didn t attempt to run. he just got arrested on the spot. several police officers on site were able to take the suspect into custody and he s now being questioned. police did retrieve a gun and the suspect, again, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. nhk reporters on the scene said they heard two shots while abe was delivering that stump speech. he was there to deliver a speech in support of liberal democratic party candidates ahead of the upper house election, which is set for this sunday. abe is japan s longest-serving prime minister, first elected in 2006 before serving multiple different terms over the years that had followed before stepping down in 2020 because of health concerns relating to a long-term debilitating disease. despite stepping down, abe remained a key player in japanese politics, speaking very candidly about taiwan, hinting even recently at japan s increased military role, possibly military role in taiwan. again, former prime minister shinzo
Around the world. Im bianca nobilo. Im max foster joining you live from london. Just ahead on cnn newsroom. Americans deserve a competitive federal government that can pass a budget. Were pro keeping the government open. Translator ive decided to replace the Minister Of Defense of ukraine. The Ministry Needs New approaches and other formats of interaction in both the military and society as a whole. Its just really thick, dense mud. We dont expect this kind of rain. And the effect, nobodys ever seen this kind of effect in there ever. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. Its monday, september 4th, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 4 00 a. M. In washington where u. S. Senators are set to come back from their august recess to try to broker a deal to avoid a government shut down on october 1. House of representatives dont come back in next week, but the clock is already ticking to get on the same page about the National Budget and keep vital federal agencies f
Hello, im nicky schiller. Welcome to the programme. We start this hour with reaction to the news that us lawmakers in the senate have approved a 95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. President biden says he will sign the bill later today and that more arms and equipment will be sent to ukraine within a week. The overwhelming vote in favour of the deal marks the end of six months of deadlock amongst us politicians. The measures approve around 61 billion in long awaited aid for ukraine alone. It also designates more than 26 billion in aid for Military Support for israel and humanitarian aid for gaza. And 8 billion for taiwan and Us Indo Pacific allies. President biden said it showed that america stood resolutely against tyranny and oppression. President zelensky said it reinforced americas role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. The Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said america had shown its allies it would not turn its back on them. A lot of peop
told the bbc that the company did not give clear and definitive confirmation that the lines were de energised. the result was police treating fallen lines as live, and blocking roads. one witness, travis miller, showed the bbc his footage. he filmed the main road going north out of the town, blocked for hours by the police. i knew like once i saw the road block, this is insane. like, those people are on the road, not because of a trafficjam but one that is created by, you know, our authorities. the mayor of maui, richards bisson, told the bbc the town should have been better prepared. you know better preparation, right, i mean, that s what everybody is pointing to. who should take responsibility for that? we all should take responsibility. all of us, for sure. at least 99 people lost their lives that day, and authorities are still trying to identify remains using dna technology. u i and the people she took with her were able to escape the fire, but several of her neighbours w