mournings e mersimmersed themselves. to face the future proved much more difficult for defeated confederates. when a white mississippi woman wrote that all are mourning and their hearts are crashed, president lincoln was nowhere in her thoughts. she went on the estimate she had lost $65,000 worth of human chattle. with aching hearts we will mourn for many days weeks, months and years to come. ideal vision the world had come to a stand still. time suspended in order to allow proper grieving. lincoln's enemies didn't so much wish to stop time as they wish to reverse time. as i noted the out set to clashing and irreconcilable visions of the nation's future. with union victory african-americans and their white allies looked forward to education, land voting rights for black men all with the guarantee of federal enforcement. former confederates for their part looked forward to the reestablishment of their own political rights with no federal interference. nor had the nation's first presidential assassination subdued the confe

then the nation is in mourning. it's one of those times in american history where everything changes. you know, the sense of incredible celebration and relief throws the nation into a state of mourning. and changes the course of the country. no one really knows how the end of the war what have resolved itself under lincoln's leadership as opposed to johnson's, but clearly, the course of history at that one moment changed. one of the great treasures we have lent to the ford's theatre exhibit, silent witnesses, is abraham lincoln's top hat. and this is really one of our prized possessions. it is not something we have ever lent to ford's theatre before. it is the first time it has been back since 1865 to my knowledge at ford's theatre. the hat itself was purchased by abraham lincoln from our washington hat maker. we don't exactly know when he acquired the hat. we know the last time he wore it was ford's theatre. is a typical tall hat. it has a very wide band. this is a mourning band that lincoln added to the hat to com

and then the nation is in mourning. it is one of those times in american history where everything changes. the sense of incredible celebration, relief throws the nation into a state of mourning. and changes the course of the country. no one really knows how the end of the war would have resolved itself under lincoln's leadership, as opposed to johnson. but clearly, the course of history at that one moment changed. one of the great treasures that we have lent to the ford theater exhibit is abraham lincoln's top hat. and this is really one of our prized possessions. it is not something that we have ever lent to ford theater before. it is the first time it has been back since 1865, to my knowledge, at fourth theater. the hat itself was purchased by abraham lincoln from a washington hat acre. we don't exactly know when he acquired the hat, but we do know that the last time you weren't was at ford theater. it is a very typical tall hat. you might have noticed that it has a very wide band around it. this is x a -- actually a

a strong sense of mourning. not everybody did so. and a lot of cities, the mayors issued proclamations as soon as they found out about lincoln's assassination. the mayor of cleveland, for example, issued a proclamation instructing citizens to come together in the city's main square at 3:00 that afternoon. and sarah can tell you a bit more about what happened. sarah: well, this photograph right here is from the western reserve historical society which is the historical society in cleveland, ohio. and the have this photograph and actually have this stone in their collection. the reason is because of the special story that is behind it. there was a gentleman who had been an architect of the courthouse who was not as sad as others about lincoln's assassination. in fact, when everyone gathered together, this gentleman said, this is not a moment for crime. this is not a moment to be said. and the rest of the crowd turned on him. he ended up spending the night in jail for his own safety, and left town the next day. and because his name had

we join his coaches, teachers and loved ones in mourning his loss.osely supporting the students staff, and family during this mostdqkb difficult time." >>> the man accused of shooting a philadelphia police officer is out of the hospital tonight. william nobblen was shot after police say he opened fire on officer daniel caustic thursday night in west philadelphia. he is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault. nobblen was being investigated for a drug crime when police say he fired officer costic. he was able to return fire. nobblen ran off, but was caught a short time later. zirchlg the officer was released from the hospital yesterday, and today he plannedf7% his son's second birthday. >>> cooler temperatures, but they didn't keep people from enjoying a night out on the town. nbc 10 along hatherford avenue, you might want to cover up your plants and flowers, though. nbc 10's first alert meteorologist brittany ship is tracking another cold night ahead. brittany there's a frost advisory for parts of our area? >> that's right. not as w

tonight they're mourning at the prep. "action news" reporter kenneth moton has the story from north philadelphia. >> we spoke off camera with the father of ryan gillyard he said teenager was simply a good kid and like so many waiting for autopsy results to find out how his son died. >> it was emotional saturday on the campus of st. joe prep as football coaches parents and student athletes graph well loss of 15-year-old freshman ryan gillyard ryan back erin running back was on this 11th and cecil b. moore practice field for morning conditioning workout when collapsed in front of teammates. they ran to help and could not revive the team. he was rushed to temple where he was pronounced dead. his grief stricken father told "action news" he was at the practice and hospital when his son died and ryan had no preexisting medical condition and he's been playing football since 3rd grade. ryan's love of the game and talents brought him to this renowned athletics program. st. joe's expressed condolences to upper darby delaware county

a strong sense of mourning. not everybody did so. and a lot of cities, the mayors issued proclamations as soon as they found out about lincoln's assassination. the mayor of cleveland, for example, issued a proclamation instructing citizens to come together in the city's main square at 3:00 that afternoon. and sarah can tell you a bit more about what happened. sarah: well, this photograph right here is from the western reserve historical society which is the historical society in cleveland, ohio. and the have this photograph and actually have this stone in their collection. the reason is because of the special story that is behind it. there was a gentleman who had been an architect of the courthouse who was not as sad as others about lincoln's assassination. in fact, when everyone gathered together, this gentleman said, this is not a moment for crime. this is not a moment to be said. and the rest of the crowd turned on him. he ended up spending the night in jail for his own safety, and left town the next day. and because his name had

very somber day of mourning there. >> yes a very somber day indeed. we've been going round the government says it has beefed up security, police officers have been deployed to various public institutions, including churches. we went to one this morning where there were armed guards, people screened who were entering the church. it was a church attacked in 2012 people died. people are still very afraid, saying these attacks are happening too often. since 2013 there have been many attacks here in garissa. people are tired of what they call government rhetoric. they want the government to protect them better. they want the government, they are blaming police forces here for laxity and for being very easy to corrupt. basically they're saying that the many check points from sow male i can't to here and how is it that gunman can be able to get here with all those weapons through the checkpoint. they want the government to do better. >> it was interesting the penalty's words he had for the muslim community saying where are the parents naming mosques and scho

. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ all our land is draped in mourning hearts are aboutbowed.eader sleeps his last , whose dreamless sleep gone forever, don't forever -- gone forever though his precious work remains our redeemed, beloved land thou has joined the marchtyr band the glorious work remains our redeemed, beloved land honored show by memory, cherish the -- shelve the memory, cherished might and wisdom sweet release farewell father, friend rest forever rest in peace farewell father, friend thou hast joined the martyr band but thy glorious work remaineth our redeemed, beloved land ♪ [background sounds] >> salute. two >> is little more than a month before he was assassinated president abraham lincoln gave his second inaugural address just a few blocks from here. in it he made public his private meditations on the terrible destruction and suffering of the civil war. a conflict in which more than 620,000 men from the north and so had -- self had solve -- south had died on the battlefields. one of every 10 men of military age. he pleaded with his countrymen to leave the ha

today marks the final day of mourning for the 148 people killed by islamist militant group al-shabaab. also coming up for you this hour the u.s. and europe slammed china after five women activists are jailed, arrested for planning to hand out pamphlets, slimming sexual-harassment. and a special delivery for parcel service tnt as fedex makes a multibillion euro offer to buy them out. the details of that deal in business at 15 past the hour but first our top story. ♪ first, from 18,000 people are still living in the refugee camp just outside the syrian capital damascus, but now one u.n. official at father living conditions "beyond inhumane." the mainly palestinian refugees are caught between fighting from islamist state militants trying to take it over, here is naomi lloyd. naomi: islamic state group government -- gunmen are now controlling their home in the refugee camp. refugees arrived with harrowing tales. >> we could not see them, but we heard that they were beheading all the young men. they call people from the mosques to leave the camp, but we did not trust them because we heard

: in one of germany's most hallowed cathedrals, the victims of last month's germanwings crash are mourned and remembered on friday. we begin with this -- and one of germany's most hallowed cathedrals, the victims of last month's german wings crash were mourned and remembered on friday. steve: hundreds of relatives of the passengers and crew filled the cathedral. the german president and chancellor were also there. their presence -- proof of the national impact of the crash. >> the german president said words and plea do not exist to describe the horror. it is believed the copilot steered the plane on purpose into the side of a mountain in the french alps. all 150 people on board died. >> 150 candles burned in cologne cathedral -- one for each victim of the germanwings flight, including for the copilot who is thought to have deliberately crashed the plane, killing everyone on board. germany's largest cathedral, a symbol of unity and strength, and today where relatives politicians, and religious leaders gathered to mourn and to find hope. >> we believe that these 150 people did not disappea

. >> mourning in kenya some relatives collapse in grief after being told about those killed in the university attack. >> we look at how poor transport in paris has people feeling left out in the city of light. >> in yemen despite airstrikes, houthi rebels appear to be making gains in aden. the coalition is shelling target the from the sea. the eastern port town has been briefly overrun by forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. the saudi-led coalition jets bombed sanna for the 11th day. houthi rebels reported to be advancing in aden, one of the main strongholds of the countries embattled president adou rabbo mansour hadi. there's been fighting in the southern province. we have the latest. >> the saudi-led coalition unleashed an 11th night of airstrikes lighting up the sky of sanna the targets including a military base and locations controlled by houthi rebels and fighters loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. this village near sanna was also affected. >> four rockets came down on our village and they said they were targeting a militia camp. where is the camp? is this a ca

as ken young mourns the students killed -- as kenya mourns the students killed in the attack, the government launches strikes against jihadists in neighboring somalia. brian: the people of yemen face more shortages of food and water as fighting and more airstrikes continue. anchor: an indonesian court has rejected a last-ditch appeal by two australian death row convicts. we begin our broadcast in the horn of africa, where kenya has launched retaliatory airstrikes against somalia. brian: the kenyan government is saying that the country's war planes have described two al-shabaab -- have destroyed two al-shabaab camps in response to the attack on the kenyan university last week. anchor: this as the nation is still reeling from the attack that saw islamists belonging to al-shabaab going on at killing streak, singling out christian students before gunning them down. brian: we will be going live to our correspondent in kenya for the latest, where security forces have vowed to track down those responsible for the killings. reporter: families are waiting and hoping. they want to know for certain if

. >>> as police look for that suspect this morning dozens of people were mourning the the the loss of a little boy killed by another hit and run driver. "action news" invited to the greater bible way temple church in west philadelphia, for four year-old latif wilson's memorial service. wilson died after running into traffic near 57th and richfield street monday night. investigators have made contact with the suspected driver's attorney but she has not yet been arrested. wilson's grief stricken grandmother says her family needs justice and closure. >> please turn yourself in and stop trying to disassociate from the accident. you shouldn't have kept going or kept moving but it is, what it is. >> after today's service mourners released balloons in honor of the youngster. >>> local high school community is mourning the sudden loss of the football player, 15 year-old ryan gillyard collapsed and tied while taking part in spring conditioning drills with his team. he was a freshman at st. joes prep in north philadelphia that is where "action news" reporter kenneth moton joins us live with the

many are mourning with the family. the family had been a part of politics and the arts. >> the getty family has been supporters of the san francisco opera and so many organizations for so many decades. >> reporter: gordon getty is not just a philanthropist but musician and composer who's work is said to be performed by the opera later this year. >> we're deeply mourning their loss with them. we hope they can find strength to work through this tragic time and know that the arts company are with them fullly the way they have been with us over the last decades. >> reporter: just as we were rolling that tape. we've learned in the past few minutes that los angeles police are saying at this point they are determining this as a death due to natural causes or an accident. we're expecting to hear more details about that. again, a very tragic moment not just for the getty family but for many people here in san francisco. andrew getty was one of four sons of anne and gordon getty. >> only 47 years old. jana katsuyama, thank you.

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a crowd of people gathered in a nearby village to mourn its death. they are reported seeing what they call terrorists approach the border with explosives. >> now to south africa where victims families of victims of zenophobic attacks are calling for justice. we meet with one family. >> they came from south africa from mozambique. his nephew was murdered against. >> they left him with me to look after. why has got taken him away from us. >> the family is scared and trying to cope. the attack was caught on camera by south african journalists. >> i canhe is always in my mind. >> during a speech president zuma said that he was in the country illegally. >> the reports indicate he used a false name to avoid detection by authorities as he was an illegal immigrant. >> his family has repeatedly told al jazeera that he was in south africa with all the recollect paperwork. >> this is the spot where he was brutally killed. the four men are arrested and expected to stand trial for his murder. there are many who lost loved ones due to xenophobia who have given up.

the country has begun three days of mourning from an attack on a university. the president is about to take harsh members against those responsible. >> reporter: the governments says police officers have been deployed to public buildings and churches. there's a lot of fear. the charter is attacked in 2012. 17 died. what is making the fight complicated is that there's sleeper cells. chemical weapons are radicalized and recruited. many of the organizers founders and recruiters the police in some areas are blamed for being corrupt. it's easy to bribe with the checkpoint. people want to tart security and root causes >>> eastern sierra leone recorded a case in four months. a 9 month old tested positive. the areas - the crisis in sierra leone, more than 10,000 designed in west africa. villages in eastern ukraine received humanitarian aid. teams of the international committee of the red cus period the city and surrounding villages controlled by pro-russian separatists. a ceasefire was reached. it's barely holding. fighting killed 6,000 people since the fighting a yea

you also try to mourn the loss. some of the things i want the family to have is space to do the mourning. i also want them to be assured that we are going to do what's necessary to bring about change. >> reporter: there you heard from representative cummings who will speak here an hour from now as the service gets under way. we also know that several white house officials will be in attendance. we expect a lot of emotion today. a lot of people are angry. people are concerned. they want answers and they want to see change so that this doesn't happen again. for now the focus is honoring gray's memory and laying him to rest. >> athena jones reporting from baltimore this morning. one of those also scheduled to speak at the funeral, the reverend jamal bryant who will deliver the eulogy. we talked about the way forward for the city just moments ago. you're not asking that people not protest but you also say the bible is clear sin not. what message do you want to send to the city of baltimore? >> the scripture says be angr

three days of mourning have been declared. >>> there has been emotional scenes in nairobi as students that survived the massacre were reunite with the families. the government provided buses, giving first hand accounts of the attack. al jazeera's catherine soi spoke to a student that hid in a wardrobe. >> an unbelievable moment. a survivor has been rescued. many are describing this as a miracle. she's taken to hospital. >> two days ago she hid on a with regard robe covering herself with anything she could find. she heard the government taunting the victims, shooting. he came into the hostile and took two friends. she is happy to be alive. >> reporter: they were shooting everywhere. i continued to hide. when i got hungry i eat body lotion that was there. forensic investigators included u.s. personal have been at the university. those inside talk of the violence and bloody end to those who died. the government was keen to show journalists and others that turned up at the mortuary. the charge remains of four gen men. the pictures are too gruesome to show. >> the government decided to dis

now we start three days of official mourning in kathmandu and the government has admitted that they did drop the ball after the initial earthquake happened. now they're appealing not just for those buried underneath but for the survivors. they say they need specialists from overseas, neurologists and anyone with trauma experience to help those people survive because those people themselves are getting very little relief. >> you know, we're learning today about one amazing story in nepal. this man was trapped under a collapsed building for 82 hours. everyone search and ask you teamsrescue teams-- teams--moscow has delivered supplies and equipment to assist local authorities. russia's assistance teams will evacuate russian national who is want to leave. aid agencies say they need 50,000 tents for the displaced and they only have 3500. >> open and exposed. it's the safest place for many thousand across the capital and the rest of nepal. while aftershocks remain no one is taking any chances. with only the clothes they were wearing and a few personal possessions this is now their lives. >> i

it's been a site of incredible grief and incredible mourning.y it was the ceo of lufthansa's turn to express his sorrow. take a listen to what he had to say. >> we do everything in lufthansa to support, to turn this place into a place of mourning for the relatives and friends of the victims, and also to restore this beautiful countryside as much as we can after the investigation has finished. >> reporter: now, after he finished that statement, as you said christine, the journalists were screaming out, "when did you know," a reference to a statement put out by lufthansa yesterday. in that statement, they disclosed as part of their internal investigation their findings that in 2009 the co-pilot andreas lubitz 27 years old accused of crashing flight 9525 sent an e-mail to the lufthansa flight school saying -- declaring or letting them know that he had a bout of severe depression. now, that has sparked plenty of questions, wondering what sort of protocols, what sort of procedures lufthansa followed following that e-mail. and we simply don't have ans

all those who are left behind who suffer so much. >> i wanted to take in the mourning. it's important to me. >> this is the final official act of commemoration for germany's lost. the official incurry into why it happened is still ongoing. dominic kane, al jazeera, cologne. >> now for 18 years conservatives man have been building a replica of the french navy frigate that carried to north america to fight in the war of independence. jonah hull met the crew. >> some volunteer crew members have little sailing experience, enthusiasm got them on board and a taste for adventure. they're about to set stale on a replica war chip bound for the shores of north america. not just any warship. among the sleekest fighting vessels of her day. >> she represents a very important part of french maritime history doesn't she? >> oh, sure. well this is--this ship is one of the four that was one of the very best that the french navy ever built. >> built to take on the english. >> sure, and also the fact that it carries the over to boston, carrying to washington the news that the king of fran

today is the first of three days of national mourning here. seen something in nairobi that you don't normally see, people being searched their bags being searched before they were allowed to go into the caedral and into the churches here. the same thing in garissa, the university town where this massacre took place. people being searched. armed troops on the doors of two churches that were actually attacked three years ago by islamist militants. >> in this church that is still fresh in people's minds. >> reporter: the bishop at one of those services in garissa praising people for their courage in coming and asking them to remember the dead many of whom he said would have been at those easter sunday services. >> i can confess that i couldn't sleep, not because of fear but because of sadness for the victims. >> reporter: kenya's president meanwhile promising a clampdown, saying this is an existential threat, and promising a fierce crackdown. the one gunman was reported missing by his father last year. the other three have not been identified. >>

. >>> a day of mourning and calls for swift justice after al-shabab storms an university in kenya killing nearly 150 people. >>> and disappointing news on the economy. far fewer jobs created last month than expected. why cheaper oil is in part to blame. >> this is al jazeera america. i'm libby casey. praise stretched from washington to tehran today. iran's president has promised that his government will honor the deal but only if world powers will hold up their end of the bargain, too. >> i would like to make cheer that the enrichment program will be be for energy. >> it is warned that they will still be able to build a nuclear balm. >> prime minister netanyahu spoke to a joint session of the u.s. congress just last month warning of a deal with iran. he'll no doubt try to use his leverage whatever leverage he has with u.s. lawmakers to try to scuttle any chance of this passing through congress. but it's very unlikely that he will be able to derail this bill. this is in agreement reached not only with the u.s. but also with other world powers as well. mr. netanyahu, who will no doubt conti

. >> kenya's president addresses his mourning nation after al-shabab fighters killed 148 people at an university. >>> violence in australia as anti-islam protesters clash with rival demonstrators. >>> and the plan for these creatures to roam free in britain again for the first time in 1400 years. >> the u.n. security council is in a closed-door meeting to discuss the situation in yemen. they're debating a russian proposal to halt the fighting there and allow humanitarian aid to be brought in. first let's look at what is happening on the ground. the port city of aden has been the scene of intense fighting. much of it has centered around the crater district. and to the east lies the port city of mukalla on the outskirts of that town fighters linked to ali abdullah saleh. >> the streets of aden have become a battleground. and the people of this city are caught in the cross fire. >> aden has been without water for the past 20 hours or so. also supplies have been cut off from the district of crater after going through an intense battle on thursday. this is getting more difficult in hospita

i've got to meet a daddy who is in mourning, the mama who is in mourning, and we talked father-to-father. so it--it was a good visit with them and i just--i would ask you to however you give respect to individuals give them the respect that they deserve during this time. know that you're doing our best not just as a city but as a police officer police department. we're doing our best to protect you. we'll continue to strife to do what is right. we're going to strife to do what is right. i would just ask you to keep--i had been praying for peace. peace for the family, peace for the community and i'll continue to strife on that as i strife to protect and serve the people that i took an oath to do so. so that said-- >> any questions? >> chief chief. ♪ chanting no justice no ] >> may i make one statement. we only have ten minutes. if we're going to allow team to ask their questions. we understand what you're saying saying. we don't have an issue with that. but if we can have an opportunity to answer your questions because mr. prior said he's going cut it off. >> chief there were other office

a strong sense of mourning. not everybody did so.nd a lot of cities, the mayors issued proclamations as soon as they found out about lincoln's assassination. the mayor of cleveland, for example, issued a proclamation instructing citizens to come together in the city's main square at 3:00 that afternoon. and sarah can tell you a bit more about what happened. sarah jencks: well, this photograph right here is from the western reserve historical society, which is the historical society in cleveland, ohio. and the have this photograph and actually have this stone in their collection. the reason is because of the special story that is behind it. there was a gentleman who had been an architect of the courthouse who was not as sad as others about lincoln's assassination. in fact, when everyone gathered together, this gentleman said, this is not a moment for crime. this is not a moment to be said. and the rest of the crowd turned on him. he ended up spending the night in jail for his own safety, and left town the next day. and because his nam

chris: three days of national mourning in a feel be a following the killing of more than 20 christiansy the islamic faith group in libya. on sunday, the jihadist group released a video showing one group of men being beheaded on a beach, another being shot in the desert. the government has confirmed the dead were ethiopian migrant workers. "france 24'" catherine viette has more. catherine: a nation in mourning, condemning the brutal killing of at least two dozen ethiopian christians in libya by the islamic state group. >> they are taking innocent people and treating them like sheep, like animals and killing them in horrific ways. their actions are repugnant. we condemn them. >> we never support the killing of humans. catherine: the murders have shocked and horrified ethiopians and the will. the men shown being killed in the isp are believed to be migrants who left ethiopia and a hope of eventually reaching europe. it starts a travel to libya where they will then cross a boat to the mediterranean for sub it is there they were captured by the terrorist group. >> i very sad. i lost my brot

>>> the bay area mournings the loss >>> good evening. i'm katie marzullo. rain is headed to the bay area. it's still mostly dry out. a calm night sky but that is about to change. here's more with live doppler 7 hd. >> we're enjoying a bit of a break. but some of the rain is going to be moving in. it's offshore right now. it's going to start sliding south. i want to show you the forecast animation model. so here's what you can expect for easter sunday. 5:00 tomorrow it hits the north bay coast. and if you have sunday service plans or brunch, have an umbrella handy. we have moderate to light rainfall expected throughout the bay area tomorrow at 9:00 in the morning. by the afternoon it turns into spotty scattered showers. katie, this is a preview. we've got heavier rain with a threat of thunderstorms and i'll also talk about tahoe travel troubles coming up in the next report. >> france ess, thank you. we have more information at abc7news.com/apps. >>> a rural east bay community is running out of options for water. wells are drying up and their only other sourc

in the final edition, we get some reports of not just mourning, which we know is going on, but people celebrating. it was still -- the civil war was over but there were still divisiveness within the nation. and not just among the conspirators and booth. there were others who were apparently perfectly happy to see the end of lincoln. there were reports of arrests of people celebrating the death. and there are reports that say things like, all happy here from louisiana. that sort of thing. so, those are interesting little elements that we don't see, with the newspapers as your primary source, you get more than you can get in the broader strokes of a history book. it is nice to be able to let people reading it for themselves. there were suddenly other newspapers who were publishing and certainly doing additional editions, doing extras, but the "herald" seems to have held the high water mark for that kind of activity, partly because they had the fastest presses, the most up-to-date. they had a huge number of pressmen, more than any other newspaper that we see recorded. they have a large s

. >> we can't get my brother back, and my family is in deep mourning through that. through the process of justice, it has been served. i don't think all police officers are bad cops. there are bad ones out there. i don't want to see anyone shot down the way my brother was shot down . >> south carolina senator tim scott says the shooting was senseless, unnecessary and avoidable and promises to watch the case closely >>> south carolina shooting is the latest flash twoint between police and african-americans in the u.s. the shooting of michael brown in ferguson last august brought racism to light. ferguson just had its first city elections since brown's death and voters shows two black candidates for the council. rob reynolds has more. >> reporter: torrential rain kept people away from the poles at stam tiges, and turn out was light. many hoped that voting would end months of turmoil. >> we've had our bad, we have seen our bad, it's time to change that for everyone and make it a community we really want. >> it was the first local election since the killing of unarmed b

it will be a cooler friday and then we could be tracking some rain drops first thing saturday mourningthose rain chances have been going up. it won't be wet all day saturday. probably by saturday we should have clearing skies. another round of thunderstorms expected out to the sierra for today. as you can see for today and friday, we have the fog, and then the sun out there. sun/cloud mix. here is the approach of the frontal system as we head towards saturday. morning rain and then into the afternoon hours we'll have clearing out there. a bit of a breeze. i think saturday one of the cooler days of the few. here's our forecast model -- at 5:00 this afternoon, putting out the thunderstorms, the rain showers out toward the sierra, not too much happening here in the bay area and then tomorrow morning starting out the day with lower clouds. a few higher clouds as well by 5:00. still increasing high clouds. look what happens saturday morning. 6:00 and 7:00. we could have wet roadways. by the afternoon, we'll pull back on the shower chances. it looks like the rest of the day on saturday. we'l

capturing the mourning after the assassination of president lincoln. here in his home in springfield. by train the lincoln funeral pro session made its way across the country stopping in cities like philadelphia. here in a haunting picture of the slain president's casket surrounded by a crowd on the street. and then in lower manhattan buildings are decorated in preparation for the solemn march to honor lincoln. perhaps the extraordinary from the collection, black worshipers at a church in charleston. this picture is dated january january 31 1863, 30 days after lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation, and long before a broken nation was whole again. john seigenthaler, al jazeera. >> well, 33-year-old from gaza is demanding a work of art be returned. he said he was doomed into sell selling a mural by banskksy. aiconic character is taking over your computer screen in celebration of april fool's day. google maps have been transform transformed into pac-man chomping grounds. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm libby casey. more news coming up in just a mome

thousands mourned just not far from where the tensions broke out this afternoon. family members remembered gray for his smile. community leaders promised to keep pushing to make sense out of gray's death and urged everyone to do so peacefully. >> freddie's death is not in vain. after this day, we going to keep on marching. after this day, we going to keep demanding justice. >> the white house is weighing in tonight on the protests in baltimore. president obama is pledging the government's help to respond to that violence. the president spoke with stephanie rawlings blake today and said that his administration would provide assistance when needed and asked governor hogan to practice restraint in respond to the protests. loretta lynch will be sent to baltimore at a later date. >>> and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is speaking live right now. >> i think this speaks to the real heart and soul of our city that we are not going to allow our beautiful city to be destroyed. we will bring order from this chaos. we will bring those who seek to destroy us to justice and it

. >>> but first a night of violence in baltimore gave way to a day of mourning for 25 year-old freddie gray. gray died after suffering a serious spinal injury in the custody of police. gray will be laid to rest tomorrow. abc's laurie riveria has more. >> reporter: just hours after parts of the baltimore descended into chaos today a community in mourning began its final good bye to freddie gray. >> we don't know, we let truth prevail. >> we support the family. >> reporter: twenty-five year-old gray who died a week ago after sustaining a severe spinal cord injury while in police custody. gray's grieving family claims his spine was almost severed. >> we don't know when or how it was severed. the only people that know that are the police officers involved. >> reporter: today's quiet sorrow is in contrast to this scene last night a small pocket of rioters smashing storefronts, burning cars and facing off with police in full riot gear. >> and just wreak havoc. >> reporter: outside camden yard orioles red sox game, chaos, tonight this community frustrated but determined to end what many belie

. >>> right now one maryland community is in mourning after a student at buoy high school died on his way home from a field trip. he was 16 years old. this morning okhon was on this bus when he said he was in pain and then he just stopped breathing. the driver pulled into a gas station and called 911. people on the bus performed cpr until paramedics got there. he died shortly after he got to the hospital and the medical examiner will have to determine the exact cause. students were on their way back from an rotc trip to south carolina when they visited marine corps recruiting station. >>> another school in our area is also mourning the death of one of their own. madison small died of back tearian meningitis. she was a senior at broadlawn high school in ashburn. a star softball player. >>> we continue to follow the capitol hill shooting. we are working on getting any new updates on this breaking story. a live report from nbc's pete williams is coming up ahead. >>> a quadriplegic man with cerebral palacy found alone in the woods. how long he was missing, and who police say abandoned him

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. >> we can't get my brother back and my family is in deep mourning through that. through the process of justice, it has been served. i don't think all police officers are bad cops. there are bad ones out there. i don't want to see anyone shot down the way my brother was shot down >>> the south carolina shooting incident is the latest point between police and black communities across the u.s. the shooting of michael brown in ferguson last august brought to light the matter. ferguson just had its first election and voters chose two black candidates for the council. rob reynolds has more. >> reporter: what we have seen in ferguson today is a steady progression of people to the polls, despite periods of bad weather. there's a steady trickle of people going to the various voting places around the city. the way that this city has been managed in the past has been something that most people we talked to said has got to change. for example, there was a very critical report released in march by the united states justice department showing an institutionalized pattern of bi

tonight a family and his community are mourning. good evening to you. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. the tragedy of a 9-year-old live cut short. stabbed to death. a suspect, a friend of the victim's older brother. he's been arrested. marianne favro joins us live from discovery bay where everyone is wondering why. >> terry, there is such an emotional scene out here. all night long people have been stopping by to drop off teddy bers and candles. as this memorial grows where a 9-year-old was stabbed to death in his own home. >> a community in mourning and in shock. came to say good-bye to might to jordan almgren, shown here from a photo from family friend. the 9-year-old boy killed in his own home. really kind and -- and he was really nice. >> the little boy was a very cheerful boy. he played basketball in the back. >> sheriff deputies arrested 18-year-old billy schultz on us is special of killing the 9-year-old boy. deputies say schultz was friends with the victim's older brother. neighbors tell us schultz was always at the family's home and ma

and community comes together to mourn the death of a toddler at the hands ever a hit-and-run driver next on "action news." >> thursday night the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from lower pottsgrove, montgomery county. police vehicles converged at high and monthser streets where lawmen app helped aid suspect but not before a police officer was injured when the suspect allegedly hit him as he tried to fleech the officer was taken to west reading hospital. this all began with attempted traffic stop and then a chase. >> they came to mourn and support each other. family and close friends were back at 57 and lynch field tonight in west kensington in philadelphia to hold a vigil for 2-year-old david alse victim of hit-and-run who died today. "action news" reporter walter perez is at the scene tonight. >> jim, earlier tonight a crowd gathered at the site of hit-and-run in west kensington to put together a touching memorial in honor of 2-year-old who held on for nearly three days but died in the hospital this morning. meanwhile we had the chance to speak with a young couple r

mary washington is mourning the loss of a student. grace mann died at the hands of her own roommate. this morning police are trying to figure out why. shomari stone has reaction from neighbors in the quiet community college. >> reporter: friends remember her as an intelligent 20-year-old who uplifted the student body at mary washington. they arrested her roommate for allegedly killing her inside the house they rented with two other roommates. >> definitely is scary. the fact that we didn't hear anything no altercation that's the scary part. >> reporter: she lives across the street. >> they were good at school. >> reporter: two of the other roommates came home and found her unconscious. police say they called 911, tried cpr and steven took off running before officers showed up. police found him at this church parking lot on the other side of town. >> any reason why had he would do this? >> don't have information about this at this time. >> reporter: they were both students at university of mary washington. police believe they were not