Queen in an ever changing world, she was stability. And a link to a proud past. As britains longest reigning monarch, she saw unprecedented change. Womens empowerment, the fight for racial equality, and lgbtq rights, technological revolution, the decline of the church of england. She was admired worldwide for her lifelong dedication to his subjects, following a pledge she made by her 21st birthday. I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our Great Imperial family, to which we all belong. At the age of 96, her death was not unexpected, but it nonetheless shook the nation to its core. And raised an existential question, can the monarchy survive the passing of the second great Elisabeth Ian age . I went to Balmoral Castle within hours of her death. The 50,000 acre retreat in the Scottish Highlands was the queens favorite summer residents. Hundreds game to pay their respects. This is all still very fr
this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. anfoininus ondni summ home in scotland. earlier in the day, buckingham palace announced that her majesty, who ruled over the commonwealth for a record 70 years, was placed under medical supervision. her doctors were concerned about her health. family rushed to her side. in accordance with the royal line of succession, her oldest son, charles, immediately became king, which put her grandson, prince william, next in line to the throne, followed by william s eldest son, nine-year-old prince george. just before her death was announced, a double rainbow appeared over buckingham palace as a crowd gathered. president biden visited the british embassy in washington late today and left a message in a condolence book. in a statement he said, queen elizabeth was a states woman was unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the united kingdom and the united states. w
for the entirety of her life, every movement analyzes, every facial expression dissected. such is the life of royalty, yet the world felt connected to her, speaking of the world it changes a great deal during the course of her life and her 70 year reign. think about what she experienced and lived through and bore eyewitness to think about how much the world, of technology and medicine changed. and celebrate some things that did not change like your pr relationship with great britain, she was a friend to the united states, our leaders and our people are for most of us we never met her, we just know what we saw, read and heard over the years, and admired her. she was in a real sense, a bridge from one generation to the next from a world we read about to the one we find ourselves in. her son king charles iii will as ascend to the throne. we celebrate her life and grief with our staunchest allies over the passing of a monarch and the end of an era, here to celebrate the life, leg
while across the atlantic, thousands gathered to witness a procession honoring the late queen elizabeth. this morning ceremonies in new york city, washington, d.c. enchants the pennsylvania. the three sites where americans died in the attacks of 21 years ago. more on the coverage in just a moment. in the meantime the queens coffin made the first stop in what will be a nine day journey through scotland and england. it all in with the majesties funeral in london one week from tomorrow. senior affairs correspondent amy kellogg live in london with m more. the queen set off on what king charles has called her last great journey today with the coffin traveling 180 miles from the scottish highlands to the scottish capital. this is the scotland that has an ongoing debate about leaving the united kingdom but scotland which held such a precious place in the queens heart. she spent most of her summer up at balmoral. an annual trip. it was said to have been her happy place. her coffin
We are going to get to the top stories. There is a News Conference scheduled to happen in about two hours but this is what we know right now. Police in oakland are searching for the gunman involved in the shooting at this campus. Six adults were injured. Enforc they believe this could have been a targeted shooting. Katie nielsen spoke to an officer who was at the school when the shooting happened. I saw the bullets going everywhere. I was like someone is plaguing. He was bleeding. I was like, oh, my god. This is not a game. Reporter and we did not want to give us his last name but says he is an employee. He was eating his lunch when he heard the gunshots around 12 45 wednesday afternoon. I was like, lets go. Lets run a gary. We were in our class, just doing our work and then we heard six gunshots or seven gunshots. Reporter all schools were locked down for about an hour and a half as parents waited to pick up their children at a reunification center. You are just so scared. We were thi