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Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Thursday, January 9th, 2025.

And we begin with a national day of morning in the

United States as the country pauses to remember the life of Jimmy Carter. Funeral services for the

former president begin at 10 this morning inside the Washington National Cathedral. President Biden

has ordered much of the federal government to be closed today and will

deliver a eulogy at the service where all other living former U.S. presidents are expected to attend.

Afterward, Carter's Casket will return to Georgia, where a private funeral will be held.

Members of the public are invited to line the motorcade route in planes, and according to the Washington Post, the U.S. Navy will be held. Members of the public are invited to line the motorcade route in planes, and

according to the Washington Post, the U.S. Navy will conduct a missing man formation flyover to

honor Carter's former military service and time as commander-in-chief.

To Southern California now, where those wind-wipped wildfires are leaving a traumatizing trail of

devastation. The largest in Pacific Palisades has already destroyed more than a thousand

homes and businesses, and according to CNN, is now the most destructive fire in Los Angeles

County history.

Fire hydrants on the ground ran dry from the high demand, and to make matters worse, planes

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