abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. >> reporter: toward the end of james comey's testimony, president trump took the stage at an event with christian conservatives and while he didn't mention anybody by name, he did level some of the same charges at his political opponents as they have leveled against him. >> they will lie, they will obstruct, they will spread their hatred and their prejudice. but we will not back down from doing what is right. >> reporter: at the white house, abc's jonathan karl asked him about the hearing. >> mr. president, any reaction of comey's testimony? >> thank you very much. >> reporter: any reaction at all? do you think he told the truth? >> reporter: while the president was mum his personal lawyer marc kasowitz has not. >> he has confirmed publicly what he repeatedly told president trump privately, that is, that the president was not under investigation as part of any probe into russian interference. >> reporter: after comey finished lawmakers were treated to their partisan corners. democrats saying they heard evidence the president tried to end

thing. >> lana zak live for us in washington. we hope you enjoy a little of that coverage. >>> fbi agents raided the home of the government contractor accused of leaking a top secret nsa document on russian hacking. >> 25-year-old reality winner had criticized president trump and his policies on her own facebook page. winner is an air force veteran and her family says she believes in always doing the right thing. now, top democrats condemn the leak but cited the report as proof of broader election meddling. >> this was russia, this was not, you know, some hacker in -- at the university trying to screw around with one individual state. this was an international attempt to impact the elections of the united states of america. >> the document reportedly shows a russian military intelligence tried to hack the software used for u.s. voting machines in the days before the presidential election. it's not clear, though, if they were successful. >>> hawaii is now the first state to officially adopt some of the goals of the paris climate a

abc's lana zak is live in washington with the details. lana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was the presidents' day but on the washington social circuit hosting an event for the first time not at the white house or trump property but instead he and the first lady holding a fund-raiser at the iconic ford theater. he took to the podium in a tux for brief remarks describing what happened in london as a horistic terror attack saying the bloodshed must end. >> we renew our stronger stronger than ever before to protect the united states and its allies from a vile enemy that waged war on innocent life. as president, i will do what is necessary to prevent this threat from spreading to our shores. >> reporter: and the president also said that the threat of terrorism has gone on for too long. he said that he had spoken with british prime minister theresa may and offered the united states' assistance with their ongoing investigation. kendis, diane. >> lana zak for us live from washington. the president is also facing backlash for his

kendis, diane. >> lana zak for us live from washington. the president is also facing backlash for his initial reaction to that london attack. >> yeah, he took to twitter to use the attack as justification for enforcement of his stalled travel ban. and he slammed comments by london's mayor sadiq khan as khan was trying to reassure londoners. >> they will see an increased presence over the next few days. no reason to be alarmed. >> reporter: well, the president tweeted at least seven dead and 48 wounded in the terror attack and mayor of london says there is no reason to be alarmed. well, khan's office fired back saying the mayor has more important things to do than to respond to donald trump's ill-informed tweet. >>> those recent attacks in britain and elsewhere have police sharing latest advice on what to do if you find yourself in >> that comes down to three key word, run, hide and fight. we spoke about it earlier with abc contributor and former fbi counterterrorism official steve gomez. >> if you can't run and you can't hide you need to b

my prayers remain with my friend steve scalise and his family, as well as zak barth, the congressional staffer, matt mica who was volunteering at the baseball field, and the two brave police officers, crystal greiner and david bailey. mr. president, i've played on the republican baseball team. i've practiced on

abc's lana zak has the latest from northwest. the terror attacks in london, triggering a wave of in london, triggering a wave of support thousands of miles away. in the district-- residents left flowers and notes at the british embassy. many say they want to make it clear that the united states stands with britain. meanwhile-- mayor muriel bowser talked about how police are responding here in the district, in the wake of the london attacks. on to say there are no credible threats in the area, right now. and that the city will be more than prepared for the pride parade this weekend. stay with abc-7 for the latest on the terror in london' investigation... get updates on the victims, any new arrests and identities of the attackers.. at wjla dot com. we are following some breaking international news. recent terror attacks are creating a deep divide between neighboring countries in the middle east. sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. adrianna- all eyes at the state departement are on this unfolding situation among the gulf stat

comes as we get a look at detailed accounts of those meetings, written by comey himself abc's lana zak is breaking it all down, in northwest. and around the district-- everyone is making plans on where they will be in fact-- several local bars are opening early for comey watch parties. many will be serving politically-named drinks. at union pub, drinks will be on the house every time the president tweets during the testimony. it's not just limited to the district. some bars in san francisco plan to open really early, as the hearing starts at seven a-m on the west coast. no matter where you plan to watch it-- a-b-c seven will have your live coverage with a special report at 10 a-m. you can see the entire hearing right here - and online, at w-j-l-a-dot-com and on our facebook page wjlatv also in the day ahead. the government contractor accused of leaking classified documents will be back in court. according to n-p-r-- "reality winner" plans to plead "not guilty" later today. she was arrested earlier this week and accused of giving classified documents to an online media outlet. the docum

abc's lana zak has more from northwest. a social media one of the nation's top colleges. nearly a dozen students now blocked from going to harvard, over controversial posts. the story br oke in the school's newspaper-- the harvard crimson. according to the paper-- the students were part of private facebook group, that shared explicit and hateful memes. the images reportedly mocked sexual assault, and targeted minorities. in response-- the school revoked their acceptance. the school released a statement saying in college reserves the right to withdraw an offer of admission if an admitted student engages or has engaged in behavior that brings into question their honesty, maturity or moral character." a shocking opening day in the sexual assault trial of comedian bill cosby. what one of his alleged victims said-- when she took the stand, coming up. introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for t

reporting from northwest, lana zak, abc7 news. nancy: happening now, a global cyber attack hitting part of europe the hardest. lindsey mastis has lindsey: this is affecting everything from business to government. even critical infrastructure like shipping. healthcare services is also under attack. ukraine is the hardest hit. many computers are going dark. this is a massive ransomware attack. they use it to take over a computer. they hold it hostage until the victim pays up. victims that refuse to pay have to overall the software. we will keep an eye on the attack and bring you the latest. at the "live desk," lindsey mastis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. developing today we have a weather story. another nice night ahead but small downpours are moving through now. doug: we are getting downpours. a few miles down the potomac rive show you this, over the city as well. the doppler now, look over near the tidal basin area from southwest, southeast washington. heavy rain. showers south and west of waldorf. in the short-term, it could tem

the west yorkshire side scored three first half tries, including this from zak hardaker, to lead by 20. but hull fc fought back in the second half ensuring a tense end to the match, but couldn't quite close the gap, 2a—22 to castleford the final score. olympic champion jade jones has missed out on a gold medal at the world taekwondo championships in south korea. she took bronze in the under 57 kilos category. jones has won two olympic titles but has never been world champion and she was beaten by korean ah—reum lee in the semi—final. damon sansum and bradly sinden also picked up bronze medals to make it a record medal tally for great britain butjones will have to wait for the next world championships in manchester to complete a career grand slam. it was my fault. i just was not it was my fault. ijust was not me today. i did not fire as well as i normally do.. i need to train harder, get their data and see what happens at the worlds in manchester. —— get better. that's all from sportsday. good evening. i think saturday is going to look pretty good for most of us. sunshine on the way, no

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zak hardaker scored a superb individual try as castleford bounced back from their challenge cup quarterfinalt against hull. it is their eighth successive super league victory and the third time they have beaten leeds rhinos this season. here are the scores from the other games tonight. hull fc are up to second after their 40—18 win over wakefield and that's because of a dramatic defeat for salford at st helens. matty smith kicking a drop goal for saints on the hooter. 25—24 the final score. elsewhere, wigan drew 19—19 at huddersfield. that's all from sportsday with me, will perry. coming up in a moment, the papers. you're watching bbc news. stand by for the papers. the breaking news this evening, 800 households in north london are being told to leave their homes because of safety fears. five residential blocks on the chalcot estate in camden are being evacuated after tests showed that cladding were similar to that used on the grenfell tower. sonia jessup is on the estate now. what has been happening there tonight? this is ashley the taplow block. behind me, it looks quiet, but we have seen a

the west yorkshire side scored three first half tries, including this from zak hardaker, to lead by 20reak. but hull fc fought back in the second half, ensuring a tense end to the match, but couldn't quite close the gap, 2a—22 to castleford the final score. jjones has missed out on a gold medal at the world tae kwon do championships. she took bronze in the under 57 kilos category. she has never been world champion and she was beaten by a korean in the semifinal. two other competitors also picked up bronze medals to make ita also picked up bronze medals to make it a wreck tally from great britain, butjones or it a wreck tally from great britain, but jones or have it a wreck tally from great britain, butjones or have to wait for the next world championships in manchester. it was my fault, i did not fight as well as i normally fight. ijust need to go away from here and train ha rd need to go away from here and train hard and get better. that's all from sportsday. more sport coming up later. we are usually late but tonight we are six minutes early. sorry about that. hello and welcome to ou

reporting from outside nationals park, lana: lana, lana zak, abc7 news.ancy: who capitol police officers were injured in yesterday's shooting. they are there because they are part of scalise's detail. as high ranking member of congress he gets extra security. we look at the force that is the u.s. capitol police. richard: the sound was terrifying and unmistakable. round after round of rifle power. >> it's heroic. sacrifices themselves for the others. richard: as gunman james hodgkinson fired again and again, special agents david bailey and crystal griner jumped into action. with the guns out, they placed themselves between members hiding in a dugout and the gunfire. >> there is no question that they acted courageously and heroically. richard: witnesses say griner shouted request it drop your weapon" before she was shot. the actions were quick enough to fatally wound hodgkinson. >> mobilize and move quickly with intense focus on mission. richard: the u.s. capitol police had only four officers when the department began in 1828. now there are 1,700. four u.s.

lana zak with today's efforts on the healthcare overall. lana: chanting "kill the bill, don't kill me," protesters stormed senate offices. as republicans retool the senate healthcare bill -- president trump: healthcare is working along very well. we could have a big surprise with a great healthcare package. lana: republicans maintain the republicans will get their plan passed. president trump: we'll see what happens. we are working hard and have given ourselves more time to make it perfect. lana: the republican leadership insisted they'd pass it this week but reverse course after a number of defector jeopardy. now mitch mcconnell says they will make edit to the plan and hope to have a new draft at the end of the week and hold a vote after the july fourth recess. >> we'll continue working to bring legislation to floor for debate and ultimately a vote. we know we cannot afford to delay on this issue. lana: mcconnell warning the issues need to come together as republicans for passage or be forced to negotiate with democrats. but that, however,

reporting live from washington, lana zak channel6 "action news." back to you, monica. >> thank you lana. >>> new at 5:00 philadelphia officials are working to make ethe city to operate and grow. city council president darrell clarke announced today a special of special committee has been created to overhalt city's regulatory environment. the idea is to give a helping hand to businesses looking to start up grow or relocate to the city. and ceo of the chamber of commerce for greater philadelphia rob wonder ling is on that committee. >> any effort whether it takes a couple days or a couple years is worth the effort to unburden theseeneurs, these enterprises without dated outmoded regulations. >> the committee says today it wi changes but that they are coming. >> time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report on a friday night. >> let's take you live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt how is it rolling. >> hey, guys, not so well. we would like to change a few things on the traffic front. unfortunately we can't change

lana zak takes a look at what as top prosecutor could face the russian probe deepens. >> a bombshell from a longtime friend of trump. says the president is considering firing robert mueller, the man leading the investigation. >> i think he is considering, terminating the special counsel. he is weighing that option. >> there are real conflicts. >> but the white house is pushing back. a senior white house aide says there are no private conversations about firing mueller. today, all eyes on what is expected to be another explosive hearing on capitol hill. the attorney general will public on his publicly testify dealings with the russians during encounters like this. at a hotel last april, jeff april, jeff sessions was there as well. jeff sessions recused himself from the russian investigation during his testimony last week. james comey hinted there is more to it. >> we are aware of facts that i can't discuss in an open setting that would make his continuing engagement in a russia related investigation problematic. >> he was there for the first full cabinet meeting. >> you sent the right

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abc's lana zak joins us live now from northwest - q&a with lana q) so lana, what are the testimony is over? stay with abc-7 for any breaking new developments - and fallout from what was a historic day on the hill. and we want to hear from you. tell us what you think- by connecting with us on facebook, twitter, and wjla.com. toss to sam at live desk adrianna--- fire investigators are trying to figure out how a fire started last night at miner elementary school in northeast dc. according to dc fire officials the small fire burned a bench in the schools park near 15th and f streets. the fire was so hot and so close to the schools wall, it it melted and cracked the first floor window. the washington post reports smoke got inside the buolding and reached the second floor. doesnt appear that it will affect classes today. that fire happening right as a community meeting was taking place inside the school. people who live in the area were addresssing their concerns about major traffic problems caused by a newly-opened chick-fil-a. the location in northeast d-c on maryland avenue is drive-thro

reporting from the capital, lana zak, abc news. >> and people will be getting up early. the new parkway theater is opening to show the hearing. a few san francisco bars getting in on the act. and clooney bar, and ace's and geno & carlo sports bar will all be open to show the hearing. stephanopoulos will cover the hearing starting at 7:00, and we will live stream it. >>> we need to get to some breaking news happening in pennsylvania. four people have been killed in the supermarket in the northeast part of the state, and it happened in east township miles northwest of stracranton. there's now a big investigation under way, and troopers say the public is not in danger. reggie and natasha, back to you. >>> now a plan to shut down the greater most section of the highway. >> amy hollyfield is live with the reason behind the proposal. >> reporter: they have an erosion problem out here with the sea level rising, but if they shut down this section of the great highway it's commuters on the peninsula that will have a problem. they are looking at shutting down the great highway bet

lana zak now joins us with the latest. >> a lot of people are split today on james comey's testimony. the one thing people agree on is this is just the beginning and we are going to hear more from the president when he has a joint conference today at 11:45. the bombshell james comey testimony brought new headlines. >> i was concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting and i asked a friend of mine, and i hope there are tapes. >> comey painted a picture of an fbi director trying to navigate murky waters. comey recalling a meeting in which the president said of the flynn investigation, i hope you can let this go. >> i took it as a direction. as the president of the united states with me alone saying i hope this i took this as this is what he wants me to do. >> the personal testimony disputed much of the testimony. >> the president never told mr. comey, quote, i need loyalty. i expect loyalty. closed quote. >> and then the speaker of the house came to the president's defense in a different way. >> he's new. >> it's my judgment i was f because of the russian investigation. is tha

abc's lana zak has more from northwest. amid the horror of the terror in london - one image, of perserverance - and distinct british humor. a man- walking away from it all, with ihs beer. a picture of him went viral on twitter, with the capition "people fleeing, but the bloke isn't spilling a drop, gold bless the brits." it's received tens of thousands of re-tweets. stay with abc-7 for the latest on the london investigation. get updates on the victims, any new arrests and identities of the attackers.. at wjla dot com. developing now.. a disturbing trend in the district. a series of nooses found in multiple locations across the city - and all this happening in just over a week. john gonzalez is live in southeast... . in harford county , a boy's desire for toys gets him stuck machine. marriott in aberdeen. the boy climbed through the game's prize door and got trapped for about 30 minutes. the arcade machine owner arrived shortly after with a key to get him out. he was not injured and there's no word on whether the boy receive

abc's lana zak joining us with that side of the story on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. the president's personal attorney says that he is praising comey's written testimony, saying that the president feels completely and totally vindicated because comey confirmed that he told the president that he was not personally under investigation. others pointed out that the conversations may have been unusual and even inappropriate, but they're probably not illegal. but the president's critics want to know if comey was fired because he refused the president's request on loyalty and michael flynn. the republican national committee is reportedly already preparing its response to comey's testimony. the committee is said to be coordinating a messaging campaign, including interviews on local and national television, as well as graphics for social media and web videos. and many republicans have but one request for the president, stay off of twitter during the testimony. several lawmakers have said president trump should put the phone away today. republican richard burr who will chair th

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abc's lana zak has more. >> reporter: authorities have known for years that 27-year-old khuram butt followed sharia law in britain. the suspected terrorist was even featured in a british tv documentary called "the jihadis next door". >> we always ask ourselves should we have known? could have have been prevented. >> reporter: they named two of the three suspected terrorists. butt, a british citizen born in pakistan and 36-year-old rachid redouane of libyan or moroccan descent both come from this east end neighborhood in london. on saturday night police believe they carried out their murderous intent and watch as a manager holes the door against one of the knife-wielding terrorists savi saving lives but others would be lost. among them, canadian chrissy archibald and james mcmullen. >> our pain will never diminish. it's important for us to carry on with our lives in direct opposition to those who would try to destroy us. >> reporter: that sentiment at the core of this nation's spirit and echoed by london's mayor. >> as a proud and patriotic british muslim, i say this, you do not commit these

reporting from washington, lana zak, abc ynews. >> lots of questions to be answered this summer. >>>cking apart the malware used in yesterday's massive cyber attack. it started as an attack on ukrainian government and business systems but quickly went global. and here at home it froze up hospitals and companies like merck and nabisco. this morning, cyber security exports both here and in russia are trying to activate a kill switch for this. >>> the main allies in syria is going after the white house. a threat came after the white house revealed there may be potential evidence that the syrian military is preparing for another chemical weapons attack. but russia and iran are now calling that threat from the white house a provocation. abc's cecelia vega has more. >> reporter: inside the oval office, cameras invited in to see the president and members of his national security team. >> congratulations on your great victory. >> reporter: huddled for a phone call with the prime minister of ireland. no mention of syria or that ominous late-night statement from the white house press secretary

lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> and then the cover of new york "daily news," you see the paper placedord "liar" over the face of the president. the white house says the president does not lie. we streamed the testimony on the abc7 news app, and it's free and make sure to enable push alerts. >>> and then two police officers are recovering after they got run down by a speeding truck last night, and now police are trying to figure out if this was intentional. one officer was upgraded from critical to serious condition this morning, and one officer and a traffic control worker have nonlife threatening injuries. they were on bikes when they were hit. >> can you rule out terrorism? >> we have to look at that. we do not have a motive at this time. >> the driver and a passenger in the truck were under arrest, and they did find a weapon in the truck but did not say what it was. >>> and then the snap election was intended to strengthen may's hand in the brexit negotiations, and instead there was a hung parliament. may will likely try to form a minority government of northern ireland. >> this wi

reporting from outside the supreme court, lana zak channel6 "action news." back to you brian and monica. >> all right, lana. the supreme court is also agreed to take on a new dispute involving gay rights and religion. the today the justices said they will that consider a case out of colorado. a state court cited with a same-sex couple after they accused of baker of discrimination for refusing to make them a wedding cake. the supreme court will review the colorado court's decision this coming fall. >> we're also following developing news out of washington where the congressional budget office has just released its report on the senate gop healthcare plan. according to the cbo, the senate bill will increase the number of people who are uninsured by 22 million people in the year 2026. that is slightly fewer than estimated. the increase from the house passed healthcare bill. this sort regarding the senate's initial healthcare bill. a new bill was posted this afternoon and some republicans aired are refusing to support the current plan. we'll have more on the hea

matt calise, zak barth, mika, special agent david bailey. special agent krystal griner. we are all giving our thoughts to those currently being treated for their injuries at this moment. united.re we are united in our shock. we are united in our anguish. an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. [cheers and applause] the speaker: i know we want to give our thanks to the first responders and to the alexandria police department who were on the scene in minutes. and i know this house wants to state unequiff kabully that we are tremendously awed by the tremendous bravery of the capitol police. [applause] i spoke with special agent bailey and special agent griner this morning. one was being treated and one was about to go into surgery. i expressed our profound gratitude to them. t is clear to me, based on various eyewitness accounts, that without these two heroes agent bailey, agent griner, many lives would have been lost. [applause] i know that we all want to learn as much as we can about what happened. we just all received a briefing from the sergeant of arms. i've

trump sees the urgency tweeting early this morning about the high zaks in this race. >> one of the biggest issues for voters there, health care. this comes after the fight over obamacare's future fights in the senate. democrats tying up the floor with a protest over the se kree -- secrecy. let's go to jason carroll. what's the mood? >> reporter: the mood is that so many are wanting the race to be over. it's too close to call at this point. let me give you an idea of what's been happening here in the sixth congressional district. for years it's been republican. donald trump narrowly carried it in 2016. democrats saw an open. enter jon ossoff. he got a lot of attention early on in the campaign by making the race about donald trump. you've got karen handle on the other side of things who says jon ossoff is another typical liberal. she's been doing all she can to tie him to nancy pelosi. you've got a race seen through the prism of how donald trump is doing. if ossoff wins, that's a huge boost f the democrats going forward, giving them the momentum they need going into the midterm elections. in

abc's lana zak has more on what this decision means in washington.nto the united states without a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the u.s. can be turned away the supreme court announced supporting in part of the white house temporary travel ban. in a statement president trump called this a clear victory for our national security but the reality may be more nuanced. >> it wasn't a big win for the administration it wasn't a big loss for the administration. it really did split the baby. >> reporter: while the court decided to overturn the lower court's injunction against the travel ban allowing to it go into effect they provide an exception for people who have relatives in the u.s., students accepted into the universities here and workers employed by american companies. a move that prompted dissent by three of the more conservative justices thomas alito and the court's newest member gorsuch who wanted to allow the full travel ban to take place with no additional exceptions offered by the court. opponents argue that even allowing part o

my prayers remain with my friend steve scalise and his family, as well as zak barth, the congressional staffer, matt mica who was volunteering at the baseball field, and the two brave police officers, crystal greiner and david bailey. mr. president, i've played on the republican baseball team. i've practiced on that field, and i'm sure that no one woke up this morning imagining that this tragedy was possible. not a single player who woke up this morning who wanted to make sure that they invested their time and energy in such a way to help nonprofits around the area benefit from drawing a crowd together to watch republicans and democrats play baseball for the express and specific benefit of helping those who cannot help themselves. mr. president, i'm also encouraged today. i'm encouraged specifically by law enforcement and more specific the capitol police who because of their swift action saved lives this morning at the baseball stadium. thank you to men and women who put on the uniform to keep others safe and as we can tell by the injuries of crystal and david, put themselves in harm's

zak hardaker scored a superb individual try as castleford bounced back from their challenge cup quarter—finalit will kick off in just over two hours time. six games they have had so far, and only four wins. two losses and, performance wise, we know that the all blocks... they have a huge record there in auckland. it will not be easy. 23 yea rs auckland. it will not be easy. 23 years at eden park and they have never lost on that ground. that is extraordinary. an extraordinary reckitt and they have that on the back of their mind today. thank you, holly and we will see you later full. stick with the sporting theme. one sport that began in finland has proven to be successful at getting girls involved in sport. but now hobbyhorse showjumping has arrived in the uk. it has proved controversial, as well. ahead of the national championships this weekend, we sent michael long. it's the stuff of dreams for seven—year—old olivia. her imagination running free in a real showjumping ring as she races against the clock are hoping for a clear round ahead of the inaugural national championships.” clear round a

zak hardaker scored a stunning solo try against his former club as castleford won their eighth leaguedersfield. not long now and we're looking forward to it. are we feeling positive? are we backing the lions? i think anything can happen. if you win one, the first is the one you want. you lay down a marker and then who knows what will happen. it will bea who knows what will happen. it will be a wonderful occasion. looking forward to it. since it started in finland, it's proved to be hugely successful at getting girls involved in sport. now hobby—horse show—jumping has arrived in the uk. ahead of this weekend's inaugural national championships we sent mike along for a canter round the course. it's the stuff of dreams for seven—year—old 0livia. her imagination running free in a real showjumping ring as she races against the clock, hoping for a clear round ahead of the inaugural national championships. i like jumping because you can go as high as you want and i find that really cool. here we have mike riding breakfast charlie. this horse is a great steed for him. for those of us who canno

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my prayers remain with my friend steve scalise and his family, as well as zak barth, the congressional staffer, matt mica who was volunteering at the baseball field, and the two brave police officers, crystal greiner and david bailey. mr. president, i've played on the republican baseball team. i've practiced on that field, and i'm sure that no one woke up this morning imagining that this tragedy was possible. not a single player who woke up this morning who wanted to make sure that they invested their time and energy in such a way to help nonprofits around the area benefit from drawing a crowd together to watch republicans and democrats play baseball for the express and specific benefit of helping those who cannot help themselves. mr. president, i'm also encouraged today. i'm encouraged specifically by law enforcement and more specific the capitol police who because of their swift action saved lives this morning at the baseball stadium. thank you to men and women who put on the uniform to keep others safe and as we can tell by the injuries of crystal and david, put themselves in harm's

my prayers remain with my friend steve scalise and his family, as well as zak barth, the congressional staffer, matt mica who was volunteering at the baseball field, and the two brave police officers, crystal greiner and david bailey. mr. president, i've played on the republican baseball team. i've practiced on that field, and i'm sure that no one woke up this morning imagining that this tragedy was possible. not a single player who woke up this morning who wanted to make sure that they invested their time and energy in such a way to help nonprofits around the area benefit from drawing a crowd together to watch republicans and democrats play baseball for the express and specific benefit of helping those who cannot help themselves. mr. president, i'm also encouraged today. i'm encouraged specifically by law enforcement and more specific the capitol police who because of their swift action saved lives this morning at the baseball stadium. thank you to men and women who put on the uniform to keep others safe and as we can tell by the injuries of crystal and david, put themselves in harm's