multiple crimes, including conspiracy and money laundering. he is in a lot of trouble. we will get to all of that in just a few minutes. but we must begin this evening s broadcast in the united kingdom where it is already four in the morning on friday. and that nation is just beginning its full full day without a screen. elizabeth the second died at her castle in scotland earlier today. she was 96 years old. people kept out near buckingham palace in london, all night long, paying tribute to the only monarch they have known for more than 70 years. she range longer than any other british monarch in history. the late queen s eldest son inherits the throne. he is now king charles the third. tomorrow, he is expected to return to london from scotland to speak to the nation. nbc s keir simmons has more on queens elizabeth and her extraordinary life. the palace first announced this morning doctors were concerned about her health. then, around 6:30 local time, posting a statement on
Out if elected officials wont do it themselves. If state and local policies do not reflect the seriousness, all Public Health officials must alert the state population. 2600 americans dead yesterday. That is the secondhighest, but there is good news on the horizon. The head of operation warp speed says 100 million americans may be vaccinated by february. The uk just became the first nation in the west to approve the Pfizer Vaccine. The fda is expected to take up possible approval of the Pfizer Vaccine in the United States at a meeting next week. The head of the governments operation warp speed says once approved the vaccine will be available within 48 hours to Healthcare Workers and to people in assisted living facilities. Our sarah murray is joining us now. Sarah, this is a huge undertaking. Talk to us about whast challengchallenge s are. This is a very big undertaking and its all moving quickly. The Fda Advisory Committee will concern the first vaccine on december 10th, and the hope
and to have lost her, i think is rattling to people. michelle, her family came to her side, but prince harry, we know there has been so much conflict and controversy over the last few years, came later than everyone else. do we know why? we don t. he wasn t the only senior family member to not have been there. at the time. but we do know that this is where the intersection of the queen s personal life, her family, and her duty gets so complicated. because, the queen is of course her family is her business. it s a family business. and as a grandmother, she adored prince harry, and they were very close. and he, harry, really brought out a lightness in the queen that no one else could. at the same time, the past few years have been fraught, as you say, and complex. and we know that the queen was
people wondering what relationship do they wish to have with this monarchy across the commonwealth. you will see countries deciding to leave the commonwealth, i think not the commonwealth, but perhaps sever ties to the monarchy. in the months to come. is that what they wanted and they were waiting for the queen to pass? the should now sparked that? yes, i don t think we re [inaudible] in the coming days or months, the australian republican, movement in my country, they are not talking at all until the funeral is over intent is. time they know how sensitive this is. but if you look at the approval ratings of prince across big countries like canada and australia, it s in negative territory. people are very capable of compartmentalizing their respect for the queen and her sense of duty, and also their sense that they ve moved beyond this institution. so it is useful to britain s brand and it has been a sort of comfort to people in britain. you will see that play out in the coming ye
president since harry truman. as one of your early reports alluded to, the first british prime minister she worked with was winston churchill. this is just an extraordinary span of history in which she provides a common thread. now, as king travels as sends to the throne, does that diminish britons rule? i don t know if it diminishes it, but it does reset it at a time when a lot of other elements of british identity are very much in flux for reasons that we are all aware of, brexit, the general political turmoil, economic difficulties. this is a time when there are a lot of moving parts and queen elizabeth had been a stabilizing influence and now, she is not there anymore. she met every u.s. president since lyndon johnson. i would love to know who was her favorite. michelle talib, or ryan heath