he s currently getting treatment with paxlovid as we hear that and that is to reduce the likelihood that, in fact, he would be hospitalized or have more severe symptoms from covid. the first lady has tested negative as well. the vice president has been informed of the president s positive test as well so following this breaking news story out of washington and, of course, the fallout from all of this because the president has an incredibly busy schedule ahead and how he s going to deal with all of. i want to bring in mike who has been standing by for us following what s going on inside the white house as the president continues to isolate. we re told that the president will isolate until they re quite conservative about it, until he tests negative. if you know differently than me, let me know. what else are you hearing? reporter: no, that is, in fact, the white house protocols for just this scenario, whether you re the president of the united states or whether you re a ju
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
the first lady will travel to delaware after events today in michigan and georgia. this morning outside of an event in detroit, she gave reporters an update on her husband s condition. my husband tested positive for covid. i talked to him just a few minutes ago. he is doing fine. he is feeling good. i tested negative this morning. i am going to keep my schedule. i am, according to cdc guidelines, i m keeping masked. kamala harris landing in charlotte minutes ago. a white house official says she tested negative this morning and was last with the president on tuesday. today at 2:00 eastern, we expect to hear from dr. shaw and white house press secretary for a briefing on the president s condition. let s go to the host of this show, andrea mitchell at the aspen security forum in colorado, peter alexander and kristin welker, yamiche alcindor and dr. zeke emanuel, a member of the president s covid advisory board during the transition. thank you for being here. zeke, let s star
. following word that president biden tested positive for covid this morning. the news is so far is good. less than an hour ago we got the street showing the president at his desk. he said he is doing great and keeping busy. he just got off the phone with lawmakers in pennsylvania. the president had been scheduled to go to philadelphia for a fundraiser, but that had to be canceled. despite the president s tweet the white house says he is experiencing mild symptoms, which according to the white house covid-19 response coordinator, includes some tiredness, a runny nose, and dry cough. we are expecting to hear more from dr. shaw and the white house press secretary when they speak to the media. we know biden is 79 years old and age is a cause for concern with covid. biden is fully vaccinated and boosted twice. he is also been treated with the antiviral paxlovid, which data shows makes people far less likely to develop severe illness. as we saw that picture the president is workin
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.