debbie o'malley, let's begin with you. this video footage of solomon peÑa going to property you own, asking for where you live. can you talk about what happened then -- what happened next? you actually spoke to him? that was well before your house was shot at. >> it was right after the resident told them where i lived. that is not unusual. normally, people are very respectful. he did go directly to my house. there is a video that shows him approaching my gate and there is a clip also where he is waving his arms try to get my attention so i walk over there to talk with him. at is when he tells me that he felt he was cheated out of the election, that he had actually won, that the election was rigged. on and on. i did tell him that does not mean you get votes if you see people and knock on doors. he became very agited. he handed me a stack of papers. not a bi sta. i did scan them after i received them. on my way back to my home. i could see there were letters stating the same things he told me and he wanted m response, yo kno

can i speak with debby o'malley? >> reporter: solomon pena who had been looking for o'malley went to her daughter's address and then her home a month before the shooting. this is him on the other side of the fence. >> he seemed agitated, a little aggressive to me. i didn't consider him a threat then. but he was upset that he had lost the election. >> reporter: police arrested him monday in connection with a string of what they call politically motivated shootings of homes of four democratic leaders in new mexico. no one was injured. >> it is believed he is the mastermind that was behind this. >> reporter: police say he is suspected of hiring a contractor for cash to commit at least two of the four shootings from december 4 to january 3. pena was a republican candidate for a state house seat in new mexico. and he spent years in prison for burglary and larceny. but a judge allowed the convicted felon to be on the ballot in 2022 calling it un-constitutional for pena to be denied the ability to serve. >> i had nothing mor

debbie o'malley was not my client's political opponent. debbie o'malley is an elected official. my client's opponent, and from whant i understand, of course, there has been a lot of reporting. there has been a lot of information that's been made public through the filings in the court record that -- that my client had some concerns about the outcome of the election. i don't know what mr. pena wanted to discuss with ms. o'malley. i think that would probably be a question to ask ms. o'malley. >> yes, and we did have her on. i'm glad you is ed that. we did have deborah o'malley on. she's the commissioner and he was running for the state legislature. he then showed up at her real house and we have video of this that i can play for you, and he asked her to come outside. she came out. they had a discussion. over her, he's waving out there, and they had a discussion over her gate, and she described him to us as being agitated and aggressive. he was angry that he lost the election, basically, and, you know, i guess skeptical that he lost the election? he's denied losing the election. so

. >> hi, my name is solomon pena, can i speak with debbie o'malley? >> debbie o'malley will join me this hour to discuss the police department. >>> we start with the war in ukraine and that deadly helicopter crash that killed the country's interior minister. raf sanchez has more where investigators are looking into this crash. >> reporter: ukrainian authorities have now suspended rescue operations at the site of this morning's helicopter crash. all day here at this kindergarten there has been emergency crew activity, but now you can see there's just a single candle burning next to this memorial. all day we have seen people coming here and laying flowers. the helicopter crashed at around 8:20 a.m. this morning, just as parents were dropping their children off at school. we have seen debris from that helicopter scattered all over this site and, of course, among the dead, ukraine's interior minister, one of the most powerful members of president zelenskyy's cabinet, a man tasked with ensuring certainly security even as ukraine struggles against this russ

rigged this ring video shows him approaching what he appears to have believed was the home of debbie o'malley, one of the county commissioners responsible for certifying local elections. >> my name is solomon pena can i speak with debbie o'malley? >> reporter: she says she used to live in that home. according to her, he then drove to her new residence with what he claimed wa evidence showing he hadn't actually lost >> there were several here as a matter of fact, one came very close to the porch. >> reporter: one month later, o'malley says her home was shot in the middle of the night. >> it saddens me that this is happening to our country. this narrative of, we're cheated, we were -- everything was rigged there's fraud. come on. you know, i mean, i grew up with a value set that if you lost, you accepted that with grace. >> reporter: arrest documents detailed text messages between several alleged paid shooters and pena sent after the election, exchanging the lawmakers' addresses authorities say an unnamed informant said pena joined in the fourth incident. frustrated, pena quote wanted the to ai

and as debbie o'malley said this is a heavily democratic district.d -- it is wild that one could assume that just because you knock on doors, somehow you're going to go and win the election here. this is -- it is troubling and it comes down to a local level, but also very much at the national stage too. >> vaughn hillyard, always there for us, our eyes and ears. thank you so much for being there and spending time with us today. miles taylor, thank you for being part of these difficult conversations. we're grateful. >>> as we mentioned the d.a. in albuquerque will be our guest at the top of the hour. up next for us, the breaking news out of ukraine on that deadly helicopter crash. there is reaction from president zelenskyy in a live report from the ground. and igor novakov will join us as well. novakov will join us as well ♪ what will you change? ♪ will you make something better? ♪ will you create something entirely new? ♪ our dell technologies advisors provide you with the tools and expertise you need to do incredible things. because we believe there

can i speak with debbie o'malley? >> she doesn't live here anymore. >> the public record says she owns this. do you know where she lives? >> yeah. she lives around the corner. [ bleep ]. >> okay. so the homeowner knew where you lived, told him. he then went to your house, and we see you have that actual encounter with him at the outside gate. what did he say -- when he approached, what exactly did he say to you and what did you say to him? >> well, he approached. i was, you know -- i stepped out and i was outside on the porch and he's, like, you know, shouting me down, and i go there, and he said, you know, i want to talk to you and he explained that -- that he was upset, that he felt he should have won the election, and i knew of him. i had not spoken to him before. i had not met him. i knew of him because he was challenged in court to be on the ballot because he's a felon. so yeah. i didn't, you know, honestly i didn't feel threatened. i knew that he was agitated, and because this hasn't happened before here. i have

>> hi, can i speak with debbie o'malley? >> she doesn't live here anymore. >> the public records says she owns it. do you know where she lives? >> that is very scary. >> talk about committing your crimes on camera. >> dumb criminals, but still frightening. good morning, poppy is off, it's just kaitlan and i today. we're reacting to that chilling surveillance video, an election denier who lost a race, he's caught on camera searching for democratic lawmakers not long before he allegedly sent gunmen to shoot up their homes. >>> and the husband of a missing massachusetts mother has been charged with her murder. >>> also this -- >> he hasn't committed a crime. he hasn't been indicted on anything at this point and in this country you're innocent until proven guilty. so we're going to treat him like any other member and keep an eye on him. >> okay. his life story was fake, his resume chalked full of blatant and bizarre lies but that didn't stop republican leaders from putting george santos on two congressional committees. >>> we be

. >> reporter: about a dozen bullets embedded in the outside of debby o'malley's home. the. >> i was very angry and just disgusted at the whole thing. >> these are significantly sized holes. >> they are. it was so loud. this happened when my husband and i were asleep. >> reporter: o'malley immediately suspected who the gunman might be. this man. >> hi, my name is solomon pena. may i speak with debby o'malley. >> he went to her daughter's address and then to her home a month before the shooting. this is him on the other side of the fence. >> he seemed agitated. he seemed a little aggressive to me. i didn't consider him a threat then but he was upset that he had lost the election. >> reporter: police arrested him monday in connection with a string of what they called politically motivated shootings of four democratic leaders in new mexico. no one was injured. >> we believe he is the mastermind behind this. >> reporter: police say he's expected of hiring a contractor for cash for two of the shootings from december 4th to january 3rd. he was a republican candidate for a sta

commissioners responsible for certifying local elections. >> hi my name is solomon pena, can i speak with debbie o'malley >> emily says, she used to live in that home. according to her, he then drove to her new residents with, what he claimed, was evidence, showing he hadn't actually lost. one month later, o'malley says, her home was shot in the middle of the night. >> it saddens me that this is happening in our country. this is a narrative of we are cheated, everything was rigged, there is fraud, come on. >> arrest occupants detailed text messages between several alleged paid shooters, and pena, sent after the election, exchanging the lawmakers addresses. authorities say, an unnamed informant told him the pinion joined for the fourth incident, frustrated. peÑa, quote, wanted them to him lower, and shoot around 8 pm, because occupants would more likely not be laying down, which would increase the chance of obtaining the desired effect of the shootings. >> in washington, the white house is a controversy with president biden's handling of classified material after leaving the obama administration. it was a

. >> reporter: about a dozen bullets embedded in the outside of debby o'malley's home. >> i was very angry and just disgusted about the whole thing. >> these are significantly sized holes. >> they are. it was so loud. this happened when my husband and i were asleep. >> reporter: o'malley immediately suspected who the gunman might be, this man. >> hi. my name is solomon pena. can i speak with debby o'malley. >> reporter: solomon pena went to her daughter's address and then her home a month before the shooting. this is him on the other side of the fence. >> he seemed agitated. he seemed a little aggressive to me. i didn't consider him a threat then but he was upset that he had lost the election. >> reporter: police arrested him monday in connection with a string of what they call politically motivated shootings of four democratic leaders in new mexico. no one was injured. >> it is believed that he is the mastermind that was behind this. >> reporter: police say he's suspected of hiring a contractor for cash to commit at least two of the four shootings, from december 4th to january 3rd.

i can speak with debbie o'malley. >> reporter: he had been looking for o'malley, went to her daughter's address and then to her home a month before the shooting. this is him on the other side of the fence. >> he seemed agitated. he seemed a little aggressive to me. i didn't consider him a threat then. but he was upset that he had lost the election. >> reporter: police arrested him monday in connection with a string of what they call politically motivated shootings of homes of four democratic leaders in new mexico. no one was injured. >> it is believed he is the mastermind that was behind this. >> reporter: police say he is suspected of hiring a contractor for cash to commit at least two of the four shootings. from december 4th to january 3rd. pena was a republican candidate for state house seat in new mexico. and he spent years in prison for burglary and larceny. but a judge allowed the convicted felon to be on the ballot in 2022, calling it unconstitutional for pena to be denied the ability to serve. he lost in november, by a landslide. then accused his opponent of rigging the election

can i speak with debbie o'malley. >> reporter: ring video shows him tracking the homes of the democratse wrongfully blamed for his election loss. police say that pena then texted the addresses of four suspects to carry out the shootings, writing, they just certified it. they sold us out to the highest bidder. they were literally laughing at us while they were doing it. prosecutors allege that pena then paid this man, jose trujillo, to help carry out the shootings. things fell apart when officers caught trujillo driving this car, containing fentanyl and guns. one of the guns traced back to the shootings. the car registered to solomon pena, according to a law enforcement source. so that alleged gunman for hire also happened to be pena's top campaign donor. new mexico's attorney general has launched an investigation into pena's campaign finances. police also now investigating whether drug money was laundered into pena's race for office. his attorney, though, telling cnn this accusation is still under investigation. erica, jim, back to you. >> wow. lucy kafanov, appreciate the update. thank

debbie o'malley, who's from ended this month, said someone fired multiple shots at her front door whilet last december. linda lopez said straight bullets landed in her ten year old daughter's bedroom. and earlier today, adrian barba, whose home was also one of the targets described her harrowing experience to my colleague, katie turner. >> i came home from literally shopping for christmas lights to see my house shot up, four shots directly through my front door, directly through my living room and kitchen, right where i just hours before had been playing with my grandbaby. >> so, if you were there, you think that there's a high likelihood that at the very least it would've come close to you? >> i definitely think and, you know, traumatizing enough without actually being in the building. >> now, clearly these were not random acts of violence. these were targeted. you see, peÑa ran for state legislature sleepless of ember. he suffered a landslide defeat of nearly 50 points. it was not a close race. despite the overwhelming evidence, the contrary, the failed candidate took a page out of th

that there was, you know, fraud. >> reporter: and halle, when you look at the bullet holes at debbie o'malley's house, it is evident the sort of damage that could have been inflicted. nobody he ended up being physically harmed you about the intentions were quite clear, at least according to prosecutors. we will be watching that hearing about 25 minutes from now, we won't be able to play it out live, but we will have conversation later this hour if we do get any development, halle. >> i know you're standing by. can you just walk us through, because i want to set up this conversation with danny in a second, some of the evidence, because the police gathered a good pit of it based on the arrest documents that have come out over the last 24 hours and spoken with the individuals i have spoken with, you have spoken with, walk us through that. >> i mean it is hard not to call this a ragtag team of conspirators here. there was a search warrant that was executed of the phones of one of the individuals that was allegedly hired for cash by solomon pena. and on that phone were text message exchanges between

i want to let you hear from debbie o'malley, a county commissioner here, one of those individuals taskedplain what she has endured over the last two months. >> well, initially, i thought somebody was banging on my door with their fist. and as a matter of fact, my husband and i both sat up at the same time, because it was so loud. and when we sat up, we realized that there were more, there was more of the sound, boom, boom, and we realized they were gunshots. >> when did it get into your head that it might have been solomon pena behind this? >> earlier on when he visited my house -- >> he visited your house. >> yes about, a month ago. before the shooting. the first thing i thought, i'm saying to my grandkids, they could have staying the night and immediately grateful we had a wall that is adobe that stopped him. >> now, the arrest warrant there was provided by prosecutors. it lays out what is very apparently a ragtag team, there was engagement of conspiracy, in which they did not do a very good job of covering their tracks. this is what a lot of investigate, allowed investigators to come

rigged this ring video shows him approaching what he appears to have believed was the home of debbie o'malley, one of the commissioners responsible for certifying local elections o'malley says she used to live in that home according to her, he then drove to her new residence with what he claimed was evidence showing he hadn't actually lost. >> there are several here. as a matter of fact, one came very close to the porch. >> reporter: one month later, o'malley says her home was shot in the middle of the night >> it saddens me that this is happening in our country this narrative of, you know, we're cheated. we were, everything was rigged there's fraud, come on you know i mean, i grew up with the value set that if you lost, you know, you accepted that with grace >> reporter: arrest documents detail text messages between several alleged paid shooters, and pena sent after the election exchanging the lawmakers addresses. an unnamed informant said pena joined for the fourth incident he wanted them to aim lower and shoot-around 8:00 p.m. because occupants would more likely not be laying down, which w

wonder if one of the key pieces of evidence is this ring doorbell video showing pena looking for debby o'malleyddress where she once lived. she doesn't live there now. what do you think about this video? >> it clearly puts him at people's residences before the events occurred and crimes occurred. it indicates that. thank god no one was hurt here. thank god we don't have more severe victims. it puts him at the residences. >> i've got to ask you about this -- it's interested because there's a confidential source that told officials that pena tried to -- he instructed shooters to aim low and around 8:00 p.m. because the targets would likely be lying down. i mean, what is that all about? this was clearly, if true, clearly thought out. >> listen, this is -- when you attack elected officials with violence, it is an attack on our democracy. it's unacceptable at every level. doesn't matter if they're democrats or republicans. this kind of violence, carrying out your politics or election denying or whatever it might be with acts of violence, shooting firearms into homes, is unacceptable. we'll do everyt

behind four politically mote evaluated drive-by shootings targeting the homes of democrats like debbie o'malley. >> this happened when my husband and i were asleep. my grand kids could have been spending the night. >> reporter: police say pena was fuelled by election lies and drew from his criminal past. he spend years in prison for charges of burglary and larceny. saying jail time changed him. >> i had nothing more than a desire to improve my lot in life. >> reporter: that would lead to politics as a follower of donald trump. video shows him at multiple rallies. and like trump when pena lost his 2022 run for office by landslide he invoked the former president saying i never conceded. >> can i speak with debbie on mali. >> reporter: ring video shows him tracking the homes of those he blames for his loss. and then writing, they certified it, they sold us out to the highest bidper p prosecutors allege pena paid this man who carry out the shootings. things fell apart when officers caught him driving this car, containing fentanyl and guns. the car, registered to pena, according to a law enforcement

can i speak with debbie o'malley. >> she doesn't live here. >> the public records said she owns it. she lives around the corner bleep -- >> thank you, sorry for bothering you. >> brazen there. chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst john miller joins us now. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so listen, the allegations that he hired people to shoot at the homes of four politicians in december and january following his failed bids to the new mexico state house, have you seen anything like this before? >> no. but if we hadn't seen it, we should have seen it coming. you have the storming of the capitol on january 6th, who's leading it, oath keepers in tactical gear, weapons, proud boys. you have proud boys showing up in camouflage with rifles. a drag queen story hours across the counted. you have nancy pelosi's home invasion in san francisco where the perpetrator said to police allegedly that his intent was to break her kneecaps as an example for congress. so this has been coming. >> how much of this do you think has to do with what we were talking about he said about the

you mentioned debbie o'malley.f the lawmakers who was tasked with certifying the election results. and pena's election loss. just show us what we are talking about here. in terms of the bullet holes you woke up to that morning. >> you can see one is very near the top of the wall here. there are several here. as a matter of fact, one came close to the porch where the window in the front door is. those are very powerful impacts on the wall. >> reporter: how many bullets? >> just over 12 is my understanding. that's what the police said. >> reporter: a couple more on this side? >> exactly. >> reporter: when you heard that sound, did you realize they were bullets? >> i did not. it was a loud banging. it sounded like a fist on the door. we were concerned thinking it was family. there was an emergency or something like that. we both sat up. my husband and i. this is in the middle of the night. we sat up. we realized, no, those are gunshots. >> reporter: you met mr. pena before. here at your home. he came to your front gat

. >> reporter: about a dozen bullets embedded in the outside of debbie o'malley's home. >> i was very. these are significantly-sized holes. >> they are. >> it was so loud, this happened when my husband and i were asleep. >> re >> reporter: o'malley immediately suspected who the gunman might be, this man. solomon peÑa, who had been looking for o'malley, went to her daughter's address and then to her home a month before the shooting. >> he seemed agitated. he seemed a little aggressive to me. i didn't consider him a threat then. but he was upset that he had lost the election. >> reporter: police arrested him monday in connection with a string of what they call politically motivated shootings of homes of four democratic leaders in new mexico. no one was injured. >> it is believed that he is the mastermind that was behind had i. >> reporter: police say he's suspected of hiring a contractor for cash to commit at least two of the four shootings from december 4th to january 3rd. peÑa was a republican candidate for a state house seat in new mexico, and he spent years in prison for burglary an

. >> i am solomon pena, can i speak to debbie o'malley. >> this is coming as he is to make a court appearance, and what is to follow. >> ken dilanian is joining us from washington. what more do we have to learn about solomon pena, and what more from the court appearance? >> kate, we learned that before he ran for the slate legislature, and he served seven years in prison with a smash and grab burglary scheme, and they tried successfully to keep him off of the ballot, and after he targeted the democratic candidates after he lost 2/1 and he was in the grips of the throes of election fraud. this is an alleged crime that has deeply affected the political community in new mexico. listen to speaker of the house. >> my family came here from mexico, and a place where, a politics and journalism can get you killed and the fact that this happens not only in our country, but that it happened in our own backyard is terribly disappointing, and very good reminder that our democracy is fragile, and it is not free. we have to work hard for it. >> and so, this is not a one-off, and this is very dangerous for o

pena has been arrested in connection with a string of shootings including one at the home of debbie o'malleyofficial pena is trying to find in this video. >> pena refused to accept defeat in his 2020 election and according to the arrest warrant, quote, there is problem cause to believe soon after his campaign he conspired to commit these four shootings at elected, local and state government officials' homes. josh campbell joins us now. what have you learned? >> pena was arrested by albuquerque s.w.a.t. officers yesterday. police say he paid and conspired with four other men to shoot at the homes of four democratic officials. cnn has attempted to contact pena for comment. we've been going through this police arrest affidavit that was just released, and it describes how authorities used firearm and cell phone analysis to uncover this alleged conspiracy. police also say one member of group, a cooperating witness, said that he intended to shoot above the windows in these homes to prevent from hitting anyone, but i'll read part of this affidavit, the confidential witness stated that solomon wante

can i speak with debbie o'malley? >> she doesn't live here anymore. >> okay, well, the public record says she owns it. do you know where she lives? >> yeah, she lives around the corner. >> okay, thank you and sorry for bothering you. >> that's okay. >> no one was injured in the shootings. the incidents do add to concerns about the simmering anger stoked by election deniers. josh campbell is with us now. josh, look, it's so disturbing when we think, again, not just with children but across the board, the ways in which people are choosing to carry out their grievances. what more do we know about the investigation at this 39? >> reporter: this is exactly what federal law enforcement has been warning about for the past few years. that is, there was a segment of society out there. when they hear election lie, some of them start to believe it, internalize it and for those predisposed to violence that could lead to attacks. early on in this investigation that is what could be at play. this solve, solomon pena, this is as you

. >> reporter: peÑa also showed up at what he believed was the home of former commissioner debbie o'malleyninvited. o'malley does not live at that address. but peÑa later tracked her down at her home, seen here on her ring camera interacting with him at her property gate. he seemed agitated and a little aggressive. her home was one of the four targeted. now, erin, i regularly hear from law enforcement sources who have warned that this is exactly the type of case that keeps them up at night. they fear that there are others out there who are on the receiving end of these election lies. they internalize them and then could be predisposed to act with violence. in the case of solomon peÑa, he lost his election by a landslide, yet allegedly, according to police, determined that the solution was to take up arms against his political opponents. this case is, like many others we've seen, it shows that these threats, the warnings we are hearing about from law enforcement, they are real, they are serious. >>> i want to go now to the democratic governor of new mexico, michelle luanne grisham. i apprec

december 11, the next day, more than a dozen gunshots hit the home of the former county commissioner debbie o'malleyhots were fired outside the office of newly appointed state senator moe maestas, shaking lawmakers, take a listen to what some of them had to say. >> a pop, pop, pop right outside the office. we can take the hits here and there but violence is a whole other level. i don't think i was specifically targeted for anything i did or said, but there's something happening in the city. >> it was terrifying. my house got shot up straight through the front door. playing with my granddaughter and my daughter was here. we were getting ready for christmas and just how terrifying that is. >> reporter: of course anyone looking for connections here. the only link all these lawmakers are for democrats. nobody has been hurt in any of these incidents but albuquerque police say they are working around the clock to figure out what's going on. new mexico state police and the fbi are now assisting them and anyone with information or who may have videos are asked to come forward and contact albuquerque police

. >> my name is solomon pena, can i speak with debbie o'malley.claimed was evidence showing he hadn't actually lost. >> there are several here. as a matter of fact, one came very close to the porch. >> reporter: one month later, o'malley says, her home was shot in the middle of the night. >> it saddens me that this is happening in our country. this narrative of, you know, we're cheated, everything was rigged. there's fraud, come on. you know, i grew up with a value set that if you lost, you know, you accepted that with grace. >> reporter: arrest documents detail text messages between several alleged shooters and pena said after the election, exchanging addresses. authorities say an unnamed informant say pena joined for the fourth incident, frustrated. pena wanted them to aim lower and shoot around 8:00 p.m. because occupants would more likely not be laying down, which would increase the chance of obtaining the desired effect of the shootings. this is not pena's first arrest. he served nearly seven years in state prison in connection with a series

. >> reporter: and ring video showing pena walking up to what he thought was the debbie o'malley. >> ebbie? >> reporter: after his landslide loss to state representative miguel garcia. just hours after the final shooting on january 3rd one of pena's alleged hired hit men was pulled over for an expired registration. police say they found cash, guns and drugs in that car, and it was registered to pena. well, prior to running for political office mr. pena spent seven years in prison for burglary. now, despite that in a lawsuit by his democratic opponent, a judge ultimately allowing pena to run for office. george? >> okay, mola, thanks. >>> now to an emotional school board meeting in virginia. the first public meeting in that district since a 6-year-old shot his first grade teacher nearly two weeks ago. andrew dymburt has the story. >> reporter: fury and frustration on full display at the school board meeting in newport news, virginia. >> i send my kids to school and find myself praying to god they will return home safely. >> reporter: the public meeting marks the first with school leader

. >> hi, my name is solomon pena, can i speak with debby o'malley. >> reporter: weeks before the attacks about his election loss. >> i did feel really worried about him, because he seemed -- he seemed erratic. he was spreading mistruths about the election. >> reporter: at another official's home, a bullet landed in her daughter's bedroom wall, so close it sprayed sheet rock dust on to the face of the sleeping 10-year-old, according to arrest documents. >> walked over into my daughter's room, which is next to mine, and saw more bullet holes that were going through her room. >> reporter: state speaker javier martinez was also targeted. >> my family came here from mexico, a place where politics and journalism can get you killed. and the fact that this happens not only in our country, but that it happened in our own backyard is terribly disappointing. >> reporter: pena, the alleged ring leader, police say, paid four other men to target the homes of four state and local democratic officials starting in december. arrest documents show a confidential witness told police pena wanted the shooting