and guns saluted. paying respects to the life and legacy of queen elizabeth ii. the uk s newly appointed prime minister, liz truss, offered newly anointed king charles the support of an unusually quiet and somber parliament. the crown endures. our nation endures. and in that spirit, i say god save the king. the king greeted well-wishers outside buckingham palace to a chorus of the national anthem. he retired to buckingham palace where he held his first audience with the prime minister. and for the first time, the royal standard flew above in his name. the exegz council will mead to proclaim charles as the new sovereign, having declared his loyalty to the parliament and the church of england. whether the monarchy will emerge strengthened from the handover remains to be seen, but the initial signs appear positive. one of the big concerns about king charles was that he would be a meddling king. you ll know, jake, that there s been accusations that he s been sending lette
his college and work history and what republican leaders are saying about the controversy also this morning with the war still raging on, ukraine s foreign minister is hoping for peace talks by the end of february we will get expert analysis on that idea. plus, parts of the united states are still under multiple feet of snow this morning as the death toll from a major winter storm continues to climb in western new york rescue crews are going car by car searching for any stranded survivors this as chaos unfolds at some of the nation s busiest airports thousands of flights have been canceled, as many americans try to head home after the holidays. we will have the very latest on the travel delays. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it s tuesday, december 27th. i m jonathan lemire in for joe, mika and willie. also with us at the table msnbc and nbc news national affairs analyst executive editor of the recount, host of the hell and high water podcast, the man of ma
how far will u.s. and allies go to try to calm rising tensions in the region? plus, a heartbreaking find. the california family that was kidnapped, found dead. the youngest victim, only 8 months old. what detectives are saying about the person they believe is responsible. welcome to the lead. president biden taking his first steps possibly towards the decriminalization of marijuana on the federal level. he is pardoning all prior federal offenses of quote simple marijuana possession. this will clear convictions for several thousand americans. president biden is now also encouraging governors to follow his lead and pardon those convicted on similar state charges. the biden administration also says it will continue to review the federal classification of marijuana. right now, it is still a class 1 drug alongside heroin and lsd which means according to the government, cannabis has no accepted medical use at the federal level despite study after study. it is legal in 37 states
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twitter confirms that the world s richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company. australia announces plans to halt its extinction crisis to save more than 100 endangered species. # when i was born a coalminer s daughter. and musicians and fans pay tribute to the american country music star loretta lynn, who s died at the age of 90. it is one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. somalia is in the grip of the worst drought since the 1980 s. hundreds of thousands of people, many trapped by conflict, are facing extreme hunger and death. a full blown famine where households have no food, children suffer acute malnutrition and people die every day from starvation is likely within a matter of weeks, we are told. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, reported on somalia s last famine in 2011, in which 250,000 people died. he sent this report from baidoa in the southwest of somalia, it s a city at the heart of the curre