today, again, church bells across the country, including the storied westminster abbey and st. paul s cathedral rang out. today mourners mourn the loss of the longest-reigning monarch in british history. across the country and on ships at sea, the british armed forces fired salutes to honor her majesty. one round was fired for each of the 96 years she lived. all eyes on her eldest son, king charles iii, and his wife, now the queen consort, camilla. they returned from balmoral castle, where they were greeted warmly by the crowd in attendance, some of whom broke out in song. god save our gracious king god save the king we love you, king charles. we love you so much. one member of the crowd was so overjoyed she planted a kiss on his cheek. minutes later, a historic site, the king of england walking into the royal residence in england, buckingham palace, one of many symbols of change today and likely in the days to come. the new king spoke today in his new kaps any
his reign, as the world watches to see what kind of leader he might be. and in the u.s., pressing for answers in uvalde, texas. cnn asking the state s top law enforcement officer why did he allegedly say no one is losing their jobs over the massacre at robb elementary? his answer you ll only see here. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our world lead and the first full day on the job for king charles iii, as the world mourns the death of his mother, britain s longest reigning monarch. he addressed the nation and the world for the first time since queen elizabeth s passing. as the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself throughout the remaining time god grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. that address was followed by a sarceremony of remembrance wh god save the king was officially sung. earlier today, upon returning to london, king charles and his wife camilla
in from a representative for the family members, several of the family members who say they re quote, disheartened and angry to hear that texas dps chief mccraw believed his officers stepped up to the moment. the referral of only five officers to the ig is a slap in the face to families. we have been calling for transparency and accountability since day one and the dps chief s leaked statement does nothing to instill in us that trust will happen. and the other thing, jake, of course, the families want to meet with him. they want to meet with the chief so they can get some information. he told me he will at some point meet with them. we ll see if he keeps his word. i think it would go a long way for many of these families if they could hear from him directly, jake. all right, shimon, thanks so much. appreciate it. great reporting. we re expecting to see court filings soon from the justice department and lawyers for donald trump. how might this impact the mar-a-lago documents case? t
cover-up. and the bottom line is as soon as we can, we ll release everything. but it needs to be done, sir. the families are starving for information. it will be done when the district attorney says so. reporter: this week, two officers were suspended with pay. the department said three others will also be investigated. cnn tracked down dps director steven mccraw after obtaining minutes from an internal meeting held in august. these minutes seem to paint a very different picture than the pledge of full accountability the dps chief has given publicly. and, oh, by the way, the minutes quote him, no one is losing their jobs. quite the contrary. all leaders in region three did what they were supposed to do and have stepped up to meet the moment. and he said no one is losing their jobs. i didn t say that. you re denying you said that. i m denying i said that. you re denying that. victor escallon is the dps regional director for south
information. it will be done when the district attorney says so. this week, two officers were suspended with pay and referred for informal investigation by the inspector general. the department says three others will also be investigated. cnn tracked down dps director steven mccraw after obtaining minutes from an internal meeting held in august. these minutes seem to paint a very different picture than the pledge of full accountability that dps chief has given publicly. and oh, by the way, the minutes quote him, no one is losing their jobs. quite the contrary, all leaders in region three did what they were supposed to do and have stepped up to meet the moment. you said no one is losing their jobs. i didn t say that. you re denying you said that? i m denying i said that. you re denying you said no one is going to lose their job. victor escolon is the dps regional director for south texas. he can be seen in the hallway at robb elementary and in the days after he repeatedly