flooding. plus atrocities revealed after russia s retreat. reporter: this is one of the first bases where vladimir putin s men fled in panic but leaving a trail of horror in their wake. and later, the california cowboy and the queen. our marc straussman on their decades-long bond. did you consider her a friend? the friendship was deep. the friendship was real. this is the cbs weekend news from new york. good evening, i m in new york. we re following two major stories tonight. the entire island archipelago of puerto rico is without electricity after being hit by hurricane fiona. the damage is devastating. we ll have much more in a moment. but we begin with world leaders gathering in london for the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii. today president biden and first lady jill biden visited westminster hall where the former monarch is lying in state. later, they signed a book of condolences. our hearts go out to you. and were you fortunate to have had her for 7
wisconsin showing no clear leader in the democrat mandela barnes. pennsylvania with democratic lieutenant governor john fetterman, very narrowly ahead of dr. mehmet oz, just outside the margin of error. time to square the importance of this day, we learned today that former president obama will be campaigning their final weekend before election day. party officials familiar with the planning telling cnn they ve got appearances scheduled for pittsburgh and philadelphia with the possibility of having more. early voting is underway there, and 38 other states. so, far turnout has been heavy 2018, midterms with nearly 7. 3 million ballots already cast. with, it we ve already seen multiple reports of voter intimidation, including two armed men dressed in tactical gear spotted about a drop box in mesa, arizona, friday night. attorney general merrick garland was asked about it this afternoon. to prevent, to guarantee a free and fair vote by everyone was qualified to vote. and
three aid organisations have suspended their activities in afghanistan in response to a ban on women working for humanitarian agencies. king charles has used his first christmas message to reflect on the cost of living crisis. he spoke of the great anxiety and hardship for those struggling to pay their bills and keep theirfamilies fed and warm . the king also paid tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth, who is buried in st george s chapel from where the king delivered his speech. our royal correspondent, nick witchell, was listening to the speech and gave us his verdict. there is, i think, a strong sense of social awareness in this christmas broadcast. now, just to put it in context, a long history, of course, of a broadcast at christmas time by the monarch going right back to the 1930s when king george the fifth started on radio. then queen elizabeth took it up on television in the 1950s. and this broadcast, the first by king charles. it was recorded in st george s chap