at least 23 people are dead, but dozens are missing or injured. the national weather service has confirmed one large tornado caused catastrophic damage across several cities and towns . but there were a dozen reports of tornadoes across alabama and mississippi. now the storms, flattened homes and buildings and knocked out power to more than 100,000 customers across alabama, alabama, mississippi and tennessee. let s go to the ground. there were cnn s isabella isabelle rose salas is live in rolling fork. mississippi look, we spoke with the mayor a couple of hours ago, and he told us that his town is basically gone. is that what you re saying? that is certainly an accurate assessment of what we saw in rolling fork and guys if i can first tell you that i m actually a little bit beyond the city limits three miles away. i want to show something to you right over here. this car. we re told by family members that they were driving last night as the tornado. hit and the strong winds f
way too early, as we remember the life of queen elizabeth. i m jonathan lemire. on this friday, september 9th. thank you for starting your day with us. the world is in mourning today, following the death of queen elizabeth ii. buckingham palace announced the passing of england s longest reigning monarch at 96 years old yesterday. writing in a brief statement, quote, the queen died peacefully this afternoon, her summer home in scotland. what comes next, a meticulously planned national memorializing of the queen, which was reportedly set in motion with four coded words yesterday. london bridge is down. as part of the plans, england s new king, charles iii will deliver a televised address to the united kingdom tonight. tomorrow, after privately taking an oath swearing to protect the church of scotland, king charles accession is expected to be announce from a balcony at saint james palace, that oath has been taken by every monarch since george i in 1714, meanwhile the queen s b
good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability. he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but that rishi is the only candidate that fits the bill to deliver unity, stability and efficiency. meanwhile the foreign secretary james cleverly is backing boris johnson. in a tweet he said that mrjohnson had learned lessons from his time in number 10 and will focus on the needs of the country. mrjohnson has yet to declare his candidacy but held talks with mr sunak last night. penny mordaunt is also running but like mrjohnson has yet to achieve the required number of backers. here s our political c
his party hasn t got complacent and repeats cold for a general election. the school is struggling to keep lights and heating on. head teachers warn rising gusts could see most schools run out of money by next year. jodie whittaker is set to make a final appearance as the doctor in doctor who. the first break cards from king charles and the rain concert camilla been sent out to people celebrating their good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability. he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but that rishi is the only candidate that fits the bill to deliver unity, stability and efficiency.