welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper in washington, d.c. for 70 years her subjects and her fans have been saying, god save the queen but this afternoon, queen elizabeth ii, longest ruling monarch in british history died at the age of 96. the royal family confirmed the news just about 90 minutes ago saying that the queen died peacefully at balmoral castle in scotland. moments ago her son charles, now king charles iii released a statement saying in part, we mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished, sovereign and a much-loved mother. he loss will be deeply felt by countless people around the worlds. we expect king charles to make an address tomorrow. moments after the official announcement this afternoono afternoon the flag over buckingham palace was lowered to half-staff. a similar scene unfolding at the queen s other homes including windsor castle. the official notice was posted on the gates of buckingham palace reading, the queen died peacefully at balmoral this aft
that was the warning. during last minute speeches near the capitol, curious, didn t hear him mention crime in a crime ridden train station, interesting point there, juxtaposition, the optics matter but apparently not to the president. that voters need to preserve and protect democracy by electing members of his own party. republicans, they fired back today, calling the speech patronizing and a bid to divide and distract americans. we ll let you decide. take a listen. this is the struggle we re now in, a struggle for democracy, a struggle for decency and dignity, a struggle for prosperity and progress, a struggle for the very soul of america itself. remarkable thing about american democracy is this, just enough of us on just enough occasions have chosen not to dismantle democracy but to preserve democracy. we must choose that path again. because democracy is on the ballot. so i want to put this in context. yesterday, the preview of the speech from the press secretary, she
special master and that has turned out to back fire on him. when we were locked out it was something like a war zone. it s going to hit home. it s going to be emotional when they see their properties up close. everything that you see is being contested by the ukrainians. the russians have completely dropped any pretexts that this is going well. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is wednesday, october 5th, 9 a.m. here in london. 4 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. it s been a week since hurricane ian slammed into florida and u.s. president joe biden is expected to visit hard-hit fort myers in the coming hours. he ll meet with governor ron desantis, fema and officials to assess the damage there. meanwhile, florida residents are returning. it will be a difficult transition for those who call the island home. what they ll see is really an up close look at destruction that they ve seen from the video clips on the news and some other ph
for the second time in a week, nasa has called off its attempt to launch a powerful rocket part of a mission aimed at eventually putting humans back on the moon. the artemis rocket was due to blast off in the past hour but technical problems forced the team to call for another postponement. here s nasa s administrator bill neilson. the mission management team is meeting this afternoon. they re going to look at it. they re going to see is there still a possibility now or are they going to have to roll back into the vehicle assembly building? if they decide that s the case, then it ll be an october launch. and october, i would say, although the window opens in early, i suspect it ll be more like the middle, because remember the first week of october, we ve got another crew. it s an international crew, two international participants on the crew of four that are going to the international space station. our science correspondentjonathan amos is at the kennedy space center. we
died at the age of 93. legal history will be made later today as broadcasters will air judges sentencing remarks from crown courts in england and wales for the first time time following a change in the law. # everybody needs good neighbours.# and farewell to neighbours after four decades teary eyed fans in australia prepare to watch the show s final episode. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the city s diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and territories. the queen s baton will also be a key part of that ceremony, after being carried for 294 days through com