hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i'm becky anderson joining us live from central london overlooking the palace of westminster. it is 9:00 in the morning and thousands of people lining up to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. >> live from cnn headquarters in atlanta, i'm rosemary church with the latest on the war in

ukraine and an all out effort to avoid a rail strike here in the united states. well, the clock is ticking for negotiators to avoid the potentially crippling rail strike here in the united states. talks led by labor secretary marty walsh have been going on throughout the early morning hours. one official tells cnn don't expect a resolution any time soon. a strike could put a serious dent in a u.s. economy already struggling to recover threatening deliveries of -- amtrak is warning of cancellations and more to come. more from pete muntean. >> reporter: it is the latest

effort to put the breaks on a rail worker strike that could bring a major blow to the economy. bosses met with the labor secretary in a last-ditch effort to reach a deal by midnight thursday. that's when 60,000 workers could walk off the job in solidarity with train engineers fighting for sick time. a strike will mean freight rail, which makes up 40% of all freight in the u.s., will grind to a halt impacting everything from parts for cars to fertilizer for farming. >> transportation's a big part of the cost of -- to the consumer and i don't believe there's one person in the country that it won't affect. >> reporter: starting thursday some railroads will stop accepting shipments of grain, critical to feed livestock and potentially further driving up costs at supermarkets. rail passengers will be impacted too. amtrak is canceling all of its long distance routes outside of the northeast corridor. in chicago, 9 of 11 commuter

lines will stop when a strike begins. >> i've been commuting from the suburbs to chicago now for over 30 years. i can never remember this happening. could take 2 hours if i'm driving. on train it's 40 minutes. >> reporter: with mid-term elections on the horizon, the pressure is on the biden administration to reach a resolution. the president has called unions and employers, pushing them to resolve their differences. if a freight rail shutdown does happen, trucking companies say they cannot pick up the slack. >> it starts with a very small impact but it grows geometrically. >> one more potential impact here. water treatment facilities are worried they will not be able to get chlorine, which is critical for cleaning water. it's often sent by rail. that's why water treatment facilities are warning many municipalities nationwide will have to issue boil water advisories if this rail strike does, in fact, happen. pete muntean, cnn, washington.

and without any signs of progress, u.s. futures markets have been in and out of positive territory all morning. you can see there all in positive territory for now. the dow futures up about 1/4 of a percent. trading is mixed in the asia pacific region as you can see and trading has been underway for a little over an hour now in europe with the ftse up .64 there. silence and solemn stream of mourners continue to file past the coffin of queen elizabeth here in london. her majesty is lying in state at westminster hall and her coffin will remain there until her state funeral on monday.

when the doors to the hall first open on wednesday the cue of mourners stretched for almost 3 miles along the river thames below me here. so many people waiting for hours to pay their respects to the qu queen. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: well, earlier on wednesday the queen's coffin was taken from buckingham palace on horse drawn carriage to the palace of westminster. crowds lined the streets to witness this moment in history and to pay tribute to brittain's longest serving monarch. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and a service was held at westminster hall after the queen's coffin arrived there. and in the hours ahead we should learn more details about what we can expect on the day of her

funeral, monday the 19th of september. meantime, preparations for that funeral continue in london where rehearsals were held late into the night. french president emmanuel macron is the latest to confirm that he will be at the queen's funeral and will join a long list of world leaders in london on monday including the u.s. president as well as the prime ministers of new zealand and of australia. russian president vladimir putin has not been invited. neither has the leader of north korea. the mayor of london spoke earlier about the influx of people expected in the city over the coming days. >> we expect to see over the course of the next few days hundreds of thousands of people,

firstly pay their respects to her majesty, the queen. also we expect to see prime ministers, presidents, members of the royal family come to pay their respects in the next few days in london. >> the cue snaking below me here along the river thames of people cuing to pay their respects as been as long as three miles at one point. people standing in line for between 5, 6, 7, 8 hours in order to get that opportunity. cnn's nada bashir joining me now from just outside the palace of westminster. what have those who have had the opportunity to pay their respects to the queen at westminster hall telling you, nada? >> reporter: becky, we've spoken to a number of people who have just left westminster hall all quite emotional. it is a somber mood. it is very busy. the cue has been moving quite

quickly. we have seen hundreds streaming out of the palace of westminster all saying this really was an historic moment and such an important moment to be part of. many of them have waited for hours overnight. saw a few of them early today around 2, 3 a.m. local time waiting in those cues but all have told us it was well worth the wait. we're joined now by charles and anna who were in that cue earlier frmgt hi. >> they just left westminster hall. how important was it for you to be part of this moment? >> yeah. i think because the queen's always been omnipresent in our lives, it was so important. i mean, 70 years is a lifetime well lived. how she acted throughout that period, she's within absolutely fantastic. so a small amount of time in our life is -- we felt we had to do it. we owed that to her and say good-bye properly. >> yeah.

i had the privilege to be here and i have the privilege to see her, how she was working, how she was very special. >> coming here to say good-bye was really special. >> a lot of people have told us that they were quite emotional to be there but that it was worth the wait. you waited for hours overnight. >> 7 1/2, 8 hours, but it didn't seem like that. as i said, we met some lovely people in the cue, but the way it was organized and the -- it's hard to describe. it's indescribable, actually, the way her presence was felt and the way it was set up. it was actually beautiful. it was so well done. so pleased we came out here. >> yes. >> reporter: you've got a bit of

a long way home. it is very busy here. for anybody who is thinking about perhaps joining the cue, waiting in line for hours, you think it's well worth the wait? >> yes. i think -- don't think, just come because worth it. you don't feel that -- >> you don't notice the time. >> don't notice the times go by, no. >> goes so quickly. >> so quickly. >> and it's a once in a lifetime and as we said, it's the least we could do for our monarch. it's wonderful. >> thank you. that really is what we've been hearing from so many people coming out of westminster hall. it is an historic moment. it is quite a large scale operation as well. there is a significant security presence but it is an orderly system. the cue is moving quite quickly. the length has been scaling down overnight. we're expecting to see more people streaming through into central london to take part in

what is an historic moment. full days of mourning to be held for the queen where she will be lying in state in the palace of westminster. becky? >> it's a little chilly but the weather is holding out for them. nada, thank you for that. well, the thousands waiting for hours just to view the queen's coffin and the leaders from across the globe coming to attend the state funeral speak to the queen's influence and her relationships the world over. there have been changes through the years, of course, and, for instance, the british colonialism in the middle east when queen elizabeth became monarch slowly disappearing in the years that followed. but although the queen witnessed the crumbling of british power in that region, she continued to have close ties with the ruling

families there. >> no day has ever dawned that rivaled this. >> reporter: when queen elizabeth ii ascended to the thrown in the 1950s, brittain was the dominant power in the middle east. most countries were british pro t tektorates. while gulf states, then known as the crucial states were mostly content with british presence. queen elizabeth quickly became a familiar face in the middle east making her first state visit to the region in libya just two years after she became head of state. she was also pictured next to the amir of bahrain. kuwait's sheik and the founding

father but behind all of the smiling was a growing movement for independence. >> brittain was responsible for growing the region at the time. queen elizabeth came at a time when that map was being challenged. in that period the region was engaged in a massive range of anticolonial uprisings, struggles and attempts to overthrow this british domination. >> the attempts worked and by 1971 last vest stages of british colonialism in the middle east had disappeared. but visits between queen elizabeth and the region's rulers didn't stop, particularly with those in the gulf cooperation council or gcc where brittain's legacy wasn't viewed as favorably as in the middle east. >> whenever state visits or other high level visits of the british family to the gcc is

such scale, it is comparable to the royal family's visits to the critical realm. it results in substantial business ties, educational ties, cultural ties. >> reporter: those ties have also been shared with royal families outside of the gulf, such as jordan, despite being a former british pro ttectorate. the monarchy is a symbol of rule that they blame for their current grievances. >> there are many people in the world that don't have particular resentment to their queen or the current king of england, however, they certainly disapprove of british colonial policy. it took a huge toll on the people of the region. >> not just heritage rank high -- >> under queen owe liz beth's rein, british influence

underwent significant change where colonial structures dissolved and structures formed. >> her last visit was to aman. she visited the late sultan, sultan caboose. you'll see the genuine friendship. it is deep, meaningful, real. brittain i think is more than a strategic ally. it's family. >> his majesty, the king. >> reporter: while this crucial chapter of history closes, another may soon be burgeoning as a new king charles iii looks towards the region to build up the relationships his mother cultivated. >> in my report you saw photos of queen elizabeth next to the late sheik, founding father of the united arab emirates.

you can see old footage of the two playing out now on your screens. when queen elizabeth visited abu dhabi back in 1979. the uae is one of the gulf countries that shares particularly close ties with the united kingdom and with the british monarchy. my next guest can tell you all about that. he tweeted, and i quote, as we mourn the passing of a beloved monarch, i fondly recall my sister presenting flowers to the queen on her visit to the uae in 1979. such visits deepen the bond between our nations. 40 years later i presented my credentials as ambassador. friendship endures.

manseur is a.mbassador to the ue and joins me now. >> i think it's a personal story and her majesty would have touched people in this way, many in the world. my sister got to meet her majesty in 1979. i visited buckingham palace presenting my credentials. that's something for our family we'll treasure. >> queen elizabeth visited the uae greeted by the late sheik and was given a tour around the country. just describe the significance of that meeting back in the day and what it meant and means in terms of the strategic visit. >> that first visit was so significant. it doesn't surprise me today you have over 100,000 british

citizens there. she would have brought together the two nations. she did a remarkable job. she went around and visited everything. you see that through the people today. they have over a million and a half visitors today through the united kingdom. i think her visit would have been fundamental and set the course of the relationship to where it is today. very strong robust relationship. >> she doesn't govern, she doesn't rule, she reins. you can see the importance of the monarchy, particularly in a region like the gulf. what do you envision and hope for? >> gosh, it's a new bright start. new chapter. the royal family provides that

essential cover and that's key. the depth of that is knelt friendships. i've been privileged to sit in on his highness's meetings with the new king. king charles his majesty. when i think of king charles i think when he was the prince of wales he was before his time on so many different -- when you look at conservation, he was before his time. his time has come now and he will be a fine king. he's visited the uae many times. he has so much understanding of the region and islam. >> and an admiration for islam. >> absolutely. authority and admiration for islam. more critically, an admiration for religions. he's going to be a remarkable king. >> there are condolences pouring in from all over the world, not least from the middle east.

israel's prime minister said on behalf of the government and the people of israel, i send my condolences to the people of england. she leaves behind an unparalleled legacy of leadership and service echoing, you know, many of the statements that we have heard, not least from the uae as well. there are plans in place, and obviously countries around the world putting their plans in place for who will attend and represent their countries. before that funeral, while i've got you here and we're talking about israel, the foreign minister of the uae is in israel today. it is the 2-year anniversary of the abraham accords. the normalization of relations between israel and the uae. if we think back over the rein of queen elizabeth, how things have changed so much over the middle east.

what is the foreign minister hoping to achieve while he's there? >> it's a continuation. it's such a transformational step for the region in terms of peace building, unlocking opportunities for youth. all of those will be doubling down on his highness, on this particular file. so highly important. i think we also need to take it back to king charles. he's come out so much for youth. that's the importance there. the uae under the stewardship of our president but also the sheik carrying that message showing the energy, enthusiasm is vital. >> good to have you, ambassador. the personal story you have is wonderful to hear and i'm glad

we can share in that. >> the ambassador here in the u.k. cnn's special coverage of queen elizabeth's remembrance continues later this hour with hundreds of thousands of people expected to go to westminster to say good-bye to the only monarch most have ever known. the latest on ukraine's stunning counter offensive and volodymyr zelenskyy's visit to a recently liberated strategic city. my colleague rosemary church picks up this coverage after this short break. stay with us.

we have exclusive reporting this morning on the u.s. justice department's investigation into the january 6th capitol riot. sources tell cnn former trump white house chief of staff mark meadows has complied with a subpoena. meadows previously turned over the same texts and emails to a house committee investigating

the insurrection. he is the highest trump official known to cooperate with investigators. ukraine's leader has sent a clear message to moscow with a visit wednesday to the recently liberated city of izium in the kharkiv region. while it was under russian control, the city was a key logistics hub. volodymyr zelenskyy said investigators are gathering evidence of war crimes carried out by russian forces there. >> translator: the russian army remained in the kharkiv region for more than five months and during this time the occupiers did not even try to do something for the people. they only destroyed, only seized, only departed. they left devastated villages and in some of them there is not a single surviving house. occupiers have left schools turned into garbage dumps and ruined churches turned literally into lavatories.

>> ben wedeman joins us live from the ukrainian capitol of kyiv. good to see you, ben. ukraine's president sent a defiant message to russia. the war is not over yet. what is the latest from the front lines? >> reporter: well, we understand perhaps the ukrainians are done with this offensive in the kharkiv region. they've taken 6,000 square kilometers according to ukrainian officials in the last two weeks. that's an awful lot of territory that really needs to be secured in the event of perhaps a russian counter offensive which at the moment doesn't seem very likely given the disarray of russian forces, particularly in that area. they've lost hundreds of millions of dollars in military equi equipment. many of their soldiers have been

captured by the ukrainians. by all accounts their morale was bad, poorly supplied, clearly poorly led as well. now attention is beginning to focus on the kherson region in the southern part of the country which ukrainians have been talking about launching an offensive for quite some time in that area but what we are seeing is the russians are continuing to strike civilian infrastructure. yesterday eight russian cruz missiles were fired in the southeastern part of the country. that apparently has caused water to break through a dam there endangering the civilian population downstream. this seems to be the pattern of the russians. they are targeting civilian infrastructure it appears as some form of retaliation for

this stunning success by ukrainian forces in the kharkiv area. rosemary? >> many thanks to ben wedeman joining us live from kyiv. cnn's special coverage. queen elizabeth's remembrance continues. after a short break, we'll go back to my colleague becky anderson in london as thousands wait to pay their last respects to queen elizabeth ii. do stay with us.s. hi. i'm wolfgang puck when i started my online store wolfgang puck home i knew there would be a lot of orders to fill when i started and i wanted them to ship out fast home that's why i chose shipstatio shipstation helps manage orders reduce shipping costs and print out shipping labels it's my secret ingredient shipstation the number 1 choice of online sellers

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. welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm becky anderson in london where the time is just after half past 9 in the morning. if you are just joining us let

me bring you back up to date with the latest from here in central london. and a miles long line stretching, snaking along the river thames behind me and across the british capitol thousands of people from across the u.k. and beyond cuing up to pay their final respects to queen elizabeth ii. the queen's coffin is lying in state in westminster hall behind me. that is just across the river from this position here, and it will remain on public view there until her funeral on monday. cnn's scott mcclain is down on the banks of the river thames where people, scott, are cuing, albeit very patiently in that very british way, waiting for their chance to say good-bye to the queen. what are they telling you? >> becky, everybody seems to want a wrist band.

officials are giving out wrist bands for people who are waiting in line to allow them to get out of the line to go to the bathroom. those wrist bands are like gold. this is undoubtedly the hottest ticket in town because of just how many people are lining up. let me give you the lay of the land. if you see up there, that is london bridge. we're on the bottom side of london bridge. it was underneath the bridge or on the other side. since we got here two hours ago the line has moved back half a mile or so. we keep trying to find to show you the end of the line. every time we get set up to find the end of the line, it moves back. if you know london you'll know this is headed out towards the very famous tower bridge. it's hard to get a sense of how long people might be waiting

for. how long do you expect to wait? >> we were told about 8 to 10 hours. >> 10 hours. >> 3 hours from our house. >> you're prepared for 10 hours? >> yes. yes. >> you have food, clothes, a jacket? >> yes. >> okay. you, ma'am, why was it so important for you to be here? >> to pay respects. it's part of history. it's really important. it's been all our lifetime. >> reporter: what time did you guys arrive here at? >> we got into line about 8:00. 8:00 and made our way over in the cue. we've put a marker on it to see how long it takes us. >> reporter: where have you come from? >> the mid lands. birmingham. we've all come from different places. >> reporter: who's the furthest away? >> where from? >> france. >> how far is that? >> 156 miles exactly. >> reporter: this is quite a commitment for you. obviously it was important. did you have to take the day off

of work from here? >> no, we're from home. i have taken home. >> we're working for the cue today. >> your boss is okay with that? >> called dedication. >> reporter: it sure is. becky, it really -- it just keeps going and going. as i said they expect to wait two, three hours. some people the official word is this might be 10, 12 hours from this spot. other people have said they're ready to wait 20 hours if they absolutely need to. hard to get accurate information how long it might take. we're going to head to the other end of the line and try to find out. >> scott mcclain down on the river. scott, thank you very much, indeed. before westminster hall opened to the public late on wednesday, the archbishop of canter berry held a brief service by her majesty's casket. afterwards he greeted people outside and was asked what message people should take away from her life. have a listen.

>> i think that my message is look at the example and inspiration that the queen's fabulously profound christian faith, and the king's give to how you lead, how you are to lead. to be a ser vapt and to be faithful. that is what i would say. >> thank you very much. queen elizabeth was a well known animal lover with a special affinity for dogs and ho horses. she was a keen supporter for the royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. chris sherwood is ceo of the charity. he joins us now. thank you for coming in. queen elizabeth is reported to have had over 30 corrgies during her lifetime. they were incredibly important

to her. she also has a keen interest in horses. what do you think her love for animals says about her character? >> i think it shows her majesty was -- to see the loss of her imagine guess city and the whole royal family, that was also the same for her love for fell ponies. she recently rehome a horse tiffany and tiffany ii. if there's another tiffany, it would be tiffany iii. >> she will be missed by the rspca. she was a keen supporter, wasn't she? >> 70 years she was our patron. she followed in the footsteps of her great, great-grandmother, queen victoria. she became our first patron back

in 1840 so we've got a long relationship with the royal family. >> there's a story to why queen victoria got involved as i understand it? >> yeah, queen victoria heard about one of our inspectors who went to break up a cock fight. very tragically one of our inspectors was killed and she got involved when she was a princess. when she was a queen she gave us royal status. >> there is real history. king charles iii has said he will have to give up much of his own work with the charities that he has set up and supports. one assumes that you can hope for support from the royal family going forward. >> i'm sure there's many other things on the minds of the royal family at the moment with the sad passing of her majesty and king charles assumes new responsibilities. we very much welcome a continued role. king charles, queen camila and

the royal princesses, they have an ongoing love for animals. queen camila has a love for dogs, she has two jack terrier rescues as well. they bring that focus on annals our society which could be overlooked if it wasn't for their attention. >> i know you have the honor of attending the funeral on monday. how do you feel? >> i feel a mixture of humbleness and honor to be able to go and commemorate. you see the cues in london. cuing for eight hours. the privilege to go to westminster abby and celebrate what was an incredibly remarkable life. i'm in my 40s. she was a part of my life. she used to get used there. we welcome him ascending to the

throne. >> it's super to have you with us. keep up the good work, please. >> chris sherwood, the ceo of the rspca. becky anderson in london. stay with us here on cnn throughout the day for continuing coverage of the queen's remembrance. for now, let's get you back to rosemary church who is at cnn center in atlanta with more of what are the important headlines of the day. >> thank you, becky, for all of your reporting. still to come, why conspiracy theorist alex jones made the bizarre claims about the sandy hook massacre. what a lawyer he hired had to say. that is cocoming up. thank the gods. don't thank them t too soon. kick pain in t the aspercreme.

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claiming credit for sending two plane loads of undocumented immigrants to martha's vineyard in massachusetts. state representative dillon fernandez tweeted this. our island jumped into action putting together 50 beds, giving everyone a good meal, providing a play area for the children making sure people have the health care and support they need. local officials say they had no advanced notice. >> community center services had 50 people sort of literally walk up to their front door from what we found out by talking to the people, they're originally from venezuela. they were flown here. we're not sure what plane brought them here. they did tell us they came from texas and they walked from the airport to access community services. >> desantis is following the

lead of republican governors in texas and arizona sending migrants to so called sanctuary states and cities including new york and chicago. well, in just a few hours from now day three of the civil trial of right wing conspiracy theorist alex jones will begin. jones had spread false claims that the sandy hook school massacre was a hoax and the government was using it as a prep prep pretext for seizing guns. now they'll find out how much jones and info wars has to pay families for the pain and harassment they suffered from jones's followers. cnn's drew griffin has information about day two of the trial. >> understand today an attorney represented to hire the alex jones company as its representative who didn't seem to know much about the company herself. her name was brittney paws, an attorney. she was hired to review all of

the material to prepare for this lawsuit but admitted she hadn't even read a couple of depositions recently given by alex jones and she responded i don't know many times during questioning but what she could do is provide a backdrop for the victim's attorney to outline the number of viewers who may have heard or read or seen alex jones' lie about sandy hook and they were in the tens of millions. >> it goes from 49 million users -- >> sorry. >> 4.6 million to 6.3 million users, correct? >> that's what it says, yes. >> it goes from 24.9 million paid use to 35.7, right? >> that's what it says, yes. >> and you know that from december 14th, 2012, all the way through the end of january alex jones were repeatedly publishing claims that the shootings were a

hoax, correct? >> i believe so, yes. >> our previous reporting has shown alex jones has made a fortune in the supplement business connected to his media empire bringing in $165 million over three years and at one point he made $800,000 in one day. he's already been found liable by default in this case so it's up to the jury to decide how much of that money alex jones will have to pay to these victims that he victimized by lying about the sandy hook murder and massacre. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. a federal jury has found singer r. kelly guilty on multiple charges of child pornography and enticement. he was acquitted on several other charges. the jury heard three weeks worth of testimony including from a woman who said kelly sexually abused her and recorded the interactions when she was just 14.

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california's mosquito fire has now burned an area nearly half the size of chicago becoming the state's biggest fire so far this year. firefighters have been working tirelessly to contain the flames and lay down control lines as the fire grows, but now they're worried the fire could move into forest with plenty of dry materials. officials are hoping the forecasts will be in their favor as firefighting efforts continue. let's turn to our meteorologist derek van dam. what are you seeing in the forecast? >> rosemary, we've got promising weather in the outlook. you have to understand the larger context. there are 91 large active fires burning out of control over eight separate states in the western u.s. the mosquito fire is one of

many. let's focus in on that. get the idea of how bad this fire is. at 20% containment, half the size of the area of california. i mentioned some more promising weather outlooks in the future and this is it. we actually have a trough going to move down the west coast and the u.s. this weekend. that is going to increase the relative humidity values. when we start getting 70s, 80s, 90s, that's going to help with the firefighting efforts. i want to bring you to the atlantic. we have a newly developing tropical storm, phi ow fiona. it's making a beeline for the core rib bean. including the virgin islands, eventually into the dominican

republic by sunday. the official track shows a due west track veering to the north and northwest. a lot of different various computer models that we look at. most keeping them fairly consistent with the strength of the system. you can see the spread from the different models that we monitor. the potential for this to impact the u.s. still several days away. we will keep a close eye on it. this front will help keep it at bay. >> thank you so much. derek van dam bringing us up to date on that situation. appreciate it. pat goen yeah founder has donated his company to the fight against climate change. he transferred ownership of the outdoor apparel company to two entities that will use profits to protect nature and biodiversity. patagonia and its founder have been passionate supporters of environmental causes. and i want to thank you for your company. i'm rosemary church. be sure to connect with me on

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here we go. thursday, september 15th. 5 a.m. exactly here in new york. thanks for getting an "early start" with us. i'm christine romans. marathon talks still underway between freight railroad carriers and union representatives in washington. here's a live look at the labor department. talks have been going on inside there for about 20 straight hours now. if no deal is reached today the first national rail strike in 30 years starts at midnight