let s start off with the temperatures. those plunge. it s made all the way down to texas and new mexico. that s where you ll have trouble over the day today with winter weather advisories from wichita to oklahoma city, even close to dallas we have a winter storm watch. you may see some wintry weather as we go throughout your friday and saturday. we have some freezing dri he will drizzle west texas, heavy snow on the border of colorado and new mexico. this weekend, we watch dallas today you re okay. saturday, it looks like we ll see temperatures warming up in a few spots. but some of that though could be right along that texas/oklahoma border and then look what happens on the east coast for sunday. 32 in new york a high, it will be windy, cold. and then day before thanksgiving, almost like a nor easter type storm coming up the east coast on the busiest travel day of the year. that stinstinks. luckily i m hosting. people are coming to me.
after giving what would be his last public speech inside the grand ballroom at the hotel texas in ft. worth. so this country which desires only to be free, which desires to be secure, which desires to live in peace for 18 years under three different administrations has born more than its share of the burden, has stood watch for more than its number of years. i don t think that we are fatigued or tired. we would like to live as we once lived. but history will not permit it. we are still the keystone in the arch of freedom and i think we ll continue to do as we have done in our past, our duty. and the people of texas will be in the lead. so i m glad to come. [ applause ] just about one hour later, the president and first lady would depart ft. worth aboard air force one and head for dallas, texas. msnbc s alex witt has a look at the scars the assassination of
0 coverage as the nation pays tribute on this 50th anniversary of jfk s assassination. [ bagpipes playing ] the official remembrances began this morning at arlington national cemetery beginning with the playing the bag pipes. bag pipes a personal favorite of jfk s. they were also played at his funeral. minutes later in arlington, taps echoed through the cemetery as a wreath was placed at the site where the president lies alongside his first lady, jackie. this afternoon dallas will mark the day with a solemn ceremony in the plaza that jfk s motorcade passed just before the infamous shots rang out. thousands will be in attendance. coming up in minutes, i ll be speaking with a woman who was just a girl when she witnessed jfk s murder. she took iconic photos of jfk s last moments. right now we want to get big political stories of the day. good morning, everybody, i m thomas roberts coming to you live from washington, d.c. topping our agenda, a november to remember in the senate, with t
0 president kennedy was assassinate and his death shook the political power structure and changed the nation. memorials started early this morning at kennedy s gravesite in arlington national cemetery. thousands are expected to visit throughout this day. u.s. attorney general eric holder visited early this morning. president obama ordered flags lowered at all government buildings to honor kennedy s memory. at this hour 50 years ago, president kennedy was in ft. worth on the third leg of a politically tricky texas trick. he was greeted like a rock star as he met the crowd outside the hotel texas that morning. there no faint hearts in ft. worth. what did you think of him? i thought he was very distinguished. i think he is just so distinguished and so intelligent and i m so happy i got to see him. what are do you think of the president? . i think he s a wonderful man. after that the president and vice president johnson headed to a chamber of commerce breakfast. the first la
0 president and mrs. kennedy s rip to texas included a number of for thes around the state to various cities and jackie kennedy managed to steal spotlight among the excited crowds. brian williams reports on the events leading up to that shot heard round the world. reporter: at their third texas stop in ft. worth, even though it was late and raining, people lined the streets to see them. the kennedys spent their last night together at the hotel texas. the next morning, november 22nd, the president emerged to greet a crowd of 5,000 gathered outside. i appreciate you being here this morning. mrs. kennedy is organizing herself. it takes longer. but of course she looks better than me. reporter: and when she appeared, mrs. kennedy made a stunning entrance wearing the now famous pink chanel suit, wheat gloves and pill box hat. a few years ago i sbr drused myself in paris by saying i was the man who accompanied mrs. kennedy to paris. i m getting that same sensation as i travel around t