disrupt the procession, the formality of this position. i think the most likely thing that you ll see today is perhaps people turning their back as the coffin passes in front of them. the reason for this, mara, it is perhaps surprising. it s more than 20 years since margaret thatcher left power in britain. but even so, even two decades on, people find her divisive and she is loved or loathed with a passion. mara? all right. annabel roberts. we saw briefly the dignitaries and leaders attending the services. thank you for that report. just ahead, dylan dreyer joins us with your wednesday weather forecast. and rivalry for the ages takes a break to unite behind those affected by the boston bombings when first look returns. (announcer) friskies. now serving breakfast.
operation is underway on the streets of london. the it is ji preparing to say a final formal farewell to former british prime minister margaret thatcher. anna bell roberts has the details from london this morning. annabell, good morning. reporter: good morning. well, margaret thatcher s coffin has just been moved from a chapel at the palace of westminster behind me where it was overnight and is in the process of being transferred on to the back of a horse drawn first world war gun carriage. it will then be driven the short distance through the streets of london to st. paul s cathedral for the funeral which is due to start in 40 minutes. that is being attended by the queen. as you can see, there are soldiers there for this funeral. now there are 4,000 or so policemen on the streets of london to ensure this event passes off peacefully. there have been sniffer dogs checking the route. there are spotters on the roofs. but above all, they re there to ensure that any protest does not
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moments after getting word about the boston explosions at the capitol, flags had been lowered to half-staff to honor victims of the bombing. house speaker boehner, said while this is a terrible day the american spirit will help us carry on. our coverage of the terror at the boston marathon does not end here. later this half hour, we ll show i the banner headlines from the newspapers worldwide covering this dwoming story. stay with us on abc news and abcnews.com all day long. to other major headlines we are following this morning the a plan to reform the nation s immigration system will be introduced today on capitol hill. it includes $1.5 billion for new border fences and billions more for security improvements along the u.s./mexico border. it would also put millions of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship but only if they arrive in the u.s. in before 201. were in place for margaret