are as close today, as two peoples have ever been. we see you as our strong and trusted friend. we believe, that you intern, will find us as ready as ever to bear our four share, and defending the valleys and which we both believe. good afternoon. i m jonathan capehart, here in new york, with chris chances, and london. welcome back to live coverage, of the royal transition, as king charles the third, takes the throne in the wake of the death of his mother, that was queen elizabeth the second, speaking at the white house in 1976, for the bicentennial celebration of the united states. just moments ago, her coffin arrived at the royal palace in edinburgh scotland. over the next few days, the coffin will travel to london, where the queen s funeral will be held on monday, september 19th. this will be a major international gathering, president biden will be among the world leaders who will attend the funeral, it is a sign of the special relationship between the u.s. and britain
special live coverage remembering queen elizabeth ii. it is 3 am here on the, east coast 8 am in london, and britain sees a first sunrise without its beloved queen elizabeth the second who died at 96 yesterday after a seven year rain. today her son king charles the third now charged with taking over the monarchy. charles is expected back in london for souza government formalities in the next few hours to make his leadership official. his mother is being remembered today for her lifetime of service and dedication to duty. borders around the world are laying flowers and paying tribute to the queen, and reflecting on the shock of her son passing the queen really unifies everyone, and i feel everyone feels this moment, i don t know why. it is a tragic loss. the monarchy has gone through a lot, which is always seem to be above politics and chaos. and in paris, the eiffel tower s lights were turned off as a sign of respect and reverence. here in new york, in the empire stat
lesser extent in the south down here. they ve gained even more ground in offensives. president zelenskyy claims they have recaptured some 6,000 square kilometers of territory. it s about 2,300 square miles since the beginning of the month. this is impossible to verify, but it is even more ground than the russians actually gained in the last several months and it happened fast. i want to show you this animation here, if we can zoom in. you can see the yellow there, how quickly ukrainian troops have recaptured territory that had been occupied by the russians. now russia is responding. ukrainian officials say russian strikes knocked out power in the region. in donetsk ukrainian forces also recaptured a town there after forces crossed the donetsk river. this here is the aftermath. the capture will further complicate any attempt by the remaining russian-backed forces to withdraw, and last night secretary of state tony blinken called the recent gains by ukrainians encouraging.
tonight will be at buckingham palace. and the king s visit is a reminder of the history in the region marched by the violent sectarian conflict between loyalists and irish nationalists known as the troubles. and embodied by the 2012 photo of elizabeth shaking hands with the deputy first minister, a former commander in the irish republican army, the group responsible for assassinating her cousin in 1979. it was an event that rocked the royal family. that is the challenging historical context charles finds himself in as monarch, and the question now looming over his reign, what does the future of the region look like under his rule? any moment now, king charles and queen consort camilla will be heading to the airport to leave belfast to return here to london. here, where i am, we have seen it everywhere. the city is gearing up for unprecedented crowds. according to the associated press, security staff are preparing for millions of people to pay their respects to the late queen
will happen. it will be the most extraordinarily moving moment, one we have not seen the like of. there you have will the queen lying at rest with the scottish crown on her coffin and all four children, princess ann, they will each one will be at a corner and stand for we believe up to 20 minutes. the public will not be allowed in during that period and that is a short period they will pay their own respects. so victor and alison, it s going to be very moving. we re going to see repeats of this in different ways but this is the first time if you will that we will see the king, his brothers and sister and other members of the royal family actually present with the coffin. richard, i ve watched with particular personal interest today because my family and i took a trip this summer to scotland for the first time. i d never been there and we were in edinburgh and walked that royal mile and it s just the most charming beautiful stroll anyone can imagine so seeing all of the