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of national mourning for britain's longest serving monarch. well, the public viewing of the queen's coffin has now officially ended, and westminster hall is closed to the public as preparations begin for her funeral. over the last few days thousands have waited for hours in lines stretching several miles along the river thames just to pay their respects. well, in the hours ahead a procession will take the queen's coffin from westminster hall to westminster abbey where the funeral will take place. that service will be conducted by the dean of westminster. following the funeral the que...

Quake that hit saturday local time nearly a hundred after shocks have been felt with the central weather bureau expecting more after shocks to follow in the coming days as a result of that, michael, taiwan's president setup an emergency operation center and has encouraged residents to stay alert. michael? >> all right, blake, appreciate the update. blake esick in tokyo for us. a quick break and when we come back touching tributes for britain's queen elizabeth. we're going to show you how world leaders honored the monarch ahead of her funeral. stay tununed. you're watching "cnn newsroom." and...

Moving across east asia this hour. nearly 10 million people have been ordered to evacuate in japan as typhoon nanmadol lashes the island of kyushu as authorities warn about storms and rainfall. meanwhile in taiwan state media reporting at least one person has died from that 6.9 magnitude earthquake. the tremors so strong they collapsed this bridge twisting its supports out of the ground. and officials report more than 100 after shocks have been recorded. cnn's blake esick joins me now from tokyo. let's start with that massive typhoon where you are there in japan. >> well, michael super typhoon...

Ballistic missiles a short time ago. south korea's joint chiefs of staff say the projectiles were launched from somewhere near pyongyang's international airport early monday local time into the sea to the east. cnn's blake esick is following developments and joins mep live from tokyo. good to see you, blake. so the fourth time in a month that north korea has apparently tested ballistic missiles? what is going on here? >> reporter: you know, rosemary, it's been a busy start to 2022 for north korea's missile program. as you said, four missile tests in january alone. that's compared to two tests ...