i m katie fang in for ari melber. we begin with a reminder of the violent threats facing our country s political leaders. paul pelosi, husband of house speaker nancy pelosi was violent aassaulted in his san francisco home with the assailant reportedly shouting, quote, where is nancy? mr. pelosi, aged 82, was home alone. police say the attacker struck him multiple times in the head with a hammer. he had a successful surgery for a skull fracture, according to the speaker s office. and doctors expect a full recovery. the united states capitol police say nancy pelosi was in d.c. at the time of the attack guarded by security, as she is at all times. a pelosi family member telling nbc news the suspect was trying to tie up paul, quote, until nancy got home. it was when the suspect wasn t looking that paul called 911. when the police came, the suspect said, quote, we are waiting for nancy. sources identified the suspect as a 42-year-old berkeley resident. there were posts where he po