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with scandal swirling around her sister margaret, threatening to tarnish her reign, the queen must assert her power. sacrificing the happiness of those she loves. february 1952. elizabeth ii has been queen for just a few days following the death of her father, king george vi. >> shortly after the kings death, lord mountbatten holds a dinner at his house in hampshire. >> lord louie mountbatten played a key role in the young life of his nephew philip. >> when philip is a child, they flee...

when she had those audiences with the outgoing prime minister boris johnson and then invited the new prime minister, liz truss, to form a government. and i canjust see now in the background the hearse and other vehicles almost at the gates of balmoral. he came here at the start of the summer holidays, but leaves now for the final time. so, that was... it is difficult to sum up, isnt it, really, seeing the queens coffin for the first time. i began by saying that so many people have said...

old. >> is your majesty willing to take the oath? >> for more than seven decades queen elizabeth the second dedicated her life to her country. >> the queen took about that her duty was a lifelong commitment. she put duty above all else. she loved her younger sister but she could not give her permission to marry somebody who was divorced. she sacked her son from the family firm. >> she survived extraordinary crises. >> princess diana has died. >> the issue surrounding charles and diana ...

will culminate with her funeral september 19th. following the service at westminster abbey shell be interred at windsor castle. well, a trumpet fanfare on saturday heralded king charles. even though charles automatically became king upon his mothers death the title was officially bestowed in an accession ceremony. >> with one voice published and proclaimed at the prince charles philip arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rig...

2010 and 2012. and he saw, since this should have been on the board -- >> yes -- >> go away, twice, before they gotten in 2014. so, hes definitely [inaudible] >> so, this is a triggering moment for mcconnell. >> yes, exactly. >> thank you, chris. thank you for joining us this hour. we have a lot to get to. tonight, a judge in florida says he will likely release a redacted version of the fbi affidavit behind the search of donald trumps florida country club home. new york times justice d...

but first, we start in september of 2015. donald trump was three months removed from his famed escalator ride announcing his presidential bid. he had already risen to the top of the republican field, leading in all the polls, and he found himself showing off his trump tower office to the wall street journal. >> this is shaquille oneals shoe. >> oh my god! is that a real issue? >> -- he took it off after he handed it to me. i carry like this. tom bradys super bowl helmet. >> wow. >> thi...

contempt of congress charges were politically motivated. proceedings began after the judge denied a defense request for a delay. last week he rejected executive privilege leading one defense attorney to ask, whats the point of going to trial if there are no defenses, to which the judge replied, agreed. this is the same steve bannon who promised as he made his first court appearance to make this the misdemeanor from hell. the same steve bannon who as he recently offered to appear live b...

president biden giving a speech about political developments in the republican party. plus, nuclear inspectors are finally allowed a tour of the nuclear facility in ukraines east. we are little more than two months away from the u.s. midterm elections, and joe biden is determined to give democrats a fighting chance to hold onto u.s. congress. biden delivered a fiery speech in philadelphia, branding donald trump and his allies as extremists who threaten democracy. biden says that he...

pleads guilty admitting he conspired with the former trump company to not pay taxes and now he will testify against the trump organization. sue craig, "the new york times" reporter who has led the reporting on trumps finances is here in the studio tonight. and the biden cabinet, dispatched to take the presidents case to republicans and fox news. transportation secretary pete buttigieg joins us live. but first, we start in september of 2015. donald trump was three months removed f...

good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this friday, august 19th. friday, folks. we made it. im jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the federal judge deciding whether to unseal the affidavit in the unprecedented search of mar-a-lago appeared to stake out the middle ground yesterday. saying he is inclined to unseal it, the magistrate judge gave the justice department until next thursday to submit redactions. in a written ruling, the judge stated, the governme...