the suspect david depape tried to tie up mr. si, but he somehow managed to call 911 when the suspect wasn't looking. keefe bill scott. >> families don't sign up for this. >> district attorney brooke jenkins is large depape with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. san francisco police say david depape is actually still in the hospital this morning but when he is released he will be booked on felony charges. the depape family tells us he was born in canada and came to the united states about 20 years ago. police describe him as a transient living in berkeley. that's his last known address. people inside told agents they hadn't seen depape in years but neighbors have seen him more recently. while police say they can't share the motive publicly, they do believe the attack was intentional. and he seems to be someone operating with pictures of someone who bought into conspiracy theories and at times contradictory views. and investigators say more recently his posts lean to the far right extremist zones. stay with us, we'

a picture is emerging tonight of the suspect identified as david depape . we have been digging into his passion learned that he was known to at least one other local politician . kpix 5's kenny choi joins us now with that part of the story. kinney? >> reporter: authorities are still trying to determine the motive for this attack. but we do know a lot more about david depape as of tonight based on online post throughout the years, including things related to conspiracy theories , about the covid vaccine, as well as government control. 42-year-old david depape grew up in british columbia but came to california for love. his stepfather says he hasn't seen his stepson and nearly 2 decades, but that is a child, he was quiet and never violence. >> we do know that at the point at which the police arrived, he did turn and use that hammer against the speaker's husband in a manner that appeared that he was intending to kill him. >> reporter: in san francisco in castro district, he was known actively as a pro nudity activists . state senator scott which are told kpix

david depape will be arraigned on tuesday. liz: there has been an outpouring of support for the pelosi family. tara campbell has been tracking it all and has the reaction. >> i want to take a moment to say a prayer for a friend of mine, mr. paul pelosi who was attacked. tara: from former president obama to now president joe biden, friends of the pelosi family with their prayers and phone calls in wake of a vicious attack on speaker nancy pelosi's husband. pres. biden: when i spoke to the speaker she said that he is doing ok. he went to the hospital. he was operated on and he seems to be coming along well. he is in good spirits. tara: investigators say the motive is still being determined by the president believes it could very well be another act of political violence. pres. biden: it is reported that the same chant was used by this guy they have in custody that was used on january 6. the chant was, "where is nancy? where is nancy? this is despicable." >> exactly what the insurrectionists were saying on january 6. nancy, where

david depape grew up in british columbia came to california for love. his stepfather says he hasn't seen his stepson in nearly 2 decades, but that is a child, he was quiet and never violence. >> we do know that at the point at which the police arrived, he did turn and use that hammer against the speaker's husband in a manner that appeared that he was intending to kill him. >> reporter: in san francisco's castro district, he was known locally as a pro nudity activists. >> i was surprised he entered the speaker's home. that's really jarring. it's not what i would have expected. i'm not surprised that there was someone that wanted to do harm to the speaker. that's not shocking to me at all. there are a lot of people who want to do harm. >> reporter: before his arrest early morning inside the pelosi home, on my post obtained by cnn suggest a man obsessed with conspiracy healing to mental videos by mike lindell falsely claiming the 2020 election was stolen. these posts stand in tark stark contrast , festooned with signs promoting black lives matter and piece

david depape will be arraigned on tuesday. liz: there has been an outpouring of support for the pelosi family. tara campbell has been tracking it all and has the reaction. >> i want to take a moment to say a prayer for a friend of mine, mr. paul pelosi who was attacked. tara: from former president obama to now president joe biden, friends of the pelosi family with their prayers and phone calls in wake of a vicious attack on speaker nancy pelosi's husband. pres. biden: when i spoke to the speaker she said that he is doing ok. he went to the hospital. he was operated on and he seems to be coming along well. he is in good experience -- good spirits. tara: investigators say the motive is still being determined by the president believes it could very well be another act of political violence. pres. biden: it is reported that the same chant was used by this guy they have in custody that was used on january 6. the chant was, "where is nancy? where is nancy? this is despicable." >> exactly what the insurrectionists were saying on janu

pelosi and david depape were struggling . i do not know whose hammer it was. >> police have not said much more other than the suspect was the pacific lay looking for the speaker of the house. >> the suspect has been identified as david depape. motive is still being determined. david depape will be booked on the following charges. attempted homicide , assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary, and several other additional felonies. >> i think what happened is terrifying. you know, that someone would rake into a private home , and it was clta speaker pelosi, from what i've read and heard the salient assailant was very much looking for her. >> word of the morning attack has come as an unsettling shock. >> i walked past their house on occasion and have seen various protests over time, but this was a little bit of a surprise when my phone blew up this morning, saying that paul was attacked by a hammer. >> there was no security at the home here this morning . the speaker, out of town. she has that capitol police detail, t

they say that david depape is in their custody and he is in the hospital still.nd we also understand that pelosi, himself, is still in the hospital recovering from very serious injuries, including a skull fracture and injuries to his arm and his hands. victor, bianna? >> veronica miracle and evan perez, thank you very much. >>> the chief of san francisco police made a plea for all people, no matter their politics, to fight back and debunk conspiracy theories. he says that no one deserves to be victimized for just doing their job. >> what does it take? does it take somebody being murdered? does it take -- what does it take for us to finally stand up and say, this is enough. it needs to stop. >> let's turn now to democratic congressman ro khanna who's district is in the san francisco area and also the deputy whip of the congressional caucus. congressman, welcome back. i'll ask about capitol police later, but do you know if local authorities, or do you believe that they should take a different posture around the pelosi's home when the speaker is not there considerin

we are learning about this person, david wayne depape. 42-year-old david depape , his family said he grew up in british columbia but came to california for love. in san francisco in castro district, he was known locally as a pro nudity activist , where he picketed naked against loss requiring people to be closed in public. his stepfather says he hasn't seen him since 2003, that is a child, was quite an ever violent. >> the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently a assaulted him with it. >> reporter: before his arrest inside the pelosi home, online posts obtained by cnn suggest a man obsessed with conspiracy. he is linked to multiple videos by my pillow ceo mike lindell and continued to mock the capital by got situation. these posts stand in stark contrast . a student with signs promoting likewise matter and peace . assigned text to the vince told reporters to stay away. authorities earlier this morning said that depape was taken to a local hospital and that he would be booked into jail later today. we have confirmed with the sheriff's office that depape was booke

. >> reporter: although not much is known about the suspect, david depape, authorities say he used a hammer to attack the speaker's 82-year-old husband. >> the fact that they probably use whatever tool they had with them to break the glass . again, you don't always have to have a tool. you can simply knock the glass in. you reach your hand in an open the door. once you are in, unless the door has door contacts on it for an alarm system, you are not going to know that. >> reporter: speaker nancy pelosi and other high-ranking officials are afforded protections by the secret service and u.s. capitol police, but with major costs associated with such protection, the service is not often extended to private members of their family. >> as the speaker of the house , her popularity, whether it's negative or positive, is really easy to use the internet today to find where someone lives. there's lots of records that are available. you literally cannot hide anymore. i'm sure the government, the secret service, the park police, and everyone else that has jurisdictional protection for those indivi

david depape in connection with with the violent attack on mr. pelosi. charges that we are filing today include attempted murder, residential burglary. assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder as well as threats to a public official and their families these charges are based on the following facts. affidavit filed today as well as in the motion to detain mr. depape that we file tomorrow. mr. depape specifically targeted the pelosi home to confront speaker pelosi. he forced his way into the home through a rear glass door by breaking that glass. the defendant made his way upstairs to the second floor of the home. locating mr. pelosi in his bed sleeping. he woke him up confronting him about the whereabouts of speaker pelosi. mr. pelosi, who was sleeping was wearing a loose fitting pajama shirt and boxer shorts he was forced to get out of bed and sometime in that encounter mr. pelosi attempted to access the elevator in the home which has a phone. the defendant then blocked mr. pelosi's access to that elevator. it was at some

that suspect, david depape, was arrested.l pelosi went to san francisco general where he underwent two surgeries for injuries to his skull, arm, and hand. >> we also know based on our investigation at this point that this was not a random act. this was intentional, and it's wrong, and everybody should be disgusted about what happened this morning. dan: an emotional police chief, bill scott. house speaker pelosi, as i said, was not home when the attack happened. she flew into as of general. you see her there entering the building about three hours ago. her husband, we are glad to say, is expected to make a full recovery. karina: this morning's attack comes amid a rise of attack on political leaders across america, and the rhetoric could impact the foundation of democracy. dan: that's a good point. zach fuentes looks at how better problem this has become. zach: disturbing voicemails like the one you are about to hear to a bay area congressmen are just some of the examples of growing threats and statements lawmakers have been fa

sources say david depape allegedly had a bag full of zip ties when he broke into the home on friday. he also allegedly had a list of people he wanted to target. in some of her first comments since the attack, nancy pelosi said her husband paul continues to improve, but that her family is heartbroken and traumatized by the incident. jonathan vigliotti has more from san francisco. >> reporter: 82-year-old paul pelosi is recovering after surgery for a fractured skull. sources tell cbs news it could have been worse. pelosi held off the attack by asking the intruder to use the bathroom. that's when he called 911 for help. the suspect, 42-year-old david depape who had a history of spreading political conspiracy theories on line allegedly struck pelosi with a hammer before being tackled bipolice. sources say he was looking for nancy pelosi who was in washington at the time. the violence comes as threats against politicians are at an all-time high and days before the midterm elections where some calls to get out the vote have taken direct aim at the speaker. on "face the nation," margaret br

the suspect is 42-year-old david depape who police say attacked paul pelosi with a hammer and it happened after 2:00 a.m. that's when they got the call or the notification that they should head over there. we have fox team coverage ahead and also squeak -- we planned earlier. now there's a lot to talk to him about. lee zeldin, who is the candidate for governor in new york. crime is very central to this race in new york against the governor who took over when governor cuomo stepped down, kathy hochul. this race is getting very tight. a couple of -- one attempt on lee zeldin during the course of his running for governor and a very scary incident that happened with a gun and people hiding in his front lawn during the course of the campaign as well. ppening everywhere. first to jonathan hunt live in los angeles as we wait for an update on the condition this hour of paul pelosi, jonathan. >> yeah, martha. and at this hour, we believe that 82-year-old paul pelosi is still in the san francisco general hospital. the hospital confirming to us that mr. pelosi was admitted this morning. pointedly si

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the suspect immediately arrested and later identified by police as 42-year-old david depape. >> at the point at which the police arrived, he did turn and use that hammer against the speaker's husband in a manner that appeared that he was intending kill him. reporter: sources say depape confronted mr. pelosi after breaking through a side door. shouting for the speaker's whereabouts before the attack. nancy pelosi was in washington, d.c. back in san francisco, neighbors living near the pelosi home say the residence has been targeted repeatedly. protesters often bringing their issues to the family's front door. however, friday's home invasion and brutal attack on mr. pelosi have people worried about what could come next. >> fearing that come election day, this could be a dangerous place to be should the right decide to camp out here. reporter: the couple's son, paul pelosi jr., was present as police, fullback, and capitol hill investigators searched through the home. sky 7 was overhead as speaker pelosi landed at s.f.o. capturing her arrival at zuckerberg's san francisco general hospital

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david depape faces a string of charges including attempted murder and a parallel investigation into the friday assault. there is a lot we still don't know, though, but law enforcement officials have confirmed the suspect was looking for nancy pelosi, zip ties were discovered at the scene, blog posts are being investigated in connection with the situation, and a range of contradictly political views including liberal anti-establishment and more recently far right extremism. it raises questions about the most powerful women in politics and one of the most threatened members of congress in the country according to a report today in "the new york times," not to mention what happened on january 6th and these scenes. >> nancy. oh, nancy. nancy. >> chilling in fact. the parallels between those rioters and depape hunting for pelosi in her own home are tough to deny and it goes beyond the speaker. and the numbers you're about to see on your screen, right there, you're reading it right, we have seen close 1,000% spike against members of congress since donald trump took office. we are going to bre

the suspect immediately arrested and later identified by police as 42-year-old david depape. >> at theoint at which the police arrived, he did turn and use that hammer against the speaker's husband in a manner that appeared that he was intending kill him. reporter: sources say depape confronted mr. pelosi after breaking through a side door. shouting for the speaker's whereabouts before the attack. nancy pelosi was in washington, d.c. back in san francisco, neighbors living near the pelosi home say the residence has been targeted repeatedly. protesters often bringing their issues to the family's front door. however, friday's home invasion and brutal attack on mr. pelosi have people worried about what could come next. >> fearing that come election day, this could be a dangerous place to be should the right decide to camp out here. reporter: the couple's son, paul pelosi jr., was present as police, fullback, and capitol hill investigators searched through the home. sky 7 was overhead as speaker pelosi landed at s.f.o. capturing her arrival at zuckerberg's san francisco general hospital in

howard: just to clarify, it's acquaintances of david depape who have said he had a drug abuse problemying that's not true, but he's also posted material, mara, that is anti-jewish, anti-black, anti-trans, anti-covid vaccines, anti-global warming, not somebody you would expect to see targeting the democratic party with those kind of views. >> no, no, no. and, look, there is a problem of this kind of rhetoric on both sides, but law enforcement officials will tell you that in the last five years the preponderance, the majority of violet threats have been finish violent threats have been associated with right-wing rhetoric. i'm not saying that both parties don't have a problem here, but it's up to the leaders in these parties to tone this down. when you hear republican members of congress and the senate saying someone is going to get killed. howard: "the washington post" discovered a relatively recent progress by david depape that has now been taken down which is also anti-media, in case you guys were feeling left out, if and suicidal, talked about killing himself, and posted grisly death

we're expecting to see david depape on tuesday in court for his arraignment. >> a disturbing case.eronica, thank you for that report. >>> with us now juliette kiam. he had zip ties, what does that tell you? >> and asking for nancy. this says it was a violent act to the speaker of the house, number two in line to the presidency. and not random. and there was a nature of the political violence we've seen, we saw it on january 6th, very similar to january 6th, the p putting up of neooses, the flag and zip ties. this is a way to exhibit their f fearlessness about the political violence they support. and in this case because the speaker was not at home it landed on paul pelosi, but no one should think that because of -- one should think that -- anything but an attack against her. >> you keep using the phrase "political violence, a political act" what's that distinction? >> there's crime in this country, that's political as well. but that crime is different than political violence, which has become a way, in this country, in the last couple years in which political leaders utilize the wo

what we did get as you heard is the suspect's name and age. 42-year-old david depape. law enforcement sources tell fox news was shouting "where's nancy." so there's a political element to this. the suspect was looking for the speaker. we don't know if he was having a mental health crisis. some people claim to have known him, have talked about his conspiracy theories that he touted. while there's a social media trail for a david depape from the area, we are still working, neil, to confirm the accounts belong to the same david depape before the report on the contents and any personal history of his political beliefs or protests. for paul pelosi's condition, neil, we don't know at this point. speaker pelosi's office said in its first statement soon after the attack that mr. pelosi was expected to make a "full recovery." we have not heard anything from the speaker's office since that first start hours ago. neil? >> jonathan, maybe you can help me with the security detail that accompanies the speaker but not when she is away or in other words, it's always with her but not n

today charges for david depape who brutalized him with a hammer after breaking into his home. police brand this as a targeted attack saying he was equipped with zip ties and duct tape. the district attorney spent sunday trying to quash a torrent of misinformation, most of it on the internet. conspiracy theories about the attack have spawned across all corners of the internet, pushed by the far right fringe, by this elected republicans, and by donald trump jr. and twitter's new billionaire owner. elon musk, that twitter billionaire owner tweeting and deleting a link to a baseless story about the assault. let's go straight to san francisco now with the latest. veronica, what do we know? >> reporter: john, we are anticipating a press conference with the san francisco district attorney's office sometime today where we are expecting the suspect, david depape, to be charged with multiple felonies including attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse. in addition to that, law enforcement sources told cnn that there could be a federal charge leveled against david

david depape is at sf general right now. she would not go into details to whether he is being held her psych evaluations. police chief bill scott was there, but she made it clear the charges that will be filed, saying he is facing 13 years to life in prison in that hat or attack on paul pelosi -- the hammer attack on paul pelosi. reporters did ask why sfpd does not seem to have an official working partnership with capitol police. chief bill scott said they might ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. kristen: thanks for joining us. we will have the latest at 4:00. >>> tonight, new reporting, the chilling allegations against the suspect charged with attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi with a hammer. tonight that suspect now charged with attempted murder and federal charges. what authorities said just moments ago. and what he allegedly told police. what he was planning to do to speaker pelosi. allegedly saying he hoped it would set an example to othe

we are also learning a lot more about david depape an illegal alien from canada.he san francisco police chief says d he epape had a slew of felony convictions including one of elderly abuse. so he should have been deported but sanctuary state in california. thanks to gavin newsom and many others. so he was allowed to stay in san francisco a tack the pelosis. according to his stepdaughter, depape would physically and sexually abuse her and her siblings since they were very young so he is also an alleged pedophile. locals told the "new york post" that depape was living in a yellow bus parked in front of his exens house san francisco nudist who is behind bars for trying to kidnap a 14-year-old boy. and his ex-girlfriend described depape a progressive a fan of former president obama who was always more on the left than on the far right. neighbors spoke to journalist michael shellenberger. >> they are just, you know, nudist drug abusers, and that's who gravitates towards them. >> what do you say their politics are? >> i'm not sure. i would imagine that they are more le

a man identified by police as 42-year-old david depape, breaking into the pelosis' san francisco homeurces telling abc news the suspect entered through a glass door, shouting, "where's nancy, where's nancy?" speaker pelosi was not home, but her 82-year-old husband paul was. the men coming face to face. police arriving on scene around 2:30 a.m., moments before the violent attack. witnessing it firsthand. >> our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. our officers immediately tackled the suspect, disarmed him, took him into custody, requested emergency backup and rendered medical aid. >> reporter: pelosi and the suspect both taken to the hospital. the speaker's office saying he is expected to make a full recovery. the alleged attacker facing multiple charges, including attempted homicide, burglary, and assault with a deadly weapon. the suspect's online social media pages show multiple false conspiracy theories relating to covid-19, the 2020 election, and the federal govern

the man has been identified as 42-year-old david depape. he was taken into custody by authorities after an altercation at the residence behind me. the assailant entered through the rear of the house, engaged in a confrontation with mr. pelosi. our colleague has been reporting the suspect was actually intending to target speaker nancy pelosi, saying where's nancy, which is what we saw during the capitol insurrection, people trying to hunt down the house speaker. of course mr. pelosi sustaining very serious injuries. finally, jim, it's worth pointing out, his social media footprint, this appears to be a very troubled individual who presumably believed in a host of conspiracy theories, according to his social media profiles. those include conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, about covid vaccines, about the january 6th insurrection. he also had reposted videos from mike lindell, the my pillow salesman. it is their worst nightmare. this is someone predisposed to act on them with violence. >> the rhetoric does not come without consequence

david depape shouted where is nancy before trying up paul pelosi. when you hear the suspect was shouting where is nancy inside the pelosi home, it's just terrifying and it leads one to wonder, i'm sure law enforce m officials have been agonizing over this question, what if the speaker had been there at time. it's unspeakable what happened there. >> reporter: that's right. it shows it's not theoretical when this heated rhetoric we have been talk about so long could lead to violence. it appears in this case, this suspect, believed in a bunch of conspiracy theories according to a social media online presence where he's posting memes and election fraud, denying the result of the 2020 election, talking about covid elections and the january 6th insurrection opi . this appears someone who was predisposed to act with violence. what we're told is yesterday morning in the early hours here in san francisco, this suspect, 42-year-old david depape entered the rear and encountered mr. pelosi. the speaker was not here. there was an altercation. the husband, paul p

he's a 62-year-old man named david depape.entered through the rear of the building and engaged with mr. pelosi. it appears the house speaker was the intended target. she was not here, but the suspect was allegedly yelling, where's nancy, where's nancy. our colleagues john miller and jamie began tkpwel are reporting paul pelosi was able to place a 911 call and left his phone open, the signal open, speaking in code. it was an adept police dispatcher who realized something was wrong. she dispatched police officers to this residence. they were able to attack the suspect. he had very forceful words in response to the wave of threats we have recently seen against lawmakers. >> our elected officials are here to do the business of their cities, their counties, their states and this nation. their families don't sign up for this, to be harm. and it is wrong. and everybody should be disgusted about what happened this morning. >> reporter: and, fred, we know the suspect is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, burglary, thr

. >> reporter: police say david depape, a 42-year-old from nearby berkeley, broke through the back door the broken glass still visible today-- then allegedly attacked paul pelosi and yelled, "where's nancy?" >> our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. >> reporter: sources say the 82-year-old pelosi, who has been married to nancy pelosi for nearly 60 years, was hit several times in the head with the hammer, and one blow was significant. the speaker's office said he underwent surgery this afternoon to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands. a motive hasn't been determined, but sources tell cbs news, it was a targeted attack, and that depape intended to tie up paul pelosi and wait for the house speaker's return. our cbs san francisco station is outside the home. >> reporter: at the time of the attack, there was no security hereat the house. speaker pelosi was out of town. she travels with a capitol police detail, and had she been here, that

according to a federal affidavit, 42-year-old david depape was found with zip ties, a roll of tape, white rope, a pair of rubber and cloth glovs and two hammers, including one used in the assault. in an interview with police, depape called speaker pelosi the leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party, said he planned to hold nancy hostage and talk to her, and if she lied to him, she would break nancy's kneecaps. she would have to be wheeled into congress which would show other members of congress there were consequences to actions. depape who has a history of espousing far right theories online broke into the pelosi house early friday morning and demanded to see speaker pelosi who was in washington. paul pelosi managed to call 911 from the bathroom. when police arrived, depape got ahold of the hammer, striking him in the head several times, knocking him unconscious. tonight the 82-year-old is recovering in the i.c.u. from a depressed skull fracture. his son visited him this weekend. any updates on your father? >> so far so good. >> reporter: there was steppedup security outsi

a review of david depape account, he was involved in conspiracy theories involving anti-vaxx hysteria, and voter fraud, and many of his posts published in the past few months but don't look at that. ignore the fact that these right wing skreeds line up with the biggest lies, propagated by trump and trumpists. he was deranged, after all, just isolated. never mind the fact that cult leaders and fascists prey first on the weakest, most vulnerable among us, in short, deranged people that they inspire with hate and hard wire for violence against their enemies, but ignore all of that say republicans. after all, this political attack was just another example of rampant, random crime. >> when you let dangerous criminals out on the streets, you know, with bail and not put them in prison, you're just asking for this sort of incident to happen. and i think it created the environment where this happens. >> so it's a convergence here of what has been political violence. we've witnessed the rise of just crime on our streets and our subways. >> we all need to recognize violence is up across the boar

david depape inside the entryway of the home.at this time, the officers remained outside of the threshold of the home and they observed mr. pelosi and the suspect each with one hand on a single hammer. it was one hammer that the officer observed. officers, while still outside of the doorway threshold, gave commands to both men to drop the hammer. david depape immediately pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently attacked him with the hammer. the officers immediately entered and tackled the suspect, disarmed him, and took the hammer away from him and took mr. david depape into custody. >> the suspect is also in hospital. authorities say he will be charged with attempted homicide, among other crimes. a few hours ago, the speaker arrived at the hospital to see her husband. she was in d. c. this morning with her protective detail when the men attacked her husband. these calls -- explicit calls of violence directed at women who have power, they put leaders like these and their families in real danger that can lead to real h

glimpse into his head what was david depape thinking when he broke into the home of the speaker of the house in the middle of the night? that he was like the founding fathers, fighting against tyranny without the option of surrender. that nancy pelosi was the leader of the pack of lies told by the dr democratic party, and he was there to get the truth from her by force depape, who police say lived in a garage in richmond, california, 25 miles away, told police he was tired from carrying his backpack of kidnapping tools to the pelosi home, so he wanted to tie paul pelosi up and get sleep while they waited for nancy pelosi to come home. but first, he allowed pelosi to go to the bathroom, where he managed to call 911. police say that depape told them that he knew about that 911 call, but he didn't flee because of his mission to fight tyranny. police arrived to find the two struggling with the hammer, they say. and that's when depape smashed paul pelosi, 82 years old, in the head depape is being held without bail he's be arraigned tomorrow on those state charges. shep, police say in additi

pelosi prior to this incident. >> reporter: district attorney brooke jenkins says the suspect, david depapettempted murder, residential burglary and other felonies today. federal agencies are conducting a parallel investigation to see if depape will face federal charges. in a statement also made over the weekend speaker pelosi said her family is, quote, heartbroken and traumatized after this attack. her husband paul pelosi is recovering, still at the hospital from surgery from a skull fracture and other bodily injuries. we're also told by the san francisco sheriff's office the suspect is in the hospital as well but they have not shared details or why he's at the hospital. we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> thank you, ginger. >>> as ginger was mentioning we are awaiting those charges to be filed later today. now we will bring you those updates as soon as we get with continuing coverage both on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. >>> developing now police investigating a shooting inside an east oakland club that left one man injured. it happened a little a

david depape in connection with the violent attack on mr. pelosi. the charges that we are filing today include attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder as well as threats to a public official and their family. these charges are based on the following facts, many of which are con takened in the federal affidavit filed today as well as will be contained in the motion to detain mr. depape that we file tomorrow. mr. depape specifically targeted the pelosi home to confront speaker pelosi. he forced his way into the home through a rear glass door by breaking that glass. the defendant made his way upstairs to the second floor of the home, locating mr. pelosi in 00 head sleeping. he woke him up, confronting him about the whereabouts of speaker pelosi. mr. pelosi, who was sleeping, was wearing a loose-fitting pajama shirt and boxer shorts. he was forced to get out of bed and at some point during that encounter, mr. pelosi attempted to access the elevator in the home which has a phone. t

the suspect is 42-year-old david depape. we have coverage of this story and we start things off from san francisco general where speaker pelosi visited yesterday. >> repairing a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands. house speaker nancy pelosi's husband paul was the victim of a violent early-morning hammer attack. >> this is a code-3. >> 82-year-old paul a lucy dialing 911 and leaving the line open. officers arrived to find him fighting off an intruder, both struggling over a hammer. the suspect later identified by police as david to pappy. >> he did turn against the speakers husband in a manner intending to kill her. >> he confronted mr. pelosi after breaking through a side door, shouting for the speaker's whereabouts before the attack. back in san francisco, neighbors living near the pelosi home say the residence has been targeted repeatedly. protesters often bringing their issues to the family front door. the brutal attack has people worried about what could come next. >> fearing that come electio

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he's been identified as 42-year-old david depape. he is accused of coming to the pelosi home yesterday in the early morning hours and engaging in a confrontation with paul pelosi, husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. that led to a brutal assault. we're learning from our colleague that the house speaker herself was the target. the suspect was yelling, where's nancy, where's nancy. he was tackled by responding police officers and taken into custody. as we look at his social media footprint, it is painting a portrait of someone who was involved in conspiracy theories. we are learning officials here condemning a lot of the hate speech we have seen, condemning the a thabg happened here. i spoke here with karen bass, who was in san francisco. she said in her view she can draw a direct line between the conspiracy theories being proffered by the former president and the attack that happened here. watch. >> the idea that he was violently attacked with a hammer is just frightening. the level of political discourse that our country is in righ

. >> reporter: david depape was known as a pro-nudity acvist. b protests against public nudity legislation we did in san francisco about a year ago. he was connected to a woman who was a very, very scary person. >> reporter: gypsy is the woman seen in this video documents her protest against the ban on public nudity in 2013. weiner was a city supervisor at the time. the police chief bill scott was visibly upset in friday's press conference. >> our elected officials are here to do the business of their cities, counties, states, and this nation. their families don't sign up to be harmed. it is wrong. and everybody should be disgusted about what happened this morning. >> reporter: patrick cone often walks his dog in pelosi's neighborhood. >> this is obviously a targeted attack, and whether you do or don't agree with her politics, there's no room for any of this in our society or city or in this country. >> we communicated a few days ago and talked about getting together. it's unfortunate, but i hear he's doing better and will make a full recovery,

david depape shouted where is nancy. josh campbell joins me now. josh, this is a terrifying attack that occurred. police are saying this was not ra random. >> reporter: it wasn't random. the police chief said this is intentional. authorities say this is 42-year-old man david depape came here to the pelosi residence. our sources tell us the suspect went into the backside of the house and confronted paul pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. as you mentioned, our colleague is reporting that the suspect was shouting where's nancy, where's nancy. she wasn't here at the time. but mr. police kwrfs violently assaulted. we are learning how police were called to the scene. mr. pelosi was able to dial 911 during his confirmation. he was speaking in code. it was an adept police dispatcher who realized something was wrong. she sent police to the location. they were able to tackle the suspect but not before he severely wounded mr. pelosi. they were both taken to the hospital. mr. pelosi remains at the hospital at this hour. his social media history

>> some of that was shared by david depape the man charged with charging paul pelosi. depape was detached from reality with conspiracies, racism, support for hitler. he posted videos with mike lindell's made up lies about the 2020 election being stolen and that the house committee investigating january 6 seth a farce. in other words he was consuming an reposing the political lies that led to this. the 42-year-old depape broke into the pelosi home repeating the same chant, where's nancy? according to police. according to those who study radical light it's influenced by lies. >> one thing we see conspiracy theorys fromotivate individual actors. >> one report says he thought he was jesus. >> he thought he was jesus, paranoid speaking that people are after him. >> republicans eager to distance themselves from the politics of the attacker are latching on to reports he mentally ill but whether or not, every post was rooted in right wing conspiracies or lies about the left. >> thing this is a classic case of somebody steeped in toxic content following hyper link after link dow

they tackled the suspect, -- david depape. >> we had nothing to suggest that the two men had known each other. >> it happened at to:30 in the morning when paul pelosi was in his bedroom. he was home alone. house speaker nancy pelosi was in washington after the time. >> it was a forced entry into the rear door of the home and that he ultimately did make his way upstairs which is where he ultimately confronted mister pelosi. >> the associated press carried depape carried zip ties with him asking , where is nancy? check it would not confirm if the intruder had zip ties. >> all i can ask is that there not be assumptions or presumptions made about any facts of this case. >> she is aware of conspiracy theories surfacing online including one that was tweeted w itowr eli muscat later ded >> i think s to be a respect for what that family has endured, what mister pelosi has endured in his -- and what he's recovering from. >> there's no update on the condition and the suspect remains hospitalized. he is scheduled to remain until appearing in court on thursday. in san francisco, da lin, kpix5. >> r

paul pelosi opening this door and when police arrived, they see both david depape and paul pelosi holding on to a hammer. he pulled the hammer away from pelosi and able to strike him in the head. pelosi falling to the ground unconscious. back to you. >> yeah. and we also learned that there were two witness statements one including from paul pelosi himself when he was en route to the hospital and the ambulance in another from a nearby security officer who was protecting a home in the area. whitney wild, thank you. >> let's bring in gloria borger and ron brownstein and senior political analyst senior editor also for the atlantic. and cnn national security analyst, former homeland security official. we've also kept with us hairly litman. whitney mentioned that after depape made that call this is according to the interview, on october 28th, the question is why he didn't leave after he knew that paul pelosi called the police. this is page six where he says he explained he did not leave after pelosi's call to 911 because much like the american founding fathers with the british, he was fighting

yamiche: this morning, nancy pelosi's husband was hospitalized after he was attacked and david depape saying where is nancy and expected to be charged with attempted homicide as election day is 11 days away. joining me is zolan kanno-youngs. and scott macfarlane and amara owe mow quee. we have and paul pelosi called 911. >> this is a grotesque this 42-year-old broke into the pelosi home and used a hammer to break into the house and hit the skull of the 82-year-old and injurying his arm and right hand. skull fractures have been acted upon and expecting a full recovery. it's a grotesque set of accusations. the parallelses, what we saw 21 months ago in this case, investigators say this accused assailant is "where's nancy? ". any number of those rioters were saying, where is nancy and bringing one hammer on january 6. and raises the question is this a snapshot of where we are in america. is that where politics and this is both shocking and not. yamiche: is this where we are. and i want to point out the threats against lawmakers have been rising. joshua hall who threatened to kill rick swa

the complaint says the suspect, 42-year-old david depap was carrying rope, zip ties, duct tape, two pairs of gloves and a hammer when he broke into the back door of the pelosi home looking to kidnap the speaker. >> this has been a very, very jarring, i think, event. >> reporter: according to the affidavit the suspect hit pelosi in the head hard enough to knock him out when police arrived after a small str struggle over the hammer ensued. >> this is intentional. it is not random. >> reporter: the fbi says depape wanted to wait in the house for pelosi for days. he was focused on pelosi as the, quote, leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party. he told investigators he was going to hold nancy hostage and talk to her. if nancy were to tell depape the truth, he would ler go. if she lied, she was going to, quote, break her kneecaps. he went on to say that he was certain nancy would not have told the truth. at one point the suspect let paul pelosi into the bathroom, where he managed to call 911 and ran to open the front door once police arrived. police say pelosi grabbed depape's ha

called 911 for help. >> he doesn't know who the male is. >> reporter: the suspect, 42-year-old david depape, who had a history of spreading political conspiracy theories online, allegedly struck pelosi with a hammer before being tackled by police. sources say depape was looking for nancy pelosi, who was in washington at the time. the violence comes as threats against politicians are at an all-time high and just days before the midterm elections, where some calls to get out the vote have taken direct aim at the speaker. on "face the nation" margaret brennan asked tom emmer, congressman and chairman of the republican congressional committee, about a tweet he posted four days ago of him touting the second amendment. firing a gun with the hashtag fire pelosi. >> why is there a gun in a political ad at all? wouldn't a pink slip be more fitting if it's about firing her? >> exercising our second amendment rights having fun shooting a gun. >> that's not a debate about the second amendment. >> yes, it is. >> it's about firing pelosi. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: emmer says there's no room for violenc