for more than a thousand years in good times and in bad the town of windsor has taken pride in its enduring bond with the monarchy. today, under blue skies, the royal borough provides the setting for a funeral. a ceremonial funeral as the longest serving consort in the history of the royal family is laid to rest. a long and productive lifetime, a history of achievement, a peaceful death at the age of 99. these are all things to celebrate and to mark with gratitude. today s funeral for his royal highness, the prince philip, duke of edinburgh, will certainly celebrate a life well lived. but it will also be a time of grief and loss for her majesty the queen, who for over 70 years, counted on the strength and advice of a dutiful husband and consort. it s a time of loss, too, for the children, the grandchildren, and the wider family. it was here at windsor castle eight days ago that prince philip passed away. and it is here in the private chapel that his body has been lyin
afghanistan for years and it was clear afghanistan for years and it was clear it afghanistan for years and it was clear it was going to be a long war. interesting clear it was going to be a long war. interesting the generals used to say to us at interesting the generals used to say to us at the time, what the caliban they would to us at the time, what the caliban they would hear back from them which is expression you ve got the watches, is expression you ve got the watches, we ve got the time. which it keep watches, we ve got the time. which it keep on watches, we ve got the time. which it keep on killing, you re gonna need it keep on killing, you re gonna need the it keep on killing, you re gonna need the patients. rebuilding a country. need the patients. rebuilding a country, defeating an entire military country, defeating an entire military. it s really a very, very long military. it s really a very, very long game military. it s really a very, ve
requirements. also, more restrictions on mail-in voting. it also limits who can pick up and return a ballot. and remember, this is all in response to a lie, the idea that the presidential election was stolen from republicans, thousands of illegal votes cast, some massive fraud. a conspiracy theory that s been widely debunked for months. cnn s sara murray is in washington with details. sara, the florida bill, which is now law, already facing legal challenges. what can you tell us? reporter: that s right, it is already facing at least two legal challenges, and they target a number of the provisions that you just laid out there. i mean, one of the legal challenges goes up against these limits on voter drop boxes. another one goes up against this provision that actually prohibits organizations and volunteers from returning ballots on a person s behalf. and there s another lawsuit that says essentially this is voter suppression and this is designed to target black voters, lati
people by the millions getting vaccinated. announcer: this is new day. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day, thursday, april 8th, 6:00 in new york. i m john berman along with erica hill. nice to see you. you know how dos equis has the most interesting man in the world, with the beard? i know all about it. how about the most powerful man in the world. this morning it might not be joe biden or zee others. how about joe manchin. he s putting himself in the middle of passing the $2 trillion bill. he indicated overnight he s opposed to passing key legislation on strict party votes, that he is alarmed by that process. and since we haven t heard any republican saying they support the white house infrastructure plan just yet, that puts it in serious, serious peril. later this morning the president will announce his first executive actions on guns in response to the latest flurry of mass shootings. meanwhile the united
people in connection with january 6th, including the man who boasted about storming the capitol on a dating app. plus with these actions the administration of johnson & johnson s covid-19 vaccine can resume immediately. the johnson & johnson vaccine cleared by the fda and cdc as senator ron johnson campaigns on a pro-covid platform. the science tells us that vaccines are 95% effective. so if you have a vaccine, quite honestly, what do you care if your neighbor has one or not? all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. like so many republican-controlled states, the state of arizona, which, of course, narrowly flipped for democrats at the presidential and senate level, has seen a republican push for voter restrictions in that state. yesterday that push to restrict access to the ballot box ran into an unexpected road block. after republicans introduced a restrictive voting bill like ones we have seen in dozens of other states, one r