people see john wilkes booth.is is not very accurate because when people saw him on the stage, as the fleet off they thought it was part of the play. all recognize that he was an actor. they had no idea what had happened. dr. charles leale, he is the first to treat president lincoln. after booth fleed altogether, no more than probably 15 or 20 seconds had a elapsesed. the major had shouted, stop that man, but it was too late. he is the first to enter into the theater box, sees the blood on the floor -- he sees the unconscious lincoln, lays it down on the floor, sees the stab wounds, can't find anything, and he is the one who discovers the bullet wound in the back just above the left ear. he examines the point of entry, and admid immediately knew they were was fatal. they had to get him to a bed, otherwise, he would die in the theater. they did not know he wouldn't linger on as long as he did nine hours, so the decision was made to carry him to the closest place they can find with a bed. a surgeon also assisted in

and god only knows of my happiness will ever return again. >> john wilkes booth.rs ago today. a rainy, chilly night. >> yes. it yes. it is incredible how the day is so much like it was. it it began raining and misting and was very chilly like it is tonight. the crowd was as it is now even a little bigger. about 1800 about 1800 people then 2,000, than 3000, than 4,000 choked with people so much people, so much that when the carriage containing secretary of war stanton and secretary of the navy wells arrived they're carriage could not penetrate the crowd. it's throughout the night several thousand people waited wanted to know how is the president we will be live: he died. many were newly freed slaves secretary wells came out. sitting at lincoln's side and was stunned to see a largely african-american crowd outside weeping and praying. >> david is joining us from enfield, connecticut. good evening. thank you for waiting. >> good evening. how are you tonight? >> we are fine. go ahead with your question. >> more of a comment. i was struck by everything so far. i was th

it was on this day 150 years ago when john wilkes booth shot president lincoln as he sat in the presidential box at ford theater. the 16th president died the next morning in a back bedroom of peterson house. you are looking at a re-creation as reenactors are remembering what happened on the evening of april 14, 1865. we will watch and see this event unfold live on c-span television. here on c-span television. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 's. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and you are looking at the scene directly outside of ford's theater which is directly outside the peterson house, directly across house, directly across ford's theater. general powell hung those outside for the event. this commemorates what happened 150 years ago the assassination of president abraham linco

he was the great actor john wilkes-booth. >> you are kidding me? >> the booth family. the world right now. also i heard vice president johnson was also attacked and secretary steward was stabbed in his bed as he slept. there are murders everywhere. >> it's a conspiracy of some type trade. >> i believe so. i saw the secretary of war walk into the building there so i think he's going to interrogate some people. i hope they can find him. >> some of the actors re-creating the offense from 150 years ago. of course it was a 12 day manhunt for the capture and ultimate death of john wilkes-booth outside of ward's theater where the president and first lady travel to see our american cousin andy was shot shortly after 10:12 p.m. eastern time moved across to peterson house and passed away at 7:22 in the morning the follly to take you outside of the ford's theatre. there was upper arm its earlier in the evening and many people including reenactors to reimagine what it was like on the evening that we lost our 16th president. >> suddenly realization came to the audience along with t

that's john wilkes on the far left. just to show you that life does not always imitate art, john wilkes's per marc anthony, the loyal wine, and his brothers per trade the assassins. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. 150 years ago, actor john wilkes booth shot president lincoln as he watched the play from his office at ford's theatre in washington, d.c. for the first time since that night, a collection of objects connected to the assassination are reunited at his shall exhibit titled " silent witnesses." we'll visit the exhibit in the center for education and leadership at ford's theatre. first, we begin at the national museum of american history to see the carriage that transported president and mrs. lincoln into ford's. >> behind me is the carriage that abraham lincoln rode to ford's theatre the night of his assassination on april 14. it is part of an exhibit and a project we are working with ford's theatre on in

of course, he is shot by john wilkes booth. he was able to sneak into the box and come up red-depressed it. it is very small. often, considered a gentleman's gun. you can see, it has a readable silver inlay and inscriptions on it. very pretty, carved handle which is why i think it was called a gentleman's pistol. it also usually came in a pair. we don't know what happened to the second pistol. but we believe he chose it because it was small and easy to carry, e.g. to conceal. he knew that he needed only one shot if he did it right. his goal was to be as close to the president as possible. he did carry in my genetic with them as a second weapon. unfortunately, he did not need it. he was point-blank when he fired the gun. the gun fired one round bullet -- lead bullet. and it didn't need to be reloaded. some people feel like he may have chosen this also as with a dramatic way to shoot the president. you know, one shot. i think he wanted to escape, but i think if he had been caught, he would have been ok with that as well. he felt

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 my husband? why didn't he shoot me?" mary lincoln entered this parlor and sat on a horse hair so fa. mary lincoln would spend much of the night of april 14 and the early morning hours of april 15 here. she did not spend the night at her husband's side, she was with close friends. she could not stand to see her husband wounded

stanton spent the night here organizing the manhunt for john wilkes booth. throughout the night, he sent messengers to the telegraph office and from that office messages were brought back here. this room became the command post for the army of the united states under the secretary of war while lincoln was dying in the back room. stanton was one of lincoln's favorites, he had an iron will. lincoln called him his mars, his god of war. even though they did not get along well before the war, stanton wants humiliated lincoln at a trial lincoln knew that he , was his right hand. he said stanton was the rocky shore on which the waves of rebellion crashed and were broken. he was devastated but threw himself into the work. he was furious fearsome barking , commands, sending orders to hunt for john wilkes booth on trains, boats. orders went out everywhere. catch the assassin, find him. the manhunt which took 12 days began in this room before lincoln even died. once word got out that lincoln was here this became the , magnetic center of attraction for important people

they thought he might have been stand -- stabbed because almost everyone saw john wilkes booth flash the dagger on stage after he leaked -- 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 through 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 full protection of the u.s. army. the soldiers and officers cleared out everyone who was unknown to them and did not belong here. mary lincoln was frantic by then. she came through the house screaming, "where is my husband? why didn't he shoot me?" mary lincoln entered this front parlor. and she sat on a horsehair sofa in this room. this was the room of the couple that would evacuate when the first lady was brought in. mary lincoln would spend mu

john wilkes booth had three brothers. i'm reminded of the story of the minister who preached a funeral sermon, and than after the eulogy he said would anyone want to say anything about the dear departed, and someone in the congregation said, his brother was even worse. [ laughter ] i don't think john wilkes booth brothers will hear that. two actors one was not, one the famous edmond booth, and two older sisters and he was particularly close to the oldest sister. her name was rosalee booth. we know less about her than any other siblings but she was very sympathetic person, a saint, and he follow her around like a puppy, and he was always very close and was fond of her. seems to me when you write a book, you can do -- you can and really have to do two things. you either have to find new things, new materials, or come up with fresh interpretations of old things and i believe that i was able to do a little both in this book. one of the people who lived at tudor hall longer than the booths was ellen. she came there as a bride

he was not just a whim on part of john wilkes booth that evening. that he was in cahoots with others to pull off this assassination. the fifth one is another 10:00 a.m. edition. we refer to the editions by the last dateline, the last time stamped piece of information in it. so it is still 10:00 a.m. but we refer to it as the 10:00 a.m. reward edition because it includes information about the reward being offered for the capture of booth and the conspirators. at this point in time, it is offered at $10,000, a significant amount of money at this point in time. as we move through the manhunt for all these people and subsequent days, that reward offer increases to $100,000. our next edition comes in the afternoon at 2:00 p.m., and it is interesting from one standpoint because this is a point in time where the breaking news moves to the back page of the newspaper. so, the front page, they left at the same. then they started loading in news on to the back page. so the way print is happening at that point in time is that every letter is being laid one by o

that's where the cavalry finally corners john wilkes booth. so as the officer involved tries to negotiate with booth, someone sets the barn on fire. booth in bad shape, hops toward the door. that's when the sergeant shoots him. booth is paralyzed. they carry him to the porch where he dies right around sunrise. 12 days after president lincoln was killed the assassin meets his end. >> and you can see a map of booth's escape route and historic sites along the way at nbc washington.com. search lincoln 150. and make sure you watch this saturday morning for the lincoln assassination with aaron gilchrist. it is a special program marking the 150th year since the death of our 16th president. >> it will be good to see them all together. >> and it is all in our area. >> something you don't hear very often. i had never heard that story about booth. that's pretty cool stuff. >> a pretty nice day today. more to come? >> yeah. today is kind of an average day. i have a great day on saturday man. it will be beautiful and it happens to coincide. today is just a

he was not just a whim on part of john wilkes booth that evening. he was in cahoots with others to pull off this assassination. the fifth one is another 10:00 a.m. edition. we refer to the additions by the last dateline, the last timestamp piece of information in it. it is the same stines had -- time stamp but it is still 10:00 a.m. but we refer to it as the 10:00 a.m. reward edition because it includes information about the reward being offered for the capture of booth and the conspirators. at this point in time, it is offered at $10,000 a significant amount of money at this point int time. as we move through the manhunt for all these people and subsequent days, that reward offer increases to $100,000. next edition comes inafternoon at 2:00 p.m.and it is interesting from one standpoint because this is a point in time where the breaking news moves to the back page of the newspaper. so the front page, they left at the same. then they started loading in news on to the back page. so the way print is happening at that point in time is that every letter

lincoln was at ford theater with his wife when john wilkes booth shot him during a play.ln died the following morning at a house right across the street. ford's theater is commemorating lincoln's death with unprecedented access to the theater as well as artifacts from that night. on wednesday morning, bells tolled across the city in lincoln's honor. >>> as the city looks back at this turning point in history, you have a chance to see an incredible collection of historic items that no one has seen together since that night. they're on display at ford's theater center for education. as new 4's aaron gilchrist shows us they build an exhibit called silent witnesses. >> reporter: small and ornate set alone and brightly lit, it is the weapon that ended one of our greatest presidents and placed ford's theater in history in a way no one expected. this is john wilkes booth .44 caliber pistol fired at president lincoln from less than a foot away. >> it would fit easily into a coat pocket or a pants pocket. it just took one shot one lead bullet. that unfortunately, is all it took to

the president of course shot and killed by john wilkes booth at ford' theater.hat fateful evening only five days after the union army declared victory in the civil war. the president's funeral procession took him to philadelphia for one final time a week after his murder. >> it was a scene unlike anything locals had ever experienced. our bruce gordon is on kelly drive near a statue of the great emancipator. bruce, this was a tragedy of the highest order. >> reporter: it was absolutely. yeah, president lincoln, of course the first us president to be assassinated. it was part of a far larger and thankfully unsuccessful plot to take down several of our national leaders lincoln was quite popular here in philadelphia. in fact the union league was formed during the war to show support and so his death left the city in a state of disbelief disbelief. at 7:22 a.m. on april 15th 1865, president abraham lincoln drew his last labored breath. martyrs by assassins bullet fired by the actor and southern sympathizer john wilkes booth ford's theater in washington the night befo

it wasn't just a whim on the part of john wilkes booth that evening, that he had made plans and was in cahoots with others to pull off the assassination. the fifth one is another 10:00 a.m. edition. we further -- refer to all these by the last date line, the last time stamped piece of information in it. it's the same timestamp, still at 10:00 a.m. edition and it includes information about the reward being offered for the capture of booth and the conspirators. at this point in time it's offered at $10,000, a significant amount of money at this point in time. as we move through the manhunt for all of these people that reward offer increases to $100,000. our next edition comes in the afternoon at 2:00 p.m. and it is interesting from one standpoint because this is the point in time where the breaking news moves to the back page of the newspaper. so the front page, they just left at the same, and they started loading their news onto the back page. so the way the print is happening at that point in time is that every letter is being laid one by one. it's not lines of type, it's not you and y

then lurking in the background sneaking around the corner, we have our assassin -- john wilkes. booth. our second section looks at the arrival to the theater. the lincolns and their guests arrived late. lincoln was finishing up business at the white house hurt when they came in, the show was in progress. the show was stopped and the president and first lady were introduced. there were walking across the belkin. they played "hail to the chief." we have a violin and the pair of drumsticks that were played that evening. these have not been on view for several years. they are part of the national park service collection. then our third section is the actual acts of the assassination. the president is shot. so the key figure here is the derringer gun used by john wilkes booth to assassinate the president. he was able to sneak into the box and come up behind the president. it is very small, it is a derringer. it was considered a gentleman's gun. you can see it is got some beautiful silver inlay and instructions on it. pretty, carved handle, which i think is sort of why it was called a

according to the 1880 version mary lincoln's first exclamation after john wilkes booth shot her husband was this quote his dream was prophetic. the author of the 1880 article wrote this remark was not understood which makes me think lamben couldn't have written the earlier version since he claimed to be present. clearly he would have known what the dream meant and what mary meant by the statement. i should add that no other period source that i have seen has mary saying his dream was prophetic in that box the moment her husband was shot. in 1866 mary told lincoln's former law partner that in lincoln's later years he never dreamt of death. there are other discrepancies that i won't get into here. i think the most important is that he is go where to be seen in the 1880 version of the story. that 1880 piece concludes, quote, subsequently the circumstances of mr. lincoln's dream was told to many in washington and formed one of the most impressive incidents connected with the tragedy which gave the nation its imortal martyr. i have done a digital surge of newspapers from 1865 and i found tha

interpretation of lafitte, and another idea is that it might be the famed actor edwin booth brother of john wilkes booth who came to galveston a few times to do some performance s performances. the next item i'd like to show you is fascinating that ties in with the revolutionary period and galveston and texas history. so these are a pair of dueling pistols that belonged to general sam houston. very ornate. they were never used for any duels but still wonderful piece. they were given to sam houston by his friends in cincinnati. at the time of the revolution, many in ohio and especially cincinnati supported the cause of texas independence so those who chose to came down to fight and the remaining people raised funds to send cannons here. two of them called the twin sisters came and were involved until the decisive battle of san jacinto which saw the texans win their independence from mexico. well, this inscription says "general sam houston, from your cinci friends." an abbreviation for cincinnati. and the date of texas independence, 1836. >> what i would like for people to take away when they visit

c-span: john wilkes was jumping onto the stage.tting between perspective close-ups. there's that -- ben cameron who happens to be there there's your narrative thread. ♪ ♪ c-span: it looks just like ford's theater does. >> guest: yeah no. they -- yeah. i've seen still photographs, plenty of them, of the set they created. now again, back in 1915 the audience, this was spell binding, viewing this kind of film making. and the music, i mean, you can hear the music. that was really important to griffith. this is an original score. he had a leading composer create. c-span: you said in your book for instance, in boston there was a 40-piece orchestra? >> guest: 28, i think, in boston, but in some cities it was 40 piece. c-span: in the movie theater? >> guest: and it helped to create the magic of it all. ushers and usherettes were seated in period costumes when people took their seats and given programs that the movie would start in 20 minutes or something. c-span: how many people acted in the movie plus all the extras. >> >> guest: well, i

house on or spec for washington dc this would be his last ride to the cottage before he was shot by john wilkes booth. this past monday they posted a horseback recession -- procession. this is about 15 minutes. [no audio] [no audio] erin: welcome everyone. this is a ride that would have been familiar to abraham lincoln. he first rode out a few days after his inauguration and he retraced those words daily. he last rode out before his visits to ford's theater. tomorrow, i'll country will market lincoln's death, but today we celebrate his life the profound and lasting impact of his ideals and values. he himself said that if his name goes into history it would be for the the emancipation proclamation, a document that he recognized was also not enough to he celebrates his eagerness to hear the verge and perspectives. the neighborhoods offered that to lincoln and offers that wonderful diversity today. we celebrate the hope that lincoln had for the future. his last ride to the soldiers home reminds us that he was enjoying the present, mindful of the past, and eagerly looking ahead to the future. thank

on april 14, 1865, actor john wilkes was shot pleasant it -- shot president lincoln at ford's theater with his wife mary. the president was carried across 10th street to the peterson house, where he died the next morning. we will be live from 10 street on tuesday night, where ford's heater will re-create the overnight vigil for president lincoln. more than 150 living historians in. costumes will keep a candlelight watch on the street and we will hear their first-person accounts of the assassination events including reports from eyewitnesses and medical updates on the dying resident's condition. president lincoln's assassination, 150 years later tuesday night, april 14, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and on sunday, here on american history tv, on c-span3. >> today, hillary clinton officially entered the 2016 presidential race will stop here is a look at surely chisel's presidential campaign announcement from january, 1970 two. she was the first african-american u.s. congresswoman and served seven terms as a democrat from new york. this is american history[applause] [applause] shirley

releasing this week on the 150th anniversary of resident lincoln's assassination looking at the life of john wilkes booth in fortune's fool. and investigating how geography has shaped regional understandings of freedom and the constitution and the law of the land. c-span's latest book, first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women publishes on april 14, 2015. booktv visited the printing plant in berryville, virginia, to see the manufacturing process and watch the books come off of the presses. when we were there we talked with printers america general manager mark bone about the business of printing books. [inaudible] a paragraph [printing sounds] its ai [printing sounds] >> hello what is the most difficult part of printing a book reign. >> guest: its it's organizing the process, getting the content in, being sure to have all of the books that we do that are scheduled properly. c-span: what is the beginning of the process? >> guest: it's the content that they want to have printed in the way that they design it. c-span: from the time of the material getting to you in

john wilkes booth assassinates lincoln at ford's theater. a long struggle to define the war's meaning began. between the new president andrew johnson, the republicans in congress and ultimately the justices of the supreme court. upon taking power, andrew johnson tried to define the meaning of the war unilaterally. he was only in office for one month when he announced a sweeping reconstruction policy. back in 1864, the republicans had selected johnson, a democrat , as lincoln's vice presidential running mate to show unity. johnson was the only u.s. senator from a seceded state who had remained in the senate rather than resigned and joined the confederacy. as vice president, johnson had talked tough about the need to punish the south. treason must be made odious, he said. the traders -- traitors must be punished and impoverished. their plantations must be seized and divided into small farms and sold to honest, industrious men. in may 1865, president johnson announced a policy so lenient to the south that it left his republican supporters flabb

john wilks booth was on the run for 12 days before tracked down and killed when he wouldn't surrenderiod reenactors mingled outside the theater. >> the crowd has been very quiet, everybody is within his own thoughts trying to understand how this could have happened. >> today ceremony also included this, the most extensive collection of artifacts including lincoln's top hat and coat, what was in his pockets, also the gun that would kill him. the people who went to this morning's ceremony say this was an important part of history that they wanted to experience. >>> 5:55. 34 students from saint mary's college are flying to new york city to perform at carnegie hall. members held a rehearsal for the saturday night show, they say hard work and versatility have paid off. the choir won two gold medals last summer, it was that performance that caught the eye of a producer from carnegie hall, soon after they received an invitation. >> to be able to be on that stage and showcase our talent is extremely gratifying. >> choir members say performing at carnegie hall is a dream come true. >> they sou

it was on this day in 1865 that john wilkes booth shot lincoln at ford's theater. the theater is hosting a tribute performance for the president followed by a candlelight vigil outside. the national park service will host a wreath laying ceremony tomorrow morning at 7:22, the moment that lincoln passed away. and at 8:00 a.m. bells will toll at locations across washington in lincoln's honor. the assassination of president lincoln was a pivotal moment for a young d.c. police department. lincoln helped create the mpd. as mark segraves reports, it was an mpd officer who was supposed to be protecting the president the night he was killed. >> reporter: in the early 1800s, washington, d.c. was protected by soldiers and a loosely organized group of night watchmen. it wasn't until 1850 that police officers were given badges. then, in 1861 as the civil war was beginning, president abraham lincoln and congress established the metropolitan police department, in part to help control the unruly soldiers who occupied the city at the time. help wanted signs went up. the job paid $

rigors of a life >> and on the next day he went to ford esthete tore watch a play that's where john wilkesth shot him. he died early on the morning of april 15th, that's all the time for this newscast, thank you for joining us, the news continues next from london. ♪ ♪

. >> can you imagine like if lee harvey oswald had had the chance to spill his guts or john wilkes booth? i knew i had one of the most saddest and horrible stories that has ever been told in american journalism. >> i never had trouble admitting to who -- my involvement in what i did because i feel no shame for it. you see, with these tapes i feel very free in talking. you've got this adrenaline pumping but you force yourself to stay calm. i then pulled up to the light, which was red at the time and lit the main fuse, which was approximately two minutes. you can see the ridiculous nature of somebody calling me a coward with a 7,000 pound bomb. i lit the two-minute fuse at the stop light answered swear to god that was the longest stop light i ever set at at my life. i'm thinking, okay, it's lit. green, green! i'm at what, 1:30? i pulled up to the building, pulled the parking brake, turned it off and then i made sure my door was locked, stepped out and walked across the street. mission was accomplished. i knew it was accomplished. and it was over. >> without warning, all of a sudden, you he

. >> can you imagine if lee harvey oswald had the chance to spill his guts or john wilkes booth? i knew i had one of the most horrible story that is had ever been told in american journalism. >> i don't have trouble admitting to what i did because i feel no shame for it. >> with these tapes, i feel very free in talking. you've got this adrenaline pumping, but you force yourself to stay calm and stuff. i pulled up into the lane which is approximately two feet from the side. i swear to god, it was the longest stop i ever sat at in my life. i'm thinking okay green, green! i've got, what a minute 30? i pull the parking break turn it off, make sure my door was locked and stepped out and walked across the street. the mission was accomplished i knew it was accomplished and it was over. >> without warning, all of a sudden you hear this kaboom! it's just seconds that you just don't know what is happening. >> i was hollering help and there were six floors but we didn't know it. people were everywhere babies were cries and they were saying where are you? we'll get you. >> i just remember th

you're like, "yeah, well he has john wilkes booth. he doesn't care about that."h: i feel like that's kind of hopefully what they'll put on my tombstone. >> i'm honored to be your two. >> seth: thank you so much. kevin bacon, everybody. check out "the following" monday nights on fox. we'll be right back with chris d'elia. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hydration... ...where you least expect it. schick hydro. now with shave oils, the hydrating gel works with skin guards to reduce friction, stroke after stroke. our best shave for your skin. schick hydro. free your skin. the new s6 hits the stores and i'm like... whoa. open the box and... (sniffing) new phone smell. jump on a video chat with my friend. he's a real fan boy, so i can't wait to show this off. picture is perfect. i got mine at verizon. i... didn't. it's buffering, right out of the box he was impressed. i couldn't be happier. couldn't see him, but i could hear him making fun of me. vo: you waited this long for the s6, so why settle for anything less than verizon. that's why i run on quickbooks. details. i use

in the area relating to lincoln's assassination. 150 years ago tonight, inside ford's theater, john wilkes booth shot president lincoln from behind as he sat in his chair. as booth leapt from the box, his spur called on the portrait of george washington. he fell to the stage. injured, he hobbled in this direction to get away. across kent street, the very gun that booth used, along with the coat and hat that lincoln was wearing. >> the gun in the bloodstained items are in this display. tom: although the gun is displayed in northwest, other items are at the national museum of health and medicine in silver spring. there are pieces of lincoln skull and hair and the bloodstained items from the surgeon who performed the autopsy. >> they can connect with something that happened so long ago in a very personal way. tom: back live, there are reenactors who will be here through the night talking about what life was like the night that lincoln was assassinated. for some of them that you are looking at, if you want to come to this, you can come down here because all night long not only will there be fo

when john wilkes booth wrapped into the box affords peter -- at ford's theater yet no problem recognizing the man he came to kill. >> he was the first president born in the photographic age. unlike public figures today, who are all perfectly coiffed and have the right suit, i do not think lincoln cared. >> thanks to photography and his iconic status, linkmen is the most recognizable president of all time arguably. 150 years later the life mask or something like it, maybe making a comeback. the same technology is being used to make a 3-d portrait of president obama. >> this is not an artist's rendering. this is not someone looking at the president saying i'm going to draw or chisel it like this. this is data taken off of his face. >> the process of scanning the president was less arduous than creating a life mask. it took minutes and nothing touched his face. the aim is the same. >> and one-to-one presentation of the president's features. i would think what is compelling, is the accurate news. it has a direct connection to that moment when it was taken. >> lincoln famously belongs to the a

you're like, "yeah, well he has john wilkes booth. he doesn't care about that."nk you. >> seth: i feel like that's kind of hopefully what they'll put on my tombstone. >> i'm honored to be your two. >> seth: thank you so much. kevin bacon, everybody. check out "the following" monday nights on fox. we'll be right back with chris d'elia. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ if you have lights and a smartphone, you can control your lighting from anywhere. right now buy 2 ge link bulbs and a link hub for just $24.99! are you tired of sitting in the dark? do you know how to use a smartphone? then you can use the wink app to control your lighting without ever leaving the couch! link bulbs last 22.8 years, that's just under 23 for just over 24. if you buy right now, we'll come bring it to your leaving room, absolutely free! call our wink website to order now while supplies last. ♪ food is my art. when we cook for someone, we are sharing a little bit of our soul. to life! and when we eat, we begin with our eyes. just as the beauty of the food entices you to try it, the beauty of the

we asked him how the assassin got so close to the president. >> john wilkes booth was a famous actorhnny depp went after the president. >> reporter: the president's valet let booth into the president's box. booth squeezed the trigger on this pistol and shot lincoln in the back of the head. >> that's the actual knife. >> reporter: lincoln was taken across the street to the peterson house. he never regained consciousness. >> that was the bloody pillow where his head was laid that night and he fought for his life throughout that whole evening. >> reporter: lincoln died the next morning. >> why does every presidential candidate running, why does every president wrap themselves in abraham lincoln? because he still matters. >> everyone wants to follow in his footsteps. >> reporter: lincoln's words and ideas and memories still hold and form us and shape us and likely will for the next 150 years as well. that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. turning you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now security scare. a pilot penetrates restricted airspace and lands a gyro

one, the search for the killers, john wilkes booth. he evaded capture for 12 days. also, burying the president. sarah: the funeral train that took the president from washington dc to his final resting place in illinois was captured in many photographs in moving ways. one of the images we have on our site is from columbus, ohio. this is a true victorian funeral. take a look at this image from columbus and you will see many horses pulling a cat assault with the coffin in the middle, black draft -- draped fabric tassels. this was going through town so it could be set in its own special place waiting for a crowd of people in columbus to come and pay their respects to the president. david: in many cities there were these day long funeral processions. when lincoln's body was put in the main square and people lined up for miles, even along the train tracks as the train passed through, people lined up all the way to springfield. this president was buried on may 4 and oak ridge cemetery in springville, illinois. -- in oak ridge cemetaryery in springfield, illinois. sarah: bu

he went to a cottage, and the next day he went to the play where john wilkes, jr. shot him.hanks for joining us. i'm randall pinkston. the news continues next live from london. and remember for the latest go to aljazeera.com. >> the nation moves to try to stop the war in yemen. targeting houthis rebels. hello. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, elsewhere in yemen, al quaida says it's spiritual leader is killed in a drum strike. the fight against isil the prime minister goes to washington to seek more help in the battle. still no sign of the 200 school girls

one, the search for the killers, john wilkes booth. he evaded capture for 12 days.lso, burying the president. sarah: the funeral train that took the president from washington mdc -- washington -- washington dc to his final resting place in illinois was captured in many photographs in moving ways. one of the images we have on our site is from columbus, ohio. this is a true victorian funeral. take a look at this image from columbus and you will see many horses pulling a cat assault with the coffin in the middle, black draft -- draped fabric tassels. this was going through town so it could be set in its own special place waiting for a crowd of people in columbus to come and pay their respects to the president. david: in many cities there were these day long funeral processions. when lincoln's body was put in the main square and people lined up for miles, even along the train tracks as the train passed through, people lined up all the way to springfield. this president was buried on may 4 and oak ridge cemetery in springville, illinois. sarah: but many people say that t

john wilkes booth shot and killed lincoln while he was at a play at ford's theater.ened only five days after the confederate army surrendered ending the civil war war. the train passed through philadelphia about a week after his murder. >> funeral pageant as it was described was unlike anything the city has ever seen. our bruce gordon live on kelly drive near a statue of the great emancipator bruce? >> reporter: iain, the long and bloody civil war had ended less than week earlier there was jube bill laying throughout the northern half of the us. then came the news that shocked the nation. north and south. quite literally changed history. april 15th 1865, the president was dead. martyred by assassin's bullet fired bite actor and southern sympathizer john wilkes booth at ford's theater in washington the night before. >> that black crepe you see right there -- inside the grand army of the republic museum in kensington mew hugh boil shows us artifacts that tase take us back to that frightening time. the handcuffs that were to be used in booth's a bored kidnapping plot ag

on the night of april 14th 1865 lincoln was shot at ford theater by actor john wilkes booth. after days after it came to end the civil war. lincoln died the next day. his death shocked the nation and lincoln was unable to finish what he had planned to do to rebuild the south and reunite the country. >>>-on-the "cbs moneywatch," the rest preorder apple smart watch and a creative ad to sell a car. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, it's estimated ed 1 million people preordered the apple watch. spending about $500. the shopping research firm slice intelligence most people bought the least expensive model. >> the stocks opened the week slightly lower amid light trading as investors look ahead to corporate earnings reports. jpmorgan, johnson & johnson and wells fargo among those reporting results. the dow finished date 7 points lower. >>> the wireless carrier sprint is making house calls. the new service is called direct to you. sprint customers eligible for an upgrade to a new phone or another device can choose t

one, the search for the killers john wilkes booth. he evaded capture for 12 days. also, burying the president. sarah: the funeral train that took the president from washington mdc -- washington -- washington dc to his final resting place in illinois was captured in many photographs in moving ways. one of the images we have on our site is from columbus, ohio. this is a true victorian funeral. take a look at this image from columbus and you will see many horses pulling a cat assault with the coffin in the middle, black draft -- draped fabric, tassels. this was going through town so it could be set in its own special place waiting for a crowd of people in columbus to come and pay their respects to the president. david: in many cities there were these day long funeral processions. when lincoln's body was put in the main square and people lined up for miles, even along the train tracks as the train passed through, people lined up all the way to springfield. this president was buried on may 4 and oak ridge cemetery in springville, illinois. sarah: but many people say tha

today marks 150 years to the day since john wilkes booth assassinated president abraham lincoln at ford's theater. to commemoradeath, ford's theater is holding several events today and tomorrow. throughout the day, living historians will hold talks about what happened that night and the end of the civil war. there will also be a candlelight vigil tonight. president obama will also declare tomorrow a day of rememberance for president lincoln. police in virginia are investigating seven weekend overdoses involving a drug called spice or synthetic marijuana. investigators say five men and two women overdosed at six locations this weekend all in the hampton area. a 47-year-old woman died shortly after she was taken to the hospital and two people remain in serious condition. police say space is a dangerous but isn't illegal in virginia. now to a "7 on your side" health matters report. researchers have discovered a new side effect to the popular pain reliever acetaminophen. new study from ohio state university finds that the drug not only dulls your psychological pain but dulls your positive emo