Hello, welcome back. Lets turn to the deadly floodIng thats hIt Central Europe. At least 21 people have dIed In the czech republIc, romanIa, austrIa, and poland. The clear up operatIon Is underway In the PolIsh CIty of nIIsa, where more than 40,000 resIdents had to evacuate to hIgher ground. Than 40,000 resIdents had unusually heavy raInfall has caused extensIve damage across a huge area, wIth the storms set to move onto Italy next, wIth Flood Alerts In place for most of the country. Sarah raInsford reports from poland. ThIs Is now the only route to safety from another PolIsh Town cut off by the floods. Boats sent to the rescue of those whod called for help as the Water Rose In theIr homes. The very edge of town Is now the only dry spot left. How much water . Really, so hIgh . Yeah. Scary, scary. Yeah. One of the rescuers descrIbed It he saId untIl around about 4 00 In the mornIng, they were tryIng to reInforce the RIver Bank to stop It from floodIng, but the Water Burst through and It
moved. immediate test for the new king as the uk starts a week-long bid g g goodbye to quen elizabeth ii. plus, russia is already striking back. and now the campaign stretch. primary season ends tuesday, opening an eight-week sprint to election day. we ll break down the midterm fight for control of congress. we begin, though, in scotland. as the united kingdom opens a week long farewell to queen elizabeth and as her son takes over the monarch. members of scotland paying their final respects to the longest reigning monarch as the queen lies at rest at st. giles cathedral. this morning, the queen s body was moved to that cathedral. the crown of scotland placed on her coffin. king charles iii walking in the procession to the cathedral along with his siblings. the farewell events are meticulously choreographed as are the first glinjss of the new king at work. this morning in london, his first address to parliament as king. as i stand before you today, i cannot help but fe
in the decades since, the queen has been intrinsic to the story of modern scotland. from the opening of the oil pipeline to the crossing, the borders railway and the hosting of three commonwealth games, she was present at so men of our iconic moments. she was also a true steadfast friend of this partment. on the day we reconvened in 1999, she allowed the title queen elizabeth, queen of scots, to be used. she also presented us with our treasured vase. its words, wisdom, justice, compassion, integrity, describe values personified by the queen throughout her entire life. even as her health declined, her majesty inspired us with an unfaltering dedication to public service. in his address on friday, the king recalled his mother s words on her 21st birthday. my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. for 75 years, queen elizabeth more than fulfilled that vow. she performed her duties with dedication, wisdom, and a profound sense of service. she se
from audiences at holyrood, it is from 2015 when the queen opened the borders railway. i spent the journey from edinburgh with just her and br prince philip. that would have been special on any day, but it was also the day the queen became our longest reigning monarch. allowing me to observe closely how quietly reflective she was about that historic milestone made it so much more so. it was one of the great privileges of my life. what was obvious then and on every occasion she graced us with her presence was the queen s genuine love of scotland. indeed, her first official visit was here in scotland when she opened the aberdeen sailors home in october 1944.