away and amara, we can see the finish line now. yes, we can. it feels like it s been a long last several weeks. we are finally here. this is the last weekend of campaigning before tuesday s elections as the candidates and their surrogates make their final push for votes. in the battle for control of the senate it comes down to a handful of key states, including pennsylvania. president biden, barack obama and donald trump all campaigning in the state today. the president keeping his focus on democracy and the economy. he says he is optimistic about the midterms, but polling has indicated that the momentum is on republicans side. another race that could decide who controls the senate is in georgia between senator raphael warnock and former football star herschel walker. millions of voters have already cast their ballots. in fact, early voting is up compared to the 2018 midterms. almost 35 million people in 47 states have voted early. and our reporters and correspondents
prosecutors revealing his self-described suicide mission. israel s benjamin netanyahu on the verge of remarkable political comeback. the votes still being counted this morning. plus, working hard or hardly working? the biggest drop in worker productivity since truman was president has plenty of bosses wondering this morning, what s going on? good morning to you. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m paulo sandoval in for laura and christine. the man accused of hitting house speaker nancy pelosi on the head with a hammer is behind bars this morning without bail. we have more details. 42-year-old david depape, san francisco district attorney speaking. what is crystal clear to me, he was trying to kill mr. pelosi. why he did that, i can t speak to that. what is very clear to me from viewing that body worn camera, he tried to kill mr. pelosi. depape told police he was, quote, on a suicide mission. san francisco s district attorney said th
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
new york. thank you for being with us. felony charges and federal charges could come for the man suspected of attacking house speaker nancy pelosi s husband paul. 40-year-old 42-year-olds david depape is accused of breaking into the pelosi home very early friday morning, and sources say he had zip ties, ducts tape, and i hammer when he allegedly entered the bedroom where paul pelosi was sleeping and assaulted him. let s go to the san francisco police chief bill scott for an update. first, what can you tell us about what s happening now at this stage in the investigation? first, good morning. thanks for having me on. we are working around the clock literally to get all of the evidence to our prosecuting agencies, that includes our district attorney of san francisco, d.a. brook jenkins. we are working with the fbi, capitol police, and u.s. attorney s office in san francisco. and everybody is working well together. we re staying in our lanes, being methodical. at the end of
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