person killed sunday morning in north carolina. i'm brandy campbell. back to you, jonathan. >> jonathan: thank you so much from nicole creek, mississippi. and that is the story of monday december 30th the day on which we remember former president jimmy carter. a president to head for difficult years in the white house but then decades of great achievement on the world stage through the carter center. we send our condolences to his family of course. has always the story goes on and we will see you back here tomorrow at 3:00 he eastern and noon i would tear on the best coast. "your world" starts right now.

>> neil: president-elect donald trump throwing his support behind republican speaker mike johnson ahead of what is expected to be a close vote on friday. is it enough to get republicans on board? we ask this congressman about it in a moment. but first remembering the 39th president of the united states jimmy carter who passed at the age of 100. the attributes and messages of gratitude rushing in from his predecessors here in the u.s. and leaders around the world. the longest living u.s. president, carter died nearly two years after entering hospice care. multiple observances are set to get underway. welcome everyone on andrew lawrence and this is "your world". we begin in carter's hometown of planes, georgia more on this. jonathan? >> well-wishers have begun to arrive in plains, georgia the town where former president jimmy carter was born and where he obviously embraced

the world -- rural and very religious way of life. >> are american traditions and values, we need to bring that back. and it will be hard. but we can do it. >> carter won the presidency following richard nixon watergate scandal in vietnam. he worked to restore facing -- faith in institutions and negotiated a lasting peace settlement between israel and egypt but he had to contend with ongoing inflation an energy crisis and american diplomats taken hostage in iran. even those who did not agree with him politically raised mr. carter's humanitarian initiatives both during and post presidency as well as his deeply held christian faith that guided his charitable spirit. >> in the bible belt down in georgia and particularly south georgia and i would submit to you that jimmy carter may be remembered more for his faith and his politics.

>> on his truth social platform president-elect trump writes about mr. carter, will i strongly disagree with them philosophically and politically, i also realized he truly loved and respected our country and all that stands for. you worked hard to make america a better place and for that i give him my highest respect. president biden has designated january ninth 2025 as a national day of mourning. a report that mr. biden is expected to deliver the eulogy on that day. ceremonies are being planned here in atlanta and here in plains. >> millions of people around the world all over the world. even though they never met him. that is because jimmy carter lived a life measured not by his words but by his deeds. >> the former president's legacy lives on in the carter center

the international nonprofit organization he created in partnership with the university to help eradicate disease, promote fair elections, and negotiate peace. mr. carter, who was 100 when he died, will be married next to his beloved wife rosalynn carter of 77 years. they have a plot just outside of the willow tree near the residents where they live together. >> andrew: offering deepest condolences and posting a photo of her daughter and grandfather who were close friends. joining us now is the doctor of civil rights activist... the niece of martin luther king jr. how do you think president carter will be remembered? >> i am so glad to join you in remembering a family friend. president jimmy carter. him and my grandfather reverend martin... king senior were very good friends and i will

remember and celebrate his life. he was a man of prayer and faith. a good family man and he often canceled members of our family. and so if i was the state legislator weil and his arab drink has political iraq, state representative, alvina king so i knew him politically. many of the things people are seeing -- saying right now i was right there at those events. >> andrew: well. this was a president to arguably did more for his legacy after he left office periods work through the carter center, for habitat for humanity, what does it tell you about a person who is already served in the navy, served as the state senator, and as governor of georgia, what does it say about that person that he kept going? >> he was a man of integrity and very thorough. he was one of the few presidents that read "the five" hundred page documents and went through and wanted to make the world better. i did not agree with him

in the latter years with his political aspirations. we were different. i'm conservative and he is more of a liberal. but just a wonderful man who cared about humanity and he understood that we are one blood, one human race. he and my grandfather daddy king did a lot of racial reconciliation. and they just said we are the same blood. so we have to get along. so i just remember him as a man of integrity. >> andrew: president carter became an activist through the civil rights movement with the democrat party. he also parted all of the vietnam war draft dodgers on the second day in office. president carter was not afraid to stand up for big issues, was he? >> he was never afraid to do the convictions of his faith and his heart. key is to be remembered for that and admired for that. >> andrew: so the former president during the civil rights

movement, he was there as the same time as martin luther king jr. but they never meant. why do you think that was? >> we lived in the times prior to the 1960s and 70s and on into the 80s. and the south was, still is a little bit different than the other parts of the country. and so there was no reason because there was no conflict or confrontation that cause them to come together. my grandfather did have that experience and they hit some of those very serious issues together. >> andrew: president carter won the nobel peace prize in 2002 through his work to the carter center which has projects in 80 countries including helping to monitor fair elections and leading efforts to treat where tropical diseases. he was pretty selfless after he left office, wasn't he? >> i call him the humanitarian president. and that is the way he should be remembered. he cared about humanity. he cared about all

people. he demonstrated that over and over and over again. >> andrew: thank you i appreciate your time on this thank you so much. >> thank you so much, god bless you. >> andrew: our next guest is a carter family friend who lives in plains, georgia and performed that carter's 100 birthday celebration. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ lay down at the throne ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ angels reach you they will meet you ♪ ♪ >> andrew: which -- with us now is the singer-songwriter and carter family friend andrew greer. thank you for joining us the nation is morning along with you. what is it about president carter you admire? >> i think

president carter's dedication,'s commitment, is kind of dogged determination to carry out peace i know and when he was asked what does he want to be remembered as he says a man of peace. of course we know in our current climate in the state of the world of peace is a tricky thing. it is not simple to pursue. so president carter's pursuit of peace is something that has deeply impacted who i am as a person on the way i want to live my life. >> andrew: is there something that comes to mind that most americans did not know about the former president since -- that you did? >> i think is the termination which i think a lot of people do talk about while he was present but his punctuality and his impatience with not punctuality. which i am a late person. i remember being one time being at church and i was playing the piano that sunday for our regular pianist john williams and i was supposed to be playing before the service at the time but i was

kneeling by his pew talking to him and he interrupted me at some point and said why aren't you playing the piano? so i went and played the piano. yes mr. president happy to do that. but i think his humility no matter how much we know about that or how much we see that in his life i think of ghost layers beyond what we actually saw in service periods humility is what makes them unique is a modern american. >> andrew: he gets a lot of criticism for his policies which led to an oil shortage in the u.s. and the embargo of the u.s. at a time when president carter was trying to transition to solar energy. to those criticisms away on the former president, do you think? >> i'm sure they did. i know -- i did not know the former president at that time i was not born at that time. but i'm certain they did the history books have shown that. but i think that is part of the determination and the pursuit of peace and love around the world that both president and mrs. carter were committed to.

because failure was not at the terminator but rather a motivator for them. when you are trying to be an example and do good in the world and treat people equally and extend human rights to all mankind that is the kind of success and failure and their failure was fuel for their fire and their passion for people. i think that is an incredible example for us today. perfection is not the point people is the point. i think for the carter's especially president carter that is true. >> andrew: trying and trying again that is the point. in georgia what are you guys doing to honor the former president? >> of course we are getting ready. you can see it behind me we have been getting ready since last night. but plans have been in place for years now that is true of many former president, especially one that lives to 100 years old. so really it is just tidying up the town plains. plains is not going to change overnight, it has not changed for a couple hundred years i think that is what continually

-- continually brought president carter back to this place. for all of the international pursuits to inspire. so we don't want to change the place but give him his last send-off from home in a place he would recognize. so we are tidying up and getting the town ready and certainly we will have some special ribbons and bows and signs to let people know that we love him. but we want to make it feel like home. >> andrew: we have heard that plains, georgia is a place that kept him grounded throughout his career and also afterwards. andrew gruel i appreciate it thank you for remembering the former president for us. before we move on taking a look at how wall street is contributing to the tributes to the late president. it will be closed for a national day of mourning. the new york stock exchange and the nasdaq they opened today with the moment of silence. we will have more after this.

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>> andrew: president-elect donald trump throwing his support behind house speaker mike johnson today ahead of friday's vote. a move which could sway some on the fence. republican congressman tim will talk about that in a moment but first to fox news alexandria hoff live with the... from washington. >> good to be with you. johnson supporters hope that the endorsement by president-elect would draw in the unanimous support that the house speaker needs and that might but it has not yet. the president-elect wrote in part speaker mike johnson is a good, hard working, religious man who will do the right thing and we will continue to win. mike has the complete and total endorsement. johnson can only afford to lose one vote but there is more than one republican feeling that he showed weakness in the funding battle earlier this month. here is congressman... >> i have publicly and privately committed i want to speak privately with the speaker to see what his plans are because there are some issues i think you need to be worked out specifically dealing with the budget issues.

>> congressman thomas matthews among those not enticed by the endorsement. there are still a handful of them. he wrote quote, iris -- i respect president trump about his endorsement of mike johnson will work out about as well as his endorsement of speaker paul ryan. in a post on x... wrote you may be right but let's see how it goes. the majority of republicans are frustrated by their colleagues potentially jeopardizing the timeline of republican priorities if the speaker is not elected on the third than the election cannot be certified. >> we can't get anything done unless we have a speaker including certifying president trump's election on january 6. so to waste time over a nonsensical intramural food fight is a joke. >> agreeing with the president-elect adding a time to do what we said we would do. and speaker johnson he did thank president-elect trump for his support saying

the american people demanded to serve no time wasted. >> andrew: alex, thank you very much. now that president-elect trump's backing speaker johnson let's read the route. khem birch and thank you so much for being here. you said you assist me to -- support to the speaker because nobody else's officially running but now that president trump is behind him is it your mind solidified? you see the guy? >> ultimately i will make up my mind friday or so. my wife heard i would be on fox news tonight and she said she was tired of me wondering about when i would come on the news with you all. but i will make up my mind sometime between now and then. but president trump is very compelling. as i said earlier there is nobody bigger than him and i do not think too many people want to tangle with him especially on this. and are members taking shots across the aisle

that is just what the news does. with the legacy media is trying to tear the republican party down. i'm hoping for some things to happen this year. >> andrew: so your wife has great taste she did a good job with the clothes i have to say that. first, this is exactly what president-elect trump this is exactly what president-elect trump set on truth social. i want to read this so everybody can hear. speaker mike johnson is a good, hardworking, religious man. he would do the right thing and she will continue to win. my because my complete and total endorsement. there is no ambiguity. do you think now that the house will have enough votes on friday? what do you believe? >> i think he ultimately will. i think that the die has been cast pretty much. but as i stated i will make up my mind on friday and i will talk to mike may be president trump even and to discuss some ideas and issues that i have.

but there is nobody more honest that i have dealt with in the 10 years. a fine christian man, not a religious man, he is a christian man. he does not cheat on his wife and i find that very appealing today. >> andrew: that is good. let's look be on the house speaker vote. the house is going to have an issue with the debt ceiling coming up. the debate to fund the government comes up again before the march 14th deadline. i spoke with representative... about suspending the debt ceiling and let's see what she says. >> one it is irresponsible, number 2 it is not fair, and again it is kicking the can down the road. in no shape, way, form, or faction have i ever supported the debt sealing being lifted because it makes very little sense that we campaign on cutting the size, scope of government, cut spending, but then we say, hey,, let's get rid of the credit card limit in order to cut spending? >> andrew: what you think about that? republican is the party of cutting the spending

so not reaching the debt ceiling? what do you think about that? >> i think it is a refreshing view. i don't think i have ever voted for a debt ceiling increase. more money going out in debt than i will learn this year by the time i finish this thought even. we better talk -- start taking it seriously. i tweeted on my tim burchett account that had over a million views that the problem is going to be with the votes in that room. it was not with elon musk or vivek ramaswamy it was going to be with those who have the guts to do what is right. that remains to be seen. we do this every time. everybody goes home and preaches to their people and throws out the red... and they come back to washington and they sell our country down the river. i'm hoping that will change and i'm hoping trump cleans it up. because we have to do something. >> andrew: do you feel like cuts can be made to? it is one thing to identify the waste it is

another thing to actually do it. do you think there is an appetite for that in republicans. >> i do but you have so many people that are battling these things and they are confident. let's be honest and they have investments, they have family members, they have a wife and/or girls somebody working for some contractor or a laziest -- lobbyist on a cased -- case. so they say we will make all these cuts and then they sent it says we will make these cuts and guess what? they do not line up. and then we come back and don't do anything. that is the truth. let's cut and keep cutting. we caught -- talk about cutting the department of education and everybody freaks out. we are not talking about cutting the money to the states. send the money to the states let them be accountable for it instead of washington, d.c. no bureaucrat has ever taught a kid in... tennessee how to read, right, or do arithmetic.

for goodness' sakes, god only takes 50% with the tithe and washington takes a whole lot more... grandchildren. we know better. >> andrew: congressman we wouldn't see how this plays out. the president-elect seems like he will move pretty fast. i appreciate you for your time. >> thanks. >> andrew: security preparations underway in new york city, new york, city ahead of the new year's eve ball drop. first, to the investigation as u.s. officials rushed to south korea to find the cause of this deadly crash caught on camera. the latest with the investigation and if it was a bird strike or what it could have been. - yeah. nice going lou! nothing like a little confidence boost to help ease you back in to the dating scene. of course, that also includes having a smile you feel good about. fortunately, aspen dental specializes in dentures and implants made just for you,

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♪ ♪ >> andrew: to south korea where u.s. officials during the investigation into what caused a passenger jet to crash land killing 179 people. live in london. what do we know about this? >> investigators are just beginning to pick up the pieces but there are some clues behind in this terrible disaster. awarding, some of the video you are about to see is of graphic nature. the south korean airline jeju air boeing plane on its way from bangkok made a very hard landing in an airport in the southwestern part of the country on sunday. its planting here, engines, and other systems not working properly. the plane ran off the runway, crashing into a concrete barrier, exploded, and broke up. 179 people killed including all of the passengers. distraught families gather at the memorial today and they learn it could be days before all

of the victims would be identified and there remains returned to their loved ones. as for the cause of the crash south korean officials say that the airport warned the approaching plane of a possible bird strike. shortly after the plane's pilot issued a made a call and confirmed it had been hit by birds. but experts say that should not alone have caused this catastrophic incident. the planes at data and voice black boxes have been recovered. inspectors are on the way to assist in south korea's probo. boink is also hoping. the company has been plagued by safety and other issues in recent years but the south korean models are considered safe and still widely used. they will be looking at that aircraft type and all of the offer -- countries aviation operations. one more thing, south korea is going through a political upheaval right now. the president an acting president has been impeached the last couple of weeks.

analysts are worried they cannot handle this national disaster. by the way? shares off more than 2% today. back to you. >> andrew: juggling a lot of things. moving closer to home "washington post" reporting joe biden regrets dropping from the presidential race and thinks he could have won reelection. biden is stewing over this while on vacation. lucas? >> good afternoon, edward. president biden approval rating is hovering around 30 9%. president biden has told by a sea regrets dropping out of the race. let's go to that report. quote biden and at some of his aides still believe he should have stayed in the race despite the rocky debate performance and low numbers that prompted democrats to pressure him to drop out. biden has told people in recent days that he could have defeated trump. yesterday on the sunday talk show when

"cbs news" reporter says this is the following most underreported story of the year. >> underreported that would be to me joe biden's obvious cognitive decline. and the televised debate. much more forcefully whether he was fit for office over the next four years. >> that is not all "the washington post" reports that biden has another regret as well. quote biden has also said he should have picked a somebody other than eric garland as attorney general complaining about the justice department stillness under guard and in prosecuting trump and its aggressiveness in prosecuting biden's son hunter. newly released photo show biden and son shaking hands and posing with chinese businessmen during the 2013 a trip to beijing when biden was vice president. biden has long denied any overseas involvement in these feelings. the white house reacting to the photos quote,

this trip which occurred over a decade ago is old news. house republicans already wasted years and millions of american taxpayer dollars proving that the president was not in business with his son and it is time to call it a day. here with his father they were sponsored together walking out of church yesterday. biden's lawyer says this is also an old news story. edward? >> edward: lucas, appreciated. president-elect donald trump getting behind elon musk and vivek ramaswamy on an important issue but the internal debate within the g.o.p. has already been ignited. where this is headed plus a, security officials preparing for the ball drop in times square. will mother nature cooperate? that forecast ahead.

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>> edward: president-elect trump aligning with the oge leaders elon musk and vivek ramaswamy over the h went to visa program

but critics argue that it puts foreign workers over citizens. >> president-elect trump and his team are holding some sensitive meetings over in west palm beach to get on the same page. but these visa sparking a little bit of discourse within the trump world. he says that this will go towards defending them. nikki haley and vivek ramaswamy way again as well. president-elect trump essentially settling the matter for now telling "the new york post" he is in favor of h-1b visas. they have historically allowed qualified foreign workers into the u.s. with quality -- qualified jobs appear -- specialty jobs. over some republicans and democrats are telling fox news that the h-1b program is broken and these visas are being given away to foreign workers taking away entry-level jobs

from americans. had to get to the first 100 days, immigration all around a major topic. a judge ordered the biden administration to stop auctioning off large portions of president trump's southern border wall. the trump administration of course is looking to do a 180 on biden border policies, congress has struggled for years to pass bipartisan reform however some democrats have signaled that they may be willing to work together. >> let's secure our borders but let's think about immigration slightly differently as an economic issue and again you might find there are some democrats like myself that are willing to work with republicans that they don't go too far. >> the northern border also focusing president-elect trump has been threatening 25% tariffs against the canadians if they don't fix what he calls a flow of illegal drugs and immigration into our country. edward? >> edward: appreciated. in west palm beach everybody seems to be a better location then i

am. west palm beach. appreciated thank you. let's see if this is something republicans should be squabbling over. joining me now to break it down as economist steve moore and political journalist deanna. so steve, as an economist, legal immigration is something that the u.s. needs -- needs. we know tech giants in silicon valley believe american workers do not have the skill that some of the foreign workers have when it comes to doing jobs with advanced computing. what do you think? do they? >> first of all you have it exactly right, edward. legal immigrants. those who come in lawfully with a visa, for the most part are great economic contributors to our economy. they are one of the reasons we are the most prosperous country in the road. we take so many of the best and brightest hardest working people from every country in the world. we truly are a melting pot. this program i am with elon musk on this one. this h-1b program. this is a program that brings in scientists,

engineers, computer programmers, the employers have to certify with the labor department that they cannot find a qualified american to do these jobs. now granted there are some abuses in the program, edward, i will agree to that. i think some of those things have to be mandated but the department itself is very important for america's technological progress and we should continue with that. >> edward: this poses an interesting issue for president-elect trump. a president who wants america first that's a slogan. it did not say american first unless it has to do with foreign workers and high-tech. >> of course. and let's remember elon musk in particular he came to this country and he has created with tesla alone 120,000 jobs. those illegal immigrants that come in through this program are in that benefit for native-born americans, right? think about the fact there is a maximum cap of 80,000 h-1b visa jobs this year. a little more than a quarter million jobs over the course of four

years. in that same time 10 million illegal immigrants have illegally crossed into the country under the reign of joe biden and kamala terrace. so we are missing the forest for the trees. while republicans are in fighting over program that is broadly popular, that creates a massive amount of wealth, that creates a massive amount of jobs, we are ignoring the many more immigrants that came to this country illegally. >> edward: i don't know about ignoring but there is a focus to make sure. we all know the reason president-elect trump in one of the reasons he was elected is because of what happens at the southern border. i will ask you this, steve, we are in discussions with canada about avoiding tariffs. the president-elect says he will oppose them. now we have a house speaker that is not locked in. does the g.o.p. need an internal rift over american versus foreign workers right now? >> they are important for our economy. and we probably would not have a

silicon valley today they technological, we would totally dominate the technological sector this is an no smart -- small part because businesses in silicon valley were started by immigrants. >> edward: but does it take the ifa... >> what needs to be done at? what needs to be done is we need to secure the border first. no question i don't think there is any argument within the party about that because americans are tired of a million illegal immigrants coming over the border every year. but the polls are pretty clear, americans to see the benefits of people who come in legally, coming to work for a better life. we do not want immigrants coming in and going on welfare but we want immigrants to come in and contribute as they always have. >> edward: what about the house speaker vote? the house -- the president-elect posted untruths social today that mike johnson johnson is a good hardworking religious man, he went to the right thing, and he will continue to win. my because my complete and total endorsement. but there was some chaos

around the continuing resolution a couple weeks ago. the lack of media statement support thank mike johnson. that this opened the door for this kind of debate they are happening right now with the republicans up in the air a little bit? >> this is president-elect trump's warning to the republican caucus. they need to remember the mandate and instead of fighting each other fight for his agenda. let's consider the math here, edward. if matt gaetz does not take a seat on friday as he said he is not, republicans will only have 218 votes. that means if thomas massey, the kentucky congressmen, votes against johnson's speakership as he says that he will, republicans can only lose one other vote. and that as it. and remember if they do not get the speakership about detailed this will also delay confirming trump's own election to the presidency. and so everybody understands that the house majority is a

razor-thin margin it, but also in terms of how much time trump has. he says every moment is precious. every day he can use to pass his agenda is necessary. the longer the infighting continues the slower his ability to succeed and push his agenda forward. >> edward: and she wants to move quickly. we will have to leave it right there appreciated thank you for the debate. to times square courtesy of earth cam where they are getting ready to ring in the new year tomorrow night. nick foy with a preview of the story and those preparations. >> so 1 million people are set to ring in the new year here in times square tomorrow. what does that have to do with the israel-hamas a war in the middle east to? the nypd commissioner will explain for herself next. keep it locked.

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>> edward: 1 millionle expted to descend on times square tomorrow to watch the ball drop and to new york city officials are getting ready. today fully and times square to show was

all of the security preparations. >> hello there was just a round of applause because while we were in commercial break they played the national anthem which is how the party will start for those 1 million people who will flood times square tomorrow at about 6:00 to celebrate the new year. and at the nypd shared today they are ready for this. they are sparing no expense they have drones in the sky, they have teams on the ground as well. and the nyt -- nypd commissioner said they are ready for protesters including those of the israel-hamas war. listen to this. >> at this time there are no specific credible threats to the times square new year's eve celebration. however,, we have been operating at a heightened threat environment since october seventh and we remain vigilant. >> so new york state police, national guard, and the homeland security team will all be working together tomorrow night. one threat they have not had to deal with before

is the emergence of the venezuelan training gang near nicaragua. nypd say they have made progress cracking down on the gang and it is not a specific threat to new year's eve. >> security is everybody's responsibility so if you see something say something. but most importantly, do something. notify any uniformed personnel that is in the area. >> edward, organizers are also preparing for the fun stuff. take a look at this they made sure the 12,000 pounds crystal ball drops the way it is supposed to. it did it went well and take a look at the test of the confetti. they did a confetti drop on sunday morning and tomorrow night 3000 pounds of confetti will fall here at times square. so again and they are testing the audio. the speaker system with the national anthem again as we are reporting right now. the anticipation is

building. unfortunately there is some rain in the forecast tomorrow but other than that people are excited and for those attend think it should be a good time, edward we will send it back to you. >> edward: it sounds good as well. live and times square. talking about the rain the weather could put a wet blanket on plans for new year's eve. i do not know if we really want to hear what his forecast for times square but what do you have? >> edward, it is difficult to pass along this forecast. a million people in times square as mentioned. we have rain locked in. right up to the event and beyond to the new year's event as well. so look and got what we typically see we are at 47 degrees. not too warm not very cold but it will go into that rain. how does it build a? exclusive fox model a light drizzle comes in from 7:00 p.m. and from 10:00 p.m. on we have thunderstorms that start to push through. something else with that umbrellas are not allowed in times square for the big event. and the ball drop by 6:00 a.m. clearing belt. but this -- this does

linger on. temperatures will be my old, actually very comfortable to be outside for many that are going to be there for at least eight, 10 hours, stantec around. the difficulty is when that moment happens with a p confetti dropping or will it be rain and lightning? to active spots, northeast and pacific northwest. so edward, it will be difficult tomorrow but a lot of people packed into times square. >> edward: thank you appreciated. so winter weather hq always watching the latest forecast that could affect your travel plans. stream live weather and news anytime on any device. tributes point and after the passing of president jimmy carter and how corporate america's remembering kim today plus,'s work with habitat for humanity will never be forgotten. one of its former directors on the legacy that carter hammered home. that is next.

>> tributes pouring in and remembering jimmy carter and delta remembering him on a flight from atlanta to washington and the former president walking down the aisle of the plane shaking hands of each and every passenger and united posting a photo during carter's campaign years flying around in an aircraft chartered by united dubbed peanut one.

it's what carter did after leaving the white house and humanitarian work and especially the time he spent with thousands of homes with habitat humanity alongside his wife rose linn. we have a former executive director for the organization. rob, what did president carter's presence at habitat for hue mbappety mean for -- humanity mean for it? >> oh my goodness, habitat -- good to see you by the way. habitat was real tyly unknown -- relatively unknown, almost completely unknown prior to his coming to new york and working on that project. what it did was number one put it on the global map immediately, all three morning shows back in '84 when there were only three morning shows. they all did two minute segments and front page of all the newspapers and whatnot. so it did that, but it also

helped legitimize the few projects arnold the world at the time, both in the united states and elsewhere and where these project managers have been struggling is getting volunteers and get the cooperation from city governments, that all of a sudden came about as a result of the visibility of that project. we knew that, you know, 19 units was the housing crisis on east sixth street let alone manhattan or new york city or the world. but it was a symbol and a visibility that it brought about for that program. >> yeah, what was the reaction from other volunteers that worked on homes and may have not known that he was on their team until someone told them? >> yeah, till they came on the morning show. i think pride. that suddenly they were

legitimized in doing what they were doing. again, it was just a rocket fuer the ministry. >> now, the stock markets close january 9 as a day of mourning and supreme court closed and national archive with a special exhibit on display, including camp david accords, egyptian israeli peace treaty of 1973. how should habitat honor this man in about 15 seconds? >> they're planning a memorial service. the new directors in habitat in new york are planning a memorial service. i don't know if it's january 9, but at some point at that lodgerral building they worked on -- original building they worked on, that's still going strong and they're doing great work all over new york and of course the world. >> right, rob, we've come to the end of the show. i appreciate it. thank you for your insight. president jimmy carter, dead at the age of 100