shot that they can when the doors hop and th open and the family comes out on that balcony, a tradition that has been going on for many, many years, and we president bush t we are about to see that on the queen s diamond jubilee. she prayed that god would help her to serve the people and this burden, really in many ways had fallen on her so young in life at the age of 25. she said whether my life be long or short it will be devoted in service to the british people. i think that really, despite some people s interest in having a republic in london, everyone seems to be rallying around her in thanks to the fact that she really has devoted her whole life in service to her country and her people. that is a specialty in london, that umbrella, it sells a lot. she has devoted her whole life to service and i think that s
john! it appears to me it appears to be raining. that s terrible. just a quick shower. a brief shower. please don t worry about it. should they cancel the parade if the weather s going to be this bad again, just cancel it? no, we do not cancel it, jon! this is england! we don t back down, not for rain, especially not from [ bleep ]! god save the queen! bean showers, that s my kind of coverage from the diamond jubilee. why are you waiting? your tweets and e-mails are next.
let s huddle around the water cool tore anguish we were not invited to the big royal rager held last night at buckingham palace. 10,000 people packed buckingham palace last night to celebrate the queen s diamond jubilee. a milestone 60 years in the making. look at that, beautiful. you ve got the a-list turned out. elton john was there serenading the queen singing i m still standing. stevie wonder was there. he s our guy, come on. sir paul mac cart though closed the concert playing on the union jack guitar before the queen took the stage with her family. power chugs? she had a good time. putting the crown jewels down there and did a stage dive. that s a national beacon of some time, who knows. the queen was there, it was a big concert, it was all wonderful, they all got
okay. these are the live pictures. we know so many of you have been waiting for queen elizabeth and members of the royal family. an open carriage procession back to buckingham palace. it s, of course, the fourth day, the grand finale of a weekend of festivities celebrating the queen s diamond jubilee once the royal family is back at the palace they will appear to greet the crowds below. if london watching it all, you know, i would say, what is it, something like 70% of americans have only known one monarch of our former overlords, if you will. the legacy of queen elizabeth and the pomp and circumstance, how popular is she these days? reporter: cluck, this four-day celebration has been a fantastic demonstration of just how popular she is. particularly sunday.
or tweet me @williegeist1. let me know what you re doing up at this hour. or text the word awake followed by response to 622639. george the animal will be in this show. that name is a little tease. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for tuesday, june 5th. a lot to tell you about including a partisan fight in washington over paycheck fairness for women. why republicans are calling it a political ploy. jon stewart and the daily show help us weigh in on the queen s diamond jubilee and we could use the help with our coverage. that clip a little bit later in the show. first let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. in less than 2 1/2 hours voters head to the polls in wisconsin where for only the third time in the nation s political history, a state governor faces the prospect of losing his job in a recall election. after just 17 months in office, republican governor scott walker being challenged by milwaukee