I heard two shots or i dont know, like a boom, boom sound, off to my left, and i didnt see anything. But then the officer said we are going to get you out, we are going to evacuate you out of this position. Reporter the white house was also briefly locked down. After an unrelated incident when someone reportedly tried to enter the white house. That person is now in custody. And Capitol Police stress that this was an act of a Single Person. Cbs news confirming that the man involved, 66yearold larry dawson, dawson is now at the hospital in surgery, recovering from at least one gunshot wound from Capitol Police. And an investigation is ongoing right now, the lockdown has been lifted. But the Capitol Visitors Center remains closed at this hour. Live in the newsroom, Jessica Schneider cbs 2 news. Thank you. Lets take you live to washington and cbs 2 Craig Boswell with a look at how things are right now. Craig . Constitution avenue has been reopened to traffic. This is a very busy tourist ti
You said run the other way. They didnt tell us what happened. Diane bilow had just left her husband and two of their sons inside the Visitors Center when shots fired. Her husband texted her to let her know what was going on inside. He said it sounded like a full clip from a handgun. Officers ran down the hallway. They shouted cover in place. Reporter the shots set off a scramble. Police told tourists to get out of the building. The capitol was locked down. And while congress is in recess, staffers here were told to shelter in place. And 66yearold suspect larry dawson is now undergoing surgery. Capitol police say a woman in her mid30s to 40s was also injured, but no Capitol Police were hurt. The investigation at the capitol Visitors Center continues tonight. But the lockdown has been lifted. Live in the newsroom, jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. Thank you. Cbs 2 is demanding answers sitting in pools of water at a new jersey cemetery. Many of the people buried here are war veterans. Meg ba
theology. the campaign is criticizing rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator says obama believes in a, quote, phony theology but then he said he wasn t talking about the president s christianity. nbc s brian mooar has the details from washington. reporter: rick santorum was talking about president obama s agenda. it s not about you or quality of life or your jobs. it s about some phony ideal, some phony theology. reporter: that phony theology line has the obama campaign crying foul. it s wrong, it s destructive, it makes it virtually impossible to solve the problems that we all face together as americans. reporter: santorum says he was not talking about religion. i believe the president when he says he s a christian but i m talking about his world view. reporter: social issues have taking the front. if any of the three of us lose our home state, if santorum loses pennsylvania, romney loses michigan or i lose georgia, you have a very, very bad week in c
santorum. the former pennsylvania senator says obama believes in a, quote, phony theology but then he said he wasn t talking about the president s christianity. nbc s brian mooar has the details from washington. reporter: rick santorum was talking about president obama s agenda. it s not about you or quality of life or your jobs. it s about some phony ideal, some phony theology. reporter: that phony theology line has the obama campaign crying foul. it s wrong, it s destructive, it makes it virtually impossible to solve the problems that we all face together as americans. reporter: santorum says he was not talking about religion. i believe the president when he says he s a christian but i m talking about his world view. reporter: social issues have taking the front. if any of the three of us lose our home state, if santorum loses pennsylvania, romney loses michigan or i lose georgia, you have a very, very bad week in candidacy. reporter: while santorum is sur