In the primary calendar that in previous cycles has given us a clear indication of which candidates will win their parties president ial nomination. But this year, there is far less suspense. Both parties have already steered us to who their nominees will be, as biden and trump cruised through the early voting states. The republican president ial candidate nikki haley is still in the race, for now, but the expectations are low. These are the states voting today. The us territory of american samoa, also staging a democratic caucus, tuesday is also the last day for democrats in iowa to mail in their primary ballots. Almost a third of the delegates will be up for grabs on Super Tuesday. On the republican side of the ledger, the winning candidate needs 1,215 delegates to capture the nomination. A clean sweep today would put donald trump within touching distance of the nomination. And if the polling is right, then the 2024 election will be the contest 70 of the country didnt want. Biden ver
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
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. a . a little bit under women and seniors and still under performing among women and trump is doing well among black, hispanic and young compared to previous campaigns and you are right, absolutely the movement is among independent and they have moved in recent polls roughly 9 points towards biden at 21% of independent in a survey shortly after the conviction said that they were the less likely to vet for donald trump as a result of the conviction. you know, john, in close elections where michigan wisconsin will probably be decided for under a point. that fluctuation really mat matters. one thing he didn t did donald trump ■çwill tell you is he has the joan rivers vote locked away. okayings my god. just like he has in the past. so he s at least got that on the side bit. independent have broken away, and again, we hear it every four years, donald trump is going to get 20% of the black vote, 25% of the black vote. it doesn t happen. well, as i will, you know, be
trump. even the bushs. yes. he had that ability to understand what japan s interests were, to be patient, to work with others and this really is a hallmark of the stable political system. you don t see that right now with the revolving door prime ministers. just finally, what are you looking at when you are seeing what s going on in the region as your biggest concerns? right now, we see the chinese pressing, the philippines, very dangerous activities. at the same time, they re going after the east china sea, the senkakus. this is chinese assertion. it is really going to be india. a lot of people are hearing the chatter that china will renew its pressure in the himalayas. which means in the south and the east you ll have controversies that china s provoking. and china is also very interesting in latin america.