[ gunfire ] >> police arrested the gunman who didn't try to flee, he is vib described as a man in his 40s who used a homemade gun. authorities say abe was shot in the neck, he was air lifted to a hospital. japan's current prime minister says abe is receiving emergency treatment as doctors try to save his life. blake essig is live for us this hour in tokyo. what do we know about his latest condition? >> reporter: just moments ago we learned that former prime minister shinzo abe's brother the current minister of defense came out and has said that his brother is currently receiving a blood transfusion at the hospital there in nara, a western city in japan where the shooting took place, and he called the attack an affront on

democracy and suppression of freedom of speech. you played the video and we heard those two gunshots ring out. earlier today around 11:30 a.m. local time, nhk reported that shinzo abe had been shot twice, once in the chest and according to the fire and disaster management agency, once in the neck. it happened while delivering a speech, a stump speech around 11:30 this morning local time in western japan about an hour and a half, two hours ago the current prime minister held a press conference and addressed abe's current condition. take a listen. >> translator: first of all in the morning today in noara, i received the news that shinzo abe is shot and in critical condition. i pray that he pulls through.

>> reporter: he went on to call the shooting an unforgiveable act. nhk says the former prime minister was bleeding from his chest and in a state of cardiac arrest while being transported to the hospital. witnesses say he was shot from behind, he didn't collapse after the first shot but did collapse after the second shot before receiving cpr. the suspect is man in his fourth has been arrested in possession of what nhk is describing as a homemade gun. witnesses say that the suspect didn't attempt to run, he was arrested right on the spot before being taken to a police station for questioning. abe was there in japan, western japan, to deliver a stump speech for liberal democratic candidates ahead of the election set for sunday. abe is the longest serving prime minister, first elected in 2006 and then in 2012 and then stepped down in 2020 because of health concerns. but he remained a key player in japanese politics, speaking very

candidly about taiwan hinting at the japan possible military role there. and some of his policies and remarks have been seen as controversial with critics saying that some of his policies operated outside of japan's passivist constitution including revising the defense policy to allow for japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since world war ii. but there is sad nness and shoc. some call it a barbaric act and others are saying that whether or not you agree with his political instances, violence to suppress political stances is unacceptable. and while it is hard to digest exactly what has happened here today, the majority of social media posts are expressing concern for the former prime minister's health hoping that he is going to survive. and i mentioned it earlier, but

the current prime minister kishida appeared almost in tears speaking to the press and said that this is not a forgivable act and that we'll have to comprehend the situation and take appropriate measures. clearly shocking and emotional day here in japan across the board. >> and we'll be back with you for any updates. he is a towering figure on the global world stage. messages really coming in from all over the world sending their condolences. nato secretary-general tweeted that he is deeply shocked and that nato stands with the people of our close partner japan. former u.s. president trump donald trump called the news devastating and wrote that abe was a true friend of mine and much more importantly america. this is a tremendous blow to the wonderful people of japan who loved and admired him so much. the australian prime minister also expressed shock over the

shooting tweeting our thoughts are with his family and the people of japan. and taiwan's president says she hopes that he will be okay. abe is not only a friend of i mean, but a close 23re7bd of taiwan who has staunchly supported taiwan and spared no effort to promoting japan/taiwan relations. let's go to will ripley in taipei. will, first of all, i just want to address something that i'm hearing a lot, people that don't understand japanese culture necessarily, looking at these images, finding it extraordinary that there wasn't more security around him, he was in the middle of this crowd. that is because these things are very rare in japan, but also, you know, gun control is very tight in japan as well. all ri >> reporter: and the nature of the suspected weapon, cobbled

together, almost impossible to get a gun in japan without extensive paperwork. i can't think of anyone that i know personally who was in possession of any sort of weapon like that. and this is a country where you fly domestically at the airport, you know, they barely check you before you get on the plane. there really is a very different feeling once you are inside japan in terms of safety, in terms of feeling that this is a place where annual crime statistics especially when it comes to gun relate ded deaths so long, more than 120 million people and you maybe have a dozen shootings throughout the whole country. and every time there is a country, it is the lead story on the national news because it is so rare. and it is always usually gang members that are fighting each other over property disputes. territory dispurts. so it is really extraordinary that this happened. it certainly will really shock and resonate throughout japan

and to make people question that sense of security. although there is also probably the belief that this individual suspected of doing this might have had motivations that are far different from the average person in japan who wouldn't even think about pulling out a gun and using it against someone else never mind trying to assassinate the former prime minister. but the shockwaves also come in terms of why would this have happened. shinzo abe, he did have some controversial political views in terms of japan's defensive posture, giving a more assertive role to the self-defense force. he spoke out very often about the island of taiwan and the need for japan to come to its defense, to defend self governing democracy in a region at a time that china is heightening its military tensions. and that is why i think that you have all these leaders from the taiwanese president and you mentioned donald trump tweeting

about shinzo abe. i remember it was extraordinary, shinzo abe's ability to really almost whisper in some people's words to former president donald trump. he knew exactly what he needed to do and say and how he needed to act to get president trump do what was in the best interests of japan because he understood that there is no more important ally than the united states. that is why he took the former president out for a hamburger in tokyo and played a round of golf with him and just casually slipped in all the important policy discussions that he needed to get done. and president trump always answered the phone for shinzo abe, max. >> thank you. and we'll be speaking to nic robertson later as well about abe's position on the world stage. he really is a towering figure. and the whole world watching and hoping for the best, we'll bring you any updates of course on his condition. meanwhile here in the uk, the british prime minister survived partygate and the confidence vote, but he couldn't

survive without the support of his own party and boris johnson finally admitted defeat on thursday. however he is not leaving 10 downing street gisjust yet. he will stay on until a new prime minister is selected. and so with the public relief comes pressing questions about the next government and how it will operate without johnson at the helm. during his resignation speech, he called the decision painful but chose not to mention the series of damaging scandals that brought him down. >> when the herd moves, it moves. and in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. and our brilliant and darwinian system will produce another leader committed to taking this country forward through tough times. >> and the u.s. president released a statement saying that the united kingdom and united states are the closest of

friends and allies and a special relationship between our peoples remains strong and enduring. not actually mentioning boris johnson there. not sure the personal relationship was as strong as the national relationship. but numerous conservative politicians are considered potential contenders now to succeed boris johnson including former members of the cabinet whose own resignations set off an avalanche of government officials quitting. but picking a new prime minister could take several months and some critics don't think that johnson should serve as caretaker. clare sebastian is tracking this live. as much as people want him to go now, it seems that he will stay because mechanics of removing him are dirlfficult so they wil try to speed the process up. who do you think is the frontrunner? >> mp tom tugan who has never

served in cabinet, he is a former british military official who wrote an op-ed saying that he wants a new start for the country, a cleanup he called it. and the other is the attorney general who said that she would run. but there are a lot of other figures who are perhaps potentially about to announce candidacy ranging from sunak whose resignation was one of the most prominent and set off this cascade of resignations that ultimately led to boris johnson's own announcement that he would resign on thursday. ben wallace the defense secretary, even liz truss, there are a lot of people muted to be joining. but of course as you say, uncertainty that was lifted by the prime minister announcing his resignation has added on several layers of uncertainty and even anxiety in the country about how long he will stay as caretaker. we won't even know that until monday when the influential back bench 1922 committee, which is

currently electing its own new members, will sort of put together a time line on the leadership contest. and this is really sort of the tone that we're seeing in the morning papers. this is the telegraph that says that the pm long good-bye leads the state of paralysis. and we have "the guardian" saying almost over, saying that he is sparking a row about when he will actually depart. and from the "daily mail," saying what the hell have they done. will he be able to do neglect. we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis, a war in ukraine. and he said to a cabinet meeting yesterday that he is unlikely to make any big policy or fiscal changes. but there are a lot of people out there who are looking for an expedited process to bring this forward because it could of course take months. and then of course the uncertainty around who comes next and what kind of policies will they bring in.

>> clare sebastian, we'll be back with you for updates. still ahead on cnn newsroom, a young boy just 8 years old critically wounded in the illinois parade shooting. what his family is saying about his chances of recovery. plus the january 6 committee has a busy few days ahead including an interview with a crucial witness scheduled to take place a few hours from now. we'll have a report from washington.

. let's update you on the breaking news. we have graphic video to show you of the moment that former japanese prime minister shinzo abe was shot and wounded. [ speaking foreign language ] [ gunfire ] it happened in nara in western japan, the current prime minister says that abe is in a critical condition and doctors are fighting to save his life. police arrested the gunman described as a man in his 40s and nhk reports he didn't try to run away and according to police he used a handmade gun.

♪ prosecutors in illinois say that it is vital that every one of the victims in the july 4th parade shooting gets justice. seven people age 35 to 88 were killed when a gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop. and a family spokesman says an 8-year-old boy shot monday is paralyzed from the waist down. he was attending the parade with his parents and twen bin brothe. he remains in the hospital. the gunman's father is rejecting any responsibility but he tells the new york "post" he wants his son to serve a long prison sentence. the state's attorney says the father is not criminally liable for the shooting even though he voeched for his son to buy the deadly weapons. more from ed lavendera. >> reporter: in the mayhem of the shooting at the highland park fourth of july parade, new details are emerging from a witness that provided key surveillance video which helped

identify the shooter. it was a surveillance camera connected to a building that recorded the crucial moment. he says he has video that captured the alley way that the shooter used to get up to the rooftop where he fired off the rounds. >> start looking at the camera here, he goes on at 10:07 into the alley. at 10:14, coming out. and when he comes out, he is holding an orange bag and rifle butt, something in the orange bag hits the guardrail and drops. and he looks at it and that is when we caught him on the camera, so we knew who he was when he looked back and then he left. >> reporter: and documents paint the picture of a depressed teenager with a history of drug use and a home life marked by domestic incidents. a report from april 2019 well-being check noted that he had attempted to kill himself using a machete and that mental health professionals responded

to the call. in september of that same year, another incident report noted that he had, quote, made a threat in the household. a person whose name is redanktsed in the report told officers that the man, quote, stated that he was going to kill everyone. erro robert crimo admitted that he had a history of drug use but he did not feel like he would harm himself or others. weapons were taken from the house but the father picked them up later in the day. and there were troubling 22 calls from the police, most domestic incidents between crimo's mother and father, questions now a rise on how despite this history the shooter was able to legally purchase five firearms with his father's legal concept which was necessary for any 18-year-old. the alleged gunman's father told abc news that he was not responsible for the purchase. >> i filled out the concept form

to allow to go through the process, do background checks, whatever it entails. i'm not sure any of this is proved or denied. >> reporter: his father later told the new york "post" that he believed his son was using the guns to go to a shooting range. >> my community is in absolute despair, grieving, feeling unspeakable pain due to the paints of his son and he signed off on the foid application and i'll leave to the authorities to address the rest of the question. >> reporter: authorities say the shooter purchased those weapons eventually using one to kill seven people and injure nearly 40 other victims. one of those victims still fighting for his life a 8-year-old cooper roberts. he was shot in the belly and the bullet severed his spinal cord. cooper was at the parade with his twin brother and parents, his mother and brother were also

wounded but they have been released from the hospital. we're told by the family friend that 8-year-old cooper roberts is in critical but stable condition and that he is on a ventilator and has been a d sedated since he arrived at the hospital. and if the boy is able to survive, one of the things they are most concerned about is that he will remain paralyzed. ed lavendera, cnn, highland park, illinois. the january 6 committee will be busy in the days ahead, their seventh hearing is scheduled for next tuesday will focus on how the mob at the u.s. capitol was assembled. but first the committee will question former white house counsel pat cipollone, that takes place today. cipollone and the committee have agreed to a transcribed and videotaped interview conducted behind closed doors. ryan nobles has the details. >> reporter: it is a major breakthrough for the select committee coming to an agreement

with pat cipollone to sit for a deposition on the record and under oath with the committee this friday. now, we are told that the deposition will take place behind closed doors, it will be transcribed and likely be videotaped which means that clips of that interview will be able to be used by the committee in future hearings. now, one of the areas that is not exactly clear is how they plan to deal with issues of privilege. both executive and attorney/client privilege. cipollone an institutionalist has made it clear that he has concern that as white house counsel he will not be able to talk about specific things having do with the former president himself, so it is likely any of his conversations with the former president will be off-limits. however committee members have said that they are willing to work around a that, they are still interested in conversations he might have had with someone like john eastman, the architect of the plan to put.

mike pence in a position to not certify the election. and also they could talk to him about conversations with jeff clark that trump wanted to install as attorney general. so still plenty that they can get from pat cipollone and it is clear that he is a key focus of this investigation. his name came up over and over again at the hearings that we've already seen up until this point. especially in that testimony that we heard from cassidy hutchinson of course the former aide to the then chief of staff mark meadows. ryan nobles, cnn, on capitol hill. head of the irs is asking the inspector general to look into why james comey and andrew mccabe were both selected by intense audits by the irs. it happened while donald trump was in office. they were both fierce critics of mr. trump. you may recall trump fired comey from the fbi in 2017 and mccabe

fired two days before he was scheduled to retire. the "new york times" reported on the audits on wednesday raising questions of why two high profile critics of the former president were selected to undergo the extensive audits. mccabe says they should be investigated. >> to think that it wasn't some other factor involved here, i think that that is a reasonable question. >> in a statement to cnn, the internal revenue service denied conducting any, quote, politically motivated audits. americans will get an update on the state of their economy in a few hours when a new unemployment report comes out. u.s. stocks closed up on thursday for a fourth day in a row. oil and gas companies led the way. the dow gained more than 340 points while the nasdaq and s&p were also up.

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former japanese prime minister shinzo abe is in a critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally. authorities say that he sustained a gun shot wound to the neck and was taken to hospital by helicopter. japan's current prime minister says that abe is undergoing emergency treatment. police arrested a male suspect in his 40s who they say used a homemade gun. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is attending the g-20 foreign minister summit in indonesia and here is what he had to say a short while ago. >> i do have to say before we meet how deeply saddened and deeply concerned we are by the news coming from japan about the life of former prime minister abe. we don't know his condition. we do know that apparently he has been shot. our thoughts, our prayers are with him, with his family, with the people of japan. this is a very, very sad moment

and we're waiting news. thank you. >> cnn international diplomatic edit tor nic robertson is with . he was a towering figure on the world stage and still is, isn't he. just explain to people who don't necessarily know who he is how important he was in global politics. >> i think that will cain put it well when president trump went to japan and met with shinzo abe, rather than take him into a formal meeting which trump never liked, he took him to the golf that allowed him to have a good relationship with donald trump on relative terms. and abe was a japanese prime minister who really looked out to the world rather than the region. and this is one of his confining characteristics. when he came back to being prime minister 2012 to 2020, in those

first two years in office, he had almost 50 foreign trips. so it is little surprise that we hear from not only the current australian prime minister albanese expressing his sadness, but from scott morrison, malcolm turnbull, to previous prime ministers because he connected with them. no surprise that we've heard from honarendra modi expressing his sadness. no surs p surprise that we hear boris johnson. he had a great relationship with david cameron. no surprise that we've heard from emmanuel macron because abe had a strong relationship -- >> uniting figure. >> and taking japan to the world stage and strengthening japan's defense forces at a time when the world, european union, nato, both forms strong reliances with

japan under abe's leadership ship were looking to japan to play a bigger role for global security in the pacific region. abe was the man who was delivering that because it was in japan's interests. but it was at the right time, or the time, of china's as send denies city when the united states and others were looking for stronger regional support.s states and others were looking for stronger regional support. >> and of course more shock within japan itself. let's go to a professor of japanese politics. thank you so much for joining us. i just want to talk a bit about what we saw unfold earlier today. it was such a shocking scene for everyone. but a lot of people outside the country really surprised to see the former prime minister so unprotected, but that is the culture in japan, isn't it. people have access to politicians and these moments are extremely rare.

>> that's correct. i think of course political assassinations in a pre-period they became common. and that was in the rise of the mill tar w military. but 1960 an attempted assassination. and even more recently, there was a case of stabbing and even shooting of politicians including the shooting of the nagasaki mayor. but of course, you know, still the general norm here is that gun violence is extraordinarily rare and something like this caught us by surprise and shock and horror. >> if we bring up emam images o gun used, it is clearly homemade because you can't buy guns.

it is famously restrictive gun control laws in japan. so the only option here was to make this bizarre weapon. but it actually proved highly effective as we've seen. this is part of the shock, isn't it, that gun was used in a situation like this. >> yes, i guess so. i mean, of course you know that even though legally of course it is nearly impossible to get guns unless you are a hunt er with a license and going through a demanding procedure, but in the past there were of course people who had guns that were used in as sa assassination case like this. >> and seeing the remarkably bravery as well of the security

people that were there tackling the attacker. we're told that he didn't try to run away, although the images do suggest that. nhk reporting that he didn't put up much of a fight. how is the nation responding today? >> there is a great deal of concern and of course as the former prime minister seems to be battling for his life, everybody is hoping that he will be able to recover though the prospect may not be looking so good at this point. but at the same time, there has been growing concern about the overreaction in terms of, you know, the suppression of freedom of -- freedom of speech and also that this is happening at a time when the voting date is only two days from today and the major parties have suspended campaign for today and the other major parties also followed suit.

but voters will be you deprived of precious opportunity of hearing about the issues and to have informed debate before the voting takes place. and in that sense the overreaction to terrorism may actually play in the hands of those terrorists who want to, you know, horrify us to of course control us through terror. >> this could be a turning point, couldn't it, with the election cycle that we're seeing because as you say, there is going to be -- the security services there will say that we have to protect politicians, we cannot possibly allow this to happen again. but as you say, that does toy with the political culture in japan, you know, that people do have direct access to their politicians. do you think that there will be a huge amount of resistance within parliament to any tighter security to events like this? >> well, there has been debate about of course the insults and -- you know, on the

internet, harassing particularly of female candidates. and in some ways it caught us by surprise that prime minister abe who is on the right of the political spectrum, you know, becoming a target. of course also a man and of course better protected than most politicians on the campaign trail because of course he had security guards. most politicians and candidates do not have anybody around and of course female candidates have also been harassed from time to time. so i think, you know, there is going to be some debate about this, but of course at the same time, japan has a very strong peace culture and everybody i think appreciates that we are able to mingle with the politicians without having going through body check and so forth. and so maybe in the short term there is going to be a strong reaction, but i think that there is still a very strong concern about the political sort of exploitation of this very

unfortunate and itdisturbing incident. >> thank you very much. our thoughts are with the nation and particularly with the former prime minister. the war in ukraine is fueling a famine thousands of miles away. clarissa ward shows us how that impact is being felt, ahead.

former prime minister shinzo abe is said to be fighting for his life at this hour after being shot hirl giv while givin campaign speech. he is listed in critical condition. the gunman was tackled by security personnel, he reportedly used a homemade gun. local fire officials tell cnn that abe was in a state of

cardiopulmonary arrest. and the prime minister says that he is undergoing treatment. and ukrainian forces are fighting back russian forces. this is video of ukrainian troops firing at russian positions at thursday, ukraine says that russia is stepping up artillery strikes in the donetsk region with dozens of towns coming under fire. and russian infantry are advancing in the region, but about 45% of donetsk is still in ukrainian hands. and down south, ukraine has raised its flag over the snake island after russian troops pulled out last week. russian president putin now says that russia will fight the war

to the bitter end. but he is blaming the west for it. meanwhile ukraine slammed turkey's decision to release a russian ship allegedly packed with stolen grain. ukraine has asked turkey to detain the russian flanked vessel which sailed from the occupied port but the ship was released by turkish officials wednesday evening. grain feeds millions around the globe. in somalia, the blockade of wheat exports combined with years of drought have left the country facing a humanitarian catastrophe. clarissa ward is joining us live now. >> reporter: that's right, max, somalia is no stranger to hunger in 2011, a quarter of a million people here died in a famine that again in 2017, the international community and the

government actually managed to prevent another famine. but the fear now is that somalia is in the midst basically of a perfect storm, four failed rainy seasons, on top of that economic downturn on the back of the covid-19 pandemic. and new ow the impact of russia invasion of ukraine and black cade of wheat is threatening to push this country oeft edge. on the edge of this camp just outside somalia's capital, this woman shows us the fresh graves of those who have died here. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: there are 30 she says in total. victims of this country's record drought. as the camp administrator, mohammed is tasked with burying the dead. from that corner to this one, she says, this line of graves is all children. it must weigh on your heart to

have to bury these little children. you feel such sadness when you bury a baby, she tells us. i'm a mother and i can feel their pain as a parent. some 500 yards away, this woman has yet to visit the graves of her three children. severely malnourished, they died after contracting measles. i cannot bear to go, she says. the grief i would feel. aid agencies warn that somalia is marching towards another famine. nearly half the country is hungry, some 800,000 people have been forced from their homes this year alone. so two months ago this camp didn't even 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

front lines of the war in ukraine, the impact of russia's invasion is being felt here. food and fuel prices have skyrocketed as russia's blockade of ukrainian wheat threatens global supplies. >> the wheat that is consumed in somalia, 92% comes from russia and ukraine when you put together. so the price of wheat has doubled in some areas, you know, 150% increase. >> reporter: so you had climate change, covid, but the war in ukraine is really threatening to push somalia over the edge. >> yes, definitely yes. >> reporter: and what about if the war tcontinues in ukraine, f the blockade remains in place, what impact will that have here? >> i cannot imagine what will be the impact. >> reporter: stabilization at this hospital offer as glimpse of what may be to come. there are no empty beds and many desperately sick children.as glf what may be to come. there are no empty beds and many desperately sick children.

this doctor works around the clock to keep her youngest patients alive. how many years have you been working in this hospital? eight years. have you ever seen so many children being brought in with malnutrition? >> no, this is the worst situation i'm seeing. the number of the cases are increasing day by day. >> reporter: are you overwhelmed? >> yes, the situation is overwhelming. >> reporter: and in one bed, this 4-year-old mohammed. i already lost three children in this drought, she says softly. >> so you came here to save your son? how do you cope with that kind of loss? to lose three children. how do you get through the day. i can't a 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 has yet to hear. >> reporter: part of the problem facing aid agencies here is that because the world is understandably so focused on the situation in ukraine right now, it has been very difficult for them to raise awareness and raise funds to overt a c catas catastrophe. the u.n. has only managed to hit just under a third of their target of $1.6 billion. and another aid official warning essentially if they don't get that funding soon, within weeks potentially parts of this country could be in a state of famine. >> clarissa ward, thank you for bringing us that important story. we'll be right back.

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helicopter. nhk saying that he used a homemade gun. his motive at this point is not known. let's go to selina wang from beijing. what are we hearing from the hospital? >> reporter: well, all we know is that he is still in critical conditions. earlier it was unclear his status. and regardless of what we learn in the next few hours, this is reverberating from around the world. one of his legacies was to pave the way for a more hawkish security stance. and experts tell me more recently he had been behind the scenes urging the current prime minister to take a stronger stance when it comes to security issues. and a spokesperson was shocked to hear the news adding that

we're following the developments and hope that former prime minister abe will be out of danger and recover soon. we'd certainly like to extend our regards to his family. during abe's leadership, one of his toughest tasks was contending with arising china, frosty relations, already in a deep freeze earlier on in abe's leadership over the disputed islands. but critics say that throughout his many years of leadership, that relationship certainly didn't get any better. this fa in fact it may have gotten worse. one of his legacies is strengthening ties with the u.s. of course his cozy relationships with president trump, he had a very regular sustained conversation with him, something that other world leaders did not know how to handle with thu.s. president playing golf with trump, and he bolstered security ally niances across the region a

way to dealing with growing anxieties with china. but he was also a divisive figure. he wanted to restore japan's military prowess and national proud, he wanted to revital liz the economy to mixed reviews. i used to be based in japan and it is hard to overstate just how shocking this is to the national psyche not just because of the political giant that he is, but because it is considered one of the safest countries in the world and gun violence is almost nonexistent. >> and this is a fast moving story. want to bring you the accurate information. and it is a huge shock to japan. but indeed the world. this is a towering prime minister on the global stage with connections around the world. we'll bring you more details on that. we'll cross now though to "early start" where christine will have the latest for you and the other world news. through the endless reasons to stop...

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welcome to you viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, july 8. we begin with breaking news from japan. at this hour former prime minister shinzo abe is in critical condition and fighting for his life after he was shot friday morning in nara, japan while giving a campaign speech. [ speaking foreign language ] [ gunshots ] >> abe suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and