depape took the hammer away from mr. pelosi and immediately attacked him with the hammer. >> reporter: the suspect attacked and both were rushed to the hospital. they're explaining that public service families should feel safe. >> families don't sign up for this to be harmed. and it is wrong. everybody should be disgusted. about what happened this morning. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins is charging david depape with attempted murder. residential burglary. elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. >> anytime somebody is intentionally targeted somebody who is a leader, not just locally, but in this country it's extremely disturbing. >> reporter: also disturbing for the president of the united states, speaking about the attack on paul pelosi during a midterm campaign event in pennsylvania. >> enough is enough is enough. every person with good conscience needs to clearly and unambiguously stand up against the violence in our policies regards of what your policies are. >> reporter: michelle he

state senator scott which are told kpix 5 he rep and sciences depape's -- he recognizes depape for face. the attack on paul pelosi shocked him. >> i was surprised that someone entered the speaker's home and bludgeoned her husband. that's really jarring. i'm not surprised there is someone that wanted to do harm to the speaker. that's not shocking to me at all. there are a lot of people that want to do harm. >> reporter: before his arrest inside the pelosi home, online post obtained by cnn suggest a man obsessed with conspiracy. he linked to multiple videos produced by my pillow ceo mike lindell and appeared to mock the capitol riot investigation. it stands in contrast to this neighborhood, a student with signs promoting black lives matter. it is believed depape once lived here. assign tax to the vince told reporters to stay away. there is been a little confusion about whether depape is in jail or the hospital. depape has officially been booked, but he remains in the hospital tonight . san francisco police chief bill scott confirming that saying that a suspect can be booked while not bein

depape says he just wanted to talk to nancy and, quote: if nancy were to tell depape the truth he wouldet her go. and if she lied he was going to break her kneecaps by breaking her kneecaps, she would then have to be wheeled into congress which would show other members of congress there were consequences to actions. which goes to show you just how crazy this guy is. he wasn't there to kill her. he was there to kneecap her and wheelchair her in front of congress. how a homeless guy was going to get the house speaker from san francisco to washington with broken kneecaps, we don't know. as all of this is come in. we are also learning a lot more about david depape an illegal alien from canada. the 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

depape is expected to be in court tomorrow for his arrangement. what new information are you learning about the attack an police found at the scene? >> well now we are learning in more detail what federal prosecutors say happened. they're learning from interviews with depape and pelosi as well as a deep review of the body camera so what they say through this narrative depape broke through back door of the home went upstairs where paul pelosi was sleeping. he claimed he wanted to talk to nancy and somehow through all this paul pelosi was able to talk him down, keep him calm enough he was able to slip into the bathroom and called 911. when police got there pelosi opened the door and moments later depape hit pelosi so hard with that happeneder he fell unconscious. here's a quote that lays out why depape said he did that he said he viewed nancy as the leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party and explained by breaking nancy's kneecaps she would have to be twheeld into congress which would show other members of congress there were consequ

the evidence further shows that depape assaulted mr. pelosi with depape's own hammer." >> when the police responded that the front door was opened, both men were holding on to one end of the hammer. there was an order to drop the weapon -- drop the hammer once the police realized what they were holding. the suspect then pulled it away and that's when he attacked him with it. >> reporter: and depape's question to paul pelosi according to sources, "where's nancy?" eerily similar to the chants made by the mob that attacked the capitol on january 6th. >> oh, nancy. oh, nancy! >> reporter: political leaders on both sides of the aisle condemning the attack. former vice president mike pence tweeting "this is an outrage," and "there can be no tolerance for violence against public officials or their families. this man should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law." senate minority leader mitch mcconnell tweeting he's horrified and disgusted adding he's grateful to hear that paul is on a road to full recovery. >> reporter: and president b

we're getting our first look tonight at the suspect. 42-year-old david depape. he will face attempted murder and a slew of other felony charges. we have team coverage tonight on this story for you. abc7 news reporter tar tar is getting -- tara campbell. looking into the suspect's background but we will begin with live outside san francisco general hospital. that's where paul pelosi is being treated. amanda. reporter: yeah, dan. mr. pelosi may have very well saved his own life notifying police when he did. the 82-year-old is recovering here tonight at s.f. general hospital. his wife, house speaker pelosi, visited today. surgeries to repair 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 at the couple's pacific heights home friday. >> this is code three. reporter: 82-year-old paul pelosi dialing 911 and leaving the line open. before 2:30 a.m., san francisco police officers arrived finding mr. pelosi fighting off an intruder. both struggling over a

we're getting our first look tonight at the suspect. 42-year-old david depape.e will face attempted murder and a slew of other felony charges. we have team coverage tonight on this story for you. abc7 news reporter tar tar is getting -- tara campbell. looking into the suspect's background but we will begin with live outside san francisco general hospital. that's where paul pelosi is being treated. amanda. reporter: yeah, dan. mr. pelosi may have very well saved his own life notifying police when he did. the 82-year-old is recovering here tonight at s.f. general hospital. his wife, house speaker pelosi, visited today. surgeries to repair 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 at the couple's pacific heights home friday. >> this is code three. reporter: 82-year-old paul pelosi dialing 911 and leaving the line open. before 2:30 a.m., san francisco police officers arrived finding mr. pelosi fighting off an intruder. both struggling over a ha

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 mr. depape, 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? mr. depape immediately pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently attacked him with the hammer. the officers immediately entered , tackled the suspect, disarmed him , took the hammer away from him, and took the suspect, mr. depape, into custody. they requested emergency backup, and they rendered medical aid. i can confirm that mr. depape forced entry into a rear door at the rear of the pelosi home. and i'd like to re-emphasize the quick response and actions of our officers, officer colby, officer cagney . also, i want to re-emphasize and thank our dispatcher, heather grimes, for her intuition, her quick thinking that she had to interpret what she was being told . and based

depape said again he would wait. according to depape, he started taking out twist ties to restrain pelosi. the two kept talking when pelosi went to the bathroom to call 911. >> it is horrible. perfect. stephanie: depape told spd he was going to hold nancy hostage, adding he would let her go only if she told the truth. if she lied, he was going to break her kneecaps. that explaining she would have to be wielded to congress to show whether members of congress there were consequences to their actions. >> and his very hard. there is such disbelief to the viciousness. >> san francisco police recovered zip ties in the bedroom in the hallway near the front door and a roll of tape, rope, hammer, gloves, a journal and depape's backpack. evidence depape lived in a garage in richmond for two years. investigators seized two hammers and a sword in that garage. >> this is where we are in america. people think it is their responsibility to attack elected officials. stephanie: for the first time today, we heard both investigators an

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 hammer right after opening the door. police told them to drop the hammer and that's when depape told the police pelosi's husband would be, quote, taking the punishment instead, hitting him in the hit with the hammer so hard it knocked him out. depape is facing up to 50 years in prison if convicted on flown federal charges brought against him. state charges are also expected to be filed. police have been reluctant to define the motivation in this case but the complaint notes depape's alleged intent to interfere with speaker pelosi's official duties. depape explained to investigators he wanted to break nancy's kneecaps because she would have to be wheeled into congress which would sh

depape zip ties and gloves and another hammer and rope. and then we're learning, as you mentioned, disturbing new details about what depape intended to do to nancy pelosi if he ever got in front of her. >> he talked about it, right? he stated, according to what depape told san francisco police department officers, this is in the affidavit, he was going to hold nancy, and they write nancy because that is what he was saying, he was going to hold nancy hostage and talk to her and that if nancy were going to tell depape the truth and putting the truth in quotes, he would let her go and if he lied, he would break her kneecaps, depape said and no indication of the truth or the lies other than what depape articulated he would use nancy as the leader of the pack of the lies told by the democratic party. and just to underscore how serious this threat was to try to break her kneecaps, depape explained to police that if he did that, if he broke her kneecaps, she would have to be wheeled into congress, which in his view would show other members of con

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. the defendant then blocked mr. pelosi's access to that elevator. it was at some point after that mr. pelosi asked to go to the bathroom, which is where he was able to call 911 from his cell phone. the defendant realizing that mr. pelosi had called 911 took mr. pelosi downstairs near the front door of the residence. two police officers arrived at the front door two minutes after that 911 call. when that door was opened, t

depape gained full control and swung it into his head. depape was arrested immediately. during mirandized and recorded interview. depape said he was going to hold her hostage and talk to her. if she were to tell the truth he would let her go. if she lied he was going to break her kneecaps. he viewed her as the leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party. he told police by breaking her kneecaps she would have to be wheeled into congress to face the consequences of her actions. political science say they found depapeens backpack at the scene which contained a rope, a roll of tape, hammer and rubber gloves. authorities determined that depape was living in a garage of a residence near berkeley also for an ice source he is in illegally as long time visa overstay. authorities say paul pelosi did not know the suspect and this they were the only two in the house at the time of the attack but there was not a third person. also, mr. pelosi is expected to fully recover from his injuries. >> bret: looking live at this news conference they are just getting ready. getting

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

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 addition to all of those other items in his backpack, he was carrying a journal. >> scott cohn, live in san francisco. you know, there's been a flood of misinformation spreading like wildfire online about this attack on speaker pelosi's husband, their home, and the attempt on her right wing personalities have been spinning wild conspear sis and telling complete lies about what happened. elon musk, twitter's new owner, helped amplify one of those fringe conspiracies by tweeting it out to his 112 million followers. he wrote -- >> musk deleted that eventually, but not before it racked up 100,000 likes. the bizarre and baseless story he retweeted came from a website that back in 2016, made the bonkers claim that hillary clinton had died and a body double replaced her on the campaign trail ben collins covers disinformation and the internet for nbc news i'm guessing word of the suspect's confession doesn't stop informati

depape that we will 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 the 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 loosefitting pajama short -- pajama shirt and boxer shorts. he was forced to get out of bed. at some point, mr. pelosi attempted to access the elevator in the home that has a bone. the defendant blocked mr. pelosi's access to the elevator. at some point after, mr. pelosi asked to go to the bathroom, which is where he was able to call 911 from his cell phone. the defendant, realizing mr. pelosi had called 911, took esther pelosi downstairs near the front door of the residence. two police officers arrived at the front door, two minutes after the 911 call. when the door was opened, the defendant was holding his ha

but there's something about depape. everything i have been able to come upon at this stage leads me to believe that he had some violence leanings and a very disturbed man. >> neil: we'll find out quit a bit. thanks, ted williams. again, if we get any updates on paul pelosi. we know that nancy pelosi's husband is on route to san francisco to be with her husband. we'll keep you posted. also, want to draw your attention to the corner of wall and broad. it's one of the biggest single day gains that we've seen in the market in some years. better than expected economic news. when i say better than expected, inflation is still a problem. it's not rising as much as some thought. i'm cutting to the chase there. remember the bashing of technology stocks yesterday when amazon came out after the ball and they disappointed following the likes of microsoft and google and a host of others. they felt that they might have overdone it there and there were pockets of home. good enough for all of the market averages to close the week. the

friday, there were only two people in the home, depape and pelosi. he remains in the hospital tonight after undergoing surgery for a skull fracture, and the speaker is by his side. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is going to start us off from outside pelosi's san francisco home. geeng, jonathan and what are we learning about a possible motive? >> reporter: and good evening to you, norah. federal officials describe a man driven by political extremism. the suspect allegedly planned to tie nancy pelosi up here at her home and injury her, all in an effort to send a message to other democrats. disturbing new details tonight about what allegedly unfolded inside nancy pelosi's san francisco home. 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

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

depape was arrested at the scene. he brought the hammer and carrying duct tape and zip ties according to law enforcement and sources close to the investigation. house speaker nancy pelosi was in washington at the time. she returned to san african friday and has been visiting her husband at the opt hospital. at tack around 2:30 a.m. early friday mork at the pelosi residence in san francisco occurred just as police arrived in response to a 911 call placed by paul pelosi. >> there was a 911 call made and that's how we got there. >> radio traffic picked up the call for assistance at the pelosi residence. >> special call. medic, 66. location. >> depape still hospitalized is expected to be arraigned tuesday. he is still facing state charges that include attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, elder abuse, and other felonies. condemnation of the attack and rising violent political rhetoric now taking center stage. >> elected officials have a hard enough job as it is. and, you know, the fact that people's

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

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

and depape is charged also with attempted kidnapping.ling of this federal complaint, the d.o.j. lays out the facts of the case, most of which we already know, but they add once officers arrested depape, they seized from him a roll of tape, white rope, a second hammer, a pair of rubber and cloth gloves and zip ties from the crime scene. so further evidence that he came to that residence with a plan. and they recount the time line, as we understand it, which is that he broke, depape broke into the residence, came up to the pelosi bedroom, confronted pelosi there, and pelosi managed to call 911, and officers arrived within minutes, witnessed the two struggling over the hammer, and then they say that depape struck mr. pelosi with the hammer, injuring him. so that, so but very serious and important charges. there the federal government deciding that they needed to weigh in on this assault of the husband of the speaker of the house. >> absolutely. and real quick, can you expect state charges to be filed today as well? >> that's right. the dist

pelosi somehow and depape make their way down stairs. 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 aft

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

searches said pappy's -- depape shouted where is nancy.ney general clarifying that the suspect and the victim did not know each other. >> it was a forced entry into the rear door of the home and he ultimately did head -- didn't make his way upstairs which is where he confronted mr. pelosi. >> that share of the san francisco -- republican party says it is not fair to make any connections between current gop rhetoric and the assault on paul pelosi and you can hear from him coming up at 6:00 and jenkins is expected to file charges against depape today. depape is expected to be in court tomorrow for his arraignment. kumasi: happening today, the future of affirmative action in higher education is on the line. the justices are set to hear two cases trying to stop colleges from using race in factoring in images. jobina: it would have a dramatic impact. we can see fewer minority students on campuses nationwide, many less diverse student populations. challenges are targeting harvard and they are arguing the programs discriminate against asian ameri

a motive hasn't been determined, but sources tell cbs news, it was a targeted attack, and that depape 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 security would have been on hand when depape allegedly approached. >> reporter: a cbs news review of suspected social media posts by david depape show himself spreading theories about holocaust denials, pedophiles in the government, and claims that that democrat officials run child sex rings. >> it gives me the chills. >> reporter: michigan democrat debbie dingell knows paul pelosi well. >> and what you've seen happened with paul pelosi is something that could happen to anybody that's serving in public office. and i don't care if they're republican or democrat, it's becoming too commonplace. >> reporter: the pelosi home has been targeted before, vandalized last year with spray paint, a pig's head, and

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

depape, inside the entryway of the home.ers remain outside of the threshold of the home, and they observed mr. pelosi and mr. depape each with one hand on a single hammer. there was one hammer that the officer observed. officers, while still outside of the doorway threshold, gave commands to both then to drop the hammer. mr. depape immediately pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently attacked him with the hammer. the officers immediately entered, tackled the suspect, disarmed him, took the hammer away from him, and took the suspect, mr. depape, into custody. they requested emergency backup, and they rendered medical aid. i can confirm that mr. depape forced entry into a rear door at the rear of the pelosi home. and i'd like to re-emphasize the quick response and actions of our officers, officer kolby willmis, officer kyle cagney, and sergeant edmund wong. also, i want to e emphasize and thank our dispatcher heather grimes for her intuition, her quick thinking. she had to interpret what she was being told. and bas

depape? >> i cannot comment specifically on his injuries. >> reporter: this question is for chief scott. why isn't there an mou or some formal agreement between sfpd and the u.s. capitol police? >> there may be in the future. currently there is not. we have worked with capitol police before. if they have a need and we can help out with that need, we have done that in the past. what i can say is right now we're there to assist and we are there helping our capitol police partners right now. >> reporter: could you describe how you were helping them in the past? what did that look like? >> we've had postings at the pelosi residence in the past. these threats aren't new. let's be very clear. this is the era we're in unfortunately. we've assisted in the past and worked with that department and we're assisting right now. i'll leave it there. the capitol police asked us to refer any security questions to them. i wanted to be as transparent as i can be about a clear understanding that we're assisting.

depape's social media postings. a convergence of many conspiracy theories which all lead to her, which point towards her, and the problem is we know who the target is going to be. we just don't know who is going to target her. i think, i worry so much in the next week for election workers, a lot of law enforcement and security forces at state capitals and polling places around the country. what they're going to be going through, and a potential copycat. there's nothing to say another political leader won't be targeted. it's an unbelievable state we're in in this country that we're this numb to it at this point. >> absolutely. the fact she's a woman, we saw gretchen whitmer face these threats of being kidnapped. women seem to be a particular target, although there have been men who dared to vote to impeach donald trump, male republican members of congress have also gotten death threats, but it's across the board. let me play what president biden had to say about the attack. >> the chant was, where's nancy. where's na

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

police say david depape, a 42-year-old from nearby berkeley, broke through the back door with a hammerbroken glass still visible today, then allegedly attacked paul pelosi and ideal, "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 target ared 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 here at the house. speaker pelosi was of town. she travels with a capitol police detail, had she been here that security would

today he will be charged with attempted murder who was in the home when depape invaded it.person familiar with the situation pelosi talked with the intruder trying to calm him down. he told the intruder he needed to use the restroom and that's where his phone was charging. that's when he quickly called 911 and just left the line open. thankfully the 911 operator stayed on and could tell that there was a problem and had cops head to the house for a wellness check. when police arrived depape attacked pelosi violently smashing the hammer into his head and arms fracturing his skull. police say zip ties were found at the scene just like the ones found on those who were hunting nancy pelosi at the capitol on january 6th. and that's not the only similarity. before attacking mr. pelosi with a hammer a source tells nbc news depape shouted at him, where is nancy? where is nancy? where's nancy? where have we heard that before? some on the right would say, don't jump to conclusions and don't connect that to this. >> where's nancy? nancy. nancy. nancy. nancy. nancy. nancy. nancy. nancy.

depape lived in a hippie collective in berkeley. reportedly posted some liberal anti-sentiment establishment views online. he has ties to a former nudist activist who says he has been homeless and suffers from mental illness and drug use. so far police have not determined a motive in the assault on paul pelosi and both democrats and republicans are cone demming this attack. >> well let me be perfectly clear, violence or threat of violence has no place in our society and what happened to paul pelosi is wrong. reporter: also just days after purchasing twitter elon musk jumped into the mix tweeting and deleting a link to a fringe website with an unfounded rumor about the attack. san francisco's d.a. held a press conference yesterday to clear up confusion on this case. she said arriving officers determined there were only two people at the house at the time of the attack, not three. she also says there is nothing to suggest pelosi and depape knew each other prior to the incident. >> to be brutally attacked in your own home is one of the

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

depape immediately pulled the hammer away from mr.osi and violently attacked him with the hammer. the officers immediately entered, tackled the suspect, disarmed him, took the hammer away from him and took the suspect, mr. depape into custody and we also know based on our investigation at this point that this was not a random act. this was intention al and is wr wrong. >> now, police have not stated a clear motive for the attack. fox digital reports that depape has ties to a radical nudist activist and a disturbing online presence that involves blogs under his name that include online posts about pedophiles, big brother censorship, anti-semitic contact and mentioned q-anon and vaccine conspiracies. president joe biden commented on it and about his condition. >> when i spoke to the speaker, she says he's doing okay, he went to the hospital and was operated on and he seems to be coming along well. he's in good spirits and the whole family is there. >> every person of good conscience needs to clearly and unambiguously stand up against th

what about depape, though? can you tell us, is he talking to investigators? >> we will make some attempts to talk to him. we have interviewed him at least once. the investigation is ongoing. there's a lot left to do in this case. we're moving along and doing the best we can to get the tlaefd we can get to our prosecutors. >> the interviews are one thing. there's also a slew of other evidence. i know you are collecting and investigating. have you landed on a motive yet? >> well, there again, working with our prosecutors at the appropriate time, they have to prove motive. we don't want to jump out of the gate with so many things left to investigate. we don't want to jump out of the gate too early, make premature statements and learn something that may be different to what we know now. yeah, we have some ideas. we definitely have our beliefs of what the motives are. again, working with our prosecutorial offices, they've been specific about let's not get ahead of natural resources terms of getting out -- of ourselves in terms of getting out with statements. there

depape pulled the hammer away from mr.osi and violently attacked him. >> reporter: both taken to the hospital. the speaker's office saying he is expected to make a full recovery. the alleged attacker facing charges including attempted homicide, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon. the suspect's online social media pages show multiple conspiracy theories related to 2020 election and the january 6th capitol riot. authorities still trying to determine motive. the white house saying the president and nancy pelosi spoke over the phone and the president is praying for paul pelosind speaker pellow sister' whole family. lawmakers from both parties immediately condemning the attack. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell tweeting he is horrified and disgusted and grateful to hear paul is on track to make avery. the suspect's alleged call for pelosi chillingly similar to the chants during the january 6th attack on the capitol. >> nancy! [ bleep ] oh nancy! >> bring her out here! we're coming in if you don't bring her out! >> repo

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

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

also depape is in the u.s. illegally as a long-time visa overstay.lly recover from his injuries. neil? >> neil: christina, thank you for that, i think. it's a little bizarre. we have a lot more coming up including the bad well the world's richest man with the new company he's taken over and interesting vibes he's given as to what he's going to do with it. let's get the latest from kelly o'grady in san francisco. >> good to see you, neil. lots of changes coming from twitter's new chief twit as elon musk is styling himself. we'll tell you what and who might be upset about it coming up. quite the personalized order. i know what i like. i've been meaning to ask you, carl. does your firm offer personalized index investing? hmm? so i can remove a stock that doesn't align with my goals. i'm a broker, not a barista. what about managing gains and losses to be more tax efficient? not a wizard either. looks like schwab personalized indexing can. schwaaab! learn more about personalized indexing at schwab today. (vo) what can a nationwide 5g network from t-mobile

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

depape into custody. we also know based on our investigation at this point, that this was not a random act. this was intentional. now, police have not stated a motive for this attack. foxy digital reports the suspect, depape, has ties to a radical activist he has disturbing online presence that involves blogs under his name. that includes online pokes about pedophiles, "big brother" censorship, anti-semitic contents. he had legend also mentions cue in on, and covid-19 vaccine conspiracies. he got condemnation on both sides of the aisle for this attack. give senate minority leader mitch mcconnell he tweeted horrified and disgusted by reports that paul pelosi was assaulted. he's grateful paul is on track to make a full recovery. yesterday president biden also condemned this attack on paul pelosi. he mentioned his condition. >> when i spoke to the speakers she said he is doing okay. went to the hospital, was operated on. and he seems to be coming along well. he is in good spirits, the whole family is there.

david depape shouted where is nancy and had zip ties and duct tape. mr.all 911. offices witnessed mr. depape beat mr. pell lohse. he had a list of people he wanted to target. he posted disturbing content online and election conspire sees and anti-semitic comments. some democrats blamed right wing politics but neighbors said depape lived in a berkeley hippie collective and posted some liberal anti-establishment ideas online. he has ties to a former nudist activist who says he has been homeless and suffers from mental illness and drug use. so far police have not determined a motive in the assault on paul pelosi. both democrats and republicans are condemning this attack. >> let me be perfectly clear violence or threat of violence has no place in our society. what happened to paul pelosi is wrong. >> also just days after purchasing twitter musk jumped into the -- there was an unfounded rumor about the attack. san francisco d.a. held a press conference clearing up confusion. arriving officers determined there were only two people at the house during the attack

they also tell us that depape and pelosi did not know each other before this violent attack. pelosi is still recovering from his injuries after being hit with a hammer in the head. he obtained a skull fracture. he also had injuries to his arm and his hands and, of course, a very difficult time for speaker pelosi. we did see her very briefly. she left her house yesterday and was whisked away by her motorcade. so just a few seconds there. she sent a letter that her colleagues, to the house of representatives expressing how difficult this has been for her family and for her. she said in a letter over the weekend, our children, our grandchildren and i are heartbroken and traumatized by the life-threatening attack on our pop. we are grateful for the quick response of law enforcement and emergency services and for the lifesaving medical care that he is receiving. depape is expected to be in court on tuesday for his arp arraignment. >> veronica miracle in san francisco, keep us posted. thank you. >>> joining us now, cnn chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst john miller. joh

mentales y arrestos previos quien tambiÉn estÁ hospitalizado, el asaltante identificado como david depapeancy esta noche biden dijo que fue lo mismo que gritaron cuando entraron al capitolio. (informaciÓn en pantalla). >>> la congresista norma torres estÁ sacudida pero no sorprendida >>> todos nosotros hemos recibido mucho ataque para nosotros personal y para nuestras familias estas amenazas no han parado. >>> lÍderes republicanos se unieron a la condena. estoy horrorizado y mal dijeron pero la violencia siempre estÁ mal y es inaceptable. pero como muchos demÓcratas federico de jesÚs no los exhime de culpas. >>> el peor resultado de una retÓrica ha sido tambiÉn que los republicanos no han condenado con suficiente vehemencia o silencio han condenado acciones v vi violentas como el 6 de enero. el asaltante enfrenta. (nombre en inglÉs) . >>> la lÍder viajÓ inmediatamente porque su esposo sometido a una cirugÍa >>> la nbc del Área de la bahÍa hablÓ con un tÍo del sospechoso de david depape dice que Él naciÓ en canadÁ y llevaba 20 aÑos viviendo en estados unidos sin tener contacto alguno con l

el crÁneo a martillazos al esposo de la lÍder de la cÁmara de representantes nancy pelosi, david depapetados de las elecciones de 2020 y defendido a donald trump. el brutal ataque empeora el tÓxico clima polÍtico del paÍs a 11 dÍas de las elecciones de medio tÉrmino. la lÍder nancy pelosi ya estÁ con su esposo, quien se recupera de una fractura de crÁneo. pablo: nancy pelosi ya estÁ en el hospital junto a su esposo. fue operado de una fractura craneal que se espera que se recupere completamente. paul pelosi pudo llamar al cientos 11 y dejo el telÉfono conectado para que la operadora pudiera escuchar. "la habilidad de la operadora para poder interpretar lo que sucedÍa y enviar a la policÍa, le salvÓ la vida a paul pelosi", dijo la policÍa. preguntaba dÓnde estaba nancy pelosi antes de atacar con un martillo a su esposo. " al verlo, los agentes entraron inmediatamente y se lanzaron sobre el sospechoso", agregÓ la policÍa. es david depape, que en las redes sociales se sigue teorÍas de la conspiraciÓn, como que la vacuna del covid mapa o el fraude electoral. enfrentarÁ intento de homicidio,

a suspect 42-year-old david depape is now in custody. his facebook page now taken down had posts of memes and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and the january 6th attack at the u.s. capitol. not long ago, nancy pelosi was a target of the january 6th rioters with them hunting for her and trashing her office. the motive for friday's attack on her husband is not yet known. >> mr. depape will be booked at the san francisco county jail on the following charges. attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary, and several other additional felonies. >> reporter: the speaker's office issued a statement, saying mr. pelosi is expected to make a full recovery. now, erin, the residence behind me here was flooded with law enforcement for much of the day. they appear to be nearly completing their processing of evidence for the day. of course, this comes as we're learning new information about why these officers were brought to this location to begin with. cnn's john miller and jamie gangel are reporting that paul pel