bill: all that happening during a campaign event days before a national election. shocking a nation with some of the world s tightest gun regulations. violent crime in japan is rare. he was airlifted to a hospital with two gunshot wounds but they were fatal as doctors tried to revive him. the begunman was tackled at the scene. 41 years old. he is alive and an investigation underway how he got so close. alex hogan begins our coverage live in london with the late breaking details as we get more now. alex, hello. hi, bill. the former prime minister of japan has been assassinated. shinzo abe was at a campaign event when he was shot this taking place today in the western part of the country. minutes into his speech for a parliamentary election the 67-year-old conservative politician fell to the ground shot from behind. medics airlifted him to the hospital and doctors attempting to save him with blood transfusions before they officially declared him dead. the gunman is in c
where to begin. it s a great way to start a press conference. this was after wave of scandal. the straw that broke the camel s back was johnson s decision to promote beneficial facing sexual misconduct allegations. his allocation lease one of america s closest allies in the state of political turmoil. we ll show you live look at a moment from 10 downing street were about 15 minutes ago they made the amount announcement. there was a chorus of cheers and cat calls that came down from > it s really not the world of the parliamentary conservative party that there should be a new leader of the party and therefore a new prime minister. the process of choosing that new leader should begin now. foreign affairs correspondent. dano that s right it s almost over. conservative u.k. prime minister boris johnson stepping down as party leader which eventually lead to him departing as the p.m. he broke the news in front of his famous office home after an amazing 36 hours in u.k. politi
he pled a traffic stop. the shooting happened last monday after police in akron, ohio pulled over 25-year-old jaelyn walker who is black for a traffic violation. but walker allegedly sped off and a routine traffic stop became a safety threat while police say there was a muzzle flash from the car early on in the chase. walker who they say was wearing a ski mask abandoned his car and the pursuit became a foot chase with 8 officers yelling at him to stop. this is video of what happened next. but we want to warn viewers it s hard to watch and hard to hear. it shows officers firing dozens of shots in a matter of seconds. [shots firing] the police chief says still photos appear to show walker turning towards officers in a way that led them to believe he was armed. when you see it in realtime it s hard to distinguish what mr. walker is doing. in the still photos, there is a picture that appears to all of us that mr. walker is going down to his waist area. there is a photograph
out of his rolling vehicle and ran off. police say they tried using a stun gun to stop walker and when that failed, they opened fire. eight officers shot as many as 90 rounds. claudia cowan is following the story in los angeles. the shooting happened last monday after police in akron, ohio pulled over 25-year-old walker for a traffic violation. exactly what it was is unclear, but walker allegedly sped off and a routine traffic stop became a public safety threat, after police say an apparent gunshot was fired from walker s car, while cops were chasing him. police say body cam video captured what they believe was a muzzle flash from the car early in the chase. walker at some point abandoned his vehicle and the pursuit became a foot chase with eight officers yelling at him to stop. this is video of what happened next. we want to warn you, it is hard to watch and hard to hear because it shows officers firing dozens of shots in a matter of seconds. again, this video is graphi
several private messages on facebook in the 30 minutes leading up to the massacre. one message referred to shooting his own grandmother. another about attacking an elementary school. julie: a short time later he entered the school through a back door and went into a fourth grade classroom, barricaded himself and opened fire. a border patrol agent from an elite unit rushed into the shooter killing the student. bill: we have heard from many anguished parents waiting for news of their missing children and many are now left to remember their loved ones who are no longer. she was very happy and very outgoing. loved to dance and sing and play sports. hundreds of friends. they were all frantic praying. they were saying anything they could to the policemen to let them get the kids. he is still in there, we can t do that. other kids staying he is in still in there. we re stronger together. julie: last night mourners gathered for a vigil to honor the victims, wanting to com