on this saturday night, the mind of a killer. a hate-filled website is uncovered with links to the accused charleston shooter. what may have motivated the deadly rampage. a firefight through drought-stricken california. firefighters battle a blaze very much out of control. freefall. heart-stopping moments after two sky divers collide in midair. a parachuter plummeting to the ground as spectators look on >> 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 geist.

good evening. surviving witnesses to the murder of nine people inside a quiet wednesday night bible study in charleston south carolina this week said the act was driven by racist hatred. we learn how deep that runs in the 21-year-old shooter. nbc news learned the fbi is now investigating and analyzing a website where 2,000 word manifesto posted and written by dylann roof. it describes a man motivated to take violent action against african-americans. a series of accompanying photographs now charged with nine counts of murder holding a gun and confederate flag. sometimes both. mark potter begins our coverage in north charleston. mark good evening >> reporter: good evening, willie. that website came as a shock today not only because of the new pictures of dylann roof but because of all 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 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. roof said he was going to open fire at a charleston college, june 17th, the following wednesday. he said he didn't believe him. when the shootings occurred on the 17th and roof wassism ismwas implicated he was stunned. >> he actually went and did all this stuff he said he was going to do. >> 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 identified him by name and identified to a t the exact shirt he was wearing while he did this. >> meek's mother says she cried when she learned roof was was

implicated in the shootings and wished someone had taken seriously his claims 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 effectvening to you, willie. 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

odds 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. his wife and youngest daughter hid during an office during the shooting and called 911 as the gunman who now some forgive, knocked on the door. >> we should forgive him because clemnta believed in a second shot. >> myra thompson was a minister too. as was daniel simmons, 74. susie jackson, 87 the oldest being remembered for helping others. like the city counselor years ago with his college tuition. >> she gave me mother the money so i could walk down the aisle.

>> 26-year-old tywanza sanders they say died a hero, bleeding gpleading with the gunman to stop. >> 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 library named after her. her brother says forgiveness won't come easy. >> 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. 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 it has reignited 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. mitt romney called for its removal calling it a symbol of racial hatred. the shooting in charleston revived the long contentious debate over gun laws. while many support ex paneled background checks guns continue to divide americans and their politicians. in us 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 during the charleston church massacre. >> i know gun ownership is the fabric of a lot of law-abiding communities. but i also know that we can have common sense gun reforms >> reporter: clinton pushed forex panned 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 is

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 those who have been silent 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 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 silent on the issue this week. >> 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". >> we have late breaking news. tonight investigators say they have a confirmed sighting of the two killers who escaped from a prison in upstate new york. two men watching their description were spotted in friendship amity, 350 miles southwest of the clinton correctional facility. this comes after two other recent shootings just last week. >> and authorities in new orleans are also on the hunt for an accused cop killer. daryle holloway shot and killed while transporting travis boys. the suspect was handcuffed in the back seat of a cruiser but managed to get his hands in front of him and shoot the officer fatalitily. police don't know how boys got the gun. he fled on foot. tonight firefighters continue to battle 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 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 forestses 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 photographs imbedded with hot shot crews, their releaptless 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. 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 a top a crowded harbor. >> it was -- the whole harbor was 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. >> 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. a stack. mann positioned 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.

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in this nation's history. nearly 3 million americans served in vietnam. but whether 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: home comings 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 and sailman 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 rights 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" >> kate lynn jenner debut. dugger backlash and cosby down fall. a wild 2015. and we are only halfway through it. welcome to "access hollywood"weekend edition and our special access mid year round up and lidz joining me is funny or die brian and entertainment reporter neon a

packer. guys this has been an insane year. let's start with the biggest family in entertainment the kardashian jenner and the big announcement jenner and the big announcement. >> where to begin. >> i just say i really like this family now. they don't annoy me nearly as much as they used twhoochlt a bold move from kaivt license and they rallied around her and continued to support her. >> i'm not sure i'm the biggest kardashian fachbility i like the way they dealt witness. it's still very orchestrated in my opinion and i do want to see how i am playing out. vanity fair shoot. >> i will say we are obviously celebrating transgender but is it too much over exposure for the miss jenner. >> go big or go home. poster girl now literally and figuratively for transgender. i think it's now wonderful. >> kim is pregnant. what do you think this will happen this time aroun time aro