but we have more to do. o donnell: ukraine s counteroffensive. russian forces on the run, as president zelenskyy says ukrainian troops have liberated thousands of square miles of territory. cbs s debora patta reports tonight from kharkiv. california mudslides. a tidal wave of mud, as thousands are evacuated or ordered to shelter in place. cbs s mark strassmann is at the scene. this wall, plus sandbags underneath it, is what saved my house. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy tuesday night. as we come on the air, the coffin of queen elizabeth is now at buckingham palace. it was an emotional return home, as thousands lined the streets of london to catch a glimpse of the only monarch many of them have ever known. the late queen arrived at the palace for the final time, her official residence during her 70-year reign. the day be
good morning, and welcome to our continuing live coverage of king charles iii s journey around the united kingdom. today the king and continue his tour, visiting northern ireland. there he will acknowledge the tributes paid to his mother and attend a service of reflection for the life of queen elizabeth ii. a busy day lies ahead for the new king. first this morning, he will fly into northern ireland s capital where he will land at george best city airport and it is there where the river lagan meets belfast lough, that he will take his historic first historic steps in the country as king. it is in the shadow of the famous ship building, the giant cranes, sansome and goliath, that the official reception party will meet the reception party and he will then travel to royal hillsborough castle the members of the public lining the street will get their first proper glimpse of the new king. there he will have an audience with the secretary of state for northern ireland and will meet
tonight will be at buckingham palace. and the king s visit is a reminder of the history in the region marched by the violent sectarian conflict between loyalists and irish nationalists known as the troubles. and embodied by the 2012 photo of elizabeth shaking hands with the deputy first minister, a former commander in the irish republican army, the group responsible for assassinating her cousin in 1979. it was an event that rocked the royal family. that is the challenging historical context charles finds himself in as monarch, and the question now looming over his reign, what does the future of the region look like under his rule? any moment now, king charles and queen consort camilla will be heading to the airport to leave belfast to return here to london. here, where i am, we have seen it everywhere. the city is gearing up for unprecedented crowds. according to the associated press, security staff are preparing for millions of people to pay their respects to the late queen
also this hour, we will bring you the latest from the justice department issuing a flurry of subpoenas to trump insiders in connection to the january 6 probe. a former top u.s. attorney levels new accusations against bill barr for allegedly targeting prominent democrats for political prosecutions. we will have a report from new hampshire where the midterm s last primary today is taking place featuring a republican battle between a trump candidate and a more mainstream republican to challenge the democratic senator in a contest that could decide control of the senate. we begin overseas with nbc s kelly cobiella and keir simmons in london and andrew roberts and jillian tet. the casket departing earlier today than expected. tell us about the reception as the coffin left after an outpouring of people scottish people in chilly weather lining up to pay their last respects. there were tens of thousands waiting in that long line overnight. some waiting up to five hours or more,