Including its 2 biggest cities. And a month on from the declaration of a pandemic we go back to the one of life markets of asia to blamed for causing the chaos. So the United States has become the country with the highest death toll from corona virus according to the Johns Hopkins university tracker more fatalities were confirmed in the past day taking the u. S. Past italy which is on 19 1468. 00 deaths you can see that top right and heres the United States where the total is now 19701. 00 as you can see a confirmed cases in the worlds biggest economy have been skyrocketing in the month since a pandemic was declared and lets speak to mike hanna who joins us now from washington d. C. So mike now the United States has small fatalities and anywhere else. Weve lost our connection there with my camera well try to get it back a little bit later in the program now critics of President Donald Trump say his slow response is largely to blame for the high numbers in the u. S. Lets hear now from o
Morning. Nineyearold Prince George. And seven year old, Princess Charlotte. King charles iii says he has been a deeply touched by messages of condolences. He says the country has been moved beyond measure by the millions of people paying their respects. Some of the final public mourners to see the queens coffin are walking past now. Lying in state. Closes at half past six this morning. The National Mission that of silence was held across the country last night. Officials say it will be fixed in time for this morning service. Hello and good morning from Central London, on what is expected to be a grand and deeply solemn day. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth ii will take place in Westminster Abby just a short distance from here. It begins at 11 am. Now large numbers have gathered on the mount. Police say they expect record crowds in the capital. An unprecedented Security Operation involving thousands of extra Police Officers and armed voices personnel is underway. The queen has been Lying
Rest before her final journey to london. Ah, hello, im Marianne Massey in london. Youre watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program, or scenes of celebration and relief, ukraines heart kiva offensive continues with reports of a rapid russian retreat. Vote counting begins in sweden where the ruling block is in a battle for survival amid a surgeon support for the far right and protest her up in chile as the country marks the 49th anniversary of the military to lead by general augusta finishing ah welcome to the program we begin in scotland, where the coffin of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd is arrived in edinburgh after a more than 6 hour journey from bar moral castle. A journey saw the cortege where wine through towns and fields and countryside along a route lined with well wishes, hoping for their final opportunity to pay tribute to the queen. For monday she will lie at rest and said, giles was cathedral for her casket is flown to london and fish. As this report now from edinburgh. The
It is 1200 hours gmc hello, this is al jazeera lived from doha, the coffin of Queen Elizabeth. The 2nd is in its 1st stage of the Journey Towards london for a funeral, which will take place on september 19th. The cortez left Balmoral Castle in scotland and travel to aberdeen. From there, its making its way on to edinburgh passing through dundee and puff before it crosses the queens free crossing and into edinburgh. Once there at the coffin will lie in the throne room of Hollywood House palace overnight before church service. On sunday, people have been lining the streets along the routes to pay their respects. Lets go live now to edinburgh. Our zeros alan fisher. Is there alone a long journey than through scotland to allow people to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth the 2nd, tell us about preparations there in edinburgh and whats due to be happening over the next few hours . Well, the drive from bomb moral to edinburgh would normally take just over 2 and a half hours. Theyre going