get their moment in front of the queen s coffin in westminster hall to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. at her lying in state ahead of the funeral on monday. duty officer signals led by the prince of wales and the duke of sussex, they all took their places around the coffin in westminster hall. it s the first time in history a monarch s grandchildren have performed the ceremony. a complete privilege, absolute privilege to see them honouring their grandmother. a moment that i will never forget. to see her grandchildren respecting her like that was so moving, really moving. thousands continue to queue to see the lying in state, and earlier, those near the front had a surprise visit. hip hip! crowd: king charles greeted mourners, thanking those who d waited through the night. the current waiting time is 17 hours. the accessible queue has closed for good. also tonight. ukraine says more western weaponry is needed to beat the russians, as bodies are recovered from a mass
hello, welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. just ahead, midterm elections are just around the corner here in the united states. we will hear the final pitch to voters from republicans and democrats. a huge political comeback in brazil. a former president is set to return to office. but not all of his opponents supporters accept the results. plus, a nation in mourning. we are learning more about the victims of the deadly halloween crowd surge in south korea. we will bring you a live report from seoul. live from cnn center, this is cnn news room with rosemary church. good to have you with us. in just eight days, american voters will decide key races at the state and national level including the contest for control of congress. 218 seats are needed to control the house. and right now, it looks like republicans have a slight lead with 212 likely wins. in the senate, about a third of the seats are up for grabs and republicans cours
united states and all around the world, i m max foster in london. just ahead they like to use that power to strip us of our freedoms, our freedom to vote to be safe from gun violence, our freedom to control our own bodies in the state of georgia. government can build an economy is just complete fallacy. it never worked anywhere. voter suppression is just as much a lie as voter fraud. i turn around and i told the crowd, you can t come this way. people are dying. announcer: live, from london, this is cnn newsroom, with max foster. it is monday, october 31st, 8:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast where the final stretch of the midterm elections has begun. so far more than 20 million early ballots have been cast and to get more votes candidates are hitting the campaign trail with some urgency. polls show republicans have a slight edge right now and trying to keep that advantage by pledging to fix the economy. this is our year. democrats ca
also this hour, we will bring you the latest from the justice department issuing a flurry of subpoenas to trump insiders in connection to the january 6 probe. a former top u.s. attorney levels new accusations against bill barr for allegedly targeting prominent democrats for political prosecutions. we will have a report from new hampshire where the midterm s last primary today is taking place featuring a republican battle between a trump candidate and a more mainstream republican to challenge the democratic senator in a contest that could decide control of the senate. we begin overseas with nbc s kelly cobiella and keir simmons in london and andrew roberts and jillian tet. the casket departing earlier today than expected. tell us about the reception as the coffin left after an outpouring of people scottish people in chilly weather lining up to pay their last respects. there were tens of thousands waiting in that long line overnight. some waiting up to five hours or more,
get a spine the message from britain s biggest trade union to the labour party over standing up for working people struggling with the cost of living crisis. and the notting hill carnival is back returning to the streets of west london for the first time since 2019. hello and welcome to bbc news. the number of people killed in floods in pakistan is now more than 1,000, and there s a warning that millions more are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented disaster. the country is making a fresh appeal for international aid, as it s warned that food shortages could lead to more deaths. many families have had to leave agricultural areas where they were able to support themselves for higher ground. more than 30 million people have been displaced, livelihoods have been destroyed leaving communities across the country at risk of hunger. in one of the worst affected provinces, sindh, relief efforts are being affected by a lack of resources. 0ur pakistan correspondent pum