the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. we begin in southern india where authorities say at least twenty one people died when a tourist boat capsized in the state of kerala. they said the double decker boat overturned in the middle of a river trapping many people. five of the dead are reportedly children. eyewitnesses said there were nearly fifty people on board. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. several are still missing and the casualty figure could increase. it s not immediately clear what caused the boat to overturn. our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan has been monitoring events from london. according to eyewitness, dozens of tourists are returning to the town in the southern indian state of catalonia, and they were crossing the estuary for the river meets the arabian sea and it is a mangrove area, forest area. and according to the eyewitnesses, the boat, it is a double decker boat and a lot of people were on the ground as well as o
the world. i m paula newton. ahead here on cnn newsroom, another mass shooting in america, this time in texas where at least eight people are dead after a gunman opened fire in a shopping mall. a new weapon enters the battlefield in ukraine. the country saying it used an american made patriot system to take down a russian missile flying ten times the speed of sound. plus a celebration that, yes, for a king. charles iii crowned in a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry. we ll have the highlights and break down the celebration yet to come. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. and we do begin in texas where eight people have been killed in the latest mass shooting in america. authorities say a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall near dallas on saturday. and it happened as dozens of people you could imagine they were just out shopping for the day. one witness filmed the horrifying scenes from the rampage, which we warn you, may be d
mass shooting there in 48 hours. welcome to the porgramme. i m yalda hakim. we start here in london where excitement is building ahead of the coronation of king charles tomorrow. it s been a day of rehearsals and diplomatic duties for the king. earlier he was joined by the prince and princess of wales for a walkabout on the mall, where he met well wishers from all over the world. in the last few minutes we receive these pictures of the inside of westminster abby and these chairs taking centre stage. thousands of people have come to london. of millions are expected to watch the ceremony. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. just a matter of hours to go now. and for those who ve already taken up their places on the mall, a visit from the king. on the other side of the mall, william was preoccupied with the weather. i pray the sunshine stays out. catherine with the children and prince george s role as a pageboy. they re really well. thank you. very excited. excit
in hundreds of races. but it s not the only way, or necessarily the best. a recent poll shows that of the 15 most successful democracies, 9 are monarchies. the founding fathers rejected a king, but many europeans feel a royal family is an asset. i am leaving washington on a royal mission, as the uk has a new king, charles iii. i want to find out how other royal families, many of them king charles relations, manage to stay relevant in the 21st century. i will be mixing in royal circles. how was it? c est bien. ..and visiting palaces. you can t walk past that line, but. ok, then you will shoot me? yeah no! talking to insiders. that is more my style. do i look like a princess? i can curtsy and talk at the same i can curtsy and talk at the same time. and consulting princes and princesses about life with a crown. your highness, tell me how you would like me to address you? your highness or princess orjust martha, i don t mind. ..and life without a crown. i grew up in exile, i c
stun brighton 5 1 to move out of the bottom three, but it was a grim day for leicester and southampton. with the first eurovision semifinal tonight, we look at how liverpool has embraced the joy. good morning. the next few days, we are looking at the forecast of sunshine and showers, some will be heavy and thundery and some will be slow moving. by friday, things will be more settled. it s tuesday the 9th of may. the metropolitan police has expressed regret for arresting six anti monarchy protestors before the king s coronation on saturday. the six, who included the head of the campaign group republic, were held on suspicion of planning to disrupt the event but released without charge when the arresting officers failed to provide sufficient evidence. the met police insists it did not intend to prevent protests, as aruna iyengar reports. not my king! the coronation pleased many but not everyone. graham smith, the leader of anti monarchy group republic, seen on the ground here