tomorrow, download the cbs news app. the 82nd golden globes is happening on cbs tomorrow night. for now, we're done. cbs weekend news is next. >> yeah, and news updates are always available on kpix.com. we'll see you back in just about half an hour. >> 30 minutes, i think. same thing. >> all right, yes. ♪ tonight, farewell to a president. america salutes jimmy carter and his remarkable rise from the farmlands of georgia to the most powerful office on earth, and his lifetime of service to the world. >> i'm mark strassman. people here in plains, georgia are grieving a friend and neighbor, the start of america's final farewell to jimmy carter.

also tonight, winter wallop. the powerful storm moving across the country, threatening millions in 25 states, with snow, ice, and brutal cold. >> i'm ian lee in kansas city, where they're using this salt on the roads ahead of what's expected to be the worst storm in over 30 years. new orleans terror attack. the city and police face the first lawsuit, as memorials begin. >> i'm omar villafranca in new orleans, where a vigil tonight will honor the victims. and we're learning more about what the suspect said in the months leading up to the attack. plus controversial toll. >> i'm ali bauman in new york city, where a first in the nation plan to decrease traffic while raising billions starts sunday over fierce objections. medals of freedom. 19 recipients honored today in the president's final ceremony. and later, from peanuts to power. cbs' nikole killion on the

trailblazer from plains. >> you didn't know who he was. >> nobody had any idea. people would say the guy who farms or the peanut guy, and there's a conversation about who he is and what he stands for. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you so much for joining us this saturday. the little town of plains, georgia, led the nation today as we began six days of mourning, honoring, and celebrating jimmy carter, the 39th president of the united states. carter, who died last sunday at the age of 100 is lying in repose tonight at the carter center in atlanta. the public will be paying respects until tuesday. a state funeral will be held thursday in washington, and then he'll be buried later that day in plains. mark strassman reports on the farewell to jimmy carter, an emotional day without a doubt, mark. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. here at the carter center,

everyday americans now have the chance to file past jimmy carter's casket. the six-day american farewell began earlier today in carter's hometown. to the people of plains, he was mr. jimmy, not mr. president. jimmy carter's presidential hearse motored past them this morning, past small town landmarks, past the familiar faces of friends and neighbors who knew him best, lifelong residents like josephine thomas. >> he never gave up on being nice to people because he was president of the united states. he was always just so sweet to everyone. >> reporter: carter's motorcade then stopped at his boyhood farm, now a national historical park. it's where he first learned to grow peanuts. [ bell tolling ] and there, a bell tolled 39 times, saluting america's 39th president. as an only in america story, the

one about the president from plains was a doozy. >> will you place your left hand on the bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me? >> a one-term commander in chief, he rose politically from nowhere in 1976, lost his re-election to ronald reagan in 1980, then had a remarkable second act for decades as a globe trotting humanitarian. typically with him, his late wife, rosalynn. they were married 77 years, a shared lifetime of service. >> every american has a right and a duty to help shape the future course of the united states. >> reporter: people who knew him best agree, his twin superpowers and guardrails were faith and hope. >> that faith journey is the foundation of his life. >> reporter: jason carter, his grandson. >> he believed and knew that he was going to a better place. and i think that set us at ease. >> reporter: jen williams lives in plains. >> he has touched my life in so many ways. >> reporter: she's saying

good-bye now to a 50-year friendship. >> i just want to go and stand by the casket for a few moments and just say out loud, thank you, mr. jimmy. >> reporter: this is the end of an era in plains. jimmy carter was their friend, their neighbor, this small community's identity. and now this national farewell shifts to atlanta, the first chance for everyday americans to pay their respects. first stop, georgia's state capitol building. governor brian kemp greeted the carter family. a moment of silence honored his service as the state's governor. ♪ then marines carried the casket into the carter presidential center, also in atlanta. ♪ he'll lie in repose through tuesday morning. chip carter, one of his four children -- >> he was an amazing man, and he was held up and propped up and soothed by an amazing woman.

and the two of them together changed the world. >> reporter: after atlanta, america's final salute shifts to washington, d.c. next tuesday and wednesday, carter will lie in state in the capitol rotunda. on thursday, a state funeral at the national cathedral. [ bell tolling ] president biden will give one of the eulogies. president-elect trump has said he'll attend. >> we've seen that outpouring of support from all over the world and from all over the country. and, you know, he believed, i think, in his heart that he had a real personal relationship with the american people. >> reporter: jimmy carter will be buried this thursday in plains, jericka, very true to who he was and where he came from. >> and mark, as you know, most americans alive today were born after jimmy carter left the white house. so, what do you think will likely happen in terms of how people will learn about him this week?

>> reporter: well, i think one of the takeaways you're going to hear this week, jericka, is that for carter, the presidency as a personal achievement came second. it wasn't his career highlight. to him, all those years of doing good works after he left the white house, that's what he was most proud of. >> always about the people. mark strassman, we thank you so much for your reporting. tonight, a massive winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, ice, and bitter cold to large parts of this country. 50 million people in 25 states are in this storm's path. today, whiteout conditions slowed traffic up the cottonwood canyons near salt lake city, and as you can see here, icy conditions made it a treacherous trek for this big rig near wichita, kansas. cbs' ian lee is in kansas city, where crews are getting ready. ian, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. we got a firsthand look at the preparations for what city officials say will be one of the most significant storms in the history of kansas city.

for city manager brian platt, battling the snowstorm starts 48 hours before the first flurry. >> we've been pretreating our roads for two days before the storm, means that we really shouldn't get to a moment where the roads are impassable. >> reporter: his 300 plows will clear roughly 6,400 lane miles, or equivalent to driving between new york and los angeles more than twice. >> every single plow has a tablet with a gps mapping system. >> reporter: inside snow command, a team monitors their progress. >> you can also see who's driving, how fast they're driving, kind of where they are in their route and things of that nature. >> reporter: while the technology keeps the trucks on track, the star is the salt itself. >> this is our secret weapon. this is a product called ice ban. it's magnesium chloride. >> reporter: how does this salt work on the roads? >> it actually will bind to the

snow particles and melt them. that liquid is then much easier to remove from the street. >> reporter: he calls it a secret weapon. you sound pretty confident. >> we've never been more prepared as a city. we are absolutely ready for this no matter what's coming. >> reporter: while officials believe they're ready, jericka, they need the public's help. the city manager says it's important for folks to stay off the roads during the storm so the plows can clear them quickly and safely. >> ian lee, you and your team stay safe. thank you. let's go to meteorologist andrew kozak with the very latest on this weather threat. andrew? >> yeah, jericka, tonight we are gearing up for a very powerful dynamic winter storm. let's bring up the watches and warnings that we have, extending now from the east coast all the way up through the plains and into the rockies and the canadian border. what we're seeing are millions of people not only looking at snow but ice and even blizzard conditions. it's already starting across areas like kansas city, over

toward wichita, where we now have a blizzard warning in effect there in that yellow-green. meantime, across 70 and across route 50 all the way to the east coast, we have a winter storm warning, winter storm watch for areas like philadelphia and baltimore. we're going to see this affect those areas as we head into your monday. storm really gearing up. heavy rain to the south. ice across the ohio valley. we're going to look at the snow starting to fly sunday night into monday for the east coast, i-95. how much will we get when all of this is over with? by monday n some cases several inches, in some cases more than a foot to a foot and a half. jericka, we're going to be watching this very carefully for your sunday and into your monday. if you have to be out, be very careful out there on the roads. >> yeah, a lot of snow. andrew kozak, thank you. new orleans is bustling tonight, the crowdsng to bourbon street after this week's truck attack. omar villafranca is in the french quarter tonight with details on how the 14 victims are being remembered. omar?

>> reporter: good evening, memorials will flowers and crosses are growing, as the city is starting their grieving process after this week's deadly terrorist attack. now, this morning at the city of love church, dozens of people gathered to remember the victims and honor those first responders. the mayor and other city leaders thanked police for their work in the aftermath. 13 of the 14 people killed have now been identified, including a new one, 31-year-old edward pettifer, who is a british citizen. more than 30 others were injured. many still recovering in local hospitals. now, as investigation ramps up, cbs news has learned that earlier in 2024, the suspect posted several audio recordings to sound cloud, saying music was, quote, the voice of satan, and warning it could lead people to forbidden acts like using drugs and alcohol. now, next week we're also expecting the first of several victim lawsuits to be filed against the city of new orleans and the new orleans police

department. lawyers there are saying there was just a lack of basic safety measures. there's also a city council next week that's going to be talking about beefing up security in new orleans. jericka? >> omar villafranca tonight in the french quarter. thank you. well, tomorrow new york city will implement a first in the nation plan meant to reduce traffic and pay for transit improvement. and it is controversial. cbs' ali bauman is in manhattan tonight tracking all the twists and turns. >> reporter: jericka, transit officials say this city's congestion pricing could be a model for others across the country, encouraging more people to use public transportation while lowering commute times and cleaning the air. but critics call it another tax on the middle class. for such a fast-paced city, getting around new york can feel surprisingly slow. >> ambulances can't get to hospitals. police cars can't get to crimes in progress.

>> reporter: janno lieber is chair of the agency which runs new york's subways and soon its congestion pricing. starting sunday, most drivers will be charged $9 to enter manhattan's central business district. > we live here. we shouldn't have to pay extra to, like, move around. >> i think no one should be driving in manhattan unless they have to. >> reporter: the state aims to raise $15 billion earmarked for mass transit upgrades. so, this is on top of the money the mta gets from tolls and taxes. how do you guarantee to people this funding is going to be going toward those projects people have been waiting years for. >> well, listen, new yorkers are recognizing we're getting a ton of work done. we've opened two new train stations in the past couple of years. >> reporter: new york's plan is based on london's charge, but 20 years after the charge there, london ranks as the third most congested city in the world by traffic analysis company, inrix. lieber maintains the statistic doesn't tell the whole story. >> the proof for london is they have a lot less cars coming to downtown clogging streets, but they have more people coming. >> reporter: and new york's plan

has survived several legal challenges, but some opponents are still hoping that president-elect donald trump will find a way to kill the toll once he's in office. for now, it's set to begin just after midnight. jericka? >> all right, in a few short hours. ali bauman, thank you. today president biden awarded 19 recipients the presidential medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. >> not a bad group, huh? >> honorees included former secretary of state hillary clinton, as well as conversationist jane goodall, basketball star magic johnson, u2 frontman bono, actors michael j. fox and one of my favorites, denzel washington. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, a stark warning tonight about the prospect of increased gun violence. we'll tell you where it's coming from and why. (♪♪) years of hard work.

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personal one told to our nikole killion. >> dear jimmy carter -- >> reporter: meredith evans was just 4 years old when she wrote this letter to president jimmy carter. >> here is some money to help you be president. >> reporter: now she serves as director of the carter presidential library and museum. >> when i met president carter for the first time, i told him about the letter, we both laughed about it. >> reporter: evans says carter's compassion and authenticity are woven throughout the museum, starting with his childhood in the rural farm town of plains and the nearby archery. >> i don't think it was until plains that he realized how difficult segregation was for people of color. >> reporter: and it was the people of plains who helped catapult the small town peanut farmer to the governorship and ultimately the white house. >> people didn't know who he was. >> nobody had any idea. and some of the campaign videos talked about carter who, who is that? and there's a conversation about

who he is and what he stands for. >> reporter: carter won resoundingly in 1976, putting his own stamp on the inauguration. >> he was the first to get out of the car. >> reporter: from this replica of the oval office to camp david, where president carter negotiated a peace agreement between the leaders of israel and egypt. >> you brought two arch enemies together and had a treaty signed. not many presidents can say they did that. >> reporter: but carter's presidency was mired with controversies from record inflation to the iranian hostage crisis, ultimately sealing his defeat against ronald reagan. the 39th president went on to accomplish the carter center, focusing on humanitarian work, which earned him the nobel peace prize. >> how did he view receiving the peace prize? >> with joy and humility. he doesn't see himself better than anyone. >> nikole killion, cbs news, atlanta. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. we thank you so much for joining us.

i'm jericka duncan in new york. have a great night. from cbs news bay area this is the evening edition. >> now at 6:00, after months of delays, commercial crab season can finally begin. >> that's our two-pound plus killer crab, skillet roasted with our secret garlic sauce poured on top. >> we are hearing from fishermen and restaurants as they gear up for the season's return. and the santa cruz wharf is

making a comeback. john ramos was there for the re-opening. and later in the hour, max darrow talks to attorneys of the embattled san mateo sheriff as she gears up for a potential legal battle. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> and i'm andrea nakano. after a lengthy delay due to migrating whales, the bay area's commercial dungeness crab season starts tomorrow. a lot of local fishermen are set to retrieve those crab pots at 12:01, just after mid night. so if you are a seafood lover, you should be able to buy dungeness crabs in less than 24 hours. >> you'll notice da lin live at pier 45 in san francisco where crab fishermen are finally getting ready to head out to sea. >> reporter: those fishermen are excited. about 20 fishing boats docked at pier 45. and they are about to head out in about two hours around 8:00. i should mention right at 12:01, that's officially when they can actually fish those crab pots up. now, they already set