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announcer: and now, "bbc news" 'n washington and this is bbc world news america. we are following ceremonies celebrating and honoring the late president jimmy carter, the 39th president. this is part of a six-day state funeral taking place. the former president, jimmy carter, has now arrived at the capital. you are looking at images of the rotunda. members of u.s. congress, the supreme court, other dignitaries paying respects to jimmy carter. we will be live in state at the u.s. capitol. his casket is currently being transported through the capitol. the service will be led by vice president kamala harris, john thune, and speaker of the house meister -- mike johnson. they will deliver eulogies on

president carter's service to the nation and the world. the body of the 39th president arrived in d.c. earlier from georgia at joint base andrews in maryland from where he once flew as president on air force one. from there we saw a procession carrying mr. carter's remains to the memorial honoring his seven years of service as a naval officer. then as we mentioned, his casket arrived at the u.s. capitol a short time ago. he was greeted by a special armor guard made up of top officers of each of the u.s.' armed military services. members of mr. carter's family served as honorary pallbearers throughout his final journey to the capitol. his body will lie in state at the capitol rotunda before his funeral service at washington national cathedral thursday. all living presidents have been

invited and the current president joe biden will deliver a eulogy. the carter family will then return to the hometown to bury their patriarch after a private funeral at the church where president carter taught sunday school for decades. he will then be buried afterwards in a private gravesite service visible from the front porch of his home in planes. mr. carter was in office from 1977 to 1981 and died at the age of 100 in late december. our senior north american correspondent gary o'donoghue is in the capitol following this. take us through what has been happening. gary: as you mentioned this journey from georgia, his final journey back to washington, d.c., before being laid to rest in his home state of georgia later thursday. now we are getting the formal elements of the respects paid by congress. as you mentioned, congressional

leaders and the vice president making those speeches. the casket, the coffin, will be laid in the rotunda for public viewing in about an hour. we had a few moments ago the 21 gun salute outside where i am, across the street. you can feel the reverberations of those huge cannons as all 21 went off. and, hail to the chief which president carter did not much like being played when he was in office, but that was played as the coffin was taken up the steps into the building. now we will begin that service with the chaplains of both the house and senate and attributes paid by congressional leaders. sumi: sense, this is part of

the six-day state funeral of what you think we can expect. gary: i think you will hear of warm, traditional words. it is a moment despite the incoming president elect trump, what he said earlier about resident carter. you will not hear that repeated in this ceremony today. i think this will be a formal event. there will be hymns sung. i think it is the naval academy glee club band doing some hymns.

he was a naval officer for seven years and only left when his father died to take over the farm in plains, georgia, the peanut farm he was famous for. i think that process, it is a ritual of american life, when former presidents are given state funerals. this is an important part of it. while congressional leaders will lead this part of the service, the public will get their chance in a short while until midnight and again throughout tomorrow until that funeral thursday morning at the national cathedral. lots of talk outside of all this about the legacy jimmy carter leaves. that is been revised on a number of occasions over the years. good presidency, bad presidency, all those things. but this is about going through the motions of what happens when senior statesmen die in this

country and how you mark a life that lasted 100 years. sumi: thank you. a solemn moment. the sergeant at arm's leading the late president into the center of the rotunda. we see the dignitaries gathered, preparing for the service. we will be following this and come back to the ceremony taking place in the capitol as part of late resident jimmy carter's state funeral. it is just under two weeks until inauguration day and president-elect trump held one press conference at mar-a-lago speaking on a wide range of topics. on the ongoing war in the middle east he said "all hell will break loose if hostages and gauze are not released by the time he enters office." he also spoke of plans for american territorial expansion saying he would use economic force, canada 51st state of

america. mr. trump: because canada and the united states, that would really be something. but why are we supporting a country, $200 billion plus a year, our military is at their disposal, they should be a state? that is why it is a bill. sumi: the outgoing prime minister justin trudeau responded on x saying "there is not a snowball's chance in hell that canada would become part of the united states. workers in both countries depend on being our biggest trading and security partner." trump also refused to rule out coercion on greenland and the panama canal. he says he wants the u.s. to control both and threatens high tariffs on denmark if it resist his effort to acquire greenland. it comes as trump junior visited

greenland for what he called a personal day trip. trump junior was not due to meet officials and greenland, but his father claims it is only a matter of time before greenland joins the u.s. mr. trump: we need greenland for national security purposes. i have been told that long before i ran. people have been talking about it a long time. you have approximately 45,000 people there. people don't know if denmark has any legal right to it, but if they do they should give it up because we needed for national security. i am talking about protecting the free world. sumi:' trump juniors arrival in the capitol prompted the danish prime minister frederiksen to say the territory was not for sale. >> greenland belongs to greenlandic people, it is their land, culture and language. let me be clear, greenland is not for sale. the u.s. is our closest ally,

especially on defense in the north atlantic were tensions are rising. but greenland remains for the greenlandic people. sumi: let's speak about this with a former pentagon official who worked on nato and arctic defense policy. good to have you on bbc news. i want to ask what donald trump is saying he says the u.s. needs greenland for national security reasons and says i'm talking about protecting the free world. what is he referring to? jim: greenland has been part of the u.s. national security context beginning in world war ii where germany had radar sites looking at the weather and the u.s. as well. it has always been a concern for the u.s., but over time, we are able to work out our national security concerns working with greenlandic people and denmark. the u.s. has a base in greenland for many years and we have a good relationship with greenland

, and they are supportive of us being there. greenland and denmark said repeatedly greenland is not for sale. what avenue would or could president trump take here? jim: i think the only avenue is, if he has specific concerns he feels are not being met right now, he can talk to denmark and greenland, and see what they can do to help him overcome his concerns. i worked with greenland and denmark and europe for many years. i have been to greenland twice. there is not a concern that is not been addressed by the danes or greenlanders. i don't understand what his specific concern is, but buying greenland is not a way to handle u.s. national security. it is the wrong way. we work with our allies, we do not try to buy them. sumi: in the press conference trump talked about possible tariffs on denmark.

what impact would that have on a nato ally? jim: it would send a chill throughout the alliance where other allies will see they could be next in terms of being coerced by having tariffs or this type of economic coercion put on them by trump. i know the danes and they will do what it takes to make sure they blend in the economic coercion against them by trump. too, he can't i default or making an announcement, put something in motion. congress has a say as well. this is a lot of talk right now, but like the danes and greenland ers say, they are not for sale. i do not think any coercion could bring a sale about. sumi: i want to ask about the panama canal. trump said he would not rule out taking the canal by force. he says it is operated by china. panama's president rejects that.

what is the national security issue there, and how cannot be resolved? jim: there is a national security issue with the panama canal. we do need to use it, not just for commerce, but for naval ships go between the west and east coast. but by treaty we have given panama the right to that canal, they run that canal. if he has a particular problem, if trump feels there is a national security threat there, he deals with that by working with panamanians. we have a good relationship with panama and long-standing national security relationship with them. if there is a specific issue trump seems to have, we work it out in the modern world. states work out their problems. that is what we do, we do not take them over. this is not the 19th century. sumi: what trump would say in

response perhaps is it was his more aggressive posture toward nato that caused other nato allies to spend more on defense. jim: it is putin's more aggressive policy that led to an increase in defense. i was in nato and the pentagon in those days in terms of trying to get allies to increase spending. that increase began in 2014 when putin invaded crimea. yes, when trump came into the office and his first term he did put a lot of pressure on the allies and that was helpful. he was rude and how he did it, but it was helpful. once he left, when biden was in, spending continue to go up because of the problems putin presents to european national security. europe is concerned what will happen after ukraine and they are trying to arm themselves to

deter further aggression by russia. it is not trump, it is putin that makes them spend more money. sumi: we have to leave the conversation there, but good to get your analysis. we want to take you to pictures from southern california where a wildfire exploded in size, going from 20 to 200 acres in 20 minutes. you can see pictures showing dark smoke rising near homes and buildings in the pacific palisades neighborhood of los angeles. you can see there is a home on fire in these images. the situation is caused by wind gusts of up to 100 miles per hour combined with incredibly dry conditions and low humidity. millions of people in california are under a red flag warning. that means there is an extreme fire danger. we are watching these images and will follow the fire's path on our website bbc.com/news. meat, -- meta, behind facebook

and instagram, is scrapping third-party fact checking on its platforms. the company said it will rely on consumer generated fact checked content. zuckerberg said meta will work with president elect trump to push back against what he called government censorship around the world. last week meta announced the resignation of liberal democrat deputy prime minister replaced by his number two, joe kaplan, a vocal champion of conservative causes. sarah smith has more from washington. reporter: with a new team about to take charge in washington and elon musk, owner of social media platform x, enjoying a boys night out with his new best friend trump, the battle is on to stay on the right side of the president-elect. meta owner zuckerberg who controls facebook, instagram and threads has a trickier relationship with mr. trump, having abandon facebook after

the january 6 riots four years ago. mr. trump: stolen by the fake news media, that is what they have done and are doing. reporter: he is entirely rewriting his content moderation practices, ending fact checking that prevents him the spread of misinformation. he says his rules were too restrictive. >> we have reached a point where there is too many mistakes and too much censorship. recent elections feel like a cultural tipping point toward prioritizing speech. we will get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms. >> would you like to apologize for what you have done to these good people? reporter: mark zuckerberg came under heavy political criticism less than a year ago for not restricting content that allowed online child exploitation. he publicly apologized to families affected. now, the martial arts fan is fighting by different rules,

saying political bias infected is fact checking and was an information free-for-all. elon musk radically changed the rules and vibes at x since he bought what was then called twitter. trump believes that helped him get elected. now he is about to take charge and others are amending their rules to suit him, too. sumi: we want to take you back to the ongoing state funeral taking place for the late president jimmy carter. speaker of the house mike johnson is delivering a eulogy. let's listen in. >> for humanity. the origin story goes, it was in in 1984 when he first became aware of the work. he was in new york for a friend's anniversary. the founder of a fledgling charity called president carter and asked if he wanted to visit a site in brooklyn during his trip. president carter agreed and found his way down. standing on the roof of a dilapidated building he looked out on the wealth of wall street

to the south, to the power of midtown manhattan to the north, and then he looked down and saw an image he would never forget. an elderly woman cooking breakfast over an open fire in the rubble of the building, they are in the heart of the richest city in the world. the habitat for humanity worker that was there with him turned to president carter and said, if there is anything you can do, we will take it. if there is anything i can do, let me know. the worker said, maybe you can send volunteer carpenters from your church. the very next day, president carter called habitat for humanity and told them he would send carpenters, and that he himself would be one of them. thus began his tradition of donating one week every year to build and restore homes for his fellow americans. it is are markable to think that one of the 45 men who has served as president, and one of the

only 13 who held the role in a nuclear age would humble himself to such service. we all know his care for humanity did not stop it building homes. in the face of illness president jimmy carter brought life-saving medicine. in the face of conflict he brokered peace. in the face of discrimination he reminded us we are all made in the image of god. if you were to ask him why he did it all, he would likely point to his faith. i'm reminded of his admonition to "live our lives as though christ were coming this afternoon." and of his amazing personal reflection. quote, if i have one life in one chance, to make it count for something. we all agree that he certainly did. today in these hallowed halls of our republic, we honor president carter, his family and enduring legacy he leaves. not only upon this nation but upon the world.

sumi: you have been watching the speaker of the house mike johnson delivering his eulogy at the state funeral to the late president. here is vice president kamala harris. >> leader thune, speaker johnson, leader jeffries, numbers of congress and distinguished guests. it is an honor to be with you this afternoon. and to jack, chip, jeff, amy and jason, and all the other members of the carter family. on behalf of the american people, doug and i offer our deepest condolences. being with you today i'm reminded of the enduring words of a favorite hymn. may the works i have done speak for me. today we gather to celebrate the life of a man whose works will

echo for generations to come. a man from plains, georgia who grew up without electricity or running water, and served as the 39th president of the united states of america. and lived every day of his long life in service to the people. president james earl carter junior. i was in middle school when jimmy carter was elected president. i vividly recall how my mother admired him. how much she admired his strength of character. his honesty. his affect -- ethics, determination. his intelligence and his generosity of spirit.

we have heard much today and in recent days about president carter's impact and the four decades after he left the white house. rightfully so. jimmy carter established a new model for what it means to be a former president. and leaves an extraordinary post presidential legacy. from founding the carter center, which has helped advance global human rights, and alleviate human suffering, to his public health work in latin america and africa, to his tireless advocacy for peace and democracy. [no audio] regarding environmental protection. more than doubled the size of

america's national parks, including protecting our beloved redwoods in my home state of california. he was a president who, between the years of 1977 and 1981, appointed more black americans to the federal bench than all of his predecessors combined. and appointed five times as many women. in the wake of watergate, jimmy carter passed historic ethics legislation to help rebuild america's faith in government. jimmy carter as president was also a respected global leader. to be sure, the years of his presidency were not without international crises or challenges. but his legacy of global

leadership is well-established. n -- in asia he instituted full diplomatic relations with china which he would later call one of the most historically significant accomplishments of his presidency. his legacy lives on in the the decades before jimmy carter became president, israel and egypt had been at war numerous times. few thought peace could be achieved between them. yet jimmy carter did that. through his persistence and perseverance, through his unshakable belief in the power of american diplomacy, he secured the camp david accords. one of the most significant and endurable peace treaties since

world war ii. throughout the world, jimmy carter elevated the role of human rights in america's foreign policy -- sumi: you are watching coverage of the state funeral for the late resident jimmy carter. we have continuing coverage of the ceremony on our website bbc.com/news. ♪ announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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