next leadership. talk about weapons that i sign off ongoing into taiwan to pardon taiwan and are they prepared? do we have enough deterrence to stop aggression coming from china? todd: big development, you re watching fox and friends first on thursday morning, i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier, in for carley shimkus. house speaker kevin mccarthy sitting down with taiwan president in california where he called for the u.s. to send more weapons to the nation immediately. todd: lucas tomlinson with more. lucas. lucas: the republican chairman just arrived in taiwan. here is more from chairman michael mccaul. being here sends a signal to the chinese communist party that the united states supports taiwan. we will help taiwan and want them to think twice about invading taiwan. lucas: chinese government is outraged by the visit to taiwan s leader to meet house speaker kevin mccarthy. china could never tell us what to do, as speaker of the house, i will meet wi
Morning. Nineyearold Prince George. And seven year old, Princess Charlotte. King charles iii says he has been a deeply touched by messages of condolences. He says the country has been moved beyond measure by the millions of people paying their respects. Some of the final public mourners to see the queens coffin are walking past now. Lying in state. Closes at half past six this morning. The National Mission that of silence was held across the country last night. Officials say it will be fixed in time for this morning service. Hello and good morning from Central London, on what is expected to be a grand and deeply solemn day. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth ii will take place in Westminster Abby just a short distance from here. It begins at 11 am. Now large numbers have gathered on the mount. Police say they expect record crowds in the capital. An unprecedented Security Operation involving thousands of extra Police Officers and armed voices personnel is underway. The queen has been Lying
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and good evening. i m erin burnett in london tonight. out front tonight, king charles iii is at westminster castle after leading his nation and the world in an emotional farewell to his mother queen elizabeth. nearly half the world watched this crucial funeral as the transition of power was symbolized with the imperial state crown, the orb and the sceptre. they were atop of the queen s coffin and they are now on the high altar. they will be given to king charles at his coronation. we witnessed history as the royal family united for its final farewell to the queen. never before had anyone in the world seen a state funeral like this broadcast live. this was the first time, and the stillness and the quiet of the city were palpable from where we sat overlooking westminster abbey, you could feel everything stop and the moments of silence. that was a solemn hour-long service that we all witnessed. the queen s casket passed just behind where i m sitting tonight. it was draped in the