Prepping for 2025. Memorial plans for former President Jimmy Carter take shape. A China-linked Treasury hack. Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has the CBS World News Roundup for Tuesday, December 31, 2024:
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As the nation -- and the world -- mourns former president Jimmy Carter...plans for his funeral are set. A federal appeals court has upheld a jury's award of five million dollars against President-elect Donald Trump in the E. Jean Carroll case. The Treasury Department says Chinese hackers were able to access employee workstations and unclassified documents. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
The nation mourns its 39th president -- Jimmy Carter. Investigators struggle to find the cause of a South Korean plane crash that killed 179 people. Southern storms kill at least 4. Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has the CBS World News Roundup for December 30, 2024: