hip, went across the pelvis, causing fracturing of the bone and causing damage to internal organs. now, those bone fragments and also fragments perhaps of the bullet itself can act almost like a shrapnel and wreak havoc. you have such a small area. there were all sorts of structures here. you have the bladder. you have the colon. you have major blood vessels. and you have nerves. and behind it all you have the spine. now, we know from last n

his staffer, zach barth, was shot in the leg, but is out of the hospital. joining us now with some insight into all of this is our dr. jon lapook. jon, we're told the congressman came into the emergency room in shock. what does that mean? >> reporter: well, scott, it r:ans there's too little blood flow to major organs like the brain, the kidneys, the lungs, and it can cause damage to those gagans. now, in this case, we're thinking it's probably because a blood vessel or blood vessels were damaged when the bullet came in. >> pelley: and what does it mean to suffer a bullet wound in the pelvis? >> reporter: well, we know that l,e bullet entered his left hip, it went across the pelvis, causing fracturing of the bone, and causing damage to internal organs. now those bone fragments and fragments of the bullet itself can act like shrapnel and wreak havoc. you have such a small area, and there are all sorts of structures here. you have the bladder. you have the colon. you have major blood vessels, and you have nerves that, behind it all, you have the spine. now, w

zach barth, congressman for williams is expected to make a full recovery.apitol police david bailey and crystal griner are being treated at a hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries and police say a second unnamed congressman suffered minor injuries. >> we have new information this morning about the gunman, james hodgkinson, who died in the shoot-out with police. we are learning that he was a fervent supporter of bernie sanders. he volunteered for sanders' presidential campaign, though he had no formal role. he was one of the thousands of volunteers for the sanders campaign. sanders condemning the attack from the senate floor, said he was sickened by the shooter's despicable act. >> -- volunteered on my presidential campaign -- >> the gunman also proclaimed his politics on social media in several anti-republican facebook groups. he called president trump a "traitor," and republicans the taliban of the usa. for more, we turn to senior national correspondent alex marquardt reporting from alexandria, virginia. >> reporter: good morning, christine and dave. o

and there were my other zach barth in, who works for me, was shot while he was retrieving balls in the when i got into the dugout, it wasn't 10 seconds and zach came in running from the outfield. we landed in each other's arms. he held me, i held him. blake took his belt off and made a turn i cat around zach's leg to stop the bleeding. i remember and chuck fleishmann truck was on the phone screening for everyone to get here. .e were all taking care of them we are trying to take care of each other. there were a lot of heroes today. i will not forget. it seems like it went forever. the police say they got here in about three or four minutes and am sure that is the case. they say 60 shots were fired. police who capitol literally took a step forward when they didn't have to, they could have stepped backwards. they stepped forward. they saved all of us out there. there's no question about it. all we had where bats. in the shooter. scalise, thefor mica, and my young men that works for us in the office, zach reed who will be fine. with that, i will be glad to take questions if you have any. >

matt mika, zach barth and all those hurt in the attack and keep them in your thoughts and prayers during the recovery. thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm dr. jack sava, director of trauma at medstar washington hospital center. i'm here to give you an up date of the two patients we cared for. after the shooting in alexandria, virginia, on june 14. special agent crystal griner of the united states capitol police has sustained an ankle gunshot wound. she remains in the hospital. she's in good condition. and she's in good spirits. congressman scalise sustained a single rifle wound that entered in the area of the left hip. it traveled directly across towards the other help in what we call a transpelvic are gunshot wound. the round fragmented and did substantial damage to bones, internal organs, and blood vessels. i understand he was awake on scene, but by the time he was transported by helicopter to the medstar trauma center, he was in shock. my partners, dr. tony schifflet and christine, saw him in the trauma center with the other doctors and nurses there. they treated him there and quickly b

. >> reporter: congressional staffer zach barth told "cbs this morning" he somehow made it to the dugout, where survivors say they would have been sitting ducks if not for their protectors. >> thank the lord for special agents griner and bailey. without them i don't know that i'd be talking to you right now. >> reporter: agent crystal griner was shot in the ankle. a 2006 graduate of maryland's hood college, she was a star basketball player, known for her strength and athletic ability. a teammate told us she was very aggressive and was not at all surprised how she responded in a dangerous, high-pressure situation. retired capitol police chief kim dine. >> she is amazing, and she's a hero. she epitomized what being a hero's all about. >> reporter: agent david bailey injured his ankle during the chaotic gun battle. he's from brazil and graduated from north carolina central university in 2007. >> he always talked about becoming a police officer. >> reporter: friend rachael brooks says he just wanted to help people. >> as soon as i heard that, the first thing i thought was, that is definitely

zach barth, the legislative aide for representative roger williams from texas was released from the hospital. that is good news. matt mika, the lobbyist for tyson chicken was shot in the test and -- test, and remains in critical condition. that is a concern. for the two arrows we've been talking about, peschel agent david bailey was released and that is good news. special agent crystal griner, she is inside the hospital, still recovering from a gunshot wound to the ankle. mike pence visite that was his message. we will keep you updated when we learn more. >>> the game is going on in many lawmakers that were dodging bullets yesterday will take to the field tonight at national park for that charity baseball game with democrats. after the shooting, this game is about much more than bragging rights. hilary lane has more from nats ballpark. >> reporter: the game tonight at nats park will go on as usual after yesterday's shooting. this congressional baseball game is a long-standing tradition in the district. republicans have 139 times the democrats have won 39 times and tonight will be a good game

zach barth suffered a leg wound and is out of the hospital this morning. lobbyist, matt micah was shot in the crest in critical condition and crystal griner was shot in the ankle and remains in the hospital. witnesses recorded dozens of gunshots that had republican lawmakers running for cover at that baseball field yesterday. the two capitol police officers who engaged the gunman and took him down are being called heroes. the shooter who had a rifle was james hodgkinson from illinois shot and killed by police after witnesses described a firefight between him and the officers. the fbi said there are no other suspects. the news reports he was angry at republicans and politics. >>> lawmakers were practicing for a baseball game still set to happen tonight. that congressional baseball game is played every year at national park. the tradition began back in 1909 and used as a fund-raiser for charity in washington d.c. the congressman who played pro ball before taking office organized that first game. >>> later, we will tell you about lawmakers who were supposed t

zach barth, who works for me was shot while he was retrieving balls in the outfield, when i got into it wasn't 10 seconds then zach come running in from the outfield, and he literally, we landed in each other's arms. he held me, i held him. jeff flake took his belt off, and made a tourniquet around zach's leg to stop the bleeding. you know, i remember, and chuck fleishman was on the phone to 9/11 screaming to hurry up and get here. jack barton, joe's son, was in the dugout with us, we were all taking care of him. just trying to take care of each other. there was a lot of heroes today among my friends. it is something i will not forget. it seemed like it went forever. the police say they got here in about three or four minutes, and i'm sure that's the case but it was a long time. they say 60 shots were fired. but without our capital police who, literally took a step forward when they didn't have to. they could have stepped backwards. they stepped forward. they saved all of us out there, there is no question about it. we had no arms. all we had was bats, and the shooter. but i'm prayin

congressional staffer zach barth was wounded but he's out of the hospital. he'll join us shortly.id bailey and texas congressman roger williams were both hurt. >>> and we are learning more about the gunman james hodgkinson who was killed in the shoot-out. the fbi believes that he had lived in his van in the alexandria area since march. witnesses say hodgkinson was often seen at the ymca near the shooting scene. police came to his illinois home in march to investigate complaints that he was shooting in the woods. he did have a valid firearms license. he was not charged. hodgkinson former democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders and lashed out against republicans and president trump on social media. in march he wrote on facebook -- it's time to destroy trump and company. >> as we mentioned congressman roger williams and his legislative aide zach barth are recovering this morning. barth was shot in the leg while retrieving baseballs. the two men are joining us from the u.s. capitol. good morning to you both. there they are. congressman and zach barth. >> good morning. >> i ca

. >> zach barth congressional aide from texas. despite his injury. barth was texting for help during the incident. already out of the hospital. u.s. capitol police officer, crystal griner shot in the ankle. officer david bailey treated for minor injury. both officers are expected to make a full recovery and are being hailed as heroes. this morning. >> wonderful they were there and able to act as quickly as they did. >> yeah. >> new of course in addition to examining exactly what happened. we are also examining the every aspect of the gunman's life. at least investigators are. now part of that investigation involves james hodgkinson's social media posts. >> yeah, the fbi is paying particular attention to his postings against president trump and -- republicans in general. here is abc's pierre thomas. the home of james hodgkinson, desperate search for clues about the would-be mass murderer killed in a shootout with police. trying to find a mow tich ftive man with strident political believes but no one knew. in the 66-year-old's hometown. southwestern il

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. >> reporter: picking up the pieces after a tornado takes a while. >> it leave

staff zach barth has been released.obbyist matt mika and congressman steve scalise remain in critical condition and officer crystal griner is in good hospital. washington hospital center tells us that scalise had another surgery last night. they say that he will need many surgeries as he continues to recover as those bullets shattered bones and also damaged many internal organs. one other thing we learned yesterday is that not only did capitol police officers respond to the scene but alexandria officers also fired upon the gunman in this situation and we're told that that gunman was down within five minutes after the initial shooting began. hopefully, police tell me, they will get all of this cleaned up and readied to release to the neighborhood sometime today. live in alexandria, i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> 5:04 is our time right now. looking at developing news from overnight. president trump officially ended another obama era policy. deferred action for parents of america or dapa, the program was intended

he joins us along with that staff member, zach barth, who was shot in the leg yesterday. > good morning. steve: congressman, if i may, let me start with zach since he was shot. what happened, zach? >> i was out in the outfield shagging fly balls. i hear a loud pop. everything stops. time slows down, i'm wondering what is going on. then i hear somebody, they scream out, "he's got a gun, run." i see the shooter. he has a long gun at the third base dugout. taking deliberate aim at me, at members of congress and i hightail it to right field. there is nowhere for me to go. there is no gate or anything. i do the best thing i can. i get on the ground, make myself as small a target as possible. then i see him turn his gun towards me. ainsley: my gosh. >> it starts popping all around me. he hits me in my leg. at that point, my adrenaline is pumping. my fight or flight reflexes take control. i decide if i want to live, i need to get to better cover. i sprint down, running for my life. sprint down the first baseline into the dugout. i just jumped in. i jump into the arms of the congr

the shooting injured steve scalise, mike maki, crystal greiner and zach barth. >> they're out here doing all that we love to do, playing pitch. >> they're really nice. trying to spread the joy after what happened. >> i'm actually really glad to be here. i felt bad for all of the people. >> this is a defining moment when the dell ray neighborhood rejected hate and embraced the love of baseball and community. >> and the park here is, you know, it's in the heart of dell ray and the community here. >> reporter: many people i talked to thanked police, sheriff's deputies and firefighters to come out to protect and show them support. in alexandria, news4. >>> well it's not the referendum some thought the president had coming. less than an hour ago the nbc news called the special election in georgia's 6th congressional district for the republican. karen handel beat off jon ossoff to take the place of tom price who is serving as hemt and both candidates came out and thanked their support ares. ossoff with a message of home. handel with a message of unity. giving special attention to congressman s

zach barth was in center field when the gunfire rang out. >> there was nowhere for me to go. there was no gate. nothing like that. so i made myself the smallest target possible. laid on the ground. th then i saw him turn his gun towards me. he started firing. everything around me started to pop. i felt a sharp burning pain in my leg. looked down. i had been hit. at that point adrenaline was pumping through me and my fight or flight reflexes took over and i decided if i wanted to live i needed to get better cover. so i sprinted down, i literally ran for my life. >> zach barth there with the republican congressman roger williams who hurt his ankle also trying to get save protection. the practice was for an annual charity game, democrats versus republicans and that game will go on. playing shortstop or somewhere in the infield, the first term michigan congressman zack burgman who was at that field yesterday. appreciate your time today. i want to start by your whip steve scalise, back in surgery for a third time. i know the republicans had a meeting this morning. did you get any

and zach barth arrived on crutches. some members of the first family in attendance. the president remained behind due to security concerns sending instead this video. >> the game will go on. >> reporter: we are learning more about the old, james hodgkinson, discovering his cell phone, computer and anti-trump,000 poster in the van. his wife still in disbelieve. >> i had no idea this was going to happen. i don't know what to say about it. six years ago, hodgkinson spoke to local fox affiliate in st. louis about the occupy wall street movement. >> the 99% are getting pushed around. and the 1% are just not giving a damn. >> but his actions and beliefs not splint erk the political parties as much as bringing them together. the mood here was certainly a festive one. people held up signs like this. and traded congressional baseball cards. and there was plenty of party and country pride on full display. a lot of money raised for charity. well over a million dollars. but kendis, adrian, have to see how much all this bipartisan spirit actually translates when everybody is back

also hit, zach barth, congressional aide, posting he was in the hospital but okay. lobbyist matt mika one of the team's coaches shot in the chest. in critical condition. an those two heroic officer, ankle. david bailey, nine year veteran of the capital police suffering minor injuries. both there to protect scalise but protecting so many more. >> scalise gets security because he is in leadership. had scalise not been there it would have been a massacre there would be no we to defend yourself. >> reporter: congressman, rodney davis of illinois the team catcher was at bat when shots rang out. we show him the shooter's photo. >> makes me nauseous to find out he may be from my home state. the hate just over political differences has ratcheted up to where it becomes entertainment value. and that has to stop. it's my breaking point. i'm going to do everything i can to make it stop. >> reporter: and moments of untee. the imagine the dugout. democratic team praying for their republican colleagues. and in the halls of congress. attack on all of us. >> reporter: that congressi

staff zach barth treatd the and released. tyson's food lobbyist matt mika and congressman steve scalise remain in that critical condition and officer crystal griner is in good condition. scalise had another surgery last night and he's going to need more. washington hospital center says bullets damaged many bones and internal organs and he was visit the also yesterday by many of his friends in congress as well. also one other thing we've learned yesterday. of course we know that those two capitol police officers were here and are credited with saving the lives of so many others. we also learned yesterday that two alexandria city police officers also fired on the gunman. they were here and responded within five minutes. lie in alexandria, i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> thank you very much, melanie. 4:32 right now and in the wake of the attack on representative scalise and others on wednesday, representative thomas massey introduced a bill that would recognize out of state concealed carry permits in d.c. he told fox bu

four other victims, zach barth, who is a legislative staffer for representative roger williams was alson the day, he himself, he tweet to do from the hospital apparently or maybe just outside in the hospital, but ok, matt mika is a lobbyist for tyson's food was taken to george washington university hospital center. and two other capital police officers, david bailey and crystal greener. both special agents and the capitol hill police chief said greener is in good condition after being shot in the ankle and bailey was treated and released following a minor injury. so a little good news, if any, tonight. those two officers who are being consulted heros rushed into help. apparently there's a third officer, they're covering and going to be ok. live at washington hospital center, matt ackland fox 5 forgery. . >>> that is the good news. matt, thank you for the update. >> back after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer to take advantage of our midsommar sales event of

williams and his staff, zach barth, joined cbs this morning. >> saw him train his gun at me.rything around me started to pop. i got hit in the leg. if i wanted to live, i needed to make a run for it. >> reporter: the house of representatives gets back to business today with a series of votes this afternoon and a resolution to commend heroic actions of capitol police. the shooter, james t. hodgkinson has a history of anti-republican rhetoric on facebook. lawmakers say it's time to show more civility during their debates. >> i think it begins with me, it begins with my colleagues. i think all of us have a steak in this. and every one of us needs to take responsibility for what we say and how we say it. >> reporter: republicans and democrats plan to come together for tonight's annual charity baseball game. seth lemon for cbs news capitol hill. >> and of course stay with "eyewitness news" for the latest in the virginia shooting. we'll have more on tonight's game on "eyewitness news" starting at 5:00 and we'll bring you updates on tv and online at cbsphilly.com. >> the investigati

. >> zach barth was texting for help during the shoot-out. he's now out of the hospital and u.s. capitol police officer crystal griner was shot in the ankle anddavid bailey and both are expected to make full recoveries. >>> the fbi is investigating every aspect of that gunman's >> reporter: police racing to the home of james hodgkinson, in a desperate search for clues about the would-be mass murderer in his hometown of southwestern illinois people shocked. >> he was in a few fights and stuff like that but nothing that would demonstrate violence as far as what he did. >> reporter: the fbi focused on these posts portraying a deep hatred for republicans, even calling president trump a traitor. trump has destroyed our democracy. it's time to destroy tru trump & company. and he posted a cartoon critical of congressman steve scalise who he allegedly shot. he joined anti-republican facebook groups including one dubbed terminate the republican party. his now removed facebook page showing his ardent support of bernie sanders and confirming he volunteered for the campaign. >> the alleged s

. >> zach barth is a congressional aide from texas. while in the hospital he posted that he was okay. barth was actually texting for help during the shoot-out. he's now out of the hospital, and u.s. capitol police officer crystal griner was shot in the ankle, and officer balaga bailey treated for minor injuries. both officers are expected to make full recoveries. >>> and the fbi is now investigating every aspect of that gunman's life. >> his social media postings are getting very close scrutiny as pierre thomas explains. >> reporter: police racing to the home of james hodgkinson in a desperate search for clues about the would-be mass murderer and in the 66-year-old's hometown southwestern illinois people shocked. >> he was in a few fights and stuff like that but nothing that would demonstrate violence as far as what he did. >> reporter: the fbi focused on these posts portraying a deep hatred for republicans, even calling president trump a traitor. "trump has destroyed our democracy. it's time to destroy trump and company." and he poste

. >> zach barth had a bullet that went through his calf.t and we were collectively able to use it as a tourniquet. and steve scalise, when he was in the trite field grass, one of our members who is a doctor asked me to help minimize the flood loss. jesse: if they were armed, how would they have been able to neutralize that specific shooter. >> i was between the third plate dugout and sprintd to the first base dugout. the short while this was going on was aiming towards second base trite field from just past the third base dugout. that tells me if one of our congressmen or senators had a firearm they could have retraced the steps i took, got into that third base dugout and could have ended the threat right there. jesse: so the bill that you introduced, this says what, that congressmen can have a concealed carry permit and he's allowed or she is allowed to use that anywhere in the district. i note district has stringent gun laws. item powers senators and congressmen to be able to carry a concealed weapon anywhere in the. united states except

zach barth, the congressional staffer wounded and describes the moment he was hit. >> it starts popping around me. my fire fight reflexes and they take control. the i decide if i wanted to live i need to get to better cover. >> reporter: they credited police for saving their lives >> the capitol police are the heros, if they had not responded, i don't think anybody would have made it through. all we had was balls and bats to fight this guy. >> reporter: james t hodgkinson left behind a trail of anti-social media rants. many are calling for unity and pleading for all sides to lower the partisan temperature >> if politics and policy differences are what divide us, there are ways to solve those, do it at the ballot box. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady visited scalise wednesday night >> and entire country is pulling for them, praying for them, and that we are here for them every single step of the way. >> the pentagon said seven u.s. soldiers were had hit by afgan this week. john huddy reports on this story from jerusalem. >> reporter: second in a week, with u.s. soldiers be

also this kid, zach barth, heat works for roger williams.on the coach of the team. his foot is getting operated on. this kid was shot in the calf. mo brooks, who i've known for my alabama radio days, he was the one the put the tourniquet on this kid. he broke down on my radio show. it's so dramatic. i was watching this kid, he got shot in the calf. i'm all right. he's texting his mother. such a testament to who he is. is this directly connected to the rhetoric? >> with social media, with the amplification, every word and image, which is so disturbing, the type that we have just been discussing, it creates a desensitization and a numbness to just how hateful and vicious and vile they are. when someone like james hodgkinson goes of these rallies and hears terminate thens republican party -- treason, "execute the president." it also becomes for a deranged segment. in their twisted thinking, a moral duty to act for their own survival against trump supporters, against media people who have supported the president. obviously and steve scalise in the crossfire. this young

on a brighter note, zach barth, the aid to congressman roger williams struck through the left calf was remarkably back at work at capitol and tremendous sign of resilience, he described to reporters what it was like as the shots began hitting close to home. >> no gate for me so i do the best thing i can. i get on the ground, make myself a small a target as possible and see him turn his gun towards me, and it just starts popping all around me. he hits me in my leg, and at that point, my adrenaline is pumping and my fight or flight reflexes take control, and i decide if i want to live, i need to get to better cover. >> reporter: and the two capitol hill police officers who were injured and/or wounded, crystal griner and david bailey are expected to be just fine. one last note, i was in the lobby of the hospital where i ran into former louisiana governor bobby jindal wearing lsu purple and gold shirt, going to meet with scalise after the most recent surgery. spoke in the highest praise of mr. scalise, he's a guy of strong political views, has friends across the aisle and everybody is gree

pray for steve another one of the wounded, zach barth who is an aid to congressman roger williams was shot through the calf and remarkably, he was back at work in the capital today. i know you had a chance to speak to him on fox and friends this morning, here's what he had to say. >> i saw him turn his guns towards me and it started popping all around me. he hit me in my leg and at that point, my adrenaline is pumping and my fight or flight reflex is taking control. i decided if i want to live, i need to get to better cover so i y life. i go into the dugout and i jumped in and jumped into the arms of the congressman. >> meanwhile, family members of matt micah who is the head of government relations for tyson foods say that he was shot multiple times. he remains in intensive care and critical condition at george washington university hospital. we know the entire speech anyone family as well as his aides will be at tonight's baseball game. it will be an incredibly emotional experience for all. >> sandra: thank you. meanwhile, we're learning more about the shooter and his violent past. j

. >> shannon: we're hearing from the victims of yesterday's shooting in washington zach barth is an aide to congressman williams. he was shot in the leg. you'll hear his story when we come back. 100 people still missing after that massive building fire rocked the u.k. the latest from london and the stories of the survivors. >> i just pray for the people that are left inside and the people still looking for their loved ones. to be honest with you, we were very lucky. we were extremely lucky. whoooo. finding the best hotel price is now a safe bet. because tripadvisor searches over 200 booking sites - so you save up to 30% on the hotel you want. lock it in. tripadvisor. >> bill: here we go. we're hearing for the first time from one of the victims from that virginia shooting when the gunshots rang out. several republican congressman, two senators were practicing for tonight's charity baseball game that will be played at 7:05 in washington, d.c. also in that field zach barth and aide to roger williams who describes running to the dugout after being shot in the leg trying to protect his boss.