control. and tropical storm conditions are being felt in puerto rico, as fiona closes in. when we expect it to thenstreng and its impact. an iowa student alleged to pay restitution to the family of a rapist. how complete strangers are now stepping in to help her. it is a new week. sunday, september 18th, we are grateful that you are starting your week with us. we hope you re having a good weekend. i certainly am because i m with amara walker. i m a happy person. it s good to be with you, boris. i m more of a summer important. so the cooler weather, not so much. well, you are from miami. got it. up next, honoring the queen. dozens of world leaders are arriving in london to pay tribute to britain s queen elizabeth ii on the eve of her funeral. immediatelien and the first lady arrived late last night. the somber tribute yesterday followed a similar vigil by king charles and his siblings on friday. and crowds continued to wait in enormous lines to play tribute t
september means going back to school. this was special this year. the children of uscience went back to class since war broke out. finally, september always means back-to-school for kids. this year, though, a special group was amongst them. the children of ukraine went back to class last week for the first time since war broke out. gps had the great privilege of speaking to some of them when we visited kyiv last week. my dad can get injured or my home can get destroyed. it s not something that only affects ukrainians, but will sooner or later affect the whole world. but first, here s my take. at first glance, kyiv looked strangely normal. there were a few barricades here and there, but mostly the streets were busy, traffic was moving, shops were open, and restaurants were full. you could buy french wines, american energy drinks, and candy from around the world at the local grocery store. the city looked much as it had on my last visit a year ago, though get thing th
total blackout right now, after the power grid failed a few hours ago. that means torrential rain, catastrophic flooding, mud slides and days of power outages are expected in the day ahead. cnn s chad myers is tracking fiona in the weather center right now, but first, let s go to leyla santiago in san juan, puerto rico. leyla, i know you have a lot of experience covering storms in puerto rico. how are things looking right now and do we have any sense as to when the power might come back on? reporter: well w, we re bein told it could be days before power is fully restored. i want to take you video we re just getting from puerto rico in the center part of the island. and i just spoke to a gentlemen. his name is noemknownomad rodrid he shot this video matter of minutes. he saw that the water was rising and it completely took the bridge out, in that area. again, this is in the interior part of the island. this was an area that was one of the worst hit in the sbinterior part o
and prince william greeting some who gathered to grieve, shaking hands with well-wishers and speaking with them briefly as well. world leaders are also arriving to honor the queen. joe biden and the first lady departing this morning to attend the queen s funeral scheduled for monday. earlier today, canadian prime minister justin trudeau and his wife arriving. max foster, richard quest, and anna stewart begin our coverage right now. max, to you first, we re getting new details about the royal grandchildren s vigil, and we are looking at i believe live pictures of some of the grandchildren coming down the steps at westminster hall. what do you know about what we will be witnessing now? reporter: you can see the prince of wales there, prince william, followed by prince harry. they ll take either end of the coffin, i think. the prince of wales will be at the head of the coffin, and prince harry will be at the foot of the coffin. then the other grandchildren, usually beatrice be
in the wake of the queen s death, her grandchildren have remembered her as a wonderful granny. the public going to great lengths to honor the queen. those who wish to file past her coffin are braving 24 hour wait times, wining te ing winding thd weathering the cold. and they thanked people for their support. richard quest is joining us. we knew the reaction would be massive, but i suppose this is bigger than anyone could have imagined. yes, i think that is exactly right and it is probably right and fitting bearing in mind the length of her majesty s rein. what i m touched by, every shop that i go past have a tribute in its window, whether an expression of condolence, everywhere you go, there is some reminder that this country has lost its sovereign and has really lost a bit of its anchor in the number of places that will be shut on monday. things that you wouldn t think about necessarily. so for example, gyms are closing because they want people to be able to to they wa