man when he came under attack. jeanne moos reports on her volleyball spike. >> wendi murdoch was easy to pick out in pink. when you're 38 years younger than your husband, it's nice to rub his back and pour him water before he testifies. she even restrained him when he pounded the table too much. but she didn't restrain herself when this happened. >> oh. >> reporter: an activist pulled a foam-filled plastic pie plate out of a plastic bag, some of that foam landed on m n producer jonathan wald as the attacker. >> plunges it squarely into the face of murdoch. >> and that's when his wife wendi whacked the guy, even picked up the plate. >> hit him back with it. it was extremely dramatic. >> reminds us of the woman who used her purse to try to knock the gun out of a hostage taker's hand. >> no. >> at a schoolboard meeting. >> this is the weapon. >> apart from shaving cream, all