we see there that procession, multiple vehicles slowly leaving now americus, where the late president had received his medical care, where the body of the president had been waiting for this state funeral, which is now beginning, and this will be making its way through americus, past university where he began his education, university that literally has his name on it, as a child he scrawled his name and some wet cement, and it will be making its way towards his family farm. amber, iwant its way towards his family farm. amber, i want to come back to you, we were talking a bit about where this procession will be going, walk us through again where his family lives, growing up in the 19205, that depression era. thi5 growing up in the 19205, that depression era. this was not an easy early life for ea5y early life forjimmy carter, was it? easy early life forjimmy carter, was it?— easy early life forjimmy carter, was it? no, but it was one not uncommon _ carter, was it? no, but it was one not uncommon for - carter, was it? no, but it was one not uncommon for rural. one not uncommon for rura

the motorcade departed the sumter medical center in americus, georgia. we will hear from norman, pennsylvania. good morning. caller: yes, good morning, c-span and the u.s. i think a lot of people miss the fact that jimmy carter -- a lot of people know he was probably one of the most honest, decent whoever filled the white house. but a lot of people don't realize he was a one term president because there were people in washington on both sides that really did not want a guy who is going to come in and do everything he could further people, for the capital letters, for taking bribes, and lobbying -- lobby money from lobbyists, if jimmy carter had become a second term president, he would have ended the gravy train for a lot of the people in washington. he was a good, decent, honest person. you look at his whole entire life, and there's nothing nefarious about it. he tested everything he could to help the people. and big money side. when we had the gas shortage, and i live in pennsylvania, at the time when we had the gas shortage were people were waiting in

the carter family motorcade is expected to arrive at phoebe sumter medical center in americus, georgiain just minutes. their secret service agents, who protected president carter during his lifetime, will escort his casket to the hearse. >> and the motorcade will make two stops on the way here to the carter center in atlanta, where services will be held later today. they'll stop at the former president's boyhood home in archery, georgia, and then at the georgia state capitol here in atlanta, where he served, of course, as state senator and as governor of georgia, was a really big part of the late president's life. and you can see that through the events that are happening here over the next few days. >> yeah. and i know people have been showing up there at the carter center where you are, victor, to pay their respects. uh, what's it been like there? >> yeah. i mean, maybe you can see in the shot behind me there are a few people who are placing flowers here outside the sign at the the library and the carter center is, of course, closed to the public at this moment as it's awaiting the a

plains americus, about three hours south of the big city.is especially back in jimmy carter's youth, and we're really mostly farmland, farm country. there is a there's a connectivity to that part of georgia. and jimmy and rosalynn carter were absolutely at the center of this. this is a as john described, you know, his his boyhood home. i've been inside that home. it is tiny. you they they've kept it looking like it like it, like it, it has for, for some time. it's a you walk on the floors and you, you, you hear the creaks. the room that he slept in was small. it was, you know, you don't look at that home and imagine that a that a president was, was, came from, came from this small, tiny place that remains small, that remains rural. and it i a little different than other places. jimmy carter was a man from rural america, not the big city. and he, john, underlined something that i think you're going to see over these next few days that people appreciated about this man is how humble he was, how humble he lived. we talk about these secret servi

i'll have a look at the current temperatures and what we can expect for y in americus, georgia. that is where jimmy carter's motorcade is going to depart and will make its final trip through his hometown of plains, georgia. he was born in plains, georgia on october 1st, 1924. his wife in 1927, and they got married there in july of 46, and both returned there at the end of this. as you can see, the live picture there now, the motorcade that is set to begin there in and head to plains, georgia. there's only about 700 residents who actually live in plains, georgia, and that agricultural industry very important to that area. peanuts specifically. and keep in mind, carter grew up just about three miles away from plains, georgia, on a farm with no electricity, no running water. a real testament to what people call his humble beginnings. >> he was a depression boy, lived to be 100. oldest president. and we will say goodbye this week. back home, a former bookkeeper of a popular pizzeria in benicia was arrested for embezzling thousands of dollars from a restaurant. henry lee spoke with t

americus, georgia, with the latejimmy carter received his medical care, where the body was waiting, ton make this procession, the state funeral, as we see now the motorcade departing this area of georgia, on its weight now to make this drive towards the carter centre and presidential library, his headquarters for his post presidency, something he is very well known for stop but this procession making its way through small towns, through communities in his home state, his home city, where we saw state, his home city, where we sanimmy carter born and raised, plains, georgia, the area where both he and his wife were born. the time he returned to multiple times. he came back after his career in the navy. and he came back after his career in the white house. and now returning for the final time, as this state funeral, to honour the latejimmy carter, begins here. i have a couple of guests with me. amber ross and robert strong.

anotherworld, it at that time, it was like another world, it was kinder than other meaner places like americus, he noted, but had such a remarkable impact on the life of former president carter. i think that as you have noted, it impacted his work ethic, the fact that he was expected to contribute on his family farm, and then the people around him had a tremendous impact on shaping his life. his friends with in the area gave him a tremendous sense of racialjustice, i believe. and certainly his teacher, missjulia coleman, let him know that he and indeed all of his friends for that classroom could do whatever he wanted to do. and for former president carter, that was this idea of giving back to his country, first, after his time in the us naval academy, and with his career in the navy, and then had such a tremendous sense of loyalty and responsibility, but as you have noted, he came back to plains after his father's passing, and that sense of duty in terms of taking over the family farm and continue to try to give back to the community in the his parents had. pa re nts ha d. professor parents ha

last hour a motorcade traveled from americus to plains, georgia.g in archery, georgia. joining us is priya sridhar. good to see you again. what's going on? i think the motorcade is not stopping until it gets to atlanta at this point. what's the rest of the schedule look like? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, ali. the motorcade carrying the former president's remains is on its way here to atlanta where it will briefly stop at the georgia state capitol and governor kemp, along with other local leaders, will be leading a moment of silence before it ultimately comes here to the carter center where there will be a private service with carter's family members and, of course, some long-time staffers of the carter center. after that, he will lie in repose here and beginning at 7:00 p.m., members of the public who want to pay their last respects can do so here at the carter center until tuesday morning at 6:00 a.m. when his remains will be flown to washington, d.c. at that point, there will be another processional with a motorcade. and it will stop by the n

host: this is a live look at the db sumter medical center in americus, georgia.an see the motorcade pulling up. that is the carter family. they are expected to be there for a few minutes before going to president carter's hometown. we will see the family getting out of the motorcade and current and former special agent in charge from the u.s. secret service carter protection division will take president carter's remains to the hearse and walk alongside the hearse as the motorcade departs that center. back to your calls while we wait for the carter family to arrive. christopher in new jersey. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call and thank you, c-span, bringing us historical significance of events like this. jimmy carter was a man who showed all young people how to indeed do public service. to do good for all humanity and to change the world for the better. i know because as an advocate for people with special needs and as someone who is fighting to make a difference, i can understand jimmy carter and i have that in common. i do believe that if we can

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faith abubey abc news, americus, georgia. >> all right. thank you.ell, in washington, d.c, a standing ovation for san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi on her return to congress following hip surgery. it came as the house of representatives voted to elect a new speaker. the former leader of the house democrats received a round of applause from colleagues while casting a vote for hakeem jeffries to become the next speaker. but jeffries fell short and will remain minority leader. the house of representatives voted to reelect house speaker mike johnson by a razor thin margin. the 119th congress has convened, and there are some changes with the bay area's contingent. after a contentious election that included former san jose mayor sam liccardo as the winner. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke to him about his priorities. >> will you raise your right hand? >> friday marked the first day of a new congress. among those sworn in former san jose mayor and now congressman sam liccardo. >> congratulations. you are now members of the 119t

flags flew at half staff at the phoebe sumter medical center in americus, georgia this morning, the startng, goodbye salute to a global icon. as the ceremony began, georgia state troopers cleared the way. secret service agents who had protected the president served as pallbearers, accompanying his casket out the doors and then gently placing it into the hearse. crowds gathered in the frigid morning air to pay their respects. spectators of all ages, coming out to say goodbye to georgia's own. as the motorcade crept along rural backroads, it made a special detour in plains, georgia, pausing in front of carter's family farm and boyhood home. national park service members stood in formation as the procession arrived. [bell ringing] outside, a ranger rang a bell 39 times -- each toll commemorating america's 39th president. the motorcade then headed north to atlanta -- a city shaped by carter's passion for helping others during and after his time as governor, and as president. at the state capitol, a moment of silence, led by governor brian kemp and atlanta mayor andre dickens. the former presi

and later this morning, carter's body will be moved from the sumter medical center in americus, georgia, to atlanta. there will be a pause for a moment of silence at the capitol, where he once served as state senator and georgia's governor. his body will then be brought to the carter center in atlanta, where flowers and cards have been left since his death. it will then be moved to washington ahead of a state funeral on thursday. >> carter, a democrat, served one term as the 39th president from 1977 to 1981. he became the oldest living former president when he surpassed the record held by the late george h.w. bush in march of 2019. he died on sunday at the age of 100. cnn's eva mckend is joining us now from plains, georgia. good morning, eva. as you've been saying, carter's presence loomed large over this small town. >> it did. and it was perhaps the most consequential personal decision for him to return to this tiny community. post-presidency. all throughout the week, we've been speaking to residents here, sharing their jimmy carter stories, and we heard things like he attended my gran

. >> we're going to take a live look right now from americus, georgia, right there on your screen where carter lived most of his life. carter's motorcade will travel through nearby plains, georgia, before then traveling to atlanta. there will be a pause for a moment of silence at the capitol, where he once served as state senator and georgia's governor. his body will be brought to the carter center, then in atlanta, where flowers and cards have been left since his death. it will then be moved to washington ahead of a state funeral on thursday. >> mr. carter, a democrat, served one term as the 39th president from 1977 to 1981. he became the oldest living former president when he surpassed the record held by the late george h.w. bush in march of 2019. carter died on sunday at the age of 100. cnn's brian bell reports on the beginning of this final goodbye. >> we always told the truth. we kept our country at peace. we brought peace to other people around the world. >> the plains, georgia born and raised peanut farmer who rose to become the 39th president of the united states before returnin

su ataud, envuelto en una bandera, salio de americus, georgia, cargr los m miembros del servicio secretotegieron durante su tiempo en la casa blanca. sus hijos, nietos y bisnietos estaban presentes cuando el feretro se dirigio a plains, la ciudad donde el ex presidente jimmy carter nacio y murio a los 100 anos de edad. asi comenzaron los seis dias del funeral para el unico primer mandatario estadounidense en haber nacido en este estado. el mostro que un. >> un joven de un pueblo de georgia puede llar a ser el presidente de los estados unidos. y para georgia, el mostro tambien a los estados unidos que georgia cuenta en la calle principal de plains. >> una multitud espero en fila para darle el ultimo adios con banderas y lagrimas. sus origenes en el sur pro pais marcaron sus convicciones a segregated south and i saw the ravages of racial discrimination en 1977, al convertirse en el presidente numero 39, dejo claro su compromiso absoluto con los derechos humanos. >> the human rights. >> y con la defensa de la democracia. valores que ca caracterizaron tambien su politica exterior. angela, cu

. >> in americus, georgia, curated by his knees at roseland what i talked to her smiths, dad and the former first lady were siblings. this carter section of your house pace? was all things political that especially memorabilia from her uncle's political career and the people who helped him get to the top. the allman brothers told a prominent position on these walls. >> really important in helping get elected to be president. i mean, they did concerts to raise money how about this for a keepsake, a signed copy of a poster from carter's run for governor of georgia in 1978, so is this a young lance madison and what it do? and this is a young lee and this is chuck smith in statements to by brothers. and this is downtown planes. >> one of the primary. you know, we were waiting for election returns to come back for primary primary that sent her uncle to washington and years later earned her a perfect score on her high school senior i'm all about some politics. >> smith is also all about family. >> actually, i don't ever remember a day in my life without, you know. i mean, they were just ev

. >> su ataud, envuelto en una bandera salio de americus, georgia, cargado por algunos de los miembrosio secreto que le protegieron durante su tiempo en la casa blanca, sus hijos, nietos y bisnietos estaban presentes cuando el feretro se dirigio a plains, la ciudad donde el ex presidente jimmy carter nacio y murio 100 anos de edad. asi comenzaron los seis dias del funeral para el unico primer mandatario estadounidense en haber nacido en este estado. >> el mostro que un. un joven de un pueblo de georgia puede llegar a ser el presidente de los estados unidos. y para georgia, el mostro tambien a los estados unidos que georgia c cuenta en la calle principal de plains. >> una multitud espero en fila para darle el ultimo adios con banderas y lagrimas. sus origenes en el sur profundo del pais marcaron sus convicciones. >> well, i grew up in a seg segregated south so the ravages of racial discrimination. >> en 1977, al convertirse en el presidente numero 39, dejo claro su compromiso absoluto con los derechos humanos a human rights must be absolute y con la d defensa de la democracia, valores q

one-woman national archive, a tribute to the former president of the united states of america in americus, georgia, curated by his knees at roseland what i talked to her smiths, dad and the former first lady were siblings. this carter section of your house pace was all things political that especially memorabilia from her uncle's political career and the people who helped him get to the top. the allman brothers told a prominent position on these walls. >> really important in helping get elected to be president. i mean, they did concerts to raise money how about this for a keepsake, a signed copy of a poster from carter's run for governor of georgia in 1978, so is this a young lance madison and what it do? and this is a young lee and this is chuck smith and statements brothers and this is downtown planes. >> one of the primary. you know, we will wait for election returns to come back for primary primary that sent her uncle to washington and years later earned her a perfect score on her high school senior i'm all about some politics. >> smith is also all about family. >> actually, i don't e

partió junto a una caravana desde el centro médico febby sumter en americus, donde ex agentes del servicioevó sus restos a través de la ciudad natal de plains. ciudadanos también se alineaban a la par de la procesión en el centro de plains, cerca del histórico almacén de trenes donde carter dirigió su campaña presidencial. algunos llevaban ramos de flores o insignias conmemorativas con su foto y recordaron su labor humanitaria. about the nation and the good no solo se preocupaba por la nación y por también se preocupaba por sus vecinos. la procesión avanzó hasta la granja familiar de los carter, donde el servicio de parques nacionales rindió homenaje al expresidente tocando la campana de la granja 39 veces en honor a su estatus como el presidente número 39. d desde plains. el féretro fue trasladado a atlanta, donde se celebró un momento de silencio frente al capitolio de georgia durante el homenaje. algunas de las palabras más emotivas vinieron de parte del hijo del ex mandatario. moms dreams have been fulfilled in a large part. las aspiraciones de mi padre y los sueños de mi madre han so

and the live shots that people are seeing now, and this is in americus, georgia, and at the phoebe centert is about 10:00 a.m. where we will see president carter's casket for the first time. he will emerge from this hospital, and i believe escorted by former secret service agents who have been on his detail, and he will start the journey, and he is going to do a stop at the boyhood home, and that is the other live shot that i believe we have, and then this is the shot right here. and then, they are going to be taking the motorcade up to atlanta, and pause at the georgia state capitol, and this is the start of president carter's journey for the final resting place. >> and something else is reminder of how cyclical the nature of the presidency is, and whether it was the panama canal and stagflation, and -- >> department of education. >> and department of education is a great example. >> and it is all coming back, and the country has to face some of those challenges again and those efforts to address problems from that era here in the 21st century, and with a different administration and a d

protected carter during his lifetime and his political career, carried his casket to the hearse in americus, georgia, and then there was another ceremony at carter's boyhood home and farm in archery, georgia, right here, where the two longest serving national park staffers rang the farm bell, 39 times. in carter's motorcade, also going through nearby plains where carter was born. people lining the streets to pay their respects. the motorcade is now slowly making its way from south georgia to atlanta, and in a few hours it will stop off at the georgia capitol in atlanta, where carter served one term as governor and as state senator. and after a moment of silence honoring his service, the motorcade will then head to the carter center in atlanta, where a service will be held later on there today, cnn's jeff zeleny is at the carter center for us. jeff, set the scene for us. for the rest of today's tributes. >> it's in the afternoon. the hours. >> well, fredricka, each one of those stops is a touchstone of former president jimmy carter's life and indeed his legacy. as you said, his motorcade is

the hearse carrying the late president, jimmy carter, leave the phoebe sumter medical center in americusits way to carter's hometown of plains, georgia. it will briefly stop at carter's childhood home before heading to atlanta for the beginning of the state funeral. jimmy carter is lauded for his impactful and lengthy post presidency during which he promoted human rights with both the carter center and habitat for humanity but the foreign policy shaped our world as much as anything else. in 1978, president carter rangled leaders from israel and egypt at camp david to establish a framework for peace the middle east. egypt and israel had been at war for decades. so this wasn't easy, but carter's optimism carried him through. only a few days in, both the israeli and the egyptian parties refused to meet in the same room. and it's reported that carter went from cabin to cabin at camp david as an intermediary conducting shuttle diplomacy, quite literally until they emerged with an agreement, bilateral principles of peace and framework for palestinian self governance in gaza and the west bank.

. >> on saturday morning, there will be a funeral service in nearby americus, georgia.hen the motorcade will proceed here through plains, carter's hometown, where people will have the opportunity to line the streets to pay their respects. eva mccann, cnn, plains, georgia. >> thank you for that, eva. other headlines. now, authorities in south korea have identified all 179 people killed in sunday's plane crash, but they still don't know what caused the crash. families of the victims camping out at the airport, waiting for answers. investigators have located both black boxes, but the flight data recorder was damaged in the crash. both are being sent to the u.s. for analysis. and puerto rico starting the new year in the dark, more than 50% of the island's population was without power as of 9 p.m. last night. by 3 a.m., power was restored for about 70% of customers, but the cause of that outage is still under investigation. cnn's carlos suarez has the latest on the blackout. >> the sweeping blackout hit tuesday morning. luma energy, which supplies power to puerto rico, said

one-woman national archive, a tribute to the former president of the united states of america in americus, georgia, curated by his knees at roseland what i talked to her smiths, dad and the former first lady were siblings. this carter section of your house pace was all things political that especially memorabilia from her uncle's political career and the people who helped him get to the top. the allman brothers told a prominent position on these walls. >> really important in helping get elected to be president. i mean, they did concerts to raise money how about this for a keepsake, a signed copy of a poster from carter's run for governor of georgia in 1978, so is this a young lance madison and what it do? and this is a young lee and this is chuck smith in statements to brothers. and this is downtown planes. >> one of the primary. you know, we were waiting for election returns to come back for primary primary that sent her uncle to washington and years later earned her a perfect score on her high school senior i'm all about some politics. >> smith is also all about family. >> actually, i d

it all started off with the remains coming out of the phoebe sumter medical center in americus, georgiaformer, escorted the horse over to carty's boyhood farm, where members of the national park service rendered a salute and rang a historic now 39 times in honor of his 39th presidency. the motorcade then went with santa. first with a stop at the georgia state capitol, where governor come along with other local meters held a moment of silence when his leaders came to the carters enter a long way, mourners lined the route to pay their respects. one especially poignant moment we saw was when a firefighter who was up on a ladder saluted the motorcade as it came by with an american flag hanging down below. here at the carter center, a private funeral service was held and it was incredibly emotional and we heard both from former president carter's grandson, jason carter, and his son, chip carter. listen to what he had to say. soon he was an amazing man. and he was held up and propped up and soothed by an amazing woman. the two of them together changed the world. >> the remains will stay here

one-woman national archive, a tribute to the former president of the united states of america in americus, georgia, curated by his knees at roseland what i talked to her smiths, dad and the former first lady were siblings. this the carter section of your house pace? was all things political that especially memorabilia from her uncle's political career and the people who helped him get to the top. the allman brothers told a prominent position on these walls. >> really important in helping get elected to be president. i mean, they did concerts to raise money how about this for a keepsake, a signed copy of a poster from carter's run for governor of georgia in 1978, right? so is this a young lance madison and what it do? and this is a young lee and this is chuck smith in statements to brothers. and this is downtown planes. >> one of the primary. you know, we will wait for election returns to come back for primary primary that sent her uncle to washington and years later earned her a perfect score on her high school senior i'm all about some politics. >> smith is also all about family. >> actu

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service agents who protected carter during his lifetime carried his casket into the hearse there in americusorgia. and then there was this ceremony at carter's boyhood home and farm in archery, georgia, where the two longest serving national park staffers rang the farm. bell, 39 times. carter's motorcade, also driving through nearby plains, georgia, where he was born and died. people lining the streets to pay their respects. the motorcade is now slowly making its way to atlanta. in the next hour, it will stop at the georgia capitol, where carter served one term as governor and as state senator. and after a moment of silence honoring his service, the motorcade will then head to the carter center, where a service will be held later on today. carter will then lie in repose before heading to the nation's capital for another round of ceremonies. cnn's jeff zeleny is at the carter center for us. jeff, walk us through what we expect to happen later on. also. >> well, frederica, as you said, former president carter's motorcade is making its way to atlanta in about an hour or so. it is scheduled to g

earlier today the remains of the former president left the phoebe sumpter medical center in americus, georgia and made its way to plains, where they rang a bell 39 times in honor of his 39th presidency and rendered a salute and after that the motorcade made their way here to atlanta. but of course it's a two to three-hour drive. they paused momentarily at different places along the way and you can see pictures from earlier today of people who lined that road to basically pay their respects to the former president. we are expecting that he should arrive here at the carter center shortly, and after that there will be a private funeral service but there will be a pool camera inside there. so we should be getting a glimpse of what's going to happen there. we are expecting members of his family like his son chip carter and his grandson jason carter could perhaps be making remarks. there will also be members of the military who will be doing essentially the colors and holding the flags. and after that his body will lie in repose beginning at 7:00 p.m. tonight, and that's when members of the

what can or should americus take be on what is going on in south korea? >> i think the u.s. decide. we, in the past, interfered too much with their political system, but we should support democracy and support the rule of law. it is not up to us to pick winners. i think we should also be very clear that we are supporting south korea, vis-@-vis any that the north may take. north korea, approximately a year ago, adopted a new approach to south korea that is much more militant. there are a lot of concerns that it might not exactly start a new korean war, but launch strikes against offshore islands, by example, and territorial waters. and i think that we should be very clear that if there is any effort by north korea to take advantage of this situation. >> it's not a conversation we got time for tonight, nick, but we should have it one of these days, and that is there are some liberal movements taking place across the world that we should be concerned about, and how donald trump plays into thar or for worse is what we will har have to confront. but we appreciate you joining us t

this is the casket of the former president leaving the medical center there in americus, georgia, andinue to cover it. go ahead, i didn't mean to interfere with what you were saying, jonathan. >> no, not at all. what i was saying is he would always say, look, we're here to work, and we're going to have a great time. but let's be clear, if you come up and ask for a photo, you're not working, i'm not working, and the person holding the camera's not working, so we're not going to do that. he would also at the end of the week do a photo toe with each of the houses, and he would sign a bible and give it the each of the homeowner families and spend a little time with each family at the end of the week. i think that connection and that feeling of community were a big part of what kept the carters coming back every year. david: until what age was he still a hands-on helper with what you were doing, building these houses? >> you know, it's pretty amazing, the only thing that stopped him turned out to be the pandemic. his last build with us was in to 20 the 19 in nashville, tennessee, and he wa

and former, from the carter protective division escorted his remains from the medical center in americus to his boyhood farm in plains. at that point, the national park service workers rendered a salute and rang a historic bell 39 times in honor of the 39th presidency. the motorcade made its way here to atlanta with a brief stop at the georgia capitol commemorating his time as governor. along the way, we saw people lining the route to pay their respects. we even saw a firetruck with a flag and the ladder sort of flying below, saluting. so i believe you're starting to see the pictures here in atlanta right now. >> yep. >> reporter: of the military body bearers bringing his body out, jose. >> indeed. let's listen in. this is the motorcade has arrived and the positions and the circle of flags begin. > ♪♪ ♪♪ >> hut, hut, hut. hut, hut, hut. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> left step. right step. stepleft step. right step. >> hut, hut. forward march. hut, hut. hut, hut, hut. >> as we reach 10 past the hour in atlanta you are seeing there this ceremony that was just carried out at the carter center as they say their

. >> this is a live look from americus, georgia, near where carter lived most of his life. this is outside the phoebe sumter medical center. carter's motorcade will travel through his hometown of plains, georgia, before traveling to atlanta. this afternoon, there will be a pause for a moment of silence at the capitol, where he once served as state senator and georgia's governor. now his body will be brought to th flowers and cards have been ere left, many of them since his death. it will then be moved to washington ahead of a state funeral for hion thursday. one term as the mocrat, served 39th president from 1977 to 1981. he became the oldest living former president when he surpassed threcord hd by the late george h.w. busin march 2019. caer died on sunday at the age of 100. >> cnn's ian mackinnon join us now from plains, georgia. eva carter's presence still looms large over that tiny town. >> it sure did, nny. it was perhaps the most consequential personal decision that he made to return to plains post-presidency, to this town of just a few hundred people. and all week lon

. >> things will kick off in nearby americus at the phoebe sumter medical center. that is where members of carter's secret service detail will usher the body into the hearse. these, of course, are members of the detail that have served under him for many, many decades. then jimmy carter's body will proceed here to his hometown of plains, where people will have the opportunity to line the streets to say their final goodbyes. the motorcade will then make its way to atlanta for tributes and then to washington, d.c., and then, true to form, right back here to plains, to his final resting place. take a listen to how this community is thinking about this moment. >> i want everybody to understand that, you know, the grave is only getting the body. his spirit will live on forever. and the legacy that he lives on, that he left behind will live forever. and it's incumbent upon each of us to to live the type of life that jimmy carter did not focused on self, but trying to do the best that we can do for all of mankind. >> and so the tributes that we will see in the coming days

. >> things will kick off tomorrow in nearby americus at phoebe sumter medical center. that is where members of carter's secret service detail will usher his body into the hearse. these, of course, are members of the secret service that have served with him or served under him for many decades. then here in plains, what we are going to see is the motorcade pass through and members of the community. and we know, of course, it's not only going to be people from here in plains, but people from all over the country will be able to line the street to say their final goodbyes before jimmy carter ultimately heads to atlanta, washington, d.c. and then, true to form, back here to his hometown of plains for his final resting place. i caught up with the former head of the boys and girls club, the local organization. take a listen to how he's thinking about this moment. >> i want everybody to understand that, you know, the grave is only getting the body. his spirit will live on forever. and the legacy that he lives on, that he left behind will live forever. and it's incumbent upon

the flag covered coffin into the hearse and escorted it out of the phoebe sumter medical center in americusorgia. the procession made its way to carter's hometown of plains, georgia, passing mourners lining the main street out, paying their respects to the town's most cherished son. >> he was just an awesome person with courage and character and intelligence and and he was just a he was just a good guy. >> and it's outside his boyhood home and farm where the procession came to a stop. the national park service honor guard rang the famous farm bell 39 times, honoring the 39th president. the procession made its way north to atlanta, pausing in front of the state capitol for a moment of silence led by georgia governor brian kemp. and then it was a short drive to the carter center that he and his late wife, rosalynn, founded in 1982 to promote humanitarian efforts around the world. >> his spirit fills this place. >> jason carter, the grandson of the former president, opened the ceremony, reflecting on his grandfather's lasting influence and the continued work of the carter center. >> i know in