mass shooting there in 48 hours. welcome to the porgramme. i m yalda hakim. we start here in london where excitement is building ahead of the coronation of king charles tomorrow. it s been a day of rehearsals and diplomatic duties for the king. earlier he was joined by the prince and princess of wales for a walkabout on the mall, where he met well wishers from all over the world. in the last few minutes we receive these pictures of the inside of westminster abby and these chairs taking centre stage. thousands of people have come to london. of millions are expected to watch the ceremony. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. just a matter of hours to go now. and for those who ve already taken up their places on the mall, a visit from the king. on the other side of the mall, william was preoccupied with the weather. i pray the sunshine stays out. catherine with the children and prince george s role as a pageboy. they re really well. thank you. very excited. excit
welcome to london where we have a spectacular view of the city on this historic urination day. countdown to an event that many of us will be seeing for the first time in our lives. and will not soon forget. moments ago, we saw king charles iii and queen camilla arriving at westminster abbey, where they operate a start of ceremonies, officially counting them as the new monarch. we expect to see charles and camilla very soon, kicking off this remarkable celebration. dignitaries including first lady joe biden have been gathering at westminster abbey, whether coronation will be taking place. charles taking center stage, after the death of his mother queen elizabeth the second and 70 years after she herself was crowned. crowds gathered to get a glimpse of the king and queen as they make their way from here, buckingham palace, two westminster abbey in a gilded carriage called the diamond jubilee state coach polled by windsor grey horses. the kings procession will depart bucking
the last king to be correlated with george vi in 1937. we have seen thousands of people lined the streets. this is such an incredible moment. for scale of all this is like nothing the world has seen. he has a lot of work to do in living up to the legacy of the queen s 70 years, everything rests on king charles. i and ever to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. good morning, welcome to london on this rainy morning that is a day king charles has waited for for 70 years. we are about to witness the first coronation since 1953, and we are thrilled you are up early in america. joining us with your families around, because this is a truly historic morning. i am thrilled to be joined by ainsley ehrhardt and piers morgan. what an experience we have had watching history over the last year, we ve been to the jubilee, extraordinary celebration of queen elizabeth ii and her funeral which came a few months later, september 8th, king char
it s a ceremony not seen in the united kingdom in 70 years. tomorrow, the official crowning of a king, king charles iii to be specific. cnn is live in london. and after warnings that the u.s. could tumble off a debt cliff next month, the white house is signaling it s open to talks, but not about spending cuts. this just ahead of the big meeting between president biden and congressional leaders. can they avoid a default? a suspect is in custody this morning after a series of stabbings near the university of uc davis. details about who police say is behind the attacks, all of this right here on cnn news central. the countdown to king charles iii s official coronation is on, and this morning the king is on the move. last hour, we saw him as he left buckingham palace to meet with commonwealth leaders and soon we will see him welcome international guests who are attending tomorrow s fanfare, including first lady jill biden. just under 19 hours from now, a crowning ceremony n