the ground ahead and missile strikes across ukraine leaving destruction and injured. we ll have a live report from kyiv. the funeral for japan s shinzo abe will be held next week. a wake is scheduled for monday with his memorial service set for the next day. a hearse carrying the former prime minister s body arrived at his tokyo home a few hours ago. hundreds of mourners lined the streets outside. just one day earlier abe was giving a campaign speech in western japan when he was shot at close range with a homemade gun by a man. police found several crude guns made from metal pipes and other materials. under japan s strict gun laws, it s very difficult for citizens to own guns. the dockers tried to say about abe but say his blood loss was just too great. he was the longest-serving figure and a world known figure on stage. blake is covering this for us. reporter: earlier the body of shinzo abe accompanied by his wife arrived back here at his home in tokyo located just down
fights criminal contempt charges. and summer sand and shark infested waters. enhanced technology is on the hunt where sharks have been on the attack. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with breaking news in our politics lead. president biden s approval rating hitting a new low in cnn polling. take a look. only 38% of people approve of the way joe biden is handling his job as president. 62% disapprove. this dismal number comes as president biden returns from his middle east trip. the white house touting the trip a success, saying the president renewed support for the region and set expectations that gas prices could steady in the coming weeks. but those successes in some quarters being overshadowed by this moment, biden fist bumping saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who the u.s. says is to blame for the slaughter of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. biden trying to brush it off from reporters upon his return to the white house.
meanwhile, quite a scary seen as you can see. the attack has been turned into a rallying cry for reform after the suspect was released under new york state law as congressman zeldin predicted. other big stories, president biden continuing his recovery at the white house after his covid diagnosis and the world health organization sounding the alarm over the monkeypox outbreak declaring the global emergency. we have live team coverage. christina coleman has more on this. we will start with alexis mcadams who has the latest. reporter: breaking moments ago the man who attacked leaves eldon is facing federal charges for assault after he spent a few hours in handcuffs and didn t post bail in new york even though the entire thing was caught on camera. what is he doing? reporter: you hear people shocked wondering what was going on. he is republican candidate for new york governor was on stage in rochester when a man tried to stab him, pulled out a sharp object. zeldin says he h
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
That italy Border Patrol agents are now on the ground to aid in the hunt for robert carr. The suspect in wednesday nights deadly Mass Shooting at a pair of locations in lewiston, maine, that left 18 people dead. But its not just my hometown, its my neighbor. You know, i mean, its its crazy. I have a neighbor that did something really horrible. Devastating story. Well keep an eye on it for you. And welcome in, everybody. Im kevin cork. Hey, kevin. Im griff jenkins. Were also keeping a close eye on the middle east. U. S. Fighter jets striking iran linked sites in syria a short while ago in retaliation for attacks on american troops in the middle east. The strikes followed 19 attacks on u. S. Bases in iraq and syria. Thats injured at least 21 u. S. Personnel. We kick things off tonight in israel, where fox news correspondent Lucas Thomson is standing by with the latest on these u. S. Airstrikes in syria. Good evening, lucas. Getting in grief at President Bidens direction. The pentagon lau