welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. it s halloween. there s a ton of news. i was in for nicolle last hour. this is a new hour as we re awaiting announcement of state charges against the suspected attacker of speaker pelosi s san francisco home. we ll bring you that live when we get it. charges are hitting after a separate action from the justice department which has already charged david depape with assault and attempted kidnapping. there s new information on what may be the politics of this. i say may be because we have to follow the evidence and what the authorities say and the information is slowly coming into view. the suspect did say that the goal was to, quote, hold nance hostage, viewing her as the leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party, and said that if nancy were to tell the truth, he would let her go, but if she lied, he was going to break her kneecaps. he said he would show other members of congress there are consequences to actions. the suspect
With this individual as he criminally trespassed through the senate chamber looking for members of congress to kidnap. there s also scrutiny on aggressive messaging on the right against democrats and speaker pelosi because, well, you have heard us say on this program there s a wide latitude for rhetoric and free speech in america, but there are also lies. one of the questions is when these lines are crossed, what should be done about it? is it a criminal matter or is it a matter of policing yourself? republicans claim to be a party of law and order. they ve given many a speech of why everyone associated to black lives matter protesters should speak up when there s looting. this ain t looting. this is a serious of attacks on the congress, on the fbi, on