secretary of state antony blinken reacting to the shocking news. our thoughts, our prayers are with him, for his family, with the people of japan. this is a very, very sad moment and we re awaiting news. former president donald trump who had a very close relationship with abe saying, quote, absolutely devastating news that shinzo abe a truly great man and leader has been shot. he has a true friend of mine and much more importantly america. brian: you heard it was serious and he ended unjust passing away. abe who was japan s longest serving member left office in 2020 due to his health issues not political issues. the suspected gunman was immediately taken into custody. we don t know much about the gunman except he was 40-something years old and seems to be a hand made gun. you don t hear a lot about violence in japan. and shinzo abe still taking part in the political process was campaigning for somebody when he was struck. this is stunning news because simultaneously t
try to keep trump in office were dangerous. also, there are reports that a week from tonight, the committee will hold what is expected to be the final hearing in primetime tv. but so far, the committee members are not officially confirming this. and hearing scheduled for tuesday, lawmakers will focus on far-right groups that attacked the capitol on january 6th. we will be connecting the dots as people know, and as mr. raskin has indicated publicly, we are looking at the connections between the various extremist groups. this wasn t just an event that unfolded. it was planned. who did the planning, and who were they connected with, how did it unfold, and i think we will be connecting dots. it ll be new information that has not yet been learned. i think it ll be worth watching. and as the january six panel digs for more evidence, pointing to trump s direct a role on the insurrection, the former guy will be campaigning for candidates and raising cash. tomorrow, while lawmaker
out among enforcement, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. the investigation into how we came this close to not having a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election is about to enter a critical phase. tomorrow, the committee carrying out that inquiry sets down with a key witness. trump s former white house counsel, pat cipollone. testimony for the last week s hearing revealed that he raised red flags about the efforts to try to keep trump in office were dangerous. also, there are reports that a week from tonight, the committee will hold what is expected to be the final hearing and primetime tv. but so far, the committee members are not officially confirming this. and hearing scheduled for tuesday, lawmakers will focus on far-right groups that attacked the capitol on january 6th. we will be connected the dots as people now, and as mr. raskin is indicated publicly, we are looking at the connections betw
zelenskyy says his country will not see cede any territory and putin warns he s prepared to drag this war out. we ll talk with the former ukrainian president live. and right now, former trump white house counsel, pat cipollone, is testifying in person behind closed doors before the house january 6th committee. and we begin with the breaking and stunning news from japan. overnight, japan s former prime minister, shinzo abe, was assassinated at a campaign event in nara. the moment captured on video. a warning, it may be disturbing. abe was shot in the chest and the neck while giving a speech. he was quickly rushed to the hospital before his death was announced at 5:00 a.m. eastern time. abe was 67 years old and had been japan s longest serving prime minister. police say a suspect was arrested at the scene and is being investigated for murder. the killing shocking the world as gun violence is incredibly rare in japan. joining us now with the latest is former cnbc tokyo burea
and the latest economic numbers participate a conflicting picture. we ll help you figure out what it all means. the sri lankan president say they ll resign after tens of thousands of people stormed their residences to protest the country s economic cries. this comes after months of protell uses across the south asian nation. it reached unprecedented levels on saturday. at one point more than 100,000 people converged outside the president s residence calling for his resignation. the prime minister says he s willing to make way for an all party government to take over. sri lanka s parliamentary speaker is calling for calm as the country waits for a transition of power to occur. translator: there is no need to destabilize the country any longer. i respectfully request for the cooperation of everyone on behalf of the country and for the country s future in order to maintain peace. cnn s will rippley joins us now from taipei. the protesters got what they wanted in a sense. t