then also we'll carry our live coverage from right here at the church where those nine people so sadly lost their lives one week and a day ago. my colleague wolf blitzer picks up our coverage from now. wolf? hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> we're following breaking news on three major stories this hour. the u.s. supreme court declares marriage is now legal in all 50 states. we'll have reaction full analysis following this landmark ruling. a pastor and politician shot and killed in charleston in a church massacre being honored today. president obama set to deliver a eulogy for a friend and a message to the country about

racism. also terrorists strike in three separate attacks on three continents including a beach resnort tunisia. dozens of people are killed we have new details coming in this hour. but we begin with the breaking news out of new york. a possible new lead in the search for those two escaped inmates in new york. the police about to hold a press conference, there you see the microphone. once it begin wes'll go there live. new information coming in we'll have that news conference once it starts. it seems to have a major new lead shifting resources as a result. we're about to get details. let's also get to the historic decision of the united states today by a 5-4 vote the court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states and the district of columbia. cheers broke out in the crowd gathered in front of the court as the decision was revealed. 13 states still have same-sex marriage bans in place. others were challenging court orders vacating those bans.

the supreme court justice anthony kennedy was the swing vote. he delivered the majority opinion saying "marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. it would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. they ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. the constitution grants them that right." this decision comes a day after the u.s. supreme court handed the obama administration another huge victory by upholding a key part of the affordable care act, or obamacare. just a little while ago president obama reacted to the same-sex marriage decision. >> this ruling will strengthen all of our communities by offering to all loving same-sex couples the dignity of marriage across this great land. in my second inaugural address i said that if we are truly created equal then surely the

love we commit to one another must be equal as well. it is gratifying to see that principle enshrined into law by this decision. president obama reached out directly to the lead plaintiff as jim obergefell was talking to pamela brown he received the unexpected call from the president. >> hello? >> is this jim? >> yes, it is mr. president. >> jim, when i saw you, we were hoping for good news and we did. i just want to say congratulations. >> thank you so much, sir. >> you know, your leadership on this has changed the country. >> i appreciate that mr. president.

it's an honor to have been able to fight for my marriage and live up to my commitments to my husband. so i appreciate everything you've done for the lgbt community and it's an honor to have become part of that fight. >> i'm proud of you know that not only have you been a great example for people you're going to bring about a lasting change in this country. it's rare when that happen ss to i couldn't be prouder of you and your husband. god bliss you. >> thank you sir, that means an incredible amount to me. yeah thank you. >> thank you. >> take care. >> thank you for the call mr. president. >> the president says bye-bye. two days, two major victories for the president, for the white

house handed down from the supreme court. joining us from the white house is the communications director general tsaki. you said they got the word the affordable care act would haven't to go away. what was the reaction today? >> jen >>. >> no one knows when these decisions will come down. the president was in the residence working on his remarks for his eulogy. the news came down, he was called by one of his senior aides, valerie jarrett, he could not be more thrilled as you saw him say in the rose garden for the millions of garngsy, lesbian, bisexual and transgender americans who don't have to live

under this cloud of uncertainty. it's an exciting day for people across the country. >> that was a nice gesture he made to make a personal to jim obergefell. you saw that live on cnn. i don't know if he knew we were taking it live but it was a nice gesture. did he also have you and his aides, his speech writers, to speeches ready to go in case the supreme court ruled the other way? >> oh wolf i know that's always a favorite question. i have to say in any of these cases the set of remarks he wants to deliver is the set of remarks that moves the country forward and obviously having gay couples across the country being able to marry, being able to be recognized is what our preference was. we knew he wanted to make a big statement like he did in the rose garden. >> all of us remember in 2012 when he changed his position said publicly he now supports gay marriage. i assume you agree with me that

that had an impact on public attitudes across the country? >> well what's important to remember here and the president would say this too, there are brave activists across the country who have been speaking out, taking steps, changing legislatures for years now and they deserve a great deal of credit for where we are today. i remember as you do wolf i know you covered this election closely back in 2004. there were state ballot initiatives that were divisive huge campaign issues. we're just over ten years past that and look where we are today. so this preponderate as you know, ended "don't ask, don't tell," we ended -- we have made sure people can have hospital visits and equal benefits in the federal government there's more that obviously can be done and will be done but today is significant not just for the president but millions of couples across the country. >> this is really a major historic week for the president. he began the week by saying he's fearless in trying to make sure

lingering aspects of racism that still exist in the country he'll speak out about that. we'll hear more from him later today. he'll jewel skies the pastor at the emanuel ame church. he got the affordable care act decision he wanted from the supreme court, the same-sex marriage decision the trade promotion, the authority for that. how big of a week has this been for the president? >> well it's been a big week for the president and the american people. i think you heard him say this morning, wolf, that sometimes there are long days and long slogs and a lot of work done by a lot of people not just in the administration but around the country but then sometimes justice strikes like a thunderbolt and we felt -- i guess two thunderbolts one today and one yesterday. it's been an incredible week and we're just really looking forward to moving ahead from here. >> we'll have live coverage of the president's eulogy in charleston later this afternoon. jen sachi, thanks very much for

joining us. >> i want to get to the breaking news out of new york. there's a new lead in the search for the two escaped killers in new york. the police are holding a news conference. i want you to listen. this is major charles e. guess of the new york state police. >> good afternoon. i'll read a prepared statement then open it up for questions. i'm major charles guess, troop commander at troop b and incident commander for this event. i want to thank our law enforcement partners for joining me today. their assistance in equipment, personnel and expertise has been invaluable. in the search for david sweat and richard matt franklin county continues to be our primary area of focus. communities north of the village of malone toward the canadian boarder will see a strong law enforcement presence today as the search continues. we have developed evidence in our search area that the suspects may be headed towards canada. we cannot get into specifics of the evidence we have recovered while investigating this particular lead. that evidence is is still being

evaluated by our laboratory as part of the investigative process. but based on what we know at this point, we have a high degree of confidence in our conclusion. we can't talk specifically because we don't want to put information in the public that could jeopardize finding david sweat and richard matt and returning them to prison where they belong. residents will continue to see a strong law enforcement presence in the town of belmont as the search continue there is. we are following all leads in this area until they are exhausted. we have more than 1,100 law enforcement officers federal, state and local at our disposal involved in a search area with a collaborative effort with our partners and will continue until these inmates are captured. we want to thank the public for their support and continue to urge residents to continue to call 911 if they see anything -- and i repeat anything -- suspicious. continue to check seasonal camps and trail cameras for anything out of place. we have dozens of experienced

investigators tracking each lead and we are benefitting from the expertise of our state, local and federal partners. we continue to work together as a team during this investigation. again, we ask the public to remain alert, take any necessary safety precautions and remain vigilant about reporting anything out of the ordinary. we'll open it up to questions. >> reporter: how did you know they were a couple miles away now we think they here in canada? >> it these do with predictive analysis that we have on the staff and some of the evidence that we have collected and the determinations and the estimations based on the environmental conditions out here their possible rate of travel when they're moving day versus night and we like to get ahead of these individuals so we're moving in a north/northwest direction. >> reporter: what about the dna in evidence the second cabin? >> we've collected additional items submitted to the lab for confirmation and the items we have selected and submitted have

been -- we've drawn definitive conclusions from that although i won't get into the nature of the conclusions. >> reporter: what about the cabin in the town of malone? can you tell us what time you think they were last there in that cabin from the town of malone? >> fientds have been made in the town of belmont and malone. i won't get into the timeline because that's not germane to this particular conversation. but our movements north and west from probably ought to tell you what you need to know about this. >> how long ago were they in malone? >> again, that's specific to the finds we've made and the samples we've submitted to the lab. i won't give you a time frame on that. >> reporter: do you have reason to believe they might be in canada or heading towards canada? >> we have no reason to believe they're in canada yet but our canadian partners and partners of the customs border patrol and protection are standing up a picket line using their available resources to ensure

they don't cross the border so we're operating under the premise that they're still within new york state. >> reporter: have there been any credible sites? >> there has been no definitive credible sighting based on a description but we're certain the evidence is conclusive. >> there was a reported sighting days ago that led us to the initial find of evidence but nothing that has been 100% conclusionive as far as the physical sighting and description. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] what have you got on them? >> they have some basic supplies that you might find in a hunting cabin. they have taken some items with them. they've dropped some items and left something behind the aids in our search effort that we've collected and submitted to the lab. >> >> reporter: are there two additional cabin, belmont and malone? or just one additional? >> we have some additional camp we're prosecuting as a target and an additional field site i

came from from this conference we're prosecuting as a target. >> what have you learned about these men that they've been able to elude 1,100 law enforcement officers over the last 21 days? >> if you were involved in the press conference the captain described how challenging this environment is. it's rugged tenacious, the weather has not cooperated it's probably been as much of a challenge to the inmates as it has been to law enforcement. although we have 1,100 and that sounds like a high number, if you've been in owls head you can see why that's a challenge for law enforcement. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i don't know anything in particular but i presume based on the way our evidence and our future thinkers are planning is to they're primarily moving at night. we're up on everything going on during the day but we have an equal presence at night designed to detect their movement.

>> reporter: are you worried about the public losing conversation? >> no, the simple answer is no i'm not concerned that the public is losing confidence. in addition to talking to you folks and trying to find two escaped murderers, i'm out with the public and they are expressing nothing but confidence in the new york state police and all of our assets and resources and partners behind me. these folks are like anybody else you might find in new york state, they're very resilient and vigilant and they're standing guard to assist law enforcement. >> one more question. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] items and evidence do they have an advantage to keep going? >> they probably have every reason to keep going. the items we have found have been significant and we feel if that was the only thing we were carrying when they dropped it that's in our advantage.

as i've said from day one, we presume they're armed and dangerous and we'll fact that manner. >> you're saying there's 1,100 and that doesn't seem like a lot. i know there's supposed to be testing for the set up in plattsburgh, i know there's maybe 150 troopers and tests are being held at this time are you looking to replace manpower? >> the good news is the state police can do more than one thing at a time and do it well. the testing will continue. it whether not negatively impact our search in the north country. thank you very much. >> that's major charles guess, the troop e commander of the new york state police making major news right there announcing that these two suspects two convicted killers who escaped from that maximum security prison in new york state may be heading towards canada right now

now. they have a high degree of certainty. let's go to cnn's boris sanchez in malone new york, with the latest. what relation you hearing, boris? >> good afternoon, wolf. this is the first big break in the case since a week ago where a cabin was discovered broken into and dna that matched richard matt and david sweat were discovered. recently officers telling us they discovered another cabin and a camp with coop collusive evidence the men were in that area evidence that indicates they're moving in a north/northwesterly direction. the officer was asked if these men may be in canada. he said he did not believe so. apparently the men left some items behind and took some with them that increases the possibility that may may be armed. officers have been operating under the assumption that they are armed from the beginning because there's so many seasonal hunting cabins, so many webs

investigators don't have an inventory of the weapons around so they say it's highly likely the men are armed. they're asking the public to watch out for anything out of place, especially if they own property in the area and they want any -- anyone with information to give them a call. the biggest break in the case since a week ago, officers hope they are closing in on these killers. >> >> very dramatic development the new york state police commander also suggesting these two guys are moving at night, not necessarily during the day and they apparently are still moving together. they haven't separated. we'll have much more on this story coming up a major break potentially in the search r search for these two convicted killers. thanks boris, very much. we'll have more on these breaking stories coming up. also much more on the historic u.s. supreme court decision today. is we'll get reaction from the new york city mayor bill de blasio. he'll join us live. plus funeral services under way

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let's get back to the supreme court's huge decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states including the district of columbia. joining us on the phone is new york mayor bill de blasio. mayor, thanks very much for joining us. i understand you're officiating, what at least two same-sex

marriages today? tell us about that. >> well wolf i'm so honored to be bringing two couples together in matrimony today to celebrate this extraordinary achievement. today because of the actions of the supreme court we're one step closer to that more perfect union this nation is all about. in new york city, there's just jubilation. this is where the modern gay rights union began and there's a sense that that was the fight worth fighting and it's culminated with the supreme court decision today. >> >> it's comes on the eve of the gay pride parade that you're having in new york city is that right? >> yeah on sunday and it will be the biggest party we've ever seen because it's going to be just joy. so many people have been waiting for this moment where their lives can be fuller because the fact that they love someone will

no longer be held against them under the law. it will be fully embraced and recognized recognized. this is the kind of thing that shows people what the promise of america is that we're embracing all of our people. that parade on sunday will be like nothing you've seen before. it will be truly joyous. >> were you anticipating is this 5-4 decision by the supreme court? you've been a close observer of the debate going forward in our country. >> yeah. i think one thing we should see about this moment in history. ten years ago this would have been inconceivable. i think we got to today because people at the grass-roots all over the country fought hard and worked up from the local level to the state level. you saw the dominos falling. i felt in my heart that the supreme court beyond their legal decision would be looking at the trajectory of the country and the fact that the people with this country were voting with their feet and making their own decisions. i thought in the end the supreme

court would have to recognize this. it's such an obvious matter of fairness. people are simply asking for the right to be validated in who they love. i was hopeful but we knew it was at best going to be a close decision and you never know until it's over. so there's such a great feeling. i've talked to people over the last couple of hours such a sense of jubilation respecting people's right to love is being validated. >> the critics, those who oppose same-sex marriage -- and we've gotten statements from all of the republican presidential candidates, they're disappointed. they say it should have been left to the states. to them you say what? >> look this is such a fundamental right, of course it had to be handled on a national level. this is about having a country that's inclusive and respects all of our citizens. for all the members of the lgbt

community, they were asking for the same rights as everyone else. you can't do that on a piecepiecemeal basis. that's not particularly american or fair. there's been a growing sentiment in this country over the last few years that this should be resolved once and for all on a national basis. i think the republicans are missing the point here. the people of this country have come to a conclusion that this right should be guaranteed to all. >> if there are people out there in various businesses that serve weddings florists or bands or caterers who are evangelical christians or catholics or orthodox jews who oppose same-sex marriage should they for their own religious freedom have to right to refuse to participate in same-sex marriage s s? >> i'm certain there will be important legal issues to be

played out here but my advice to everyone is to recognize that this is about celebrating love. this is about celebrating the fact that family is being born and is going to be a positive part of our society and we should put those divisions behind us. i would hope that folks who today think they don't want to be a part of such ceremonies would come to realize they're a good and healthy thing for everyone but the narrow legal questions will be worked out in the coming months and years. >> mayor de blasio thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >> i know there will be a lot of excitement in new york city this weekend with that gay pride pride. it will take on an added significance in the aftermath of this landmark decision by the united states supreme court. bill de blasio thank you. still to come horrific scene when a gunman opens fire on a beach in tunisia. 37 people are skilled. this wasn't the only terror attack today. and in a short time we're

expecting to see president obama deliver the eulogy at the funeral for state senator clementa pinckney's funeral. we'll bring it to you live when it happens.

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we're following three terror attacks on three different continents today. in tunisia, a popular beach front hotel full of tourists was the target. the interior ministry there reporting at least 37 people have been killed. one gunman is dead another is being pursued. in kuwait, a bomb exploded at a mosque in friday prayers. isis is claiming responsibility for what it calls a suicide bombing. right now, the interior ministry in kuwait says at least 25 people have been killed there, but that number expected to rise. and in france a decapitated body was found in an attack against a chemical factory near lyon. police say the decapitated person was a local businessman. one suspect was arrested at the scene. our cnn affiliate bfm tv citing a judicial source says a second suspect has been arrested in connection with that terror

attack. let's get more now on the horrific attack in tunisia where gunmen opened fire on a popular beach where a bunch of tourists were vacationing. robin, i understand you had a chance to speak with a witness. tell us what you learned. >> well wolf as more people arrive at the scene you're getting an idea of just how horrific the few minutes that these gunmen opened fire on people lying on sun beds must have been. we're seeing pictures of bloodied sun beds blood in the sand and, indeed hearing eyewitness accounts like the woman we spoke to earlier today who described hearing about 30 seconds of rapid gunfire and then watching people running from that beach front, trying to get over fences, trying to get away in any form possible from these gunmen in what would have been a very happy day. it would have been a humid, mediterranean day on the beach front. people enjoying themselves.

there would have been children as well. plenty of tourists from europe and we know at least one irishman has dead. that has been confirmed by the irish foreign ministry. then of course people trying to get away. so they were trying to barricade themselves in bathrooms, hotel rooms and putting up mattresses to try and stop the gunman from entering the hotel in any way possible. >> has anyone claimed responsibility for this horrific terror attack robyn? >> not as far as we know. but, wolf there was a similar attack to this in march, you'll remember at the bardo museum where 20 foreigners were killed. a very similar-style attack gunman walking in. these particular gunmen in this case we are hearing reports that there were three gunmen in this beach resort attack but in the bardo museum as well going into the museum targeting people who had no way of fighting back and tunisian police responding. at the moment we do understand

at least one gunman is still on the loose. one has been captured and one has been killed early in the attack. this is going cause more damage to tunisia's already flailing tourism industry. 7% of its gdp, but still incredibly important and props up another of other businesses and, indeed, the economy as well. >> robyn, we're just getting a statement from the u.s. secretary of homeland security jeh johnson, responding to these attacks on three continents in france kuwait and tunisia. he says today's terrorists attacks in france tunisia and kuwait are a reminder of the evolving global terrorist threats. we stand in support of the people of those countries and mourn the loss of those kills then he says this. this is important for our viewers in the united states. he says "particularly with the upcoming july 4 holiday here there the united states, the department of homeland security and the fbi continue to communicate with state and local law enforcement about what we know and.

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president obama leads charleston south carolina and the entire nation in honoring reverend clementa pinckney. the president will deliver the eulogy for reverend pinckney. he was a state senator, kill bade racist gunman along with eight other members of mother emanuel ame church. the president personally knew state senator pinckney but he's also expected to talk about the larger problems of lingering racism here in the united states. in charleston for us our cnn anchor don lemon, political commentator van jones, they're outside the mother emanuel church. don, this funeral that's taking place a few blocks away at the td arena at the college of charleston. they've packed several house people there, but thousands of others couldn't get in is that right? >> yeah 4,500 people got in and thousands of others were not able -- hundreds of others were not able to get in. they reached capacity very

quickly. people were lined up at daybreak to get inside that arena. van jones is with me. he witnessed it i witnessed it. we saw crowds going in. people walked up to us saying "i came all the way from louisiana, i came all the way from new jersey and i couldn't get in." but as you're seeing now from the pictures you're looking at friends of clementa pinckney are speaking out. this is kylon middleton, a friend who served with him in the fight for civil rights and equal rights here. but it's a hot day here in charleston but a calm day and people are very aware of what's going on. the president has just arrived, the motorcade just went by and weer that cheers go up van. so they're excited about that but they're excited with what's happening with rights around the country. before i speak to van, let's listen for a moment van. >> i said pinckney don't play that game because i'm pretty tough.

and so it was that he was in the class and not being studus and i would take him aside and i said "pinckney, you need to spend some more time." then we would go over and i would give him private tutorials and he would not put the time in and i said "you see me next summer. amen amen. amen." [ laughter ] but from that time the seminary because of pinckney they changed the whole rules so no longer do you have to go through the summer intensive, now they offer it during the year. he had a passion for educational excellence which pushed him through the leadership of bishop williams to go to wesley theological seminary where he will posthumously earn a doctor of ministry degree. clap [ applause ] his parents were my parents. his mom, mother akins, he called

me one day and he said "middleton where are you?" just so happened i happened to be in charleston that day. he said "i need you go to red lobster and get a table together because i'm going to bring my mom there, she received some very bad news from the doctor." he said "i don't want you to say nothing, i want you cheer her up." because he knew i was just that way. and so it was that when she came we talked and laughed and we began to cheer her up not knowing that she only had a few weeks to live. but he loved his mother. he loved his father. when they would be traveling he said "middleton we're coming through north carolina. i want you to have a bed ready for me and dad." and so it was, i had a bed ready for him and dad. when they went up and when they came back. and then he called me one day and he said "middleton jonetta

is having some problems with one of those boys. i need you to take him because your son is a soldier. and i told jonette, if anyone is with him, middleton can do it." so it was we met in a parking lot in columbia south carolina and they packed him up and i took him home amen. our children were tied together just that way. jennifer belonged to both of us. pinckney would call me up and he would say "jennifer is having a conference in myrtle beach. i want you to take jennifer out everyday. take her out the the conference and then lastly i'm going to come join you all at the end of the week and i'm going vacation at your house." [ laughter ] i took jennifer everyday to her conference and then he didn't know i was cooking for her because he didn't realize i cook and we ate good meals and when he came we went out. amen. [ laughter ]

and then one morning i'd given them the master bedroom suite down stairs and i was staying upstairs. he came to the bottom of the step and he said "middleton! middleton!" i said "what on earth is wrong with you? i'm not cooking breakfast." he said "jennifer is pregnant!" i said "i do not do it!" [ cheers and applause ] because she was staying with me all week long. and he said "i know you did not do it." then he gave me a stick. i said "what is this?" he said "see? see?" and it was wet! [ laughter ] so she found out she was pregnant flight my house. you remember that? [ laughter ] jennifer belonged to both of us. that's why it was no secret that when el jana was born when he said "push, i was" i was saying "push" too. amen. we were together. and it was not a secret or strange when she call made the wednesday night when i was stepping out of bible study and

i could not even discern or understand what she was saying but she said the one thing i could understand that she said on the phone, "i need you to get to charleston right now." and because jennifer called and said those words i don't know how i got from georgetown to charleston i broke every speed law but the lord held back every state trooper. [ laughter ] and we were able to get together and we've been taking care of them ever since. he took great care even when it was time to name his children. we would talk jennifer pinckney and i. and he said he wanted elianna's name to be elianna yvette because he had a particular name. mallana's name because it had a particular meaning. he loved to eat. we had movie nights. we had a movie night scheduled. he was a man of purpose, a man

of conviction, a man of compassion. he was a man of god. mine a mica 6 and 8 says "he has shown you, oh mortal, what is good. and what does the law require of you? to act justly and to have mercy and to walk humbly with your god." so as i take my seat i'm here to let you know that my brother loved god, acted justly loved mercy and continued to walk humbly with god until his last day. amen. [ applause ] ask ask. >> and the people of god shall say amen. we thank those who have come

thus far and the two remaining reflections we ask that you come now and share with us as we continue in this ongoing celebration worship experience. so come let us hear. >> i'd like to say good day to all. i'm here to say a few words of remembrance conference my cousin brother clementa pinckney. when i first looked at the program i looked down and i heard all these speakers and i said to myself "why did they put all these preachers ahead of

me?" [ laughter ] and my wife looked and said "well, you're a deacon." i said "but i'm baptist. these are ames." anyway we're going try to do what thus says the lord. and then i got consternation in knowing after they was saying so many good things about him and what he meant to them. but a then i started thinking i said you know they got clementa when he was ripe. we had him when he was raw. [ laughter ] you see, we saw him grow in to what he became and we love him dearly. and we never will forget that beautiful smile he had. you see, he got that smile from his mother and he got that heavy voice from his daddy. you know as he was growing, i remembered him as a little baby

and i -- his mother used to sing lullabies to him to put him to sleep. he didn't cry much or anything like that he just looked around at his environment as if he was trying to say "who to say, who am i and where do i come from and where and bho are all of these people. when he was just a little toddler lying quietly on his mother's chest at the old home spot and all of us would gather at grandma's house. as we sat around the kitchen table waiting for whatever she pulled off the stove . pulled out of the oven and turned to his mother and said that's a fine baby. and he's such a good child. then grandma began to sing a song that sing to define his

life. she would sing this song so eloquently. i want to live so god can use me anywhere. >> i want to live so god can use me. these are friends of loved ones of the reverend dr. clementa pinckney speaking about him now. anytime someone says you know you got him when he was right and we knew him when he was wrong, that is someone that goes way back with you. we're going to continue to listen to the loved ones. we're going to take a break as the president of the united states has arrived here in charleston south carolina and he will speak and give the eulogy. we'll be back. and this new kibble blend is so healthy. thank you. no, nancy, thank you. kibbles 'n bits. because every bit matters.

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light. liberty mutual insurance. very significant day unfolding right now in charleston south carolina. let's go back to our cnn anchor don lemon. he's outside the mother emanuel ame church only a few blocks away don, as we've been pointing out from the thousands who have gathered for this funeral of the reverend clementa pinckney who was together with eight others brutally murdered a week or so ago. >> reporter: yeah absolutely. maybe just a block away. we can actually see the crowd from the facility here the tv arena. the church is right in the shadow just behind it. joining me is van jones, our political kmen state are to. and then the president has to give the eulogy in a short time. so i think everyone is saying

this is going to be -- this is an important week for his presidency. >> yeah. >> reporter: everyone is going to be paying attention to this. this could change his legacy. it's not an easy speech i don't think, to give. he's given this speech but not the exact same speech a number of times. >> this speech is especially difficult. he's come to the end of this big week. at the same time the last time you and i were outside and it was this hot, we were in ferguson a tragedy that torn a community apart. this tragedy has brought this community together. how does the president come in and take us through tough subject matter racism et cetera without making it worse? it's very difficult to come into a community that's actually moving in the right direction and actually propel it forward. he needs to be able to deal with the tough issues and, at the same time leave us higher. he can do it, but it's a challenge. >> reporter: i'm going to differ with you a little bit.

because of the things that have happened with health care and just the last hours with same-sex marriage i think it helps propel him in the right direction. >> there's a wind at his back right now and, at the same time once you get here as you know the emotionality is all over the place. people want to feel the healing. they want their pain spoken to but in a way that leaves us higher. if anybody can do it this president can do it. i don't want to underestimate the difficulty of this speech. you don't want to drop it at the end. a lot of pressure on this president to do well today. >> you know i'd say it's going to be tough, in my summation, to follow the families. >> yes. >> because the families have really led in teaching people i think, how one should react in the most positive way that one can in the most difficult situation. >> in some ways the families have been the moral leaders of

the country. >> of the world. >> of the world. often when you have an act of terrorism -- and i call this an act of terrorism. this is was a political assassination. this was not just the murder of nine people. that is true. it's a tragedy. on top of that it's a political assassination. this was an act of terror. usually after that you say we want vengeance. this community says we want grace, healing and mercy. but we do want justice. the president is speaking to a different group today. >> and the president has arrived here wolf and he's going to be speaking in a short time. of course we'll carry it live on cnn and you and i will be reporting throughout the day here as the president makes his way to speak. he's here now. and as he does it and leaves and what it all means after that. wolf? >> it's a really powerful moment as you know don and van. not only for the president, the first lady is with him, the vice president of the united states is with him as well. this is going to be a very

powerful speech on one of the most sensitive subjects that the president has to deliver. unfortunately, he has had to deliver this speech too many times so far in his six-plus years as president of the united states. i know he's worked hard on the speech. we're told by his aides that it's largely been drafted by him. speechwriters have helped. there you can see only moments ago the president and first lady arriving aboard air force one in charleston south carolina. since he knew the reverend pinckney and he's familiar with the community, he knows the horrendous nature of what happened white supremacist, a racist goes out there, goes to a church spent an hour or so in a bible study session with the minister and other wonderful people and then takes out a weapon and kills those people it's just a horrendous situation. we'll have complete coverage of the president as he gets ready to speak. so please stay with us for that. don is going to be with us of

course throughout the day. i'll be back at 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." "newsroom" with brooke baldwin picks up our coverage right now. this is cnn and i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for joining me here on this friday. we'll take you back to that funeral service for the pastor in charleston in just a moment. first, a huge development in this desperate hunt for the two escaped inmates. there's new evidence to suggest that the inmates are heading towards canada. three weeks now on the run. still no capture. but, we are now hearing a burglary led to a cabin in malone new york where we'll take you live. but first, a historic moment in this country today. from this day forward, same-sex marriage is now legal in the united states of america. the u.s. supreme court handing down a 5-4