countless homes have been destroyed and rain just won t let up. it has been catastrophic rain that just won t stop. we ve seen that last tail of the storm linger over the island and continue to dump excessive amounts of rain. the first responders, the local responders, the responders of the government of puerto rico are not able to get out and help those that need it or assess the damage. parts of puerto rico are still recovering from the damage inflicted, of course, by hurricane maria in 2017 and it appears fiona could be even more destructive. pedram javaheri is tracking the storm from the cnn weather center in atlanta. what s the weather update, pedram? reporter: major hurricane, category 3 with 100-mile-an-hour winds. it s not far away from cochran town, capital of turks and caicos. it is passing across the region right now. you ll notice very symmetrical. a wind field that expands 150 miles away from the center where tropical storm forced winds are still going to b
massive bridge linking russia to the annexed territory of crimea. why this is a big deal both strategically and symbolically and how ukrainian and russian officials are now reacting. also, a major shakeup in uvalde, texas. the school district suspends its entire police force and puts two officials on leave. how if families are reacting. plus hurricane ian blasted its way through florida, knocking out electricity to millions. one community in the storm s path never lost power. how they made it through relatively unscathed. hopeful news in the fight against breast cancer. new day starts right now. it s great to be with you this morning. it s saturday, october 8th. thank you so much for spending some of your morning with us. boris, sorry you re not. you re stuck with me now. that s right. we re grateful to have you, amara. i m so pumped that this is your new home. congratulations to amara walker, being named the new co-anchor of weekend new day. thank you. of
giving the traditional cheer for the new man arc. charles has met today with the prime minister and other politicians an the archbishop of canter berry. many people are gathered outside including buckingham palace trying to catch a sight of the new king on this momentous day. we ve got full coverage of today s events, scott mcclain is at windsor casting, and we re in balmoral, scotland and at buckingham palace. max, you first, moments ago, now william, prince of wales put out a statement paying tribute to the late queen. what did it say? reporter: well it is deeply personal. he was very close to the queen. as was the princess of wales, kate. and he referred to how kate has given the the queen gave guidance to kate for 20 years. that is since their wedding in 2011 and the time before that. and william looked for the queens for guidance but what will be his own future monarchy. it was very personal. it wasn t necessarily constitutional. the prince the king will be dealing
rift. and so, i think it speaks extremely well of william in effect for perhaps taking a cue from his father and moving it one step further. i mean, we now have a situation where the new king is reaffirming his tradition and it is turning into a sort of new hope as sort a healing within the family. to see the four of them as they are, you are sort of reminded of what was from the very beginning, and i ve felt for the last two years that harry and meghan missed a terrible opportunity by leaving the royal family. they had so many things that they could do. and william and charles needs them more than ever. who knows. nothing is there is hurts there. and there is a lot of hurt and a lot of mutual mistrust. but, you know, one can perhaps at this moment be an optimist and think that this could be a brief celebration and healing. sally, your words are so poignant but the pictures are speaking louder than anything. we did get to see william right before he got into the car. he a
my lords, ladies and gentlemen, it is my most sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother the queen. i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world, sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we ve all suffered. it is the greatest consolation to me to know of the sympathy expressed by so many, to my sister and brothers, and that such overwhelming affection and support should be extended to our whole family in our loss. to all of us as a family, as to this kingdom and the wider family of nations, of which it is a part, my mother gave an example of lifelong love and of selfless service. my mother s reign was unequaled in its duration, its dedication, and its devotion. even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. i am deeply aware of this great inheritance and the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. in taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the