2:30 a.m. friday. investigators responded to calls for a well-being check. and found pelosi's husband, paul, fighting off an intruder with a hammer. >> the suspect pulled a hammer away from ms. pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. >> police chief bill scott said

the intrude senior 42-year-old berkeley resident david depage arrested after officers arrived on scene. sources close to abc7 news say depage confronted paul after breaking into a door tonight side of their home yelling for nancy's whereabouts before violently assaulting him with a hammer. paul was immediately transported to san francisco general where he underwent surgery to his head to repair a skull fracture. and severe injuries to his right arm and hand. >> how could this be? somebody broke into his home and attacked him? we were just horrified that such a thing could happen. >> just horrible. it's just horrible. it's horrific. >> investigators say the motive for this attack is still being determined. but congressional colleagues who saw first hand the violence unfold on january 6 believe it's clear this was a targeted threat toward the speaker. >> of course assassination attempt. that's what they wanted to do on

january 6. that mob of insurrectionists attacked the capitol specifically to kill pelosi. and the vice president. >> it's exactly what the insurrectionists were saying on january 6. nancy, where are you? where are you, nancy? and this man broke into the home and that's what he was saying. and there is -- means there cents any difference. i can't believe this is my country. >> speaker pelosi is the highest ranking member of congress. third in line to assume the presidency. a position that has provided a full-time capitol police detail. while the speaker was away at the time of this attack, it's still unclear why there wasn't more security present at their home. >> we're working closely with our partners from the f.b.i., the u.s. attorney's office, the u.s. capitol police, and our district attorney here in san francisco county, d.a. brook jenkins. >> we'll proceed with the

appropriate charges. >> prey for the family and really pray for our country. and our democracy because each one of these acts really diminishes all of us. it damages the soul. >> depage was booked at the san francisco county jail on attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary, along with several other felonies. mean wheel, paul pelosi is still recovering at san francisco general. we're told while the injuries are significant, his doctors thankfully expect a full recovery. dan? >> that is good to here. let's wish had ima speedy recovery. thank you, stephanie. the break-in and attack took place in the home the pelosiies have lived in for years. it's located in pacific heights, one of the wealthiest and safest neighborhoods in san francisco as you know. but it is a frequent target of protests from people on both sides of the political aisle. abc7 news reporter is live from outside the home with reaction to this terrible attack.

>> well, dan, my colleague stephanie mentioned the door that was broken. just want to give you an update that right over my left shoulder, they are repairing that glass as we speak. and you know, i pass this house on my way home every single night. and i can say that i've always thought how exposed this family has been. and you know, neighbors here, i spoke to them, they are of course shocked like we all were. but really not surprised. this morning, the pelosi he home became one of san francisco's main attractions for both locals and tourists. after word quickly spread that the speaker's husband had been attacked inside their home. police, f.b.i., and capitol hill investigators search through the house. the couple's son, paul loss i jr., was also -- pelosi jr., was also present. the bomb squad arrived, found nothing. according to the assessor's office the family purchased the

home in 2007. neighbors living near the very visible pelosi home told us the house has been targeted a number of times. >> and i feel like the more protests and everything like that that just draws attention to this block is further putting out there, you know, the address where they live. and inviting the crazies to come in and attack them with hammers. and god only knows what else. >> stop very maniizing us. >> for years protesters have made it a point to bring their issues here, disregarding their privacy. in january, 2021 the home was vandalized with graffiti prompting san francisco police to have a unit stationed outside and around the clock for several months. and now this. a home invasion and a brutal attack on paul pelosi. >> people with mental problems going along the street yelling outside my house. it's kind of scary. the whole city has gotten much worse. and i've lived here for almost 50 years. >> because speaker pelosi was not here in san francisco,

neither was her security detail. even before the january 6 insurrection on capitol hill, members of congress have received additional funding for security at their home because of the ongoing threats. as the midterm elections move closer, some here are keshad. -- concerned. >> fearing that come election day, this could be a dangerous place to be should the right decide to camp out here. >> and the speaker is obviously still at the hospital. but once she arrives here, you know that she's home because of her security. and i'm talking about two to three large, very big black s.u.v.'s as part of her security. and that's why i was surprised, dan, when i heard that the person in custody was asking mre is nancy? obviously he doesn't know because it's pretty obvious when the speaker. house is home.

i'm live in san francisco, lien lien. abc7 news. >> now, paul pelosi is recovering. right now at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital nancy pelosi arrived there a short time ago flying in from washington, d.c. we want to go to abc7 news reporter ryan curry for the latest on his condition tonight. ryan. >> yeah, good evening, dan. we're still waiting for an update from the then about what his current condition is right now. we do know from the statement from the newhouse speaker's office that he did receive surgery, two surgeries, one for his skull and the other for his arm. and hand. following that assault that happened at his home earlier this morning. he is expected to make a full recovery. so that is good news for the pelosi family. we do know that the house speaker is now currently here at the hospital. sky 7 did catch her walking into the hospital from the front entrance as she is now with her family presumably with them

while they get an update what the husband's current condition is right now. that is following a very long -- she was in the nationas capital earlier this morning and is now in san francisco alongside her family. we have been here all day long. we do know that there was a large security presence toward the emergency room entrance of this hospital. that's on the north side. several s.f.p. squad cars were also parked there and still are there throughout the most of the evening. it was a quiet day outside of that. and now right now, we are awaiting to hear that update from hospital staff about what the current condition currently is. we do know that the speaker's husband is 82 years old. so obviously something involving a head injury like that is concerning to the family with somebody of that level of age right now. but as they mentioned in their statement, he is expected to make a full recovery. so that is very positive news for the pelosi family. and obviously now we do know is that the house speaker is back in san francisco alongside her family, alongside her husband, while he continues to recover.

and once we get more information about the current status, we will provide that for you. but for now, we're live here at s.f. general, ryan curry, abc7 news. >> the suspect, 42-year-old david depage s. a native of british columbia but has been a california resident for the last 20 years. >> looking into the online presence and for any warning signs that he might have posted. he joins us now with that story. so what have you learned about what he's been posting online, dan? >> it's been fast and furious the past few months. and david was part of the bookerly art crowd, some 10 years ago. used to sell hemp bracelets online. but in the past few months, he took a hard turn to conspiracy theories. >> what we do is try to prevent extremism and hate in the real world by monitoring online spaces. >> kevin reyes of the institute for strategic dialogue was one. first to find and capture.

david: depope's online rage. a variety of conspiracy theories and extremist ideologies on facebook, and his blog page welcome to big brother's censorship hell. >> covid-19 conspiracies to information against women, content against the jewish community, federal law enforcement. pizza-gate even. the pyramids on the dollar bills. >> but reyes said there were no online warnings of an imminent attack. no threats to physically target anyone. the head of u.c. berkeley center for ride wing studies tells me it's clear what fueled depope who reportedly said where's nancy as he broke into the house this morning. >> he was saying where's nancy? where do we remember that from? we remember that from january 6. >> and it was as well the occasion people were shot shouting hang mike pence. >> rosenthal says the attack of pelosi's house is a result of a failure of our national leaders to lower the temperature on political discourse. and disavow conspiracy theories.

>> as long as the myth of the stolen election is maintained and nourished by the republican party, the threat of actions like today's or january 6 are going to be with us. >> and those experts are watching now to see how the extremeists respond. they are concerned this could lead to other violent attacks. >> unfortunate this happened. but hopefully a learning lesson at some point. >> we'll see. our coverage of the paul pelosi attack continues. up next, the security concerns it is raising for other members congress understandably and their families. our -- are authorities ready to change their protocol? >> also breaking right now, an arrest in the murder of an oakland dentist. the suspect, the dentist's boyfriend. we're now learning he has taken his own life while in custody. abc7 news at 5:00 will

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karina: lawmakers are expressing concern after the attack on house speaker nancy pelosi's husband, paul. president biden called speaker pelosi giving his support the white house released a statement on behalf of president biden saying in part, the president is praying for paul pelosi and for speaker pelosi's whole family. he's also very glad that a full recovery is expected. vice president kamala harris

tweeted doug and i are appalled by the attack adding, quote, the entire pelosi family is in our hearts and we wish him a speedy recovery. dan: this terrible attack is prompting new questions about security for lawmakers and their families. abc7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has that part of our coverage. reporter: capitol police are considering additional protection for families of congressional leadership. after san francisco police say 42-year-old david depape entered house speaker nancy pelosi he's san francisco home overnight and attacked her husband, paul, with a hammer. sources tell abc news depape allegedly broken in through a sliding glass door and was shouting where's nancy. >> violence and the threat of death is a real thing lawmakers face in this country. >> nolan is professor of communication at california university east bay. >> the news of the break-in at the pelosi house unfortunately seemed like a continuation of the escalation of political violence we've seen over the last decade in the united states. >> he says including the january 6 attack on the capitol.

where it's been reported rioters also called for the house speaker to come out. >> a really bad thing for a democracy when people think that they need to use violence rather than the ballot box to create change in society. it's impossible for democracy to work with the threat of violence shaping political decision making. >> u.s. capitol making say speaker pelosi was in washington, d.c., with her protective detail at the time of the break-in. the uscp would not comment on security for lawmakers' families telling abc7 news in an email statement for safety reasons, the uscp does not discuss potential security measures. do you think it should be different? >> we live in a time now where lawmakers' families need to be protected just as much as the lawmaker. and this is an issue across ideological spectrum. reporter: higdon said it is important to be curious where this violence stems from. >> what are the issues in our society that push someone to believe they need to engage in violence to create political change and what can we do to transform our society to make it a place where people act within

the system rather than violence when they try and create change? >> for the i-team melanie woodrow, abc7 news. dan: our team coverage of the attack on paul loss he does not end here. the san francisco police department is expected to hold a news conference at 5:30. we will take you there live as soon as it begins. then coming up at 6:00 local experts explain how growing threats against political leaders could affect our democracy. karina: abc7 news has learned the man charged in the murder for hire case of his girlfriend in oakland died by suicide in jail this afternoon. 73-year-old nelson chia was on suicide watch at jail dublin. last night he was arrested for hiring 33-year-old hasheem bason of stockton to kill his girlfriend, dr. lili xi, an east bay dentist. she was shot to death in august in oakland's little sighingen neighborhood near lake merritt. oakland police chief says that this case was about greed and

not about race as it was portrayed. dan: moving on, it is official. elon musk has officially acquired twitter. this morning, things are already shaking up as musk fired top executives. today, musk tweeted that he will be forming a diverse content moderation council before making any major account reinstatements. and content changes. no word yet who will take a seat on that new council. reports say musk does not plan to fire 75% of twitter's workforce as earlier reported. karina: still to come on abc7 news at 5:00, meteorologist sandhya patel joins us with a forecast for this weekend and halloween. that's c

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dan: all right. the weekend is here. halloween is coming. we want to check on the forecast. karina: it's very important right now. sandhya patel is here with that. sandhya: there are festivities going on for halloween. it's all dry. you're good to go. if you do have those plans. let me show you those temperatures right now. just absolutely gorgeous outside. before we get to those, though, let's start out actually first with a live picture from our tower cam. as you'll see just how lovely it is. mix of sunshine high clouds from our tower cameras right now. those clouds are courtesy of a system that is just -- those clouds to look at. we do have a couple of storms lined up heading toward the pacific northwest and eventually we'll get our share which is of the wet weather next week. high clouds on live doppler 7 as we check out those temperatures. one more time.

70's, 50's coast side. a look at our hawaiian airlines forecast for tomorrow. sunshine, hee clouds, milder weather. mid 60's to low 70's in our local airports. if you're getting out of town, honolulu, scattered showers, 86. sunshine from new york city to chicago to los angeles. 60's to upper 70's. now a look at the halloween planner for monday. it is really going to be absolutely gorgeous. all treats for 8:00, creepy clouds at 9:00 p.m. those temperatures will be dropping into the low to upper 50's by 10:00 p.m. so it is going to be a haunted night. nothing haunting tonight as you will look from our golden state gate bridge camera. a gorgeous view. high clouds and patchy fog. cool to chilly morning. warmer weekend and dry for halloween and we are still looking at showers and the chill the middle of next week. frost advisory definitely a chill. tomorrow morning, looking at frosts that could damage plants, numbers down to the low 30's. the rest of us here in the bay area because. cloud cover not going to get as

cold. we'll go with upper 30's to low 50's. your afternoon highs for your saturday, 61 in half moon bay, all the way to 76 in fairfield. so really just a beautiful mild day as we check out the forecast for the walk to end alzheimer's in sam ramon tomorrow. it is definitely going to be on the cold side. 45 in the morning. but by the time the ceremony and the walk begins, it will get comfortable. a little warmer. and then we bring in the wet weather next week. starts on tuesday. that cold storm out of the gulf of alaska will bring us scattered showers on wednesday. the mountains will get snow. travel could be impacted. certainly it will be a different weather environment next week. the accuweather seven-day forecast is warmer weather both saturday and sunday. mid to upper 70's for the warmest spots. halloween treat on monday. and then that level one storm bringing us scattered showers tuesday, wednesday, it is definitely going to be colder. feeling like winter. and then thursday, the chill settles in even though it will be bright and sunny in the afternoon. dan: my costume is warm.

sandhya: oh, good.

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dan: well, finally here tonight, the people of the u.k. will soon find king charles in their purses and pockets. karina: the u.k. royal mint in wales has started to print the new coins after months of painstaking work to get the image just right. it has to be just right, dan. dan: absolutely. and the pictures of king charles on his 70th birthday to create a likeness of the monarch. the coins will start being distributed in december. very cool. karina: that's it for this edition of abc7 news. i'm karina nova. dan: and i'm dan ashley. for all of us here we appreciate your time and as we mentioned a few minutes ago, the san francisco police department is expected to hold a news conference on the attack of paul pelosi any moment now.

karina: and we're going to interrupt world news tonight to bring it to you live as soon as it begins here on abc7 and

♪ tonight, house speaker nancy pelosi's husband attacked with a hammer inside their home. tonight he is out of surgery now. word just coming in on his condition. the suspect authorities say now facing attempted homicide charges. tonight authorities say the suspect was there for speaker pelosi. sources telling abc news the suspect was yelling "where's nancy?" chilling details of the brutal attack. officers inside the home and what they witnessed when they got there. the suspect armed with a hammer attacking mr. pelosi in front of them. speaker pelosi in washington at the time. paul pelosi suffering, quote, significant injuries, undergoing surgery to his skull. and what we're now learning about the suspect tonight. what they found on his social media page. authorities say multiple false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, about covid, and