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James Corden gives impassioned speech about Manchester in ‘Late Late Show’ cold open

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Art Streiber/CBS(LOS ANGELES) — When the tragic news broke about the 22 people who died and 59 others injured after an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in England, The Late Late Show with James Corden was still taping.

Corden recorded a two-minute reflection and talked about his native country, speaking highly of the city and offering thoughts and prayers for everyone in Manchester.

The complete transcript is below:

“Good evening, while taping our show earlier tonight we heard the horrific news coming out of Manchester, in England. There had been an incident at Ariana Grande’s concert. There is no information about what is happening, all we know is the tragic news of multiple fatalities and many injuries.

“It shocks me every time we hear this sort of news that attacks like this can happen, but especially when there will be so many children at this concert tonight.

“Many of you won’t have ever been to Manchester but you will definitely have heard of it. It is famous all over the world for so many wonderful things, great football teams — Man city, Man United — is famous for incredible music, Oasis and Joy Division. It was the birth place of the leader of the suffragettes. It’s the home of the inventor of the first computer. It’s a place full of comedy and curries and character.

“But when I think of Manchester, the place that I know, I think of the spirit of the people there. And I’m telling you a more tight-knit group of people you will be hard-pressed to find, strong, proud, caring people with community at its core. And if it was even possible, the spirit of the people of Manchester will grow even stronger this evening.

“My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Manchester tonight, all of the staff at the Manchester arena, all of the security teams, all of the emergency services, Ariana and her team and all of those families affected by tonight. We’ll all go to bed holding out little ones even tighter this evening.”

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