that according to nhk. cnn's blake essig has more.eporter: laura, japanese public broadcaster nhk is reporting that former japanese prime minister shinzo abe has been shot in the chest while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning local time in nara. abe was rushed to the hospital as you mentioned, and i've personally seen one report on nhk saying that he wasn't conscious while he was being taken away. he was there in japan's western city delivering a stump speech ahead of the upper house elections set for this sunday here nationwide in japan. abe is japan's longest-serving prime minister, known for his nationalist views and economic policies. he was first elected in 2006 and then again in 2012, 2014, and finally in 2017 before stepping down in august 2020 because of health reasons. again, still very little information that we know about the condition or exactly what happened in nara with the former prime minister. but what we do know, nhk reports that he was rushed away, that gunshots were heard. i've also seen reports that the

nhk reports former japanese prime minister shinzo abe has been rushed to nhk reports shinzo abe has within. he was in a state of arrest. he was conscious and response i after being transferred after the shooting. >>> russia's war is taking a devastating toll on people of ukraine. now, it's affecting people in somalia, as well. the years of drought is pushing somalia to catastrophe. cnn's cla rissa ward reports. >> reporter: just outside of som somalia's capital, she shows us the fresh graves of those that have died here. there's 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, this line of graves is all children. it must weigh on your heart to bury these children. i'm a mother and i feel their pain as a parent. some 500 yards away, she has yet to visit the graves of her three children. severely malnourished, died after contracting measles. i cannot bear to go, she says. aid agencies warn that somalia is marching towards another famine. nearly half the country is hungry. some

state broadcaster nhk did say mr.. police did arrest the gunman. he is holding the weapon at that time. they describe him as a man in his 40s. nhk reports he did not try to run away. as we were saying, according to police, his weapon was some sort of homemade firearm. >>> women's basketball star brittney griner has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling in russia. she appeared in a moscow court on thursday, admitting to bringing cannabis oil in february. she packed her bags in a hurry and had not intended to break the law. she could face up to ten years in a russian prison. griner's wife spoke to joe biden on wednesday, who reassured her he is working to bring griner home. christine brennan is a cnn sports analyst and columnist for "usa today." it's good to see you. the last american freed by mimi moscow, he fiercely thought of his innocence. do you think griner's plea could follow that path that it was necessary? >> i think so, michael. there's a playbook here. sad but true. and a strategy to this. no doubt that brittney g

a puff of smoke behind abe could be seen in a separate video shown on nhk.y cannot be tolerated," he said. tbs television reported that abe had been shot on the left side of his chest and, apparently, also in the neck. political violence is rare injapan — a country with strict gun regulations. he will be known right across the world, shinzo abe, such a well—known figure injapan and well—known figure in japan and globally. abe served two terms as prime minister to become japan's longest—serving premier before stepping down in 2020, citing ill health. but he has remained a dominant presence over the ruling liberal democratic party, controlling one of its major factions. so, the news is breaking in the last hour that the former prime minister ofjapan shinzo abe minister of japan shinzo abe has minister ofjapan shinzo abe has been shot. hello there. despite cloud dominating the weather story this week, we've been promising you sunshine. well, we gradually got there in the end on thursday. after a cloudy start, we had beautiful blue sky and sunshine by the middle

and welcome to "nhk newsline." >>> we begin in hong kong where the former british colony is marking 25 years since its return to chinese rule. anniversary events have kicked off and china's president is making his first visit since 2017. >> translator: by enacting the national security law and revising the electoral system, we have basically reached the achievement that hong kong is now being ruled by patriots. >> xi jinping spoke at an inauguration ceremony for hong kong's new chief executive. xi said the one country two system policy has been recognized as a success. >> translator: i want my compatriots in hong congress to emphasize mainstream values suitable for the principle centered on patriotism. >> he arrived in hong kong on thursday. it's his first visit there since beijing tightened its grip on the city. the anniversary used to be marked by massive protests for those calling for democracy. this time police are warning against acts of violence or public disorder. more than 30,000 officers will ensure security at the events. >>> nhk world senior ross mihara correspondent is in b

>> nhk is reporting that shinzo abe has been shot two times.he 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

nhk saying that he used a homemade gun. his motive at this point is not known. 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

>>> hello, welcome to this addition of "nhk newsline". japan plans to honor the former prime minister, shinzo abe, with a state funeral. he was killed in the shocking attack last friday. the prime minister announced the funeral, saying it is scheduled in the autumn. estimate former prime minister shinzo abe was in office for 8 years and eight months, the longest of anyone in our history of constitutional government. throughout that period, he showed great leadership, and great ability to get things done, as he bore the heavy responsibility of tackling the great international challenges our country faced. he achieved results in diverse areas, such as rebuilding the region hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. he revitalized the japanese economy. he promoted relations with the united states, and other countries. by holding a state funeral, we will mourn over prime minister, shinzo abe. we will show our unwavering commitment to upholding democracy, and giving into violence. >>> he was shot and killed during a campaign event just t

>>> welcome to nhk newsline. we begin in japan where officials are reporting more than 180,000 new covid-19 cases. the country's highest daily count ever, and it has forced authorities to issue a red alert for medical facilities in the capital. more than 30 prefectures top their daily records on the thursday, that includes tokyo, which logged over 30,000 new infections for the first time, that is 2000 more than the previous record set in february. japan's seventh wave has caused cases to skyrocket since the start of july and led health advisors to raise the medical alerts to the highest level. they said doctors, nurses, and hospital beds are extremely stretched. the head of the government advisory panel says the peak of the surge is not yet insight. necessary measures to keep coronavirus infections at a certain level. instead of taking emergency measures or declaring a state of emergency. >> he does not think new restrictions are necessary yet, partly because there are significantly fewer serious cases in hospita

stay right there. >>> this is "nhk newsline". china's economy grew at the second slowest pace in 30 years over the last quarter, compared to a year ago. they are blaming the stifling effects of the stiff coronavirus measures. the economy grew 0.4% year on year in the april-june period. that's the lowest quarterly expansion since officials lockdown the city of wuhan about 2 years ago, leading to negative gdp growth. for more insight, i spoke with our reporter in beijing. >>> what is the biggest factor dragging down china's economy? >>> district antivirus measures to get zero covid took a major toll. the effect of the lot imaging height was not just felt in that city, and its vicinity, but across the country. manufacturers connected to shanghai felt that supply chains were stopping reduction lines. the city of beijing imposed a ban on banning [ indiscernible ] until may. people's movement was restricted nationwide. this put a damper on consumption. the service sector suffered, including restaurants and hotels. most experts believe

stay safe. >>> and that's all for this hour on nhk newsline. thank you for watching, and please stay with us for more. >>> this is newsline biz. consumer prices rose in june by more than 2%. it was due to a higher energy cost and food prices. >>> the internal affairs ministry says that the consumer price index including fresh food climbed 2%. the figure stayed above 2% for a third consecutive month, and has been on an uptrend for a few months. soaring energy prices continued to pressure the index. electricity bills and gas jumped. gasoline was also up 12%. shoppers paid 3% more for food, excluding fresh items on the back of rising raw material prices. the bank of japan has previously set an inflation target of 2% in a bid to pull the country out of deflation. but boj officials have been saying all of along that price increases are not so-called good inflation. it is because they are not accompanied by wage hikes and growth in demand. >>> millions of households in and around tokyo will soon be feeling the effect of the inflation trend. tokyo gas

the attack an affront to democracy and suppression of freedom of speech moments after the shooting, nhk, japan public broadcaster, says the former prime minister was in a state of cardiac arrest while being transferred to the hospital. witnesses say that abe was shot from behind, he didn't collapse after the first shot but did after the second shot before receiving cpr. the suspect, a man in his 40s, has been arrested in possession of what nhk is describing as a hand made gun. abe was there in japan's western city delivering a stuchstump sp ahead of the election set for this sunday when the shooting took place. and abe of course is japan's longest serving prime minister, first elected in 2006 and then again 2012 before stepping down in 2020 because of health concerns. despite stepping down, abe remained a key player in japanese politics speaking very candidly about taiwan hinting at japan's possible military role there. and that all being said, some of his policies and remarks have been viewed as controversial, critics are saying that some of his policies operated outside of japan's pas

the suspect, a man in his 40s, he has been arrested in possession of what nhk is describing as a home made gun. witnesses say that the suspect did not attempt to run and was arrested on the spot before being taken to a local police station for questioning. now, cnn has, again, seen the video. you just saw the video while he was delivering that speech. you can hear the gunshots ring out. he was there in japan's western city delivering a stump speech for liberal democratic candidates ahead of the upper house elections for this sunday. he is the longest serving prime minister, first elect in 2006 before stepping down because of health conditions, a long-term disease that can be debilitating. despite stepping down he remained a key player in japanese politics, speaking candidly. some of the policies and remarks have been seen as controversial, critics says his policies operated outside of the constitution. advising the defense policy to allow for japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since world war ii. he also had intentions to revise the constitution to legitimize the mil

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. i

sources with the investigation tell nhk that the gun appeared to be homemade. it was touring the country supporting candidates running in the election. local officials say his appearance was released through social media. police say the suspect was arrested for attempted murder. the 41-year-old suspects told investigators had a grudge against him and shot to kill. defense ministry said he was a member of the self-defense force for three years until 2005. a video recorded by someone in the audience at the rally shows the attack. a man slowly walks up behind him and fires a gun with smoke filling the air he stops his speech and looks back before the main fires again and then he collapses. police officers from the area and tokyo were there but officials have not provided details on the scale. for more let's go >> this area is usually crowded with shoppers and commuters but right now it's crowded with crews focusing on the area inside. police tell us that they believe he was delivering his speech in this area when he was shot. we have seen investigators here for mo

police telling nhk that the suspect had intended to kill abe.uspect, in his 40's, he has been arrested. kishida saying they hope abe will survive, quote sincerely hoping for his recovery and saying he is in grave condition. abe was on the campaign trail. there was set to be sunday elections for the upper houses, very common for former politicians to go on the stump ahead of those types of elections. that is where this all took place, he was rushed to a hospital via helicopter where he was described as being unresponsive. kishida saying there is little information on the reason for the attack. police telling the local news outlet that the shooter had intended to kill abe, kishida saying this shooting was absolutely unforgivable. again, expressing his hopes that abe will indeed survive this. there is not much we know currently about shinzo abe's condition. kishida also condemning the fact that the shooting was during campaigning. again, gun violence is extremely rare in japan. this is a country where it is very difficult to obtain any sort of fire

nhk is reporting that the gun he used was made with iron pipes wrapped with sticky tape. they cite police who say they found multiple guns with barrels at his home but used the strongest weapon to carry out the assassination. now some people in tokyo are questioning their own safety. take a listen. >> translator: i think people in japan were shocked by what happened to mr. abe. they never thought that something like that could happen here. people thought japan was safe. we never imagined he would lose his life in that way. what happened feels like an incident that shook the foundations of japan's safety. >> reporter: now in the wake of this tragedy, many questions have been raised about the security meant to protect the former prime minister, according to nhk, a security plan was drawn up to watch abe from all sides while he was in nara. it involved dozens of local main clothes officers, and one personal specially assigned from tokyo. it didn't stop the shooter from walking up and firing the two fatal shots. security arrangements will now be reviewed. >> and blake, abe's

now, nhk is also reporting that the suspect told police that he had originally planned to kill abe using explosives before deciding to use a homemade gun instead. in the end as we know abe was shot twice from several meters away while delivering a speech in the city of nara in support of ldbs ahead of today's election. >> so let's talk about the election itself. it must have been sort of a somber day in a way. what was the mood and what trends are emerging so far? >> reporter: kim, the polls are now open across japan and while the former prime minister shinzo abe's assassination could affect turnout, it is unlikely to change the results. the ruling party here in japan was already favored to win a majority of the 125 upper house seats being contested. and following the assassination just to kind of put an exclamation point on the fact that democracy would continue to thrive here in japan, the current prime minister fumio kishida said that democrat will never yield to violence and that the election activities would continue and winners of today's election will spend the next six years insi

japanese broadcaster nhk is reporting that former prime minister shinzo abe has died after being shot in broad daylight during a campaign speech. >> the shocking attack happening in japan, a nation with virtually no gun violence. abe's death was announced moments ago on national tv in japan. >> the gunman was taken into custody as authorities try to determine a motive. this morning, shinzo abe, the former prime minister of japan, shot in broad daylight in western japan. around 11:30 a.m. local time, abe was giving a campaign speech near a train station in the city of nara when a male assailant reportedly shot him from behind with what appeared to be a homemade firearm. witnesses reported hearing two shots at least. [ speaking foreign language ] in this video abe can be seen giving a speech. a plume of smoke can be seen from behind the former prime minister. >> translator: after the second shot, we could see the gunpowder and a lot of white smoke. after the second shot, mr. abe collapsed, and people were applying cpr. >> reporter: abe clutched his bloodied chest as he collapsed on the

the localjapanese public broadcaster nhk reporting that he is being taken to hospital.mer taken to hospital. japan's former prime minister shinzo abe stepped down as prime minister in 2020. we will bring you all the latest on that story and much more on the bbc news website. thank you very much for being with us. from all of us on the team at london, have a great day. hello, there. despite cloud dominating the weather story this week, we've been promising you sunshine. well, we gradually got there in the end on thursday. after a cloudy start, we had beautiful blue sky and sunshine by the middle of the afternoon. not quite the case, unfortunately, in the far northwest, in highland scotland. still some pretty grey cloud around, and in actualfact, this weather front�*s still going to sit there throughout the day on friday. high pressure is building in, and it will gradually drift its way a little bit further eastwards and dominate the scene over the weekend, but it does mean some drizzly rain, first thing in the morning, to the northwest of scotland, and the far north of n

we can learn a whole lot more in the days to come, but according to nhk, japan's public broadcaster, considered carrying out the crime a day earlier at a camping event with cnn contacting the local police there, but they won't name or provide any information about this group, and as far as this group is concerned, the alleged suspect believes that abe was affiliated with this group that also had a connection to his mother. again, a strange situation. police aren't releasing any details, but it is something we are following. we've also learned that the suspect told police that he originally planned to kill abe using explosives before deciding to use a homemade gun. japanese public broadcaster nhk, citing police, saying, they found exposes and several other homemade guns at the 41- year-old suspect's homes, including the gun used to kill the former prime minister, made with iron pipes, as the barrels were wrapped with duct tape. some of these guns have two, three, even six barrels. it's important to note that the man suspected of murdering former prime minister shinzo abe be has not be

according to police through nhk he also said he believed shinzo abe was affiliated with a group thatree with. now, there's no indication or clarification as to what that group was, but certainly that's something they're looking at closely. >> a shocking moment in japan. paula hancocks, thank you so much. >>> tributes for shinzo abe from around the world are being held, and in geneva, switzerland, u.n. ambassadors honored him with a moment of silence. >>> and the taipei building lit up, thanking shinzo abe for his friendship. will ripley is in taipei with more on the remembrances and abe's growing influence. will? >> reporter: yeah, here in taiwan it's not just taipei 101 that's paying tribute. the taiwan president has ordered flags across the island to be flown at half-staff on monday to remember someone that the taiwanese view as a champion for them, someone who has encouraged the united states to signal more openly that it would come to taiwan's defense the they would try to take back the self-governing island. he spoke about it extenze iively even after stepping down as prime mini

according to nhk there were police in place, but they didn't identify a suspicious man.shots were fired and to make sure, pamela, a similar situation never happens again the national police agency is going to review his security plan and again make some changes so this never happens again. >> all right. blake, thanks so much. new effort is under way to free two americans held captive russia. former new mexico governor and ambassador bill richardson will travel to moscow to discuss the release of wnba star brittney griner and businessman paul realan. richardson has a long history of helping americans abroad. some democrats say they are lose patience with the leader of their party, president biden. what it could mean for his future. up next. mission control, we are go for launch. ♪ um, she's eating the rocket. ♪ lunchables! built to be eaten. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the moment. for a brand new treatment for moderate-to-severe eczema. cibinqo - now fda approved 100% steroid free not an injection, cibinqo is a once-daily pill for adults who didn't respond to previous treatments. and c

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nhk is saying that that's may have been fired in the vicinity where he was.hat we know at this point but we are seeing some moves across japanese yen, strengthening on the reports of shinzo abe, were heard. we will segue out of this and bring you some updates once we get them. just pick up where you left off, i wanted to ask you about when it comes to the china situation. now that there seem to be signs of easing, are your factories back to capacity? how do you see the recovery outlook? emmett: -- amit: we want to make sure our customers are safe. the people side of the equation is the most important. we are monitoring the situation clearly, we have good resiliency in our business as we have shown in our previous quarter, even when the lockdowns were much higher in shanghai. we are confident that we will be able to navigate it, but we want to make sure the health and safety of our key members, customers, partners and communities in china and across the region is our top priority. rishaad: apologies again, apparently the former prime minister of japan shinzo a

according to nhk a plan was put in place involving many plainclothes officers and security personnel on site at the time, but did not identify anyone suspicious, overreacting after two shots were fired, those two fatal shots. at this point the national police agency will review the security arrangements for the former prime minister to prevent a similar situation from ever happening again. >>> thank you so much. we want to tell you about news just coming in. at least 14 people have been killed in a mass shooting in south africa's biggest township. another 11 injured and rushed to a nearby hospital. police say gunmen stormed into a bar and started firing. the investigation has only just begun. we are getting stunning new details about the danger to the us capital on january 6. what far right extremists brought with them and how they allegedly planned for violence. plus, survivors of the fourth of july shooting in illinois trying to heal. we are learning new disturbing details about the gunmen. that story ahead, stay with us. heat makes it last. so you'll never sit this one out. new ic

but according to japanese public broadcaster nhk, the 41-year-old suspect considered carrying out the crime a day earlier at a campaign event about 300 meters to the west of where he carried out the assassination. he decided against it at the time because he was looking for a space that was less guarded. nhk also reporting that the suspect told police he'd originally planned on killing abe using explosives before deciding to use a homemade gun. in the end abe was shot twice from several meters away while delivering a speech in the city of nara in support of ldp candidates. those polls are now open across japan. while the former prime minister's assassination could affect turnout, it's unlikely to change the results. abe's liberal democratic party, the ruling party here in japan, was already favored to win a majority of the 125 upper house seats being contested. the winner will spend the next six years meeting inside japan's parliament building right there behind me, kim, and following the assassination just to reiterate that japan would not be deterred from the election. the current p

and according to nhk, investigators say that he has admitted he has a hatred for a certain groups whichbelieves that shinzu abe was affiliated with. this is the closest we have got at this point as to some kind of motive for this attack. we understand there are 90 investigators working on this case at this point. now when it comes to the security detail itself, to the police response we heard from the police chief that he says he feels responsibility, he takes responsibility for the security failure. saying that he can't deny that there were problems with the security detail itself. there is an investigation ongoing as to exactly what went wrong. phil. >> paula, there's no precedent for this, the assassination of a major political leader in the last 90 years in japan. what are we learning about the funeral arrangements for the former prime minister? sflr what we're expecting at this point, we heard from abe's office there will be a wake on monday and a memorial service on tuesday. nhk saying it will be led by shinzu abe's widow and mostly for family and also for close friends of shinzu

nhk reports the suspect targeted abe because he held a grudge against a group he believed abe had tiesher. cnn has contacted local police but they would not name or provide information on this group. it's important to note that the man suspected of murdering former prime minister shinzo abe hasn't yet been formally charged. tv cameras did catch a glimpse of him when he was moved from a police station in nara, a city 230 miles west of tokyo where the assassination took place, to the district prosecutor's office. as you mentioned, phil, the suspect told police he originally planned to kill abe with explosives before using a homemade gun. they cited they found explosives and homemade guns at the suspect's home, the one used to kill him, had two, three, even six barrels. in the days that have followed many questions have been raised about the former prime minister's security. the chief of police in the prefecture where abe was assassinated said he can't deny there were problems and he takes responsibility for the failures that led to abe's killing, phil. >> still a lot of unanswered questi

nhk reports yamagami told police he built them by watching youtube videos.murder, nhk citing police sources say yamagami practiced shooting in the mountains. officers also recovered wooden boards with bullet holes in the suspect's car. the day before, police say he practiced shooting against a building in nara. as abe began his speech on the street, a news camera caught yamagami standing with the crowd listening. the next time we see yamagami, two shots were fired. officers tackled yamagami to the ground, armed with his homemade gun. police say yamagami held a grudge against a group he believed the former prime minister had ties to. the group has not been named to police by cnn. but japanese local media report the suspect told police his mother was involved with the group. but the family federation for world peace and unification widely known as the unification church, held a news conference telling reporters that the church did have a tie to the suspect's mother. she was a member of their church. we struggle to understand why the suspect killed former prime

nhk reports he built them by watching youtube videos. sources say yamagumi practiced in the mountains. the day before, police say he practiced shooting against a building in nara. as abe began his speech on the street, a news camera caught yamagumi standing with the crowd listening. the next time we see yamagumi, two shots were fired. officers tackled yamagumi to the ground, armed with his homemade gun. police say yamagumi held a grudge against a group he believed the former prime minister had ties to. the group has not been named by police to cnn. but japanese local media report that the suspect told police his mother was involved with an unnaemed group and made a large donation that messed up his family life. yamagumi also held the belief that abe's grandfather had expanded this unnamed religious group years ago. the family federation for world peace and unification, widely known as the unification church, held a news conference denying those allegations but told reporters that the suspect's mother was a member of their church. cnn has

>>> hello and welcome to this edition of nhk newsline. we start here in japan with the world's coronavirus hotspot. cases are skyrocketing this month and the country has broken a record two days in a roe. on thursday authorities reported more than 230,000 new cases for the first time. the capitol also to a new high with more than 40,000 cases. the search is affecting daily life. japan says with a 150 post offices across the nation were closed on wednesday. workers are infected or designated as close contact. some people only learned this post office was closed when they got there. >> it's inconvenient but it can't be helped under such circumstances. >> the world health organization says japan needs to leads to the planet right now. >>> tensions between the u.s. and china for the focus now is on whether a summit between the countries will go ahead. beijing has expressed strong displeasure over recent u.s. post regarding taiwan. white house says president joe biden will deliver a clear message to chinese president. >> he will reaffirm. ther

now, after the shooting nhk says that the former prime minister was bleeding from his chest and in a state of cardiac arrest while being transported to the hospital. witnesses say that abe was shot from behind, he didn't collapse after that first shot that you heard at the top of the segment, but did after the second shot before receiving cpr. the suspect, a man in his 40s was arrested on the spot in possession of what nhk has described as a hand-made gun. when you look at this gun it almost kind of looks like a hand-made sawed off shotgun, these two metal pipes, almost kind of held together using black tape. abe was there in japan, western japan, delivering a stump speech for the liberal democratic candidates ahead of the upper house election which is set for this sunday. of course, while controversial figure here in japan and around the world for his policies, abe is incredibly -- is a huge figure, an important figure here in japan and around the world and news of this shooting has absolutely shocked a nation. now, in the hours following the shooting many people have taken to socia

minister of japan, was shot during a campaign speech at a political event according to our news partners nhk has no vital signs. was seen abe was shot in the back and was seen holding his chest when he collapsed to the ground. his shirt was smeared with blood and he was rushed to a local hospital. witnesses say they heard two shots, a weapon described as a shotgun was recovered at the scene. police arrested a male suspect in his 40s on suspicion of attempted murder. abe was japan's longest-serving prime minister. he resigned in 2020 after a chronic health problem resurfaced. abe was campaigning in the western city of nara, giving a speech for a liberal democratic party candidate ahead of sunday's election for parliament. stay with abc news overnight for continuing coverage. linsey? >> thank you for that report. >>> wnba star brittney griner entered a guilty plea today to drug possession and smuggling charges in a russian courtroom. the white house is now facing intense pressure to secure the release of the phoenix mercury center and two-time olympic gold medalist amid growing concern about h

i was reading an article by nhk, japan's public broadcaster, and even their article had conflicting information media reports are citing the ruling party, the liberal democratic party, officials are saying that mr abe may be without vital signs but others say that he is ok. it's still a lot of information coming in but we are waiting for a press briefing to begin any minute now and we will be watching that where i assume that someone from the ruling party may update us on his condition.— on some of the points that rupert was talking about as well, he's a controversial figure. we do not know, it's worth saying at this stage, the motivation for this shooting may have been. shinzo abe has not been without controversy over the course of his political career? over the course of his olitical career? , political career? indeed. he is ja an's political career? indeed. he is japan's longest _ political career? indeed. he is japan's longest serving - political career? indeed. he is japan's longest serving prime| japan's longest serving prime minister but as you said and rupert mentioned, it was a very di

japan's coalition has expanded, the nhk says the liberal democratic party and its coalition partner when igo at least -- won at least 76 seats. the speaker of sri lanka's parliament says the president will step down after months of protests over fuel shortages, surging prices and mismanagement. he pled to an undisclosed location shortly before demonstrators stormed his seaside residence. inflation is said to have hit 70%. novak djokovic has won his 21st grand slam title, defeating nick kyrgios, it was the first major final four the australian. he is the fourth man to notch four straight victories. yvonne: i was trying to stay up watching that one. still ahead, we check in on the start of funding season in southeast asia with a company using a tech platform to increase efficiency for investors. david: next, the legacy of helping former prime minister's murder may change japan. more on that with a professor from the university of shizuoka. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> he was a visionary who had a sense of where he was going and where he wanted to take japan. and then he was ruthless and tough e

>> public broadcasters in nhk are saying that he was targeted because he held a grudge against a group that they had ties to, and that his mother was actually linked to. local police would not provide any information on this group. as for the homemade weapon used to kill the former prime minister, the alleged gunman may have tested it at a certain groups facility. police refused to name the group, but did say they believe the suspect's car was caught on security cameras close to where the weapon was tested. the suspect watched youtube videos to help make the guns, and he practiced with weapons in the mountains in the days before the assassination, with the same weapons used to assassinate shinzo abe, they were made with iron pipe barrels wrapped in duct tape. >>> the us house select committee and receiving the january 6 insurrection will hold its next hearing on tuesday. they plan to focus on the role extremist groups played in the capital right. a former spokesperson for the far right antigovernment group the of keepers is expected to testify. this comes as trump ally steve annan, who

according to polls by nhk, the liberal democratic party and coalition partner are projected to win between 69 of 83 over the 125 seats. this took place following the assassination of the former leader shinzo abe. he was the longest serving prime minister who was shot dead during a campaign speech in nara on friday. the shooting was an attack on democracy according to newspapers >>> also coming up on the show, elon musk pulls out of the twitter deal find out what is expected to unfold in the courts as a result coming up next >>> welcome back to "street signs. shares of twitter down 9% in p pre-market trade stateside as elon musk tries to back out of the deal to buy twitter. three months on from the offer to buy the platform. his leader team filed with the s.e.c. saying twitter failed to comply with the terms of the deal to buy the company. chairman bret taylor says they are prepared to close the deal at the agreed price. twitter shares in frankfurt are lower in early trade and sharply lower in pre-market. you can see to the tune of 7% points what is interesting story, julianna, from the ver

according to nhk, japanese public television, a security plan was drawn up to watch abe from all sides while he was in nara. it involved dozens of plainclothes officers and one specifically assigned by the tokyo police here. of course, as we know, that didn't stop the gunman from slowly walked up behind abe while he was speaking and firing the two fatal shots. the national police agency will now review security arrangements. >> i can imagine so. blake essig live in tokyo for us. thank you so much. >>> for more on us i'm joined by a professor of management and information at the yun universi. thank you for being with us. i want to ask how is japan reacting to this loss? >> i think we're not even at a stage of trying to cope with this situation overall, but i would like to think, you know, there would be reaction particularly tomorrow when we have the upper house election coming up on sunday. you know, the voting ratio in japan has been extremely low, but i would like to think this would be a very good factor for people to go out there and vote because i do believe that, you know, voting

. >> reporter: nhk is reporting that there were dozens of security personnel on the scene when the assassinationt didn't stop the gunman from slowly walking up from behind while he was speaking. they'll now review the security arrangements. blake, thank you very much. >>> a new twist in the elon musk bid to try to buy twitter in a mammoth $44 billion deal. brian stelter is working the story for us. brian, musk now says he wants out of the deal. what are you learning? >> that's right, this is an incredible turn of event. musk had been hinding that maybe he wanted to break up from this deal and back out. tonight in an s.e.c. filing, he is say he's -- because -- he's in breech of multiple provisions. what are he talking about? this is a lot to do with twitter's spam and bots problem. the idea there are fake accounts. musk is now claiming there's too many of those. he's backing out of this $44 million deal. it's in a tweet, of course, saying they're going to fight about this. they are going to go to court. the twitter board is committed to closing the transaction on the price, in terms agreed upon w

he was arrested while in possession of what nhk, japan public broadcaster, describes as a homemade gun. police say that the man went after abe because he hates a certain group that he believed abe had ties to. that man is being investigated as a suspect for murder with 90 police investigators dedicated to this case. while a controversial figure here in japan and around the world for his policies at times, abe is also an incredibly important figure. and news of this shooting has absolutely shocked the nation and the world. during a press conference shortly after the shooting, the current prime minister really encapsulated the feelings of the people here in japan. he appeared emotional, almost in tears, while speaking to the press and said that this is not a forgivable act, and that we will comprehend the situation and take appropriate measures. abe's brother and current minister of defense also addressed the media calling the attack an affront to democracy and suppression of freedom of speech. we've also seen pictures of shinzo abe's wife, looking down at the ground as she entered the h

. >> breaking news to tell you about japan's nhk television says that former japanese prime minister bay was either shot or shot at and collapsed during a campaign street speech into pan. he has been rushed to the hospital. there is no word at this point on his condition and whether or there is a suspect in custody or if they're still looking for somebody. but again, the former prime minister of japan, i'm now being told, was bleeding after being shot and we are still waiting to get more details on exactly. his condition has been taken to the hospital. that's all we know right now. we'll keep you posted as this developing story continues through the night. coming up tonight at 8, a car goes straight into a starbucks, sending 2 people to the hospital. we're live from the scene with the latest on that. plus, working to keep the right to contraceptives. the >> efforts from one bay area lawmaker to prevent the supreme court overturn a another landmark decision. and after 133 days of war in ukraine, many parts of the country find that there's a dire need of survival resources with the cit

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japan public broadcaster nhk says japan's national police agency will now review security arrangementsnks so much. perspective now from tobias harris. he is the author of the iconoclast, shinzo abe and the new japan. and former secret service agent jonathan macro. just from a security perspective, what do you think, what happened here? how was the shooter able to get that close to was it because he was a former prime minister or how politicking is done in japan? >> let me frame this one-way. threats against political leaders do not end when they leave office. typically they reduce over time but they will never be fully eliminated, especially if you remain in political power. i think when we assess what's going on today, we are looking at this incident from an american viewpoint. we think about political rallies, about large buffer zones, barricades, but really, if we flip this and look at it from the japanese cultural perspective which is based upon low crime rates, almost nonexistent gun violence, having political rallies out in public spaces let we saw, this incident occur in, it rea

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