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.
Supreme court will hear arguments regarding the race conscious admissions policy at harvard university in the university of north carolina. a long time, affirmative action critic edward bloom is bringing this before the court for the seventh and eighth time, claiming these policies violate the constitution on federal law, even when their purpose is to help women and people of color, who have historically been victims of discrimination. now, with the court s conservative majority, this case has a real chance, you guys, of dismantling affirmative action in a country where despite this quote, racial reckoning everyone loves to talk about, we re still very much on the journey to equity and equality. so, joining me now to get into all of this is chris kaine. he s the founder and co-counsel of demand justice. he also served as the deputy white house counsel for deputy president barack obama, and the president and executive of the directors committee on arguing this topic on the court o