beaten. we don t know how he got in or whether he was let in or if he knew paul pelosi, or a complete stranger. but the write-up is that quote the motivation is still under investigation. want to be a little careful on this story. we don t know yet or how he will pull out of it, leo. first of all, i hope he has a full recovery. that s the first thing i want to say. secondly, i believe there is also a suspect in custody. but the bigger problem, bill, is simply this. crime does not discriminate. rich or poor, black or white, city, suburbs, every where. it is every where. the number one issue in this country. and i think what democrats need to do. this is a wake-up call. you are talking about san francisco. bill, california, san francisco, l.a. is the heart and soul of crime. crime is permitted in this state and in a lot of blue cities. i think at this particular time a couple of weeks before mid-terms it is a number one issue in california and throughout the country. people w
banning thin blue flies from public areas within police departments. the chief says the flag symbolizes extremist views. but we begin with the white house going on offense over biden s classified documents, and a white house spokesperson now says the house judiciary investigation into the handling of the documents is hypocritical. white house correspondent cove cork is life from the capitol with more on this. calling the g.o.p. hypocritical to press the white house for answers is, say critics, akin to introducing the pot to the kettle. for all his bluster recall it was joe biden who loudly criticized president trump for allegedly having classified documents over at mar largo, and as the saying goes, well, well, well. look at the 60 minutes interview that joe biden did and the comments he made about former president trump having documents, looks like he probably made those comments knowing that he himself had classified documents sitting in his garage. so somebody has
savagely attacked by an assailant who intended to hold and harm her, house speaker nancy pelosi has spoken on camera about the ordeal. paul came home yesterday, that enables me to be at home with all of you. thank you, thank you, thank you for your kind words, your prayers, and your good wishes for paul. it s going to be a long haul, but he will be well, and it s just so tragic how it happened, but nonetheless, we have to be optimist you can. he s surrounded by family, so that s a wonderful thing. she sent out the video in a tweet which reads in part with a grateful heart i thank all who sent kind words and prayers for paul. it s a long road but he will be well. our security, our democracy, our planet, our values are on the ballot. we re in something of a unique moment in american history it seems. there s much that is familiar and normal in a midterm election, and at the same time there is so much that is not normal. normal is candidates criss-crossing their stauts state
optimistic. he s surrounded by family, so that s a wonderful thing. she sent out the video in a tweet which reads in part with a grateful heart i thank all who sent kind words and prayers for paul. it s a long road but he will be well. our security, our democracy, our planet, our values are on the ballot. we re in something of a unique moment in american history it seems. there s much that is familiar and normal in a midterm election, and at the same time there is so much that is not normal. normal is candidates criss-crossing their states in districts making closing arguments with control of congress for the next two years at stake. normal is big name surrogates campaigning with the interest they bring and the questions about the difference they might make. normal is having economic issues front and center with republicans focusing on high inflation hoping that will work against democrats. democrats pushing back today on new strong job numbers hoping that will give them a
voting? reporter: well, fred, president biden has tried to hammer away at his message that he believes republicans would pose a greater risk if they take vol of the house and senate. all of this coming as democrats control could be in jeopardy over economic discontent among voters. the president was here in joliet, illinois campaigning alongside house democrat in a competitive district. and he really zeroed in on on plans to lower prescription drug costs and preserve social security and medicare, programs that the president has argued would be on the chopping block if republicans get control of congress. and the president, as he talked about social security and medicare, had choice words for protesters on the issue of those who say democrats are part of socialism. generations of americans have counted on it, and it works. you didn t have social security, the poverty rate for those over 65 would be four times what it is now. four times. i love those signs when i came in,