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
continues in the eastern town of soledar, despite russia s claims to have captured it. aston villa push leeds closer to trouble. it took them just three minutes to breach the yorkshire side s defence in the win. that could mean leeds are in the relegation zone by this evening. plus, there is risk of some more flooding around today after a fairly wet night. this morning, it will ease the many, looking a bit lighter into the afternoon but tomorrow, set the tone colder stop all the details here on first. all the details here on first. all the details here on first. all the details here on breakfast. it s saturday 1a january. our top story. some single use plastics will be banned in england from october. takeaways, restaurants, and cafes will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates, and bowls as part of a new plan by the government to tackle plastic pollution. sean dilley reports. quick, convenient and no washing up from october, the government says it plans to ban re
as the party reels from a bruising week and falling poll numbers. king charles will now not be at next month s climate change conference in egypt following reports that prime minister liz truss advised him not to attend. one of the world s worst stadium disasters. at least 125 people have died in a stampede at an indonesian football match after police tear gassed pitch invaders. football is by far the number one sport in this country and everybody loves it in this country so it s very difficult to see a future without it. theyjust have to get to the bottom of what happened, it should be safe, and people have to come home from football. brazilians are voting in the first round of an election which has seen a bitter campaign between past and present presidents. and kenya s amos kipruto and ethiopia s yalemzerf yehualaw win their maiden london marathon titles with breakaway victories in the elite men s and women s races there were more than 41,000 registered runners. as th
now, and president biden is expected to speak momentarily. andy, matt, while we wait and even just picked up on this. this quinnipiac poll was just 67% of america basically think america is in danger of collapse and split evenly each party says the same thing. i m asking you as someone who has worked in law enforcement from inside the institution itself, not as a political question here but as someone who s worked inside these institutions, what do you make of that? i think it s reflective of the great concern that people inside government, inside institutions, like the department of justice, like the fbi, like the cia, and other places across the intelligence community are similarly concerned about what they see. none in the same political way by that is reflected in this poll but rather in the attack that is taken place, folks on the institution of government, over the last five or six years. that is what scares them, that s what erodes the confidence and trust in the
anything more to the point tonight. 67%, two in three, say american democracy is in danger of collapse. the percentage of democrats and republicans who believe it, identical. however, don t go looking for a bipartisan silver lining. the poll doesn t ask people to give a reason why they believe this. so it s possible, even likely given such other recent polling that a deep partisan divide exists over what people think is wrong. to use a political science term, ain t good. it does not bode well. but it certainly sets the stage for what the president will say tonight. and the backdrop, significant new developments in the court battle over documents seized from the former president s mansion and what he said today about pardoning january 6th defendants. let s go first to cnn s jeff zeleny who is at independence hall in philadelphia. jeff, what more are you learning about the speech tonight, which begins in just a few minutes? reporter: john, we are berning that president biden