Abbey where the late queen was married in 1957. And crowned back in 1953. When she was just 25 years old. Her astounding 70 years on the throne saw a world transformed. From scientific breakthroughs, world war ii, to a changing monarchy. And to her own changing family. Yet, threw it all this remarkable woman endured. Through 14 american president s, 15 british Prime Ministers, through financial crisis and, of course, the troubles through the rise of the internet and the fall of the berlin wall. In a few minutes, the royal navy will begin a procession to transport the queen from Westminster Hall where she has been lying at rest. Queen elizabeth ii led her people for over seven decades on the throne. She was 96 years old. The longest reigning monarch in british history. Along with joe, willie and me, we have u. S. Special correspondent for bbc catty kay. Its wonderful to be with you early this morning as we cover history in the making. Lets set the scene. Last night i posted a picture of
Queen in an ever changing world, she was stability. And a link to a proud past. As britains longest reigning monarch, she saw unprecedented change. Womens empowerment, the fight for racial equality, and lgbtq rights, technological revolution, the decline of the church of england. She was admired worldwide for her lifelong dedication to his subjects, following a pledge she made by her 21st birthday. I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our Great Imperial family, to which we all belong. At the age of 96, her death was not unexpected, but it nonetheless shook the nation to its core. And raised an existential question, can the monarchy survive the passing of the second great Elisabeth Ian age . I went to Balmoral Castle within hours of her death. The 50,000 acre retreat in the Scottish Highlands was the queens favorite summer residents. Hundreds game to pay their respects. This is all still very fr
united states economy as we get close to inside of eight weeks from election day. obviously that is the dominant story back at home in the united states. also, a ukrainian blitz could be turning the tables on putin six months after he waged war on ukraine. it s a fascinating september move that is happening as the ground kind of shifts a bit in ukraine. we ll talk to a perfect guest for this today, richard sheriff, nato former deputy commander. he joins us with his take on what s going on. let s take this aerial shot for a moment in london. queen elizabeth s 500 mile journey to her final resting space through her beloved kingdom. first, a final night at buckingham palace where she was queen for 70 years. that will happen before tomorrow s procession to westminster hall, which will be by gun carriage. she s coming in to hyde park here. that s wellington house and the gate there on the left-hand side of your screen. she s getting very close to buckingham palace. people have bee
after the worst attack ever on american soil, we remember the lives lost. it took a tragedy to unite our country. cbs s jericka duncan is at ground zero in new york. the kremlin admits its pulling back troops from the kharkiv region. ukraine s new military advances. and on this anniversary of 9/11, we look back at the queen s message to america and the traditions she broke to honor the lives lost. this is a special edition of the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from london. good evening, and thank you for joining us for this sunday edition of the cbs evening news from outside buckingham palace. tonight, queen elizabeth ii s final journey begins after her coffin was driven through the scottish countryside from her summer home at balmoral castle to holyrood house. the longest-serving monarch in british history. the queen s state funeral will take place next monday and will be the first in the united kingdom in more than half a century
to the country today, this as johnson has been rocked by a new wave of resignations. joining us now from london, nada bashir. good morning, we ve been following these developments the past few hours. what do we know so far about the reports that johnson will step down? reporter: good morning, christine. just gone 10:00 a.m. here in london and clearly a lot has happened. boris johnson now expected to stand down from his post as prime minister. we are expecting him according to downing street to make a statement in the coming hours. we re also waiting for that lectern to come out here to address the press, give that statement announcing his resignation. we understand that he spoke with the chairman of the 1922 committee, that is the committee of back bench members of parliament here in the conservative party who would oversee the process of both the prime minister resigning and of course that potential vote of confidence. but it hasn t reached that stage. the prime minister n