Evacuation of Capital now! (Update: FNC: White House Secret Service gives all clear signal)

Fox News

[pitinkie]

Capital and WH being evacuated.."full running evac"

[Minnesocold]

At Fox online: Police evacuating capitol - Reason unknown. (11:08 CST)

[raccoonradio]

Capitol police telling people "get out now, now, now"

The Boston NBC station is now running this too.

"Enemy aircraft in the area" (I kid you not)--Ch 7 Boston apparently running MessNBC coverage

[CitizenM]

Not being treated as a drill. Police shouting "Get out NOw, now , now..." Sounds pretty serious to me. Military jets seen overhead, over capitol...in no fly zone.

[nwctwx]

thanks for the ping.

[Quix]

Pretty unusual for the police to be so agitated and to insist on running evac.

[bahblahbah]

This is 5/11. We've already had a 9/11 and a 3/11.

[SunnyUsa]

oh dear, I hope we aren't witness to anything awful

[Velveeta]

Major Garrett sounds quite shaken

[TEXOKIE]

Prayers offered for protection of our nation

[netmilsmom]

Things look to have calmed down, says Major Garrett.

[tgslTakoma]

I heard the jets scrambling overhead about 5 or so minutes ago. I thought a plane was going to crash over my house.

[gopwinsin04]

President was out bicycling according to Ann Compton in the White House basement.

[RushCrush]

Per Rush: Secret Service agents talking about airplanes...

[mhking]

CNN: Secret service poised with guns on grounds, indicating this is NOT a drill...

[weegee]

Unauthorize plane in the area (mentioned on abc tv news).

[Calpernia]

ping!

[Steve_Seattle]

Is Bush still in Russia?

[Rakkasan1]

they're disturbing the Treasury Dept. ducks...

[mhking]

Two F-16's flying over downtown DC.

[Calusa]

I was wathing the senate debate on CSPAN2. Corzine was introducing an ammendmen when the cut to the presiding officer, she gave this deer in the head lights look. Then she called a recess and everybody just got up and left in a big hurry. CSPN2 suspended coverage and went to fill clips.