>> anthony thompson. >> mr. thompson. >> i would just like him to know that -- speak up >> speak up for me. >> the same thing she just said. my family forgives me but we would like to you take this opportunity to repent. give your life to the one that matters the most christ so that he can change the ways no matter what happens to you and you'll be okay. do that and you'll be better off than you are right now. >> thank you, sir. tywanza sanders? your name ma'am. >> felicia sanders. >> thank you, ms. sanders, for being here. >> we welcomed you wednesday night in our bible study with open arms. you have killed some of the best people that i know. every fiber in my body hurts. and i will never be the same. tywanza sanders was my son, but tywanza was my hero. tywanza was my hero. but as we said in bible study, we enjoyed you, but may god have mercy on you. >> thank you, ma'am. a representative of daniel simmons. your name ma'am? >> alana simmons. >> thank you, ms. simmons, for being here. your statement, please? >> a

. ♪ ♪ >> myra thompson was the wife of reverend anthony thompson.ar of holy trinity ame. >> this is community is going through our heartbreak and through our love of those family members surviving, we are going to show in mother yeanl and emanuel and in this community and in our state that we, through love, can rebuild lives. and that's what we have to do. >> reverend daniel simmons was a church regular. he made it a point to be there every sunday, simmons was a retired minister. reverend de payne doctor. she loved sing and most of all her girls. reverend sharonza simmons drive years old. a part of assembly at.emanuel. her son is grieving but he had a poignant message for the community. >> love is stronger than hate. we love the way my mom did. and it can't be close. >> tony harris, al jazeera. >> head of the naacp in charleston, it's hard to believe how charleston is dealing with this. but it's healing to hear the forgiveness of the family members. and that young man a moment ago. edward, can you hear me? >> yes okay, now. go ahead. >> i was just s

this was the wife of reverend anthony thompson he was 59.s 70 year old was a maintenance person at the church. her grandson described her as the heart of the family. this 54 year old was employee of the charleston county library system for years. this was another retired pastor and attended ame church every sunday and wednesday for bible study. this doctor was 49. susie jackson served on the choir and usher board. he was 87 years old, and a long-time member of the church. and again those nine victims always want to put a face with the names, and really show those people and the impact they had on the community here. again, a vigil happening later tonight. and looking ahead to the weekend, a lot of special church services planned here in charleston to remember those victims, not just here but also throughout the country. >> so many churches in the holy city as they call charleston. we are also learning some of the details of the 911 caller credited with helping capture roof. >> reporter: right, she is a north carolina florist who was driving

myra thompson was the wife of reverend anthony thompson. she was 59. ethel lance 70, she was a sexton at the church. her grandson described her as the heart of the family. cynthia hurd, 54, an employee of the charleston county public library for 31 years. reverend daniel l simmons sr. 74 was a retired pastor from another church in charleston. he attended ame church every sunday and every wednesday for bible study. reverend depayne middleton doctor was 49. susie jackson served in the choir and a long-time member of the church. she was 87 years old. >> you hurt me. you hurt a lot of people. god forgives you and i forgive you. >> stone cold. run on the banks. >> of course if it hatches the next thing that happens is catastrophe. >> greeks pull money from

>> anthony thompson. >> mr. no of thompson. >> i would just like him to know that. >> speak up. >> say the same thing just said. i forgive you and my family forgive you but we would like to take this opportunity to -- you to take this opportunity to repent. repent. confess. to the one who matters the most. christ. so he can change it, and change your ways no matter what happens to you. and you'll be okay. do that. you'll be batter -- better off than right now. >> thank you sir. >> taiwan sanders. >> your name, ma'am. >> el lee should sanders. >> thank you for being here. >> we welcome you wednesday night in our bible study. you have killed some of the most -- people i know. every finer in my body -- every fiber in my body hurts and i'll never be the same. to want a sanders is my son but he was my hero, tywanza was my hero. but as for bible study we enjoyed you but may god have mercy on you. >> a representative of daniel simmons. your name, ma'am? >> elana simmons. >> thank you for being here. your statement, plea

>> anthony thompson. >> mr. thompson?uld just like him to know -- >> speak up for me. >> say the same thing that was just said. you know i forgive you and my family forgive you but we would like to take this opportunity to repent. repent confess to the one who matters most. christ. so that he can change it change your ways no matter what happened to you and you'll be okay. do that and you'll be better off than what you are right now. >> thank you, sir. tywanza sanders? >> we welcome you wednesday night in our bible study with open arms. you have killed some of the most [ inaudible ] people that i know. every fiber in my body hurts. and i'll never be the same. tywanza sanders was my son. but he was my hero. but as we said at bible study may god have mercy on you. >> thank you, ma'am. a representative of daniel simmons? your name ma'am? >> alana simmons. >> thank you, miss simmons, for being here. your statement, please? >> although my grandfather and the other victims died at the hands of hate this is proof everyone's plea

. >> myra thompson was the wife of reverend anthony thompson, the victor of holy trinity. was 59 when she was killed in the attack. >> this community is going through our grieving and through our heartbreak and through our love of those family members surviving we're going to show in mother emmanuel, and in this community, and in our state that we through love can rebuild lives. >> reverend simmons was a church regular. he made a point to be at ame church each sunday and for bible study every wednesday. reverend depayne middleton doctor was 49, the mother of four dollars. her friends and family say she loved god singing and most of all, her girls. reverend sharonda singleton, 45 years old was part of the staff at ame church as well as a speech therapist and girls track and field coach. her son is grieving, but he had a poignant message for the community. >> love is stronger than hate. if we love the way my mom would then the hate won't be anywhere close to where the love is. >> only on al jazeera america. >> dramatic picks out of indonesia of a volcanic eruption. authoriti

>>> a man stunned a courtroom when he offered to forgifve the charleston church shooter and anthony thompson said good-bye to his wife. he also accused the shoot rer to repent. jackie bensen surprised worshippers when e he showed up for services at the church. mr. biden said he visited the church before and knew the pastor. >>> prince william county police are searching for a 23-year-old man who may need help. albert beck told his home after midnight. police say he has brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his neck, left hand and right wrist. he may be. driving a 2009 toyota with virginia tags. he left voluntarily, but police believe he may be in need of assistance. >>> in just a couple hours, there could be a new child abuse policy in montgomery county schools. it could include background checks for anyone who works at the schools. the changes come after sex abuse of students. one former elementary student is suing after a music teacher pled guilty to abusing 14 children. >>> a second earthquake in virginia in two days. 2:00 in the morning a 2.2 magnitude quake hit near the north carolina st

. >>> myron thompson, 59, the wife of reverend anthony thompson, a nearby church in charleston. >>> a mom to three children, a speech pathologist and coach for a girl's track team outside charleston. >>> susie jackson was 87, at church with her sister who also died at the scene who was 70 years old. finally, reverend pinckney, the pastor, first ordained at age 18 and was elected to the south carolina house of representatives just five years later. age 27, he became the youngest member of the state senate. his seat in that chamber covered in black, a cloth of mourning today. pinckney described by a colleague as the moral conscience of the state senate helped build support for a bill mandating body cameras for his officer. last month he delivered an impassioned speech on the senate floor. >> when we were able to see the video, and we were able to see the gunshots, and when we saw him fall to the ground and when we saw the police officer come and handcuff him on the ground, without even trying to resuscitate him, without even seeing if he was really alive, without calling an ambulance, w

>> anthony thompson. >> mr. thompson. >> i would like him to know. >> speak up for me. >> saying the same thing that was just said. i forgive you and my family forgive you. but we would like to take this opportunity onue to take this opportunity to repent. repent confess. give your life to the one that is the most, christ. he can change it. can change your ways no matter what happened to you. and you will be okay. do that and you will be better off than you are right now. >> thank you sir. your name? >> felishia sanders. >> thank you. >> we welcomed you wednesday night in our bible study with open arms. you have killed some of the most noobl [inaudible] people i know. every fiber in my body hurts and i will never be the same. he was my son but was my hero. as we said in bible study we enjoyed you but god may have mercy on you. >> thank you, ma'am. a representative of daniel simmons. your name, ma'am? thank you for being here. your statement please? >> although my grandfather -- this is proof everyone's plea for

juan: myra thompson was the wife of the reverend anthony thompson of charleston's holy trinity rec church. amy: depayne middleton-doctor was a 49-year-old mother of four. juan: ethel lance was a 70 year old grandmother who had worked at emanuel ame for more than three decades. amy: susie jackson was ethel lance's cousin and the oldest victim of the massacre at the age of 87. she was a longtime member of the church. juan: tywanza sanders was the youngest victim at 26-years-old. he was recent graduate of allen university in columbia, south carolina. he graduated from the university's division of business administration. before the shooting took place tywanza posted a short video clip on snapchat where you can briefly see the suspected gunman dylann roof sitting at a table with all of the victims during the bible study. roof reportedly sat with the church members for an hour before before he opened fire. sylvia johnson, said a survivor described to her what happened inside the church. >> from my understanding, the suspect came to the church and he asked for the pastor, where is the pastor. t

>> anthony thompson. >> mr. thompson. >> i would just like him to know that -- >> speak up for me. >> say the same thing that was just said. you know, i forgive you and my family forgives you. but we would like you to take this opportunity to repent. repent confess, give your life to the one who matters the most christ, so that he can change it and change your ways no matter what happened to you and you'll be okay. do that. and you'll be better off than what you are right now. >> your name ma'am? >> felicia sanders. >> thank you, miss sanders, for being here. >> we welcomed you wednesday night in our bible study with open arms. you have killed some of the most prayerfulest people that i know. every fiber in my body hurts, and i'll never be the same. tywanza sanders was my son. but tywanz warks was my hero. as we say in the bible study, we enjoyed you, but may god have mercy on you. >> thank you, ma'am. your name ma'am? >> ms. simmons. >> thank you for being here. your statement, please. >> although my grandfathe

maya thompson was the wife of anthony much thompson. she was 59. ethyl lance. 70 her grandson described her as the heart of the family. sined i can't hurd,family. cynthia hurd, 54. reverend depayne middleton-doctor was 49. susie jackson u she was 87 years old. >> we'll continue with the history of the emmanuel ame church and it's role in african-american history. more after this. >> there are new developments and controversy on last week' drone strike that left al-qaeda senior leader dead. jamie mcintyre has more on that. >> pentagon officials have not confirmed the report and it has all the earmarks of a signature strike where the u.s. uses patterns of activity to identity targets where they believe al-qaeda or other potential enemy forces have gathered in one place. the practice is somewhat controversial because the u.s. often does not find out who was killed until after the death sentence. you may recall two months ago the white house announced back in january two hostages held by al-qaeda were accidently killed in a so-called signature strike.

>> anthony thompson. >> mr. me. >> saying the same thing that was just said. i forgive you. my family forgive you. but we would like you to take this opportunity to repent. repent. confess. give the life to the one who matters the most. christ. so that he can change it can change your ways no matter what happened to you and you'll be okay. do that. and you'll be better off than you are right now. >> thank you, sir. tywan sanders. your name ma'am? your name ma'am? >> felicia sanders. >> thank you, ms. sanders, for being here. >> we welcome you wednesday night in our bible study with open arms. you have killed some of the most beautifulest people that i know. every fiber in my body hurts. and i'll never be the same. tywanza sanders is my son but he was my hero. tywanza was my hero. but as we say in the bible study, we enjoyed you but may god have mercy on you. >> thank you, ma'am. a representative of daniel simmons? your name ma'am? >> halana simmons. >> thank you for being here. your statement, please. >> although