carter: that may have interfered with the carter center. if i would choose between four more years for the carter center i would choose the carter center but it could've been both. >> i wondered, you talked about your big family and with this diagnosis, have you encouraged them to see the doctor. are you seeing that there is more interest in finding out what's going on? pres. carter: i don't think there's any doubt that my descendents have some genetic challenge from the pancreatic cancer and my melanoma. what the doctors recommend for blood cancer, things like that, as a precautionary member for other family members, i have not discussed that with them and i don't know the answer. i could get two or three more questions. >> with the atlanta journal, how did you break the news to your family? pres. carter: i found out toward the end of may that i have a spot on my liver. that was a suspect. i think i put in my diary that i did not tell rosa until about the 15th of june. then, when i found out i definitely had cancer, key members of our fami

carter is also deeply religious. he prays in public and speaks openly about his religious beliefs. >> carter was a person who you thought would lead america to some kind of spiritual redemption. which at the time we really needed. >> nothing has happened tonight to change the feeling that jimmy carter is on his way to a kind of coronation in madison square garden. [ applause ] >> the battle for the republican nomination turned out to be really close. it was close enough to make the ford people's fingernails sweat. gerald ford got the nomination. >> when ford was nominated, reagan's supporters staged a demonstration on the convention floor. and it went on and on and on and on. >> by the end of that convention, it's clear that gerald ford may be the nominee, ronald reagan won the hearts and mind of conservatives. >> reagan did great damage to ford. look at the poll numbers. you will see jimmy carter starts surging. over 30 points ahead of gerald ford. ford had a weak position in the national race. so he challenged jimm

if i had to choose between four more years and the carter center i think i would choose the carter center. >> thank you. >> could have been both. >> president carter -- >> and, tom, of course he's referencing the iranian hostage situation there. something that inklingered over him and his administration long after he left office. >> well, i think that's true. you know, i was just doing a little commentary about him the other day, about the legacy, i suppose, of jimmy carter. and there was no one who could have put together at that time, the fact is that the prime minister of israel, bagen, and the president of egypt, sadat, the idea that these two could come together and come together with a peace plan, a kind of nonaggression pact, if you will, lasted as long as it did, that's an enduring legacy on his part. and it really goes to the soul of jimmy carter. he believed and he's always a christian in whatever he does. he believed he could get these two men to believe the benefit of peace of these two countries who had long been enemies. i saw him less than a year ago i guess at a conference

center, and if i had to choose between four more years and the carter center, i would choose the carter center. it could have been both. [ laughter ] >> reporter: president carter, you just talked about your big family, and with this diagnosis have you encouraged them to see the doctor? are you seeing that there is more interest in finding out what is going on with each one of them? >> i don't think there's any doubt that my descendants have some genetic challenge. so whatever the doctors recommend for -- you know, for blood tests or things like that as a precautionary member, i think that would probably be put into effect, but i haven't discussed that with them, and i don't know the answer to that. two or three more questions. go ahead. >> reporter: president carter [ inaudible ]. >> yeah, i know. >> reporter: i wonder, how did you break the news to your family? >> i found out toward the end of may that i had a spot on my liver that was suspect. and i think i put in my diary that i didn't tell rosa until about the 15th of -- of june, and then when i found out that i had definitely canc

carter: that may have interfered with the carter center. if i would choose between four more years for the carter center i would choose the carter center but it could've been both. >> i wondered, you talked about your big family and with this diagnosis, have you encouraged them to see the doctor. are you seeing that there is more interest in finding out what's going on? pres. carter: i don't think there's any doubt that my descendents have some genetic challenge from the pancreatic cancer and my melanoma. whatever the doctors recommend for blood cancer, things like that, as a precautionary member for other family members, i have not discussed that with them and i don't know the answer. i could get two or three more questions. go ahead. >> with the atlanta journal, how did you break the news to your family? pres. carter: i found out toward the end of may that i had a spot on my liver. that was suspect. i think i put in my diary that i did not tell rosa until about the 15th of june. and then, when i found out i definitely had cancer, key memb

carter's prognosis will be? >> well, you know, he was asked that question and it's always one of those tough things to sort of put into some context because if you look at the numbers for everybody across the board, when you're talking about metastatic melanoma which is what he's describing, melanoma that started somewhere in his body and has spread to his liver and to his brain, it's a very tough cancer to treat, no question. he's talking about getting a specific type of therapy which is going to boost his immune system to help his immune system better fight the cancer, if you will, and also going to get radiation, but it's very hard to put numbers on this, carol. everybody wants numbers, likelihood of survival in terms of numbers. it's just very hard to do. he looked good today. it's going to be a tough treatment on him and i think the next few months will give us a better idea in terms of his prognosis overall. how does he respond to these treatments. >> he seems so positive, too, sanjay. will that help? >> y

jimmy carter went before cameras today to explain in great detail his recent cancer diagnosis. the removal of a tumor on his liver and then the surprising discovery he fully revealed for the first time today. >> first, i felt that it was confined to my liver and they had -- the operation had completely removed it, so i was quite relieved. and then that same afternoon, we had an mri of my head and neck and it showed up that it was already in four places in my brain. so i would say that night and the next day until i came back up to emory, i just thought i had a few weeks left. but i was surprisingly at ease. >> the cancer, melanoma, a kind we usually associate with skin cancer and often a troubling prognosis. yet what the world saw today was a sharp, upbeat and courageous man ready to face what's next. we begin our coverage with nbc's hallie jackson. >> well, thank you all for coming this morning. >> reporter: in a frank, deeply personal and very public conversation, president carter revealed not just new details about his melanoma but a man at peace with his diagnosis. >> i've

carter about this. and then that entire period of his book tour, traveled all around the country, they were carrying this secret. and he did so, as you can see today with tremendous aplomb, tremendous grace. this is an enormously decent and fairly beloved man. his favorite poet is dylan thomas. at his home office in plains, he has a large painting of dylan thomas. he arranged with the british government when i was president to have dylan thomas' remains interred at westminster abbey. and the dylan thomas line, rage, rage against the dying of the light -- jimmy carter will be fighting the dying of the light, fighting in a good-natured way for the rest of his days. >> no doubt about the fact that -- chris was talking about this, that faith plays in his life, in his heart and in his world view. the fact that he doesn't plan to cut back on bible study every sunday at his church. and also, jonathan, the fact that for so many years, many of us have known him as a former president. a lot of people weren't even

carter says he will undergo targeted radiation to his brain. joining us via skype, in 2006, at 41, rufrty was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. he underwent months of surgery. he participated in a clinical trial. and credit with savering his life. the drug saved your life. >> it saved my life. no doubt about it. i read the drug did not work on everyone. the results are almost immediate. that's what happened with you. >> that's what happened for me, it's not with everyone. percentages are around 40" which is an incredible number. i felt it work the first dame. i'm not sure sewer everyone had the result. when it started in 2012. i had 15 active tumours. and shortly thereafter, eight weeks, my first scans showed 20% reduction. i go back to every four months or follow up, and the last scan showed 9.48% reduction. what is left is scar tissue. >> any effective of how it would be for someone in their '90s. . >> it's a great question. i'm not sure they do a lot of trials on 930-year-olds. -- 90-year-olds. i have confidence the drug will work. i wish the

the carter center? president carter: how do i see what? >> how do you see the carter center in the future? president carter: i think it will be equal to what it has been in the past. every been increasing year as far as the number of people we treat for terrible diseases. i understand this coming year we 71 million70 -- people on earth for diseases so that they will not have the afflictions they have had throughout their lifetimes. finished 100 elections to bring democracy and freedom to people. we still try to bring peace. we focus on peace and human rights, and democracy, and alleviation of suffering. center's overall function and plants for the future are still expanding. i am completely confident that those plans can be realized without my everyday constant involvement. i will still be coming to trustees meetings for as long as i'm able and meeting with directors and others who carry out programs. messagesou received from latin america where the carter center has participation? just -- president carter: i've had a lot just the past thr

the carter center. jimmy carter: how do i feel what? how do you see the carter center in the future? jimmy carter: well, i think it will be equal to what it's been in the past. it's been expanding every year as far as the number of people we treat for horrible diseases and things like that. this year we will treat 71 million people on earth for diseases so that they won't have afflictions they have had throughout their lifetimes. 100 to added -- finished bring democracy to people. we are still trying to bring peace. so we concentrate on peace and human rights and democracy and freedom and the alleviation of suffering. and i would say in every one of those areas, the carter center's overall function and plans for the future are still expanding. i am completely confident that those plans can be realized without my everyday constant involvement in different projects. trusteetill be going to meetings as long as i am able. >> and how do you receive messages from latin america where the carter center had participation? jimmy carter: well, i h

carter: i am with them a 100%. we are trying to find a solution that will allow people to make use of this technology in a way that is good for humankind and at the same time we do need to protect ourselves against terrorists, child pornographers, criminal networks, drug runners. on and on. there has to be a certain amount of public order as well as private freedom. i don't think we can strike that balance in washington, we can only do so by talking to the greatest leaders and minds in this field. emily: you're working on the 2017 budget, the last budget you will have a big impact on. what needs more money? what needs less money? should there be a site -- should there be a cyber security arm of the military? sec. carter: it needs more money. even in an era where there is a lot of budget turmoil. we need to invest more in cyber. emily: how much more? sec. carter: the tricky thing is cyber investments is not so much the money, it's the people. it is finding good people that is challenging for us as we try to do cyber

what will kuo and carter do now? >> well, despite the sell-off the russell still closed the week in the green. so carter, now what do the charts look like? >> this opportunity has come and gone. there's something to say. if you were to look at this how it did compared to all other options when everything collapsed it might not be that good. in fact, this small cap index actually held up a little better than the s&p. so if you're really talking about alpha generation there isn't any alpha in the trade. but everything went down, we had a short on, we made some money. mike, what are you thinking? >> i'm thinking that you obviously want to take profits on this put spread because we're between the strikes. but as far as the snap is concerned i'd probably take some of this money and roll down and out and put some put spreads on an spy. >> just quickly, stutland, what would you make of this trade at this point? >> yeah, i think i like taking it off too. we could get a push up to that 120 level but there will be some resista

in truth it's all one in the life of jimmy carter. without his presidency, if he didn't put human rights into the forefront of state department policy as president, he wouldn't be able to be the human rights warrior who goes on to win a nobel peace prize. if he didn't do the panama canal treaty as president, he wouldn't have been able as ex president in 1989 to say general manuel noriega ran a fraudulent election in panama and have all the panamanians believe jimmy carter. if he hadn't recognized the people's republic of china, carter did that, not nixon and kissinger, and create a relationship with the president, he wouldn't be able to go now and election monitor this china like he's done in recent years. he was the first president, sitting president, to go to africa while president when he went to nigeria. he had denounced apartheid when he was president. so it's all part and parcel, the presidency and the post-presidency of an extraordinary american life dedicated to honesty, decency, and democracy everywhere on the planet. >> very

if i had to choose between four more years and the carter center i would choose the carter center. >> president carter i wonder you just talked about your big family and this diagnosis, have you encouraged them to see the doctor? are you seeing there is more interest in finding out what is going on with each one of them? >> i don't think my descendants have some genetic challenge from the pancreatic cancer and my melanoma. whatever the doctors recommend for blood tests or things like that is a measure for other family members is put into effect but i haven't discussed that with them. two or three more questions. >> president carter, how did you break the news? >> i found out toward the end of made that i had a spot on my liver, that was a suspect. put in my diary that i didn't tell rose up and toa and told th of june. and teamuntil the fifteenth of june. and team members of my family, what the prospects were, and could out a statement as soon as i knew about it that i did have cancer and when we found out it metastasized we also -- i didn't say what kind was. didn't say it was melanom

president carter has spent much of his life in the sun. his light skin and hair putting him at risk for melanoma. >> the doctors tell me that about 98% of the melanoma is skin cancer and about 2% of the melanoma is internal. >> reporter: we all know to check our skin for unusual moles or harks but melanoma can also grow inside your mouth, nose and eyes, wherever it starts doctors say it must be taken seriously. >> it's the most aggressive type of skin cancer, and can be deadly in millimeters. >> reporter: doctors haven't found the source of the former president's melanoma. they removed a tumor from his liver and now it's in four places on his brain. >> they are very small spots. >> reporter: president carter says the spots are about two millimeters, smaller than the tip of a ball point pen. his doctor doesn't talk about curing the disease but helping his patient live with it. >> what we're seeing is long-term life with a good quality of life. >> reporter: carter will be treated with some of the latest advances in cancer therapy. he's recei

>> reporter: do you see the carter center in the future? >> well, i think it will be equal to what it has been in the past. it has been expanding every year, as far as the number of people we treat for terrible diseases and things of that kind. i understand this coming year, we'll treat 71 million people on earth for diseases so that they won't have the afflictions they have had throughout their lifetimes. and so we have added that we -- we are finished a hundred troubled elections to bring democracy and freedom to people, so -- yeah, we still try to bring peace. we concentrate on peace and human rights and democracy of freedom and alleviation of suffering. and i would say in every one of those areas, the carter center overall function and plans for the future are still expanding. and i'm completely confident that those plans can be realized without my every day involvement. and i'll still be coming to the trustee's meeting and meeting with our directors and -- and -- and others who have carried out the programs. >> reporter: and have you r

jimmy carter. carter has never missed an opportunity to connect with ordinary people, to connect with the american public, and he has never missed an opportunity to teach by example. of grace underle extreme pressure, something president kennedy once talked about, and an example of his continuing and abiding faith. david: also the use of humor, saying he had had sympathy calls from several ex presidents like himself. the first time in a long time they have called, he said. >> a little self-deprecation is very good in a politician. david: he says he wants to carry on teaching sunday school. he wants to go to nepal if possible in november. this is a man who clearly believes it he has worked to do. >> his work, he believes, never stops. as long as he is living and breathing, he's going to continue his work. he is perhaps our most active ex-president in modern history, in many ways, establishing even more of a record. that het's often said was a better ex-president than he was president. is that how hi

what will khouw and carter do now? >> well, despite the sell-off the russell still closed the week in the green. so, cart, now what do the charts look like? >> this opportunity has come and gone. there's something to say. if you were to look at this how it did compared to all other options when everything collapsed it might not be that good. in fact, this small cap index actually held up a little better than the s&p. so if you're really talking about alpha generation there isn't any alpha in the trade. but everything went down, we had a short on, we made some money. mike, what are you thinking? >> mike? >> i'm thinking that you obviously want to take profits on this put spread because we're between the strikes. but as far as the snap is concerned i'd probably take some of this money and roll down and out and put some put spreads on an spy. >> just quickly, stutland, what would you make of this trade at this point? >> yeah, i think i like taking it off too. we could get a push up to that 120 level but there will be some

president carter has spent much of his life in the sun. his light skin and hair putting him at risk for melanoma. >> the doctors tell me that about 98% of the melanoma is skin cancer and about 2% of the melanoma is internal. >> reporter: we all know to check our skin for unusual moles or marks but melanoma can also grow inside your mouth, nose and eyes, wherever it starts doctors say it must be taken seriously. >> it's the most aggressive type of skin cancer, and can be deadly in millimeters. >> reporter: doctors haven't found the source of the former president's melanoma. they removed a tumor from his liver and now it's in four places on his brain. >> they are very small spots. >> reporter: president carter says the spots are about two millimeters, smaller than the tip of a ball point pen. his doctor doesn't talk about curing the disease but helping his patient live with it. >> what we're seeing np some types of cancer is a good quality of life. >> reporter: carter will be treated with some of the latest advances in cancer therapy. he's r

after losing to ronald reagan in 1980 carter formed the carter center, dedicated to democracy, peace rights and other issues. he's been active hoping to cure river blindness in africa, and championing the causes of free and fair election. his recent book was published in july. his battle now moving close to home. cancer, never easy to overcome, but president carter has the good issues of the neighbours. >> today president obama telephoned carter from his vacation in martha's vineyard. >>> the e.p.a. is visiting the site of a toxic waste spill, caused by a clean-up crew working for the agency. he toured the areas along the rivers, saying the quality of the work is back to what it was before the spill, but experts warn heavy metal deposits settling into river sentiments. allen schauffler visited the mine. >> reporter: the blow-out is for silverton colorado, a town built by mining. hundreds of abandoned shafts are cut into the hillsides. we passed them as we passed the roads into the country. there's no public access into the sites. we take a detour around the closure. it's slow going,

secretary carter: yes. if i can say more, senator, in all seriousness, yes, we are doing a great deal in the gulf. that's what i was there talking to our gulf partners about. that is what we talked about the gcc summit a few months ago. they were doing a great deal with israel. i mentioned missile-defense. qualitative military edge. this is a dynamic region, with or without a deal. and one that has iran and other problems to boot. so we have to and or doing a lot to strengthen our posture and alliances and partnerships in the region and we will continue to do so. secretary kane: general dempsey, would you like to weigh in? general dempsey: with israel we're working on ballistic missile defense counterterrorism and counter tunnelling is a new and emerging challenge for the state of israel. chairman: i'd like to tell the committee that the witnesses have to leave at 12:45, so the order will be senator brown, senator king, senator till, i senator sullivan, and senator graham. and no one else, i am sorry. so se

carter's parents, his two sisters and brother all died of cancer. the 39th president, from plains, georgia, was denied a second term, losing to ronald reagan in the midst of the iranian hostage crisis. but his post-presidency, one of the busiest ever, filled with the work of the carter center. president carter has canceled his schedule so he can stay in atlanta for treatment. he will possibly reveal more about his condition next week. the current occupant of the white house, president obama, says he and his wife are hoping for a fast and full recovery for president carter. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> as is much of america. thank you, david. >>> turning now to china and the aftermath of those massive explosions that lit up the port city of tianjin in the middle of

carter: that may have interfered with the carter center. if i would choose between four more years for the carter center i would choose the carter center but it could've been both. wondered, you talked about your big family and with this diagnosis, have you encouraged them to see the doctor. are you seeing that there is more interest in finding out what's going on? pres. carter: i don't think there's any doubt that my descendents have some genetic challenge from the pancreatic cancer and my melanoma. for the doctors recommend blood cancer, things like that, as a precautionary member for other family members, i have not discussed that with them and i don't know the answer. i could get two or three more questions. >> with the atlanta journal, how did you break the news to your family? pres. carter: i found out toward the end of may that i have a spot on my liver. that was a suspect. i think i put in my diary that i did not tell rosa until about the 15th of june. out iwhen i found definitely had cancer, key members of our family came to the ca

about new information president jimmy carter's cancer diagnosis. he says he will undergo his first treatment for melanoma in his brain this afternoon. has details on his condition. president jimmy carter still smiling as he details his cancer diagnosis, first discovered during liver surgery. doctors found it had spread. carter: i would say that night until the next day until i came back up to memory, i just thought i had a few weeks left, but i was surprisingly at ease. you know, i've had a wonderful life. speaking this morning, the 90-year-old explaining he is fighting the disease, going in for his first radiation treatment on his brain today. president carter: i feel good. i haven't felt any weakness or debility. the pain has been very slight. marci: carter's father and three siblings died of angry at a cancer. america's dirty knife president talking about his family -- america's 39th president talking about his family and his regret. president carter: i wish i'd had one more helicopter to 50 hostages in. i would have been reelected. [laughter] b

. >>> and a stunning announcements from former president, jimmy carter, the health battle he is facing after undergoing surgery and later a fight over this toxic river spill in colorado, why the epa says the situation is getting better and residents say it's only getting worse. >>> now the details, we are getting an idea of how the pope's visit will affect new jersey transit next month. among the highlights, river line and the atlantic city express line require special tickets the weekend the pope will be in town. many lines are running on limit the stops and as for bus routes, all buses heading for philadelphia will end in camden once the ben franklin closed on friday september 25th, new jersey transit officials stress that anyone planning to head into philadelphia from new jersey or new york, to take amtrak and be prepared to walk for miles. >> not only people that are parked for the bus parking in camden, have to walk four or five miles but they have to climb 135 feet for the rise of the ben franklin bridge. everyone else is advised to stay off public transit, new jersey trinsity of

the congregation prayed for president carter and we're learning that carter is still set to teach sunday school next week for the first time since revealing his cancer diagnosis. typically when carter teaches, some 300 people can attend. normally it's just a few dozen. carter revealed wednesday he will be going through treatment here in the atlanta area for his cancer, although he has not said what kind it is. carter has written before about his family's battles with pancreatic cancer which killed his father, his three siblings. we expect to know more potentially as early as this coming week, erica. and in the meantime, folks here at the carter center are leaving notes, wishing the former president the best. erica? >> hallie jackson tonight in atlanta, thank you. >>> the country lost one of its strongest voices for justice and equality this weekend. civil rights leader julian bond, the former head of the naacp, died in florida. more on his life tonight from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: for many, julian bond was more than just a hero of the civil rights movement. he was a vital li

carter began radiation treatment in atlanta. abc news chief medical editor says doctors will use targeted radiation to attack four tumors found on mr. carter's brain and will receive treatment to enhance his immune system. >> one of the benefits is that the side effects are milder than what you would see with chemotherapy. and so for someone who is 90 hopefully he will be able to tolerate this kind of treatment much better than if it was traditional chemotherapy. >> dr. besser adds that he expects the former president to do well because he is in good health for a man of his age. doctors say mr. carter's prognosis is good. >>> coming up next former reality tv show joshua duggar makes an admission. >> we are tracking the path of the first named hurricane of the season and where it might be headed in the atlantic. >>> from our east bay camera looking at fog and low clouds at the coast. it will be pushing inland overnight. i will have the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> we are checking your san francisco sky way traffic inching

one thing also, that is blaring for me with trump versus jimmy carter, you have jimmy carter who was someone who came from the south, georgia, with steep racial problems in the '70s and he took the high road. he tried to stay away from that. he tried to build on integration, not segregation and here you have donald trump, talking about minorities the way he does. particularly mexicans, but one thing that really is blaring to me. what happened in boston and how this homeless person was beaten up, urinated on and they are blaming it on donald trump. i will tell you this, amos brown, dr. amos brown a board member of the national board of the naacp said rhetoric like this is what started the situation in charleston where that man went in and shot up nine people, shot them dead that that church. we have to be careful. you have jimmy carter who's a man of peace and this man who's not lily correct. we need some help in this time right now. >> listen to what jimmy carter said today when asked if he would have done anything differently. >> i wish i sent one more helicopter to get the hostages

. >>> plus president jimmy carter's fight. the new diagnosis as he announces his cancer has spread. ♪ >>> you are watching al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm john than betz. chinese officials are now saying they have detected poisonous and harmful chemicals in the air where a warehouse exploded late last night, so big it could be seen from space. the building stored chemicals and gases. at least 50 people are dead, 12 firemen. another 36 firefighters are still missing. adrian brown talked to some survivors. >> reporter: the heart of one of china's most important economic hubs, torn apart by multiple blasts. fires burned throughout the night. there were further explosions on thursday afternoon. as a pool of toxic smoke billowed across the city. with local people concerned, not for the first time, about the air they are now breathing. >> translator: we're very worried, very worried about what chemical is in the air. we're worried it might be toxic and could be harmful in the future. >> reporter: close to the epice

if i had to choose between four more years and the carter center, i think it would have been the carter center. >> thank you. >> it could have been both. >> reporter: one of the treatments the former president is seen as relatively new. it stimulates the immune system to attack the cancer. mr. carter said he will be cutting back on his schedule but he will nonetheless teach sunday school as usual this weekend in his hometown of plains. bill plante, cbs news at the carter center in atlanta. >>> straight ahead, sidelined. another setback for robert griffin iii. details up next. in sports. griffin iii. details up next. advil pm. for a healing night's sleep. new dannon oikos triple zero is my go to protein snack. protein from yogurt? yeah, this greek nonfat yogurt packs 15 grams of protein punch. but what else? it has 0 added sugar, 0 artificial sweeteners and 0 fat. dannon oikos triple zero. ♪ dannon it's a highly thercontagious disease.here. it can be especially serious- even fatal to infants. unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. it's called whooping cough

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president jimmy carter appearing relaxed at the carter center in blue jeans and a blazer announced doctors had already removed cans freres his liver nearly three weeks ago, which has spread to his brain. >> they think they got it all there, but it showed now in four places in i my brain. it's likely to show up other places in my body, as cancer is -- in the future. >> reporter: he will underfour radiation treatments and has been begin taking a drunk to boost his immune system. his family has a history of pancreatic cancers which killed his father, brother and two sisters. carter described coming to terms with his diagnosis. >> i just thought i had a few weeks left, but i was surprisingly at ease. i've had an exciting and adventurous, gratifying existence. now i feel, you know, it's in the hands of god, and i'll be prepared for anything that comes. >> reporter: carter said while he would still like to travel to nepal in november for habitat for humanity, he will put his treatment first. the peanut farmer who became president was reflective about his life. >> the best thing i ever did was ma

the carter center. >> how do i feel what? >> how do you see the carter center in the future? >> well, i think it will be equal to what it's been in the past. it's been expanding every year as far as the number of people we treat for horrible diseases and things like that. this year we will treat 71 million people on earth for diseases so that they won't have afflictions they have had throughout their lifetimes. and so we have added -- we have -- we are still trying to bring peace. so we concentrate on peace and human rights and democracy and freedom and the alleviation of suffering and i would say in every one of those areas, the carter center's functions are still expanding. and i'm completely honest without my everyday constant involvement in different things with it. as long as without me, directors can carry tout programs. >> and how do you receive messages from latin america where the carter center had participation? >> well, i had a lot of messages the last few days from latin america. i will be meeting next week. or next month with a group from panama. and i've already

former president jimmy carter starts radiation therapy today. he says doctors found cancer on his brain. greece is heading for a new election, with the prime minister set to announce his resignation within hours and a heavy response from police in st. louis when they square off with protesters after an armed black teenager was shot and kill killed. ♪ this is al jazeera live from new york city and i'm tony harris and former president jimmy carter is getting radiation treatment this afternoon for cancer that has spread. the 90-year-old spoke candidly about his illness earlier today at the carter center in atlanta. >> i just thought i had a few weeks left. but i was surprisingly at ease. i've had a wonderful life, i've had thousands of friends and i've had an exciting and adventure existence and i was at ease, but not my wife. this is the god of my worship and i will be prepared for anything that comes. >> wow, carter called his pain so far very slight. he also said it is still not clear exactly where the cancer began. the 39th president did not

looking forward to a new adventure. >> carter will dial back his work at the carter center while he takes time for treatment. his humanitarian work is still where his heart remains. >> i really wanted to go to nepal to build houses. this would have been our 33rd year of going without fail. and i was very hopeful about that. >> the 90-year-old former president announced last week that he will undergo cancer treatment at emory healthcare in atlanta. joining me now, a neuro oncologist and director of the brain ma brain made takes take seize clinic. we're hoping you can shed light on the road for a patient dealing with an illness like this. what happens next for a patient? >> so when a patient with melanoma that has brain made takes take seize and see as physician, there are two important step. one is to control the cancer which has spread to the brain. second is to control the cancer outside the brain. on which often we treat the cancer in the brain using focused radiation going after the cancer cells that we can see on the mri. this generally is then followed by chiv systemic drug treatment

. >> i was the organizer, and anything that needed organizing they gave to carter. >> tim carter, seen here in '78, was a trusted aide to jim jones. he saw jonestown through different eyes. >> it was beautiful. i mean, something about nature, being in the jungle, it was beautiful. >> carter stayed almost to the end. he saw the gunmen come back from the airport. >> the tractor trailer that had come from the airstrip came up behind and stopped at the kitchen, and these guys jumped out. bob kai said, we got the congressman. >> that's when the reverend jim jones told his people this would be the day they'd have to die. >> the congressman is dead. please get us some medication. it's simple. it's simple. there's no convulsions with it. it's simple. just please get it. >> the children were killed first. >> tim carter saw his 1-year-old son poisoned. >> malcolm was dead, his little lips covered with foam, which is what happens with arsenic and cyanide as it foams at the mouth. >> he held his wife as she died. >> i put my arms around gloria as she was holding malcolm and just kept on sobbing, i

filled with the work of the carter center. president carter is cancelling his schedule so he can stay in atlanta for treatment and will possibly reveal more about his condition next week. the current president, mr. obama says, we hope for a fast and full recovery and says they are praying for the entire carter family as they face this challenge with the same grace and determination they have shown so many times before. david? >> we all feel that way tonight. david, thank you. i want to get right to dr. richard besser. rich, they discovered this during surgery on his liver a few weeks back. what does this tell you? >> cancer from many different parts of the body can show up in the liver. doctors are going to be working to figure out where did this come from, and then at a cellular level, what made these cancer cells turn cancerous. only at that point can they determine what's the best treatment as well as his prognosis. >> still too early to tell but we are all pulling for president carter tonight, rich, thank you. >>> we're go

carter went back to work at the carter center just 48 hours after his liver operation. tonight president obama says this in a written statement -- "jimmy, you're as resilient as they come, and along with the rest of america we're rooting for you." lester? >> pete williams in washington. thank you. >>> overseas tonight the death toll is rising after a pair of explosions delivered a massive one-two punch to the chinese city of tianjin. cell phone cameras that started rolling after the first blast captured incredible images of the second. in a city that is still reeling tonight, our report from nbc's kelly cobiella. >> reporter: a first blast had shaken the port city of tianjin just before midnight. then this. a massive explosion many times bigger than the first blast, and a blinding white light. they see it, and then they feel it. the shock waves shattering windows and turning shards of glass into projectiles. images of the blast flooded chinese social media. a storefront disappearing. a living room covered in broken glass. tonight local hospitals are overwhelmed with hun

. >> i was the organizer, and anything that needed organizing they gave to carter. >> tim carter, seen here in '78, was a trusted aide to jim jones. he saw jonestown through different eyes. >> it was beautiful. i mean, something about nature, being in the jungle. it was beautiful. >> carter stayed almost till the end. he saw the gunmen come back from the airport. >> the tractor trailer that had come from the airstrip came up behind and stopped at the kitchen. and these guys jumped out and he said we got the congressman. >> that's when the reverend jim jones told his people this would be the day they'd have to die. >> the congressman is dead. please get us some medication. it's simple. it's simple. no convulsions with it. it's simple. just please get it. >> the children were killed first. >> tim carter saw his 1-year-old son poisoned. >> malcolm was dead. his little lips covered with foam. this is what happens with arsenic and cyanide as it foams at the mouth. >> he held his wife as she died. >> i put my arms around gloria as she was holding malcolm and just kept on sobbing i love you s

carter as, quote, as good a man as they come. we're pulling for you, jimmy. carter's grandson says the ex-president has been 100% himself since the diagnosis. >> i think everybody was surprised to find that it was melanoma, which as you know is very aggressive. but again, they're treating it well and he's in great spirits. >> our hope essentially is that he's going to have -- be comfortable, and that's what we really wanting, and feel good and catch as many fish as he can over the next several years. >> carter didn't directly give a prognosis, but he was clearly optimistic. the former president will undergo four rounds of targeted radiation on the four tumors. abc news chief medical editor said instead of chemotherapy, carter will receive treatment to enhance his immune system. >> one of the benefits is that the side effects are milder than what you'd see with chemotherapy. and so for someone who is 90, hopefully he'll be able to tolerate this kind of treatment much better than if it was traditional chemotherapy. >> and dr. besser expects carter to do well be

former president jimmy carter admits the disease has spread to his brain. how he uses faith and humor to share the difficult news. >>> tragic loss. the elite firefighters caught in a death trap in washington state. new details about who survived and who did not. >>> and new this half hour, hope after a paralyzing accident. >> the technological marvel helping a severely injured marathon runner get up and out of her wheelchair. an amazing invention put to work. >>> and later in "the skinny," another apology from former reality star josh duggar. he's revealing another major secret in what he call ahurtful addiction. it's friday, august 21st. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. it is friday. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin this half hour with former president jimmy carter telling reporters that he has started treatment for cancer which has spread to his brain. >> mr. carter had radiation yesterday in georgia. he's also being treated with a cutting edge drug. abc's marcy gonzales reports now from atlanta. >> reporter: wi

. >>> president jimmy carter starts radiation therapy today. he says doctors found cancer on his brain. greece is heading for a new election with the prime minister set to announce within hours that he is resigning. and heavy response from police in st. louis when they square off with protesters after an armed black teenager is shot and killed. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. former president jimmy carter is getting radiation treatment this afternoon for cancer that has spread. the 90 year old spoke candidly about his illness earlier today at the carter center in atlanta. after surgery to remove cancer from his liver tests found four small spots of melanoma on his brain. >> i just thought i had a few weeks left, but i was surprisingly at ease. you know, i have a wonderful life. i have had thousands of friends. and -- and i have had an exciting and adventurous and satisfying existence, so i was surprisingly at ease. much more so than my wife was. [ laughter ] >> but now i feel this is in the hand

you had some critical comments about jimmy carter. sen. cruz: thank you. >> is a proper to criticize jimmy carter given his health? sen. cruz: when it comes down to public policy of the carter administration, millions of people -- [indiscernible] failed public policy. people are yearning for america. it is going to be an election just like 1980. that is the way we are going to win. >> is that appropriate? come with me and i will sign it out there. >> what would you do to help mothers like me that can't afford to keep their jobs? we need to have an economic environment where moms have opportunity. i was raised by a working mom. many of the people in my family are single moms. in the last 6.5 years, 3.7 million women -- the median income has dropped $733. is to gete answer back to booming economic growth where small businesses are growing and moms and young people are anybody who wants to achieve the american dream has the opportunity to do so. >> does your polish the support -- does your policy support maternity leave? sen. cruz: i think ma

. >>> plus jimmy carter's fight. the new diagnosis as he announces his cancer has spread. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. colorado, new mexico, and utah are promising to get compensation for businesses and residents hurt by a toxic mine spill. that's the promise from the epa. the states along with the navajo nation have all declared states of emergency. right now the epa is holding a news conference, along with local navajo leaders. let's listen in. >> -- in those areas water has actually returned back to preincident conditions. so it a significant step forward. now that is -- that is a result we have shared with local communities and with states. it gives us the sense that we are on a different trajectory than we were before, but clearly we need to continue to work not just short-term to look at every segment of the river moving forward to see what we need to do to help work with local communities about return of normal usage of these water resources. but we have to do th