mystery. who bombed a controversial landmark in georgia good evening, everyone it was a brazen act of violence that has stunned japan and the world. shinzo abe, former prime minister of japan, ally to the u.s., and friend of american presidents, murdered in broad daylight by a lone assassin, shot in a country where gun violence is exceedingly rare it happened in the city of nara as the long-serving leader was appearing at an outdoor event in support of a fellow politician abe felled by two gunshots the shooter wrestled to the ground. authorities say he used a homemade gun and has confessed to the murder in washington, president biden reacting to the news saying he was stunned and outraged this afternoon, traveling to the japanese embassy where he signed a book of condolences. janis mackey frayer has our report we must warn you, some of the images are graphic. reporter: it was 11:30 in the morning former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, was giving a campaign speech whe
good evening the u.s. supreme court tonight ending a term that reshaped the court itself and the country in dramatic fashion. the first black woman to be confirmed as a supreme court justice sworn in today justice ketanji brown jackson replacing retiring justice stephen breyer she joins a court that days ago rocked the country with its ruling overturning the long-established constitutional right to abortions the term ending today with split decisions for the biden administration on immigration and the environment. in a win for its border policy, the court saying the administration acted properly in trying to end the trump-era policy that requires asylum seekers wait in mexico while their cases are decided. but the court also undercut the administration s climate change efforts, saying the epa overreached in its efforts to move the country from coal production to cleaner alternatives justice correspondent pete williams has details. reporter: in one of the most important envi
new names of republican lawmakers who allegedly asked trump for pardons, plus learning from the film maker who turned over hours of footage of the president and his family to the january 6th committee. what did he tell investigators today? and a major decision from the supreme court on guns. critics say it s adding fuel to the fire when it comes to gun violence in america. let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me. it s a quote, a brazen statement from then-president trump after he had been told that every single allegation of mass fraud was faulse, every one. his response, say it was corrupt, leave the rest to me, a quote the deputy general richard donohue told today that trump told him on december 27th, 2020. you also noted mr. rosen said to mr. trump, quote, doj can t and won t snap its fingers and change the election. how did the president respond to that, sir? he respon
two loud bangs officers tackling the suspect. a homemade gun seen lying on the ground. what police are saying about the motive also tonight, president biden slamming the supreme court as out of control as he signs an executive order on abortion access. what it protects and what it can t in states banning or restricting abortion. just in, the stunning reversal from elon musk. why the world s richest man is dropping his bid to buy twitter. the surprising new jobs report, the u.s. adding 372,000 jobs in june what it means for chances of a recession. the first funerals for victims of the highland park parade shooting the suspect s uncle speaking out to nbc news what he would say to his nephew and an 8-year-old boy injured in the attack fighting to survive tonight. the key witness, former trump white house counsel pat cipollone testifying for hours before the january 6th committee. and the monument
of the court, i am pleased to welcome justice jackson to the court and to our common calling [ applause ] pete, looking ahead, the court said it will hear a case that could affect the coming presidential election reporter: yes, lester the court agreed to decide whether state legislatures and not state courts get the last word on how elections should be conducted for federal candidates republicans say that s how it s supposed to work, but opponents say that would leave state courts unable to defend voters when their rights are threatened lester pete williams outside the supreme court for us tonight. thank you. this evening president biden slamming the supreme court for its did he session overturning roe v. wade, accusing the justices of outrageous behavior and urging a controversial change to senate rules in response kelly o donnell has that story reporter: from a world stage moment in spain, president biden accused the highest court of upending american freedom. the one thi