Carter’s remains will lie in state until Thursday, when he will be taken to the National Cathedral for a funeral ceremony to be attended by thousands.

President Jimmy Carter's casket is en route from Georgia to Washington, D.C. to lie in state at the Capitol. President Jimmy Carter's casket travels from Georgia to Washington, DC to lie in state Make some room on Mount Rushmore.

The nation's capital woke up to a winter wonderland on Monday as an ongoing winter storm tracked across more than two dozen states, bringing the highest snow totals to the region in years.

A major winter storm covers Washington, DC, in snow. Residents of the US capital take part in a giant snowball fight and remove snow from sidewalks and cars. The storm blanketed a large swath of the central and eastern United States in snow and ice -- disrupting travel for millions and contributing to at least five deaths -- before heading offshore.

Washington, D.C., received heavy snow as President-elect Donald Trump’s victory was certified. Taking advantage of the rare snowstorm in the nation’s capital, revelers engaged in a snowball fight at Meridian Hill Park.