live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. taiwan s military was on full display sunday in an extraordinary show of defiance towards beijing. a parade marking the anniversary of the chinese revolution allowed taiwan to showcase some of the most advanced and sophisticated weapons. nothing subtle about the message. xi jinping infuriated taipei when he called for taiwan s peaceful reunification with the mainland. cnn s will ripley was at the national day parade and has more from taipei. reporter: this may not match the massive scale of military grace in mainland, china, but for taiwan, this is an extraordinary site. four types of missiles rolling through the capitol in front of taiwan s presidential palace. an ominous sign of escalating regional tensions. taiwan s military has not played such a role until this year. while the overall atmosphere is festive, this island is increasingly concerned about the behavior of mainland, china. provocative behavior.
want a deposition, too. that all could possibly be coming down the road, but where things stand right now with scavino and the other trump aides, it s important to break this down one by one, because it s not just scavino. there s also steve bannon, mark meadows, and also kash patel, who was a top official at the defense department. bannon has said he s going to put his foot down and take trump s direction and try to fight this in court, try to claim executive privilege. the legal scholars say that s probably never going to work, but we ll see if it goes to court. and then meadows and patel, the committee, the january 6th select committee in the house put out a statement saying that those two guys are engaging with lawmakers, they are trying to figure out a way forward. so at this moment that first batch of subpoenas, we re starting to get some responses. it s really not clear if any of them are really going to comply and give over any documents or any testimony, but this is
and good evening. i m erin burnett in london tonight. out front tonight, king charles iii is at westminster castle after leading his nation and the world in an emotional farewell to his mother queen elizabeth. nearly half the world watched this crucial funeral as the transition of power was symbolized with the imperial state crown, the orb and the sceptre. they were atop of the queen s coffin and they are now on the high altar. they will be given to king charles at his coronation. we witnessed history as the royal family united for its final farewell to the queen. never before had anyone in the world seen a state funeral like this broadcast live. this was the first time, and the stillness and the quiet of the city were palpable from where we sat overlooking westminster abbey, you could feel everything stop and the moments of silence. that was a solemn hour-long service that we all witnessed. the queen s casket passed just behind where i m sitting tonight. it was draped in the
abbey where the late queen was married in 1957. and crowned back in 1953. when she was just 25 years old. her astounding 70 years on the throne saw a world transformed. from scientific breakthroughs, world war ii, to a changing monarchy. and to her own changing family. yet, threw it all this remarkable woman endured. through 14 american presidents, 15 british prime ministers, through financial crisis and, of course, the troubles through the rise of the internet and the fall of the berlin wall. in a few minutes, the royal navy will begin a procession to transport the queen from westminster hall where she has been lying at rest. queen elizabeth ii led her people for over seven decades on the throne. she was 96 years old. the longest reigning monarch in british history. along with joe, willie and me, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc catty kay. it s wonderful to be with you early this morning as we cover history in the making. let s set the scene. last night i posted a
after 19 children are killed in a school shooting as the debate over gun control intensifies. the king of clay, rafael nadal, cruises through round three at the french open, while emma radacanu is now focusing on wimbledon as she reflects on her defeat, ending british interest in the women s singles. it s in the women s singles. a bit windy today across th uk, it s a bit windy today across the uk, especially illinois. some rain at times in the west but as we head towards that weekend things are looking drier. i will have the full forecast here on breakfast. it s thursday 26th may. our main story. every household in britain is set to receive hundreds of pounds in additional support from the government to ease the cost of living crisis this winter. the £200 loan on energy bills, announced in february, could now be doubled and replaced with a grant that will not have to be paid back with further measures expected for those on low and fixed incomes. the £10 billion package is