jerry ford will deliver, he's a minister, and the son of walter mondale, the strongest relationship withice president. and jonathan, as we await the start of the funeral, we are waiting for the casket to be removed from the hearse in a formal ceremony. let's listen in. for. ♪♪ ■ ■ ■ i ♪♪ ■ ■ ■ i can. write. >> with faith in jesus >>> withis faith in jesus chris, we receive the body of our brother james for burial. let us pray with confidence to god, the giver of life that he will raise him to perfection in the company of the saints. deliver your servant james oh, sovereign lord christ from all the evil and set him free from every bond that he may rest with all of your saints in the eternal habitations where with the father and the holy spirit you live and reign, one god, forever and ever. >> let us also pray for all who mourn, that they may cast their care on god and know the consolation of his love. almightoy god, look with pity upon the sorrow of the servants who pray. remember them in mercy, nourish them with patience, comfort them with a sense of your goodness, lift up your countenan

walter mondale both committed to and acted on. this is significant. and what was happening at the same time was the human movement and amnesty international was given the nobel prize in 1977 during the cartoonist oration. there was really an upsurge of a human rights movement. president carter and his administration injected movement with energy, with moral support, moral. the other thing that he did when he and pat darian and mrs. carter to latin america, you mentioned latin america. this was our hemisphere. yet he sent pat darian the assistant secretary for human rights, who was an amazing champion for. human rights. and i see some of her colleagues, roberta cohen and tex harris and others that are here with us today who brought that message to the dictatorships in latin america. in fact, you know, pat threatened military to argentina if the disappeared people, the thousands of disappeared people, did not reappear. and they did. they reappeared alive because of that threat of withholding, of military support. there's a professor in georgia, elena, w

by vice president walter mondale before he died in 2021. jon karl, it really has been truly remarkable to hear the words of leaders who have passed, but who left words behind for their friend jimmy carter. >> one of the many, many remarkable things about jimmy carter is that he outlived many of those who wrote his obituary. when walter mondale wrote that first wrote that back in 2015, the world thought jimmy carter had only perhaps weeks to live after his diagnosis with melanoma that had spread to his brain. he wrote that, and now to hear it delivered nearly a decade later. and i have to tell you, david, i have watched and listened to speeches by gerald ford had the opportunity to do that. and i've gone back and watched some that i didn't see at the time. i think that may have been the best speech i've ever heard gerald ford deliver, of course, delivered by his son. but what a remarkable statement from the republican president, who was beaten by jimmy carter and became such a close, obviously close friend to him to describe that friendship

. >> but he says it was a team effort giving much credit to carter's vice president, walter mondale. i always describe it as carter had the heart and mondale had the brains to pick the right people, played a small role, too. carter looked to walter mondale to help him with the judicial selections. so alan cranston asked me here in california if i would serve on his committee to help the appointments. well, i got involved with walter mondale's committee. excuse me. and it was phenomenal. >> in total, carter appointed 41 women and 57 people of color to the federal judiciary, something cox says changed the game for representation and opportunity for years to come. >> they laid the foundation and got him up there. >> this was something the late justice ruth bader ginsburg often commended, since carter appointed her to the u.s. court of appeals, which then positioned her to later join the u.s. supreme court. in a 2006 speech in montreal, ginsburg said, quote, once carter appointed women to the bench in numbers, there was no turning back. in the studio, monica madden, abc seven news. >> st

the other is his vice president walter mondale.t he actually didn't know for years that his father had written a eulogy until he was contacted by the carter center. they remained close throughout their lives, and so the sons of gerald ford and walter mondale will be delivering their fathers' eulogies here at the national cathedral today, which should be a very touching moment. >> incredibly touching moment. we are going to talk about that presidential odd couple of jimmy carter and gerald ford, who jimmy carter defeated, and then they became close friends, carter speaking at ford's state funeral as well. nancy cordes, thank you so much. i do want to note too at this time as we watch the motorcade make its way to the national cathedral and we look at some of the dignitaries who are arriving, to also talk about president carter, because he overcame brain and liver cancer in 2015. i think we all know he died at the age of 100. even my young son said he was born in 1924, mom. [ laughter ] remarkable to think about anyone who makes it t

jimmy and i often talked about our dear friend walter mondale, who we all miss very much. together they formed a model partnership, collaboration and trust. both were men of character. and as we all know, jimmy carter also established a model post presidency by making a powerful difference as a private citizen in america. and i might add, as you all know around the world, through it all throughout it all he showed us how character and faith starts with ourselves and then knows to others. at our best we share the better parts of ourselves, joy, solidarity, love, commitment. not for reward. but in reverence to an incredible gift of life we've all been granted. to make every minute of our time here on earth count. that's the definition of a good life. a life jimmy carter lived during his 100 years. to young people, to anyone in search of meaning and purpose, study the power of jimmy carter's example. i miss him. but i take solace in knowing that he and his beloved rosalynn are reunited again. to the entire carter family, thank you and i mean this sincerely, for sharing them b

will read what gerald ford wrote for this moment and ted mondale will read what vice president walter mondaleor this moment that is very powerful. you will hear voices from president ford and vice president mondale through their family members. and obviously a big moment for president biden delivering this eulogy. you know, we talked about humility for president carter. as the casket was coming in they played hail to the chief. at the beginning of president he said i don't want to hear hail to the chief. i don't want the pomp and circumstance but then at the end relented but at the beginning it was the effort post watergate, post vietnam to be humble and expect that message in these messages today. >> bill: reflect a little bit how this relationship between ford and carter blossomed. gerald ford is running to hold the office in 1976. jimmy carter defeats him and it seemed as if the contrails of watergate and the american public wanted to blow that out behind us and leave it behind and carter went on to win that election. it was after that victory the two men struck up a friendship and it endu

corps, as well as tribute from the sons of former president gerald ford and former vice president walter mondale, president joe biden, also giving a eulogy here today. it is widely known that the 2 man had become great friends over jimmy carter's lifetime. now this is an event that marks just the tail end of about a week of memorial services for president jimmy carter. he had been lying and stage up the capital for the past days were thousands of americans really lined up in very cold conditions in snow and wind and an ice in order to be able to pay their respects to this man. you know, he had a very long post presidential life, so he may have had a single term. but after that followed the some 44 years of public service. so not just here in america, but abroad and everyone you ask uh and really universally, anyone i have talked to had said that they are saying farewell to a man that they remember as good, decent and dedicated to serve, serving his fellow human. being. the dw is janelle dom, allowing their reporting from the national cathedral in washington. d. c. are here at germany. there is g

about the great jimmy carter, a great son of minnesota, walter mondale. >> and let him let us bid adieu to a daughter of minnesota. >> thank you so much in my purple for the vikings go, vikings. okay, ready for the biggest game in nfl history. two teams, 14 to 2 tonight vikings lions i'm going to i'm going to leave that there. >> thank you so much senator. appreciate it a reality check for president trump and his agenda. coming up i'm going to talk to a republican in the senate about what chaos in the house means moving forward. and we're going to sit down with new members of the house to discuss what they are expecting, plus violence on new year's, the homegrown terror threat when intelligence committee senator mark kelly of arizona joins us coming up. stay with us. >> kobe believed in himself at the youngest possible age. >> it's one of the most remarkable stories in sports history. >> i don't want to be remembered as just a basketball player. >> kobe premieres january 25th on feeling backed up and bloated. >> good thing metamucil fiber plus probiotics gummies work harder for your dig

and, coming up next, we are going to hear from ted mondale, the son of walter mondale.ulogy that he did not live to liver himself but we will hear his words and the national cathedral as living presidents look on to this historic moment. >> my father wrote this in 2015 and clearly he edited it a couple times since then but here we go. today, we join in sadness to honor our dear friend president carter for his extraordinary years of principled and decent leadership and his courageous commitment to civil rights and human rights. i remember the emergence of jimmy carter on the national stage. in particular, his 1971 inaugural address. for the first time, a georgia governor called for a commitment to the traditions of martin luther king jr. and for the decency that his leadership stood for over his lifetime. i was surprised when then- candidate carter joined me to his running mate in 1976. he amaze me then as he has every year since. he, of course, was brilliant. he also had a great sense of humor. and while we had only four years in the white house, he achieved so much in

walter mondale, his son delivering a tribute this morning, talking about how history will judge jimmydifferently in the decades after he leaves office than they did while he was in office, given how he left in 1980. he had one of the lowest approval ratings for any president. look at these images, lester. i'm struck by this moment of bipartisanship for washington. we talk a lot about how that can sometimes be rare in a town like this. i'm looking closely here and i think the front rows are still empty. you'll see the former presidents filing in, different political parties. we saw it at the u.s. capitol as president carter has been laying in state. top democrats, top republicans coming together. former vice president mike pence there, a notable moment as we expect to see president-elect trump and melania trump. it's the first time these two will come into close contact since leaving office four years ago. jimmy carter, we talk about his time after leaving the white house. he was exceptionally close to gerald ford. we'll hear from gerald ford's son delivering a tribute. jimmy carter ta

as well, and jimmy carter fundamentally reshaped not only walter mondale's vice presidency, but butfor jd vance sitting in there, what it's going to be like for him in the next four years, he'll have an office in the west wing. that's because of jimmy carter and that relationship between presidents and vice presidents. speaking of trump and vice president pence, just that entire dynamic, and obama and biden shifted because of jimmy carter. and so i think stuart made a great point, saying a lot of the things he did had lasting change on the presidency. >> it's not the number of years he said. stuart eizenstat said that you serve as president, but the accomplishments that you achieve as president of the united states, and he helped create the department of education, the department of energy, a peace treaty between israel and egypt. at the time, this was just a few years after they were at war, and he spent 13 days at camp david working around the clock to achieve that deal. and it certainly came through. it did, wolf. >> and, you know, the other thing that's interesting, too, about h

with how lbj treated hue bert humphry and how jimmy carter dealt with and had a partnership with walter mondalerent era and it's something that we saw carried out ahead with vice presidents under, you know, other presidents that followed jimmy carter. this was a man who really did an awful lot of good things as president that somehow got lost in part because of the caricature, the rabid bunny-chasing after him in the canoe, the unfortunate failure in the desert and trying to rescue the hostages in iran. the sweater he wore as he tried to talk about ending inflation and dealing with the energy crisis. and the fact is he had a level of disdain for normal politics that wasn't healthy given what it takes to be president but we'll look at his presidency down the road, i think, maybe not as favorably as his post presidency, which is remarkable and enduring, but in a much more favorable light. i would also add, ali, that the longevity of this man, i remember when he had a brain tumor and people thought he was not going to survive. >> yep. >> shortly after that, they did a big symposium on the universi

eulogies to jimmy carter, written by their fathers before gerald ford and walter mondale passed away. steve ford, relating his father's account of a political rivalry, turned friendship during our 1976 contest. >> jimmy knew my political vulnerabilities, and he successfully pointed them out. >> now, i didn't like it, but little could i know that the outcome of that 1976 election would bring about one of my deepest and most enduring friendships. >> president biden eulogized carter by repeatedly praising his strength of character. >> it's about asking ourselves, are we striving to do things the right things? what values? what are the values that animate our. spirit? do we operate from fear or hope? ego or generosity? >> in attendance, dignitaries from around the world, including the so-called presidents club, biden, bill clinton, george w. bush, barack obama and donald trump, trump and his former vice president mike pence shook hands for the first time since their falling out after january 6th. but as for pence's wife, karen, pence sat there very quietly, did not get up when donald trum

he empowered her, just as he did with walter mondale, you know, to to play a major role within the white house. and that speaks to their mutual respect. >> and just one more bit of detail about that bell that we saw and heard being rung, one of his many books was an hour before daylight, and that title referred to what went on on that farm, which was that bell. you see, it right there was a would be rung an hour before daylight to get everybody up. >> why would we be saying that's a great thing, that that's the bell that will come up every morning and made him go to work. why would he? >> because he loved work. yeah. before he got everybody up to to be ready to tend to the livestock before breakfast. >> yeah. i mean, milking the cows. he's famously said one of the most exciting days of his life wasn't when he became president or got married, but when he got electricity as a boy on that in that small little house. and you see the juxtaposition there of this simple home and the fanciness of the car that he's being driven in now, attesting to his years in the white house for those four year

other by his vice president, walter mondale.of those are going to be read by those men's sons today at the national cathedral. michael? >> all right, jarred hill in washington. thanks. >>> and we'll bring you the departure ceremony from the capitol and former president carter's state funeral in washington national cathedral live in a cbs news special report. that's going to be at 9:00 eastern on cbs and streaming on paramount plus. >>> coming up, wildfire losses. we'll show some of the high-profile names impacted by the california fires. mpacted by the california fires. iabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. and adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for type 1 diabetes or children. don't

jimmy and i often talked about our dear friend walter mondale, whom we all miss very much. together, they formed a model partnership collaboration, and trust because both were men of character. and as we all know, post-presidency by making a powerful difference as a private citizen in america. and i might add, as you all know, around the world, through it all, he showed us how character and faith start with ourselves and then flows to others at our best. we share the better parts of ourselves. joy, solidarity, love, commitment. not for reward, but in reverence for the incredible gift of life we've all been granted to make every minute of our time here on earth count. that's the definition of a good life. a life jimmy carter lived during his 100 years to young people, to anyone in search of meaning and purpose. study the power of jimmy carter's example. i miss him, but i take solace in knowing that he is beloved. rosalynn. are reunited again and to the entire carter family. thank you. and i mean this sincerely for sharing them both with america and the world. we love you all

the sons of president ford and vice president walter mondale also delivered remarks written by theirathers years ago. president carter died at the age of 100. he was laid to rest tonight in his hometown of plains, georgia, and was buried next to his wife, rosalynn. and it wasn't just the people of plains, georgia, and the political leaders in washington, but people all 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 ferr

. >> can i just note that, you know, people talk about how walter mondale was the architect of the modernesidency. and when you go into when you're putting together the office of the vice president, everyone goes back to talk about what walter mondale did. but it was really jimmy carter. it was president carter who was the architect of the modern day vice presidency, and the modern day relationship between the president and the vice president. because when jimmy carter became president and he realized that the vice president don't even got an office up over here right in the west wing, because traditionally, the vice president's office was across west executive avenue in the old executive office building, the oeob. it was president carter who made sure that his vice president was a governing partner with him and was engaged and involved. so i just think as we as we look to this next administration and we examine their working relationship, we think about the working relationship between president biden and vice president harris. that was something every president after them, democrats, re

. >> reporter: sons of the late president and of walter mondale wrote tributes their fathers had writtenuse of their shared values that jimmy and i respected each other as adversaries, even before we cherished one another as dear friends. >> we told the truth. we obeyed the law. and we kept the peace. ♪ imagine ♪ >> reporter: remembered as a global humanitarian, to his family a regular guy at home. >> my grandfather was likely to show up at the door in some '70s short shorts and crocs. >> reporter: jimmy carter's long-faithful journey ends, forever a son of plains, georgia. kelly o'donnell, nbc news. >>> president-elect trump is due to be sentenced this morning for his 34 felony convictions in the new york hush money case. the supreme court decided not to intervene and stop today's proceedings. president-elect trump told reporters that he respects the court's decision and noted that they left the door open for him to appeal the verdict. and the judge has made it clear, today's sentencing will not include prison time. >> well, they called for an appeal. and, as you know, they acknowledged

carter's vice president, walter mondale, who died in 2021, also left a message about their time in office. the personal relationship we established while in office continued throughout our life. carter's service is the fifth official national funeral for a president held here. the dean of the national cathedral says an occasion like this brings together both sides of the political aisle, something carter would have appreciated. the 39th president now heads to his hometown of plains, georgia, where he will be laid to rest next to his wife of 77 years, rosalynn. >>>>well, it is a clear blue day for us today here in the bay area. taking a live look outside from our rooftop cam here at k p i x, we're seeing blue skies, blue water. it's stunning out there right now. and a little warm too. i mean, daytime highs today are hitting the 70s in areas like santa rosa, upper 60s into san jose, upper 60s even into san francisco, across the bay bridge, over into oakland. and we have been dealing with some breezy conditions too, just like our friends down in southern california, just not as extreme. the

both former president ford's son and the son of carter's vp walter mondale, read tributes their fatherstten. >>> let's get another update from nbc meteorologist angie lassman who's covering a winter storm that could bring heavy snow to the south. >> you're exactly right. snow, ice, rain on tap and more than 100 million people under these alerts. here's what we've got through the day today. heavy snow from michigan stretching down to tennessee. we've got freezing rain that we'll watch across the southeast and some of that additional rain for folks farther south. by tomorrow most of this wraps up. the system exits the coast quickly. but before then, we've got the potential to pick up multiple inches of snow. specifically across the tennessee valley. on top of that, travel will likely be difficult across the southeast, considering we've got the potential to see snow, too, for nashville and member advice. we head to the upper 30s for shreveport. mostly sunny skies and a high of 46 degrees in houston today. and that's a look at your forecast, frances. back to you. >> thanks so much, angie. >

the sons of president gerald ford and vice president walter mondale also delivered remarks written by their fathers years ago. president carter died at the age of 100. he was laid to rest tonight in his hometown of plains, georgia, and buried next to his wife, rosalynn. and it wasn't just the people of plains, georgia, and political leaders in washington, but people all over the country, including right here in the bay area celebrating president jimmy carter today. outside san jose city hall, a memorial was held to allow people to honor the 39th president of the united states and a similar event at oakland's frank ogawa plaza was held. 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, helping families purchase and build their homes. >> jimmy carter is my president. i respect him and emotion. or how do we choose the things we love? but he stands for peace. >> what is in my message on the wall is

. >> reporter: carter's vice president walter mondale also left a message about their time in office.nship we established while in office continued throughout our life. >> reporter: carter's service is the fifth official national funeral for a president held here. the dean of the national cathedral says an occasion like this brings together both sides of the political aisle, something carter would have appreciated. the 39th president now heads to his hometown of plains, georgia, where he will be laid to rest next to his wife of 77 years, rosalynn. >> there will also be a service in georgia at the baptist church where carter spent decades as a sunday schoolteacher. that will take place before the burial service at his home in plains. >>> the fire burning in los angeles county already fueling concerns about what this disaster could mean for california insurance. companies have been pulling coverage from the state partly because of the spiraling wildfire risks. recently the state's top insurance official stepped in to reform proposals, but those have proved controversial with critics say

. >> reporter: sons of the late republican president gerald ford and carter's vice president walter mondaled tributes their fathers had written. >> it was because of our shared values that jimmy and i respected each other as adversaries even before we cherished one another as dear friends. >> we told the truth. we obeyed the law. and we kept the peace. ♪ imagine there's ♪ >> reporter:father was likely to show up remembered as a global humanitarian, to his family a regular guy at home. >> my grandfather was likely to show up at the door in some '70s short shorts and crocs. >> reporter: jimmy carter's long faithful journey ends tonight. forever a son of plains, georgia. kelly o'donnell, nbc news. >>> we'll take a break now, and in 60 seconds al roker on when conditions will calm down in california. f the country right after this. crohn's sympture. with skyrizi, feel symptom relief at 4 weeks. many people were in remission at 12 weeks, at 1 year, and even at 2 years. don't use if allergic. serious allergic reactions, increased infections, or lower ability to fight them may occur. before treatm

jim and i often talked about our deer friend walter mondale. all miss very much. together. they formed a model partnership. collaboration and trust. both for men of character. and as all jimmy carter also established. a model post presidency. by making a powerful difference as a private citizen in america. >> i might add, as you all know, around the world. >> through it all, he showed us how character and start ourselves. and then flows to others. at our best. we share the better parts of ourselves. joy. solidarity, love commitment. >> not for war. but in reverence. incredible gift of life. weve all been granted. to make every minute of our time here on earth count. >> that's the definition of a good life. life. jimmy carter live. trade is 100 years. to young people. to anyone. and search for meaning and purpose. study the power of jimmy carter's example. i miss but take solace in knowing. and he is beloved frozen. are reunited again. to the entire carter family. thank you. and i mean, this is sarah lee for sharing them both. with america and the world. >> we love you all.

jimmy and i often talked about our dear friend walter mondale, who we all miss very much.boration and truth because both were men of character. as we all know, jimmy carter also established a model post presidency by making a powerful difference as a private citizen in america, and i might add as you all know, around the world. through it all he showed us how character and faith starting with ourselves and then flow to others. at our best, we share the better parts of ourselves: joy, solidarity, love, commitment. not for reward, but in reverence with an incredible gift of life we've all been granted. to make every minute of our time here on earth count. that's the definition of a good life, a life jimmy carter lived during his 100 years. to young people, no anyone in search of meaning and purpose, study the power of jimmy carter's example. i miss him, but i take solace in knowing he and his beloved rosalynn are reunited again. to the entire carter family, thank you, and i mean this sincerely, for sharing them both with america and the world. we love you all. jill and i wil

jimmy and i often talked about our dear friend walter mondale, whom we all miss very much.oration and trust. because both were men of character. and as we all know, jimmy carter also established a model post presidency. by making a powerful difference as a private citizen in america. and, i might add, as you all know, around the world. us how character and faith start with ourselves and then flows to others. at our best, we share the better parts of ourselves: joy, solidarity, love, commitment. not for reward, but in reverence for an incredible gift of life we've all been granted. to make every minute of our time here on earth count. that's the definition of a good life, the life jimmy carter lived during his 100 years. to young people, to anyone, in search of meaning and purpose: study the power of jimmy carter's example. i miss him. but i take solace in knowing that he and his beloved rosalynn are reunited again. and to the entire carter family, thank you. and i mean this sincerely. for sharing them both with america. and the world. we love you all. jill and i will cheris

and in 1977, then-vice president walter mondale, who was seeking re-election with jimmy carter, presidedn. sorry, 1980. sorry about that. and in other interesting note, vice president hubert humphrey opted not to be in the chamber when the vote count happened in 1969. he went to a state funeral for a united nations official instead of being in that somewhat awkward role. next up, we're going to introduce you to tom wickham who served as the house parliamentarian from 2012 to 2020. and he's going to help us understand some of the formalities of today's session. this has a number of ceremonial things that have become both custom and requirements. why don't you walk us through what's going to happen as part of the tradition of the electoral college count. guest: sure. the tradition is based in the 12th amendment to the constitution which provides rather briefly that the vice president in the presence of the house and the senate shall open the certificates and that the result -- the votes shall be counted. from that rather brief constitutional authority has come a series of statutory changes

jimmy and i often talked about our dear friend walt irmondale -- baller -- walter mondale who we missllaboration, and trust as both were men of character. as we all know jimmy carter also established a model post presidency. by making a powerful difference as the private citizen in america, and, i might add, as you all know, around the world. through it all he showed us how character and faith started with ourselves and then flows to others. at our best we share the better parts of ourselves, joy, solidarity, love, commitment. not for reward. but in reverence for an incredible gift of life we have all been granted. to make every minute of our time here on earth count, that's the definition of a good life. a life jimmy carter lived during his 100 years, to young people, to anyone in search of meaning and purpose, study the power of jimmy carter's example. i miss him. but i take solace in knowing that he and his beloved rosalynn are reunited again. to the entire carter family thank you, i mean this sincerely, for sharing them both with america. and the world. we love you all. jill and i

. >> reporter: sons of the late republican president gerald ford and walter mondale read tributes theirtten. >> it was because of our shared values that jimmy and i respected each other as at the series. even before we cherished one another as dear friends. >> we told the truth. we obeyed the law. we kept the peace. >> join amy, two good friends of mine, peter baker, white house correspondent for the "new york times" and joyce vance has been 25 years as a federal prosecutor. peter, all five living presidents were seated together. basically, on the eve of trump's inauguration to honor a president who stood for peace, decency, humanity, integrity. what is your reaction to what we saw? >> donald trump's name never came up in the tributes today. he probably was bothered by that but there was an implicit message anyway. the contrast between the tributes to jimmy carter, a man of faith and humility, a man who is dedicated to fighting for social justice and peace in fighting disease. whatever his flaws are setbacks and failures of his president c stands in contrast to an incoming president who

but he says it was a team effort giving much credit to carter's vice president, walter mondale. >> i ways describe it as carter had the heart and mondale had the brains to pick the right people. >> in total, carter appointed 41 women and 57 people of color to the federal judiciary, something cotchett says changed the game for representation and opportunity for years to come. >> they laid the foundation and got him up there. >> this was something the late justice ruth bader ginsburg often commended, since carter appointed her to the u.s. court of appeals, which then positioned her to later join the u.s. supreme court. in a 2006 speech in montreal, ginsburg said, quote, once carter appointed women to the bench in numbers, there was no turning back. in the studio, monica madden, abc seven news. >> what a difference that made. and, spencer, you have been a friend to the carters for decades, and you recently shared with abc news live a few of your favorite memories. >> that's true. diane. you know, if you observe jimmy carter's public life, there's no doubt that he had a profound commitmen

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but he says it was a team effort giving much credit to carter's vice president, walter mondale. >> i always describe it as carter had the heart and mondale had the brains to pick the right people. >> in total, carter appointed 41 women and 57 people of color to the federal judiciary, something cotchett says changed the game for representation and opportunity for years to come. >> they laid the foundation and got him up there. >> this was something the late justice ruth bader ginsburg often commended since carter appointed her to the u.s. court of appeals, which then positioned her to later join the u.s. supreme court. in a 2006 speech in montreal, ginsburg said, quote, once carter appointed women to the bench in numbers, there was no turning back. in the studio, monica madden, abc seven news state funeral plans begin tomorrow for former president carter. >> a motorcade will carry his body from his hometown of plains, georgia, to the carter presidential center in atlanta. that's where he will lie in repose through monday. on tuesday, carter's body will travel to the u.s. capitol, where

dead mondale son of walter mondale also will read attribute written by the former vice president by jimmy only u.s. president to graduate from the naval academy. he studied nuclear power as father of nuclear navy. i interviewed him as a local reporter in georgia in 2009. he told me, guys his dream as a 5-year-old was to go to the naval academy and retire in hawaii or annapolis. in 1953 after his father died jimmy rushed home to plains, georgia to take care of the family peanut business. later today he will be buried in plains. there will be a service at home church where he taught sunday school for decades. he will be laid to rest next to his wife of 77 years, rosalynn carter on his family property in plains, georgia. back to you. >> lawrence: we will be watching, thanks, david. so right now firefighters in los angeles are spread thin. fighting five raging wildfires from l.a. wild land firefighter steve gutierrez. thank you so much for joining the program. the big question is what do you need right now? i know you are fighting to win so you can't get the resources in the air like you want

eulogy for his former boss that walter mondale passed away in 2021. i believe his son ted is going to read it, and i believe that it's possible that gerald ford did the same thing. i'm not sure. but in any case, yeah, they were very good friends. but i think there might have been a i'm not sure if i'm right about this, but but i had heard that gerald ford might have done the same thing. in any case, talk about the planning, if you would. the intense planning that a president, a former president does, um, you know, decades before the inevitable. >> and some of this starts the minute they become president as well. you know, the joint military district of washington meets with a new president not too long after they're in the oval office to at least begin to lay the groundwork that this is something that has to be done. they don't all like it, but the the template is there for them. and i think with president carter and mrs. carter, who was a very big part of this planning for him, this started in the late 80s and it's constantly refined. george h.w. bus

posthumous ones from carter's predecessor, president gerald ford, and carter's vice president, walter mondaleey will be read by their sons. >> so many people have come up to us and expressed this idea that democrat or republican or wherever they're from, they have respect for the human being that my [music] my heart just breaks for all my neighbors who have lost their homes. >> breaking news tonight. heartbreak across southern li

. >> carter's vice president, the late walter mondale did the same before he died in 2021.r was far sighted. he put aside his short-term political interest to tackle challenges that the demanded sacrifice. >> following the funeral in washington, the carter family and flag-draped coffin flew back to georgia where a service was held at mayor nap that baptist church in plains. he taught sunday school for decades ♪ crown thy good with brotherhood. >> the final step in skewed plan a private burl next to late wife and wife rosalynn. married 77 years and now together in plains, georgia where they both began their lives. his 100 years ago and hers more than 97 years ago. bret? >> bret: david, thank you. up next, the trump transition, hot president-elect is meeting with tonight. plus, we talk one-on-one with the owner of the "l.a. times" on what hope what leaders can learn and how it is covering something this massive. ♪ here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need, and the flavor you love. so, here's to now... now

the sons of carter's late vice president, walter mondale, and his white house predecessor, gerald ford, both reading speeches their fathers wrote before they died. >> jimmy carter and i were rivals, but for the many wonderful years that followed, friendship bonded us. >> after the funeral, president carter was honored here at the baptist church where he taught sunday school. ever since leaving the white house in 1981. in plains, georgia, caroline elliott, fox news. >> and it's not just the people of georgia and political leaders remembering president carter. there are families all over the country, including right here in the bay area, whose lives were affected by the carters during their long lives of service. ktvu jesse gary live tonight in san jose, where a memorial to the 39th president was open to the public today. jesse. good evening. >> mike, good evening to you. and you would think being president would be the culmination of a career. but for jimmy carter, his activities after he left the white house probably shine brightest. he used the tools of a builder to help millions of p

ted mondale, reading on behalf of his late father walter mondale, honored a legacy that could now bencoming president. >> in many ways, he laid the foundation for future presidents to come to grips with climate change. some thought he was crazy to fight so hard to pass these laws. but he was dead right. laura: there was also bipartisan praise that often eluded carter when he occupied the oval office. including a eulogy from carter's predecessor, republican president gerald ford, delivered by his son. >> by fate of a brief season, jimmy carter and i were rivals. but, for the many wonderful years that followed, friendship bonded us as no two presidents since john adams and thomas jefferson. as for myself, jimmy, i'm looking forward to our reunion. we have much to catch up on. thank you, mr. president. welcome home, old friend. laura: after the service, joiney woodruff, who has cored jiy carterinceefore was elected president. amna: also presidential historian barbara perry, from the miller center at the university of virginia. geoff: and stuart eizenstat, who was domestic policy adviser

posthumous ones from carter's predecessor, president gerald ford, and carter's vice president, walter mondale. they will be read by their sons. >> so many people have come up to us and expressed this idea that democrat or republican or wherever they're from, they have respect for the human being that my grandfather was. >> after the funeral, carter's family will board a special air mission 39 for his final journey back to georgia. in washington, rebecca castor, fox news. >> there will be no regular mail delivery service tomorrow to observe the national day of mourning for former president jimmy carter. all post office locations will also be closed tomorrow. the postal service will still accept and process mail that's dropped by commercial mailers at processing facilities, but other regular services are going to be suspended. u.s. stock markets will also be closed tomorrow. >> coming up, more on our top story. the wildfires burning in southern california how access to water is causing challenges for fire crews on scene. [music] >> plus, we'll talk about the latest technology being unveiled thi

. >> reporter: sons of gerald ford and walter mondale read tributes their fathers had written. >> it of our shared values that jimmy and i respected each other as adversaries, even before we cherished one another as dear friends. >> we told the truth. we obeyed the law. and we kept the peace. ♪ imagine ♪ >> reporter: remembered as a global humanitarian to his family a regular guy at home. >> my grandfather was likely to show up at the door in some '70s short shorts and crocs. >> reporter: jimmy carter's long faithful journey ends forever a son of plains, georgia. and joining us now is reporter for the news outlet, the 19th, jennifer gerson. president biden gave a moving eulogy yesterday for carter. it comes days before biden himself leaves office. and so how do you think biden's celebration of one president's legacy is informing the way he might be thinking about his own too? >> yeah, that was very much on my mind while watching president carter's funeral yesterday. i think we definitely heard from president biden, someone who is seeing a lot of connection in looking at president car

. >> there were also eulogies written before their deaths by former president gerald ford and walter mondaled by their sons. >> we told reporters on the plane that a lasting middle east peace would require the united states to make tough decisions. like confronting the palestinian issue directly, thereby building on to which president sadat had literally given his life. >> he pushed to advance the rights of women. he proposed and signed the law extending the period for states to approve the equal rights amendment. >> these statements from the pulpit were in many ways an indictment of some of the men sitting those front pews. yes, trump. but make others, as well. joining me is someone who new president carter well and who will be familiar to this audience. my friend chris matthews, who served as an aide and speech writer for president carter and is the former host of hardball. >> yes. >> on msnbc. chris! my friend. so i don't know if i told you it that president carter was my mom's favorite president. the first president she was able to vote for as an american citizen. we are a carter family.

uh, he also modernized the notion of the vice presidency, giving his vice president, walter mondale, tremendous amount of consultation power in his white house. um, as you duly noted, he appoints more women and people of color to his administration than any president prior. um, and and he is really intent on, um on making an impact in the aftermath of vietnam and watergate. um, in, in being transparent, in offering a credible government. >> um, and then we would continue to see trying to make that impact in the aftermath of his presidency as well. amber rosner, thank you so much. i appreciate your time, your expertise, and the breadth of your knowledge of the 39th president. >> thank you. >> all right. still ahead, new questions about the explosive devices planted inside coolers by the new orleans attacker. they contained a rare compound not previously seen in the united states. now, investigators want to find out how the suspect got it. and later this hour, a new york judge upholds president-elect trump's felony conviction in his hush money case. we'll take a closer look at whether

[music] >> we also heard two posthumous eulogies by carter's late vp, walter mondale and his republican opponent, gerald ford. both wrote their speeches before they died, and they were read by their sons. a fitting bipartisan tribute to a president who was known for reaching across the aisle. >> jimmy carter's legacy of peace and compassion will remain unique as it is timeless. >> but much of carter's legacy was cemented after he left the white house, and mourners say he'll be remembered as a politician who put civility, kindness and public service ahead of his own ambitions. >> he really embodies a lot of values that i'd like to see come back to this country after one final journey back to plains, georgia. >> carter will be buried at his longtime home next to his wife, rosalynn. from washington's national cathedral rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> new this morning, the highest court in new york refused to postpone donald trump's upcoming sentencing in his hush money case that's scheduled just days before his inauguration. the u.s. supreme court is now likely. the president elect'

walter mondale also wrote a eulogy for the late president. but mondale died in 2021, so his son ted, will read his father's tribute to jimmy carter at the national funeral. coming up in just a little bit. marcus touched so many people while in office, but also after office there. chris pollone for us in washington. thank you chris. and today is a national day of mourning. as such, federal offices will be closed along with the u.s. stock markets, but federal workers will still be paid. banks and schools will remain open. nbc news will have full coverage of the former president carter's funeral starting in our next hour. it's scheduled to begin roughly at 630 this morning, at which point. today in the bay will stream online. you can find it at nbcbayarea.com or wherever you stream. 508 right now, taking a live look outside at downtown san jose. looks nice and clear out there. carrie's got a look at our forecast for today. it's definitely cooler this morning now that the wind is calming down in some parts of the bay area. you're waking up and he