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About what the latest news may be. information is still very scarce. i was reading an article by nhk, japan's public broadcaster, and even their article had conflicting information about his condition. some media reports are citing the ruling party, the liberal democratic party, officials are saying that mr abe may be without vital signs but others say that he is ok. it's still a lot of information coming in but we are waiting for a press briefing to begin any minute now and we will be watching that where i assume that someone from the ruling party may update us on his condition.— on some of...

This happened in western japan. the current program says that abe is in critical condition and doctors are fighting to save his life. he was shot in the neck and chest. police arrested the gunman, described as a man in his 40s. nhk reports he didn't try to run away. according to police, he used a homemade gun. let's go back to cnn's blake essig live in tokyo. what more do we know? >> nhk is reporting that shinzo abe has been shot two times. once in the chest and once in the neck. that was confirmed by the fire and disaster management agency. he was shot while delivering a speech around 11:30 t...

Region. it was abe largely who tried to steer him in various directions. he was willing to do things that other world leaders were not, and i think in the end, it might not have been a role that he coveted, but he left office in 2020 not that long before trump himself very involuntary left office. and so i think he will be remembered on the world stage in part for the years of hand-holding of donald trump that marked the final stages of his premiership. >> you know, i want to be clear. stand by here, susan, for a moment, please, as we recover more information here. cnn's blake essig is in toky...

Shooting incident and it comes at a time when the nation is really in disbelief still and i think this will leave a very permanent scar on the national psyche here in japan. >> it's so unusual on so many levels as you say, but the fact that this person had a homemade, from what it sounded like, it sounded like a blast. a homemade rifle or weapon of sorts and then you say that they also found explosives in his home? >> that's right. eyewitnesses quoted by the public broadcaster, nhk, said they heard two rounds of ammunition. the first was a loud boom according to one eyewitness that came from w...

Now? >> reporter: very emotional day here in japan. to talk about what happened early this morning, japanese public broadcaster, nhk is reporting that he has been shot twice, once in the chest and according to fire and disaster, once on the right side of his neck. it happened while delivering a speech at 11:30 this morning local time in the western city of nara. earlier this afternoon, 1 1/2 hours ago, prime minister kishida held a press conference. >> first of all, in the morning, i received the news that the former prime minister, abe, was shot and is in critical condition. emergency operati...