the midterms are 11 days away. conspiracy theories, misinformation and lies are flourishing. on the same day as the attack on nancy pelosi s husband, the alleged attacker, as you know, he was shouting where is nancy. federal officials are warning that domestic violence extremists are growing for the midterm elections and beyond. we have harold lewis with us. also, charis swisher, the host of on with charis swisher in pivot broadcasts. great to see all of you. john, i know you have some great reporting on what happened with this attack, how it went down. how did the attacker get into the pelosi home? do we know that yet? entered through the rear yard where they have the large french doors. they are still reviewing the videotapes, there is an assumption that the hammer was mostly used as an entry to appear he came in with a hammer? yeah. again, they are going back over the videotapes, but i have asked a few times was the hammer in the house or something that got picked
the midterms are just 11 days away, but the conspiracies and attacks are emerging. federal officials warning that domestic violence extremists are a growing threat to the midterm elections and beyond. here to talk about all of this. we have errol lewis with us, also kara swisher. and cnn chief law enforcement and analyst john muller. john, i know you have great reporting on what happened with this attack. how it went down. how did the attacker get into the pelosi s home? do we know that yet? so he entered through the rear yard where they have the large french doors. they re still reviewing the video tapes but there s an assumption that the hammer was also used as an entry tool. he came in they think with the hammer. yeah. they re going over the video tapes. i got asked several times, was the hammer in the house and was picked up. or is it something that he came with. they believe he came with the hammer. and the movie version is how police get summoned. agreed. becaus
they arrivinged at their home. plus an update on mr. pelosi s condition, and new information about the suspect s potential motive. it s the final sprint to the midterm elections and both parties bringing out their closers, and their last-minute concerns in some of the key races. plus new incluclues on where economy stands as we pay more for just about everything and the warning about an economic possible downturn next year. and the flu virus, and why they re urging everyone to get the vaccine now. it s saturday, october 29th. where does the time go? thanks so much for waking up if us. good morning, boris. good morning, amara. always great to be with you. we begin with new details emerging about the violent attack on house speaker nancy pelosi s husband. yeah. sources say the assailant tried to tie up 82-year-old paul pelosi after breaking into the couple s san francisco home and attacking him with a hammer. he underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and o
i m boris sanchez. i m an marie walker. tornado ripping through three states, leaving one dead and 10 others injured. a seven is under way for the missing and 100,000 people remain without power. plus, the final sprint. only three days to go until election day. we will tell you where candidates are making their final pitch to voters as we get a deeper look at the closest and most contentious races on the map. and a missed deadline. former president trump fails to hand over subpoena documents to congress. now, the skrapb 6th committee is giving him a new deadline. twitter slashing staff. thousands are now without jobs. what does it mean for the platform s future? it is the weekend. we are grateful you are starting it with us, this saturday, november 5th. good morning, amara. we have a new look but the same faces. we are just a few days away from the midterm elections. we will begin with severe weather after a tornado outbreak hits three states in the last 24 hours.
alleged members of the oath keepers, including its founder, for their role in the attack on the capitol on january 6, 2021. over the last month, the justice department presented witness testimony and shocking videos and damning text messages and more, all of it evidence that prosecutors say proves the five defendants attempted to carry out a coordinated conspiracy to stop the legal and lawful transfer of presidential power and keep donald trump in the white house. now, why is this case so different than the hundreds of cases facing alleged rioters. two words, seditious conspiracy. that s a rare charge. it s one that was put on the books around the time of the u.s. civil war when the confederacy declared war on the u.s. government. it s a charge reserved for only the gravest of threats to the u.s. government. and these five alleged oath keepers are the first to stand trial for this accusation in more than a decade. to really understand this case, you ve got to first understand