to introduce this remarkable panel on a topic that is at the very core of everything that the carter center does. the north star for this organization forever and ever, will be human rights, because that has been the north star for my grandparents forever and ever. and so we are honored to do that. many of these people have been introduced to you all before. i'm going to use a prop to introduce my grandfather in a very unique way for the first time ever. hello. i would like to introduce you to jonathan's great grandfather. how's that, buddy. that's. that's the easiest applause line of the whole day. in all seriousness, papa, we are all thrilled that you're here. we are excited that that you have devoted your life to human rights. and all of us, as we discussed yesterday, are doing our very best to ensure that that incredible, incredible legacy. on this particular issue is preserved forever. so thank you very much and welcome to president carter. jonathan's. jonathan's great grandfather. next, another person who needs no introduction is fritz mondale. he was the 42nd vice president of the un

he and rosalynn founded the carter center, in part to promote peace, democracy, human rights, as well as economic and social development all over the world. carter monitored elections for fairness. he went to north korea and cuba and met with leaders usually shunned by the u.s., including representatives of hamas, the palestinian organization. both the u.s. and israel have branded as terrorists. >> this is a man who who has a really unique commitment to public service. it really is a calling with him. >> he was in autumn of 2002, carter was awarded the nobel peace prize, the culmination of an incredible career as a world leader and as a citizen. >> i'm delighted and humbled and very grateful that the nobel peace prize committee has given me this recognition. >> he still wasn't done. carter remained active into his 90s, traveling, writing books, building habitat for humanity homes, and to the discomfort of his successors, speaking out on the issues of the day, he criticized bill clinton's affair with monica lewinsky, called george w. bush's international policy, quote, the worst in his

priya, what are the reactions you are seeing and hearing at the carter center in these initial moments carter's passing? >> yeah, jonathan. in addition to all of the presidents that mike was just speaking about, here in georgia we're seeing so many regular georgians come out to pay their respects to former president carter, leaving candles, flowers, and even a chalkboard outside of the carter center here with a sign saying, we love you, president carter. so, this is -- president carter is very beloved in the state of georgia. as jose mentioned in his report earlier in the hour, you know, he was relatively unknown outside of the state of georgia before he went to the white house. he came from the small town of plains, which has a population of about 500 people, just three hours away from atlanta. and i think a lot of the things that he mentioned throughout his report, his humility, the fact that he was down to earth. and he really, sort of, embodied that american dream. he was the son of a peanut farmer and a nurse. and throughout his life, although he launched his career into public se

the carter center _ the impact of the carter center., the impact of the carter center. i““ie: carter center is amazing, and the impact of the carter center. iie: carter center is amazing, and as you said accurately it is an excellent model for what has come afterwards. a lot of presidential foundations and centres i think have taken that as their new print for what they are trying to create. it gathers funds and support for research and causes around the world. sometimes those are medical causes, so for looking for cures for disease, especially in places where they felt like they could really make a difference in certain regions in africa that had not received a whole lot of attention, they have been huge supporters of housing and development for low income families in the united states here. for environmental causes, civil rights, women's rights, voting rights, and that foundation i think has been so impactful not only because it has done deep work in certain places but also because of its breadth. yellow in terms of — also because of

croix, thank you for much for that report. >>> now, let's go to pryia at the carter center. re the reactions you are seeing and hearing in the initial moments after president carter's passing? addition to all of the presidents that mike was just speaking about here in georgia, we are seeing so many regular georgians come out to pay their respects to former president carter. leaving candles, flowers, even a chalkboard outside of the carter center here with a sign saying we love you president carter. he is beloved in the state of georgia as jose mentioned in his report. he was unknown outside of the state of georgia before he went to the white house. he came from the small towns of plains. it has a population of just about 500 people, three hours away from atlanta. a lot of the things he mentioned throughout his report, his humility, down-to- earth and he embodied that american dream. son of a peanut farmer and a nurse. throughout his life, although he launched his car roar into public service from here in georgia he always returned back here. if it was after his time in the na

updegrove: talk a little bit about the work you've done at the carter center and its impetus upon leavingte house. pres. carter: well, when i left the white house, i was fairly young, i was just 56 years old. i had the life expectancy of 25 years, so my first question was, what am i going to do the next 25 years? and i had already been an accomplished peanut farmer and a good fertilizer salesman. [laughter] so i didn't want to go back to that. i made a foolish statement right after i was defeated by reagan that i wouldn't serve on corporate boards or spend my life making public speeches for money, which was not a wise thing to say. [laughter] so, i didn't know what i was going to do. and so, i had the horrible responsibility of raising money and building a presidential library. and that was not good for a defeated democrat who has no plans to run for future office. and i had the same problem that gerald ford faced. and so, as we approached the planning stage of the carter presidential library, i wanted to form a carter center separate. and my first thought was that i would just have a pla

mourners are paying their respects, many leaving flowers outside the carter center, some driving for hours. president carter's work as a global humanitarian elevating the role of the elder statesman. he'll be laid to rest near his wife rosalynn carter. abc's senior national correspondent steve osunsami leading us off. >> reporter: at the top of biddings across america and across the world, there are lowered flags paying the greatest respects to jimmy carter, the humanitarian, the statesman, the president. >> minute of silence in memory of president jimmy carter. >> reporter: from the halls the united nations to the floor of the new york stom exchange, today they pause to remember him. the former president who later in his life was a sunday school teacher, died sunday afternoon surrounded by family in plains, georgia. >> he was a honest man. his legacy will be his honestly, his faith, and politics, that's kind of rare today. >> reporter: at the carter center in atlanta, where the family is asking people to send donations instead of flowers, people bringing flowers anyway. >> he was my

he came back to the white house he came to georgia and started the carter center. e are coming, lighting candles, someone left a chalkboard that said we love you president carter. the carter center actually just released a statement that said president carter requested anyone who wants to honohis memory should do so through acts of service for humanity that is indicative of the type of leader he was and the work he was doing through the carter center. he was trying to inspire people to take care of one another. be more involved in humanitarian causes. >> pria, one more question for you. i know it is relatively early, i am wonder figure there is an indication what to expect from the carter center in terms of honoring its namesake? >> reporter: absolutely. i did speak to someone from the carter center not too long ago. they did say they are expecting that his body will, vently be brought here and there will be public observances in atlanta and washington, d.c. had his body will be taken to washington, d.c. they expect to drive passed the naval academy, of course, ther

that's basically part of the carter center, which is next door to the library and the museum. but it's a very extension i have picture of our lives up through and including the white house time. >> there are a number of things in the museum i want to ask about. first and foremost, a notation from your mother that says on your baby book that it's jimmy now, but later it will become jim. that never happened, did? president carter: no, i was always jimmy. my father's name was james earl. i'm james earl jr. everybody called him earl, and they always called me jimmy. when i began to run for president, i had quite a hard time with some secretaries of state who refused to use my nickname on the official documents. i had to go to court in two states, as a matter of fact, to get jimmy on the ballot instead of james earl carter jr. but all the time i was president, i signed the official laws and documents with the name i've always used, and that's jimmy. >> a lot of letters back and forth to your family when you were in annapolis. were you a prolific writer? president carter: i think my

the mourners gathering at the carter center. we'll look back at jimmy carter's life and legacy. >>> in other major news, what we're learning about that deadly plane crash in korea that killed 179 people. the boeing 737 attempting to land, skidding across the runway, its landing gear not deployed, slamming into a concrete barrier and bursting into flames. >> a rare december tornado outbreak slams parts of the south. the harrowing moments as a twister touched down in a mississippi neighborhood. at least five people dead. >>> and we look back on jimmy and rosalynn carter's enduring love story and 77-year marriage. our own steve osunsami with the carters' last interview. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >> mary: good evening. and thanks so much for joining us on this busy sunday. i'm mary bruce in for linsey davis. we begin tonight with breaking news. the death of the 39th president of the united states. jimmy carter. at 100 years old, carter living longer than any other u.s. p

and the carter center continues. well, after they're both gone. >> rosalynn, early on was a champion for mental health issues and sort of trying to normalize it in the public space, talking about mental health issues, which was very much ahead of ahead of her time. it seemed like they did everything together. >> oh, yeah. i mean, they never went to bed angry with each other. um, they were. it's interesting. i interviewed both of them together, and she was much more blunt than he was. you know, i it was during president trump's first term. and i asked him what he thought of trump. and he said, you know, all presidents have lied. and i'm just disappointed, like, i've been with other presidents. and rosalynn kind of cut him off and said, jimmy, this is much worse. you know, this is different. and and i found that really intriguing that she spoke her mind and wasn't afraid to be herself. and i think he valued that in her, too. and they would have these weekly lunches where she would go and sit with him and bring him all

centers. and that's president carter. and for who demonstrated that you could be a decent, honorable person and still hold the highest office in the land. and i think there is not just simply a nostalgia for the idea of decent, honorable people being president, but a recognition that in some sense our republic requires it. and secondly, they demonstrated a real ability for civic friendship and for personal friendship, even though they were bitter political rivals in the 1976 presidential election after their presidencies, they became very close friends. i was telling paige earlier today that my favorite exhibit here in the museum is the funeral, president ford's funeral, and president carter's speech at the funeral, which is just profoundly moving. it's a really beautiful speech and just such heartfelt delivery and some sense hope on its own right? well, with that, i'd like to introduce our two guests tonight. i'm going to start on my far left there. you're far right with gleaves whitney, who is the executive director of

but let's begin with rafael romo, who is at the carter center in atlanta. raphael, what more can you tell us about these new details on carter's funeral? >> hi, brianna. well, in addition to lying in state at the u.s. capitol, as you mentioned previously, we have also learned that there will be public observances both in washington and here in atlanta, perhaps here where we are at the carter center. we have also learned that there will be a private burial in his beloved plains, georgia, for family and close friends. of course, his native town. and on top of all that, brianna, we have seen this tremendous outpouring of love here at the carter center with many people stopping by to bring flowers to light candles. there was someone who stopped by to to leave a jar of peanuts for the to honor the memory of the former peanut farmer who rose to become the 39th president of the united states. and much has been said about the fact that jimmy carter and his presidency didn't really reach its full potential. but people here in georgia say that, and they insist, as a m

his work with habitat for humanity and the carter center set an example of service that will inspire americans for generations. end quote. >> as connor hansen reported jimmy carter's state funeral in washington, d.c, will be thursday, january 9th. that will also, by the way, be a national day of mourning in the u.s. the carter center says public observances will be held in atlanta as well as washington. the center also says there will be a funeral service and burial in carter's hometown of plains, georgia. we have much more coverage coming up tonight at 1030 on the life of former president jimmy carter. and don't forget, you can always download the fox local app for more on his life and legacy. [music] >> new year celebrations are just two days away, and chp has a message for bay area drivers. i'll have the details coming up. >> and the sounds of a bell made more than 500 years ago rang out in san francisco today. the significance behind the longtime tradition and why it had to be rung exactly 108 times. >> we've got the forecast coming up. it's been kind of a wild and wooly week the

the carter center says the 39th president was surrounded by family in plains, georgia, when he died sundayt the age of 100. he had been in home hospice care for nearly two years. jimmy carter, known for his dignity and devotion to service, dedicated his life to fighting for human rights and brokering peace in many parts of the world. it was also a key message during his inaugural address. >> i believe america can be better. we can be even stronger than before. our commitment to human rights must be absolute. our laws. fair, our natural beauty. preserved, the powerful must not persecute the weak and human dignity must be enhanced. our nation can be strong abroad only if it is strong at home. and we know that the best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation. >> the american flag is at this hour, flying at half staff at the white house, where jimmy carter served from 1977 to 1981. president joe biden says the world has lost a remarkable leader, calling him a statesman, humanitarian and a dear friend. >> jimmy carter lived

and we're standing here outside the carter center. and that's one of the reasons why many people. describe jimmy carter as the best former president of the united states. and this center allowed them, wolf, to be able to continue working on some of the causes that were near and dear to his heart, fighting for democracy, fighting against diseases in developing countries and so many causes, not only on this side of the world, but around the world that allowed him to to focus on after he left the white house. and we're also hearing from the political leadership here in the state of georgia expressing their thoughts, their feelings, their condolences after the passing of the 39th president, for example, governor brian kemp said in a statement the following about carter. he says as the only american president thus far to come from georgia, he showed the world the impact our state and its people have on the country. and as a son of plains, he always valued georgians and the virtues of our state, choosing to return to his rural home after his time in public office. we have also heard from

carter center? >> well, i think look, i think, you know, in terms of the carter foundation and that will be questions about the family and keeping that specifically going. i think the real impact, though, will be what we just said. you know, we have two presidents in a row who are going to, you know, leave office in their in their 80s, which may not be relevant, but i think the carter the lasting carter legacy is going to be the post-presidency of future younger american presidents. as i said, i think he created a model that others are going to are are mostly going to aspire to meet. he recognized that someone who had been president of the u.s., even though they had lost kind of the trappings of power, still could convene resources and channel resources in a way that could make a real difference in the lives of many people in many different ways. as you point out, disease eradication, um, election, you know, election monitoring and the role that he played in that. and i think he kind of he kind of dr

and we learned that every day at the carter center. yeah. >> and phil, we also got a little glimpse as to how president carter was behind the scenes, how he was as a boss, and laura newman was telling us that he would question and challenge everybody here just to make sure that everybody was giving their best to make sure that the causes that they were fighting for really had 100% commitment. very telling the story that laura newman told us. phil, now back to you. >> such great personal stories from rafael romo. eva mckend. thanks so much with us. now, joey recker, he's a plains, georgia native and the mayor of plains. population, give or take 500 600 people. mr. mayor, i really appreciate your time. i think what's so striking? you just heard it from some of the personal stories from eva on the ground there. the world has lost a leader. it has lost a humanitarian. plains has lost a great neighbor, a farmer, a sunday school teacher. how are people in your town responding today well, we're we're we're sad, but we're but we're proud. >> we

she is the director for peace programs here at the carter center. d somebody who worked alongside jimmy carter for 25 years, also worked very closely with former first lady rosalynn carter, and she spoke with us about the many accomplishments of jimmy carter. this is what she had to say. let's take a listen. >> he was a humanitarian. he was a human rights advocate. he was one of the first to turn his back on dictators who were not supporting human rights. he believed strongly in human dignity. he made sure at the carter center that we didn't only focus on the highest levels of government, but also the individuals who are most impacted. >> and, pamela, we're now learning about the funeral plans from the carter family and the carter center. we know now that on january 9th, the official state funeral in washington will be held. there will also be public observances to be held here in atlanta and d.c. and finally at a date to be determined, there will be private a private burial in carter's hometown of plains, georgia. again, many people expressing their

the carter center says he was surrounded by family in plains, georgia, when he died on sunday after being in a home hospice care for nearly two years. jimmy carter was known for his dignity and devotion to service, also spent time building homes for habitat for humanity and teaching sunday school. after leaving the white house. but he dedicated his life to fighting for human rights and brokering peace in many parts of the world. it was also a key message during his inaugural address i hope that the nations of the world might say that we had built a lasting, peace based not on weapons of war, but on international policies which reflect our own most precious values. >> these are not just my goals, and they will not be my accomplishments, but the affirmation of our nation's continuing moral strength and our belief in an undiminished ever expanding american dream. >> the american flag flying at half staff at the white house, where jimmy carter served from 1977 to 1981. president joe biden declared january the 9th as a national day of mourning, and says the world has lost a remarkable leader.

after his presidency, he and his wife founded the carter center. ion is to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering. carter was honored with the first united nations human rights prize in 1998, and the nobel peace prize in 2002. he didn't shy away from controversy. starting in 2008, carter met with senior hamas officials, and in 2012, the former president wrote in a new york times opinion piece that the u.s. was no longer a champion of human rights in light of drone strikes and recent legislative action. you consider jimmy carter's greatest accomplishments. the camp david accords are likely to top that list. but as will ripley now explains, that's not necessarily how carter himself saw things. >> a smile and a handshake between two very different men who saw a common future. u.s. president jimmy carter and china's communist leader deng xiaoping both knew the fate of the world would one day hinge on relations between the u.s. and china. it was 1979. washington established diplomatic ties with communist beijing for a president who got a deal

atlanta where the carter center is located. is the greatest son of for human trafficking or slavery in america. one reason is that we have the most the busiest airport in the world for passengers. and a lot of our passengers from the southern hemisphere and. a girl who is brown skinned or black skin can be sold, according to the new york times, to a brothel owner for about $1,000 and a brothel makes about $35,000 for these forced brothels. prostitution also, the last time we did a check on our military, it was found that there are 16,000 cases of sexual abuse every year in the us military. probably one of the finest organizations on earth. the portion of people in prison has also skyrocketed in recent days. there more than seven times as many americans in prison. as i was when i left the white house, seven times as many more than any other country on earth. and now we also know that the partizan divisions and the racial division in country have never are becoming deeper and deeper. in fact, all our religious laws are also divid

people are leaving mementos at the carter presidential center in atlanta. nicole valdes is there with more on how the 39th president is being remembered. nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. just over 12 hours since former president carter passed you already see a line of flowers leaning up against the carter center sign here in atlanta and signs saying "we love you, president carter." we'll likely see much more of that today as many will come out to this area to pay their respects and honor his life and legacy. a nation in mourning as tributes pour in to honor former president jimmy carter. >> it's a sad thing. a loss. >> it is a loss. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., visitors reflected on carter's legacy as the man who rose from humble beginnings on a peanut farm in plains, georgia, to become a navy officer, georgia governor, one-term president, nobel laureate, and longtime volunteer with habitat for humanity. >> he was the first president that i voted for who won. i think he was someone who tried to do good things for this country. >>

that impact continues with the jimmy carter center or the carter center. all across this world. >> certainly. that's a really good point. ryan young, thank you. and for more on jimmy carter's life and legacy, cnn contributor kai bird joins us now. he is the author of outlier the unfinished presidency of jimmy carter. so what is your defining memory of jimmy carter? >> oh, he was relentless. you know, when i was going to interview him for this biography, he was still in his early 90s, mid 90s, and he was still working every day. he was still getting up at 530 in the morning. i once saw him at 7 a.m., leading a discussion of his carter center trustees. he got up on a platform in this auditorium in front of 100 people and lectured for 45 minutes about all that. the carter center was doing. and, you know, he was he was focused on his work. he was a relentless personality, both in the white house and outside. >> relentless. tenacious is another word you often hear associated with him. your book focuses on president carter's time in the white house and how it's

the former president will lie in repose at the carter presidential center in atlanta. one week from today, the services move to washington, d.c., where carter will lie in state in the u.s. capitol. then a week from thursday, funeral services will be held at the washington national cathedral. carter will then be flown back to georgia and laid to rest on his family's property. cbs' nicole valdes joins us from atlanta with more on how people are paying tribute. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. outside here the carter center, we've met several people who have left flowers and cards, and each one of those really stands as proof of the impact former president jimmy carter made on the nation. i will tell you here, there are some who simply remember him as a man of the people. and georgians now wanting to pay tribute to the former president in their own way. a steady stream of visitors have descended on former president jimmy carter's home state of georgia in the hours since his death. in plains, they flocked to his boyhood sign. -- boyhood home. >> i saw the sign for t

jd says jimmy carter, known for his post-presidency humanitarian work, cofounded the carter center, earningobel peace prize in 2002 for promoting peace and democracy, his habitat for humanity efforts were legendary. this text from tony in florida, jimmy carter was president when i first came to america. despite my differences with his agenda, he helped shape my political philosophy and my reference to the presidency. god bless you, james carter. back to your phone calls. jessica in wilson, north carolina. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my phone call. i am in mourning this morning. jimmy carter and his wife were my best friends. they helped me build my house in new york when they came to the first new york city habitat for humanity project. and i worked on at least 16 projects with them and got to know them very well. this hit me very hard yesterday, and i am still speechless, even though i knew that he would not last long right after his wife because they were so close. for me, i remember we would build houses together. in the morning, he would not eat breakfast unles

his carter center, doing work in some 80 countries around the world. work that brought jimmy carter personally to some of the poorest and remote places on the planet. having human contact with the people that his carter center was working to assist, he said that that human contact he had as an ex-president with those people was far more gratifying than anything he did as president, although it was his experience as president. he said that what he learned in that job and the fame that he gained from being president, that made him able to do all the work he did after the presidency in the humanitarian space. >> our thanks to jon karl there. ahead, in this half hour, we'll take a closer look at another of jimmy carter's successes his marriage. >> this morning, a u.s. team of investigators is heading to south korea as the work to find the cause of a deadly airliner crash begins. all but two people on board the plane were killed. abc's nicole d'antonio reports. >> this morning, mourners are leaving flowers and candles at a memorial site in south korea, set u

and if i had to choose between four more years and the carter center, i think i would choose the carterenter. >> joining me now to talk more about president carter's legacy of service is cnn presidential historian tim naftali. tim, always enjoy our conversations on this issue specifically. just to be clear, not minimizing anything that president carter accomplished or his legacy while in office. but the post-presidency was like something i don't know that there's much historical precedent for. why do you think that was? well, actually. >> well, um, i'll give you one slight parallel, but it's there is no exact parallel for. >> for what jimmy carter did in his post-presidency. >> a couple of things to keep in mind. first of all, um, he was relatively young, when he lost to ronald reagan. he was 56 years old. >> um, he. >> but let's keep in mind he was he was always a fitness, nut. not not actually fitness buff. he jogged until he was 80 years old. so this is a man at 56 who felt he had a lot more to give. and the question is, what was he going to do? um, and in the first weeks he describe

the carter center says the 39th president was surrounded by family in plains, georgia, where he died sunday at the age of 100. he had been in home hospice care for nearly two years. jimmy carter was known for his dignity and devotion to service, dedicated his life to fighting for human rights, and brokering peace in many parts of the world. it was also a key message during his inaugural address. >> i would hope that the nations of the world might say that we had built a lasting peace based not on weapons of war, but on international policies which reflect our own most precious values. these are not just my goals, and they will not be my accomplishments, but the affirmation of our nation's continuing moral strength and our belief in an undiminished. ever expanding american dream. >> the american flag is flying at half staff at the white house at this hour, where jimmy carter served from 1977 to 1981. president joe biden says the world has lost a remarkable leader, calling him a statesman, humanitarian and a dear friend. >> the entire carter family, on behalf of the world, the whole nat

and then he started smiling. >> the carter center is one of the ways, and the people and the lives thatone of the ways that he's going to be here forever. >> i think uncle jimmy would want us to remember that he he was true to himself. >> he was true to himself from the bottom of my heart. i want to express to you the gratitude i feel. thank you, fellow citizens. and farewell. >> for more about the legacy of jimmy carter, make sure to watch jimmy carter a full life. a special edition of 2020, now streaming on hulu. when we come back, the enduring love story of jimmy and rosalynn carter. jimmy and rosalynn carter. >> it's later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! not coughing at the movies!? hashtag still not coughing?! ahh! mucinex dm 12 hour doesn't just quiet coughs, it treats coughs caused by excess mucus at the source and controls them for 12 hours. it's comeback season. stubborn chest congestion? try mucinex 12 hour. dad i got a huge barbeque wing stain. this bottle says i need to pretreat. that stuff has way more water. a little bit of tide goes a long way, so y

going to leave you with images from the flowers that have been laid at the entrance of the carter presidential centert. ♪ ♪ >> how people are remembering the life, legacy and humanitarian work of jimmy carter. >> plus, a terrifying plane crash in south korea, what aviation experts say may have led to the fiery disaster. >> and a string of robberies in oakland this weekend, at a time when the city says crime is actually on the decline. >> former president jimmy carter has died at the age of 100, the white house has lowered the flags at half staff to honor the longest lived american president, his nonprofit, the carter center released a statement saying he died this afternoon at his home in georgia, a memorial grows outside of the center in atlanta, people are leaving candles, flowers and peanuts in memory of the former president. we have a look at his life and legacy. >> reporter: former president jimmy carter celebrating his 100th birthday in georgia, and a flyover honoring his service in the navy, almost

he establied the carter center, committed to advancing human rights and democracy. er built houses for the poor. and in 2002 was awarded the nobel peace prize. an extraordinary ex-president, proud of his years in the white house. >> kept the peace. we never went to war. we told the truth. never lied to the american people. never misled the american people. so, in general terms, i feel perfectly at ease with my term. >> reporter: he brought discipline and devotion to everything he did. including his battle will cancer. >> everything's been a blessing for me. so i'm thankful and hopeful. >> reporter: despite the diagnosis, he continued building houses alongside roslyn, and marked their 75th wedding anniversary in 2021. >> 75 years, i can't believe. >> reporter: roslyn died two years later, marking the longest presidential marriage in history. in 2024, carter marked another milestone, his 100th birthday with an outpouring of gratitude for his life of service. he brought that devotion to everything he did, for family and for country, until the end. >> thanks to lester fo

carter's passions. so that is that 83 percent through his center, he was involved in monitoring roughly 100 elections in 38 countries with his wife, rosalie, and carter. he travelled the world, helping build homes for the poor, through habitat for humanity, for decades after he left office. this is story and says carter was tireless and his crusade to combat human suffering. there is a model now for ex presidents to follow and it was set by jimmy carter and altruistic template laid out in his farewell speech. after in a battle presidency, those who hunger for freedom, thirst for human dignity, and who suffer for the sake of justice. they are the patriots of this cause, i believe with all my heart that america must always stand for these basic human rights at home and abroad. that is both our history and our destiny. it is a destiny for decades. jimmy carter dedicated his life to achieving kimberly, how could al jazeera an a cleft is a political janice with a daily visa. she joins us now live from washington, d. c. thank you so much for being with us. and then the so lovely, we have come to know jimmy co

. >> reporter: i'm here outside the carter center in atlanta where they have confirmed that the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter, did pass away at the age of 100, making him the longest-living president of the united states. he, of course, was born here in georgia, began his career in politics here, entering the state senate, being elected to the state senate and then to the governor's house here in atlanta. he of course went on to the white house. and we're hearing an outpouring of condolences from world leaders and former presidents who are remembering him and his accomplishments. he, of course, came back to georgia after his time in washington, d.c. and started the carter center, where he worked for decades, doing humanitarian work, trying to eradicate diseases around the world. he traveled to move than 80 cocountries, also monitoring elections. and all of that work ultimately earned him the nobel peace prize. he also, in addition to all his professional accomplishments is being remembered as a devoted husband and loving father. of course the lastime we saw him in

cristian benavides is at the carter center in atlanta where the first tributes to the former president are taking place. >> reporter: jimmy carter completed a single term in the oval office but fulfilled a lifetime of service to fellow americans and people around the world. >> carter's style was to get to know families and to soften people as human beings. >> reporter: that approach helped seal the historic camp david accords during his presidency and carter carried it with him on humanitarian missions abroad and at home, including building houses for habitat for humanity. >> i have this freedom to do things that i like to do and that an official of the u.s. government or the united nations cannot do. >> reporter: u.s. flags are flown at half staff for 30 days in carter's honor. if health and circumstances permit, all former u.s. presidents are expected to attend carter's state funeral in washington next week with january 9th declared a national day of mourning. the public tributes will begin with an observance here at the carter center in atlanta, where americans are already turning o

then the former president will lie in repose at the carter center.ary 7, president carter had make his final trip here to washington, d.c. where he will lie in state at the capitol. a state funeral will be held on thursday, january 9 with president biden delivering the eulogy. later that day, president carter will have a private burial in plains, georgia, next to his wife of 77 years. the family is inviting those who want to pay their respects to line the streets of the motorcade routes in d.c. they have also set up a condolence book that people can sign if they can't get to one of the commemorations. >> thank you. >>> president-elect donald trump is putting his full support behind the house speaker, speaker mike johnson faces a formal vote on friday to determine whether he will hold onto the gavel. mr. trump wrote on social media that johnson has his complete and total endorsement. johnson has faced some criticism within his own party lately. he can only afford a few defections on friday, because republicans hold a slim majority in the house. >>> in

georgia, where he will be privately laid to rest alongside his wife outside their home. >> the carter center created an online condolence book at the jimmycartertribute.org. the website will detail a schedule of ceremonies and public participation guides. at 5:30 we'll look at president carter's past visits to the bay area, including stops to our studios. >>> well, a golden retriever was rescued from a cliffside at fort funston this afternoon. one firefighter rappeled down the cliff to reach the dog, the team above handling the rope as the retriever was brought to safety. it's unclear how it ended up down that i which, but the cliff, but the dog made it out unharmed thanks to the crew's quick reactions. >>> meet the santa cruz man who claims he warned the city about a potential wharf collapse before last week's storm sent a portion of the pier into the ocean. >>> and it's getting cold in the mornings, in case you didn't notice this morning, tomorrow you will, a freeze warning in the north bay and what does this mean for new year's eve? got any outdoor plans, i'll show you the forecast coming

rich: the carter center as i was confirmation of president jimmy carter's death. the statement along with the statement from chip carter the president sunsetting my father was a hero not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love my brother, sister and i shared with him the rest of the world to these common beliefs. the world is our family because of the way he brought people together we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs pretty also mentions there will be public observances in atlanta and washington d.c. shoot mention followed by a private interment in plains, georgia the final arrangements for carter's state funeral including all public events motorcade routes are still pending. chad, you talk about carter's national political ascendancy. he won a tight election against then sitting president gerald ford. directly in the wake of the watergate scandal. what was washington like and what brought jimmy carter to the white house? >> the problem there for gerald ford is that he was never

joining me now, priya sridhar was outside the carter center in atlanta. and then andrea mitchell is with us as well. what else do we know about the services being planned for jimmy carter? >> reporter: whenever a former president passes away, it is up to the family to determine exactly how they want the funeral services or memorial services to remember and honor his legacy. in this case, we are waiting for the carter center to put out the schedule, that as you mentioned, a state service will be held for former president carter in washington, d.c. on january 9. between now and then, his body will be moved from georgia, which is about three hours away from here in plains, georgia, to atlanta. he will likely stay here in atlanta for a few days. there will be an opportunity for members of the public to pay their respects and see the casket in the meantime, there is a growing memorial that you can see outside of the carter center. people are leaving flowers, candles, a chalkboard, and a jar of peanuts to remember his roots, where he came from, a peanut farming

she's a carter center trustee. i don't know what you think about it, but that letter, i think, is a letter anyone would want to receive. and, you know, we see in there these two people who are really partners in every sense of the word. can you give us a little window into their relationship? >> you know what's so amazing about that letter is that most people don't really understand or see jimmy carter as a romantic, and yet his he, he was very much a romantic. and his deep love for rosalynn from the day they were married also was fundamentally embedded in his respect for her as a full partner and human being. um, as i think about president mrs. carter and the time that i have spent with them, it was such a huge privilege for me to serve in the administration and then to continue to work with them to help build the carter center into the human rights organization that it is today, and later to become good friends. and as i think about some of the time that we spent together as good friends, i think it illustrates s

administration was tackling. >> carter's centerge inspiration to us in our philanthropy in terms of how to live your values out, how could be consistent. that's the standard of what a great post presidency should be. >> for his work carter won the nobel peace prize at age 78. when i sat down with him at the age of 93, the former president and his wife rosalind were still keeping packed schedules, commuting regularly to atlanta for meetings at the. >> carton:er center. >> welcome to all our students and our scholars. >> spending a week every year with habitat for humanity. he was still preaching at his local church, teaching at emory university and had just finished writing his 32nd book. >> jimmy carter becomes the closest that we've seen to a renaissance man of any president since thomas jefferson in terms of the enormous variety of things that he is very good at. >> how good a president was he? people are still debating that. >> his weakness was that he believed others would follow him, that if he could articulate the firmness of

. >> well, at work at the carter center has been, i'd say, more personally gratifying to me. and i would say that my having been president of the united states, a great country, has made it possible for me to have the influence and contact with people and knowledge that has been the foundation for the carter center and it has been one wild year. >> i know that whole live stream was crazy. >> what you have been following actual news, right? oh, boy. >> new year's eve live with anderson and andy tomorrow at eight on cnn and streaming live. >> when i started bright star care, i had one focus to provide a higher standard of care safe, reliable, nurse led care right? in people's homes. that's been my goal for 20 years, and it always will be. now local agencies are looking for experienced nurses and caregivers who have the passion it takes to deliver that higher standard of care. >> i was paying for my ex's meal delivery subscription for a year after we broke up, and i'd still be paying for it if it wasn't for rocket money, an app that shows you all your subscriptions in one place