the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr. i marked the anniversary in memphis, tennessee where dr. king preached his last sermon. i also got a chance to sit down with one of the activists who was with dr. king on the lorraine hotel balcony that terrible day and he witnessed the shooting. andrew young is a civil rights legend, a former u.n. ambassador, u.s. congressman, atlanta mayor. he spoke to me about the murder of his friend and what the next generation can learn about the risks they took for freedom. take a look. 50 years later. how does it feel? i m numb about it all. you re numb. i had to make peace with memphis before i left memphis 50 years ago. we talked about we talked about death all the time. and martin used to say, we re going to die. very few of us are going to see 50. he d say death is the ultimate