the king along with his sons, prince william and prince harry will walk behind the carriage and the procession will arrive at westminster hall at 3:00pm. the hall will then be open to the public from 5:00pm and we re expecting around 400,000 people to file past her majesty as she lies in state for four days. we ll be speaking live shortly to our reporters at buckingham palace, and with those people who are waiting to pay their respects to the queen. first, let s hearfrom danjohnson, who was at buckingham palace last night to witness the queen s final return. cheering and applause a cheering crowd in the capital city. this has been the focus of much of the nation s grief, and it is buckingham palace more than anywhere which is so closely associated with the queen. for so long her place of work, and her official home. her coffin arrived at 8:00 last night, ending the journey from scotland. in pouring rain, on a dark night, people were determined to give her a welcome. we fe
for the next four days. we are covering all of these latest developments for you. and i m rosemary church, here in atlanta. i will have details on all of our other top stories, including the expanding scope of the u.s. justice department s investigation into donald trump, and the potential impact ahead of the midterm elections. britain s longest serving monarch has made her final journey home, and her coffin is now resting inside buckingham palace just behind me. her arrival late on tuesday was greeted with cheers and applause by what were large crowds gathered to pay tribute and to witness this moment in history. in the hours ahead, the queen s coffin will be taken by a horse drawn carriage to westminster hall. from here, buckingham palace where she will lie in state until her funeral on monday and members of the royal family will be walking in that procession. it will include king charles, who traveled to northern ireland. on tuesday, it was his first visit
extraordinary day of pageantry and mourning, including a show of unity by king charles and his family as they walked in a royal procession with the queen s flag-draped coffin. and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy visits a newly liberated city and says he s shocked, shocked by the destruction russian troops left behind. cnn is on the ground with the latest on ukraine s gains, russia s retreat, and the state of the war. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, a potential freight rail strike in the united states is already having a major impact just ahead of a friday deadline. amtrak shutting down all long-haul train routes as unions and freight rail companies try to hammer out a deal to avoid a work stoppage that could cripple fragile u.s. supply chains. cnn s pete muntean is joining us from just outside the u.s. labor department in washington where negotiations