ATLANTA — The funeral plans for former president Jimmy Carter will begin on Saturday with a motorcade from his hometown in Plains, Ga. to the Carter Center in Atlanta.
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Channel 2 Action News will have special programming on WSB-TV from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. of the late president’s journey starting in Plains.
The Carter family will then travel to Atlanta and is expected to arrive at the Carter Center in northeast Atlanta around 3 p.m.
Due to NFL on ABC coverage of Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns game, there will be no on-air coverage of Carter’s arrival at the Carter Center.
For the arrival, Channel 2 Action News will have special live streaming coverage on WSB Now.
The stream can be found on wsbtv.com, the Channel 2 Action News app, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV and Google TV. Just search WSB-TV in your app store.
Here is the timeline of the events.
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10:15 a.m. – The Carter Family arrives at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.
10:20 a.m. – Carter’s remains are carried to the hearse by current and former Special Agents in Charge from the United States Secret Service – Carter Protective Division.
10:30 a.m. – The motorcade departs Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and travels through Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia.
10:50 a.m. – Carter and his family arrive at his boyhood home for a brief pause in front of the family’s farm. During the pause, the National Park Service will honor the late president with a salute and ringing of the historic farm bell 39 times.
10:55 a.m. – The late president officially begins his final journey to Atlanta.
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3 p.m. – The motorcade arrives in Atlanta and pauses at Georgia’s State Capitol for a moment of silence by Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens, members of the Georgia Legislature, and Georgia State Patrol Troopers.
3:05 p.m. – The motorcade departs for the Carter Presidential Center.
3:45 p.m. – Carter’s remains are carried into the Carter Presidential Center during an arrival ceremony.
4 p.m. – A private service at the Carter Presidential Center.
7 p.m. – Lying in Repose begins. Mourners are invited to come and pay their respects.
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