coverage. and it is beginning to sink in. the only british monarch much of the world has ever known is gone now. you are looking live at pictures of buckingham palace where crowds have been gathering since news broke that queen elizabeth died at the age of 96. money bringing flowers and lighting candles, some looking advisably shaken, others quietly singing gold save the queen in the london rain. the world joins them in mourning from new york city to tel aviv to sydney, australia, lights are shining, flags are flying at half-staff. honoring the queen s seven decades on the throne. her reign spanned 14 u.s. presidents, seven popes and 15 british prime ministers. winston churchill, john f. kennedy, margaret thatcher, all of them served and passed during queen elizabeth s reign. this morning there is a new refrain, long live the king. elizabeth s oldest son charles now ascends to the throne. from this day forward he is king charles iii. he will be speaking momentarily to his gri
as he surrenders to justice and we get our first look at his charges. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. tonight, the world is reflecting on the life and legacy of the longest reigning monarch in history, queen elizabeth ii. who died today in her home in balmoral, scotland, at the age of 96. the queen ruled over britain for 70 years, but it was not a role she was not supposed to inherit when she was born back in 1926. you see, elizabeth was the first third grandchild of king george the fifth, of the first child of his second son. she was only ten years old when her uncle, in what was at the time a remarkable turn of events, a scandal, abdicated the throne, leaving her father to take over as king. elizabeth then, first in the line of succession. she took the role and responsibility seriously from a young age, famously declaring her devotion to the duty on her 21st birthday. i declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be
weissmann, neil cattle, and bradley moss, right here, right now, who were scheduled to lead off our discussion, and now, we really have twice as much to discuss this we thought. we are all in good hands with that. i will be watching you on the television, and very interesting breaking news. thank you. the name of the case is, appropriately, donald j trump versus united states of america. that, really, is what this is. but, in that case, the united states of america turned the tables by filing a motion, asking, but really, demanding, that the judge in the case reverse her recent ruling. so, for at least the next week or so, or more, this case has become the united states of america versus judge aileen mercedes cannon, who stands, accused, in effect, in the justice department of committing judicious malpractice, in her last ruling in the case, in which he issued an order, requiring a so-called special master, to be named later, to review all evidence in the case, includin
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
the archbishop of canterbury. god to the living grace, to the departed rest, to the church, the king, the commonwealth and all people peace and comfort and to us and to all his servants life everlasting and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son and the holy spirit be amongst you and remain with you always. amen. god save the king heard in this cathedral by many. what you heard for the first time in 70 years was god save the king. joining me is correspondent keir simmons. what we heard from the bishop of london there is that she was a remarkable constant, talking about the queen, a remarkable constant. and now similar from what we heard from king charles iii saying our values have remained and must remain constant. absolutely. and just a remark, hearing god save the king, just another moment where things are remaining constant but changing so much. i was just thinking before talking to you, katy, just think about t