and as the queen s grandchildren stood together in tribute, so does the public. the line, you have to take a look at these pictures, they are incredible. the line to see queen elizabeth lying in state is extraordinary, it stretches for miles. and this has been going on for hours day and night. the wait reaching longer than 24 hours at times. but some people in line got a memorable surprise as king charles iii and prince william came to greet them earlier today. the new king saying his mother would have been so touched. anna stewart has been spending all day speaking to people waiting in the epic queue to see the queen lying in state. anna, how is everybody holding up? sounds like this is almost so much reverence going on, but a bit fof atmosphere. reporter: yes, and right now looking at the tracker, it says 13 1/2 hours and tonight s weather will be cold. and i can attest to that, it is pretty nippy here in the uk since the sun has gone in. you can see though the queue is
obama returned to the white house yesterday for the unveiling of their official portraits. president biden resuming a tradition that stalled under donald trump. we ll play more from the white house reunion. it was lovely. including poignant remarks from mrs. obama about why traditions like this are important for democracy. plus, former attorney general bill barr continues to speak out about the trump records case, saying the justice department is close to having enough evidence to indict him, but shouldn t. we ll discuss his reasoning. and the 60-day sprint to the midters begins today, and it seems whoever is managing the money for the republican senate candidates can t get it right. how republican senator rick scott explains burning through loads of cash with little to show for it. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 8th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early, author of the big lie, white house bureau chi
not you, it s me routine? i invented qups it s not you, it s me it s them if it s anybody it s me. all right. george, it s you. you re damn right it s me. jesse: look like the democrats are done trying to make it work with joe biden. his approval rating terrible. even the media is propping him up. he still can t swing it. and he just called half the country fascist while looking like from star wars. so the democrats who are they going to turn to for 2024. mayor pete can t get anything done. we have all had enough of hillary. so in steps gavin newsom. the golden state pretty boy trying to look like the frontrunner for the democrats in 2024. and they are already clearing the runway. newsom stopped by the white house earlier. to get a feel for the place. brought in some carpet samples. measured the drapes. maybe had a few paint colors with him to see what worked. he looked right at home. and gavin hasn t been shy about national ambitions. already cranking out campaign
operatives who defected from the kremlin s secret service agency. plus, a veteran las vegas investigative reporter found stabbed to death outside his home. the move today that may put police one step closer to his killer. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead, and striking new details about what exactly donald trump took to mar-a-lago. one of the documents that fbi agents recovered during their search of the florida resort described a foreign government s nuclear capabilities. that s according to the washington post, which goes on to say, quote, some of the seized documents detail top secret u.s. operations so closely guarded that many senior national security officials are kept in the dark about them, unquote. donald trump s lawyers once again trying to deflect from any serious national security implications here. instead, decrying what they described as leaks about the investigation, which one might observe is a curious time to
that they are sacrificing public safety. john: america reports rolls into a second hour. good to spend more time with you today. gillian: problems in portland and the plea from the mayor. but first the west coast with the energy crisis playing out from california all the way to capitol hill. this is a fox news alert. john: begin with the golden state losing more of its shine. critics say the far left vision of a progressive paradise in california is turning into a democratic dystopic for everyone else. gillian: forget about california dreaming, but california steaming. many of those with power are told to crank up the thermostats to 78 degrees sweating it out to save energy. john: and turns out electric cars don t work very well without electricity. the state that just last week set a deadline to ban gas powered cars new teeters on the brink of an energyist disaster. gillian: warning it could become the nation s problem one day. hillary vaughn. didn t californ