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>> reporter: a brutal home invasion authorities say was intended for the speaker of the house. >> nbc's miguel almaguer reporting. joining us now, republican congressman adam kinzinger, a member of the committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. thanks for your time this morning. obviously, this is a disease in our politics, in our country that you've been talking about for a long time, particularly in the days, weeks, months and now years after the attack on the capitol on january 6th. what led us here? i know it's a long conversation. and what would you rather hear from ...

The hammer attack of an 82-year-old man and the assassination attempt, perhaps, if she were home, speaker pelosi. we're not talking about election or vaccine conspiracies, this is speaked out against the attempted murder of an elderly man. why is it so hard for republicans to do that? >> because we're close the an election. in the new view on the extreme is you don't ever admit defeat, never back off. when elon deleted his tweet, people were like you're acquiescing to the left-wing mob, i want to make it clear -- by the way, liz and i are not courageous. there's no strength in this. we're just...

John avlon has more. >> halloween is about fear and fun, trick-or-treat. if you're looking to get a fright, election day seems like the main event. fearmongering is a prime driver of our politics these days. evidence suggests it's making us bitter and paranoid, undermining civic trust and occasionally erupting into violence. the hammer attack on nancy pelosi's 82-year-old husband paul by an individual who police say was hunting the speaker of the house is the latest ugly example. we've seen armed men arrested near brett kavanaugh's house, another arrested outside the seattle home of progressiv...

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The US House of Representatives speaker said her family was “grateful for the quick response of law enforcement” and for his medical care.