calm, carried on, and crowned him. also tonight, battle line, the president and house speaker prepare to meet as the debt ceiling fight looms. in ukraine, russia is accused of fire bombs the city of bakhmut. the global covid emergency declared over. new information about the lurking threat. and monarch mania. cbs news is in the crowd that s traveled near and far for the crowning moment. it s spilled into street parties all across the capital. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with a adrianna diaz. good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news in texas. today, shots were fired at an outlet mall in the city of allen north of dallas. police say the gunman is dead, but there are casualties. no details or numbers yet. shoppers ran for cover, others hid in locked stores until safely leaving with their hands raised. go to cbs news.com for the latest. now to britain. an unprecedented changing of the guard. no heir had spent more time waiting tha
festered with over 400 precious stones including rubies and sapphires. it is only used for coronation. charles will likely never wear it again. across the country, gun salutes range out. the heir pledged. i prince william pledge my royalty to you. i will bear unto you as your lead man of life and limb, so help me god. reporter: his son, prince george, was a page boy to the king. william s brother, prince harry, es trained from the family, was there but played no official part. his wife megan decided to stay home in california. queen camilla was also crowned and anointed today.
charles mystery once hated by the public, she s worked hard to improve her image since they wed nearly 20 years ago. the king and queen left the abby dressed in their purple robes of estate, escorted by nearly 4,000 military personnel, this time, they traveled in the gold stagecoach decorated with roman gods and goddesses. the monarchy as an institution still has overwhelming support in this country, and the streets around buckingham palace were thronged for a royal fly pass. notably absent from the balcony were harry and megan as well as the king s disgraced brother, king andrew. but the crowds today came to celebrate the monarchy and witness history in the making.
never knew this was a thing. tonight, coronation of a king after a lifetime of waiting. god save the king! charles iii and queen camilla formerly take the british robe. their crowning at a solemn service with medieval roots and noted modern twists. full of fanfare, family tension and tenderness amid the spectacle, including a military procession more than a mile long with a royal salute and a palace appearance to meet the masses. i m holly williams outside buckingham palace. it rained on the king s parade today, but the british kept