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
arrival. although, it does certainly increase the chances if it were to pass to get a pathway to citizenship for about seven or 10 million. it includes bringing back work permits that have been some lighted during a trump. the big picture though, that you ask about, that is both this talk of the path to citizenship in the bill, but also just the fact that you ve got to talk of payments of $50,000 to separated families. there are a lot of things happening that really do encourage people to come. it will be interesting in the first part of the conversation, about reinstating the re-main in mexico. that would send people, not for mexico, back across the border to cities like tijuana, walrus, and matamoros. which are exploding already with vagrants. i m not sure that mexico is terribly interested in increasing the numbers on their northern border. speech he is a point. everything you said i get it. but there are some of the complexities involved.
clock to stop republican anti-voter bill. vice president harris hosted the run away texans today telling rioters i think they have shown great courage and conviction and commitment. the administration is looking at the big picture though, condemning republicans who claim the last election was a fraud. the big lie is just that. a big lie. the truth about new federal voter protections the president wants though, he doesn t have the votes. so, until then, he will ask the department of justice to get more involved. legislation is one tool but not the only tool. peter: elections have consequences and that s why the president wants to make sure his side stays in power. just like we did in 2020 we have to prepare for 2022. peter: and the president came here today to talk about part of the oath he took to the constitution that was signed at independence hall right behind us. the part of the oath that talks about defending against threats foreign and domestic. that is how seriousl