this is "nightline." >> tonight, church massacre. we're on the scene as a community in shock rallies together in the face of grief. what we're learning tonight about the accused mass murderer who allegedly opened fire on a bible study class, killing nine people including a state senator. how much did others know about his plan for an attack? and breaking barriers. these women are noteworthy for more than their unusual costumes. race sexuality, and gender identity all playing starring roles in "orange is the new black." >> unbelievable that a black transgender woman is sitting here. >> tonight the actresses get candid with amy robach. >> it's great maniy in here. >> about real-life stories that have changed them on and off the show. but first, the "nightline

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good evening. tonight, charleston south carolina is a community marked by both loss and love.

rattled by grief, rallying around those who lost family members in a historic hate crime, when 21-year-old dylann roof allegedly opened fire in one of the most famous black churches in the south. abc's cecilia vega is on the scene as new details come to light about this disturbed young man. and the innocent victims of the tragedy in charleston. ♪ ♪ let it shine let it shine ♪ >> reporter: the community of charleston is in mourning. >> we woke up today and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken. >> reporter: an entire nation grieving with south carolina. but during this vigil to pray for those who lost their lives, through the tears, a moment of relief. the suspect in wednesday night's deadly church massacre now in custody. >> that awful person that terrible human being who would go into a place of worship where

people were praying and kill them is now in custody. where he will always remain. >> reporter: 21-year-old dylann roof finally captured during a traffic stop across state lines in shelby north carolina. more than 200 miles from charleston. and late tonight, roof transported back to south carolina. police saying a citizen alerted this emto his car. >> he was transported here to the shelb we currently have representatives from all the agencies that are involved in this investigation. here on-site to work through the process of getting mr. roof back to south carolina. >> reporter: roof accused of committing one of the deadliest attacks on a place of worship in united states history. at 8:00 p.m. wednesday night, he enters the historic mother emanuel ame church. witnesses say he joined the prayer group, sitting with church members for nearly an hour before opening fire. 9:05 p.m., police responded,

arriving to a gruesome scene. >> advising of an active shooter, multiple people down. >> reporter: eight dying inside that church one on the way to the hospital in all six women and three men. roof fleeing the scene, putting the community on alert. >> it is not completely secure we have someone running around downtown there's a possibility there's an active shooter in the area. >> reporter: pastor clem pinckney state senator. three making it out alive, a brand mother and her 5-year-old granddaughter. the grand motor, when it was done telling her story to the pastor's cousin sylvia who spoke to abc's david muir. the gunman came in and asked, where's the minister? >> he asked that? >> he asked, where's the minister? and they showed him where he was. and clementa being the kind spirited person that he is

he -- he had him to sit next to him when they were getting ready to dismiss. that he -- he started shooting. he loaded up about five times. >> you spoke with one of three survivors. there were three total? >> yes. >> what did she tell you? >> she said it was just horrible. it was just blood all over the place. she played dead in order to survive, in order to get him not to shoot her. >> she told her granddaughter to play dead too? >> play dead yes. when he got up that's when the gunman questioned him and started, you know, saying y'all rape our women and y'all have taken over the country. and i have to do what i have to do. >> reporter: after it was over -- >> we got two people coming out,

adult female and a child, they were found in the room. they need to get checked out. >> reporter: many of the victims killed grandparents in their 70s and 80s. four were reverends, including pastor pinckney. >> we will get through it our church will get through it. it's tough times but i know for a fact everybody will press on. >> reporter: the son of victim and high school coach sharonda coleman singleton speaks out from southern charleston university. >> love is stronger than hate. we love the way my mom would and the hate won't be anywhere close to what love is. >> reporter: tonight many wondering if roof targeted the church for its role in the fight for black equality. in this video from 2013 reverend pinckney lays out the church's place throughout american history. >> freedom to worship and freedom from sin, freedom to be full what god intends us to be and have equality in the sight of god. >> reporter: in the decades leading to emancipation black churches were outlawed in

charleston. mother emanuel became a bedrook of the civil rights movement. the reverend martin luther king jr. visited. in those years black churches were on the front lines, h arson and bombs. >> the fact that this took place in a black church obviously also raises questions about a dark part of our history. this is not the first time that black churches have been attacked. >> reporter: the federal government opening a hate crime investigation. >> acts like this one have no place in our country and no place in a civilized society. >> reporter: investigators now hoping to find out exactly who dylann roof is. >> you're talking about a 21-year-old who typically 21-year-olds communicate via social media. it's extremely important to seize their computers, laptops, cell phones. because most of their communication may well be in those devices. >> reporter: those who know him say roof's alleged plan was six months in the making. >> he was emotionless to me. >> reporter: today this friend since childhood telling me roof had a deep hatred of black

people. >> he wanted segregation. >> what did he want to see happen? how was he going to do this? >> i think he wanted something big like trayvon martin wanted to spark aacace war. >> reporte in this photo nag patches on roof's jacket one from apartheid-era south africa the other from the former rhodesia when it was ruled by a white minority, now called zimbabwe. joey meek and his mom saw roof just tuesday. they say he always had a gun with him. >> what kind of guns? >> .45 glock. >> did he carry it around? >> in his car. >> reporter: they called police when they saw him on tv this morning. fbi showing up at their home today. >> this is a small town. a close-knit community. neighbors saw roof coming in and out of the country store all the time but he never raised any suspicion. but earlier this year his bizarre behavior leading to run-ins with police. in february roof wearing all-black, arrested at a mall after asking employees out of the ordinary questions. accused of illegally possessing

a prescription drug roof telling police his parents were pressuring him to get a job. just two months later, roof was arrested again at that same mall for trespassing. tonight, for every vigil around the country there are as many unanswered questions. for "nightline," cecilia vega in charleston south carolina. >> thoughts and prayers with them all tonight. next laverne cox on caitlyn jenner and being a transgender role model. as the pioneering cast of "orange is the new black" gets candid with amy robach. es and your a1c is not at goal with certain diabetes pills or daily insulin your doctor may be talking about adding medication to help lower your a1c. ask your doctor if adding once-a-week tanzeum is right for you. once-a-week tanzeum is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes along with diet and exercise.

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if you've noticed the characters in "orange is the new black" are incredibly believable that's because for all the actresses, those dramatic storylines often echo powerful personal experiences. as abc's amy robach found out, whether it's race sexuality, or gender struggles, nothing's off limits with the ladies of litchfield. >> all right! >> reporter: it's not every day

i find myself suiting up for prison. >> look at that. inmate robach. >> reporter: not just any press soon but the set of "orange is the new black" which taylor schilling is about to give me the grand tour. >> we welcome you in and show you what's going on. >> commissary? >> this is thesome tear somesome somesome commissary. >> coke zero i feel like that's new. >> this is healey's room. >> no one's going to mess with you here. >> i want to draw your attention to ambition anything is possible when you reach for the stars. >> because that is isn't annoying to see when you're in prison. >> no. >> reporter: loosely based on a true story taylor schilling plays piper chapman. >> strip. >> reporter: a preppie connecticut girl who gets sent to prison for a drug tasking offensive. >> hi. i'm chapman. >> j. crews is around the corner. >> reporter: it as soap opera behind bars complete with steamy love affairs, violent catfights, illicit

guard/prisoner romances -->> will you marry me? >> reporter: a lot of stomach-churning prison food. the show is ground-breaking in its depiction of race sexuality, gender identity. >> after all i went through to be me -- >> reporter: laverne cox who made the cover of "time" and became the first transgender person nominated for an acting emmy for her portrayal of sophia. >> i don't want to have to ask you. but i don't know what else to do. >> this is the visitation room. >> yes. i think the first time i was here we were at this table. we had this intense scene and i was just -- in heaven. i was just like this is unbelievable that a black transgender woman from mobile, alabama, is sitting here. even though it's prison it's quite fabulous. >> reporter: caitlyn jenner cited laverne as one of the pioneers of the transgender movement and an inspiration for her own very public journey.

>> the reach that she and her family have is enormous. and so the visibility that we have now is unprecedented. and the more of us who are able to come forward, the better it is for our community. so i think it's a really beautiful thing. >>eporter: the show has made big stars of its once largely unknown cast. uzo aduba plays the compelling crazy eyes. >> chocolate and vanilla swirl! >> uzo -- >> reporter: and took home an emmy for her role. she showed me around the not so private bathroom set scene of many of the show's most ininfamous moments. >> it's grimy but it smells good. that's not actual dirt. >> this is paint. when i first came to "orange" i didn't want to touch anything. i know you said it's paint but i feel like some of it has to be real. >> agree to disagree. >> so this role came right at

the exact perfect moment because you were thinking about walking away from acting? >> yeah not even thinking about it. i had been trying to get into film and television. hearing no no uh no. i thought, monday i'm going to call my agent and tell them that i'm going to go to hah schoollaw school. 45 minutes later i got a phone call from the agents and they said do you remember that audition you went on for "orange is the new black"? and i couldn't believe it. could not believe it. >> what'd you do in the first person you told? >> i called my mom. my mom's from nigeria. she said my american dream is you 11ing your dream. to be able to do that she feels so proud. >> did you see that wonderful new documentary about the best sushi in the world? >> reporter: danielle brooks who plays the bubbly hilarious tasty, had just finished julliard when she auditioned for the show. >> when i think of you i think, tasty dancing. you have this energy.

how are you feeling? that first couple of days? >> i was terrified. i said to myself i'm going to be prepared and ready. and i did. and it ended up here we are in season four. >> it worked out? >> it worked out, it worked out. >> you can do go if you want. i have everything under control. >> reporter: kate mulgrew almost unrecognizable in her role as the formidable kitchen queen red. >> i have to stop myself from not calling you character names. kitt not red. >> call me red, i prefer it. >> i love that accent because you're from iowa. it's hard to believe. >> why is that hard to believe? >> because in my mind you're russian. >> thank you. thank you, amy. >> how did you develop such an authentic accent? >> i don't know it came. don't tell me where it was residing. it just had lived within me and she sprang to life. >> pay me 200 bucks and i'll tell a couple of girls that

you're dynamite in bed. >> reporter: for natasha leone who standard in the "american pie" franchise before battling drug addiction art imitates life in a personal way in her depiction of a heroin-addicted nikki. >> is it difficult to relive that? or is that something that you feel like is almost a blessing because you're able to really be your character nikki in ways that others wouldn't be able to? yeah i would say it's both. it can be painful for me to feel like i'm not being truthful enough. because i have firsthand knowledge of what it's like. the biggest part of that is actual drug addiction is pretty sort of boring. it's not cinematic. it's depressing and dark. i can often go home and find myself walking the dog being like you really blew it at work today. >> reporter: laura prepond is spot on playing piper's on again, off again sultry love interest. >> laura, what's it like to be the femme fatale of the group? >> oh god. it's funny. because when i first read the character i didn't think of her as this kind of femme fatale

person. >> i know. >> and then it just -- but yeah i don't know. it's -- i love my character. she's awesome, she's a badass. >> reporter: with a cast layered and authentic, it begs the question -- >> have you all thought about how you would be as a prisoner? >> uh-huh. >> of course. >> yeah. >> we get asked that all the time. >> yeah we do. >> i don't think i would do as well as gloria. >> i will make your life a living hell! >> i think they want me to show and up throw things and arrgh! >> you don't know how you'd do. you might do very very well. >> you think so? >> i bet you would. >> i think we'd all be fine. >> it's why we kind of like get along. everyone's like, my god, the cast gets along so well. i think it's because of what they're talking about. >> why we don't have any other things. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm amy robach on the set of "orange is the new black" in queens new york. >> we'll be right back with more from south carolina.

. finally tonight, we return to charleston south carolina. a place of grief and a reminder of what has always been great about america. ♪ we shall overcome ♪ >> we as a nation have been here before. heartbreak has a way of humbling us. today inamerica, resoe seemed to matter more than race. healing more palpable than revenge. >> whether they be black, whether they be white whoever we can allow this tragedy to unite us. >> the questions asked today we have asked before. birmingham, 1963. we endured. oklahoma city 1995. we endured. columbine. 9/11. newtown. and we have endured. ♪ i once was lost ♪ >> tonight, the oldnd new images from charleston

remind us how delicate our democracy, and we endure. ♪ but now i'm free ♪ >> it was the late reverend ralph abernathy who often said sunday is the most segregated day of the week in america. not this sunday one would imagine. not in charleston. tonight we are all from charleston. thank you for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow. as always we're online 247 on our facebook page and at abcnews.com. good night, america.

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