prime minister, shinzo abe, a transformative figure and an important ally to american presidents, has been assassinated by a gunman at a campaign rally this morning. the killing sending shockwaves through a country completely unaccustomed to gun violence. on capitol hill right now, donald trump s white house counsel pat cipollone testifying at a closed session of the january 6th committee about those key moments described by previous witnesses where he was warning the white house and the president against illegal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that panel is preparing to hold two more public hearings next week. at the white house this hour, president biden taking executive action to defend abortion rights, trying to ensure access to abortion medication as well as emergency contraception. this in the aftermath of the supreme court s decision overturning roe v. wade. even as the last abortion clinic in mississippi is shutting its doors. and a strong jobs report out t
one former aide described it as a little churlish, not something you would expect from a former ally. most folks are focused on the race to see who will be the new prime minister and things like statements from the president of the united states, albeit the president of the united states, aren t really having much impact. i know that there are a lot of candidates, possible candidates. just about every candidate minister has got their hats in the ring. you re going to have a lot of fun over there, keir, covering all this. thank you. high volume, how the sheer number of criminal cases connected to the january 6th attack is making an impact in the doj investigation. we re awaiting remarks, by the way, from president biden. he s expected to sign an executive order to protect reproductive rights. you re watching andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. rights. rights. you re watching
key parliamentary by election seen as a test of the political authority of the prime minister, borisjohnson. the minister, boris johnson. the candidate minister, borisjohnson. the candidate for the opposition liberal democrat party, helen morgan won the north shropshire by election with a decisive majority. the area has had a conservative mp for almost 200 years. this was the moment the result was declared. morgan, helen margaret lilian, liberal democrats. 17,957. cheering. therefore, i give public notice that morgan, helen margaret lilian is duly elected as the member for parliament for the north shropshire constituency. applause. immediately after the declaration, the winning candidate helen morgan thanked supporters and said the result in north shropshire had wider significance for the country. in rural shropshire today, just like in buckinghamshire injune, we have on the support of the people who have always
activists come in. trying to persuade the public in a country where so far only a third of adults are fully vaccinated. the guys said they would like to get their vaccination after we had a talk. success. that s a success and we thank them by clapping hands. one small victory, but south africa has a fight on its hands. andrew harding, bbc news, durban. to the uk now where the governing conservative with the governing conservative the ruling conservative party with the ruling conservative party hoping to hold the seat taken by the death of former candidate minister. conservative party facing a test of its popularity after allegations of sleaze. our correspondent matt cole is at the count. we don t have exit polls as such but what we are getting on the ground, people have been out and about in the constituency during the course of the day, reports that turned