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0 well stay in touch with you. good information to have. >> bill: the u.n. will be on the plate for harris when she takes over in a moment here. this is the leader and joe biden follows him. >> dana: he will be here and harris faulkner is next. "the faulkner focus" is next. >> harris: we begin with breaking news this hour. president biden is expected to speak at the general assembly of the united nations at any moment. he is next on the list there and they have been ticking along pretty expediti...

Important to the people of wales. i certainly was alive when the disaster happened back in 1966, the queen attended with her husband. >> yes, thats right, kay. there is probably no community in a way that does not feel stronger to her majesty for then aberfan. for those who dont remember, it was back in 1966 that a coal tip on a hillside behind me collapsed and engulfed -- junior school, this primary school on the site. that disaster killed 116 children, and 28 adults. and as you say, in the sub...

They were about to begin their classes, when an avalanche of mud from a coal mine buried the elementary school. 116 children were dead. it would forever be known as the apple fan mining disaster, and it was one of the darkest days of the queens rain. feeling her presence would disrupt the rescue effort, the queen waited more than a week to visit. a leader known for her decorum, sensitivity, and tax, it was one of her the queens biggest regrets. >> i think she learned a lesson from that. she was ...

After her coronation. it was a huge event, and the first chance for the welsh people to show their affection for the young monarch. she, in turn, found plenty which chimed with her own passions, not least her love of horses. the queen and the duke - made their way first to see the welsh mountain ponies being judged. and one of them, called - 0wain glyn dwr, was to show an unsuitable appetite i for the royal carnations. in subsequent years she visited wales frequently, through times of celebratio...

I didnt think i would feel as shocked as i did but i think we have had such, you know, links with the queen. she has had an overarching impact, especially on the community within aberfan, but, yeah, i did shed a tear. in 1966, the collapse of a colliery tip in aberfan claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults. a man—made disaster reported around the world. eight days later, the queen came to meet grieving families. her initial hesitation was criticised, and is said to have been one of he...

Of cheering pours out from tens of thousands of friends. the trip was a huge personal success. a happy picture of this fairy queen who has, it seems, come magically amongst us. but as the 19505 gave way to the swinging �*60s of the beatles, attitudes started to change, old certainties were questioned. the monarchy was seen by some to be stuffy and out of touch. elizabeth was always cautious about change, but shrewd enough to recognise that the monarchy needed to move with the times. on some ma...

The like of her again. second subaltern elizabeth windsor, whose life and that of the generation she came from, were shaped by war and its fearsome burdens. fergal keane, bbc news. the queen was on record as saying that one of the darkest moments of her reign was the disaster at aberfan in wales — in 1966 — when a coal tip collapsed onto pantglas school — claiming the lives of 116 children and 28 adults. she was deeply moved by her visit to meet the families affected — and said her only ...

Tip collapsed in aberfan, killing 116 children, elizabeth was urged to visit the village. initially she declared. —— declined. then she went eight days after the disaster. although a supremely dutiful monarch, she found public emotion difficult to handle. her sense of duty also at times interfered with her family role. herson interfered with her family role. her son and interfered with her family role. herson and heir interfered with her family role. her son and heir charles had been a sensi...

The young queen was a star on the world stage, and her popularity was never greater. its estimated that, in australia, three—quarters of the countrys entire population turned out to see her in person. archive: and a great roar of cheering pours out i from tens of thousands... the trip was a huge personal success. a happy picture of this fairy queen who has, it seems, come magically amongst us. but as the 19505 gave way to the swinging �*605 of the beatles, attitudes started to change, old ce...

Whether heat advisory or warning, temperatures once again soaring well into the triple digits. that heat dome still in place. so temperatures 10, 20, 30 for what is normal above normal. sacramento 109. they hit a high of 116 yesterday. big difference in the east that jet stream dipped low. looking at temperatures in the 70s. nice day in new york city in terms of the temperatures, 73, 75 in philadelphia. but were watching a few leftover showers in the northeast this morning. you can see the green...