bill: all that happening during a campaign event days before a national election. shocking a nation with some of the world s tightest gun regulations. violent crime in japan is rare. he was airlifted to a hospital with two gunshot wounds but they were fatal as doctors tried to revive him. the begunman was tackled at the scene. 41 years old. he is alive and an investigation underway how he got so close. alex hogan begins our coverage live in london with the late breaking details as we get more now. alex, hello. hi, bill. the former prime minister of japan has been assassinated. shinzo abe was at a campaign event when he was shot this taking place today in the western part of the country. minutes into his speech for a parliamentary election the 67-year-old conservative politician fell to the ground shot from behind. medics airlifted him to the hospital and doctors attempting to save him with blood transfusions before they officially declared him dead. the gunman is in c
massachusetts wednesday. stop short of declaring a national emergency, he hinted that such a move could be coming in the weeks ahead.e clear, climate change is an emergency and in the coming weeks i m going to the power i ve have as president to turn these words into formal official government actions of the appropriate proclamation, executive order that they president possesses. when it comes to fighting climate change, i will not take no for an answer. let s bring in also journal columnist chemist also come editorial board and editorial pay writer. so kim, first quick question, is there any chance the presidents climate agenda could come back legislatively and congress this year? it is possible for the reason it is stalled right now senator joe manchin saw this most recent inflation numbers part he has been trying to come to an agreement with them. but decided it would not be good economically to move just right now. he left open the possibility this was something tha
forces. if you lose that kind of generation or talk about reducing the pool for law enforcement. that is a real problem. any particular cities you have been following for this recruitment and resignation is a problem? i took a look at chicago a few weeks ago during memorial day weekend, that tends to kind of be the beginning of the summer crime surge we ve always seen annually. for the past couple of years is been much larger than it had been historically. i think we saw the fruits of exactly the trend you just describe it chicago has lost a lot of police officers over the past couple of years. and it s no surprise in the high crime areas you some more than 52 shootings in a single weekend as a result of the inability to put enough police officers on the streets to make sure able to respond quickly. so there is a direct connection between the staffing numbers of these departments and the impact that we are seeing on a week to week basis in terms of crime.
twitter is backed into a corner stock price-wise. it feels like another move in the stance. julie: i m sure he expected this to come as well. kelly o grady. thanks. bill: city of chicago, great american town is in the midst of a summer crime surge. the deadly city is on pace for more than 600 murders for the third straight year in that month. chicago pastor is blasting politicians for ignoring the violence. more people were murdered in chicago over the july fourth weekend than the high land park parade shooting on the city s north side. t.j. grooms is a pastor and with me from chicago. good morning. as far as i can remember, every monday morning we report on the number of people shot in chicago. it doesn t change. why are you so ignored when so much of the national media
it is unreal. time now, 34 minutes after the hour. the summer crime surge is hitting mayor summer tourist attractions and now one jersey shore town hopes that closing the board walk a little early will help keep the criminals away. live report, next. ashley: richard branson made history with his launch into space but some critics aren t too excited about the billionaire space race. carley shimkus joins us with both of those stories, next. (vo) i am living with cll and i am living longer. thanks to imbruvica. imbruvica is a prescription medicine for adults with cll or chronic lymphocytic leukemia. it will not work for everyone. imbruvica is the #1 prescribed oral therapy for cll, and it s proven to help people live longer. imbruvica is not chemotherapy. imbruvica can cause serious side effects, which may lead to death. bleeding problems are common and may increase with blood thinners.