he had plains as his base, plains as his soul politically and other ways. he was always engaged in human rights, seeking peace, traveling and going to atlanta, asia, europe to solve issues. you see in the legacy of jimmy carter this spirit of plains which is plain spoken, southern, unpretentious but also this ambition to work his will on some of the core issues of our time . >> the hearsay is waiting because the family is assembling in adjacent vehicles. when they're assembled, the process begins. your thoughts. >> as we watch the hearse, it is important to know this is an america's georgia which is a couple miles outside of plains. plains was the home of jimmy carter but it's really that whole region in southern georgia that embraces him. he is their native son and certainly this medical center tended to him many times in his final years until the time that he entered hospice where he spent final years there in plains. so this is a very important location certainly to the former president, to his family, and will be the beginning of his journey as this hea

he was born in plains. he died in plains. he'll be buried in plains.a time when small towns are emptying out around the country. he stands in contrast to that. he was married for 77 years. he taught sunday school until he couldn't anymore. people recognize in jimmy carter's personal life a commitment to a kind of way of living as an american that many people fear has, is leaving the country. whatever they thought of his politics or his presidency. he struggled in the presidency, no question about that. and i know we'll talk about that. his personal life, which also structured that extraordinary effort around the world to eradicate disease, to bring peace, those were undergirded by that sincere faith he had. and those old american values. >> and john karl, our chief washington correspondent, as terry mentioned there, his administration, certainly his time in washington, not without challenges. >> it was a deeply troubling time in the united states. but but think of how it started. one of the notable things about about jimmy carter is he was elected as i

it is in plains, georgia now. the procession started a little over an hour ago in americus, georgia, went on by his former president's boyhood farm in nearby archery, georgia. it's now on its way to plains, where he called home for decades. he was born there on october the 1st, 1924, just turned 100 months back. he and his wife, rosalynn. in 1927. they got married in july of 1946, and both returned there after the presidency. small town. about 700 residents. mr. carter likely knew all of them because he was very active in the community and the local church there. agriculture very important to that community. peanuts specifically, of course. carter grew up on a farm in nearby archery. that motorcade is on its way to plains, eventually atlanta, and then eventually mr. carter will end up in washington, dc. >> all right. time now is 816, and the start of the new year is a time when people around the world make commitments to themselves and to each other, usually in an effort to try to be the best version of themselves

jimmy carter is plain, and plains is jimmy carter.for 50 years have been used to seeing media here at different events, but this may be the last week where they see a lot of media in the future. still, people are celebrating many a way to honor jimmy carter. as you know and as you'll be mentioning soon about the the habitat for humanity, jimmy carter built homes for years and got to know another man here who was local, millard fuller. both love loved plains and habitat for humanity and helping people. david? david: thank you very much. president carter is remembered not only for his time in office, but also for the volunteer work he did after leaving the white house which david was just talking about, especially with has been at for humanity. my next guest worked side by side with carter building homes around the world for 15 years. a habitat for humanity ceo jonathan reckford joins me now. jonathan, thanks so much for being here, really appreciate it. how did president carter first in -- get in touch with the folks at habitat? >> he

jimmy. >> reporter: this is the end of an era in plains.my carter was their friend, their neighbor, this small community's identity. and now this national farewell shifts to atlanta, the first chance for everyday americans to pay their respects. first stop, georgia's state capitol building. governor brian kemp greeted the carter family. a moment of silence honored his service as the state's governor. ♪ then marines carried the casket into the carter presidential center, also in atlanta. ♪ he'll lie in repose through tuesday morning. chip carter, one of his four children -- >> he was an amazing man, and he was held up and propped up and soothed by an amazing woman. and the two of them together changed the world. >> reporter: after atlanta, america's final salute shifts to washington, d.c. next tuesday and wednesday, carter will lie in state in the capitol rotunda. on thursday, a state funeral at the national cathedral. [ bell tolling ] president biden will give one of the eulogies. president-elect trump has said he'll attend. >> we've seen t

and back here to plains.with me first, please, before i speak over my friend. father in the name of jesus, i just thank you for this opportunity. i pray, god, that your will will be done today. may be the people be blessed by you and not impressed by me. comfort this family, god. comfort all the friends, all the staff, all those who played a part in this great man's life. comfort the family more than anything. comfort maranatha baptist church, god. give them hope, allow them to stand on their faith. comfort those that are standing alongside the roads waving flags in honor of your great servant. give you the credit, lord. in jesus' name i pray. amen. last sunday our god called the sunday school teacher home. this ex-president, governor, senator. called him home on sunday. today we honor the life and legacy of jimmy carter. a man of faith, courage and conviction. from his humble beginning as a georgia farmer, to his incredible accomplishments as commander in chief, president carter embodied ideas of a life of s

now, it was also a major spotin plains now, it was also a major spot in the campaign trail in 1976,anyjournalists covering 1976, many journali5t5 covering the 1976, manyjournalists covering the campaign were housed there, but as you see that motorcade make its way over to plains and into archery, the sight of his family home, i would imagine that you would see many local5 that you would see many locals who are paying tribute to not only a remarkable public figure, and an admirable present and post president, but also their neighbour and friend, and that is really important to keep in mind. ye5, ab5olutely, many people they are considering jimmy carter notjust a 39th president of the united states, but one of their pa5tor5, one of their neighbours, the guy that might come over and quite literally fix a creaking step, he was quite a handy man with his tool5. thank you. hang on with us if you can. i want to bring back robert strong, professor emeritu5, we were discussing jimmy carter, where di5cu55ing jimmy carter, where he grew up, we see the community gathered, leaving tho5e flag5 co

on july 7th, 1946, he married rosalynn smith of plains. when his father died in 1953, he resigned his naval commission and returned with his family to georgia. he took over the carter farms, and he and rosalynn operated carter's warehouse, a general purpose seed and farm farm supply company in plains. he quickly became a leader of the community, serving on county boards, supervising education, the hospital authority, and the library. in 1962, he won election to the georgia senate. he lost his first gubernatorial campaign in 1966, but won the next election, becoming georgia's 76th governor. on january 12th, 1971. he was the democratic national committee campaign chairman for the 1974 congressional and gubernatorial elections. on december 12th, 1974, he announced his candidacy for president of the united states. he won his party's nomination on the first ballot at the 1976 democratic national convention, and was elected president of the united states on november 2nd, 1976. jimmy carter served as president from january 20th, 1977 to january 2

in april 2021, jill and i visited jimmy and rosalynn on a warm string day down in plains, georgia. we wanted to see them. rosalynn met us at the front door with her signature smile. together we entered a home they had shared to almost 77 years of marriage, unassuming big ranch home, reflects their modesty more than any trappings of power. we walked in the living room where jimmy greeted us like family. that day, just the four of us sat in the living room and shared memories that spanned almost six decades. a deep friendship that started in 1974. i was a 31-year-old senator and i was the first senator outside of georgia, maybe the first senator to endorse his candidacy for president. it was an endorsement based on what i believe is jimmy carter's enduring attribute, character. character. character. because of that character, i believe is destiny, destiny in our lives and quite frankly, destiny in the life of the nation. as an accumulation of a million things built on character that leads to a good life and a decent country. life of purpose, life of meaning. now, how do we find that

we were from plains, georgia, population 683, and everybody always has known what we do.ad no scandal in his personal life, i believe he can restore the honesty, and openness and confidence in government that we sorely need today. i think he'll be a great president. >> the last vote was cast and the polls were closed. as darkness fell over new england, candidates met once again with their supporters and anxiously waited for the first returns. >> jimmy carter took a long lead tonight in the presidential nomination. he won the new hampshire primary handily. >> when the official results were announced, jimmy carter had won 30% of the total popular vote. >> new hampshire and in new england. being from the south was not the handicap that people thought it would be. >> thank you for coming. >> i enjoyed it. >> we're number one! we're number one! >> other victory celebrations would follow, but few would be as gratifying to the dark horse candidate from georgia. [cheers and applause] i remember when we couldn't find a microphone. >> the primaries came in rapid succession like fir

hehehehe returned to plains, georgia -- as he returned to plains, georgia, for his final resting placeivate micah, who jimmy so admired till his final breath, jimmy carter did justly, loved mercerly, walked humbly. may god bless a good american, dear friend and good man. may he be raised up on eagle's wings and buried on the breath of dawn, and make it shine like the sun and hold you in the palm of his hand. god bless you, jimmy carter. >> a reading from the gospel according to st. matthew. now, when jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. his disciples came to him and he began to teach them saying, blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs can the kingdom of heaven. blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth. bless redirect examination those who hunger and -- blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled. blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy. blessed are the pure in heart for they will see god. blessed are the peacemakers for they will be call

hometown, famously, plains, georgia.va, walk us through what is happening now and what we will expect very soon. >> so, dana, what we have seen all morning is people lining up against the barricades here as they wait for the motorcade to pass through later this morning. and in many ways, this is exactly what jimmy carter would have wanted for his hometown that he loved so much of plains to be in the spotlight like it is today. and all week long we've been catching up with people here. everyone. nearly everyone has a jimmy carter story. they share things like he came to my grandfather's funeral or he visited me when i was sick to pray with me, or i would see him distributing food at food pantries before he fell ill. so that is the type of person that his neighbors here will remember. and it is not only the residents of plains that we're going to see here today. they're actually people that have traveled from all over the country to express their well wishes. take a listen to what they shared. >> he is the president of my

carter family will also board there and go to plains, georgia, back home.ate president will be buried at his home in georgia next to his wife, rosalynn carter, who died over a year ago. being buried, this is his preference, at his home, his wife buried there as well. talk about their home in plains, georgia. is it a public site? guest: it is now. taken over by the national park service. this was the carter's wish. it is not uncommon for presidents to do so once they are no longer living in that particular place in recognition this was where they were formed and their story began. often they will have a presidential library or museum accompanying the site. a good example is the eisenhower museum in kansas. the childhood home of eisenhower next to the museum and presidential library. that is a national park service site. it is not unusual. what's amazing about carter's decision to go home is he is not being buried at the presidential library. he's being buried at his home with rosalynn. that's a more unusual choice. host: the home built in 1961. you heard his

and back here to plains. at home.y with me first, please, before i speak over my friend. father in the name of jesus, i just thank you for this opportunity. i pray, god, that your will will be done today. may the people be blessed by you and not impressed by me. comfort this family, god. comfort all the friends, all the staff, all those who played a part in this great man's life. comfort the family more than anything. comfort maranatha baptist church, god. give them hope, allow them to stand on their faith. comfort those that are standing alongside the roads waving flags in honor of your great servant. give you the credit, lord. in jesus' name i pray. amen. last sunday our god called the sunday school teacher home. this ex-president, governor, senator. he called him home on sunday. today we honor the life and legacy of jimmy carter. a man of faith, courage and conviction. from his humble beginning as a georgia farmer, to his incredible accomplishments as commander in chief, president carter embodied ideas of a life of

also watching really cold air from the northern plains, central plains into the southern plains. waking up this morning to below-zero temperatures. the wind chills are going to be rough today as well. we're looking at lower elevation rain, some higher elevation snow in the pacific northwest. also light snow into the rockies. as we look towards wednesday, we are looking at well-below-average temperatures throughout the midwest, ohio valley into the northeast and new england. the lake-effect snow machine still churning on central plains, cold, too, in the northeast, mid atlantic, portions of the ohio valley. that will set the stage for some snow and a lot of it in some spots. all right, that's your monday forecast. >> okay, thanks so much, michelle. >>> it was touted as a clash of juggernauts. but one team, just one, emerged as the true king of the nfc north. >> got an opening. the acceleration! jahmyr gibbs, touchdown detroit! >> the detroit lions locked up the division and the top seed in the conference for the first time in their history on the season finale of sunday night foot

week's national farewell begins in plains georgia.that way among small-town americans he knew and loved. >> he has touched my life in so many ways. >> reporter: jan williams called carter a friend for nearly 50 years. they worshiped together every sunday at maranatha baptist church. >> i just want to go and stand by the casket for a few moments and just say out loud, proper thank you, mr. jimmy. >> reporter: that's who he was in plains. mr. jimmy. not mr. president. america will salute both sides of him starting tomorrow. a morning drive by his childhood home in plains, then he'll lie in repose at the carter center in atlanta until tuesday. on tuesday and wednesday, he will lie in state in the capitol rotunda in washington. then a state future funeral at the national cathedral. president biden is expected to give one of the eulogies. and president trump is expected to attend. >> we have seen that outpouring of support from all over the world and from all over the country. and, you know, he believed, i think, in his heart, that he had

so it meant everything to plains.e both president and mrs carter attended grades one through 11. there wasn't a 12th grade curriculum written then, but the carters were the main presence in town. it wasn't uncommon to see them walking down the street, riding their bikes down the street, walking into the local stores. he taught sunday school here for a number of decades, and he was a normal fixture. and it's going to be very difficult for the residents of plains to get used to a world that doesn't include presidentjimmy carter. yes, and i was reading that, you know, as he grew older, some people had come to expect that this day would come when he would pass away, and that some of the memorabilia was actually madejust a few months ago. were you preparing for his death and others there in plains? well, actually, a president's death is prepared for since they were elected, so that was nearly 50 years ago. so there have been a lot of preparations. president carter has been in hospice for 22 months. so we have been preparin

he was born near plains but like many young people decided against continuing the family tradition. eventually he ended a promising career as a naval officer to return to the land resuming the work his parents and their parents before them. >> my children will be the sixth generation on the same land. i had a good chance to get an education but nobody in my family ever had a chance to finish high school. we know what it means to work. >> the determination, the sever discipline and pure exertion that helped jimmy carter build a successful farming business would see him through a punishing campaign that was marked in the beginning by loneliness. there were no reporters, no cameras, no seek service nearby when jimmy first walked up and introduced himself to countsless voters. this style was unheard of for a pressure hopeful but for jimmy carter there was no other way. >> i want to be tested in the most severe way. i can't think of any more than campaigning 250 days outside of georgia entering 31 different primaries. i want the people to know my strength an weakness. if i can measure to

jimmy carter and rosalynn carter part the community in this area, plains, georgia. for many decades living alongside, are not in a very large hole. i think i remember in an interview, it might have been the grandson ofjimmy carter, saying that the house ends up living in much of that later use of their life was valid at something like $125,000, $200,000, not a something like $125,000, $200,000, nota rich, lavish lifestyle that the characters lived, certainlyjimmy carter didn't grow up that way, and all the way through to his final days, that's exactly the way they lived, the same type of noodle and simple lifestyle. another glimpse of the boyhood farm ofjimmy carter, now a national park. we will be expecting that moment when the gathering there begins to honourjimmy carter, and we will make sure we will bring that moment when that bell rings 39 times, signifying he service 39th president of the us. amber, apologies for the interruption, but not to make sure that we that solemn moment there, but as you are saying, this is one of those areas where people. by, where no

i was even nervous driving through plains.eally thought was the meanest man in the world. and when i first met jimmy carter running for governor and said the only thing i know about plains and sumter county is fred chappell. and he said oh yes, he is one of my good friends. [laughter] that was the last thing i wanted to hear. [laughter] and yet time and time again, i saw in him the ability to achieve greatness by the diversity of his personality and upbringing. dr. king used to say that greatness is characterized by antitheses strongly marked. you have to have a tough mind and a tender heart. and that was jimmy carter. and he grew up in the tremendous diversity of the south, and he embraced both sides. he was a minority in sumter county, just about 25% of the population was white. but growing up as a minority, he became the friend of the majority. and when he went to the naval academy, he asked his roommate, the first black shipment to come to annapolis. he said, i know minorities, i have been minority my whole life and i can

another big story is the cold air in place from the northern plains to the southern plains. it will be chilly there as well. sunny and mild throughout the southwest. higher elevation snow in portions of the pacific northwest. snow in the rockies. then as we look towards wednesday, windy and chilly throughout portions of the northeast, also in new england. notice temperatures only in the teens and 20s there. well below average still in the southern plains . by friday, watching a storm system in portions of the gulf northern plains. it's cold in the mid atlantic. that's going to set the stage for some snow, some ice, and looking at storms in the south. all right, that's your monday forecast. >> thanks so much, michelle. >>> mufasa is now the king of the jungle and the box office. disney's prequel, mufasa, took in $23.8 million, finally edging out sonic the hedgehog three in its third week in theaters. the speedy sonic was runner-up with $21.2 million. wicked rounded out the top five for the first box office weekend of the year. >>> still to come, the biggest surprises from the

back to plains.'s going on today and carter family at 10:15 in the morning will arrive at sumter medical center at 10:50 a.m. and the casket will arrive at that boyhood home and 39 tolls of the bell to celebrate the 39th president of the united states and motorcade taking about four hours going slow to get to atlanta and moment of silence at georgia state capitol and the capitol lies in repose in at leeanne that . someone that interacted with jimmy carter several times over the years and living in georgia, you'd see him around town, riding his bike, coming into the store talking to people. jimmy carter was plains and plains was jimmy carter in many ways. back to you guys. guy: now to this story, mike johnson holding onto his position as house speaker as he's reelected and that happened yesterday thanks in part to president elect trump rallying the last republican holdouts and trump praising the gop unified vote saying "this process brought them closer together and all reflection on the great presiden

it goes back to the plains image. he wrote to you "like it or not there exists an eastern liberal news establishment which has tremendous influence in this country, all out of proportion to its actual audience. the views of this small group of opinion makers in the papers are noted and imitated by other newspapers throughout the country and the world." i wanted to ask whether you think that is still true and what impact the media had on the image you had then and now. >> i think it is still true. i don't want to identify them, although we did in preparing the data hamilton shared with us, but there are a few nationwide columnists, plus the regular reporters for the new york times and washington post and chicago tribune and los angeles times whose writings without acknowledgment made a great impact on other reporters, including television reporters. we made a list of all those people who we considered to be opinion shapers. this obviously included face the nation and meet the press interviews. we planned carefully and

and i was even nervous driving through plains.eanest experiences that we had in the civil rights movement, so much so that martin luther king said that the sheriff of plains -- of sumter county, he really thought was the meanest man in the world. and when i first met jimmy carter running for governor and said the only thing i know about plains and sumter county is fred chapel. and he said, oh, yes. he's one of my good friends. [ laughter ] and that was the last thing i wanted to hear. and yet time and time again, i saw in him the ability to. >> the ability to achieve greatness by the diversity of his personality and his upbringing. dr. king used to say that greatness is characterized by an antithesis, strong mark, you have to have a tough mind and heart. and that was jimmy carter. and he grew up in the tremendous diversity of the south, and he embraced both sides. he was a minority in sumter county, just about 20, 25% of the population was white. but growing up as a minority, he became the friend of the majority. and when he went

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it is on its way to carter's hometown of plains, georgia.p 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. now, reaching a final treaty between egypt and israel from this fram

rosalynn: we both lives in plains, georgia. everybody in plains knew everybody else. but jimmy's sister was my best friend, and i spent a lot of time at his house when i was growing up, except that he was always older than i was. he left home when he was 16, i was only 13. so our first date was when he was at home, the year before he was a first classman at the naval academy. >> and did you know then? jimmy: i did. she didn't. as a matter of fact, i asked her for a date, we went to a movie together. and i never had been with her before, she was so much younger than i was. i didn't pay any attention to her, really. but then the next morning i got up, and my mother was cooking breakfast, and mama said, what did you do last night? i said i had a date, went to the movie. who with? rosalynn smith. what did you think of her? and i said she's the one i want to marry. >> there's so much rosalynn carter here as there is jimmy carter. is that a reflection of your partnership? rosalynn: it was fun putting it all together. we've been involved in all the things together. we got ma

carter: we both grew up in plains, georgia and everybody knew everyone else. jimmy's sister was my best friend. i spent a lot of time at his house growing up. but he was always older than i was. when he was 16 i was only 13. our first date was when he was at home the year before he was a first man at the naval academy. >> did you know then? president carter: i did. i asked her to go to a movie. the next morning i got up early and my mom was cooking breakfast and my mama said, what did you do last night and i said i had a date with roslyn smith. she is the woman i am going to marry. >> there is as much rosalynn carter here as there is jimmy carter. is this a reflection of your partnership? mrs. carter: we have been involved in all of the things together. we got married when we were very young. i think maybe it is. president carter: it is. everything we have done since we went home from the navy and operating carter's warehouse and the farms in the family, running for office, serving in the governor's mansion, running for president, we have been full partners an

cbs' mark strassmann reports from plains, georgia. >> reporter: on new year's eve plains prepares to say good-bye to an old friend and neighbor, the 39th president of the united states. this is the death of a global figure. >> yes. >> reporter: but is there also death in a small town feel to this? >> i would say yes because just like i knew him on a personal level. i would say 50, 60% of the town knew him that same way. >> reporter: andi walker spent more than two decades as a friend, neighbor, and cook to the carters. she'll be among the mourners here when public remembrances begin on saturday. what is it you'll miss most about him? >> his charisma, his character, his love of everybody. the values that he brought into what made him such a powerhouse. >> reporter: at the carter center in atlanta, everyday americans will get to pay their respects this weekend. >> it will be open 24/7. there should not be major crowds or major lines, although i do expect people to want to spend a little bit of time, and so we will go with the flow as they want. >> reporter: over six days public ceremon

they moved back to their same home in plains, georgia. in this interview, barbara walters wanted all the details. i don't know how to ask this, so i'll just ask it. >> go ahead. >> but do you sleep in a double bed, a twin bed? >> a double bed? double bed? yeah. sometimes we sleep in a single bed, but it's so much more comfortable than a double bed. >> rosalynn was by his side through it all. skin cancer that spread to his brain in 2015. a mass on his liver, a broken hip. jimmy carter credited his loving marriage as the reason he was otherwise in good health. the carters certainly slowed down with age, but still enjoyed a full life with four children, 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, according to the washington post. the couple had a saturday night routine of walking half a mile to a friend's home for dinner and a single glass of chardonnay. they also managed to figure out what else it takes to keep their love alive. >> first of all, we give each other plenty of space to do our own thing. >> if anything, their love only grew st

the carter family will then return to their hometown, plains, to bury their patriarch after a privatey school for decades. he'll be buried afterward in a private graveside service, in a plot visible from the front porch of his home in plains. let's speak to thomas higgins, who was deputy secretary to president carter's cabinet. thomas, it's so good to talk to you, thank you for taking the time tojoin us on you, thank you for taking the time to join us on the world today. if you can ask you first of all about what president carter was like as a person. probably the best way to describe him is a man of principle and dignity. working with him, i got to see his warmth and kindness, his humanity, but he was also somebody who never failed to follow through on what were his most important convictions about the right thing to do. it was not an easy presidency though, was it, for him politically?— though, was it, for him politically? it politically? pardon me? it wasn't an _ politically? pardon me? it wasn't an easy _ politically? pardon me? it wasn't an easy presidencyj politically? pardon me

from plains, georgia to laughter in the cathedral. but then he talked about the climate that he knew himself in the south. >> 92 years old, andrew young, putting his notes aside to speak strictly from the heart. there he was, of course, appointed u.s. ambassador to the united nations by jimmy carter, the first african american to ever hold the position, which perhaps says more about jimmy carter, the man more than the president. young described carter as growing up in a minority and ultimately becoming a friend of the majority. and here's garth brooks, who jimmy carter famously said his favorite song was by garth brooks, unanswered prayers. >> he and trisha yearwood will perform imagine. imagine this no ever >> sees if you try >> below >> above. us only. sky. all the people >> living for today i there's no country. >> it isn't hard to do to care or die. >> no, really urgent imagine all the people life in peace. you who say i'm a dreamer the only one. >> i hope someday you'll join us . >> and the world will be his one. imagine. no poss

i just tell them, we were born and raised in plains, georgia.a population of 683, and everybody has always known everything i do. [laughter] jimmy has never had any hint of scandal in his life. i believe he can restore that honesty, openness, confidence in government we sorely need. i think he will be a great president. >> the last boat was cast, and the polls were closed. darkness fell over new england. anna dates met once again with their supporters and anxiously waited for the first returns of the primary season. >> jimmy carter took a long lead tonight in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. he won the new hampshire primary handler. >> when the official results were announced jimmy carter had won 30% of the total popular vote. fmr. pres. carter: the new hampshire results show that in new england the south was not the handicap many people thought it would be. >> we are number one! >> other victory celebrations will follow, but few would be as satisfying for the dark horse from georgia. fmr. pres. carter: i remember when we can

he would go back to georgia, go back to plains.ool, and he gave a sermon, and he looked up right at me. i'll never forget this obviously. he looked right up at me and he pointed and he said, i hope you got something out of this. [ laughter ] >> you know, presidents, none of them like the press. i just want to impress upon everybody, none of them. >> well, you certainly remember that, and we can all remember those admonitions from presidents that we cover. i just want to take a moment to just listen in to what's happening at the magnificent washington national cathedral here in washington. as nancy cordes reminded us, it's the second largest in the americas and the sixth largest in the world. ♪ ♪ >> and robert costa is with us, and we're just waiting for direction about when the next part of this procession begins where they will bring the casket inside the washington national cathedral for the services that begin in just about ten to 15 minutes from now. >> and it's a moment for the parisa pres president presidency. sources close t

his neighbours in plains lined the streets. campaign headquarters here catapulted him from a relative unknown to the white house in the 19705. before that, as georgia's governor, carter shook up the south, declaring, "the time for racial discrimination is over". but carter's post—presidency is what earned him the nobel peace prize in 2002. his global work promoting democracy and combating disease is headquartered here in atlanta, where his body will lay in repose for the public to pay their respects. a peanut farmer with a presidential legacy. joining me live is our presenter and correspondent carl nasman, who's in atlanta, georgia. carl, take us through what has been happpening? quite an emotional day of remembrances, of stories for the latejimmy carter, the 39th president of the united states. here in georgia, his home state, where it really felt like the entire community came together to pay their respects and say their final words to someone that they've come to really know and adore very well in this procession ended here

i always went back to plains, georgia on the weekend to report to each other. this is what i heard in maine, in wisconsin. i make sure they knew how to answer basic questions. what will you do about this or that? so, we had a team that was divided each week but got together on the weekends to share our experiences and prepare for the following week. at the same time, once the general elections started, chris mondale and i never campaigned together because we had learned the advantage of being in two places at once, at least. the only time we made a common appearance was in flint, michigan the night before the final vote. we learned some things about politics. reporter: how much time do youe spend in plains, georgia now? pres. carter: all i can. we have just gotten back from mali in north africa. and we have been on a trip to the netherlands, switzerland. and france. but, we go to plains whenever we can. we try to be there on the weekends in particular. rose and i have a deep involvement in our local community through the church. i teach sunday school there when

these are looking at, plains, georgia. the processionjust looking at, plains, georgia.ll now be making its way, driving slowly, as there are many people gathered on the streets, the roads, highways, want to get a glimpse, sickened byjimmy carteras he want to get a glimpse, sickened byjimmy carter as he mixes me way towards atlanta, georgia. we are outside the carter centre, the residence for his price presidency where he made a huge impact after leaving the white house in 1980 way —— he led a multi—decade life of work, diplomacy, working against contagious diseases and of travelling the world in a post—presidency that is really making the history books not here in an agitated but we'll continue to pray that procession fight today. —— we will continue to follow that possession app: be back in more. we'll be back for more as we follow the state funeral, the 60 day —— six day celebration of the former us presidentjimmy carter. the met office says large parts of the uk could face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain this weekend. it has issued two amber weather warn

we know that plains, georgia is so precious and beloved to the late president, jimmy carter.at his funeral service earlier today that he may have spent four years in the white house and four years in the governor of george's mansion, but he had spent 92 years in plains, georgia. and it was a very special place for him. earlier in the day, his casket was flown to georgia from washington, d.c. following that state funeral at the national cathedral. accompanied by his family, his casket raked in stars and stripes was carried up the cathedral steps. all five living presidents, along with leaders from around the world, and family and friends, attended the funeral of the 39th president who died last month at the age of 100. president joe biden delivered the eulogy for president carter at the request of carter himself before his death. pres. biden: we show grace, we keep the faith, when it is most tested. for keeping the faith with the best of humankind and the best of america is a story, in my view, from my perspective, of jimmy carter's life. the story of a man, to state the obvio

we're looking at temperatures frigid, also in the northern plains, central plains. that's another big weather story today. we're going to see temperatures only in the single digits in some spots. also looking at the chance for height light rain, higher elevation snow. wednesday we are looking at well-below averages sticking around in the southern plains. windy and cold in the new england area, northeast and mid atlantic and temperatures in the ohio valley cold as well. friday, anothe central plains as well. cold, too, in the mid atlantic. that will set the stage for some snow, some ice and looking at storms in the south. all right. that's your monday forecast. >> appreciate it. thanks michelle. >>> there was only one team that could emerge as the true kings of the nfc north. the detroit lions locked up the division, and the top seed in the conference, for the first time in their history on the season finale e of sunday night football. jahmyr gibbs pillaged the defense of the minnesota vikings with four total touchdowns, while detroit kept their rival out of end zone

you've spent a lot of time in plains.a little bit, if you could, about jimmy carter's faith and his relationship with his pastors over the years. >> well, jake ashley gotha, she is now the pastor here at maranatha baptist church, and she says that president carter lived a life in which he hungered for god. and i think that that is really appropriate, because you can see that it informed every aspect of his life and really was the guiding force, his faith in how he treated people. it was so powerful when the pastor was standing at the head of the church, as the casket was arriving, because she perhaps would not have been in that position if president carter, during his life, didn't advocate for women to be pastors in the church, to be viewed as on equal footing as men throughout the faith tradition. and then, of course, another history making moment at this church when pastor tony loudon ascended to leadership here as the first black pastor, he is now giving the eulogy where he is talking about president carter's historic

nikole, thank you for braving the cold today. >> it's a lot colder here than it is in plains, georgia, right now but i'm sure president carter wouldn't mind. of course this tribute that will be paid in his honor here at the u.s. capitol later this afternoon. it on capitol hill so often we lament the gridlock and lack of bipartisanship at times but on this day, republicans and democrats are united in their respect of the 39th president and that will be on display when his remains are brought here to the east front of the capital on a horse drawn carriage, his casket will be carried out these main steps directly into the capitol rotunda where a ceremony will be held in his honor. that will be led by the new senate majority leader john thune as well as house speaker mike johnson and vice president kamala harris, all of whom will deliver eulogies and later read this in his memory. carter's family will be here in attendance along with members of congress and other dignitaries, members of the supreme court, the mayor of washington, d.c., members of the diplomatic corps. after the ceremony,

and i was even nervous driving through plains.he meanest experiences that we had in the civil rights movement. so much so that martin luther king said the sheriff of sumner county, he really thought was the meanest man in the world. and when i first met jimmy carter running for governor, and said the only thing i know about plains and sumner county is bridge chappel and he said, yes, he is one of my good friends . and that is the last thing i wanted to hear. and yet time and time again i saw in him the ability to achieve greatness by the diversity of his personality and his upbringing. dr. king used to say that greatness is characterized by antitheses strongly marked. you have got to have a tough mind and a tender heart. and that was jimmy carter. and he grew up in the tremendous diversity of the south and he embraced both sides. he was a minority in sumner county. just about 20-25% of the population was white. but growing up as a minority, he became the friend of the majority. and when he went to the naval academy, he asked that

david, you're in plains and you've had a chance to get around and talk to the people of plains, what do they tell you about jimmy carter? >> well, they know him as mr. jimmy, david. someone that rode his bicycle around town, the first president born in a hospital in this area in 1924, october 1st, 1924, as i mentioned earlier he went to the naval academy, he studied under admiral heiman rickover, and he came back to help his father with the farm and he taught sunday school when he was in town for years and people could come from all over the place. i was a young reporter almost 20 years ago in columbus, georgia. i used to come to his sunday school services and met him several times and an opportunity to you can at that to him and finally granted me an interview at his boyhood home there on the porch of that boyhood home where you saw the coffin just pass and someone in their early 20's i was honored to sit down with him about his career and life in plains. he always brought conversations, david, back to plains, georgia. he loved plains, georgia and ride his bike around town and he wo