in what's being described as a "major incident." hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. a state funeral will be held for former us presidentjimmy carter on the 9th of january at the washington national cathedral as part of a national day of mourning for america's longest living president. mr carter, the georgia peanut farmer turned naval officer served as a one—term president from 1977 to 1981. he would later go on to expand his legacy after his presidency as a leading voice for peace around the world, being awarded the nobel peace prize in 2002. he died on sunday at 100 years old. and world leaders have been paying their tributes —

including presidentjoe biden and president elect, donald trump — with biden saying that mr carter, �*embodied the very best of america'. flags are flying at half mast at the white house in honour of the former president's life and legacy. the bbc�*s tom bateman reports. tributes forjimmy carter from the heart of american democracy to the traders on wall street who paused in his honour this morning. and at the white house, joe biden ordered the flag at half—staff for 30 days to remember america's longest—living president. whatjimmy carter's an example of is just simple decency. simple decency. and i think that's what the rest of the world looks to america for. i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear... jimmy carter's one—term presidency was marked by inflation at home and crises abroad, but his landmark achievement was brokering a peace deal between israel and egypt. president—elect donald trump said while he disagreed with mr carter politically...

former president barack 0bama said.. he was so prompt, that the airport onlyjust had time to give him - the red carpet treatment. president carter visited the uk in 1997, touring tyneside and bringing a message of economic revival. howay, the lads! cheering. today, king charles recalled the visit and expressed great sadness, saying mr carter... jimmy carter will be given a state funeral next week. it will be a final goodbye to the southerner from humble origins who won the most powerful office on earth, but whose legacy was forged from his work well beyond the white house. tom bateman, bbc news, washington.

i've also been speaking to former us congresswomanjane harman who served asjimmy carter's deputy cabinet secretary. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. i know that you knew resident carter personally. firstly, mike condolences to you. —— my condolences. what were your thoughts when you heard? i was not surrised. thoughts when you heard? i was not surprised- he _ thoughts when you heard? i was not surprised. he had _ thoughts when you heard? i was not surprised. he had left— thoughts when you heard? i was not surprised. he had left us _ thoughts when you heard? i was not surprised. he had left us in - thoughts when you heard? i was not surprised. he had left us in terms i surprised. he had left us in terms of talking to us several years ago. i think his last appearance was at his wife's funeral, and maybe one more time to see overhead planes at his 100th birthday. but we haven't heard from him a long time, but we knew he was in hospice care and this was expected. nonetheless, i'm cured by the fact that the coverage has been so positively. as someone who

worked in his white house, i saw the good and bad. but there is a lot of good and bad. but there is a lot of good that i think was under appreciated at the time. in your time magazine _ appreciated at the time. in your time magazine article _ appreciated at the time. in your time magazine article that - appreciated at the time. in your. time magazine article that you've written about mr carter, you write for presidentjimmy carter, room malady —— morality was obligation that became a calling. 0ut malady —— morality was obligation that became a calling. out of that manifest both in the white house and beyond? he manifest both in the white house and be ond? ., manifest both in the white house and be ond? . ., manifest both in the white house and beond? ., �* beyond? he was always that way. i'd sa his two beyond? he was always that way. i'd say his two most _ beyond? he was always that way. i'd say his two most important - beyond? he was always that way. i'd say his two most important qualities| say his two most important qualities that i observed were his moral clarity and his humility. that's not always a good combo, but it worked for him. in thejob, i saw a man who knew that doing the morally right thing was most important, even if it was politically unpopular. that was his decision around the panama canal. he knew that would be very tough, but those were pluses in my view. the way he handled the iran

hostage crisis, he said was a disaster, and i think really cost him the election. but since you're asking me at the white house and beyond, let's start there. i think jimmy carter could be looked at as a reagan democrat and ronald reagan could be looked at as a carter republican. their administrations were very consistent on foreign policy, and the call for freedom service carter, who made human rights of flank of foreign policy which continued with reagan. it really was a good time for america's ability to predict leadership. you were deputy _ ability to predict leadership. you were deputy counter secretary for

carter's administration. i wonder on a more personal note, what was he like as a person?— like as a person? let's start with the fact that _ like as a person? let's start with the fact that l _ like as a person? let's start with the fact that l met _ like as a person? let's start with the fact that i met my _ like as a person? let's start with the fact that i met my late - like as a person? let's start with - the fact that i met my late husband, cindy harmon, in the roosevelt in the white house. i was deputy cabinet secretary and he was deputy commerce secondary. he used to say introduce me to the woman in the purple dress. carter was very proprietary about our relationship long into our marriage. and we visited him, we kept of the relationship. sydney harmon served on the board, but we're asking me is what i decide to run for congress in 19 991. i was elected in 1992. i got this envelope that i tore open not looking at the fact that it had a presidential seal on it — 00, my god! how did i ever look at that? it

said we are delighted you're running to for congress in sending this check for $500 to support you —— cheque. you will represent notjust california, but the carter family. wow. it was just a beautiful gesture. iframed it and hung it on the wall. that wasjimmy carter, that was the man i knew. i'm very proud of the fact that i had as much time with him as i did, and i think the country in the world are looking much more fondly on him and his past. curing disease in africa, monitoring elections, i ran into him because i was monitoring the... —— egyptian election. all the other things he did to protect this moral clarity and protect the ability. former congresswoman jane clarity and protect the ability. former congresswomanjane harman. the us treasury says it's been

hacked by chinese state—sponsored actors, gaining access to staff workstations. a spokesperson said unclassified documents were also compromised in the attack earlier this month. the treasury said the compromised service had been taken offline and there's no indication the hackers have continued to access its information. 0ur correspondent rowan bridge has more. this is been described as a major incident. what appears to have happen is these hackers hold of a security key which gave them access to a cloud computing service used by the treasury and from there, they were able to bypass security measures _ from there, they were able to bypass security measures and _ from there, they were able to bypass security measures and access - security measures and access workstations of a number of employees in the us department of treasury. they've been accessing classified... unclassified documents, but what's not clear is the scale the access. and how long

that access was available to these hackers. the authorities say they are now working with law enforcement to try and establish the scale of this hack, and they say this system has been taken off—line. there's no indication hackers still have access. this comes off what is the back of the... which was an attempt by hackers who have been linked to china to penetrate, at which they did, us telecommunications companies. they're able to access some of the conversations of donald j tromp, the incoming president, some of the conversations of donald jtromp, the incoming president, and jd vance. they were also able to access a group of people they have been talk their eyes to the people of were thought to be an in espionage. —— involved. this comes

on the back of a previous hacking attempt by the chinese, and something the us authorities are clearly concerned about. ra something the us authorities are clearly concerned about.- clearly concerned about. r0 and bride. south korea has ordered a complete review of airline safety procedures in response to the country's worst ever plane crash. 179 people were killed when the plane landed at high speed, skidded off the runway, smashed into a concrete wall and burst into flames. the boeing 737—800 was arriving at muan international airport in the south of the country. the exact cause is unclear, though investigators are looking at a possible bird strike, and landing gearfailure. many of those on board were koreans travelling home after spending christmas in thailand. relatives are still at the airport waiting for news. they are furious about a lack of support and information. jean mackenzie reports. shouting. the bereaved are at breaking point.

these outbursts come every few minutes. a day on from the crash, they're still at the airport, waiting to be reunited with their loved ones�* bodies. "why have only five bodies been released," this woman yells. "you're useless!" a police official spares her no details. "they're too badly damaged," he says. "forensic teams are still piecing them together." it's disturbing to hear. and for shin gyu—ho, it's even worse. his two teenage grandsons haven't even been identified. translation: i've been sitting here all day, hoping for news. i i'm so frustrated. i feel like i'm waiting without an end. the plane was carrying koreans back from christmas holidays in thailand when it landed at speed without its wheels down.

as it crashed, every passenger was killed. investigators are now trying to work out why the landing gear seemed to fail, but the flight recorder is damaged. it'll take time to decipher the data. so, today, the attention has turned to what happened on the runway. when the plane made its emergency landing, it was still intact, but because it couldn't stop, it then overshot the runway here. and we now know that it hit this concrete and orange structure that has been raised up on this grassy mound. this is a guidance system that is supposed to help planes land, but this is the point at which the plane exploded into this fireball and fractured into many pieces. and aviation experts are now questioning why this was positioned in this way, so raised up and so close to the end of the runway. the acting president has ordered an investigation of the country's entire aviation industry. without answers, the families don't know who to blame. for now, the only place they can direct their anger is at the forensic teams, who are still searching, yet to complete their gruelling, unenviable task. jean mackenzie, bbc news, muan airport.

with me now is hassan shahidi, president and ceo of the flight safety foundation. no confirmation into the cause of the crash — questions being asked as to whether a bird strike could be to blame. when you look at the footage, is a credible potential cause to your mind? first of all, our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those lost in this terrible accident. we are now looking at some of the reports coming out and videos, it's pretty clear that aircraft was in big trouble as it was it approaching

the airport. reportedly, struck by birds. this is something investigators will be looking at. was it struck by birds as it was reported by the pilot in this case? wasn't one or two engines? were there any parts of the aircraft that were dammit? —— damaged. this is involved in this number of factors that will be part of this investigation to determine exactly what happened. you investigation to determine exactly what happened-— investigation to determine exactly what happened. you say that it does a- ear what happened. you say that it does a - ear that what happened. you say that it does appear that that _ what happened. you say that it does appear that that aircraft _ what happened. you say that it does appear that that aircraft was - what happened. you say that it does appear that that aircraft was in - what happened. you say that it does appear that that aircraft was in big i appear that that aircraft was in big trouble as it was coming into land. we know the landing wasn't deployed. does that tell you anything, give you any cause for thought? i5 does that tell you anything, give you any cause for thought? is going to be a crucial— you any cause for thought? is going to be a crucial part _ you any cause for thought? is going to be a crucial part of _ you any cause for thought? is going to be a crucial part of the _ to be a crucial part of the investigation. it was approaching the airport, the landing gear was not extended either because it had

failed or some other reasons unknown at this point as to why perhaps the pilot's landing gear... that will be important because this aeroplane skidded all the way through the word and way before it crashed. —— the runway. the other important part would be the flaps. they were not extended as well. that's really part of contributing to the high speed of the aircraft coming in for landing. if you see something like that, you mentioned the flats not being extended as well. does that indicate there could be some kind of mechanicalfailure there could be some kind of mechanical failure with the aircraft? ~ . ., , aircraft? well, the recorders, the black boxes _ aircraft? well, the recorders, the black boxes have _ aircraft? well, the recorders, the black boxes have been _ aircraft? well, the recorders, the black boxes have been recovered | aircraft? well, the recorders, the - black boxes have been recovered and was reported, was damaged and may not be able to actually ultimately read the data. that data will determine exactly what is happening with the components within the

aircraft. the landing gear, the flaps, the engine — it's going to be crucial. also, what do pilot but also five minutes before it crash landed. how much time they have to deal with the situation they are facing. i have to deal with the situation they are facina. ., ., ., have to deal with the situation they are facin.. ., ., ., ., ,~' have to deal with the situation they are facin.. ., ., ., ., ., are facing. i do want to ask about that placement _ are facing. i do want to ask about that placement of— are facing. i do want to ask about that placement of concrete - are facing. i do want to ask about l that placement of concrete runway. do you think it should have been in that position. is that standard? investigators will be looking at the standard and will be looking at as

to why that concrete wall was placed there. the concrete wall was there to actually house the antennas that were affixed on top of the wall. investigators will look at the wall and determine whether or not that met with the standards.— and determine whether or not that met with the standards. whatever the course of this — met with the standards. whatever the course of this crash, _ met with the standards. whatever the course of this crash, aviation - course of this crash, aviation authorities do appear to be recording more bird collision incidents. is there anything that can be done about incidents.