he gestures for mayor cermak to come and say hi. cermak comes over. someone trying to assassinate roosevelt instead kills cermak. >> we have some video on that. let's watch that story. black and white. >> at 9:35 p.m. on the evening of february 15, wrinkle and roosevelt had just completed offering a few remarks when a young italian emigrant stood up on a bench and reached in his pocket, got out a cheap eight dollar pistol and pointed it at the president elect of the united states. [gunshot] a woman standing next to him saw what was happening and in her mind, she said, my god he is going to kill franklin roosevelt. >> when the first shot was fired, i realized he was shooting at someone. i took my right arm and pushed the pistol up as hard as i could. >> the bullet hit a man by the name of anton cermak who was mayor of chicago it, illinois. cermak was driven in roosevelt's car, cradled in roosevelt's arms all the way to a miami hospital. >> cermak, mortally wounded, told fdr, i am glad it was me instead of you. >> you question whether he said that. >> a