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of donald trump's top allies now says he's ready to testify. plus, president zelensky message to russia on a deadly strike in an apartment building in ukraine. >> live from cnn, this is cnn newsroom. thank you for joining us, japan is preparing to form a leader just hours after his party won big in parliamentary elections. a private wake will be held about three hours from now, followed by funeral service tuesday afternoon. u.s. secretary of state anthony lincoln made an unscheduled trip to tokyo to pay his respects. >> during his time in office, he really took the relationship between our countries to new heights.

as i share with our colleagues we saw in him something rare. a man who had the vision and the ability to realize that vision. but mostly, i came because more than allies, we are friends. and when a friend is hurting, other friends show up. >> in the meantime we are learning new details about the suspect and his anger over an unnamed group he thought they were connected to. police are also revealing more information about the weapons he used and how he made them, all of this against the backdrop of sunday's election. japanese broadcaster nhk says the ruling liberal democratic party of which he was a member has scored a sweeping victory winning at least 63 seats, more than half of the seats at stake

in the upper house. cnn's joins us now live from tokyo. such a difficult time for the country as japan prepares to bid farewell to a beloved former leader and as more details emerge about the suspect what is the latest on this? >> yeah, before we get there, were moments away from the hearst carrying his body from arriving were behind me. keep an eye on that for you, hundreds of journalists, dozens of cameras fixated pointing down the street that way, there's a helicopter overhead signaling to us to his arrival could be imminent. as you are mentioning, we are learning a lot of details by the hour, by the day. nhk, the public broadcaster reports of the suspect targeted him because he held a grudge

against a group he believed he had ties to and it was linked to his mother. cnn contacted local police but they would not name or provide any information on the group. as for the homemade weapon used to kill the former prime minister, police say the alleged gunman may have tested it and certain groups facility. they refused to name the group that say they believe the suspect car was caught on a security camera close to where the weapon was tested. nhk siding investigators is also reporting that the suspect watched youtube videos to help make the guns and that he practice with them in the mountains just days before he carried out the assassination. nhk says police found explosives and several homemade guns at the 41-year-olds suspect's home. the guns were made with iron pipe barrels and wrapped with duct tape. now, again as i mentioned earlier, i'm standing outside

the temple in central tokyo for later on tonight we are on 6 p.m. local time, a closed-door vigil is set to take place in preparation, the hearst carrying his body is expected to arrive at any moment. this is also where the funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon for syosset former prime minister. if you details have emerged about the memorial services for him. other than is expected to only involve close friends and family. for now, the guest list does not include the emperor or any member of the royal family according to the imperial household agency have no plans to attend. we expect to see a lot of people gather is a day goes on to pay the respects but the actually may not be the case. we've been outside for several hours now and really the only journalist here and a handful of people that have come by have asked us why all the cameras are set up. it's clear that a lot of people

don't know what's going on. which highlights the intimacy of the proceedings and just behind me right now -- >> i wanted to say, we actually do have video of the hearse arriving, if we can just bring that up and show our viewers as you mentioned. it's interesting, so few people really know any details in relation to the farewell of this a beloved leader of japan. why would that be? >> again, i think it speaks to how quickly this all happened and nothing about this was expected. and so of course, this could change, people could start showing up especially as the word gets out tomorrow when the funeral services is supposed to

be held right here. i would imagine you would see a lot more people especially as more people become aware of what's happening. what we saw over the weekend is quite a different scene then when we saw his body return to tokyo as the car was caring his body closer to his home hundreds of people started lining the streets of his quiet residential neighborhood to catch a glimpse of the former prime minister's motor cage. while he was most certainly a controversial figure here in japan at times, he was also hugely popular. japan's longest-serving prime minister who experts say did what he felt was necessary and secure japan's future and its prosperity and today and tomorrow, are the people chance to say thank you and say goodbye to japan's longest- serving prime minister gun down at age 67. is an assassination that shocked japan and indeed the world.

blake is joining us live from tokyo, many thanks. the u.s. house select committee investigated january 6th insurrection will hold the next hearing on tuesday. the committee plans to focus on the role extremist groups played in the capital riot and the former spokesperson for the far right antigovernment group, the oath keepers is expected to testify. this comes as trump ally steve bannon who defied congressional subpoena now says he is willing to testify before the committee. cnn marshall: has details. >> bannon one of the former controversial allies of trump says he's willing to testify to the january 6th select committee. he made the announcement in a letter to the panel this weekend.

after months of stonewalling. he was subpoenaed last year but refused to set for a deposition and refused to turn over any documents that he claimed he could not do that because of executive privilege. but the justice department was not buying it. probably because executive privilege only applies to people who are actually serving in the executive branch. unlike bannon who left the white house in 2017. so, the justice department charged him in november with contempt of congress and his criminal trial is supposed to begin next week. his new offer to the january 6th committee about potential testifying could be an attempt to try to undermine the prosecutor's case. bannon says he would like to testify at a public hearing. some committee members have already indicated that they want him to do a private deposition just like all of the other witnesses have done. there is no guarantee that this is actually going to happen. some liberal legal experts are skeptical of his motivations with the trial fast approaching. we really should find out more

about this in the next few days. the two sides should come together and negotiate we should find out how everything shakes out. meanwhile, the committee is moving ahead with its next major public hearing. that is scheduled for tuesday and that session will focus on the role of right-wing stream as groups. how they embraced donald trump's lies about the 2020 election and how they plan to violently disrupt the peaceful transfer of power to president joe biden. the committee will highlight the oath keepers and the problem is among other groups. dozens of their members stormed the capital on january 6th including some who are now facing sufficient charges. members of the committee said they will use tuesday's hearing to connect the dots between these militants and donald trump's inner circle. marshall, cnn, washington. we are following a new push for gun reform in the u.s.

state of texas. county commissioners in you follow the where it deadly school shooting took place in may. a meeting in the coming hours, and there said to consider a resolution asking the governor to call a special session of the state legislator to raise the minimum purchase age for semiautomatic and assault star rifles. from 18 to 21. this comes as families and residents continue to mourn the loss of the 19 students and two teachers killed at rob elementary. some of those people marched in a rally on sunday. part of a renewed push for answers surrounding the police response to the shooting. emotions were running high. >> i lost my granddaughter. those that are next to their daughters and granddaughters, give a hug for me because i cannot have my granddaughter, ever again .

>> texas state lawmakers investigating the police response to the shooting may release their preliminary report within the next 10 days. we turn now to ukraine where officials are reporting at least three missile strikes on the city this morning. ukrainian emergency services say no casualties have been reported so far. this as the death toll keeps rising after a russian strike on an apartment building in the eastern are next region. ukraine officials say at least 15 people were killed in that attack. six others have been rescued but crews fear more than 20 people could be trapped underneath the rubble.

in his nightly address, ukraine's president said those who carried out the attack will be brought to justice no matter how long it takes. >> murders are found and brought to justice even when they are 90 or 100 years old. they are caught all over the world. of course we don't want to wait that long and i give this example to show that punishment is inevitable for every russian murderer, absolutely everyone. >> russian state media reported explosions in the sky that says were caused by air defense systems. meanwhile, ukraine is condemning canada's decision to return a repaired turbine for the north stream one gas pipeline between russia and europe. ukraine says the decision sets

a dangerous presidents that will allow russia to continue weapon i think energy supplies. much of the fighting is focus on eastern ukraine's done best region. there are signs russia could be setting its sights on another target. it ramps up attacks on ukraine's second largest city. cnn reports from car cave. russian forces are not letting up and they are targeting. overnight, there were two strikes not far from the city center where i'm standing out, both resulting extraordinary damage. we went to visit both of the sites. one where a school was struck, and the other, residential area . sign number of homes were damaged. the impact was full of water, rescue workers trying to get the water out of the crater. we spoke to a man who lived on

the street and he said when the sirens went off at 3:00 in the morning, he grabbed his wife and daughter and went into the kitchen which he said was the safest room in their house. luckily, no one was killed in either of those strikes, but this does, as there is an expectation that russia will once again try to advance. not just because it is the second biggest city in ukraine, but it's also one of the biggest cities closest to the russian border. farther south, russia has been striking more areas, escalating their attacks on saturday night there was a brutal missile strike on an apartment building that left at least 15 people dead and some two dozen people trapped under the rubble including one child. rescue workers have been working feverishly at the site and have managed to pull out six people from underneath the rubble. there is an expectation that russia will also step up their defense of their to try to

consolidate their gains in the region which has been seen as another major target for president vladimir putin. farther south, along the coast of the black sea, were russia has occupied many towns, cities and villages in particular the city, we saw what the ukrainians are claiming as a military victory on sunday after a long range strike on russian military areas have been targeted recently by ukrainians that have been trying to hit weapon stockpiles, ammunition depots and other logistical hubs of the russians in that city. british conservatives are gearing up that will choose the man or woman to replace boris johnson.

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timetable for the leadership race that will determine the country's next prime minister. a raft of conservative have launched bids for the top spot including foreign secretary liz and former health secretary. boris johnson resigned as party chief last week but remains as caretaker prime minister. the opposition labour party has said they will bring a vote of no confidence as soon as monday if he's not removed. we are joined now by cnn european a affairs commentator dominic thomas, great to have you with us. it was great to be back with you. >> a fierce search underway for new british prime minister and leader of the conservative party. but the very long list of possibilities. many names probably unknown to most. which ones stand out as having the best chance to eventually replace boris johnson?

>> it's going to be quite a race as you just pointed out, they had one in 2016 and 2019. here we go again in 2022. in many ways, i would say there are a couple races going on. the race for the new leader who of course will end up being prime minister, but is also in this very large field we will know by early next week when the race gets underway probably on tuesday how far we get into 10, 11, 12 and even higher. also those that are running and ultimately positioning themselves hoping that their ultimate endorsements as they are illuminated with each round of voting will perhaps position themselves for future cabinet jobs. we have certainly seen that play out in these elections and before. having said that, it's also interesting to look at the candidates that are not running. i think that raises serious questions and to that extent the current deputy prime minister for example, dominic rob is not in the race and the defense secretary, ben wallace, considered a front-runner in

the early days of last week. i think that tells us a lot about whether the party are generally interested in finding a new leader that would potentially reunite the party and take them into that 2024, 2025 election or whether this is really aimed at mitigating that damage to that extent i think the most likely candidates to emerge as we go through those rounds are these major players that are currently in the cabinet. he mentioned some of them already. but also the trade secretary for example. the former chancellor these are the high-profile figures but there also some back benches there. and it's going to be interesting to see because in the early rounds it's the np's that vote and the job is to reduce the part to two-tiered. the conservative party that will ultimately vote on those and the role of the mp in selecting these candidates. it will be interesting to see as they are gradually whittled down. >> many now consider the prime

minister somewhat of a poisoned chalice that have not stopped him fighting over it. what will they be looking for. comes to issues like prexy, the economy, ukrainian leadership qualities because that's a boris johnson lacked. >> that's a big question is ultimately your absolute right, boris johnson i keep saying this, was not removed because of his policies. he was removed because of his flaws as a human being and as a leader who was doing increasing damage to the conservative party brand. we saw that playing out in favorability ratings for him and also for the party. ultimately i think the question of policies are secondary. of course candidates are talking about the various positions on taxation, education and so on and so forth. ultimately, the prexy question continues to shape the way in which the conservative party is approaching these matters and

they represent is very powerful infringe on the right of the conservative party are still shaping the way that these processes are working out. going to be a lot of strategizing going into this particular vote. all of the candidates are pro- prexy today. so that has led to some skepticism around this particular candidate so be interesting to see how that plays out as we go through these rounds. >> as you mentioned, it is those that figure out who will replace boris johnson, but what other issues are likely to resonate with british voters who have certainly not been impressed with what they have seen in boris johnson and of course, it makes them question what they stand for. >> it really does. this is an internal party vote that will only involve

conservative party mps and the conservative party memberships. it's not really a test of where the country stand. especially on these issues and at the moment having said that, the question of moving the brexit agenda forward will clearly be important and all the other questions that define the boris johnson administration when people were able to focus on those issues, the response to covid, the question of the economy, the conflict unfolding in ukraine are going to be important issues. i still come back to my original statement that the number one question is getting rid of boris johnson, the question is whether those high- profile figures in his cabinet are ultimately going to be tainted because of their associations with them and boris johnson and where the membership ultimately will pick a candidate or perhaps create some kind of distance between that administration and in that case we are looking at some of

those back pensions benches like jeremy hunt who was the former secretary who has also put his hand back in the race again and in the last race ended up in the runoff with boris johnson. >> ultimately whoever that person is, they better appeal to the british public. they will be voting in the end of course ultimately. dominic thomas, many thank for joining us, appreciate it. russia's war in ukraine is being felt far beyond europe. coming up, a life of or on why the invasion is fueling fears.

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welcome back, everyone. russia's invasion is having an impact on the cost of food around the world. and that is especially true in north africa. many countries depend on grain imports and in a region rocked by last decades arab spring, there are fears that soaring prices could fuel more unrest. for more on the story, cnn dave mckenzie joins us now live. what impact is russia's war on ukraine having on the food crisis in north africa? >> we talked sometime about the possible impact of this embargo of millions of tons of grain. this blockade by the russians during this war. that impact is being felt right now, right here where i'm standing in much of north africa where could lead to a major crisis for an economy that's already incredibly shaky.

racing to feed the nation in the closing days of tennessee a summer harvest. russia cynical ploy to hold hostage more than 20 million tons of ukrainian grain is leading to a food crisis here. >> are you worried it will have a long time impact? >> the war has really impacted both the consumer and agricultural productions. right now, every country must become self-reliant. if that is not possible, things are going to get very difficult. >> they are scrambling to increase that production and change consumer habits. farmers grow hard wheat to make pasta and couscous. but for soft wheat, the wheat that makes bread, they get around six a percent of it from ukraine and russia. an official told me that they will never be able to make up

that number here, not in five years, not even and 10. >> that spells trouble. we can only sell what the government gives us he says. the baguettes are subsidized by the government heavily in debt. they can barely afford imported flour. it's about daily survival and the people are hungry, they rebel he says. here they are just recovering from a crushing covid pandemic and a decade of political uncertainty. the impact of the war in ukraine could not have come at a worse time. even retired professionals can only afford a few luxuries. >> the prices are all going up. >> what does that mean for you and your family? >> the people cannot live, they cannot marry or have family.

>> i have sold nothing today, says him. absolutely nothing. this should be jampacked but nobody can afford meat. on the roadside, farmers are struggling to sell their sheep for celebrations, the sheep don't seem to mind. animal feed prices are double because of ukraine, it's a chain reaction that is bad enough now he says but the effect of the war is rarely going to be felt next year. >> you can really feel people here that squeeze on the middle class and people like the woman we spoke to, potentially slipping into lower class and poverty. this is an incredibly important time of the year in tennessee a. all of the muslim world and people are not able to afford those things that make the ede celebrations special. including charity for the poor and the government is trying to

increase the amount of production of that hard wheat, expand the amount of fields planting that weeds. you cannot just switch a switch . this ukrainian war will have an impact here for many months and into next year as that farmer was saying, the political impact is unclear at this point and in the coming weeks, the president is presiding over referendum to try to tighten his control over the country that could lead to more instability. >> it is a critical story. dave mckenzie joining us live from the capital. many thanks. a protest over frozen bank deposits turned violent in china . just ahead, high local banking scandal sparked a nationwide outcry. we look at a live report from beijing. backck in just a moment. ♪ lulunchables! built to be eaten.

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you are looking at video from inside sri lanka presidential palace. crowds of protesters turned their way in over the weekend and some clearly made themselves a home, even working out in the gym there. others were seen singing and playing instruments inside the residence. it's an extraordinary turn of events in sri lanka fueled by months of simmering anger over an economy in freefall with brazen protesters now occupying the official residence is about thenagreed to resign. but how that transition of power will eventually play out is still uncertain. massive protests over frozen bank deposits turned violent in china. police clashed with demonstrators on sunday who were angry that some rural banks have kept millions of dollars frozen since april. for more on this, we are joined now by cnn stephen who is there

in beijing. good to see you stephen. this local banking scandal has sparked a nationwide outcry. what is going on here exactly? >> this is just such next ordinary site to see more than 1000 people showed in front of this government building for this rare protest and that's exactly what the authorities were trying to prevent from happening. that's why you mentioned the great lengths they had to go to tamper with the health qr code. this process of course, with the protest is really sending fire at the local authorities unfurling chants and slogans with some banners accusing police of using violence against them, even calling for a human rights and rule of law. there are peaceful tactics that did not make the protest last that long after a few hours of standoff you see hundreds of personnel, including many plainclothes agents charging towards the crowd removing

everyone including elderly and children. anyone that is as it got kicked and punched. some sustaining injuries according to protesters and most got taken to nearby makeshift detention centers. this of course has struck a chord with many people around the world because there are low income workers that put their life savings into these banks and they lost everything. rosemary. >> we will of course continue to watch that story. stephen joining us live from beijing, many thanks. and thank you for joining us, i am rosemary, for international viewers, world sports coming up next andnd for everyone here in the united states i will be back with more news in just a moment. another reason t-mobile is the leader in 5g. the tempur-pedic breeze° makes sleep...feel cool. because the tempur-breeze° transfers heat away from your body... ...so you feel cool, night after night.

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a passenger on board the spirit flight captured a fire truck that arrived to assist. airport says the jets breaks overheated and caught fire. nobody was hurt and nobody had to evacuate. a wildfire in yosemite national park threatens to destroy more than 500 of california's famous giant sequoia trees. the washburn fire has burned more than 2000 acres. more than 820 hectors. the fire has spread to a grove of trees but has not damaged the historic sequoia so far. the park's chief public affairs officer tells cnn and coordinated attack is needed to bring the blaze under control. >> the air support is helpful but we have a lot of hotshot cruise and firefighters on the ground that are going in to suppress the fire. it's really a ground and air attack coordinated that is going to get us to the

suppression network aiming towards as soon as we can. >> cnn nick ward has more now from california. >> the washburn fire exploded over the weekend, more than doubled in size during a 24- hour period and now under threat, 500 giant sequoia trees, at a place held mariposa grove here in yosemite national park. now, what they are doing to protect them, well, they have set up a sprinkler system against one of the trees grizzly giant which is 209 feet high. there trying to keep the tree wet and moisture high temperature. there more than three and a 60 firefighters on the ground, hotshot cruise digging trenches, there is also an air assault on this fire we have seen 737s, dc-10's flying over, dropping retardant along this ridge to try to keep the flames on that side.

also in danger, the historic hotel, more than 150 years old, beautiful clapboard building, that has been evacuated and is also potentially endangered. the latest we are hearing from the firefighters is that the fight is going in the right direction. but it is a fight. it is very hot here in california right now. we are in extreme drought. the hot temperatures are scheduled to continue for the next few days and this terrain is very very difficult to fight the fire in. steep, wooded, rocky, these are tough conditions. going in the right direction but this is still a fight. nate walt, cnn, just outside yosemite national park in california. >> for more let's bring in meteorologist jean norman, good to see eugene. what more you learning about this fire and the weather conditions that might be playing into this?

>> exactly right, good to join you, we will talk about the conditions and was there any relief in the way of rain and first, we can see this fire very clearly on the satellite picture. that's how impressive it is and that's how the smoke is spreading. as nick mentioned, california, the entire state is in a drought condition. indicated by the orange and red and darker red coloring and ironically the fire has developed in one of the exceptional areas of drought in central california. over 2000 acres, 0% containment and let's take a look next at some of the other things going on as far as the temperatures. first, it will be 101 in mariposa near where the fire is in in the upper 90s are not out of bounds for this time of year, but still very hot and very dry conditions. as far as the wind goes, want to show you how the winds pick up during the daytime. this is a forecast of the wind,

you will see they are coming out of the northeast early or rather late at this hour. the pickup out of the south. the blue and green colors, those are indicating about 20 to 30 mile an hour winds and they dealt on die down at night and pick up again. it's during the day that we have the potential spread of those embers that nick was talking about and that could mean that the smoke will continue to kind of stay in this area and headed up towards the lake tahoe area and over towards reno reducing air quality. as far as rain, not saying anything. the monsoon showers have been giving some relief to sections of new mexico and arizona are nowhere near this part of california. unfortunately, not good news on the weather fronts. >> unfortunately, of course. many thanks. >> u.s. senate majority leader chuck schumer tested positive

for the 19 pretty spokesperson says schumer has mild symptoms and that the senator is fully vaccinated and double boosted. the near democrat plans to isolate and work remotely this week as the senate returns to washington after the july 4th recess. new versions of the omicron variant are fueling a summer surge of covid-19 here in the united dates. health officials are now urging many americans to return to masking indoors. according to john hopkins and the cdc, coronavirus infections nationwide are up 6%. with more than 100,000 new cases reported each day over the past two weeks. dr. eric is a cardiologist and professor of molecular medicine and he joins me know from la jolla in california. thank you dr. for being with us and all that you do. >> thank you rosemary. the cdc here in the united states has been reporting more

than 100,000 new covid cases a day on average over the past week. of course many people have been testing at home. those positive infections are not being counted. others are actually choosing not to test it all. what might the true number of daily covid infections be do you think? >> we are hovering at that number of confirmed infections for many weeks but they probably represent at least 500,000, perhaps even 1 million infections a day because of very severe underreporting with the rapid tests or not even getting tested at all. >> those are horrifying numbers. nearly a third of the u.s. population lives in a county with a high covid-19 community level according to cdc data. so the agency recommends universal indoor masking but we are not seeing that happen in many areas in fact. what are the likely consequences if people avoid wearing masks in crowded indoor

venues with this contagion? >> we have already seen in the last couple of weeks a 20% increase in hospitalization. this is worrisome because it's disproportionate, the cases remaining flat, what's in store is like what has happened with the va five variant and many in asian-pacific and south america around the world, we will see escalating numbers of cases and more hospitalizations. does not appear to be accompanied by the icu admissions and deaths as previous variance but this is definitely concerning. >> that is the critical point, the variant is so contagious that even when people have three or four vaccine shots under the belt there still

getting infected with covid. as you point out, most are avoiding hospitalization some people feel that recovering from the infection is like getting another booster shot. they don't see any harm getting infected in the first place. what would you say to those people? >> this is a key point, this variant, it's so distinct from omicron were a lot of people, 40% of americans and throughout the world, common infections, they don't detect from this variant. this is crucial because this variant is so unrecognizable to our immune system relative to previous versions of the virus. that's why gearing up with things like high body mass and distancing and air filtration, ventilation, all these things

are important, no less critically important for getting boosters and second shots for people over age 50. >> once someone recovers from the variance, how long my to be before they potentially get it again. >> we don't know that, but a very interesting report came out today from australia it is enhanced compared to any prior omicron virus, you may recall delta was able to get into cells and get into our lungs. this is concerning. instead of the average. the clearance of the virus because of marginally increased copies is increased and that's what it looks like we are dealing with

right now. >> how often could someone potentially get reinfected do you think? >> re-infections with this va five are up more likely than any prior variant. does it separate a couple few months? we don't know. it would not just be a couple of weeks but the point about three infections is that while they may not be worse in symptoms. he does not appear to be accumulative hit, you don't want to have infections if you can avoid it. >> very important. always good to get your analysis on this, appreciate it as always. >> thank you. thanks so much for your company. we will be back with more news after a short break. you are watching cnn.

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