on msnbc, the tsunami warning in japan after a series of powerful earthquakes erupted off the country s coast. fires breaking out, collapsed homes, tremors felt even in the capital city of tokyo. we ll have a live report with the latest in israel, a barrage of rockets fired toward tel aviv with prime minister netanyahu saying the war is expected to go on for many more months. what that will look like. the rising tensions in the region after a u.s. helicopter sunk three houthi rebel ships. just two weeks left before the caucuses. candidates barnstorming the states. who will come out on top. happy new year to you, it is 10:00 a.m., i m frances rivera reporting from new york city. we begin with the breaking news out of japan. overnight a series of strong earthquakes in the sea of japan prompting a tsunami warning among the nation s western and coastal regions. one quake reaching a magnitude of 7.6 grounding commercial flights and halting rail services for the affected
politician up ahead of reelection this monday. now the nation will be holding his funeral. president biden paid a visit to the japanese embassy yesterday saying he was stunned, outraged and saddened by the former prime minister s killing. and he had this to say about the assassination on japan s security. we re going to learn more about, as time goes on, about motive, about the whole japanese, prime minister is a stable ally and we, do not believe it s likely to have i don t know yet likely to have any profound destabilizing impact on japanese security or japanese solidarity. when we look at this, japan one of our key allies, particularly in this region and particularly militarily with all that goes on with chinese efforts to expand. and a lot to talk about on a global scale. absolutely, and i think that hearing the outpouring from so many world leaders about the legacy of abe, japan s youngest prime minister when he took over and the longest serving when he was don
democratic party. i think democrats need to look more lick eric adams, joe manchin and joe biden and follow their policies, that s how you get to the majority. i m sure my twitter is going to blow up. thanks for that. griff: absolutely explode. thank you for being here as well. we will continue to track this less than four months on midterms, get ready, election season is on its way. mollie. former prime minister shinzo abe assassinated during campaign speech. his body back in the capital city of tokyo as more information is coming about killer and misreview failures in security protection. joining us now on all of this cia chief, don hoffman, i just want to get your thoughts about this happening, what we neglect about the killer and what we are
correspondent jeff from los angeles. less than 50 days away from the pandemic postponed 2020 summer olympics, japan says 100% moving forward. organizers unveiled the music, the podium used during metal ceremonies. making the world one again through the power of sports is what we need now. the 2020 president said despite the confidence, she acknowledges the dark cloud that coronavirus has and continues to cast over the olympics. speak with the situation in the world is changing day-to-day and we need to monitor the coronavirus infection situation to make an appropriate decision. it is ever mission is organizing committee to make preparations in order to 100% be able to hold the game. 2% to 3% of the general population has been fully vaccinated. just this week the capital city of tokyo has seen 500 new covid
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