these places are to atlanta. these places are appropriate. it may not be what you would normally have for your grandfather, but for him, his relationship with the american people, he felt good about it. that was jason carter, the grandson ofjimmy carter speaking there. we will bring you some of the sounds now and it seems there in georgia outside of the carter family home. quiet, sombre scene there. this is thejimmy carter national historic park, expecting the motorcade carrying the 39th president of the us to arrive

there, retracing his boyhood steps, coming to the family farm where he was born and raised, he was born back in 1924, raised, he was born back in 192a, nothing to be 100 years of age. and we are expecting the rangers and groundskeepers there, those who take care of this site, which is now a national historic park, to honour the man who they essentially worked for and memorialise. you'll hear a bell rung 39 times. we will definitely bring you that moment when that happens. we have a couple of guests you. i want to bring them back in. but apologies if you have to interact, we want to make sure we don't miss that moment. amber ross, robert strong. amber, as we see this gathering here of park rangers, it is an

interesting site, thejimmy carter national historic site, what more could you tell us about the way that the resident, his former peanuts farm has become a site for people around the world and now the country come to learn more about the former president? it is amazing that the general public has an opportunity to see and experience a little taste of how former president carter grew up. of course there's not too far removed from fdr's little white house, which is of course were former president carter watches general election campaign in 1976. but back to that site there in archery, you noted the fact that children are often incredibly interested in the outhouses, the fact that it doesn't have electricity. but former president carter shared

what an incredible impact that living there had on his life, the influence of his parents, and his siblings obviously, but also offers itinerant farmers who lived nearby, folks like miss rachel, who helped shape former president carter's understanding of race and socialjustice, and the friends that he had there, and in the teachers within the community. apologies, professor, just to jump apologies, professor, just to jump in here, because we are seeing that motorcade now beginning to arrive here in the area of the carter farm where jimmy carter was, area of the carter farm where jimmy carterwas, and area of the carter farm where jimmy carter was, and you see quite the motorcade for a state funeral, many cars and motorcycles, and the main vehicle of course carrying the body of the former president. this is the moment we are

expecting that motorcade to come. and we are expecting that bell to be run by the employees, the park rangers at the jimmy employees, the park rangers at thejimmy carter national the jimmy carter national historic thejimmy carter national historic park. and again this is an area, not a big town, but plenty people out today in the morning hours, it is cold in georgia we have to say. people still braving the elements, braving the cold and coming out to line the streets, get a last glimpse perhaps of the former president, and again summoned the lived alongside. jimmy carter and rosalynn carter part the community in this area, plains, georgia. for many decades living alongside, are not in a very large hole. i think i remember in an interview, it might have been the grandson ofjimmy carter, saying that the house ends up living in much of that later use of their life was valid at something like $125,000,

$200,000, not a something like $125,000, $200,000, nota rich, lavish lifestyle that the characters lived, certainlyjimmy carter didn't grow up that way, and all the way through to his final days, that's exactly the way they lived, the same type of noodle and simple lifestyle. another glimpse of the boyhood farm ofjimmy carter, now a national park. we will be expecting that moment when the gathering there begins to honourjimmy carter, and we will make sure we will bring that moment when that bell rings 39 times, signifying he service 39th president of the us. amber, apologies for the

interruption, but not to make sure that we that solemn moment there, but as you are saying, this is one of those areas where people. by, where not only a place for people to learn, but this is the site where a young jimmy carter grew up, not a fancy area, but what kind of role his father, his mother, had in the community at the time, back whenjimmy carter would have been there? certainly his father was an important influence on former president carter's life, as was his mother, mrs lillian, miss lillian really give back to the community as an itinerant nurse. as you have noted, she went on to serve in the peace corps, and led a remarkable life. but his father was seen

as a pillar in the community, and someone who was a prominent businessman, but gave back to others in the community. if there are mortgages, if the needed small loans for instance, orsomeone needed small loans for instance, or someone who would offer that to the community. certainly, as i noted and was saying earlier, carter's life was shaped dramatically, not only by his parents and his siblings, but by those individuals in the community. i started to reference missjulia coleman, a chartered teacher of former president carter, and remarkably, reminded her students on a number of occasions that a president might be in the midst. and certainly i think is incredibly important for teachers to share those sorts of messages with the students, that they can be anything no matter their humble

roots and origins. just getting a glimpse year of that motorcade, motorcycles of course at the beginning, and will be expecting the main part of that procession coming through into this small area, plains, georgia, we heard some of those stories of the young presidents growing up in archery, he would go down to plains, georgia, to sell his boiled peanuts, kind of a traditional snack this part of the country. he talks pretty lovingly about how he grew up there, many of the several books that president carter wrote over his years. now we see the main vehicle with the american flags on it. quite the procession here of black vehicles. and we see the gathered park rangers,

groundskeepers ofjimmy carter national historic park. this is the point farm of the carter is peanuts farm and agricultural business. something that later in life jimmy business. something that later in lifejimmy carter before becoming president took over the family farm was his father died of cancer. he came back and ran the fire himself along with rosalynn carter, his wife. and now we see the motorcade, the lead vehicle there, carrying the body of the former president. let us stop and listen, as we ceremony to begin. she was bells ringing soon.

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39 tolls of the bell at the family farm where you may carter grew up to honour the 39th president of the united states. we saw that longest serving national park service ranger there on that national historic site. we see the gathering there of staff and

rangers that are running this now museum as they salutejimmy carter. this part of georgia, archery, quite a small town. this was a farm, when the president was born, didn't have running water or electricity. get a sense of the nature of the farm. nothing fancy. again, this was the son of a peanut farmer, jimmy carter growing up there, eventually took over the family business, before he decided to get into politics and ran for state senate, running to become governor of georgia, and then the white house that. growing up here in

the mid—1920s, house that. growing up here in the mid-19205, 1924 house that. growing up here in the mid—1920s,192lijimmy carter was born here in georgia. and you can see, now retracing his steps, to where he was born, before this motorcade will take off for atlanta, georgia. you are watching bbc news special coverage of the state funeral ofjimmy carter, the 39th president of united states. you see they are the vehicle carrying the coffin of the president, motorcade waiting there behind. we have watched as this procession has begun. americus, georgia, with the latejimmy carter received his medical care, where the body was waiting, to then make this procession, the state funeral, as we see now the motorcade departing this area

of georgia, on its weight now to make this drive towards the carter centre and presidential library, his headquarters for his post presidency, something he is very well known for stop but this procession making its way through small towns, through communities in his home state, his home city, where we saw state, his home city, where we sanimmy carter born and raised, plains, georgia, the area where both he and his wife were born. the time he returned to multiple times. he came back after his career in the navy. and he came back after his career in the white house. and now returning for the final time, as this state funeral, to honour the latejimmy carter, begins here. i have a couple of guests with me. amber ross and robert strong.