elizabeth ii. and bucking hingham palace with charles iii will soon deliver his message to a nation that s grieving. i m anderson cooper with cnn s special coverage along with don lemon, who s at buckingham palace for us. don. reporter: anderson, a day after the loss of his beloved mother, king charles is about to take a huge st. paul in the transition from prince and heir to his royal majesty, as a matter of fact, as he addresses the united kingdom and the world. he arrived at buckingham palace from scotland just a few hours ago. he s greeting people who gathered to pay their respects. he stopped to look at the many bouquets of flowers laid in tribute of queen elizabeth. accompanied by his wife, the new queen supreme court, camilla. just a short while ago he hosted prime minister liz truss, their first formal audience sitting starting his reign. i am joined now here at buckingham palace by my colleagues, the royal correspondent max foster and cnn s chief international corr
public address as king charles iii. the title will officially become his tomorrow. king charles promised his life to the people in the uk and beyond. as the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself throughout the remaining time god grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. and wherever you may live in the united kingdom, or in the realms and territories across the world, and whatever may be your background or believes, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. today about 2,000 members of the public grieved together at a service at st. paul s cathedral in london. the new british prime minister offered a reading during that ceremony. at one of king charles s first actions was to reach out to the many mourners who had gathered outside buckingham palace. and for more than seven minutes, he shook hands, he took on the duties of the crown, of course, t
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
prince william iii. it was a similar vigil held by king charles and his family. the wait time is at least 14 hours to see queen elizabeth. people are now asking people to not come and join this line to avoid, quote, disappointment. woor canadians. the queen was also the head of state of canada. we ve all come, none of us know each other. so we ve all come by our selves but we had a fantastic night. it s been great. my mom went to diana s when she was young so she wanted us to feel the experience. well, from the crowds waiting 14 hours to view the queen s coffin and to nearly 500 world leaders and foreign dignitaries, including president biden in london for the queen s you funeral. our roarers have it all covered. and naddo, let s start with you. you ve been with these folks in line since yesterday. many of them waiting 14 hours. what is it like out there. reporter: absolutely, boris. we ve been here for several rights now in a row. i have to say it is remarkab
let s hand it over to kasie hunt and cnn tonight. you re right. we don t talk about grief enough. i m very much looking forward to listening to that podcast. thank you very much. i am casey hunt, and this is knight. we re in the midst of another general election season that will test donald trump s impact across the board. independents turned away from him in 2020. and as criminal investigations widen by the day, those independents are being reminded why they still don t like him. two third of independents say in a new poll that they don t want the ex-president to run for office again. and though he is not on the ballot this november, democrats, led by president biden, have tried to frame the midterms as a choice between democracy and trumpism, which the president defines as a threat to democracy. democracy voters, meanwhile are energized over abortion rights, trump, and more 62 days before the final votes are cast. where does that leave republicans who are on the ballot?