plus, we have new details about the death of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. what we re learning about the weapon used in the attack and the reaction coming in from around the world. deal or no deal, elon musk walking away from twitter, what the twitter board might have to say about that. we re so grateful to have you this saturday, july 9th. appreciate you starting your weekend and morning with us. jessica, great to have you. thanks for having me. it s always great to stop by and spend some hours. quite a few hours. we start with the january 6th interview with one of the most important witnesses. former white house counsel pat scipollone testifying for hours. he provide a great deal of new information. and keep in mind yesterday s closed door testimony is going to be made public in upcoming hearings, potentially even on tuesday. cipollone was among a handful of people who spent time with then president donald trump as the riot at the capitol un unfolded,
addressed the media calling the attack an affront to democracy and freedom to speech. the suspect, a man in his 40s, was arrested on the spot, in possession of what nhk is describing as a handmade gun. he made no attempt to flee before being swarmed by the security detail. witnesses say abe was shot from behind, he didn t collapse after the first shot, but did collapse after the second shot before receiving cpr. while controversial figure here in japan at times, abe is an incredibly important figure, not only here in japan, but around the world, and news of this shooting has absolutely sent shock waves around the nation, and the world. hours following this shooting, many have taken to social media to say that they hoped at the time that he would pull through with many calling today s shooting a barbaric act that shakes the root of democracy, saying that whether or not you agree with this political stances, violence to suppress political stances is unacceptable. and i mentione
with chinese president xi jinping given the fact japan is close with the united states and china remains very fraught. it s a huge loss as people start to shift from the shock and the grief to the remembrance. it continues to flow around the world. he will be sorely missed. even at the moment of his tragic death, shinzo abe was engaged in world democracy. will ripley, thanks so much for that. also this morning we re following a developing story out of ukraine. a russian missile attack has injured several people in kharkiv. we have people who have just arrived on the scene. we r re going to take you there live in jujust a few minutes. the sleep number 360 smart bed senses your movevements and automatically adjusts to help keep you both comfmfortable all night
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