pelosi s husband. details, plus a look at concerns that politically motivated violence is becoming more common. those warnings heard on the campaign trail ten days from the midterms, as democrats fight to keep georgia s senate seat blue. later, why iran is blaming the united states for the recent anti-government protests spreading throughout the country. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. authorities in san francisco are preparing felony charges against the man suspected of attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. right now, paul pelosi is recovering at a hospital with the speaker at his side. he s undergone surgery for a skull fracture as well as other serious injuries. police say he was attacked with a hammer by a man who broke into the couple s home. authorities have identified the suspect as 42-year-old david depant. investigators are looking into what motivated the attack, but a sewers says he was there looking for the speaker. lis
they arrivinged at their home. plus an update on mr. pelosi s condition, and new information about the suspect s potential motive. it s the final sprint to the midterm elections and both parties bringing out their closers, and their last-minute concerns in some of the key races. plus new incluclues on where economy stands as we pay more for just about everything and the warning about an economic possible downturn next year. and the flu virus, and why they re urging everyone to get the vaccine now. it s saturday, october 29th. where does the time go? thanks so much for waking up if us. good morning, boris. good morning, amara. always great to be with you. we begin with new details emerging about the violent attack on house speaker nancy pelosi s husband. yeah. sources say the assailant tried to tie up 82-year-old paul pelosi after breaking into the couple s san francisco home and attacking him with a hammer. he underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and o
42-year-old man who allegedly assaulted paul with a hammer overnight in the pelosi home. the house speaker was not there. she was in washington. now a source tells cnn that the intruder yelled, where s nancy before the attack. cnn has also learned that the suspect posted conspiracy theories online about the january 6th attack and the 2020 election. but the police chief has yet to confirm a motive. he detailed what the three officers encountered when they reached the house. when the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and mrs. pelosi s husband, paul. our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. our officers immediately tackled the suspect, disarmed him, took him into custody, requested emergency backup, and rendered medical aid. now the chief said both paul pelosi and the intruder then went to the hospital. the speaker s office says her
School, he turned his attention to music. made his way to memphis in 1956 and landed a job with sun studios. he rubbed elbows with elvis presley and johnny cash and recorded his first single. his break came with the 1957 release of whole lot of shaking going on. later that year, lewis rocked the charts with another hit, great balls of fire. goodness gracious great balls of fire reporter: his high energy antics earned him the nickname the killer. his personal life brought the rising star s career to a screeching halt when he married his 13-year-old cousin. jerry decided that i was going to marry him. he took a girl that was 22 years old to the courthouse in mississippi. she posed as brown, and she signed the license. reporter: it forced lewis to cancel tours, and radio stations stopped playing his songs. i put in my last dime reporter: he made a comeback in the 1960s as a country star with hits like another place,
Two children. rock n roll pioneer jerry lee lewis has died. his contributions to modern american music are legendary and rivalled only by his scandalous personal life. cnn s stephanie elam takes a closer look at the entertainer known as the killer. let s go. shake, shake reporter: jerry lee lewis, the wild rock n roll piano man who lit up the stage with hits like whole lot of shaking going on, has long hair, crazy moves and an energy that didn t quit. but that spirit would be tested many times during his roller coaster life. born in louisiana in 1935, lewis started tickling the an early age. at 10, his father mortgaged the farm to buy him a piano. after getting kicked out of