carter's husband, former president jimmy carter here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: a fitting final farewell for a former first lady. flanked by her grandchildren, rosalynn carter's casket carried into atlanta's glen memorial church. awaiting her inside, former president jimmy carter, wheelchair-bound and covered with a blanket. for more than 77 years, the two were side by side now, at age 99, he made the long trip from plains, georgia, to bid his wife good-bye joining him, president and mrs. biden, vice president harris, and former president clinton, along with every living former first lady the ceremony itself was a moving snapshot of the things mrs. carter held dear from the music, including a tribute from the carters' close friends trisha yearwood and garth brooks ♪ you may say i'm a dreamer ♪ >> reporter: to the speakers themselves, among them, her richest legacy, her children. >> my mother was a glue that held our family together through the ups and downs and thicks and thins. >> reporter: and daughter amy today, holding back tears as she read a love letter from her father to

blayne alexander has late details. >> reporter: donning an orange jumpsuit with his hands shackled, tonight alex murdaugh, the once prominent south carolina attorney turned convicted murderer, is back in court, this time pleading guilty to a slew of financial crimes >> i plead guilty, your honor. >> reporter: prosecutors say he defrauded former clients out of millions of dollars, now pleading guilty to counts including money laundering and fraud >> do you believe you've had enough time to think about it? >> yes, sir, i do. >> all right >> i had a long time to think about it. >> reporter: murdaugh is serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and adult son. at the time prosecutors said he killed them to distract from his financial crimes >> he cares for these victims, and he feels badly about it. >> reporter: in a statement, attorneys for the financial victims say, the plea will allow them to begin the process of healing adding, justice was served in this case. tonight, in an exclusive interview on "dateline," craig melvin spoke with the investigators who helped put him there reca

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here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: for mercedes, her big brother marrio moore was one of a kind. > and charm, and he just had a personality that you did not forget easily. >> reporter: his life wasn't easy. he'd spent years fighting a drug habit and could disappear for months at a time, but he would always come home until last month when their sister, marquita moore, saw an article from nbc affiliate moore, saw an article wlbt about homicides there in jackson, mississippi, that had gone unreported. marrio's name was second on the list >> i just broke down i felt just weak, and i couldn't do anything else. >> reporter: according to the coroner's report, moore was killed by blunt-force trauma to the head. his body was found on the street wrapped in a tarp eight months before his family ever knew then the second shock, marrio had already been buried in a pauper's grave behind the county jail. >> we do not have a grave number we don't have anything other than basically the coroner saying, i buried his body in an undisclosed location >> reporter: for his mother, mary moore glenn, the gr

here's blayne alexander. ♪ >> reporter: at belmont university in nashville, gun violence has hit homepolice say 18-year-old freshman jillian ludwig was walking on a track in a park when nearby, 29-year-old shaquille taylor started shooting at a passing car. one of those bullets hit jillian. she was rushed to the hospital and later died ♪ a music business major from new jersey, jillian loved running and playing the bass, according to the university >> it's hard to believe she's gone, only six weeks in college and rising star >> reporter: now grief is mixing with outrage. >> i would put this squarely in the category of preventible gun violence >> reporter: according to the nashville district attorney's office, taylor was prosecuted in april for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, but deemed incompetent to stand trial his charges were dismissed and he was released from custody a month later. >> it is worth looking at the gap that exists between someone who is deemed incompetent to stand trial and yet winds up then in a place where they can be on the streets, untreated and armed. >>

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office of national >> blayne alexander for us, thank you.'s bring in former senior official at the office of national intelligence, andrew boreen. thank you for being here. the biden administration is saying there is an increased threat environment, hate crimes are on the rise, we know people are afraid of potential violence happening here in the u.s. what are you watching for? >> yeah, so, at flashpoint, national security, we have an expression that good intelligence is driven by good data. and that often means we need to back up and we need to take a look at all of the factors that are driving what information is being put out, and what the interests are of those that are putting out the information before we pass on kind of assessments to our customers whether they're governments or private sector senior leaders. and undoubtedly when we back up and we look at that data and look at conversations that are happening, some really dark corners of the internet, we know that there are political agendas at play. we know that threat actors in some

that's where we find nbc's blayne alexander. er's remarkable life of service. >> reporter: absolutely, andrea. there have been a number of poignant moments over the past three days of tributes but i think really what we saw today, the former president at the end of the service being wheeled out right behind the casket of his wife of 77 years. watching them essentially moving together out in front of the church, her being placed in the hearse, and him getting in the car was really one of the most moving images that we've seen from this entire three days of tributes. you know, i think that today's service was truly a poignant one. what we saw yesterday, a host of dignit dignitaries, today really was about their close community, about their family, about close friends. what we heard from the pastor was talking about how much this church meant to mrs. carter. he said that the pandemic took something from her. it took away the church. it took away the church family. it took away the people, and he called them by name that she loved so

joining us now nbc news correspondent blayne alexander in plains, georgia. alk us through today's events. >> reporter: well, jose, first i want to talk about what you just saw right there, the former president entering there maranatha baptist church to go in and honor his wife in this final of three days of ceremonies, really what we saw there was just so truly moving, you know. we watched as the motorcade pulled in, and then the family emerged from the various vans and vehicles behind the former president and they almost gathered around him, kind of in a protective stance. they all gathered because what you can't see is just kind of the media, the tremendous media presence here, all of whom were trained on the former president. so we saw his family walking very slowly, surrounding him the entire way until they got into the church. it was a very powerful moment we saw unfold here earlier. once inside, of course, the service is very well under way. and we're going to see a different type of service than what we saw yesterday, certainly much smaller. this is go

blayne alexander joins us from atlanta. how is the former first lady being honored today? in a very big way. this is the second of three days of tributes. what's notable about today is not only are we going to see all of the dignitaries you mentioned, but we are expecting to see her life partner, her husband of 77 years, former president jimmy carter, make his way here to the church today. we are already starting to see guests arrive. they are walking right by where i'm standing, just off camera. we see people filling up the church. i think what's so notable about today, in addition to seeing the former president coming here and making this long trip from plains, georgia, to atlanta, is also we're going to see a service that honors who rosalynn carter was and the things she held most dear. her children, her grandchildren, her great grandchildren, all expected to play a role in today's memorial service in some way. we are going to hear tributes from personal friends. we will hear from their pastor. we have been hearing about her. so many things she held dear will be brought

joining us now is nbc's blayne alexander outside the emory university's glen memorial united methodists. it would have taken much more than being 99 years old and in hospice to keep james earl carter away. theirs was truly a marriage of equals and also want to ask you about that and the country music stars, garth brooks and trisha yearwood who will perform today. john lennon's "imagine" during the ceremony. you have the atlantic symphony orchestra, some bach and moonlight serenades, among her favorites. this is very personal. >> this is not a surprise at all. garth brooks and trisha yearwood were close friends of the carters. they took part in several habitat for humanity builds. on the occasion of their 75th wedding anniversary, there are only a thousand couples in the united states who have been married 75 years or longer. couple of summers ago, my wife and i were in attendance and garth brooks gave the carters a vintage automobile from 1946, a convertible, from the year they were married. so that gives you some sense of how friendly they were. in terms of the larger picture of this

blayne alexander is in atlanta, georgia, for us and joins us now. blayne, several members of the carter family spoke during today's service. how are they remembering her? >> reporter: you know, i really think that was some of the more touching moments that we saw during today's -- >> reporter: >> blayne, it looks like we may have lost you during our connection. >>> right now, let's turn to today's cnbc money minute. google is deleting inactive accounts. julia joins us now. >>> if you have google account and you haven't logged in for at least two years a chance it could be deleted as soon as this week. effective users have been receiving warnings since august. >>> amazon is rolling out its palm scanning technology for businesses. tech giant is pitching the technology as cheaper and more secure solution when compared to traditional tools. currently amazon uses the bio metric system for shoppers to pay for purchases by swiping their hands at whole foods. >>> the first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable fuel was scheduled to land at jfk new york

let's bring in nbc news correspondent blayne alexander and back with us former u.s.nce. what more can you tell us about this harrison floyd situation? >> reporter: well, ana, you said it right there. he was the only co-defendant to spend any amount of time in jail. some would call him essentially labeled as a problem child from the very start. he had a skirmish with law enforcement when he went to surrender initially, so he is certainly one of the lower profile of the 19 original co-defendants, but, yes, fulton county d.a. fani willis said in a motion that she signed herself yesterday that because he has been violating the terms of his bond agreement, she wants to put him back in jail. basically he has been tweeting, according to the d.a.'s office mentioning the secretary of state, brad raffensperger, things that the d.a.'s office says amount to witness intimidation. speakingutn a number of ways that are not allowed under the terms of his bond agreement. it's also certainly the d.a. sending a larger message to the other 14 remaining co-defendants that if they do viol

i want to bring in nbc's blayne alexander who's following this all from atlanta, danny se van danny cevalloss with me on set. what's the latest on these two issues facing the judge? >> what's so interesting about this and the way you laid it out is that d.a. fani willis has essentially put them under the same umbrella, even though they are two very different seeming issues, these two protections are necessary because she's trying to push back against what she is calling witness intimidation. let's start with that protective order, in response to those videos coming out and being made available to news media. she says that was witness intimidation. judge scott mcafee issued an order saying okay, this is a protective order. it was a compromise. it was what the d.a. was asking for, but with an asterisk, it was modeled after something one of the co-defendants proposed basically saying that the d.a.'s office has to go through and flag what they believe to be sensitive material, that there won't just be a blanket protective order over all items of discovery but rather the d.a.'s office has to say

nbc's blayne alexander is reporting from atlanta, also with me former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal, welcome to you both. what do we expect to hear in this case today, blayne? >> reporter: well, chris, i think that we're going to hear from what i suspect will be a rather frustrated d.a.'s team as to why they need these sort of safeguards immediately to stop a leak like this from happening in the future. these videos are called part of what's discovery. now the d.a.'s office is saying they need a protective order to stop anything like this from being shared. they also say that they're going to make some changes going forward. they say that if there are future videos to be disseminated to defense attorneys, they're not going to hand out copies like they did before. instead the defense teams will have to come down here to her office in downtown atlanta and watch those videos in person. they can take notes, but they can't take copies with them. now, of course as you can expect, that means a very big disruption in work flow and, as you could also expect, there is some opposition to this.

blayne alexander joins us from atlanta. good morning. how is rosalynn being remembered?>> reporter: for all of that and much more, of course. she was a tireless humanitarian, a loving mother, a devoted wife. their marriage was the longest of any u.s. first couple in american history and this morning she's being remembered for her work around the world and her caring spirit. from the georgia governor's mansion to the white house, to her years of global humanitarian work, former first lady rosalynn carter dedicated her life to public service, and to her beloved husband, former president jimmy carter. all while blazing trails in her own right. this morning, the former president is remembering his wife and best friend of nearly 80 years, rosalynn was my equal partner in everything i ever accomplished. she gave me wise guidance and encouragement when i needed it. as long as rosalynn was in the world i always knew someone supported me. the president and first lady writing, rosalynn did so much to address many of society's greatest needs. >> it's now my pleasure to introduce so

nbc's blayne alexander is following that.or folks who weren't here, setting the stage, fani willis, the d.a. went to the judge after some videos were linked of people who had turned evidence and said, i need a protective order. but we didn't know who might have leaked those videos. what just happened in court? >> reporter: well, we now know at least one of the people who leaked the videos. it was an attorney for one of the 15 remains codefendants. jonathan miller, he represents misty hanson, one of the 15 codefendants, just said during this open hearing, during this virtual hearing in open court that he did leak the videos to at least one media outlet, and so he kind of gave a small preamble said that in order to make sure he can sleep at night, and make sure everybody can kind of rest easy knowing what happened, he said, he did in fact leaked him. the judge asked why he decided to do that. he said that two of the defendants, the people who pled guilty, had to do with his client, and actually helped hi client, and he basicall

joining us now from atlanta, nbc news correspondent blayne alexander.leased and what happened today? >> reporter: well, katy, one of the attorneys for one of the 15 codefendant, admitted he released it. at least he was partially responsible for the release. he released video to at least one media outlet, he said because he felt it would benefit his client and the public needed to see. what this protective order does is it makes it very unlikely we'll see something like this in the future. it came at the request of the district attorney basically saying the videos amounted to witness intimidation. now what judge mcafee says is the d.a. going forward has to label all discovery materials sensitive, and if so, that would be subjected to the protective order. now, defense teams can actually push back against that. they can protest and say they don't believe it should be under the order, in which case, the judge would hear that. certainly provides an extra layer of security. >> what about the witness intimidation? >> witness intimidation in this case is basic

blayne alexander has more on her life and her legacy and her long marriage. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. the former first lady was 96 years old when she died yesterday afternoon, surrounded by her family and those who loved her dearly. she had just entered hospice care on friday after being diagnosed with dementia earlier this year. now, her love story with the former president was one for the ages. this year, this morning, she is being remembered as a fierce humanitarian with a beautiful, caring spirit. from the georgia governor's mansion to the white house, to her years of global humanitarian work, former first lady rosalynn carter dedicated her life to public service and to her beloved husband, former president jimmy carter, all while blazing trails in her own right. this morning the former president is remembering his wife and best friend of 80 years. rosalynn was my equal partner in everything i ever accomplished. she gave me wise guidance and encouragement when i needed it. as long as rosalynn was in the world, i always knew

joining us now, blayne alexander, also with us msnbc legal analyst lisa rubin.more do we know about why misty hampton's attorney leaked this video? >> reporter: well, jose, he said because he thought that what the videos had to say were the videos revealed were helpful to his client and he thought the public needed to know that. he kind of gave a small preamble saying he wanted the court to know, he wanted to be able to sleep well at night and he wanted to admit he did leak the videos to one media outlet. he spoke about two videos and said he thought what the two people had to say wasn't harmful, he thought it was helpful to his client, so he thought people had a right to know that. that's why he says he put the video out there. as for what impact this will have on the case, remember, the entire reason that we saw this hearing take place yesterday was because the d.a.'s office in response to those videos being leaked by this attorney and others because several other media outlets had it as well was because they wanted to put some sort of safeguards in place to s

nbc's blayne alexander joins us with the latest on that. blayne, good morning. >> reporter: well, savannah, good morning to you. i've spoken with a number of students who say that they have experienced a range of actions from shouted chants across campus to troubling social media posts, even the defacing of a post we are israeli hostages. all of it, they say, makes them feel unsafe on their own campus. all comes as both jewish and muslim leaders say they're experiencing an unprecedented rise in threats of violence. thousands of miles from the escalating violence in the middle east, the cloud of war is smothering many college campuses here in the u.s. at emory university in atlanta, more than a hundred jewish students gathered wednesday, one of at least six schools statewide to hold solidarity walks, after a rise in anti-semitic incidents on campuses nationwide. >> we had hung up posters of the hostages in gaza, and there were students who went and vandalized them. as someone who knows people who are a part of that group of hostages, it's hor

attend that tribute along with former fellow presidents and all of the living first ladies nbc's blayne alexander is in plains for this once again this morning. it was quite a tribute good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, absolutely an emotional memorial service set. now we're back here in plains. she's back here in plains, georgia, her hometown, the place where she and president carter first met years ago as next door neighbors when they were just very small children. now this morning her family and close friends will gather for one final good-bye in her beloved home state of georgia, family and friends gathered for an extraordinary tribute to rosalynn carter, remembering the former first lady as a passionate humanitarian and a devoted partner to her husband of 77 years, jimmy carter. the 99-year-old former president emerged from hospice care to say good-bye to his lifelong partner seated in a wheelchair and covered with a blanket alongside fellow presidents and every living first lady. jim carter called his mother the glue that held the family together. >> i will cherish how she and dad rais

blayne alexander, nbc news. >>> in new york a gag order in donald trump's civil fraud trial could be week. the state attorney general and a representative of the judge are pushing for that signing an exponential increase in threats and harassment against the judge and specifically his court clerk ever since the former president mentiod her in a social media post last month. the clerk's personal information led to her receiving 20 to 30 calls every day to herersonal cell phone, as many as 50 messages a day on social media and email, many of them anti-semitic in nature. the filing says, quote, although mr. trump did not directly threaten the clerk, the comments made in his post resulted in so many messages, their transdescription filled pages. trump posted about the clerk again early this morning calling her politically biaseded and a corrupt finance violator who tells the judge what to do. i want to bring in a former manhattan assistant district attorney and an msnbc legal analyst, and sam stein, politico's deputy managing editor for politics and an msnbc contributor. thank you both f

nbc correspondent blayne alexander is with us in atlanta. talk more about rosalynn carter's legacy and the impact she had on this country. >> reporter: it's such a tremendous legacy, kate, all throughout the day since the news of her death, we really heard from her in so many different facets of her life being described, of course devoted mother and of course her life long partnership with the former president. married 77 years. he paid a touching tribute to her as well. calling her basically involved in every major thing that he's ever accomplished in life. we also heard from her as a trailblazer in her own right, we're talk about somebody who was a fierce advocate for mental health care and she was co-founder here at the carter center. we heard from her niece who also talked about the void that's going to left. >> even though she hasn't been out and about as much as she used to, there are so many different activities and events that she touched. let's do this. or the food delivery that we do every third saturday, she was one of those who s

nbc's blayne alexander joins me from atlanta. kelly o'donnell is at the white house for us.hard lui joins me here in new york. also with me, msnbc contributor jonathan alter, author of "his very best: jimmy carter, a life." so good to have all of you with us. i was watching a little earlier, seeing the hearse just pulling up outside the church. set the scene for us, blayne. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. there have been so many stunning scenes already so far this morning as we watched those dignitaries that you rattled off, watched the motorcades pull up and watch the reverence here. i want to tell you about something you can't see outside the church, what is happening inside is invitation only with live streamed, but just across the street from where i'm standing, there are dozens and dozens of people leaning up against barricades, coming out to pay their respects, to catch a glimpse of the former first lady's casket and the other people who are coming and this kind of represents something that we have seen all along, from plains to america's georgia to the carter ce

nbc's blayne alexander is joining us from plains. this is the last good-bye. >> reporter: and, you know what, ana, it is absolutely fitting that that final good-bye happens here at the baptist church, the long time home church of the carters, the place where they have been long time active members and right now i'm going to turn over my shoulder because we have just seen the motorcade pull in here. and we're watching, we're keeping our eyes on this front car because we are expecting the former president, as he did yesterday, to attend today's service as well to honor his life partner, his wife of 77 years. and so as we're watching people kind of gather around that car, you know, likely bringing him out, you know what we're going to see today is going to stand in stark difference to what we saw yesterday. yesterday, of course, you mentioned the -- not a short list of dignitaries that came, president, all of the first ladies, today is going to be more private. today is going to be family members, a series of close friends, people who ar

blayne alexander joins us from outside the carter center, tell us more about the evens to honor the first lady and who's attending. >> reporter: well, kate, this is day one of a three-day kind of long process of different ceremonies happening really across the state of georgia, right here in atlanta of course she's coming to the carter center the place she and her husband founded after they left the white house. a long list of dignitaries, atop that list is former president carter, he's expected to attend tomorrow's memorial service that's going. held on the campus of emory university. a source familiar with the former president's whereabouts tell me he's currently in atlanta right now and depending on how and you can see right there ix the live visuals and depending on how he feels there were discussions to attend today's ceremony. that's notable. he's been in hospice care since february. in addition to that, current and former occupants of the white house. joe biden and first lady. as well as former president clinton, former first lady hillary clinton and all of the remaining first ladi

nbc's blayne alexander joins you outside the courthouse in georgia and also with us, glen kirschner.out the allegations at the center of this bid to revoke floyd's bond and how his legal team is responding. >> the d.a. says floyd has repeatedly violates the terms of his bond agreement. through a series of posts on social media and through a series of podcast appearances he has done what she says in her words amounts to a pattern of intimidation. she called out several instances, she said on social media he mentioned the secretary of state brad raffensperger, and another official in his office, but also ruby freeman, the election worker that faced lots of harassment after being targeted for her role counting votes, falsely targeted. and she is saying basically that because he was tweeting at her, that amounts to witness intimidation. also worth pointing out the charges he's facing stems with his interactions with ruby freeman. his attorneys say that all of this is just retaliation for them denying a plea agreement from the d.a.'s office -- or a plea offer from the d.a.'s office. >> ho

. >> indeed, blayne alexander, thank you so very much. i'm jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time, andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the d.c. court of appeals hears argument from former president trump's lawyers challenging the limited gag order from the federal judge overseeing his trial for trying to overturn the election. >>> with special counsel jack smith's -- >> and then the prosecution comes in and says actually it would be okay to make the public statement criticizing someone who is a potential witness, they contend, and that wouldn't be targeted. at that point from the defense perspective it's like, what does target mean? >>> with special counsel jack smith's prosecutor arguing that the gag order is needed to ensure a fair trial. >>> in the israel/gaza war new you are general ski about a potential deal to release a large number of women and children hostages in exchange for an equal amount of prisoners being held in israel along with several days' long pause in hostilitie

. >> i want to bring in from atlanta, nbc news correspondent blayne alexander. certainly, i think, a surprise and a shock that admission was heard, obviously during this hearing. before we get to the judge's decision, blayne, walk us through, remind us of who misty hampton is, and how surprising of an admission this was? >> reporter: misty hampton is one of the 18 people charged alongside donald trump. that's part of the indictment where she fits into this. what happened today in court certainly was very notable. there was no protective order. there was nothing technically or legally preventing any of the attorneys from making any of this information public. it's just certainly not something that we see happen very often. what happened today, the hearing was called because the d.a.'s team entered an emergency order essentially saying, listen, we need a safeguard to prevent something like this from happening in the future, to prevent another leak like this. and so as the judge was hearing from one by one, all of the 15 remaining defense attorneys, that's when we

blayne alexander joins us.events? >> reporter: absolutely, ana. good morning to you. i think you touched on what is going to be the most striking thing from today, which is a former president saying a final good-bye to his life-long partner. certainly much will be made of the many dignitaries that will be here, commanders in chief past and present, as you laid out. that will be notable, especially when you consider the fact that every living former first lady is coming to pay tribute to a woman who in many ways laid the groundwork of the role of the first lady in modern times, at least. when you talk about the former president who is 99 years old, and has been in hospice care since february, made the journey from georgia to atlanta to be part of the ceremony for his wife, and that really is a striking moment. when you think of the rest of the ceremony today, it will give a glimpse into who mrs. carter was. there would be an arrangement of some of her songs, and tributes from her children, her great grandchildre

. >> blayne alexander, sad but so meaningful there in plains, georgia. thank you very much. >>> and we have breaking news on the hostages potentially being released from gaza today, which could be the last day of hostage release, we don't know. nbc news is now confirming that an american citizen could be among them. according to a u.s. official and a diplomat, both with knowledge of these fast-moving events. the officials are cautioning that the situation is still very fluid, nothing is final until these hostages are turned over tohe red cross and they're actually out of gaza. we expect more on all of this coming up of course at the top of the hour and throughout the day on msnbc. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow us on social media @mitchellreports. "chris jansing reports" starts right now. >>> good day, i'm chris jansing live in london. we do have breaking news. in just the last ten minutes we learned an american citizen could be among the hostages released from gaza today. that's according to a u.s. official and a dipl

nbc's blayne alexander has the latest. >> reporter: donning an orange juchl jumpsuit, alex murdaugh, the once prominent attorney turned convicted murderer was back in court, this time pleading guilty to a slew of financial crimes. >> i plead guilty, your honor progress prosecutors say he defrauded clients out of millions of dollars. >> do you believe you've had enough time to think about it? >> yes, sir, i do. a long time to think about it. >> reporter: murdaugh is serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and adult son. at the time, prosecutors said he killed them to distract from his financial crimes. >> he cares for these victims and he feels badly about it. >> reporter: in a statement, attorneys for the financial victims say the plea will allow them to begin the process of healing, adding justice was served in this case. murdaugh has been in prison since his march conviction. in an exclusive interview on "dateline," craig spoke to the investigators who helped put him there. recalling that now infamous recording that put murdaugh at the scene of the crime. >> i listene

along with president biden, former president clinton, a host of other dignitaries as well nbc's blayne alexanders from atlanta with more blayne, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, craig, good morning to you we have already seen hundreds of people coming out to honor mrs. carter, with people showing up by the bus load to the carter center yesterday but perhaps the most notable appearance will be her husband, the former president, jimmy carter we're told that he made the 150 mile trip up from plains, georgia, here to atlanta we're told that he was in town resting yesterday. this will be a very rare public appearance for the former president. as he comes out to say good-bye to his wife of more than 77 years. with one last ride through her beloved home state of georgia, this morning, a fond farewell for former first lady rosalynn carter today's memorial service on the second of a three-day tribute is expected to draw a host of white house occupants past and present, including her husband of nearly eight decades, former president jimmy carter it would be a rare public appearance for the 99-year-

blayne alexander reports. >> reporter: in her beloved state of georgia, family and friendses gatheredumanitarian, and devoted wife to her husband of 77 years, jimmy carter. the former president emerged from hospice cover to see his life long partner. also with him, the president, and first ladies. chip carter called her the glue to held the family together. >> i cherish how she and dad raised their children. they give us a great example of how a couple should relate. >> reporter: an emotional amy carter spoke on her father's behalf, reading from a love letter he wrote to her 75 years ago. >> every time i've been away, i've been thrilled to return and discover how wonderful you are. >> reporter: the musical selections, some of mrs. carter's favorites. including a tribute from the close friends, trisha yearwood and garth brooks. jason carter honored his grandmother as a woman of deep faith, drawing laughs as addressing the sisterhood of first ladies in the front pew. >> thank you for your leadership. secretary clinton, and dr. biden, we also welcome your lovely husbands. journalists, ju