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jack spencer, vice presiden vice president for the institute of freedom here at heritage. he oversees research, range of domestic and trade issues. he previously served as director of the roe institute for economic studies where he spearheaded our work on initiatives in federal spending, taxes, regulation, energy and environment. he also specialized in nuclear energy issues both in domestic and global arenas. please join me in welcoming jack spencer. [applause] thank you john. good morning. welcome to the principles for tax reform, a conversation with the house freedom caucus. what a great day to be in washington. the sun is shining, the oppressive washington humidity has yet to set in, and i m not sure but i think i even heard a bird or two chirping. it s not just a great day to be in washington, it s a great time to be in washington. we have a president that s not just threatening to shake things up, and i don t think i m stepping on a limb but he s actually shaking ....
go against someone s word you lose all value in the eyes of people that are for you or against you. and i think if we would learn to respect one another, especially respect those that are smaller than you instead of looking above, i m talking about human, not god, we are not going to change in this world until we learn to love and have each other s friends. friends only that s going to make it. host: appreciate the call. for more on updates on what happened this morning in the wake of that shooting, we go down to our news desk now and bill. good morning. hey, john. it s safe to say the congressional baseball game is probably one of the oldest traditions on capitol hill, a game that goes back decades between republican and democratic members of congress. first played at old griffith stadium in d.c. and then at r.f.k. and then at nats park. democrats and republicans take this seriously. they get management help. they get guidance. they get uniforms from the pros and the ....
come to a consensus. and the judge sent them back to resume deliberations and try to reach a verdict. sara those deadlocked deliberations resumed at this hour. but at 12:30 that is generally the time the jury took a one hour break nor lunch. no formal announcement from judge o neil s courtroom so far about that. live in norristown, vernon odom, channel 6 action news. thank you. and our coverage of the cosby trial continues online at 6abc.com. we ll bring you the verdict if and when the jury reaches one live on the air when it happens. and the live reports from the courthouse continues on action news at 4:00. also, developing at this hour. the tragic shooting rampage in alexandria, virginia that targeted members of congress is reviving familiar arguments on restrictions on gun sales. thoughts and prayers continue for steve scalise he remains in critical condition. as we were trying to get to cover and he fired more shots at least two shots and scalise was to my lef ....
on the same team to get this country moving again. maybe that s a pipe dream. know whos? looking into that story tonight, welcome to risk & reward, i m liz macdonald in for deirdre bolton. we re getting an update on the condition of republican whip steve scalise, he s described as critical and now complicated. those two indications, critical and complicated conditions, possibly requiring more surgeries. the damage is extensive and dangerous. doctors say the bullet that tore into his hip traveled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs and causing severe bleeding. now the entire scalise family, as well as his congressional aides, will be at tonight s baseball game saying that s what steve wants. we re also learning more about the shooter and his violent past as authorities continue to scrub through his cell phone. his home in illinois and his van, and his car. james t. hodgkinson s arrest record including a history of domestic violence. the 66-yea ....
washington journal continues. host: joining us now representative barry loudermilk who is republican from georgia and served as member house administration committee. we re here to talk about your interest in concealed carry in d.c. take us back a couple of weeks congressional practice, congressional baseball game. shooting that took place there. where where were you guest: i walked up to home plate. i been in the batting cage left field. being the designated hitter for the republican team, that s where i try to spend most of my time. i wanted to get some live hitting before we ended practice. we had a full 48 of players fleet of players on the field. somebody pitching from the mound and so. i was waiting to get up to bat. i just put on a batting helmet when i heard the first shot. you start processing, we re in alexandria, virginia. back in georgia, people target practice, especially in rural areas. why am i hearing a gunshot. i turn to look at steve scalise s secu ....