i m here at st. charles cathedral where the king will hold a vigil with members of the royal family. the new metropolitan police chief describes the queen s state funeral as a challenge. thousands of extra officers have been called in to help manage the crowds. it s a massive challenge for the metropolitan meese and me personally. but we have been preparing for many, many years. and parts of the commonwealth mourning as they have fresh questions about the role of the monarchy. the prime minister of antiqua saying that he intends to hold a referendum on that country becoming a republic in the next three years. and science that jamaica and other nations may well follow suit. also this morning, the only light in the darkness. ukraine accuses retreating russian military of attacking a power station causing blakeout blackout. very good morning from buckingham palace, king charles iii will lead a procession along his mother later today. the king will give a speech to mps
you are in the, cnn newsroom. hi, everyone. i am jessica dean in washington and we begin this hour at the white house president biden unexpectedly on his way back to the white house right now, we re turning from delaware to meet with his national security council over rising tensions in the middle east. us officials including biden himself warned and iranian attack on israeli territory could be coming within the next few days leaving both the us and israeli forces on high alert. and we ve already seen some aggression this morning as ronnie and forces seized a container ship with ties to an israeli businessman. it was intercepted in the strait of hormuz. the only shipping routes that connects the persian gulf to the open ocean and joining us now senior white house house reporter kevin liptak and senior international correspondent been wedeman. let s talk to kevin first. we know the president is on the way back to the white house. how is it responding to this moment? as israe
mr gallant told him that the war would take many more months. let s have a listen: hamas is a terrorist organisation that old itself for a decade to fight israel. they have infrastructure under the ground, on the ground and it is not easy to destroy them. it will take and require a long period of time it will last more than several months. but we will win and we will destroy them. so, thank you once again for coming to israel, for helping us and for supporting us. that coming to israel, for helping us and for suworting m for supporting us. that breaking line from the for supporting us. that breaking line from the middle for supporting us. that breaking line from the middle east - for supporting us. that breaking line from the middle east that i for supporting us. that breaking | line from the middle east that all telecommunications and internet services in the gaza strip have gone down as a result of the ongoing military operations by israel. a blackout there on the grou
mr gallant told him that the war would take many more months. hamas is a terrorist organisation that built itself for a decade to fight israel. they have built infrastructure under the ground, on the ground and it is not easy to destroy them. it will take and require a long period of time it will last more than several months. but we will win and we will destroy them. so, thank you once again for coming to israel, for helping us and for supporting us. palestinian state, our international editor asks whether the war in gaza has any chance of ending and the peaceful solution given the long running conflict. it will make you meant to wind up its blood he passed. in two months more of killing sending palestinians and israelis into new and unknown territories. the holy city which both sides claim as the capital, there tends in waiting. choices lie ahead a cease fire will come eventually. it would just be a pause before the next war will israel and the palestinians decided the only
messages of defiance yesterday, another clear message, huge praise for the works of the emergency services and medical staff.. good morning it s thursday, the 23rd of march. the other main headlines on the westminster attack this morning: police say they believe they know the attacker‘s identity and that he was inspired by islamist ideology. parliament will operate as normal today in a show of defiance. the prime minister is expected to make a statement to the commons. we are live at westminster. lots of activity still going on this morning. let s go to carole with the weather. a wet start to the day but generally speaking and improving weather day. more detail in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. we are here in the aftermath of the terror attacks were five people died and a0 people injured some suffering what has been described as a catastrophic injury after a man drove a axa vehicle into the crowd and went on to stab a policeman who later died. five people