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this morning with the afghan shootings. the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 people has hired a high profile attorney to handle his defense. john henry brown, the lawyer for the unnamed soldier, says his client was not happy about going to afghanistan after suffering severe injuries during three tours in iraq. brown says the decorated soldier's family was totally shocked by his actions and denied reports there were any marital problems. the attorney previously represented serial killer ted bundy and the barefoot bandit. meanwhile, a senior american official told "the new york times...

the unnamed soldier, says his client was not happy about going to afghanistan after suffering severe injuries during three tours in iraq. brown says the decorated soldier's family was totally shocked by his actions and denied reports there were any marital problems. the attorney previously represented serial killer ted bundy and the barefoot bandit. meanwhile, a senior american official told "the new york times" due to stress, alcohol, and domestic issues the soldier, quote, just snapped. the soldier told the times it came from alcohol he drank on the night of the shootings. ft. le...

Welcome back to "morning joe." 53 past the hour. you know times are tough when queen elizabeth is cutting costs. it's getting so bad that at the current rating spending, the queen's cash reserves are set to run out in two years. itv's tim ewert filed this report while travel with the queen in canada. >> reporter: the queen does not travel light. she has brought to canada 35 of the 500 staff she employs. but she is saving money. the canadians are paying for this trip and buckingham palace has a freeze on recruitment and a freeze on the salaries of senior staff. expenditure has been cut by 8%, b...

Household that she does care about acting frugally and making sure that every money she spends is well spent. >> reporter: prince william epitomizes the new cut price royal when he represented the queen in new zealand. he flew business class with a staff of four. the queen, meanwhile, has been touring pinewood studios in toronto as her canadian journey comes to an end. the canadians have spent upwards of 2 million pounds hosting the queen. value for money? well in the aftermath of the g-20 and g-8 summits, voices of dissent have been drowned out. they cost canada $1 billion. the queen had brou...