World News Tonight (ABC) - 2006-05-26 - Vargas farewell
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[0:11] I'm Elizabeth Vargas. Tonight, Capitol
[0:13] Hill chaos. Get back.
[0:16] >> Panic as reports of gunfire shut down
[0:18] the nation's capital for hours. Military
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[0:24] possible murder charges after two dozen
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[0:41] And our person of the week, the
[0:42] inspiring story of a high school
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[0:50] From ABC News,
[0:54] this is World News Tonight with Bob
[0:57] Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas. Good
[1:00] evening. We begin with a security scare
[1:02] that shut down the nation's capital for
[1:04] hours today. In an age of terrorism, it
[1:08] was a graphic sign of the times. It all
[1:10] started around 10:30 this morning with a
[1:12] call to the Capitol police after New
[1:14] Jersey Congressman Jim Saxton thought he
[1:17] heard gunshots. That set off a panic on
[1:20] Capitol Hill as police swarmed and
[1:22] people ran for cover. For five hours,
[1:25] one of the largest buildings in
[1:27] Washington was under lockdown and no one
[1:29] was taking any chances. ABC's Pierre
[1:32] Thomas has the story.
[1:34] >> For 5 hours, a possibility of gunfire
[1:37] brought the capital to a standill. A
[1:40] House Select Intelligence Committee in
[1:41] session at the Raven Building was
[1:43] abruptly halted shortly after 10:30 a.m.
[1:47] >> Excuse me. Uh, I'd ask all members
[1:49] please to stay in the room. Uh, there
[1:52] are uh there