the man came into connolly's office.old me this person used a metal bat to strike one senior aid of his over the head and then attacked another one on her side. the one he attacked on her side was an intern on the first day of the office. both staffers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. they're now being treat ed. this coming at a time of a rise of political violence, everything stemming from last year from nancy pelosi's home in san francisco, the attack on her husband, back in 2017 the attack on the baseball diamond, steve scalise being shot on that baseball diamond. today this assailant using a bat allegedly to attack two aides. connolly telling me this individual also destroyed many things in his office. glass was shattered in a conference room, computers were destroyed. connolly saying this individual was filled with rage at the time. within five minutes or so, that's when police responded to this attack. connolly said there were a handful of aides in his office. connolly, himself, was at

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connolly told cbs news the police had to subdue the attack., he was that agitated and violent. and i understand there was an altercation with one police officer had minor injuries from. >> reporter: the two officers world were released monday night. they said that connolly was at a ribbon-cutting at a nearby food bank during the time of the attack. police looking for the motive, but pham does not have a criminal history here. norah. >> norah: scott macfarlane, thank you. next to the latest at the southern border, just days after the expiration of title 42, the number of migrants crossing into the united states is much lower than officials feared. ed o'keefe reports that biden administration cautions it could be too soon to say if their new rules are working. >> reporter: a flights carrying migrants back to honduras took off today from louisiana. part of the ongoing removal of those who have illegally crossed into the united states. but four days since the end of title 42 and despite warning, potential chaos from president biden and other offic

our capitol hill team talked with congressman connolly on the phone. he said the attacker went on a rampage, smashing some of the windows inside in the conference room, also breaking computers. here is more from the fairfax city police sergeant. >> you could absolutely tell that the people inside were scared. they were hiding. someone swinging a bat around, i would be scared as well. >> reporter: this suspect is now being held without bond. he's facing two charges. congressman connolly basically said he went on a rage inside the office. congressman connolly releasing a statement saying in part, the thought that someone would take advantage of my staff's accessn't to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating. what's interesting is police chief tom major testified last month talking about this increased threat to lawmakers. he says in the past six years, the threat has increased 400%. today we're seeing this attack at this district office of democratic congressman gerry connolly, two staffers struck with a metal bat, the suspect in cust

the suspect allegedly entering the virginia field office of democratic representative gerry connolly, going on a rampage with a metal baseball bat, demanding to see the congressman, then attacking two staffers with that bat, one of them an intern, with other staffers hiding in fear the suspect, thought to be a constituent, damaging computers and shattering glass in that office. the congressman calling the assault devastating and unconscionable the suspect is now under arrest, and it's the latest attack in what has been a growing number of threats aimed at elected officials. and it's where we begin tonight with nbc's ryan nobles in fairfax, virginia. >> reporter: tonight police in fairfax, virginia working to figure out why a man entered congressman gerry connolly's district office and went on a rampage. >> it is very concerning, and it's quite frankly scary that someone can just walk up to an office holding a baseball bat and just start swinging >> reporter: according to connolly, the suspect, identified by police as xuan kha tran pham, came into the office demanding to see the congre

. >> reporter: two staffers for virginia democratic representative gerry connolly rushed to the hospitaler police say a man walked into his fairfax, virginia, district office and attacked them with a metal baseball bat. >> someone swinging a bat around, i would be scared as well. >> reporter: the alleged attacker identified as 49-year-old xuan kha tran pham, connolly's office telling "abc news" he hit a senior aide in the head and intern in the upper body. police say the suspect asked for the congressman by name but connolly was at a ribbon cutting for a food bank in his district at the time. >> what is that you are trying to protect? >> reporter: connolly, a democrat who serves on the house foreign affairs and house oversight committees, writing "my district office staff make them available to the constituents and numbers the public every day. the thought that someone would take advantage of my staff's accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating." no word yet on a motive but authorities say they are looking into that mental illness as a potential factor.

i heard about the gerry connolly thing on the news.idea it was so close to hope. >> reporter: the alleged attacker walked into his district office in fairfax in an enraged state. >> turns out that he had already used that bat to destroy older woman's windshield out further west. so, he was on a tear. >> he did arrive here in a vehicle. and he walked to the office. and began swinging the bat, striking two staff members. >> reporter: the congressman telling cnn he wasn't there at the time. >> a man had come into our office with a metal baseball bat. and asked for me. and when told that i was at an event, he proceeded to attack the young intern who was at the front desk on her first day. and then when the noise and commotion became clear, others came running out of their offices and he attacked my outreach director and hit her badly on the back of her head. >> reporter: the suspect's father told cnn he has tried to get help for his son in the past. the 49-year-old was also known to law enforcement. he was charged in january of 2022 with f

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connolly calling for more funding for security for members in districts. left vulnerable, as was the case in connolly's office, who's pushing for more money to ensure this doesn't happen again. >>> tomorrow north carolina's legislature will try to override their veto on restricting abortion after 12 weeks. lawmakers enjoy a supermajority in the state. the attempt to overwrite the veto comes after pressure to four republicans. appreciate you being with us. you only need one republican to defect in order to prevent an override of your veto. how likely do you think that is? >> we're working really hard. we know that a lot of constituents are trying to hold these republicans to their promise to protect women's reproductive freedom. we know this legislation was passed in the dark of night. they turned the clock back 50 years in 48 hours, didn't allow any amendment, didn't allow any public input. we've been working to educate the public about all of the obstacles that are being placed in the way of women with this legislation. they advertise it as a 12-week ban.

"outfront" now, democratic congressman gerry connolly of virginia.ce, i think for anybody watching, just bring this home. this is a suburban office building, right? your staffers were there just on a regular day. someone comes in with a bat, all that, the destruction, the broken glass, the broken office equipment, the blood, the injuries, it's absolutely terrifying. i know that you were at the hospital with both of your aides who was attacked. how are they? >> the good news is they've been released from the hospital, which means that i hope that the worst that could happen from their injuries is not going to happen. so they are on the road to physical recovery. but now the hard work begins, which is the recovery from the psychic wounds and the trauma that was inflicted yes long-ter. >> i know that this office is only six people. it's a close-knit group. the intern was just beginning her internship. but the suspect came in looking for you specifically. this person said they were looking for you, and then obviously they continued with this terrible att

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congressman connolly, he was actually not at this district office. food pantry ribbon-cutting. but he did release a statement about this. he said the thought that someone would take advantage of my staff's accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating. now, the two people who were attacked, they were taken to the hospital, nonlife-threatening injuries. but, wolf, this is really coming on the heels of many threats to members of congress as well as their staff. the u.s. capitol police chief tom major testified in a hearing just last month, saying that threats have gone up 400% in the past six years. wolf? >> it's so, so disturbing. jessica schneider, thank you very much. she's on the scene for us. >>> let's discuss what's going on with representative veronica escobar, a democrat of texas, a member of congress. thank you so much for joining us. what's your reaction to this attack on staffers and gerry connolly's office? it comes amid a wave of truly unprecedented violent threats and attacks against u.s. lawmakers. >> well,

norah, connolly was attending a ribbon cutting out a food bank at the time of this attack.hing for the motive, but they also say that he has no known criminal history. >> norah: scott macfarlane, thank you. next, the latest at the southern border appear just days after the expiration of title 42, the number of migrants crossing is much lower than officials fe feared. reporting that the biden administration cautions that could be too seemed to say if they are new are working. >> of flights carrying migrants back to honduras took off from louisiana, part of the ongoing removal of those who illegally crossed into the united states. but four days since the end of title 42, despite warnings of potential chaos, attempted crossings from mexico have slowed feared border officials apprehended nearly 4200 people on sunday, down from 10,000 plus per day last week. and the final days of title 42. >> we are closely watching what is happening. the plan that we have developed across the u.s. government addresses these flows, and it will work overtime, and we are go be keeping a very close

bank in his district at the time. >> what is that you are trying to protect. >> reporter: connolly,emocrat who serves on the house foreign affairs and house oversight committees writing "my district office staff make them available to the constituents and numbers the public every day. he thought that someone would take advantage of my staff's accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating." no word on the motive but authorities say they are looking into that mental illness as a potential factor. as for the intern who was injured, we are told it was their first day on the job. david. >> david: that's really something. janai norman, thank you. late today the final report made public by the trump era special cousel investigating the origins of the fbi's russia investigation. john durham appointed by former president of the attorney general bill barr in his 300 page report deeply critical of the fbi. here's our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: tonight the end of a long road for special counsel john durham who was appointed by

two staffers of virginia commerce majorie connolly were attacked. suspect asked for the congers meant. tonight we learn the suspect has also been charged with a hate crime after an earlier incident. the chilling video showing him chasing a woman with that bat through a yard as she screams for help. it is disturbing. janai norman in fairfax, virginia, tonight. >> reporter: prosecutors filing a hate crime charged against the man of tackling two congressional staffers with a basal bat, shocking new video shows the suspect chasing a woman through yard holding a metal bat. police say the suspect asked the woman if she was white before smashing her when chilled, less than an hour later police say that a 49-year-old walked into congressman jerry connolly's fairfax, virginia, office brandishing the bat, a brand-new intern telling him connolly was not there. >> he didn't like the answer and proceeded to beat her with a baseball bat. he had turned on my outreach director and beat her on the head with a bat. >> overnight both staffers release from the hospital

connolly spoke about that. let's play what he had to say. >> one of the staffers who was injured, she's an intern and today was her first day. so imagine your first day in the office as it comes in with a baseball bat and beats you. you know, so, we got issues we're going to deal with, but i've got a strong and resilient staff, they're committed to their mission, and they're not going to be deterred by this kind of tragic incident by someone who is mentally ill. >> reporter: this revived questions about security for members, security for their family, security for staff. speaker mccarthy, his office weighed in on this. put up a quote from his spokesman who said speaker mccarthy made clear his expectation to politics must be separated from security and has empowered the house sergeant at arms to work with u.s. capitol police to protect all members of congress as they deem necessary. members are permitted to secure their district offices at no additional cost to them. chris? >> sahel, thank you. brendan u.s. capi

at this hour connolly's office says the attacker reportedly one of connolly's constituents is in custodymbers were taken to the hospital with what is being described as non-life-threatening injuries. it is also the latest data point in what appears to be an increasingly dangerous time for public servants and the people who work for them. the end of connolly's statement on the matter reads, "i have the best team in congress. my district office staff make themselves available to constituents and members of the public every day. the thought that someone would take advantage of my staff's accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating. joining our coverage is my colleague nbc news senior national political reporter sahel kapur. frank and andrew are still with us. sahel, tell us what we know at this hour. >> we know from capitol police and local police that this attack took place in broad daylight just moments before 11:00 a.m. in fairfax, virginia, which is a short drive away from where i am on capitol hill right now. u.s. capitol police say two congressional st

he went to connolly's office. yesterday's attack adds to the recent fate of violent attacks.usband with a hammer. the man had been looking for the speaker and wanted to, quote, break her knees. will following the fbi search of mar-a-lago in august, a man went to the fbi field office in cincinnati with an ar-15 and a nail gun. fortunately, no one in the fbi field office was hurt. and the number of threats against elected officials has surged in recent years. here's u.s. capitol police chief tom manger testifying before congress earlier today. >> one of the biggest challenges we face today is dealing with the increase in the number of threats against the members of congress. it's gone up over 400% over the last six years. these events demonstrate how the capitol police need to transform into a more protective agency, one that concentrates on protecting members and their families throughout the country, not merely in washington, d.c. >>> his former congresswoman gabby gifford's put it last night. political violence has no place in a democracy. the heightened threat environment f

virginia office brandishing that bat a brand new intern, telling him connolly wasn't there. he didn't like that answer and proceeded to beat her with a baseball bat on our first date, and he then turned on my always director and beat her on the head with the bat overnight. both staffers released from the hospital, who refused to appear for his video arraignment was previously charged with assaulting an officer. prosecutors called it a mental health crisis and dismissed those charges last year after he completed six months of treatment and last may, authorities say family filed a handwritten federal lawsuit against the c i a alleging the agency was wrongfully imprisoning and brutally torturing him. this latest this incident comes as threats and attacks on lawmakers are skyrocketing, according to capitol police up 400% over the last six years. and david. the congressman says this incident underscores the challenges to protecting lawmakers and the vulnerability of these district offices found, meanwhile, is being held with no bail. his arraignment now continued until july. davi

he actually specifically asked for congressman connolly, and committed an act of violence against two so serious that both of these staffers for congressman connolly were sent to the hospital with what is being described as nonlife threatening injuries. now the fairfax city police department has already tweeted that they were responding to this incident and that two people were taken to the hospital, confirming what congressman connolly is saying about this particular situation. the congressman goes on to say he has the best team in congress and his district office staff make themselves available to constituents and members of the public every single day. chris, this is an example of the increase that we've seen in threats against members of congress and the actual acts of violence that happened against members of congress and their staff as the polarization of politics becomes increasingly intense. we're seeing it play out in realtime here today with this incident in jerry connolly's district office. >> at least the district offices i have been in and it's been a few years because i

after two were hospitalized during a violent attack at the office of democratic congressman gerry connolly. plus, the desantis campaign overhaul that includes shaking hands and looking people in the eyes. >> i'm not a candidate, so we will see if and when that changes. >> senator ed markey on his renewed plan to fix a broken supreme court by adding four new justices. when all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening. from washington, d. c., i'm mehdi hassan in for chris hayes. over the weekend, president biden delivered the commencement address at one of the nation's leading historically black universities. he warned the graduates at howard about what he believes is the biggest threat facing this country, white supremacy. >> we know american history has not always been a fairytale. from the start, it's been a constant push and pull for more than 240 years between the best of us, the american ideal that we are all created equal, and the worst of us, a harsh reality. racism has long torn us apart. it's a battle that's never really over. but on our best days, enough of us have the guts and

. >> our correspondent, nick connolly is in kyiv. he has more on mondays attacks. >> no casualties in kyiv. a lot more activity. a lot wider geography than just kyiv. it is believed they lived near industrial facilities and this was collateral damage. there seems to be what -- there seems to be some kind of logic to these attacks. people here in kyiv are very conscious of the fact that those mornings are very serious indeed. >> nick connolly reporting from kyiv. russia's crackdown on opponents of its wharton ukraine has been well documented. lately, the kremlin has stepped up its efforts to stifle criticism. leading to what; the widest campaign of repression since the soviet union. recent targets have included students. question out of her shackles and on the run. getting goosebumps when she to inspect the moment she freed herself from house arrest and fled from russia to europe. >> right before i escaped, i was afraid because stupid thoughts kept coming into my head. she knows a per skip attempt had failed, she would likely be in pr

. >> reporter: congressman gerry connolly told cnn his district office in fairfax city, virginia, wasn easy target for a man wielding a metal baseball bat. >> enraged, in an enraged state. >> reporter: the suspect injured two of connolly's aides with the bat. his office was still cleaning up the blood on tuesday morning. he told cnn's manu raju this incident exposes a hole in security for members of congress. >> i think we're going to have to reassess the security we provide or don't provide district offices. if you're in a commercial office space like me, you have no security, none. >> reporter: house speaker kevin mccarthy said he spoke to connolly about the incident and said this at members district office. >> it's something you have to be continually cognizant of. what we've the unin the past, we put more money in where people can look at their district offices. >> reporter: connolly says he has met with capitol police chief tom manger to beef up security after his office. on tuesday he told a house committee about the alarming threats in lawmakers. >> it's gone up over 400% over

>> reporter: gerry connolly, the congressman from virginia, put out a statement detailing this harrowing attack that occurred in his district office earlier this morning. i'll read you part of this statement he put out. he said this morning an individual entered my district office armed with a baseball bat and asked for me before committing an act of violence against two members of my staff. he goes on to say the individual is in police custody and both members of my team were transferred to the hospital with na non-life threatening emergencies. his focus is ensuring they get the care that they receive. he goes on to thank the city of fairfax for its quick response to this issue. so congressman connelly indicating that two of his staffers were attacked by an individual that came in looking for him and attacked these two staff members with a baseball bat. these two staff members injured, non-life threatening injuries. of course this comes at a time when we're seeing a rise in political violence, threats that are made and also that have been carried out like we saw against the former house

in a statement, congressman connolly called the attack unconscionable and devastating.-speaker nancy pelosi's husband, paul, beaten with a hammer by an intruder in their san francisco home. norah, the congressman's office says connolly was attending a ribbon cutting at a food bank at the time of this attack. they're still searching for the motive at police headquarters, but they also say pham has no known criminal history here. >> scott macfarlane, thank you. >>> next, the latest at the southern border. just days after the expiration of title 42, the number of migrants crossing into the united states is much lower than officials feared. cbs's ed o'keefe reports the biden administration cautions it could be too soon to say if their new rules are working. >> reporter: a flight carrying migrants back to honduras took off today from louisiana, part of the ongoing removal of those who have illegally crossed into the united states. but four days since the end of title 42 and despite warnings of potential chaos from president biden and other top officials, attempted crossings

brent: brent: that was nick connolly reporting from kyiv.an's two biggest opposition parties have begun discussions on how to replace the country's military-dominated parliament red the pro-democracy party move forward achieved a stunning victory in elections over the weekend and is hoping to work with the pheu thai party to replace the military backed government which first came to power back in 2014 in a coup. reporter: greeted by cheers of "prime minister." [chanting] reporter: pita limjaroenrat basked in his election win with supporters. the victory of the progressive opposition leader has sent shockwaves through thailand's political establishment, and could bring nearly 10 years of mary-backed rule to an end -- military-backed rule to an end. the candidate is confident in his mandate. >> there is a sentiment of the ear that has changed. it is right timing. the people have been through enough of the last decade in the past decade. today is a new day, hopefully it is full of bright sunshine and hope going forward. reporter: move forward's

man wielding a bat attacked two staffers inside the district office of virginia congressman gerry connolly. those staffers are out of the hospital. the suspect is in custody. today the u.s. capitol police chief testified on the hill saying lawmakers and their staffs are becoming bigger targets for potential violence. >> one of the biggest challenges we face today is dealing with the sheer increase in the number of threats against the members of congress. it's gone up over 400% over the last six years. >> nbc news correspondent ryan nobles is on capitol hill for us. what do we know about the suspect? what sort of charges is he facing? >> reporter: he's facing four different charges, three felonies and stem from two different incidents that took place yesterday. in addition to the attack on the congressman's office which he is accused of the same suspect is accused of approaching a woman in a car, asking if she was white and smashing the window of that car with that bat he used in the congressman's office and seen chasing her later in the day. as a result three felony charges of that and the

brent: jennifer pahlke and nick connolly, to both of you, thinking.ow plausible is a drone attack on the kremlin? let's look to a political scientist from texas tech university, and a research fellow with the war institute. so, what was the reaction to this video the amount of moscow showing a drone exploding over the kremlin? >> it was sensational, but i think it also demonstrates the type of capacity involved in this attack. the drones in the videos, although short, seem to indicate that it was a moderate capacity because they are smaller drones, they have smaller payloads. the warheads seem to have delivered kind of a sparse payload, especially against the very well fortified kremlin. on the other hand, russian officials said they had electronic interference resistance suggesting more sophisticated navigation tag. this suggests that it could be the ukrainian army or a rogue actor on either side. brent: you said that the kremlin is well fortified. about moscow's air defense capabilities? are we talking about a drone that was able to evade radar? gue

connolly calling in for more security for members of offices in districts.'re in commercial buildings left completely unguarded and vulnerable, as with the case in connally's office. who is now pushing for more money to ensure this doesn't happen again. >> all right, manu raju, thanks very much, appreciated. tomorrow, north carolina's legislature will try to override their governor's veto on a bill that would restrict abortions after 12 weeks. the current limit is 20 weeks. -- lawmakers enjoy supermajority in their state -- comes after a -- trying to pressure for republicans who previously supported the current law to vote against their party. join now by governor roy cooper. governor, appreciate you for being with us. you only need one republican to defect in order to prevent a override of your veto. how likely do you think that is? >> we are working really hard. we know that a lot of constituents are trying to hold these republicans to their promise, to protect women's reproductive freedom. we know this legislation was passed in the dark of night, they tur

gerry connolly tweeting a statement about what happened here saying, in part, that many morning thatice and asked for connolly, but when he wasn't there, this person attacked his staffers with what we've now learned is a metal baseball bat. connolly then went on to say that both members of the team were transferred to the hospital, and right now the office's focus is ensuring that they are receiving the care that they need, but an extremely scary moment as we learned that one of the staffers was a senior staffer and was hit in the head with that metal baseball bat. another staffer was an intern on her first day in the office. she was hit in the side, and again, they're being treated for non-life-threatening injuries buck a very, very scary scene just outside of washington. >> we hope they have a quick recovery, ali. i also want you to talk to us about the other issue happening right now on capitol hill. the debt ceiling talks, president biden and top lawmakers are set to meet again tomorrow. where do things stand, and what's the official deadline? do we know yet? sometime in june? >>

this attack today happened at the district office for democratic congressman from virginia gerry connolly who you see here. this is his district office in fairfax, virginia, northern virginia just outside d.c. the congressman, himself, was not in the office. he was out apparently at a ribbon cutting for a local food bank. a man showed up at the office wielding a metal bat. he asked to see the congressman who wasn't there. then he reportedly just started swinging. congressman connolly's chief of staff tells nbc news tonight that the man smashed computers in the office and smashed glass with the bat. he then attacked two staffers. one senior staffer to the congressman, the man reportedly hit in the head with this metal baseball bat, and then one young staffer, an intern who was apparently on her first day on the job. he hit her with the metal bat in her side. both of those staffers were hospitalized. obviously this is terrible news in every possible way. the only possible late breaking news on this is we've now been told again that both of these staffers, the senior staffer hit in the head

connolly told cbs news the police had to subdue him. >> they had to tase him. i believe there was a bit of an altercation and one police officer had minor injuries from it. >> reporter: the two staffers were released from the hospital monday night. they don't know the motive, but they say pham does not have a criminal history on capitol hill. police say the number of threat investigations they're undertaking has skyrocketed from just a few years ago, up 400%. scott macfarlane, cbs news, the capitol. >>> well, a woman is sugar former new york city mayor rudy giuliani for alleged sexual assault and harassment. noel dunphy says she worked for giuliani as an off-the-books consultant while he was former president donald trump's attorney. she says giuliani coerced her into sex and owes her in nearly $2 million in unpaid wages. she's seeking $10 million in damages. she also claims to have audio recordings of giuliani making sexist, racist, and anti-semitic comments. he denies the allegations. >>> three people were killed and six injured after a mass shooting in new me

today gerry connolly, the congressman, said that his staff cleaned his office out >> there was blood in the carpet there was glass all over the place certain things were destroyed. my senior staff from here and my wife joined in the cleanup to try to shield those who experienced the trauma first >> reporter: connolly said he is now considering ways to make his office more secure lester >> ryan nobles, thank you. >>> ukraine's military says it repelled an intense russian missile assault on kyiv, one of the worst in months. this as we learned that the cia is now asking russians to give up secrets about the war. molly hunter is in ukraine with late details. >> reporter: tonight, the ukrainian air force claiming victory, thwarting the biggest russian missile attack in weeks, downing all 18 russian missiles fired at the capital of kyiv on tuesday, including the ukrainian air force says six of moscow's most advanced conventional weapons, hypersonic missiles. thanks to the newly deployed western air defenses, including the u.s.-made patriot air defense system the attacks were carried out as

connolly back with us. >> great. >> he is in queue. can you hear us? mr. connolly can you hear us. you having technical issues? keep cannot hear you. we will take your comment later in the meeting. okay. >> so then next up is apolo wallace. an applicant for seat 11. >> good morning. welcome. >> good morning to the committee thank you for your time i'm apolo wallace from 2785 born and raised in san francisco in the lower haight. 25 year teamster the last year and a half i have been organizing cannabis deliver competence warehousers. i did a start to finish campaign with grass door, 100 person unit. we won that campaign exterior currently negotiating their contract. and i'm in the middle of another with another delivery company and have another lined up. i deal with the workers are aspect and their point of view the entire time. i deal with them constant 3 and have been put as their business agent. i deal with the work and you think i have a good points of view. thank you. thank you. next up perry jones. perry jones an applicant for seat 12. perry jones online? hello, everyone. i lik

the congressman wasn't there, he went off, hitting two of connolly's staffers. >> one of the staffersho was injured, she's an intern and today was her first day. >> reporter: the staffers treated and released at a local hospital. >> you could absolutely tell that the people inside were scared they were hiding >> reporter: federal investigators searching the home of 49-year-old suspect xuan-kha tran pham, who has a history of run-ins with police. in 2022, court documents show he was charged with assaulting and attempting to disarm an office during what prosecutors describe as a mental health crisis. the charges were later dropped when pham complied with treatment. he filed a handwritten lawsuit against the cia last year, claiming he had been wrongfully imprisoned and alleged he had been, quote, brutally tortured from the fourth dimension. this latest assault comes as attacks against members of congress and their families have skyrocketed. last month the number of threats have increased 400% over the last six years. >> i worry about the normalization of violence in our politics i have a

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he had asked for connolly by name, but he was told he was not in the office. he proceeded to attack the young intern who was at the front desk on her first day. and then when the noise and commotion became clear, others came running out of their offices, and he attacked. my outreach director and, uh, hit her badly on the back of her head comes as capitol police report an increase in threats against lawmakers and investigated 7500 threats last year alone and breaking overnight what's being called an exceptionally intense missile attack in ukraine's capital, ukraine, says it was able to shoot down most of the russian missiles, more than a dozen of them sending debris falling to the ground. at least three people were reportedly injured. the attack follows the release of dramatic battlefield video in which ukraine claimed to make its most significant advance on russian forces in six months, the city of baku mood and now to the standoff over the u. s debt ceiling. if it isn't raised soon the u. s government could default. putting everything from the stock market to

jessica schneider is outside connolly's office. jessica, are the young people okay? motive? >> reporter: they seem to be okay, taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. our john miller is reporting that this man was known to congressman connolly's office according to a law enforcement source. all this happening just before 11:00 a.m., inside the district offices here. we're in fairfax, virginia, about 20 miles outside washington, d.c. police have identified this suspect as 49-year-old xuan kha tran pham. they s

at the fairfax, virginia office of democratic congressman jerry connolly.horities saying they found him armed with a metal baseball bat at connolly's office. >> officers got here within five minutes. located the subject just inside the office. we found two victims. they sustained nonlife threatening injuries. >> reporter: police say the suspect asked for the congressman by name, but connolly was at a ribbon cutting for a food bank. the suspect then allegedly swinging on staffers. connolly's office telling abc news the suspect hit a senior aide in the head and an intern on their first day on the job in the upper body. both staffers have since been released from the hospital. authorities now working to piece together a motive. >> it's, quite frankly, scary, that someone can just walk up to an office holding a baseball bat and just start swinging at innocent victims. >> reporter: now, as for that suspect, police tell us he is a local resident. we learned he's filed suit against the cia, claiming he was wrongfully imprisoned and brutally tortured. authorities t

for connolly and attacking the staff.es are not life threatening. also new in the last 20 minutes, we learned that there are now 550 active duty troops at the border. the pentagon says 950 more are set to arrive in just the next three weeks. most of the troops already there are in el paso where a front page story this week called for more federal help citing quote, a powder keg of problems. the el paso times reports that fema now refuses to aid organizations on the ground with undocumented immigrants writing that last week, more than 3,300 unprocessed migrants were left in squalor. i want to bring in el paso's mayor, i know you have great challenges, would you agree with the assessment in your local paper. >> we did have 3,000 asylum seekers. and the federal government did a good job of going out there and talking to them, and registering them to go through the legal process and continue to get them registered to be able to go to the next step. as you see today, there's very few people now on the streets because of the pr

has congressman connolly's office made you aware of any threats?'m not aware of. >> as far as you know, it came as a complete surprise. >> yes, yes, this was unexpected. >> you talked a little bit about the potential charges here. can you talk about the potential charges? >> the subject is in custody. we will be obtaining charges for him and he will be taken to the fairfax county adult detention center. >> would you mind walking us through when you arrived, including what witnesses told you, what you heard, giving us a play-by-play, if you don't mind. >> sure, i don't have too much, he did arrive here in a vehicle and he walked to the office and began swinging the bat. >> sandra: a horrific situation where the suspect showed up with a bat at rep connolly's office there, police on the scene almost immediately, they are already investigating the assault of these two staff members. the victims we are told are treated for non-life-threatening injuries and as you just heard, the suspect is in police custody. we await any word on charges but definitely a