the world watches as hundreds of thousands of mourners turn out to pay their respects to queen elizabeth over the weekend. as her elaborate funeral procession reaches edinburgh, where king charles iii will deliver a major speech shortly >> is this a deflection point for countries under the commonwealth some countries may choose to leave the crown and become republics. breaking overnight, as expected, 15,000 income inequality nurses from 16 hospitals are set to strike this

morning. tom brady extends his perfect record against the dallas cowboys as dak prescott goes down and needs surgery. plus all your week one highlights we now know where the queen's beloved corgis are headed and who will care for them as we start your week, "early today" starts right now. ♪ >> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. we begin with a changing face of the british monarchy proclamation ceremonies took place in the capital cities of scotland, wales, and northern ireland, officially declaring charles king thousands of mourners lined the streets as the queen's coffin arrived in edinburgh across the british front pages this morning, the longest goodbye as the queen begins the journey to her final resting place. joining us live from london is lindsey reiser and lindsey, good morning. there are a series of remembrance ceremonies taking

place this week. tell us about them >> philip, frances, good morning to both of you certainly we have events going on every single day, beginning with again today we are going see the queen's coffin, her majesty's coffin taken to st. giles cathedral. we know the royal family there will hold vigil tonight. and then tomorrow we know her majesty's coffin will be flown to london, taken to buckingham palace and eventually be l be transferred by a gun carriage followed by the royal family in a very solemn procession to westminster hall where her majesty will lie in state for at least four days for the public to come and pay their well wishes we know her funeral will be at westminster abbey on monday and her majesty's coffin will be taken to windsor castle for burial let's talk about the lying in state. well did get more information last night about what that will look like. they are expecting enormous crowds they're telling people don't bring any large bags

you're not aloud to bring any chairs, but make sure you bring food and water make sure you bring cell phone chargers because they are expecting people, who by the way can proceed through the lying in stage in westminster hall 24 hours a day. they're expecting people to be waiting in incredibly long lines. details about the queen's funeral. we know president biden and first lady jill biden have formally accepted an invitation. not any other in the delegation because of the sheer size of the event. and you mentioned the queen's beloved corgis we know she left behind four dogs, two corgis, one d rowe gi and a cocker spaniel prince andrew and his former wife, the duchess of york will be taking care of the two corgis still no word on what's going to happen with the other two dogs but frances and philip, definitely a somber mood even though celebrating the queen's life and all she did for the people here, the period of

mourning continues here. >> and with that, lindsey, of course there is the whole conversation about how the monarchy will pivot now with king charles iii you have spoken to a few people about the future of the monarchy what did they tell you >> people have a lot of hope for the future right now there is a lot of political and economic instability right now. there is cost of living crisis that residents have told me about that needs to be dealt with once the period of mourning is over. let's listen to what people tell me about what they hope to see in somewhat of a new modern era of the monarchy. >> it will be quite interesting to see how that he might change, whether he follows in his mother's footsteps or takes more of a modern kind of outlook and view on things, especially with everything going on in the world. >> it's going to be a really interesting time i think this happened 20 years ago, i think it would have been a very different time. but i think prince charles and prince charles now have done

good for the country the last 20 years or so. >> i can tell you being outside buckingham palace the last several days we did see the king drive by the crowds of people there, two cheers. even though there was a lot of talk of the king's popularity not being as high as his mothers, but certainly people happy to see him and welcome him into his new role. philip and frances >> all right lindsey reiser for us, thank you. as king charles ascends to the throne, there are growing questions about the future of the commonwealth kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: when the king met with members of the monarch's commonwealth nations, it highlighted how the british empire that once ruled 400 million people a quarter of the world's population has shrunk. there are 56 independent nation, mostly former british colonies that are loosely members of the commonwealth of those 14 outside the u.s. are

the commonwealth remedes which means they recognize their new king as long as the queen was alive, 55% wanted to remain a constitutional monarchy. but in her death, only 34% thought the system made sense. >> it's going to be very interesting to see what does happen to the royal family and its influence around the world. >> australia's prime minister saying the queen's death not a catalyst for change. >> the bigger question about our constitution are not ones for this period. >> reporter: last year barbados decided to become a republic, meaning the british monarch is no longer its head of state. though the country is still a member of the commonwealth in jamaica, a vocal push for a similar withdrawal as prince william and princess kate discovered when they visited jamaica in march, the enslaved descendants demand a formal apology why do you blame the queen of the monarchy for slavery

>> because her duke of york, a direct line of descendant to queen elizabeth ii was one of the founding directors of one of the first african slave trading company to bring enslaved people, bring people here. >> reporter: slaves harvested sugar that back then was like gold >> that was a basis of the wealth and the value of slavery to the british >> reporter: the caribbean country of antigua and barbuda may soon hold a referendum vote on whether they should break from the commonwealth. meantime, here in jamaica, there are those who say that this has been a moment in waiting, and now with the queen's passing, that moment has arrived. >> all right, kerry, thank you here in the u.s., sunday was a day of remembrance for the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks. vice president harris witnessed the emotional tributes at ground

zero in manhattan, marking 21 years since nearly 3,000 people were killed. there was a moment of silence before relatives read aloud the names of the victims meanwhile, the president and first lady spoke at the other two attack sites at the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania >> i remember a message sent to the american people from queen elizabeth. it was on september 11th she poignantly reminded us, quote, grief is the price we pay for love grove is the price we pay for love. >> it changed us all but it reminds us that with courage and kindness, we can be a light in that darkness >> 21 years later and lives are still being lost according to her union, nypd

captain janelle sanders died of a 9/11-related illness on the anniversary of the attack. and former atlanta braves pitcher anthony varvaro died in a car accident on his way to work at the new york memorial. varvaro had left baseball to become a port authority police officer. officials say his vehicle was struck by an apparent wrong way driver who also died the crash is under investigation. today is the 60th anniversary of jfk's iconic moon shots speech that led to the u.s. being the first country to put a man on the moon. and drawing inspiration from that day, president biden will deliver remarks on moon shot at the jfk library and museum in boston he will detail his goals after relaunching the initiative this year to cut the cancer rate in half over the next 25 years. in california, more than 8,000 firefighters are working to contain 11 major wildfires across the state the largest are the mosquito, fairview, and mountain fires

which together have burned nearly 90,000 acres in ten days. the mosquito fire seen here is only 10% contained with communities in two counties under evacuation orders. the statewide fire update also warns that more fires might be coming, and there is a high risk for lightning in northern california hot temperatures and breezy winds are forecast for the bay area >> but for many, rev rain is on the way. let's get to michelle grossman happy monday, michelle how are we looking this morning? >> happy monday, guys. we're looking for a soggy start across the eastern part of the nation we're look at showers. heavy downpours are possible and some of us are waking up to flood alerts across the area 23 million under some sort of flood alert. we have a flood warning in portions of the midwest. we saw really heavy rain in chicago yesterday and a threat for heavy rain in portions of the midatlantic. this is what radar looks like right now. you can see heavy rain falling in portions of the midwest with the brighter color, the reds, the oranges, the yellow.

we can see 2 inches r pely nice the midwest in terms of temperatures temperatures in the 70s. all right. it's a new workweek. we'll look at this forecast coming up. >> okay, michelle. thank you. in just a few hours, thousands of nurses will hit the picket lines we'll tell you where andwho it impacts most and russia retreats from key areas, including resuppl tis ukraine's offensive takes back a little land ♪♪ ♪♪

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resolution, 15,000 members of the minnesota nurse's association will begin a three-day strike, starting at 7:00 a.m. central time crowds gathered in duluth yesterday, protesting the hospital systems and pushing for increased wages and better support amid pandemic burnout and staffing shortages the 16 hospitals affected are coordinating with temporary nurses and pausing some in-patient elective procedures ahead of the strike. over in seattle, summer break continues for k through 12 students as teachers strike for a fourth day over 6,000 educators and staff with the seattle education association began their strike after labor day. union mediators have made some progress, but no deal has been struck as teachers are pushing for pay increases and more school counselors. the city's mayor says 48 parks will offer grab and go meals, and eight recreation centers will be open for students today. ukraine has recaptured swathes of territory in an offensive that put russian

soldiers on retreat. soldiers were seen hoisting the flag in liberated cities and towns. our meagan fitzgerald has the latest >> reporter: in a lightning-fast advancement, ukraine quickly ceasing ground gaining momentum and showing no signs of slowing, which we have to win and this counter-offensive shows we can win >> reporter: today on the 200th day of war, ukraine's troops liberated more settlements in the east, crippling russia's grip in the kharkiv region, and forcing russians to retreat, burned out tanks and russian artillery left behind. >> would you see what we're seeing with ukraine as a turning point in this war? >> absolutely a turning point. and the sign of the demise of russia in ukraine. >> reporter: and there's a deepening crisis at europe's largest nuclear plant. the sixth and last working reactor shut down by ukrainian energy officials after crews at

the plant managed to restore an external line, the plant's only source of power. >> are you concerned about a nuclear disaster >> yes, all of this is too close for comfort for any of the nuclear security people working in the field it is literally playing with fire >> reporter: a precarious situation made even worse because the shelling seen for weeks keeps coming experts say if the power line is struck again by artillery, the plant will be forced to run on backup generators that run on diesel but there's only a ten-day supply of fuel late sunday night, ukraine's second largest city of kharkiv and parts of the east went dark and suffered power outages president zelenskyy says that russia hit key infrastructure. back to you. >> megan, thank you. up next, still undefeated against the cowboys at 45. tom brady and the bucks dismantle dallas in prime time

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one pill, 24 hours, zero heartburn. as king charles ascends to the throne, his wife camilla also gains a new title, queen consort, a role just 20 years ago many thought would never happen kelly cobiella has the reaction from the uk. >> reporter: a new king alongside his queen. camilla, queen consort, a job with no salary and no official duties the consort's most important role, to support the king. in his first televised speech as monarch, king charles calling

her his darling wife. >> i know she will bring to t demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty on which i have come to rely so much. >> reporter: the pair have known each other since the 1970s they married in 2005 like king charles, camilla also a divorcee, both with children and grandchildren. >> did he get down on one knee to propose >> of course >> back then, queen elizabeth worried the public wouldn't approve of the woman the late princess diana called the third person in her marriage circumstances lovely flowers. >> reporter: camilla quietly carried on, the palace slowly reshaping her image. now royal patron to more than 90 charity, taking on tough topics like domestic abuse and sexual assault. >> there is part in this alliance in the strength of the unity. >> reporter: a quarter of a century after diana's death,

many attitudes have changed. what do people think of queen camilla here >> i think people have really taken queen camilla to their hearts as well >> she is so right for charles she is so right. and she's loved around here. >> whole family has accepted her. the queen accepted her. >> reporter: queen camilla will be crowned alongside king charles, but she will never lead the nation as queen. prince william is heir to the throne still, admirers see her new role as key to the king's reign kelly cobiella, nbc news, balmoral, scotland >> still getting adjusted to those titles, right? king charles and queen camilla >> and even seeing and hearing from her oh, that's what she sounds like, right? >> charles as well when he gave his speech it was friday. you got to say, though, as unpopular as they were, i think a lot of time heals a lot of wounds this is the new reality and give

them a chance. >> and a new face and faces of the money narcoticy that we're all going to get used to, especially in the days to come leading up to the queen's funeral. >> that's right. we will have special coverage throughout the region as the united kingdom continues to mourn their queen. our savannah guthrie ileading that cs ov

it's monday, september 12th. king charles iii will be delivering a major speech in just a short time after a weekend that saw thousands of mourners turning out as the queen's coffin reached edinburgh. >> what started years ago under the obama administration today will begin a new as president biden relaunches his cancer moon shot initiative. ukraine battles back and recaptures territory russians had thisser in grasp could the tide be turning? we paused to