but they'll be guests of honor for the next number of days this afternoon on a visit to westminster abbey the was a poignant moment when the president and mrs higgins polls and about before memorial to morning when i'm not being murdered by the ira in nineteen seventy nine afterwards an address to both houses of parliament the president said that our two countries have a closeness that once seemed all achievable. when the full reports on today's first day of the state as its first years on all the manager told the gorman due east away from the seventy third birthday my cosy he can step forward to make history. a new home up for me a windsor queen elizabeth will feature the welcome telling the grounds of windsor castle. totally awesome it was fine. along with the endless struggle. on the first state visit by an irish president to the uk was underway. us. morse drawn carriages to force them to guests would go to windsor streets. she does pageantry better. straight rain held off crowds marched on as the procession troubled one minute to windsor castle. t t o said the law. the president inspe

steves: westminster abbey.istoric church in the english-speaking world is where kings and queens have been crowned and buried since 1066. while it was first built in the 11th century, much of what we see today is 14th century. when there's a royal wedding, the world looks on as, amid all this splendor, thousands of britain's glitterati gather under these graceful gothic arches. the centerpiece is the tomb of edward the confessor, who founded the abbey. and surrounding edward are the tombs of 29 other kings and queens. this is the tomb of queen elizabeth i. her royal orb symbolizes she was queen of the entire globe. the abbey is filled with the remains of people who put the "great" in britain -- saints, musicians, scientists, and soldiers. for lovers of english literature, strolling through poets' corner can be a pilgrimage in itself. king henry vii's lady chapel, with its colorful windows and fanciful banners, has the festive air of a medieval pageant. the elaborate ceilings is a fine example of fan vaulting, a

. >> at westminster abbey he laid a wreath paying respects at the tomb of the unknown soldier, and addressedh houses of the british parliament, delivering a forward-looking message. >> we have a fresh canvas to sketch our shared hopes and advance our overlapping ambitions - what we now enjoy between ireland and britain is a friendy partnership based on mutual respect, deep and indelible personnel links that bind us toot in culture and social. >> the legacy of the period known as the troubles haunts british and irish history. the for years when the ira's nationalist paramilitaries attacked and murder british targets. and british loyalists guilty of murder and abuses. >> martin mcguinness was a commander opposed to the british state. now he's deputy first minister of northern island , among those at the irish meeting. there are those that will not forget or begin. >> if mcguinness has to be here, let's have stom balance. let's have -- some balance. let's have some victims and survivors, someone that lost a relative. >> the modern relationship between britain and the republic of ireland is not

ago, one of the most watched weddings ever, prince william and kate middleton tied the knot at westminster abbeyto uma thurman, 44, michelle pfeiffer, 56, and comedian jerry seinfeld, 60 years old. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm richard lui with bill karins and the entire "early today" team. thank you for watching us on "early today." have a great tuesday. >>> well, good morning, everyone. happy tuesday. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. things are going to heat up, chris tona. >> it is going to be a warm one. good tuesday morning to you, temperatures starting out in the 50s. we'll jump right into summer-like levels as we get into this afternoon. make sure you're ready for that. temperatures in the 50s to start and in the north bay started out in the -- the upper 80s as of today. tomorrow, we are now expecting, expecting triple digits. i'll tell you where in just a minute. it's traffic tuesday and it's ea

it all to visit westminster abbey and every bad thing to want the unknown warrior. i think that's a vocation to be watched carefully as well. if we look forward to may for the week to say thursday for instance you how that will go from the banks of the royal albert hall. i think it's going to be a great gosh i think six times and gets their stuff to the rafters of irish musicians singers poets performing a vital that people who've been involved in the preparations for the ken miller and they're trying to shape and length that it would have maximum impact when we know about the queen and of course the president is the president is the number one person on center stage and enjoying this visit. i know why we know the relationships of the very top are important. i can be good news is going to make tremendous efforts to acknowledge the role played over the years by the irish diaspora and the society into the hospital or irish people walk on his final engagement will be in coventry. speaking to the irish community and meeting with them afterwards still it's going to be a