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
National headlines, their story of robbery, ransom. The young woman kidnapped and attacked. Police said it was all a hoax but it wasnt. Tonight, their first interview. What do the police say now . Good evening. And its great to have you with us to start another week here. And well have the track of that storm in just a moment. But first, the hunt for a suspected serial bomber tonight, striking fear yet again in austin. This time, Authorities Say with a trip wire bomb, the fourth bomb to go off. The first bomb, in a package left at a home. The following week, two more packages on the same day, both exploding. And this newest bomb with that trip wire on a Darkened Street overnight. The neighborhood on lockdown for most of this day. And tonight, the audio of this newest bomb going off just out. Abcs marcus moore leading us off from austin tonight. Reporter tonight, more than 500 agents flooding austin, texas. A massive manhunt intensifying. School buses kept away. This bomb went off hours
morning. i want to pause for a second. i want to bring other news to you. particularly from ukraine. including a power station being tacked. they band on positions in east of the country. the city appeared to be under a complete blackout. cars drove through darkened street. russia struck a thermal power station causing a huge fire. responding via the telegram platform ukrainian president zelenskyy, of course, said this to russia s leaders ussia s l- history will put everything in its place. they tell this program that russia is now hitting civilian targets after significant
national headlines, their story of robbery, ransom. the young woman kidnapped and attacked. police said it was all a hoax but it wasn t. tonight, their first interview. what do the police say now? good evening. and it s great to have you with us to start another week here. and we ll have the track of that storm in just a moment. but first, the hunt for a suspected serial bomber tonight, striking fear yet again in austin. this time, authorities say with a trip wire bomb, the fourth bomb to go off. the first bomb, in a package left at a home. the following week, two more packages on the same day, both exploding. and this newest bomb with that trip wire on a darkened street overnight. the neighborhood on lockdown for most of this day. and tonight, the audio of this newest bomb going off just out. abc s marcus moore leading us off from austin tonight. reporter: tonight, more than 500 agents flooding austin, texas. a massive manhunt intensifying.
stories around the news nation today. police are searching for a man caught on surveillance video on a darkened street in harlem wheeling a suitcase, and a woman s body was later found in that suitcase. she had been strangled, and appeared to have a head injury. the internet telephone service skype is starting to recover after a massive outage wednesday where the users could not contact one another, and today, 80% of the users can get online, but skype spokesperson says that not all of the features are working including the group video chat, and off-line instant messaging. skype said that a software problem forced some of the computers offline. and the purse that school board member jennifer littleton used to hit a gunman has raised $13,000 in a charity auction. it is run by a security guard who is a hero that day, mike jones, and the handbag s maker, brahman matched the winning bid, and doubling the donation and