Congressmen Steve Scalise, the third highest ranking republican in the house in Critical Condition in the hospital tonight where the president and the first lady just visited. Congressman scalise suffered injury to his internal organs and will require more surgeries. Our dr. Sanjay gupta will join us on the latest on his condition in just a moment. First, the hospital treating congressman Steve Scalise has released a new statement. He suffered a single rifle shot to the left hip. The bullet traveled fracturing bones, injuring his internal organs and causing severe bleeding. He was transported in shock to medstar Washington Hospital center, a Level One Trauma Center where he had surgery. He remains in Critical Condition. Hell require additional operations. I want to bring in now dr. Sanjay gupta, our chief medical correspondent on cnn. This medstar Washington Hospital center just released an update on his condition and it reads, the congressman sustained a single rifle shot to the right
Erin, thanks so much. Good evening, everyone, from Nationals Park in washington. Where democratic and republican lawmakers are swearing off on the baseball diamond tonight, while trying to project unity to the country. Just about a mile north here is the capitol, while the country was united in shock and horror. The ball field shooting was just about 15 minutes a s away. And were not far from the hospital where congressman steve scali scali scalise is. And there is breaking news in the russia investigation. The Washington Post reporting tonight that special counsel Robert Muellers russia investigation now including Jared Kushners finances and business dealings. We begin, though, with some of the sights and sounds from the ballpark tonight. I want to thank members of congress, their staffs and baseball fans across the country for supporting tonights congressional baseball game. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broa
Breaking news, Steve Scalise is in Critical Condition tonight after fire was opened on softball practice. The first shots ringing out at about 7 00 this morning. The heavily armed shooter crouching behind the third base dugout. Several officers on the scene fired back. The gunman later died from his injuries. Cell phone video recorded the chaotic scene. [ gunfire ] hey. Is that guy ok out there . The guy has that guy been shot . Is he ok. Anybody talking to him . [ gunfire ] stay down stay down [ bleep ] [ gunfire ] [ bleep ]. Shoot him [ bleep ]. Thats what happened in that Suburban Park outside washington this morning. The gunman has been identified as james hodge kinson. The fbi also revealing that the gunman had been in the Washington Area since march actually living out of a cargo van. Four people were shot including congressman ka lease who was shot in the hip. Theres one more in Critical Condition tonight. Zach bart was shot in the leg. Hes been treated and released. Crystal gri
Sean that video from just yesterday, so hard to watch. Steve scalise was badly injured and remains in the hospital. He still fighting for his life tonight. While tonights game might be a nice attempt to be showing unity, lets not be deceived. The divisive rhetoric and vile hatred of the left, its not going to end. Its only going to get worse. Democrats, liberals, the media will not stop until theyo absolutely destroy this president s agenda. Thats tonights very important d. C. Opening monologue. We are at our Nations Capital because yesterday across the Potomac River in alexandria, virginia, a radical leftwinga, ideologue tried to carry out a political assassination against republican lawmakers at a baseball field. Investigators will still try too determine the motive of this sinister attack but we do know a lot, dont we . James hodgkinson was a Bernie Sanders supporter. Volunteered for the campaign, apparently. He regularly expressed his views referring to President Trump as a traitor
Latest. Peter . Stuart, the Police Presence here in the area of Nationals Park, which we have not been allowed to go into yet, has really picked up. More than 20,000 tickets have been sold. Thats so many more than organizers were expecting. They had to ask the nationals to open up more of the park. The event has also now raised more than 1 million for charity, which is double than what the game raised last year. The money is going to a new group that was just added. The Capitol Police memorial fund. Were told that members of the Republican Team and the Democratic Team will be decked out in some sort of lsu gear to honor the critically wounded congressman Steve Scalise. Doctors are evaluating his treatment in 12hour increments. Doctors have to wait to fix bone damage until after his internal organs stabilize. Were told that matt mika will need another surgery at George Washington university hospital. Thats according to his bosses at tyson foods. The Capitol Police officer crystal griner