the attack happened at the campaign rally in upstate new york. the suspect climbed onto the stage where the congressman was speaking to supporters about bail reform. he was holding a sharp object and told zeldin you re done. the whole thing caught on camera. you can watch the man approach zeldin in the video. see the thing in his hand. it has two points, actually. it holds on through finger holes so it is hard to get away from that man as he continues to go at zeldin. zeldin managed to grab his wrist. stopped him for a few moments energy others as you saw had to tackle the man to the ground. a state assembly candidate and witness described the scene. i stepped onto the stage, saw the attacker try to get into zeldin s face and swing. i could see what looked like a razor, knife of some sort at the congressman. i tackled the attacker from the back and slammed him to the ground where several of us were able to restrain him and get the weapon away from him and eventually turn hi
zeldin. he was released just hours later. there is only one option. [shouting] the suspect climbs on the stage, rushes toward is zeldin and tries to hold him off. he was quickly tackled by others on stage. a witness describes the terrifying scene. went behind the stage and saw him as he began to approach congressman zeldin and so i stepped up onto the stage, saw the attacker try to get into zeldin s face and swing. i could see what looked like a razor, knife of some sort at the congressman. i tackled the attacker from the back and slammed him to the ground. thank goodness for that. team coverage. former assistant attorney andy mccarthy is standing by and first to david lee miller live from the new york city newsroom. this could have turned out a lot differently david lee. could have been a great deal worse. the man who allegedly attacked lee zeldin has been released without bail. just what zeldin predicted. he is running for governor of new york delivering a speech
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