event. what we know about funeral services and new details on the weapons the suspect used if that attack. plus a cnn exclusive, how firefighters are going on the offensive to bring down drones that could interfere with their ability to stop wildfires. it is the weekend. we are glad to have you this saturday, july 9th. thanks for waking up with us. and thank you for having me here this weekend. good to be with you guys. we ll begin with the january 6 committee interview with one of the most important witnesses. former white house council pat cipollone testifying before that panel for more than 7 hours. a source said he provided, quote, a great deal of new information. and keep in mind, portions of yesterday s closed-door meeting will be made public in upcoming hearings. he was among a handful of people who spent time with donald trump as the u.s. capitol unfolded. they were trying to figure out what trump was doing and how he reacted to the violence in realtime. zoe l
alternat alternative, because republicans are only going to help the rich and democrats are looking out for every day americans. hard to believe it is only a few months away. we hope you ll come back and chat with us more. good to see you. we we were just discussing, rising prices are being felt everywhere at the grocery store and gas stations and at day care centers. since the pandemic, half a million families have struggled due to unreliable childcare and that is forcing parents to make some tough career decisions. gabe cohen has more on this. reporter: at kid s stuff childcare center, the cost of food, rent and power and supplies is soaring. everything is up. reporter: and angel a has raised wanls 40% but still struggling to hire staff with one classroom closed and wait list growing. we re up between 30% and 35%
in lewis, delaware and raising 10 ferst for the second straight year to raise teacher wages to roughly $14 an hour. i don t want to drive away the parents. reporter: jessica is a teacher at beach babies and her 5-year-old son comes here for day care. most of my paycheck is going to have him here. and that is rough because now bev gas price and food price and everything is just going up and up. have you thought about leaving the industry? i love what i do. and i can t these children need teachers who do love what they do. but many mothers have left the work force. part of a trend. as of may, women s jobs made up 88% of those lost in the pandemic. this is jasper. reporter: these two have struggled to afford childcare in san diego. $370 a week. since her employer cut her hours in half so they flew her sons to
his motive. translator: the suspect confessed that he had committed the act as he a grudge against a specific organization and believed former prime minister abe was part of it. reporter: a shooting like this is almost unthinkable in japan. guns are strictly controlled here. it is a long and complicated process to buy one. involving classes, background checks, mental health evaluations and drug screening. it results in the lowest crime rate in the world. in japan, there were only ten shootings last year with only one death. in the united states, that figure exponentially higher. according to the gun violence archive, firearms were responsible for more than 45,000 deaths last year in the united states. keep in mind japan has about 40% of the u.s. population. the u.s. is also eclipsing japan in the number of guns in the country. in japan, there are 0.3 guns for every 100 people. in the u.s., 120 guns, that is more guns than people.
disbelief on the streets of tokyo. a crime most people here only hear about in other countries. not their own. translator: it is unbelievable to see an attack like this in japan. which is very safe. it is unbelievable that somebody was walking around with a gun like that. translator: there are many gun crimes happening abroad but i never imagined it would happen in japan. reporter: at the scene of the shooting, mourners laid flowers, some shedding tears for the man who was widely admired, at times kr controversial and whose death weighs heavily on a country unfamiliar with the grief of gun violence. police say the motive of the suspected shooter was not political but an organization that he believes the former prime minister was somehow attached to. we expect to learn more about the investigation and also funeral arrangements in the coming days. meanwhile, tributes are pouring in from around the world. here in taiwan, taipei 101, the