arrest. >> after franklin's plan to shoot jesse jackson fail, he stumbles upon another high profile type, civil rights leader vernon jordan. >> i was in chicago at that time, headed towards indiana. i stopped at ft. wayne that night. and just happened to hear on the news that vernon jordan was speaking at the it marriott hotel at such and such time. i thought, if he's speaking at the motel, he's probably staying at the motel. i called the motel up for a motel room. i said, could you tell me what room vernon jordan is, you know. she said, sir, it's against policy, we weren't supposed to do that. somehow i was able to convince her to give me the room number. that's all it took. i stayed by the interstate. >> vernon jordan is said to be in very serious but at least stable condition in a ft. wayne, indiana hospital this morning while local and federal officials are trying to find out who shot him and why.