An important symbolic role as the sovereign, right . In the uk, it is the monarch, the person in whose name the government is formed. So in great britain, head of governments Prime Minister. Head of state is the queen. And in great britain, Queen Elizabeth is often seen at ceremonial things, but she is rarely heard from directly. She gives a christmas address each year which is, you know, christmasy. But other than that, in her more than 50 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth has only ever made an address to the british people on a small handful of occasions. Well, the coronavirus disaster, which is just ravaging the uk, is now the latest of those very rare occasions on which the queen chose to speak to the british people. Im speaking to you at what i know is an increasingly challenging time, a time of disruption in the life of our country. A disruption that has brought grief to some, Financial Difficulties to many, and enormous changes to the daily lives of us all. I want to thank ev
She gives a christmas address each year, which is, you know, christmasy, but other than that, in her more than 50 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth has only ever made an address to the british people on a small handful of occasions. Well, the coronavirus disaster, which is just ravaging the u. K. , is now the latest of those very rare occasions on which the queen chose to speak to the british people. Im speaking to what i know is an increasingly challenging time. A time of disruption in the life of our country. A disruption that has brought grief to some, Financial Difficulties to many, and enormous changes to the daily lives of us all. I want to thank everyone on the nhs frontline, as well as careworkers, and those carrying out the central roles, who selflessly continue their day to day duties outside the home, in support of us all. I also want to thank those of you who are staying at home. Thereby helping to protect the vulnerable. And sparing many families the pain already felt b
Good evening, on this saturday night. And we do begin here with that wait for a verdict in the George Zimmerman trial in florida and a brandnew question moments ago from that allfemale jury, they have now asked for clarification on the instructions regarding manslaughter. That word comes just as we come on the air tonight. This image from George Zimmerman and his team. Just before deliberations began this morning. His attorney smiling there and zimmerman himself appearing less tense, at least for a moment. When the jurors walked in, those smiles gone. Whats at stake, whether zimmerman will be locked up or whether hell go free. After the killing of Trayvon Martin. Trayvon martins parents in the last 24 hours, staying wait, stoically, as they have been, in that courtroom, every step of the way. Abc chiefs Legal Affairs anchor dan abrams right here with me. But first, abcs matt gutman live in sanford, florida, live outside the courthouse. With breaking developments. Matt, good evening. Re
We begin this hour in india. The deadly scene at a religious festival after a fireworks display went terribly out of control, starting a huge blaze at a temple. This all happened early sunday morning in the Southern State of carola. More than 100 are dead and more than 250 injured after the fireworks explosion and fire. Police are charging temple authorities with culpable homicide. It is 1 30 in that part of the world. Following these developments, we have more live from mumbai, india. Many People Killed, so many injured. There are still efforts underway to find people trapped in the rubble. Reporter thats right. We believe rescue efforts are still underway. There still could be people trapped inside the rubble. We dont know that for sure. But rescue efforts are very much underway. You know, the fire was so massive, it gutted two of the buildings within the temple complex. But the impact of so severe that several other smaller buildings within the complex fell down, and thats why when
I very good day to you. We begin with the dramatic developments into the paris and brussels terror attacks. For months now, police have searched for mohammed abrini, the man whom authorities believe drove the paris attackers. Now hes finally in custody following more raids in brussels. Investigators are trying to determine if abrini is the mysterious man you see in the hat here. The third Brussels Airport bombing in video. They also netted in fridays raids in brussels, at least two other terror suspects, including a man suspected of being involved in the second brussels attack at a metro station. These arrests could bring investigators more muchneeded intelligence. Kelly morgan is live in brussels following this investigation. Kelly, what more do we know about these arrests and how important it could be for investigators . Reporter its absolutely, george. Abrini is a huge hes one of the most wanted men in europe at the moment. When he was arrested yesterday, that dramatic footage, he w