at the white house, the stars and stripes is flying at half—mast in honour of the 39th president. a national day of mourning will take place onjanuary the 9th. in other news today... an emergency safety inspection of all planes is ordered in south korea following the nation's worst aviation disaster in decades. it could be a white new year for parts of the uk, as the met office issues a yellow weather alert. we'll have all the details. hello, i'm nicky schiller. tributes are being paid from around the world to the former us president and nobel peace prize winnerjimmy carter, who's died at the age of 100. he was the peanut farmer who became the most powerful

man in the world, serving one term as president from 1977 to 1981. he is the longest—lived american leader. as president he brokered a landmark peace accord between egypt and israel. but he was hampered at home by a failing economy and a disastrous attempt to free american hostages seized in iran. his bid for a second term ended in a landslide defeat to ronald reagan. in later life he became a tireless worker for peace, the environment and human rights, for which he was recognised with a nobel peace prize in 2002. this is the scene live in washington dc where the flag at the white house is flying at half—mast. president biden led tributes tojimmy carter saying america and the world had lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian. whilst president—elect donald trump said americans owed

carter a "debt of gratitude". mr biden confirmed that the former president would receive a state funeral and declared january ninth as america's national day of mourning forjimmy carter. we will assess jimmy carter's legacy shortly but first, our senior north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue looks back at his life. as a candidate and as a president, i'll never tell a lie. that was the essence ofjimmy carter. people may have questioned his ability, but not his honesty, sincerity and passion that propelled a peanut farmer to the presidency. he was born in the deep south in plains, georgia. james earl carter cut short a promising naval career to return home after the death of his father. he turned the family business around. growing peanuts made jimmy carter rich. then came the lure of politics. he served two terms

in the state senate and won as georgia's governor before bringing his faith based politics to washington and a run for the presidency. my name isjimmy carter, and i'm running for president. he campaigned on a pledge to bind america's wounds after watergate and vietnam. i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear... it was a presidency that would be marked by one lasting foreign policy high and marred by a number of lows. in 1979, joining hands with israeli prime minister menachem begin and egypt's anwar sadat, sealing the camp david peace accords was his finest hour. it's still america's most significant peacemaking moment in the middle east. so let us now lay aside war, let us now reward all the children of abraham who hungerfor a comprehensive peace in the middle east.

at home, he was an environmental pioneer, preserving huge tracts of land in alaska and even installing solar panels at the white house. and an ardent feminist, he encouraged his wife to set up and run her own office in the white house, appointed women to his administration, and declared, "women's rights are the fight of my life." but an energy crisis saw long lines at the pumps, while inflation was rising sharply and his administration seemed listless, ill equipped to cope. worse would follow with the iranian revolution and the interminable hostage crisis that followed at the us embassy in tehran. 52 americans were being held and the commander in chief seemed out of his depth. a botched rescue attempt left eight americans dead. against that background, there was no way he was going to win re—election. in the event, his loss to ronald reagan in 1980 was crushing.

butjimmy carter was not about to disappear quietly into a gilded corporate post—presidential life. he brought his prestigious energy to human rights issues, setting up the carter centre in atlanta, campaigning across the world for democracy and justice. 22 years after leaving office, he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his efforts. morning, everybody. good morning. in plains, georgia, he carried on leading bible study classes. only when he was past 90 would he tell a news conference with his trademark humour, dignity and humility, and without a shred of self—pity, that cancer had spread to his brain. i think i have been as blessed as any human being in the world with having become the president of the united states of america, and the work of the carter centre, and everything's been a blessing for me, so i'm thankful. butjimmy carter carried

on his work in the us and around the world, busy trying to make a difference right up to the very end. at his side for 77 years, jimmy carter said of his wife, rosalynn, "she was my equal partner in everything." in their twilight, president biden made the pilgrimage to georgia to thank them both for their lifetime of public service. and when rosalynn died, her husband made a rare trip out of hospice care to pay his final loving respects. jimmy carter's legacy has been hotly debated and often revised, but few would dispute that america's longest lived president gave, in his own words, his very best.

gary 0'donoghue looking back at the life ofjimmy carter. well, president biden led the tributes tojimmy carter. here's some of what he had to say in a televised address. america and the world, in my view, lost a remarkable leader. he was a statesman, a humanitarian. andjill and i lost a dearfriend. i've been hanging out withjimmy carter for over 50 years, it dawned on me, and i had countless conversations with him over those years, and i always will be proud to say that he used to kid me about it, that i was the first national figure to endorse him in 1976 when he ran for president. there was an overwhelming reason for it — his character. what i find extraordinary aboutjimmy carter, though, is that millions of people all around the world, all over the world, feel they lost a friend as well, even though they never met him. and that's becausejimmy carter lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds. just look at his life, his life's work.

he worked to eradicate disease notjust at home, but around the world. he forged peace, advanced civil rights, human rights, promoted free and fair elections around the world. he built housing for the homeless with his own hands. and his compassion and moral clarity lifted people up and changed lives and saved lives all over the globe. jimmy carter wasjust as courageous in his battle against cancer as he was in everything in his life. let's speak now to brendon 0'connor, professor of us politics at the united states studies centre of the university of sydney. i wondered if we could start by looking atjimmy carter's looking atjimmy ca rter�*s legacy looking atjimmy carter's legacy first as a president. his legacy looks a lot better

with distance. he is rightly applauded for trying to put human rights at the centre of american foreign policy after the vietnam tobacco. he wanted american values and interests to be more aligned. he had a lot more trouble on the economic front, his readiness to be present was limited, only one term as governor. it is easy to remember him more boldly today than at the time. if we look at his life post—presidency, he didn't do what a lot of presidents had done which was go on the sort of after—dinner speaking circuit and writing a book. he dedicated his life to helping

others, hence one of the reasons he got the nobel peace prize. �* .,, reasons he got the nobel peace prize. �* ., ~ prize. almost a saint -like fiaure. prize. almost a saint -like figure- no _ prize. almost a saint -like figure. no parading - prize. almost a saint -like| figure. no parading around prize. almost a saint -like i figure. no parading around at the head of foundations but not getting his hands dirty, he was very involved in creating housing for the homeless, a strong advocate for global peace, global medical coverage, dealing with natural disasters. he was someone who really wanted the us to be a good citizen abroad and to helped the most disadvantage at home. it suited his humanitarian instincts, his humbleness, his probably not always made for television, he was beaten by someone in the 1980 campaign,

reagan,... carterwas an reagan,... carter was an incredibly reagan,... carterwas an incredibly bright man, the peanut farmer image belies he was a clear engineer, he knew a lot of detail. in some ways his personality wasn't always suited to the office of presidency. he got caught up in the details was often a strong criticism from those around him. , ., ~' criticism from those around him. ~' criticism from those around him. ~ . ., him. do you think you changed the way future _ him. do you think you changed the way future presidents - him. do you think you changed the way future presidents do i the way future presidents do things after they leave office? he set up his foundations and did all of that work across the globe. i did all of that work across the . lobe. ~ ., globe. i think the clinton foundation, _ globe. i think the clinton foundation, the - globe. i think the clinton foundation, the way - globe. i think the clinton i foundation, the way barack 0bama has taken on a range of international issues, tried to deal with natural disasters in the caribbean and the like, is the caribbean and the like, is the legacy ofjimmy carter, but i think carter was much more hands—on, he was at bible

reading classes, helping build houses, he didn't have it i suppose what we see as some of the pomp of x presidents. the american tradition that there is a regal element. carter i think with his humbleness and his bluejeans and think with his humbleness and his blue jeans and southern accent and peanut farm talking, he tried to remove some of that regal element from the presidency that the cold war presidents, nixon, kennedy of course whether the camelot legacy, and johnson had tried to build the presidency up as almost above the people, and carter, i think there was a populism of his own time, wanted to bring it back to a much more common level and one of his great statements was he was the lucky guy, millions of people out there would do a better job people out there would do a betterjob but he would do his best. we are certainly unlikely to hear that from the president elect donald trump.—

to hear that from the president elect donald trump. and there are many more tributes to jimmy carter, along with a look back at his life, on the bbc news website and app. we are seeing one from the egyptian president saying the significant role in achieving the peace agreement between egypt and israel will remain etched in the annals of history. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

south korea's acting president has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system, a day after the plane crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. the pilot of thejeju airjet

is believed to have radioed air traffic control to say the aircraft had suffered a bird strike, shortly before crash landing and exploding. this is the scene live at modern airport. —— maun airport. rupert wingfield—hayes joins us now live from the airport in muan. as you say, the pictures you are showing, that is the same as the scene behind me, flood lights around the tail section of the aircraft, really the only piece which resembles an aircraft at all now. the

investigation is going into the night here, searching through the wreckage going into a second night. there are so many questions that have not been answered, remain to be answered. we have more information today, particularly from the transport ministry that there was... a bird strike is when a plane flies through a flock of birds and some of them get into the engines and can cause a stall orflame get into the engines and can cause a stall or flame losing power, —— flameout, losing power, —— flameout, losing power, but that doesn't normally end up in the sort of crash so it is apparent there are more factors involved. why did the plane land without deploying its landing gear? why was it landing so fast? why

halfway down the runway at speed? there was no room for it to slow down before it hit these obstacles at the end of these obstacles at the end of the runway and burst into flames. we are in very early stages of the investigation, as you said in your introduction. still reallyjust recovering bodies and human remains from the scene behind me.— and human remains from the scene behind me. what about the families who _ scene behind me. what about the families who are _ scene behind me. what about the families who are waiting - scene behind me. what about the families who are waiting for - families who are waiting for that information and the dna detail that confirm their loved ones have died? it is detail that confirm their loved ones have died?—

ones have died? it is a terrible _ ones have died? it is a terrible scene. - ones have died? it is a terrible scene. you - ones have died? it is a| terrible scene. you can ones have died? it is a - terrible scene. you can hear family members wailing inside the terminal, the anguish is still very raw. but there is also growing anger from the relatives today, demanding to know more, get answers, and also be able to see the bodies of their relatives. there was shouting at officials today, giving you a sense of the tension that there is here. these are families coming home from holiday in thailand and it endedin from holiday in thailand and it ended in this terrible way and relatives understandably want to know what happened, how was it the flight took off from bangkok fine and flew all the way back to south korea, apparently nothing untoward happening, and in the last few

minutes a whole series of factors seem to have unravelled. we do not know how. they led to this tragedy. let's speak to aviation expert geoffrey thomas. as we said, there are a lot of questions. what do you think it went wrong?— went wrong? this is one of the most perplexing _ went wrong? this is one of the most perplexing crashes - went wrong? this is one of the most perplexing crashes i - went wrong? this is one of the | most perplexing crashes i think i have ever seen, because nothing about this crash makes any sense. certainly we know there was a bird strike of some kind, whether it was a single bird or multiple, we do not know. but then the air traffic control data, the adsb, which the aircraft transmits about altitude, speed, location, however traffic control track

aircraft, it cut out. as soon as the may day was issued, the data cut out, which indicates an electrical fault of some kind. but then the plane was on approach to land on the single runway from the south, it was on approach to land. having had this bird strike, for some reason they decide to do another approach from the other end, and when they make that approach, the wheels are up, the flaps are not set correctly, and it learns halfway to two thirds down the runway and careers into a localiser structure and explodes. if there were electrical or hydraulic problems, there are

workarounds, the undercarriage can be gravity dropped, just beside the co—pilot, you reach down and open a hatch and pull some levers and you can gravity drop in the undercarriage. the same with the flaps, there are ways of deploying those to a certain extent. itjust doesn't make any sense and i think we are going to have to wait until we get the voice recording details before we can get a handle on what went on. how unusual is _ handle on what went on. how unusual is it _ handle on what went on. how unusual is it for _ handle on what went on. how unusual is it for a _ handle on what went on. how unusual is it for a brick - handle on what went on. how unusual is it for a brick wall . unusual is it for a brick wall to be at the end of a runway? it is actually technically 1000 feet, 300 metres, from the end

of the actual markings on the runway which denote the end of the runway. it actually continues with tarmac and turns into grass, there is confusion of the exact distance. when i say 1000 feet, 300 metres, according to the international civil aviation organisation is sufficient. if the aircraft landed at the right spot at the other end of the runway then it would have pulled up in time, no question. the fact it landed halfway down the runway, there was not sufficient distance for it to stop. beyond the wall you

have a localiser, a steel structure, then a ditch. if it didn't hit the brick wall it would hit the localiser and a ditch and a road. indie would hit the localiser and a ditch and a road.— would hit the localiser and a ditch and a road. we have to leave it there. _ weather warnings for rain, snow and wind gusts of up to 70mph have been issued for parts of the uk on new year's eve and new year's day. yellow warnings are in place for northern ireland, northern england and parts of scotland from tuesday before extending across most of the uk on wednesday. i'm joined by our weather presenter matt taylor. we are starting off with rain, snow and strong winds for 2025. traditionally the time of year we get everything thrown at us. difficult christmas 1539 00:23:52,657 --