A massive storm system rolls across the middle of the country bringing strong winds, rain, hail and even some tornados in the south. Homes damaged, debris in its wake and dangerous conditions on the road. With nearly 50 Million People at risk today, what you need to know. All that plus scare in the sky. Unruly passenger in the back. A passenger tries to rush the cockpit on a flight bound for Newark Airport. Royal drama. President trump and Oprah Winfrey now weighing in on that bombshell announcement from prince harry and Meghan Markell this week, that they are quitting as senior royals. And welcome kristen. My white house colleague Kristen Welker officially joins my weekend family as coanchor this morning. Well take a look how she got here, some fun and some surprises too. Today saturday january 11th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news this is today with Peter Alexander, Kristen Welker and dylan drier live from studio 1a. We thank you for joining us this saturday morning. I could not be mor
And here charming princess of wales. She is a huge deal. She was bigger than anyone in hollywood. Everybody wanted to know all they could about her, her life, and what the future was going to be. By the time shes 24, diana has been married to Prince Charles for four years. They have two sons. Prince william, who is three, and oneyearold prince harry. They are for all intents and purposes, the perfect yij of the royal family. Im supporting my husband but also most important thing, being a mother and a wife. And thats what i try to achieve whenever i can. She gave this wonderful impression to the public. Have you actually tried to change Prince Charles in any way since you got married . Nothing dramatic. But behind the scenes, she is very much living a lie. Did you know what you were taking on . No, i didnt. Throughout dianas marriage to charles, there was a third figure hovering around, Camilla Parker bowles, the wife of one of Prince Charless old friends. She was his first love and he
from the throne. denmark s queen margrethe the second made the surprise announcement in her new year address. the 83 year old will formally step down onjanuary 14 that s 52 years to the day since she came to power in 1972. her son, crown prince frederik, will take her place as king of denmark and head of state in the country. for more on the queen s reign and what s next, the bbc s naomi choy smith sent this report. a surprise announcement, live on national television, during queen margrethe s traditional new year s address. translation: on the 14th of january 2024, 52 years after succeeding my beloved father, i will step down as the queen of denmark. the 83 year old danish queen said time had taken its toll on her health and she made the decision to abdicate after undergoing back surgery in february. translation: the surgery naturally gave rise - to thinking about the future, whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation. i have decided tha
father, i will step down as the queen of denmark. the 83 year old danish queen said time had taken its toll on her health and she made the decision to abdicate after undergoing back surgery in february. translation: the surgery l naturally gave rise to thinking about the future, whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation. i have decided that now is the right time. queen margrethe plans to hand the throne to crown prince frederik, the eldest of her two sons. for many danes, queen margrethe is the only monarch they have ever known. she s seen here visiting windsor castle in 1974, two years after she succeeded herfather, king frederik. after the death of queen elizabeth ii, queen margrethe became the longest serving monarch in europe. denmark s prime minister thanked queen margrethe for her service, saying it was difficult to understand that the time had come for a change of throne. a feeling echoed across denmark as the nation prepares to welco
the rest of the world are using fireworks as a way of welcoming in 2024. i now want to take you to russia and this is moscow. as you can see, it is a very different scene in moscow. now, in previous years there would have been fireworks in red square in moscow but, as last year, there are no fireworks at all. they have been banned in russia. you can see people are on the streets there but not that many and that, of course, all because of the war with ukraine and the operation there. so the fireworks and pyrotechnics were banned last year and again this year. there are no fireworks displays in russia as moscow welcomes in the new year. two totally different celebrations in qatar and russia. don t forget that you can follow all the celebrations of 2024 on the bbc news website and app where there is a special live page. she is europe s only reigning queen. she is europe s only reigning queen. she said her son would take over on the 14th of january. the 83 year old queen said her