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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Monday, September 19th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

Britain and the world are laying Queen Elizabeth the second to rest at a state funeral that is drawing presidents and kings, princes, and

prime ministers, and up to a million people lining the streets of London to say a final

goodbye to a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. A day packed with funeral events in London

and Windsor began early when the doors of 900-year-old Westminster Hall

were closed to mourners after hundreds of thousands had filed in front of her flag-draped coffin.

Many had waited for hours in line, including through cold nights to pay the respects in an outpouring of collective grief and respect.

David Beckham waited six hours.

Oh, my gosh. 13 hours. Oh, did they say 13 hours? I waited six hours. Oh my gosh.

13 hours. Oh, did they say 13 hours? I saw six hours. Yeah, he was there for a long, long time.

We'll talk about that a little bit in the entertainment report. In a country known for pomp and

pageantry, the first state funeral since Winston Churchill's promised to be a spectacular display.

142 Royal Navy sailors pulled the gun carriage, carrying Elizabeth's coffin to Westminster Abbey,

where 2,000 people ranging from world leaders to health care workers and volunteers mourned her.

Ahead of the ceremony, one of Abby's bells is tolling 96 times once a minute for each year of her life.

The ceremony is still taking place right now.

Kathy and I, we had it on in the office and we were prepping this morning.

And you know, you hear the commentary and they're obviously showing the ceremonial duties

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