Whip Steve Scalises condition. He was shot and wounded along with four others during a Republican Team practice for the 2017 congressional baseball game. This is 15 minutes. Good afternoon. My name is brett, and im whip scalises chief of staff. I have a brief statement from Jennifer Scalise regarding wednesdays attack. On behalf of steve and our children, i want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts, the incredible amount of prayers and warm wishes we have received since wednesdays events. Were especially appreciative of the strong outpouring of love and support from our neighbors, friends, from across louisiana and across the country. As well as president trump, Vice President pence, and all of steves colleagues who have reached out during this challenging time. Most importantly, were forever grateful for the heroism of special agents crystal griner and david bailey who saved the lives of everyone at the baseball field that morning, including steves. Crystal and david have b
Staff and then head of medstars Trauma Center. This is 15 minutes. Good afternoon. My name is brett, and im whip scalises chief of staff. I have a brief statement from Jennifer Scalise regarding wednesdays attack. On behalf of steve and our children, i want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts, the incredible amount of prayers and warm wishes we have received since wednesdays events. Were especially appreciative of the strong outpouring of love and support from our neighbors, friends, from across louisiana and across the country. As well as president trump, Vice President pence, and all of steves colleagues who have reached out during this challenging time. Most importantly, were forever grateful for the heroism of special agents crystal griner and david bailey who saved the lives of everyone at the baseball field that morning, including steves. Crystal and david have been family to us for years and we ask you continue to pray for their full recovery. Id also like to persona
Traveled across his pelvis, fractured bones and caused severe internal bleeding. Well have a live report from outside the Medstar Washington Hospital Center tonight, where the congressman is being treated in just moments. But first, we are moments away from the first pitch in tonights game, which has been breaking fundraising records and fox Business Correspondent adam shapiro, live at nationals park, in washington, d. C. Adam, good evening. Reporter and a good evening to you, lou. What could be a better show of unity than the fact that this event, which goes back to 1909, this charitable congressional baseball game. This year, has raised 1 million. Last year it raised 500,000. They doubled how much they raised for charitable causes in the washington, d. C. , area and sold far more tickets of over 20,000 sold for tonights game, and also added to the charitable causes that will receive funding, the Capitol Police memorial fund, because it was of course two Capitol Police officers who we
Major damage to multiple organs and internal bleeding in the horrific shooting attack where three others were wounded. That game did, though, go on as planned. Last night at Nationals Park in washington, d. C. Emotions running high, democrats and republicans came together to honor those who were wounded on tuesday and one of the brave Heroic Police officers throughout that first pitch. Unity running theme. Dear present, quote, Steve Scalise took a bullet for us all and although hes having a hard time for our country will become closer and unified due to this attack. What we are going to do, folks, bring you the very latest, the second the medstar hospitals start News Conference, we will get it to you and find out the latest condition of representative Steve Scalise n. The meantime under hot and sunny sky. I want you to take a look at the live action right now on the course where spectators are chattering on how some of the biggest names in the game might end up and 1 over par, worries
Investigators search for a cause in that massive london Apartment Fire as the death toll rises to 17 with many more still missing. Horrendous, horrendous. It was just like an infer now. It was just completely engulfed. Why some are saying that building was an accident just waiting to happen. We have all that plus the father of an american student freed from a north korean prison speaking out. The wrongway crash that could have been much worse. And Gwyneth Paltrow gets set to guest host a very special hour of today, thursday, june 15, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today. Its a thursday morning. So glad to have you along with us. Suffice it to say, we have a lot going on in your world. We have everything to get it started. Lets start with the president s latenight meeting, meeting with Steve Scalise, who remains in Critical Condition this morning. We have the