In the community of del ray, located in alexandria, virginia, seven miles from the capital. Four people were struck. Among them, House Majority whip Steve Scalise. The number three republican in the house of representatives. Congressman scalise was playing second base. Fielding some of the batting practice. He had just batted a few guys before. He dragged himself off of the infield into the outfield about 10 or 15 yards. Representative scalise hit in the hip and crawled his way out of the line of fire. It was multiple acts of courage, colleagues helping colleagues, that helped save the day. Representative winstrup attended to scalise. I felt like i was in iraq as a surgeon. Steve was conscious and okay. Mo brooks provided a tourniquet. I took off my belt. Myself and another congressman, i dont remember who, applied a tourniquet to try to slow down the bleeding. The heros of the day, Capital Police officers there who were there already to protect representative scalise. They immediately
And the entire room was stunned by what they heard. Ringing out from the trembling boys violin was a tune they all recognized. This young cuban boy was playing the star spangled banner. [ cheers and applause ] luis played the American National anthem all the way through, and when he finished, the room was dead silent. When we say that america stands as a symbol to the world, a symbol of freedom, and a symbol of hope, that is what luis meant, and that is what luis displayed that day. It was a big day. It was a great day. And that is what we will all remain. That was a very important moment, just like this is now for cuba, a very important moment. [ cheers and applause ] america will always stand for liberty, and america will always pray and cheer for the freedom of the cuban people. Now that little boy whose story i just told you, the one who played that violin so beautifully so many years ago is here with us today in our very, very packed and extremely warm auditori auditorium. Of cour
Because we have to begin tonight naturally, the universe has welcomed me back with latebreaking trump russia news. According to tonights Washington Post, yet another senior serving National Security official in the u. S. Government has reportedly now told associates that the president directed him, the president told him to intervene with the fbi to try to stop the trump russia investigation. When james comey, the fbi director, was fired by the white house, we first got a song and dance from the white house about all sorts of other reason yes he might have been fired. The president then soon admitted that he had the trump russia investigation on his mind when he fired fbi director james comey. We soon thereafter earned that james comey had told associates he had committed to writing. He had written in a memo and told other senior people at the fbi that the president had told him to stop the trump russia investigation. To l off the mike flynn part of the trump russia investigation. Agai
Watergate scandal. But president Richard Nixon wasnt one of them. The watergate grand jury considered president nixon to be a coconspirator but as a sitting president no federal prosecutor ever charged him with a crime. Thats why it was such a crucial touchstone moment in American History when nixon stepped down as president and his successor gerald ford immediately pardoned him. It was a remarkably controversial thing. The country was in uproar. People were mad at ford about it for years and decades thereafter. It was something specific and important about nixon and about what the criminal law means around president s. Because nixon leaving office as president , him resigning meant that as soon as he was no longer president he could have been charged. He could have been criminally indicted. He might have ended up in prison. It is the fact that gerald ford pardoned him as soon as he left office, that meant nixon never was charged. So we have never seen a president sent to the pokey. Th
Worked so hard to keep everything running in my absence. I want to thank my bosses for their understanding while i was out sick at a quite inopportune time, i guess. I want to say thanks to all of you who said nice things and wished me well and told me you were praying for me while i was out. Im not totally well as you can probably tell, but i am like, i dont know, 90 of the way back. Would you say im 90 . Close to 90. Well see. I am certainly well enough to be here tonight covering the news. And as grateful as i have ever been to have a job like that. Because we have to begin tonight naturally, the universe has welcomed me back with latebreaking trump russia news. News thats just broken in the Washington Post within the last hour. According to tonights Washington Post, yet another senior serving National Security official in the u. S. Government has reportedly now told associates that the president directed him, the president told him to intervene with the fbi to try to stop the trump