it was very shocking that somebody i know. very heart breaking. i never thought it could happen in any town, or especially someone that i know at all. reporter: despite the social media posts, an uncle who lived with the suspect told cnn his nephew was not violent. the warning signs, i saw him yesterday evening, and i went home, and i said, i went down stairs and said bye. that was it. that was it. i see no, nothing that could trigger him doing that. the weapon, do you have any idea where i m not sharing that, no. reporter: despite what this uncle say, we now know the warning signs, the suicide attempt, threatening his family, the confiscation of the knife collection. despite that, he was able to purchase handguns and rifles legally. including the rifle he used to slaughter seven people. laura. thank you so much. it s heart wrenching to hear this. i want to bring in david axelrod. david, supermarkets, hospitals, a fourth of july parade. seems there is no place y
he was very quiet. he didn t talk that much, and when he did talk, he seemed very gentle. he didn t seem like aggressive or anything at all. it was very shocking that somebody i know. very heart breaking. i never thought it could happen in any town, or especially someone that i know at all. reporter: despite the social media posts, an uncle who lived with the suspect told cnn his nephew was not violent. the warning signs, i saw him yesterday evening, and i went home, and i said, i went down stairs and said bye. that was it. that was it. i see no, nothing that could trigger him doing that. the weapon, do you have any idea where i m not sharing that, no. reporter: despite what this uncle say, we now know the warning signs, the suicide attempt, threatening his family, the confiscation of the knife collection. and disturbing social media posts online. despite that, he was able to purchase handguns and rifles legally. including the rifle he used to slaughter seven pe
and over again. why is it always a young and angry man? what can be done to stop this american carnage? oh put that question to the national security. later, wealthy evangelical conservative couples were able to wine and dine supreme court justices while making comments about the issues facing the court. i have some thoughts about desperately needed reforms for the highest court in the land. all of that and more is coming up. there s, the latest news you might have missed. this morning, the body of shinzo abe was return to tokyo. he was shot while giving a campaign speech from one of his parties candidates yesterday. the investigation into the assassination continues today. police are saying that the detained suspect used a homemade gun. the violence shock japan. the national police agency reported only ten shootings in all of 2021. janice is reporting. reporter: katie, japan is in mourning forge st. joe abby. he was assassinated in a brazen attack. this is a place where
prince george, princess charlotte, and prince louis there in shops you can hear the planes were already got wipe off so this should be over 30 aircraft taking to the skies subject to whether as you can imagine, we re looking at what it s like clinic three, flying over buckingham palace prince louis, not looking at impressed, yes. i m sure so we re gonna get some faces soon, right and of course we ve mentioned that there are so many who are are looking to see how well the king and princess catherine are? of course, they re both living with cancer, undergoing treatment for cancer the specifics undisclosed, but on our conversation about his slim down monarchy, this is especially slim considering the dozens of people we have seen on that balcony in years past yes. i mean, if you take us back to 2016 with hamas mystic realism the seconds, there were i think more than 40 people on that balcony, a much bigger royal family with prince andrew, his daughters were often on the bal
prevent this. the investigation continues. police are looking into the shooter s father. he signed permission for him to be able to own a firearm back in 2019. the shooter s uncle say is that he is shot by this. here is what he has to say. i m in shock, disbelief. it is very hard for me. i am very heartbroken. it is a tough time. my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone. there are the seven victims. amar all of the injuries. this is from the deepness of my heart. certainly shock from some of the community. there were several calls,