42-year-old man who allegedly assaulted paul with a hammer overnight in the pelosi home. the house speaker was not there. she was in washington. now a source tells cnn that the intruder yelled, where s nancy before the attack. cnn has also learned that the suspect posted conspiracy theories online about the january 6th attack and the 2020 election. but the police chief has yet to confirm a motive. he detailed what the three officers encountered when they reached the house. when the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and mrs. pelosi s husband, paul. our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. 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. now the chief said both paul pelosi and the intruder then went to the hospital. the speaker s office says her
him even as the police arrived. the new details coming in, including how police knew to respond to the pelosi home. and the suspect s twisted stolen election thoughts pushed online. plus, the attack underscores the alarming number of threats to u.s. lawmakers and their families. how much is the current political climate to blame? and 11 days out from election day and the big names hitting the field late in the game that may signal concern about midterm victories. welcome to the lead. i m john berman in for jake tapper. we begin with the national lead. right now, house speaker nancy pelosi is rushing to a san francisco hospital to be with her husband who was viciously assaulted overnight. police say 82-year-old paul pelosi was attacked with a hammer after a man broke into their home. the speaker was not there at the time. her office says that her husband is expected to make a full recovery. cnn reports the intruder shouted where s nancy?! during the attack and tried to
elections, this just hours after the brutal attack on nancy pelosi s husband in their san francisco home. sources revealing the suspect was looking for the house speaker, shouting, where is nancy. and now we re learning that paul pelosi called 911 during the break-in and kept the line open. also tonight, big-named democrats are heading to the campaign trail right now. obama, biden, harris, stumping for candidates in critical races, as many democrats fear the momentum is with the republicans 11 days before election day. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get straight to the breaking news. federal officials are now warning of political violence coming hours after the very disturbing attack on the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. he was hit with a hammer inside their san francisco home by an assailant who apparently was trying to track dow
correspondent jonathan breaking details the latest we had know right now, live from our west coast news as we await that update from police. for several hours this morning we all wondered what the moment i have was author this brutal attack. now we know forces telling him it does appear to have been politically motivated, the sale and chanting where is nancy? 82-year-old paul pelosi was beaten with a hammer. he suffered blunt force trauma to his head and body although we understand he is expected to make a full recovery and as you look on the right at a helicopter shot of the pelosi house in san francisco, we understand that the fbi and the u.s. capitol police are now assisting the san francisco police department into the investigation into which the sale at broke into the back of the house. speaker pelosi was not there at the time. she was in washington, d.c. but the big focus this morning has been motivation and we are getting all these indications this was perhaps the
of the aisle come in to hope and pray that nancy pelosi and her husband get through this. yet who to make of this. at a time when escalating crime is touching regular folks. the latest from jonathan hunt on this incident right now. jonathan? neil, this was obviously a disturbing attack. at this hour, we believe 82-year-old paul pelosi is still in the san francisco general hospital. the hospital confirming to us that mr. pelosi was admitted this morning, pointedly not saying he had been discharged and referring all other questions to speaker pelosi s office. it was 2:27 a.m. when police were alerted to an incident at the pelosi home in san francisco. it s not clear from the police chief s comments whether the call came 911 or from an automatically triggered alarm on the property. officer as arrived so quickly that the assault on mr. pelosi was happening as they got there. listen here to the police chief. officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. t