The Husband of the House Speaker viciously attacked in their home.

The lead starts right now.

Nancy Pelosi's husband beaten with a hammer.

The suspect allegedly assaulting him even as the police arrived.

The new details coming in including how police knew to respond to the Pelosi home.

And the suspect's twisted stolen election thoughts pushed online.

Plus, the attack underscores the alarming number of threats to U.S. lawmakers and their families.

How much is the current political climate to blame?

And 11 days out from election day and the big names hitting the field

late in the game that may signal concern about midterm victories.

Welcome to the lead. I'm John Burman in for Jake Tapper and we do begin with a national lead

and right now, how Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rushing to a San Francisco hospital

to be with her husband who was viciously assaulted overnight.

Police say 82-year-old Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer after a man

broke into their home. The speaker was not there at the time.

Her office says her husband is expected to make a full recovery.

CNN reports the intruder shouted, where's Nancy during the attack and also tried to tie up

Paul Pelosi to wait for the speaker to arrive?

Ahead, how police knew to respond to Pelosi's home.

But first, CNN's Whitney Wilde with new information about the suspect who CNN has learned

posted about January 6th and 2020 election conspiracies.

Our officers observed Mr. Pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer.

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