as we approach the 21st anniversary of 9/11 this sunday, it is america now standing with the british commonwealth, as it mourns the loss of its longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii. this morning, we will remember her legacy and discuss the future of the british monarchy under the reign of king charles iii. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, september 9th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay. presidential historian and rogers chair in the american presidency at vanderbilt university, jon meacham. and the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire is with us. the other big stories we re following this morning, and there are many, the justice department appeals the decision to grant a special master in the investigation into donald trump s handling of classified documents. former trump adviser steve bannon indicted in new york city as he turned himself i
democrats actual and real achievements come november. , and later, donald trump leveling outlandish new claims against the doj at a rally in ohio. the latest, part when his rant about american decline it was set to dramatic music. it s something of to see to believe. all of that and more is coming up. and, a good sunday morning to you all. i am katie fang. in just a few moments, king charles will hold an audience with prime minister lustrous at buckingham palace. as the nation prepares for the king queens funeral tomorrow. more heads of state are expected to arrive in london today to pay their final respects to queen elizabeth. including president biden and the first lady. who arrive yesterday and will visit the casket in just a few hours. nbc s matt bradley is live in london with more. katie, today is a bit of a downed. or starting to see preparation for tomorrow. that is actual practice. all of this pomp and ceremony does not come off without a lot of drilling. that s wha
moment of silence for the queen. as they prepare for the state funeral of their beloved monarch. president biden right now paying his condolences before heading to a reception. with the new king. we re also keeping an eye on fiona. now a hurricane taking aim at puerto rico. a live report on that ahead. and a political firestorm over the busing of migrants by red state governors exploding on the sunday shows. and a defiant donald trump making accusations and throwing out threats at a rally in ohio over the investigations into the former president. more on that coming up as well. all eyes on london. as world leaders from around the globe descending on the city to pay their respects to the queen. earlier today, president biden visiting the queens confident westminster hall where mourners have been filing in 24 hours a day. to say their goodbyes. biden also senate in official condolence book and moments ago attending a reception. with other heads of state of buckingham palace. ho
we just observed the minute of silence, marked at the beginning by big ben. the final day the queen is lying in state there at the state funeral. that will be tomorrow, with state leaders and dignitaries from around the world attending the funeral there. after ten days, of course, of mourning. we want to bring in nbc s former editor, tim york. both in london for us. and lindsey, let me start with you, as we just marked that moment, that minute of silence for the queen there. talk to me about what we heard from america s president, president biden, paying his respects earlier today ahead of the state funeral tomorrow. before we get to that, i saw somebody walking along the queue here, filing behind us. reminding people, the moment of silence at 8:00 local time, to make sure everybody did pay their respects. and actually, a muffler is being used with big ben, to create a quieter tone. you have mentioned, president biden and the first lady are visiting and paying their respect
time. and how abortion and trump are getting democrats a big boost as president biden s approval numbers rise. all of that and more on msnbc news polling heading into this midterm election. you are watching simone, we have a lot to get into. new fallout today from the latest chapter in the country s escalating migrant crisis. the republican governors of texas and florida are playing political gains with the lives of vulnerable people seeking legal asylum in the u.s. by continuing to send men, women, and children north to democrat run cities and states. this weekend, another busloads of migrants arrived outside vice president and six more buses, full of migrants arrived in new york city. texas governor abbott is believed to be behind this operation. new york s mayor, eric adams is calling it inhumane. they were given misinformation, some of them were tagged as your treating cattle. this was part of a political ploy, and that is what we need to understand. this is to co