this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. anfoininus ondni summ home in scotland. earlier in the day, buckingham palace announced that her majesty, who ruled over the commonwealth for a record 70 years, was placed under medical supervision. her doctors were concerned about her health. family rushed to her side. in accordance with the royal line of succession, her oldest son, charles, immediately became king, which put her grandson, prince william, next in line to the throne, followed by william s eldest son, nine-year-old prince george. just before her death was announced, a double rainbow appeared over buckingham palace as a crowd gathered. president biden visited the british embassy in washington late today and left a message in a condolence book. in a statement he said, queen elizabeth was a states woman was unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the united kingdom and the united states. w
not accepting the counsel of his real advisers, not the imposters, but those who were actual advisers, not just yes people wanting to tell him exactly what he wants to hear, even when there s clearly no evidence to support what he wanted to hear. but we have heard about the attempt to exploit the legal process, the department of justice, local election officials, and a relentless pressure campaign to what he called an attempt to stop the steal. the fact that nothing had actually been stolen, i mean, details. details, it seems. i ll leave you all to decide whether the hearings so far have threaded the needle or maybe moved your own needle. but we are seven hearings in and we re learning tonight that the january 6th committee s upcoming eighth hearing will turn to the number 187. that s 187 minutes where the president of the united states was radio silent. i mean, crickets. well, at least publicly. but what exactly was he doing for over three hours? after the capitol had been b
people up in washington will give us the various latest on that. the big question about january 6th is, who is going to stop it from happening again? who will stop it from happening again? is it you? is it the committee? maybe it s the republicans? who will stop it from happening again? who will stand up and the next time defend our free and fair election. to defend democracy from the lies that can take it all down? what we are hearing from the january 6th committee, the testimony from eyewitnesses who were shocked by what they saw and heard behind closed doors in the trump white house, who were pressured by the president determined to hold under pressure no matter what it took the fake electors. the wild conspiracy theories. the mob that stormed the capitol. none of that is about the past. it s about, what could happen the next time. if nobody stands up to stop it? should have put the media in that. the media, journalist? that s why it matters for the committee to follow the
everything from 1952, right through today, what a canvas that is. an unexpected journey. yes, your father is dead. you are now queen. whoa! it was a man s world. she had not a clue what he was doing. she confronted challenges. everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the queen. it turned out to be and what the nation mourned princess diana has died tonight, she faced public scrutiny. the queen got crucified in the media. she chose family over duty. no one who knew diana will ever forget her. that was something she knew she had to do if she was gonna preserve the monarchy. then, more than two decades later, diana s youngest son was at the center of the royal shakeup. prince harry, the most popular royal after the queen, and his american wife, meghan, issuing what amounts to a declaration of independence. first of all, on the shock here, from 1 to 10, was this an 11? this was a 20, yes. modern-day drama added to a story past and
that is. an unexpected journey. yes, your father is dead. you are now queen. whoa! it was a man s world. she had not a clue what he was doing. she confronted challenges. everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the queen. it turned out to be and when the nation mourned princess diana has died tonight, she faced public scrutiny. the queen got crucified in the media. she chose family over duty. no one who knew diana will ever forget her. that was something she knew she had to do if she was gonna preserve the monarchy. then, more than two decades later, diana s youngest son was at the center of a royal shakeup. prince harry, the most popular royal after the queen, and his american wife, meghan, issuing what amounts to a declaration of independence. first of all, on the shock here, from 1 to 10, was this an 11? this was a 20, yes. modern-day drama added to a story past and tradition that had spanned generation. from the age of 21 t