hello. thank you for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi recovering in a hospital after a violent attack at the couple s san francisco home early friday morning. a spokesman for the speaker says 82-year-old paul pelosi underwent successful surgery for a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hand. police say a man broke into his home just after 2:00 a.m. friday and attacked him with a hammer. sources say paul pelosi was able to call 911 at the start of the attack and officers responded quickly, taking the suspect into custody. cnn s josh campbell has the details from san francisco. reporter: 82-year-old paul pelosi the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi undergoing surgery after being eviolently attacked with a hammer say the the pelosi s san francisco home. speaker pelosi was in washington at the time. special call, medic, location reporter: police found paul pelosi fending off
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