i m pamela brown in washington. we re following two major stories on this sunday night. hurric hurricane fiona hammers ps puer rico and it could be days before the lights are back on. president biden pays tribute to queen elizabeth with final mourners in line to pay respects. tomorrow s funeral is hours away. you re in the cnn newsroom. and we began tonight with the latest on hurricane fiona. the storm has made landfall along the southwest coast there, puerto rico and officials say the entire island is already without power and the storm is causing catastrophic flooding. i want to turn to cnn laeyla santiago who is live. what are the conditions like where you are right now, leyla? reporter: we re on the forth eastern part of the island, capital san juan. still coming down, still rain, still wind. in the southern part of the island, the same if not more. the last time i talked to you, we talked about the critical patients, the hospitals and buildings that depend on power f
ballistic missile, most short range but one was an intermediate range ballistic missile that overflew japan. the u.s. will not be deterred in its exercises, the firing and testing of long-range missiles as long as trilaterals with the u.s. and japan that was conducted yesterday and will continue today. the u.s. will not be deterred from the region even as the u.s. warns north korea may be getting ready for another nuclear test. it s possible they re ready to go since may. if kim jong un carried out the test, it would be the seventh. has there been any escalation from russia that would have prompted him to raise that specter? reporter: this is a question we constantly ask at the pentagon. has the u.s. administration seen any indication that russia is prepared to use a nuclear weapon and has there been any reason for the u.s. to change the nuclear posture? in both cases there the answer remains no. but what s concerning is the rhetoric from the kremlin, from medvedev and pu
looked ahead to the reign of king charles iii, we saw canons being blasted 96 times to mark the 96 years of queen elizabeth s life. we heard bells being rung and basically in cathedrals and small chapels. we saw the house of commons usually the scene of really rocks political activity. that was still in memorializing and thinking of the queen and buckingham palace we saw something else, bret. we saw a sign of things to come. we saw king charles, king charles iii approaching the royal residence for the very first time as king awrong with queen consort camilla. shark hans in the crowd much like his mother did. much like the reason why she was beloved. he also spoke to the nation for the first time on tv. and i believe we have some quotes from him right now. take a listen to that. perhaps we don t. one more time, charles continues his journey tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. the excess council will officially proclaim him king and remembrances of the queen continue as well i believe we ha
p.m. the cnn newsroom continues the cnn newsroom continues with jim acosta right now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. new today, a member of the january 6th committee weighing in on what would happen if former president donald trump ignores their promised subpoena. here s congressman adam kens ger. do you believe that the justice department, if the president refuses, should hold him in criminal contempt? look, that s a bridge we cross if we have to get there. you know, look, we well-recognize the fact that because of the committee only being able to exist until the end of this congressional year because that was the mandate, we re in a bit of a time limit here. and as we re wrapping up the investigation, we re also pursuing new leads and facts. and we want to speak to the president. look, he s made it clear he has nothing to hide is what he says. so, he should come in on the day we ask him to come
suffering, and our desperation for his political gain. president biden s first-ever face-to-face meetings with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan since they were detained in russia. i would have done it sooner. still need to deal with the families and explain there are limited things that you can do when you have this kind of a situation going on. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom. a kingdom celebrates the life of its queen. a family mourns the loss of its matriarch. the queen s eight grandchildren came together to hold vigil as she lies in state. outside westminster hall, tens of thousands of mourners gather to pay their respects. the line stretching for miles, and the wait at times surpassing an astonishing 24 hours. president biden and the first lady arrived in london not long ago. they will be among heads of state from around the world to attend the queen s funeral on monday. and a short time ago, we learned that the queen