the shock and mourning outside theeman ul african methodist episcopal church in charles and ton and across the nation has just begun. >> to say our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families and their community doesn't say enough to convey the heartache and the sadness and the anger that we feel. >> reporter: but the hunt for the accused killer is over now. >> we have arrested dylann roof, r-o-o-f in north carolina. >> reporter: he was arrested four hours away from south carolina where he allegedly opened fire and killed nine people wednesday night. >> we woke up today and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken. >> reporter: police say roof, seen here entering the church on surveillance video attended a prayer group inside the church after asking to meet the pastor. roof allegedly salt in the meeting for an hour, then opened fire. eight people were killed at the scene, one victim later died at a nearby hospital. >> she wants to be remembered for where she was when she died in the church. she was a strong lady of faith. she was committed to her community. >> reporter: am

. >> theeman who came in apparently tried to fight off theataerk.is face. >> reporter: she recounted the victims' stories. >> they said that he came in and he had a black bag. he pulled it out. and -- as they went to go load it,verybody started pounding on the windows and the walls to let people know. >> reporter: the victims have been identified as 61-year-old nancyan vessem and 21-year-old maura binkly. late onfriday, r desantis, the republican candidate for florida governor called the news heart breang. andrew gillum praised the police's quick response. gillum and desantis in a heated ce. that race is one to watch on tuesday. and tragedies like this could actually have an effect. much of the rhetoric between the kantdsnd they're politically polar opposites, have turned on crime and gun control. >>> to politics. just three days left until the midterms. electi president trump will be making seven campaign stops over thene 72 hours. tr his all-out push to get republicans to polls on tuesday. nbc's white house correspondent, kelly o'donnell, travelin