of national mourning for britain s longest serving monarch. well, the public viewing of the queen s coffin has now officially ended, and westminster hall is closed to the public as preparations begin for her funeral. over the last few days thousands have waited for hours in lines stretching several miles along the river thames just to pay their respects. well, in the hours ahead a procession will take the queen s coffin from westminster hall to westminster abbey where the funeral will take place. that service will be conducted by the dean of westminster. following the funeral the queen s coffin will be moved in a procession through central london to wellington arch where it ll be placed in the state hearse and travel on her final journey to windsor. from there a committal service will take place at st. george s chapel. well, cnn correspondents are following all of the developments for you. scott mcclain standing by in london where the final mourners have been waiting to pay t
of national mourning for britain s longest serving monarch. well, the public viewing of the queen s coffin has now officially ended, and westminster hall is closed to the public as preparations begin for her funeral. over the last few days thousands have waited for hours in lines stretching several miles along the river thames just to pay their respects. well, in the hours ahead a procession will take the queen s coffin from westminster hall to westminster abbey where the funeral will take place. that service will be conducted by the dean of westminster. following the funeral the queen s coffin will be moved in a procession through central london to wellington arch where it ll be placed in the state hearse and travel on her final journey to windsor. from there a committal service will take place at st. george s chapel. well, cnn correspondents are following all of the
some 500 homes are under mandatory evacuations. pacific gas and electric is proactively cutting power to hundreds of thousands of customers as strong winds would make the situation worse. congressman elijah cummings will lie in state today in the hall of the u.s. capitol. the congressional black caucus says he is the first black lawmaker to receive this honor. followed by the public viewing. a wake and funeral will be held tomorrow in baltimore at the church where he worshipped for nearly four decades. speakers will include his widow and two daughters, former presidents barack obama and bill clinton, hillary clinton, and house speaker nancy pelosi. well, a former high ranking russian official says that america s role as a beacon of strength for the world, the america that he knew, is gone. and that has huge global