he describes shinzo abe as a truly great man and leader and praying for shinzo abe.ises the point that donald trump and shinzo abe, from donald trump's point of view, it was a bit of a love affair. and they saw themselves getting on very well. how did shinzo abe handle that relationship? he was, some calling the trump whi whisperer. >> shinzo abe understood before any other world leader what would need to be done to coax and cajole donald trump. to do things that were in the best interest of japan and the united states, as well. it was shinzo abe that first called to congratulate president-elect trump. as a result, trump, who signs of respect were so important, he a always had time for shinzo abe and would do what shinzo abe tried to do. he didn't try to take him for a traditional dinner. he brought him to tokyo's best ham berger place. they had a meal and played golf. it's not that shinzo abe was a huge fan of president trump before he became the president. we don't know if he was or doesn't. shinzo abe believed strongly that japan's security was reliant on a strong

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abe, who the former prime minister, shinzo abe. who was _ the former prime minister, shinzo abe, whoo abe, who was shot while making i the former prime minister, shinzo| abe, who was shot while making a speech at an election campaign rally and he died later on in hospital. we arejust hearing that and he died later on in hospital. we are just hearing that police in nara where it happened have been saying that the suspect they arrested very shortly after has admitted to the murder and they are searching his house, a few more guns have been found there, the suspect has admitted to the shooting they are saying and that he used a handmade gun to assassinate the former japanese prime minister. the police in nara looking into whether he had enough security and they are saying that the suspect who has they say admitted to the killing appeared unemotional when he was talking to investigators and is responding calmly to police questions. that's the latest on the investigation into the latest on the investigation into the killing options ord, the former japanese minister. hollywood stars includ

deeply saddened by heinous killing of shinzo abe, a defender of democracy.g about what is an as satisfs assassina japan? >> reporter: the big question now is why. i think back to the huge protests that i covered when i was a tokyo correspondent, shinzo abe was japan's prime mi youngest as well. it is a political dynasty and he did have nationalist views that went up against some of those who felt that passivist constitution is exactly what japan needed whereas abe thought that the self-defense force should play a more assertive role when it comes to engaging in military conflicts. that by the way a view supported by the united states. and when i shinzo abe tried to rewrite the constitution, there were hundreds of thousands protesting outside, but they were peaceful protests. you don't see violence of this nature in japan. and he spoke out about controversial issues including defending taiwan, the self governing island that chinese communist rulers never controlled but still claim more than 70 years now as their own territory and said that they could use forc

abe for prime minister shinzo abe for more _ for prime minister shinzo abe for more than four years.uding a free and open — started, including a free and open pacific which is now blossomed to the quad content and further international cooperation of like—minded democracy. in terms of economics, will continue to follow— economics, will continue to follow on _ economics, will continue to follow on the growth and reform initiatives — follow on the growth and reform initiatives that the shinzo abe administration had started and hoping — administration had started and hoping to help people overcome and lrring — hoping to help people overcome and bring back growth to the japanese economy. i think a lot of the _ japanese economy. i think a lot of the initiatives that had been _ of the initiatives that had been started by the administration will continue to be followed through by him. thank— be followed through by him. thank you so much forjoining us on — thank you so much forjoining us on the _ thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. thank you so much for “oining us on the progra

that is correct, and that's the position that shinzo abe towards china.is idea of constitutional revision, the ruling liberal democratic party that is in place has basically been in place since it was created in 1955. it has held the majority almost consistently since then, it is not this huge swing of governments, that's taking place every four years in the united states and in other countries. that being said, the prime minister himself, and what was said before shinzo abe was in power was that there is a revolving door of prime ministers, and this is kind of what it has returned to. i think most people living in the uk might not even know who the prime minister is here. shinzo abe was prime minister twice, the second term for nearly a decade, that stability that was created, his politics aside, he was able to form connections around the world that other prime ministers just didn't have. his absence, even though he had stepped down as prime minister, and others had stepped in, he was still very influential behind—the—scenes, and his power for pushing fo

we have the international reaction to the death of shinzo abe. >> the announcement of shinzo abe's death in bali, the indonesian former minister was the first to give her condolences. >> his dedication to serving her -- his country. he will be remembered as a prime example for all. >> a number of world leaders have reacted on social media. emmanuel macron tweeted a message in japanese to mark the event. on behalf of the french people, i addressed my sincere condolences to the japanese authorities and people after the assassination of shinzo abe. japan is losing a great prime minister, who dedicated his life to his country and worked to find a balance in the world. >> the german chancellor said he was left aghast i deeply saddened, while italy's prime minister condemned the attack of the former japanese leader. in brussels japanese flax what half-mast. after expelling -- expressing his condolences, joe biden does not expect the killing to destabilize japan. >> we will learn more about, as time goes on, about motive. i do not believe it is likely to have any profound destabilizing impact o

so shinzo abe he was extremely influential, he was very much well-liked.riendship with donald trump and take him out for hamburgers in tokyo and play golf and one of the first world leaders by the way to kind of figure out how to manage our former president and the united states, but also be able to try to mend frosty relations with china. so work around the region to give japan a greater role. he is a big voice, a hard worker who will certainly be missed by many levels and his death, as you said, just shocking. >> nic robertson, he was a towering figure inside japan and for most of the last decade a global leader in terms of economic power and also global stability and to see someone like that assassinated in 2022, it really is shocking. >> and it really speaks to the range in number of tributes and the speed with which they've come in and the heartfelt nature of tributes from taiwan and singapore. look at australia, we have had two former prime ministers malcolm turnbull, scott morrison and the current prime minister there all, you know, offering their c

give us a sense of how important shinzo abe is to the - important shinzo abe is to the country, morer the ldp. the impression that i get is whether he was in office or not, he was still the man who mattered. he certainly was. of the man who mattered. he certainly was- of course _ the man who mattered. he certainly was. of course he _ the man who mattered. he certainly was. of course he had _ the man who mattered. he certainly was. of course he had to _ the man who mattered. he certainly was. of course he had to redesign i was. of course he had to redesign because of failing health. the mere fact that he was able to stay in power for nearly a decade was extraordinarily important to japan. when you add the fact that he was very charismatic, he was liked, i saw teresa may's comments today and it was interesting that she stressed what a nice man he was and how hospitable he was. the other world leaders, they felt comfortable with him. and that is what he brought to japan's role in the world. japan is always been a power, the third largest economy in the world, the most advanced military

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

two shots ring out and shinzo abe. the ground. he had been shot in the neck and chest. shinzo abe�*s wife arrived in the city to be by his side. struggling to hide his emotion, the current prime minister spoke before shinzo abe died. we spoke before shinzo abe died. , cannot accept that this violent act took place during an election. the foundation of democracy. in the strongest terms, i condemn this attack. ., ., . , strongest terms, i condemn this attack. ., ., . attack. political violence is almost unheard of in _ attack. political violence is almost unheard of in japan _ attack. political violence is almost unheard of in japan and _ attack. political violence is almost unheard of in japan and gun - attack. political violence is almost l unheard of in japan and gun control unheard of injapan and gun control tightly controlled. shinzo abe stepped down as prime minister in 2020 with health problems but was still active in politics. forensic teams are now trying to piece together why this happened. 41—year—old man is now in custod

"shinzo abe, a defender of democracy and a friend." shinzo abe came from a family of politicians. minister, his father a foreign minister. he'll be remembered for helping shift japanese military policy. under his watch, japan's pacifist constitution was changed to allow japanese troops to serve abroad for the first time since the second world war. he was a towering figure injapanese political life, one of the country's most influential modern leaders, a post no other politician injapan has held for as long as shinzo abe. police have now searched the house of his suspected killer, who had apparently served injapan�*s equivalent of the navy. they're reported to have found what they believe our explosives. but the suspect is also reported to have told police he had no political grudge against shinzo abe, whose killing in a country where violence is rare has left japan in disbelief. caroline hawley, bbc news. some breaking news in a moment. but first of all... sir mark rowley has been named as the new commissioner of the metropolitan police, taking over the role vacated by dame cressi

"shinzo abe a defender of democracy and a friend."e came from a family of politicians, one of his grandfathers was also a prime minister, his father a foreign minister. he will be remembered for helping shift japanese military policy. under his watch, japan's pacifist constitution was changed to allow japanese troops to serve abroad for the first time since the second world war. he was a towering figure injapanese political life, one of the country's most influential modern leaders, a post no other politician injapan has held for as long as shinzo abe. police have now searched the house of his suspected killer, who had apparently served injapan�*s equivalent of the navy. they are reported to have found what they believe our explosives. but the suspect is also reported to have told police he had no political grudge against shinzo abe, whose killing in a country where violence is rare, has left japan in disbelief. caroline hawley, bbc news. our asia correspondent mariko oi has more on the reaction to the assignation injapan. well, i hav

he is praising what shinzo abe was ready -- able to do.onald trump also praised him for his relationship. this is a shock. the president is going to talk about abortion access, i would expect him to mention shinzo abe and his legacy. tom: it is not touched by world war ii in the aftermath of that, across the dynasty of the shinzo abe family, he was trying to drag japan into more assertive military. explain to us with the white house desires in the pacific from japan. emily: they've been focused on working with allies in that region. a counterweight to china and their influence in the area, when president biden was making his first trips overseas, he visited south korea and japan. he sees them as key allies in that area of the world. he says -- sees that as incredibly critical. they are trying to figure a path forward on trade and these tariffs. kailey: you talk about the desire to counter china and the tensions that exist. the white house is accused china of genocide. they are looking at e-zine it tariffs. is this just for optics? how does

prime minister of japan shinzo abe prime minister ofjapan shinzo abe has been shot, he was shot twicescene and was very shortly apprehended after that he has been taken to hospital, he has been taken to hospital, he is in cardiac and respiratory arrest. this is what we understand from local media. other —— shinzo abe of course is the longest serving prime minister with two stinson offers from 2006—7 and from 2012- 2020. we will offers from 2006—7 and from 2012— 2020. we will bring you more on that news when we have at —— stints in office. the race is on to replace borisjohnson who resigned as conservative party leader on thursday, as pressure mounted and mps resigned en masse. he's determined to stay on as caretaker prime minister until a new leader is chosen, but a number of conservative and opposition mps are deeply unhappy about that and have urged him to leave immediately. our political correspondent, ione wells, has all the details. behind the doors of number ten this morning things are very different from yesterday. when the team behind this door went quiet. on wednesday night t

what is the current state of shinzo aba and what is known about the attacker? hello alexandra well it's been 2 1/2 hours since shinzoba was taken to a hospital in the prefecture. nara uh, no u new, uh, data on his state of health, not yet received there, uh, he was brought in in extremely serious condition. it was reported that he had a cardiac arrest. it was delivered within an hour. after the assassination attempt. there , in the city of nara, which is located near kyoto, i would have come there. uh, in order to, uh , take part in the election campaign of one of the candidates in which he supported, because in japan, a will take place this weekend elections for the upper house of parliament and about one or 2 minutes later, no more after he started speaking to his supporters. in total, there were about 30 people behind him, a man approached him and practically. e, fired two shots at point-blank e. it was reported that you shots were fired from a shotgun, but now we have updated data. most likely, we are talking about a homemade one. e such a self-gun. it is r

former prime minister shinzo abe rushed to a hospital after reportedly being shot.t 11:30 a.m. local time. according to an official, abe was shot in the chest and carried away by an ambulance, according to nhk reporting. police have arrested a man of suspicion of attempted murder and they have retrieved a gun, nhk reports. now, before we go, here's a preview of the new cnn original series, "patagonia: life on the edge of the world." watch the premiere sunday at 9:00 p.m. right here on cnn. our live coverage picks up with cnn's lynda kinkade, right after this. ♪ >>> this is patagonia. see this land of extremes like never before. is the where animals and humans, once enemies, now fight together against new challenges. what does it take to live in one of the most wild and isolated places on earth? pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. and now get relief without a pill with tylenol dissolve packs. relief without the water. dad, when is the future? um, oh wow. um, the

earlier i spoke to akihisa shiozaki, a former senior policy adviser to shinzo abe.he legacy japan's longest serving prime minister left behind. the prime minister was the first boss that i served for in politics. he was a very warm, open leader. he would often joke around, make everyone around him comfortable to speak up and i think that really led to his long prime ministership leaving the country injapan. a lot of people are still suffering, mourning the loss of one of japan's most influential leaders, and simply put, he brought back self—confidence injapan. through the success of economic policies, he tripled the nikkei index in eight years. he boosted international forjapan�*s role, and internationally for the deepening of the formation of the us—japan alliance, and these are legacies that no other prime ministers were able to achieve and i think you be long remembered for those. indeed, there are those who criticise mr shinzo abe, and bringing japan closer to confrontation with china, what are your thoughts on that? i think shinzo abe really tried to reintroduc

japan's former prime minister shinzo abe has been shot.e continue to monitor the unfolding tragedy. he was unconscious, taken to a hospital by helicopter. the shooter has been apprehended, he was a former self-defense member as well. we will bring the latest on shinzo abe's condition. ♪ dani: welcome back to bloomberg daybreak: europe, i'm dani burger in london. with the first word news is juliette saly in singapore. simone: the japanese government has confirmed that former prime minister shinzo abe has been shot in the western city of nara. the chief cabinet secretary says he is not aware of abe's condition. a broadcasters says the 67-year-old was taken to the hospital unconscious and unresponsive. prime minister kishida is returning to tokyo and will hold a news conference on arrival. president biden has a meeting with advisors set for friday. sources tell us it is not clear if you will decide on a path forward. he is weighing a decision to remove tariffs to curb inflation. china's ministry of finance is considering allowing local govern

shinzo abe then visited pearl harbour with mr 0bama but when mr trump was elected, shinzo abe was theis home. thank ou ve to visit him in his home. thank you very much _ to visit him in his home. thank you very much for _ to visit him in his home. thank you very much for that, - to visit him in his home. thank you very much for that, mariko —— mariko, as we await the start of the funeral, we will bring you the latest as it happens. the main opposition leader in sri lanka, sajith premadasa, says he intends to run for president as soon as the current president steps down. gotabaya rajapaksa, whose whereabouts are currently unknown, is expected to resign this week following widespread protests. crowds of protesters stormed the presidential palace last weekend, and are refusing to leave until mr rajapaksa has definitely left office. the speaker of parliament says mps will meet on friday to attempt to begin the process of electintg a new leader. while the country waits for president rajpaksa to step down, the economic crisis worsens. in an interview with the bbc�*s newsnight programme, the

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 commi

i shooting of shinzo abe has had on today's election?— today's election?tion? i made a visit to in front of the _ today's election? i made a visit to in front of the train _ today's election? i made a visit to in front of the train station - today's election? i made a visit to in front of the train station where | in front of the train station where shinzo abe was shot, and there was this endless line of mourners offering their condolences at a shrine that has been set up. a politician who was beside shinzo abe at the moment he was shot was offering his apologies there, and everybody has been offering the respects, putting politics aside. in terms of the election, the ruling liberal democratic party, which shinzo abe was a part of, they were predicted to win this upper house election, but it is the lower house which has the more power injapan. the ldp is predicted to win a majority, as expected, but the real function here, i think shinzo abe's passing had some effect on it. his larger legacy, his father is also caring for his grandfather, but you mentioned

and president trump answered the phone for shinzo abe. and did what he cajoled and coaxed him to do. they even called him, kim, the trump whisperer. it shows how much of a figure and presence that he was. and he was able to do what many world leaders were not, which is to have a productive and beneficial working relationship with president trump. it speaks a lot with abe, to deal with whomever may have been in office at the time. >> thanks so much, will ripley. appreciate it. >>> want to go to salena wang in beijing. abe is not afraid to stir the pot when it comes to china, maybe drawing a contrast with the current prime minister. >> his legacy is going to be paving the way for this hawkish view on china. when he was stepping down with the current prime minister, he was upushing for ka a more aggressive security stance. the relationship between china and japan was frosty. and many would say despite his many, many years in office, the relationship did not get any better. one of the lasting legacies is increasing the relationship, the ties

of course, shinzo abe what is a very divisive politician. his aborted lot employs nationalistic views but his critics say his relationships with china and south korea, important trading partners, with very frosty bull that you can see a lot of people trying to wait for him to return home here. this is where the current prime minister ofjapan, fumio kishida is expected to also pay a visit this afternoon. it is also been reported that shinzo abe's funeral is affected to take place on 12july. of course, japan holds an upper house of election tomorrow on sunday. house of election tomorrow on sunda . ., ., sunday. the man who fired the fatal shot _ sunday. the man who fired the fatal shot was _ sunday. the man who fired the fatal shot was detained - sunday. the man who fired the fatal shot was detained quickly | fatal shot was detained quickly by security. what more do we know about him? is by security. what more do we know about him?— by security. what more do we know about him? as you said, he is a 41-year-old _ know about him? as you said, he

shocked at this attack and just heartbroken to see shinzo abe killed in this way. he was such a great friend, both he and his wife to me and my wife lucy and to australia. he was a real force for stability in this region, in the asia-pacific. you know, the two most important modern partnerships in the asia-pacific are the quad lateral security dialogue between the states, japan, australia and india that would not ever have been established in the way it has if shinzo abe had not been prime minister of japan. and then of course the trans-pacific partnership which was barack obama's great strategic economic agenda for the asia-pacific, 12 countries including the u.s. and japan and australia. trump decided to pull out of that. and then everyone thought the deal was dead. well, in sydney in january 2017 shinzo abe and i decided that we should stick with it. now, japan was the biggest economy left in the -- among the 11 countries and without his leadership and commitment it could never have happened. so that deal was kept alive. it's now called the comprehensive and pro

world leaders are paying tribute to shinzo abe.dent biden says he is stunned, outraged, and saddened and the u.s. stands with japan and its moment of grief. antony blinken described the killing as profoundly disturbing and calls him a leader with great vision. india's prime minister said his country will mark a day of national mourning saturday. boris johnson called the passing incredibly sad. president

former jan ny foreign minister shinzo abe has died. officials confirmed at a hospital 20 miles outside of osaka, shot twice at a campaign event a few hours ago has passed away. >> abe was the longest-serving prime minister in japan's history. he served two different terms before stepping down in 2020. citing health issues a suspected gunman was taken into custody. no sense of motive just yet. to repeat, former japanese prime minister shinzo abe has died after assassinated shot twice, while giving a political speech in japan. we will have much more on this story ahead on "way too early" and "morning joe." he was 67 years old. >>> elsewhere, american basketball star brittney griner pled guilty to drug charges in a russian court yesterday. griner's plea came on the second day of her trial and more than four months after being arrested at a moscow airport. and russian officials said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. one of griner's attorneys told reporters after the hearing and admitted the vape cartridges

so many of those leaders had met shinzo abe, had relations with shinzo abe, and so the news is still sinking in. again, for the people in japan, to lose such a prominent figure in such a violent way is quite jarring. >> yeah. >> nbc's janis mackey frayer reporting for us in beijing. janis, thank you so much. we greatly appreciate it. gene, it is -- again, we are obviously the united states, not just news but culturally, we focus far more, obviously, on what is to the east of us in britain and europe. not quite as much with japan, despite their extraordinary power. but talk, if you can, for one minute, just for americans waking up who may not have as much of an understanding of what a massive figure he was in japanese politics, just the influence that he's had on japan. not only himself but his father as well as his grandfather. >> right. we tend to think of -- we tend to forget about japan. japan is the third largest economy in the world. an extremely important country. of course, our foreign policy, we talked for 20 years about a pivot toward the pacific in order to deal with china'

our top stories: japan prepares for the funeral of shinzo abe, assassinated last week.e had been the longest serving prime minister in the country's history. sri lanka's president confirms he will step down on wednesday but who will take over? there'll be a new british prime minister by the 5th of september — it points to many weeks of fierce campaigning forthe main candidates — the first round of voting will be on wednesday. the deepest dive into outer space — a glorious kaleidoscope of colour emerges from the first images received from the james webb telescope. the funeral of japan's former prime minister shinzo abe is to start shortly following his assasination on friday. the 67—year—old was shot at a campaign event in naru. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects.these are scenes from a vigil at the zojoji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was

of japan shinzo abe has minister ofjapan shinzo abe has been shot.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 north—west, in highland scotland — still some pretty grey cloud around and, in actual fact, this weather front�*s still going to sit there throughout the day on friday. high pressure is building in. 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 north—west of scotland, and the far north of northern ireland. as we go through the day, there'll be plenty of settled, sunny weather. with light winds, temperatures are going to respond quite quickly, so highs of 21 degrees in eastern scotland, 2a perhaps into the midlands, 28 celsius the high — that's 82 fahrenheit — somewhere in the south—east. we now have to start thinking about uv, which will be high or very high, and we haven't seen

this is one of the big causes that shinzo abe wanted to implement.st based injapan. i asked him about the impact of shinzo abe's death on the current election. today i made a visit to in front of the train station where shinzo abe was shot, and there was this endless line of mourners offering flowers and their condolences at a shrine that has been set up. a politician who was right beside shinzo abe at the moment he was shot was offering his almost apologies there, and everybody has been offering the respects, putting politics aside. in terms of the election, the ruling liberal democratic party, which shinzo abe was a part of, they were projected to win this upper house election, but it is the lower house which has the more power injapan. the ldp is predicted to win a majority, as expected, but this is a litmus test for the new prime minister, kishida, i think that is the real function here, i think shinzo abe's passing had some effect on that. his larger legacy, his father, he's also caring for his grandfather, but you mentioned this reform of the p

they sent a team to interview the local officers that were guarding shinzo abe. at a press conference, japan's leader called for scrutiny. >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> to be honest, i think the was a problem with the security arrangements. i hope the police will conduct a full investigation, and fix what needs to be fixed as soon as possible.>> reporter: video footage offers a sense of the situation. police say four men were assigned to guard shinzo abe, including one position behind him. the footage shows that officer may have been distracted by someone pushing a cart across the street. he faed to see the suspect walking toward shzo abe. the former police chief calls the security operation a complete failure. >> there was a small number of security guards on alert toward the back. they were facing the wrong way. i think there were various gaps. >> reporter: experts a police in japan may not have asked variance with this type of attack. in the past, they have dealt with demonstrations with extremists, which targeted politicians. recently, there have been f

we are following several breaking stories this hour, but, first, former japanese prime minister shinzo abe is dead after being shot during a campaign speech outside of osaka. that moment caught on video. we do want to warn you, it is shocking to see. >> police tackled the gunman, you can see there, described as a man in his 40s, state broadcaster nhk quotes police who say he used a homemade gun. we will be live in tokyo in just a moment. >> we are also keeping a close watch this hour on what's happening in washington. former white house counsel pat cipollone expected on capitol hill for closed door testimony today. he'll speak with the january 6th select committee. again, watching that closely as well as the latest jobs report, just out a short time ago, which shows the economy added 327,000 jobs in the month of june. the unemployment rate holding steady at 3.6%. a lot going on this morning as you can see. but we do want to begin with this breaking news out of japan, the assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe. blake essig is in tokyo this morning. what more do we know about

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 two days before the upper house election. the candidates of party leaders continued

president biden called shinzo abe a champion of the u.s.-japan alliance.ore on his impact, we are joined by christopher john who served as director of east asia in the security council. i know when prime minister abe came here for the state dinner, you were part of that delegation. how will you remember the prime minister's impact? christopher: thank you for giving me the opportunity to be here today. as your segment noted upfront, abe was a transformational figure in japan. one of the most consequential prime ministers and japan's history. he came to office with a determination, a mission to restore japan as a leader in the world, and he brought a comprehensive strategy to do it. he was head of the curve in recognizing china as a threat to the international order and designed a strategy to manage relations with beijing. he had an ambitious economic strategy. he brought japan into the transpacific partnership in 2013. he kept japan in the agreement and kept the agreement together after the u.s. pulled out in 2017 under president trump. and finally, he loos

shinzo abe just his first year visited almost 50 countries.tionships and put japan on a global stage perhaps unlike any other prime minister we have seen. not only was he the longest-serving prime minister, but truly a household name. not just inside japan, but he was known around the world, visiting american presidents from barack obama and former president trump to also interacting with leaders in europe, the middle east, and africa, and, of course, asia here as well. he even was the first japanese premier in many years to meet with chinese president xi jinping given the fact japan is close with the united states and china remains very fraught. it's a huge loss as people start to shift from the shock and the grief to the remembrance. it continues to flow around the world. he will be sorely missed. >> even at the moment of his tragic death, shinzo abe was engaged in world democracy. will ripley, thanks so much for that. >>> also this morning we're following a developing story out of ukraine. a russian missile attack has injured several people

at our medical university hospital confirmed a few hours ago that former japanese prime minister shinzo abe has died after being shot twice, once in the chest and once in the neck while speaking at a campaign rally ahead of the upper house elections set for this sunday. doctors treating abe said he was bleeding profusely and the bullet that killed him was deep enough to have reached his heart. in the end, about 20 doctors were fighting to save his life, they said they faced difficulties stopping the bleeding, and it was that loss of blood that abe died from. now, the shooting happened while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning, local time, in the western japanese city of nara. several hours after the shooting, a visibly emotional fumio kishida, the current prime minister, held a press conference calling the shooting an unforgivable act. abe's brother and minister of defense nobuo kishi also addressed the media calling the attack an affront to democracy and freedom to speech. the suspect, a man in his 40s, was arrested on the spot, in possession of what nhk is describing as a ha

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japan's longest serving prime minister shinzo abe is assasinated — the country's current leader condemnshe attack. translation: i pray that somehow his life could be spared but unfortunately, he passed away despite those prayers. this is truly unfortunate. the suspect has been named by police as 41 year old yama—gami tetsuya. he's thought to be a former member of the country's navy. president biden signs an executive order to help safeguard american women's access to abortion. resigns as chancellor on tuesday — now rishi sunak sets out his stall to become british prime minister to replace boris johnson novak djokovic reaches another wimbledon final beating britain's cameron norrie japan's former prime minister shinzo abe has been shot dead in the street while giving an election speech. he was the country's longest serving post—war prime minister. according to police, mr abe's attacker used a home—made gun and fired two shots. world leaders have reacted with shock. us presidentjoe biden said he was "stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened" and india's prime minister narendra modi declared

former prime minister shinzo abe has been rushed to the hospital after being shot. it happened when he was giving a speech in western japan. have a look here. [speaking in foreign language] >> japan's current prime minister says abe is in critical condition and doctors are fighting to save his life. the fire department reports that abe was in a state of pulmonary arrest. they were quick to arrest the gunman, a plan in his 40s, saying he used a home made gun. we are live this hour in tokyo. what more can you tell us? >> you just heard the booming gunshots ring out in the video you just played. japanese broadcaster reporting former prime minister shinzo abe was shot, once in the chest and one on the right side of his neck. it happened this morning in the western city of nara. about an hour ago, the current prime minister held a press conference and addressed abe's current condition. take a listen. [speaking in foreign language] first of all in the morning, i received the news that the former prime minister was shot and now in critical condition. emergency operation is

i strongly condemn this shinzo. abu retired twice both times for health reasons. nevertheless, it turned out to be strong enough to continue active political activity until the fatal shots pavel matveev sergei aksyonov evgeny stefanchuk kirill danilov channel one in the course of a special operation to protect the civilian population of donbass, the russian armed forces destroyed two harpoon missile systems in the odessa region, also supplied by britain, with high-precision sea-based weapons, as the official representative of the military department said. igor konashenkov, our fighters shot down mig-29 and su-25 aircraft in the air, one of the military vehicles was intercepted by the air defense system the armed forces of the russian federation continue a special operation in ukraine in as a result of the fire destruction of the positions of the 188th battalion of the 123rd territorial defense brigade in the area of ​​​​the city of ochakov, mykolaiv region , up to 290 ukrainian servicemen and 29 units of british and automotive equipment were destroyed in the city

shinzo abe, thank you."ere also visible tributes to the japanese leader around the globe, including at the united nations meeting in geneva, switzerland. have a look. ambassadors there stood for a moment of silence in abe's honor. and in taiwan, the landmark taipei 101 building was lit with members of thanks for the longest-serving prime minister. one described him as a friend of taiwan forever. japan's flag would be seen flying at half-staff in washington, d.c. one of many tributes put in place by the grieving nation. >> translator: we have lost a great politician who has made great achievements in various fields in order to open up our country. i am deeply saddened that we lost him this way. >> and earlier, i spoke with a senior advisor to former prime minister abe and i asked him about abe's unique ties and relationship with the u.s. here he is. >> in prime minister abe's priorities, preserving the safety and peace of the nation has always been at the top. and prime minister abe always valued the importan

shinzo abe's funeral wrapped up a few hours ago. the private service was followed by a procession through the streets of tokyo. the hearse passed by the japanese parliament and the prime minister's office. his widow sat in the front seat and acknowledged mourners with nods. the current prime minister came she do came she doe and his staff stood outside and abe's younger brother was also there. the body will eventually be cremated. >>> police say the miles per hour suspemiles per hour suspec confessed to the shooting. he will be in court in a week. there was a huge outpouring of grief with many people laying flowers and sharing condolences. blake essig has been following it all from tokyo. >> reporter: it is a sad day here in japan and even the weather gray skies and a little bit of rain, raining right now, seems to be reflecting the mood as japan says good-bye and lays to rest its longest serving prime minister, a man who first served in parliament that building right there in 1993 and would go on to become both a popular leader as

the site where shinzo abe was gunned down on friday has now become a place of pilgrimage. up this morning to lay flowers and pay their respects. it's an old cliche that japanese people don't show public emotion. not today. at lunchtime, the hearse carrying mr abe's body arrived at his home in tokyo. here, too, the emotion was palpable as a stream of friends and dignitaries came to pay their respects. outside, we met a close friend of mr abe's, a right—wing political ally. ifeel very, very, very, very sad. and a sense of loss is so great that i do not know how to overcome. it has been striking to see the continuing outpouring of grief and anger today, notjust here but from around the world. it's hard to think of another japanese politician whose death would have inspired days of national mourning in places as far away as india and brazil. there are now serious questions being asked about what happened yesterday in nara, not the least of which is the performance of mr abe's bodyguard team. this video shows how the gunmen was able to approach mr abe from behind completely unc

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shinzo abe was giving a campaign speech when there was a shot fired. from another angle, you can see shinzo abe turn briefly. then the second shot. he collapsed as the suspected gunman was tackled. please describe it is a homemade shotgun made of metal pipes and tape. it was seen lying on the street. little is known about the 41-year-old suspect. please say that he admitted that he wanted to kill russians allow be because of a garage. what is not clear is how unarmed man got close enough to shinzo abby to kill him. one of japan's most recognizable figures, shinzo abe was popular and polarizing. he was focused on restoring japan's military power to counter the rising threat from china. he took president obama to hiroshima. he became the first japanese leader to visit pearl harbor. >> prime minister shinzo abe was a and credible leader, once in a generation. he was an amazing partner to the united states. both of our countries have lost a great leader and friend. in a country where stringent gun laws make it home to own a firearm, the brazen attack is de