she ascended to the throne and dedicated her life to her duties. whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to the service of the imperial family for which we all belong. carley: alex logan is live outside buckingham, palace. queen elizabeth has died and prince charles is now officially king. crowds are mourning the life of this incredible woman, she was 96 years old. buckingham palace says she died peacefully by family members at one of her favorite places. she was an avid horse lover, a moment she found peace and a place she finally laid to rests. she took the throne in 1982, after the death of her father and her coronation took place in 1 1953. she was the longest reigning british monarch followed by victoria, and edward iii, now her eldest is now king, making family members each one step closer to being next in line for the throne. she served along 15 british prime ministers and just days ago she met with the new pm in this photo here. for anyone in england, 70 o
i can t believe she s gone. it s a great loss, great loss. i just hope that charles can live up to what his mother has obviously instilled in him. that will be a wonderful legacy for him to carry forward. and just moments ago we saw king charles iii showing everyone what it means to carry on in the midst of grief, coming here to buckingham palace for the first time as king, shaking hands with some of the absolute throngs of crowds that have gathered outside in the wake of his mother s death. all of this with a host of tributes to the monarch who sat on the throne for seven decades. new local time, the bells at westminster abbey and other churches in london and all across the uk pealed in the queen s memory. and one hour later the queen was honored with gun salutes at the tower of london, hyde park, edinburgh castle in scotland and several other locations around the united kingdom. later today king charles is going to meet with the new prime minister, liz truss, before del
king charles begins his reign. the official ten days of national mourning throughout the united kingdom for queen elizabeth began earlier today with a tribute in parliament and separate gun salutes at hyde park and edinburgh castle. 96 rounds fired for her 96 years of life. fire! then you have an enduring image from an emotional day here on thursday. this double rainbow over buckingham palace as crowds gathered to pay their respects. the burdens of ruling this nation now fall on king charles. the 73-year-old monarch arriving in london just a few hours ago and exiting his car at buckingham palace to shake hands with the people gathered there. then meeting with prime minister liz truss and members of her cabinet ahead of the most pivotal speech of his life. a prerecorded address that is expected to air next hour. back home, president biden says he will attend the queen s funeral. one of 14 u.s. presidents the queen met during her time on the thrown. joining me now, nbc seni
lucas tomlinson is here live with the latest. reporter: jon, according to a new fox news poll, 3 out of 4 voters think the economy is getting worse. while eating ice cream in portland this weekend, president biden appeared to disagree. i m not concerned about the [inaudible] i m concerned about the rest of the world. does that make sense? can you explain that? yes. our economy s strong as hell. reporter: a majority of voters, 51%, to be exact, say their financial situation is now worse compared to two years ago. only 15% say it was better. on fox news sunday, congressman steve scalise offered this explanation why: do. they are furious with biden and pelosi s far-left, socialist agenda that has led to just the cost of everything you guy when you go to the grocery store, if you can even afford to put gas in your car. reporter: if the election for president were held today, only 33% of voters would vote to reelect biden. a majority, 54%, would vote for someone
all of those buried here, but they expect to be digging at more sites like this in areas recently taken back from the russians. orla guerin, bbc news. india s prime minister, narendra modi, has told the russian leader, vladimir putin, that now is not the time for war . the two men have held face to face talks in uzbekistan on the sidelines of a regional summit. mr modi stressed the importance of democracy, diplomacy and dialogue . the russian leader responded that moscow was doing everything it could to bring the conflict to an end: translation: i know about your stance on the conflict in ukraine. | i know about the concerns that you voice constantly. we will do everything for it to stop as soon as possible. unfortunately, the leadership of our opponents, ukraine, has stated that they refused to hold talks and that they want to reach their goals militarily, or as they say, on the battlefield. drjenny mathers is an expert on russian politics and security at the department of