pelosi s husband. details, plus a look at concerns that politically motivated violence is becoming more common. those warnings heard on the campaign trail ten days from the midterms, as democrats fight to keep georgia s senate seat blue. later, why iran is blaming the united states for the recent anti-government protests spreading throughout the country. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. authorities in san francisco are preparing felony charges against the man suspected of attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. right now, paul pelosi is recovering at a hospital with the speaker at his side. he s undergone surgery for a skull fracture as well as other serious injuries. police say he was attacked with a hammer by a man who broke into the couple s home. authorities have identified the suspect as 42-year-old david depant. investigators are looking into what motivated the attack, but a sewers says he was there looking for the speaker. lis
authorities have identified the suspect as 42-year-old david depant. investigators are looking into what motivated the attack, but a sewers says he was there looking for the speaker. listen to this. this was not a random act. this was intentional. and it s wrong. our elected officials are here to do the business of their cities, their counties, their states and this nation. their families don t sign up for this, to be harmed. and it is wrong. and everybody should be disgusted about what happened this morning. we have more details now from cnn s josh campbell. reporter: 82-year-old paul pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, undergoing surgery after being violently attacked with a hammer early friday morning at the pelosi s san francisco home.