current prime minister fumio kishida really encapsulated the emotions felt across japan. he was visibly upset, in tears almost, you know, as he talked about the current condition of former prime minister abe and went on to say that calling the shooting an unforgivable act. abe s brother and current minister of defense nobuo kishi also addressed the media calling the attack an affront to democracy and the suppression of freedom of speech. witnesses say that abe was shot from behind, he didn t collapse after that first shot but did collapse after the second shot before receiving cpr and the suspect as you described a man in his 40s was arrested on the spot in possession of what nhk is describing as a handmade gun. now, abe was there in japan s western city to deliver a stump speech for the liberal democratic candidates ahead of the upper house election set for this sunday, while a couldn t verse figure here in japan at times and around the world for his policies, abe is an in
fresh election results in this morning and some hints of democratic optimism. i m john berman. brianna is off, cnn chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins here in morning. a lot to see in these races from last night. it really s when you look closely again, hints, which was, scents. everyone is wanting to pick up on those to know what to say come november. there were some big names on the ballots in several states but it s the special elections in new york that could point to national trends. cnn projects that democrat pat ryan will win the battleground 19th district, this is a district that joe biden narrowly carried in 2020 and that republicans really had hopes of flipping. democrats worked to make abortion rights the central issue in this race, much more on this in just a moment. also here in new york powerful committee chair jerry nadler defeat carolyn maloney which illustrated redistricting struggles for democrats. in florida val demings the former po
probe of the capitol insurrection. key witnesses subpoenaed by the doj this week including two top aides of former vice president mike pence were asked specifically about the fake elector scheme and the role of trump s lawyers. and according to the washington post, justice department investigators in april received phone records of key officials and aides in the trump administration, including his former chief of staff, mark meadows. these are by far the most in-depth accounts of the federal investigation. until now we had virtually no sign this investigation had touched on the actions of the president himself. and it comes as the new york times reports new details on the so-called fake electors scheme, including previously undisclosed emails among trump advisers that show knowledge as the times puts it that a key element of their plan was of dubious legality and lived up to its billing as fake. let s go first to sunlen serfaty who is live for us on capitol hill wit
summit in madrid, we will be there live. the supreme court issuing its final opinions of the term today and judge ketanji brown jackson prepares to be sworn in. also, we re learning new details about the horrific discovery of migrants inside that truck in texas. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is thursday, june 30th. i m brianna keilar with john berman this morning. the white house lawyer who by all accounts did everything in his power to keep president trump in check has been subpoenaed by the january 6th committee. the panel clearly believes that pat cipollone is a central figure in their investigation. witnesses say he pushed back on the fake electors scheme and cassidy hutchinson told the committee it was cipollone who warned that if trump went to the capitol, quote, we re going to be charged with every crime imaginable. cipollone did meet with the panel informally back in april but has been reluctant to do more. now a source is t
economic legislation through the senate. the inflation redaction act represents what would be the largest investment in energy and climate programs in u.s. history. it would extend health care subsidies and give medicare the power to negotiate prescription drug prices. senator schumer says it will close tax loopholes and reduce the deficit by $300 billion. cnn s sunlen serfaty is on capitol hill with the latest on the deal. reporter: good morning. this is certainly a big breakthrough on capitol hill and democrats and the white house certainly breathing a huge sigh of relief this morning. senator sinema coming out and announcing that she is on board, that she s going to move forward with this bill, meaning that democrats very likely have the votes to get this passed through on capitol hill, and this is a major piece of the biden administration with major investments in climate, energy and health care, as well as tax reform. it was on that issue of tax reform where senator