Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air, Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady, has died at the age of 96. The sad news coming in from Plains, Georgia, Mrs. Carter dying peacefully with family by her side. Known as one of former President, Jimmy Carter's closest advisors, they were married for 77 years. Tonight, the former President calling her his equal partner in everything he ever accomplished. President Biden remembering the former first lady and calling the Carter's an incredible family. Martha Radditz on the remarkable partnership between husband and wife, Steve O'sonsami on their inspiring love story, plus how Rosaline Carter says she wanted to be remembered. Also developing tonight, Israel releasing video from Gaza's largest hospital saying it shows hostages being brought in on the day of the October seventh massacre, as well as new drone video from inside a tunnel that Israel says lies beneath that hospital, claiming Hamas has a command center underground, and the heartbreaking images of more than 30 premature babies evacuated from the hospital fighting for their lives. President Biden, once again, calling for a two-state solution to the crisis. And what we're learning tonight about intense negotiations to free the hostages, could a deal be close?

Also tonight, a cross country storm that could impact holiday travel for millions. We're tracking severe weather, including possible tornadoes in the south and heavy rain for the northeast in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. Justin, time for the Thanksgiving getaway. The urgent arson investigation in Los Angeles, police searching for a person of interest and the massive fire that shut down the busy I-10 freeway. Tonight, late word on when it will reopen. The FAA, overseeing an investigation into the second launch of the SpaceX Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, ending in massive explosions. How Elon Musk is responding. And Taylor Swift says she's devastated by the death of a fan at her concert in Brazil amid the stifling heat, postponing one of her shows, The update tonight. From ABC News, World Headquarters in New.

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Is World News Tonight. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this Sunday. I'm Wade Johnson. We begin with the sad, breaking news tonight. Former first Lady, Rosalynn Carter, has died. The Carter Center saying the wife of former President, Jimmy Carter, passed away peacefully at the couple's home in Plains, Georgia. Rosalynn Carter prided herself on being an active first lady, sitting in on cabinet meetings and speaking out on controversial issues. The Carters were the longest married presidential couple in American history. Their union spanned 77 years. The former President saying in a statement, Rosalynn was my equal in everything I accomplished. As long as Roslyn was in this world, I always knew someone loved and supported me. In September, the couple making their last public appearance together, surprising the crowd at the Plains peanut festival. Roslyn Carter was 96. She has survived by her husband, the 39th President, her four children, 11 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. She had entered hospice care at home just days ago. Abc's Chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Ratitz looks back at her remarkable life.

I just want to say thank you.

Rosalynn Carter's most significant role was that of presidential advisor. An almost equal extension of myself is how the former President once described his wife.

I think it's because Jimmy and I have a mutual respect for each other. And if I go out in the countryside and see things that are problems and come home and tell him that I think we need to do something about that, he listens to me and he looks into the situation.

Rosalynn grew up in Plains, Georgia. Her best friend and classmate happened to be Jimmy Carter's sister. So when Jimmy was home from the Naval Academy in the summer of 1945, they went out. And the story goes, he announced to his mother that Rosalyn was the girl he intended to marry. A year later, they tied the knot. At first, she was a traveling Navy wife. And when Jimmy's father died in 1953, they moved back to Plains to run the family peanut business. He ran the warehouse, she kept the books. The couple had three boys by the time daughter, Amy, was born when Rosalyn was 40. Abc's Barbara Walters spoke to the Carter's in 1976.

I felt that it was my greatest accomplishment.

In 1962, Jimmy Carter was first elected to the state Senate, later to the governor's office. When her husband decided to run for the presidency. My name is Jimmy.

Carter.

And I'm running.

For President.

Rosalyn campaign non-stop, visiting 41 states. We don't do well with.

Political machines, but we do well with the people. That's why you're so important to us.

Impressed with her combination of self-discipline and Southern charm, reporters nicknamed her The Steel Magnolia. I, Jimmy.

Carter, do so this way.

During her four years as first lady, Rosalynn Carter continued to work for reforms in mental health programs.

I think just by focusing attention on the.

Problem, you can.

Be effective. I can certainly let Jimmy know what the recommendations of the commission are.

She worked on behalf of increased aid for the elderly and remained committed to women's issues, including pushing for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The first lady from Plains will be remembered for her commitment to building what she calls a more caring society.

Because there is no way that we can be at peace if our children are suffering unnecessarily. And so peace means more than just the absence of war.

Our thanks to Martha Raditz for that report. And President Biden reacting moments ago to the news of Roslyn Carter's passing.

Now, they're really an incredible family because.

They brought so much.

Grace to the office. And it's one.

Thing if you want to bepresident and you're putting on the show.

While you're president, different.

Kinds.

Of. You did.

The same.

Thing for.

People after he was president.

President's words there, the Carters are also known for their inspiring love story. Abc's senior national correspondent, Steve Osonami, interviewed both of them together a few years ago and what would be their last television interview together. Steve joins us now from Atlanta. And Steve, in your special conversation, the Carters had some advice for all of us. They did. Good evening to you, Whit. I sat down with them for their 75th anniversary a few years ago, and we decidedly did not talk about the news events of the day. Instead, I got a Master Class on love and how to make a relationship last. What advice do you have for people who want to make it last?

First of all, choose the right person to marry and then give each other plenty of space. Let the other person have a full life in the way they choose and.

Help when you can.

Share things a lot and do things together. We're always looking to do things, to find things we can do together, like fly fishing and birdwatching and just going out to the pond.

Every night we try to make sure we are completely reconciled from.

All the.

Arguments during the day.

When we go.

To bed. We also read the Bible every night, and we've done that for 60 years, probably. It's hard to go to sleep if you've read the Bible, angry if you've read the Bible.

So never go to bed angry.

Try not to. Try not to.

It was clear even then that they had planned to walk into the sunset of their lives together. They were finishing each other's sentences and thoughts. They just loved that we were talking about their relationship. And a few weeks later, a letter came in the mail, and it was a small bit of graciousness, a week or so after that interview. It shouldn't have shocked me that Mrs. Carter was able to find me so easily. She, of course, had the US Secret Service at her disposal, but it still did. It was a handwritten letter of thanks, bit of old-school charm and blue ink, bit of class, a legacy from the desk of Rosalyn Carter. Wow, a small treasure and a piece of history in your hand there, Steve. Thank you so much for joining us tonight. We appreciate it. Later on in this broadcast, more from Rosalyn Carter in her own words. We do move on, though, tonight to our other major headline, The Breaking Developments in the Middle East. The Israeli military releasing new video, they say, shows Hamas militants bringing hostages from Israel into Gaza's largest hospital. This video here allegedly recorded just hours after that horrific October seventh terror attack.

The IDF also sharing drone footage saying it reveals a Hamas tunnel more than 30 feet below Al-Shifa Hospital. All of this, as efforts intensify for a deal to release some of the hostages. Abc's Patrick Revel in Israel tonight.

Tonight, the Israeli military releasing new video they say shows Hamas militants bringing some hostages into Gaza's largest hospital. Israel saying this surveillance video shows Hamas moving a wounded hostage into Gaza's Al-Shifah Hospital on October seventh, just hours after that surprise attack in which it seized nearly 240 hostages. A second video showing another hostage being dragged into Al-Shifah, the IDF says.

We do not know where they are. There are still.

Hostages.

We need to rescue.

Israel Tonight also releasing this video, showing a drone entering what they say is a Hamas tunnel 30 feet below ground in the hospital compound, saying that tunnel had a blast door and firing hall, claiming Hamas ran a command center underneath, which they deny. The IDF tonight also claiming another hostage, 19-year-old IDF soldier, Noah Siano, was murdered in that hospital, but Hamas claiming she was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Today, the World Health Organization sending a team inside, describing it as a death zone. Among the patients, nearly three dozen premature babies removed from incubators after electricity ran out, nine said to have died. But today, 31 of those babies finally evacuated to our hospital in Southern Gaza. Doctors desperately trying to keep them alive. A note in Arabic taped to this baby's chest, saying he was found alone, a newborn with no name and no family. The babies expected now to be moved to Egypt. Israel continuing to pound Gaza, dozens reported killed in strikes on refugee camps this weekend, including two UN-run schools, according to the United Nations. The survivors rushed to overflowing hospitals, toddlers covered in dust and blood, laid on the floor with nowhere else to treat them.

Amid the carnage, pressure growing on Israel to accept a ceasefire, as talks inch closer to a deal to free the remaining 236 hostages, including Americans. Significant progress reported in talks mediated by Qatar. Us and Israeli sources telling ABC around 50 hostages could be freed in exchange for a five-day ceasefire, and for Israel releasing some Palestinian women and children.

There has been a significant progress, including in recent days, in recent hours, some of the issues where there was disagreement.

Final warning, the deal could still be derailed at the last minute. Israel's war cabinet has met tonight amid those reports of progress on this deal. And just in the last few minutes, representatives of the families saying that there has been significant progress, but that it could still take several days.

Whit, Patrick Revel, thank you. We know the White House is watching all of these developments very closely, including the hijacking of a cargo ship by Iranian-backed in the Red Sea. Abc's Jay O'Brien joins us now from the North Lawn tonight. Jay, how is the administration responding to these other threats in the region? Yeah, Whit, tonight the White House calling the hijacking of that cargo ship by what it says was huthie militants a flagrant violation of international law. It comes as the administration has been showing force in that region recently, conducting targeted strikes and shooting down missiles, trying to keep Iranian-backed militias there like the huthies from adding to the violence amid the Israel-Hamas war. President Biden also pending an op-ed in The Washington Post saying a ceasefire in Gaza, quote, is not peace, argument would give Hamas time to regroup. The President also reiterating his calls for a two-state solution, saying it is the only way to ensure security for Israelis and Palestinians. Whit. J. O. Bryan, our thanks to you. Tonight, we're also watching a powerful cross-country storm, threatening to disrupt travel plans for millions this Thanksgiving. In the south, strong tornado is possible starting tomorrow, that system then heading east.

Let's get to ABC meteorologist, Samara Theodore. Samara, walk us through the timing on this.

Well, Whit, we've already seen snow from this system in the Rockies today. As we head into Monday, that's when we're going to see the south plagued by dangerous storms. States like Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and parts of the Midwest are in for severe weather tomorrow. Now, the greatest threat is damaging winds and flash flooding. A few strong tornadoes are certainly possible. After dragging storms through the south, this same system heads for the I-95 corridor. Those living in cities like New York, DC, Philadelphia should brace for wet roads, especially Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Flash flooding is possible along with snow in far north New England. After this storm clears, the coldest air of the season yet will surge in with windshields in the 20s and 30s by Thanksgiving morning.

Whit? We'll be tracking it through the week. Tamara, thank you. Authorities in Southern California are searching for a person of interest in the arson fire that closed a portion of the critical I-10 freeway in L. A, that massive fire under an overpass, creating a traffic nightmare. But officials announcing today that stretch of the freeway will be fully open to traffic tomorrow, just in time for the peak. August, the day of Thanksgiving holiday travel. Abc's Jacqueline Lee in Los Angeles tonight.

Tonight, with crews working around the clock to restore a crucial artery for Los Angeles drivers after that massive fire, officials announcing I-10 will reopen ahead of schedule and before that Thanksgiving rush. Eight days.

To get this thing open and operational. That means if you're doing the math.

That.

This thing.

Opens.

Tonight, it will be fully operational tomorrow. So ready.

For the commute. Authorities determining the fire to be an active arson, releasing these images of a person of interest wearing a hoodie and a knee brace, saying he appeared to have visible burn injuries on his left leg. The blaze snalled traffic on one of the country's busiest interstates, 300,000 Angelinos using every single day. Aaa is projecting nearly 50 million people to drive to their destinations this Thanksgiving, as gas prices continue to drop and some are already taking to the skies. The TSA is in the middle of screening 30 million passengers this holiday. Is it a strategy to be flying a few days before Thanksgiving?

You can get to where you need to go and then get your work done a little bit before you unplug for the full holiday. I think that's a really good strategy. With the.

Busiest day in the air and on the roads is expected to be Wednesday, so experts recommend leaving early to avoid the traffic. Whit.

Important advice, Jacqueline Lee, thank you. There is still much more ahead on World News tonight. This Sunday, the manhunt for a gunman who killed four people comes to a violent end, and the most powerful spacecraft ever built, exploding during a test flight, the investigation and how Elon Musk is now responding. Next night, the hunt for the suspect in a deadly shooting spree in Memphis ended overnight. Police say they found the suspect, Mavis Christian, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He allegedly killed three women and a teenage girl at three separate locations. Another teenager was critically wounded. Investigators say they believe the shootings involved domestic violence. Tonight, the FAA overseen the SpaceX investigation into the explosion of the company's Starship Rocket just minutes into its second test flight. The craft heralded as the most powerful ever built, is being designed for interplanetary travel. The second test flight lasted longer than the first, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk calling the launch successful. When we come back, Taylor Swift rushing to help fans suffering in sweltering heat at her concert. To the index now, a salmonella outbreak linked to a package canalope has now spread to 15 states. The CDC says 43 people have become sick in those states, 17 have been admitted to hospitals.

Several brands have been recalled, including Molly Cheetah-Hole-Cantelopes, Vineyard Precut-Cantelopes, and Aldi-Hole-Cantelopes. Health officials in Canada are investigating a similar outbreak there. Taylor Swift is back on stage in Brazil tonight. Swift postponed her Saturday show because of extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro. On Friday, a fan died as the heat index soared to nearly 140 degrees. Swift paused the concert at one point, tossing water bottles to fans. Swift posted on social media that she was devastated by the fan's death. When we come back, Roseline Carter, in her own words. Finally, tonight, Roseline Carter, a remarkable partner for her husband and a champion for those in need. Here she is, in her own words.

I didn't think I would ever get married. I didn't like boys. It was boys back then because it was that period. But I didn't know how to talk to them. I didn't want to go out with them. I used to tell my mother when the phone rang to tell them I wasn't at... Whoever it was, tell them I wasn't at home, and I wasn't. I was already out the door and down the street. And then along came Jimmy Carter, and my life's been an adventure ever since. Thank you. I love you. I've worked on mental health issues since my husband was governor of Georgia, which is a very long time. I want my mental health work to carry on even after there is no more stigma, which I'm not sure will come in my lifetime, but I hope it will. But even after we don't have stigma to work on, I think it will still be very important for the mental health community to come together the way they do now. We have a great opportunity to change things forever for everyone with mental illness. The solutions are truly within our reach. We can overcome stigma, and we can make services available to all who need them, and offer every individual the chance to create a happy and fulfilling future.

And she certainly accomplished that and much more. I'm White Johnson in New York. As we remember the life of former First Lady Roslyn Carter, she was 96. Thank you for making World News Tonight.

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