welcome to alex witt reports. developing this hour, new word on the condition of paul pelosi after the terrifying attack at his san francisco home. how speaker nancy pelosi speaking her silence, saying her husband is doing better and she s grateful for the quick police response. and comes as audio reveals how a 9-1-1 operator may have saved his life. all of these new details ahead, new reaction from both sides of the political violence. i think this was a deranged individual. you can say, people saying let s fire pelosi or the take back the house. saying go to violence. i don t to see attacks on any politician from any political background. it is important people realize it is not just this moment, this horrific attack. that we have seen violence perpetrated throughout our political system. we are counting down to the midterms now nine days away. both party these sharpening their messages in this final stretch, democrats bring in one of their biggest weapons on the camp
Intruder attacked paul pelosi with that hammer. obviously, if he hadn t been able to make that call, who knows what could ve happened, right? the police chief saying that the actions by paul pelosi making that call in the 9-1-1 operator was life-saving, alex. absolutely. what a story. thank you so much for the very latest on that. let s head into the midterm elections. just scientists away with control of congress hanging in the ballots. early voting has kicked off in several states with more than 21 million americans already casting their ballots. here s a look down at the breakdown by party so far. democrats are holding a healthy lead on the early voting fund. there are a number of issues passing people to the polls. a new emphasis poll shows that the economy, inflation, and abortion as the top three concerns ahead of the midterms. those issues driving early voters in new york this weekend. i think inflation, crime, the economy are going to be important right now. i think the pla