Nancy Pelosi's husband violently attacked; Obama and Biden hit the midterm campaign trail

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🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Katie Phang hosts "The Beat" on Friday October 28th and reports on the chilling violent attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. Plus, Former President Obama returns to the stump for Democrats in Georgia. Jake Ward, Kurt Bardella, Cornell Belcher, Michael Beschloss, Joyce Vance, Roger McNamee and Florida Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the beat. I'm Katie Fang in for Ari Melbur. We begin with a brazen and disturbing reminder of the violent threats facing our country's political leaders.
0:11.0	Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was violently assaulted in his San Francisco home at approximately 2.27 a.m. this morning, with the assailant reportedly shouting,
0:22.8	quote, where is Nancy? Sources tell NBC News, Mr. Pelosi, aged 82, was home alone. Police say the
0:31.6	attacker struck him multiple times in the head with a hammer. He had a successful surgery for a skull fracture, according to the
0:40.1	Speaker's Office, and doctors expect a full recovery. The United States Capitol Police say Nancy Pelosi
0:47.3	was in D.C. at the time of the attack, guarded by security, as she is at all times. A Pelosi family member telling NBC News, the suspect was trying
0:57.6	to tie up Paul, quote, until Nancy got home. It was when the suspect wasn't looking that Paul called
1:04.7	911. When the police came, the suspect said, quote, we are waiting for Nancy.
1:16.7	Sources have identified the suspect as 42-year-old Berkeley resident David Depepe.
1:23.2	No motive has been attributed yet, but there are reports he posted right-wing conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and vaccines. Among the charges he could face, attempted homicide,
1:29.7	assault with a deadly weapon, and elder abuse. The intruder shouting, where's Nancy, echoing
1:35.4	the chance of insurrectionists during the January 6th Capitol attack?
1:41.3	Thank you, see. Hey, Nancy below. I'm looking for me.
1:44.4	Where are you, Nancy?
1:48.0	We're looking for you.
1:49.0	Nancy.
1:50.0	Nancy!
1:51.0	This is in jail.
1:52.0	Nancy.
1:54.0	Nancy!
1:56.0	Nancy!
1:57.0	Nancy!
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