buckingham palace in london. it s 6 am and the uk where people are waiting up with a profound sense of loss. for the first time in more than seven decades, the country is without its queen. a period of mourning now for britain s longest reigning monarch, elizabeth the second. you may hear the noise around me as preparations are underway for this next ten to ten days to two-week period. flags being hung around as these are images from buckingham palace where crowds have been gathering throughout what has been a rainy night in london. memorials to her late majesty with flowers, candles, and personal messages outside the royal grounds. symbols of the country s immense grief decorate the gates of windsor castle. as well as balmoral, the queen scottish retreat where she passed away peacefully at the age of 96. just two days after appointing her 15th prime minister while appearing very frail. elizabeth the second is coronation happened in 1953. no date has been said yet for the c
i m bret baier. breaking tonight, we re covering two major stories. reaction to a major u.s. supreme court ruling today with far reaching consequences. but we begin with major damage control from democrats and the biden campaign following last night s performance by president biden in his debate with former president trump. the current president stumbling, losing his train of thought, freezing up numerous times during the event. many democrats said to be in a state of panic. they are reportedly is significant talk about trying to replace the president on the november ballot. whether he is capable to serve another four years or four months, president biden, however, was given a lifeline from two previous democratic presidents by midafternoon with posts of support for him. former president trump and president biden were both back out on the campaign trail today. the current president in raleigh, north carolina, where he did his own fact-check of his predecessor. but, admitted h
opinion on this matter, whether that role should be filled by an australian, the prime minister, albanese, as you, said is of that opinion. that australia should become a republic and has he been charged one of his members of parliament to look into australia s constitutional future. but michael, you only have to look at the republican movement here to get a sense of just how respected queen elizabeth ii was. there was a referendum on the topic in 1999, and australians overwhelmingly voted to keep the queen. the republican movement said it will continue to pursue its goal, but it wouldn t push for another vote until after queen elizabeth the second had ended her reign. michael, some australians have really put politics aside today as they ve mourns the loss of their head of state who of course served them for over 70 years. the prime minister let them in that morning with an early