this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. anfoininus ondni summ home in scotland. earlier in the day, buckingham palace announced that her majesty, who ruled over the commonwealth for a record 70 years, was placed under medical supervision. her doctors were concerned about her health. family rushed to her side. in accordance with the royal line of succession, her oldest son, charles, immediately became king, which put her grandson, prince william, next in line to the throne, followed by william s eldest son, nine-year-old prince george. just before her death was announced, a double rainbow appeared over buckingham palace as a crowd gathered. president biden visited the british embassy in washington late today and left a message in a condolence book. in a statement he said, queen elizabeth was a states woman was unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the united kingdom and the united states. w
our next guest is a filmmaker who often has captured the american zeitgeist from wall street to jfk, from born on the 4th of july to platoon. oliver stone is as famous for inflammatory political statements like calling corporations responsible for september 11th. the director of provocateur visited with us recently. you have the perspective on the obama presidency. what do you think so far compared to what you were hoping and expecting? well, you know, i like i was hoping for the federal delano roosevelt moment, the 1933 moment when he would take it on, because he had a mandate from young. there was that hope that he would brooeathe the new spirit d take on the corporations and the oligarchies that run america. he would have had the people behind him. he could have gotten out of