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
Elder, as well as threats to a public official and their family. these charges are based on the follow facts contained in the affidavit filed today as well as will be contained in the motion to detain mr. depape. mr. depape specifically targeted the pelosi home to confront speaker pelosi. he forced his way into the home through a rear glass door by breaking that glass. the defendant made his way upstairs to the second floor of the home, locating mr. pelosi in his bed sleeping. he woke him up confronting him about the whereabouts of speaker pelosi. mr. pelosi, who was sleeping, was wearing a loose fitting pajamas shirt and boxer shorts. he was forced to get out of bed and at some point mr. pelosi