leadership has personal security. none of the other 21 members on that field had any sort of protection, meaning that it could have resulted in what many people are calling a potential massacre. christine, dave? all right, thank you for that. a lot of raw, unfiltered emotion on capitol hill in the hours following the shooting rampage. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle visibly shaken. listen to this impassioned plea from illinois congressman rodney davis, still bloodied after helping victims at the scene. there s such a hatefulness in what we see in american politics and policy discussions right now. this has got to stop. we can disagree on how to govern. that s what makes our country great, but i m here because we re all americans. and i think republicans and democrats need to use this day today to stand together and say, stop, let s work together, let s get things done. we can have our differences, but let s not let it lead to such hate. here s cnn s phil mattingly with more
fury, we are one family. 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. [ applause ] reporter: now, guys, there s no question there s an increased security posture on capitol hill. a lot of lawmakers concerned, particularly looking forward to recesses, where there are town halls, figuring out exactly what they need to be doing. i m told behind closed doors at a briefing, that was a primary issue, how to keep an eye on your surroundings, everything around you, making sure you are cognizant of anything that could be happening. but the reality is, they re lawmakers, they deal with these types of issues every single day. one of the biggest takeaways at this point, particularly leading up to the congressional baseball game tonight, they want to try and unify, do something to get past what has been such visceral rhetoric over the course of the last months, perhaps years. we ll see if they can actually get there. dave and christin
together for the common good. now, there had been talk of the president attending tonight s game. he did want to, but we learned late in the day that won t happen. the white house cited security concerns. representative scalise is an avid baseball fan. he played on the congressional team since coming to the hill in 2008. he was not the only person injured in the shooting attack. lobbyist matt mika is in critical condition, expected to be hospitalized for at least several days. zach barth, a staffer for texas congressman roger williams, is expected to make a full economy recovery, rather. two capitol police officers, crystal griner, david bailey, are being treated at a local hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. special agent griner was shot in the ankle, we re told. and police say a second unnamed congressman suffered minor injuries. a lot of raw, unfiltered emotion on capitol hill, as you might expect, in the hours following the shooting rampage. lawmakers on both sides o
are united in our anguish. an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. [ applause ] reporter: now, guys, there s no question, there s an increased security posture on capitol hill. a lot of lawmakers concerned, particularly as they look forward towards recesses, when there are town halls, trying to figure out exactly what they should be doing. i was told behind closed doors at a briefing that was one of the primary issues, how to keep watch all around you, be cognizant of what s happening around you. but the reality is, they re lawmakers and they deal with these issues every single day. one of the issues leading up to the congressional baseball tonight, they want to try to unify, do something to get past such visceral rhetoric of the past months, perhaps years. we ll see if they can actually get there. phil mattingly, thank you very much. let s bring in cnn law enforcement analyst james
we can talk about motive, we don t know yet, you can talk about terrorism, but this is an attack against democracy, it really is, when you re going after people who are the elected officials of the united states. christine, in our country s 241-year history, we ve lost four presidents, we ve lost several cabinet members. we ve only lost one congressman, leo ryan from california who was killed in guyana during the jim jones investigation. that s right. gabby giffords, there was an attempt on her life in 2011. but think about that, 241 years and it only happened one time. lucky. yeah. all right. thank you so much. you re welcome. we ll have you come become. a lot to talk about with this investigation. a new report in the russia investigation. cnn has learned special counsel robert mueller plans to meet with the trump administration s top intelligence officials. meantime, the washington post reports mueller is expanding his probe to include possible obstruction of justic