arrived, pelosi and depape were holding a single hammer. depape pulled the hammer from pelosi s hand and swung the hammer, striking pelosi in the head. pelosi appeared to be unconscious on the ground. i don t know what the suspect s intentions were. what i know, him being at that house was intentional, deliberate, not random at all, and who knows what was in his mind or what he was willing to do if things had happened the way he wanted them to happen. the police chief there also saying paul pelosi did not know this man, contradicting that wild conspiracy theory, the ugly conspiracy theory that s been online. kari lake became the latest republican to mock the attack on nancy pelosi s husband, hit over the head with a hammer. the republican nominee made a joke about the attack during a town hall. she was asked about school safety, and she said this. it is not impossible to protect our kids at school. they act like it is.
covertly call 911 while talking to the suspect, providing clues that he was in distress. rp stated that there s a male in the home and that he s going to wait for his wife. i think the main hurdle right now is when we have so many people putting out misinformation, quite frankly, into the public. what are the pieces of misinformation that you re worried about or that you ve seen surface? that mr. pelosi knew this individual before this attack. we have no evidence that suggests that he knew him whatsoever. reporter: when officers arrived, pelosi and depape were both holding a single hammer. depape pulled the hammer from pelosi s hand and swung the hammer, striking pelosi in the head. pelosi appeared to be unconscious on the ground. i don t really know what the suspect s intentions were, but what i do know, him being at that house was intentional, deliberate, not random at all, and who knows what was in his mind and what he was willing to do if things didn t happen the way he
police know he needed help, but he was making the call without alerting the suspect. investigators are now crediting the dispatcher for realizing the urgency of the situation. she basically figured out that there was something more to this incident than what she was being told. her actions, in my opinion, resulted in both a higher priority kiss patch and a faster police response. i think this was life saving. reporter: police say upon arrival at the house officers found both pelosi and the suspect fighting over a hammer and even witnessed the suspect striking pelosi at least once. depape was taken into custody shortly after, he is expected to face multiple charges including attempted homicide, elder abuse and burglary. president biden denounced the attack in remarks last night. enough is enough is enough. every person of good con toscience needs conscience needs to clearly and unambiguously stand up against the violence in our policies
democrat leader. mark meredith has more. reporter: san francisco police say friday s break-in and assault inside if speaker pelosi s home was intentional and was not a random act. early friday morning 42-year-old david depape allegedly broke in through a back door and was shouting, where s nancy? the speaker was in d.c. at the time, but her husband, 8 the-year-old 82-year-old paul pelosi was inside. he was reportedly speaking in code so as not to alert the assailant for help. prompting police to arrive moments later. police say when they got there, they found both pelosi and the suspect fighting over a hammer and even witnessed the suspect striking pelosi at least once. depape was taken into custody, he is expected to face a lot of different charges including attempted homicide, elder abuse and burglary. paul pelosi was treated yesterday for a skull fracture
house, they found both pelosi and the suspect fighting over a hammer and even witnessed the superintendent striking pelosi at suspect striking pelosi at least once. the suspect was taken into custody shortly after and he s expected to face a long list of charges including attempted homicide and elder abuse. pelosi had a skull fracture and entire to his arm and hands and he ll make a full recovery and politicians including president biden are calling for the political rhetoric to be toned down. too many violence, political violence and what makes us stink? think one party can talk about stolen elections, covid being a hoax, it s all a bunch of lives. targeting of pro life pregnancy centers or supreme court justices being targeted. regardless of what bran of government you are and what your party is or ideology is, there s