buckingham palace in london. it s 6 am and the uk where people are waiting up with a profound sense of loss. for the first time in more than seven decades, the country is without its queen. a period of mourning now for britain s longest reigning monarch, elizabeth the second. you may hear the noise around me as preparations are underway for this next ten to ten days to two-week period. flags being hung around as these are images from buckingham palace where crowds have been gathering throughout what has been a rainy night in london. memorials to her late majesty with flowers, candles, and personal messages outside the royal grounds. symbols of the country s immense grief decorate the gates of windsor castle. as well as balmoral, the queen scottish retreat where she passed away peacefully at the age of 96. just two days after appointing her 15th prime minister while appearing very frail. elizabeth the second is coronation happened in 1953. no date has been said yet for the c
united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, an oil depot hit and nearly a dozen russian recruits killed in the region near the border with ukraine. we re live in kyiv with a look at what s behind the latest setback in putin s war. plus xi jinping has a message for taiwan as he prepares to secure a historic third term as party leader. we re live in beijing and taipei with details. and the cdc is reporting an early wave of flu cases sweeping parts of the u.s. we ll look at where they re surging and why some americans won t get the flu shot. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we re getting word of new strikes in ukraine, reportedly affecting people on both sides of the front line. a short time ago, ukrainian officials reported that russian missiles destroyed two schools in the zaporizhzhia region. at the same time, a pro russian official says the occupied donetsk city also came under fire, wh
expected to reach hurricane strength when it reaches puerto rico later today. we are live in the cnn weather center. gruesome discoveries in kharkiv, and accusations of depravity from a fleeing russian military, we will have that story coming up here in a second. japan issues a tsunami warning for an outlying area. right now we are looking at live pictures of the queen lying in state in westminster. it s 9:00 a.m. in london, the final full day that people can come pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth. public viewing is set to end at 6:30 tomorrow morning, that s when the queen s coffin will leave westminster hall in preparation for the funeral. prince william and prince harry along with their royal cousins surrounded the queen s coffin just as their parents are done the day before. even though harry is no longer a working royal the king granted special dispensation for him to wear his ceremonial uniform and medals. also on saturday king charles did a walk ab
welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead, the two candidates who want to represent georgia in the u.s. senate took to the stage last night. you will hear some of key moments from the debate just ahead. president biden gives his support to protesters in iran as this video sparks fresh outrage. and later massive flooding is causing thousands in southeast australia to evacuate their homes. we ll bring you the latest on the search and rescue operations. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with one of the most closely watched senate races in the country as control of the u.s. senate hangs in the balance. the one and only debate between current georgia senator warnock and former football star herschel walker was held friday night with plenty of dodging and deflection. one bone of contention was someone who wasn t even on the stage, president biden. listen to this.
for a rematch. and we begin this hour with tropical storm ian, and that s churning in the caribbean and getting stronger as it heads north towards cuba. now, ian, is expected to reach hurricane status monday before hitting western cuba. officials say they re expecting strong winds, heavy rain, and dangerous storm surges. now, ian then expected to turn into a major hurricane tuesday and forecast to hit the florida coast some time later this week. now, people in florida as you can imagine already preparing for ian. florida s governor has activated 2,500 national guard troops. tampa residents, meantime, are filling sandbags you see them there to try and prevent that flooding. and emergency management officials preparing for storm surges. we are loading and by the day we would have loaded 360 trailers and more than 2 million meals and more than 1 million gallons of water ready to be sent into impacted areas. you need to be prepared for sheltering in place. you may lose po