after the house speaker s husband was violently assaulted during a home invasion, we re told. what we know about his condition and the man maybe behind that assault. welcome, even, i m neil cavuto and yet another busy weekend as we get closer to the midterms. but growing questions as to how the speaker of the house s husband could get so brutal brutally attacked in his own home. she was, of course, in washington. she s with him now in san francisco. mark meredith has more. reporter: investigators have yet to say what they believe motivated the attack, but police believe the break hip and the assault inside the speaker s california home was intentional. police say it was around 2:30 friday morning when 42-year-old david depape allegedly broke into the speaker s san francisco home through a back door. he was reportedly shouting where s nancy, but the speaker, as you said, was not there. she was in d.c. it was her husband that was in the house. investors believe 82-year-old pa
in dozens of counties there as tropical storm ian strengthens in the caribbean. and president biden spending the weekend in delaware after he addressed the national education association, nation s largest teachers union. we have live fox news team coverage for you on all of this. lucas tomlinson is in delaware with the president. fox weather s matt gordon in florida as residents there prep for a possible hurricane. but first to alexis mcadams live at the border in eagle pass, texas. alexis. reporter: hi, arthel. we are learning new details about the migrant who crossed into the united states illegally and is now being charged with a hit and run crash that a killed that sheriff s deputy. we re learning that the first time he crossed here into the united states it was right here in eagle pass, texas. take a look at your screen, this is a mug shot we got in just a short time ago from that county out in florida. now charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash after investig
Energized if by the polling. she said she s not playing too close attention and is just keeping her eye on fighting and moving forward, neil. neil: thank you very much for that. the fallout from this whole crime issue right now with susan crabtree of real clear politics and david susan, first to you and the impact of crime that, you know, more in new york i would imagine, let s say, in georgia. but, of course, it depends on the district and where you re voting from, i get that. but in new york, it s end ended up being the defining issue. how big do you think it will be toward deciding, let s say, the gubernatorial race there? well, we saw [audio difficulty] quinnipiac poll 28% of people found it was the most important issue. so, obviously, that has definitely propoled propelled
Republicans are going to pursue if they regain control of the congress. reporter: here are the four new pillars rolled out. quote: an economy that s strong, a nation that s safe, a future built on freedom and a government that s accountable. not mentioned in the gop s four pillars, but part of their preamble is a pledge to ramp up education andish an issue that propoled governor glenn youngkin to victory in virginia and many think is a winning issue for republicans with public schools weighed down by what they call woke and issues blocking students from learning basic math and history as test scores have plunged nationwide post-pandemic. also sinking, america s finances. across the country americans are feeling squeezed by higher prices brought on by 40-year-high inflation. when president biden took office, inflation was just 1.4%, arthel. today it s 8.3%. it was already at 7.9% when
it is 7:00 p.m. in the east and polls are now closed in south carolina. good evening, i you am bret baier. and i am megan kelly. fox news projects nanewt gingrich will beat mitt romney in the state. there is three different winners now in three different states. mitt romney will finish second in south carolina where he led the pack just days ago. rick santorum and ron paul battling for third place. that contest is too close to call. fox news project newt gingrich has won the south carolina primary. this victory caps a remarkable come back for the house speaker. second soy far in the campaign season. this is propoled by strong performance in two debates. whether railing against barack obama or slamming the main