. >> on february 6, 1952, princess elizabeth found out that her father, king george vi, had died. at the time, she was staying at a treetop hotel in the foothills of mount kenya. the bbc has been back to that location to commemorate this historic event 60 years ago to the day. our east africa correspondent, will ross, is there. >> the royal visitor stepped off into the hot sunshine of nairobi. no one knew then what the girl would arrive here as princess elizabeth and would leave again five days later as queen. >> this place is extremely significant for the british royal family. of course, a lot has changed in the last 60 years. back in 1952, this was a british colony. princess elizabeth and prince philip came here. they were stopping off on their way to australia. they came to see the animals. >> and from her car, the princess took many feet of film with her camera. >> they stayed in what was a very, very basic tree house, which stood right here. unfortunately, it's been destroyed. it was destroyed in 1954 during the rebellion, the rebellion against clonism that led to the indepen

that relates embraces the themes she carried forward after the death of her father, george vi. elizabeth was 25. she was in kenya when she heard she was queen. she and her husband returned to london to be met by the prime minister, sir winston churchill. it was an upheaval. >> this was her destiny. her private secretary later on said she crossed her destiny with both hands, and she did. >> what are the characteristics of this person whose image is so familiar but whose personality remains hidden? >> she is very strong. she has a lot of common sense and great wisdom. >> if is those qualities that have sustained her together with the public's reaction to events like prince william's marriage to kate middleton. >> i think she was genuinely comforted by the enormous support. she has earned it. >> what for the future of the monarch who will be 86 this year? for a friend who knows her, there is certainty about one thing. >> in my mind, her majesty will remain sovereign as long as she lives. i do not think there is any question. even if she was unable to perform some of her duties, sh

treehouse hotel in kenya when she suddenly became queen elizabeth ii on the death of her father king george vi, 60 years ago this week. thanks for being part of my program. i will see you next week. . >>> you're in the cnn newsroom. this sunday, february 12th. i'm fredricka whitfield. as the music industry prepares for tonight's grammy awards it mourns whitney houston. some of the biggest names in music will honor the pop star. houston died yesterday in the beverly hills hilton hours before she was to attend a pregrammy party. 48 years old and poised to make a comeback after battling drugs for years. houston's body is in the los angeles county morgue waiting an autopsy. the beverly hills police say they will release information on their investigation tomorrow. >>> we have a team of correspondents following this story. casey wian covering the police investigation and entertainment reporter kareen wynter covering the reaction from the music industry and the mood thus far at the grammys and deb feyerick in new jersey getting reaction in whitney's hometown of newark. we'll get to all of them. let'

the date of her accession is also the anniversary of the death of her father, king george vi. so there were no major celebrations. instead, she visited a local school. queen elizabeth ii came to the throne in 1952. only one previous british monarch has reigned longer than her, queen victoria, whose name is synonymous with the heyday of the british empire. at 85, queen elizabeth is the oldest ruler in british history. with her health still strong, there has been no let-up in her busy schedule of royal duties. there's a growing mood of jubilation in britain. ahead of festivities in june. many mementos are already on sale including photo books of the queen and newly minted medallions. >> proud that she's lived that long. i'm quite happy about it. >> i like the queen. i think she does a lot for the country. i like our monarchy as well. yeah, i support it, definitely. >> hello. >> reporter: terry hut is a major fan of the royal family. he lives outside cambridge. in the east of england. he made numerous trips to events attended by the queen. a photo of him presenting her with a bou

she took over in 1952 after her father then king george vi died while she was on in tour in kenya. >> will celebrate her 86th birthday on april 26th. >>> for the second time in five years the new york football giants are superbowl champions. eli manning led the g-men on a game winning drive with 3 1/2 minutes left in the 4th quarter to pull off the 21-17 win over the patriots. same thing happened five years ago except that time it was superbowl 42. >>> we see offers all the time and you say are they too good to be true. >> more times than not they are. how the latest scam in the mail could cost you a lot of cash. >>> occupy wall street has been- issue for months for a lot of u.s. cities. the class being offered to train demonstrators. >>> that's coming up. >>> you might be logging onto facebook and if you are say good morning at wmar. if you are a woman, there's a lot more on there for you than there are for guys. details coming up in the 6:00 hour of "good morning maryland" we are back in few minutes.  pçççñtcoÑ >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> do you know what just happened?

she was just a 25-year-old princess when her father, king george vi, sent her off on a world tour whereafrica, she learned he had died and she was the new queen. a queen not just for a new age but, says royal writer robert hardman, for many new ages. >> this is the first monarch who's reigned through a modern media age. who's reigned through so much social change. who's reigned through from the cold war, through the jet age and the space age, the digital age. you name it, she has seen pretty much the 20th century firsthand and she's still going strong. >> reporter: they don't do job approval ratings on monarchs but 12 british prime ministers and an even dozen american presidents later few public figures have been so popular for so long. the prime ministers and president this is queen is now working with weren't even born when she came to power. with nothing left to prove, she should be somewhere warm beside the royal fire on a cold winter's day, but she can still the royal fire on a cold winter's day, but she can still give lessons in dedication to public service. for all its privilege,

in february of 1952, she ascended to the thrown following the death of her father, george vi. the house of commons, the lay bar party leader, ed miliband had this to say. >> mr. speaker, can i join the prime minister in paying tribute to her majesty the queen as we celebrate her diamond jubilee and her dedication to the country and to public service is an inspiration and an example to us all. and we all look forward to the official celebrations later this year which will enable us to celebrate both her majesty and our country. >> comments from ed miliband and prime minister's questions a lot of focus on health care and you can watch the entire event on sunday here on c-span radio and c-span television. we bring prime minister's questions live on c-span2 every wednesday. >>> we'll continue the conversation tomorrow morning on the "the washington journal" and among our guests, talking about the issue of energy member of the house energy and commerce subcommittee and a republican from louisiana, he's one of 154 cosigners of the house bill sending a letter to the president asking

six days later quick george vi died. elizabeth returned home a queen.weekend she opened the doors of windsor castle for a new photo exhi business could them-- commemorating her diamond jubilee. many show a warmer side including her love of animals. >> this is very lovely. this is doggie queen. >> she loves her dogs. >> loves her dogs. she feeds her dogs herself. as said with a silver spoon. >> you're making that part up. >> no, i'm not. >> reporter: in celebrating her 60 years on the throne, queen elizabeth is britain's second longest serving-- serving monarch after queen victoria. a future king says she set an example you can only look up to. >> she is professional. her ability to know her, to who to speak to and how to engage with people, you know, within a few split seconds of meeting them. >> reporter: of the queen's enduring popularity, one historian remarked that the british like their monarches young and they like them old. queen elizabeth ii has been both. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later

she'd last seen her father, king george vi, at london airport on the 31st of january 1952.ng for an overseas tour. unknown to her, her father had lung cancer. elizabeth was in kenya when her father died. she was given the news by her husband. she was now queen. she returned immediately to london to begin a reign which, 60 years later, is now the second longest in british history. and it's that reign which will be marked by the diamond jubilee. it's hard to imagine it in the depths of winter, but by the spring and the summer a reign which began the moment george vi died here at sandringham will be marked by events in this country and beyond. nicholas winchell, bbc news, at sandringham. >> the big event will be early june. june 2nd to june 5th. those looking to travel to take part and -- >> ah. >> look at us. yes. >> can you imagine? this thing is so big that even we have to do a press picture. >> we'll be there. >> working on your british accent? >> trying very hard, my love. >> very good. >> thank you very much, my love. >> have you been drinking tea every day at 4:00? >> j

it marks the death of george vi's death. celebrations are muted. jubilee photo has been released and official celebrations are planned for june. cnn's royal correspondent max foster reports now on an accidental heir. >> the queen was born on april 21st, 1926. it was only a decade later that she knew she was truly destined to lead an empire. there was a fluke of history really. the work of scandal. her uncle edward abdicated so he could mary wallace simpson, the divorced american citizen who was the love of his life, but a spoiler to the thrown. elizabeth's father became the king. she was the accidental heir and entrin muched in her was the duty. elizabeth was devout, even spiritual about her role as a royal. >> idea claire that my whole life, whether long or short, shall be directed to your service and to the service of our great imperil family to which we all belong. >> i seem to remember having listened to that speech and i remember very well, i certainly remember reading not so much -- not many years later the way she dedicated her life to the c

anniversary of the queen's succession is usually remembered privately, since it's the day her father, king george viut this year, the queen seemed delighted to mark the milestone publicly. she visited school children. and in one class, they even set up a royal laundry operation for the queen. [ singing ] >> reporter: students performed a show about the monarch's six decades on the throne. the royal calvary put on a much bigger show, with a 41- then a 62-gun salute. >> reporter: we're still 4 months away from the more lavish celebrations to mark the queen's diamond jubilee. parades, pag entsdzs, and a concert here at the palace are planned for june, when the weather will be warmer. >> reporter: queen elizabeth was 25 years old when she became queen. she is britain's second longest- listening monarch, behind queen victoria, who sat on the throne for 63 years. queen elizabeth vowed to keep serving the british people for years to come. >> queen elizabeth's reign has spanned 12 british prime ministers, 12 american presidents, and six popes. 60 years. that's a lot of little purses. >> different pocketbook

> reporter: the anniversary is usually remembered privately, since it's the day her father, king george vi but this year, the queen seemed delighted to mark the milestone publicly. she visited school children. and in one class, they even set up a royal laundry operation for the queen. students performed a show about the monarch's six decades on the throne. the royal cavalry put on a much bigger show with a 41- then a 62-gun salute. >> reporter: we're still four months away from the more lavish celebrations to mark the queen's diamond jubilee. parades, pageants and a concert here at the palace are planned for june, when the weather will be warmer. >> reporter: queen elision beth -- elizabeth will be 25 years old when she becomes queen. she is the second longest monarch. >> reporter: queen elizabeth called this a special year and vowed to continue serving the british people for years to come. in london, tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> queen elizabeth's reign has spanned 12 brittish prime ministers, 12 americans presidents and six popes. >> she endures for sure. >>> still to come tonight.

anniversary of the queen's succession is usually remembered privately since it's the day her father, king george, vibut this year the queen seemed delighted to mark the milestone publicly. she visited schoolchildren and in one class they even set up a royal laundry operation for the queen. students performed a show about the monarch's six decades on the throne. the royal calvary put on a much bigger show with a 41, then a 62 gun salute. we're still four months away from the more lavish celebrations to mark the queen's diamond jubilee. parades, pageants and a concert at the palace are planned for june when the weather will be warmer. queen elizabeth was 25 years old when she became queen. she is britain's second longer serving monarch behind queen victoria who sat on the throne for 63 years. queen elizabeth called this a special year and vowed to continue serving the british people for years to come. tina crouse, cbs news, london. >> to put this in perspective queen elizabeth's reign has spanned 12 american presidents, and six poems. >> we've got a good news/-- six popes. >>> we've got a good news/ba

it was 60 years ago tonight that king george vi passed away and 60 years ago tomorrow that the youngeth became queen of england. bianna, dan? >> very important month for the royal family. all right, jeffrey, thank you. stay warm. >>> and coming up on "good morning america," it's a little segment we like to call "fixation." this morning we found something that sings almost as well as ron claiborne. it's a donkey coming up next. it's donkey coming up next. chase scene, netflix coming soon extra butter tickets, swoon penguin journey junior mints moviefone evil prince bollywood 3-d shark attack ned the head 5% cashback right now, get 5% cashback on movies. it pays to discover. made with tender, bite-sized pieces of premium chicken breast perfectly breaded and seasoned. it's a homestyle taste you can never get enough of. available for a limited time only. the simple joy of an irresistible bite. well, it's not gonna clean itself. want me to get dad? no thank you. viva's all i need. look at that! still in one piece. yeah, so's the towel. [ female announcer ] grab a roll and try it on your t

george the vi had waved his daughter good-bye.he was at a game in kenya on a viewing platform in the trees when he died. the following day dressed now in black, she returned to heathrow as queen elizabeth ii. the king's body was carried away back to london. >> here was the people's tribute as game keeper, farmer and villagers escorted hair be loved squire, while thousands lining the roadside paid their simple homage. >> reporter: now with a new official royal photograph, jubilee celebrations are about to begin. the diamond jubilee starts here. in the months ahead, the queen who is soon to turn 86, will embark on one of the most hectic periods of her 60 year reign. she dedicated herself a new to your service. a promise to these young well wishers that as that extraordinary reign continues, duties will not be relinquished. itv news. >>> and time for your first look at entertainment news. >>> last night in new york, jay-z added to his list of impressive career achievements. he performed on the famed stage of carnegie hall. the second

you remember that it also marks the anniversary of the death of elizabeth's father, king george vi.you finally have the wave down, though. >> i do. i'm getting good at that. it's not the finger i'd like to wave. >> okay, m.i.a. >> that's the news for this half hour. more from abc coming up next. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

this theory goes, was just an excuse to swap edward for his more user friendly brother who became george vi considered to have been a very successful war-time king. >> one of the currently held views is that distasteful though she would seem to be at the time that, in fact, she in a very critical time of history saved britain from having the wrong king by creating the necessity of edward to abdicate. >> i think there's a lot of truth in that view. i'd go with that one. there should be a statue to wallis simpson in every british town. >> reporter: not only statues never happened. edward and wallis themselves were barred from england after their marriage. living a life ostracized and in exile. when edward wanted to bring wallis back to england, the records office contains a revealing letter from his brother, king george, in his own hand saying that such a visit would be impossible. but it has been 75 years since the event that shook an empire. is it time to give wallis simpson a break? is it your intention to rehabilitate her reputation or just to understand that this was a little more compli

in 1952 as the 25-year-old elizabeth became monarch, following the death of her father and king, george viss anne and prince charles. >>> time for another check of weather with our lonnie quinn. >> right to it look what's behind me right here. a live shot in new york city. this, if you've never been there. wolman rink in central park. light snow flurries. here is how i see it. heavy snow. not in new york city, but in the appalachians, portions of west virginia, picking up close to a foot of snow. light snow for the coastal cities, new york, boston and warm jackets for jack. what? i'm talking jacksonville, mississippi, jacksonville, mississippi, and temperatures in the 20s. cold for you because of the high pressure system which is working overtime north of that. the northern plains, minot, minneapolis, huron, waterloo. high temperatures today between 5 to 19 degrees, but it will feel like minus 10 to minus 20. i can feel property values plummeting. a quick look at the national picture. here is a quick look at the weather for your weekend. >>> all right, everybody. the snow event to the nort

elizabeth celebrating 60 years on the throne becoming the monarch upon the death of her father, king george vi> a dramatic rescue in oregon, the coast guard air lifting three mushroom farmers to safety. a couple and their son lost in a forest for six days. look at this. trace gallagher has more live from our l.a. bureau. trace? >> reporter: you know, they went out, megyn, in the forest, they got a batch of mushrooms, dropped off the mushrooms and wanted one more batch. when they did that, that's when they got lost, and they could not find their way for six days and nights. and they had no provisions with them at all. they said they actually nestled in a hollow log to stay warm. they were so hungry, they considered eating their pit bull named jesse. they went on to say, quote, she's that good of a dog that she would have done it, though not sure they asked jesse. they said they had simply given up hope. they heard planes and helicopters searching, so they finally heard a helicopter hovering above, they took their dead cell phone and used the screen and the blade of a knife to flash a signal to

. >>> 60 years ago, britain's king george the vi died suddenly.ebrating the 60-year reign of queen elizabeth. this is in scotland. morning phillips is there where the queen made an appearance. mark, hello to you. >> good morning, gayle. this is ak session day the anniversary of when she came to the throne. she commemorates the death of her father. this being the diamond jubilee year, the 60th anniversary, it was decided that she should be seen and not at home on a cold winter's day with the royal feet beside the royal fire. >> as the international celebrities go, the queen cuts an increasingly unlikely figure. a small woman, bent a little with age now or maybe just huddled against the cold as these festivities for the 60th anniversary of her rein begins. there's only been one british monarch who reigned longer. the venerable victoria who lasted 63 years. it was easier to be queen then. >> this is the first woman who has reigned through a modern media age, who reigned through so much social change. from the cold war through the jet age an the space

. >>> 60 years ago, britain's king george the vi died suddenly.royal feet beside the royal fire. >> as the international celebrities go, the queen cuts an increasingly unlikely figure. a small woman, bent a little with age now or maybe just huddled against the cold as these festivities for the 60th anniversary of her rein begins. there's only been one british monarch who reigned longer. the venerable victoria who lasted 63 years. it was easier to be queen then. >> this is the first woman who has reigned through a modern media age, who reigned through so much social change. from the cold war through the jet age an the space age, the digital age the beatles, the rolling stones. you name it, she has seen pretty much the 20th century at firsthand. she's still going strong. >> the kids at a school put on a play about the queen's reign. she seem delighted she usually does. it's her job. they don't do job approval ratings for queens. in an age when celebrities come and go, a public figure who has maintained her popularity through 12 british prime ministe

year-long celebration, 60 years ago young elizabeth's father, king george the vi died and that put here in an instant as the queen of england. ♪ [music playing] ♪ [singing] martha: that is quite a moment. queen elizabeth, that was at her 1953 coronation, and there she is now at 85 years old, and what is she doing? speaking to her people and pledging to renew her pledge to serve them at 85. joining us now is paul rail former butler to the queen and to princess diana, and a fox news contributor. thank you for joining us. >> good to be with you. martha: talk to us about the significance of this day and all the events that are coming this year in the huge celebration of this moment. >> well, you know, today is a very poignant day for the queen. today is the anniversary of her father's death so she does feel sadness. i've been with her on many occasions. she is sad but she is also rejoicing in the fact that she is still queen after 60 years. she only has three more years and 7 months to go to be the longest serving monarch our country has ever seen. so she is determined to do that. i stood

vi had spied on him, clemente took a train to new york city. at 8:42 p.m. that evening, he left this message on facebook, jumping off the georgeashington bridge, sorry. clemente's body was discovered in the hudson river a week later. ironically, the dirge -- digital record may also help ra vi's defense. his attorneys are expected to use clemente's own online postings to show that he did not feel intimidated. >> doesn't seem so bad, laugh out loud, he chatted to a friend, after he realized he had been spied on. >> reporter: the night clemente took the train to new york, darvin sent a text that said in part, i have known you were gay and i have no problem with it. i don't want your freshman year to be ruined because of a petty misunderstanding. >> that was erin moriarte reporting for us. an lifts say the charges against ra vi are unusually harsh. >>> the music group sugar land is firing back after a lawsuit claims they are partly responsible for a deadly stage collapse. seven people were killed when wind gusts toppled the stage at the indiana state fair last year. in court documents, the band said it had nothing to do with the v

george romney. you mentioned nelson rockefeller. >> you couldn't take rockefeller. it would have torn the party apart. rockefeller by 1968 was an aid v add vis sear of goldwater. i think what nixon did and the last two he thought of is one reason he picked agnew. agnew had a very good record on civil rights. he had run against george your home is your castle mahoney in the '66 election to win. that's when i wrote the -- >> as maryland's governor. >> i said it's the party of maddox, mahoney and wallace. they were all very anti-civil rights. so we got agnew for two reasons. one reason was that during the riots in april -- even though he was strong on civil rights, he had called in these civil rights leaders and asked why aren't you condemning the violence? the objection a lot of people made was he brought in tv cameras and read him the riot act. i took agnew's statements and marked them up and sent those things in to nixon. he was very impressed by his toughness. he was very impressed by the time he met agnew. agnew had been rockefeller's number one booster. so agnew was boosting rockefeller, and brings in all the reporters and said rocky is g