hill, last night there was an night there was an interruption in that interruption in that respite, respite. at least for some [laughs] at least. during the game for some, during the a group of game, fairly cheerful some very chilly but determines protesters role but determined protesters drop, dropped these banners. these banners. that very that very much much reminded the reminded the baseball players of their day jobs. baseball players of their day jobs. signs read, that way like you just saw, reconciliation first, hold the line. meaning pass the reconciliation bill, passed the presidents budget first. hold the line don t give. also, there s this one that we showed you, our lives are not a game. past 3.5 trillion. that s for the 3.5 trillion dollar build back better plan. the reconciliation bill, president biden s budget bill. there s also one other banner that was perhaps a little less cheery, at the very top of the screen, democrats don t at this up. all those messages,
politicsnation. tonight s lead, scare tactics. right now, the nation has a very good reason to be afraid. be very afraid. and no, it s not because tomorrow night s halloween. no. but nine days left to go before a pivotal midterm election. early voting underway in 32 states. more than 21 million votes are already cast. several key states, several key races that will determine our countries future are in peril of going to deeply flawed candidates, pushing lies that won t die. it sounds like a horror movie but it s actually worse. but at least, with a horror movie, it ends. the lights come on. most of us know that the spooky story is not real. but for an election observer or an election worker, or even a voter questioning their physical safety in a climate of violent voter intimidation, this is no movie. for democrats desperately trying to hold on to statewide office in races that keep tightening, this is no movie either. president joe biden or vice president kamala harris are o
thank goodness. doctors expect 82-year-old paul pelosi to make complete recovery. however, very near thing, especially a man of his age. tonight, spokesperson for his wife, house speaker nancy pelosi, second in the line of presidential succession, said mr. pelosi underwent surgery to repair a fractured skull and serious injuries to his right arm and hand. short, go, we learned she is at the hospital with him. this is new video just in of her motorcade arriving. she was in washington when the attack happened. we just learned san francisco s police chief is expected to update the public soon. we will bring you new information as it becomes available. this is what we know so far, law enforcement tells cnn and, he was attacked by hammer wielding intruder shouting, quote, where is nancy? according to sources familiar with the situation, when police got there, the suspect in custody and charged with attempted murder, told him he was, quote, waiting for nancy. police have not determ
this is it. the final big push to the first name right, because the casting of ballots is almost over. the counting of ballots, that s getting ready to start in most places. in some places, they re doing it, but you ve got control of congress, the direction of the country on the line. the five things we have to be watching for over the next hours and days, plural, with our campaign reporters live across the country. we re also live in washington with the mood inside the white house. publicly confident, privately, maybe not so much. also this hour, our team is watching the polls. lawsuits popping up. some precincts reporting issues counting. we ve got our team standing by with that. i m hallie jackson from election headquarters here in new york with our reporters out covering races including in pennsylvania. a lot of talk about there where dasha burns is. guad is in nevada. jesse in youngstown, ohio. there are some question on everybody s minds, right, as we are getting close
maricopa county, arizona all right, good morning, welcome to the cross connection, i am tiffany cross. as you heard right now, house speaker nancy pelosi s husband was attacked yesterday. a 42-year-old man broke into those tight offices go home, hit paul pelosi in the head with the hammer multiple times, that s according to law enforcement, and the man says he is going to tie him up and quote, until nancy got home. that poured is quoted to a pelosi family member. thankfully she said paul pelosi is expected to make a full recovery, this is after he has to undergo surgery to repair is gold fracture. we don t know the precise motive at the law enforcement, they say he is still investigating, with officials saying that the suspects social media posts shows a quote, mixed ideology of both anti establishment, and more recently, far-right extremist ideas. the attacker does come amid but capital police say the huge spike in threats against members of congress. this is where we are.