on top of that, matt mika, the lobbyist, also in critical condition. we know that vice president pence visited personally with capitol officer crystal griner. she had been shot in the ankle. we are told that she is in good condition. finally, congressional staffer zack barth, he had been shot in the leg in yesterday s attack and been released from the hospital. he spoke with new day earlier today. take a listen. i saw him turn his gun towards me. he started firing. everything around me started to pop. felt a sharp burning pain in my leg. looked down, i had been hit. and at that point, adrenaline was pumping through me, and my fight-or-flight reflexes took over and i decided if i wanted to live, i needed to get better cover, so i sprinted down, i literally ran for my life and jumped into the dugout, into congressman williams arms.
can t be scheduled until damage to internal organs is addressed first. another critically injured victim from yesterday s ambush, lobbyist remains at george washington in adversity at this hour. the police officer who was shot in the ankle is at the medstar hospital today, the same as congressman scalise, but he is expected to recover. a staffer for roger williamson name zack barth has been released and he is detailing the thoughts that went through his head as he ran for his life. there is a 20-foot gate, i didn t know i could get over that with my leg, i didn t feel much, my adrenaline was pumping and instinct took over. where you were you hit?
and in the hallways and in meeting rooms today, members of congress asking, has the rhetoric gone too far? where are we now as a nation? abc s mary bruce also here on capitol hill. reporter: congressman steve scalise was looking forward to the big game. i couldn t even make my high school team. but, you know, kind of bloomed later in life. reporter: the louisiana lawmaker, a proud ragin cajuns fan, calling his wife before heading into surgery. also hit, zack barth, a congressional aide from texas. posting that he was in the hospital but okay. and lobbyist matt mika, one of the team s coaches, shot in the chest. tonight in critical condition. and those two heroic officers, crystal griner, shot in the ankle. and david bailey, a nine-year veteran of the capitol police, suffering minor injuries. both there to protect scalise, but protecting so many more. scalise gets a security because he s in leadership. had scalise not been there i think it would have been a massacre today bec
hospital, where he saw capitol police officer, krystal griner, who was shot in the ankle, but is recovering. and some other news we re getting tonight. we ve just learned that former hill staffer, matt mika, who was shot multiple times in the chest and arms, has just been upgraded from critical condition to serious condition. we re told he remains he is alert tonight, but still needs help breathing and will need more surgery. also, hill staffer zack barth was released earlier today and he is back at work. so wolf, some good news tonight on those two victims. let s hope congressman steve scalise and everyone gets back very, very quickly to normal. thanks, brian todd, for that. we re back with democratic senator, chris coons of delaware. he serves on the foreign relations and judiciary committees. actually, we re going to take a quick break, resume all of our special coverage right after this. it s ok that everybody ignoit s fine.n i drive. because i get a safe driving bonus check ev
shattered window, people running, and police pulling on scene. this cell phone video shows house majority whip, steve scalise, laying crumpled in the infield, shot in the hip, dealing with fractured bones and internal organ injuries, scalise remains in critical condition. he s had three surgeries and could require more. he s in some trouble. he s a great fighter and he s going to be okay, we hope. reporter: after seeing scalise at the hospital, the president and first lady visited with capitol police officer, krystal griner, who was shot in the ankle. officer david bailey was treated and released wednesday. shot several times in the chest, tieston foods lobbyist, matt mika, needs help breathing and will need more surgeries but can communicate through notes. and congressman roger williams briefly hospitalized for an injury to his leg battle on capitol hill today with his staffer, zack barth, who was shot in the leg. it doesn t matter if we re republicans or democrats, we re all am