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much for joining our special live coverage of the funeral of pope americas benedict the 16th. thousands of people are gathered in st. peters square right now. to witness something we have not seen in hundreds of years. the current pope, presiding at the funeral mass of the man who proceeded him. the coffin carrying the body of benedict was taken from st. peters basilica a short time ago through its journey to the courtyard, allowing the faithful to say their prayers ahead of the funeral. matt joseph rat singer, the son of humble parents, a police officer and cook. entered the priesth...

"way too early," as we remember the life of queen elizabeth. i'm jonathan lemire. on this friday, september 9th. thank you for starting your day with us. the world is in mourning today, following the death of queen elizabeth ii. buckingham palace announced the passing of england's longest reigning monarch at 96 years old yesterday. writing in a brief statement, quote, the queen died peacefully this afternoon, her summer home in scotland. what comes next, a meticulously planned national memorializing of the queen, which was reportedly set in motion with four coded words yesterday. lon...

writing in a brief statement the queen died peacefully at balmoral this afternoon, her summer home in scotland. what comes next as a meticulously planned national memorializing of the queen which was reportedly set in motion with four code words, london bridge is down. >> and charles iii will deliver a televised address to the united kingdom tonight. and to protect the succession of the church, the saint james palace, ever since james i in 1714. the queens body will be transported back to buckingham palace, for a small funeral procession with government officials and including the un...

though her public schedule was greatly reduced in recent months, she met with new prime minister liz truss just two days ago. but sadly her passing is the closing chapter of a now by gone era. her reign is the connective tissue between generations, presidents and prime ministers came and went. the queen elizabeth stayed constant always managing to stay above the political fray. she was the first thrust into the public eye during world war ii while still a princess. though just a child, she didn't flee the country as nazi planes blitzed london and she saw the devastation of those atta...

max, anybody under the able of 72 or so, has never known a world without queen elizabeth. what happens now? what do the next few weeks look like? >> i think the images you've been speaking to and the ones we're looking at now really express the now. people are shocked, saddened, they sort of saw this coming but didn't know how it was going to feel. you have thousands of people coming down here to buckingham palace to mill about, to talk to each other, it's quite celebratory at times. i think that's quite heartening in a way, because i know that the queen wanted people to celebrate he...