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this is cnn breaking news. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. we re following breaking news out of japan, where shinzo abe has been rushed to a hospital after being shot. this happened as he was giving a speech in nara in western japan. have a look here. japan s current prime minister says abe is in critical condition and considers are fighting to save his life. the fire department reports that abem nair arrest. police say he used a homemade gun. blake is in tokyo. what more are we learning about this? kim, very fluid situation here. japanese public broadcaster, nhk, is reporting the former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe has been shot twice. once in the chest and once in the neck, while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning local time, in the western city of nara. according to the prime minister, who just gave a press conference, as you mentioned, abe is in critical condition, an ....
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. no ....
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You can hear the two shots ring out. abe is the longest serving prime minister, serving in 2006, before stepping down in 2020, because of health-related concerns. despite stepping down, abe remained a key player in japanese politics, speaking candidly, recently about taiwan, hinting at japan s possible military role there. that being said, some of his policies and remarks have been seen as controversial, while critics, some of them say, his policies operated outside of japan s pacifist constitution, including revising the defense policy to allow for japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since world war ii. he had intentions to revise the constitution to legitimize the ....
You can hear the gunshots ring out. he was there in japan s western city delivering a stump speech for liberal democratic candidates ahead of the upper house elections for this sunday. he is the longest serving prime minister, first elect in 2006 before stepping down because of health conditions, a long-term disease that can be debilitating. despite stepping down he remained a key player in japanese politics, speaking candidly. some of the policies and remarks have been seen as controversial, critics says his policies operated outside of the constitution. advising the defense policy to allow for japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since world war ii. he also had intentions to ....