believed was connected to the former prime minister. later at the man s home, investigators found more weapons, also hand made. among the 125 million people, there are less than 200,000 licensed firearms, mostly hunting rifles and shotguns in japan. the process to get one over there is daunting. you must pass a written test, a psychiatric evaluation, an extensive background check, a drug test and a shooting test to prove you know how to handle the weapon. because of all of that, japan s violent crime rate, especially gun crime, is exceedingly rare. put to it in context, japan experienced just ten shooting incidents in all of 2021 where just one person was killed. just one. abe s assassination has rattled the country and world leaders alike. here was president biden earlier today. i tried to put a call in to the present prime minister, and he was on the very late night there. i m going to be stopping to sign the condolence book at the japanese embassy on the way to the cia.
eight hour has to money he was likely peppered with questions about bombshell testimony invoking his name. watch. presidents white house counsel s pat cipollone was also present. do you remember what his position was? pat was very supportive. pat cipollone throughout these conversations was extremely supportive of the justice department. i saw mr. cipollone right before i walked out on the west exact that morning, and mr. cipollone said something to the effect of please make sure we don t go up to the capitol capacity, keep in touch with me. we are going to get charged with every crime imaginable. our committee is certain that donald trump does not want mr. cipollone to testify here. indeed, our evidence shows that mr. cipollone and his office tried to do what was right. we think the american people deserve to hear mr. cipollone personally. so this important testimony is likely to be revealed this week and we will also hear from another key witness it seems, sarah
house is pushing back against criticism it is not doing enough. msnbc get executive actions boosting access to abortion and contraception. the white house emphasizing that only congress will codify roe v. wade protections into federal law. this all comes as a post rule america begins to really take shape. friday, a louisiana judge ruled that the state can now enforce its total ban on abortions. republicans in pennsylvania just advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban abortion in that state. an amendment that could be valid as soon as next year. president biden works to do what he can to protect reproductive freedom. he is also calling out the high court for its quote, dangerous and outrageous ruling. we cannot allow an out of control supreme court working in conjunction with extremist elements of the republican party to take away freedoms. and our personal autonomy. the choice we face as a nation between the mainstream and the extreme. but we are witnes
eight hour has to money he was likely peppered with questions about bombshell testimony invoking his name. watch. presidents white house counsel s pat cipollone was also present. do you remember what his position was? pat was very supportive. pat cipollone throughout these conversations was extremely supportive of the justice department. i saw mr. cipollone right before i walked out on the west exact that morning, and mr. cipollone said something to the effect of please make sure we don t go up to the capitol capacity, keep in touch with me. we are going to get charged with every crime imaginable. our committee is certain that donald trump does not want mr. cipollone to testify here. indeed, our evidence shows that mr. cipollone and his office tried to do what was right. we think the american people deserve to hear mr. cipollone personally. so this important testimony is likely to be revealed this week and we will also hear from another key witness it seems,
one of those district attorneys will join me live. i m ayman mohyeldin let s get started. we start this evening with the january six committee, propping a hearing for tuesday after landing a major witness. trump s white house counsel pat cipollone testifying for eight hours friday. and a videotaped and transcript closed-door interview. now remember the committee said that cipollone did not contradict testimony of other witnesses, and a source told nbc news that he was cooperative quote. cipollone was inside the white house and the days leading up to the insurrection you may recall, including a white house meeting with discussions about season voting machines and sending false letters to state officials about election fraud. and he was also in the west wing on january 6th, during the