new details about the charleston, south carolina, shooter. dylann roof's actions inside the church before the shooting happened. could this have been stopped? and one of the few flags across the country that's not in half-staff in honor of the victims. does that need to change? and breaking news this morning, the possible sighting of the two convicted killers who busted out of the new york prison. witnesses say they spotted them

near the pennsylvania border. it is 8:00 straight up. i'm christi paul. >> and i'm victor blackwell. we have new information on the shooter and the hunting indicators this could have been much worse. >> nine people killed and now revelations that the death toll could have been higher or just as shocking, the bloodshed may have been able to be avoided altogether. we're getting confusing contrasts here. the reasons why the confessed killer targeted this church are among the morning's many developments. ♪ what a friend we have in jesus ♪ >> for some, an unbelievable display of faith and forgiveness. you can see the vigils there in charleston and around the country. this one held last night. there are lots playing throughout the weekend including one that starts in three hours

in new york. also, the judge in dylann roof's hearing is facing a firestorm this morning. is there any reason for a judge to use the n-word? that's one of the questions coming up. we'll start our coverage with new details from the confessed killer. and there are many of them. cnn's martin savage is in charleston with the latest. what have you learned this morning, martin? >> reporter: good morning, victor. good morning, christi. a number of new developments are coming out of this investigation. and let me sort of back you to thursday morning when this suspect was taken into custody. dylann roof up in shelby, north carolina. apparently he was transported to the local police department and there he was speaking quite freely and a lot of it was recorded as a result of security cameras. and here's some of what is being revealed thanks to cnn affiliate wbtv. he was planning this attack for some time and that the reason he

chose emanuel eme church was because it had such a stark place in the community. and the report is now he may have had as many as seven magazines, which of course means he had a lot of rounds. there's no way to know if the magazines were full. also, two, they said at one point he considered backing out of this attack. remember, he got to the church an hour ahead of time and was sitting in the bible study class. it was not until it ended that he opened fire. apparently he had feelings that the people were so nice he almost not carried out the attack, but then he changed his mind thinking to himself, if he didn't do it, no one else would. and we should also point out, he only thought he shot a few

people. he was told that it was nine and he seemed remorseful. and lastly, the reason he was headed in the direction he was, he said he was going to nashville. why? because he had never been there before. so a little insight into the twisted logic into this horrible racially-motivated attack. victor? >> it just seems that the callousness of i'm heading to memphis because i've never been there before is not consistent with the apparent remorse expressed after learning that he killed nine people. martin savage in charleston for us, thank you so much. >> reporter: you're welcome. dylann roof's next court date is october 23rd. the world got a look at him yesterday and it was pretty remarkable to hear what the family members said to him and his reaction to that, yes? >> reporter: hear via video link

from the detention center right next door to the bond hearing court behind me, it was more of a procedural hearing. the judge asking him some formal questions about his identity, things about his address, where he lived, if he was employed or not. the gunman dylann roof said all but ten words. he didn't speak so much. and perhaps the most emotional time in the courtroom, a heartbreaking scene when some of the family members of the innocent victims whose life were taken by roof addressed the courtroom asking for him to repent, some even forgiving him. >> i forgive you. you took something very precious away from me. i will never talk to her ever again. i will never be able to hold her again, but i forgive you and have mercy on your soul. >> we welcomed you wednesday night in our bible study with

open arms. you have killed some of the most beautifulest people that i have known. every fiber in my body hurts and i'll never be the same. >> reporter: a chief magistrate caught people off guard when starting the bond hearing with a statement to the court addressing those in the courtroom saying that there are victims on both sides, not just those whose family members were taken in the bible study group, but also referring to the parents of dylann roof. those parents released a statement speaking for the first time since this massacre on wednesday night. that statement reading in part, our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those killed this week. we have all been touched by the moving words from the victims' families offering god's forgiveness and love in the face of such horrible suffering. it is worth noting, this

community reacted the exact opposite of the intentions of what dylann roof wanted. he said he wanted to start a race ward divide in the community and that's exactly what we have not seen here, so many strangers are coming together during this time of mourning. >> what have you heard from people, nick? you have been there, what are the conversations they are having to reconcile all of this? >> reporter: well, they have taken it with incredible integrity and grace. i was speaking to a lot of people last night over dinner and it shocked a lot of people here, but they also say it really speaks to the type of community that this is. charleston has gone through a lot, at least with this shooting and the case of walter scott. there have been other stories here that have not received the national attention. shootings as well of young children. and this community, that's not lost on that. they banded together to create this bond through this incredible and extraordinary time.

and you saw that presence yesterday during that vigil, those prayer vigils being held. so many people willing to forgive this shooter. some others saying that they want to see the death penalty brought against them man. this, of course, is a capital offense and could carry the death penalty. >> good point. nick valencia, thank you so much. we appreciate it. in just a few hours from now a fellow ame church will gather in new york. our next guest is helping to organize a rally and march. reverend poyt flake is the pastor at allen cathedral. mr. reverend flake, what is the message you want to say? >> the message we want to send is that situations like these should not occur. and it seems to me that this person has made his mind up to do something destructive. i don't know that there was

anything that could have been done to stop him. he sat many times in the church trying, i suppose, to decide how he was going to do it. and then he did it. for me, as an ame and many ames across the country, we have a feeling that what he did he did it just out of selfishness and out of the sense he wanted recognition. that he had not gotten before. and so he made a decision that he was going to do what he did in that church. and so i think it puts all of us in a position where we look very closely at how we function as a church, as a body, as a family.

ultimately, we had no idea he was going to do this to that church in south carolina. >> how does this change your philosophy of the church? many churches have opened the door saying all are welcome. does that still hold? >> yeah, i don't think it will change the philosophy. i think people will look at it for what it is. that there is a person whose mindset was on trying to kill somebo somebody. this is not happening every sunday or every bible study night. most of us in our churches have wednesday night bible study. and we don't expect something like this to happen. i think his mind was just set on it. i think he has some issues that he needs to and should have dealt with long before this. and i expect that as we hear

from his parents, hopefully at some point, they'll have some information to help us to understand how this boy got in this kind of predicament and how he got this kind of attitude. >> the public has expressed their sorry for the families. and we know his brother and sister called in after to report him and identify him. final question, reverend flake, why do you think this has resonated with so many people? and we know the shooting happened in charleston, you're in new york expecting thousands, and there's been reaction around the world. >> i think that is because people feel the pain of it. and because they didn't expect this to happen. so feeling the pain, it is not limited to the scale of what is

in south carolina because this could have happened anywhere. and so everybody, i think, has a feeling that if it could be done in south carolina, it could have been done anywhere or could be done in the future. so the focus is, let's look at it very closely. make sure that we have all the necessities to make sure our churches are not attacked in this way. and this helps us to understand that in spite of the fact of no matter how we feel about our relationship with god, that there are some things we may have to do to protect ourselves. >> all right, reverend floyd flake, i have seen your pastor there at greater allen cathedral ame church in new york. thank you so much for joining us. we'll join in and take portions of the rally live throughout the morning. >> thank you very much. well, a lot of emotion pouring out this morning about a

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16 minutes past the hour. the confederate flag you see there flying at full staff near the charleston statehouse. the same as it has every day since the massacre of nine

church goers wednesday night. and it is sparking new debate over whether it should fly at all. a lot of people are calling for it to be taken down. even a hash tag is trending, #takeitdownsouthcarolin #takeitdownsouthcarolina. >> we understand that the confederate flag is a different race of people. >> we are the united states, and i don't have an issue with it. if it comes down to a decision of going for it, i'll go for it. otherwise, i have no issue with it. >> the confederate flag has just a lot of negative meaning. anything that has a lot of negative meaning should be taken down, period. >> joining us now, a couple people who have different views on this, ben jones is a former congressman and actor. and he supports the flying of the confederate flag. joe beasley is with the rainbow coalition and opposes it.

good morning, gentlemen. we're grateful to have you both here. >> good morning, great to be here. >> in light of everything that's happened in charleston, why do you support? a lot of people want to know why you support the flying of the confederate flag in the first place. >> christi, first of all, i just heard my good friend the reverend floyd, an old colleague of mine, say this could have happened anywhere. he's right, we are a country of more than 300 million people. and if there are just a few thousand deranged people, then we have an enormous problem. and we have seen evidence of this. it's a much larger issue than a war that was fought 150 years ago. let me say, clearly, that we of all races suffer from this unspeakable act of evil. and that our hearts and our minds and our prayers are with those at emanuel ame church.

further, let me say there are 70 million americans who are descended from the confederacy. and when we say heritage, not hate. when we say pride, not prejudice. that is what we feel. we are not hateful people. we are loving people. i've always fought for the rights of all my brothers and sisters. and think dr. king had it right, sons of the former slaves and slave owners should be sitting together at the table of brotherhood. and in this case generating light rather than heat. and when people use these awful incidents like this to make political hate, i think it's wrong. >> reporter: but, mr. jones, you can understand why -- you can understand why this is a very divisive issue for many? >> well, i hear what you're

saying. i, fapgrankly believe that 98% believe flying the flag is benign. and intentions are very important when we talk about this thing. it is intention. if it is seen in a film or on the "dukes of hazard" which i was on in a positive light, it's a harmless thing. i have seen it on bags of rice and on travel posters and things like that. it represents a spirit. and there are those, obviously, hate groups and white supremacists like these idiots who have maligned it and desecrated it by using it as a hateful symbol. there's no doubt about that, but we do not. >> okay, i understand that. ben, thank you for clarifying. joe, he says it's benign. how do you feel? help us understand. >> well, it is really deeper than that. we have to go back a long ways to really kind of understand that. you know, when we were brought to this country from africa to

work and to be servants and to be -- we were simply a commodity. >> so when you see that flag flying, help us understand how that feels. >> it really -- it is alienating. i was recently in montgomery, alabama, to deal with a march from selma to montgomery. and i happened to drive to a back of the state capitol in alabama. and that confederate flag is flying there. and it was very offensive to me because it is a symbol of hate and rebellion. and i think that on such a time that people understand that and

have the sensitivity, that's about human degradation. then we're going to have issues and problems. and the hit is former congressman and still in the face of all this maintain that attitu attitude. he's either not a very sensitive man or he's not an honest man. >> well, there was marion kimpson who said there's been a great debate of removing symbols. we need to take down symbols of the past in south carolina and put them in places like museums where history is appropriately recorded. we'll have to see if anything like that happens. thank you so much. >> i just had a personal attack on me. can i respond? >> yes, go right ahead, ben.

>> that's just a terribly inappropriate thing to say. we're trying to build bridges here. slavery existed on the american flag for a long, long time. and from 1619 on. and to accuse my ancestors of being hateful and racist and all this stuff is just -- >> but ben, only -- >> it is much more complex than that. slavery was a northern industry. the profits went to wall street. the north had slavery under the american flag. >> that kind of tirade is what is the account for this. >> i'm not questioning your integrity, sir. you said i was dishonest. >> i just said we need to

disassemble flying the flag amongst us. >> it is obviously something that i know you all -- it's a huge debate. a lot of people have very strong feelings and passionate feelings on both sides of it. again, we appreciate both of your thoughts. ben, did you want to finish something? did you have one more thing to say, ben? >> absolutely. i think that this kind of devisiveness i hear turns people against people. we are not hateful people. we do not see it as a hateful symbol. we understand that people can feel very differently about it. we understand that our flag has been desecrated. we know that slavery is the national sin from 1619 on. not in the southern sense. >> when are you going to do something about repaying the people that worked for 246 years in the country for free. >> i'm all for that, sir.

>> you are? reparations? >> no, i'm not for reparations. >> what are you for then? why aren't you for reparations? if you worked for 246 years and didn't make any money. >> my people were brought here, too, basically as slaves as commodities. >> no, no. the lie that you came here seeking religious freedom is just a boldface lie. as we begin with reality, we'll have these kinds of conflicts. >> obviously, this is a conflict that's going to continue on. there are so many discussions that have to go on and a lot of people say they need things to change to get beyond it. >> i'm willing to sit with you at any table at any time at the table of brotherhood. >> we'll see if we can make that happen. we will see if we can make that happen. gentlemen, we would love for that to happen and bring some healing and peace here. thank you so much. and for ways you can help, by the way, at the church and the

victims of this shooting in charleston, log on to cnn.com/impact for more. we'll be right back.

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welcome back. investigators believe dylann roof offered incredible insights into why nine people were left dead at the church in charleston. according to wbtv, the shooter told investigators he had seven magazines of ammunition loaded and was ready to kill. he chose his target because it is, quote, historic african-american church. >> president obama says his thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the shooting and said the country needs to do more when it comes to gun control. here is more from sunlen serfaty

with more. >> reporter: president obama realizes he has little or no time to control the political climate in washington right now. but he did defend himself a little bit friday night in san francisco saying he refuses to accept this as the new normal. >> i remarked it was very unlikely that this congress would act. and some reporters, i think, took this as resignation. i want to be clear, i'm not resigned. i have faith we will eventually do the right thing. >> reporter: and many republicans out on the campaign trail are, of course, noting this tragedy. but stopping short of calling on congress to do something specific. skeptical that a government solution is the answer. here's chris christie. >> this type of conduct is something that only our display of our own love and good faith

that's in our heart can change. laws can't change this. only the good will and the love of the american people can let those folks know that act was unacceptable, disgraceful and that we need to do more to show that we love each other. >> and the president will spend the weekend here in palm springs, california, for a little r&r. the white house says there are no plans for him to go to charleston at this time as that community starts to grieve. victor and christi? let's now go to charleston where cnn's martin savage with state representative mack who knew at least one of the victims of the shooting. martin? >> reporter: that's right, victor. good morning to you and thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> reporter: you knew the victims inside, particularly

reverend pinckney. >> yes, i knew reverend pinckney and was amazed at his intellect and maturity at the age of 23. a very good legislator and pastor. and the way i look at it, i believe he took the best of his abilities as a pastor and elected officials to serve and to help people. that is what he was all about. you hear now a lot of accolades but they are all true. >> so let's talk about this community and the healing that's going on and taking place. what is happening? how are people coping? >> reporter: very painful, very numb. i've gotten very little sleep since this has happened. and trouble sleeping with the few hours i have been getting. a lot of folks have been like this. and when you see people coming down, i think we need each other to sort of get through this. so it's painful, it's raw, it's a very tough time.

>> reporter: this is not an act of the community coming together. this is very sincere. >> it is very sincere. the thing about it, you have seen all races, all backgrounds, all religions coming together. that's what this country is all about, but we have a segment in this country right now that's just focused on hate. and i'm very curious with regard to the guy that did this. at 21, how could you have that much intent and hate at 21? where did he get it from? how was he programmed? i'm very curious to learn that as time goes by. >> reporter: let me ask you this, in the state legislator, what do you think will happen as a result? >> well, we already had a white republican who i republican very much, in fact, he sits behind me on the house floor, to say, he's going to present a bill to take down the confederate flag. and his quote was essentially that, my friend got killed just

for being black. and he's been able to tie that in. that the sad thing about that is with the compromise in 2000, which i voted against, and also with the plan that says the law on which i also voted against is going to take two-thirds of the house and the senate in order to take it down, that's's going to be problematic. but i'm going to sign on to that bill and support it. also, gun laws, you know, it's too easy to get a gun. there was a study done once that advised programs on hbo -- a 15-year-old kid followed with a camera. he could not buy alcohol stho. he could not buy cigarettes. he was turning down by not buying a lottery ticket but could buy a gun. and that says something about us

as a culture that we need to change. >> reporter: thank you for being here, representative david mac of south carolina. we should point out the gun under the laws of the state of south carolina was purchased legally. back to you, victor. martin savage and representative mack, thank you both. outrage this morning following the hearing for dylann roof. and the outrage is at the judge for the comment he made that have a lot of people only edge. and new breaking news for the manhunt of the two escaped killers. yes, there could be a new sighting. put your hand over your heart. is it beating? good! then my nutrition heart health mix is for you. it's a wholesome blend of peanuts, pecans and other delicious nuts specially mixed for people with hearts.

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39 minutes past the hour. the judge that resided over the bond hearing of church shooter dylann roof is facing controversy after asking for sympathy for the victims' families. >> we have victims, nine of them, but we also have victims on the other side. there are victims on this young man's side of the family. nobody would have ever thrown them into the whirlwind of events that they have been thrown into. we must find it in our hearts at some point in time, not only to help those that are victims, but to also help his family as well. >> so we are learning more about that judge's past. documents showed judge james

gosnell jr. received a reprimand for making racist remarks to an african-american defendant during a hearing in 2003. we want to bring in hln legal analyst joey jackson and former attorney dean ogadala. dean, thank you for being here. joey, good to see you. dean, how do you react concerning the shooter's family? >> well, i think they were completely misplaced. and i can understand on some level if you really stretch the imagination as to why he's saying that, but this time the first hearing of this defendant, the focus should be on the grieving families and what they are going through. not the family of the shooter. so today they were totally inappropriate and really uncaring, to be honest with you. >> joey, i think a lot of people feel the same way dean does. and they wonder how a judge with this kind of past chose to preside over a bond hearing that is a potential hate crime case. >> sure, it's a great question.

and we should also point out that following this he'll have no other interaction or contact with this case. it will go to a circuit court and be before a judge, but that's then and we are dealing with now. the reality is that in this forum, christi, and in any forum a judge is not an advocate or on a bench to make pronounced announcements or judgments at all. and in this form he's there to set bail. if setting bail is appropriate. you know that you can't set bail on murder. and on the count that he could set bail or did it as a million dollars. but to be rendering opinions and making assessments and pointing out who should be sentenced before is really not what you expect a judge to do. you expect a judge to simply be fair and impartial and to deal with matters concerning the law and the law only. i should also point out that at a sentencing hearing or something of the like, at that point it may be appropriate for

a judge to then give a sentence of what they are feeling because their state of mind has a lot with what you do or what they are sentencing you to. if they are doing a bench trial, you want to know the conclusions of law and what they are. but as dean says and i agree, it is misplaced and just don't know what or how the judge would rationalize what he's doing in doing what he did. >> yeah, dean, at what point do you think anybody would bring up the victim's family? >> not when -- perhaps down the line. perhaps the family members of the victim would like to make their opinion. not on the day of the hearing.

he adds to the controversy over this issue and adds to the pain, frankly, of some of the families mourning right now. >> joey jackson, dean obeidallah, thank you for being here. >> thank you. we have new possible sightings that could help crack the case and capture the men in the prison escape in new york. the latest on these developments.

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new this morning in the search for the escaped killers from new york. we learned a male corrections officer was placed on leave from the clinton correctional facility. this comes as state investigators look into two possible sightings of the two men who escaped near the pennsylvania border. witnesses first spotted the two men walking near a rail road 13 miles from the pennsylvania border. and then two men with the same description were later spotted walking along county route 115 in the town of lindley heading toward the pennsylvania border. joining us now for more, criminal profiler pat brown and

cnn law enforcement analyst cedrick alexander. i want to start first with the male corrections officer placed on leave. we have not been given the specifics detailing why this corrections officer was placed on leave, but what would elevate an investigation of a specific person to go to that next step? >> well, probably what has happened here, victor, is that investigators have found enough evidence at this point to remove him from duty pending the ongoing investigation. i think we all have pretty much speculated very early on that it took more than just those two individuals that escaped to be able to carry out such a mission such as this. and i think as this investigation continues, we're going to learn more about why this correction officer is on administrative leave and i think we can pretty much make a reasonable assumption in that some kind of way he may have had

something to do with the escape and some may have failed in his particular duties that night. so not to reach too far, i think we'll know in the next couple of days as we look at more evidence. >> pat, let's talk about the slightings last saturday and sunday near the pennsylvania border. as a criminal profiler, do you expect these two for this amount of time for a week after the escape would be together? >> you know, it's hard to say, victor. as long as things are going well, they might find there's a little power in being a duo. but at some point they may decide, it's too much of a liability. they are looking for the two of us. better that we just split up. and when i look at matt, this guy once ran to mexico last time he killed somebody and then killed somebody in mexico and was in prison down there. that's got to be kind of a good possibility for him to go to because he spent time in mexico and seemed to like mexico.

i don't know if there's good drug cartels to go work for, people to hide out with, so that's got to be a target for him thinking, hey, that's a good place for you to go. now, for his buddy, i don't know if he thinks that's such a hot idea. so they might split up and go where they think is best for them. >> these sightings were from a week ago but we are just learning about them. why? >> well, you know, with respect to law enforcement, there are certain things they are going to have to keep close to their chest as they continue this investigation and the search of these gentlemen. so i think it's just important to keep in mind, victor, that even though sometimes this information may seem late coming to us, i do trust a judgment in the law enforcement officials there in new york state. they are going to stay on target, they are going to eventually catch the subjects and we just have to take the information that they are able to share to us so that it does

not in any kind of way disrupt the integrity of their investigation. >> pat, what's the appeal being made to relatives and friends of matt and sweat that we're not seeing? >> well, the law enforcement is hoping that one of them will have some information. i mean, obviously they have to have some kind of network. it does help if you're frying to hide out or get money or a vehicle. and then we don't know which relatives might be willing to help, which ones are not. and also which ones might be -- somebody might rat them out as well. so i want to mention something about the sighting. if the word is possible, and one of the problems that the police have to deal with is when the tips come in, there are people who can jump to -- oh, those are the two guys that look like them. a lot of guys look alike and could be some guys wandering along the railroad tracks and have nothing to do with anything. when you go out to say, we know the guys are down here, then you start a bunch of trouble. so they probably kept it quiet because they were not sure this was even true. they may be in canada or headed that direction.

you don't want everyone looking the wrong way and not giving tips where they might actually be. so it's better to keep it kind of quiet. >> pat brown and cedrick alexander, thank you for joining us. later this morning we'll kind of explore how long this search, this hunt for the two can continue at this level. we'll talk more throughout the morning, thank you, both. christi? meanwhile, hundreds of firefighters are battling a 1700 square mile fire near san bernardino. it is forcing evacuations and we'll have more for you in a moment. stay close. about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda®... ...no calorie sweetener. splenda® lets you experience... ...the joy of sugar... ...without all the calories. think sugar, say splenda® ♪ don't let'em pick guitars ands drive them old trucks ♪ boys?

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all right. here's a look at other stories making headlines this morning. >> an officer and 21-year-old man are dead in what they call a suicide by cop. they believe the suspect shot and killed officer sonny kim before a second responding officer shot the suspect. and look at this video. pretty dramatic and caught on greenwood, arkansas, police body cams. 23-year-old jessica sterling is screaming here arrested after she stole a patrol car, then was

handcuffed and crashed it into a gas well. while in the back of the squad car, she attempted to break out of the rear window and officers had to use leg irons to keep her there in the back of the car. more than 1200 firefighters, imagine that, are battling this lake fire near san bernardino, california. it has burned 13,000 acres and is threatening five buildings. so far firefighters have been able to contain 10% of this fire. meteorologist ivan cabrera has been tracking the lake fire and what is the weather looking like? things get out of control so quickly and weather conditions won't be helping. today 500 structures throughout 10% containment and 13,000 as far as how many acres have been burned across southern california, east of los angeles, east of san bernardino is where we have exceptional to extreme drought with unlimited fuel for the fire. look at the heat advisories for today. we have a heat warning.

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