i declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to yourservice. o donnell: the global reaction. condolences pour in from leaders around the world, and her iconic encounters with presidents, first as princess and then queen, dancing and riding through 70 years of history. and finally, the queen s legacy. we talked to former prime minister john major. and we look back at her life, not just as monarch, but mother. her devotion to her family. 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 on this historic thursday night. the world is mourning queen elizabeth ii who died this afternoon at the age of 96, surrounded by family at her summer home in scotland. earlier in the day, buckingham palace announced that her majesty, who ruled over the commonwealth for a record 70 years, was placed under medical supervision. her doctors were concerned about h
comfort. since the duke of edinburgh s death. rather less than that. so this is a family which has suffered one death quite recently, and which is now having to deal with the illness and the declining health, as we understand it at the moment, of, as you say, their mother or their grandmother. it is perfectly possible that she will recover from this, or perhaps not recover, but that she will get over whatever issueit that she will get over whatever issue it is that has because the doctors to speak on the way that they have, so we must again stress that we don t know what the true situation is. we are merely anticipating and expecting that the palace will feel it necessary to say something. but as you say, at the heart of this is a family which is providing comfort to the queen, and one must hope that that is the situation that is taking place within balmoral castle at the moment. nick, thank you. the time is 6:01pm. if you arejoining us here on bbc news, we are reporting the
this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. anfoininus ondni summ home in scotland. earlier in the day, buckingham palace announced that her majesty, who ruled over the commonwealth for a record 70 years, was placed under medical supervision. her doctors were concerned about her health. family rushed to her side. in accordance with the royal line of succession, her oldest son, charles, immediately became king, which put her grandson, prince william, next in line to the throne, followed by william s eldest son, nine-year-old prince george. just before her death was announced, a double rainbow appeared over buckingham palace as a crowd gathered. president biden visited the british embassy in washington late today and left a message in a condolence book. in a statement he said, queen elizabeth was a states woman was unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the united kingdom and the united states. w
with me are the daily mirror s political correspondent aleeta adu, and sam lister deputy political editor at the daily express. let s take a quick look at some of tomorrow s front pages. the daily mail has an interview with the prime minister, in which he intensifies his campaign against working from home. borisjohnson says when he s done it, he s wasted a lot of time making cups of coffee and eating cheese. the i has details of a drug that has halved breast cancer cases among post menopausal women the nhs is planning to roll ir out on a wider basis. the ft leads with tech tycoon elon musk putting his billion dollar bid to buy twitter on hold. the wagatha christie libel trial makes the front page of the mirror with coleen rooney giving evidence in court about her past marital problems. the government will scrap plans to ban cheap deals on unhealthy foods, according to the express in a move to tackle the cost of living crisis. cheap food also makes the front page of
$40 billion dollars in aid for ukraine. and going back to the past the company trying to prove that sailboats are a greener way to transport cargo. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. security forces in sri lanka have been ordered to shoot anyone seen looting or damaging public property in the latest attempt to stop anti government protests. since last month, the country has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts and a lack of medicines. at least eight people have died in the violence and 200 have been injured, as our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports from colombo. a capital under curfew. troops told to shoot at sight at anyone who damages public property or threatens lives. the skeletons of a bustling city scorched by an economic crisis. reeling after a day of violence. yesterday, supporters of the prime minister attacked anti government protesters, who until that point had been peacefully demonstrating. at the cit