cynthia herd 54 years old, worked as a librarian. now, a tribute to her life

but now ♪ ♪ i am found ♪ ♪ was blind ♪ ♪ but now i see ♪ ♪ clemente pinckney found that grace cynthia herdt grace ethyl lance found that grace. depayne middleton-doctor found that grace. sharonda sanders found that grace. daniel simons found that grace. myra thompson found that grace. through the example of their lives, they've now passed it on to us. may we find ourselves worthy of that precious and extraordinary gift as long as our lives endure may grace now lead them home. may god continue to shed his grace on the united states of america. (applause) >> pelley: the president of the unites states deliveringed eulogy for the reverend clemente pinckney one of those killed last week in the shooting at the emanuel ame church this is a live picture of the president shortly after he lead the crowd of 6,000 in the first stanza of "amazing grace" the christian hymn that was written immediately after the american civil war. the president took the opportunity in the speech to praise the reverend but also to highlight the racial divide in our country and the problems of gun violence. as the preside

church services were held for cynthia herd and two others who lost their lives a gunman killed them during a bible study at the church on june 17th. police arrested the suspect, dylann roof who is facing murder charges in what is being investigated as a possible hate crime. >>> a woman arrested for taking down the confederate flag on state house grounds in south carolina is now out on bail. she climbed the flagpole and removed the flag. she said she couldn't wait for lawmakers to decide on the issue. she is charged with defacing a monument. ♪ >>> the sights and sounds of a terrifying scene in taiwan. something exploded into flames on a music stage at a water park. the fire quickly spread into a crowd of spectators, nearly 500 people were hurt. dozens have serious injuries. rescue workers and bystanders carried the injured out on inflatable boats and stretchers. it's not clear what started the fire. >>> hundreds of people held a demonstration against extremism in the tunisian seaside resort last night. protest happened one day after a gunman opened fire on a beach in the popular resort kill

the first was for 54-year-old cynthia herd, a long time librarian in the city who was remembered as aireless public servant. 87-year-old susie jackson and 26-year-old tywanza sanders williams laid to rest. wendy gillette for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> back here at home dozens marched in memory of the charleston church massacre victims. alexandria hoff has that part of the story. >> can you see the pattern. >> reporter: sadness and anger brought dozens out to the corner of broad and erie. emotions prof soaked by the racially fueled killing of nine church members in charleston. >> we have to allow this space for people to deal with their feelings in a progressive way. >> reporter: titled the philly charleston solidarity march the event focused on highlighting injustice and combating racism. >> and unless we are willing to fight for what we want then we don't truly want it at all. >> reporter: from there participants took their message to broad street which was shut down for nearly the entire afternoon for a parade of people led by photos of the charleston line. >> i'm standing in solida

librarian, cynthia herd was among the victims. today her husband watched a steady stream of people stop outside that church to express their condolences. >> i'm proud to be a charlestonian. it shows how much we have evolved. as a race, as a people. both blacks and whites of this town, how much we finally come together. so for what he tried to do, to start some incident, all he did was bring us closer together. >> he plans to be at tomorrow's service when the church reopens its doors. >>> meantime, the fbi is looking into a website that appears to have photos of dylann roof holding a confederate flag along with a racist manifesto. a federal law enforcement official says the writings are in line what roof told friends. word of that website comes as hundreds of people demonstrated in columbia, south carolina, today to call for the removal of the confederate flag from the capital grounds. >>> police are pursuing possible sightings of two killers who escaped add new york prison more than two weeks ago. one unconfirmed sighting today. t

the first was for 54-year-old cynthia herd a long time librarian in the city who was remembered as aess public servant. 87-year-old susie jackson and 26-year-old tywanza sanders were also laid to rest. wendy gillette for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> well, back here at home, dozens marched in memory of the charleston church massacre victims. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff has that part of the story. >> can you see the pattern. >> reporter: sadness and anger brought dozens out to the corner of broad and erie emotions provoked by the racially fueled killing of nine church members in charleston. >> we have to allow this state for space for people to deal with their feelings. >> reporter: titled the philly charleston solidarity march the event focused on highlighting injustice and combating racism. >> and unless we are willing to fight for what we want, then we don't truly want it at all. >> reporter: participants took their message to broad street which was shut down for an afternoon for a parade of people led by photos of the charleston nine can't let the rain stand in your wa

. >>> friends an family will gather this morning at emanuel ame church to remember cynthia herd. services will be held for two others, they were among the nine people killed when a gunman opened fire at the church. serve victimses were held yesterday for state senator and pastor clemente pinkney. >> his powerful voice was a voice of reason for the oppressed and the hopeless. >> reporter: fond memories from speaker after speaker as friends and family of the reverend clemente pinkney said goodbye. >> this is no longer the t deferment arena. we have transformed it into a sanctuary. ♪ >> reporter: the theme a celebration of his life and the 8 other victims from last week's tragic shooting. >> he spoke up, and spoke for those who could not speak for themselves. the service was filled with notable, house speaker john boehner, presidential candidate hillary clinton and president obama delivered the eulogy. the president remembered reverend pinkney who made a difference in the life of others. >> what an example he set. what a model for his faith. and then to lose him at his sanctuary wit

cynthia herd worked in the library system.ed her life to helping people especially helping them become educated. >>> he also serve ds at the church as a minister and leaves mind four daughters. >> suzi jackson was at bible study with her cousin, edle. she worked for 30 years there, most recent ri as the janitor. simmons was a retired pastor and faitly attended the church every sunday for service and every wednesday night for bible study. mira thompson was teaching bible study in the church when the gunman opened fire. she's described as a person who loved the lord and warranted to serve in everything she did. >> an 87-year-old woman and agt others murdered in a house of worship. they will be remembered. that does it for this special edition of 360." we'll continue to learn more about those who lost their lives and bring in their stories tomorrow and tomorrow night as well. we think that is the least we can do. as well as continue to follow what happens to the man responsible for all of this. the cnn original >> did someone put

. >>> friends and family gather later this morning at emanuel ame church to remember cynthia herd. services will be held for taiwan a sanders and his aunt, they were killed when a gunman opened fire ten days ago. services were held yesterday for state senator and pastor clementa pinkney. >> his powerful voice was a voice of reason for oppressed and the hopeless. >> reporter: fond memories from speaker after speaker as friends and family of the reverend clementa pinkney said goodbye thousands gathered for his funeral held at the charleston basketball arena. >> this is no longer the td reanl. arena, we transformed it into a sanctuary. >> reporter: the theme, a a celebration of his life and the 8 other victims from the tragic shooting. >> he spoke up and spoke for those who could not speak for themselves. >> reporter: the service was filled with notables, house speaker john boehner presidential candidate hillary clinton and president obama delivered the eulogy. >> what a good man. the president remembered reverend pinkney as a man who made a difference in the lives of others. >> what

lost, but now i'm found ♪ ♪ was blind, but now i see ♪ for clementa pinckney found that grace, cynthia herdzie jackson found that grace. lance found that grace. middleton found that grace, sanders found that grace. senior found that grace. coleman singleton found that grace. thompson found that grace. to the example of their lives. they've now passed it on to us. may we find ourselves worthy of that precious and extraordinary gift as long as our lives into it. may grace now lead them home. may goode gosh -- god continue to shed his grace on the united states of america. >> punctuating, emotional eulogy in the names of the nine a week ago nine innocence in a church in south carolina. a eulogy visit with a call to end gun violence president obama calling reverend and states senator clementa pinckney a man who, quote, partnered with people and embodied politics that were neither mean nor small. overflow crowd there for clementa who headed emanuel ame church but so huge in south carolina standing room only. and as we mentioned it was a week ago wednesday at reverend pinckney's church where he a

cynthia herd, 54.busiest branches in the charleston county public library system where she worked for 31 years. the library will be renamed in her honor. reverend daniel simmons sr. died in the operating room. he was 74. retired in 2005 as charleston county director of the community development block grant program which funds affordable housing

cynthia herd was one of four victims buried over the weekend.honor all of the charleston county libraries were closed on saturday. the charleston county city council voted to rename the st. andrews branch in her honor. congressman jim clyburn also attended the service. >> nobody here thought they would ever see a day like this in charleston but we have come to grips with is that these things happen and every now and then it happens in your own homeland. and when they do. >> hearts family has set up a fund in her honor. proceeds will help promote educational programs at two of the libraries she managed. >>> emotions still running high over the debate of the confederate flag following the recent church shooting. south carolina's governor is called on lawmakers to take down the flag. people on both sides of the issue are not backing down. at a rally yesterday people who fly the flag at their homes and wear it on their clothing so they see it as a symbol of the south's history and culture. >> this is everybody's heritage. not just white people's her

reverend clementa pinckney and rhonda singleton and others were cynthia herd and reverend depain middleton and susie jackson and daniel simmons and my ra thompson. people all over the country are feeling this tragedy and it is true in our region, the methodist episcopal church was founded in our area. vernon odom is in washington square at mother bethel church. >> mother bethel inspired the creation of the methodist church in charleston and other churches in the south. the pastor here knew reverend pinckney well. but first we hear from the cousin of reverend pinckney who lives here in the philadelphia suburbs. >> we are shocked and feeling sadness for our family and the commune of a great guy that really cared about number one he was a great father and husband. >> anthony stevenson is the cousin of slain charleston pastor pinckney. he doubled as a lawmakerer in south carolina and told his cousin how proud he was of putting through ground breaking legislation for law enforcement. >> one thing he talked about as a state senator was a bill to push through with the body camera for police to ha

funeral services were held yesterday at emanuel ame for cynthia herd and two others who were killed.olice arrested the suspect, dylann roof who is facing murder charges in what is being investigated as a possible hate crime. >>> a woman arrested for taking down the confederate flag on state house grounds in south carolina is now out on bail. britney newsome climbed up the 30-foot flagpole and removed the flag. she said she couldn't wait for lawmakers to decide on the issue. she and a companion were charged with defacing a monument. >>> in new orleans hundreds of police officers attended a memorial mass yesterday for a fallen comrade. he was killed while driving a suspect to jail last weekend. police arrested his alleged killer the next day. officer holloway was a 22-year veteran of the place force. >>> we have this new video in from overseas. this is a leopard captured after it caused a panic in a village in india. the big cat had been wandering around for a week going into houses eating dogs and chick s and even hurting a woman. members of an indian tiger reserve team caught the ani

cynthia herd had a long history in the place she loved. >> she was in the youth choir in that church. to that church. >> dedicating his life to the church. >> he died in surgery following the shooting and also with him was reverend pinckney whose call to serve began at the age of 13. a pastor by the age of 18 he was remembered in the state senate for his life of service which extended from the church to both houses of the south carolina legislature. elected as the youngest black member of the statehouse at age 23. president obama who knew him spoke movingly of the victims and the church's history. >> mother emmanuel church with the flame and the earthquake and other dark times to give hope to generations and with our prayers and our love and the buoyancy of hope it will rise again as a place of peace. >> we are starting to get details about how the victims will be laid to rest. the casket holding the say the senator who was also the pastor at this church will be at the statehouse in columbia for a public viewing. thanks for watching this special state of the union and the first servic

funeral services were held at the emanuel ame church for cynthia herd and two others who lost their livesthey lost their lives when a gunman killed them during a bible study at the church on june 17th. police arrested the suspect, dylann roof who is facing murder charges in what is being investigated as a possible hate crime. >>> a woman arrested for taking down the confederate flag on state house grounds in south carolina is now out on bail. britney newsom climbed up the 30-foot flagpole and removed the flag. she said she couldn't wait for lawmakers to decide on the issue. she and a companion were charged with defacing a monument. >>> now to decision 2016. jeb bush plans to meet privately tomorrow with pastors in charleston, south carolina. bush is running for the republican presidential nomination. he scheduled a campaign event in charleston hours after the massacre. >>> new jersey governor chris christie has a new presidential campaign website up and running. christie is expected to announce his candidacy on tuesday in his hometown of livingston, essex county. it's also expected christ

. >>> cynthia herd was one of the four victims buried this weekend. charleston county libraries were closed. many of her cowork herbs were at the funeral to show support to the family. >> nobody thought they would ever see a day like this in charleston. but what we have come to grips with is these things happen. and every once in awhile it happens in your own homeland and when they do you have to find a way to cope. >> herd's family has set up a program in his honor. >>> emotions still running high with the debate over the confederate flag flying on the state house grounds until south carolina following the recent church shooting. south carolina's governor called on lawmakers to take down the flag. people on both sides of the issue are not backing down. at a rally yesterday people who fly the flag at their homes and wear it on clothing say they see it as a symbol as the southeast history and culture. >> this is everybody's heritage. anyone that lives in america it is their heritage too. similar proconfederate flag rallies was held this weekend in seve

cynthia herd, 54. manager of one of the busiest branches in the charleston county public library system where she worked for 31 years. the library will be renamed in her honor. reverend daniel simmons sr. died in the operating room. he was 74. retired in 2005 as charleston county director of the community development block grant program which funds affordable housing and local development. she was a mother of four. tawanza sanders, 26. he got a degree from the division of business administration. >>> 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 se

cynthia herd worked in the library center.ated her life to helping people especially helping them become educated. de payne middleton-doctor leaves behind her daughters. ethel a beloved grandmother worked for 30 years there, most recently as the janitor, ethel was 70 years old, suzie was 87. daniel simmons was a pastor who faithfully attended the church every sunday for service and wednesday for bible study. mira is described as a person who loved the lord and wanted to serve in everything she did. >> an 87-year-old woman and eight others murdered in a house of worship. they will be remembered. that does it for this special edecision of 360 from charleston south carolina. we'll continue to learn more about those who lost their lives and bring you their stories tomorrow and tomorrow night as well. we think that is the least we can do as well as continue to follow what happens. the cnn original series "the 70s" starts right now. >>> did someone put up a lot of money to have the democratic headquarters infiltrated and if so who a

cynthia herd, a representative of the family. thank you very much and thank you for being here today sir. your name please, ma'am? thank you for being here. >> i thank you for not allowing hate to wib. i'm a work in progress and i acknowledge that i am very angry but one thing in our family is she taught me that we are the family that love built. we have no room for hate. i pray god on your soul and i thank god that i will be around when your judgment day comes with him. may god bless you. >> thank you ma'am. is a representative of the family here today? is there anything you wish to tell the court? >> not at this time, your honor. >> anything you wish to tell the court? >> no, sir your honor. i want to make it clear for those who aren't fam with our process you don't have authority to set bond on the murder charges and that's why you aren't adressing those. we have the bond for the one firemans charge. regardless of what bond you set the defendant will remain in custody. >> , yes ma'am. on the nine counts of murder i do not have

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. >> cynthia herd was a manager in the charleston county library system. all 16 locations were closed in her memory. and duane middleton a mother of four who sang in the church choir. now faced with a huge void to fill. >> most of the people that were killed are people i grew up with in the church. >> you knew every single person all nine of them? >> every single one. that's how emanuel is. we are a very close knit family. >> there are incredible survival stories as well. a 5-year-old alive after her grandmother told her to play dead. >>> it is just so horrible. what happened in charleston shaking the country. many are standing strong taking to prayer and letting their faith lead them through this tragedy. joining us now is the church leader from the presbyterian church in charleston. >> my first question oh would be how do you possibly even begin to reconcile what has happened here. these people innocently fraying inside -- praying inside of a church. this sus spkt going in and sitting with them for an hour before opening fire and killing nine of them. ho

cynthia herd 54 years old, worked as a librarian. now, a tribute to her life service, renamed in her honor. >> why would you do something like this. >> tim jackson mourning the loss of his grandmother. he remembers her as a person with a great smile. and myra thompson 59. she was teaching the bible study held each wednesday when the gunman opened fire. >> this can't be about statistics. it has to be about the victims. we have to honor each of the lives lost. charleston is hosting another prayer vigil for the nine people killed. it's going to take place at a nearby college that's going to happen at 6:00 p.m. tonight. alisyn everywhere i go people tell me how heart broken they are. it crosses color lines, whether they grew up here or a new resident they are taking it very personally and intensity. >> absolutely. everyone is heart broken. we'll get back with you momentarily. joining me now is a reverend. he's presiding elder of the seventh district church and oversees the church where nine people were killed. so nice to have you with us

a service was held for 54 year old cynthia herd, remembered as a tireless public servant.kson and 26 year old sanders were also laid to rest. two people arrested for removing a confederate flag on the south carolina state house grounds. see knewsome after she is headed down. she climbed up the 30-foot pole, came down, there was a 30 year old man there, too. he was also arrested for helping her. she fully knew she was going to get arrested. tense moments a at gay pride event after shots were fired there. san francisco police say the shooting came after a fight broke out between a group of men who wore not participating in the pride event. a vendor was hit in the arm. 6 people including the gunman have been arrested. police believe this shooting could possibly be gang related. >>> pride celebrations across the country cheering the supreme court same sex decision on friday. saturday gay pride parades were held in serve cities including san francisco, new york city and houston. many who took part said the timing of the events perfect when the supreme court ruling friday came d

cynthia herd were among those killed. today her 55th birthday. see her as a victim. >> when she lost her life last wednesday, she lost it in the church and today she is celebrated. >> reporter: meanwhile, funeral plans have been made for the south carolina state senator an pastor clem at that pinkney -- clementa pinkney. funeral services will be held on friday. >>> calls are growing to remove a confederate flag from the grounds of the south carolina state house in the wake of the deadly shooting. a republican state legislator said he'll introduce a bill later in the year to move the flag and pole to a state confederate military miews -- museum. >>> want to get your traffic tips from the terminator. it's possible. >> the wedding photo this family will not forget. more on the little girl who stole the show with this sweet kiss. >>> looking live sky6 live hd center city there, chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. steamy today and gets steamier later this week. we'll b be right back. >> 66-year-old in california riding aboar

cynthia herd was the librarian lost and the library will be named in her honor. thanks for your time today. i appreciate it. >> thank you very much. >> in just a few hours, those funeral services to celebrate the life of the reverend will begin. i ask you to stay with msnbc for complete live coverage. president obama, vice president biden, other dignitaries will be there with members of the charleston community for a day of mourning. >> these shootings made changes and with change come good things. that's why i'm here. >> i brought my daughters here so they can understand the importance this man's legacy has been established and what he died shortly, you know his death is so short so we need to teach our young people the importance of continuing his legacy. whoa whoa whoa! who's responsible for this?!? if something goes wrong, you find a scapegoat. ...rick. it's what you do. ahhhhhhhh! what'd you say? uh-oh! kelly! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. rick. don't walk away from me. ahhhhhhhh! ugh! he

cynthia herd found that grace. suzy jackson found that grace. ethel lance found that grace.found that grace. daniel l. simmons sr. found that grace. cheronda coleman singleton foind that grace. myra thompson found that grace. through the example of their lives. they now passed it on to us. may we find ourselves worthy of that precious and extraordinary gift, as long as our lives endure. may grace now lead them home. may got continue to shed his grace on the united states of america. >>> reverend obama with a rousing eulogy for reverend clementa pinckney as well as the others killed in that church at the ame church in south carolina. we continue our market coverage. we pause for this moving eulogy. we have eamon javers standing by at the white house. this has been a watershed week for a number of issues but the president brought up two of them that have found new life there in charleston and other parts of the south. that would be race relations and gun violence. >> emotional and powerful remarks from the president of the united states. talking about an emotional core of his

now, cynthia herd was one of the fourle victims buried this weekend. she was a librarian for years.ncil voted to rename the saint saint drew -- st. andrews library branch in her honor. >> nobody hear thought they would ever see a day like this in charleston. what we've come to grips with is these things happen. it happens in your own homeland. when they do, you have to find a way to cope. >> herd's family has set up a fund in her honor. proceeds will help educate two programs at the -- at two of the libraries she managed. >>> the fbi and atf has joined the investigation at a string of fires at predominantly black churches. the latest was friday at this church in warrenville, south carolina. it's not clear if the fires are connected. officials say they do not want to jump to any conclusions. the pastor at this church lives nearby. and he watched helplessly as the church burned. >> it bothered me whatever we have -- whatever we have, we can be revived conspiracy -- spiritually. >> pastor jones says they plan to rebuild the church. >>> the federal government is asking digital mapmakers

his strength over the past six days, we honor cynthia herd. whose love for education has been shared for over 30 years as a public librarian. we honor susie jackson, who at 87 years young, still offered her beautiful voice to the church and returned from visiting her family in ohio. we honor ethel lance, who served her church with pride. who's daughter called her a strong woman. we honor the woman who dedicated her life to helping the poor and helping her students as an enrollment counselor at southern wesleyan university. we honor my good friend reverend , clementa pinckney. and amazing man of faith, a great dad, and a wonderful father. and we honor mr. sanders whose warmth and spirit kept us moving. we honor the reverend daniel simmons whose granddaughter said my granddaddy was an amazing man . and it seemed like every time he spoke with was pure witness. and we honor pastor myra thompson, who served the lord with great dignity. she loved children and grandchildren. if you would just cause for nine seconds, for each i would one, appreciate i

cynthia herd suzy jackson, ethel lance, payne mittleton, lawanza sanders, daniel l.ra thompson. good people. decent people. god-fearing people. people so full of life and so full of kindness. people who ran the race. persevered. people of great faith. to the families of the fallen, the nation shares in your grief. our pain cuts that much deeper because it happened in a church. the church is and always has been the center of african-american life. a place to call our own in a too too-often hostile world. a sanctuary from so many hardships. over the course of

reverend coleman singleton, cynthia herd, tywanda sanders, ethel lance, reverend daniel simmons, reverend middleton doctor, along with pastor pinckney were all leaders of our community and their church. one served the youth as a high school track coach. one a lifelong librarian. one a recent college graduate with a bright future ahead of him. much served their church. each had a clear love of god and love for their fellow man as followers of jesus christ. the lost of reverend senator pinckney has been personal as he was a fellow state legislator. i was honored to host the senator, his wife, and daughters when they visited the capitol a few years ago. he grew up in richland as a lifelong friend of my former chief of staff. the murderer tried to divide our citizens but he failed as south carolinians have unified in love, prayer, and respect. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one min

tywanza sanders and cynthia herd herd's are tomorrow. >> i've struggled through all of these funeralsat i can tell you is we will make this right. they will not have died in vane. >> tomorrow another one of the victims myra thompson will also be laid to rest. >>> six schools were named for confederate army officers. some people say they've been wanting this change for years but others aren't so open to that idea. >> i just think that it's time that we take a look at making sure that all of our names reflect the values we want our district to portray. >> they have neff had a problem all these years so why now. >> this isn't the first time the issue has come up. it also was discussed in 2013 and 2014 when the school district changed some of the mascots considered offensive to native americans. >> crist cristie will announce on tuesday he's running for president at livingshonn high school where he was class president and has not decided if he's going to join the race. there are 13 other republicans but are candidates for the gop nomination. >>> your time now is 748. we want to head over

we honor cynthia herd. we honor susie jackonsonjackson, 87 years young and offered her beautiful voice to the church and returned from visiting her family in ohio. we honor ethal lancewho served her church are pride. we honor the woman who dedicated her life to helping the poor and helping students at southern weslen university. we honor reverend clementa pinckney. and we honor sanders whose warmth and spirit kept us moving. we honor daniel simmons whose granddaughter said my granddaddy was an amazing man and it seemed like every time he spoke with was pure witness. and we honor pastor myra thompson who searched for the search with dignity and loved her children and grandchildren. if you would pause nine seconds for each one i would appreciate it. [silence while pausing] >> thank you. in closing, i want to thank are of my colleagues in the senate and house and for the prayers continuing to come into our city from across the nation. we are charleston we are south carolina and we are absolutely united. and we