on this start night, the mind of a killer. a hate-filled website is uncovered with links to the accused charleston shooter. may may have motivated the deadly rampage. booming business. move over 20 somethings. a look at the new face of start-ups in this country. "nightly news" begins now.

this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. substituting tonight willie aoeuft. today we learn how deep that hate runs in the 21-year-old shooter. nbc news learned that the fbi is now investigating and analyzing a website where 2,000 word manifesto was apparently written and posted by accused killer dylann roof. the writings describe a man motivated to take violent action against african-americans. a series of accompanying photographs show the man now charged with nine counts of murder holding a gun and confederate flag. sometimes both. mark, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, willie. that website came as a shock not only because of the new pictures of dylann roof but also because of the inflammatory language.

the hate-filled website was uncovered publicly today and shows dozens of pictures of dylann roof holding a gun, burning an american flag, standing in front of a confederate history library. their website is registered under roof's name and his mother's home address. and sources tell nbc news the fbi is operating under the assumption that roof is responsible for it. in the writer's manifesto it says the event that truly awakened me was the trayvon martin case. with the use of the "n" word, he said african-americans are stupid and violent. and segregation is not a bad thing. the writer also says i hate the sight of the american flag. people pretending like they have something to be proud, while people people are being murdered daily in the streets. referring to the city where roof is now jailed on nine counts of murder after the church shootings, the writer says i chose charleston because it is most historic city in my state, and at one time had the highest ratio of blacks to whites in the country. the statement also says, someone has to have the bravery to take

it to the real world, and i guess that has to be me. >> dylann, he was just like going to shoot the school up. >> christian says he was good friends with roof. claims that on wednesday, june 10th roof who owned a handgun, said he was going to open fire at a charleston college, the following wednesday, june 17th. he said he didn't believe him. when the shootings occurred on the 17th and roof was was implicated, he was stunned. >> he was serious. he actually went and did all this stuff he said he was going to do and he wasn't joking. >> joey meek said he allowed roof to periodically stay in miss mobile home. when he saw roof's picture on a wanted poster, he called authorities. >> i called the fbi that morning and identified him by name and identified to a "t" the exact shirt he was wearing while he did this. >> meek's mother kimberly says

she cried when she learned roof was was implicated in the shoots and wished someone had taken seriously his claims that he was going to harm people. >> no matter what or who it is, take them seriously. because you never know. >> reporter: meantime, dylann roof is being held now in the detention facility behind me. his next public appearance in court is scheduled for october. willie? >> mark potter in north charleston. mark, thanks. as we learn more about the shooter, we are also hearing more about the victims, the nine people gunned down inside the church three nights ago. the families are speaking out about their loved ones and the man who is believed to have taken their lives. ron allen is in charleston. ron, good evening >> reporter: good evening to you, willie. hundreds have been coming here to pay their respects outside mother emanuel church. a huge out pouring of grief and sorrow, a very diverse crowd. for those closest to the nine souls who lost their lives here, at times strongly rely on faith. >> we will stand together as a community. >> reporter: powerful moments

outside the sanctuary as loved ones of those massacred here share memories. >> pinckney's aunt. >> it was something he was just sent to do. >> recalling how pinckney became a preacher at 13. a father of two. sources say his wife and youngest daughter hid in an office during the shooting and called 911 as the gunman who some now forgive, knocked on the door. >> we should forgive him because clemeta believed in a second shot. >> several were pastors. doctor 49 mother of four doctors. myra thompson 59 was a minister too. and church elder, daniel simmons, 74. susie jackson, 87, the oldest, being remembered for helping others. like the city counselor years ago with his college tuition. >> it was her that gave my mother the money so i could walk down the aisle. >> 26-year-old tywanza sanders

they say died a hero, pleading with the gunman to stop. sharonda coleman-singleton's children honored her at the high school have she coached track. >> she was the best mom i could ever even ask for. and honestly, it's going to be tough, but i know we'll get through it as a family. >> ethel lance, 70, also leaves children, holding on to faith. >> we will never forget her. i will cherish her for the rest of my life. >> cynthia hurd, librarian, will have a branch named for her. thinking about the alleged killer her brother says forgiveness won't come easy. >> god says i have to forgive. but that doesn't mean i don't want to expedite the meeting between him and god. >> we just learned services for the pastor will be next friday. perseverance. we understand they will open the doors of the sanctuary tomorrow

morning and hold their regular sunday service. willie? >> beautiful group of people who welcomed that young man into their congregation. ron allen in charleston, thank you so much. given his new photos and the embrace of the confederate flag, the shooting has re-ig nated the debate of the flag that still flies over the state capitol. both sides plan to introduce legislation to remove the flag from the grounds of the statehouse. former republican presidential candidate mitt romney called for the confederate flag's removal today calling it a symbol of racial hatred. the shooting in charleston revived the long contentious debate over gun laws. while many americans support legislation around expanded background checks guns continue to divide americans and their politicians. nbc news kristen welker has reaction from the president and those candidates who hope to succeed him. >> how it could be possible that we as a nation still allow guns

to fall into the hands of people whose hearts are filled with hate. >> democratic front-runner hillary clinton today made an impassioned call for change in the wake of the charleston church massacre. >> i know that gun ownership is part of the fabric of a lot of law-abiding communities. but i also know that we can have common sense gun reforms. >> reporter: clinton pushed expanded background checks, legislation that president obama championed in the wake of the sandy hook elementary school shootings, which failed in congress. and she said the root of this latest shooting is race. >> america's long struggle with race is far from finished. >> reporter: democratic candidate martin o'malley remarked with an edgy press release. >> i refuse to act as if this is the new normal. >> reporter: echoing remarks made by president obama.

>> every country has violent, mentally unstable people. what's different is not every country is awash with easily accessible guns. >> reporter: many say tougher laws violate 2nd amendment rights making it difficult for gop candidates who have been silence on the gun debate this week. >> at times of great national mourning, people of faith, all of us must come together. >> this is not the time for politics. >> the president wanted to talk about gun control yesterday. this is an awful time. this is a time for healing. >> while the topic is far from central concern of core republican voters it could become a pivotal issue in the general election. >> guns as an issue resonate of course with democrats and liberals. but also with swing voters in the suburbs, particularly women. >> reporter: there's no indication the president will push for new gun legislation. white house officials acknowledge there's little appetite among lawmakers who remain deeply divided and remain largely silent on the issue this week. willie? >> kristen welker at the white house tonight.

kristen, thank you. chuck todd will have much more on the charleston shooting tomorrow morning on "meet the press". tonight investigators say they have an unconfirmed sighting of the two killers who escaped from a prison in upstate new york. two men matching their description were spotted in the friendship amity area of new york about 350 miles southwest of the clinton correctional facility. police are searching the area now. this comes after two other recent sightings just last week. and authorities in new orleans also are on the hunt for an accused cop killer. veteran officer daryle holloway was shot and killed early this morning while transporting 33-year-old prisoner travis boys. he was handcuffed in the back of a cruiser but managed to get his hands in front of him and shoot officer holloway fatalitily. police don't know how boys got the gun. he fled on foot. firefighters continue to battle the out of control wildfires out west. in california, bone-dry conditions are fueling a fire that's now consumed more than 10,000 acres and threatens

hundreds of homes. jacob rascon has the report from the fire's front lines. >> reporter: a fire emergency has been spreading across the west. massive wildfires causing mass evacuations in five states. burning out of control in remote forests and in neighborhoods, near highways and destroying nearly 100 homes so far. in the california mountains, more than 1,000 firefighters battled the so-called lake fire. this dense wilderness hasn't burned in at least a century. crews are working around the clock in rugged and steep terrain and blistering heat to make sure the fire doesn't jump the line. in the areas where there are camp sites and several mountain communities. 400 homes and dozens of camp sites in or near the danger zone. these images captured by photographers imbedded with hot shot crews. their relentless attack never sleeps. in alaska, wildfires are still

burning, having destroyed dozens of homes but no longer a threat to residents. and in arizona, fighting flames from a train, doing whatever they can to contain the threat. now a break here in california. 100-foot tall flames so far staying away from the mountain communities. an early kickoff to fire season in a region parched by historic drought, bracing for hotter, dryer, windier days ahead. jacob rascon, san bernardino mountains. now to a terrifying mid-air collision caught on camera. the red devils performed dozens of times a year. it was anything but routine who two parachuters collided, plummeting to the ground as thousands of spectators looked on. >> reporter: the british army's red devils parachuting team performed this free-fall stunt hundreds of time before. but as a fan recorded this video at a festival on britain's northeast coast friday, two skydivers suddenly collided. watch again.

one parachute collapses. the man's lifeline flapping in the wind above a crowded harbor filled with thousands of anxious spectators. >> it was seconds of coming out of the aircraft itself that the entanglement happened. the whole harbor was just in horror. >> reporter: they had to think fast. one man wrapping his legs in the lines of the collapsed chute trying to slow his partner's fall. >> my heart was pounding. it was going pretty crazy. >> reporter: witnesses describe the man without a parachute falling fast, frantically flapping his legs. >> too bad it happened at a festival. >> reporter: this is what the stunt should have looked like. it's called a stack. one man positioned just below another. it's a difficult maneuver. this time it didn't work. but the rescue mission did. both landed safely in the harbor, wet, but in one piece. >> amazing. amazing. >> reporter: relief on the ground.

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nearly 3 million americans served in vietnam. but when they returned home, few got the homecoming they deserved. that changed this week for hundreds of vietnam vets. we get more from medal of honor recipient, colonel jack jacobs. >> reporter: homecomings like these have been woven into our nation's fabric for our last decade, welcoming home american forces from iraq and afghanistan. but for many who fought in the vietnam war, there was nothing welcome about coming home. >> i got trashed. >> i was ostracized, spit on, beat on. and employers wouldn't hire me. >> i wanted to be welcomed home. i didn't get that when i came home. >> reporter: that changed on friday. vietnam veterans from all over the southeast gathered at fort stewart for the homecoming they

never had. >> is this the kind of thing you think helps some veterans feel like they are feeling appreciated for what they did? >> i don't think people realize the depth of feeling that those soldiers sailors, airman and marines feel. >> reporter: more than 58,000 troops died in the vietnam war. and thousands of others have endured the physical and emotional scars for decades. for these veterans and their families, this welcome home ceremony runs far deeper than a belated thank you. >> it's long overdue. deserve the right that all the rest have had. >> reporter: it's a reminder that everyone is an indelible memory for those who fought for each other. >> what does today mean for you? >> freedom. >> reporter: why did you come out here in the first place? >> i wanted it. i needed it. >> i wanted to be welcomed home, and i was. >> reporter: thanks for your

service. >> thank you for your service. >> reporter: well, it was an honor to be in uniform like i know it was for you too. welcome home, brothers. colonel jack jacobs, nbc news, fort stewart, georgia. >> that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm willie geist reporting from new york. good night. [music] [music]

peter coyote: in 1960, there were 3 and a half million people in the bay area. the south bay was farms and budding suburbs. the east bay was shipping and manufacturing. san francisco was a financial center with a fishing fleet, a bohemian bent, and a booming tourist industry. to many, it was paradise with better weather. and as the '60s dawned, there was no reason to believe it would ever be any different. [music] peter: the '60s broke upon the bay area like nowhere else on earth. a sudden rush of radical ideas protest, and social change so powerful it shifted the world on its axis. all eyes turned to the carnival that was california. but when the '60s ended, a strange thing happened