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good day to all of you. i'm alex witt at msnbc headquarters in new york. it's new year's eve. on the east coast, there are 12 hours left in 2024, but around the world, people have already started their new year's celebrations. right now, bangkok, thailand, is ringing in the new year. and a bit earlier, auckland, new zealand, became the first major city to welcome 2025 with this fireworks display there. that was followed by australia, where fireworks lit up sydney harbor. and here in new york city, officials are preparing for the big ball drop expecting more than a million people to pack times square tonight. emilie ikeda has more from times square. >> reporter: hey, there. authorities say there is no specific threat to tonight's festivities but they remain concerned about potential targeting of such a high-profile event. that's why you'll see a police presence just about everywhere you turn with officers monitoring the region by foot, by air, and by boat. as more than a million people

are set to congregate here at the cross roads of the world. >> five, four -- >> in the final countdown to 2025, police are bracing for a tidal wave of tourists. from boston to atlanta, to the center of it all, new york city. >> probably a once in a lifetime thing, right? >> everyone around the world also watches this. >> reporter: more than a million people will flood times square to watch the ball drop, already tested and in place. tonight will cap off the city's second busiest year for tourists. the nypd deploying concrete blockades, officers in and out of uniform, canine times and drones. >> we have been operating in a heightened threat environment since october 7th and we remain vigilant. >> reporter: re-enforcing concern over tonight's celebrations is the driver who plowed into a christmas market in germany earlier this month. rebecca is the nypd's deputy

commissioner of counterterrorism. >> we calibrate our counterterrorism overlay based on lessons we learn from incidents, whether they happen here in our city or elsewhere around the world. >> reporter: event organizers also taking precautions in the sky. from new york to texas to south carolina, some planned drone shows for tonight have been scrapped. >> oh, no. i don't think they're supposed to be falling. >> reporter: after several drones collided and fell earlier in orlando this month, injuring a 7-year-old boy. this morning police encouraging the public to stay alert, to help ring in the new year safely. >> we really do mean it when we say the public is our strongest force multiplier. people notice things. if they notice and tell an officer or call 911, we're all the stronger for it. >> reporter: while rain is in the forecast, one thing that's a no go for times square visitors, umbrella along with folding chairs, large backpacks, and alcohol, all of the visitors,

hundreds of thousands of them, will have to pass through counterterrorism checkpoints to access this area. >> thank you for that. joining me now is frank figliuzzi, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence. welcome, my friend. how does law enforcement even begin to prepare for a big night like tonight? >> well, in new york city, of course, they may be the best, alongside washington, d.c. and that law enforcement community, at major event security. they have got this, and you heard all the recited techniques that are going to be in play in new york city. and perhaps we'll see the largest deployment of law enforcement drones tonight, as nypd puts up even more drones than they have ever had before, which by the way, creates kind of a traffic issue when you're talking about midtown, when you're talking about skyscrapers and all of that. that's no easy task. undercover officers, they have

secured all of the manhole covers and mail boxes have been moved or secured. they have got it covered. in fact, some of the same techniques, facial recognition, 20,000 cameras throughout new york city that are in place every day. that was just used a few weeks ago as they attempted to search for the unknown shooter of the ceo brian thompson. so they're really good at this. what i'm more concerned about is the softer targets. some places seem more vulnerable. you heard about the christmas market in germany. they found a weak spot there. and it was utilized. so you have to be concerned that while all the police officers are in manhattan, something else happens somewhere else. >> 100%. how much have drones changed the security trajectory? how much have they helped? granted, you don't want one crashing into a building and landing on someone, but otherwise, what they're capable of doing and focusing on, how much does that help?

>> yeah, in addition to facial recognition, i would assert that the use of drones may be equal to or greater than the application of facial recognition for law enforcement purposes. they are the first response now. when there's a call for something suspicious, they move that drone quickly. you know, throughout our towns and communities, often right now in your police departments, the first response to a call for service is the drone. it gets there before the officer gets there. and it reports back. they have got the video. oh, we have this going on right there. so spotting things all over the five boroughs tonight. the drones will be up looking for trouble. >> you mentioned the germany christmas market attack, and it was done by a car. we remember that horrific video, watching that car race through that community of people enjoying the stalls there. there were those concrete blocks. i know, in place, and yet somehow, the driver was able to even get around those that had been placed at strategic places.

we have those placed here in new york city, which means could new york city have any soft targets that you would worry about for the new year's eve celebration? >> indeed. what happened in germany was that this bad actor found the econgress and ingrsz point for rescue surss. you have to have a way for emergency services to get in and out. that has to be weaker by definition. so yes, there's weak spots there that the bad guys may look at. but i'm confident about tonight. yes, we're in a heightened threat environment, since october 7th and the attack on israel. that's still in place. the world is an unstable place, but i most get concerned about a single actor. since we're hearing there's no intelligence specific worldwide in terms of an organized threat, terrorist threat, then the real concern becomes that solo actor. that's the tough one to mitigate against. >> seems like that's the age we live it. always looking out for that.

thank you, frank. stay safe but enjoy your new year's eve, my friend. thank you. let's turn to this breaking news from puerto rico, where more than a million customers, roughly 80% of the island's population, in fact, has been without power since early this morning. puerto rico's energy company, luma, posting on social media they aim to restore all power within 24 to 48 hours. following an infrastructure problem at a power plant on puerto rico's southern coast. power outages continue to be a frequent occurrence for puerto rico. it experienced a string of blackouts earlier this summer prompting that led to a u.s. based energy company taking over state-owned power stations. in 90 seconds, new updates on how jimmy carter will be remembered in his home state of georgia and in washington, as the nation paid tribute to him in the days ahead. you're watching msnbc. ahead. you're watching msnbc. the no, no, noooos - oooooooo! the oh, oh, ohhhhs! now whatcha wanna do with this?

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major incident, as described by the u.s. treasury in a letter where they disclosed this incident to congress. this was in a letter dated yesterday, but the u.s. department of treasury says that they were notified on december 8th by a third party vendor that there was potentially this hack. i want to walk you through what this company is. this is a company called beyond trust. this is a third party vendor that the u.s. department of treasury uses to offer tech support to its employees and it was apparently through that company that a china-sponsored agent was able to hack and then get the keys to then access work stations or laptops and computers at the u.s. treasury. they were then able to get into unclassified documents. again, unclassified documents. and we don't know what they used it for. now, in terms of what we know at this time, the u.s. treasury does say that they are no longer using that beyond trust third party software that was the vulnerability in the first place, but there's a lot of other questions over exactly what types of documents they

were able to see, how it was exploited and what the treasury or government is doing to avoid a situation like this in the future. the u.s. treasury will have to provide a 30-day follow-up to see if there was more detail they could offer, but there are other investigators who are getting involved here with cisa, for example, the kind of security infrastructure in d.c. who investigates these things to hopefully get more answers on that front. >> one quick question. classified documents, do we know whether or not they were accesses? >> the treasury said in this letter it was unclassified documents. so classified documents as i understand it were not part of this, but again, a lot of information could be part of unclassified documents as well. we don't know what that covered. but again, it's important to note this is kind of still something that they're trying to get to the bottom of, but they might have more detail when they follow up 30 days from now. >> thank you so much, brian cheung. happy new year to you. >> meantime, six days of tributes and honors for jimmy carter will begin saturday in

his hometown of plains, georgia. the former president died sunday at the age of 100. next tuesday, his body will be brought to washington where he will lie in state at the u.s. capitol before a funeral on thursday. january 9 at the national cathedral is where that will happen. and also where president biden will give the eulogy. joining me now from atlanta is jesse kirsch and also aaron david miller, and a former u.s. state department arab israeli negotiator. good to see you both. jesse, you first here. what more can you tell us about how the former president will be remembered? >> reporter: yeah, so alex, his journey will begin and end just as his life did, in plains, georgia. he will be escorted by current and former members of his secret service detail to the hearse, his remains to the hearse, and then that will travel through plains to his boyhood home, a farm in that community. then on to atlanta. there will be a pause at the

georgia state capitol for a moment of silence before he is ultimately brought to the presidential center, the carter presidential center, where i am now. that's where he will lie in repose for more than two days for members of the public to begin paying their respects to him in person. after that, he will move to washington. he will make a stop at the u.s. navy memorial, then a procession up to the u.s. capitol where there will be a ceremony with members of congress and then he will lie in state at the u.s. capitol. before the funeral service. the national funeral service, which is on thursday, january 9th. that is also a day of national mourning, as declared by president biden. we expect president biden to eulogize mr. carter, the former president, at that event. and then, the 39th president's remains will be brought back to georgia one final time. there will be a private event, a private funeral at the baptist church where he was a sunday school teacher for so long in plains, georgia. then officials are welcoming the

public one last time to pay their respects as the pred's body is brought through plains from the church to his home. there will be a private internment and at that time, just before the internment, we're expecting to see a missing man fly over formation from the u.s. navy, a tribute to a man who was once a navy lieutenant and ultimately became the 39th president of the united states and the commander in chief. alex. >> sounds very befitting. a very dignified tribute to former president jimmy carter. thank you for that. so, aaron david, let's go to you now because you met, you interviewed jimmy carter several times. give me a sense of what comes to mind when you reflect on all those meetings. >> you know, it stemmed from my own interest in the middle east. when i interviewed him the first time at the carter center, i asked him why arab israeli peace? middle east was so important. his answer was extraordinary. and i quote, since the age of three, the holy land has been an

intense focus of my religion and certain aspects of that religion. so i think carter's moralism, his faith, drove him. because in 1977, there was no reason, neither an opportunity nor a crisis that would propel an american president to become interested in what carter managed to ultimately achieve, which no american president will ever be able to best. that is he brokered an agreement between israel and the largest, most powerful, and most politically resonant arab state, egypt. he didn't get the palestinian piece of it, but carter's diplomacy would open the door and make it possible for jordan and the gulf states over the last 40 years to enter into formal diplomatic relations with the state of israel. so it was a signal accomplishment, and i think it's a testament frankly to his

drive, his smarts, and his commitment. >> i think commitment in particular. the drive, the smarts, yes, he had to have those. he was relentless in his pursuit of this. there are many, many stories about it. when you think about two enemies being brought together, what kinds of things did he do that were wholly attributable to him uniquely to get this done? >> yeah, you know, personal relationships are important in arab israeli peace making. they don't trump the national interests but they are necessary but not necessarily -- he established quite remarkable relationships with two powerful leaders. he told me that meeting sadat, which was done before camp david was the greatest day of his presidency. and he bonded with sadat. i think sadat was willing to put his faith and trust in carter,

here again, despite his advisers who argued during beggen's first visit to washington that he should be tough and exert pressure, carter chose not to, to create a relationship based on mutual respect. carter told me and he made this comment publicly, that the lift for beggen to get to camp david to make peace was harder, a harder journey than the one sadat embarked on. that's quite a statement given the fact that sadat bayed with his life with his peace making. again, personal trust was critically important. >> and it's extraordinary because this happened in 1978. i know you spoke with former president clinton about the success of what happened in 1978, and it did not happen when he attempted to broker similar conclusions, deals, if you will, in 2000. what was his explanation for that? what did he attribute to jimmy carter that led to the success he wasn't able to achieve? >> i was at that second camp

david summit in july of 2000 where despite the commitment and incredible personal drive of then president clinton, no agreement was reached. i think carter had at least two advantages. number one, he had two leaders who were masters of their politics, not prisoners of those politics. number one. and number two, unlike at the second camp david, carter really ran the summit. i'm sorry to say, and i have made this criticism public. and i put myself at the top of the list in bearing responsibility for this. at the second campaign summit, the summit ran us, we didn't run the summit. finally, carter had the advantage of not dealing with issues like jerusalem or refugees. and that made the lift at camp david, one, much easier, frankly. however difficult, than what we failed to achieve at camp david

two. >> sounds like things got more complicated over a span of 22 years. understandably. aaron david, very good to see you. happy new year to you. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> next, we'll be back and break down the big political stories for you that will be front and center in the next year. you're watching msnbc. the next . you're watching msnbc. your deep family roots, from your mom's side and your dad's side, with some serious detail, trace the journeys and history that shaped who you are today, and see the traits they passed down. your connections to the past are all waiting. see just how gifted you are for only $39.

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in 2025. democrats will reassess their party's strategy after losses in the 2024 election. while cracks in the walls of republican unity could be forming despite their resounding victories and how relationships between donald trump and elon musk remains to be seen. jonathan allen, errin haines is the 19th editor at large and an msnbc political contributor. matthew dowd served as chief strategist for the bush/cheney 2004 presidential campaign, and don callaway is a democratic strategist and founder of the national voter protection action fund. it's good to see all of you. jonathan, you first. the first trump white house was plagued by consistent staffing turnover and a fair amount of chaos. how challenging will it be for trump's chief of staff, susie wiles, to keep things under control, especially with so many outside influencers in the

president-elect's ear? >> the $64,000 question, alex, particularly when you look at behind the scenes players. so many people in trump world love to be in the spotlight. susie wiles doesn't like to be in the spotlight. one of the things that went very well for donald trump's campaign for the presidency this time that did not go so well last time he ran for the presidency or in the last white house, was that his staff was tremendously disciplined. there was very little drama on that staff. certainly in any staff environment, you have got some competition, some jockeying, the occasional bad vibes. but susie wiles was really able to keep that staff together. but it was a leaner staff. now that trump is coming into the white house, he will have an entire administration to run plus the sort of outside orbit if you will, this constellation of the elon musks and steve bannons and vivek ramaswamys and other folks in his ear all the

time. this is going to be a huge challenge for her and i think it will have significant effect on his ability to get done what he wants to get done. >> it's funny, when i think about susie wiles and your description of her being low key, i would apply that to john kelly as well. it's just my observation. i think he was someone who certainly knew his role in the military. in this role, i thing he did try to stay behind the scenes. we'll see if she can do an even better job at that. you're welcome to disagree with me. >> i was just going to say, john kelly spent his career in military, and certainly reasons to believe he's tough, but don't cross susie wiles. >> i don't intend to. okay. so matthew, to you, because on capitol hill, the republican senate leader no longer is going to be mitch mcconnell when congress comes back. we have john thune of south dakota who is going to step into that role. will republicans be able to get anything done with slim majorities and a president who drives so much of the party

agenda? >> i mean, i think that's the big question. i doubt they're going to be able to pass any real legislative fundamental change reform packages in the manner they want. they could pass some compromise strategies with democrats, but they have a three-vote margin in the house, and you know, two or three-vote margin in the senate, and you have people like susan collins and the senator from alaska who are going to basically stop anything bad from happening. so my guess is they're going to figure out pretty early on that passing some fundamental real legislative reform is all but impossible in this. and i think donald trump is going to, you know, resort to executive orders or on the international scale, doing things with or without nato, doing things with russia, all of those things he can do sort of on his own as president of the united states, but legislatively, i think it's almost impossible to pass any fundamental reform that i think republicans want. >> yeah, he used a lot of executive order in the first

term as well. errin, black women were such an instrumental part of the 2024 election as a whole. who will you be watching in that space in this coming year? >> well, i mean, i think you can't have that conversation without talking about vice president kamala harris, who obviously was not successful in her bid for president in november. so what does she do next? will she be running for governor of california, will she be thinking about a potential bid for 2028? i think that's the big outstanding question that a lot of us have. she can certainly reach out to me any time and answer that between now and the time she leaves office or whenever. i think black women generally are really talking to them in the wake of the election and headed into next year, they are regrouping. they're thing about how they're going to move forward politically in the democratic party, whether that's as voters, as organizers, as people running for or in elected office.

another thing i'm thinking about similar to 2016 when we saw hillary clinton lose to donald trump in that election, you had hillary clinton's campaign inspiring other women to run for office in the wake of her defeat, so could we see other black women, other women generally, running for office in 2025 and beyond? who were inspired by vice president harris, and also we have got this women's march that is supposed to be coming up. will we see black women joining that effort that seems to be largely spearheaded by white women? will they be joining with them in coalition? how does that look, how does that alliship look going forward? >> don, to the point of regrouping and moving forward, how do you think democrats will shift their approach in the new trump administration? >> you know, i think that now that everybody has had their opportunity to get their

druthers and we have seen what this new administration is going to bring, all the major appointments have been made, from what i am watching from here on the ground in washington, d.c., the opportunity really is wide open for democrats to legislate or otherwise participate with the trump administration on the executive side. and that's partially the nature of what we have seen from this administration over the last four years, and even going into now, is that there are going to be highly transactional. i'm seeing a whole lot of people who hung out at the mar-a-lagos of the world over the course of the last ten years somehow showing up in d.c. i think that political economy and marketplace is open both on the legislative side as well as the business side, and i'm thinking that the trump administration may surprise some democrats as much as what they're willing to hear conversation about. we saw donald trump side with longshoremen since he's been elected. i think there's a remarkable opportunity here to really get some substantive things done for the american people that provide

a broader landscape of opportunity. i don't think there's a whole lot of progress to be made on a lot of the social issues that liberals have been concerned about and rightfully so, because those have to do with fundamental protection of human right but i'm quite optimistic to see what the trump administration presents in terms of having to work together with democrats and broad structures nationally to actually achieve progress that's going to satisfy this populist coalition they put together to get elected. >> jonathan, does that extend, this highly transactional concept, will that extend also to hakeem jeffries? is he able to do it in this congress? >> i think it's extraordinarily important for hakeem jeffries both for his own sake and for the sake of the democrats in the house, to pick his battles. to understand where it is that president trump is going too far, where president trump may split the republican party and unify the democrats along with some of the republicans in order to stop parts of the agenda.

i think if he decides to battle on everything, if he decides to try to maintain just a purely anti-trump coalition, that is not enough, as evidenced by this last election for democrats to be successful. and hakeem jeffries is heading into his second congress as the democratic leader. you know, he's still new in that job, still relatively new in that job, and he's got his predecessor, nancy pelosi, still around, still extraordinarily influential. some would even say that's still her caucus. as we saw with the effort to push out joe biden earlier this year. so i think jefferies, i guess the point i would make, if he doesn't pick his battles, he won't be successful. >> what about reproductive rights which continue to be a major issue? it moves voters and influences all sides of the political spectrum? how do you think abortion and reproductive health will take shape in 2025? >> i think that's going to continue to be a hugely important issue in 2025, as we

continue to see this kind of shifting landscape day to day, in the courts, at state houses, across the country. what does that landscape look like in 2025 at the state level? will republicans in washington move to further restrict abortion? we certainly got kind of mixed signals from president-elect trump about what action he may or may not take on this issue. and with kind of these warring factions within the republican party, whether that's outside of government or in congress where people also are duly-elected and looking to flex their power, what action could we see even at the federal level on abortion and how do states respond to that? how do -- how does the reproductive rights movement respond to this? that's going to be important to watch next year. >> i think you're 100% right. matthew, republicans, who do you think is going to start beginning to position themselves for 2028? who do you see doing that?

>> well, i think that's the big question. i'm going to be fascinated by the rollout of 2028 because both political parties are going to have to figure out who they are, in two different ways because the post-trump republican party and the sort of the post biden, post hillary clinton, post long time place holders have to figure out who they are in this america multicultural democracy in this. i think jd vance, i think, is i think most people's odds that he's -- because he's close to trump, he's the vice president, he'll have opportunity to separate himself. but i don't think -- i think that's only a minor, he's got a minor lead in that regard. i think what you're going to see on both sides of the aisle as we move through this, a lot depends on the economy, a lot ds on what trump does, but we'll see probably 30 candidates between the two political parties running for president in 2028. it's going to be a circus in 2028 because both parties have to figure out post-biden and

post-trump who they are. >> last question quickly to you, don. does that include kamala harris? what's your gut tell you? you were a big fan, a big supporter of hers through this campaign. >> i'm not sure. i'm far more interested -- god bless kamala harris. i think she's going to do whatever she wants and she'll have a wonderful life. i'm far more interested to see progress of folks in high level positions in their states and see how they develop over the next four years. specifically attorney general aaron ford in nevada who let folks know he wants to be the next governor of nevada. garlin gilchrist in the state of michigan to see where he goes. so i'm looking beyond 2028 because i think '32 will be the first election where democrats will have an opportunity to do something fundamentally different in how we approach running for the presidency and the folks i see running right now can do something different. >> good to see you, and happy new year. thanks, guys. coming up next, we're going to look at the recent spread of norovirus and what you need to

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for example, if you're sick and you're coughing, wearing a mask or at least telling yourself or if it's your kids that are sick or someone around you to cough into their elbow, that helps. it doesn't completely take away the risk, but it can help. in terms of symptoms, nor ovirus, let's talk about that. it's called the omach flu but it's a different virus. you get symptoms for a couple days and it gives you -- your intestines are kind on on fire. feeling that abdominal cramping. the best thing to do in that situation is if you cannot isolate, making sure you sanitize surfaces. i have had family members have norovirus recently. i made sure that if they can, they can use a separate bathroom, and if there's any surfaces or utensils, that we don't share them. we're also having holiday celebrations together because we want to be together and some of us do have to go back to work. that's kind of the trend. the most important thing is if your gut is telling you literally or figuratively,

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steve, to you. >> reporter: behind me, we're reaching the end of one of the major operations, one of the major functions of investigators on the ground to this point, which is the heartbreaking, grueling work of identification. sorting through the remains of that wreckage and trying to identify family members, loved ones, hoping for that information so they can have some closure. they can begin the recovery process, which would be the next phase in this, recovering the remains so funerals can be held, so closure can be had, so families can start the process of healing and moving on. that hasn't happened yet because there are still identifications left to be made. but investigators say that this is a process that is closing soon. 174 remains have been identified out of 179 dead. we are close to that. meanwhile, this investigation continues. i think a lot is focused on the black boxes that have been recovered from the scene. there are two. of course, they're both now in the custody of investigators. one with the flight data, the other with the voice data.

both together will piece together a lot of this puzzle. the problem is that some of that data has been damaged, one of the boxes has been partially damaged. investigators say they will be able to make a full recovery. it just will take a little longer time period instead of maybe two to three weeks that it would normally take, it may be two to three months. this investigation just getting started. a large focus is on just looking at the video of this plane. seeing the fact that it appears that the landing gear did not deploy. seeing the fact that it skids on its belly into an embankment, into this concrete or what appears to be a concrete barrier. questions surrounding why this has happened, i think, are going to be the source of the investigation, the focus of the investigation. meanwhile, this is still a country in mourning. it is new your's, and celebrations in a large part, in a large way have not happened out of respect for the families that are still in mourning. seven days of mourning that will obviously conclude in ceremonies

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today. we are at msnbc headquarters in new york. as the nation closes out 2024 plans are in place for america and the world to remember former president jimmy carter, who died sunday at the age of 100. on saturday, in his hometown of plains, georgia, a motorcade carrying his remains will drive past his boyhood home before going to the georgia state capital. and then the carter presidential center in atlanta or he will lie in repose through monday. tuesday his body will be taken to washington and, after a stop at the u.s. navy memorial, a funeral possession will bring his remains to the u.s. capital, where he will lay in

state through wednesday. asked thursday, a funeral will be held at the national cathedral wherewill deliver the eulogy. biden has declared january 9, a national day of mourning. after the funeral, former president carter will return to georgia where there will be a private funeral service at the baptist church where he taught sunday school for the kids. he will be buried alongside his late wife, rosalynn in their hometown of plains, georgia. joining me is kelly o'donnell. do we have any sense of whatwill include in his eulogy? >> reporter: good to be with you, the white house is not giving specific previews, if you will, of what president joe biden will say. there are plenty of clues we can look to. president biden spoke on camera hours after president carter was known to have passed away. he talked about his decency. he talked about the values that his life embodied and

certainly, some of that will be reflected in what the president will stay in the eulogy. certainly, joe biden has done many eulogies and in some ways has been known as someone who is often called upon over the likenesses - life of his public career to give eulogies. he tends to make them personal. i would expect he will talk about what he describes as their 50 years of friendship, reflecting back on he was a senator, the first senator to endorse jimmy carter in his what was then an improbable run for the presidency. they have remained close. in the last couple of years, with president carter remaining at home and not seeking any more medical intervention by going to a hospital if he would have needed that. during that time of hospice, president biden remained in touch. the photo that just popped up on screen of president biden and first lady jill biden and

the carders, that was earlier in the biden term where he made a point of going to plains to make a personal visit to see his friend as president and to show him that respect. i think you will have all of those things that reflect the life of jimmy carter and the personal connection. that is part of why the carter family would extend the invitation. and jimmy carter himself had asked joe biden to do a eulogy. and perhaps, in some way, the timing of his passing before joe biden leaves office allows for all of that to happen with a biden touch. certainly, he would be honored as a former president, no matter who was in office but, the personal relationship probably adds to the >> door of these days of events. and the way that joe biden wants to personally acknowledge jimmy carter. >> a perfect explanation of the

expectations. for all of you, we are giving you a look at the biden family as they are deplaning from air force one. they have landed in philadelphia on the way home to wilmington from their holiday vacation in the virgin islands. we do not expect the president to speak with reporters. we are just giving you a look at what is happening. as we keep looking at this, we want to continue the conversation relative to part of jimmy carter's during legacy including his position on civil rights. joining me now is martin luther king the third, the eldest son of dr. martin luther king jr. it is good to see you again, vicki for joining us. jimmy carter sadly never met your father but he maintained a strong relationship over the years with both your mother, grandfather starting prior to becoming president. talk about how the relationship came to be.

>> i believe it actually came to be when he was in the state legislature. certainly, once he became governor of georgia there was an ongoing relationship. what we overall understood was present carter, they did not meet my father, he understood being in the south, and how important it was for civil rights to move forward. certainly advanced it in a very special way. when we think about civil rights, we have to think about the fact that many presidents who advanced civil rights came through the south. president carter, president johnson. president clinton. all southerners. also put their stamp on civil rights. the civil rights act of course, passed first in 1964. as i said, president carter did not meet my father but he was close to my grandfather and certainly he came close to my mother as well. >> to your point, when elected governor of georgia after not explicitly mentioning race while campaigning, carter

shocked many when he said this in his inauguration speech. >> the time for racial discrimination is over. nobody should ever have to bear the additional burden of being deprived of the opportunity of an education, a job, or simple justice. >> how right he was. what do you think made carter take such a stance, especially at that time in widely segregationist georgia? >> i think first of all, again, because they actually had relationships, real relationships with black folk. because of that, and garnered a level of respect. that is who he was as a person. that was the embodiment throughout his life when we see what he chose to do. i should say he and mrs.

carter, they were both engaged in building houses to habitat for humanity all over our nation. they were both engaged in traveling to foreign countries. and promoting democracy by being observers at elections. he was involved in healthcare, the rural healthcare organization help to rid our society of disease. he had an unusual characteristic of understanding humanity to all human kind. and exhibited that throughout his life. we will always be grateful to him for the kind of leadership, i remember people talking about the first time we saw him on television. he was carrying his own briefcase. the president, we do not see that hardly any more. we do not have briefcases today but, if we did. that is just who he was. just like everyone else. >> i want to drill down on some of the specifics he did as president.

remembered for having a profound impact on the black community but, he opened government contracts to black- owned businesses. he appointed a record number of black americans to both executive and judicial posts. he had an executive order giving more public money to hbcus. is this the kind of thing he is still credited with largely within the black community? >> in my judgment, yes. absolutely. including appointing ambassador andrew young is the first ambassador to the united nations so that black diplomats could be seen in the world. in that position. i think that was brought to the cabinet level prior to cabinet - president carter i do not believe it was a cabinet position at the net addition. my mom served a term at the general session and president carter was responsible for appointing her to that position. including the martin luther king jr. historic site. once that came online,

president carter was one of the first to help move the ball so he would - it would become a national historic site as well as the area around the king center. >> when you think about the legacy, the lasting legacy. 100 years of life and global influence, what are the top things that come to mind that you think will be for members, honored, respected over this time of morning before thursday next week. >> a man of peace having won the nobel prize. he should've won far ahead of when he did. that is what he exhibited throughout his life. not one shot fired during his four year term as president. when you think about the fact that he taught us how to serve. he lived the creed that who - among you should be your servant. that is to president jimmy

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what is expected? >> reporter: i think they will be bummed out. we will be mild, temperatures near 50 in times square at the ball drop. we will see some rain. showers by midnight. let's look at the radar. it is showing us we are looking at a storm system moving through the great lakes and ohio valley into the northeast. across the country, we are looking relatively quiet. really good conditions for most of us. it is this storm system that will put a damper on the parade later tonight. the northern side there is no which is the blue. and then you even see lightning. thunderstorms not out of the question. in between, we are looking at the rain falling. brighter colors and brighter returns. heavy rain falling throughout new york city before the ball

drops. throughout the day, we will focus on the soaking rain throughout parts of the great lakes, the ohio valley and into the northeast. look at the rest of the country. we are really quiet today. western sunshine, the southwest looks good, the west looks good. the pacific northwest has been so wet lately. we are looking good throughout the daytime. northern and central plains, chilly temperatures in the 20s and 30s. it will be a cold day but notice the sunshine. also sunshine in the southeast as well. in the evening, near midnight, umbrellas needed but we mentioned we cannot bring umbrellas to the ball drop. if you are outside you might want to grab some rain layers because we are looking at showers and rain and maybe even snowfalls. an arctic chill and parts of the northern plains. temperatures in the teens. there is the storm system as i

mentioned the pacific northwest. green along the coast, the lower elevation. could be heavy at times and the higher elevation, no. we are looking at the ball drop saying goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025. heavy rain ending by midnight but up until then, you will get a little bit soggy. the temperature 51 degrees. you and i have probably covered 1 million of these and i remember some nights in the single digits. so cold out there so i think i would take 51 and maybe a little bit of saltiness. >> thank you for not mentioning the arctic blast coming our way. i'm trying to mention it is - pretend it is not coming. the latest on a power outage in puerto rico that has left over 1 million customers in the dark. roughly 80% of the population of the island has been without power since early this morning. the latest in a string of widespread power issues puerto rico has faced this year.

we have the latest on this. what is happening? what are investigators learning about what has caused the blackout and how long it will take until it is restored? >> as you can imagine this is generating frustration for puerto ricans who have been dealing with these rampant power outages. this occurred very early morning. it looks to be an underground cable at one of the southern facilities in puerto rico that led to essentially a chain of events that led to a blackout for most of the island. at this time, the energy company that helps control the power said about 3% of customers are back on the grid. about 44,000. we are starting to hear some of the same familiar voices of frustration. thing we are tired of dealing with these rampant blackouts. especially here on this new year's eve. this will impact our traditions and celebrations. we are learning some of the

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2024 was quite the year from a consequential election to record-breaking weather events and unforgettable cultural moments. >> reporter: 120 24 began, america was bracing for an election encore. the 2020 rematch pitting 46 president against the 45th. this was a year that defied disability. one that began with a gaping hole in a plane and ended with empty seats in the next

administration. as embattled cabinet picks lobby for votes. in between, a music mogul was jail, and russian prisoners were freed. work continued to rage in the middle east and the royal family fought cancer twice. in short, a year when the olympic spirit united as as politics divided us. the road to the white house taking sharp detours following an uncharted path. started with the race for the republican nomination. donald trump skipped every debate it bolted over the competition. >> we do not have a clear path to victory. >> reporter: swatting away his challenges. >> the time has come to suspend my campaign. >> reporter: trump won on the ballot but not the courtroom. >> count one, guilty, count two guilty. >> reporter: he was convicted on all 34 counts in his new york hush money trial but that did not slow him down. >> this was a raked, disgraceful trial.

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congress's first order of business for the new year will be to elect a new speaker this friday. donald trump threw his support behind the current speaker of the house yesterday but, it might not be enough. kentucky congressman thomas massey says he's not voting for johnson and several others had not committed to re-electing johnson. joining me is sam stein. and the former republican congressman from florida and number two medications director and spokesperson for congressman hakeem jeffries. sam, some gop lawmakers are still holding their support out. they are not saying what they

are going to do. here's what speaker johnson said about that last night. i think that those members and all of them want to be a part of the solution. they make big promises to their constituents in this campaign cycle and we have to deliver upon them now. what is the media and the left that wants to divide us and distract us. we cannot fall into that trap. >> what do you make of his response making the case for himself? >> there is not much more he can do he got the biggest endorsement he could which is donald trump. donald trump said no it would have been done. but that is not make him in the clear. he has a razor thin majority. he can stand to lose two potential members. that incentivizes every republican member to try to extract a promise or pledge from him. if you are going to be the one to hold him over the barrel, you might as well get something in return. he is a difficult path.

i think the best thing he has going for him if not him, who else? no one will unite this party other than trump and maybe elon musk. he will be using a mix of sticks and carrots and in the end he can only afford to lose one. it will be tight. >> colors to that end, even with the support of donald trump, elon musk cosigned the endorsement initially. after mass he said he would not support johnson, elon musk commented you might be right but let's see how it goes. we know elon musk and trump have become close but how much way you think elon musk will have over congress directly or indirectly? >> i think that was put to the test about 10 days ago when elon musk and donald trump teamed up to try to bully or intimidate republicans into passing a suspension of the debt ceiling. you saw about 40 house

republicans say sorry, we are not going to do that. i do not think that this will have as much of an impact as people, as much of attention as people are giving it. at the end of the day, the republicans not happy with mike johnson simply have nowhere else to go. there are no alternate candidates out there. the men who could compete against johnson people like steve scalise, the majority leader. tom imre, the majority whip. jim jordan, a prominent committee chairman. the early try to become speaker and they could not get a sufficient number of votes. really, this is mike johnson cc - mike johnson's race to lose. i think a handful will try to get some changes and amendments to the house rules package. we saw that when kevin mccarthy was trying to become speaker. that is what is going on here.

>> if they do not have a speaker let's say by monday, congress will not be able to certify the presidential election. does that mean democrats could try to save johnson to avoid a messy start or will that not happen? >> leader jeffries has made it clear he is not planned to step in and save johnson this time around. the republican conference in some capacity has to figure out how it will operate in this term. they have a razor thin majority on every single vote. it is not the job of house democrats to step in and save them from their own chaos. you will not see that next year. >> what are the chances hakeem jeffries could be elected speaker? the other two are shaking their head. >> he would work in a bipartisan manner to get things done i do not think republicans would vote for him but if they were smart they would because the reality is outside of mike johnson republicans do not have

a viable candidate for speaker. if they take him down for some reason they do not have anyone to step in. >> how unprecedented that would be. sam, let's take a look at this. on friday trump posted this random message of truth social that the new york times says we are seemingly meant for elon musk. quote, where are you, when are you coming to the center of the universe? mar-a-lago, bill gates asked to come tonight. we miss you, new jersey will be amazing. what is your reporting telling you about how republicans are responding to trump's seeming reliance on elon musk. the new york times reports he is essentially living at mar-a- lago. >> that was a weird post. i will not lie. it felt like maybe it was a dm he accidentally put in public. as for elon musk, he clearly has outside influence over trump. we saw this a week ago or this

past week. this is something trump has in the past been clear he is against the program for high skilled pieces. because elon musk supported it because he took a sharp stance against some conservatives over it, trump ultimately sided with elon musk and said he had long been supported which is factually not true. really, elon musk is setting up policy and involved in calls with other leaders, an unprecedented amount of power for an unelected person who has no real accountability. he will have a lot of sway over the budget, a lot of say over foreign policy, domestic policy. he has millions upon billions of government contracts. what i noticed which is of interest, some conservatives are on the other side of the h1 b debate starting to raise concerns about the conflict of interest. saying why should we be okay with someone who has this much

on the line this much financial interest at stake having such proximity to the president. i think a lot of republicans really worship elon musk and know that he's a huge threat to them politically if they ever turn on him. it has been interesting to watch it happen. >> that last point you made does that help explain why trump and musk are so close? what could break them up? >> when someone spends $250 million getting you elected and owns one of the biggest social media platforms and boosts you constantly you feel indebted and you do not - what to make it problematic is that musk takes too much of the spotlight. he is aware of - also aware of people trying to push the narrative he is outshining trump. that would be the thing that wouldn't go over well. >> carlos, what have you heard about gop feelings about musk?

to the point, - voting for elon musk. >> i can tell you there are a good number of members of congress who do not like the idea of, for the next two to four years having to deal not just with donald trump on social media but also with elon musk. i do think elon musk will overshoot when it comes to congress. members of congress are not as sensitive to the threats and kinds of theater that musk is known for. i think some of this might go too far and might do more harm than good. >> we will see, good to see you all, thank you. all, thank you. especially when they're eggland's best. taste so deliciously fresh. with better nutrition, too. we love our eggs any style. as long as they're the best. eggland's best. here's to getting better with age.

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