terry moran watching along from washington. terry, we heard steve describe a former president who flew commercial who would shake the hands of everyone on a plane as he walked down the aisle. and in the end, it wasn't the presidency that taught us lessons. it was actually his actions and what he was determined to do quietly, but with purpose. >> that's so true, david. and it it's clear that in honoring and paying tribute to jimmy carter, we're honoring a way of being an american, a way of living an american life that in many ways seems to be passing these days, born in that tiny town, plains, georgia, in the deep south, which was when he rose to the presidency, a political hinterland, and yet got to washington, became a citizen of the world, one of the leading citizens of the world, but always went home to his hometown. that 77 year marriage, obviously a deep love that was formed and structured by a sincere christian faith, and that neighborliness that you're talking about, that he would walk down the aisle of those planes and s

>> david: terry moran live at the court. terry, we'll see you monday for the inauguration. can't wait for that and your coverage. we'll see you then. >>> there is breaking news tonight. the middle east ceasefire between israel and hamas. the israeli government and the final vote just moments ago. the families of 33 hostages, including americans, have been waiting for this. ian pannell with late reporting now. >> reporter: tonight, a major breakthrough in the war in gaza. the israeli government voting in favor of a temporary peace deal. part one will see a ceasefire, the withdrawal of israeli troops from populated areas, and the gradual release of 33 hostages over a six-week period, including americans sagui dekel-chen and keith siegel. in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners starting sunday. but while the talk is of peace, the bombing and dying in gaza hasn't stopped. more than 100 people killed since the ceasefire was first announced, according to the hamas-run health ministry. scenes of desperation and suffering in gaza today as while just across the border, tru

i want to bring that to our terry moran. use terry, you know, so much has been made and will be made of his post-presidency and the tremendous work he did after he left the white house. but to mary jordan's point, so much of what jimmy carter did really transcended politics. and that's a pretty remarkable thing, given what a divided nation we are right now. >> no question about that, mary. considering how divided we are, he does have this ability, as we say goodbye to him, to bring the country together in some ways. and i think that's because he led this extraordinary american life right from plains, georgia, to the white 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 p

tonight, terry moran on a president who left washington defeated after one term, but who returned todayned by his decades of service after his presidency. >> reporter: tonight, in the somber silence under the capitol dome, jimmy carter, the nation's longest-lived president, lies in state. earlier today, the late president's remains were brought out from the human rights center that's named for him in atlanta, where the former georgia governor had lain in state. an air force flight, special air mission 39, carried the 39th president, who was born and died in plains, georgia. to a sunny and snow-covered washington, d.c. the motorcade making its way to the u.s. navy memorial in downtown washington. carter authorized its construction when he was president. he served as a naval officer onboard the country's first experimental nuclear submarine. it was his dream to join the navy, and he chose this spot to play a special role in his own funeral. ♪ carter's flag-draped casket was then transferred to a horse-drawn caisson. and began its slow procession down pennsylvania avenue. the farewell echo

i want to go back to our terry moran. and terry, when you think about jimmy carter and his legacy, what will be at the top of your mind? >> well, his his presidency, but more his post-presidency, right. that amazing adventure that, as mary was saying, is just an inspiration. knocked down, defeated, humiliated. he got back up. he kept keeping on because and i think this is what we're celebrating about him today. he was so grounded that this this time, this farewell to plains, the first chapter in the long farewell to our 39th president is, is we recognize how grounded he was in that community, in his faith tradition, in his family, in his marriage, and at a time when so many americans feel disconnected, they feel almost as if they're groping for meaning. there is a lesson there, too. he came home. you know, a lot of presidents don't. he did. and he found the meaning that inspired him to live that extraordinary post-presidency. >> thank you. terry. john, carl, your final thought on the lessons learned in this moment? >> well

for some perspective on this, here's abc news senior national correspondent terry moran. >> it's a stunning political conversion. silicon valley and these tech billionaireso just eight years ago were, you know, all for the democratic party, some of the major fundraisers and champions of democratic party policies. they're now sitting at the inauguration backing trump to the hilt. and a big part of it was the biden administration's trying to slam the brakes on private development of ai. one of the things that i've heard is that they were directly told some of the companies out there that ai will be developed, like the nuclear program in the 1950s, that that it will be a national government enterprise doling out civilian related possible technologies. and that stunned them quite a bit. so there was the heavy hand, not just there, but elsewhere, that they thought was a real problem. and then there are billionaires, right? donald trump is going to cut their taxes or keep them low. and so there's that as well. >> a sense of fear and uncertainty tonight among bay area immigrant communities about t

want to go to terry moran who is in washington ahead of the funeral service. g, george. this morning the nation is paying jimmy carter one of the highest honors it can bestowe. he is lying under the dome of the united states capitol after making a moving and meaningful journey back to washington where he served as the nation's 39th president from georgia, the state where he was born 100 years ago. members of the public have been paying their respects last night and today as well before the state funeral tomorrow. carter's flag draped casket arrived in snowy washington on board an air force flight special mission 39 it was called. it stopped on pennsylvania avenue at the navy memorial. a moment to remember his years of service in the united states navy. and then a horse drawn carriage brought the casket up pennsylvania avenue. his family making the walk with him in the bitter cold. that's the capitol, the military honor guard carrying the casket with solemn precision up those long steps into the rotunda. his grandchildren serving as honorary pallbearers. a rare