safety. vladimir putin defiantly claims ukrainian territory in a bizarre ceremony to rally the russian people. cbs charlie d agata reports from ukraine tonight on the new threats and america s response. and on the road. cbs steve hartman has the story of a 91-year-old super fan with a record to be proud of. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. and as we come on the ear, ian is now a post-tropical cyclone but it is still bringing dangerous conditions to most much of the east coast. ian slammed into the south carolina coast as a strong category 1 storm packing winds of 85 miles per hour. the storm made landfall in the u.s. for the second times in georgetown with torrential rains and floodwaters. south carolina s governor is urging residents to stay inside. the storm will continue to bring flooding rain from the carolinas to the mid-atlantic, a
today, again, church bells across the country, including the storied westminster abbey and st. paul s cathedral rang out. today mourners mourn the loss of the longest-reigning monarch in british history. across the country and on ships at sea, the british armed forces fired salutes to honor her majesty. one round was fired for each of the 96 years she lived. all eyes on her eldest son, king charles iii, and his wife, now the queen consort, camilla. they returned from balmoral castle, where they were greeted warmly by the crowd in attendance, some of whom broke out in song. god save our gracious king god save the king we love you, king charles. we love you so much. one member of the crowd was so overjoyed she planted a kiss on his cheek. minutes later, a historic site, the king of england walking into the royal residence in england, buckingham palace, one of many symbols of change today and likely in the days to come. the new king spoke today in his new kaps any
they pilled across the country at noon on friday. to mark the death of queen elizabeth the second. she died on thursday at the age of 96. he automatically became king upon his mother s death. the title will be officially bestowed in a formal ceremony later this morning. cnn will carry that for you. on friday, the king briefly greeted mourners outside of buckingham palace. he then delivered his first address to the nation as monarch. have a listen. wherever you may live in the united kingdom are in the realms and territories across the world. whatever may be your background or beliefs. i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. meanwhile, they continue expressing their condolences throughout the commonwealth. with growing volumes of flowers and personal messages. buckingham palace has not yet released the date of the queen s funeral but king charles indicated it would be within the next two weeks. u.s. president joe biden sa
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that is a quote from winston churchill. and it s from this 522 page book about winston churchill s illnesses. nothing but his illnesses. the name of the book is winston churchill s illnesses, written by two british physicians. the quotes about champagne comes from the chapter titled, was churchill an alcoholic? the book was published in 2020 and using all of the latest analysis about alcohol addiction, the others conclude that it was in churchill exhibited none of the traits of alcoholism and that the image of churchill as a very heavy drinker was much exaggerated including by himself. announced many close observers of the british prime minister, the book notes many close observers of the british prime minister, saying things like this: personally, throughout the time i knew him, i never saw him the worse for drink. the glass of weak whisky, like the cigars, was more assemble than anything else, and one glass last him for hours. churchill himself once wrote, i have been broug