we sent tom foreman to the president's hometown to see how the small town is honoring their favoritesunday, former president jimmy carter celebrates his 99th birthday, a milestone that seemed impossible to many seven months ago when he entered hospice care. he's decided to spend his time with his wife. tom foreman went to talk to family and neighbors about president carter's enduring legacy. >> reporter: seven months into hospice care, making a surprise appearance in the peanut parade. there was former president jimmy carter, barely visible, but smiling, rolling into his 99th birthday, where everyone seems to know him as a friend. >> it's really impressive he's made it that far. >> happy birthday to him. that's a good president. >> reporter: for anyone passing through tiny plains, georgia, may not look like anything. but to the 39th president, it is everything. >> jimmy carter knows what it's like to work for a living. >> reporter: this is where he dreamed of playing baseball, while helping his parents scratch a living from the red dirt, where he launched his bid for president. then

>> tom foreman, thank you very much.s sat on the federal bench and, unlike this supreme court justices, actually a formal code of ethics that she had to follow. nancy girdner gertner -- lecturer at harvard law -- all tied to billionaire harlan crow. do you buy that? >> i don't buy it and i -- historian, propublica, that thomas had, at one point, disclosed the private plane trips by harlan crow. then there was an l.a. times article about it and the disclosures stopped. other judges have disclosed private plane trips. all of the experts say that the disclosure rules even before they were recently amended to clarify this issue, even before that, require disclosure of anything set personal hospitality. one of the plane trips was a flight to new haven to give a speech. he was well outside of personal hospitality. but let me just say, to the broader context, every every federal judge is listening to this. every federal judge that has been on the benches barred from taking money for speeches, is restricted to how much money you

cnn's tom foreman explains. streets of atlanta, prosecutors say he's a gang leader.dated along with many associates and allegedly tied to a raft of crimes. >> crimes of violence.crimes of thefts. crimes including drugs. >> and the person pushing that case is funny willis. the same district attorney who invented donald trump. >> my number one focus is targeting gangs. >> surprisingly, the rappers case could provide clues about how the former presidents case might proceed. both were filed under racketeering laws. typically use to fight organized crime. both indictments listed a range of crimes and lots of defendants. young thug's case through plea deals and other developments is now down to fewer than a dozen. and both involve well-known public figures, who pleaded not guilty and whose cases have grabbed headlines. with trump lashing out at this prosecutor just as he has others. >> i didn't do anything wrong. i did nothing wrong. >> with such claims easily flooding headlines, the process of selecting an impartial

cnn's tom foreman, as you were here to explain these findings. >> this is an artist's depiction of thisour solar system and what they're thinking is based on chemical compositions from this, that they're able to read through the telescope maybe there are oceans on the surface and maybe it's sort of like what we would be able to live in or something could live in, not us. methane, carbon dioxide things that would be associated with the idea there may be hydrogen caused by oceans. there are indications of this, kind of sketchy, but that would be associated with life. the bottom line is scientists look at that and say, yeah, maybe there's a lot of water here, maybe there's actual water. maybe there's some kind of life here, but as you point out 120 million light years. that means if you were traveling at the speed of light right now, maybe your great-grandchildren born on the spaceship would be able to step on to this planet if you can step on to it. >> that's a big gamble. >> we don't know because -- this is big. >> right. >> this is roughly nine times the size of earth, which is ballpark

>> all right, tom foreman, thank you very much.ve now from someone who sat on the federal bench. and unlike the supreme court justices, actually had a formal code of ethics she had to follow. nancy gertner is currently a senior lecturer at harvard law school. you see justice thomas claim he inadvertently omitted a private real estate deal, plane travel and vacations all tied to billionaire harlan crow. do you buy that? >> no, i don't buy it. there is a story in propublica that thomas had at one point disclosed the private plane trips by harlan crow. then there was an l.a. times article about it, and the disclosures stopped. other judges have disclosed private plane trips. all of the experts say that the disclosure rules even before they were recently amended to clarify this issue even before that, you know, required disclosure of anything except personal hospitality. one of the plane trips was a flight to new haven to give a speech. he was well outside of personal hospitality. but let me just as a broader context, every federal jud

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let's go to cnn's tom foreman. walk us through the egypt part of this and the position senator bob menendez found himself in. >> when you look at this, he had big titles and he was the right person in the right place if you wanted influence. the senior u.s. senator from new jersey at the top of the senate foreign relations committee. at the time egypt was one of the largest recipients of u.s. military aid. good person to know if you're in the egyptian government. the indictment suggests the connection was built through his wife nadine who he started dating in 2018, married in 2010. the indictment talks about her being a conduit from egyptian contacts to this powerful senator. pam? >> how exactly did he help egypt according to the indictment? >> he denies it all. says he hasn't done anything wrong. we talked about military aid. egypt is one of the biggest recipients in the world, especially in this period of time, billions of dollars at stake. in one case, $300 million in aid they were looking for according to the i

tom foreman, cnn, planes, georgia. >> and we wish him a very happy birthday. we wish him the best and his wife, roslyn as well. >>> that's it for us. the news continues. we hope you have a great weekend. the source starts now. >>> tonight, straight from the source. in 27 hours, the government is set to shut down and right now there is no deal and really no hope for one, as house speaker, kevin mccarthy is outlining new demands, but his own conference still voting against him. yes, again. >>> plus, one of donald trump's codefendants in georgia has just pleaded guilty, striking a plea deal with prosecutors. the question is, could more deals be on the horizon? what it all means for the former president. also, the joint chief chairman did not mince words in his retirement today, calling trump a wannabe dictator, without naming him. from her vice president, mike pence, is here to respond to that in moments. i am katelyn collins, and this is the source. >>> the u.s. is on the brink of a government shutdown tonight with really no plan and site. with all the infightin

tom foreman, cnn, planes, georgia. >> and we wish him a very happy birthday.wife, roslyn as well. >>> that's it for us. the news continues. we hope you have a great weekend. the source starts now. >>> tonight, straight from the source. in 27 hours, the government is set to shut down and right now there is no deal and really no hope for one, as house speaker, kevin mccarthy is outlining new demands, but his own conference still voting against him. yes, again. >>> plus, one of donald trump's codefendants in georgia has just pleaded guilty, striking a plea deal with prosecutors

tom foreman, cnn, washington. >>> and thank you so much for joining us. "ac 360" with john berman starts "ac 360" with john berman starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight on "360," a working holiday for only is of the gop candidates, and new polling that's trouble for all but one of them. >>> kim jong-un's planned and very rare trip to russia. what it could mean to ukraine, and what a former american four star general makes of that and other key developments in the par. >>> plus, is it passover already? the exodus is on from the burning man desert, where tens of thousands have been stranded by a plague of mud. >>> good evening. john berman here in for anderson. we begin this labor day evening with a picnic, presidential politics, and polling. they all came together in new hampshire. several republican candidates stumping at the same picnic, and new polling that's no picnic for all but donald trump. it matters, the experts say, because now is when voters really start paying attention. and this is attention getting. trump now has the r

tom foreman, cnn, washington. >>> and thank you so much for joining us.arts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight on "360," a working holiday for only is of the gop candidates, and new polling that's trouble for all but one of them. >>