former president. his video deposition taken under oath is now public. e. jean carroll s lawyers presented it for the jury and it included a portion where the access hollywood tape is played and donald trump is asked about it. in this video i just start kissing them. it s like a magnet. just kiss. i don t even wait. when you re a star they let you do it. you can do anything. grab them by the [ bleep ] you can do anything. historically that s true are stars. it s true with stars that you can grab women by the. [ bleep ] if you look over the last million years, that s been largely true, not always, but largely true. unfortunately. or fortunately. and you consider yourself to be a star? i think you can say that, yeah. both legal teams have rested their cases, and the judge has given donald trump the weekend to reconsider whether he wants to appear in his defense. joining me now is nbc news correspondent ron allen who has been following the trial with us. also with
as a page. the barnes family flying in from seattle to be here, trying to get a glimpse of it all. 80-year-old chris has traveled for many royal events, and now she s bringing her daughter and granddaughter. it s going to be great seeing my grandmother in her element. reporter: the coronation, a celebration that will be remembered by generations. joining me now is the former managing editor of the sunday times in london, clive irving, always good to have you on. you re our favorite person to go to for these stories. it s complicated for king charles iii. it s complicated for the united kingdom. yes, there s still quite a bit of support for the monarchy, but it s diminished over the years, and it s diminishing with this new king. doesn t have the same popularity or goodwill that his mother did. what s next? how is this coronation going to go? will it be accepting, a very different looking future, or will it be clinging, as i said
earlier, to a storied past? well, it should be reflects enormous change socially in that you ve got two divorced people being coronated. that would have been unthinkable in 1953. also unthinkable would have been the king s previous mistress is going to be crowned, and the crown has a load of diamonds in it worth about $60 billion. so that s one big change. and you ve pointed out that it seems anicknistic against the idea of this being a modern state to have something basically medieval which is part of the this whole coronation, part of the british constitution unwinding before your eyes. you see the tensions there. and i think one of the problems, real problems king charles has is there s a disconnect between this wonderfully culturally diverse country of which london is very diverse, it s a
clinging to a storied past. but will it? here s nbc s keir simmons. reporter: king charles looking relaxed just 24 hours before the biggest day of his life. the prince and princess of wales even taking time to go to a local pub. having done some of this, it puts everyone at a bit more ease. good. if all goes well, good. fingers crossed. good weather, as well. reporter: overnight the city s landmarks lit up, and this morning commuters treated to a light-hearted message from the king. please mind the gap. reporter: london is almost ready with last-minute preparations under way, under heightened security. while many are looking forward to the pomp and circumstance, protesters are vowing to ensure their slogan not my king is heard. it will be britain s biggest ceremonial event this century. i think it s going to look amazing, yes. reporter: the major general in charge speaking to us