and good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world, it is friday, september 9th. i m don lemon live in london. brianna keilar joins us from washington, d.c., john is in new york city. this is cnn s special live coverage of the passing of queen elizabeth ii the only british monarch most of the world has ever known. let s look live at pictures of buckingham palace, a steady flow of mourners have been gathering since the news broke yesterday that the queen had died at the age of 96. she was beloved and she was ra veered, here in great britain and also around the world. some crying, others singing god save the queen in the london rain. look at all those flowers outside of buckingham palace. the world joins them in mourning today 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, 14 british prime ministe
and bells will be tolling any moment now and at some places already all across england. i want to bring in now cnn s max foster who is our royal correspondent, senior royal correspondent. max, thank you for joining us. listen, what can we expect today as far as what s going to happen ceremonially and also prince charles is expected to speak as well. bells tolling at westminster ab abbey, st. paul s and westminster. we will be hearing gun salutes as well. you can hear the bells tolling, westminster abbey is very close to us here. let s listen in for a moment. so they take different patterns depending on the event and this will be an extended version basically because it s such a significant event. the bells tolling at st. paul s, there will also be a service later on, the first moment for national figures to reflect on this moment. i think to hear that prince charles has left balmoral, i would expect to see him come here, actually, don. it s not confirmed, but there s flow
way too early, as we remember the life of queen elizabeth. i m jonathan lemire. on this friday, september 9th. thank you for starting your day with us. the world is in mourning today, following the death of queen elizabeth ii. buckingham palace announced the passing of england s longest reigning monarch at 96 years old yesterday. writing in a brief statement, quote, the queen died peacefully this afternoon, her summer home in scotland. what comes next, a meticulously planned national memorializing of the queen, which was reportedly set in motion with four coded words yesterday. london bridge is down. as part of the plans, england s new king, charles iii will deliver a televised address to the united kingdom tonight. tomorrow, after privately taking an oath swearing to protect the church of scotland, king charles accession is expected to be announce from a balcony at saint james palace, that oath has been taken by every monarch since george i in 1714, meanwhile the queen s b
writing in a brief statement the queen died peacefully at balmoral this afternoon, her summer home in scotland. what comes next as a meticulously planned national memorializing of the queen which was reportedly set in motion with four code words, london bridge is down. and charles iii will deliver a televised address to the united kingdom tonight. and to protect the succession of the church, the saint james palace, ever since james i in 1714. the queens body will be transported back to buckingham palace, for a small funeral procession with government officials and including the united kingdom s new prime minister liz truss sworn in just this week. in the final act of the public duty of the queen. the queen s body is expected to stay there until tuesday before moved to westminster palace where members of the public will be able to pay their respects. simultaneous lick, simultaneously king charles will tour the country before burying his mother. lond-based breaking news rep
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