being a great friend of this show. all right. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for being with me. i m fredricka whitfield. right now a heart-felt tribute to queen elizabeth ii is under way in london. thousands pouring in to say a final farewell to their monarch. the last hour we saw the queen s eight grandchildren holding a vigil as she lies in state. the royal family also greeting world leaders as they arrive today ahead of the queen s funeral, which is monday. let s go straight to london right now. max foster, richard quest and anna stewart are following this historic event. max, to you first. this vigil, with the queen s grandchildren, was only about 15 minutes. wow, even with that brevity, you felt such love being exuded from these family members, from these young men and women who were paying the greatest homage to their grandmother. reporter: yeah. something they all wanted to do. outline, for william and harry, more practice at this sort of thing. for the
as he meets president xijinping for the first time since the invasion. and one of the all time tennis greats, roger federer, announces his retirement. welcome to the programme. with shaun ley in westminster and me, ros atkins, in the bbc news room. tens of thousands of people are waiting for their turn to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii at westminster hall where she is lying in state. these are live pictures from westminster, where the queue is currently stretching over some five km. some people have waited for more than eight hours to get here, inside westminster hall, where the closed coffin is being guarded by soldiers from units that serve the royal household. that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am. for the latest, we can nowjoin shaun ley in westminster. hello and thank you very much. hello to all of you watching, whether you re in the uk or around the world. here in westminster is the opportunity for members of the public, as
and we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, walking in the air. good morning. it s christmas eve. our top story. around 250 million people in the us and canada are under severe weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across north america. from alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. at least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. tom brada reports. once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are wreaking havocin rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. from maine to texas, more than i million people are without electricity. people are very frustrated because we pay our bills. all day it has been goin
in rest at the palace house. the royal family official scottish residence. king charles iii along with other members of the royal family will attend that service a little later this morning. the coffin will then be flown from edinbrook to london on tuesday evening and the queen s funeral will be held on september 19th. britain s longest serving monarch died on thursday peacefully at the age of 96 at a scottish estate in balmoreal. what we can expect in the days ae head haeud ahead at that funeral. that service for the queen will be held in the coming hours. what s the atmosphere where you are at this point. it s similar to yesterday. it s quiet, there are few people out at the moment. the stores are just beginning to open. there are a few joggers going up and down the royal mile here. this of course is where the queen s procession bringing her coffin to st. giles procedure will run up and down. i think we can expect to see thousands of people up and down the street a little