all of us here know that we are present at the making of history. as the queen takes her first cautious steps as monarch, she is torn between the palace old guard led by her mother and those like her husband, philip, who want change. with scandals swirling around her sister margaret threatening to tarnish her reign, the queen must assert her power, sacrificing the happiness of those she loves. february 1952. elizabeth ii has been queen for just a few days, following the death of her father, king george vi. shortly after the king s death the queen s uncle holds a dinner party at his house in hampshire. lord louis mountbatten played a key role in the young life of his nephew philip. when philip is a child the greek family are deposed and they flee to exile and his father has no time for him. louis mountbatten takes over as prince philip s guardian, and so he sees him as his son really. lord mountbatten had always had domestic ambitions for his nephew philip. he wa
attention? is there an economic hurricane coming? the president admits there are limits to what he can do to fight inflation. the idea we re going to be able to bring town the cost of gasoline is not likely in the near term. inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now. politics. i m abby phillip. in uvalde, portraits of grief are impossible to escape. the funerals of the 22 victims began this week, and makeshift memorials continue to grow at the scene, bringing family and friends of the victims, even mariachi bands comforted the grieving. since uvalde, though, 12 days ago, there have been at least 26 mass shootings in this country, including in philadelphia just last night where three people were killed and 11 more were wounded. and now, families are calling on washington to do something to curb the seemingly endless stream of gun violence. on capitol hill, senators are considering small changes, like addressing mental health and joe biden
finally pull back the curtain, but with americans attention focused elsewhere, can they make their case? how do we compete with the form of fantasy? i ll speak with senior adviser to the january 6th committee, denver riggleman, ahead. hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is angry at the lack of leadership. senate negotiators say this is the critical week to see if they can do a deal to respond to anything to the mass shootings in uvalde, texas, and buffalo, new york, that took the lives of 31 americans. talks are intensifying as president biden said enough is enough and outlining a series of measures to try to stem the violence, including a ban on some semi-automatic weapons. even with good intentions from some on both sides, the passage of anything the chances still seem remote. as lawmakers deliberate, americans continue to be killed daily in this uniquely american epidemic. overnight three people were killed and 11 wounded after a mass
people are dead and 14 injured outside a night club. in arizona, two people were killed and two others injured were outside a bar. in lexington, kentucky, people were shot at a funeral. in summerton, south carolina, one woman was killed when someone opened fire on a graduation party. these are just the shootings that cnn has details on to share with you. let s go to the terrifying shooting in philadelphia. polo sandoval is there. polo, a chaotic scene in a very busy area. what are police saying today? reporter: it s sunday afternoon, fred, and there s a sense of normalcy restored here in philadelphia s south street district. very popular entertainment district. there are many questions about what transpired on these streets last night. investigators saying one of those patrol officers was only about 10 to 15 yards away from the gunman. he returned fire on the gunman and that prompted the gunman to drop the weapon. investigators are looking to see whether the suspect was wou
legislation after another series of deadly mass shootings of force the issue back to the top of its agenda. on wednesday, family and survivors from the racially motivated attack at a supermarket in buffalo, new york, as well as the robb elementary shooting in uvalde, texas, will participate in a hearing held by the committee on oversight and reform. among the speakers will be maya surrey oh, a robb elementary fourth grader who was trapped in one of the adjoining classrooms of the gunman attacked. she told cnn that she covered herself in her classmates blood and play dead for an hour until law enforcement finally brought an end to the attack. now, she will tell her story to the entire country. think about this for just a second, think about the trauma that has been inflicted on school children because of our inaction. think about how much we ve been active asking of young people across this country as the united states senate has continued to stall on passing any kind of legis