82-year-old paul pelosi to make a complete recovery. however, it was apparently a very near thing, especially for a man of his age. tonight a spokesperson for his wife, house speaker nancy pelosi, second in the line of presidential succession, said mr. pelosi underwent surgery to repair a fractured skull and serious injury to his right arm and hands. she is now at the hospital with him. this is new video just in of her motorcade arriving. she was in washington when the attack happened. we learned that san francisco s police chief is expected to update the public soon and we will bring you any new information as it becomes available. this is what we know so far. law enforcement sources tell cnn he was attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder shouting, quote, where is nancy? and according to two sources familiar with the situation when the police got there the suspect who is now in custody and charged with attempted murder told him he was, quote, waiting for nancy. although pol
house speaker nancy pelosi and violently attacked her husband with a hammer. sources say 82-year-old paul pelosi was taken into surgery for a skull fracture. he is expected to make a full recovery. this all started just before 2:30 pacific time at the pelosi home in san francisco where sources say the male suspect confronted paul pelosi screaming, where is nancy, and tried to tie him up, quote, until nancy got home. shortly thereafter, police arrived on the scene. 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 rendered medical aid. san francisco police have identified the suspect as 42-year-old david depape. he s has a history of spreading far right conspiracy theories about covid vaccines, the 2020 election, and the january 6th insurrection. sources say he was not known to capitol police or in any federal threat datab
motivated, but you could expect to learn more information about perhaps what was on the digital feed of the individual who was there and struck paul pelosi at least once with a hammer. that much we know. we also know it was paul pelosi who called 911. and through that call, a dispatcher very well saved his life. much more information on all this coming in. the news continues, so let s hand it over to jake tapper and cnn tonight. welcome to cnn tonight. i m jake tapper in washington. tonight, outrage, horror, and a scramble for answers after an intruder broke into the home of house speaker nancy pelosi and violently attacked her husband with a hammer. sources say 82-year-old paul pelosi was taken into surgery for a skull fracture. he is expected to make a full recovery. this all started just before 2:30 a.m. pacific time at the pelosi home in san francisco where sources say the male suspect confronted paul pelosi screaming, where is nancy, and tried to tie him up, quote,
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
intentional. it is not random. we know that. we know that. we re learning more about the man accused of attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, details on both sides of the political divide. plus from gunfire to government buildings destroyed by fire, unrest in iran is intensified after yet another protester is laid to rest. we ll have a live report. and pediatric emergency rooms are being flooded with races of rsv. we ll take you live inside a st. louis hospital fighting the crisis. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the husband of u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi is recovering from serious injuries this hour after being violently attacked in his san francisco home. police say paul pelosi was struck with a hammer by a man who broke into the residence early friday. authorities still haven t determined a motive. but a source says the intruder was looking for the speaker. politicians from both sides from condemned the atta