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In this town and also a painter. we saw him feverish lee painting this iconic statue of a smiling peanuts right at the edge of town. he said it was so important to get this done, to refurbish that peanut because he knows that all eyes will be on this community of plains. that statue, played an important role in the former presidents 1976 presidential campaign. take a listen to what mr. dominic told us. >> he dont want any recognition for any of that. i did the same thing in my life, i just do st...

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President carters 1976 campaign. and we saw a man sort of feverishly repainting this statue. carter, of course, a former peanut farmer. all day today we saw peanut trucks going up and down main street. and he told us that essentially he felt like he had to do this now. he was putting this off. hes a mail carrier in addition to a painter, and he really felt as though now with so many eyes on this town, that he wanted it to look good as plains is now being looked at on the world and national stage...

You know, so it just goes to show that it doesnt matter where you come from. its all about what you desire and where you can go with that desire. so hes a living example to me. for sure, for certain. a living example. >> so not only a sense of pride coming from bonita, you heard there. she said over the years she liked to cook for the carters and mentioned the former president particularly liked fried catfish, but also were hearing from others as well. we spoke to a mail carrier. hes also a pain...

On their faith at this time. i also want to tell you about this man i met. a mail carrier but also a painter as we were driving in yesterday. here he was painting this large peanut statue. it is really a roadside attraction that is pretty famous here. and it was on the campaign trail with jimmy carter in the 1970s. he told me he has been meaning to get out here for weeks to paint that statue and that it was all the more important to do so in the wake of learning about mr. carter being in hospice...

Believers. its their faith, john, that is getting them through this tough period. we also met a man, and hes a mail carrier and painter and works six days a week and put off one of his key jobs which is routinely painting the peanut that is right in the edge of town here, and that peanut was a key feature during president carters campaign in 1976. he said hes been putting it off a long while, but he couldnt put it off no more when he heard the news that carter is in hospice care, john. >> a town...

Operation. maria: well, miranda, im wondering if this is still going on in plain sight. hunter biden is selling art, but the dealer will not tell us whos actually buying the art. is it more chinese officials tied to the ccp? >> well, thats the problem, we dont know. i think that the white house really bungled this when there were questions raised about hunter biden selling these paintings for, you know, as a first-time painter for up to $500,000 each. and so their solution at the white house was...

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Mother of the nation, she became, in the nation where she was very divisive, everyone had an opinion. and i think all of us in politics in scotland and those who have taken interest have got to find ways of bringing the country back together. i think for nicholas to leave the stage, to perhaps make that easier, thats a part of politics that doesnt always look for things to disagree about. you doesnt always look for things to disagree about.— disagree about. you ust said earlier that h disagree...