hostage and break her kneecaps as the suspect has been hit with more charges. devastating strikes across ukraine russia launching missiles knocking out water and power and we are getting video of russian soldiers chaoticly fleeing. former if the crisscrossing the country telling democrats it s not the time to mope but what impact will obama have? i m dated baldwin. breaking news, the san francisco district attorney charging the man accused of attacking nancy pelosis husband with attempted murder residential burglary assault with deadly weapon elder abuse as well as threat to public official and their family. convicted he could face up to life in prison. the d.a. was crystal clear on the suspect s motive. we can definitively say this was politically motivated? yes, it appears this was based on his statements and comments that were made in that house during his encounter with mr. pelosi this was politically motivated. this comes after the justice department already charge
these are about affirmative action. we re live outside of the court. plus opening statements in the criminal trial against the trump organization. we ll look at those charges against the former president trump s personal business. and the man accused of attacking nancy pelosi s husband will be charged. what he brought with him when he broke into the speaker s home. but the supreme court will begin hearing oral arguments as can considers two cases on affirmative action in higher education. jessica schneider joins us now now. the supreme court has upheld affirmative action but it could be banned nationwide. all eyes and ears are on the conservative justices because it is very likely they will in fact ban affirmative action in particular the chief justice here john roberts has been outspoken about racial issues in many cases in past years. he put it this way in one of the cases. he said the only way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on
federal authorities say the man that attacked a house speaker s husband also wanted to break nancy pelosi s knee caps. the lead starts right now. federal charges just filed against the man accused of attacking paul pelosi with a hammer. the suspect s shocking intentions revealed in court documents. and only eight days left before the midterm elections. why republicans have growing confidence in key batting ground races. plus, you heard of price gouging for gas. what about water? it almost bankrupting some cities and could cast you it at the grocery store. almost to the lead. we are coming to you with details about the attack on paul pelosi. david depape was charged with one federal assault against a immediate family member of a u.s. official and one count of attempted kidnapping. prosecutors say he knocked out paul pelosi with a blow to the head right in front of police. officers found a roll of tape, rope, a second hammer, gloves, and zip ties of the crime scene. depape l
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.
welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: happy halloween. dana: happy halloween. bill: tomorrow is all saints day. i was in my office and i never wore it before. dana: we didn t coordinate well today. bill: maybe i should have gone black. i m bill hemmer good morning. kemp and abrams trying to persuade undecideds, making last night s debate a critical opportunity for abrams, one last chance to change the perception that momentum is not on her side. kemp holds a sizeable lead in the polling ahead by about eight points. here is what they had to say last night. people s salaries are not going up but not fast enough to keep up with joe biden s inflation. he refuses to defend us but defended herschel walker. he doesn t mind being involved in the medical choices of women in georgia. dana: trying to tie him to herschel walker in the senate race. aishah hosni ahead with a deep dive into the georgia senate race. jeff mason from reuters join