42-year-old man who allegedly assaulted paul with a hammer overnight in the pelosi home. the house speaker was not there. she was in washington. now a source tells cnn that the intruder yelled, where s nancy before the attack. cnn has also learned that the suspect posted conspiracy theories online about the january 6th attack and the 2020 election. but the police chief has yet to confirm a motive. he detailed what the three officers encountered when they reached the house. when the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and mrs. pelosi s husband, paul. our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. 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. now the chief said both paul pelosi and the intruder then went to the hospital. the speaker s office says her
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the federal government. mola lenghi in san francisco tonight. pierre thomas in washington with what the fbi is now warning tonight. all of this comes amid scrutiny over potentially dangerous rhetoric in this country growing. tonight elon musk taking over twitter, and what he said before about allowing banned twitter users including the former president back on twitter, saying permanent bans undermine twitter as a town square. what elon musk is now saying about that tonight, and rebecca jarvis is with us. the war in ukraine. russia declaring vladimir putin s mobilization of 300,000 reservists is now complete. ukraine and russian forces locked in fierce battles tonight. here at home a year after the collapse of the surfside condo tower near miami, tonight the race to evacuate another 14-story condo in miami beach, less than two miles away. residents given two hours to get their belongings and to get out after inspectors found unsafe conditions. what they discovered. there i
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