>> reporter: the white house insists he was describing meghan's comments, not personally insulting her. the duchess, on maternity leave, did not attend today's events. but all that seemed far away this evening, where the real estate developer from queens basked in the honor bestowed on him by the queen. >> it was quite the day. terry moran is live outside buckingham palace tonight. that state dinner has just wrapped up, terry, as we've learned. and ahead of the president's visit, there was talk of protests in london, but today, relatively calm. tomorrow, though, the day where politics come into play? >> reporter: that's right, david. the president will meet with the prime minister. larger protests are expected, including protests in support of the president. he has supporters here. britishers wearing maga hats. david? >> terry moran leading us off tonight. terry, thank you. and back here at home tonight, and the other major headline, what we've now learned after the deadly workplace massacre in virginia beach. tonight, we are seeing the resignation letter the gunman submitted just hours before his killing rampage. 12 people, most of them his coworkers, died in the building where they