you from msnbc and los angeles mayor christmas eve to all o you celebrating, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with th latest on the deadly winte storms moving across the u.s., leaving dangerously cold win chills across much of centra and eastern states at least 20 people have died i storm related incidents across the country in, erie count police say ambulances are stil unable to respond to emergency calls, in a timely manner. the problem is in the hardest hit areas, up to two thirds of emergency response vehicles are stuck fire, ambulance, police, i addition, a man in vehicles ar causing significant problems, have to note this, it is not something we are proud of, but in the worst affected areas, there is no emergency servic available. there s no guarantee that life-threatening emergency situation, that they will be able to respond immediately. we are dealing with situations all night, including a situation with a baby at a hom location which is on
about the future of this country? edinburgh, queen elizabeth s northern capital, prepares . to greet her majesty. from the start, the queen clearly felt a deep affinity for scotland and its place in the uk. at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stressed what she called the benefits of union. but in recent times, support for independence has surged. if the union with scotland in particular, but also the united kingdom as we know it is to be preserved, then the monarch has a role to play, the monarch will obviously want to try and maintain what has been there for centuries. how does support for the monarchy in scotland break down by party? yes, so there s clear differences. if you are talking to people who tend to support the conservative party, support is in the high 70s. if you re talking to people who support the liberal democrats and labour, it is in the 605. but if you re talking to people who support the snp, then support is much lower, in the high 20s. and yet the s
did your same support and devotion as they did your late mother. because today we don t did your late mother. because today we don tjust did your late mother. because today we don t just commemorate did your late mother. because today we don tjust commemorate the reign of our we don tjust commemorate the reign of our queen but also celebrate the life of of our queen but also celebrate the life of a of our queen but also celebrate the life of a woman who many in scotland knew and life of a woman who many in scotland knew and loved, who dedicated her life to knew and loved, who dedicated her life to her knew and loved, who dedicated her life to her country, to duty and to serving life to her country, to duty and to serving others. on behalf of the scottish serving others. on behalf of the scottish conservatives i am proud to support scottish conservatives i am proud to surrport the scottish conservatives i am proud to support the motion of condolence today,
funeral next monday. thousands of people lined the streets as her coffin was taken from the palace of holyroodhouse up the royal mile to st giles cathedral, for a service of thanksgiving, honouring her life. king charles iii led the royal family in solemn procession behind his mother s coffin. the queen will now lie at rest in st giles cathedral for 2h hours before being flown down to london tomorrow evening. this will be a reign finally attuned to the sensibilities of scotland and the distinctiveness of its institutions and traditions. the king returned today to a scotland that has been diverging from the rest of the uk politically for a0 years and where support for independence is as high as it has ever been, especially amongst the young. nicola sturgeon was at edinburgh airport to greet him. she wants an independent scotland to retain the monarchy with king charles and his heirs on the scottish throne. as king, charles will have to keep his views on that prospect to hims