in britain there is tremendous sadness over the queen s sudden death which is also being felt by countless people across the commonwealth. because for the first time in seven decades, the uk and 14 other realms are without their monarch. [ bells toll ] in sydney, australia, church bells rang out 96 times, once for each year of queen elizabeth s life. and 96 rounds were fired by members of the new zealand army along the waterfront of the capital wellington. also marking the passing of her majesty. and here at buckingham palace, people have been coming to pay their respects, to share their memories, and just to be part of what is a moment in time. the queen died at her beloved balmoral retreat, mourners drops off flowers at the gates. in the coming hours we re expecting to hear from the new king, charles iii, who will address this nation. it is too soon to know the date of his coronation. reporters are though closely monitoring the next steps as the nation now goes in to a peri
of the american housing market. some concerning new numbers on home building down the road. let s get to diana olick in washington. why should we be worried? reporter: mandy, we saw a big drop in housing starts month to month, down 11%, but this is not the worrisome part because we saw a big jump in april and saw the giveback in may. what you really need to look at is the building permits and separate out the single family from the multi-family rentals. now you see what i m talking about. permits are an indicator of future construction and much less prone to weather and monthly fluctuations. single-family permits rose by just 17,000. it is the highest since december, but not exactly fabulous. multi-family, that is where the party is, up by 118,000 to 592,000 annualized units. that s the most since 1989. now, if you re in the multi-family business, fantastic, you have the homeownership rates at the lowest in a quarter of a century and you re still building well below histori
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