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
This is a joint prosecution. there s going to be the federal prosecution happening at the same time because there s joint sovereignty. there s not going to be double jeopardy. the 13 years to life that someone would face at the local level is not going to interfere with what that same defendant could be charged with and could face at sentencing for federal charges. the other areas where you ll see tracks cross are in the custody conversations. even if someone gets released at one level, they can be kept in custody at another level. on the breaking news you re doing third year. i want to start 101. we have breaking news. attempted murder. tell me about that charge. attempted murder here in california, the spread for that is five, seven, nine.