as monarch this morning, before travelling to scotland. it s monday 12th september. people here in edinburgh will be the first members of the public to file past the coffin of queen elizabeth ii this evening, as scotland bids it s final farewell. evening, as scotland bids its final farewell. king charles iii will accompany the queen s coffin as it travels from here at the palace of holyroodhouse, along the royal mile to st giles cathedral where it will remain under continuous vigil for 2h hours. yesterday thousands of mourners lined the route as the coffin made the 175 mile journey from balmoral down to edinburgh, as judith moritz reports. balmoral was the queen s most beloved home. scotland her place of refuge. how fitting, then, that it s across this land that she is beginning her finaljourney. these were the hills she knew. the forests she enjoyed. and the communities she felt closest to. all along the route, crowds returned that affection. and then, a majestic sight, as
scotland where queen elizabeth ii now lies at rest at the royal family s official scottish residence. as the queen s coffin arrived following what was a six-hour journey from her balmoral estate, crowds of mourners and admirers packed the streets to pay their respects. this is or was the first leg of an eight-day journey to her final resting place in england. the public in london will also be able to pay its respects to the queen starting on wednesday afternoon at the palace of westminster where she will be lying in state until her funeral next monday. well, ahead of that, an emotional and poignant moment on sunday. princess anne, the queen s daughter curtseyed to her mother as her casket entered the palace of holyroodhouse. she had followed the hearse from balmoral to edinburgh on that 118-mile, six-hour journey. and you can see the grief reflected on the face of her daughter. the loss of the queen, of course, being felt by many across the uk. this is probably something qu
continue to flock here, where the king charles the third has held meetings with diplomats from the 1a countries that recognise him as head of state. also ahead on the programme. ukraine s military says its forces have tripled the amount of territory it has retaken from russia in a little over 48 hours. and in sweden, voting in the country s general election has ended with an exit poll indicating that the prime minister s party may win slightly more seats than rivals. hello and welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the coffin of queen elizabeth is being taken on itsjourney to herfinal resting place. it left balmoral, where she died on thursday, and has now arrived in edinburgh. crowds gathered along the route, as the cortege made the 175 mile journey to the palace of holyroodhouse where the coffin will remain overnight. as that was happening, proclamations formally announcing the accession of king charles iii took place in cardiff, edi
good morning to you. happy monday, november 7th. this is your a.m. wake-up call. i m carol costello joining you live from new york this morning. prime minister george papandreou is meeting with the leader of the main opposition party after agreeing to step down. on the table who will be the next prime minister after both sides agree to form a unity government? the new government is expected to approve a $178 billion bailout package aimed at preventing greece from defaulting on its massive debt. cnn s diana magnay explains how it went down. reporter: it was a day of intense political wrangling in athens as the leaders of the two main parties fought tooth and nail over the formation of a new government. finally they came together in a late night meeting with the president. the reporters waited outside. after one and a half hour, a written statement delivered through the bars of the palace gate, a statement that a new government will be formed to tide the country through t
politico s jonathan martin, who broke the story, joins our discussion. brian williams takes the primetime plunge with a new magazine show. as we begin a new broadcast in this studio that has already housed a hot of television history over the years. and tonight we hoped to a another chapter. can rock center build a brand to rival 60 minutes ? plus kirby kardashian s lightning round marriage. why won t the media just admit they were had? i m howard kurtz, and this is reliable sources. for the reporters at politico, last sunday morning was a chance to ask herman cain about allegations unearthed on the web site that two women accused him of sexual harassment when he ran the national restaurant association in the 1990s. after the presidential candidate emerged from an appearance on face the nation, that s what jonathan martin did. have you ever been accused of sexual harassment? have you? have you, sir? that was the last question. thank. yes or no? last que