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but here, right in its path lies the british territory of south georgia. door. ice is a way of life for sailors and fishermen there. but they can't ignore something the size of a23a. there's an iceberg over that way. you have to have a very healthy respect for the ice. because if you don't, it will get you. it can come out of nowhere and you get something the size of a23 when it comes along, and it deposits these thousands of tonnes of ice. theyjust kind of hang around the island. and it does, does make things a lot more tricky. the chunks could also block coves where these go to feed, putting half the world's king penguins and millions of seals at risk. but in danger, there is opportunity. last year, british researchers on this ship seized the chance to visit a23a. it's a really amazing experience. it's unlike anything that i've ever seen before, you just kind of see a massive wall that is way higher than you are. it's really difficult to get up close to the world's largest iceberg, but i think i found the next best thing and i have to handle these really

but here, right in its path lies the british territory of south georgia.y of life for sailors and fishermen there. but they can't ignore something the size of a23a. there's an iceberg over that way. you have to have a very healthy respect for the ice. because if you don't, it will get you. it can come out of nowhere and you get something the size of a23 when it comes along, and it deposits these thousands of tonnes of ice. theyjust kind of hang around the island. and it does, does make things a lot more tricky. the chunks could also block coves where these go to feed, putting half the world's king penguins and millions of seals at risk. but in danger, there is opportunity. last year, british researchers on this ship seized the chance to visit a23a. it's a really amazing experience. it's unlike anything that i've ever seen before, you just kind of see a massive wall that is way higher than you are. it's really difficult to get up close to the world's largest iceberg, but i think i found the next best thing and i have to handle these really carefully. but in

current will take it to the margins of south georgia, where the to the continental shelf, where theer becomes much shallower and there's a chance of it grounding. >> that's significant because the island is one of the world's most ecologically rich areas. millions of penguins and seals make their homes there, and it's summertime south of the equator, which means they're in the middle of their breeding cycles. >> there's lots of pups and chicks, and they're all still dependent on their parents. if there's iceberg parks there, it will block or potentially block pathways to their food. >> but overall, scientists say they're not too worried about the damage a-23a could cause. they say the iceberg is following a natural cycle and south georgia has survived iceberg hits before. the greater concern is the acceleration of ice sheets like this breaking off from antarctica, fueled by climate change, which is dumping more fresh water into the ocean and causing sea levels to rise. >> it is one of the most challenging things we will be facing in the decades to come, and the effects are devastati

current will take it to the margins of south georgia, where the to the continental shelf, where theecomes much shallower and there's a chance of it grounding. >> that's significant because the island is one of the world's most ecologically rich areas. millions of penguins and seals make their homes there, and it's summertime south of the equator, which means they're in the middle of their breeding cycles. >> there's lots of pups and chicks, and they're all still dependent on their parents. if there's iceberg parks there, it will block or potentially block pathways to their food. >> but overall, scientists say they're not too worried about the damage a-23a could cause. they say the iceberg is following a natural cycle and south georgia has survived iceberg hits before. the greater concern is the acceleration of ice sheets like this breaking off from antarctica, fueled by climate change, which is dumping more fresh water into the ocean and causing sea levels to rise. >> it is one of the most challenging things we will be facing in the decades to come, and the effects are devastating.

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smart was a high school at bainbridge high school in south georgia from 1988 to 1994 and moved on to become the head coach at rayburn county high school in 1995 where he remained until retirement. the father of mr. smart, he was a valued member of the community. he coached his son kirby. he is survived by his three children and his wife. he will be remembered as an incredible father, husband, coach and friend. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia yields. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the cha

and south georgia and plains. and that whole story was just a key to explaining his his politics and his presidency. but, yes, the i, i think the carter president is particularly relevant today in the wake of the failed trump presidency. and as we see joe biden occupy the white house, there are many lessons learned that biden could learn from the carter presidency. and coming back to your opening comment, you know, the perception is that carter was was a failed president, but actually he was a very consequential president. he passed more legislation than bill clinton or even barack obama or the bushes. you know, he was only there for four years, but he deregulate and natural gas. he gave us seat belts and air bags. he deregulated the airline industry, which allowed middle class americans to fly for the first time in an affordable way. he greatly expanded the food stamp program, bringing 3 million new working class people, largely african-american in the south, giving them access to food stamps. you know, he he he

the power of an atom, the beauty and complexity of a south georgia forest. when we finished, he celebrated the majesty of everything from the smallest minnow to that grand circulation of waters. and he shared this love with my boys. taking these atlanta public school kids out into the fields to show a row crops and wild plums. in the end. his life. it's a love story. and of course, it's a love story about jimmy and rosalynn there. 77 years of marriage and service. as the song says they were the flagship of the fleet. and rest assured that in these last weeks he told us that he was ready to see her again. but his life was also a broader love story. about love for his fellow humans and about living out the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. i believe. that that love is what taught him and told him to preach the power of human rights. not just for some people, but for people. the promise of democracy, its love for freedom, its requirement and founding belief in the wisdom of regular people raising their voices and the requirement that you respect al

the beauty and complexity of a south georgia forest.celebrated the majesty of everything from the smallest minnow to that grand circulation of waters. and he shared this love with my boys, taking these at latah public school -- these atlanta public school kids to take them in the field and show them about row crops and wild plums. his life is a love story. of course it's a love story about jimmy and rosyln and their 77 years of love and service. as the song says, they were the flagship of the fleet and in the last weeks he told us he was ready to see her again. his life was a broader love story about love for his fellow humans and about living out the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. i believe that that love is what taught him and told him to preach the power of human rights, not just for some people but for all people. it focused him on the power and the promise of democracy, its love for freedom, it is requirement and founding belief in the business dom of regular people raising their voices and the requirement that you

the beauty and complexity of a south georgia florida.hed, he celebrated the majesty of everything from the smallest minnow, to that grand circulation of waters. and he shared this love with my boys. taking these atlanta public school kids out into the fields to show them about rope crops and wild plums. in the end, his life is a love story. and of course, it's a love story about jimmy and rosalynn and their 77 years of marriage and service. as the song says, they were the flagship of the fleet. and rest assured that in these last weeks, he told us that he was ready to see her again. but his life was also a broader love story. about love for his fellow humans. and about living out the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. i believe that that love is what caught him and told him to preach the power of human rights, not just for some people, but for all people. it focused him on the power and the promise of democracy. its love for freedom. its requirement and founding belief in the wisdom of regular people, raising their voices, an

is what the right, a farmer comes of the baptist and in need of south georgiat reminder of the bad old days. in 1976 the images from little rock, oxford, tuscaloosa, philadelphia, selma and memphis were all fresh memories. closer than what 9/11 is to today. he was the beneficiary of exquisite timing as well by running 11 years after the voting rights act he was able to win over billions of enfranchise southern black people while still retaining the votes of southern whites who were made loyal to the ancestral party. many of them having come of age when franklin d. roosevelt was as popular there as air-conditioning. >> guest: i was listening to commentary this morning and look at the political map, jimmy carter won the south in terms of electoral map exact same way donald trump did this year come for this past year i should say. the only southern states he didn't win was virginia. the only southern state trump didn't win was virginia. that demonstrates what your target in terms of the shift of the electorate from both the civil rights era ended up through today.

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, a former southern baptist and native of south georgia with the accent to match, carternambiguously of the deep south with his open hand to black voters, he was not a reminder of the battle days. in 1976 the images from little rock, oxford, tuscaloosa, philadelphia, selma and memphis were all fresh memories, closer than what 9/11 is to today. he was a beneficiary of exquisite timing as well, by running 11 years after the voting rights act, he was able to win over millions of enfranchised southern black people while still retaining the votes of southern whites who remained loyal to their ancestral party, many of them having come of age when franklin d roosevelt was as popular there as air conditioning." guest: jimmy carter won the south the same way donald trump did this year, this past year. the only southern state he didn't win was virginia. the only state trump didn't win was virginia. the shift of the electorate from the civil rights era and today. carter was shaped by his formative experiences in the south. he grew up in a deeply segregated town. his father was a seg

the beauty and complexity of a south georgia forest.we fished he celebrated the majesty of everything from the smallest minnow to that grand circulation of waters. and he shared this love with my boys. taking these atlanta public school kids out into the tpaoeltdz to show them about row crops and wild plums. in the end, his life is a love story. and of course it's a love story about jimmy and rosalynn, their 77 years of marriage and service. as the song says, they were the flagship of the fleet. and rest assured that in these last weeks he told us that he was ready to see her again. but his life was also a broader love story. about love for his fellow humans and about living out the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. i believe that that love is what taught him and told him to preach the power of human rights, not just for some people but for all people. it focused him on the power and promise of democracy. its love for freedom. it's requirement and founding belief in the wisdom of regular people raising their voices and the

reverend has been a guiding light in the united methodist church, serving congregations across south georgia. most recently, he served as pastor at st. simon's island and also guided the chapel united methodist church in st. luken, savannah, where he built meaningful connection within their communities. in addition to his role as pastor, reverend served in leadership positions within the united methodist church's ministries, leaving an unforgettable impact on its mission and outreach. his nine years stand out as a testament to his devotion. during which he touched countless lives and expanded god's kenning dom. as he retires to spend more time with his family and friends, we thank him for his service. while he steps away from his former roles, his legacy will emdoerr as an a -- emdoerr as an am bass -- endure as an ambassador of faith and compassion. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the achievement of the national museum of the mighty eighth air force which has been named best museum in georgia business journal's 2024 best of georgia awards. the museum exists to educate visitors about

the motorcade is now slowly making its way from south georgia to atlanta, and in a few hours it will stop off at the georgia capitol in atlanta, where carter served one term as governor and as state senator. and after a moment of silence honoring his service, the motorcade will then head to the carter center in atlanta, where a service will be held later on there today, cnn's jeff zeleny is at the carter center for us. jeff, set the scene for us. for the rest of today's tributes. >> it's in the afternoon. the hours. >> well, fredricka, each one of those stops is a touchstone of former president jimmy carter's life and indeed his legacy. as you said, his motorcade is making its way north up to atlanta. he will be pausing for a moment at the atlantic capitol. governor brian kemp, we are told, will be greeting the presidential motorcade there before making his way here to a service. and that is going to be the first of several services in this state funeral ceremony over the next several days here. and chip carter and jason carter, the late president's son and grandson, who were members

. >> his motorcade is now slowly making its way from his south georgia hometown to atlanta, and in a w hours it will stop off at the georgia capitol in atlanta, where carter served one term as governor and as state senator. after a moment of silence honoring his service, the motorcade will then head to the carter center in atlanta, where a service will be held later on. today, we have a team of correspondents covering today's ceremonies. jeff zeleny is at the carter center. let's begin with eva mckend in carter's hometown of plains, georgia, where the motorcade made its way to a host of small towns, places where jimmy carter and family have made history and made special moments for so many regular residents. there. >> fred, when the motorcade came through, it was solemn. it was emotional. it was quite quick. and you saw people waving american flags saluting the former president. in many ways, it would have been just what president jimmy carter would have wanted. his hometown of plains to be in the spotlight. and all this week, we've been speaking with residents here, and it seems like

he was born in 1924 in south georgia. 1924 south georgia was deeply segregated. he lived on a farm. now owned by the national park service. he lived on a farm and everybody who worked on that farm was black. as you can imagine his father was one of the most prominent persons in plains, so everyone who worked on the farm was black. but jimmy carter understood that all of his friends was black and the people that he looked up to and the adults who worked on the farm were black and they treated him with respect and thus he treated them with respect. there is a woman who lived on the farm that jimmy carter writes about eloquently that was one of the most important people in his life. when his parents would go out of town or when they needed to do something, they left jimmy carter in the care of this woman and this family. so he understood from a very early age and it translated into what he did as president and what he was doing after. diversity and that people are important regardless of what color or statue they are in life. in terms of poverty or wealth or health or whatever or sexua

he has meant a lot in this community in south georgia, you know, to have somebody in this area, a farmerround the world and to bring that home, i mean, that has had a very big impact on the community. ♪ >> reporter: alex, as you mentioned, we are expecting the former president's remains will be here in atlanta momentarily. they will stop first at the georgia state capitol, where governor will lead a moment of silence before they make their way here to the carter center, where there will be a private funeral ceremony with his family around 3:45. then he will lie in repose at 7:00 p.m. and members of the public are invited to come and pay their respects until 6:00 a.m. tuesday morning. at that point, his remains will be flown to d.c. for state funeral services, which will take place next thursday. >> priya sridhar, thank you so much. i want to have our director bring us back to the video as we watch the procession make its way down the highway to atlanta. what we have been able to see, everybody, you can see cars stopped on the overpass. there has been a presence of people getting out of t

a motorcade carrying jimmy carter's flag draped casket traveled along rural roads of south georgia, where he spent much of his life before heading to atlanta, where he will lie in repose ahead of a state funeral in washington next week. here's abc news reporter faith abubey with the details on this final goodbye to georgia's beloved son, former president jimmy carter, now lying in repose at the carter presidential center in atlanta, where the public can now pay their respects. >> his family accompanying their patriarch as the nation begins its formal farewell to the 39th president. >> we will spend this week celebrating this incredible life and a life that i think we can all agree is as full and powerful as any life can be. as someone said, it's amazing what you can cram into 100 years. >> earlier in the day, he traveled from his hometown of plains, georgia. his casket, carried by current and former members of his secret service, detail present arms. the motorcade making a stop at his childhood home. a bell there ringing out 39 times in his honor. crowds lining the route as the late presi

are family remember he was a peanut farmer and a very tiny village deep south georgia and went on toome the president of the united states, the 39th president of the united states. you mention his wife alongside who we worked 77 years. his family remembering as humanitarian. they found at the carter center. he and rosalynn supporting habitat for humanity. speaking to his family, that is how they will remember him, a man of faith. let's listen in here. >> sandra: as we continue to watch the ceremony joint base andrews, congresswoman debbie dingell is still with us who knew the carter's personally. you said you were getting the chills earlier watching this play out. please do share with us your thoughts. >> you know, i think it is important when we watch these moments in history. they are full of pomp and circumstance. they are rituals. we celebrate the traditions, the public service, and we do come together. i am very pleased president trump is coming to the funeral on thursday. it is a very select club that only knows the kind of pressure is, the decisions, the service that these men

south. that's what's making a difference in georgia and north carolina. it is across the entire south. these fights are taking place right now. this is what we can do together with a strategy in each state. i'd love to do it with your support as chair. greg: governor? governor o'malley: what our party needs right now is not a leader that's a caretaker but a changemaker. someone who can take on donald trump from day one in this wartime footing. i have proven my ability at every single level to turn around organizations. that's what i did as mayor, that's what i did as governor, that's what i did most recently at social security. so i ask for your vote, i ask for your support and together we will take on trump and save our republic. greg: mr. martin. mr. martin: thank you so much. what the party needs right now is a work horse, not a show horse. of all the titles i've had, the most important is organizers. i organized southern states for the clinton campaign back in 1992. i've worked in 40 states in the past two years. i'm the only candidate in this race who can say this. i thank about m

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

carter and a bus withload of volunteers came up from south georgia, slept in a church basement and spentbing a tenement building on the low lower east side of manhattan. no one had ever seen a former president of the united states behave that way, and that started what became a 36-year run of the carters going somewhere in the world every year x. that brought so much attention to the cause and need for dean, affordable housing -- decent, affordable housing. while most people think president carter started habitat, that's not true, but he put it on the map. david: yeah. he spotlighted it like nobody if other. and he was hands on. a lot of celebrities give live lip service to various charities. god bless them, that's good to do so, but he loved to do the work, right? i mean, were the folks at habitat surprised by that? >> you know, knowing him, i don't think so. finish he had that depression era, incredible work ethic, and he's a skilled carpenter as well. he took it very seriously. and for him, when we were on the site. it was all about building a great rouse for the -- for the house -- d

it could slam into south georgia island and gets stuck or could be guided around the land by currents now to get stuck. the iceberg could make it hard for parents of baby penguins to feed their young and some could starve right now. overall, researchers aren't too kurt concerned about major damage. we hope all those penguins are going to be ok? well, fresno chaffee zoo revealed the name of one of its cubs after asking social media users for their help. very cute. look at them. go. the zoo shared this adorable video online of the newly named to will around and hanging out with his sister us ali. zoo officials say to russia's name means hope and faith in swahili. >> and we saw >> white cockatoo shook some serious tail feather at a vet clinic in turkey. just look at it. go video posted on social media shows the cockatoo bopping along with staff members mimicking their dance moves of such smart birds. it was posted by the chi that at pinnacle animal hospital in mersin turkey. 3 weeks later, his post now has more than 32 1000 likes gotta love videos like that in moments of joy. just brings

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

the public observances began and end will end where it started for jimmy carter in rural south georgia before he lived in the white house. >> president carter called this place his home. this is a live look from archery georgia, where carter grew up on his family's peanut farm. it's one of several places his motorcade will stop today. and later this morning, carter's body will be moved from the sumter medical center in americus, georgia, to atlanta. there will be a pause for a moment of silence at the capitol, where he once served as state senator and georgia's governor. his body will then be brought to the carter center in atlanta, where flowers and cards have been left since his death. it will then be moved to washington ahead of a state funeral on thursday. >> carter, a democrat, served one term as the 39th president from 1977 to 1981. he became the oldest living former president when he surpassed the record held by the late george h.w. bush in march of 2019. he died on sunday at the age of 100. cnn's eva mckend is joining us now from plains, georgia. good morning, eva. as you've be

a lifelong resident of south georgia, he started working for the national park service in 2010 as a rangert the jimmy carter national historic park, and he worked there at the jimmy carter boyhood farm until 2017. it's just. one little slice of this very long tribute that we're going to see, but such a reminder of the attention to detail at every stop. not just, of course, that they went to this boyhood home, that they rang the bell 39 times. but the person that they chose to ring that bell was obviously somebody important to jimmy carter, to the family. and to the people of that very, very small town. >> well, he. jimmy carter was notorious for paying attention to detail. and and you can see this in the funeral services that we're going to be watching over the next few days. they they've mapped it all out. and he paid a lot of attention to the detail of everything. you know, he was criticized for working too hard in the oval office, reading 300 pages a day of memos. and he had this tendency as an engineer, you know, he was famously a nuclear engineer, and he he paid attention to detail be

biden did it on federal lands and trump has done it off the coast of georgia, south carolina, georgiat is not anything new but the difference with this act, it runs forever. there is never a date it expires. you know, there is not a cause on it. it is basically allowed. it doesn't make sense because if you have a law that a president can put into play but he can't revoke it, that doesn't really make sense to me. >> carley: donald trump's campaign trail, baby, trail and unlock the liquid gold underneath our feet. >> it took a whole country to become energy independent and one sleepy, old guy on a beach to run at. >> carley: brian, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate you. >> todd: fox news alert less than two weeks before thousands of workers hit the picket line. 18,000 costco union workers voted to strike unless they get a fair contract by january 31st. the director of costco's teamsters union the strike's direct response of costco's grade and bargaining process. camp this impact your eating lunch by virtue of samples, carley will look into that during the break. >> carley:

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

the beauty and complexity of a south georgia . majesty of everything from the smallest minnow to that grand circulation of waters. and he share this love with my boys. taking these atlanta public school kids out in the fields to show them wild plums. in the end, his life is a love story. and, of course, it is a love story about jimmy and rosalynn, and their 77 years of marriage and service. as the song says, they were the flagship of the fleet. and rest assured in these last weeks, he told us that he was ready to see her again. t his life was also a broader love story. about love for his fellow humans and about living out the commandments to love your neighbor as yourself. i believe that that love is what taught him and told him to preach the power of human rights. not just for some people, but for all people. it focused him on the power and the promise of democracy. it's love for freedom. its requirement and found belief in regular people raising their voices and the requirement that you respect all of those voices, not just some

but it didn't take very long, wolf, to see that he understood urban problems as a south georgia person, he favored mass transit. he favored education reform. he was a moderate on civil rights, and after the second meeting, i said, i'd like to work with you. and that was his policy director. when he ran for governor in 1970. then when he ran for president from 74 to 76 and then into the white house for for eight years. and i thought that this kind of emotional appeal would be there, that people really did admire him. and the fact that he had such a long post-presidency and did so many remarkable things built up that wellspring of emotion. >> and we're showing our viewers to governor brian kemp and his family, lieutenant governor burt jones and his his wife georgia, the speaker of the house down there in georgia, john burns, the mayor of atlanta, andre dinkins and other leaders there. they've now gathered in this line to receive the motorcade. this is pretty powerful stuff. >> yeah, it is powerful. and i think it goes to show you how for the people of georgia. jimmy carter is not just a

the so-called mega berg split from antarctica in the '80s and has making its way to south georgia islandnext two to four weeks. that's where millions of penguins and seals live. scientists fear it could slam into the island puttintheir entire habitat in serious danger. even if they survive that impact, experts say the animals could struggle to find food in the water around that iceberg. >>> in a different tone and vein, it is an exciting day in our nation's capital. two giant pandas are now on display at the smithsonian national zoo. they made their public debut this morning and nbc news senior correspondent tom costello was there. >> reporter: yeah, so you know the city, of course, has a new resident at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, but it's the new residents here at the national zoo that really have the city talking and buzzing today. these new pandas will be here for ten years, until 2034. and today is their big public debut as the new panda diplomats. the pandamats here in washington. washington, d.c. has been unbearably cold this week. but pandas love snow days. a little slipping and sl

the power of an atom, the beauty and complexity of a south georgia forest. when we fished, he celebrated the majesty of everything from the smallest minnow to that grand circulation of waters. and he shared this love with my boys. taking these atlanta public school kids out into the fields to show them about row crops and wild plums. in the end, his life is a love story. and of course, it's a love story about jimmy and rosalynn and their 77 years of marriage and service. as the song says, they were the flagship of the fleet. and rest assured that in these last weeks, he told us that he was ready to see her again, but his life was also a broader love story about love for his fellow humans, and about living out the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. i believe that that love is what taught him and told him to preach the power of human rights, not just for some people, but for all people. it focused him on the power and the promise of democracy, its love for freedom, its requirement and founding belief in the wisdom of regular people raising their vo

who is an outsider, you know, and more than just an outsider, is an outsider from the south. >> he was from georgia, for christ's sakes. i mean, there was something more starred out there. i mean, at that time in the south, i mean, coming out of the south was, was was a death warrant to try to run for national office. >> we were coming out of the watergate era and looking for to be a country of integrity again. and certainly in the black communities out of which i came. he made an immediate connection because of that. >> while jerry brown took his entourage to woo rural votes in western maryland. jimmy carter concentrated on collecting endorsements from officials and black leaders in baltimore. >> the main confrontation i had with jerry brown, they brought him in to run against me in maryland because he was kind of looked on as, you know, mr. moonbeam back then. and he and they figured he'd get a lot of support in that particular area. >> i think we're ready for a new spirit in washington. and if maryland sends the right message to the rest of the country, that's exactly what's going to happen. wil

turning now to the nation's midsection, where a winter storm sent snow and ice as far south as georgiaanta's hartsfield-jackson airport, a delta flight aborted takeoff, forcing more than 200 passengers to evacuate onto a snowy tarmac. four people were injured. the pilot reported an engine issue. atlanta saw 3.5 inches of snow, the most there in seven years. in just ten days, donald trump will become the first u.s. president to assume office as a convicted felon. trump was formally sentenced today in the stormy daniels hush money case. he received a rare unconditional discharge, which leaves his conviction in tact without punishment. cbs's weijia jiang explains. >> reporter: for the historic sentencing in new york, president-elect trump appeared virtually from mar-a-lago, attacking the proceedings as he did during the trial, and maintaining his innocence. >> this has been a very terrible experience. i did nothing wrong. >> reporter: but a new york jury convicted trump of 34 counts of falsifying business records, part of a scheme to cover up payment to former porn star stormy daniels ahe

talk us through the way that the south, the state of georgia, the civil rights era, the events of theow that lead to the way that he went about his politics state—wide and nationwide. that state-wide and nationwide. that is an enormously _ state—wide and nationwide. that is an enormously important questioh _ is an enormously important question. there were two presents born in 1924. for the younger— presents born in 1924. for the younger president bush, the most — younger president bush, the most important event in his early— most important event in his early life _ most important event in his early life was the second world war where he served and was shot— war where he served and was shot down and thought enormously about the origins and conferences of that war. carter— and conferences of that war. carter spent the second world war and — carter spent the second world war and his naval education and he didn't— war and his naval education and he didn'tjoin, because the nation _ he didn'tjoin, because the nation had gone to war, he joined _ nation had gone to war, he joined because he h

the beauty and complexity of a south georgia forest. when we fished, he celebrated the majesty of everything from the smallest minnow to that grand circulation of waters. and he shared this love with my boys, taking these atlanta public school kids out into the fields to show them about row crops and wild plums in the end, his life is a love story. and of course, it's a love story about jimmy and rosalynn and their 77 years of marriage and service. as the song says, they were the flagship of the fleet. and rest assured that in these last weeks, he told us that he was ready to see her again. but his life was also a broader love story about love for his fellow humans, and about living out the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. i believe that that love is what taught him and told him to preach the power of human rights, not just for some people, but for all people. it focused him on the power and the promise of democracy. its love for freedom, its requirement and founding belief in the wisdom of regular people, raising their vo