Greg despite the attacker, the lawmakers to the field tonight at nationals stadium in d. C. More on that as well as an update on congressman Steve Scalise later. We have seen a lot of fingerpointing since the shooting, after preaching unity, nancy pants blames the republicans. Do you think see this equally afflicting the left and the right customer somewhere in the 90s, republicans decided on the politics of personal destruction. Thats what has continued. Greg sorry, lady, the politics of destruction started way before that. The attacks on discourse, if you shutdown discourse, theres no stop gap between rage and violence. Discourse keeps us from killing each other. Knowing this, lets ask these questions. Our conservatives the ones shouting people down on campus . Are conservatives blockading offices and physically attacking speakers . Are conservatives riding after elections . Are they harassing professors for calling out racism . Are they stabbing Police Forces . Are they throwing on
Were targeted or assassination. Alabama congressman mo brooks was there and used his belt as a tourniquet to help the wounded lobbyist. Hes given some of the most riveting accounts of this mornings horror. Well, i was on the third base side of home plate getting ready to have batting practice and the first shots were pretty much past the third base dugout, maybe 10 or 15 feet, hard 0 ascertain for sure. Im looking is the at it from an angle. I heard the big bethlehem and i thought it was a car backfiring till i see the rifle barrel. A white male taking careful aim at congressman, staffers, whoever he could get ahold of. I spoke just moments ago with another republican congressman at the field who was leaving just before the shooting who says he is certain he saw the shooter. He said the shooter approached the car and asked weathered those were democrats or republican out there on the field practicing. Well bring that you interview with ron detan toes in a moment. I want to begin with s
Will wear the same hat provided by his alma mater, lsu. Mike maatta is ok. Were going to have the introduction of the ooms teams and a very emotional night here at nationals stadium. The shows of unity that were seeing are coming amid some Significant Developments in the russia probe. Mike pence announced he has hired his own outside counsel. And the president of the United States tweeting furiously today in a response to a report that hes under swregs for obstruction of justice. Several with tweets, including this. He said its quote phony story turning the focus to a fam target hillary clinton. Thats what he was tweeting about today. Out front. Now we have bill lerd who sits on the Intelligence Committee, a former cia undercovering agent. And our panel here, gloria borger, chris sa lizza, reporter and editor at large for cnn politics. Congressman, thanks for being with us. Obviously, an emotional moment. Were seeing everybody gathering here. Were going to have the announcement, the fi
Injured during a shooting this morning as the fbi is removing evidence from the dead shooters home. Well have more on that story in a moment. Also breaking news this evening. The president of the United States, not his campaign, not his advisers, the president of the United States, donald trump, is now, according to the Washington Post, under investigation. The Washington Post says that Robert Mueller is investigating whether President Trump possibly attempted to obstruct justice. Three top intelligence fishes will be interviewed by mueller as early as this week to see what President Trump may have said to them about possibly contradicting the investigation into possible collusion between russians and members of his 2016 campaign team. Lets bring in evan perez. Evan, forget for a moment about what the Washington Post is reporting. What do we know . What is going on . We know that the fbi and the special council are gathering information as part of the investigation. We know theyre goin
Greg despite the attacker, the lawmakers to the field tonight at nationals stadium in d. C. More on that as well as an update on congressman Steve Scalise later. We have seen a lot of fingerpointing since the shooting, after preaching unity, nancy pants blames the republicans. Do you think see this equally afflicting the left and the right customer somewhere in the 90s, republicans decided on the politics of personal destruction. Thats what has continued. Greg sorry, lady, the politics of destruction started way before that. The attacks on discourse, if you shutdown discourse, theres no stop gap between rage and violence. Discourse keeps us from killing each other. Knowing this, lets ask these questions. Our conservatives the ones shouting people down on campus . Are conservatives blockading offices and physically attacking speakers . Are conservatives riding after elections . Are they harassing professors for calling out racism . Are they stabbing Police Forces . Are they throwing on