jim, it seems that the motive by the suspect, it has nothing to do with geopolitical politics. abe, he aligned himself with washington and the u.s. militarized japan, something that had been unusual because of the world war ii legacy. what does that mean for politics and going forward. i think it s certainly a major blow to all japanese citizens regardless of political affiliation. i think they are shocked, they are sad, the whole nation is in mourning. that is just an incredibly rare event that you don t see in japan, so first is the shock effect. i don t think it s going to have an effect, eric, on the election, why do i say that? of course, people are going to go to the polls more sympathetic to abe s party, ldp, but the ldp has basically ruled japan ever since 1955 with only a handful
but it is july, it s hot but this is fairly typical. alicia:s is summer. meteorologist adam klotz, thank you so much. adam: you got it. eric: that s it for us for this hour but we will be back at 4:0. 3 hours from now, right alicia? alicia: exactly, rich edison is next with more news from washington, have a good one. rich: as gas prices dig deep into american wallets, president biden heads to the middle east this week including a stop in oil rich saudi arabia, there he must balance desire for more oil production with his own tough words against the kingdom s human rights records. welcome to fox news live i m rich edison in washington and kevin corke is here and joining us with more. hey, kevin. kitchen kitchen great to see you, my friend. let s be honest about this, the president s visit to saudi kingdom comes with fairly cost both domestically and