CCTV's "news heavy" 7 AM news slot has half an hour of reports on pressing international topics such as how US military aid to Ukraine is fueling the flames of the fire, and then at 7:34 there is a three-minute segment on the assassination of Shinzo Abe, his life and death. 
CCTV reporter Niu Lu in Nara watches the hearse carrying Abe start its journey to Tokyo
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There is a brief standup in front of Nara police station where a police press conference is taking place
The police, after making a ritual bow, briefly discuss the suspect in detention who will be moved to jail on July 10
The police enter the residence of the suspect
CCTV then offers a brief summary of Abe's life.
He was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture...
He is the grandson of Kishi Nobusuke
He was first elected to parliament in 1993
and is shown here presenting his credentials to the Emperor with Prime Minister Koizumi looking on
He won several elections and became Japan's longest serving Prime Minister
The former Prime Minister stepped down in 2020
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