capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles. ryan, also with us, frank figliuzzi, former assistant director for counterintelligence at the fbi. he is also an msnbc national security analyst. ryan, what do we know and not know about the attack at this hour? reporter: well, the biggest open question right now, jose, is motive. there doesn t appear to be a lot of clear answers right now as to why paul pelosi was targeted inside his san francisco home early this morning. we do know that the attack was violent, and it was enough for him to be rushed to the hospital. he is in the hospital now and the spokesperson for pelosi s office says that he is receiving excellent care and is expected to make a full recovery. the speaker herself, though, was not in san francisco at the time. and of course, jose, this comes against the backdrop of an increasing number of threats directed at members of congress and their families. capitol police put out a report over the summer that said there s bee
what we know about this attack so far. nbc has learned that the man who broke into the home of speaker nancy pelosi and paul pelosi attacked paul with a hammer and was looking for the speaker, confronting him by shouting where s nancy? paul pelosi had to be hospitalized after the attack, but he s expected to make a full recovery. ben rhodes served as deputy national security adviser under president obama and is an nbc political contributor. harry lipman is a former deputy assistant attorney general. frank was former assistant director for counterintelligence at the fbi and an msnbc national security analyst. and basel joins us. frank, i wonder what you re looking for out of this press conference. yeah. we re going to want to see confirmation that as nbc news that reported that the assailant was seeking nancy pelosi. why is that significant? it s significant with regard to who will lead the investigation and prosecute it. at the point that law enforcement understands that
hey, everybody. good morning to you. i m yasmin vossoughian here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. speaker nancy pelosi s husband violently attacked in the couple s home overnight. what we know about the attack and mr. pelosi s condition at this hour. plus, it s official, the world s wealthiest man now in charge of one of the most powerful global tools for spreading information. twitter. the changes he s looking to make there. could we see a return of one former notorious tweeter? the former president. a big boost in the peach state showdown between raphael warnock and herschel walker. tonight barack obama hitting the campaign trail in the state of georgia with just 11 days to go until the midterms. early voting already breaking records there. how much of a difference will this make? and right now alarm bells sounding across this country. doctors, hospitals overwhelmed by a new challenge. covid-19 combined with a potentially bad influenza season and now we re se
surrogate, bob casey, about the candidate s debate performance. how, mr. fetterman, do you propose doing that, to make it more affordable for families? i just believe, making it it costs too much. i believe providing the resources to reduce the tuition to allow families to be able to afford it. for dr. mehmet oz, new questions about abortion rights. i have been in the room when there s difficult conversations happening. i don t want the federal government involved with that at all. i want women, doctors, local political leaders, leading the democracy that s allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward so states can decide for themselves. i will be joined by meet the press host and nbc political director chuck todd with what pennsylvania voters are telling him today. reports from michigan and nevada, two other key battlegrounds in the 2022 campaign. here in pittsburgh, all the talk today is about last night s big senate debate matchup. the one and
i am josé diaz-balart, and you can reach me on twitter and instagram @jdbalart. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on a special two-hour edition of andrea mitchell reports live at dnc park in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and the key state showdown, and john fetterman and mehmet oz hours away from the debate, and then we will show you the action-packed debate between ron desantis and charlie crist. and then king charles telling the new prime minister, sunak, to start forming his government. good day, everybody. i am andrea mitchell live in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. tonight democrat, john fetterman, and republican, mehmet oz, facing off in their only debate for control of a seat in the senate. and fetterman s memo says the tv studio is oz s comfort zone. this guy is a media savvy performer that literally built his career and fortune by playing to the cameras as a daytime tv host. john is going to win this rac