Intention is she is a focal point at significant moments. Those moments in the past have been moments of jov in the past have been moments of joy. More recently, sadly, theyve been moments of sadness. This is the key point of this visit. An opportunity for her. As you can see in those pictures behind her, Prince William, to meet those people most directly affected by this fire. Shell meet members of the Emergency Services. The queen in the Statement Issued yesterday, talked about her prayers and thoughts for the victims and the bravery of firefighters who put their own lives at risk to save others. Prince william accompaniying his grandmother as well. We saw britains harry attenBorough Market yesterday, peter. The queen, shes renowned for having that personal touch, whether it is a joyous event or, like this, the most tragic of events as she talks to people. The queen made a mistake in the sixties. One which has lived with her all her aduu one which has lived with her all her adult lif
Sport on bbc news the sternest test yet for the lions they take on the Maori All Blacks tomorrow, as Warren Gatland calls for reinforcements to his squad. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The number of people known to have died in the Grenfell Tower fire has risen to at least 30, and police say they believe the final total will be higher. This morning the queen and Prince William visited the scene this morning they went to a Relief Centre which has been helping victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. They spent time speaking to local residents, volunteers and members of the emergency services. Also this morning theresa may has been to chelsea and Westminster Hospital to visit the injured there. Richard lister has our first report and a warning that it contains distressing images. The queen came today to join a community in learning. Mourning. Many said they felt betrayed before and after this tragedy. At times the pain was overwhelming. In the background the queen could h
decompression. in prepping their planes for faa mandated emergency inspections, alaska airlines and united airlines both report issues with door plugs on an undies closed number of grounded max 9s mechanics found some lose hardware was visible. united says it found possible door plug installation issues and bolts that need ed additionl tightening. investigators are searching for the door plug bolts from friday s incident, potentially key evidence. we have not yet recovered the four bolts that restrain it from its vertical movement, and we have not yet determined if they existed there. reporter: a max 9 door plug is secured by high air pressure inside the plane pushing 12 tabs on thehe door against matching tabs on the plane s frame. a total of four bolts at the top and bottom of the door can be
next to the hull or seriously injured. you heard a big loud bang. i knew something bad was going on because the masks had come down. i had never experienced that before. reporter: the plane a new boeing 737 max 9. it made its first flight this past october and had been used by alaska airlines on only 150 trips. the federal aviation administration has temporarily grounded max 9s until alaska and united can make emergency inspections. we may look the at the manufacturer, the design of this aircraft, but we go where the evidence takes us. what is missing from the investigation is audio from the cockpit voice recorder, which was not recovered in time to stop its autothematic overwrite. gone are the recordings of the loud bang heard bypass engineers. its high time we improved the amount of data we get out of these voice recorders.
munteen is following the story for us tonight. boeing s ceo says the company is acknowledging its mistake. that and it just released an excerpt from the company s all hands safety meeting today. here s the issue. calhoun did not say exactly what that mistake is if anything, and now investigators are scrambling to get to the bottom of it. after friday s dramatic in flight blow out significant new findings by investigators and airlines are putting the spotlight on bolts in the boeing 737 max 9 designed to hold the part that ripped off in place. known as a door plug, the national transportation safety board now says it blew out and up, triggering what investigators call a chaotic and loud explosive decompression. in prepping their planes for faa mandated emergency inspections, alaska airlines and united