Good morning. It's Friday, June 15, 2018. Last night, the baseball gods were on duty at the annual Congressional Baseball Game played at Nationals Park.
Although President Trump declined an invitation (he had an excuse: It was his 72nd birthday), Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana was there, along with four other victims of last year's shooting by a political zealot who tried to murder several Republican lawmakers while they practiced on an Alexandria baseball diamond a few days before the annual charity game.
The other four shooting victims -- Capitol Police officers Crystal Griner and David Bailey, lobbyist Matt Mika, and congressional aide Zack Barth -- tossed out the ceremonial first pitches and then Griner and Bailey walked Scalise out to his position.
