Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, faces a "long recovery process" after an intruder broke into the couple's San Francisco home Friday and attacked him with a hammer, her office said.
In a statement, Pelosi's office said Paul Pelosi is making "steady progress" but released no other specific details.
Pelosi is recovering from what officials said was a successful surgery Friday at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital "to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands."
On Sunday, Paul Pelosi Jr., the couple's son, told reporters that doctors "are rebuilding him slowly."
Federal prosecutors said David DePape entered the Pelosis' home in the exclusive Pacific Heights neighborhood after smashing a rear glass door with a hammer and then went to the second floor of the house. There, he found Pelosi, 82, sleeping and repeatedly shouted, "Where's Nancy?" Paul Pelosi was alone at the time of the break-in; his wife was in Washington with her protective detail.
Realizing the potential danger, Pelosi managed to make a quick, surreptitious phone call to 911 and left the line open, authorities said. A 911 dispatcher realized something was seriously wrong and immediately sent police to the address. Officers were told there was a man inside the home named David, whom Pelosi did not know.
A private security guard told police he had seen a man dressed in all black and walking with a backpack shortly before hearing a loud banging before police arrived at the residence, according to a federal charging affidavit against DePape.
When police officers arrived about 2:30 a.m., Pelosi opened the door, and they saw DePape and Pelosi with their hands on a hammer. Officers told the men to drop the weapon, but DePape gained control and swung it, striking Pelosi in the head, authorities said.
