i can t believe she s gone. it s a great loss, great loss. i just hope that charles can live up to what his mother has obviously instilled in him. that will be a wonderful legacy for him to carry forward. and just moments ago we saw king charles iii showing everyone what it means to carry on in the midst of grief, coming here to buckingham palace for the first time as king, shaking hands with some of the absolute throngs of crowds that have gathered outside in the wake of his mother s death. all of this with a host of tributes to the monarch who sat on the throne for seven decades. new local time, the bells at westminster abbey and other churches in london and all across the uk pealed in the queen s memory. and one hour later the queen was honored with gun salutes at the tower of london, hyde park, edinburgh castle in scotland and several other locations around the united kingdom. later today king charles is going to meet with the new prime minister, liz truss, before del
ukraine and an all out effort to avoid a rail strike here in the united states. well, the clock is ticking for negotiators to avoid the potentially crippling rail strike here in the united states. talks led by labor secretary marty walsh have been going on throughout the early morning hours. one official tells cnn don t expect a resolution any time soon. a strike could put a serious dent in a u.s. economy already struggling to recover threatening deliveries of amtrak is warning of cancellations and more to come. more from pete muntean. reporter: it is the latest effort to put the breaks on a rail worker strike that could bring a major blow to the economy. bosses met with the labor secretary in a last-ditch effort to reach a deal by midnight thursday. that s when 60,000 workers could walk off the job in solidarity with train engineers fighting for sick time. a strike will mean freight rail, which makes up 40% of all freight in the u.s., will grind to a halt impacting eve
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you can see old footage of the two playing out now on your screens. when queen elizabeth visited abu dhabi back in 1979. the uae is one of the gulf countries that shares particularly close ties with the united kingdom and with the british monarchy. my next guest can tell you all about that. he tweeted, and i quote, as we mourn the passing of a beloved monarch, i fondly recall my sister presenting flowers to the queen on her visit to the uae in 1979. such visits deepen the bond between our nations. 40 years later i presented my credentials as ambassador. friendship endures.
in the royal family, something that had already begun as the queen stepped back from royal engagements. for the platinum jubilee william and kate made a controversial trip to commonwealth nations in the caribbean, many of those countries considering severing ties with the monarchy altogether over its colonial past. william addressed the issue in a closely watched speech navigating one of the thorniest issues facing the monarchy. we support with pride and respect your decisions about your future. relationships evolve, friendship endures. reporter: during the queen s platinum jubilee on monday, this moment on the balcony more poignant, the succession to her throne at her sides. a public showing that the future of the monarchy was now in her son and her grandson s hands. so the succession is prince william is first. then it s his children, george, charlotte, and louie. fifth in line to the throne right now is prince harry. it s not you, jose.