man with a metal baseball bat injuring two staffers in the field office of virginia democrat gerry connolly one of those attacked an intern on her first day. the suspect in what was described as a rage, crushing computers and smashing glass. what we're finding out about his history. >>> the mass shooting in new mexico. authorities say three are dead, with multiple others injured, including two police officers. >>> just released, the final report by a trump-era special counsel. its sharp criticism of the fbi for how the bureau handled the investigation into whether the 2016 trump campaign conspired with russia. >>> the chilling 911 calls during that shooting rampage at a mall in texas. witnesses describing the horror >>> a big drop in the number of migrants crossing into the u.s. but the number in custody beyond capacity america's cities increasingly feeling the impact >>> nbc news first to report details of florida governor ron desantis's latest step toward launching his presidential bid what we're finding out. >>> americans are keeping their cars longer than ever but it may cost you more t

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

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

. >> two staff members for congressman gerry connolly were attacked yesterday. camera captured video of the suspect chasing a woman. ♪ ♪ >> russia mercenary group wagner is plundering african resources to help fund the war in ukraine. >> we're talking about billions. here. ♪ ♪ >> the key senate committee opens hearings on regulating the ai industry before the technology becomes too advanced to control. >> if we don't step in, then this gets away from you. ♪ ♪ >> norah: and the story of a young girl and her taylor-made concert experience. >> taylor swfit came out, and it was just such a beautiful moment. ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we are following a number of big stories, but we want to begin with new details in monday's deadly mass shooting in farmington, new mexico, that killed three people and wounded six others. this afternoon, police identified the gunman as 18-year-old high school senior beau wilson. authorities say he carried at least three weapons, including an ar-style rifle

less than an hour later, police say the 49 year old walked into congressman gerry connolly's fairfax, virginia office brandishing that bat a brand new intern, telling him connolly wasn't there. he didn't like that answer and proceeded to beat her with a baseball bat on our first date, and he then turned on my always director and beat her on the head with the bat overnight. both staffers released from the hospital, who refused to appear for his video arraignment was previously charged with assaulting an officer. prosecutors called it a mental health crisis and dismissed those charges last year after he completed six months of treatment and last may, authorities say family filed a handwritten federal lawsuit against the c i a alleging the agency was wrongfully imprisoning and brutally torturing him. this latest this incident comes as threats and attacks on lawmakers are skyrocketing, according to capitol police up 400% over the last six years. and david. the congressman says this incident underscores the challenges to protecting lawmakers and the vulnerability of these district offices

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two staff members for democratic congressman gerry connolly are in the hospital after being attacked congressman's office in virginia. fairfax police in virginia arrested and charged this 49-year-old man with the attack. connolly says the suspect had asked for him before attacking his staff with a, quote, out-of-control rage. and it comes amidst a series of incidents members of congress, their staff, their family members have been attacked in recent months. jessica schneider is "outfront." she is at connolly's district office where the attack took place. this is truly terrifying. you're in a suburban quiet, normal office environment to. imagine something like this, it does defy the imagination. what more are you learning tonight? >> reporter: yeah. it happened just behind me, erin. tonight our team actually caught up with the suspect's father. he says that the suspect has been suffering from schizophrenia. he hasn't taken his medication in the past three months. plus, our team learned that just last year this suspect was actually arrested for assaulting a law enforcement officer, char

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

congressional leaders about the debt ceiling. >>> two staff members for democratic congressman gerry connollyof the suspect chasing a woman. >>> russian mercenary group wagner is plundering african resources to help fund the war in ukraine. >> we're talking about billions of dollars here. >>> a key senate committee opens hearings on regulating the ai industry before the technology becomes too advanced to control. >> if we don't step in, then this gets away from you. ♪ >>> and the inspiring story of a young girl and her taylor-made concert experience. >> taylor came out, and it was just such a beautiful moment. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> we're following a number of big stories, but we do want to begin tonight with new details in monday's deadly mass shooting in farmington, new mexico, that killed three people and wounded six others. this afternoon, police identified the gunman as 18-year-old high school senior beau wilson. authorities say he carried at least three weapons, including an ar-style rifle, and appeared to target his victims at random. they are still searchi

two staffers who are attacked were released from the hospital earlier this evening according to gerry connollythat they will have to potentially deal with any long term consequences. and also the consequences on capitol hill. connolly calling in for more security for members of offices in districts. oftentimes they're in commercial buildings left completely unguarded and vulnerable, as with the case in connally's office. who is now pushing for more money to ensure this doesn't happen again. >> all right, manu raju, thanks very much, appreciated. tomorrow, north carolina's legislature will try to override their governor's veto on a bill that would restrict abortions after 12 weeks. the current limit is 20 weeks. -- lawmakers enjoy supermajority in their state -- comes after a -- trying to pressure for republicans who previously supported the current law to vote against their party. join now by governor roy cooper. governor, appreciate you for being with us. you only need one republican to defect in order to prevent a override of your veto. how likely do you think that is? >> we are working real

he entered this district officer for gerry connolly just before 11:00 a.m. and assaulted two staffers with a metal bat. he hit one in the aid and attacked an intern, her first day on the job. both were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening inj injuries. the congressman was not here. he was actually at a ribbon cutting event. but he says the suspect came in with an out of control rage, he shattered grass in a conference room and also broke computers. so now the u.s. capitol police are working with the fairfax city police, they have launched a joint investigation here, but this attack comes as the u.s. capitol police chief has warned about the uptick in threats against members of congress as well as their staff saying that in the last six years, the threat has gone up 400%. jessica sthicheider, cnn, fairf. >>> in north carolina republican controlled legislature is attempting to overwrite the democrat governor veto of a ban of post abortions after 12 weeks. a vote will be later today. and the statehouse is planning to take up the bill after the senate

we've seen another politically motivated attack, two congressional staffers at the office of gerry connolly were attacked by an assailant with a metal baseball back. the man entered the office and asked for him before wielding the bat against his staff. jessica schneider is outside connolly's office. jessica, are the young people okay? what more do we know about the suspect and his motive? >> reporter: they seem to be okay, taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. our john miller is reporting that this man was known to congressman connolly's office according to a law enforcement source. all this happening just before 11:00 a.m., inside the district offices here. we're in fairfax, virginia, about 20 miles outside washington, d.c. police have identified this suspect as 49-year-old xuan kha tran pham. they say he entered the office and struck two staffers with a metal bat. one was a senior aide struck in the head, the other one an internal, her first day on the job. our capitol hill team talked with congressman connolly on the phone. he said the attacker went on a rampage, sma

now the congressman gerry connolly, he was not here, he was actually of day ribbon cutting events. suspect really came in with an out-of-control rage. he says a shattered some glass in a conference room, also broke computers. so now the u.s. capitol police are working with a fairfax city police. they launched a joint investigation here, but this attack comes as the u.s. capitol police chief, tom major, has warned about the uptick in attacks against congress members and their staff, says in the last six years, the fed has gone up 400%. jessica schneider, cnn, fairfax, virginia. >> we turn out to new mexico where least three people are dead and six others wounded after a mass shooting in the city of farmington. officials say the gunman was also killed according to police, the 18 year old opened fire at a residential area monday morning appearing to shoot randomly at people, houses, and cars. investigators say the gun man used three different weapons including an ar-style rifle before he was killed by police arriving on scene. two of the officers were among those hurt. so far, police

capitol following a horrible attack yesterday at that man congressman gerry connolly's district officeolitical violence becoming all too common in the country. the 49-year-old man wielding a metal bat assaulted two of congressman connolly staffers, one of them was an intern on her first day. luckily, both suffered only nonlife threatening injuries and were leased from the hospital later in the day. congressman connolly described the act of violence as, quote, unconscienceable and devastating. according to his office, the us is speck was looking for the congressman himself but he was not in the office at the time. one of the constituents was taken into custody and charged with malicious wounding. he refused to appear this morning. we don't know the motive for his attack. the suspect's father told "the washington post" that his son struggled with mental illness for decades. this video caught on a doorbell camera showing the suspect with the bat chase being after a woman shortly before. he went to connolly's office. yesterday's attack adds to the recent fate of violent attacks. in october

what's your reaction to this attack on staffers and gerry connolly's office?ve of truly unprecedented violent threats and attacks against u.s. lawmakers. >> well, wolf, my heart goes out to the staff members. these are public servants who go to work every day, and they are there to help serve constituents. and i can't help but think of my own staff and everything that they've had to go through, whether it is horrible harassing calls or awful, hateful email to the threat of attack. and we know, those of us in congress, especially those of us who survived january 6th and we were here, just how terrifying all of those attacks are. we have to be very vigilant. and apparently our staff also has to be very vigilant. it should not be this way. >> have you increased security for your staff in your offices? >> yes. over the years, i have increased security for my staff in the district office. also around my home, frankly. but it is still terrifying. we have to be accessible to our constituents. we have to interact with them. and every time that we do, it comes with som

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

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

officials, whether it is jake sullivan, gerry connolly, paul pelosi, not actually government official but of course the husband of the former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. we do not know what the motives are for all of these attacks. but we do know that emanating from right-wing circles, there is a lot of anti government rhetoric, a lot of violent rhetoric. is the white house concerned about what may come in the next months as potentially increasing pressure is ratcheted up on former president trump? to what degree does the white house look at this landscape and say, we are headed and careening towards potential disaster? >> well, listen, you know, political violence and violence in the political process is one of the reasons that president biden decided to run in 2020. he saw the events in charlottesville and he grew concerned that what in the past had been oratorical debates suddenly, you are seeing the rise of hate and hate crimes. and political violence. which isn't acceptable in any scenario, so, the justice department plays a role in responding to that federal and state an

custody after police say he attacked two staffers with a baseball bat at the office of congressman gerry connolly. threats against members of congress continue to rise. this is just the latest. >>> at the white house, we're just hours away from another high-stakes meeting between president bidened and top lawmakers to negotiate a detd ceiling deal. we'll play for you a brand new warning from the treasury secretary about what could happen if the country goes into default. >>> overnight, a massive wave of russian attacks targeting ukraine's capital. the biggest in weeks and come as more european allies pledge new support. ♪♪ >>> we begin this hour with that deadly rampage in new mexico. three people were killed, six others were injured after a gunman appeared to open fire at random on a residential street, according to local police. authorities say the suspect shot at least six houses and three cars with an ar-style weapon. the 18-year-old gunman was confronted and killed by law enforcement. according to the gun violence archive, there have now been 225 mass shootings in the u.s. this year. joining

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

virginia, is accused of a late-morning rampage in this suburban complex where eight-term congressman gerry connolly has an office. he wasn't there, but the man was asking for him before wielding a metal bat striking someone in the head and an intern in the side of her body. it was the first day on the job. >> it's quite scary that someone can just walk up to an office holding a baseball bat and start swinging at innocent victims. >> reporter: police say they founded and arrested pham before he left the complex. he faces two charges, including aggravated malicious wounding. connolly told cbs news the police had to subdue him. >> they had to tase him. i believe there was a bit of an altercation and one police officer had minor injuries from it. >> reporter: the two staffers were released from the hospital monday night. they don't know the motive, but they say pham does not have a criminal history on capitol hill. police say the number of threat investigations they're undertaking has skyrocketed from just a few years ago, up 400%. scott macfarlane, cbs news, the capitol. >>> well, a woman is sugar for

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

last week a man attacked staffers at congressman gerry connolly's office. last fall a man broke into nancy pelosi's san francisco home and attacked her husband with a hammer. >> what's going on -- >> reporter: the attorney for the 19-year-old said that there is no evidence that the suspect did what he did intentionally. however, the judge in court disagreed. she said she saw the video, saw the u-haul truck slam into the barricade, stop, back up, and then do it again. the suspect is expected to face more federal charges. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >>> democratic and republican negotiators are set to meet again today to try and work out a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling. some republicans are questioning whether the treasury department's june 1st deadline to avoid a potentially catastrophic default is actually accurate. republicans are demanding spending cuts, while democrats are offering to freeze spending in order to strike a deal to raise the government's borrowing limit. >> 97 days the president wants to meet. we're trying to convince every

a late morning rampage in the suburban office complex where eight term democratic congressman gerry connollyhe business, someone was struck with the bat. >> reporter: connolly was not attacker was asking for him. it was her first day on the job. >> it is quite frankly scary that someone can just walk up to an office holding a baseball bat to and just start swinging at innocent victims. >> reporter: police say they found and arrested pham before he left the complex pretty facing two charges including aggravated malicious wounding. connolly told cbs news the police had to subdue the attack. it's because they they had to taser him, he was that agitated and violent. and i understand there was an altercation with one police officer had minor injuries from. >> reporter: the two officers world were released monday night. they said that connolly was at a ribbon-cutting at a nearby food bank during the time of the attack. police looking for the motive, but pham does not have a criminal history here. norah. >> norah: scott macfarlane, thank you. next to the latest at the southern border, just days aft

just last week a man attacked staffers at congressman gerry connolly's office. man broke into nancy pelosi's san francisco home and attacked her husband with a hammer. >> what's going on, man? >> reporter: the attorney for the r-ol sai today that ve have evid that th sus deid intentllyg disagrd.sh the videousody else. she saw how that u-haul truck slammed into the barricade, stopped, backed up and then hit it again. the suspect is expected to face more federal charges tomorrow. norah. >> jeff pegues with all that new information, thank you. >>> let's turn now to the 2024 presidential campaign. cbs news has learned that florida governor ron desantis will officially launch his bid for the white house tomorrow during a live event on twitter with elon musk. cbs's robert costa is in miami with the details. all right, bob, this is not your typical campaign launch. so why is governor desantis doing this? >> reporter: it is not norah. it is a little different. good to be with you from here in miami. for governor desantis this roll jut is about more than elon musk and hi

man with a metal baseball bat injuring two staffers in the field office of virginia democrat gerry connolly one of those attacked an intern on her first day. the suspect in what was described as a rage, crushing computers and smashing glass. what we're finding out about his history. >>> the mass shooting in new mexico. authorities say three are dead, with multiple others injured, including two police officers. >>> just released, the final report by a trump-era special counsel. its sharp criticism of the fbi for how the bureau handled the investigation into whether the 2016 trump campaign conspired with russia. >>> the chilling 911 calls during that

man with a metal baseball bat injuring two staffers in the field office of virginia democrat gerry connollyose attacked an intern on her first day. the suspect in what was described as a rage, crushing computers and smashing glass. what we're finding out about his history. >>> the mass shooting in new mexico. authorities say three are dead, with multiple others injured, including two police officers. >>> just released, the final report by a trump-era special counsel. its sharp criticism of the fbi for how the bureau handled the investigation into whether the 2016 trump campaign conspired with russia. >>> the chilling 911 calls during that shooting rampage at a mall in texas. witnesses describing the horror >>> a big drop in the number of migrants crossing into the u.s. but the number in custody beyond capacity america's cities increasingly feeling the impact >>> nbc news first to report details of florida governor ron desantis's latest step toward launching his presidential bid what we're finding out. >>> americans are keeping their cars

on monday , police say a man entered the office of virginia congressman gerry connolly and attacked two staff members with a metal bat. prosecutors filed a hate crime charge against the suspect. this earlier incident when he was seen chasing a woman allegedly asking if she was white before smashing her windshield, somebody suffering from serious mental illness. earlier this year, police arrested a man for assaulting minnesota congresswoman angie craig in the elevator of her d. c apartment and a staffer for senator rand. paul was stabbed, leaving a d c restaurant at poli described as aandom attack.mer., profile of recent cases a man with a hammer attacking former house speaker nancy pelosi's husband and their san francisco home. back to jake sullivan. national security advisers were given 24 7 protection back in 2021 after the fbi uncovered a plot against former trump advisor john bolton. breaking overnight republican lawmakers in north carolina have voted to uphold a ban on most abortions. after 12 weeks of pregnancy, they voted to override the democratic governors veto, clearing the wa

just last week, a man attacked staffers of congressman gerry connolly's office.elosi san francisco home and attacked her husband with a hammer. the attorney for the 19-year-old said today that investigators did not have any evidence that the suspect did what he did intentionally. however, the judge, she disagreed. she saw the video, just like everybody else. she saw how that u-haul truck slammed into the barricade, stopped, backed up, and then hit it again. the suspect is expected to face more federal charges tomorrow. norah? >> norah: jeff pegues with all of that new information. thank you. left turn out of the 2024 presidential campaign. cbs news has learned that florida governor ron desantis will officially launch his bid for the white house tomorrow during a live event on twitter, with elon musk. cbs's robert costa is in miami with the details.% all right, bob, this is not your typical campaign launch, so why is governor desantis doing this? >> reporter: it is not, norah, it is a little different. good to be with you from here in miami. for governor desantis,

gerry connolly, a man is under arrest on it after allegedly attacking two staff members with a metalt after asking for the congressman by name. scott macfarlane reporting a sharp increase in threats to lawmakers. >> he is accused of the late morning rampage in this suburban office complex where jerry connolly has a district office. >> someone has been struck with a bat. >> reporter: the attacker was asking for him before wielding a metal bat and striking a senior aide in the head. allegedly struck an office in turn in the side of her body. it was her first thing on the job. >> it is, quite frankly, scary that someone can just walk up to an office holding a baseball bat and just start swinging at innocent victims. >> reporter: police say that they found and arrested the man. he faces two charges. in a statement, commonly called it "devastating." >> what is going on right now? >> it with a hammer by intruder in their san francisco home. norah, connolly was attending a ribbon cutting out a food bank at the time of this attack. still searching for the motive, but they also say that he ha

minutes before yesterday's attack shows a man with a bat chasing a woman near virginia congressman gerry connolly'sped. 49 euros suspect is charged with one count of assault of a government employee, a lower court has charged him with additional felonies and misdemeanors. back here in washington, the clock is ticking and america's ceos today are warning of a devastating scenario. and are potentially disastrous consequences if the u.s. defauls on its debts. today, progress is made at a high-stakes oval office meeting, and the urgency of the situation led president biden to shorten his overseas trip next week. here is cbs's ed o'keefe. >> it's unfortunate we are where we are. >> reporter: another meeting between the president and top republicans without a deal. >> i have been clear again today's meeting, default is not an option. america pays its debts, pays its bills. >> reporter: the stalemate now has a firmer deadline. treasury secretary janet yellen warning the u.s. government will not be able to pay its bills potentially as early as june 1st. today, she said, every american will feel the pinch.

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

late-morning rampage in this suburban office complex, where eight-term democratic congressman gerry connollyhas been struck with a bat. >> reporter: connolly wasn't there at the time but said the attacker was asking for him before wielding a metal bat and striking a senior aide in the head. pham then allegedly struck an office intern in the side of her body. it was her first day on the job. >> it's quite frankly scary that someone can just walk up to an office holding a baseball bat and just start swinging at innocent victims. >> reporter: police say they found and arrested pham before he left the complex. he faces two charges, including aggravated malicious wounding. in a statement, congressman connolly called the attack unconscionable and devastating. the episode follows last year's violent assault of then-speaker nancy pelosi's husband, paul, beaten with a hammer by an intruder in their san francisco home. norah, the congressman's office says connolly was attending a ribbon cutting at a food bank at the time of this attack. they're still searching for the motive at police headquarters, bu

the us this year, a man is under arrest after a violent rampage at the office of congressman gerry connolly in fairfax, virginia, a senior aide and an intern were released from the hospital hours after they were attacked with a metal baseball bat, a neighbor told our affiliate w. e. j. l a that the man was caught on camera chasing another woman with a bat just a short time before that. police are now reviewing that video, the suspect's father told the washington post. his son is schizophrenic. he had asked for connolly by name, but he was told he was not in the office. he proceeded to attack the young intern who was at the front desk on her first day. and then when the noise and commotion became clear, others came running out of their offices, and he attacked. my outreach director and, uh, hit her badly on the back of her head comes as capitol police report an increase in threats against lawmakers and investigated 7500 threats last year alone and breaking overnight what's being called an exceptionally intense missile attack in ukraine's capital, ukraine, says it was able to shoot down most

thailand prime minister has been in power since a 2014 military coup area back in this country, gerry connolly says a man armed with a metal baseball bat attacked two staff members had us district office. he was not in the office at the time. the suspect was taken into custody. steppers are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. in a statement he said, the thought that someone would take advantage of my staffs accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating. have these three people were killed and nine others injured in mexico after a gunman opened fire on a residential street. police shot and killed the suspect who has not been named. two police officers were injured, they are in stable condition. still to come on the newshour. a veto by the north carolina governor sets at a battle over abortion rights. amy klobuchar talks about her new memoirs on the ups and dons of political life. a look inside the american museum of national -- natural history new expansion and more. >> this is the pbs newshour from washington and the walter cronkite school of journal

democrat gerry connolly say police arrived within minutes and arrested the man. >> he was engaged in an altercation with the police and had to be tasered, one of the police had a minor injury in the course of trying to subdue him. >> what was this person's motivation? >> i don't think there is a motivation. i think we're talking about real mental illness. >> he just walked into the office -- >> enraged. >> reporter: the 49-year-old suspect faces two malicious wounding charges. his father says he suffers from schizophrenia. yesterday morning the same man chased a screaming woman through his neighborhood with a baseball bat. and another neighbor's security camera captured the attack. and the video is disturbing. [ screams ] >> the two staffers in conley's office were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. one was an intern and it was her first day at work. >>> turning now to the war in ukraine, officials say overnight the country was hit with 18 missiles of various air land and sea base types. in kyiv, city official says the capital was hit by an exceptionally dense a

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

. >>> and also, the man charged with attacking two members of gerry connolly's staff has been arraigned the detention center where he was arraigned on four felony charges. he is being held without bond, and his next hearing is scheduled for july 17th. >>> meanwhile, cnn caught up with congressman connolly addressing the emotions coming from the wake of the violent attack coming out of nowhere, and he said the hard part is setting in with the trauma, and this morning, there was blood all over the rug, and my staff cleaning it up. and boris, we have seen the violence of lawmakers, and this is another case of it. >> it is happening far too often, jim. and now, the opponents of donald trump is getting longer. mike pence has launched a super pac to join forces to oppose him. he has blazed a trail to iowa, but governor ron desantis is looking to launch his campaign by the end of the month. still more ahead on cnn news central. the morgan stanley client experience? listening more than talking, and a personalized plan ♪ listto guide you throughing, anda changing world.lan ♪ okay everyone, our m

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. >> reporter: congressman gerry connolly says his district office was an easy target for a man wieldingraged state. >> reporter: and he injured two the his aides. and his staff was still cleaning up the blood tuesday morning. and he told manu raju that the incident exposes a whole insecurity for members of congress. >> i think that we'll have to reassess the security we provide or don't provide district offices. here you have no security, none. >> reporter: and kevin mccarthy says he spoke to him about the incident and said this about security. >> something that you have to be continually cognizant of. what we've done in the past, we've put more money in so people can look at their district offices. >> reporter: and connolly says that he has talked about beefing up security at his office. and the chief major says there is an alarming rise in threats. >> it has gone up over 400% the last six years. >> reporter: and he cited the most disturbing high profile attacks like the assaults in late october targeting then speaker nancy pelosi's husband. >> drop the hammer. >> nope. hey, what is go

hoda >> thank you >>> now so that violent assault with the fairfax office of gerry connolly two membersf his staff attacked by a man armed with a metal baseball bat nbc capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles joins us with the latest on their condition and what we have learned this morning about the suspect. ryan, good morning >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the good news is that both of those staffers have been released from the hospital, and their boss, congressman gerry connolly, tells me they will recover from those physical injuries, but what he is worried about is the trauma they experienced in this office behind me. >> someone has been struck with a bat. >> reporter: this morning police are trying to determine why a man entered democrat congressman connolly's office and attacked two of his staffers with a metal baseball bat the same man, police believe, is seen in is new surveillance footage, chasing another woman nearby just minutes earlier. authorities say the suspect then showed up at connolly's office looking for the lawmaker when he learned the congressman wasn't there,

this afternoon we learned that a person armed with a metal baseball bat looking for congressman gerry connollynia district office and attacked two members of his staff. at this hour connolly's office says the attacker reportedly one of connolly's constituents is in custody and both staff members were taken to the hospital with what is being described as non-life-threatening injuries. it is also the latest data point in what appears to be an increasingly dangerous time for public servants and the people who work for them. the end of connolly's statement on the matter reads, "i have the best team in congress. my district office staff make themselves available to constituents and members of the public every day. the thought that someone would take advantage of my staff's accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating. joining our coverage is my colleague nbc news senior national political reporter sahel kapur. frank and andrew are still with us. sahel, tell us what we know at this hour. >> we know from capitol police and local police that this attack took place in br

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