it is the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. good afternoon, everyone. it s good to have you. election day, it s tomorrow, and the biggest names in both politics both political parties i should say are crisscrossing the kucountry in frenetic pitch to get out the vote. republicans believe they ll have what it takes to regain the house. all 435 house seats are up for grabs. 35 senate seats also on the ballot. control of that chamber is anyone s guess at this point, plus three dozen governor seats will be decided, and scores of other state and local positions. let s start in wisconsin and cnn s lucy kavanaugh. republican senator ron johnson fighting to hold onto his seat from mandela barnes, the lieutenant governor there. how are they making these final pitches to voters? reporter: that s right, victor. there is a close race for the governor as well, but all eyes on the senate race. the outcome of which could determine the balance of power in congress. we have two-term
good morning. i m erica hill. we begin this hour with breaking news out of california. paul pelosi, the husband of speaker nancy pelosi, is hospitalized, we have learned, after he was attacked inside their san francisco home. cnn s whitney wilde is joining us with some of the details. this is just unfolding as we are learning, some of the details, whitney, but so far what doe woo know and how is he doing? reporter: well, erica, it happened just two hours ago, 2:00 a.m., according to the speaker s press people. paul pelosi was attacked within their san francisco home early this morning. he is expected to make a full recovery. we have very few details at this point. notably though, the suspect is in custody. we re still collecting more information, erica, but certainly it is a very disturbing case, and we will keep on it. but right now, again, very few details. all we can tell you at this time is that paul pelosi was attacked early this morning in their san francisco home. th
when the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and mr. pelosi s husband, paul. our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled a 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. the speaker s office said the 82-year-old is in recovery currently at the hospital. the police chief identified that 4 2-year-old suspect in custody. the speaker was in washington when this assault happened. sources say this is why her security detail was not at her home in san francisco. let s bring in cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez and jamie gangel and manu raju. evan, we got about 45 seconds to a minute of new information from the chief there, but combining what we learned from the chief and from your sources, what do we know about this suspect? well, that s right, v
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
happy holiday. my first time seeing you. i m fredricka whitfield. it s official. after a grueling 15 rounds of voting, the house speaker has a new speaker. the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after four days of voting. the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite the sometimes c contentious days of negotiations, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise. i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting for. our dreams are worth fighting for. our future is worth fighting for. cnn s eve a mckenna is live on capitol hill. good to see you. happy holiday. what a way to begin the new year, right? i mean, how did you know, what