Pelosi's husband in the head with a hammer After forcing his way into the couple's san Francisco home faces charges of attempted murder and other felonies.

Police have not yet offered a motor for friday's assault on 82 year old paul.

Pelosi who according to his wife's office underwent surgery for a skull fracture and injuries to his hands and right arm.

Though doctors expect a full recovery nancy.

Pelosi, US President joe biden spoke to reporters in Delaware on saturday about the attack.

You know, uh, talk to them.

He seems to be doing a lot better.

Looks like he's gonna recover fully and but also I don't know for certain, but it looks like uh this was intended for nancy kept asking, where's nancy?

Where's nancy?

The house speaker herself, A democrat who was second in the constitutional line of succession to the U.

S.

Presidency.

Was in Washington.

At the time of the assault.

She flew to san Francisco hours after the attack to be with her husband and released a statement on saturday, expressing dismay saying quote our Children, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by the life threatening attack on our pop The incident stoked fears about political violence less than two weeks ahead of midterm elections on November eight that will decide control of the House of Representatives and Senate coming amid the most vitriolic and polarized us political climate in decades.

Police identified the man arrested at the scene as David DePape.

He was taken to a san Francisco hospital but it was not made clear whether he was there for medical or psychiatric care or both.

SaN Francisco.

Police chief William Scott told a friday news briefing that police detectives, assisted by FBI agents had yet to determine what precipitated the home invasion, but added, this was intentional and it's wrong.