this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. we're following breaking news out of japan, where shinzo abe has been rushed to a hospital after being shot. this happened as he was giving a speech in nara in western japan. have a look here.

japan's current prime minister says abe is in critical condition and considers are fighting to save his life. the fire department reports that abem nair arrest. police say he used a homemade gun. blake is in tokyo. what more are we learning about this? >> kim, very fluid situation here. japanese public broadcaster, nhk, is reporting the former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe has been shot twice. once in the chest and once in the neck, while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning local time, in the western city of nara. according to the prime minister, who just gave a press conference, as you mentioned, abe is in critical condition,

and doctors are fighting to save his life. after the shooting, abe was conscious and responsive after being transported after the shooting. the prime minister was bleeding from his chest, in a state of cardiac arrest. witnesses say abe was shot from behind. he didn't collapse after the first shot. did collapse after the second shot, before receiving cpr. the suspect is believed to be a man in his 40s. he has been arrested, in possession with what nhk is describing as a homemade gun. witnesses say, that were there on the scene, the suspect didn't attempt to run. he was arrested, on the spot, before being taken to a local police station for questioning. you saw the video just moments ago. cnn was able to verify that video, the moment former prime minister was shot.

you can hear the two shots ring out. abe is the longest serving prime minister, serving in 2006, before stepping down in 2020, because of health-related concerns. despite stepping down, abe remained a key player in japanese politics, speaking candidly, recently about taiwan, hinting at japan's possible military role there. that being said, some of his policies and remarks have been seen as controversial, while critics, some of them say, his policies operated outside of japan's pacifist constitution, including revising the defense policy to allow for japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since world war ii. he had intentions to revise the constitution to legitimize the

military policies. aside the surrounding the shooting, remains fluid while we know that he was shot twice and is currently in critical condition. we don't yet know the motivation, you know, surrounding the suspect, who is now in custody. >> yeah. absolutely. some of this is down to the weapon, a gun used so rare in japan. >> here in japan, gun violence is almost nonexistent. the annual deaths resulting from firearms hasn't reached triple digits since the year 2000, with the number of homicides, annually, from guns, falling within the single digits. the reason, firearm regulations are restrictive under the 1958 firearm and toward law.

guns are illegal in the country. only if special approval is obtained. you must pass a round check. while rare, when it comes to mass killings in japan, those responsible resort to using knives or arson instead of guns, which really puts into perspective, you know, just what happened today, with japan's longest serving prime minister, unfathomable. >> blake essig, thank you for that. just building on what our reporter there said. obviously, this is just a huge sh shock. not just what happened but how, as well.

>> absolutely. unfathomable is the right word. this is not only in japan's political culture, where violence is rare. i mean, mr. abe's policies were controversial to some. there were big protests in 2015, when he passed some of the security laws, the changes to japan's security policies that blake mentioned earlier. but they were peaceful. at the time, it would have been impossible to imagine something like this happening. it's shocking at japan at large. as we discussed already. gun violence and violent crime in general, is relatively rare. >> this is coming at a point, obviously, if you're following news here, again, in the u.s., we're having debates about gun culture here. and such a contrast with the culture, in japan. i mean, japan has really held up as a model society, in which guns are basically all but

nonexistent from a public safety standpoint. will this change people's feelings on safety and security, do you think? >> i think so. you see some of it in reactions to the shooting online. i was going through twitter earlier today. and one tweet stuck out to me. a user saying, i can't stop shaking. japan is no longer peaceful and safe. it's shaken a sense of security that many people in japan feel both great pride for and have come to take for granted. and i think, you know, you see that reflected in a way that politicians interact with voters, interact with the public. if you look at the footage, you see that prime minister abe is

close to the crowd. minimal security around him. everyone assumes a level of safety that, you know, certainly isn't the case in the u.s. that will change going forward. >> and in the u.s., they get secret service protection for their lives. do you think the protocols will change? >> abe, former prime minister, has a security detail. clearly, they weren't as onguard as they should have been. i think one set of changes will be around. that's a more technical matter. the more encuring and hard to predict changes will have to do with people's mindset.

that sense of safety. the sense of peace and security. as the world around japan became more turbulent, as japan's allies, americans in particular, have been through turbulent periods. the sense that japan was an oa oasis, an island of stability, amidst this turbulent world. that's the piece to watch. and it's been severe ly threatened or shattered in today's events. >> yeah. hard to contemplate. really appreciate your insights on this attack. noah schneider in tokyo. thank you so much. our news coverage continues after a break. please do stay with us.

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this was the moment abe was attacked. moments later the alleged gunman was tackled by security personnel. local fire officials tell cnn that abe was in a state of cardio pulmonary arrest. abe is in critical condition and undergoing emergency treatment. reaction to the attack on abe is pouring in. the u.s. ambassador to japan, rahm emanuel, writes, we're r saddened and shocked by the shooting. he has been an unwavering alley of the u.s., the u.s. government and american people are praying for the well-being of abe. he is one of the great leaders of our time. we must hope and pray that he pulls through. the top u.s. diplomat attending the summit in bali spoke out a short while ago. here he is.

>> i want to say before we meet, how deeply saddened and deeply concerned we are about the news coming from japan, about the attempt on the life of prime minister abe. we don't know about his condition. apparently he's been shot. our thoughts, our prayers are with him. and the people of japan. this is a sad moment. we're awaiting news. thank you. and the mexican foreign minister shared his condolences, calling abe a friend of mexico and a highly respected global figure. he sweets, we hope he can overcome the medical situation he finds himself. our solidarity with the people of japan. getting a reaction from taiwan, where the president has condemned the attack on abe. for that, we are joined by will

ripley from taipei. abe has been supportive in protecting taiwan. >> he has. he's been one of the leading voices. in the united states, japan's most important ally, and protecting the self-governing democracy of taiwan, which china has long claimed. they've claimed it as the territory. it has its own government and military. an it is allied with the u.s., with japan. and it is crucial for japanese security, as prime minister abe has stated. he's been one of the driving courses behind japanese officials, including the defense minister, signaling that japan would come to taiwan's defense, if japan made a move on taiwan. japan is in going to install

military equipment on the outlying island, that sits 100 miles from the island of taiwan. this is an issue that is appreciated by the leadership in taipei. they are hoping that abe will recover. he's been a strong leader for japan and ally for taiwan and for the united states, frankly. not to forget, it was president trump who got his first congratulatory phone call from shinzo abe. and shinzo abe rolled out the carpet for president trump's visit. and he knew what he needed to work with former president trump. he knew that the u.s. and japan alirns was crucial to the security of japan. instead of putting president trump through the official

traditional japanese banquet and what not, he knew what to do. he took president trump for a hamburger in tokyo and they played golf together. and president trump answered the phone for shinzo abe. and did what he cajoled and coaxed him to do. they even called him, kim, the trump whisperer. it shows how much of a figure and presence that he was. and he was able to do what many world leaders were not, which is to have a productive and beneficial working relationship with president trump. it speaks a lot with abe, to deal with whomever may have been in office at the time. >> thanks so much, will ripley. appreciate it. want to go to salena wang in beijing. abe is not afraid to stir the pot when it comes to china, maybe drawing a contrast with

the current prime minister. >> his legacy is going to be paving the way for this hawkish view on china. when he was stepping down with the current prime minister, he was upushing for ka a more aggressive security stance. the relationship between china and japan was frosty. and many would say despite his many, many years in office, the relationship did not get any better. one of the lasting legacies is increasing the relationship, the ties with the united states, the cozy relationship with trump, as a way to cope with a rising, more aggressive china. he strengthened security alliances across the riasia region. he was a proponent of the quad

all alliance. that stays as the ties continue to be bolstered. he played a role in trying to convince the japanese people that the country could not afford pacifism. as the neighborhood became more dangerous, more risky, they needed to increase the military strength. he was divisive for that reason. he wanted to revise the constitution. he bawanted to restore the military economic nationalism. he wanted to restore that prowess, and have a lot of public opposition. i was based in japan before this. and iptt was hard to overstate w important abe was before he stepped down. he is seen as a political giant. and so telling that, when he was wounded, he was giving a speech to support the ruling ldp candidates. he was there campaigning. this is a political giant. when i speak to people in japan, they are speechless. they see this as unfathomable, not because of how critical abe

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updating our breaking news now. we have some graphic video to show you of the moment that former japanese prime minister shinzo abe was shot and wounded. have a look.

this happened in western japan. the current program says that abe is in critical condition and doctors are fighting to save his life. he was shot in the neck and chest. police arrested the gunman, described as a man in his 40s. nhk reports he didn't try to run away. according to police, he used a homemade gun. let's go back to cnn's blake essig live in tokyo. what more do we know? >> nhk is reporting that shinzo abe has been shot two times. once in the chest and once in the neck. that was confirmed by the fire and disaster management agency. he was shot while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning local time in the western city of nara. according to the current prime minister, who gave a press

conference, abe is currently in critical condition. undergoing emergency fremont treatment. called today's shooting an unforgivable about. abe was conscious after the shooting. he was bleeding from his chest. and in a state of cardiac arrest. witnesses say abe was shot from behind. he didn't collapse after the first shot rang out, but did collapse before receiving cpr. the suspect, a man in his 40ed, has been arrested in possession of what nhk is describing as a handmade gun. and witnesses say the suspect did not attempt to run after firing his weapon. he was arrested on the spot, before being taken to the police station for questioning. abe was there in japan's western city, to deliver a stump speech for liberal democratic

candidates, ahead of the election set for this sunday. abe, the longest serving prime minister, first elected in 2006, before stepping down in 2020, because of health concerns. despite the fact he stepped down, abe was a key player in politics. speaking candidly about taiwan, and japan's military role in taiwan. he also had a lot of controversial remarks, policies, that weren't overly popular here in japan. some of his policies operated outside of the pacifist constitution. reviving the military policies. and he has intentions to legitimize the military. policies aside at this point in the situation, surround ing the shooting. more information, seemingly by the minute. while we do know that abe was

shot twice and is in critical condition. we don't know the motivation of the suspect currently in custody. kim? >> it's hard to understate the shock of this. can you give us a sense of the reaction in japan? >> i think shock is an excellent way to describe what has happened. unfathomable. shocking. the simple fact that you have gun violence here in japan, which is essentially nonexistent. the number of annual deaths resulting from firearms hasn't reached triple digits since the year 2000, with the number of homicides involving guns in the single digits. it's because of the regulations in japan, which are restrictive. that being said, the fact that,

you know, in a country like japan, you know, kind of looking at how the president of the united states, former presidents have a security detail, you know, speaking with producers here, that's not the case in japan. the idea that somebody was able to get as close as this gentleman was, to be able to shoot the former prime minister, it's hard to challenge. but again, given, the difficulty of obtaining a weapon, and the lack of gun violence, something that was overlooked, as the former prime minister made the rounds, trying to stump for other candidates from the ldp, with the selection here in two days. >> thanks, blake. we'll be back with more news after this short break. stay with us. why choose proven quality sleep from the sleep number 360 smart bed? because it can gently raise your partner's head to help relieve snoring. ah. that's better. and can help you u get almost 30 minutes more restful sleep per night.

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updating our breaking news out of japan. former prime minister shinzo abe is listed in critical condition after being shot twice while giving a speech in western japan. now, this was the moment abe was attacked. seconds later, the alleged gunman was tackled by security personnel. officials say that abe was in a state of pulmonary arrest. abe is undergoing emergency treatment. nearly a day after the british prime minister resigned, there are pressing questions about how the government will operate and without boris j johnson at the helm. the mutiny was too powerful to withstand.

johnson reluctantly announced he would step down, calling the decision, quote, painful. he will stay on as a caretaker prime minister, while the party works on appointing a successor. here he is. >> it is clearly now the will of the parliamentary conservative party, there should be a new leader of that party, and therefore, a new prime minister. and i agreed with the chairman of our back bench m.p.s, that the process of choosing that new leader should begin now. >> boris johnson's possible replacements include some of his former top ministers, whose resignations set off the wave of defections. cot top contender, michael gove. party officials will reveal a timetable for re-election by monday. and there will not be a general election. claire sebastian is tracking all this live from downing street. claire, plenty of confusion and

chaos in the wake of the resignation. what is the latest on boris and the race to succeed him? >> yeah, kim. this resignation removed a major layer of uncertainty and added more. the questions regarding the interim period, he will stay on as prime minister, but for how long? we're not going to find out until next week, when the back bench committee is set to define the rules around a leadership contest. and that is the mood in the u.k. this morning. i want to show you the front pages we got. the uncertainty of the interim period. this is "the daily telegraph." the p.m. leaves in a state of paralysis. from the other side of the political spectrum, "the guardian" that says, almost over. talking about a row he sparked. over when he will depart.

there's questions how he will govern in the interim period, given his resignation was p precipitated by the resignation of almost 60 members of government. there's questions of how they will fill the positions and how they will govern. he said in a meeting, he isn't going to make major decisions. no big policy or fiscal changes. there's a lot of uncertainty and a lot of calls for him to, perhaps, go soon. and the second big question is over who will succeed him, and what will they do and what changes will be made? that could take months. >> we'll see what happens. claire sebastian, live in london. thanks so much. for more, i'm joined by richard johnson, whose lecture at queen merry university at london. thanks for joining us here. boris johnson's resignation. is the biggest surprise that it took so long? >> yes.

>> any other prime minister would have been earlier on. the level that he faced was higher than theresa may. and theresa may, lacked governing majority. what we're going to see from boris johnson in the coming months and years, is an effort to refashion the narrative that he was pushed out unjustly, that he was someone who won the historic collection, being in the majority since 1987. he used the word herd, stampeded, panicked. panics and moves en masse without thinking. that's the impression he wants to leave. his m.p.s got spooked. and margaret thatcher did something similar. she spent the following years not being helpful to her successor, john major, and fashioning the narrative that

she had been made. and it took hold. >> true to warm, boris johnson didn't express much contrition here. blaming everyone but himself. is that his own personal style? does he do that all the time? or is that setting himself up for return later on the? >> it was a resignation of a violation of laws. that hasn't happened much in british history. look why prime ministers have resigned in the past, it's done to events like world war ii, or brexit, or the suez war. but in this instance, boris johnson was pushed out because there were a series of episodes where he has broken various

rules. in his view, the rules are p trivial or don't rise to the level of the violation of the covid rules. clearly, his m.p.s and the public didn't agree. he was sanctioned for that. that's an important thing. someone who broke the rules and had to face a penalty for doing so. even though he doesn't think they rise to the level of resignation. >> you called boris johnson a showman. the boris johnson show isn't over. he's gone but not gone. his plan to stay on as a caretaker prime minister, until the new leader is chosen. there's demands that he go now. are there options there to get rid of him sooner? or at least to speed up the transition? >> i think if they try to get him out immediately, if he's not going to go.

you do need to go through the process of appointing a new conservative leader. that process happened very quickly. it happened within a week, if it was left to the members of parliament. the m.p.s next week could nominate, and will have a series of ballots whittling down to the final two candidates. and the process says the final two kandz date candidates go to party members of the country. you have to have a campaign and send out ballots and that can take five or six weeks. if it was orchestrated, that the person who came second-to-last in the ballot, dropped out, maybe that's a preagreed arrangement. one person is left after the m.p.s have voted, you can see him replaced in a week. some m.p.s want to see that, going quickly. my guess is that's not going to happen. we probably will have a contest

that goes into the management of the country. and we we come back in early september, we'll have a new prime minister. that will be my guess right now. we will find out next week when the rules of this particular contest are released. >> quickly, before we go, i want to look ahead and see what it means for the party. and for the policy brexit. >> part of the case for staying was that he was a unique figure. he was able to win an appeal to historic labor voters, particularly in northern and midland areas in england, which have had historically been the heartlands. in 2019, he proved he will win seats he never imagined going conservative. will the conservative party continue to do that?

and some candidates will try to make the case they can. others will say, that was a one-off. we have to return to our more affluent middle class southern base of the country. actually, that will be the big divide in this leadership contest. do we continue with this kind of new conservatism of boris johnson and hold those areas? or do we double down on the way that the party used to be about lower taxes, for example, versus public investment in spending in the north. that will be a major part of this contest. >> we will see. richard johnson, thank you so much for your insights in this ever-evolving story. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. we'll be back with more news after this short break. please do stay with us. [ sfx: submarine rising out of water ]

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first of all, in the morning today, i received the news that the former prime minister abe was shot and is in critical condition. i pray that he pulls through. we are returning to our breaking story out of japan. we have a new video of the moment when former prime minister shinzo abe was shot and wounded. have a look here. >> the suspect in the shooting was quickly arrested, which was also caught on camera. public broadcaster says he used a home made gun. abe was hospitalized after the attack. the current prime minister says he is in critical condition and doctors are fighting to save

his life. in ukraine, russia is laying down the work in the east but forces are fighting back. so this is video of ukrainian troops firing at russian positions on thursday. ukraine says russia is stepping up artillery sites in the donetsk area. the next major target is where they are testing missiles north and northeast of the city. but 45% of the region is still in ukrainian's hands. down south, they raised their flag over snake island after russian troops pulled out. putin says russia will fight the war to the bitter end and blaming the west for it. russia's war is taking a devastating toll on the people of ukraine. now, it is effecting the people

of sumalia as well. just outside of somalia, they showed us the fresh graves of those that died here. 30 victims of this country's record drought. as the camp administrator, she is tasked with burying the dead. [speaking in foreign language] >> from that corner to this one, this line of graves are all children. it must weigh on your heart to bury these children. >> you feel such sadness when you bury a baby, she tells us. i am a mother. i can feel their pain as a

parent. some 500 yards away, yet to visit the graves of her three children. severely malnourished they died after contracting measles. >> i can not bear to go, she says, the grief i would feel. >> aid agencies warn that somalia is marching towards another famine. half of the country is hungry. they have been forced from their homes this year alone. >> two months ago this camp did not exist. now, there are more than 870 families living here. >> conditions are dire and the world's attention is elsewhere. thousands of miles from the frontlines of the war in ukraine. the impact of russia's invasion is felt here. food and fuel prices have skyrocketed. russia's block aid of ukrainian wheat threatens global supplies. >> the wheat that is consumed.

92% of it comes from ukraine when you put it together. the price of wheat double inside some areas, you know, 150%. >> you had climate change, covid-19 but the war in ukraine is threatening to push somalia over the edge? >> yes. yes. >> what if the war continues? the block aid remains in place. what impact will it have here? >> i can not imagine the impact. >> reporter: the ward at the hospital offers a glimpse of what may be to come. there are no empty beds, many desperately sick children. [speaking in foreign language] >> reporter: the doctor works around-the-clock to keep her youngest patients alive. >> how many years have you been working in this hospital? >> eight years. >> eight years. have you ever seen so many children being brought in with malnutrition?

>> no, the worst situation i have seen. and then, the cases are increasing day-by-day. >> are you overwhelmed? >> yes. >> overwhelming situation. it is overwhelming, yes. >> reporter: in one bed we meet her and her 4-year-old son. >> i already lost three children in this drought, she says softly. >> you came here to save your son? how do you cope with that kind of lots to lose three children? how do you get through the day? >> i can't cope with the situation, she says, i just pray my remaining children will survive. it is a prayer shared by so many women here one that the world his yet to hear. >> that was cnn claris award

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this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world. we are following breaking news out of japan. former prime minister shinzo abe has been rushed to the hospital after being shot. it happened when he was giving a speech in western japan. have a look here. [speaking in foreign language] >> japan's