the victims murdered inside this south carolina church. charleston, south carolina, overnight. happening right now, an intense manhunt for the shooter. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday, june 18th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. a gunman is on the loose right now after shooting and killing nine people at a prayer meeting in a charleston, south carolina church. frantic church for the suspect at this hour. he is described as a white male in his 20s. the police chief describing this as a hate crime taking place at emanuel african-american methodist church. >> this is a tragedy that no community should have to experience. it is senseless and it is unfathomable that somebody in today's society would walk into a church when people are having a prayer meeting and take their lives. i can assure you that we are going to do everything in our power to find this individual and lock him up and make sure that he does not hurt anyone else. >> let's go live to charleston and bring in ashley killow with the latest. nine people shot. this is

they describe it as the heart of the african-american community in charleston and in south carolina. the city with a rich history for african-americans. martin luther king jr. has come through charleston. >> we are looking at a picture from the king center. a picture they released that shows dr. king at the very pulpit in the very sanctuary. there's a message going out. police chief giving a heartfelt message to the community of thousandhow to proceed from here. let's listen to what he said. >> this is an opportunity for us all to unite because of a significant tragedy that has occurred. what we need right now is we need everybody to come together and pray for these families. we need them to come together and help us find this person so nobody else is hurt. what we need is the community to look at this and say we have had enough of the violence. if we stand up together we can stop this violence. that's what we need the community to do. i understand you might be upset. those are emotions we understand. we need to come together and help us to support the families and support the communi

jonathan martin for us in charleston south carolina. >>> michelle obama talked about the charleston shootings morning. the first lady is in italy with her mother and daughters. she said that saying her thoughts and prayers with people in charleston does not convey how she really feels. >> my heart goes out to the people of emmanuel and the people of charleston i pray for a community i know is in pain and with the hope that tragedies like these will one day come to an end. >> reporter: the first lady said she was particularly pained by the fact that the shooting happened in a house of worship, president obama made similar comments yesterday. >>> emmanuel ame is the oldest black congregation in the south. as morgan radford tells us now, it has seen more than its share of violence and upheaval. >> reporter: beyond the tragedy at emmanuel ame standings a church with deep historical roots. >> where you are is a very special place in charleston and it's a very special place, because this church and this site this area has been tied to the history and life of african americans since about the early

shooting in charleston, south carolina. nine people dead inside one of the country's most historic african-american churches. the gunman is on the loose. our breaking news coverage ahead. >>> breaking news this morning, nine people dead. a killer on the run. the victims murdered inside historic charleston, south carolina church overnight. happening now, the intense manhunt for the shooter. good morning. welcomeo

the road toward justice is often a slow one. >> msnbc national reporter trymaine lee in charleston south carolinathanks for your time tonight. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> all right. the american flag flew at half mast outside the state house in columbia, south carolina, today. there was another flag flying nearby that was definitely not at half mast. we have some breaking news on that bitter controversy and that is next. ♪ mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys ♪ ♪ don't let'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks ♪ boys? ♪ mamas, don't let your babies...♪ stop less. go more. the passat tdi clean diesel with up to 814 hwy miles per tank. hurry in and you can get 0% apr plus a one-thousand dollar volkswagen credit bonus on 2015 passat tdi clean diesel models. i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because it gives me... zero heartburn! prilosec otc. the number 1 doctor-recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 9 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoder

live from charleston south carolina that's all from "all in." >>> thanks for being here. we've got a lot to get to tonight, including a in um ber of different developing angles on the story what happened last night in charleston south carolina. i should also tell i that i will have something to say in a few minutes about the situation with former "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams and news that he is coming back on the air here at msnbc. that story's ahead here this hour. this show and more. >>> we start in charleston. the reverend clementa pinckney had a beautiful voice. he had a big, big beautiful

grows louder, the list of those missing grows longer. >>> up next the palpable moments from charleston, south carolina. [ sobbing ] >>> thank you for joining us. i'm john henry smith. the news continues next live from london. we'll leave you now with the more poignant moments from the tragedy in charleston. ♪ >> we woke up today, and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken. ♪ >> i do believe this was a hate crime. >> it is the most dastardly act that one can possibly imagine. ♪ >> and we pray father that charleston will never be the same, because of the love the commitment of the communities. ♪ >>> the man charged with killing nine people at a south carolina church is due in court, facing calls for the death penalty. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm felicity barr and this is al jazeera life from london. also coming up. greek banks thrown a temporary lifeline after more than a billion dollars is withdrawn in just one day. yemen peace talks end in geneva but the u.n. envoy

charleston south carolina has been dealing with a lot. we can tell you a little more about this church emanuel church here in charleston. it is not just historic but symbolic for a number of reasons. this is a church that was burned down some years ago by slave owners here in charleston. more than 150 years ago. it was rebuilt then in the '50s '60s '70s it was a planning site of sorts. lots of civil rights marches and rallies that happened here in charleston and south carolina the northeast a lot of rallies were planned at the church behind me. the same church that was rocked by tragedy last night around 9:00. >> the breaking news that dylann roof has been arrested. thank you very much. we are expecting to hear from the president in the next half hour. we'll be back on the air when that happens. for now, this has been an nbc news special report. we'll have much more on "nbc nightly news" tonight and much more throughout the day on nbcnews.com. >>> we've been talking about the bethel a.m.e. in society hill section, a friend of reverend pinc

and developments the suspected gunmen who killed 9 people at a historic black church in charleston south carolina is in police custody. dylann roof was arrested earlier today. he was roughly 245 miles north of charleston. he was cooperative during the traffic stop they believe he acted on his own. roof has already made his first appearance in court. dylann was previously arrested in south carolina on drug and trespassing charges. nicki haley reacted to the shooting. >> we woke up today and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken and so we have some grieving to do, and we have some pain we have to go through. parents are having to explain to their kid zs how they can go to church and feel safe. that's not something we ever thought we would have to deal with. having said that we are a strong and faithful state. >> the details of last night's shooting are chilling. >> the gunman went to the emmanuel a.m.e. church and sat among the worshippers during a wednesday night bible study. after an hour he opened fire on the gathering, the charleston coroner's office released the names of the nine vic

the san francisco bay area but his conversations were dominated by this week's events in charleston, south carolinasident obama was in town for the u.s. conference of mayors in this forum with the city leaders from across the country. his thoughts are with the citizens of charleston, south carolina and the latest mass murder at the hands of a gunman. >> you don't see murder on this kind of scale with this kind of frequency in any other advanced nation on earth. >> he urged the mayors to return in rally reforms that would curb gun violence in america. following the meetings with the mayors two fundraisers including one at the sea cliff neighborhood home of the hedge fund billionaire. neighbors have seen him here before and this time security was tight. >> typically we were able to stay across the street and see him exit the limousine. this time the officer said we couldn't leave the house. >> there were complaints about security diversion during rush hour traffic. this time the traffic jam was back. >> how long have you been in traffic? >> 45 to 50 minutes. >> the president is in town and the detour

the san francisco bay area but his conversations were dominated by this week's events in charleston, south carolina. >> president obama was in town for the u.s. conference of mayors inhis forum with the city leaders from acss the country. his thoughts are with the citizens of charleston, south carolina and the latest mass murder at the handof a gunman. >> you don't see murder on thisind of scale with this kind of frequencyn any other advanced nation on earth. >> he urged the mayors to return in rally reforms that would curb gun violence in america. following the meetings with the mayors two fundraisers including one at the sea cliff neighborhood home of the hedge fund billionaire. neighbors have en him here before and this time securi was tight. >> typically we were able to stay across the street and see him exit the limousine. this time the officer said couldn't leave the house. >> there were complaints about security diversion during rush hour traffic. this time the traffic jam was back. >> h long have you been in traffic? >> 45 to 50 minute >> the president is in town and the detour is now block

we are following breaking news out of charleston, south carolina. police are searching for a 21-year-old white man suspected of a shooting at a predominantly black church in the downtown area. an official close to the investigation tells cnn there are multiple fatalities. officials there are still working to identify some of the bodies. >> now this incident happened just a few hours ago. roughly three hours ago according to early records. emanual ame is the site of the shooting. it is said to be the oldest black church in the southern u.s. >> all right. we will continue to cover that. let's move to other stories until we get that news conference that will give us more information. he's been off the air for months but now there's word about the future of nbc news anchor brian williams. >> according to sources, williams has come to an agreement with the network to stay on after his suspension ends in august. cnn correspondent is joining us from new york to talk about this. we wondered this brian williams will keep the "nbc nightly news" chair and his

. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom," i'm george howell live here in charleston, south carolina.news that we are following this day. to new york state we go. where police there are investigating a possible sighting of two killers who escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate new york. investigators say that witnesses spotted two men who may have fit the descriptions of richard matt and david sweat a week after they broke out of prison. those men were about 400 miles, or that's about 600 kilometers from that prison. meanwhile, a prison officer has been suspended as part of the investigation into matt and sweat's escape. this comes after a female prison worker was arrested and charged for allegedly giving them the tools they needed to break out of prison. our jason carroll has more on the massive manhunt. >> their mug shots added to the faces of the nation's most hardened and dangerous criminals, richard matt and david sweat now on the u.s. marshals' most wanted list. a $50,000 reward offered on top of the $100,000 offered last week for information leading to their return.

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we are following the breaking news out of charleston south carolina.shooting in which nine people are dead. the suspect still on the loose. we will have more here on cnn for you after this short break. it's part adrenaline and part adventure. it's part geek and part chic. it's part relaxation and part exhilaration. it's part sports car and part suv. and the best part? the 2015 gla. it's 100% mercedes-benz. >>> welcome back to cnn newsroom. we follow breaking news out of charleston south carolina at this hour. >> police say nine people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a predominantly black church. one other person was injured and is in the hoals have not released the names of the victims. >> within the past hour police chief greg mullen said he believes this was a hate crime. authorities are searching for a white man in his early 20s. the incident happened a few hours ago. the emanual african-american methodist episcopal church is said to be the oldest ame church in the southern u.s. >> we heard from emanual ame church elder dr. norvel go if, f. >

the san francisco bay area but his conversations were dominated by this week's events in charleston, south carolina. >> president obama was in town for the u.s. conference of mayors in this forum with the city leaders from across the country. his thoughts are with the citizens of charleston, south carolina and the latest mass murder at the hands of a gunman. >> you don't see murder on this kind of scale with this kind of frequency in any other advanced nation on earth. >> he urged the mayors to return in rally reforms that would curb gun violence in america. following the meetings with the mayors two fundraisers including one at the sea cliff neighborhood home of the hedge fund billionaire. neighbors have seen him here before and this time security was tight. >> typically we were able to stay across the street and see him exit the limousine. this time the officer said we couldn't leave the house. >> there were complaints about security diversion during rush hour traffic. this time the traffic jam was back. >> how long have you been in traffic? >> 45 to 50 minutes. >> the president is in town and th

a a mass shooting at a church in charleston, south carolina. moments ago police released photos of the suspect who is still on the loose. he's described in his early 20s with sandy blonde hair. a slender build and was wearing a gray sweatshirt blue jeans and timberland boots and looks to be clean-shaven. you can also see his car. authorities wanted to get these photos out quickly. >> this is a very dangerous extremely dangerous individual. and we need the public's assistance to identify him as quickly as possible. at this time we just wanted to get this out as quickly as we could. and ask you to help us to get this out so we can identify this individual and rest him before he hurts someone else either in the city or the general area. >> this somehow it unfolded. police were called after 9:00 p.m. eastern last night. the shooter is still at large. nine people are declared dead, eight at the scene and another shortly after he or she was transported to the hospital. among the dead long-time state senator clementa pinckney he was one of the people

i'm george howell here in charleston south carolina.ck to our special coverage in this city on the mass shooting that has gripped this community. the family of the admitted shooter is breaking their silence. now extending their deepest sympathies to the victims' families and their friends. in a statement dylann roof's family said quote, words cannot express our shock, grief and disbelief as to what happened that night. we are devastated and saddened by what occurred. the judge at that bond hearing is facing criticism for some controversial comments that he made while talking about the nine dead victims. he added, quote, we have victims on the other side. listen to his full statement. >> charleston is a very strong community. we have big hearts. we're a very loving community. and we're going to reach out to everyone all victims. and we will touch them. we have victims nine of them. but we also have victims on the other side. there are victims on this young man's side of the family. nobody would've ever thrown them into the whirlwind of e

you just heard several people speak at that press conference in charleston south carolina including thenor nicky haley who became emotional when she said we woke up this morning and the heart of south carolina was broken. they have arrested a suspect, and it is believed to be dylann roof a 21-year-old, he was apprehended just 12 hours after the massacre of nine people in the church in south carolina which is about 140 miles south of where the suspect was arrested. we heard from the mayor there, who earlier commented to the media, quote, that there are too many guns out there. right now we know that charleston authorities are headed to north carolina to pick up the suspect. we also know the department of justice has launched a hate crimes investigation. i want to bring in our white house correspondent mike viqueira right now. mike we are waiting for president obama to come out and speak to this. >> that's right. and it's a grimly familiar [ inaudible ] here at the white house, the president reacting to a mass shooting, this one certainly ranking near the top thus far. the president will

a mass shooting in charleston south carolina. this happened at 9:00 p.m. last night. the shooter on the loose. nine are declared dead at the scene. now among the dead nbc news confirms long time state senator who was one of the people in attendance at the church in a bible study. this is one of the oldest and most prom nint black churches in the united states. the fbi and federal agencies are on the scene. the shooter a 21-year-old white male slender build, clean shaven gray sweatshirt blue jeans and timber land boots. he is considered quote, extremely dangerous. this is investigated as a hate crime. the community needs to come together. >> this is a tragedy that no community should have to experience. it's un we're going to do everything in our power to find this individual, lock him up and make sure he does not hurt anyone else. >> just after the shooting there were reports of a bomb threat. police later called the area clear. many in the community were passionate coming together. we also heard anger and pain. they aired out their feelings. >> it's evil. it's evil.

>>> right now charleston south carolina is preparing to you night in a new show of solidarity. let's take a live look. we're told some 3,000 people will begin standing shoulder to shoulder hand-in-hand over the city's iconic bridge in support of the nine people killed in cold blood last week. this is set to get under way in just a short time from now, twin hour they will do this. it caps off a day filled with reflection pain prayer and gratitude. this morning the sound of singing and church bells ringing across the city of charleston. supporting a congregation that was about to transform what was a crime scene back into the house of god. emanuel ame church opened its doors for the first time since last week's tragedy not just to its congregation but to the entire world. the comfort they found in their faith is simple lie well amazing grace. their message to all of us is clear that their response to such an ultimate act of evil will be love. >> a lot of folk expected us to do something strange and to break out in a riot. well they just don't know us. >> today service marked a ch

>>> let's get back to our top story, the deaths of nine people in a church shooting in charleston south carolina roof, the confessed shooter, is expected to make his first court appearance in south carolina at the top of the next hour. here with us in washington right now is cedric alexander, our cnn law enforcement officer, the dekalb county georgia safety administrator. cedric, a former roommate of dylann roof the admitted killer in this particular case said he had been planning this attack for six months. he had been making statements. when a friend or acquaintance of someone hears someone ranting, talkings about black people "they're taking over the country, raping white women" what should that person do? >> well certainly it's a real early indication that person has very violent tendencies. but what i'm more concerned about and we haven't talked about, wolf, is this young guy, roof, where did he acquire this type of attitude and hatred? some will say it's symbolic of the symbols on his outer garments but the question that comes to mind for me hate is something that is learned. where did he

. >>> charleston, south carolina, breaking news. they say a white man opened fire in a historic african-american church. nine were killed. >> a church community is mourning their deaths as authorities, including the fbi, are searching for the shooter. authorities are giving a briefing right now. let's listen. >> communication process is in place. same information that you have has been broadcast to law enforcement, at the local, state, and federal level, all across the united states. >> can you talk about the specifics on the suspect? [ inaudible ]. >> well, obviously at this point we want everybody to be vigilant and if they see anything suspicious we want them to call us. right now we have got teams of investigators, we have uniformed officers we have fbi agents all over the city. and along with our local law enforcement partners. so we will be looking for this individual and like everyone else this is all hands-on deck effort with the community, as well as law enforcement. i think with that effort we will find this person quickly

south carolina progressive network. burned the confederate flag back in 1969. we will be back here in front of the mother emanuel church in charlestonna in a minute. m♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting fro charleston, south carolina outside the historic emanuel ame church where nine people were gunned down on as they attended june 17 bible study. just minutes ago, state troopers brought reverend clementa pinckney's casket down the steps to a hearse. his funeral is being held just blocks from here at college of charleston with president obama delivering the eulogy. the church shooting suspect dylann roof is now jailed next to officer michael slager, the policeman who shot and killed unarmed african-american walter scott earlier this year in nearby north charleston. to talk about the impact of last week's massacre on black lives matter movement, we're joined right now by muhiyidin d'baha an organizer with black lives matter charleston. it is great to have you with us. as we are broadcasting, you saw the casket of pastor pinckney thing brought do

south carolina tonight. live. stay with us. >>> welcome back. joining us now, dot scott, president of the charleston chapter of the naacp and also south carolina state representative todd rutherford who represents the district where this happened and who spoke with president obama about these events earlier today. thank you both so much for being with us tonight. thank you both. as president of the charleston chapter of the naacp. obviously the naacp has been very forward in responding to this in trying to make sure there is a constructive response. what do you say to people who want a basic explanation of the right way to respond, of not to just be consumed with anguish and anger on this? >> i think it would be nice if folks were able to not respond in a way that was destructive. in fact, we with the naacp encourages that. we must understand folks are dealing with some very serious emotional issues around the killing and it follows a backdrop of bigger issues we have here in charleston and in north charleston. we'd like to see that this killing investigation is taken and investigated and justice is

this is in south carolina, charleston, south carolina. they have asked everyone in the area media and everyone living nearby, social media to get this picture out. we're going to follow the story all morning long. we'll bring you updates. >> you hear the emotion from the mayor and the police chief. >> shocked at where this happened in particular in a church. >>> we're going the take a break, but coming up a man airlifted to the hospital after a house blows up in fairfield. the apparent cause to the blast and the connection to an upcoming holiday. let's mobile. same plan. new phone. or a new plan. and a just in case. add a new line. or three. and unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. take a carrier store detour at target and upgrade to a shiny new everything. now when you purchase one of these affordable plans get a $100 gift card. all things mobile. all in one place. . >>> welcome back, time is 4:16, the nba champs are home, the warriors were greated at the airport with members of the front office and loyal fans in the blue and go

now police are calling the mass shooting that took place here in charleston south carolina a hate crimea hate group or voiced hate speech in the past. he has presented images on his facebook page that would make people wonder about that. we are learning more about the victims who perished in the church behind me. we're just learning that there's going to be a 3:00 p.m. coroner's news conference to identify some of those victims. just to give you a timeline though, this shooting happened at 9:00 p.m. last night after the suspect allegedly walked into the church around 8:00 p.m. and then this morning, in the 6:00 7:00 hour time frame, we got our first images of dylann storm roof. by 11:42 there was a police chief press conference with the mayor of charleston giving us details. by 12:21, president obama and vice president biden stepped up to the mic to make remarks. when they released the information about the arrest and capture, the president and vice president were giving remarks saying they knew the pastor knew of his work and this was a sacred place in charleston and history of america

a horrific shooting in charleston, south carolina.onference will be taking place at 7:00 a.m. eastern time this morning. fox news shauna since kerry has the latest in charleston this morning. jonathan. reporter: good morning again. police still searching for the gunman described as a young white male who opened fire during routine wednesday evening prayer services at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church in downtown charleston when police arrived on scene they found eight people dead here they initially transported to injured victims to the hospital. one of the victims died, bringing the death toll to nine. police say they are investigating this as a hate crime. >> this is a tragedy that no community should have to experience. it is senseless and it is unfathomable that somebody in today's society would walk into a church when people are having a prayer meeting and take their lives. reporter: the gunman is believed to be a white male and early 20s, sandy blonde hair, clean-shaven with a slender small build. he was wearing a g

but i found in charleston, south carolina, these days things are not always black and quite. and in charleston, south carolina there are no easy answers. emmanuel have now become that that.church, that church where a white man is accused of ol'ing fire and killing nine as they prayed. some see it as selma, where white hatred claims black lives but it is different here, now. now the color lines are blurred. 51 years ago in alabama a white govern declared the south would never change. >> i say segregation now segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. >> but this governor shed tears over the black lives lost. >> we woke up today and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken. >> still change comes hard. she says that racism in charleston is as plane plain as the skin on her face. >> i'm on the job and they try to put you in your place. >> she said what happened here was a hate crime. >> there is a history of the black church being terrorized by white. >> reverend anthony evans works in washington, d.c. but came here when he heard about the shootings. he said what happen

south carolina has a crucial early presidential primary and many republican candidates obviously fear offending south carolina's republican primary voters. let's go back now to del walters in charlestonclearly more republican candidates would rather punt than risk offending south carolina voters. but give us a sense of this lathest controversy over the confederate flag. >> actions speak louder than words, the old saying goes. people taking to social media to demand the flag come down. one person tweeting, if ronl reagan told mikhail gorbachev to tear down that wall, my goodness members of congress are loud to take down the confederate flag. to honor charleston victims. members of congress, south carolina governor nikki hale yrveg, and a former nazi skin head who drove hours to get here how the crowd moved him to tears. back to you. >> lookinglooking back to a former white supremacist why he was feeling that way and changed. we'll have that coming up at the half hour. there is news the right wing group that radicalizeed dylann roof, has donated money toen $65,000 in recent years to that man, republican candidate ted cruz and republican senator rand paul and former republican senator r

the victims murdered inside this south carolina church. charleston, south carolina, overnight. happening right now, an intense manhunt for the shooter. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday, june 18th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. a gunman is on the loose right now after shooting and killing nine people at a prayer meeting in a charleston, south car

i'm george howell live in charleston south carolina. >> hello, george. i'm natalie allen. and you are watching cnn newsroom. ♪ >> we start this hour here in charleston south carolina. the scene of a mass shooting that happened inside of this church. it was a day ago that its members welcomed a stranger in to their arms for bible study session. he ingratiated himself with the group. he made them feel he was not a threat and then he started to kill people in cold blood. dylann roof is the plan police say opened fire inside the emanuel african-american episcopal church on wednesday night killing nine people. police caught roof across the state boarder in shelby north carolina. investigator and charleston's mayor say they are treating the shooting as a hate crime. >> i don't know how you define terrorism. i think i would consider it a hate crime. obviously for him to pick an african-american church and shoot african-american members, there's something weird and bad and hateful going on in his mind. >> we do not know why roof opened fire in this historic church. there seemed to

then opened fire last night at emanuel ame church in charleston, south carolina. >> believed to be among the dead the church's pastor, south carolina state senator clementa pinckney. >> reporter: police responded to a shooting in downtown charleston around 9:00 wednesday evening. police say the shooter opened fire during a prayer meeting. at least eight people died at the scene. another victim died at a local hospital. >> it is unfathomable that somebody in today's society would walk into a church when people are having a prayer meeting and take their lives. >> reporter: the shooting is being investigated as a hate crime. >> the only reason someone can walk into church and shoot people praying is out of hate. the only reason. >> where do we go from here? >> reporter: people were comforting each other near the site of the shooting while others gathered at a local hospital. police from multiple agencies are investigating. police tweeted they are looking for a white male in his 20s. the church's congregation is predominantly black and is one of the oldest and largest african-american church

first the breaking news, the suspect in the horrific shooting in charleston, south carolina facing a bond hearing. police arrested 21-year-old dylann roof in shelby, north carolina. >> i was on my way to werk and praying for families. he looked like a young boy. i believe it was the lord. i believe god intervened to help me know that it was him. i'm going to tell you, i am no hero. i was squared. i was scared. sandra: he is accuse of killing nine people, six women and three men during a prayer meeting at a historic black church wednesday night. according to his friends, roof complained blacks were taking over the world and some one needed to do something about it for the white race of the pastor of the church who was also a state senator was among the victims. roof reportedly used birthday money from his parents to buy a gun. >>> on wall street, yesterday was a big day, indeed a big rally. look at major averages. some gains to report for there for the week so far. we head into the final session. week with the dow up 1.2%. s&p up 1.3%. nasdaq up 1.6%. clearly the technology stocks the

south carolina, nine people killed during a bible study class and prayer meeting inside the historic emanuel african american episcopal church. acting on a tip, roof was arrested about 250 miles away from charleston in shelby, north carolina. roof waived extradition to south carolina. the u.s. justice department and other agencies have launched hate crime investigations into this shooting. you can get the latest on the church shooting in charleston and send your condolences by downloading the wusa9 news app. >>> storms are blowing through our region tonight, possibly again tomorrow. topper has live doppler 9000 fired up and he'll be back with the >>> you're looking live right now of a shot of dylann roof boarding a plane flying back to north carolina. he waived extradition to go to south carolina where he is alleged to have killed nine people yesterday in a horrific attack at emanuel ame church. >> he was actually arrested 250 miles away in shelby, north carolina. they're putting him on the flight on the way back. he was wearing a bulletproof vest. they removed it, searched him. now they're putting him on the plane for a short flight back here to face justice. >>> in other news, as many as five p

and members of this body who have been deeply shaken by the events of this last week in charleston, south carolina. i rise with this group on behalf of the nine families who have been impacted back home, on behalf of the people of the first district of south carolina, and on behalf of the people of south carolina who have shown a whole lot of heart and a whole lot of love here over the last week. i say this because less than a week ago, as we all know, a young man with incomprehensible malice came into the mother a.m. church and did the unthinkable, as he joined the bible study and he gunned down nine of the members, the parishioners there at church. but fortunately our story doesn't end there. because the family members of the victims also did the unthinkable. i say that because they're at the bond at the bond hearing they did the imaginable in showing human grace, reflecting god's grace, not repaying evil with evil, the bond hearing, the first family comes up and says, i mean, incomprehensible pain but i forgive you. next family comes up, incredible pain, but i forgive you. and those are the wor

the emanuel african methodist episcopal church in charleston, south carolina last night. police arrested the suspect about 300 miles away in shelby, north carolina after a 14 hour manhunt. 21-year-old dylann storm roof has waved extradition and is on the way back to south carolina. federal and state officials are investigating the rampage as a hate crime. six men and three women were killed. one of the people was the church pastor. the uncle says the father gave the suspect a gun as a birthday present. marlie hall reports. >> reporter: 21-year-old dylann roof boarded a plane bound for south carolina where he will face a judge. he was arrested during a traffic stop thursday for the shooting deaths of nine people during a prayer service inside a historic black church in charleston, south carolina. >> he was cooperative with the officer who stopped him. we don't have any reason to believe there was anybody else involved. >> reporter: police say surveillance images show roof entered the emanuel ame church last night. he sat in on a prayer meeting for an hour. a law enforcemen

live from charleston, south carolina, that's all from "all in." >>> thanks for being here. we've got a lot to get to tonight, including a number of different developing angles on the story what happened last night in charleston, south carolina. i should also tell i that i will have something to say in a few minutes about the situation with former "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams and news that he is coming back on the air here at msnbc. that story's ahead here this hour. this show and more. >>> we start in charleston. the reverend clementa pinckney had a beautiful voice. he had a big, big beautiful voice. >> the grandmother's prayer. lord, let me be free of not me, my children, if not my children, my children's children. >> deferred gratification. >> so we have an obligation, a legacy to uphold. people who died so that we could have the right to vote. the people who sacrificed so that we could one day realize the dream of a black president, a black elected officials after segregation. we have an opportunity. i think it does our -- it does the memories a disservice if

charleston south carolina boy, they've taught us a lot today, haven't they?ught us just how to pray how to have faith, integrity, patience forgiveness, and love. the associated press is reporting that funeral services for most of the victims in the massacre last week will be later this week. funeral services for the late church's pastor will be held on friday. that's according to the a.p. pinckney's casket will be at the statehouse for public viewing on wednesday afternoon. we leave you now with a chain of solidarity that they have formed across the bridge in charleston south carolina. some 3,000 people and it took a while to get them in place. we've been watching it for nearly an hour as they have pulled into place here. let's just take a moment just to listen. you may not hear direct sounds and voices but let's just take a breather here. as we leave you tonight, south carolina. continue to watch fox news channel. have a great night. >>> news is the first draft of history. it is immediate and takes place in real time. legends take longer to develop and are s

andy gallagher, al jazerra charleston, south carolina. >> church and community lead nurse charlestone been holding prayer vigils to the nine victims. hundreds of people packed streets around the church placing canned also candles cards and flowers to honor those killed. vigils have been held in cities cities across the u.s. >>> the european union has called an emergency meeting next week as the deadlock between greece has been deadlocked. here are the numbers. greece has less than two weeks to come to an agreement with its creditors or risk did he fought on the ground $1.8 billion of loan repayment. it owes more than $378 billion to the international monetary fund the european central bank and the european union for the bailouts it received in 2010 and also 2012. according to some estimates the debt burden equals more than $34,000 for each greek citizens. john reports from athens. >> reporter: thursday's meeting ended with no agreement. but the greeks left behind a proposal they believe could be the basis for a deal. >> theywe realize that there is a problem of trust within the euro

continue to remind us what you think of us by flying that flag. >> thank you to dot scott in charleston, south carolina. up next we go back to south carolina for the latest on the ground and still to come the legacy of mother emanuel. 200 years later, the struggle continues. [ male announcer ] take zzzquil and sleep like... the kids went to nana's house... for the whole weekend! [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] zzzquil, the non habit forming sleep aid that helps you sleep easily and wake refreshed. because sleep is a beautiful thing. ♪ ♪ ♪ (singing) you wouldn't haul a load without checking your clearance. so why would you invest without checking brokercheck? check your broker with brokercheck. seems like we've hit a road block. that reminds me... anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea... ...gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against occasional digestive issues. with three types of good bacteria. live the regular life. phillips'. when heartburn comes creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolv

carolina. more than 200 miles from charleston. and late tonight, roof transported back to south carolina.e 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: pa

kill them -- >> reporter: roof is suspected of killing nine people inside the church in charleston south carolinat and soul of south carolina was broken. >> reporter: just at 8:00 p.m. wednesday night, roof entered the church. he was invited to join a bible study group. >> he sat next to my cousin reverend pinckney throughout the entire bible study. it is conclusion of the bible study, from what i understand they just started hearing loud noises just ringing out. >> witnesses told police at around 9:00 p.m. roof stood up and said he was there to shoot black people. he allegedly took out his handgun and opened fire killing nine. >> ems command page advising of active shooter, multiple people down. >> first responders rushed to the scene. >> several people involved in the active shooter. >> give me at least four medics units plus two supervisors on the call please. >> a family member said one survivors received a chilling message from the shooter who told her, quote, i'm not going to kill you. i'm going to spare you so you can tell them what happened tonight authorities are looking into roof's back

charleston. south carolina. (f) al jazeera's acting director general, says a well respect journalist has been taken into custody and he asks for his release. >>> now, we're getting some news out of somalia. the be islamist group al shabaab is claiming responsibility for an attack. according to al shabaab's military spokesman he says we attacked the national security training base, we killed many intelligence forces and we captured the building we're now fighting inside it. we'll try to verify that and get you more details as we get them. people in the iraqi city of tikrit have started to return home three months after fro-governmentarepro.government forces haveafterprogovernment forces technique it. >> boarded these buses for tikrit this week. the first of what local leaders hope will be a wave returning residents. >> translator: my children didn't sleep yesterday out of joy when they heard we are going back. we don't want anything from the government except stability and peace of mind. >> reporter: tikrit is le

this is out of character for charleston south carolina. chiefbelief. >> an active manhunt underway right now to find this person and get him off the street before he commitments any other atrosa atrocityies atrocities. he said there's a lack of racial harmony in your state and talked about reducing racial violence. do you agree? what do you think the solutions are? >> i would say, no i don't see it that way. we come from a strained past based on slavery existing in our state, as it did in other colonies. and that's a regretful past. but ultimately past is past. i think there are a lot of people black, white and other in your community working to make things work. one of the first calls i put this morning was to the head of the naacp. he's been a long time friend both before and since my time in governorship and since. he's been a real friend. i think there will always be bad apples in any basket. but i think if your look in charleston, if you look in charleston county the state as a whole, there are a lot of people working daily with frien

we need to get right to the breaking news coming to us out of south carolina, charleston, in particulark church there in south carolina. >> and police are saying that the gunman escaped last night after opening fire at the emanuel ame church, one of the largest and oldest black congregations in the south. officials believe it's a hate crime. and this morning, they are vowing to find the killer. >> reporter: chaos in the streets of charleston wednesday night. >> advising of an active shooter. multiple people down. >> reporter: gunshots rang out at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church around 9:00. police raced to the scene, but it wasn't fast enough to immediately capture the shooter, described as a 21-year-old white man wearing a gray sweatshirt or hoodie and blue jeans. >> we have an armed man running around downtown. >> he obviously is extremely dangerous. i do believe this was a hate crime. >> it is the most dastardly act that one could possibly imagine. >> reporter: heavily armed officers blocked off streets as emergency crews rushed to get victims to the hospital. people i

church massacre in charleston, south carolina. people are beginning to grieve over the killing of nine people inside a ame church. >> a sharp-eyed driver saw a car and noticed the distinctive haircut. she said god put her in the right place at the right time. >> he answered the prayers of those people who were praying in charleston and holding hands and prayer god heard the prayers of those people and he used us as vessels to get the work done. >> a suspect i -- a friend of the suspect exraind that blacks were -- complained that blacks were overtaking the world. >>> kenneth moten who is a beat reporter for abc news filed this report from charleston. >> reporter: a memorial of flowers and balloons and candle outside the ame emanuel church. >> our church will get through it it's tough times but i know for a fact that everybody will press on. chris singleton's mother was one of nine targeted and killed by suspected gunman dylann roof. it happened after a bible study at the historic black church. >> my mom was a god fearing woman. >>

. >>> ame church in charleston, south carolina held it's first service today since the killing of nine church members. church bells across charleston, south carolina rang in solidarity as the service began. the pews were packed with members and visitors who held hands and hugged. acting past tore said the nine who died gave their blood in the interest of justice for all. >> some of us have been down right angry. but through it all god has sustained us. there's a time and place for everything. and now is the time for us to focus on the nine families. >> goeff thanked the world for the cards and e-mails. >>> worshipers in philadelphia kept parishners at mother emanuel in their prayers. at mount onon is south philadelphia, the congregation joined hands and sang we shall overcome. >>> members of philadelphia in bustleton and society hill dedicated their prayers to their sister church. here the church was filled with members from other congregations to show their support. saints thomas ame in yoamp -- overbrook parishners lit candle to honor the shooting victims and said prayers for the fam