baseball game and go home, then they win. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. house majority whip steve scalise is in critical condition this morning. he and others were shot in open fire. the president visited scalise last night where he was being treated. he suffered broken bones, internal organ injuries and severe bleeding. he s listed in critical condition after surgery and will need additional surgery. lobbyist matt mika was hit in the chest. one bullet hit his lung. he s also in critical condition. zachary barth was shot in the leg and was released. two capitol hill officers were also shot. seth lemon is at the capitol. seth, good morning. reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this morning lawmakers are going to try to get back to business as yushlg. this morning the house and the senate are both going reconvene. of course, reconvening as those wounded in the shooting are still recov
examples, mr. president. first, the commander of pacific command, admiral harry harris, recently told congress he has only half the submarines he needs. admiral harris is responsible for deterring china and north korea, but he s missing half of the submarines he needs. closer to home, the commander of southern command, admiral kirk tidd, has zero, zero navy ships permanently assigned to his area of operations. these are just two of the many alarming instances where the lack of ships is having major consequences. while we watch our edge erode, america s real and potential adversaries are building the size and capability of their fleets. they are on the field competeing while in america many of our players are still in the locker room. china is building a modern navy capable of projecting global power. china is modernizing every type of ship and submarine in its fleet. china commissioned 18 ships last year. in april, china launched its first domestically built carrier and plans
investigators search for a cause in that massive london apartment fire as the death toll rises to 17 with many more still missing. horrendous, horrendous. it was just like an infer now. it was just completely engulfed. why some are saying that building was an accident just waiting to happen. we have all that plus the father of an american student freed from a north korean prison speaking out. the wrong-way crash that could have been much worse. and gwyneth paltrow gets set to guest host a very special hour of today, thursday, june 15, 2017. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today. it s a thursday morning. so glad to have you along with us. suffice it to say, we have a lot going on in your world. we have everything to get it started. let s start with the president s late-night meeting, meeting with steve scalise, who remains in critic
investigators search for a cause in that massive london apartment fire as the death toll rises to 17 with many more still missing. horrendous, horrendous. it was just completely engulfed. why some are saying that building was an accident just waiting to happen. we have all that plus the father of the american student freed from a north korean prison speaking out. the wrong-way crash that could have been much worse. and quegwyneth paltrow gets ready to host a special hour of today, thursday, june 15, 2017. this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today. it s a thursday morning. glad to have you with us. suffice it to say, we have a lot going on in your world. let us get started. the president is meeting with steve scalise who remains in critical condition this morning. we have the investigation into that shooting covered from all angles. and we re going to speak with co
scalise was released from the hospital. [ applause ] steve, i know you re watching so let me say we are inspired and relieved by your recovery and honored to be joined by your remarkable and courageous wife, jennifer. [ applause ] jennifer i know i speak for the president when i say you and the kids will remain in our prayers until steve returns to work. trauma jury john and robert golden of med star washington hospital saved lives and we are honored by your presence today. [ applause ] finally here on person heros week we honor five truly remarkable americans who rushed into harm s way and prevented on even greater national tragedy. join me in welcoming five american heros here to the east room of the white house, officer kevin jobe of the alexandria police. [ applause ] officer alexander jensen of the alexandria police. [ applause ] officer nicole vataglia of the alexandria police. [ applause ] officer david bailey of the united states capitol police. [ applause ] a