Welcome to the News Hour. Former President Jimmy Carter tonight is being remembered as a humanitarian and statesman, more than 40 years after leaving the White House. The 39th president who died yesterday at 100 will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol next week before his funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.

Laura Barone Lopez begins our coverage.

Flags were lowered to half staff, across the country, and around the world.

And Americans of all backgrounds pause to remember late former president Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter has always been a hero of mine.

He was just a good man, a decent man, an honest man, something we don't see very much of any more.

He was a great humanitarian. You set an example for all of us, and we're going to miss them.

From Peanut Farmer to President, Carter served one term in the White House, from 1977 to 1981. He brokered a historic peace deal between Israel

and Egypt. But an energy crisis at home and the kidnapping of 52 Americans in Iran led

to his defeat in 1980. Carter's life post-presidency was defined by his international humanitarian work.

He and his wife Rosalind founded the Carter Center, and he earned a Nobel Peace Prize in

2002 for his diplomatic achievements.

Last night, President Biden broke from his family vacation to pay tribute to his longtime

friend.

Millions of people all around the world, all over the world, feel they lost a friend as well,

even though they never met him. And that's because Jimmy Carter lived a life measured not by

words, but by his deeds. Former presidents from across the political spectrum also weighed in.

President-elect Donald Trump has been

critical of Carter in the past, but he wrote last night that he truly loved and respected our

country and all it stands for. Former President Barack Obama said that Carter believed some things

were more important than re-election, things like integrity, respect, and compassion. The former president will be

laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, next to his wife of more than 75 years, Rosalind,

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