growing as we can see. later on the queen will be sending her attendant to the commons to summon the m.p. s to hear the speech, and he will perform one of the most famous duties of the ceremony. he will bang on the door of the commons to demand entry. the latest holder of this post is lieutenant general freddy figures. i asked him about his post. the title derives from a black rod, which we have here? yes. explain a little about it? this rod dates from 1883. it has been passed on now since then to me. it is made of ebony. it is about three feet long. you can hit doors with it and it won t snap. that is my nightmare scenario, that the rod snaps. at the top is a lion with a shield. the gold orb, which is strength, and the big end is in a gold cup, the gold sovereign, which dates from 1904. that is the bit that dents the door. yes. to most people it is a fantastic show of pageantry and ceremony. for others it is a political event. this is the biggest event in the
how are you doing here on this veteran s day. just talked to justin. she watching. so wyatt, here is his 856th appearance this morning. feels like it. a lot of rain moving in. a big storm system across maryland. not a real heavy rain. but a light to moderate rain. some very high tides coming over the next two days. this will be the case for friday as well. so 12 hour forecast through the day today. not much of a chang in temperature. we hang around 50 all day. cool it off into the 40s this evening. rain, wind that will be the story. what about your traffic? what is the story there? kim always has that story. we do have that working this morning. traffic is moving along at a really nice pace. if you re traveling eastbound route 70 it is closed in that direction as you approach ridge road because of an earlier crash. traffic manages to crawl by on the shoulder. but some significant delays in the area. west franklin street and north striker street that is closed street. and
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