Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Live feed From 42m ago 13. 40 EDT Pelosi attack suspect facing attempted homicide charge Bill Scott , chief of the San Francisco police department, said the suspect in the attack on Paul Pelosi will face charges of attempted homicide and assault with a deadly weapon, among others. In a brief press conference where he took no questions, Scott recounted what officers saw when they arrived at the Pelosi residence around 2.
27am today to respond to a welfare call. “When the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and [M] 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,” Scott said. The chief identified the suspect as 42-year-old David Depape .
In addition to attempted homicide, he’ll also face charges of “elder abuse, burglary, and several other additional felonies”, Scott said. Updated at 13. 54 EDT Key events 10m ago The day so far 42m ago Pelosi attack suspect facing attempted homicide charge 2h ago ‘Where is Nancy?’ intruder shouted during attack on Pelosi’s San Francisco home 4h ago Biden ‘praying’ for speaker’s family after Paul Pelosi attacked: White House 4h ago Paul Pelosi ‘severely beaten’, attacked with hammer during break-in: media 5h ago Twitter now in ‘sane hands’, Trump declares after Elon Musk buys platform 5h ago Nancy Pelosi’s husband attacked in San Francisco home 5h ago Democrats roll out the big guns as midterm advantage slips away Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 10m ago 14.
12 EDT The day so far Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi ’s husband Paul Pelosi is recovering from an assault by a hammer-wielding intruder who broke into their home and shouted “where is Nancy?” Coming less than two years after the deadly January 6 attack on the Capitol, the incident underscores the continued threat of political violence in the United States as voters prepare to cast ballots in the 8 November midterm elections. Here’s what else has happened today: Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter, but there are no signs that he has lifted the ban on Donald Trump – yet. Big name Democrats are out campaigning today to revive the party’s chances ahead of the midterms, including Barack Obama in Georgia, and Bernie Sanders in Nevada.
Joe Biden stuck to his usual talking points in an interview yesterday, but sounded skeptical of Russian president Vladimir Putin ’s insistence that he wasn’t planning to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. 25m ago 13. 57 EDT David DePape, the 42-year-old man accused of attempted homicide and other charges for allegedly assaulting Paul Pelosi, has embraced conspiracy theories in online posts, CNN reports: .
@SFPD identified the alleged attacker as 42-year-old David DePape. @CNN reached two of the man’s relatives who told CNN he is estranged from his family. A review of his FB page shows he posted memes and conspiracy theories about Covid, the 2020 election, and the 1/6 attack.
— Whitney Wild (@WhitneyWReports) October 28, 2022 Here’s more from the network: CNN looked through the attackers social media. He posted YouTube videos concerned about the 2020 election and January 6th committee. Posted a lot of theories COVID origins and January 6th pic.
twitter. com/JnhD8wPJmr — Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2022 42m ago 13. 40 EDT Pelosi attack suspect facing attempted homicide charge Bill Scott , chief of the San Francisco police department, said the suspect in the attack on Paul Pelosi will face charges of attempted homicide and assault with a deadly weapon, among others.
In a brief press conference where he took no questions, Scott recounted what officers saw when they arrived at the Pelosi residence around 2. 27am today to respond to a welfare call. “When the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and [M] 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,” Scott said.
The chief identified the suspect as 42-year-old David Depape . In addition to attempted homicide, he’ll also face charges of “elder abuse, burglary, and several other additional felonies”, Scott said. Updated at 13.
54 EDT 51m ago 13. 31 EDT The San Francisco police department is beginning its press conference on the attack on Paul Pelosi. Follow along here for updates.
Updated at 13. 38 EDT 1h ago 13. 21 EDT House Republican Whip Steve Scalise has joined in condemning the attack on Paul Pelosi: Disgusted to hear about the horrific assault on Speaker Pelosi’s husband Paul.
Grateful for law enforcement’s actions to respond. Let’s be clear: Violence has no place in this country. I’m praying for Paul Pelosi’s full recovery.
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) October 28, 2022 In 2017, Scalise was shot when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball team practice in Virginia. Virginia shooting: gunman was leftwing activist with record of domestic violence Read more 1h ago 13. 05 EDT CNN is reporting more violent details of the attack on Paul Pelosi: More from @jamiegangel : The man who assaulted Paul Pelosi tried to tie him up “until Nancy got home,” according to two sources familiar with the situation.
When the police arrived, the assailant said he was “waiting for Nancy. ” https://t. co/yAZdHrM7Hk — Kristin Wilson (@kristin__wilson) October 28, 2022 The San Francisco police department is expected to soon hold a press conference on the attack.
Updated at 13. 11 EDT 1h ago 13. 01 EDT Helicopter footage of the Pelosis’ San Francisco home appears to show a window broken on a door: Here is aerial footage of Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home, where a backdoor has been visibly smashed.
pic. twitter. com/uAGeUb1Wbc — The Recount (@therecount) October 28, 2022 Punchbowl News reports that the presence of the Capitol police in California is relatively recent: U.
S. Capitol Police opened field offices in Florida and California after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
So USCP was able to get involved with the incident at Pelosi’s house quickly. — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 28, 2022 1h ago 12. 54 EDT Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy has spoken to Nancy Pelosi about the attack on her husband, according to a spokesman.
“Leader McCarthy reached out to the Speaker to check in on Paul and said he’s praying for a full recovery and is thankful they caught the assailant,” McCarthy’s spokesman Mark Bednar said. McCarthy, who represents the area around the city of Bakersfield in California’s Central Valley, is poised to take over as speaker of the House if Democrats lose their majority in the upcoming midterms. 2h ago 12.
50 EDT The San Francisco Chronicle reports the person suspected of attacking Paul Pelosi is David Depape of Berkeley, California. Berkeley is just across the San Francisco Bay from the city Nancy Pelosi has represented in Congress since 1987. 2h ago 12.
46 EDT More Republicans have condemned the attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi. Here’s Mitch McConnell , the top Republican in the Senate: Horrified and disgusted by the reports that Paul Pelosi was assaulted in his and Speaker Pelosi’s home last night. Grateful to hear that Paul is on track to make a full recovery and that law enforcement including our stellar Capitol Police are on the case.
— Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) October 28, 2022 And Texas’s Republican senator Ted Cruz: What happened to Paul Pelosi last night is horrific. Heidi & I are praying for him & Nancy & the entire Pelosi family. May God’s protection be upon them.
We can have our political differences, but violence is always wrong & unacceptable. — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 28, 2022 2h ago 12. 31 EDT CNN reports that the Capitol Police have obtained video of the attack on Paul Pelosi in San Francisco: More from @WhitneyWReports : The US Capitol Police have obtained video of the attack.
https://t. co/GlVTNzsqIT — Kristin Wilson (@kristin__wilson) October 28, 2022 2h ago 12. 27 EDT The Capitol Police are considering increasing their protection of congressional leaders in response to the attack on Paul Pelosi, CBS News reports: A senior congressional source familiar with the matter tells CBS News @CapitolPolice is currently considering additional protection for families of Congressional leadership in response to the attack on Paul Pelosi.
— Michael Kaplan (@mkaplantv) October 28, 2022 Updated at 12. 32 EDT 2h ago 12. 12 EDT ‘Where is Nancy?’ intruder shouted during attack on Pelosi’s San Francisco home Multiple news outlets are now reporting that the person who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacked her husband Paul Pelosi shouted, “Where is Nancy?” Here’s CNN with the new detail: The assailant who attacked Paul Pelosi was in search for the Speaker of the House, a source tells @jamiegangel .
The intruder confronted the speaker’s husband in their San Francisco home shouting “where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” — Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 28, 2022 Updated at 12. 18 EDT 2h ago 12. 01 EDT The suspect who attacked Paul Pelosi was apparently looking for his wife, Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi, ABC News reports , citing sources familiar with the matter.
The suspect entered their home through a sliding glass door, according to ABC. Police have not released details about the person arrested for the assault. The Washington Post reports that while Nancy Pelosi, who occupies a leadership post that is second-in-line to the presidency, has a protective detail, her husband does not unless he is with his wife.
3h ago 11. 43 EDT With Americans soon heading to the polls in the midterm elections, it’s worth noting that the majority of states have passed new laws in the wake of the 2020 election that Ese Olumhense of Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting finds amounts to one of the biggest voter suppression threats in recent memory: Since the 2020 election, lawmakers in all but eight states have attempted to pass laws that would create new election investigation agencies, establish criminal penalties for election offenses or further empower law enforcement officials to investigate such crimes, according to an analysis by Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. The proliferation of election crime legislation represents the most intense voter suppression threat in decades and comes in direct response to former president Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was fraudulent.
In the last two years, at least 130 bills have been introduced across 42 states that would increase the involvement of law enforcement in the voting process, the analysis shows. Of those bills, 28 have passed in 20 states. Some of these efforts have grabbed attention individually, like Georgia’s law making it a crime to hand out food or drinks – even water – to voters waiting in line or Florida’s creation of an entirely new law enforcement agency to police elections, the office of election crimes and security, which has already been criticized for bringing flimsy prosecutions.
Reveal’s first-of-its-kind analysis shows those bills are part of a larger movement, mostly led by Republican state lawmakers and fueled by conspiracy theories. While some of those efforts have so far failed, they show no sign of relenting, as the myth of voter fraud has become a central GOP platform. New US state voting laws present most intense voter suppression threat in decades Read more 3h ago 11.
26 EDT According to the Associated Press, sources familiar with the investigation say Nancy and Paul Pelosi’s home in San Francisco was specifically targeted for attack. The assailant who left Paul Pelosi “severely beaten” was taken into custody. No details have been released about the suspect.
The San Francisco police department will have a press conference about the attack at 12. 30pm eastern time, which this blog will cover. Updated at 11.
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