there are chilling new details about his alleged plan to take the house speaker nancy pelosi hostage and break her kneecaps. we re standing by for a live update from san francisco officials. also tonight, the final frantic eight days of campaigning before the crucial midterm elections. tensions ratcheted higher as federal officials now warn of a heightened threat to the election from violent extremists here in the united states. the homeland security secretary mayorkas joins me this hour. plus, growing misery in ukraine right now as russia steps up its attacks on vital infrastructure. much of the capital city is without water tonight and officials warn they re running out of equipment to repair the country s devastated power grid. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story tonight. the suspect in the paul pelosi attack now facing federal charges. prosecutors
emerging about the brutal hammer attack on nancy pelosi s husband, paul. the fbi revealing that the suspect planned to kidnap the house speaker herself and potentially break her kneecaps. also tonight, the midterm campaign hits the closing stretch. cnn is on the ground in crucial swing states as both parties make one final push to win over voters. and the death toll rises from a halloween celebration that turned into a crushing crowd surge. we ll go live to south korea where grieving families are demanding answers about how this horror could happen. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. at any moment we expect to learn even more about the attack on paul pelosi when the san francisco district attorney holds a news conference. right now cnn s josh campbell is in san francisco for us with all the chilling new information about the suspect s confessioned plans to target speaker nancy pelosi.
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korea? plus mourning the mighty mississippi. the concern over his conditions spreads way beyond its banks. we can dredge it to a certain point and then mother nature wins. and later, taking wane. look at that. the children leading the fight to save the monarch butterfly. this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening, and thanks for joining us on this sunday. tonight, we are learning new information about the attack on paul pelosi, he s the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. cbs news has confirmed that investigators have determined that the suspect had a list of the people he wanted to target. the suspect had a bag of zip ties. along with the hammer he brought to the home. the speaker says her husband is making progress. the suspect meanwhile will be officially charged tomorrow. he s expected to be arraigned on tuesday. jonathan vigliotti. nancy pelosi says her family is heartbroken and traumatized. meanwhile tonight, her hu