from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, i am alex witt. welcome to our special coverage of the coronation of britain s king charles. this is london live, you are about to see it is under light rain, it is ten a.m. british summertime. over the next five hours we will step into instant history. the scenes that we watch together will be in high definition, but centuries old. ancient ritual, but contemporary in immediate s spectacle. tradition in scope and afield but accented in modern controversy and attended by a worldwide audience, many of whom will view in fascination. others, disdain. we will try to provide a spectrum of motion and analysis in that perspective as the events unfold. happening right now, heads of state, government officials, and other dignitaries arriving at westminster abbey in anticipation of a ceremony steeped in 1000 years of tradition. the last coronation was 1953 when then 25 year old elizabeth the second was crowned queen as the four year old so
pete: will almost took out the entire fence line and the guy waving the checkered flag. will: you got me at that turn. pete: he got better as the whole thing went on, and i blocked hi- rachel: i feel like blocking interfered with [laughter] pete: that was after i said it was over. rachel: wow. will: was it over? rachel: it looked like you were going to win, will, for quite a while. and then, pete, you pulled it out. you said that this is go-kart season. for me, it s the summertime. my kids love to go go-karting in wisconsin, especially on those evenings after spending time on the lake. it s a fun activity will: that was really fun. rachel: and this one s indoors. will: we ll do it again. rachel: well, you don t get to do it again, because he won, and then you get to race the winner pete: you re going up against rick in the next hour. and i ll be racing rick in the 9:00 hour. rachel: we ll see, pete. yeah, yeah. pete: well, you said you were going to throw it. rachel: i
is joining me from jerusalem. what in terms of the focus, what have we seen here for the president s visit? reporter: well, we just saw president biden arriving in bethlehem at the presidential compound where he was greeted by mahmoud abbas. this is the first visit by a u.s. president to meet with the palestinian authority president since president trump visited in 2017. and this comes as the u.s. is really trying to shift its policy towards the palestinians. we have watched the biden administration turn back on the spigot of humanitarian aid to the palestinian people that was cut off by the trump administration. we ve seen since president biden came into office about half a billion dollars of aid. and today we re expecting president biden to announce a total of $316 million of additional aid for palestinians including $100 million for the east jerusalem hospital network that serves palestinians. here is the president earlier this morning at one of those hospitals in east j
in hours in now a major primetime address. President biden delivering his message to the nation from the oval office, calling for additional aid to israel and also to ukraine. Im Brianna Keilar with Boris Sanchez here in washington. Kaitlan collins is live from tel aviv. The State Department is warning all americans overseas. This is a rare warning and says to, quote, exercise increased caution citing rising senses all over the world. It comes as the humanitarian crisis in gaza grows more dire. Egyptian Security Officials told a cnn journalist on site that the rafah crossing between inmate and the gaza strip will be open on friday to deliver critical aid. Workers were seen making preparations. Yeah. That would be critical aid. Today an israeli strike on a neighborhood about ten miles from where the crossing is killed a number of people and also injured dozens more. Thats according to the Interior Ministry in gaza. A spokesperson for the Israeli Defense forces said he did not have infor
Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in new york and it is all happening today. We are picking up our special coverage of the tangled legal web now being faced by the four times indicted expresident donald trump today. A collision of two of his criminal cases with massive consequences, not just for the man, the party he leads, but also for the presidency. Our countrys democracy. The Supreme Court heard arguments this morning on trumps claim of president ial immunity leaving the fate and timing of the federal Election Interference trial, a big blank Open Question for now, but what is happening at this hour and what is certain is that the trial that could end up being the only criminal trial that expresident faces before americans go to the polls again in 2024 is the one brought by alvin bragg over falsifying Business Records to cover up hush money to a porn star and keep that silent ahead of a national election. Former National Enquirer ceo david pecker is still on the stand and hes being cross exami