top of the hour on cnn newsroom. just moments ago, federal charges were filed against the man accused of beating paul pelosi with a hammer inside his home. the federal charges reflect that pelosi was targeted for being the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. federal prosecutors reveal more details on what happened to the 82-year-old. the justice department said that the attacker hit paul pelosi had in the head with a ham eastern plot the plotted out what he would do nancy pelosi if she lied to him. let s get the latest from whitney wild. the justice department is saying that this began around 2:30 in the morning friday when this man, the suspect, 42-year-old david depape with the pelosi home and entered through the back of the home. based on this affidavit, sounds like there was broke that he was able to breakthrough a door and somehow, you know, utilize that to get inside the home. then depape went to the bedroom on at floor where pelosi, paul pelosi, the husband of
there are chilling new details about his alleged plan to take the house speaker nancy pelosi hostage and break her kneecaps. we re standing by for a live update from san francisco officials. also tonight, the final frantic eight days of campaigning before the crucial midterm elections. tensions ratcheted higher as federal officials now warn of a heightened threat to the election from violent extremists here in the united states. the homeland security secretary mayorkas joins me this hour. plus, growing misery in ukraine right now as russia steps up its attacks on vital infrastructure. much of the capital city is without water tonight and officials warn they re running out of equipment to repair the country s devastated power grid. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story tonight. the suspect in the paul pelosi attack now facing federal charges. prosecutors
bill: all that happening during a campaign event days before a national election. shocking a nation with some of the world s tightest gun regulations. violent crime in japan is rare. he was airlifted to a hospital with two gunshot wounds but they were fatal as doctors tried to revive him. the begunman was tackled at the scene. 41 years old. he is alive and an investigation underway how he got so close. alex hogan begins our coverage live in london with the late breaking details as we get more now. alex, hello. hi, bill. the former prime minister of japan has been assassinated. shinzo abe was at a campaign event when he was shot this taking place today in the western part of the country. minutes into his speech for a parliamentary election the 67-year-old conservative politician fell to the ground shot from behind. medics airlifted him to the hospital and doctors attempting to save him with blood transfusions before they officially declared him dead. the gunman is in c
border patrol council are toque who art del cueto will join us on that. we began america reports this friday with june unemployment report beating expectation but still below pre-pandemic levels. with inflation still climbing. hello, i am in for sandra smith and rich, hello to you. good afternoon, i am in for john roberts. 372,000 jobs added last month in unemployment rate to study at 3.6% but record number of job openings persist with two jobs available for every unemployed person and there are still concerns over runaway inflation and new jobs report shows rising costs with average earnings. anita: meanwhile the president is taking heat for more than just the economy and some of his own party criticize him for a lack of action on guns and abortion. the president s last hour sending executive order to access to abortion and the move comes two weeks after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. rich: mark meredith live on the beautiful lawn of the white house, mar
middle of the night. haunted for more than two decades, he would make a chilling discovery that would unlock this mystery. now you know the whole story. yes, sir. everything kind of clicked. it s just so unbelievable. i knew he was telling his mom s story. hello and welcome to dateline. aaron fraser was only 3 years old when his mom left the house, never to be seen or heard from again. police soon learned that aaron may have witnessed the unspeakable, the murder of his own mother. the boy would become a man before the whole truth was revealed. and though memories faded, the evidence pointing to the killer couldn t stay buried. here s dennis murphy with she never left. she d been gone from his life, unaccounted for, for more than 20 years. his mother, bonnie. it was odd to be the one that found her. because you d spent a lot of your life looking for her, right? yes, sir. there s a poignant video of the mother and child s last christmas morning toget