as the bells rangs out in dealey plaza to commemorate john kennedy, an 85-year-old great grandmother watched and listened and more than anyone in the audience, she must have felt a double heartache. the nation lost a president, she lost a husband. a dallas police officer was shot and killed while chasing a suspect. marie tippit was home that day. she remembers her husband coming home for a quick lunch before he headed back to his patrol car. it was suddenly a very hectic day. they called him and told him a description of the person they were looking for. that person was lee harvey oswald. tippit drove to the oak cliff neighborhood in dallas. he pulled over at 10th and patin and stopped a man on the street. as he got out of his patrol car, lee harvey oswald fired three times from a .38 caliber
as the bells rang out, a great grandmother watched and listens. the nation had lost a president. she had lost a husband. a dallas policeman just a short while ago was shot and killed while chasing a suspect. marie tippit was at home that day. she remembers her husband coming home for a quick lunch before heading back to his patrol car. she told nbc news it was suddenly a very hectic day. they had called him and told him a description of the person that they was looking for. that person was lee harvey oswald. j.d. tippit drove to the neighborhood in dallas. he pulled over at the intersection of 10th and stopped a man walking along the street. but as tippit got out of his patrol car, lee harvey oswald fire three times. he shot him a fourth time as the officer lay on the ground.
0 didn t do it by starting a fight, which is getting involved. but did it by showing the right way to behave. you warned us this would make us cry. thank you. something to be thankful for early in thanksgiving week. all right. that s it for us. let s sends you over to the newsroom with kyra phillips. what s up, girlfriend. how about those parents? let s lift up those parents of all those kids. absolutely. amen. newsroom starts right now. happening now in the newsroom, breaking overnight just stings your skin to be outside. winter blasts. if it gets really bad we ll encourage folks to stay home. a massive storm, ice, freezing rain marching east right now, threatening thanksgiving travel for millions of people. also, new deal. these are substantial limitations which will help prevent iran from building a nuclear weapon. ground breaking and controversial. is not historic agreement. it s a historic mistake. plus, knock out. is that a game? a scary grow
0 flooding and massive delays across parts of the southern plains. we re going to tell you what else to expect over the next few days. also right now, police at yale university are checking a report of a person with a gun on or near the campus. an alert on the university s website urges people to stay where they are, schools in recess, most of the students have left campus. right now, the news anchor and talk show host katie couric is preparing for a new an seenment. yahoo! last named couric as the face of its global news operation starting early next year. hel, i m wolf blitzer reporting today from washington. we begin with the weather, the warnings across the country which could make for some anxious moments for those of you trying to get home for thanksgiving. first off, there s the snow. this is what is it looks like in colorado. texas and oklahoma. and check out this wreck in oklahoma. besides the snow and icy roads, there s also strong winds and heavy rain. those are combinin
lost a grandson. marie tippit was at home that day. she remembered her husband coming home for lunch. as she told nbc news, it was sudden lay she hectic day. they called him and told him the description of the person they were looking for. that person was lee harvey oswald. tippit pulled over at intersection of 10th and paden and stopped a man walking along the street. but as tippit got out of his car, lee harvey fired three times. he shot tippit a fourth time as he lay on the ground. jay tippit died instantly. i can t believe it. it was unlear. she was in agony as her husband was laid to rest.