and guns saluted. paying respects to the life and legacy of queen elizabeth ii. the uk s newly appointed prime minister, liz truss, offered newly anointed king charles the support of an unusually quiet and somber parliament. the crown endures. our nation endures. and in that spirit, i say god save the king. the king greeted well-wishers outside buckingham palace to a chorus of the national anthem. he retired to buckingham palace where he held his first audience with the prime minister. and for the first time, the royal standard flew above in his name. the exegz council will mead to proclaim charles as the new sovereign, having declared his loyalty to the parliament and the church of england. whether the monarchy will emerge strengthened from the handover remains to be seen, but the initial signs appear positive. one of the big concerns about king charles was that he would be a meddling king. you ll know, jake, that there s been accusations that he s been sending lette
and the world remember the queen. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room as cnn s special live coverage continues. we begin with charles iii s debut as king. the new monarch facing a moment he acknowledges he s been dreading, the death of his mother, queen elizabeth. cnn s bianca nobilo is outside st. paul s cathedral where a service for the queen was held today. bianca, this has been a very, very emotional day for the british people and their new king. it has, wolf. i ve been speaking to those who attended this service. 2,000 members of the public, first come, first serve were given wristbands this morning, and they were coming from all over the world. these were people from australia, cuba, italy that i spoke to. they were going past the tourism office where they were giving out tickets to this remembrance service and service of thanksgiving. and they just happened to be in the right place and the rig
plus, living at the extreme. major flooding on the east coast, explosive wildfires out west, and fears of blackouts due to record heat and stress on the power grids. and companies call on employees to return to the office after labor day, but that s not what many workers want. might their push to work from home motivate your own conversation with your boss? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we begin this hour on democracy watch in our politics lead. monitoring the latest evidence of the pernicious and growing threat against the american experiment itself. former president trump continuing to endorse and help election liars win. republican primaries for offices that are relevant to your vote s integrity. trump s pick for the republican primary in massachusetts today is someone who falsely said that the 2020 election was, quote, rigged. and who will, trump says, quote, rule with an iron fist. trump is also talking about pardoning those who violently attacked the cap
be the next prime minister, taking over for boris johnson, as the leader of a country in crisis. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m brianna keilar, and this is a the situation room special report. we begin with the major new development in the mar-a-lago search and the justice department investigation into former president trump s handling of classified documents. a federal judge granting his request for an outside attorney to review the materials the fbi seized. cnn s senior justice correspondent evan perez is working the story for us. evan, what exactly did the judge rule here? well, brianna, the judge cited her concern about the fairness and of course this extraordinary situation of the search of a former president s home. i ll read you just a part of what she ruled today. she said that the court hereby authorizes the appointment of a special master to review the seized property for personal items and docu
arizona. so who has the upper hand? let s go out front. and good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, a victory for the rule of law. that s the words from the top two members of the january 6th select committee. after trump s long-time ally steve bannon was found guilty of contempt for refusing to appear before the committee. congressman bennie thompson and congresswoman liz cheney came out with a warning, for anyone else who tries to on strubt or stone wall their investigation, just as there must be accountability for all those responsible for the events of january 6th, anyone who obstructs our investigation into these matters should face consequences. no one is above the law. now bannon, i should note, is the first close aide to trump to be convicted as a result of investigations into the insurrection. he could face months if not a year in jail. after the verdict trump s former chief strategist lashed out at the committee. i only have one disappointment, and that