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70 years, in other words. for some, at least, this is literally a once in a lifetime event. people are certainly treating it that way. they ve been camping out along the procession route, some for days now, wearing union jack, royal regalia and other patriotic knickknacks, young and old sleeping under tarps and tents on makeshift cots. around the city lanes to landmarks are decked in flags or lit up large for occasion. take a look at big ben there, 300 feet tall, embodying centuries of history as it s never been seen before. images of the national plants of england, scotland, wales and northern ireland projected on it. and words that had not been heard since 1952, god save the king. not far from there, westminster abbey tight as it is all around the city, where saturday morning the king and queen will arrive in a coach built for the king s mother on the 60th anniversary of her coronation. there is certainly a lot to cover. that s a bit about the circumstances. let s t ....
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, i am alex witt. welcome to our special coverage of the coronation of britain s king charles. this is london live, you are about to see it is under light rain, it is ten a.m. british summertime. over the next five hours we will step into instant history. the scenes that we watch together will be in high definition, but centuries old. ancient ritual, but contemporary in immediate s spectacle. tradition in scope and afield but accented in modern controversy and attended by a worldwide audience, many of whom will view in fascination. others, disdain. we will try to provide a spectrum of motion and analysis in that perspective as the events unfold. happening right now, heads of state, government officials, and other dignitaries arriving at westminster abbey in anticipation of a ceremony steeped in 1000 years of tradition. the last coronation was 1953 when then 25 year old elizabeth the second was crowned queen as the four year ....
give some of these republican officer holders truth serum and get out why they were doing this, like why get into the whole election game. what woulde they say? i mean because power is one thing, but to really have no principle that you can particularly articulate. other thanar winning. texas is particularly interesting and interesting in a lot of these states, you re seeing it in missouri. the paranoia is so yeah, to boulder s point, it s a snake eating its own tail. thank you my friend as always. today the florida statehouse of representatives passedse a bill that prevents colleges and universities in florida from spending any money on anything that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion. now it heads to florida governor ron desantis who will undoubtedly signnt the thing. now, if you live in the real world and if the words diversity and equity and inclusion sound like positive things to you, what happened today in florida feels likein madness. but if you are ....
I was at home when i got a phone call from the director of news at the bbc saying thats the queen was gravely ill. He didnt stand on ceremony or offer any small talk clive, how are you . He simply said the queen is gravely ill and can you come in . And i was preparing to fly to italy on a filming trip the next day and i thought. I should go in. I was in the newsnight office because wed had wind, obviously with a note being passed through the house of commons, that something was happening. I know i speak on behalf of the entire house when i say that we send our best wishes to her majesty the queen and that she and the royal family are in our thoughts and prayers at this moment. And of course theres this big protocol, obviously, if the queen had passed away then newsnight wouldnt be going on. But simultaneously i was getting calls, as we were waiting to see if this event was going to unfold, i got a call from don macinnes who was running the events coverage and he said look, would you be ....
Also home to russias black sea fleet. All four Teaching Unions in england say they will coordinate strikes if members vote for industrial action. This is bbc news. Now on bbc news. Behind the stories, the monarchy. I was at home when i got a phone call from the director of news at the bbc saying thats the queen was gravely ill. He didnt stand on ceremony or offer any small talk clive, how are you . He simply said the queen is gravely ill and can you come in . And i was preparing to fly to italy on a filming trip the next day and i thought. I should go in. I was in the newsnight office because wed had wind, obviously with a note being passed through the house of commons, that something was happening. I know i speak on behalf of the entire house when i say that we send our best wishes to her majesty the queen and that she and the royal family are in our thoughts and prayers at this moment. And of course theres this big protocol, ob ....