. >> he examined dealey plaza as a crime scene and laser focused his attention on the science of the assassination. he wasn't interested in the bigger picture questions about who was involved. was it the cia? was it the mafia? thompson was exclusively focused on how many shots were fired and what did those shots do? >> now, after a long career as a private detective, thompson has reexamined the forensic evidence and witness statements and consulted a team of scientists and assassination buffs for his new book. what's it like being back here after so many years? >> it's strange. i returned to dealey plaza with him recently to retrace his work. >> can he got hit from somebody right over there above the right temple. >> so he was thrown backwards into the left. and then in three quarters of a second after that, he was hit by a second shot from the deposit tree. >> thompson argues oswald's bolt action rifle could not fire that quickly, that there had to be a second gunman, that that time frame, two shots in less than a second, is confirmed by a recording of the assassination from a micro

vincent bugliosi: at one point, he had 16 assassins in dealey plaza.'t know how kennedy made it to t the autopsysy table. spspeaker: gararrison annonoud he had disiscovered a a code. mike wallace: garrison says jack ruby's unlisted telephone number appears in address books belonging to shaw and oswald. russell long: so if you take the p and the o and you use a telephone dial, p gives you 7, o gives you 6. edward jay epstein: he just changed the digits around, added digits, added letters. russssell long: : and you reconstrucuct the numbmbers, and then you subtract 1,300, and that gives you ruby's unlisted telephone number. speaker: well, mr. garrison, if the po didn't exist until late '65, how could it then be jack ruby's phone number? jim garrison: well, that's a problem for you to think over because you obviously missed the point. edward jay epstein: whenever anyone would expose garrison, he would then say, that's cia agents, this is part of the conspiracy. johnny cararson: who's's suppreg all of this information? on whose order? jim garrison: i'll te

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>> it is the mystery, the lingering questions that bring people to dealey plaza. a broader appreciation of who he was and what his legacy still means today. >> reporter: because those unanswered kuis are part of the president's legacy, the national archives has released 99% of formerly classified documents to the public. as for that remaining 1%, president biden says that they should be continued to be processed and released in full or at least redacted versions until the reason for their classification is no longer applicable. hoda? >> all right. morgan chesky for us in dallas on this anniversary. morgan, thank you. >>> coming up, a very special edition of "the boost." >> all right. but today, first, if it's feeling a little chaotic with all the last-minute holiday activities, don't worry, vicky nguyen has got your back. >> always. good morning, savannah, hoda and craig, and happy thanksgiving eve to you. from how to deal with a last-minute turkey emergency to where you can still up supplies tomorrow on thanksgiving, i have all the tips for you. that's coming up

mr kennedy was shot and killed, while riding in a presidential motorcade through dealey plaza, by leerrent us president biden, who was a college student at the time. mr biden marked the anniversary with a statement. "on this day, we remember that he saw a nation of light, "not darkness of honor, not grievance, a place "where we are unwilling to postpone the work "that he began and that we all must now carry forward". the mood in washington. stay with us. you can keep up with all of the news on bbc .com. you can follow follow bbc news on all of your favourite social media platforms and of course on the bbc news app. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we�*re all under the influence of mild atlantic air at the moment. so temperatures were higher on wednesday than they were tuesday. around the moray firth, actually, we had 15 degrees celsius, well above average. but it�*s all about to change. by the end of the day ahead, the cold air�*s established across northern scotland, and across all parts, that arctic air is with us for the start of friday. in fact, it�*s sitting behind this weat

oswald is said to have fired the shot that killed president kennedy is now the 6th floor museum at dealey plaza. it's just a view out the window onto a public park. but in the crucible of this event, it gains a kind of symbolic significance. even begun his curator. but for us, it's always november 22nd here. and we are always sort of exploring the moment in the memory of the assassination. it is a trauma and the mystery that has stayed with americans and over the decades they've grappled with doubts and conspiracies. >> people from all over the world flock to dallas in search of answers themselves are museum doesn't take a position. >> whether lee harvey oswald acted alone or whether there was a conspiracy. we try to let people come to their own conclusions, giving them the tools to navigate this minefield of interpretive history. there are lingering questions. their questions. i don't know the answers to. >> that was stephanie haines reporting for us tonight. let's step outside. give you a live look at the richmond. sandra fell bridge end again. pretty light traffic getting onto the bridge fro

mr kennedy was shot and killed while riding in a presidential motorcade through dealey plaza by lee harvey including current us president biden who was a college student at the time. mr biden marked the anniversary with a statement: thank you very much for watching. i am caitriona perry in washington, dc. stay with us here on bbc news, our website, and you can find bbc news on your favourite social media platform. thanks for watching. you take care. bye—bye now. hello. we're all under the influence of mild atlantic air at the moment. so temperatures were higher on wednesday than they were tuesday. around the moray firth, actually, we had 15 degrees celsius, well above average. but it's all about to change. by the end of the day ahead, the cold air�*s established across northern scotland, and across all parts, that arctic air is with us for the start of friday. in fact, it's sitting behind this weather front here. so some wetter weather rolling south across scotland through the remainder of the night towards the central belt. really mild and murky to the south of that, some drizzle around t

oswald is said to have fired the shot that killed president kennedy is now the 6th floor museum at dealey plaza. it's just a view out the window onto a public park. but in the crucible of this event, it gains a kind of symbolic significance. even begun is museum's curator. but for us, it's always november 22nd here. and we are always sort of exploring the moment in the memory of the assassination. it is a trauma and the mystery that has stayed with americans and over the decades they've grappled with doubts and conspiracies, people from all over the world flock to dallas in search of answers themselves are museum doesn't take a position whether lee harvey oswald acted alone or whether there was a conspiracy. we try to let people >> come to their own conclusions, giving them the tools to navigate this minefield of interpretive history. there are lingering questions. their questions. i don't know the answers to. >> and that was stephanie haines reporting for us today. the museum says they expect a lot of people to come by today and hold vigils for the >> and a reminder that the city of san jose i

oswald is said to have fired the shot that killed president kennedy is now the 6th floor museum at dealey plaza just a view out the window onto a public park. but in the crucible of this event, it gains a kind of symbolic significance. even begun isn't easy curator. but for us, it's always november 22nd here. and we are always sort of exploring the moment in the memory of the assassination. it is a trauma and a mystery that has stayed with americans. and over the decades they've grappled with doubts and conspiracies, people from all over the world flock to dallas in search of answers themselves are museum doesn't take a position whether lee harvey oswald acted alone or whether there was a conspiracy. we try to let people >> come to their own conclusions, giving them the tools to navigate this minefield of interpretive history. there are lingering questions. their questions. i don't know the answers to. >> that was stephanie haines reporting for us today. the museum says they expect a lot of people to come by today to hold vigils for the former president. coming up on kron, 4 news at 3. how citi

president has visited dealey plaza since the jfk assassination. >>> oakland restaurant owner and "top chef" competitor who just realized his dream of serving up dominican cuisine says it's getting harder to hold on to. the dominican kitchen is out thousands of dollars after a string of break-ins but the owner told betty yu he is not giving up. >> reporter: in the early morning hours on monday, a thief stole from the popular oakland restaurant not once, but twice within 15 minutes. first, he took cash from the register. and then went back to clean out about $5,000 worth of alcohol. >> this one was more heart-breaking because we -- thanksgiving is coming up. it's a week of thankfulness. and gratefulness. and for this to happen, kind of while we are away, due to -- but also my mom just had a brain tumor removed. >> reporter: owner nelson herman a former top chef chef contestant says running the dominican kitchen is deeply personality. it reflects his heritage and his love for oakland. >> you want to think positive all the time and you are all about community and all about the town of oak

oswald is said to have fired the shot that killed president kennedy is now the 6th floor museum at dealey plaza. it's just a view out the window onto a public park. but in the crucible of this event, it gains a kind of symbolic significance. even begun his museum's curator. but for us, it's always november 22nd here. and we are always sort of exploring the moment in the memory of the assassination. it is a trauma and the mystery and over the decades they've grappled with doubts and conspiracies, people from all over the world flock to dallas in search of answers themselves are museum doesn't take a position. >> whether lee harvey oswald acted alone or whether there was a conspiracy. we try to let people come to their own conclusions, giving them the tools to navigate this minefield of interpretive history. there are lingering questions. their questions. i don't know the answers to. >> stephanie haines reporting for us this morning. the museum says they do expect a lot of people to come by today to hold vigils for the former president. we'll be ri bounced from one doctor to the next. did they ev

oswald is said to have fired the shot that killed president kennedy is now the 6th floor museum at dealey plaza just a view out the window onto a public park. but in the crucible of this event, it gains a kind of symbolic significance. even begun isn't easy curator. but for us, it's always november 22nd here. and we are always sort of exploring the moment in the memory of the assassination. it is a trauma and a mystery that has stayed with americans. and over the decades they've grappled with doubts and conspiracies, people from all over the world flock to dallas in search of answers themselves are museum doesn't take a position. >> whether lee harvey oswald acted alone or whether there was a conspiracy. we try to let people come to their own conclusions, giving them the tools to navigate this minefield of interpretive history. there are lingering questions. their questions. i don't know the answers to. >> now, stephanie haines reporting for this morning. the museum says they expect a lot of people to come by. >> today and hold vigils for the former president. we're going to take a break here a

president has ever visited dealey plaza since the jfk assassination. >>> oakland restaurant owner and "top chef" competitor who just realized his dream of serving up dominican cuisine says it's getting harder to hold on to. alomar dominican kitchen is out thousands of dollars after a string of break-ins. but the owner told our betty yu he isn't giving up. >> reporter: in the early morning hours on monday, a thief stole from the popular oakland restaurant not once, but twice within 15 minutes. first, he took cash from the register. and then went back to clean out about $5,000 worth of alcohol. >> this one was more heart-breaking because we -- thanksgiving is coming up. it's a week of thankfulness. and gratefulness. and for this to happen, kind of while we are away, due to -- but also my mom just had a brain tumor removed. >> reporter: owner nelson german, a former "top chef" contestant and says running the alamar dominican kitchen is deeply personal. it reflects his heritage and his love for oakland. >> you want to think positive all the time and you are all about community and all abo

>> it is the mystery, the lingering questions that bring people to dealey plaza. president kennedy was, what his legacy still means to us today. >> and coming up on "morning joe," we will have much more on that moment that put the entire nation in mourning. acclaimed filmmaker rob reiner joins us with a look at his new project, investigating kennedy's assassination. you're watching "morning joe." we will be right back. n. you're watching "morning joe." we will be right back. >>> excuse me. here is a flash from the associated press, "dateline" dallas. two priests who were with president kennedy say he is dead of bullet wounds. there is no further confirmation, but this is what we have on a flash basis from the associated press. >> white house press secretary has just announced that president kennedy died at approximately 1:00 central standard time, which is about 35 minutes ago. >> good evening. the essential facts are these, president kennedy was murdered in dallas, texas. he was shot by a sniper hiding in a building near his parade route. he was dead within an ho