pelosi s husband. details, plus a look at concerns that politically motivated violence is becoming more common. those warnings heard on the campaign trail ten days from the midterms, as democrats fight to keep georgia s senate seat blue. later, why iran is blaming the united states for the recent anti-government protests spreading throughout the country. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. authorities in san francisco are preparing felony charges against the man suspected of attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. right now, paul pelosi is recovering at a hospital with the speaker at his side. he s undergone surgery for a skull fracture as well as other serious injuries. police say he was attacked with a hammer by a man who broke into the couple s home. authorities have identified the suspect as 42-year-old david depant. investigators are looking into what motivated the attack, but a sewers says he was there looking for the speaker. lis
some tea and honey there. thanks so much. appreciate it. the next hour of new day starts right now. node. good morning, everyone. and welcome to your new day. i m amara walker. and good morning, amara, i m boris sanchez. we have new details on the violent attack on house speaker nancy pelosi s husband paul. hear what authorities saw what they arrived at the home. plus an update on the condition and new indications about the suspect s possible motive. it is the final sprint to both parties bringing out their closers and last-minute concerns in tight races. and a surge of rsv patients pushing some pediatric hospitals to capacity. you ll hear from one doctor who says he s not been this busy in a decade. and you set the town on fire, it s sometime for you to keep your word offer your resignation. parents in uvalde are demanding the public safety director hand in his badge. we re going to take you inside the emotional meeting, next. it is the weekend. satur
they arrivinged at their home. plus an update on mr. pelosi s condition, and new information about the suspect s potential motive. it s the final sprint to the midterm elections and both parties bringing out their closers, and their last-minute concerns in some of the key races. plus new incluclues on where economy stands as we pay more for just about everything and the warning about an economic possible downturn next year. and the flu virus, and why they re urging everyone to get the vaccine now. it s saturday, october 29th. where does the time go? thanks so much for waking up if us. good morning, boris. good morning, amara. always great to be with you. we begin with new details emerging about the violent attack on house speaker nancy pelosi s husband. yeah. sources say the assailant tried to tie up 82-year-old paul pelosi after breaking into the couple s san francisco home and attacking him with a hammer. he underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and o
hello. thank you for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi recovering in a hospital after a violent attack at the couple s san francisco home early friday morning. a spokesman for the speaker says 82-year-old paul pelosi underwent successful surgery for a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hand. police say a man broke into his home just after 2:00 a.m. friday and attacked him with a hammer. sources say paul pelosi was able to call 911 at the start of the attack and officers responded quickly, taking the suspect into custody. cnn s josh campbell has the details from san francisco. reporter: 82-year-old paul pelosi the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi undergoing surgery after being eviolently attacked with a hammer say the the pelosi s san francisco home. speaker pelosi was in washington at the time. special call, medic, location reporter: police found paul pelosi fending off
are using the incident to raise money. so much for the tamping down of dangerous political rhetoric. senate majority leader chuck schumer caught on a hot mike sounding the alarm of midterm elections in the long odds facing his party. he s not alone. former white house press et cetera jen psaki isn t all that optimistic either. live reaction from steve hilton who also has a lot to say about the new self-described chief twits. that would be elon musk. plus more dismal economic data for president biden showing the cost of everyday items continues to climb. so why does the president keep saying record inflation doesn t exist? in moments, the great historian and voice of reason victor davis hanson will weigh in. we begin with crime coming to the home of house speaker nancy pelosi. marianne rafferty has new information about the suspect and what actually happened inside the pelosi home. good evening. police say paul pelosi was able to call 911 as the attack unfolded and they also