coming up. king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. on the whole story. the institution is so unique. do you ever imagine that the monarchy would go away? good evening. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. final preparations are under way in the united kingdom for the coronation of king charles iii and his wife camilla the queen consort. it s only been televised once, when queen elizabeth ii was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest serving monarchs in british history. many are questioning the role of the royal institution. erica hill traveled to london to meet with leading british scholars and those close to the royal family to et abouter understand what this moment and this man mean in a modern world. the reign begins. charles and camilla. the queen has died. very sadly. for 70 years, this country has only known a queen. king charles iii is taking over. long live the king. for centuries, london ruled as a global
america s second largest city slammed by flash floods and bracing for more. the justice department documents found into a private office once used by joe biden. and a huge celebration in the streets of georgia as the bulldogs go back to back in the college football championship. here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. good morning, everyone. right now, 90% of the population of california under flood watch. america s second largest city is slammed by a relentless storm. flash flooding, mudslides, wind damage all across central and southern california. this is video just in from santa clarita. firefighters pulling a person out of that car as water rushes around them. there are scenes like these all over the los angeles area. roads now closed. firefighters rescuing people caught in these flash floods. santa barbara county alone responding to some 200 calls like this. in some cases it s better to leave the car home
nick peyton walsh is live in ukraine. what can you tell us about the new strikes? reporter: still very early days for precisely what is at the moment. i should caution by this point yesterday we had seen larger amount of russian missile strikes in ukraine. this appears to be lesser. some officials in odessa. others are saying some of these missiles have, indeed, been shot down. there appears to be damage to part of the energy structure but it does seem like russia is trying to sustain the feeling of constant threat ukrainians lived with throughout much of yesterday. certainly many people in the country woken by an alert on their phones. why i had s death toll now at 19. it seems dozens of people injured and here are the remarkable scenes that many ukrainians spent yesterday enduring. this was the day the war came back to all of ukraine. the capitol, kyiv, like many cities edging towards normal hit by multiple missile strikes. carnage at rush hour. central streets hit. targe
just ahead. we will continue to bring gas prices down. they know the economy remains top of mind for voters. the president. hi, bob. my whole life has been deals. it is trump unvarnished, blunt, profane. it will not surprise you that he attacks people he doesn t like. we haven t seen something like this in new york city for nearly a century. these are human beings being shipped all over. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is wednesday, october the 19th. 9 a.m. in london. 4 a.m. in washington. in the coming hours u.s. president joe biden will address voter anxiety over energy prices less than three weeks ahead of the mid-term election. mr. biden is expected to announce that 15 million barrels of oil will be released from the u.s. strategic petroleum reserve in an effort to ease oil prices. it s at the lowest level since the 1980s. despite gas prices going down, crude prices have been rising after opec plus announced plan
announce another big interest rate hike spurring fears of a recession. hello, and welcome. it s wednesday, september 21st. 9 a.m. here in london. 11 a.m. in moscow where we re following a potentially drastic escalation of russia s war on ukraine. vladimir putin is ordering a partial mobilization to boost his military fight. the russian president says it begins today. those in the reserve and with previous military experience will be subject to it. cnn s covering the story from every angle. we re joined in london and nick peyton walsh is standing by. nick, to you first. this announcement of a move, partial prescription isn t entirely unexpected given the losses we re seeing russia suffer on the battlefield. what does this mean? reporter: what s startling is how fast this will go into action but i think it s fair to say relatively limited. for 12 hours we have been awaiting really a speech from the kremlin head and talk had been possibly he might call for mass mobilization