documents. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, god save the king. those words sung for the first time in 70 years during a service of prayer and reflection for the late queen elizabeth. as king charles iii addressed the nation for the third time as monarch honoring his late mother and also assuring the nation. let everyone who live in the united kingdom or the territories across the world, is that whatever may be your background or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love as i have throughout my life. the king later meeting with the nation s prime minister for the first time and some of their conversation was pick up by a microphone in the room. it s been so tough. all those people come to give their condolences. very kind. very kind. a lot of people have. try to keep everything going. the timing of the queen s funeral is still unclear but many of the world s leaders will be there. today president b
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. brothers and sisters, let us pray to god his father. his great mercy has given us rebirth for resurrection from the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. we pray in german. for pope emeritus benedict xvi who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and all pastors, may they perform in deed christ s victory overevil and death. evi. we pray in arabic. for leaders of nations and international organizations, may they strife to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need, may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. and we pray in italian. for as gathered to celebrate the defeat of death by the triumph of the lord jesus, may it be for h
life to her duties. todd: alex hogan outside buckingham palace this morning. alex. queen elizabeth is dead and the crowds continue to mourning the life of a remarkable woman who lived and reigns for 70 years and the crowds continue to grow. she died surrounded by family members in one of her favorite places in the scottish countrysides. she loved to be out in nature surrounded by animals, she took the throne in 1952, at 25 years old. her coronation took place in 1953, this was after the death of her father king george vi. she is longest reigning british monarch, take a look at the list of people who have served, not nearly as long as she did, longest british monarchs include queen victoria and henry iii and edward iii. the eldest, her son, is now king charles iii, her death elevating the rest of the family members making them a step closer to being next in line for the throne. in her 70 years as queen she served along 15 prime minister, meeting liz truss a few days ago in
[ a moment of silence ] [applause] [ silence ] all right. a beautiful picture of the palace of westminster where big ben was chiming the bells for a moment of silence to begin for the celebration of the late now queen elizabeth ii. tomorrow the funeral gets under way. back now to katelyn collins and kate williams. we saw the moment of silence recognized from downing street to hyde park where you could hear a little bit of the bell tolling. katelyn, the president of the united states is there. he paid tribute earlier today even remarking after signing that condolence book. people come to take in the moment of what this means and reflecting upon the queen s legacy and president biden himself did that earlier today. the first stop in london and went to see her lying in state as we you people waiting in line to do so. over a dozen hours in line. he signs the condolence book and talking about what it was like when he met her and described him as someone that reminded him of h
tomorrow s funeral, one of the biggest gatherings of world leaders ever, many meeting with king charles today, as president biden pays his respects to the queen. remnants of a typhoon flood parts of the coast, entire homes swept away, the worst storm there in nearly 50 years. deadly earthquake in taiwan, buildings shaking, some toppling, and a gym ceiling collapses sending children fleeing. our in depth look at the border crisis, the law enforcement agents overwhmed, and what residents of the inundated border town say about bussing them to the northeast. and the bench clearing football brawl that got multiple players ejected. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, remembering queen elizabeth ii, reporting tonight from london. good evening, everyone, from london. just hours before the state funeral for queen elizabeth. we ll begin that coverage in a moment. but first to puerto rico. as we come on the air, the island reeling after a direct hit fro