the height is nearly 3,000 feet. sam s dad joe says sam s mom will be waiting at the top. they posted this photo today with a message, almost there. sam s parents are both avid hikers. his father says sam has been training to take on el capitan every day for the past 18 months. i mean, it is incredible to see. look at that picture. such a little person about to achieve something so monumental and wonderful and so amazing that his mother will be there at the top. we will all be looking forward to that moment. thanks to all of you for joining jo us. you can find the latest episode of our show and podcast cnn.com/audio or, obviously, your favorite podcast app. ac-360 begins right now. the husband of the most powerful woman in government is recovering tonight from serious injuries after a potentially politically motivated attack targeting her at their home in san francisco. john berman in here for
2:30 a.m. pacific time at the pelosi home in san francisco where sources say the male suspect confronted paul pelosi screaming, where is nancy, and tried to tie him up, quote, until nancy got home. shortly thereafter, police arrived on the scene. 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. san francisco police have identified the suspect as 42-year-old david depape. he s has a history of spreading far right conspiracy theories about covid vaccines, the 2020 election, and the january 6th insurrection. sources say he was not known to capitol police or in any federal threat database. it is hard to ignore how much of the suspect s rhetoric today echos what we heard from rioters who stormed the capitol. [ bleep ]. can i speak to pelosi?
house speaker nancy pelosi and violently attacked her husband with a hammer. sources say 82-year-old paul pelosi was taken into surgery for a skull fracture. he is expected to make a full recovery. this all started just before 2:30 pacific time at the pelosi home in san francisco where sources say the male suspect confronted paul pelosi screaming, where is nancy, and tried to tie him up, quote, until nancy got home. shortly thereafter, police arrived on the scene. 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. san francisco police have identified the suspect as 42-year-old david depape. he s has a history of spreading far right conspiracy theories about covid vaccines, the 2020 election, and the january 6th insurrection. sources say he was not known to
violence unless you condemn those people who continue to argue the election was not real, that it s being stolen, that all the malarkey that s being put through the there to undermine democracy. cnn security correspondence josh campbell is right outside the pelosi home in san francisco. cnn has now obtained a memo from the head of capitol police to all congressional members and staff regarding their personal security in the wake of the san francisco attack. what are we learning? reporter: that s right, pam. this memo was just obtained by our colleague, zach cohen in washington, september from the house sergeant at arms and head of the capitol police to all members of the staff and house reminding them of the resources available to them to protect themselves as well as recommendations. these officials describe what happened here in san francisco at the pelosi residence as a somber reminder of the threats that elected officials face. i ll read you part of this. across the country, t
suggest the heated rhetoric is only fueling violence like this. the talk has to stop. that s the problem. that s the problem. can t just say, i feel badly about the violence, we condemn it. condemn what produces the violence. to the investigation itself, cnn security correspondent josh campbell has been outside the pelosi home in san francisco all day. bring us up to speed, josh. reporter: paul pelosi, the husband, remains in the hospital at this hour recovering from serious injuries. sources tell cnn that includes a fractured skull. he s expected to make a full recovery. there comes after this extremely violent incident in the early morning hours after the pelosi residence in san francisco where the suspect allegedly entered the home, engaged in the assault of mr. pelosi.