nancy pelosi looked at everything. she had the baltimore toughness and the northern california diplomacy and charm and put them altogether in a package that no one had ever seen. lyanne: in 2006, she teamed up with others in her party to present a new political platform called a new direction in america, a strategy that would help democrats regain control of congress. they did, and it was obvious that the person guiding them had to be a woman. in 2007, pelosi became the speaker of the house. pelosi knew it was a turning point for those who lacked a voice in politics. >> she said about making a big to do about it, do have women run for public office. she also saw that people of color are needed to be in public office. lyanne: in 2019, when then president barack obama was about to give up on the affordable care act, it was speaker pelosi who convinced him to not give up. it passed through congress. >> she knows what she stands for. she has never had to be told or led around by the nose by anybody else. speaker pelosi: do

tip-top stated, that he fully hammer away from pelosi and swung they have are towards pelosi. pat explained that pelosi's actions resulted in pelosi taking the punishment instead. >> the fbi affidavit includes this account, of what happened after paul pelosi managed to call 9-1-1. on october 20, a 2022, 2:23 am, san francisco dispatch received a 9-1-1 call from paul pelosi, located at the pelosi residence san francisco, california, pelosi stated worries to the effective, there is a male in the home, and that the mail is going to wait for pelosi's wife. a 2:31 a.m. san francisco police officers responded to the pelosi residence,, in san francisco california and not on the front door, when the door was opened, pelosi and tip-top were both holding a hammer, with one hand, and pap had his other hand holding on to pelosi's forearm. pelosi greeted the officers, the officers asked them what was going on, to pat responded, everything was good, officers then asked pelosi and pop to drop the hammer. pulled a hammer from pelosi's hand and swung the hammer striking pelosi in the head offi

pelosi, which twisted mr. pelosi's arm back. simultaneously, mr. pelosi pleaded, hey, hey, hey. the officer asked again, what is going on here? but mr. pelosi could not maintain his grip on the hammer. a second later, the defendant rift wrenched his hammer -- striking mr. pelosi in the head at full force with the hammer, which knocked mr. pelosi unconscious. the officers rushed into the house, tackled the defendant and disarmed him. mr. pelosi remained unresponsive for about three minutes, waking up in a pool of his own blood. the police say that depape showed them exactly where he had broken into the house. the police did not ask him questions. but he did spontaneously make statements. i'm sick of the insane effing level of lies coming out of washington d.c.. i came here to have a little chat with his wife. the defendant added, i didn't really want to hurt him, but you know, this was a suicide mission. i'm not going to stand here i do nothing, even if it cost me my life. hurting him was not my goal. i told him before i attacked him that he's escalating things and i will go thro

both pelosi and depappy were taken immediately to a hospital, pelosi for his head injuries and depappyor reasons still not clear. he was later charged in federal court with assault and attempted kidnapping. at this point that's what we can say for certain. david depapi assaulted paul pelosi with a hammer and apparently admitted that in police custody. but beyond those facts there is much in the story that remains muddy. how in fact did depapi get inside the home. that's the first question. last year they reported she has protection around the clock at her houses, her own security, they have security police that fly out with her. but in this instance they say there was no security present at the pelosi home on friday night. and that's pretty strange because according to multiple accounts even when pelosi isn't at home her house is well guarded as you would expect. harmeet dhillon told us when her firm tried to serve a lawsuit against paul pelosi, all of them were guarded by multiple law enforcement officers on the perimeter. so how did depapi get past security? that apparently wasn't th

pelosi. the 82-year-old did not immediately declare an emergency or try to leave his home, but instead began walking several feet back into the foyer, toward the assailant, and away from police. the why pelosi didn't try to flee or tell responding officers he was in distress is unclear. >> we still don't know exactly what unfolded between mr. pelosi and the suspect for the 30 minutes they were alone inside that house before police arrived. >> tucker: wait. they were alone in the house for 30 minutes before police arrived and pelosi didn't seem upset with the police finally got there? what is that? we don't know. we do know that almost immediately after that report aired, nbc news deleted it from their website, and also from twitter. on the nbc website, quote, the piece should not have aired, because it did not meet nbc news reporting standards, end quote. well, nbc news has no reporting standards. they leaked the hollywood access tape to "the washington post" to destroy donald trump before he

pelosi that was an intended target but also house speaker nancy pelosi. in really chilling detail according to the confession of the suspect himself, the fbi says that his goal was to take speaker pelosi, break her kneecaps. i know this is repulsive, but just to give you a sense of the level of vitriol that we are talking about here. he wanted her to be wheeled into the capitol as a display to other members of congress, in his words saying that there are consequences to your actions. just truly, truly troubling details we learned today, john. >> in addition to the federal assault charge, explain the other federal and state charges this suspect is now facing. >> this was a big day in the investigation, john. within a matter of hours we saw the feds come in and then state officials with a litany of charges. in addition to the one attempted assault of mr. pelosi, that charge was actually assaulting a member of the a public official. the suspect has also been federally charmingcharged with d kidnapping, pertaining to the house speaker nancy pelosi. in that co

pelosi able to identify himself at speaker pelosi's husband? was the dispatcher aware of who he was? or did she become aware of who he was during that conversation? >> well, he did identify himself and the officers knew that they were responding to the residents of speaker pelosi and her husband. you know, i just want to clarify one thing. the cop was -- three minutes and as i said and i will say again, you know, there is a dispatcher trying to really figure out and decode what was being said on that call. and so, she attempted to keep him on the phone in order to do that. but at the end of the day, she did figure it out and raise -- priority to the call thinking that it wasn't like what was reported by mr. pelosi. there was something more there. i say again, i think her being able to figure that out, along with mr. pelosi's keeping his wits about him, he was heroic and the dispatcher figuring out that there was something more was also heroic. and i think that saved his life. >> so, it was a three minute call, a three-minute 9-1-1 call. it is r

, paul pelosi. what we did not know. paul pelosi was knocked unconscious in a pool of his own blood for several minutes. and tonight, court documents recounting the suspect's own words, allegedly telling investigators he was, quote, on a suicide mission, and that he planned to target other state and federal politicians to set an example. tonight, the u.s. capitol police confirming now that they had cameras outside pelosi's home and that one of the cameras captured the break-in at the back door. but they acknowledge police weren't actively monitoring them. and that they did not notice until they saw flashing police lights in the monitors and then reviewed the video, that's when they saw the break-in. mola lenghi leading us off in san francisco tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new details about the security surrounding house speaker nancy pelosi's san francisco home at the time of that brazen attack on her husband, paul. the u.s. capitol police revealing they have cameras surveilling the residence, but

pelosi's decision here. steny hoyer has been serving alongside nancy pelosi for the last two decades, has been the house majority leader, someone seen as a potential next speaker here, but indicating he will not run for the democratic leadership position, the house minority leadership position. he's saying to his colleagues instead he'll go back to his work on the appropriations committee but he decided not to seek elected leadership in the 118th congress. so domino effect here indeed, john. >> a remarkable day in american history and democratic party history, generational transition now to happen. appreciate your time today. "inside politics" throughout this breaking news. ana cabrera will pick up this important breaking news coverage after a quick break. yeah, i'm tall. 563 feet and 2 inches. i'm on top of the woworld. i'm lolooking for someone who likes to be in t the middle of it all, but also likes some peace and quiet. you hungry? i know a place, and few others nearby. it's the city that never sleeps,

pelosi's career. i think she is wonderful and done an outstanding job and people will always remember her good work she contributed to this country. and she will never, ever be forgotten by me and all the good people here in america. guest: i want to pick up on one thing lewis mentioned and that is that her work will not be forgotten. i am a historian by training and unfortunately, people forget history. but one of the things she did -- and i talk about in the book -- is aggressive recruitment of minorities and women to both run for congress, and once elected, to elevate them with committee assignments, appointments to speaker boards, to bring them into the leadership. as they rise through this and you already system on the subcommittees and committees, you produce people in the leadership of the congressional process who reflect and look more like the diversity america is. that is something that will endure long beyond her service and for which the country deserves -- she deserves the respect of the

paul pelosi calling 911. depape "striking pelosi in the head" with a hammer just after police arrived. according to the san francisco d.a.'s office, after the attack, depape allegedly saying, "i didn't really want to hurt him, but you know, this was a suicide mission. i'm not going to stand here and do nothing even if it cost me my life." and naming other targets, including a "professor" and "several prominent state and federal politicians" and their "relatives." and tonight, new questions after sources tell abc news that capitol police only saw the break-in after they noticed the flashing lights from san francisco police in the home surveillance video and rewound the footage. also tonight, we're learning that paul pelosi is out of the hospital and back at home, recovering from his injuries. well, david, in that statement released by the speaker's office just moments ago, the family thanking the 911 operator and medical staff among others, adding, paul remains under doctor's care as he continues to progress o

pelosi greeted with a standing ovation.soon as they makes her decision, it's the mark of a change here in washington. if she decides to stay, it comes against the backdrop of calls for new leadership atop this party. if she decides to take herself out of leadership, then it's the end of 20 years she has had that position. as we see her there gaveling in, i can turn it back over to you to set us in this moment. >> she's going through the morning business. i think that she may be stepping back for a moment. here comes the pledge. as they do the pledge, ashley parker with us, there is one scenario where she would be a back bencher but be amerita, pulling strings, guiding her successor who could be hakeem jeffrey. right? >> that's right. that's one thing they hinted at could be one of the possibilities. some members have said they still want her influence there. although, you have to realize, there could be challenges. speaker pelosi herself famously said, power is never given, it's taken. so there could be some complications o

i introduce thoerd nancy pelosi. i said to my daughter, alexa, that is nancy pelosi. she is our whip. if you don't do what she wants, she has a whip. and nancy got down on her knees at the level of my daughter and said, don't tell her. that don't tell her that. and she took my daughter's hand and said it's a candy whip. i thought to myself, it is not a gift. she could be really tough as donald trump found out, as anyone who ever tried to cross her found out. and most importantly, she is and has been utterly tenacious in defending our democracy at its most vulnerable hour. and tenacious in defending her constituents in california, people around the country and particularly children who are her real love and passion. >> as republicans are going to be in control of congress and laid out the priorities, it is the fabrication of conspiracy theories, what do you -- how you are thinking about next two years ahead? what can democrats do? how should house democrats be thinking of their power at this moment? >> you know, one reason i was really hoping that speaker pelosi would

both pelosi and de papu wered then taken immediately to a localhos t pelosi for his heades and injuries and to pappe for reasons that are still clear toi . pappe was later charged inn fede federal court with assault and attempted kidnapping. at this point, that's what we can say for certain. david to pappe assaultedaulted paul pelosi with a hammer, apparently to papis admitted that in police custody.n but beyond thosepo factslice, tm is much in the story that remains muddy. e get for example, did h get inside the pelosi's home? that's the first question. last year, abc news reported que what you already guessedst, whih is that pelosi has roundla the clock protection at her houses. quote, she has her own security. she has the capitol police. they fly all the way out herecuy from washington, d.c. with her,r and yet, in this case, san francisco d.a. brooke jenkins says that there was no securityi present at the pelosi homegh on friday night and that's pretty strange becauseti according to multiple accounts, even when pelosipl isn't at hom, her houses are well guarded.l again, as yo u would

pelosi was able to enter a bathroom to call authorities. depape said he refused to surrender and struck pelosi all in the name of fighting tyranny. >> to watch the words that we say and to turn down the volume of our political rhetoric. we should be able to engage in passionate political discourse , but still remain respectful of one another. >> reporter: federal and local authorities have teased even more chilling details to come as this investigation unfolds, but today depape was charged with two felony crimes and assault on an immediate family member of a federal official and attempted kidnapping of a federal official and five state charges, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse. he is scheduled to be arranged tomorrow afternoon. >> those are chilling details. a couple of questions come to mind. is there a list , who was on that list and was he acting alone or were there other out there ? >> reporter: authorities have said they do not believe this was a random attack. this was a targeted attack at the p

pelosi." pelosi grabbing his phone in the bathroom and calling 911. moments after officers arrived, depape allegedly "striking mr. pelosi in the head at full force with the hammer, which knocked mr. pelosi unconscious." pelosi remaining "unresponsive for about three minutes, waking up in a pool of his own blood." afterward, depape allegedly saying, "i didn't really want to hurt him, but you know this was a suicide mission. i'm not going to stand here and do nothing even if it cost me my life." and naming other targets including a "professor" and "several prominent state and federal politicians" and their "relatives." it comes as heated political rhetoric across the country shows no signs of cooling, less than a week before the midterms. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas commenting on that rhetoric in an exclusive interview with our pierre thomas. >> we're very concerned about the temperature. the frequency and gravity of the calls to silence that we are seeing. >> reporter: well, in a new letter to the capitol hill police chief, some lawm

pelosi. the charges that we are filing today include attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, as well as threats to a public official and their family. mr. depape specifically targeted the pelosi home to confront speaker pelosi. he forced his way into the home through a rear glass door by breaking that glass. the defendant made his way upstairs to the second floor of the home, locating mr. pelosi in his bed sleeping. he woke him up, confronting him about the whereabouts of speaker pelosi. the defendant realizing that mr. pelosi had called 911, took mr. pelosi downstairs near the front door of the residence. two police officers arrived at the front door two minutes after that 911 call. when that door was opened, the defendant was holding his hammer, which mr. pelosi appeared to be attempting to control by holding a portion of that hammer. the defendant then pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently struck him

pelosi now awake and talking to investigators.ur exclusive with t san francisco d.a. >>> also tonight, after more than five years the major break in the murders of two teens in delphi, indiana. the suspect w under arrest where he worked and how it links him to the family of one of the victims. >>> desperation in kyiv massive russian strikes leaving much of the capital without power or water >>> the halloween horror in south korea. two americans among more than 150 kied in a crowd surge why police there are now under fire >>> the fate of affirmative action before the supreme court. how the justices signaled they may rule >>> the dangerous gas leak at l.a.x. airport sickening four people, one in critical condition. >>> and the boundary-breaking golf club that's inspiring america. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening the fbi tonight revealing new evidence it believes points to the intent behind last week's brutal attack on paul pelosi husband of house speaker nancy pelosi today federal charges we

pelosi. pelosi able to grab his phone in the bathroom and call 911. authorities say when san francisco police arrived, they witnessed depape striking mr. pelosi in the head at full force with the hammer, which knocked mr. pelosi unconscious. pelosi remaining unresponsive for about three minutes, waking up in a pool of his own blood. depape allegedly saying he was on a suicide mission and was planning to target others, too, including a professor and several prominent state and federal politicians and their relatives. >> we're not disclosing who those people were. >> reporter: tonight depape remains in a county jail, as u.s. authorities face new questions about how the canadian citizen was reportedly able to stay in the country illegally for years. and tonight, nancy pelosi also thanking her supporters in this heated political environment, adding this -- >> there is no question that our democracy is on the ballot. >> reporter: prosecutors are considering showing police body camera video from that attack here at the pelosi home last week, not only in the

last month a violent qanon extremist broke into pelosi's home, attacking her husband paul pelosi with a hammer. it was an attack that many republicans later set to trivialize, or assess on baseless conspiracy theories all in it attempt to diminish or forget about it. but the reality is that the violence directed against nancy pelosi and her family by the former president and his supporters will forever be how we remember the pelosi era. which is why it's all the more shocking that the new york times reported last night the one of the very first things republicans want to do when they control the house is investigate nancy pelosi for her treatment of the january 6th insurrectionists. i'm not kidding, they are not getting. quote, in a closed-door meeting of republicans on monday, right-wing lawmakers including representative marjorie taylor greene of georgia extracted promises their leaders when investigate speaker nancy pelosi in the justice department for the treatment of defendants jailed in connection with the january 6th attack on the capitol. republicans think that nancy pelosi mi

pelosi broke what she called the marble ceiling for women in politics. pelosi hopes by stepping down w younr ge democratic politicians. >>> to give you a look at the scope of all this, what this really means, nancy pelosi's first time elected to congress was in 1987 after winning a special election. she was then reelected to a full term one year later. she became house minority leader in 2002. then in 2007, she became the first woman to ever hold the speaker of the house position. she lost the seat in 2011 and got it back in 2019. that was the first time someone was nonconsecutively reelected to the position in 60 years. pretty remarkable. we will have continuing coverage of house speaker nancy pelosi's decision to step aside from party leadership on cbs news bay area and kpix.com. on our website, you can watch today's entire address by speaker pelosi. >>> today is a partly cloudy day, a little bit cooler than yesterday especially in san francisco. yesterday we were in the upper 60s. today, low 60s. we will continue to see this trend as we he o thisbeaut

paul pelosi is amazing.on't have to like him to be graceful and need to behave yourself and ask like a human being. >> while attacked in part because of year's worth of unfettered attacks to nancy pelosi and the supporters looking to kill her. >> the same house republicans who clearly don't have a polite bone in their body, a graceful bone and seem to capitalize on cruelty for the success "the new york times" offers this analysis for how the republicans will govern with the new razor-thin house majority. why? because they lost in a historically epic midterm result that shows their behavior turned off voters. the only results are those that inflict pain on mr. biden and congressional democrats. and the closed door meeting of republicans on monday right wing lawmakers including representative marjorie taylor greene extracted a promise that their leaders would investigate speaker nancy pelosi and the justice department for the treatment of defendants jailed in connection with the january 6 attack on the capitol

and use pelosi to raise cash. the rnc chair at the time launched a tour while wearing a red fire pelosi hat. drumming up a and demonizing nancy pelosi as a person. that was a cash cow for republicans. by 2014, 13% of all republican ads in house races mentioned nancy pelosi. in 2016, when hillary clinton became the main republican, dylan pelosi was only 9% of -- by 2018, with clinton and obama not not in the spotlight, nancy pelosi was in a whopping 34% of republican house as. this, year republicans spent more money on ad the demonize nancy pelosi that they have spent on ads about immigration. -- the things they spent the most money attacking our taxes, joe biden, inflation, crime, and nancy pelosi. at the same, time in the past two years, five people, five of them, have been arrested for how seriously they have threatened speaker pelosi. today, the man accused of breaking into speaker pelosi's home and assaulting her husband with a hammer, david depape -- he entered a plea of not guilty. according to the federal c

a statement from speaker pelosi.'s bring in nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. walk us through a bit more, if you would, the affidavit from the fbi, part of which i read. a minute ago, i said ben was right, which amounts to a conspiracy theory. >> we learned that the time line laid out in the affidavit matched up with what we had already heard about this event. then we also learned that the confession confirmed the essential facts, there are only two people in the house that he came there with the intelligent of trying to kidnap and hold hostage nancy pelosi and torture her. he broke in with a hammer through a glass door, raising questions about the lack of security at the speaker of the house's home in san francisco. got up to paul pelosi's bedroom, surprised him in the bedroom, according to this affidavit. as we learned, pelosi managed to go to the bathroom and call 911. what we learned yesterday was that the assailant knew he did that, but decided to stay there anyway to face the police

what was it like for you in the pelosi announcement today in the house?ther before the speaker came out, all telling each other, it's surreal to be here for this historic moment. someone like speaker pelosi who has let our caucus through thick and thin, the dedication, the passing the baton to a new generation. it's exciting but she deserves the ability to make this decision. so i'm excited to continue to serve with her. but also continue to serve with the future leadership we have here in the democratic caucus. >> have you had any time with the speaker yourself during what is now your freshman orientation week? >> not a ton of time. but we did have a dinner. it was a few days ago. and we had a great what it means to represent a generation, indigenous folks, what you mean in the united states congress for. if so for me that symbolic, really meant a lot to me and she talked to me about when she remembered of being one of the youngest members of congress before me and it was incredibly refreshing to have that person in congress to the rest of the body. we h

i know there's a clear front-runner tonight in the race to succeed nancy pelosi? >> reporter: yes, david. and the front-runner is congressman hakeem jeffries of new york. if elected by house democrats, he would be the first black lawmaker to lead a party in congress. pelosi will still have major influence, even though she is stepping down from leadership. she'll continue to serve out her term in congress and she made one thing very clear today, david, that it's time for a new generation of leadership to step in. david? >> rachel scott live on the hill tonight. rachel, thank you. >>> we turn to the other news now, and to the driver who plowed into 25 police recruits. who of whom remain in critical condition tonight. authorities have revealed that the 22-year-old driver is in custody and has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder. here's abc's will carr tonight. >> reporter: tonight, that wrongway driver who slammed into a group of 75 law enforcement recruits on their morning run is under arrest. what can you tell us about the driver at this point? >> the driv

the new information about the pelosi attack. this stems from the security cameras monitored by capitol police. we'll get to that in just a moment. >>> but we want to start with our weather. the skies are clearing. this is the view from one of our san francisco live cams. beautiful on this first night of november, but it was much different just a few hours ago. this is a time-lapse video. rain across the region. around midday in the south bay now, san jose got hit with a pretty heavy downpour, taking some people by surprise. you see them there running for cover. but it didn't last too long. skies cleared up by the afternoon, and then the sun came out. rain here means, of course, snow up there in the sierra. coming down pretty hard. take a look at the roads. pretty low visibility there. westbound interstate 80 is open to passenger vehicles only right now. no trucks. eastbound 80, so if you're going toward reno and tahoe, is fully closed. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. nice to see you on this first day of nove

and used pelosi to raise cash the rnc at the time launched a tour while wearing a red fire pelosi hat. drumming up hate and demonizing pelosi as a person was a cash cow for republicans. by 2014, 13% of all republican house ads mentioned nancy pelosi. in 2016, when hillary clinton became the main public villain, pelosi was only 9% of house ads. by 2018 by clinton and obama no longer in the spotlight, nancy pelosi was in a whopping 34% of republican house ads. this year, republicans have spent more money on ads that demonize nancy pelosi it than they have spend about ads on immigration. the things that republicans have spent money on, taxes, joe biden, inflation, crime and nancy pelosi. at the same time, in the past two years, five people, five of them, have been arrested for how seriously they have threatened speaker pelosi. today, the man accused of breaking into speaker pelosi's home and assault pelosi was a hammer david depape was arranged in the san francisco county superior court. he entered a plea of not guilty. depape told responding officers he planned to hold nancy hostage and

depape, targeted the pelosi home to confront speaker pelosi. after mr. pelosi asked to go to the bathroom, which is where he was able to call 911 from his cell phone. reporter: according to the criminal complaint, paul pelosi was asleep one depape entered his bedroom, allegedly telling them to wake up and that he was looking for nancy. minutes after the 911 call police arrived to see the two men struggling for control of the hammer. officers asked, what was going on? the complaint says that depape says everything was good. officers told him to drop the hammer before depape took control of it, swinging it and striking pelosi in the head. the husband appeared unconscious on the floor. when paul said nancy was not there, depape said he would sit there and wait. pelosi indicated his wife will not be there for several days, depape said again he will wait. according to depape, he started taking out twist ties from his pocket to restrain posey. he says the two cap -- kept talking when pelosi went to the bathroom to, and 11. >> police officers arrived two minute

he also planned to tie up paul pelosi until the speaker returned home. mr. pelosi was attacked inside the couple's pacific heights home early friday morning. depape is accused of breaking in through a glass door, then going to the second floor, waking up paul pelosi. after a confrontation, pelosi was able to go to the bathroom, and that's where he dialed 911. when police officers arrived, both pelosi and depape were holding a single hammer. officers told him to drop it -- actually told them to drop it. that's when depape is accused of yanking the hammer away and striking mr. pelosi in the head, knocking him unconscious. police were able to quickly detain depape. later in an interview with sfpd, depape allegedly told officers that he believed speaker pelosi was the leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party. and if the speaker of the house were telling the truth, he would let her go. and if she lied to him, he was going to break her kneecaps. the department of justice announced new federal charges against depape. here they are. they include attac

what do you think about speaker pelosi's announcement? caller: i love speaker pelosi. loved her, because she put it out there for us females. but, on the other hand, the republicans think they rule the world. this is the thing. want to rule the world. they want to take us back like our parents was. pelosi in there, she was the only female that stood up to the president. we know how he was. we could've put a stop to it that first year. we would not be in the situation we are in now. biden didn't do this, biden came in on a state bucket. why do you want to say biden did this, pelosi did this? it is not like that. it is not like that. it is the republicans. the republicans wants to take over the world, so we have to open our eyes, it out and vote, and put them on the right side. host: i want to bring up a few more. this tweet is from jersey girl in ca. she says she will go down in history as one of the great speakers. she has an amazing ability to lead, inherent toughness in the face of not just partisan abuse, and insurrection. it takes grace to know when to exit. thanks

pelosi was back at his side today. pete suratos is at the hospital with more. >> reporter: the house speaker, nancy pelosi's office, is in charge of providing updates on the condition of her husband, paul pelosi, but we have yet to receive an update so far today. we know the house speaker did visit sf general today she's been every day since the brutal attack that took place last friday inside of their home. this is video of nancy pelosi's motorcade leaving san francisco general roughly around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. she was on site for about an hour. ms. pelosi expressed gratitude for all the support they have received and thanksed the trauma team at san francisco general for her husband's steady progress and anticipates a long recovery ahead. paul pelosi talked to investigators from his hospital bed about what took place and was even able to remember and share his version of those events. but at this time, still to word on when paul pelosi will be released here from san francisco general. remember, her office says

many republican house members did not attend a speaker nancy pelosi's speech today. some of them had a press conference of their own, announcing that the single most important thing on the house republican agenda next year will not be republican legislative plan to control inflation, will not be a republican plan to control crime, and it will not be a republican legislative plan to do any saying. there is no plan of legislation. the number one agenda item announced by house republicans today is investigating hunter biden, who has never had anything to do with the governance of the united states of america. there is much more to be said about what needs to be done in the house of representatives before republicans take over. our guests will be saying that, in a moment. and there is much more that needs to be said about nancy pelosi service to her san francisco constituents and to the country. as the speaker of the house of representatives. but now, tonight, is the moment for us all to do what kevin mccarthy refused to do today and listen to the honorable nancy pelosi.

pelosi, that this was politically motivated. >> he's also facing attempting to kidnap nancy pelosi and assault on immediate family member of a federal official. >> anyone who assaults, threatens, threatens to assault, kidnaps, holds hostage a federal official to intimidate them or a family member, so he pretty much ticks every part of the statute. >> authorities laid out the chilling account of the attack, detailing how depape broke through a glass door in the back of the house then walked into the upstairs bedroom where paul pelosi was sleeping early friday morning. he woke up pelosi and told him he was looking for nancy and pelosi was able to slip away and call 911. police found rope, duct tape, zip ties anned a second hammer at the scene. the fbi says depape confessed his plan was to hold nancy hostage and talk to her adding that if she lied, he was going to break her kneecaps. calling her the leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party. >> as leaders and as citizens, it is incumbent upon us all to watch the words that we say and to turn down the volume of our political

we begin tonight with the brutal attack on house speaker nancy pelosi's husband, paul pelosi. authorities speaking just moments ago, and tonight the attacker now 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 assailant 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 have learned that 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 hi

pelosi knew this man. a matter of fact, the evidence indicates the exact opposite. >> sadly, in this era of social media, after every tragedy like this, we unfortunately see some awful reactions. a volunteer official for the nebraska democratic party was fired after saying he was glad republican leader steve scalise was shot by a deranged bernie sanders supporter in 2017. that same year, there were some pretty awful comments on social media after republican senator rand paul's neighbor attacked him, breaking six of his ribs, bruising his lungs, making it difficult for him to breathe, sending rand paul to the hospital. and three years later, commenting on a controversy involving senator paul, one of speaker pelosi's daughters tweeted that rand paul's neighbor was right. she then deleted it. all of these comments unequivocally wrong. but these smears about paul pelosi, they're not just evidence of partisanship blocking someone's ability to be human. they're conspiratorial. they're in a way an attempt to not

demonized nancy pelosi. she's been a top target of republicans, from rush limbaugh's attacks on her, to the fire pelosi campaign of the obama years, to this election season, where republicans have spent some $40 million on ads mentioning pelosi by name, just since labor day. some of the attack ads are especially dehumanizing. >> we call that bull nancy pelosi. she's a beast. >> i know how to handle nancy pelosi and stop her [ bleep ]. and i'll put a boot right in her socialist platform. >> madam speaker, tear down this wall. >> with just seven days until election day, our democracy frankly feels vulnerable. something many americans are desperate to save, while others taint it with conspiracy theories and hateful political theater. along with open displays of racism, misogyny, and anti-semitism. but even before the years-long campaign to eliminate nancy pelosi, my next guest spent much of her adult life as a hate object of the right. >> there's got to be some down side to having a woman president, right? some

the man who allegedly broke into the pelosis' home and assaulted paul pelosi with a hammer facing a judge. the d.a. saying he was looking to harm speaker pelosi, calling the attack politically motivated. and now former president trump weighing in, adding fuel to false conspiracy theories about the crime. >>> also tonight, the killing of a famed music star, takeoff, a member of the chart-topping rap group migos gunned down at a houston bowling alley. what investigators are saying. >>> two police officers shot by a suspect with a long gun, possibly from a rooftop in new jersey. the urgent manhunt tonight. >>> the midterm elections just one week away. president biden campaigning in florida, where democrats are in an uphill battle. >>> new hope of preventing rsv, the virus overwhelming children's hospitals as pfizer announces the results of its vaccine trials. >>> after her disqualification sparked outrage, the young athlete inspiring america, by taking on her biggest race yet. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. not guilty was the plea late today from

entire pelosi family. it is such a horrible tragedy and we need to continue to keep paul in our prayers. >> it sounds like it's going to be a long recovery process. can you put it into words about how you feel about something this awful, this raisin? --brazen? >> it is heartbreaking. it makes me nervous about what this means for not only her but also for her husband as well as other elected leaders in san francisco and that some of the other elected leaders that would be considered a target by this individual. it is important that we stay vigilant. it is important that we put in protocols that are going to keep people safe. sometimes it means that you can be a target. >> can i ask you, have you faced such threats? >> i will say it sometimes there have been situations around some threats and they have been dealt with appropriately. i have had protesters in front of my home including someone who walked around with a pitchfork that could have been used as a weapon. people who are elected officials should not