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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. The late President Jimmy Carter is now lying in repose in Atlanta. The first of six days of tributes and services honoring the nation's 39th president got underway Saturday in Georgia, as Steve Futterman reports. The day started with Carter's flag-draped casket being carried to a hearse by current and former members of his Secret Service entourage. Then a motorcade with a very emotional stop in front of Carter's boyhood home in Plains. The old bell in front of the home rang 39 times to honor the 39th president.

The motorcade later headed to Atlanta to stop in front of the state capitol. There was a moment of silence. Then finally to the Carter Center. For a short service to place, Carter's son Chip spoke. There was a lot of love on the side of the road. Every overpass had people on it. The Morehouse College Glee Club then sang, Carter's body will lie in repose at the center until Tuesday. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Carter's casket will be brought to Washington, D.C. There will be a service at the U.S. Capitol, and then Carter will lie in state in the rotunda ahead of Thursday's

state funeral at Washington's National Cathedral. On Bourbon Street in New Orleans last night, people gathered for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the New Year's truck attack that killed 14 people and injured 30 others. Eric Dalls was there. All these young people who lost their lives, and it's never going to get to go home again with their families, and it's just painful. I just thank God everybody's coming together and do the

right thing. Show their families that people do care even though they don't know them. President Biden is planning to be in New Orleans tomorrow. Authorities are still investigating the attacker's motives. He wounded at least two police officers before he was fatally shot by police in an exchange of gunfire. A federal appeals court has struck down the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality

rules. And Piers Emma Bowman reports that the ruling may bring an end to a 20-year push to regulate internet service providers like a public utility. A U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday said that the FCC did not have the legal authority to reinstate the landmark net neutrality rules. Last year the FCC moved to restore the rules first introduced under the Obama administration. Without the regulations in place, phone and internet companies have the power to block or favor some content over others. It's a largely partisan issue that has found Democrats on the side of net neutrality in an effort to hold internet providers more accountable for offering

fast, safe, and reliable Internet for all. Incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr celebrated the court's decision and said he would continue to work to unwind the Biden administration's regulations. Emma Bowman, NPR News. This is NPR News. Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez has kicked off an international tour just days before President Nicolas Maduro is set to be sworn in for his third term as Venezuela's leader. Gonzalez was in Argentina yesterday where he met with President Xavier Millet, saying

last night that he plans to fly to the U.S. after a brief stop in Uruguay. The U.S. recognizes Gonzalez as the winner of last year's presidential election. He fled into exile in Spain in September after a judge issued an arrest warrant. With California's commercial dungeness crab season starting today, the port of San Francisco is kicking off fresh off the boat crab sales. Billy Cruz, a member station KQED, has more. Billy Cruz The direct-to-consumer crab sales, Billy Cruz, member station KQED has more. The direct to consumer crab sales come after commercial crabbers faced weeks of delays and restrictions.

That follows delays to the season's start for the past six years over concerns about whale entanglements in commercial crabbing nets. The delays have financially hurt crabbers, so since 2021, some have been allowed to sell crab from their boats at Fisherman's Wharf. The Port of San Francisco says this year's off-the-boat sales will include a new ADA accessible float. The port says they hope this float supports local fishers and increases public access. For NPR News, I'm Billy Cruz in San Francisco. The East Coast is preparing for that winter storm that's already socked the central U.S. with snow and damaging ice accumulations.

The National Weather Service warning of dangerous travel conditions, widespread tree damage and power outages. I'm Gile Snyder. This is NPR News.