line, the stakes could not be higher. republicans need to pick up one senate seat and five house seats to take control on capitol hill. a new nbc news poll finds registered voters are tied at 47% when it comes to which party they want to control congress. the poll also finds democrats are closing the enthusiasm gap in this election. voters from both parties highly interested in the elections. we have already seen the enthusiasm play out as more than 41 million americans have already voted by mail or in person through early voting. but that s not stopping the heavy hitters from hitting the campaign trail for one last effort to rally support. president biden will travel to maryland to push for democrats, while former president donald trump will rally republicans in ohio. we re also keeping a close watch on two states that could determine control of the senate. pennsylvania and georgia. that is where we begin this hour. i want to bring in nbc news correspondent mora barrett from
this hour in our country s history stands in contrast to a republican party devoid of an agenda, other than serving a disgraced twice impeached ex-president who tried to overturn and steal the results of the 2020 election. president biden described the 2022 election has a, quote, defining moment for the country, denouncing the gop s embrace of rhetoric that all too often has resulted in or coincided with violence, most recently with the attack on speaker pelosi s husband paul pelosi and his democratic predecessor president barack obama used his talent as a speaker, as a message deliver, as a leader, and lent his credibility as a popular two-term president to that message that democrats are right now the only ones, the only party, that believes in democracy and fundamental american values. it was something. watch. what we have to remind ourselves is that there s this common thread, there s this thing that binds us together as americans, a belief that no matter who we are or
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when the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and mr. pelosi s husband, paul. our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled a 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. the speaker s office said the 82-year-old is in recovery currently at the hospital. the police chief identified that 4 2-year-old suspect in custody. the speaker was in washington when this assault happened. sources say this is why her security detail was not at her home in san francisco. let s bring in cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez and jamie gangel and manu raju. evan, we got about 45 seconds to a minute of new information from the chief there, but combining what we learned from the chief and from your sources, what do we know about this suspect? well, that s right, v
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