after stopping in plains, georgia. that motorcade will then travel to atlanta about 150 miles away, for a moment of silence at the georgia state capitol, and after that, his remains will then travel to the carter center in atlanta, where a funeral service will take place. members of the public will be able to pay their respects as mr. carter lies in repose through tuesday morning. carter's remains will then travel to washington, d.c. that will happen tuesday to the u.s. navy memorial and the u.s. capitol, where he will lie in state for two days. >> the fbi is still trying to determine the motive in this week's deadly terrorist attack in new orleans. investigators say an army veteran plowed a pickup truck into a crowd celebrating the new year on bourbon street, killing 14 people. the fbi says 42 year old shamseddin jabar was inspired by the islamic state, but the agency is now confident that he did not have any direct ties to isis and acted alone. investigators are closely examining his recent social media posts in their

the former peanut farmer and president of the united states, is going home to plains, georgia, where to rest later today. [airplane engine roars] [wind howling] announcer: the casket carrying the remains of late president jimmy carter on his way to georgia for a private funeral and internment service at the carter home in plains, georgia. look for live coverage of those events on the c-span networks. coming up, senate minority leader chuck schumer and senate democrats, holding a press conference on their priority for the 119th congress, live at 2:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. ♪ announcer: c-span, democracy unfiltered. we are funded by these television companies and more, including sparklight. >> what is great internet? is it strong, is it fast? is it reliable? at sparklight, we know connection goes beyond technology. from monday morning meetings to friday nights with friends, and everything in between. that the best connections are always there right when you need them. how do you know it's great internet? because it works. we're sparklight, and are always working for you. announce

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

on my background and he said we have with us tonight, at that time senator jimmy carter from plains, georgia. he went to georgia southwestern college where he studied chemistry, and then he said he went to georgia tech where he studied engineering and he pointed out i had gone to the u.s. naval academy and received a degree in naval science, and then he said he went to union college in schenectady, new york where he did graduate work in nuclear physics and now he said he grows peanuts for a living. [laughter] >> jimmy carter's roots go deep into the dark red soil of southwest georgia. he was born near the small farming town of 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 that his parents and their parents before them. >> my children will be the sixth generation on the same land and although i had a good chance to get an education as an engineer or science, nobody before had a chance to finish high school. we know what it means to work. >> the determination,

and i think that's because he led this extraordinary american life right from plains, georgia, to thete house to the world, a global figure. but that extraordinary life was undergirded, structured by the old, ordinary american values. he was born in plains. he died in plains. he'll be buried in plains. at 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

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

eventually, he will be returned back to georgia, jimmy carter was always wanting to be buried here in plains, georgiaday�*s ceremony, a few hours away from here, america�*s georgia. they will be at the hospital where he had been receiving his care. it�*s about a three—hour drive also from atalanta and that is where renewal. it�*s about 20 minutes orso renewal. it�*s about 20 minutes or so from plains, georgia will begin to see this reminiscent ofjimmy carter�*s life was that he big town guy and was not one of these is closed presidents like john f of these is closed presidents likejohn f kennedy. he was a southern president who grew up on a farm without electricity or running water, back in 192a. jimmy carter was this nation�*s longest living president, living an entire century, 100 years of age, passing away odd to some of the 29th of last year. throughout the day, as we bring you coverage of these ceremonies, of the state funeral, we have if you guess who we are going to speak with about the history, legacy and life of the late jimmy about the history, legacy and life of the latejimmy carter, we ca

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

david spunt is in plains, georgia, following the movements. david, what's the latest? is plains, and plains is jimmy carter. several hundred people out here to watch this motorcade, the body of the former president, the 39th president of the united states, passed by just moments ago here on this main drag in plains. you can see right here plains is a small town. plains is a town that welcomed jimmy carter back after he was president of the united states during that one term in washington. i want to show you a live look right now at his home in archery, his boyhood home, i should say. archery, as you mentioned, it's maybe five minutes away from here, but this is his home. this is where he grew up, and this is where you see members of the national park service standing by ready to to honor him with a bell tolling that will toll 39 times to honor the 39th presidency of the united states. at that point the motorcade's going to continue on to atlanta, david. it's going to take a few hours. they're going to stop in some other little towns on the way that had significance to

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

carter family also bored and it will go to plains, georgia.ver a year ago. being buried at this is his preference. being buried 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, yes. it is been taken over by the national park service. this was the carter's decision and the carter's wish that it is not uncommon for presidents to do so once they are no longer living at a particular place in recognition that this is where they were formed, this is where the story begin. often do have a presidential library or a museum that accompanies that so a good exe is the eisenhower museum in abilene, kansas. there's a childhood home of eisenhower right next to the museum and the presidential library and that is the national park service site as well. so it is not unusual for that to happen. what i think is amazing that carter's decision to go home is he is not being buried at the presidential library. he is being very data some with rosalind. that is slightly more unusual choice,

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

. [ laughter ] >> i knew plains from my pastorate in thomasville, georgia, about 60, 70 miles hrough plains. and plains and sumter county gave us one of the meanest experiences that we had in the civil rights movement. so much so that martin luther king said the sheriff of sumter county, he thought was the meanest man in the world. whistled first met jimmy carter and only thing i know about plains and sumter county is bridge chapel. he said oh, yes. he's afraid of us. and that was the last thing i wanted to here . yet time and time again, i saw him with the ability to achieve by the diversity of his personal and dr. king said greatness was characterized by differences strongly marked. you've got to have a tough mind and a tender heart. that was jimmy carter and grew up in the south and 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 to the naval academy, he asked that his roommate be the first black midshipman to come to annapolis. he said

it will pause at carter's boyhood home in plains, georgia, and then we'll, uh, stop at the georgia state capitol in downtown atlanta for a moment of silence. his body will then lie in repose at the carter presidential center for two days. cnn has special coverage of all the observances and tributes today. >> here are some of the top stories we're following this morning, weeks before their resentencing hearing, the l.a. district attorney says he has not made a decision on the menendez brothers case. after meeting with lyle and erik menendez family. nathan hochman says he's still reading thousands of pages of recordings or records. rather, the brothers were convicted in 1996 of killing their parents. they confessed to the murders but claimed self-defense, alleging abuse by their father. that's a claim disputed by prosecutors. meanwhile, a recent letter from eric has renewed family support for their release, though at least one relative is still against it. the brothers are set to appear in court later this month, and thousands of criminal convictions in minnesota have now been expunged. th

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great deal of work and he said we have with us tonight at that time senator jimmy carter from plains georgia he went to georgia southwestern where he studied chemistry 10 georgia tech where he studied engineering, then he pointed outta i went to the u.s. naval academy and got a degree in naval science then he said he went to union check in new york where he did the graduate work in nuclear physics and now he grows peanuts for a living. >> jimmy carter's roots go deep into the dark red soil of southwest georgia. 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 punish

and then with when his father died they had to go back to plains, georgia.osalynn liked the life of the navy. she liked being out and about and doing challenging things. when they went back home to plains, georgia, for him to take home the family business, she went right to work as the accountant for the family business. she truly was a partner. when we think of our recent presidents, for the most part, not entirely, youhink of how tight ronald annancy reagan were. the more you stu about lyndon johnson and lady bird how tight they were. obviously gerald and betty ford were tight. george and laura bush. george and barbara bush very tight. obviously the clintons have had a very unusual marriage. obviously joe biden and his wife jill very tight. donald trump and melania for the most part seem to live in different worlds. it's not a unique situation in terms of the tight partnership that he had with rosalynn. it was among the closest. she loved being a part of the action. she loved being a part of the decisionmaking and counseling that our greatest first ladies

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

what's so interesting about jimmy carter is while he returned to plains, georgia, after presidency, returned to his hometown, that small town in southern georgia embodied his spirit. he was also a man of the world throughout his presidency, his prepresidency, a naval officer, and post presidency. 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 ten

[laughter] i knew plains from my pastorate in thomasville, georgia, 60 or 70 miles south of their, andaid that the sheriff 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 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

a private funeral and interment will follow in plains, georgia.carter will be buried beside his wife of 77 years, rosalynn, officially sworn in yesterday marked the beginning of the 119th term of the united states congress. new members took their oath of office, and among them was former san jose mayor sam liccardo. liccardo is taking over for former congresswoman anna eshoo. her former seat covers parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. liccardo says he is going to aim to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. also sworn in yesterday, lateefah simon simon takes over her longtime mentor barbara lee's seat. simon will represent much of alameda county in the last two decades, simon has largely focused on equity initiatives as a civil rights advocate and nonprofit organizational leader. meanwhile, president elect donald trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money case on friday. that's less than two weeks before his inauguration day. a manhattan supreme court judge rejected the president elect's request to dismiss th

one of president carter's final request was to honor his hometown here, plains, georgia.s a final opportunity to pay their respects. >> honor guard. attention.

about 36 years as a professor, and i still teach signage here at maranatha baptist church in plains, georgia. plains is a town of 700 people, has grown a lot since i was a child. and we have 11 churches in town. so maranatha is a very small church. we have about 25 regular members, but when i teach the bible classes, every sunday, we have several pastors. last sunday had 700 visitors. we had a turnout, 200. you couldn't get them in the church or in our classrooms. i have been living, writing that, jerry said. 29 books i actually have written 32 books and i gave a copy of one of them last night so he could remember how many books written. and rosanne and i are not yet quite married as long as he said if we stay together for two more months, we'll celebrate our 72nd anniversary, he has had a married couple. rosa and i found it. and we still work at the carter center and we tried to do two things. one is to promote peace, and the other one is to be a champion of human rights. this is a major operation and we've had programs in 80 countries in the world trying to bring peace and and freedom and

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 i am home. last year i taught 37 times. that's two out of three sundays we are home. often we get home friday night or saturday morning. reporter: a memo november 4, 1972, your chief of staff. one paragraph i wanted to ask you about to do with the media going back to the plains image. "like it or not there exists an eastern liberal news establishment with tremendous influence in this country out of proportion to its actual audience. the views of this small group of opinion makers and the papers they represent are noticed and imitated by other colonists and newspapers -- columnists and newspapers throughout the world." you think that is still true and what impact did th

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 20th, 1981. significant foreign policy accomplishments of his administration included the panama canal t

and it wasn't just the people of plains, georgia, and the political leaders in washington, but peoplell over the country and right here in the bay area celebrating president jimmy carter. outside of san jose city hall, a memorial was held to allow people to honor the late president and a similar event at oakland's frank ogawa plaza. while carter's term in office came with its controversies, it was much of his diplomatic work after his presidency that garnered his support. carter and his wife, rosalynn, are most known for their time volunteering with habitat for humanity and helping families purchase and build their homes. he was our 39th president we'll be rig tonight, the san francisco general hospital foundation's annual hearts in san francisco fundraiser is underway, with a unique sculptures now on display at the ferry building. 22 artists in all. all selected this year to create these pieces, which are up for auction. by the way, they went up at the ferry building on monday. proceeds from the auction support patient care at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital and the trauma

jimmy carter is to be laid to rest alongside his wife, rosalynn, at their home in the town of plains, georgiah, after president carter's casket was flown to georgia from washington dc. earlier in the day, there was a state funeral service at the national cathedral in the us capitol. jimmy carter's casket was draped in stars and stripes, and accompanied by his family. this formal farewell came with military precision and the full grandeur of the american state on display, asjimmy carter's coffin left the us capitol on this finaljourney. inside the national cathedral all five living former presidents. donald trump chatting amiably with barack 0bama, as george w bush and bill clinton took their seats alongside them. joe biden, now in the dying days of his own presidency, has just 11 days left in the white house. carter's achievements in office were lauded. the peace deal between israel and egypt, and his humanitarian efforts afterwards, culminating in a nobel peace prize. we have all heard a lot lately about guinea worm disease. it's an ancient and debilitating disease of poverty and that diseas

hard for me to understand how you could get to be president from plains, georgia. i plains from my pastorate in thomasville, georgia, about 60 or 70 miles south of there. and i was even nervous driving through prayings and plains sumter county gave us one of the meanest 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 chappell, and he said, oh, yes, he's one of my good friends. and that was the last thing i wanted to hear. and yet time and time again, i saw in him the ability achieve greatness by the diversity of his personality and his upbringing. doctor king used to say that greatness is characterized by antithesis, strongly marked. you've 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

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

i still teach sunday school in plains, georgia. planes is a town of 700 people. it has grown a lot since i was a child. we have 11 churches in town. so mary nath is a very small church. we only have about 25 regular members. when i teach the bible classes every sunday, we have several hundred visitors. last sunday we had 700 visitors, we had to turn away 200 because we cannot get them into the church or the classrooms. i have been a living, writing -- actually i have written 32 books, and i gave jerry a copy of one of them last night so he could remember how many books i have written. [laughter] rose and i are not quite married as long as he said. if we stay together for two more months, we will celebrate our 72nd anniversary as a married couple. [applause] rose and i founded, and we still work at the carter center. we tried to do two things. one is to promote peace and the other is to be a champion of human rights. this is a major operation, and we have had programs in 80 countries in the world trying to bring peace and democracy and freedom, and a better life t

—— plains, georgia. "i am one of you, i plains, georgia. "i am one of you, lam plains, georgia.and had been governor as well. the fact he tried to present himself as someone who was more similar to the people, this certainly set off a very successful term to begin with, but did not translate into the policy later on. i translate into the policy later on. ., . on. i did mention earlier in the programme _ on. i did mention earlier in the programme that - on. i did mention earlier in the programme that i - on. i did mention earlier in the programme that i am | on. i did mention earlier in - the programme that i am struck by him as the outsider going back to the us capital, because he did not like, laura, the backroom dealing, the connections he had to make in washington, and he did not like him. they saw him as this upstart from georgia, from the southern states but he was not one of them. it was not an easy relationship. one of them. it was not an easy relationship-— relationship. know, and in a wa , relationship. know, and in a way. this— relationship. know, and in a way. this is

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

. >> live pictures right now from plains, georgia.is a private service for the family of the late president jimmy carter. after his official state funeral here in washington, d.c. earlier today. shortly after this, the family will hold a procession through the town of plains, georgia, before the president's interment at the carter residence. there were several notable moments earlier. today is the rare event of all five living u.s. presidents gathering at the national cathedral to remember president carter at the service. perhaps we shouldn't read too much into any of the body language, or what we saw. since this was a funeral and the tone was somber and individuals were quiet. but what we could witness with our eyes, president-elect trump and vice president harris were in the same room together for the first time since trump beat her in the election, the results of which were the vice president certifying his election victory just a few days ago. the two did not shake hands. it also, again, i don't want to read too much into it, but

from there, jimmy carter's casket will travel back to plains, georgia, where he grew up.t alongside his wife, who died at the age of 96. they work the longest presidential couple ever, they were married for 77 years. he was 100 when he died, an extraordinary life. more than 44 years of a life after being president of the united states, in which he accomplished so much in terms of his charitable work, his work with democracy around the world, his world with supporting elections and human rights around the world. i think that's one of the parts of his legacy people will focus on quite a lot. back in the 70s when he was president, the whole movement around human rights and normative values was very new, and love something he introduced into the world dialogue. mil introduced into the world dialogue-— dialogue. all of that lies ahead. but _ dialogue. all of that lies ahead. but you - dialogue. all of that lies ahead. but you can - dialogue. all of that lies ahead. but you can see| dialogue. all of that lies i ahead. but you can see the pictures coming into us from atlanta, wi

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

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and former us president jimmy carter will be buried in his hometown of plains, georgia, after a stateuneral in washington. welcome to news day. i'm steve lai. officials in los angeles of warning that they expect the number of people killed in a series of devastating wildfires to rise as emergency crews struggle to contain powerful blazes. at least seven people are confirmed to have died as flames fanned by strong winds tore through homes and businesses. the body of one man was found outside his levelled house, a garden hose still in his hand. about 180,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. and the strong winds that are fanning the fire are set to continue overnight. you can see the smoke above those homes. many neighbourhoods have been left unrecognisable. residents have described the firestorm as "apocalyptic". there are still 5 major fires alight around the city. authorities say the two largest are completely uncontained. one is the palisades fire, which was the first to erupt on tuesday. emergency services have finally started to make a dent in the fire. in the last ho

the next br �*s and indeed his state funeral on thursday finish, he will then be taken back to plains, georgiaial air mission 39. it has arrived atjoint base andrews. let's take a quick look at the events today. since sunday, president carter has been lying in repose — at the carter centre in atlanta, for the public to pay their respects. he died last month, at the age of 100. today, his family will accompany the coffin as it travels to dobbins air base in georgia for his final journey to washington dc, where he will lie in state at the capitol. they were with him when they did that, and they will be with him throughout until he goes to lie in state at the capital. he will remain there until he will remain there until his national funeral service on thursday morning at the washington national cathedral. all living presidents have been invited and joe biden will deliver a eulogy. the carter family will then return to their hometown, plains, to bury their patriarch after a private funeral at the maranatha church where president carter taught sunday school for decades. he'll be buried afterward i

jimmy carter was born in plains, georgia, population 500, a century ago.t's a far cry from the white house. the peanut farm had no running water or electricity. surrounded by his family, the president's motorcade left the hospital he helped build, beginning a six—day state funeral. his neighbours in plains lined the streets. his 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

he died last saturday in plains, georgia. a funeral is set at 10:00 a.m.s, georgia, and afterwards he is going to be in repose in atlanta, and then he will lie in state at the capitol rotunda. and then thursday, the funeral will be at the national funeral service at washington national cathedral. >> and what i love about jimmy carter is that he did the unexpected in what was back then a very untraditional, nontraditional way. he then carried it into the post presidency by being one of the most respected symbols of both the office and public service writ large. i am the only one at the table who can actually say i remember the 1976 election, and it is the first election that i got to vote in. it was a very troubling time. this peanut farmer just kind of emerges out of plains, georgia, talking about faith and family, talking about national responsibility as the country was going through the crisis of watergate and the vietnam war. and i remember actually being, you know, at that moment, i wanted to say, okay, do i vote for the peanut farmer, because there wa

. [ laughter ] i knew plains from my pastor in thomasville, georgia, about 60, 70 miles south lains. and plains and sumter county gave us one of the meanest 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,

. ♪ >> norah: former president jimmy carter is being laid to rest tonight in his hometown of plains, georgia president, and future commanders in chief on hand. cbs's mark strassmann reports tonight from plains. >> let us pray. >> reporter: in a fitting farewell, jimmy carter's state funeral had the majesty of washington's national cathedral and the piety you would expect for a man of profound faith. but, like carter, this solemn goodbye had flashes of humor. >> there's an old line to the effect that two presidents in a room is one too many. >> reporter: what about five presidents? they filed in among generations of washington a-listers. in the second row, the clintons, side-by-side with the bushes. barack obama shared a laugh with donald trump, who, minutes earlier, had an awkward run in. trump shook hands with mike pence, his estranged vice president. president biden's eulogy... >> jimmy carter's enduring attribute, character. character. character. >> reporter: saluted his friend of more than 50 years. >> it's the strength to understand that everyone should be treated with dignity, respect.