is like a family member is gone. she was the very spirit of great britain, and that spirit will endure. the fact that today we can see with such confidence, got to have the king, is a tribute to him. but above all, to elizabeth. whatever maybe your background or believes, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love, as i have throughout my life. . good morning. it is saturday september the 10th. i am ali velshi in new york. my colleague chris mention is in london. co-hosting with me there is a full schedule of events regarding the secession of king charles iii, is been underway for hours. soon we re expecting britain s new monarch will tour the front gates of buckingham palace to view the flowers and tributes of people after his late mother, queen elizabeth the second since her death on thursday afternoon. upon her passing, king charles immediately became the new head of state and sent into motion a well coordinated series of formalities, and events,
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
way too early, as we remember the life of queen elizabeth. i m jonathan lemire. on this friday, september 9th. thank you for starting your day with us. the world is in mourning today, following the death of queen elizabeth ii. buckingham palace announced the passing of england s longest reigning monarch at 96 years old yesterday. writing in a brief statement, quote, the queen died peacefully this afternoon, her summer home in scotland. what comes next, a meticulously planned national memorializing of the queen, which was reportedly set in motion with four coded words yesterday. london bridge is down. as part of the plans, england s new king, charles iii will deliver a televised address to the united kingdom tonight. tomorrow, after privately taking an oath swearing to protect the church of scotland, king charles accession is expected to be announce from a balcony at saint james palace, that oath has been taken by every monarch since george i in 1714, meanwhile the queen s b
are both dominating the parties divide heading into the midterms. and former homeland security secretary jeh johnson will be here to discuss the mar-a-lago document fight and the january 6th investigations. but we begin in london with nbc s molly hunter, msnbc royal commentator daisy mcandrew. molly, let s talk about what we ve seen from the royal family today as the citizens throughout that country are finally getting their say, their chance to say goodbye to queen elizabeth in person. yeah, andrea, that s exactly right. the coffin today is moving from the family to the people. we are actually across from westminster hall. the queen is lying in state just across the river from where i am right now. and people line the streets of london for that procession. it was incredibly moving, and daisy can speak to being outside of buckingham palace when everyone went by. everyone was huddled around their mobile phones to watch that procession. police estimate between 700,000 and 1
known as the royal mile. of course we will have that service for you when it begins. just moments ago, the coffin of queen elizabeth ii arrived in the heart of the historic old town of edinburgh known as, i said, the royal mile. king charles iii and princess anne, princes edward and andrew walk behind the coffin, the monarch s official residence in scotland to the cathedral. before he left for edinburgh, the king addressed parliament for the first time as sovereign in westminster hall, the same place where his mother will lie in state this week. he said parliament is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy. what we are seeing today is a mixture of the political, the constitutional, and, as you see her children behind her coffin, the deeply personal lawmakers singing the national anthem, god save the king, for the first time. we saw a bit of emotion from the king there. prince harry released a deeply personal statement, paying tribute to his grandmother saying, gr