the chilling images. students crowded on a roof ledge to escape the shooting at charles university. a crowd fleeing across prague s iconic bridge. the gunman, a student, also dead on the scene. also, tonight, the dangerous storm slamming the west coast. heavy rain and flooding, mud slides trapping cars and shutting down roads. we re tracking it. and it comes as holiday travel gets into full swing. a record number expected to fly this season. and the dangerous moments, the bird strike forcing an emergency landing. rudy giuliani after he was hit with that nearly $150 million verdict filing for bankruptcy. how the election workers he defamed are reacting. the setback in cease fire talks. what hamas is demanding before any more hostages are released. nbc news investigates the deaths of children in so many homes. was the government too slow to act? the rash in retail thefts this holiday season. is it really as bad as the stores say it is? and here comes santa claus.
cocoming up king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. on the whole story. the king is acutely aware that they re only there for as long as the public wants them to be there. the institution is so unique. do you ever imagine that the monarchy would go away? good evening and welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. final preparations underway in the united kingdom right now for the coronation of king charles iii and his wife, camilla, the queen consort. it s a ceremony steeped in tradition with some of the rituals dating back nearly a thousand years. it s only been televised once, however, when queen elizabeth ii was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest serving monarchs in british history with a different type of reign. the royal family splintered. and with a new and less popular monarch on the throne, many are questioning the role of this royal institution. cnn s erica hill traveled to london to meet with leading british l
right around the world. live in london just hours away from witnessing history as king charles iii is formally crowned. and i m michael holmes at cnn headquarters in atlanta. i ll have the day s other news, including a new push for peace in sudan. it s all ahead on this special edition of cnn newsroom. it is coronation day here in the uk. it is 6:00 a.m. in the morning. a ceremony that will see, of course, king charles iii crowned just five hours away. crowds have been gathering for days now to take out a spot to view the processions from westminster abbey. you can see the crowds already starting to gather. i got on the underground, the tube this morning, that was quite busy already. people draped union jacks with flags, some carrying ladders to get a view of the procession. on friday, if you remember, charles greeted well-wishers, a surprise visit for some not very far from where i am. three cheers for the king. the prince and princess of wales also on hand to meet w
coming up. king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. he s aware the public needs him to be there. it is so unique. do you ever imagine the monarchy would go away? it evening and welcome to the whole story on anderson cooper. final preparations are underway for king charles iii and his wife, queen camilla. it is a ceremony steeped in tradition dating back nearly 1000 years. it s only been televised once. when queen elizabeth the second was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest- serving and most celebrated monarchs in british history. her son faces a different challenge with a new, less popular monarch on the throne questioning the role of this institution. traveling to london to meet those close to the british family to understand what this means in a modern world. charles and camilla. the queen has died very sadly. for 70 years, this country has only known a queen. king charles iii is taking over. long live the king. reporter: for
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