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good morning. i'm erica hill. we begin this hour with breaking news out of california. paul pelosi, the husband of speaker nancy pelosi, is hospitalized, we have learned, after he was attacked inside their san francisco home. cnn's whitney wilde is joining us with some of the details. this is just unfolding as we are learning, some of the details, whitney, but so far what doe woo know and how is he doing? >> reporter: well, erica, it happened just two hours ago, 2:00 a.m., according to the speaker's press people. paul pelosi was attacked within their san francisco home early this morning. he is expected to make a full recovery. we have very few details at this point. notably though, the suspect is in custody. we're still collecting more information, erica, but certainly it is a very disturbing case, and we will keep on it. but right now, again, very few details. all we can tell you at this time is that paul pelosi was attacked early this morning in their san

francisco home. the speaker was not at home, eric you. >> just confirming the speaker was not there. is the speaker currently -- i don't have her travel schedule in front of me, i'm not sure if you do either, but is she currently in washington? >> i don't have her travel schedule. these are all details we are working to collect this morning, but notably -- i mean when you look at the timing here, it is particularly disturbing. these are all details about -- that capitol police will continue to investigate. the big question now is what was the motivation for this attack. that is certainly top of mind for capitol police as they investigate this attack. >> absolutely. you said for capitol police. would capitol police also be involved in this investigation even though it happened in san francisco? >> reporter: correct. >> so it would be both the sfpd and capitol police because of the speaker. i also want to -- i do want to share, we do have a statement from the speaker's office in which she notes that early this morning an assailant broke into the pelosi residence in san francisco. in the words of the statement,

violently assaulted mr. pelosi. as you noted, whitney, the assailant is in custody. the motivation for this attack is under investigation. it goes on to say mr. pelosi was taken to hospital, as whitney also noted, is expected to make a full recovery. the statement going on to say the speaker and her family are grateful to first responders and medical professionals involved, understandably requesting some privacy at this time. so in terms of how this would work, obviously there are people that have more than one residence, especially when they're a lawmaker. they often have a place in washington and, of course, they have their home where they live in san francisco. i know the pelosis also have other homes as well. with no information right now in terms of a motive, how do the capitol police come in here? would there have been some sort of security on site given that the speaker wasn't there?

by that i mean additional security, whitney. >> reporter: those are all -- those are all -- you know, what would happen is capitol police will confer -- try to get any more information about what may have motivated this, how the attack was actually -- how he actually, you know, affected this attack, how he got into the home. they will check off all of the standard investigatory boxes. further, for capitol police the investigation will be what kind of threats may face their protecties. as we know the speaker has a very borough bust security detail there with her constantly. the other question will be what kind of risk may it possibly pose for other protectees. other questions for capitol police. notably, as we look at the broader landscape and back to january 6th, capitol police opened field offices throughout

the country. there is a field office in san francisco. certainly you would expect those agents stationed nearly pelosi's home in san francisco, and what i mean is regionally near pelosi's home in san francisco would be deeply involved in the investigation, working closely with san francisco police. again, this is breaking news so we are still collecting the details, but we will reach out to the other law enforcement agencies, the fbi for example who may be involved just to get a better sense of, again, what kind of possible threat this may pose for other protectees or to confirm it was simply random. the motivation here is really critical as they look forward to how they're going to conduct the rest of the investigation, erica. >> it certainly will be. you bring up such a great point here that the field offices were opened around the country, but that specifically there is one in the san francisco area which would obviously make it very easy for the capitol police to be fully in and involved on this investigation almost from the moment it began given the

proximity. whitney, stay with us. i want to bring in emily henderson. emily, we are looking at this, as pointed out one of the things capitol police would likely into were there specific these. we don't know if there were threats to the speaker or to her home. it is important to note at this hour we do not know of a specific threat, but the fact that there has been heightened concern for lawmakers as we know, that as whitney pointed out the capitol police could be looking into any potential threats which may have been received for protectees, this really put it into sharp focus the climate in which we live now. >> let's think about what susan collins said earlier this month. the senator from maine said she would not be surprised if a senator or house member was killed. she had someone throw a brick through her house in maine, and she's speaking about the overall

threat that lawmakers feel. we have heard this from other lawmakers as well. so in some ways this is in line with what we have been hearing from lawmakers, what we've been hearing from law enforcement officials as well, that there is this sort of increased atmosphere, a sort of language around violence, and actual violence or attempted violence as well. so this is deeply, deeply concerning. we will obviously get more and more information as the day goes on, but for now this is where we are, right. this is where we are. there is sort of the threat of political violence that political leaders have been talking about and fearing for many, many months. >> and for really -- i mean if we go back, years even. let let's remember what was happening in the wake of the election in 2020, the incidents we saw in airports where different lawmakers were approached in airports or when

they were home, trying to speak with their constituents or maybe on the way to something by people who were frustrated and actually down right angry with them because they didn't agree with statements they had made or what they planned to do in terms of certifying the election. those are all very real moments that have been adding up. >> that's right. listen, this has certainly been put on steroids over the last few years, certainly in the wake of donald trumpes rhetoric, in the wake of what we saw on january 6th. a big example of political violence, attempted violence, violent bang, threats of violence, hang mike pence, ideas with bringing nancy pelosi out of her office and doing god knows what to her. but this is the atmosphere that has had not only law enforcements before officials concerned over many, many months. again, we will see what happens with this. you imagine if you are a lawmaker at this point, many have already stepped up their

security. you imagine many might want to step your their security more, particularly at this time where if you listen to some of the rhetoric on the campaign trail it is sort of laced with maybe a sub text of violence, threats, sort of this idea there's a good side, a bad side, and a good and an evil. that kind of language falls on the wrong years and this is the kind of thing that might end up happening. >> leads to violence are outright requests for violence, and you are very much with us or against us. nia, thank you for joining us. stay with us throughout the day. as we look ahead to the election, both president biden and president obama on the campaign trail as the clock ticks down. president obama in georgia. the senate majority leader expressing concern about the

democrat in that state. take a listen. >> -- see -- danger of that seat. >> cnn's ian mccann joining us from georgia. democrats are hoping this visit from former president obama will make a difference. >> reporter: that is certainly the hope. we know sarurrogates are not magic, but they are tapping on obama because he is universally loved by democrats. we know here in georgia tonight he is expected to implore georgians to vote early. just about a week left to do so in this state. that's something the democrats have been emphasizing heavily in the last few weeks.

we know sort of the reason he is in demand is that he has proven to be really good for swing tight democrats. congresswoman williams here also chairs the state democratic party. she says folks here commonly refer to him as their forever president. so it totally makes sense, erica, for him to be coming to the heart of things here this evening. >> we are learning he is pretty interested in some of the down ballot races even. >> reporter: yes, absolutely. he has taken an interest in these races for secretary of state, really part of this larger concern about the erosion of democracy, something that you hear democrats speak frequently about. president obama as well has recorded dozens of commercial, over a dozen commercials airing in states across the country. erica. >> eva mckind wend with the lat for us from georgia. elon musk now in control of

twitter. the billionaire has said he plans to loosen the company's content restrictions. that could, of course, mean accounts once banned for violating the platform's rules could be reinstated, and not one at the top of the list people are wondering about, former president donald trump. could he return to the twitter sphere. musk tweeting after his take over, quote, the bird is freed. christine, as we look at what this means right now, the impacts of this takeover will be felt. there were concerns about lay-offs, the fact he immediately came in and got rid of the leadership reportedly, this is a lot for employees to take in this morning. >> employees are nervous and rightfully so. he has hinted and said he plans to do major lay-offs there as well. we don't know what he is going to do. he said he is not doing it to make money. a lot of analysts are saying he overpaid for twitter. he said in a note to advertisers

that he is not doing it to make money for he is doing it for humanity. he said it can't be an ecosystem where people can say whatever they want. it is unclear if he will bring back people who have been banned from the space and how he will actually moderate this content. >> the moderation is a major factor. you have covered twitter, you have covered elon musk for so long. when he put out that statement about a heel ll scape and twitt is so important to him, hell scape may not mean the same thing to him or to jane or john doe. do we have a sense of what it could look like? >> it is hard to say how it would play out exactly. we know elon musk vacillated a bit between saying he wants to

open the gates to unfettered free speech on twitter and then saying i don't think we want it to be overwhelmed by extremists. people who have worked in the industry for a long time realize the two visions are not compatible. if you don't have rules you will attract the most extreme voices and we probably will see it starting today. i am seeing in my field people are testing the boundaries, ma ma making slurs seeing if elon musk will ban them. twitter has never been the most civil place as anybody who uses it regularly can tell you have. it may get wilder and woollier. >> it is still a business. even though it may be private, christine, it is still a business. there are advertisers to consider. is there any sense right now it is figuring into his calculus. >> he sent a twitter letter to

advertisers trying to explain his rational saying that much that has been written and said about his attempt to buy twitter has been wrong, so he is trying to set the record straight there. but he doesn't have the handcuffs of the public markets anymore. there won't be an sec to look under the hood anybody because he doesn't have shareholders on wall street, public shareholders on wall street, pension funds and the like. he doesn't have that kind of pressure. is it a vanity project for him? it is unclear. it is unleer what he will do with it next. i think we don't know what he is going to do and that's what is so fascinating about it. he said he was going to buy this and then he spent months trying not to buy this. i don't know what his motive is here from on out. he came in with a kitchen sink saying, let that sink in. today he said, let the good times roll. he's using twitter. of course, he has blocked people from twitter. mr. free speech has blocked people from twitter if he

doesn't like what he sees. we will see what kind of free forum it ends up being in the end. >> there have been questions. he did try to get out of the deal for a long time. is this the bright, shiny project of the moment, and if and when elon musk loses interest what does it mean? is this a sense it is maybe of a blip for him and then he will move on to something else? >> we will see. you foeknow, he does move from project to project quickly. he is running, what, four, five, six companies now. it is hard to keep track of how many companies he is in charge of. this is the shiny new object for him. this morning he will dill in and i think he will put a lot of focus into it at the start. once rockets start launching for spacex and there's a new tesla car coming off the line. there have been reports that he would install himself as ceo. i think he will find it is not tenable.

it is part of spacex's success, is that he has a deputy to keep things going day to day. i think he will find he has to have that at twitter to make it a success long term. >> thank you both. still ahead, cnn's exclusive interview with treasury secretary janet yellen acknowledging inflation is hurting americans. why she thinks we are not headed for recession. plus, while donald trump's tax returns may be available next week. could the president though take it all the way to the supreme court? we will continue to follow breaking news, updating you on the other side of this break, pause pelosi, husband of speaker nancy pelosi, hospitalized after being violently attacked inside their sasan francisco home. stay with us.

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violently attacked according to a statement from her office, inside their san francisco home. he is now hospitalized. that statement from her office, noting it was early this morning an assailant broke into the pelosi residence in san francisco and violently assaulted mr. pelosi. also note that the assailant is in custody. the motivation for the attack is under investigation. the statement also notes the speaker was not home at the time and that her husband is expected to make a full recovery. key inflation measures just released this morning show prices still rising at a pretty uncomfortable level for folks. the price consumers paid for goods and services up 6.2% for the year-ending in september. so new spending, earnings numbers, also just released within the last hour. what does all of this mean? how do we translate it? this is when we turn to our good friend rahel solomon from cnn business. what should we make of this and where do we stand this morning?

>> stop me if you heard this before, but inflation continued to rise in the month of september. i hate to say it, but prices rose modestly, 0.3%. on a headline level, food and energy, those prices rose about half a percent. prices are about 6.2% higher than a year ago. of course, the fed who, by the way, they actually check this report a bit more closely than they do some of the other inflation reports. the fed would like that 6.2% number, erica, to be closer to 2%. that's the target. clearly a lot of work ahead for the fed. now, on the other hand we got some consumer spending data in the same report which showed consumer spending held on, continuing even when adjusted-for-inflation was positive, which is what we saw in yesterday's gdp report. yet another sign despite the rising prices, despite the rising interest rates consumers are hanging tight, holding on and still spending. >> rahel solomon, appreciate it.

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paul pelosi, the husband of the house speaker, attacked in his san francisco home. speaker pelosi's office in a statement saying he will recover but is hospitalized. the suspect is in custody according to the speaker's office. there is no word at this hour of a possible motive, but this news, of course, comes amid heightened concerns about violence in the lead-up to midterm elections. a few weeks ago senator susan collins told "the new york times," quote, i wouldn't be surprised if a senator or house member was killed. what started with abusive phone calls has escalated to real violence. joining us now, tammy baldwin of the state of wisconsin. a lot to get but i want to point out that there's no indication that the speaker's home or the speaker's house were targeted because of political violence. when we hear those chilling words from your colleague across

the hall over her concerns and what we saw this morning, what is your level of concern about not only threats but perhaps potential threats of violence for yourself or your fellow members? >> yeah. well, first i want to say that paul pelosi and nancy pelosi are in my thoughts and prayers in this very, very frightening news. we have seen, you know, even before january 6th, we have seen very ugly rhetoric that appears to incite violence. we have obviously seen political violence as we did on january 6th. it is a dangerous time and i think that we need to see leaders act responsibly with regard to their rhetoric. it is a very concerning time when you hear basically

characterizations of anyone who identifies with a political party that is more than a difference of how we solve challenges, how we respond to agreed-upon challenges that america faces. so it is very concerning to me. >> how much is ghaktiimpacting you are hearing from not only constituents but potential voters as you are out there campaigning in your state right now? does rhetoric, violent rhetoric, the divisiveness, how often does that come up. >> it comes up quite frequently in conversations with voters. i'm worried about the very status of our democracy, and people who are looking at the various actions at the state level as well as the federal level to make it more difficult to participate, the idea of

false elector slates that were passed along actually by my senior senator on january 6th, people are worried about the linkage between this language and threats to our very democracy. >> when we look at where things stand, you're home obviously. i know you have been out there on the campaign trail. you are set to be with secretary buttigieg later today, former president obama will be in wisconsin, there to drum up support tomorrow. as of now the president is not planning as far as i know to be in wisconsin. are there concerns that his presence would alienate voters? would you like him there? >> you know, president biden was in wisconsin just a few weeks ago, and we always welcome his many visits to the state of wisconsin. in these closing todays though really the focus is on getting the vote out. what i'm hearing from voters in

these closing days is a realization of just what it would mean if republicans were to take over control in the senate or the house, particularly in our senate race. you know, the extreme agenda of putting social security and medicare on the shopping block every year. the idea that our senior senator, ron johnson, supports a criminal ban on abortion nate wide that -- excuse me, the agenda is quite concerning. the actions we just took to lower prescription judges allowing medicine care to negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies, they're already talking about how to repeal that. i think voters in wisconsin are realizing how extreme that agenda is and gravitating back to democrats, and getting the vote out is our top priority in these closing days.

>> it is interesting you bring that up because there was cnn polling that struck me in terms of wisconsin voters specifically when looking at senate candidates there, those that say party control is a top consideration favor mandela barnes. ron johnson high school a larger percentage when it comes to other issues. you are basically hearing from voters that want to make sure they have control in washington. but if more republicans are motivated in some of the issues specifically about the senate race, how do you counter that? >> right now we see a dead heat in wisconsin. even, you know, cnn polling shows a 1.5 among likely voters and a much tighter race among registered voters. this becomes a turn-out operation and that's, again,

where the conversations with voters in the final days of this midterm election, they're absorbing what would happen if republicans gained control in the u.s. senate. they're increasingly favoring mandela barnes, coming out to the polls, casting their votes, making sure their voices are heard, whether it is johnson's support of a criminal abortion ban or his proposal to put earned benefits of social security add med caicare on the chocking block every year or to try to block legislation as he did to give veterans who have been expose it to toxic burn pits the coverage and the treatment that they had earn or sinking in and people are realizing that the consequence of a republican-control in the senate is an extreme agenda that

we just can't afford to have. >> real quickly because we are just about out of town. in terms of post selection the senate punted on same-sex marriage until after the midterm. you are a leading sponsor of the bill. are you confident come november 9th you have the votes? >> i do believe we have sufficient votes, several extras. i was disappointed the vote had to occur after the midterm but i am prepared nto have it passed into law. i want to bring you up to speed on this breaking story out of san francisco. speaker nancy pelosi's husband paul pelosi attacked in his home in san francisco. we have now learned it was a male assailant according to information shared from police who used a hammer.

again, a male assailant who used a hammer according to the speaker's office. paul pelosi was violently assaulted. he is currently in the hospital, expected to recover. we will get you information on. also, we're learning the january 6th committee could soon speak with top officials in the secret service, that's ahead.

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president donald trump and his legal woes. trump's defense team and federal prosecutors we have learned met in a sealed court hearing on thursday in washington, d.c. cnn has learned it was related at least in part to the justice department ongoing demand that all documents marked classified be returned to the federal government. as we know, this is just one of several developments that we are following in different legal issues involving the former president. cnn legal analyst elie hoenig is here. elie, looking at this meeting, what does it tell you that this meeting happened in d.c. and it was, quote, a sealed hearing? >> reporter: erica, sealed means it was confidential, not open to the public. all trial ard court proceedings are open to the public. you can watch and we can sometimes broad on tv. the fact it was done sealed tells me it was likely connected to grand jury because grand jury proceedings by law are conducted secretly under seal. i think if you look at the fact

it happened in d.c., that further suggests it could be related to a grand jury. we know there is a grand jury seated in washington, d.c. looking at this case and it went in front of chief judge howell who is the chief judge in d.c. that oversees grand jury. it could be a disagreement with a subpoena or the scope of subpoena's seventy. >> if we lay it out and look at the documents seized from mar-a-lago, there's a lot of back and forth happening there. there is also a november 30th deadline for the special master. when could we hear from the doj in that matter? >> so that's always up to the justice department itself for the most part, but we know we will not hear anything of substance between now and mid terms which are now about ten days away. we know as you point out that the special master is going through the documents, is supposed to be done with it by end of november, perhaps into early december. once we get there, i think and hope that the justice department

knows they need to move quickly in one way or another. this has dragged out over a year, the doj has been negotiating, search warrant, trying goat the documents. one way or another they have to bring it to a conclusion it either con lead there's no criminal charges and put an end to it or if they are bringing criminal charges do it quickly because once the mid terms are over we will be heading into 2024 season. donald trump may announce his candidacy and it will be more complicated for doj. >> it said that he had to turn over the requested documents but it is not the end of the road here. he could go to the supreme court. >> he could and i'm sure he will try to. in all likelihood, erica, donald trump will lose this case. he has lost so far at every level of the federal courts because the law is quite clear. it says if the house ways and means community requests an individual's tax returns, then the irs, quote, shall furnish

them. all of the courts, including the court of appeals, says shall furnish means you have to. trump has lost so far. he is likely to lose again. but he has the right to ask the supreme court to take the case. then you are looking at the calendar because on january 3rd, 2023, a new congress takes over, that subpoena will lose its effect and if the republicans take congress they will withdraw the subpoena. as often happens with donald trump, erica, this will be a game of delay and a race against the calendar. >> elie honig, good to see you, my friend. thank you. >> thanks, erica. maybe you first heard the rally cry, "stop the steal in 2020" now that message is shifting. the new message from extreme right-wing groups, "watch the polls." we will take a look at the intimidation factor just ahead of the mid terms.

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. the new york police department out with a sharp warning. to watch out for violence ahead of the midterms. advising vigilance in the final days leading up to election day in november 8th. they say political events and polling sites to be targeted for extremists. head of digital integrity at the institute for strategic dialogue, it is good to have with us this morning. we look at that warning here in new york. we also look at what we've seen in the last few days. maricopa county, men wearing tactical gears and masks were observed at a ballot drop box. how concerned are you about threats, about intimidation as

we ramp up to the election? >> thanks for having me, erica. we have concerned about threats to election workers. we are concerned about what we're seeing around calls for vigilance, watching drop boxes, watching the polls. y but i think vigilance is the key word, but you shouldn't feel paranoid. social media shows us the vitriol and at the same time it doesn't show the people turned off by it. it is important to try to remain vigilant but not let this have a suppression effect and not have people go out to the polls because of all of this. >> and with elon musk taking control of twitter, are you concerned that misinformation could be amplified? >> yes. i mean, with elon musk taking over twitter, i think all of us researchers are concerned that we'll continue to see social media platforms fail even more in having the right policies to stop some of the hate, division and threats of violence and i

think with elon musk in particular while he talks a big game, we don't have any evidence that he knows into what keeps a platform like twitter safe. >> in 2016, a lot of the focus was on foreign attackers. attempts to meddle in elections here in the u.s. it seems that conversation has changed in 2022 and it is more domestic. would you agree with that? >> absolutely. and in fact the domestic disinformation was pre present in the. while there was an outside focused on foreign actors, this is has been going on for a while and for years some of the bad actors and extremists on the right have been spending time seeding the same disinformation that are currently why people are activating and exercising some of this extreme behavior around the polls in the midterms. >> joy, we'll have to leave it there. but appreciate your insight this

morning. thank you. >> thank you. an important programming note for you. this sunday, be sure to join us for a cnn special report as kyung lah speak to officials who fear violence in their communities. america's dangerous divide airs right here on sunday night at 8:00 eastern. still it come, history being made on the side of el capitan in yosemite national park. we're so excited about this segment. we are working to speak live with 8-year-old sam currently mid-climb trying to become the youngest person ever to reach the summit. be sure to join us for that. also ahead here, terrifying moments in a plane that had -- look at that, a large chunk of the nose torn off in rough weather. we'll take a look at what has happening inside before that emergency landnding. sirloin salisbury y steak and all-natural salmon. perfect for lunch h or dinner.

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[ yelling ] i mean, you could just feel the anxiety when you watch that video. tense, frightening moment as board this flight. heading from chile to paraguay when it flew through severe weather and caused some serious damage to the plane's nose and windshield. pete muntean is with me now. so pilots had to make an emergency landing and the pikes from the inside and outside of the plane are really something. >> you mentioned anxiety. more than anxiety for the passengers. terror, i think that was probably going through their head on flight 1325 between chile and paraguay. they hit bad weather but then diverted to the brazil.

on the ground they decided to wait it out for three hours, 48 passengers on board and then took off again trying to complete the flight and that is when they went through this monster of a thunderstorm. look at the video from inside of the plane. the lightning so bright it lit up the inside bright as day. you could see the bumps so severe there that bags and things on people laps going up to the ceiling. also if you listen closely, you could hear what sounds like hail hitting the airplane. that is what i think explains the severe damage to the outside of the plane. you could see the nose cone caved in of the airbus a-320. the windshield shattered. and this is so incredible, because it turned into an emergency landing but you have to question the judgment of the pilots here. why did they decide to go into this weather when they have so much data about what is in front of them. not only on board the airplane but from air traffic control.

we heard from lad am, the airline and they're supported the passengers and will comply with the investigation by civil aviation authorities in paraguay. of course they will look into why the pilots made this call. there is some conjecture out that said they didn't want to deal with emptying the airplane out in brazil and running up against their duty time, how much time they could stay on the clock. it is an interesting investigation about why the passengers were put through such a horrible experience. >> it is such an interesting point that you make there, pete, given the information that is available. always appreciate it. thank you. top of the hour here on cnn. i'm erica hill. the breaking news we are following this morning. paul pelosi, the husband of nancy pelosi, hospitalized at this hour after being attacked with a hammer at the couple's home in san francisco overnight. we do have our correspondents and naums standing by. i want to begin with manu raju. we're hearing from the speaker's