they have no choice but to larry abraham lincoln diagonally. -- lay abraham lincoln diagonally. the doctor ordered people out. he needed to examine lincoln. he knew that he had been shot in the head but he did not know if he had other wounds. please correct him naked and examined him on the bed. -- they stripped him naked and examined him on the bed. almost everybody in the theater had seen john wilkes with the dagger. but lincoln was unwonted except for the shot of a single bullet behind the left ear. mary lincoln and her entourage came to the front door of the peterson house and went to the front parlor. we will go that way and see what mary lincoln did. when lincoln was first brought into this house he had no bodyguard. the army was not here yet. and so strangers came into the house and observed lincoln and lingered in the hallways. it was not until 15 or 20 minutes later that lincoln was under the protection of the army. the soldiers and officers cleared everyone out that was not known to them. mary lincoln was frantic by then. she came through the house screaming "where is

they had no choice but to lay abraham lincoln diagonally. at that point, too many people were in the room. it was hot. the doctor ordered people out. he needed to examine lincoln. he knew that he had been shot in the head but he did not know if he had other wounds. once the doctors were alone, they stripped lincoln naked and examined him on the bed. as the doctors began the examination, they observed he had no other wounds. they thought he might have been stepped because almost everyone saw john wilkes booth flash the dagger on stage after he leaked from the box. he had the single shot behind the left ear. as lincoln was lying on the bed mary lincoln and her entourage , came to the front door of the petersen house and went to the front parlor. we will go that way and see what mary lincoln did. when lincoln was first brought in this house, he had no bodyguards. the army was not here yet. and so strangers came into the house and observed lincoln and lingered in the hallways. it was not until 15 or 20 minutes later that lincoln was under the fu

we know so much about abraham lincoln. i mean, you can imagine, how many books are written about him all the time, that to be able to see the carriage he wrote in -- he rode in, the hat he used to wear, and start to understand and reality when actually he was about, the country was about and what happened that night is what we do with the national museum. objects by themselves have their own stories. and so, here, we know it is abraham lincoln's carriage by his initials are on the side of the carriage. so, all of a sudden becomes more and more real to us actually was his carriage he rode in. it's pretty extraordinary. >> they are standing here in the center for education and leadership in the special exhibits gallery for silent witnesses, artifacts of the lincoln assassination. and we have brought together this jewel box exhibit for the 150th anniversary of the lincoln assassination. and it is an exhibit we have been working on for about three years now. and just wanting to bring, reunite objects that were here 150 years a

at 7:21 and 55 seconds, abraham lincoln drew his last breath.0 seconds his heart stopped beating. it was over. he's gone, he's dead, one of the doctors said. to the reverend, the lincoln family minister, it seemed four or five minutes passed before the slightest sound. and secretary secretary stanton broke the silence but he spoke i will speak to god, the minister said. let us pray. 1 million americans viewed his corpse when it was placed on public view in the 12 great cities of the north, including new york philadelphia, and chicago. more than 7 million watched his funeral train pass by as a child from washington westwood home to illinois. when lilacs last in the dooryard bloom, here are the coffin slowly passes i give you my sprig of lilac. clanging bells, fragrant flowers, these were the sounds , symbols, and scents of the spring of 1865. it's altogether fitting that ford's theatre should commemorate the 150 anniversary of the death of abraham lincoln. it was here on 10th street, the nation's capital, the great tragedy unfolded at ford's thea

how ironic because abraham lincoln leads in exactly the same things.out the backdoor to the ford's theatre gets on his horse and galloped away. he's gone before the audience realizes what has happened. that's the first moment of his successful escape from ford's theater and it took 12 days to hunt him down. >> guest: more event happening outside of ford's theater. we'll continue to listen in. >> he struck something. i looked down and i picked up a very small but notable derringer pistol trade that pistol is now property them or metropolitan police and my friends, please pray with m [inaudible conversations] >> host: some of the sights and sounds of among tenth street in northwest -- northwest washington d.c. as people gather gather. want to thank james wants and the author of the book "manhunt" the 12-day chase for lincoln's killer and we know if you have a tour coming up in just a couple of minutes. final thoughts from you on this historic evening? just go after spending a lifetime researching a bram lincoln. it a bram lincoln was not only our greates

abraham said she remembered that advice and used to laugh it off. she's not laughing any more. dawn? >> i guess not. thank you, bruce. >>> fox 29 by the way will be hosting the next debate you can watch it right here april 23rd at 6:00 p.m. you can also watch it streaming at myfoxphilly.com and follow along with all the debate news using the hash tag fox 29 dems debate. iain will be the host and lucy noland will be acting passion moderator. >>> a distress call from the injuries seashore. a big commercial ship runs i was ground. who was on board that ship and why thing may not be as bad as they seem here. >> guard your nose on some new jersey transit trains. a lot of people have been complaining about a weird smell. tonight we may know where that odor is coming from. there's a big question, though, left to answer. howard? >> citizens bank park. no, i'm only kidding. (laughter). >> that's terrible. hole in one is exciting but when it's augusta national and by a player 75 years of age now that's exciting. i've got that and the phillies getting ready for col ♪ >>> no one was hurt w

abraham: va a clonar a selena, donde podrÁ hablar, bailar y cantar.l y hacer presentaciones. un tour en estados unidos. vilma: abraham quintanilla dice que este proyecto harÁ posible su sueÑo de revivir la por siempre. abraham: yo dije que iba a tratar de mantenerla viva por su mÚsica y 20 aÑos despuÉs de su muerte yo he logrado eso. no es por dinero porque nosotros ya tenÍamos dinero antes de que muriera selena, sino es una necesidad. para mÍ, mi hija estÁ viva. vilma: el padre de la cantante dijo que preferirÍa tener a su hija viva pero que se siente orgulloso que selena habÍa sido elegida como la primera artista para ser clonada tecnologÍa superior al holograma. ilia: esto lo van a agradecer todos los seguidores de selena, ¿en dos aÑos? vilma: sÍ, pero esto le va a permitir a ella salir de gira con el mundo, grabar vÍdeos. ilia: en breve conoceremos un lugar en filipinas donde los amantes del cafÉ y del arte pueden mezclar ambos elementos. ilia: una cafeterÍa estÁ sirviendo cafÉ personalizado los clientes que quieran combinar la famosa infusiÓn con

thank you. >> uss abraham lincoln attention. erin: i would like to thank the riders and the crew of the uss abraham lincoln, as was dr. morris and mr. peck for joining us today. thank you all. i hope this day was as memorable for you as it was for us. [applause] announcer: today, american history tv is marking the 150th anniversary of the lincoln association. you can find hundreds of programs on president lincoln in c-span's video library at the span.org. here is a brief look at one of them. >> imagine for a moment that the president of the united states has been assassinated in your workplace by one of your most admired and respected charismatic colleagues as you stood nearby. picture the chaos as her mind races, fearing for your own safety and the fear of being found. the own chosen words you might have uttered the could of been considered hostile to the president, as well as the times that using socializing with the assassin as recently as the drink you took with him in the bar next door a few hours ago. the more that i start

abraham lincoln published in 2011 and most recently emancipation union army and reelection of abraham lincoln both published by louisiana state university press. more than two dozen articles have appeared under his name in scholarly journals in popular history magazines and in 2005 he won the john t. hubble prize for the best article in civil war history. his current book project is "midnight in america night sleep and dreams in the civil war." this energetic and resourceful young historian is assistant professor in american studies at christopher new port university here to speak on lincoln and dreams of death. it's a pleasure to introduce professor jonathan w. white. [ applause ] >>> thanks so much. i'm really thrilled to be here today. i have sat in the audience here at ford's theatre about a dozen times. i almost thought i should have waited until the end of the introduction and made a dramatic entrance on to the stage. i'm hoping since i am first on the program i haven't talked to the folks at ford's but i was wondering if i might be able to recline for the rest of the symposium.

lynn abraham mayor may 19th thank you very much. >> thank you lynn a abraham.elson diaz. >> thank you viewers for watching and as a parent of three children, in the public school system i'm the only one up here who has that and i've been fight fog equal rights my whole life. i have the executive experience. you can tell from my corporate background from my activities where president clinton asked me to work to reform public housing. where the supreme court asked me to reform the court system. as a corporate director you heard that i was able to reform the pension fund in a corporation. a pennsylvania fund of over $30 billion. i intend to be your mayor and i hope that you understand that we have to create a good school system create good jobs and lower the prime rate. -- crime rate. if you stand with me, if you dream with me, if you fight with me i will fight for you every day. god bless you and god bless philadelphia. >> thank you nelson diaz. >>> milton street. >> mr. diaz milton street, jr. is out there. he graduated from strawberry mansion. my other children

so who benefits most from a literal abraham stumble? >> i think in the first analysis those voters move to kenny kenny has to fight for them and so does tony williams and i don't think tony williams is going to concede them. >> reporter: for her part abraham insists the fainting spell is much to do about nothing. >> the voters should say that lynne abraham is one tough broad broad. >> reporter: abraham just arrived moments ago across the industry at the clothespin for a rush hour meet and greet with commuters. look it's still early in this race. primary still more than five weeks i was. what but lynne abraham trailed the other perceived front runners williams and kenny in kind of campaign cash that helps a candidates message on tv and commercial. tuesday night's minor medical emergency could not have helped her cause. dawn? >> bus, thank you. fox 29 will host the next debate. you can watch it right here april 23rd at sick p.m. you can also watch it streaming at myfoxphilly.com and follow along with the debate using the hash tag fox 29 d

after cutting to a commercial, abraham was helped to the back of the stage. where she was seen by a doctor. an ambulance pulled up to the kimmel center and emergency personnel wheeled in stretcher but that wasn't needed as about an hour and a half after fainting abraham was well enough to appear at a previously scheduled post debate press conference and she talked to us and told us what happened in her own words. >> i was -- i was just standing there at the podium. i was on arise sorry i leaned over to look at tony and i just the lights went out. i believe i had just a sudden drop of blood pressure which is what the doctor said. i was talking to the doctor he said your, you know, you taken takenned. i said i want to get up and he said no, no. let's go back. i'm not concerned. but obviously it's embarrassing to faint on stage something that's never happened before. >> reporter: abraham tonight says that she is feeling fine and she is not planning on slowing down her campaign whatsoever. she says she'll be there bright and early tomorrow morning at 8:00 o'clock

abraham did not return to the debate. nbc 10's monique braxton talked to her at a forum in old city this morning. monique, what did the former d.a. have to tell you? >> reporter: i guess you could say, vai, she was full of campaign conversation. she was smiling and very upbeat when she arrived here at the national museum for american jewish history. our camera was rolling and lynne abraham told us that she feels well, despite falling gracefully. the start of today's panel was much different than last night's first televised debate on nbc 10. as you know the 74-year-old fainted moments into the debate. well, this morning, abraham admitted she doesn't drink water, but proclaims she's fit. do you think the fact you collapsed will affect your ability to raise funds, campaign funds? >> i'll tell you something, i'm a fighter. philadelphians are scrappy. and i'm going to keep campaigning. that's why i'm doing here this morning. >> reporter: when asked about her message to the voters abraham said voters should say lynne abraham i

. >> para abraham quintanilla no hay ningÚn dÍa que no se acuerde de su hija.estas dos dÉcadas ha recibido correspondencia de mujeres que dicen estar dispuesta a asesinarla. abraham: nosotros recibÍamos muchas cartas de mujeres donde estÁ ella que la estÁn esperando porque no la han soltado en la poblaciÓn de la prisiÓn, la tienen aislada. >> este 2015 selena tendrÍa 44 aÑos y abraham no puede dejar de imaginarse cÓmo serÍa. abraham: seguramente habrÁ tenido varios hijos porque a ella le gustaban mucho los niÑos. >> selena se preocupaba mucho por la niÑez y esto lo demostraba visitando escuelas, un legado que ha dejado a travÉs de su fundaciÓn. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ademÁs de las obras benÉficas que realiza la familia quintanilla, la cantante fue recordada con un museo. los vestuarios que usan premiaciones y vÍdeos, sus galardones, su famoso ford rojo. a abraham: le quiero dar muchas gracias por el apoyo que le ha dado a la mÚsica. julio: la verdad es una pena, ahora llega el noticiero nacional, que tenga muy buenas noches. ♪ ♪ ♪ enrique: gracias por acompaÑarnos en esta no

abraham laid motionless but was later help off stage to a doctor.he did not return to the debate but did speak with reporters afterwards. >> i was just tank there at the podium on a reiser and i leaned over to look at tony and i just, the lights went out. i believe i had just a sudden drop of blood pressure which the doctor said. i was talking to the doctor who said you fainted. i said i want to get up. he said no, no let's go back. i'm in the concerned but obviously it is embarrassing to faint a on stage something that has never happened before. >> she's okay and the former district attorney is set to appear in the candidates forum later this morning at national museum of american jewish history. >>> presidential hopeful rand paul is accepting donationness virtual currency. the kentucky republican is a allowing support tours donate to his campaign using bit coins. he is the the first presidential candidate to accept digital fund. paul's campaign will to have convert any bit coins to dollars before they use them. >>> more americans are declaring the

not our abraham lincoln but abraham lincoln's grandfather was actually a distant relative of daniel boone and a speculation was that he lived on the road the daniel boone took when he came back out of kentucky to find his wife who it -- who had gone up to her father. and then he stopped for a night at lincoln's house. that is all anecdotal. it is not a stretch to say that abraham lincoln, the grandfather, heard about this fabulous land in kentucky from daniel boone. in any case, he is one of the people who starts going on this land rush to kentucky. he gets to kentucky, and he does extremely well in kentucky. he gets thousands of acres of land. he gets plenty of land for farming, and he and his three sons are out in their field one day getting ready to prepare the sod when the people who actually live on the land, the indians who own it, decide they do not want them there and they kill abraham lincoln. the grandfather. this is of interest to america's political story because kentucky is governed by virginia's land laws. and virginia's law start with primogeniture. so our abraham lincoln's

although abraham lincoln was not a musical man himself music certainly appealed to him. attending shows and concerts. music was an integral part of his life on the frontier and in the white house. during his 1860 presidential campaign, lincoln adopted lincoln and liberty as his official campaign song a song that spoke of abolitionism and log cabin values. perhaps a little more surprising a favorite song of the president's was "dixie" in the afterglow of the confederate's surrender, lincoln said to a group of well wishers that i have always thought dixie one of the members of the senate tunes i've ever heard. our adversaries over the ware attempted to over appropriate it. i presented the question to the attorney general, and he gave it as his legal opinion that it is our lawful prize. here to play lincoln and liberty and dixie is bobby whorton, a multiinstrumentist, musician historian, and great friend of our national parks. bobby has successfully combined his love for music and civil war history and is now one of the leading authorities on music from the civil war period

it was hosted earlier this month by ford's theater and the abraham lincoln institute. that all begins wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on c-span3. >> we complicate coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. thrown weekend wes, csp-span3 has six unique series, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites. history book shelves, the best known american hoer writers. and our new series, from the 190s through the 70s. s span 3 funded by your local cable or satellite provider. >> this week, we're featuring american history tv in prime time. thousands gathered on the east front of the u.s. capital to hear the speech on march 4th 1865. several weeks before the end of the civil war and clinic's assassination. the clinic group of d.c. hosted a reenactment earlier this month. it included performances of chuck todd and edna green medford and lucas. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> good morning. my name is bob vogel and i am the regional director of the national capital regio

abraham wanted everyone to know reports of her did he mice were premature. >> no disrespect from not drinkingdrinking water yesterday. it means die something foolish. i'm going to advise everybody out there to drink water. >> reporter: the 74-year-old abraham collapsed fainted from dehydration she says just moments into tuesday night's first televised debate among democratic mayoral hopefuls. she was quickly revised but under doctor's orders did not return to the stage. st. joseph's university political scientist randall miller says the incident renews questions about the old definite candidate in the race. >> does chef the energy? does chef the stamp nine in a. is she really too old for this. is she out of it. >> ken smuckler abraham continue fronted the age issue moments after announcing her candidacy. >> when she opened up her campaign she basically threw down the gauntlet and said, i am going to out hustle and out campaign every other candidate in this race. the visual last night makes voters question that. >> reporter: abraham insists she's in good health. with rarely so much as

abraham lincoln had a lot to do with that. talk about history being made, bruce cappen noted the incredible site. he fought for themselves. the men who voted in 1864. and it was disproportionately for lincoln. that was a vote 23r emancipation. lincoln had a relationship with the men of the union that was probably unique. what's interesting is that was east and west. lincoln never went to the west. he department go west because the armies in the west were never victorious. i tend to agree with jack davis. president lincoln and the general came down together to view the army. he was a good looking man and a splendid figure on horse back. you can do everything with an army but leave it. mine haven't. lincoln was rather awkward. he came to washington to recooperate. wilbur fisk met at the city coin. and he talked about the honor, how thrilled the men were to see lincoln. came e came from one of the divisions. a professor of rhetoric and modern languages who, the academics above you, when you go on sell bat kal, generally you don't

that morning, abraham lincoln had breakfast with his family. robert todd lincoln, has all this -- his eldest son, joined him for breakfast. and he was telling the story to the family about what had just taken place. the city was in celebration. and the lincoln's themselves, you know, or celebrating and finally seeing the end of this incredible war and all of the burdens that it had on the president. he decide that day to celebrate a difficult of ways. one thing he decides this to go on a carriage ride with his wife. and it is an incredible ride that the two of them take. mary asked whether they should invite anyone to join them. abraham lincoln said, no, he would like to go just the two of them to and they take us right around the city and a talk about the city -- about their future. lincoln turns to her and says, now is the time where we should really put aside our sorrow and think about the future. and he says that he would like to go to, you know, see the holy land. and see the gold mines in the west. and america about how to like to go visi

lynne abraham. early on in the first televised debate for the mayoral candidates on nbc 10 abraham collapsed last night. you can see people rushing to her side. the 74-year-old who was the only female candidate was seen by a doctor who advised her not to return to the podium. but the debate continued. here's what abraham had to say just after the one-hour debate. >> the lights went out. and the doctor who was a very nice gentleman jumped up on the stage and also the producer for nbc 10 and i said to the doctor, i want to get up and go on. he says i don't think so. >> reporter: now while you were sleeping, i was reading what some political analysts were saying about abraham's collapse. we'll have that for you in the next half hour. as well as more from the former district attorney about her candidacy and what she expects going forward. live now from old city monique braxton, "nbc 10 news." >>> now the debate went on last night with the five remaining candidates for mayor of philadelphia. they answere

abraham says she will attend a mayoral forum later this morning. >>> our time 4:50. robo calls can be extremely a annoying. now federal communications commission may be looking at stopping them. >> people every where are cheering i'm sure. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange and jill what is prompting this change. >> reporter: good morning, ukee and erika. consumer groups and phone companies want the fcc to look into whether more can be done to block them. so phone companies have argued that automatic blocking might be against the law but consumer groups say that isn't true they say phone companies are dragging their feet. either way thanks to the internet some companies have been blast particular thousands of robo calls at a time so it may be feeling like you get a few more recently. hopefully something can be done. >> indeed. >> jill, we are weeks from the summer driving season and i understand you have good news for some drivers, um. >> reporter: the the energy department is predict ago this gas prices will be about 32 percent lo

. >>> honoring abraham lincoln. hundreds of people across the district marking the change in america 150 years ago tonight. >>> first at 11:00, a towing crack down in montgomery county. >> a councilmember says it is the number one consumer complaint of the county. tow truck operators grabbing cars as fast as they can and costing you big bucks. >> dorothy spencer is live in bethesda tonight with a practice that could end what's called predatory towing. dorothy? >> reporter: it's inconvenient and it's expensive. many companies put up these signs in their parking lots warning people if you park here you're going to get towed. but one montgomery county councilmember says some of these towing companies are taking it too far. jeanette bordeaux knows what it's like to have her car towed. >> what was your thought when you walked out and your car was gone? >> i thought my friends were playing a joke on me. >> reporter: but it was no joke. it happened when she was visiting friends in an apartment complex in montgomery county.

we are a state because of abraham lincoln. he was faced with the question of west virginia state hood. he was not happy i can tell you, to have 2 state hood bill on his degsing. he had a pretty full plat e plate at the time. and lincoln, it becomes a political decision for lincoln to create the new state of west virginia. now, he had the cabinet of six people. he took the question of where've wv state to his cabinet. he asked them to vote on the i shall shoe of west virginia state hood. and they did. three fsh, tleed gernsz. so that his cab net was evenly split. so it would be abraham lincoln who would be the deciding vote to create. he signed it on december 31st. it's important to note that just a few days later, he would issue the emancipation proclamation. so for abraham lincoln, the issuing got lowing the emancipation proclamation is a 1-2 political punchts. if you were loyal to the union, than this was your government. the richmond government did not recognize this government. the important thing is that the united states

she is okay tonight but candidate lynn abraham collapsed to the floor behind her podium. "action news" reporter sharrie williams is live at the big board. fortunately, sharrie it was a quick recovery for the the former district attorney. >> reporter: it turned out okay jim. abraham says she had a sudden drop in blood pressure and she lost her balance and blackout. her campaign tweeted out this photo showing her giving her two thumbs up. >> my opening act. >> reporter: mayoral candidate lynn abraham all smiles tonight, this is after frightening moments during a televised mayoral debate. just minutes into the program, the former district attorney collapsed several people immediately rushed to her aid, she quickly regain her footing and could be heard saying she was fine, a chair was brought on stage for the 74 year-old to rest while she drank a glass of water. just minutes earlier abraham kick off the debate saying that she would not raise property tax toes fund schools. >> it is regress i have and it hurts the the people that most need to hold on to their dollars. >> repor

lynne abraham who fainted last night during the debate. the doctor advised her not to return to the podium. she said she had a sudden drop in blood pressure. despite abraham waving a thumbs-up signaling she's okay overnight i've seen some the reviews from political analysts reacting to her collapse. one said she may be pressured to release medical records. another questions, how does abraham explain she's healthy and can handle the pressures of the job? well, the debate regarding the environment, infrastructure and land use begins here at the museum at about 7:30. we'll have all the highlights for you coming up at 11:00. live for now in old city, monique braxton, "nbc 10 news." >>> and i'm matt delucia live on independence mall tonight a performance called school play may be not what you think, a group of actors have been working for the past few months crafting performances from more than 100 interviews done with parents, students and teachers in pennsylvania. they are focusing on funding cuts and how this affects everyone. one of the aut

online so that anyone, anywhere in the world can learn more about how regular people responded to abrahamincoln's assassination. david mckenzie: when lincoln was assassinated, of course this was five days after general robert he lead surrendered to general ulysses s grant down at appomattox courthouse, and this is, going back and the moment, the first presidential assassination in the country's history. it is something that americans had never experienced before. they had also experienced four years of death and warfare. it was a terrible time. and it is really getting back into the moment is what we are trying to do here. sarah jencks: there is real value, we feel, and we have learned this from watching our visitors, and finding out what they can the people experience with the lincoln assassination. so often, we really only care about the assassination through the stories of the people who were major players that night. and even sometimes then we will then about the stories of the people who were secondary players on the night of the assassination, like the doctor but we don't get to hea

tonight lynn abraham is explaining what led to her fainting on teenage. >> abraham didn't finish the debate, but she felt well enough to talk to us afterwards. nbc partnered with the philadelphia chamber of commerce to bring it to you live. >> they sparred on everything from education to crime. keith jones tells us what happened before the debate and after. >> it was eventful and educational. when i talked to lynn abraham, she said how did you like my opening act? she said it was embarrassing and that she didn't want to leave the stage. welcome to the live -- >> a cary moment 12 minutes into the first philadelphia mayoral debate. the debate stops. >> the very nice gentleman jumped on the stage and also the producer for nbc 10 and i said to the doctor i want to get up and go on and he said i don't think so. the doctor said it was a sudden drop of blood pressure. she said it was a first and that she didn't sustain any lasting injuries. >> it's a little embarrassing but i fell gracefully. jim rosenfield could not have been nicer. >> so the debate continued without here. >> you have to t

it's not about abraham's physical health. >> state senator williams declined to talk on the clash with the state board of edgics saying that he accepted excess contributions and took money from his senate account to his mayoral campaign. he has came to a settlement and put back the money. "the campaign at all times has attempted to follow the law and be open and transparent we have a difference with the board of edgics on accountant rules" we see the primarily battle for the democratic nomination beginning to draw constant attention and the pressure is starting to build. live in center city, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> the 25th street vie conduct many the project is scheduled to begin in the next month or two. >>> as with a tragic accident in the school parking lot. when a woman was killed by her own car. walter perez explains. >> it's truly a tragedy. >> they are talking about the freak accident that took the life of bus driver, bonnie jean novak, she finished her shift and had gotten into her late model volkswagon, it was giving her trouble and she got out

fascinating about a abraham lincoln. there were two groups of people that said lincoln was their best friend. the first were the freed people, african-americans, free and former slaves. the second despite the fact confederates were gleeful in their personal writings they were also very worried. thought lincoln was a lost cause. lincoln was the great statesman and confederates, although they were glad for the moment of reprieve and glad union supporters were suffering because it was a turn around, they were also very worried. the other thing is confederates were clear is they wanted booth alone to be blamed for the assassination. in other words union supporters were saying it was the spirit of the confederacy that did this. slavery that did this. all through confederate letters and diaries you see people saying two things. they first say booth is our hero and the second thing is he was a lone madman and doesn't represent the sentiments of con confederacy. they knew they needed to move forward. thank you for that. >> we ha