multiple crimes, including conspiracy and money laundering. he is in a lot of trouble. we will get to all of that in just a few minutes. but we must begin this evening s broadcast in the united kingdom where it is already four in the morning on friday. and that nation is just beginning its full full day without a screen. elizabeth the second died at her castle in scotland earlier today. she was 96 years old. people kept out near buckingham palace in london, all night long, paying tribute to the only monarch they have known for more than 70 years. she range longer than any other british monarch in history. the late queen s eldest son inherits the throne. he is now king charles the third. tomorrow, he is expected to return to london from scotland to speak to the nation. nbc s keir simmons has more on queens elizabeth and her extraordinary life. the palace first announced this morning doctors were concerned about her health. then, around 6:30 local time, posting a statement on
government which lies at the heart of our nation. this vow she kept with unsurpassed devotion. she sent an example of selfless duty, which with god s help and your counsels, i am resolved faithfully to follow. king charles makes his first address to parliament since taking the throne. we re looking at live pictures now of his motorcade headed to eden burgh. we ll have more of the comments and funeral arrangements just ahead. ukraine raises its flag following a major victory in the second largest city. some experts are calling it the worst loss for russian forces since the kyiv retreat began back in march, and the latest in a legal fight over documents seized at mar-a-lago. we will have the latest on the legal developments. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it is monday, september 12th. with us, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay, the host of way too early white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan le mere, and president on the council
not a former judge, his wife was appointed to the 11th circuit by president trump, the circuit that would hear any appeal in this case, so a lot of legal experts are saying he has a conflict of interest, but the other person put forward by the trump side, raymond deery, some are saying they should take that name. he s a respected former federal judge in new york. you re absolutely right. at the end of the day, the special master situation could become moot because what the justice department made clear is what they care about here are the hundred classified documents they seized at mar-a-lago. they disagree with the special master idea, but they re willing to allow a special master to review the thousands of other documents seized, including trump s health records and tax records, but they argue that these 100 classified documents should not be viewed by a special master. they re already in a special room right now, and they re saying that it s a matter of national security that they n
really long time, a special master s appointed, he starts his work, and there are all sorts of legal questions. running amok. exactly. and, she said, if you re gonna make us do that, we re also enough to stop the damage assessment that you agreed was really important, because the fbi participates both, and we can do one without the other. so we are going to put our pens down, and we re gonna sit on our hands, and that is going to be on you. and i think that that was a really strong thing to say. and then they kind of sweetened it, or tempered it a bit, because they also said to her, here is a way for you to say they fixed, you can stand by this ruling even though we think it s wrong and terrible. most of it. you can keep going with your special master idea. and you can keep going with her executive privilege idea, but just let us have our 100 classified documents. you do you with the 16 boxes,