request privacy at this time. my god. both prominent figures in the news. we do not know the motivation for this attack. we know nothing about the assailant just yet. this all just happened in the last few minutes. we re grateful that mr. pelosi seems, per the statement, like he s going to make a recovery. but certainly a terrible tragedy. we ll try to figure out more about the assailant and what caused this attack. mika, we don t have a motive. we ll be very cautious about that right now. but there is a suspect in custody so we ll learn that very quickly, it would seem, whether this was an act of street crime, a burglary or break-in or something worse remains to be seen. but, again, speaker pelosi s husband, paul pelosi, was beat on the point he had to be taken to the hospital. oh, my god. he is going to make a recovery. speaker pelosi was not there. this all taking place inside their home in san francisco. and obviously no connection we don t know what the mo
hey, everybody. good morning to you. i m yasmin vossoughian here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. speaker nancy pelosi s husband violently attacked in the couple s home overnight. what we know about the attack and mr. pelosi s condition at this hour. plus, it s official, the world s wealthiest man now in charge of one of the most powerful global tools for spreading information. twitter. the changes he s looking to make there. could we see a return of one former notorious tweeter? the former president. a big boost in the peach state showdown between raphael warnock and herschel walker. tonight barack obama hitting the campaign trail in the state of georgia with just 11 days to go until the midterms. early voting already breaking records there. how much of a difference will this make? and right now alarm bells sounding across this country. doctors, hospitals overwhelmed by a new challenge. covid-19 combined with a potentially bad influenza season and now we re se
watch that, what was horrific. horrible. no one should have to go through that. reporter: her parents warning other families to be vigilant. it changes so fast. it s scary. you don t want to wait. you don t want to wait. reporter: battling covid caught this team to adapt more quickly to patient influx, but respiratory viruss are pressuring the health care system nationwide. 75% of america s pediatric hospital beds are full, 98% rhode island, texas 91%, oregon 86% as covid precautions wane bringing us back in contact with other viruses. we can see the dark clouds on the horizon that flu is coming. the one thing that you can do that you can t do with rsv, you can get your flu shot. nbc s jesse kerch with that report. at 11:00 today, dr. anthony fauci will be answering viewer questions on covid, rsv, and the flu. you can submit your questions by
or february, but in late october it s reporting a nearly 50% positivity rate in kids 5 and younger for its northeast ohio hospitals. among those hardest hit, this three week old baby, sneezing and congestion led to troubling breathing. they rush today the hospital where she s been intubated for almost a week. reporter: to watch that it was horrific. horrible. no one should ever have to go through that at all. reporter: her parents warning other families to be vigilant. it changes so fast and it s scary. you don t want to wait. you don t want to wait. reporter: this doctor says battling covid taught his team to adapt more quickly to a patient influx, but respiratory viruses are pressuring the health care system nationwide. hhs reports 75% of america s pediatric hospital beds are filled. rhode island, 98% occupied, texas, 91%, oregon, 86% as covid