president biden pay respects in the wake of the assassination of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. also, search and rescue efforts are under way in ukraine after a russian missile hit a residential building, killing at least a dozen civilians. we ll get a live report. n civil. we l welcome to way too early, on this monday, july 11th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for joining us. the next hearing into the january 6 capitol attack is tomorrow and it will focus on what the committee has called the marshaling of the mob. this will reportedly include evidence of coordination between trump world and the extremist groups that led the attack on the capitol such as the proud boys and the oathkeepers. a source tells the nbc news that former oathkeepers spokesman jason will testify. he left the group back in 2017 but he will speak about how it spreads propaganda and how it became radical over the years. he has met with the committee twice before. former produce white house
to corroborate other things we ve learned along the way. he was the white house counsel at the time. he was aware of every major move. i think that donald trump was making, he was aware of every major move i think that donald trump was making to overthrow the 2020 election and essentially seize the presidency and i consider his testimony valuable. importantly, there is no sense that cipollone contradicted the explosive testimony of former trump aide cassidy hutchinson. moving overseas now, funeral services for former japanese prime minister shinzo abe begin today. the family will hold a private wake today in tokyo and a funeral tomorrow. there will be a public memorial service that will be announced at a later date. abe was assassinated on friday, while giving a campaign speech just days ahead of the country s elections. president biden delivered remarks about the former japanese leader. i would like to say, just a very few words about the horrific, shocking, killing of
my friend japanese prime minister abe. service to his country and his people was in his bones. even after he stepped down from public office, to focus on his health, he stayed engaged. he cared deeply. and i hold him in great respect. today i am keeps his wife and his family in my pairs and the united states is standing in solidarity with our allies in japan. the election went ahead and abe s party did well. secretary of state blinken is on his way back to the united states this morning after he diverted travel plans to visit tokyo yesterday. secretary blinken paid respects and offered condolences after the snas assassination. he is the most senior administration official to visit after abe s death. he was already in the region meeting with leaders in the group of seven industrialized nation. after their meeting, secretary blinken released a statement