it is the biggest military ceremonial events seen in this country for seven decades, since the coronation of queen elizabeth ii in 1953. tens of thousands of people will line the procession visits and tens of millions will watch around the globe. so the pressure to make sure no food or hoof is out of place is huge. just to line a baking is to bring you related to buckingham palace. police say they have arrested a man outside the palace. it is early tuesday night. hours before the rehearsal is due to kick off. right in front of buckingham palace, a reminder of the important role the security services will play making sure everything goes according to plan. a man is detained by police after suspected shotgun cartridges were thrown into the palace grounds. according to put in the area and a precautionary controlled explosion carried out. it is being treated according to the met police as an isolated mental health incident. once the security incident concludes, the military rehea
welcome to london where we have a spectacular view of the city on this historic urination day. countdown to an event that many of us will be seeing for the first time in our lives. and will not soon forget. moments ago, we saw king charles iii and queen camilla arriving at westminster abbey, where they operate a start of ceremonies, officially counting them as the new monarch. we expect to see charles and camilla very soon, kicking off this remarkable celebration. dignitaries including first lady joe biden have been gathering at westminster abbey, whether coronation will be taking place. charles taking center stage, after the death of his mother queen elizabeth the second and 70 years after she herself was crowned. crowds gathered to get a glimpse of the king and queen as they make their way from here, buckingham palace, two westminster abbey in a gilded carriage called the diamond jubilee state coach polled by windsor grey horses. the kings procession will depart bucking
it s a ceremony not seen in the united kingdom in 70 years. tomorrow, the official crowning of a king, king charles iii to be specific. cnn is live in london. and after warnings that the u.s. could tumble off a debt cliff next month, the white house is signaling it s open to talks, but not about spending cuts. this just ahead of the big meeting between president biden and congressional leaders. can they avoid a default? a suspect is in custody this morning after a series of stabbings near the university of uc davis. details about who police say is behind the attacks, all of this right here on cnn news central. the countdown to king charles iii s official coronation is on, and this morning the king is on the move. last hour, we saw him as he left buckingham palace to meet with commonwealth leaders and soon we will see him welcome international guests who are attending tomorrow s fanfare, including first lady jill biden. just under 19 hours from now, a crowning ceremony n
right around the world. live in london just hours away from witnessing history as king charles iii is formally crowned. and i m michael holmes at cnn headquarters in atlanta. i ll have the day s other news, including a new push for peace in sudan. it s all ahead on this special edition of cnn newsroom. it is coronation day here in the uk. it is 6:00 a.m. in the morning. a ceremony that will see, of course, king charles iii crowned just five hours away. crowds have been gathering for days now to take out a spot to view the processions from westminster abbey. you can see the crowds already starting to gather. i got on the underground, the tube this morning, that was quite busy already. people draped union jacks with flags, some carrying ladders to get a view of the procession. on friday, if you remember, charles greeted well-wishers, a surprise visit for some not very far from where i am. three cheers for the king. the prince and princess of wales also on hand to meet w
people have died when a car struck a crowd outside a migrant centre stop and let the eurovision song contest begin. the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. hello everyone, and welcome to windsor on a lovely evening. the weather could not be betterfor the coronation concert which is now well under way. we keep hearing roars of approval and cheering from the crowd behind us and also from people sitting behind watching on the big screen. everything seems to be going really well. there have been some amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers hasjust amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers hasjust performed. amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers hasjust performed. one amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers has just performed. one of amazing emotional moments, some great musical moments. all the mers has just performed. one of the amazing emotional moments, some gre