assault paul pelosi. but when you take a look at the number of incidents the u.s. capitol police field every year it was 9600 the first three months of this year with nearly 2,000. i don't want to say an assault on a spouse of a member of congress is common but threats to members of congress is common. >> unfortunately we are in this day and age when threat are made and i do know between what fbi can provide as far as support capitol police will triage those threats not all the threats may be treated the same. certainly they need to be looked at and see which ones require more with digging and understanding of viable threats. in fact, just talking about the incident as it is now, i do know that the fbi is sending a team from their threat says. unit in order to assist the san francisco police and other authorities trying to better understand this individual. you know, were those threats in any way made before hand. were they one of threats that the capitol police field. was there any or postings out there

speaker pelosi's husband, the entire pelosi families in our hearts. we wish him a speedy recovery. >> more on that in a few minutes right now. 9.32. want to take a break from the top stories and get a look at weather on this friday morning. and we've got john standing by in the weather center with our halloween forecast. good morning, john. hey, guys. good morning. we are seeing a nice forecast for the holiday as well as for the weekend before it. so nothing to worry about out there as far as making those plans are keeping him going that you may have this weekend. your view outside at the golden gate bridge looks nice and clear. we just have a little bit of cloud cover towards hhe coast, but hardly even that just the evidence of a touch of marine layer. right now we saw those frost advisories expire about 30 minutes ago up in lake and mendocino counties and temperatures climbing. we're in the 40's and 50's. we fell into the 30's and 40's earlier this morning for a lot of the north bay, especially santa rosa, you're at 44 while san francisco and oaklan

pelosi's condition. we have fox team coverage in washington and san francisco but first to those remarks we just got from the police chief a short time ago we are going to play them out here. >> we will go ahead and get started. good morning. my name is chief bill scott with san francisco police department. at approximately 2:27 this morning san francisco police officers were dispatched to the residence of speaker nancy pelosi regarding an a priority well being check. when if officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and mr. pelosi's husband, paul. our officers observed mrd pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi an violently assaulted him with it. our officers immediately tackled the suspect difficulties armed him took him into custody requested emergency backup and rendered medical aid. the suspect has been identified as 42-year-old david ded purrageous dyna -- david depeppi. this is an active investigation currently being led by

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pelosi. josh, we also have new details on the extent of paul pelosi's injuries. update our viewers. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. this was a significant day in this investigation. we learned that federal charges have now been filed. as you mentioned, we are also standing by any moment for a press conference from state officials on the charges we're expecting from them. this comes as we are learning new details about the violent incident that happened here early friday morning at the residence behind me. sources tell cnn that mr. pelosi, the husband of nancy pelosi, was struck twice in the head resulting in a skull fracture. medics had to cut his shirt off him because he had injuries to his arms. we're learning chilling new details from an fbi affidavit about what the motivation was allegedly in this case, including the suspect wanting to send a message to other members of congress. paul pelosi, still in intensive care following surgery after a violent attack at his home friday that left hi

pelosi in front of them. speaker pelosi in washington at the time.aul pelosi suffering, quote, significant injuries, undergoing surgery to his skull. and what we're now learning about the suspect tonight. what they found on his social media page. authorities say multiple false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, about covid, and

for paul pelosi and for speaker pelosi's whole family."makers from both parties immediately condemning the attack. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell tweeting he is "horrified and disgusted" and "grateful to hear that paul is on track to make a full recovery." the suspect's alleged call for pelosi chillingly similar to the chants during the january 6th attack on the capitol. >> nancy! [ bleep ]. oh, nancy! >> we're coming in if you won't bring her out! >> reporter: just two months ago, a rioter who carried a gun into the capitol and threatened speaker pelosi was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. several men have been convicted in recent years of threatening the speaker, and the pelosi home was vandalized last year. with just 11 days until midterm elections, the attack comes as threats of violence against lawmakers is at an all-time high. capitol police investigating some 9,600 cases of concerning statements and threats just last year. more than doubling since 2017. in the wake some lawmakers have sought additional protectio

pelosi's whole family.he called speaker pelosi to express support after this horrible attack and is glad that a full recovery is expected. we also heard from the vice president. >> this was an act of extreme violence, and i think we are looking at a time in our country where there is so much discourse that is fueled by hate and division, and anyone who professes to be a leader has to really understand the meaning and impact of their words and posture. i pray for paul's recovery. i know the pelosi's, and this is tragic. dion: senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says he is horrified by the attack but is grateful the speaker's husband is on track for a full recovery. have you been in contact with speaker pelosi? >> i actually left her a voicemail -- actually, i did not because her voicemail was full, but i texted her this morning. i've got to tell you that it is the most despicable act, and it, i think, speaks to what we have in dealing with now since january 6 up 2020 one. a license that the former preside

speaker pelosi's office says mr. pelosi was taken to the hospital where he is receiving excellent medical care and is expected to make a full recovery. the suspect was also taken to a local hospital. the suspect is facing a number of charges including attempted homicide. still, a lot of questions remain, sfpd answered only a few after the press conference but we will continue to stay updated on this one. >> we know this is a very affluent neighborhood. what reaction are you hearing from people who live in that area? >> reporter: as people were starting to wake up, they were driving by, walking by, taking their kids to school and see this. a lot of them were asking a lot of questions when they started to find out more. a lot of them were talking about how scary of a situation this is. obviously the election is coming up. regardless of how you stand on the political spectrum, something like this is unacceptable. >> so we know paul pelosi is at san francisco general. >> nancy pelosi is heading there now from washington,

pelosi was seriously injured. he was rushed to zuckerberg general hospital, which is only a few miles away from the family home. from our understanding, he is still in surgery. and said though, according to the speaker of the house's own statement, going to fully recover. we are also, our understanding is that nancy pelosi is on her way to san francisco, most likely directly to the hospital, that's something we're working to confirm with the family as well. police say they still have a lot of questions here. and they're trying to update their investigation as the day progresses, hallie. >> we know you live in california, and it is well known that speaker pelosi obviously lives in california, in san francisco, there had been things like protests near her home in the past, i believe, or at least there is the knowledge, right, that she lives in the city, she and her husband are there. tell us more about that piece of it. this is obviously an incredibly well-known person. somebody with a huge fascial profile in politi

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: that is a bought all police have said. investigators are working with the capitol police and the fbi. >> we are working closely with him right now with respect to the investigation, and we will proceed with the appropriate charges as things unfold , as well as work with the u.s. attorney's office and our federal partners. >> based on our investigation at this point, this was not a random act. this was intentional. >> reporter: there was no security at home this morning because the speaker was in washington. she has a detail with the capitol police who would have been here had she been home. >> really, my only thought is, just gratitude for nancy pelosi and everything that she has done for this community and i speaker the house. i'm sorry that she and paul are going through this. >> reporter: talking to some neighbors around here, a lot

pelosi and speaker pelosi's daughters are also in town. the speaker's office releasing a statement on behalf of the family thanking everyone for their outpouring of support and prayers felt across the country. in san francisco, abc7 news. dan: all right, amanda. thank you very much. for more on the suspect who used to live in berkeley, abc7 news reporter unser hassan has been following that part of the story all day and joins us live from outside speaker pelosi's house in san francisco. unser. reporter: dan, good evening. it has been relatively quiet here in front of speaker pelosi's house. you can see police are still monitoring the area. but as you mentioned new details about the suspect. law enforcement say they still don't have a precise moat he have for the attack. but we spoke to some of his former neighbors in berkeley. some say they're not surprised to learn of his involvement. residents of woolsey street in berkeley say the people in this house where david depape used to live continued to cause problems. >> any problem with the re

i i know paul pelosi. he is in great shape for 82, but this was paying trauma, john. >> and he very likely played a major role in saving his own life. >> absolutely. >> jamie, michael, andrew, thank you all tonight. have a good weekend. >>> reaction in from congress from lawmakers who have already seen far too much violence and received far too many threats from the people nopt content simply willing to let the ballots do their talking. democrats turn to the best campaigner they have, former president obama for a series of stops in key states. how his first appearance in georgia went, that's coming up. ? these straps are mind-blowing! they collect hundreds of data points like hrv and rerem sleep, so y you know all you need for recovery. and you are? i'm an invnvestor...in invesco qqq, a fund that gives me access to... nasdaq 100 innovations like... wearable training optimization tech. uh, how long are you... i'm done. i'm okay. my mental health was much better. my mind was in a good place. but my body was

pelosi and speaker pelosi's daughters are also in town.he speaker's office releasing a statement on behalf of the family thanking everyone for their outpouring of support and prayers felt across the country. in san francisco, abc7 news. dan: all right, amanda. thank you very much. for more on the suspect who used to live in berkeley, abc7 news reporter unser hassan has been following that part of the story all day and joins us live from outside speaker pelosi's house in san francisco. unser. reporter: dan, good evening. it has been relatively quiet here in front of speaker pelosi's house. you can see police are still monitoring the area. but as you mentioned new details about the suspect. law enforcement say they still don't have a precise moat he have for the attack. but we spoke to some of his former neighbors in berkeley. some say they're not surprised to learn of his involvement. residents of woolsey street in berkeley say the people in this house where david depape used to live continued to cause problems. >> any problem with the resi

many of them know paul pelosi, their fans of paul pelosi, their friends of paul pelosi. they think this is terrible. what has happened to them? they're their surprise. such a violent attack could occur. they've seen protests out here before they've seen the graffiti incident out here before. but nothing like and they are also questioning what the situation is with the security. lots of questions about that. we know pelosi was not here at the time, but does that mean that because she is not here. capitol police don't provide any security for her family, specifically her 82 year-old husband, paul. well, we don't have the answer to that question. police chief bill scott said that they are here the capitol police, but it is up to the capitol police to provide security and all questions again about that. have to go to the capitol police. we have not gotten the answers at this point. can't. all right, dan, thank you for that. you have a family of the policies bought that house back in the 80's? i believe so. certainly even if they didn't have the name pelosi be well known in t

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speaker pelosi was the target. the victim tragically last night was her husband of this brutal assault. tell me your sort of initial assessment in terms of what we know and what your questions are moving forward. >> well, nicolle, my initial assessment is this is unfortunately not surprising at all. i mean, we have been talking for years, you know, certainly prior to january 6th about the increasing agitation and calls for violence or violent imagery inevitably was going to lead to people, certainly those who are on the fringes, to take action. and i'm not surprised sadly that we've seen this, and sadly i have to say i don't expect this is the end of it. but what's going on right now, in the san francisco area i think from a crime scene perspective, from an investigation perspective there's a tremendous amount going on focused on two broad areas. one is everything at the pelosi residence, all of the neighbors, all of the cctv coverage, all of the evidence within the scene that needs to be gathered, the hammers, fin

pelosi. >> we are praying for a speedy recovery on his part. i want to start by thanking the san francisco police department for their immediate and swift investigation. i am here today to formally announce charges against mr. david depape in connection with a violent attack on mr. pelosi. the charges we are filing today include attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, threats to a public official and their family. these charges are based on the following facts. many of which are contained in the federal affidavit that was filed today and will be contained in the motion to detain mr. 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 t

instead of tying them up pelosi use the bathroom where paul pelosi ended up calling the cops and speakingode. depape doesn't seem like a very crafty criminal, does he? sure there's the bathroom. two managed to go downstairs and open the door for police within the next 8 minutes, again, the complaint says the door was open but doesn't say by who. and district attorney jenkins wouldn't tell us either. >> so at this time it's unclear which of the men opened the door and we are also still flushing out how many times he was struck in the head. >> why won't police say who opened the door? instead, the complaint says pelosi greeted police officers greeted and then went back to wrestling over a hammer. hmmm. we don't know what happened that night because we weren't there and police haven't released any footage, body cam surveillance, nothing and san francisco officials confusion about the hammers if there was a third person who opened the door. but if we have learned anything about the pelosis, you just got keep asking questions. randy sutton a retired las vegas retired police department detectiv

the pelosi family is immensely grateful to mr. pelosi 's medical team in the law enforcement officers who responded to the assault. the family appreciates respect for their privacy during this time. we will certainly have much more on the taup at 6:00. details on how a police dispatcher heard what was happening at the pelosi home and since help. a special edition of kpix 5 news coming up at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you. we will take back in with you a little bit later. >>> let's take a live look at from the u.s. capitol -- state capital, excuse me, where federal police have lost their own investigation into their attack and a review of congressional security protocols. margaret brennan explains. >> reporter: federal investigators are trying to determine more about the attacker , where he went, what he purchased in the days leading up to the attack at the san francisco home of speaker pelosi . now, she is second in line to the presidency , so this attack has triggered a massive security review . u.s. capitol police who provide t

nancy pelosi.ating donald trump. nancy pelosi was a target of right wing threats and conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric. our law enforcement sources were telling us this was an emotionally disturbed person, but that's exactly what law enforcement officials have long feared happens in this situation. it is exactly this kind of person who is posting a variety of things across the ideological spectrum, but most recently things about the qanon conspiracy theory about the pizzagate conspiracy theory, alleging that democrats were running a child sex ring in washington, d.c., really bizarre things. so bizarre, i wouldn't be surprised to see an insanity defense raised in this case. those are the kinds of people that are most susceptible to the rhetoric. the justice department is considering its own set of charges in this case. there are crimes prohibiting obviously assault and attempted murder of federal officers. those charges carry as many as two decades in prison. the fbi may take this case, and j

what happened to the pelosi household and mr. pelosi is terrible. it is disgusting. in our politics, starting to treat politicians like something less than human. they are not entities, human entities like the rest of us, there to be disrespected or violated in this way. it is awful. i wanted to of knowledge with the governor said, i totally agree. it is a sentiment everybody ought to be addressing tonight. on the politics of president obama campaigning, the reason he is campaigning in these important states is because joe biden can't. joe biden one of the biggest liabilities for democrats in this election. barack obama still pretty popular guy, popular among democrats to control crowd, joe biden has had trouble drawing crowds. i understand why he is on the campaign trail. i don't think he will fix inflation in the next 10 days, he will not fix the national crime wave in the next 10 days, he will not fix the border in the next 10 days. people excited to turn out, from the public and perspective are not going to be persuaded. i'm really unhappy with the direction of t

. >> now at 3 violence at the san francisco home of nancy and paul pelosi, a man assaults mister pelosi with a hammer leaving him seriously injured. what investigators and those close to the pelosi is are saying about the attack and what we know about the suspect now in custody. good afternoon and welcome to the kron. 4 news at 3. i'm stephanie lin. police say the emergency call came in around 2.30 this morning. and this just into our newsroom here we have an update from a spokesman for speaker nancy pelosi reads in part, quote, mister pelosi was admitted to zuckerberg, san francisco general hospital where he underwent successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands. his doctors expect a full recovery. the statement goes on to say, quote, the speaker and her family are thankful for the outpouring of support and prayers from friends, constituents and people around the country. the pelosi family is immensely grateful to mister pelosi's entire medical team and the law enforcement officers who responded to this assault. and with that, let's go s

the poppy then yanked-it from pelosi and hit pelosi at least wants the 82 year-old had to undergo surgery to repair a fractured skull. he also has injuries to his hands and an arm. he is expected to make a full recovery. meanwhile, some residents around there are asking why the house speaker's husband didn't have better security. >> surprised that. this security was not places to protect her home. i walk by or just about every day. and they're normally it's one keeping an eye out side of cameras in place. that was no surprise to someone could break in threaten or has been like that. >> poppy, who is in the hospital himself is facing several charges, including attempted homicide, burglary and elder abuse. >> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are condemning the attack on speaker of the house, nancy pelosi's husband overnight to kron 4 washington correspondent raquel martin has that story. >> some washington lawmakers are on edge hurt that was sent to the nc. and michigan, democratic congresswoman debbie dingell has known the pelosi's for decades. i hope that this is a wake-up call as som

paul pelosi. this is alive. look from san francisco police headquarters where we are awaiting a press conference that is scheduled to begin any moment when it does. we'll take you there live. in the meantime, we're getting right now and joining us on the phone is palo alto, congresswoman. >> and as you a good evening, congresswoman. good i'm i know that you are very close to speaker pelosi, the both both she and how are you feeling tonight? >> but i today that an enormous, a day. i think if it has really left to think freshest hall it's so vicious have. and and what's going on in country. thank god he had come to a and but all for well, we cover it and that, you know, that they as quote, met and why you know, the love of of children and grandchildren. i'm not only a great to eye with him, but they're going welcome the help come to that. but it's also a sad day for our country. if if act of political violence. and when i hear like that, he said there is a where state, if can a fix follow it is done

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 booked this afternoon and sf pd is going to have an update coming up at 5:30. ryan? >> thank you. reaction coming in from around the world in a local bay area are leaders as well. >> anne makovec joins us with the latest in the newsroom. >> reporter: vice president kamala harris spoke with nancy pelosi today, and she also spoke of some of the discord with pelosi's enemies. respect anyone who professes to be a leader has to really understand that the impact of their wo

pelosi. some of that was shared by david depape, the man now charged with attacking paul pelosi. >> house speaker nancy pelosi and the black lives matter and antifa riots. >> reporter: his facebook page and blog posts littered with qanon, racism, support for adolph hitler. he posted videos with mike lindell's made-up lies about the 2020 election being stolen and that the house committee investigating january 6th is a as far as. in other words, he was consuming and reposting the political lies that led to this. the 42-year-old depape broke into the pelosis' home repeating the same chant, where's nancy, according to police. for those who study the radicalized right, the actions are influenced by lies. >> one of the things we're seeing is that conspiracy theories, disinformation, propaganda, mobilize both individual actors and large groups of people to violence. >> reporter: the suspect's former partner, who is in jail, said at one thought depape thought he was jesus. >> he's mentally ill. he's

an adult pale and paul pelosi. our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding the hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. >> reporter: the assailant was searching for the speaker according to a source briefed on the attack. he confronted him saying, where is nancy, where is nancy. >> we disarmed him, took him into custody, requested emergency backup and rendered medical aid. >> reporter: two sources familiar with the investigation tell cnn the attacker hit pelosi in an attempt to tie him up after breaking into the back of the home around 2:30 a.m. a suspect, 42-year-old david depape is now in custody. his social media page had posts of memes and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and the january 6th attack at the capitol. not very long ago, nancy pelosi was a target, with them hunting for her and trashing her office. the motive for the attack on her husband is not yet known. >> mr. depape will be booked at the san francisco county jail

we begin with the brutal attack on house speaker nancy pelosi's husband, paul pelosi. authorities speaks just moments ago and tonght the attacker charged with attempted murder as well as federal charges tonight. there are also chilling new details from the federal affidavit, what the suspect told them he intended to do saying speaker pelosi was his target saying he hoped to send a message to other members of congress. the assail apartment saying he broke in through a glass door finding paul pelosi sleeping, demanding to talk to nancy. the suspect had a hammer, zip ties and tape. after surgery to repair his skull we learned 82-year-old paul pelosi had more surgery over the weekend. he has now spoken to investigators and tonight there are calls from leaders of both parties, republicans and democrats, urging lawmakers to tone down the rhetoric. abc's mola lenghi leading us off from san francisco. >> reporter: tonight, federal authorities detailing a shocking, politically motivated hammer attack on house speaker nancy pelosi's husband paul that fractured his skull. accordi

pelosi. new federal charges. bring us the highlights and a couple of things to talk about as we're learning disturbing new details here. >> we learned a lot of information and so people understand, this is two federal charges in parallel and other charges expected later today. in the federal affidavit, we've learned that the paul pelosi that, that paul pelosi told lined up with david depape and he broke into the house and went up and surprised mr. pelosi in his bedroom and asked to talk to nancy pelosi, asking where nancy was and mr. pelosi tried to explain she wasn't there and wouldn't be there any time soon and he said we wait, according to the affidavit. pelosi manages to get into the bathroom and call 911, and it then took eight minutes for officers to arrive, and when they arrived, they saw the two men, both with hands on a hammer. and when paul pelosi took his hands off the hammer, david depape allegedly sauled mr. pelosi, hit him in the head with the hammer. we're also learned that the

depape specifically targeted the pelosi home to confront speaker pelosi.forced his way into the home through a rear glass door by breaking that glass. the defendant made his way upstairs to the second floor of the home. locating mr. pelosi in his bed sleeping. he woke him up confronting him about the whereabouts of speaker pelosi. mr. pelosi, who was sleeping was wearing a loose fitting pajama shirt and boxer shorts he was forced to get out of bed and sometime in that encounter mr. pelosi attempted to access the elevator in the home which has a phone. the defendant then blocked mr. pelosi's access to that elevator. it was at some 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 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, the defendant was holding his hammer, which mr. pelosi appeared to be attempting to control by

he told me the incident happy pelosis -- incident at the pelosis' home is an example of what needs to change. >> people literally getting beaten up in the privacy of their own home, if it's an elderly asian woman alive sadly mr. pelosi, so we need an attorney general that's going to come in and tell the criminals know -- tell the criminals no. dan: we will be joined live by phil matier to discuss more about this. he will look at the big picture and what today's attack meant to politicians around the country. plus -- >> this is just especially terrifying. karina: nancy pelosi's neighbors have seen a few things over the years, but today is different. sandhya: warmth, chill, and showers in the forecast. i let you (vo) a medicare advantage plan should come with all the benefits you want and zero compromises. with anthem blue cross, it can. just go to anthem.com/answers or call 833-797-4179 for a free one-on-one medicare plan review. ask about our zero dollar monthly premium plans that include dental, vision and hearing coverage along with transportation, a gym membership and zero dollar c

hitting paul pelosi. the 82 year-old had to undergo surgery to repair a fractured skull. he is expected to make a full recovery. meantime, some residents are asking white house speakers husband didn't have better security. >> surprise that. this security was not places to protect her home. i walk by or just about every day and they're normally it's one keeping an eye out side of cameras in place. that was no surprise to it. someone could break in threaten or has been like that. >> the puppy is now facing several charges, including attempted homicide, burglary and elder abuse. and tonight, we're learning more about the suspect accused of attacking paul pelosi. kron four's gayle ong is here with. >> more details on what we know. they're gale. >> grant vicki, we know david, the puppy was linked to a home in berkeley. fbi agents visited this home earlier in the afternoon. the agents could be heard asking about david, the poppy, the man accused of attacking paul pelosi, the people who answered the door at that

pelosi a speedy recovery.ristine pelosi's comments a couple years ago when he was attacked by a neighbor. look, this is a real problem. i don't think that anyone would disagree it's not a problem. u.s. capitol police have seen threats to lawmakers double in the past several years. aios was reporting 144%. it's skyrocketed from 2017 to last year. it's an issue that people will atalk about and in weeks to come. >> neil: aishah, thanks for that on capitol hill. we'll be monitoring this tomorrow. my special weekend show at 10:00 a.m. cavuto live. we have lee zeldin joining us, the republican candidate for governor. no stranger to potentially vial lint attacks himself. but he wants us all to step back and maybe let cooler, calmer heads prevail. also talking about what can be done on capitol hill period to make sure from chief justices to the highest ranking members all the way to the president of the united states are afforded the same protection and respect and calm. there's a big push for calm right now. see you

what happened to paul pelosi is truly horrifying and my thoughts are with him, speaker pelosi, theirre family and everyone that cares about their safety and well-being, truly, many of us in congress. this is one of the most scariest things to see actually take place. because it is a chilling reminder for those of us -- [noise] serving -- [noise] could be really dangerous for them. and i do hope that people remember that we are mothers, we are wives, we are husbands. and there is a need for people to see that human with the family and not just the political enemy that needs to be attacked. and i hope that we get to a better place as a country. >> are you more scared for your own safety on a day like today? even tomorrow and beyond, i guess? >> of course. if people are able to get to the speaker of the house, that has full detail with her, and has access to the level of security that she does, and harm her husband to the point where he needs surgery, can you imagine how somebody like me that doesn't have capitol security detail, that doesn't have the resources to be able to get 24 hour

pelosi up. somehow, he managed to dial 911 when the suspect wasn't paying attention. >> there's a male in his home he's going to wait for his wife stated that he doesn't know where the male and advised. >> reporter: police rushing to the home for a wellness check. the 911 dispatcher who took the call is being recognized her instincts. that dispatcher sensing something was wrong. at a news conference, the police chief explaining what someone or. >> they observed mr. pelosi and mr. depape with a hand on the hammer. >> reporter: police giving the command to drop the hammer. >> mr. 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 cha

pelosi being hospitalized.o recover. learning more about the kind of theories, the kind of disinformation he was post willing online and that apparently we'll see whether -- how much that -- what the exact motivation is. police are not saying exactly why he was in the household. saying it's still being investigated and whether or not he was actually out for the speaker. we've heard from our colleague, jamie gangel, the speaker was his target. saying, where is nancy, as he entered the home. but police not yet going that far as they continue to investigate exactly what he was doing, why he was in there, but at least we know what he was posting online. a lot of disinformation and conspiracy theories. >> i want to get right to jamie gangel, who's joining us again by phone after continuing to gather more details. jamie, what can you tell us about paul pelosi's condition right now? >> reporter: we don't have an actual update on his condition at this moment, but what we're told from multiple sources, who have been bri

pelosi. he looks to be in great shape, but he is 82 years old. i think that anyone would imagine the trauma of being hit several times with a hammer and the assailant apparently trying to tie him up, you know, this is very, very serious. andes is as whitney showed that footage from january 6th, it is just a chilling reminder as the rioters were going through where is nancy, and this assailant said the same words. >> interesting. andrew, in the wake of this attack, federal officials are now warning that domestic violence extremists here in the united states pose what they call a heightened threat to the 2022 midterm elections coming up in a few days. what steps are law enforcement agencies taking right now to protect elections, the lawmakers, and the voters alike? >> well, wolf, i think the first thing that we see is that bulletin that you referenced. so this is consistent with all of the terrorism advisories and bulletins we have seen from dhs and the fbi the last year, certainly since januar

david dip happy and >> the and paul pelosi.o only 2 people, there's misinformation spreading that there was 3 people in the home. now take a look. investigators were seen visiting a home in berkeley where the path is believed to have been staying to pap is known locally for being a pro nudist activists. he also had a blog where he wrote many conspiracy theories. now after he is charged formally today, he's expected to be arraigned tomorrow. a lot more to learn about this investigation. in the meantime, house speaker nancy pelosi commenting on all of it saying it's traumatizing. she's glad her husband is recovering. i'm sarah stinson reporting live in san francisco. back to you. all right. thanks for the update. sarah. >> well, the recent attack on house speaker pelosi's has put the city. will it really is putting the safety of lawmakers in the spotlight right now as threats have been skyrocketing. >> in recent years, fbi says violent extremist threats and towards the midterm elections. now that we're going, though, those that a

pelosi's husband paul. our officers observed both mr. pelosi and the suspect holding a hammer.he suspect pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. >> reporter: the suspect was confronting mr. pelosi shouting where is nancy? where is nancy? >> our officers immediately disarmed him, took him into custody, requested emergency backup and rendered medical aid. >> reporter: two sources familiar with the investigation told cnn the attacker hit pelosi and attempted to tie him up. a suspect, 42-year-old david depape is now until custody. his facebook page taken down, had posted memes and the january 6th attack at the u.s. capitol. not long ago, nancy pelosi was a target of the 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 on the san francisco county jail on the following charges, taeted haument side, assault with a deadly weapon, elder apuce, verbally and several other felonies. >> reporter: the speaker's office issued a statement saying mr. pelosi

there was an attack on nancy pelosi's husband, paul pelosi, 82 years old. stormed into the house and was looking for nancy. where is nancy? where the hell is nancy, referring to the speaker. he went after paul pelosi with a hammer. from the police chief, when police did arrive on scene it would appear both of them had a hammer at the time. we do know paul pelosi is expected to be okay, recovering at the hospital. nancy pelosi was traveling at the time. this follows on the heels of other politicians, lee zeldin in new york, multiple attacks or attempted attacks on him on a campaign stump, going after him with a switchblade type device and another time shot outside his home, not targeted for him but his daughters inside the house were scared as you would be but it serves as a reminder, the very nature of this, crime doesn't draw discussion between parties but hits everyone and anyone. when it is the speaker of the how to get attention, and her husband. it is happening in lots of houses. a little more after this. the virus that causes shingles is sleeping... i

husband, paul pelosi. more details on this developing story when we come back. the first in-person voting starts tomorrow for sonoma county. more on where and when you can find one of 7 voting centers. early in-person voting starts on saturday in sonoma county. >> all registered voters not voting by mail may vote in person at one of 7 voting centers throughout the county. the center is open daily from 9 to 5 starting saturday until the day before the election on election day. they'll be open from 7 to 8. we have a list of those polling locations up right now on our website. kron 4 dot com. san francisco city hall also start offering voter services this weekend. city hall opens this saturday and sunday and next weekend. but first, more on the attack and home invasion involving paul pelosi. what san francisco police found out about the suspects involved. >> we have a live report coming up. vo: climate change is fueling a wildfire crisis. destroying our forests. threatening our communities. polluting our air.

pelosi. social media posts believed to be from depop's accounts are described as strongly anti-government sources. tell abc news. he had zip ties and duct tape with him in that home. paul pelosi is still in the hospital this morning as he recovers from surgery and now we await what his truck what exact charges his accuser will face. his accused attacker will face abc 7 news reporter, gloria rodriguez is joining us live from san francisco with the latest on this investigation and gloria. what should we expect to see this morning? well, we know that charges will be filed at some point today and we're live outside the pelosi home right now. i am seeing some police presence out here and anthony pelosi saying that her family is traumatized and heartbroken by this life-threatening attack meanwhile. we're learning more details about what happened authorities. say that paul pelosi called 911 when 42 year old david de pap broken leaving the line open multiple reports say that pelosi told the pop he ne

speaker pelosi has security. her spouse, paul pelosi, does not. he would only have enjoyed her security when he was with her. but lawmakers did just recently get funding to get security systems put in place by their homes by the sergeant of arms. about $10,000 in fact to every single member in the house. a lot of money to install security systems. we don't know at this time if the speaker ever used those funds or where, which residence she used them on. after this incident though, u.s. capitol police could offer temporary security to paul pelosi because of this incident and watching to see if there will be any calls for permanent security to those members. martha? >> martha: thank you, aishah. joining us by phone, ro khanna. he represents and area south of san francisco. thanks for calling in today. your reaction to this unfolding story with regard to the attack on paul pelosi. >> well, i'm horrified. it's a despicable act. it is to be condemned. i've been to the speaker and paul pelosi's home many times. they open their home for community leaders

or out there be h nancy pelosi? >> yeah, i mean, well, the facts are, the house was targeted for some reason. is it because it was a nice house? because it is in an affluent area? or is it the previous points i just made and by the way, it also belongs to nancy pelosi. so we may not find that it may be solely tied to politics, but it could be all of the above in terms of drawing attention of this perpetrator to the residence. >> charles, thank you very much. >>> don't go anywhere, any. because after the break, one of speaker pelosi's colleagues in the house is going to join me. what lawmakers are asking for now, with the threats of violence taking a dangerous turn today. taking a dangerous turn today. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis persists... put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable,... i got rapid symptom relief with rinvoq. check. when uc held me back... i got lasting, steroid-free remission with rinvoq. check. and when uc got the upper hand... rinvoq helped visibly re

he's close to speaker nancy pelosi and paul pelosi.if he draws a broader lesson from this. there is no question these questions of decency and democracy are on the ballot. we're seeing democrats across the board calling on house republicans in particular to denounce this kind of violence. we've seen this of course on both sides. so we have to be careful in terms of assigning any blame in the particular but in the broader broad er connection, no doubt hatred and denials we've seen contributes to this. it is very much in line with the lesson former president barack obama intends to give tonight. of course, this is a deep political season. he's trying to rally support for raphael warnock locked in a close race against herschel walker. he'll travel to michigan and wisconsin tomorrow and who better at the center of this of course, michigan governor gretchen whitmer who endured her own foiled kidnapping plot just last year so we have seen this throughout the courseness of our politics continues to deepen and all members are very afraid. we h

speaker pelosi was of town.ravels with a capitol police detail, 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 and claim democrat officials run child sex rings. >> it gives me the chills. >> reporter: michigan democrat debbie dingell knows paul pelosi well >> and what you see happened with paul pelosi is something that could happen to anybody that is serving in public office. and i don't care if you'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 fake blood. and this morning's attack has echoes of january 6. >> nancy! nancy! >> reporter: when rioters went looking specifically for pelosi. >> where are you, nancy? we're looking for you! >> reporter: the speaker is also mentioned in more than 350 republican

mister dip app 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. so the second floor of the home locating mister pelosi in his bed sleeping. he woke him up, confronting him about the whereabouts of speaker pelosi. mister 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. mister pelosi has access to that elevator. it was at some point after that mister pelosi asked to go to the bathroom. which is where he was able to call 9-1-1, from his cell phone. the defendant realizing that mister pelosi had called 9-1-1 took mister pelosi downstairs near the front door of the residents. 2 police officers arrived at the front door. 2 minutes after that. 9-1-1, call. when that door was opened, the defendant was holding his hammer, which mis

he also told paul pelosi he was going to tie him up, and wait for nancy pelosi to get home. somehow, paul pelosi was able to surreptitiously dial 9-1-1 when the attacker was not looking. the chief of police, bill scott, described what off fosters saw when they arrived on the scene. >> our officers observed the suspect holding the 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 render medical aid. >> paul pelosi's 82-year-old man at home was hit in the head multiple times with a hammer. he remains in the hospital as we speak after undergoing surgery this afternoon to repair a skull fracture, serious injuries to his right arm, and hands. we are told, thankfully, he is expected to make a full recovery. his attacker was also transported to hospital for treatment, and he is being charged with attempted homicide, assault of a deadly weapon, and elder abuse, he said the motive is still being determined. now, we are seeing