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the funeral was no different. ♪ 2,000 voices felling westminster with "the lord is my shepherd" said to be the queens favorite song, at her wedding, also here 75 years ago. the archbishop of canterbury invoking another song and another bridge from past to present. >> her late majestys broadcast during covid lockdown ended with we will meet again. words of hope from a song of vera lynn. christian hope means certain expectation of something not yet seen. we can all share the queens hop...

of keep to themselves. but this family is grieving right out in the open. im not sure that that makes it any easier though. that the podcast you have, i think it is amazing. thank you for doing that. but anything you want to share? >> i think in watching these family grief i think everybody who watches it is reminded of their own losses and of degrees that they have experienced. i heard you say something earlier on the air which i thought was really right on the money. that there is th...

the countrys longest serving monarch. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. it is tuesday, september 20th, 4 a.m. here on the east coast of the united states where we are tracking hurricane fiona as the storm gains strength in the atlantic. fiona is now a category 3 hurricane barrelling closer to the turks and caicos islands after tearing through the dominican republic on monday. heavy rains and strong winds ripped through cities destroying ...

countless homes have been destroyed and rain just wont let up. >> it has been catastrophic rain that just wont stop. weve seen that last tail of the storm linger over the island and continue to dump excessive amounts of rain. the first responders, the local responders, the responders of the government of puerto rico are not able to get out and help those that need it or assess the damage. >> parts of puerto rico are still recovering from the damage inflicted, of course, by hurricane ma...

fiona dealt a devastating blow to puerto rico. most of puerto rico without power this morning. it could be days before it is restored. many people there also have no running water. >> at least two deaths have been reported from the hurricane which dumped up to 30 inches of rain. emergency crews have rescued well over a thousand people including this woman who had to be carried to safety. many more may still be trapped in the flood waters. parts of the island, puerto rico were talking a...

after a russian missile strikes a second nuclear power plant. cnn is on the ground right now tracking the latest on the war including efforts to exhume hundreds of bodies in newly liberated territory. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, im wolf blitzer. youre in the situation room. we begin our coverage this evening in the united kingdom where mourners got one final chance to say good-bye to queen elizabeth ii at her state funeral. the emotional tribute to...

Now safely in a shelter. >> she says this was worse than maria. >> shes pointing out that theyve already been underwater for 24 hours and the rain is still coming down. so she is concerned about the 2500 families that she says are impacted by this year. >> about 1000 people rescued from floodwaters, hundreds more rescued as still underway as emergency responders try to navigate through heavily drenched areas. the inter part of the island, 25-year-old -- rodriguez watch this bridge come apart in ...

Coming down so shes concerned about the 2500 families that she says are impacted by this here. about 1,000 people rescued from flood waters. hundreds more rescue efforts underway as emergency responders try to navigate through areas. this bridge came apart in minutes and washed down the river. on the west side of the island, rainfall swelling the river surpassing its previous report hide at 28.59 feet set during hurricane maria now gauging to over 29 feet the national weather service said. while...