nancy pelosi s husband. deafening silence from brazil s defeated president. no concession from boll sonarob biden, pence, obama, cheney all campaigning for candidates just one week until mid-terms. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. the man accused of hitting paul pelosi on the head with a hammer has been charged with a long list of state and federal crimes, a among them, assault, attempted murder and attempted kidnapping 467892-year-old david depape confessed he wanted to hold the speaker hostage. yes, it appears as though this was based on his statements and comments that were made in that house during his encounter with mr. pelosi this was politically motivated. they say mr. depape wanted to press mrs. pelosi to, quote, tell the truth. we won t repeat it here, it s not true, except it hinges on the falsehood that paul pelosi was well acquainted with his attacker. there is absolutely no evidence that mr. pelos
that this was politically motivated. the pelosi attacker reportedly confab says. he was gonna hold nancy hostage and dr.. if she lied, he was gonna break your kneecaps. tonight, the explicitly political motive. the pelosi attack and the suspects onwards. and nonstop lies and conspiracy theories from the right. she s, her house doesn t have a lot of protection. we then can you support an insurrection and get elected governor of new york? the new alarm over the republican candidate there. plus, what may be promising new polling numbers for democrats in the senate. amid record high profits for fossil fuel companies, the new white house effort to lower the cost of gas. give me a break, enough is enough. it s time for these companies to stop more profiteering. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. tonight, paul pelosi, husband of nancy pelosi remains in the intensive care unit of a san francisco hospital. he s recovering from s
federal authorities say the man that attacked a house speaker s husband also wanted to break nancy pelosi s knee caps. the lead starts right now. federal charges just filed against the man accused of attacking paul pelosi with a hammer. the suspect s shocking intentions revealed in court documents. and only eight days left before the midterm elections. why republicans have growing confidence in key batting ground races. plus, you heard of price gouging for gas. what about water? it almost bankrupting some cities and could cast you it at the grocery store. almost to the lead. we are coming to you with details about the attack on paul pelosi. david depape was charged with one federal assault against a immediate family member of a u.s. official and one count of attempted kidnapping. prosecutors say he knocked out paul pelosi with a blow to the head right in front of police. officers found a roll of tape, rope, a second hammer, gloves, and zip ties of the crime scene. depape l
handful of battle grounds. ohio, georgia, pennsylvania. the republicans who are trying to flip control of the senate say they see opportunities in some races that have not been getting as much attention. i think we clearly pick up georgia, clearly pick up nevada and a good chance in new hampshire. we have a really good chance in arizona. and joe day is behind. and levy is behind five points. depends on the night. i think we ll have a great night. the closing argument for democrats is all about republicans. warning if congress clips, social security and medicare benefits are in danger. the republicans say they want to undo the inflation reduction act even though they ll need biden s signature to do that. there s a new abc poll that shows 38% of voters will trust the gop more with handling inflation as 21% say they truth democrats. the president himself has had really limited exposure to the campaign trail lately. the only battle ground on the schedule this week is pennsylv
someone familiar with the stored papers told investigators there may still be more classified documents at the private club. so all of these new developments signal that there may have been additional material there, even after the former president turned over 15 boxes to the national archives earlier this year. we also have new reporting from cnn this morning that some justice and fbi officials internally have argued that staying silent on this search is harmful to the department, and the public s interest, in part because trump and his allies filled the void with their rhetoric, largely not fact-based on this. let s go to evan perez, he s been following the story. let s begin with the first thread from the wall street journal, which mentions this inside tip that led the feds to do this search. what more can you tell us? reporter: well, that s right, poppy. i m told similarly that the fbi had a witness who told them that there may have been additional classified docume