federal authorities say the man that attacked a house speaker s husband also wanted to break nancy pelosi s knee caps. the lead starts right now. federal charges just filed against the man accused of attacking paul pelosi with a hammer. the suspect s shocking intentions revealed in court documents. and only eight days left before the midterm elections. why republicans have growing confidence in key batting ground races. plus, you heard of price gouging for gas. what about water? it almost bankrupting some cities and could cast you it at the grocery store. almost to the lead. we are coming to you with details about the attack on paul pelosi. david depape was charged with one federal assault against a immediate family member of a u.s. official and one count of attempted kidnapping. prosecutors say he knocked out paul pelosi with a blow to the head right in front of police. officers found a roll of tape, rope, a second hammer, gloves, and zip ties of the crime scene. depape l
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
the classified all those documents, with his mind. the january six committee is back. investigators ramping up for what will be a blockbuster hearing, four days away, while we wait for the big event there releasing video evidence every day. right to the middle of that legal parallel. laetitia james with a lawsuit that former trump lawyer, michael cohen, says could and trump s businesses. and he should know. he s the one who blew the whistle that got this whole investigation going. i will talk to michael cohen himself this morning. plus, senator tim kaine is here to talk about the highest stakes midterms in memory. the danger of this vladimir putin and more. also, it s banned book week. we will have a special edition of the banned book club today, with someone who works squarely at the rights of human rights democracy, and literature, velshi starts now. good morning i m ali velshi, and it is saturday the 24th. it is day 213 of russia s brutal and barbaric war on ukraine whic
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. biden making new demands, warning of consequences if israeli forces do not take concrete steps to try to protect civilian lives in gaza the 30-minute call was the first conversation between the leaders since israel strike monday in gaza. so that killed seven aid workers from the world central kitchen. the non-profit started by celebrity chef jose on dress the killings, touching off a new level of frustration from the president with the way israel is waging this campaign against hamas. later this hour, i m going to talk to senator bernie sanders or critic of netanyahu, but let s start this hour at the white house with cnn s mj lee, mj, what are we learning about today s call between president biden and israeli prime minister well, jake, for now, we do appear to be at a bit of a turning point in this war, because for the first time since october 7, president biden has threatened that unless israel changes the way that it is conductin