painful fight, to recognize some of america's bravest... >> he say.. be cool...be cool... >> ...proudest moment in my life.. >> honor delayed a soledad o'brien special report only on al jazeera america hello there. this is the news hour live from london. coming up dozens of tourists are shot dead as gunmen target a beachside hotel in

tunisia. >> gay marriage is now legal across the country. the wimbeldon players have some interesting prospects. serena williams has to get past her sister venus. that's coming up. in france a person was beheaded after a car rammed through the gate and set off an explosion. not long afterwards, there was a suicide bombing in a mosque in kuwait's capital. in tunisia 13 have been killed

as gunmen opened fire near a hotel. this is the second mayor attack in the north african country this year. detailed coverage of these incident is coming up but we begin on the attack in tunisia. >>reporter: at least one gunman started shooting at tourists on the beach inside the hotel. eyewitnesses describe initial confusion and then blind terror as they realized what was happening. tourists were shot at point blank range on the sand and around a swing. >> he started firing on the beach and then went to the pool. people were run ago way from there. he had a grenade which he then threw at them. >>reporter: others desperately ran for the safety of their hotels. local hospitals have been inundated by the injured. the victims are from six different countries. one attacker was shot dead by police and there are reports

another was arrested. this is one of tunisia's most popular resorts and is a vital contributor to the economy. tunisia has been on high alert since an attack on a museum in march killed 22 fortuners. tunisia is one of the largest groups volunteering for the so-called islamic state. >> many of them came back to tunis. a lot of people actually are angry against the state and do not accept tunisia as democratic and also pledge to wage jihad against tunisia. >>reporter: this is a huge blow to tourism and reminds tunisia how vulnerable they are.

>> first of all, do we have an update or development on the suspects? >>reporter: yes. we are hearing that there was at least one attacker. there's still confusion as to whether there were more accomplices who were arrested or got away. but we know there was at least one attacker. there was an image of him which the police released lying dead on the ground with rifles next to him. we believe that he's a student. very interesting that he is from tunisia because of course the two gunmen who carried out the attack on the museum in tunis in march were from tunisia as well. they came from very ordinary backgrounds and were believed to have been trained at a military camp in libya. we still have not had any claims

of responsibility for this attack but the usual suspects here in tunisia and the people that many people that are pointing fingers at are either isil or groups linked to al quaeda. groups linked to al quaeda al sharia have been active in the last two years attacking a number of security targets and military convoys. but, again, this is unprecedented. not only is it the second worst attack it's the worst attack in recent history in tunisia. >> obviously as you mentioned, this is just months after the museum attack. what kind of reaction has there been not just from the authorities but from the people themselves. even though this is obviously an attack on tourism and the economy i guess it's also an attack on tunisia itself. what reaction has there been?

>>reporter: i think many see this as an attack on the progress that this country has made in the last four years since the revolution. it has really been a very different case study in the so-called arab spring. it has not suffered from the same turmoil as its neighbors. it has been a difficult path towards dmro democracy but it's still on that path. this was an attack really on the way of life in tunisia and what they're hoping to achieve from the revolution. now, another aspect of this there have been a lot of arrests, thousands really in the past year by governments that is really seen as being tougher on security than the government that ruled tunisia the last three years before the election in october. there are some people who are

saying that possibly the attack could be linked to people who are upset about this clamp down as well as people suspected to going to sites in libya and syria and returning home to tunisia. thank you. now we can speak to dr. mohammed who is an arabic lecturer from oxford university. just continuing on from what i was discussing there. we don't yet know exactly who might be behind this attack but what do you think was the signal that whoever did this was trying to send both to tunisia and the world? >> thank you. let me add first i wanted to mention a post by a journalist

in tunisia who said please stop talking about the victims killed foreigners. everybody who's a victim of terrorism on tunisia's soil came here because they love this country and for all intents and purposes, they're all from tunisia. targets are probably multiple. one of them is basically i think what the process has produced so far calls is mainly a tunisia that is making some steps including its constitution and a number of elections towards democracy of its

system. what tunisia presents and the tunesian main economic as well as symbolic importance. >> tunisia has been i guess, one of the only success stories of the arab spring. there is relatively stable democracy but still young. how destabilizing is this attack? or could it be? >> they can be very destabilizing because basically several with libya in a completely devastated state, there have been attempts at injecting some levels of

uncertainty or instability in tunisia. sometimes it's regional. sometimes it's attacks against the security forces which have really brought the brunt of the attacks. so now the economy -- so they have first they started also by a fascinating key figure who is incidentally a first court case is going to be on

>> we know that it's almost impossible to guard against suicide attacks or this form of terrorism that happened in the united states, france. i do believe there's a pattern after the assassination of a couple of leaders, the pattern has been attack against the security services themselves.

and the second target has been tourism. there was an event in the south part of the country. >> after killing 37 people and injuring 38 is a major failure. >> sir, thank you so much for sharing your views with us. thank you. >> thank you.

>> a suicide bomb blast after friday prayers at a muslim mosque in kuwait's capital has killed at least 25 worshippers. isil says they're behind the attack but unlike other countries in the region attacks are rare in kuwait. >>reporter: mobile phone pictures capture the panic and chaos following the explosion at a mosque in kuwait city. shia worshippers gathered for friday prayers and they were the targets. reports are that a man blew himself up as the congregation was leaving the mosque. the group, islamic state, is claiming responsibility. dozens of people were killed in the blast and at least five of the injured are in a critical condition in hospital. pictures broadcast on state television showed the extent of the destruction. blood stained clothes, shattered glass, and debray across the mosque. there was no regard for life let

alone that of this place of

worship. which remain outstanding. at least the genesis of this plot from the point of view of the attacker himself. he also went into considerable detail about the attack saying cameras picked up the van being

driven by the attacker at 9:28. he was able to access the chemical and gas depot over my shoulder because he had a pass, an entry pass by virtue of the fact he's a regular delivery to this site. once inside he drove his fan towards a covered silo where he detonated his van. they found a decapitated corporation. that is his boss is transpires and as they arrived, they found he was trying to open gas bottles. what it's caused is a major alert all over france as you can see from my report now. >> the intention is unclear. the effect of his actions though was horrifying. it appears the attacker had accreditation to drive onto the

site. what happened next is unclear but there was a large explosion and a man was decapitated. along side the corpse a flag with arabic inscriptions. >> the french president says it was a terrorist attack. >> there's a lot of emotion but this is not the only solution. we must have action and the need to never give into fear under any circumstances and not create divisions or

>> and are working closely with all relevant authorities. two other suspects including saleh's wife have new been arrested and are being questioned and french security services remain on high alert. >> what is becoming increasingly a a apparent is that a much worse catastrophe was averted here and the potential for a massive ex-close has been avoided. the local area here will remain on the highest state of alert for the next three days although for the moment they are operating on the basis that their belief is that saleh was

operating alone. wounded syrians tell of the horror of an isil attack in the border town of khobani. plus one of the copa america's star strikers is back with a bang. robin has the details. the u.s. supreme court has declared same-sex couples have the right to marry anywhere in the country. before friday gay and lesbian couples were allowed to wed in 36 states and washington d.c. now the remaining 14 states will have to stop enforcing their bans on gay marriage. alan fisher joins us live now from outside the u.s. supreme court. so the ruling passed as such but

i guess by a slim majority. is this a contentious issue in the united states? >>reporter: it will. people have divided on this on moral grounds but as far as the legal debate is concerned, this is over. there are a pocket of people around the steps of the supreme court. within hours of the supreme court issuing its verdict, same-sex couples are already making plans to get married. some even carried out the events themselves. that's how important this is and how many lives this decision by the supreme court begins to

impact. this is a hugely significant decision, perhaps the most important ruling covering marriage to come from the

supreme court since 1967 when it ruled that interracial marriage was not illegal. there are those who believe this is not the end of the fight. >> we want to continue to fight because our community needs not just marriage but also employment protections and housing protections and a whole host of other issues that we're combatting today. as judicial tierny. there are some groups already talking about getting enough support for a constitutional amendment to enshrine marriage as being between a man and a woman. but for same-sex couples and their supporters around the country, they are celebrating.

this is a significant day. in fact the 26th of june has become a significant day for two reasons. it was back in 2002 that homosexuality and its prohibition were illegal in the united states and three years ago, a key part was struck down giving same-sex couples equal rights in the eyes of the law. so the 26th of june 2015 will go down as a significant day in what many people see as the most important battle for civil rights in america. and for this modern generation. >> european leaders have agreed to relocate 40,000 refugees from italy and greece to other countries within the next two years. they've made the dangerous

journey across the mediterranean to europe in this past year. eu leaders will also take in syrians and iraqis living in camps outside of europe. lauren snead reports. >>reporter: here they come again. 200 more rescued in the mediterranean. more people to be processed. more trouble for europe. but many won't offer -- as those who will. >> it shows that europe is not living up to the values it promotes in each and every occasion abroad. on europe's borders, the fences

are going up between hungary and serebia serbian sloe vacvakia >> i do not think -- but i do believe that the west should do something in its own interest particularly when it comes to security. >> that issue of moral responsibility lies at the heart of all this. should a country such as the u.k. which took part in the iraq war feel a duty to take in these

syrian orphans living in a ditch in france. >> they're people fleeing conflict and there is indeed a moral imperative to show compassion and to match up to its obligations offering access to asylum. >>reporter: 40,000 refugees among all 28 mens of the european union only amounts to 1,428 refugees per country. but even so three countries, u.k. ireland, and denmark have exempted themselveses from this argument. many people in europe are now inclined to see these people as a potential problem, a drain on resources or a religious and

ethnic delusion of european values. is coming up the bridge that is a lifetime for iraqis fleeing the anbar province >> plus the u.s. president delivers the eulogy for the pastor killed in last week's shooting in charleston, south carolina.

>> you're listening now i believe to the invocation which means we're well and truly underway now. dr. hendricks. the let me get you to my colleague dell walters who is following the service for us. he's been on the ground in charleston for well over a week now. dell if you would, set that scene for us there in charleston as this service is well underway and the president of the united states is set to give the eulogy

any moment. >>reporter: tony to set the scene for you, they began the ceremony about 11:00 o'clock eastern time. they've been going ever since. i've heard it described as the sweltering summer of 2015. temperatures here in south carolina today 97 degrees. feels like temperatures closer to 110. it's that warm inside the auditorium there. what you're seeing and the reason we're coming back to you right now is because about five minutes ago, the president of the united states flanked by the vice president of the united states entered the arena. there was a warm applause. the president is expected to deliver the eulogy at any given moment now here in south carolina as i mentioned in the program, they're calling it a celebration. it's a home going in the african-american tradition meaning they believe that they're going to meet their maker. that they are with jesus and that's why they celebrate it at the end of life on this earth and the beginning of life in

heaven. it's a strange feeling. it was nine days ago dylan roof walked through this church and opened fire. they said someone should have told that young man he came to the wrong place. wrong church. wrong people. wrong day. and that has been the theme. i am joined right now by two people who are relatives of reverend pinkney from north carolina. how do you feel as we wait for the president of the united states to give the eulogy for your loved one? >> it's unbelievable to have the support from the leader of our country. it's incredible. >> is there a fear though that with the confederate flag

situation, with the president coming, with the scotus supreme court decision today on gay marriage that what happened here nine days ago might take place with other events >> >> i believe so. i truly believe so. but there are bigger problems in this country. i think this is just what has to happen. it's about racialation. we need to talk about that. we knew about the killers that happened over a month ago, a young man was shot down by the police. those are things that need to be our shadows. also i thank the president for coming here. you can tell in his face he was totally discouraged about killings again. again here we are talking about the gun issue and talking about the flag. but i believe it's not about the flag, it's about the people and the changing of the hearts of

people. they can take the flag down and come up with another flag but, again, it's all about bringing people together and talking about the issues because we still have a lot of black on black crime that we're not talking about those issues. this is something that's kind of -- i think this is a moment and i think this it's time for change and they need discussions across the

calhoun street up here in front of mother emmanuel. so many people had to be turned away and it looked like something went wrong. nothing went wrong.

these are the images of the people lining up to get inside the church this morning and the church is actually a college auditorium. but it was filled to capacity. they're dressed in their sunday fine. when you say this is a homecoming, this is a celebration. >> life as we understand we come here to die. that's what we do. when we go out, we have to celebrate the living of lives. tragically how they ended was so sad but i always think about, you know the other side of the world where they're going to

enter in now. they don't have to worry about any of the evil or any of that. that's their home going. it's a major turnout and all these people have come in their sunday best. i've seen older mothers, 80 and 90-year-old women that are there and they were turned away. i don't know who planned this but the planning should have been better. >> what does it say to you that in that crowd is an african-american president of the united states and a white

vice president of the united states, a former president, the first lady who is now running for president, hillary clinton is there. the speaker of the house of representatives is in that audience. what does it say to you that in the words of martin luther king we're looking at a political scene that wants to be joined more on the consent of its legislation than the color of its skin. >> i think that is truly the understanding of what's happening tonight or actually this afternoon. >> we're seeing people interested in loving each other and going across the aisle to make these efforts happen and understanding that race is a big issue. it's really good to hear that people are taking this serious. >> we're going to take you live to the service right now. gregory kinsey the reverend

reverend is speaking right now. >> the trumpet will sound. this mortal must put on immortality. so when this corruptible has put on corruption and this mortal has put on immortality then shall be brought to pass the scene that is written. death is swallowed up in victory. oh death, where is your sting? oh grave, where is your victory? the sting of death is sin and the strength of the sin, is sin of the law. thanks be to god who gives us the victory through our lord jesus christ. therefore, be steadfast, immovable. always abounding in the work of the lord.

knowing that your leader is not in vain. the word of god for the people of god.

[applause] >> thank you to all of the established protocol of this day. we come not as those who have no hope but we come reassured that nothing separates us from the love of god. and, therefore, we press on to do those things which are

acceptable in the sight of god. now, even a presiding bishop has sense enough to know not to block the way when the president is waiting to speak. i ask you to give me just about 40 seconds to say to you how grateful we are to each of you for what you have done and for what you continue to do. i stand to say that the nine who lost their lives had bible

study. i'm calling upon the board of trustees of allen university to raise a memorial on the campus of that institution in memory of the nine who lost their lives. i am persuaded that coming generations who will study on the campus of allen will be reminded of the importance of what happened during this period of time. i close by saying to you that we are convinced that south carolina rose to its greatest height during the last week. [applause] >>

there is no period in the history of this great state that will excel the love and togetherness that showed itself as a result of the dastardly act that was perpetrated a few days ago. but i say that i can tell the world about this. i can tell the nation that i'm blessed. tell them that the comforter has come. the comforter has brought joy to our soul. [applause]

i am told that it's my responsibility to say that the president of the united states of america, the honorable barack obama will come at this time. [applause]

giving all praise and honor to god. the bible tells us to hope. to persevere. and have faith in things not seen. they were still living by faith when they died the scripture tells us. [applause] >> they did not receive the

things promised. they only saw them admitting that they are foreigners and strangers. we are here today to remember a man of god who lived by faith. a man who believed in things not seen. a mana man who believed what better days were ahead of the difference. a man of service who persevered knowing full well he would not receive all those things he was

promised. the people of charleston, the people of south carolina. i cannot claim to have a good fortune to know the reverend pinkney well but i did have the pleasure of knowing him and meeting him here in south carolina back when we were both a little bit younger. [laughter] >> back when i didn't have visible gray hair. [laughter] >> the first thing i noticed was his graciousness. his smile. his reassuring barritone.

his deceptive deceptive sense of humor. friends of his remarked this week that when he entered a room, it was like the future arrived. that even from a young age, folks knew he was special. annointed. he was the progeny of a long line of the faithful. a family of preachers who spread god's word. a family of protesters who so changed to expand voting rights and desegregate the south. he heard their instruction and he did not forsake their teaching. he was in the pulpit by 13.

pastor by 18. public servant by 23. he did not exhibit any of the cockiness of youth nor insecurities of youth. instead, he set an example worthy of his position. wise beyond his

years. his position in the minority party meant the odds of winning more resources for his constituents were often long. equity. too often unheeded. from his ministry.

from the community that loved and needed him. there he would fortify his faith. he embodied a politics that was neither mean nor small. he conducted himself quietly and kindly and diligently. he encouraged progress not by pushing his ideas along but by seeking out your ideas. partnering with you to make things happen. he was full of empathy and fellow feeling. able to walk in somebody else's shoes and see through their eyes. >> amen. >> no wonder one of his colleagues remembered him as the most gentle of the 46 of us.

the best of the 46 of us. clem was often asked why he chose to be a pastor and a public servant. but the person who asked probably didn't know the history of the a.m.e. church. >> right. [applause] >> as our brothers and sisters in the a.m.e. church know we don't make those distinctions. [laughter] >> right. >> our calling clem once said is not just within the walls of the congregation but the life and community in which our congregation resides.

he embodied the idea that our christian faith demands deeds and not just works. to put our faith in action is more than just individual salvation. it's about our collective salvation. >> right. >> to feed the hungry. clothe the naked. and house the homeless. >> uh-huh. >> is not just a call for isolated charity. but the imperative of a just society. >> right. amen. >> what a good man. sometimes i think that's the best thing to hope for when you're yule

eulogized. you don't have to be of high station to be a good man. preacher by 13. pastor by 18. public servant by 23. what a life he lived. what an example he set. slain in his sanctuary with eight wonderful members of his

flock. bound together by a common commitment to god. cynthia heard, suzie jackson, ethel lance, tawanza sanders, daniel l. simmons. sharonda singleton. myra thompson. good people. decent people. god-fearing people. [applause] >> people so full of life and so

full of kindness people who ran the race who persevere. people of great faith. to the families of the fallen the nation shares in your grief. a pain cut that much deeper because it happened in a church. the church is and always has been the center of african-american life. [applause] >> a place to call their own in a too often hostile world, a sanctuary for so many hardships. over the the course of