intentional. it is not random. we know that. we know that. we re learning more about the man accused of attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, details on both sides of the political divide. plus from gunfire to government buildings destroyed by fire, unrest in iran is intensified after yet another protester is laid to rest. we ll have a live report. and pediatric emergency rooms are being flooded with races of rsv. we ll take you live inside a st. louis hospital fighting the crisis. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the husband of u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi is recovering from serious injuries this hour after being violently attacked in his san francisco home. police say paul pelosi was struck with a hammer by a man who broke into the residence early friday. authorities still haven t determined a motive. but a source says the intruder was looking for the speaker. politicians from both sides from condemned the atta
virginia. a rising star in the gop hits the road to put his party over the top. virginia governor glenn youngkin joins me exclusively ahead. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is jittery, anxious about the economy and news overseas including north korea, iran and ukraine. the risk of, quote, armageddon, because of vladimir putin is the highest since the cuban missile crisis almost exactly 60 years ago. red russia suffered a major blow, a truck bomb slicing in half the only bridge that connects russia to crimea. this afternoon we ll ask a critical member of the senate foreign relations committee what happens now and a former amend about what he heard during his recent trip to moscow. with 30 days until the midterms, swing state polls reminding us that the economy remains the top issue for most voters. gas prices are going up. inflation is persistent. jobs numbers are strong as well. it s a complex midterm picture with plenty of races that wil
theories who are taking those sentiments out of the cyberworld, and into the real world. as i said, it is both ominous, but not entirely surprising, given the trajectory that we are on. so, then, what do you make of the republican reaction to this? i just want to play, just one example, virginia governor glenn you youngkin, here he is. listen speaker pelosi s husband there was break-in the house, but there s no room for violence, but we re going to send them back to california. just one totally tone-deaf there, but has the condemnation been strong enough, do you think? certainly, people condemn the specific act. but it if you look at what has happened people who study this extremism, for example, elizabeth newman secretary of
only have one term as governor of virginia. after that, white house run? oh, goodness. i m so focussed right now on being the best governor of virginia that i can possibly be. we ve made huge project. real challenges. i m focused on getting some republican congressional candidates elected in virginia and governors elected around the nation. 2024 is a long way away. i m really humbled by the speculation. but right now very focused on virginia. virginia governor glenn you youngkin, thank you. did president biden get played by the saudis? democratic senator chris murphy is here. as president warns of armageddon, an american who held high level meetings with russian leaders gives us his take on the mood in moscow. stay with us.
it is clear and allow that parents have a fundamental right to make decisions for their children s upbringing, their education, and their care. we are providing them the ability to make a decision for their child with regard to their child s well-being. ashley: but white house press secretary in arlington, jen psaki is among those limit governor you youngkin s executive orders. think too arlington public schools for standing up for our kids, and administrators and their safety. a transmissible variant purity governor youngkin plans to use state resources to force schoolo comply with his executive order. ashley: thanks, brooke. griff: synagogues across the country are stepping up security after four hostages were held at gunpoint saturday and eight texas synagogue. the fbi is under fire for