thanks so much for joining us tonight. you can follow me on facebook, instagram, twitter and tiktok. our coverage continues with alysson camarada. good evening everyone. this is cnn tonight. laura is off this evening. so tonight we have new details about the violent attack on speaker nancy pelosi s 82-year- old husband paul in his home. an intruder attacked him with a hammer. sources say the attacker was shouting, where s nancy. and when they quote arrived he told them that he was quote waiting for nancy. every person of good conscious need to clearly and inambiguously stand up to violence. regardless of what your politics are. reporter: this part will not shock you the alleged attacker posted conspiracy theories on facebook. including links to multiple videos from mike lundell saying insane things about the 2020 election. sto not only are our elects officialed in danger days before the midterms but their families. let s bring in jonathan wakrove and jewel juliet. graha
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
thanks so much for joining us tonight. you can follow me on facebook, instagram, twitter and tiktok. our coverage continues with alysson camarada. good evening everyone. this is cnn tonight. laura is off this evening. so tonight we have new details about the violent attack on speaker nancy pelosi s 82-year- old husband paul in his home. an intruder attacked him with a hammer. sources say the attacker was shouting, where s nancy. and when they quote arrived he told them that he was quote waiting for nancy. every person of good conscious need to clearly and