today, again, church bells across the country, including the storied westminster abbey and st. paul s cathedral rang out. today mourners mourn the loss of the longest-reigning monarch in british history. across the country and on ships at sea, the british armed forces fired salutes to honor her majesty. one round was fired for each of the 96 years she lived. all eyes on her eldest son, king charles iii, and his wife, now the queen consort, camilla. they returned from balmoral castle, where they were greeted warmly by the crowd in attendance, some of whom broke out in song. god save our gracious king god save the king we love you, king charles. we love you so much. one member of the crowd was so overjoyed she planted a kiss on his cheek. minutes later, a historic site, the king of england walking into the royal residence in england, buckingham palace, one of many symbols of change today and likely in the days to come. the new king spoke today in his new kaps any
documents. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, god save the king. those words sung for the first time in 70 years during a service of prayer and reflection for the late queen elizabeth. as king charles iii addressed the nation for the third time as monarch honoring his late mother and also assuring the nation. let everyone who live in the united kingdom or the territories across the world, is that whatever may be your background or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love as i have throughout my life. the king later meeting with the nation s prime minister for the first time and some of their conversation was pick up by a microphone in the room. it s been so tough. all those people come to give their condolences. very kind. very kind. a lot of people have. try to keep everything going. the timing of the queen s funeral is still unclear but many of the world s leaders will be there. today president b
wildfires before any significant rain even arrives. and then mudslides also a possibility with heavy rain. thank you so much for joining us. you can watch out front any time anywhere. cnn go is where you go for that. stay here. stay here. ac 360 starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com zblenchtsgood evening for the first time in more than 70 years, the words, god save the king, were uttered in the united kingdom. they re still mourning today as they remember the life and legacy of queen elizabeth ii . [ bell tolling ]