after the worst attack ever on american soil, we remember the lives lost. it took a tragedy to unite our country. cbs s jericka duncan is at ground zero in new york. the kremlin admits its pulling back troops from the kharkiv region. ukraine s new military advances. and on this anniversary of 9/11, we look back at the queen s message to america and the traditions she broke to honor the lives lost. this is a special edition of the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from london. good evening, and thank you for joining us for this sunday edition of the cbs evening news from outside buckingham palace. tonight, queen elizabeth ii s final journey begins after her coffin was driven through the scottish countryside from her summer home at balmoral castle to holyrood house. the longest-serving monarch in british history. the queen s state funeral will take place next monday and will be the first in the united kingdom in more than half a century
we will be getting reaction the unions. kemi badenoch is eliminated from play election. and then there were three. kemi badenoch is knocked out of the conservative leadership contest meaning rishi sunak, penny mordaunt and liz truss go through to the next round. and could you soon be allowed to get married in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. the london fire brigade have declared a major incident with a huge surge in fires across the capital amid today s extreme heat, and unprecedented temperatures of around a0 degrees celsius. more than 350 firefighters are tackling at least four grass fires including a blaze that s spread to homes in wennington, in east london. thick black smoke has been billowing in the air with fields and some buildings on fire. there are also blazes in upminster near the m25, and in south croydon. the mayor of london says firefighters are under immense pr
an unprecedented heatwave continues to grip large parts of europe. the uk has registered its highest ever temperature on record, exceeding a0 celsius for the first time. france is also seen peak temperatures breaking records that were set yesterday. across north west and we are at temperatures of sword across belgium, the netherlands and germany. these images are in east london where wildfires have destroyed at least seven homes. they may have the city has declared a major incident saying that firefighters are under immense pressure. we are going to bring you comprehensive cover of the story. let s begin in wennington where this fire is. as well thermometers bricks of a0 degrees mac for the first time, london was burning. this was wellington just inside the m25. a fire in a parched area of grass was found by a stiff southerly breeze and engulf houses on the edge of the bridges. as units rushed to the scene and firemen tried to douse the flames, panicked horses could be heard