wagner mercenary group, they ve been fighting for russia against ukraine, accusing that leader of betraying russia. and tonight, we hear from that leader for the first time. audio only, he has not been seen since saturday. since the rebellion was halted. so, where is yevgeny prigozhin, who turned on putin? tonight, we have learned that the white house has been in touch with russia, and what president biden is now signaling. ian pannell in ukraine. mary bruce with late reporting from the white house. also this monday night, the severe storms in the east at this hour. thunderstorms, large hail, possible tornadoes from the carolinas, right up through new york. three confirmed tornadoes. dozens of homes destroyed. the tail of a passenger jet struck by lightning. and tonight, the dangerous heat spreading. the father and stepson in a national park. authorities say the son passed out, the father went to get help and crashed in triple digit heat. they believe both were overcome in
longtime ally, the leader of the wagner mercenary group, they ve been fighting for russia against ukraine, accusing that leader of betraying russia. and tonight, we hear from that leader for the first time. audio only, he has not been seen since saturday. since the rebellion was halted. so, where is yevgeny prigozhin, who turned on putin? tonight, we have learned that the white house has been in touch with russia, and what president biden is now signaling. ian pannell in ukraine. mary bruce with late reporting from the white house. also this monday night, the severe storms in the east at this hour. thunderstorms, large hail, possible tornados from the carolinas, right up through new york. three confirmed tornadoes. dozens of homes destroyed. the tale oil of a passenger jet struck by lightning. the father and stepson in a national park. the son passed out, the father went to get help and crashed in triple digit heat. they believe both were overcome in 119-degree temperatures
recommended she remain under medical supervision. the queen remains comfortable and at balmoral. her country estate in the scottish highlands. greg palkot is reporting live from london with this news this morning. hi, greg. this is a country on edge. the last 90 minutes or so since we got the word from the royal household they re concerned about her health. new words we ve never heard about queen elizabeth ii before. the whole country is concerned and worried and praying. the news came following a cancellation last night of a zoom meeting with government officials. we didn t think too much of that but in fact it was an indication that there is something amiss. we have seen her on tuesday greeting the new incoming prime minister, liz truss, the 15th prime minister that this very long-serving monarch has been involved with, a sign of her longevity. in the past couple of months she has had mobility issues. difficulty in getting around. and she is 96 years old. we saw her, as y
we re watching all of it very closely as you might imagine. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus . doctors have been saying they are keeping queen elizabeth medically comfortable at balmoral castle in scotland. buckingham palace says they re concerned for her health. yesterday the queen canceled a virtual meeting with her private counsel and she was also described as looking frail at an event earlier this week. in fact, many people since that event have talked about how frail she looked. a lot of loss of weight. they were concerned and not necessarily doctors. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live for us in london. greg with the latest. it s safe to say the u.k., perhaps many around the world, are holding its breath maybe saying a few prayers this amongst the troubling news about the health of queen elizabeth ii, the 96-year-old sovereign of this country. we got world from the royal household following further evaluation by doctors there
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