collapsing on the street. police arrested a man in his 40s on suspicious or the alleged shooter was quickly wrestled to the ground. it appeared to be a hand made gun in the attack. officials say that abe was in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest after collapsing. he was air lifted to a hospital and right now is undergoing emergency treatment. blake essig is joining us from tokyo. what is the latest information on the former prime minister s condition? reporter: shock and sadness really. the yoverwhelming sense here, former prime minister abe, you heard the gun shots, shot twice once in the chest and also once in the neck. the shooting happened while delivering a speech around 11:30 friday morning local time here in the western city of nara. several hours after the shooting current prime minister fumio kishida held a press conference to update the world about abe s condition. take a listen. translator: first of all in the morning today in nara prefecture, i ve received th
minister says abe is in critical condition and doctors are fighting to save his life. the fire department reports that abe was in a state of pulmonary arrest. they were quick to arrest the gunman, a plan in his 40s, saying he used a home made gun. we are live this hour in tokyo. what more can you tell us? you just heard the booming gunshots ring out in the video you just played. japanese broadcaster reporting former prime minister shinzo abe was shot, once in the chest and one on the right side of his neck. it happened this morning in the western city of nara. about an hour ago, the current prime minister held a press conference and addressed abe s current condition. take a listen. [speaking in foreign language] first of all in the morning, i received the news that the former prime minister was shot and now in critical condition. emergency operation is taking place to save his life. i pray he pulls through. he went on to call today s shooting an unforgivable act. now, aft
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By islamic state, so called. In this programme, i want to look at the way the world has changed during my 50 years as a foreign correspondent. And we are in iraq because its played such an important part in my career. Its easy to assume that bad news is the only news, but my experience has been rather different, as well see. With our Cameraman Sitting in front and our security adviser driving, we are getting near mosul now. There, it looks pretty recent, actually, doesnt it . Until a few days ago, this territory was held by islamic state. Craters were made by ieds roadside bombs. Islamic state captured mosul two and a half years ago. Now the iraqi army is on the offensive but the ground is littered with hidden explosives and booby traps left by is. When we get there, gents, please be aware of your footing, in case theres any mines or anything that hasnt exploded yet. There you are. And then you will be able to say, well, i told them just off the main road are some well to do Family Hou
japan s passivist constitution. he wanted to convince the japanese people that the neighborhood is risky and that they cannot rely on this pass civil anymore. he also will be remembered for wanting to restore japan s military prowess, its economic vitality, wanting to restore national pride. but it is no surprise that you are seeing this flood of condolences from national leaders because of just how critical he was in fostering the global ties. so without abe, this has global reverberations. there has not been a leader in recent history with that same presence as abe. and for those of you who are just joining in, just to reiterate the breaking news, shinzo abe the former prime minister of japan was shot by what appears to be a handmade gun by a man in a crowd where he was campaigning for his party. and he has died in the hospital. josh rogrogen, talk to us about this moment.