this is wfaa tv in dallas, texas. may i have your name, sir. >> mr. zapruder. >> zapruder?l us your story, sir? >> i got out a half hour earlier to get in a good spot to take some pictures. >> 5-year-old boy and myself were by ourselves there on palmer street. and i asked joe to wave and joe waved and -- >> it's all right, sir. go ahead. >> he was waving back. he was -- the shot rang out and he slumped down in the seat. >> all of a sudden, this next one popped and governor connally grabbed his stomach and kind of laid over to the side. and another one -- it was all just so fast -- and president kennedy reached up and looked like he grabbed his ear and blood just started gushing out. >> the person who fired -- >> i didn't see any person fire the weapon. >> you only heard it? >> i only heard it and looked up and saw a man running up this hill. >> if it's a conspiracy, not only the president was hit, the governor was hit, who knows if the next shot would have been for lyndon johnson. johnson's car pulls into the emergency bay at parkland hospital. four agents reach in and grab

this is wfaa tv in dallas, texas. may i have your name, sir. >> mr. zaputta. >> zaputta?l us your story, sir? >> i got out a half hour earlier to get in a good spot to take some pictures. >> 5-year-old boy and myself were on the grass there and joe waved and i waved and -- >> it's all right, sir. go ahead. >> he was waving back. he was -- the shot rang out and he slumped down in the seat. >> all of a sudden, this next one popped and governor connally grabbed his stomach and kind of laid over to the side. and another one and president kennedy reached up and looked like he grabbed his ear and blood just started gushing out. >> i didn't see any person fire the weapon. >> you only heard it? >> i only heard it and looked up and saw a man running up this hill. >> if it's a conspiracy, not only the president was hit, the governor was hit, who knows if the next shot would have been for lyndon johnson. johnson's car pulls into the emergency bay at parkland hospital. four agents reach in and grab johnson and pull him out and start to run him down one corridor looking for a safe pla

ladies and gentlemen, i'd like to introduce to you the chief cameraman and assistant news director of wfaaion. this is burt ship. would you tell the people exactly what you know as of this point? >> i was standing at the trade mart awaiting his arrival there. all of a sudden, we saw them approaching. the didn't slow down. as a matter of fact, the were going 70, 80 miles per hour past us. and then i jumped in the police car and went to parkland. these two men come running in one of them had a big large machine gun and the was hauling stretchers and cots and everything. and the governor the brought him in first. >> what happened after that? >> the president came in behind him. >> albert thomas, democrat of texas, is standing outside the corridor of the emergency room, said he's been told the president was still alive but in very critical condition. >> the president has not arrived here. a group of secret servicemen and other officials is gathered where the president normally would enter and discussing heatedly with one another some subject or other. of course we have no idea what. >> now her

minutes after the president's murder zapruder was live on the air at local station wfaa. >> i heard ae side like this. then i heard another shot or two and i kept on filming. >> reporter: it was poured over frame by frame by experts and amateurs. frame 228, president kennedy grasps for his throat. frame 359 mrs. kennedy begins a desperate crawl over the trunk. a photo lab tech at "life" magazine which paid zapruder $150,000 for his film accidently destroyed four frames, only fueling conspiracy theories, theories that made it into motion pictures like oliver stone's jfk. but zapruder's film also led the government to conclude lee harvey oswald acted alone. after that fateful day, abraham zapruder never picked up his camera again. byron pitts, abc news, dallas. >> abc news will commemorate this anniversary all this week. thank you for watching tonight. don't forget "nightline" later and i'll see you right back here again tomorrow. good night. >>> bay area students have second thoughts about their school mascot. >> live doppler seven shows rainfall approaching bait area. a look at when i

>> i was at affiliate wfaa in dallas two brok blocks away from dealey plaza and examining the videotape of the president's morning in fort worth and the arrival in love field in dallas. my goal was to help our white house correspondent bob clark with his piece that evening. >> you describe it running down to dealy plaza and it was a horrifically emotional scene. tell us what you saw that day? >> it was. i grabbed a cameraman and he came with me and people were just pointing to the depository building and saying a man was up there with a rifle. and folks were crying and sobbing and shock and extremely angry and the police were getting attention on the building itself. >> you were working with correspondent bob clark that day as you said and he was heading to the hospital and trying to follow the first lady and the president's car to the hospital and he described to you the scene. when he got to the hospital he was able to so in and what did he tell you? >> when they got there, the press pool got out and went to the limousine and mrs. kennedy and the president were till there and the pres

this is wfaa tv in dallas, texas.ame, sir. >> my name is abraham zapruder. >> zapruder? >> yes, sir. >> tell us your story, sir? >> i got out a half hour earlier to get in a good spot to take some pictures. >> 5-year-old boy and myself were by ourselves there on the grass on palmer street. and i asked joe to wave and joe waved and i waved -- >> it's all right, sir. go ahead. >> he was waving back. he was -- the shot rang out and he slumped down in the seat. >> all of a sudden, this next one popped and governor connally grabbed his stomach and kind of laid over to the side. and another one -- it was all just so fast -- and president kennedy reached up and looked like he grabbed his ear and blood just started gushing out. >> did you see the person who fired? >> i didn't see any person fire the weapon. >> you only heard it? >> i only heard it and looked up and saw a man running up this hill. >> if it's a conspiracy, not only the president was hit, the governor was hit, who knows if the next shot would have been for lyndo

ladies and gentlemen, i would like to introduce the chief camera man and assistant news director of wfaaevision, this is burt schiff. burt, we have brought the people pretty much up to date. would you tell them exactly what you know as of this point? >> jay, i was standing at the trade mart waiting his arrival there. all of a sudden, we saw them approaching. they didn't slow down, matter of fact they were going 70, 80 miles an hour past us and i jumped in the police car and went to park land. these two men came running in, one had a large machine gun and they was hauling stretchers and cots and everything and the governor, they brought him in first. >> what happened after this? >> the president come in behind him and they took them, both of them back. >> albert thomas, democratic texas is standing outside the corridor of the emergency room, said he's been told the president was still alive but in very critical condition. >> the president has not arrived here. a group of secret servicemen and other officials has gathered where the president normally would enter and discussing repeatedly w

>>> a gentlemen just walked in the studio i'm meeting for the first time, as well as you, this is wfaa. may i have your name, sir. >> my name is abraham zaputta. >> zaputta? >> yes, sir. >> tell us your story, sir. >> i get out to shoot some pictures. >> 5-year-old boy and myself were on the grass there and asked joe to wave and i waved and -- >> it's all right, sir. >> go ahead. >> he was waving back. he was -- the shot rang out and he slumped down in the seat. >> all of a sudden, this next one popped and governor connally grabbed his stomach and went to the side and another one and president kennedy grabbed his ear and blood started gushing out. >> did you see the person that fired the weapon? >> i didn't see any person fire the weapon. >> you only heard it? >> i only heard it and looked up and saw a man running up this hill. >> if it's a conspiracy, not only the president was hit, the governor was hit, who knows if the next shot would have been for lyndon johnson. johnson's car pulls into the emergency bay at the hospital. four agents reach in and grab johnson and pull him out and s

minutes after the president's murder, he was live on the air at local abc station, wfaa. >> slumped tolike this. then i heard another shot or two. >> reporter: it was poured over frame by frame by experts and amateurs. frame 228, president kennedy grabs for his throat. frame 359, mrs. kennedy begins a desperate crawl over the trunk. the photographer accidentally destroyed four frames, only fueling conspiracy theories, theories that made it in to motion pictures like oliver stone's "jfk." >> back and to the left. >> reporter: but zapruder's film also led the government to conclude that lee harry oswald acted alone. after that fateful day, abraham never picked up his camera again. byron pitts, abc news, dallas. >> amazing. >> that almost didn't happen. zapruder apparently had left his camera at home because it was overcast and figured what would be the point. his assistant at lunchtime urged him to get it before the motorcade came by. >> he was savvy about how he sold it and donated some money to one of the cops killed that day. very interesting back story there. >> absolutely. >>> comin

>>> a gentlemen just walked in the studio i'm meeting for the first time, as well as you, this is wfaamay i have your name, sir. >> mr. zaputta. >> zaputta? >> yes, sir. >> tell us your story, sir? >> i get out to shoot some pictures. >> 5-year-old boy and myself were on the grass there and joe waved and i waved and -- >> it's all right, sir. >> go ahead. >> he was waving back. he was -- the shot rang out and he slumped down in the seat. >> all of a sudden, this next one popped and governor connally grabbed his stomach and went to the side and another one and president kennedy grabbed his ear and blood started gushing out. >> i didn't see any person fire the weapon. >> you only heard it? >> i only heard it and looked up and saw a man running up this hill. >> if it's a conspiracy, not only the president was hit, the governor was hit, who knows if the next shot would have been for lyndon johnson. johnson's car pulls into the emergency bay at the hospital. four agents reach in and grab johnson and pull him out and start to run him down one corridor looking for a safe place. >> mr. johnson

here are the details from wfaa. >> it's billed as one of the baddest weapons to date. it. >> manufactured by a texas company, it makes promises unlike any other firearm in the market. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: ones we had to see to believe. >> this is our network tracking scope. >> reporter: on a hill over an hour from the metroplex, we met gary smith, sales director with tracking point. >> this is revolutionary. when it first boots up -- >> reporter: he's part of the austinbased startup. who founder, a hunter, dreamed of making hunting easier when it comes to long range shooting. >> and the system we have today is three years of product development and about $40 million. >> reporter: it went on sell this january. rotation of the earth, spin drift, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, uphill or downhill angles and a moving target, every variable calculated by a computer. from there, it's displayed on an ipad through wi-fi. the rifle comes with both. using a fighter jet's target locking system, you set your tag, match up the cross hairs, and fire. >> that's good.

this is wfaa-tv in dallas, texas. may i have your name, please, sir? >> my name is abraham zapruder. >> mr. zapuda? >> zapruder, yes, sir. >> zapruder, and would you tell us your story, please, sir? >> i got out about a half-hour early to get a good spot to shoot some pictures. as the president's coming down from houston street, making his turn, i heard a shot and he slumped to the side, like this. then i heard another shot or two. i couldn't tell you whether it was one or two. and i saw his head practically open up, all blood and everything. and i kept on shooting. that's about all. i'm just sick-- i can't... >> i think that pretty well expresses the feelings of the whole world. >> terrible. >> narrator: within two hours, the police had arrested 24-year-old lee harvey oswald. he was a former marine who had once defected to the soviet union. only weeks earlier, he had visited soviet and cuban diplomatic missions in mexico. >> the original complaint that the police department filed on lee oswald, around midnight on the 22nd of november, said that lee os

hours later she was live on the air with abc affiliate wfaa. >> he grabbed his chest and an odd lookforward on to her lap. >> reporter: even though the official version found only three gunshots fired, from then until the day she died she insisted she heard six shots. adding she saw a second gunman above the grassy knoll. hers would be the first of countless conspiracies. some 50 years later, we met her daughter and granddaughter on that same spot. >> she heard four to six shots. that's what she believed that day, and she said it for the rest of her life. >> reporter: this is the sixth floor of the texas school book depository. it is here the warren commission concluded that lee harvey oswald, perched with his rife, took dead aim at kenendy. 50 years later the question lingers. worldwide, 500 books have been written on conspiracies. the main one, "the soviet union of the cubans planned it. lee harvey oswald was a communist spy. >> he's been shot. >> reporter: jack ruby killed oswald to cover it up. but the theories have been discredited by federal investigations. one or more conspira