hello, everyone. thanks for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour in washington where right now negotiators are back at the table as they race to end the debt ceiling standoff. republican leaders and white house officials are returning a short time ago, after a marathon session lasted well into the night, the clock is ticking, to get a deal in place, before the u.s. defaults on its loans. the national deficit continues to soar. with no rise to the borrowing limit, the u.s. will default on its loans which could be catastrophic to the economy. the treasury secretary now is saying the deadline for an agreement is just eight days away. but talks are teetering on the brink, with at least one top republican negotiator warning that a deal could come together as soon as today, or fall apart entirely. cnn is following the latest. good morning. you re on capitol hill, and you spoke to the house speaker kevin mccarthy. what did he say? is he optimistic?
the race is on. run for the holiday weekend, but not before we tell you how jammed the roads and skies are. new data just released on crowded airports. a dress rehearsal for obstruction. a new report says mar-a-lago employees moved boxes of papers the day before the fbi searched trump s home for classified documents, and they allegedly held a practice session weeks before. what the fbi is now investigating. and the terrifying moments captured on camera after a passenger opens an emergency exit door mid flight. the incredible video from inside that plane. we are following these major developing stories and many more right here on cnn news central . it s 9:00 a.m. do you know where your holiday weekend is? it is on. let us be your guide through the fun and frustration and maybe the other f words in what looks like could be a historic holiday rush. this is a live look at reagan national airport. air travel is expected to be up by at least 11%, 3.4 million people are set
i m fredericka witfield. a historic moment for all of the world to see after 70 years, great britain has a new monarch. king charles iii was crowned today during a coronation ceremony at westminster abbey. the nearly 400-year-old crown was placed on his head officially marking him as the new king. god save the king! god save the king! also being crowned, a new queen. king charles s wife camilla receiving her crown during that ceremony. there was elation over the coronation in the streets of london. tens of thousands lining the streets to catch a glimpse of the royal family. the king and queen waving to the public from the gold state coach there, which was originally built back in 1762. and then a royal salute from 4,000 british troops. hooray! in a moment some have been waiting for days to see, king charles and queen camilla and the royal family stepping onto the balcony of buckingham palace to greet the clouds lining the mall. it was a day many will never forge
cocoming up king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. on the whole story. the king is acutely aware that they re only there for as long as the public wants them to be there. the institution is so unique. do you ever imagine that the monarchy would go away? good evening and welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. final preparations underway in the united kingdom right now for the coronation of king charles iii and his wife, camilla, the queen consort. it s a ceremony steeped in tradition with some of the rituals dating back nearly a thousand years. it s only been televised once, however, when queen elizabeth ii was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest serving monarchs in british history with a different type of reign. the royal family splintered. and with a new and less popular monarch on the throne, many are questioning the role of this royal institution. cnn s erica hill traveled to london to meet with leading british l