they'll eventually find the black boxes, bring them up and download them. so this is it's not rare we're going to have we have plenty of evidence. we have video evidence. we got air traffic control communications. we're going to have the black boxes. this is not going to be a mystery for long. >> and then just talk to me. i mean, having worked with the victims of, you know, those who have perished in plane crashes before, i mean, what that process is like now for for all of those families, it's really, really horrible. >> and i've lived with the families through this process. they, um, they want their loved ones back with them. you know, obviously they know their past, but right now they're not even getting the the remains. and probably a lot of the families are being visited to get dna swabs from children to get, you know, go to actually take brushes and get get hair out of the brushes so they can go identify the bodies, the, the you know, i understand the, the

it takes a long time to get reliable information. the worst thing than the delay is giving wrong information. and they want to make sure that the remains are properly identified and returned in a respectful way. they want to make sure the personal effects are properly identified and returned to the right families, and that's going to take time. but it's very frustrating to the families. yeah. >> justin green, we appreciate your insights and expertise and we appreciate you being here today. thank you. thank you for having a new hour of cnn news central starts right now. >> this morning remembering jimmy carter. the date for his state funeral was just revealed as tributes to his presidency. his great love for his wife and his legacy pour in. new this morning as well. a pilot's final words. what was said moments before that horrific crash landing in south korea. as we're now learning a bird strike may be to blame. plus,

devastation across the south of the united states after a rare tornado outbreak struck right before the new year. i'm omar jimenez with rahel solomon. sarah. john and kate are out today. this is cnn news central. >> and this morning we are learning more about how the nation will honor the life and the legacy of former president jimmy carter. moments ago, the white house confirmed that a state funeral will be held in washington, d.c., on january 9th. overnight, president biden declared that same day a national day of mourning. as this hour, flags at the white house and across the state of georgia are flying at half staff. carter died peacefully at the age of 100 yesterday afternoon, surrounded by his family at his home, many this morning remembering him for his humanitarian work and the deep love he shared with rosalynn, his wife of 77 years. all five

living u.s. presidents paying their respects, biden calling him a dear friend. trump saying we all owe him a debt of gratitude. obama, highlighting his remarkable nature as bush called him, a true point of light. and clinton saying he lived to serve others. let's bring in cnn's ryan young, who is live in plains, georgia, this morning. ryan, as i just pointed out, we were hearing from all sorts of former leaders, both here and abroad. but how are those in his hometown remembering him yeah, such a great question. >> i think one of the things you have to realize is when you cross this state, there's a lot of pride for jimmy carter. almost every part of this state has been touched by a man who had a guiding hand in terms of not only showing how someone who could be a farmer in such a small town like this one could rise to be the president of the united states. and i will tell you, as we travel here overnight and we stopped in certain places, we talked to people who said they loved the fact that jimmy carter stood for so much, even after his

presidency. when you talk about habitat for humanity or how he went after diseases in africa, there is a lot of pride when it comes to the former president. but listening to the mayor of this city talk about how much the former president meant to plains, georgia. >> known him since i was a child. he was not only my friend, though. he was a friend of everybody in town. and we've lost not just a president, but a friend and a person that never forgot the people here, regardless of what a position he held. and also, he's going to be buried here. and it's very deliberate move to keep people coming back to visit. on his part, even in death, he hadn't forgot the town. >> he never forgot the town. i want to read this quote from chip carter. it says my father was a hero not only to me, but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love. my brothers and sisters and i shared him with the rest of the world through these common beliefs. the world

is our family because of the way he brought people together. and we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs. that was from chip carter. look, when you stand in this town, you can only see jimmy carter's touch all over the place. you look behind me, you see the big sign. the campaign headquarters is just over there. and i will tell you, even the small places here, everyone seems to have a jimmy carter story. i've worked throughout the state my entire career. thomasville, georgia. savannah and atlanta and every one of those places. someone always had a story about the former president. we now know that january 9th will be the day of national mourning, and also the day of that funeral, but so many people will be coming out over the next 24 hours or so to tell their personal stories of meeting jimmy carter, or even someone like myself who can remember doing habitat for humanity stories. and the former president showing up and really shutting the whole city down because of the impact that he would have when he would show up to one of those scenes, and how he was so common to so many people. >> yeah. and he will, of

course, bring tourism back to plains for, for years to come by design. ryan young live for us there, ryan. thank you. and from peanut farmer to president to nobel peace prize winner, jimmy carter lived an extraordinary life. cnn's wolf blitzer has more now on his enduring legacy. >> be proud again. we just want the truth again. >> jimmy carter was elected president barely two years after the lawbreaking and coverups of the watergate scandal forced president richard nixon to resign. his candor seemed like a breath of fresh air. >> there's a fear that our best years are behind us. but i say to you that our nation's best is still ahead. >> james earl carter was born on october 1st, 1924. his father ran an agricultural supply store in plains, georgia. his mother was a nurse. he was smart enough and tough enough to receive an appointment to the u.s. naval

academy just after graduation in 1946, he married rosalynn smith. his naval career took him from battleships to the new nuclear submarine program, but when his father died in 1953, he left the military and returned to georgia, where he spent the next two decades running the family peanut farm business, and slowly and steadily beginning a political career that saw him elected governor of georgia in 1970. >> to use an old 1950s term, if there ever was a classic example of an inner directed man, you know jimmy carter, is it? >> his close friend and associate was press secretary jody powell, who died in 2009. >> he enjoyed people and he enjoyed talking to people. i think he enjoyed those early days of campaigns when there was much more personal interaction with the voters than he did the latter stages, when it was a series of of of set piece speeches and large crowds. >> my name is jimmy carter, and

i'm running for president. >> in 1976, the former georgia governor went from being jimmy who to the white house. not everyone in washington was happy to see him. >> washington, even more than new york, is the snobbiest city in america. and carter and the georgians were treated like dirt, condescendingly and with hostility. if he had a fault, it was that he matched washington's hostility with his own. >> early on, carter was accused of presidential micromanaging, of excessive attention to detail. >> at his best, jimmy carter mastered a subject and then led, sometimes very effectively, because of his mastery of its details. >> that mastery of details enabled carter to negotiate the camp david peace accords, a deal between egypt and israel that led to a peace treaty ending decades of war between

their countries. his most difficult presidential days came after iranian militants took dozens of americans hostage in tehran in late 1979. they were held for 444 days, and eight u.s. servicemen died. after president carter ordered an elaborate rescue attempt that failed. the iran hostage crisis was only one of the challenges that confronted president carter. >> we must face the fact that the energy shortage is permanent. >> during carter's term, americans endured a sharp, steady increase in oil and gasoline prices, which forced everything to cost more to some. carter's stark comments began to sound like moralizing. >> the erosion of our confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and political fabric of america. >> in 1980, carter faced republican challenger ronald reagan, who exuded sunny optimism and asked voters a simple question are you better

off than you were four years ago? jimmy carter lost the election, but not his resolve to make a difference. he and rosalynn founded the carter center, in part to promote peace, democracy, human rights, as well as economic and social development all over the world. carter monitored elections for fairness. he went to north korea and cuba and met with leaders usually shunned by the u.s., including representatives of hamas, the palestinian organization. both the u.s. and israel have branded as terrorists. >> this is a man who who has a really unique commitment to public service. >> it really is a calling with him. >> in autumn of 2002, carter was awarded the nobel peace prize, the culmination of an incredible career as a world leader and as a citizen. >> i'm delighted and humbled and very grateful that the nobel peace

prize committee has given me this recognition. >> he still wasn't done. carter remained active into his 90s, traveling, writing books, building habitat for humanity homes, and to the discomfort of his successors, speaking out on the issues of the day, he criticized bill clinton's affair with monica lewinsky, called george w. bush's international policy, quote, the worst in history. but from your definition, you believe the united states under this administration has used torture? >> i don't. i don't think it i know it, certainly. >> he also took on president donald trump. >> does america want kind of a jerk as president? >> oh, apparently from his recent election. yes. i never knew it before. >> carter survived a cancer scare in 2015 and kept going. >> didn't find any cancer at all. >> so when he attended george h.w. bush's funeral in late 2018, he was the oldest of america's living presidents. he celebrated his own 100th

birthday in 2020 for his beloved wife. rosalynn passed away in 2023. she'd been a steadfast partner through 77 years of marriage. carter's diminished health prevented him from speaking at her memorial service, so their daughter, amy, read a letter he wrote to rosalynn while deployed with the navy. 75 years earlier, my darling, every time i have ever been away from you, i have been thrilled. >> when i returned to discover just how wonderful you are while i am away, i try to convince myself that you really are not could not be as sweet and beautiful as i remember. but when i see you, i fall in love with you all over again. does that seem strange to you? it doesn't to me. >> husband. statesman. a connection to an era now gone. jimmy carter was a defender of values. forever current. >> those who hunger for

freedom, who thirst for human dignity, and who suffer for the sake of justice. they are the patriots of this cause. i believe with all my heart that america must always stand for these basic human rights at home and abroad. that is both our history and our destiny with us now is stuart mclaurin, president of the white house historical association, and kate andersen brower, author of exploring the white house and first women. >> thank you both for being here. now, stuart, obviously, look, so much of jimmy carter's legacy has come from his time after leaving the white house. but i wonder, what do you see as his most enduring legacy during his time in office, and how it may have informed his path? post-presidency? >> well, thank you, omar. >> it's an honor to be with you this morning. >> and i think as we reflect back on a remarkable life, a president who lived more than 100 years, spanning from 1924, just a few years after world

war one, until just this week. >> that presidency saw so much, so much change in america. and he's his most people watching this program may not have even been alive when jimmy carter was president. and so he's had a dynamic post-presidency. but the years when he was president, i think i would like to say were marked by a number of things that were not even mentioned in wolfe's obituary. and that was faith, a man of dynamic, intense personal faith. in fact, the sunday after the camp david accords, when most presidents would be taking a victory lap on the sunday shows, president carter taught sunday school at the first baptist church here in washington, d.c. and i think that's something that was emblematic of his presidency. he spoke to us of being in prayer so much during the time of the hostage crisis, during his presidency. and i think that's something that we should focus on and remember about him during his presidency. but

certainly since. >> yeah, i mean, of course, with such a significant aspect of his life and the work that he did, kate, you know, you and i were talking, i think literally in the first minutes after we learned of jimmy carter passing. and one of the things i was thinking about since yesterday, today is i think we kind of take for granted the work that presidents these days tend to do when they leave office and the work of charity or foundations. but when jimmy carter did it, it wasn't necessarily the norm. i mean, is there an aspect of his post-presidency work that you think will, especially that you think especially set a blueprint for what would become future presidents? >> well, he he redefined the post-presidency. and as he as he redefined the first lady's position with rosalynn in the white house, being an incredibly active first lady and the vice presidency, giving walter mondale his own office in the west wing of the white house, which hadn't happened before. so he was an incredible leader. and i think what he did the most was

show that money doesn't matter. he was there. he didn't want to make money. that wasn't something he was concerned about. he wanted to change people's lives. >> and you know, stewart, i'll ask you the same question. is there an aspect of his post-presidency work that you think especially set a blueprint for what would become future presidents? >> well, i think kate is exactly right. he set that standard. and now you look at what president clinton has done and what george w bush has done with their centers to continue the work that they were advocating as president. and president carter certainly did that and continued things that was even more successful post-presidency and advocating those policies and interests than he had been during his presidency. >> and, kate, look, obviously, we're talking about jimmy carter's death here, but he, of course, was married to his wife, rosalynn, for over 75 years before she died last year. their relationship was very front and center in the work that they did. and i know you touched on it a little bit, but i wonder what you see as the lasting impact of jimmy carter, the husband, and jimmy carter in the

context of their relationship? >> well, they were married an astonishing 77 years. um, they were each other's best friends, you know, they didn't have friends. they had each other. she was his closest adviser. he was not very political, you know, she would often tell him she was the politician in that relationship. and when he wanted to make decisions that were controversial, sometimes she would say, maybe you should hold off until you're reelected to do that. and i think that shows her incredible political acumen. but they held each other up every night. they read the bible to each other. they never went to bed angry. they were each other's biggest supporters. and i also think the fact that he listened to her, um, they would have these weekly lunches in the oval office where she would bring him the problems that she was hearing from around the world, from around the country. and, you know, her mental health work was very important to him. they they gave each other a voice. and there was such a

mutual respect between each other that i think is very unique in any marriage to see on such a public stage. >> yeah. i mean, look, so many aspects of his life have, i think it's clear, have left enduring legacies. stuart, i want to ask you this question because i think it's interesting your president of the white house historical association, and i think it's fair to say that maybe how history looked on president jimmy carter in the year or two after he was voted out of office versus now has has changed significantly over the past few decades. so i guess my question to you is, how do you think history will ultimately remember jimmy carter? >> well, i think history has already changed our reflections on this presidency from the very difficult, challenging, harsh time those four years and then being defeated resoundingly by president reagan in 1980. but then to look back and to see all that he has accomplished

since his presidency and how much that was rooted in the time of his presidency itself. i do want to mention one other thing about mrs. carter, as kate was reflecting on their relationship, i, my mind reflected on that inauguration day in 1977 when president and mrs. carter are coming down pennsylvania avenue after the swearing in ceremony, they get out of the limo and they grasp hands, and they're walking down pennsylvania avenue hand in hand. and i think that was emblematic of what was to come. of course, they had worked together in the peanut and agriculture industry and in state government and and certainly in the white house. and then we've seen all of these years in that wonderful marriage, how they work together. and so the legacy is of the two of them, not just of one president. yeah. >> um, kate stewart mclaurin. i got to leave the conversation there. thank you both for being here. all right, more news we're following, including breaking overnight. azerbaijan's president is

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>> new year, new era. aew is coming to max where the best wrestling. >> all elite wrestling stream on max starting january 1st. >> welcome back. south korea's acting president has declared seven days of national mourning as details continue to unfold surrounding south korea's deadliest air accident in decades. officials have confirmed that a mayday call was made by the pilot of the inbound flight from bangkok due to a bird strike on the aircraft, before attempting an emergency landing. 179 people died in the crash. two crew members who were in the tail section of the plane incredibly survived. the ntsb, now leading a team of u.s. investigators to assist south korean authorities. cnn's mike valerio is at the crash site in muan, south korea, and has this report. >> well, we're getting a better sense of how expansive the debris field is. and right now we're only a couple yards away from the epicenter of the

debris field. that is the tail section of the boeing 737 800, which managed to. survive relatively and i stress, relatively intact, 15 yards high. and this is the section of the plane where the two survivors were pulled from and rescued by first responders. minutes after this plane was engulfed in flames. so we're going to pan to the left. that's where you can see this massive yellow crane that will be charged with moving pieces of the wreckage, and we're going to pan down, and you can see parts of the aircraft that were hurled, jettisoned beyond the cinder block perimeter of the airport. and this is what investigators from south korea, the ntsb from the united states, will be poring over, scouring over as they investigate. certainly, what went wrong. and were there any mechanical issues that contributed to the landing gear not deploying? but, you know, i think we got a better sense

during the day as we pan further to my right, just showing you that some of this debris was hurled from the aircraft a distance longer than a football field, just to give you the sense of the force of thissaw tray tables, yellow inflatable seats that were mangled, and members of the military that were combing this area that we're looking at after sunset, looking for potential human remains, looking for passengers belongings and cataloging certain elements of the aircraft. certain pieces of the aircraft. we are waiting for the ntsb team to get on the scene to begin their work. that is the next part of this equation when it comes to the investigation. figuring out what went wrong. and we do know that one of the black box components has been damaged and it's questionable and open

question rather whether or not it will have to be sent to the united states for examination. mike valerio, cnn, meran, south korea, and our thanks to mike valerio for that report. >> omar. >> well, this morning, a christmas day plane crash is still sparking international tension. azerbaijan's president is accusing russia of accidentally shooting down a passenger plane and trying to hide it. russia's president offered a carefully worded apology over the weekend but stopped short of taking blame for the 38 deaths. cnn's clare sebastian joins us now. so, clare, can you just tell us more about the investigation and what seems to be the diplomatic fallout here? >> yeah, omar, the investigation seems to be in its early stages. now. it's involving four countries. so azerbaijan, russia, kazakhstan, where, of course, the plane came down, and brazil, which is where the headquarters of embraer, the planemaker, is based. we understand the black boxes have now been sent to brazil for analysis. so there

is cooperation happening there. but on the other side we have this very unwelcome diplomatic spat for moscow with a key ally, azerbaijan, so key that in fact, azerbaijan's president was en route to russia for an informal summit of post-soviet states when the plane came down and he had to turn back to azerbaijan. so look, as you say, putin is clearly in damage control mode. he did apologize in a way, in a phone call that he initiated on saturday. he said that he was sorry for this tragic incident happening in russian airspace. according to a kremlin readout of that call. so an apology, but no admission of guilt there. and the apology seems to be to have been accepted by azerbaijan's president. but he has three demands, right? one, that russia apologize, one that it admits its guilt, which it hasn't done yet, though of course, the investigation is ongoing. and thirdly, that it punish those responsible and pay compensation. now, we did hear via azerbaijan's state media that russia's

investigative committee has promised to track down those responsible and punish them. no mention of compensation yet. so this is still ongoing. it's not clear what azerbaijan's actions may be yet, as it is called for these three things, and russia has not met all of them yet. but we do see russia clearly trying to placate its ally. here it is, you know, making a show of being out front when it comes to the investigation. the investigative committee chair has promised to put its best qualified people on this. and, you know, advanced equipment. and interestingly, putin published the list today of the countries that he wished. happy new year to these so-called friendly countries. at the very top of that list was azerbaijan. >> omar, it's an interesting situation to follow. a lot of interested parties here from countries, but of course, the families of those killed and affected as well. clare sebastian really appreciate the reporting. also this morning we have new, really disturbing details from a deadly inmate beating in new york. what

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in earlier this month. that beating reportedly left the left the inmate permanently disfigured. but then there's also officer nicholas anzalone. that's the correctional officer who's named in a separate 2022 complaint alleging that he not only joined in on the assault of an inmate, but also that he was allegedly involved in a covering up of really a fabrication of disciplinary charges against the inmate who was left with what's been described by his attorney as substantial physical and mental injuries. now, both of these cases were held. they were first reported by the new york times. they are still pending. cnn actually reached out to the new york corrections department for more information on these previous allegations. they said they do not comment on pending litigation, but also want to add that in 2022, there was an independent watchdog group that actually found widespread results of assault and also mistreatment at the hands of the staff. the corrections department responded to that report, saying that it was certainly troubled by this, and said that it was in the process or had at least addressed some

of those concerns from the glue group, including the deployment of body worn cameras. earlier this year. and those cameras are what captured the fatal beating of brooks earlier this month. we've seen this video, parts of it quite disturbing to watch here. brooks had been serving a 12 year sentence for assault. he is seen in the footage getting kicked and punched by officers while his hands were still handcuffed behind his back. at one point, something is even shoved into mr. brooks mouth. the next day, he was pronounced dead at the hospital. it's still unclear exactly what led up to the moment they brought him into the examination room. the new york department of corrections has already named 14 staff members suspected in brooks's death. none of them or their representatives have commented since the video was released earlier this weekend by the new york state attorney general. cnn has reached out for comment from those correctional officers, but something that's

certainly telling royal of the brutal nature of this beating o officers union, which, as we know, typically defends these correctional officers, have responded saying that this is, quote, incomprehensible. so that certainly speaks to just the brutal nature as not only the state but also the fbi continues to investigate this beating. >> yeah, the state and the ag promising a thorough investigation here in terms of what happened. polo. thank you. thanks for serving this morning. there is an outpouring of praise for former president jimmy carter. we're going to take a look at the groundbreaking diplomacy that highlighted his presidency and still impacts world politics today. and president-elect donald trump finding dissent inside his own base over his stance on work visas. we'll be right back. >> the whole story with anderson cooper is a five time emmy winner for long form journalism this week, kyung lah on k-pop. the whole story with

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domestically and abroad. leaders in china, for example, are celebrating the man they call their old friend. carter led the charge to end decades of hostility between the united states and china, a decision that had major implications then and today. cnn's will ripley reports on carter's legacy in beijing. >> a smile and a handshake between two very different men who saw a common future. u.s. president jimmy carter and china's communist leader deng xiaoping both knew the fate of the world would one day hinge on relations between the u.s. and china. it was 1979. washington established diplomatic ties with communist beijing. for a president who got a deal done between egypt and israel and struck a nuclear accord with the soviet union, carter believed ending hostility with beijing was among his greatest achievements. >> what are you most proud of? >> i helped promote peace between other countries that

were potentially at war. i reached out to long term adversaries like china. >> his decision came at a cost. the u.s. no longer officially recognizes taiwan. u.s. troops pulled out. the island democracy of now facing the growing threat of a possible chinese attack. >> from it officially became a unrecognized state. >> and that really is what put taiwan in this very compromised position internationally. >> the u.s. maintains unofficial ties with taiwan, regularly selling weapons to its military. china, experiencing huge economic growth due in large part to its relationship with the u.s. now, china is the world's second largest economy, but prosperity did not trigger political reform. chinese leader xi jinping could potentially stay in power for life with a military more powerful than ever. bilateral relations dropping to the lowest level in

years. carter always maintained people to people. >> ties will prevail, that the best thing to do is to try to find some accommodation with china and to respect each other, and to try to find ways to cooperate rather than to confront one another with the differences that do exist. >> he made several trips to china after leaving office. warmly welcomed by top leaders, the 39th president of the united states, proud of his legacy, normalizing ties with china, now seen by many as the most important bilateral relationship of the 21st century. will ripley, cnn, taiwan. >> and moments ago, pope francis offered his condolences to former president jimmy carter's family and praised the deep christian faith that motivated him to push for peace and human rights. that faith shaped his life in and out of the white house over the last three decades. he inspired thousands of volunteers in the u.s. and around the world to build, renovate or repair more than 4000 habitat for humanity

homes. after leaving washington, carter taught sunday school in his hometown baptist church in plains, georgia, only stopping in 2020 because of the covid pandemic. joining me now is cnn contributor randall balmer. he is also the chair of the department of religion at dartmouth college. randall, great to have you today. it's interesting, right, because it wasn't just his faith, but it was really a study and an understanding of many faiths. he was the first president to publicly light a hanukkah menorah in 1979. talk to us a little bit about how his understanding of faiths influenced his approh to both governing here domestically, but also forei policy jimmcarter, as your ece just sai believed very much in interpersonal relationships, one on one relationships. >> and that is what really propelled him to the presidency. >> his ability to do retail campaigning, particularly in iowa and new hampshire at the beginning of the 1976 democratic primaries.

>> but his faith was foundational and let's remember that he really introduced most of america, that is, those outside of the evangelical subculture to the term born again christian. >> and that was very familiar to a whole segment of the population, but not to the populace at large. >> what do you make? because although he was a devout follower of his religion, of his faith, he was also a staunch supporter of the separation of church and state and religious freedom at large. what does that say to you about how personal he saw religion and faith he was a baptist. >> he was a true baptist, and baptists historically have believed both in liberty of conscience and the separation of church and state, in part to protect the integrity of the faith from too close. >> in association with the state. but those ideas, his religious ideas, his faith, informed everything about his life, as he said very often. and he was very careful at the same time as you suggested in your question,

not to impose his religious beliefs on anyone else. he wanted to work through the political process. certainly his own positions were informed by his faith. care for the least of these, care for the environment, god's creation, the whole emphasis on human rights. those were all foundational to his policies. >> and how about of his marriage to rosalynn? he said this in his 2018 book, the most important example of faith in my life has been the marriage vows i exchanged with rosalynn. >> i think that's absolutely true. they were married for 77 years. it was a marriage of unusual companionship and love, affection with one another. that's not to say they didn't go at each each other. when jimmy carter came back from his father's deathbed in 1953 and announced to rosalynn in schenectady, which is where they were posted at the time, that they were going back to plains so that he could try to have the kind of influence on

the community that his father had. rosalynn was not not amused, and the long drive from schenectady to plains, georgia, transpired in almost total silence between two very strong willed individuals. nevertheless, they had a long and enduring friendship, marriage, relationship, and i left my conversations with mr. carter believing that the only person he fully trusted was rosalynn. >> yeah, i mean, we can all aspire to 77 years of marriage for sure. talk to me a little bit about i want to read something that you just said, that you said that carter was the last of a breed of progressive evangelicals and politics. what did you mean by that? >> well, there's a long tradition in american evangelicalism of care for those jesus called the least of these. so particularly in the 19th century, there was an emphasis on, say, prison reform, women's equality, including voting rights, which

was considered a rather, um, radical idea in the 19th century. uh, common schools or public schools, as we would know them today as a way to advance the fortunes of those who are less fortunate and various peace reform initiatives. those were all part of the heritage of evangelicalism in the 19th century. and jimmy carter's political career, particularly particularly his candidacy for the presidency in 1976, revived that whole strain of progressive evangelicalism. sadly, the emergence of the religious right during his presidency reversed a lot of those those gains. >> yeah. randall balmer, we appreciate the time today. thank you. all right. and still ahead for us, we are getting new details this morning on the funeral plans to honor president carter. when will mourners be able to pay their respects? and after a weekend of tornado outbreaks, we are tracking how

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make a change today at forhours. >> com i'm elizabeth wagmeister in los angeles and this is cnn. >> welcome back. at least four people are confirmed dead after deadly storms tore through parts of the southeast over the weekend. dozens of tornadoes touched down from texas to alabama, and crews are still assessing the damage this morning. more than 100,000 customers were left without power sunday, and hundreds of flights were canceled as many tried to come home from the holidays. a church was leveled when a tornado ripped through mississippi. two people were inside, according to the pastor, and they survived by hiding in the church's bathroom. cnn's allison chinchar joins us now. so, allison, i mean, look, obviously seeing the devastation of these these storms is so incredibly humbling and sad, especially this time of year. but what is the forecast heading into the

new year? >> right. because a lot of people want to know that system that happened over the weekend, where is it going to be? and the good news is, at least for the south, that system has finally moved off shore for the most part in the northeast. we still have a few of those lingering showers from it, but those should be ending as we go through the day to day. so you've still got some rain and snow around the great lakes, and still some rain coming down around portions of new hampshire, eastern massachusetts and maine. but all eyes really are on the next system. this is the one that's currently in the west, bringing a lot of very heavy snow and even a little bit of some rain snow mix to the high plains. >> that's why you've got a lot of those winter weather alerts, in effect, not just for right now, but those will continue through the rest of the day today. >> but that system then traverses eastward across the country over the next several days. >> by tuesday morning, you're looking at really kind of centered over portions of the midwest. then as we head into tuesday night, and especially very early wednesday, the bulk of that moisture really starting to surge into the northeast. so that begs the question, okay, what does this mean for folks who have outdoor plans on new year's eve, other cities in the northeast and

great lakes could have some showers to contend with. so you may have to take a poncho or some kind of a backup plan if you have some outdoor plans. and then, of course, there's new york city, the big system here, or the big city here. you do have rain chances in the forecast. can't also rule out the chance for a few, maybe 1 or 2 thunders thunder claps as well. the one bit of good news, however, take a look at the temperatures. upper 40s to lower 50s. that would actually put it kind of on the warmer end of where we've had some of those things. so. so again, it may be raining, but at least it's not a cold rain to go along with it. >> look, you can't get everything you want allison chinchar really appreciate it, rachel. >> all right. new this morning video appears to show doctor hussam abu safiya prominent palestinian hospital director, walking unarmed towards a tank in gaza ahead of his arrest by israeli forces. doctor abu safiya has not been seen since friday's raid that closed the last major functioning health facility in northern gaza. recently released former detainees tell

cnn that he is being held at a controversial military base that doubles as a detention facility. cnn has not independently verified that the israeli military said that it detained doctor abu safiya because he was, quote, suspected of being a hamas terrorist operative, but provided no evidence to support that. cnn has reached out to the israeli military to confirm where he is being held. a colorado man under arrest after allegedly attacking a local tv reporter and yelling this is trump's america now! patrick thomas egan was arrested on suspicion of bias motivated crimes, second degree assault and harassment. now, according to an arrest affidavit, he followed the reporter's car for 40 miles, chased him after he got out of the vehicle and tried to strangle him. coworkers who ran out to help say that the reporter was losing his ability to breathe. eagan is scheduled to appear in court on thursday. and on a lighter note, 3,000 pounds of confetti

will blanket times square to ring in 2025. but before billions of eyes are on the main event, a confetti test run has to take place. two one happy new year! >> whoa, look at that confetti. go! >> let's get some. organizers say that the confetti test went off without a hitch. this is video from west 45th and 46th streets, which will soon be packed with crowds welcoming in the new year. some confetti will include written notes from people who submitted them through the virtual wishing well in times square. here's hoping the weather cooperates after that. allison chinchar report. here's hoping it. >> yeah, i mean, look. something tells me that confetti is dropping no matter what. >> rain or shine. >> yeah, at least it won't be cold. hopefully. fingers crossed. thanks, rahel. look, this morning. also great news for drivers as we head into the new year. gas prices are expected to dip in 2025. that's according to projections. gasbuddy shared exclusively with cnn's cnn's matt egan, joins us now to

share his new reporting. so, matt, can you walk us through this new forecast here? >> yeah, it is so nice to be here about some good news for 2025. so gasbuddy is projecting that next year will be the third straight year of falling gas prices. they're calling for an annual average of $3.22 a gallon. that would be an 11 cent drop from this year. it would also be the lowest annual average since 2021. of course, it's also true that gas prices are still higher than they were before covid 19. of course, it's also true that people are making more money than they were before covid, right? and gas is swallowing up a smaller and smaller amount of paychecks, which is obviously good news. now this is a forecast is is a far cry from what we saw in 2022 when gas prices skyrocketed above $5 a gallon for the first time ever. that was a nightmare. thankfully, oil prices have come down dramatically since that russian invasion of ukraine, in part

because the u.s. is producing more oil than any country in world history. so we have strong supply. we've also got relatively weak demand, especially out of china. and so that's why gasbuddy is projecting that americans are going to spend about $115 billion less on fuel in 2025 than they did back in 2022. typical family still expected to spend about $2,300 on gas, but that's about $500 less than they did back at that peak. we should note that this is just a forecast. there's always wild cards out there that could change things, but for now, the outlook is that president-elect trump is going to take office at a time when gas prices are pretty muted, and they could go even lower. >> gasbuddy data. being a buddy to our wallets right now. it was percolating in my head. i had to get it out. but look, you mentioned it's forecast. obviously, i don't want to be the pessimist. i don't want to throw the wrench in it. but. but are there potential barriers or things that could trip up this forecast? >> yeah, there's a couple things we need to pay close