jo the shoot jo. >>> the shooting at emanuel ame isn't the first against the church or congregants. more from charleston. >>> mother emanuel since 1818 has stood for freedom and worship for african-americans in south carolina. >> that is the voice of pastor clementa pinckney. he led the congregation until he was shot down there tuesday night. president obama and the first lady got to know pastor pinckney and the congregants during the 2008 campaign. >> to say our thoughts and prayers are with him doesn't con say enough to convey the heartache, sadness, and anger that we feel. >> reporter: emanuel ame is the oldest church in the u.s. >> it's a political site and a social site. >> reporter: the pews were filled when jesse jackson spoke there in 1984 as a democratic presidential candidate. >> hands that were worth picking cotton can suddenly pick a president. >> reporter: including the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. the physical building has been burned to the ground and destroyed in an earthquake and each time restored. former pastor stephen singleton says the church is a symbol

behind me is the emanuel ame church, mother emanuel, as she is known. the streets in this neighborhood have been reopened finally. the church itself is closed. we do not know when that will reopen. it is needed here. it's a source of strength for the community, has been for 200 years. as for the man who caused so much pain inside of this building behind me, the 21-year-old suspect is back in charleston right now. he's scheduled to make a court appearance here this afternoon. police say it was dylann roof who opened fire inside of the emanuel ame church wednesday night killing nine people during a bible study class. he was apprehended in shelby, north carolina, about four hours away. she was spotted by a woman on the road. he had a gun in his possession when police took him in to custody. it's not clear whether that is the same gun used in in the church shooting. family members are disputing some law enforcement reports that roof's father bought him the .45 caliber handgun for his birthday. some suggest he got the gun for hims. we are getting information

amy: we are broadcasting from outside the emanuel ame church mother emanuel, where last wednesday nine people were gunned down in the basement as they attended bible study. on the ame church's pastor wednesday, 41-year-old reverend clementa pinckney, also a state senator, lay in state at the capitol, one of the very few african americans in history to do so. on thursday, he was brought to his hometown church and then here to emanuel ame, mother emanuel, where again thousands lined up around the block to see him. to pay the last respects. >> it was striking how they put a microphone in one hand and a pair of his glasses and had him dressed in his religious garb. it was really quiet. heavy. obviously, very emotional. i am still trying to process what i just saw. amy: we'll speak with local activists, including brett bursey, he calls himself the oldest living confederate prisoner of war. he burned the confederate flag in 1969. and muhiyidin d'baha, an organizer with black lives matter charleston. we'll also look at the impact of the supreme court's aca decision on south carolina with lore

massacre for some time and the race was the motive. >>> the victims were part of a study group at the emanuel amere six women and three men including three pastors, a high school track coach, a librarian, and a recent college graduate. >>> the shooting at ame isn't the first against the church or congregants. craig boswell has more from charleston. >>> mother e man yell since 1818 has stood for freedom and worship for african-americans in south carolina. >> that is the voice of pastor clementa pinckney. he led the congregation until he was shot down there tuesday night. president obama and michelle obama got to know him during the 2008 campaign. >> to say our thoughts and prayers are with him doesn't con say enough to convey the heartache, sadness, and anger that we feel. >>> emanuel ame is the oldest church in the u.s. >> it's a political site and a social site. >> reporter: the pews were filled when jesse jackson spoke there in 1984 as a hopeful democratic candidate. >> hands who used to pick kohn can suddenly pick a president. >> reporter: including the reverend drfrmt martin luther king jr. t

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the emanuel ame church is a historic african american church. it traces its roots to 1816 when several churches split from charleston's methodist episcopal church. presidential candidate jeb bush he has canceled what he had some meetings there. his appearance there in charleston for thursday. those have all been canceled now because of this shooting, this deadly shooting that campaign has now been canceled. recapping, there has been a shooting at the emanuel ame church in downtown charleston. officials and the city's mayor confirm there have been a number of fatalities. nine to be exact. they said there are suffers. not saying exactly how many survivors, and they're not identifying the victims at this point. the gunman remains at large right now. it's 1:00 eastern time. white male 21 years old, they say, sandy blond hair. clean-shaven guy, slender, very small build. blue jeans, timberland boots, and gray sweatshirt. they're asking for the community to come together and try to help find this guy. of course, this is a story that we will continue t

. >>> happening now, church services are resuming at emanuel ame church in charleston south carolina after nine people were killed during the shooting rampage there last week. a live look at the church where in the next 30 minutes the congregation will begin its first service without pastor clementa pinckney. she was one of the nine victims gunned down. a new york pastor will lead today's service. >>> the philadelphia church with ties to emanuel ame in charleston is also reopening today for sunday services. black bunting hangs inside mother bethel a.m.e. church in society hill in remembrance for the nine victims. church leaders tell us they're making sure all worshipers are safe today. >> we know we're in a neighborhood where anybody can walk through the doors. we have always taken it serious. i'm certain we'll pay more attention to it now. at the end of the day we don't want to let fear drive us. >> some houses of worship in our area are planning fund-raisers for the church in charleston. for a list, visit nbc10.com. >>> pope francis arrived in turin today and viewed the piece of cl

your mother was a member of this church your grandmother, and, you know the emanuel ame church familyyour church family has been through a lot over the years. how do you see this bringing you altogether unlike other situations. >> well this i just looked around after church after i came outside and saw all the people of all races, of all religions, i just hope that we will continue to keep together and care for each other, get along with each other and even throughout america, throughout the world and just let there be peace on earth. but hearts will have to change the thinking will have to change and all of this evil thoughts will have to go away. >> miss felicia breeland thank you so much for being with us and of course our hopes and prayers really across the country, we've seen that are all the same. >> thank you. >> all right. we now know that the murdered pastor of the church state senator and reverend clen men-- clementa pinckney will lie in state. the funeral is friday at the arena on the college of charleston campus. let's bring in former aid to president obama van jones. good

the emanuel ame church needs us. the ame church family needs us.of south carolina need us to come to the and be strong for what has happened. i want you to know the outpouring of emotion from across this country has been overwhelming, from presidential candidates to citizens who have just traveled through the state, to any person in any walk of life. every single person has had to put their feet in the shoes of one of those nine families today. and they all know what that felt like. and so with that where do we go from here? we allow ourselves to grieve. we allow ourselves to pray. we allow ourselves to question why this happens, and then we allow ourselves to heal. and so the healing process will start. we are so thankful to chief mullen and his team and law enforcement with s.l.e.d. with fbi, with everybody that came together that refused to allow this to happen. i have never seen -- when we were going through the command center -- such passion and personal willingness to want to make sure they brought this person home. and so i want to personall

tywanza sanders from inside the emanuel ame episcopal church. you get a glimpse of the suspect sitting at the table with worshippers. police say he spent almost an hour inside that church before pulling out his weapon and killing nine people. >> ems command page advising of an active shooter multiple people down. >> witnesses told officials roof stood up and announced to those in the church that he was there to shoot black people. telling his victims when one pleaded for mercy quote you rape our women and you are taking over our country and have you go. the gruesome mass shooting at this church more affectionately known as mother emanuel ame church. >> acts like this have no place in our country and no place in a civilized society. >> among those killed the church pastor, clementa pinckney. >> this is money that should o be reveered and respected and we want answered. we want know why this young man chose this church, why he chose senator pinckney. a 5-year-old boy survived by playing dead and one woman spared because the shooter wanted her to t

we saw this emanuel ame van drive by. on the side it says "doers of god's word."we saw today was faith in action for real. the idea that four days ago a man went into this church, killed nine people and the congregation is able to go back in they say that is because of that faith. i mean i was raised in a methodist church. van, you were as well. some of this praise him in the hallway before god opens the next door praise him in the hallway, this is a hallway moment where there is a lot of raw emotion, but still they will go back into this church. one man i spoke with this morning said he had to go home to mother emanuel. he delivered an easter speech as a child in this church and there was no other place for him to be although his sister was killed here four days ago. >> i think it's also hard for people who are not a part of the black community, you have dr. king's church and this church mother emanuel so this strikes right at the heart of the heart of the heart of the black community, way beyond the families. and yet again, this idea of joy, this idea of hallelu

♪ >>> happening now, church services are resuming at emanuel ame church in charleston, south carolinaan emotional morning there after nine people were kill during a shooting rampage last week. the pastor among the victims. a pastor from new york is leading services there today. >>> the philadelphia church with ties to emanuel ame church in charleston is also reopening today for sunday services. black bunting hangs inside mother bethel a.m.e. church in society hill in remembrance for the nine victims. church leaders tell us they're making sure all worshipers are safe today. >> we know we're in a neighborhood where anybody can walk through the doors. we have always taken it serious. i'm certain we'll pay more attention to it now. at the end of the day we don't want to let fear drive us. >> some houses of worship in our area are planning fund-raisers for the church in charleston. for a list, visit nbc10.com. >>> this morning the shootings in charleston will be the focus of discussion on "meet the press." moderator chuck todd will sit down with leaders in south carolina to talk about the

>> and again back here live outside of the emanuel ame church, the crowd continuing to grow tonight. and a lot of people coming by, and earlier the street was blocked off. and a lot of people have come into the aware and it reopened a few hours ago. so a lot of people leaving flowers, and during the services today you heard a theme of gun control. some of the pastors and preachers who spoke said that what happened should renew some conversation busy gun control in america. >> jonathan martin for us in south carolina. >>> as president obama noted today, there has been a long history of attacks on black churches particularly in the south. but the target of emanuel ame church is significant given it's past and what it represents. >> tony, you're right significant is the world because emanuel ame church reveals the neutrality of the church to this community. and it has been the focal point of life since before the civil war. and the man who died leading the church making contributions to the community. beyond the tragedy of emanuel ame church is a church with deep historical roots. >> wh

what about the shooting of nine people at the emanuel ame church?rism? today the justice department said they are not ruling that out. a spokeswoman for the department today saying that they are, quote, looking at this crime from all angles including as a hate crime and as an about of domestic terrorism. the justice department told us today that they have not ruled anything out and that they will be following the evidence seeing where it leads them and then they'll decide whether or not to pursue charges accordingly. in order for something to be classified fordow mess tick terror by statue it must include the following three characteristics characteristics. one, it must involve acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law. two, it must appear intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion or to effect the conduct the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping and must occur within the jurisdiction of the united states. that's

the charleston police have just announced that emanuel ame church is no longer a crime scene. the police tape has been removed. it has been returned back to the parish and a short while ago we did see people begin to go inside. that does lay perhaps the hope that tomorrow this will become known again as church house of worship, as it has always been and a place where people could return and pray and grieve. >> great news to a number of people many of whom we've spoken to and you have spoken to who are yearning to go back into that sanctuary as early as tomorrow. we will see if that happens. thank you so much. let's talk more about this so-called manifesto, especially as it continues to be verified and checked out by authorities. joining me right now, retired chief deputy u.s. marshal matthew fogg. special agent michael german. psychologist jeff gardere. to all of you, even as it's being verified it is troubling nonetheless. so michael, if you could, while investigators are trying to figure out whether indeed this was authored by dylann roof even if it wasn't how troubling was

charleston emanuel ame church reopened today. services since nine members of their congregation were shot and killed last week. the pastor sends a message that evil can never triumph over good. >>> on sunday thousands of people rallied at the state capital at much columbia to protest the flying of the confederate flag. >>> austerity package for greece to stave off insolvency at the end of the month. summit meeting tomorrow. >>> and time for our regular week ahead segment. the united states and china will hold their seventh strategic and economic dialogue meeting this week in washington d.c. the agenda includes a range of bilateral, regional and global issues including territorial disputes between several nations in the south china sea. patricia sabga explains. >> satellite photos of china gaining grounds ground. building islands to cement its claim over disputed territory in south china sea. a projects that's drawn strong rebukes from washington. >> we want a peaceful resolution of all disputes and an immediate and lasting halt t

we saw hundreds fill the pews of emanuel ame church. outside, hundreds braved the heat to pay respect to the nine innocent lives who were lost. let me show you what we mean. this memorial started as a bundle of flowers at the corner behind the crime scene tape. as soon as the street was opened up you saw people come from all over not just here in south carolina but across the united states. we spoke the a couple who came from as far away as france to pay their respects to what happened here on wednesday night. >> we are here to join the people of this church and the united states to give praise to god and welcome his people who are now with him and we know that only love can drive out darkness. only love can drive out hate. that's why we are here. no matter where we come from no matter where we are, but we have just to keep praying and to ask for god healing and to keep strength in this difficult time. >> we pray for the past whoever passed away and all of the members. to us it's very touching and that's what we're here for. and i hope

amy: known as "mother emanuel," the emanuel ame church is home to the oldest black congregation south of baltimore. it was burned in the during a 1820's slave rebellion, and has stood at its present location since 1872. we will have more from charleston after the headlines. eurozone finance ministers are holding crisis talks today over the threat of greece defaulting on its debts and dropping out of the eurozone. the greek government and european creditors are at odds over a deal before greece's current bailout expires at the end of month. the greek government has rejected european demands for further pension cuts in exchange for a new loan to help greece meet its obligations. ahead of today's meeting, european commissioner valdis dombrovskis said the onus is on greece. >> the conditions for reaching the agreement are observed what is needed now is really political will from the greek side to do this effort, to do the final push to reach the agreement. amy: on wednesday, thousands of people rallied in athens in a show of support for the government's rejection of more european-backed a

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historic church have work with the community from emanuel ame church in charleston. let's get to lauren johnson, liver with the senior pastor. >> good morning to you, mike, alex, here with mark tyler. you got the news late last night. describe the phonecall you got. >> i was young of the pastors here in philadelphia, gist heard about shooting at ame church in charleston, mother emanuel, which immediately really hit me because that congregation is so close to ours. >> and you know the pastor there very well. describe him to people who don't know him. >> well, reverend pinkny was one of the just he is if not the youngest person elected to the house of representatives, went onto serve in the senate where he was active, dynamic preacher, great person, just unbelievable, one of the nicest people that you would ever meet. and to think he is in politics, you didn't get the sense that were you talking to a politician. just real a genuine person. >> you said you interviewed him billion a year ago watch was that for? >> yes, so we are working on documentary, phil cat, sam,

and i just want to point out that bible study class at emanuel ame, mother emanuel it is called.e picture. that bible study class tonight happening right now in the same room where the mass murder occurred exactly one week ago. nine people murdered. our guests thank you very much. don will be back with much more later tonight. 10:00 p.m. for "cnn tonight." thank you. just ahead -- confederate flags come down at one state house. now there is a new push to have them removed from a state flag. stay with us for that. plus american hostages. the white house today, the president of the united states revealing how many u.s. citizens are being held abroad. the president announcing a new strategy. when you travel, we help you make all kinds of connections. connections you almost miss. and ones you never thought you'd make. we help connect where you are. to places you never thought you'd go. this, is why we travel. and why we continue to create new technology to connect you to the people and places that matter. headache? motrin helps you be an unstoppable, let's-rock-this-concert- like-it'

the shooting happened at the emanuel ame church in charleston around 9:00 last night. katy zachry is monitoring operations in the digit operation center. >> reporter: police calling this a hate crime. throughout the morning, i've been in touch with our affiliate reporters who are at the scene. the mayor and police chief we know will be issuing an update the next two hours. church and community members have been huddled in prayer. the massacre inside charleston emanuel ame church happened last night as a prayer service was under way. police say a 21-year-old man entered the church and began shooting and killed eight people inside and one outside. >> we want the entire community to pray for safety for our people. and that we would hope that this person who has committed a heinous crime come is a hate crime be brought to justice. >> the shooter has not been found. one of the church's senior pastors was killed in the gunfire clementa pinckney who you see there. he also served as a state senator. he leaves behind a wife and two daughters. throughout the morning we are getti

every pew overflowed at emanuel ame church in charleston. a black loft dragged ref rend clementa pinckney's chair. nine people were gunned down during a bible study wednesday night. worshippers stood outin the blazing sun and offered prayers for the families and forgiveness for the families. >> it's been tough. some of us have been downright angry. but through it all god has sustained us. >> reporter: the latest groups from all over charleston have been stopping by to stand in solidarity and pay their respects. >> we should not feel any malice or discontent with what has happened but only to pray for this person who obviously needs prayers. >> reporter: parishioners were reminded more has to be done to stand up against racism in america. >> the blood of the mother emanuel nine requires us to work and feel not only justice in this case but for those who are still living in the margin of life. >> reporter: marlie hall cbs news charleston. >>> federal investigators are looking at a racist manifesto that appears to have been written by the suspe

about a block and a half from the crime scene hear emanuel ame is the historic church in the area. >> was this a hate crime? >> it will be investigated as a hate crime. fbi would be here regardless because of size and scope of the investigation. they're our partners and would be here to help us regardless. they're here for that specific reason also. >> the only reason someone could walk into church and shoot people praying is out of hate. the only reason. >> what we need is for the community to look at this and say we have had enough of this violence. if we stand up together we can stop this violence. that's what we need the community to do. i understand people might be angry. i understand they might be upset. that is certainly emotions we all understand. we need to do though come together and help us one, support our families support our communities, and help this person so he doesn't do pit to someone es. >> there's a news conference scheduled this morning. this is the heart of historic district of charleston. this is an area they don't have a lot of crime. the community is reeling

roof is accused of going to emanuel ame church sitting in an hour before killing nine people including some of the most senior members. let's goes to david wagner in charms charleston. what details can you shed? >> reporter: amazing police work and community as well. they got the picture out quickly. they had his photo and vehicle description. what that led to was a woman in north carolina, four hours away. she's a part time florist. she was driving down the road, saw what she thought was the suspect's car. she decided to follow that vehicle, called and talked to a friend and said i believe this is the car. eventually they called police pretty quickly there. police pulled over the vehicle. sure enough it was the 21-year-old suspect is. here is what the florist had to say. >> seen the white tag on the front of of the car. that was another picture they showed on the news an emblem with a black circle. i said oh lord. i got off the exit and called todd and i said i think i just passed the boy that killed the the people in charleston last night. i said i don't know. i don't want to overrea

behind me is the emanuel ame church.ier today we heard president obama say he knows people who prayed here who worked here and, of course, the reverend martin luther king jr., we saw a picture tweeted by the king center where he preached in this church behind me in the 1960s. it has been that central to this community. there was a site of the underground railroad and where people sought refuge for so long. i'm joined now by bernice king the daughter of martin luther king jr. and the ceo of the king center. miss king overnight you've been watching the developments here. i think you've been sensing the scope of this tragedy for the people here in this community. >> yes, i have. my condolences go out to all of the families that have been impacted by this horrific act as well as especially for the daughters of pastor pinckney. i lost my father to gun violence. i know this is a very difficult time for them and their mother as well as well as the rest of the families. they have lost their loved ones. when i heard about this of

ame churches. so reverend pinckney and i shared that relationship pastoring these historic con investigations. the blow to mother emanuelst. this feels like we've had a personal loss in our own congregations. >> why would -- mark i don't want you to speculate. but based on what you know about the history of that particular church, why would it be a target? >> well, mother emanuel is -- again, it's known for its history and tradition. it is not clear whether or not a part of the motive had anything to do with that history, whether or not this young man knew anything about its history and its significance. you know but one could certainly understand why a person might think that they ought to try to go at that place. i just heard you say earlier in the segment it is the place that gave rise to the planned save insurrection of denmark vissi. it opened its doors for organizing, as well as other ame churches there in the city of charleston. ame churches have always been places where people can organize and meet and resist the things that seek to hold african-americans back. i don't know if he knew all of that significance or

alone. >> to send a message in the face of solidarity. >>> mother bethely is a sister church to emanuel amerchbishop issued this statement, i am saddened by the mass murder that occurred at emanuel ame church in charleston south carolina. >>> coming up at 4:15 we hear from the woman who spotted roof and called in a crucial tip that led to his arrest. you can get the latest updates anytime on the nbc 10 news app. >>> new video from overnight crews continue cleaning up from a water main break at a philadelphia shopping center. nbc 10 was in east falls this morning where a flood from the gushing pipe turned the parking lot into a muddy mess. officials toll us that 7 million gallons of water poured out of that broken main. here's what it looked like yesterday afternoon. the problem developed at roberts and fox street where rescue boats were used to save stranded shoppers and workers. sidewalks collapsed, parked cars were swamped. inside the dollar plus store, aisles full of groceries had standing water six inches deep. >> all of a sudden the water started bubbling up and it started filling in f

already we're hearing presidential candidates talk about what happened there at emanuel ame and talkre needs to be a discussion -- further discussion and action about racism in america, about the confederate flag on the grounds of the state capitol there. you heard it from hillary clinton yesterday, and mike huckabee on the morning talk shows. how do you see what happened there in charleston really finding its way continually on the path to the white house, 2016. >> well, a few things. obviously today is still mainly a day of mourning and of some celebration, some healing. especially here in charleston. at the end of the day, it's an intimate local story in a very small down. i have not met a single person that does not know someone who knows someone if they were not directly impacted themselves. but monday when you get to a new day, a workweek, these issues are going to become political. there are at least four issues. a question of gun control and gun safety how will that be handled. the question of the confederate flag which is likely to become a real hot potato. you have the ques

the body of clementa pinckney remains inside emanuel ame church right now. it will be moved to the college of charleston later on today. more than 20 people are expected to speak before president obama is at the service that's expected to last for hours we're told. the first lady, the president and hillary clinton will be in attendance here. we should be point out, there are six more funerals planned for the nine victims of the mass shooting. meantime, dylann roof remains in the jail about eight miles away, facing nine counts of murder. we should also point out here, eun, that this is where being held on the college of the campus of charleston only holds about 5,400 people. so they'll have areas in the community, some businesses, all the television stations are going to broadcast this service live. but again, it will be a long

it occurred at the mother emanuel ame church in charleston the oldest ame church in the south right there group, opened fire killing at least nine people including the past your of the church clemente pickney. you see him there. also state senator, youngest african american elected to the senate in south carolina. and moments ago, police released this surveillance photo of the gunman. you see it right there. they say he is armed and dangerous. they want the public to be on the lookout for this young man, white man between 21 and 25 years old. police describing this as a hate crime. and the search is on right now for that suspect. we're going to be covering this all morning long on "good morning america." stay with us. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. >> she didn't ever draw herself as an african american. >> reporter: they appreciate the conversation she started about race and identity. >> i felt very isolated with my identity. >> reporter: but say there was no confusion in their home calling this interview with msnbc painful. >> we've always validated what she

. >> reporter: i'm a block and a half away from the emanuel ame church. police have it blocked off in each direction. unfortunately, this church that has such a great history about it really steep in tradition. it is the oldest ame church in the south, now has become a crime scene. as you mentioned, a gunman walked into this church about 9:00 last night, 9:05 to be exact. a prayer meeting going on. he opened fire. a lone gunman according to police. police are calling this a hate crime and they are searching this community with the help of both the fbi, the south carolina law enforcement division as well as local police around here. they say they are committed to finding him and believe they will but, right now this community is reeling because this is a relatively safe city

police call g the shooting at emanuel ame church a hate crime. white man in his 20's is the shooter. remains on the loose right now. >> these people were in church. they were in church. they violated the sang at this at this of. that will the ramification also way john what happened tonight. this is just unacceptable, unacceptable. >> the church traces its roots to 1816 when several churches split from charleston's methodist episcopal churches. >> back here at home, police investigating a shooting in north philadelphia.

the emanuel ame church hope opening for the first time since the ram page brand-new exclusive interviews with the families about what comes next. >>> gop drama. jeb bush jumps in can he separate from the 2016 pack? and donald trump, serious candidate or side show? >>> plus on this father's day, hon honoring a hero dad. the inspiration behind the ice bucket challenge. on his brand-new mission. >>> from abc news a special edition of "this week," reporting from charleston south carolina martha raddatz. >>> good morning, from here in charleston. known as the holy city for all of its churches. it's the first sunday since the tragedy at the emanuel church this morning, take a look at the worshipers gathering for the first time since wednesday night's massacre. healing and hoping that the future will bring some kind of peace and the entire charleston community is uniting this morning at houses of prayer throughout this wounded city. in a few moments we'll bring you new interviews with the families of those who were killed telling their powerful and moving stories. this morning, we'll also explo

eastern time at the emanuel ame church.ine people shot six women and three men, and this is just a horrible detail. new details are coming out all the time but according to the charleston naacp president, one woman inside that church was allowed to live so she could describe what the gunman did. listen. >> over a dozen times last night it was said that this victim who was not shot but was there, her life was spared because the shooter said i am not going to shoot you or i am not -- i'm going to let you go because i want you to be able to tell them what happened. >> unbelievable. joining me now to talk about this and more former atf agent matthew horace and former fbi agent jonathan gilliam. thank you for being with me. i appreciate it. first off, matthew, what do you make of that that the gunman allowed someone to live so she could tell the tale? >> that was all about control. we've seen that in the past and we've seen it again this time but you never can tell what people are going to do in these situations. several things

traffic here in downtown charleston, but the memorial, the makeshift memorial that's in front of the emanuel ame continues to grow. we've seen a lot of folks stopping by and placing flowers in front of the church there. another vigil is set for tonight, a worship service that has been hosted by the city of charleston. that's going to be happening at 6:00 this evening. jose? >> you know just -- i was struck by your comments from heartbreak to healing. such a difficult thing to do. so much pain. i was so moved, craig, and i know you're from that state. i was so moved by the three children of one of the victims who talked about their mom and said they have forgiven the

yesterday, emanuel ame church held its first services since the murderer shot and killed nine membershurches all across the united states tried to deliver messages appealing to their congregations.- reverend george mccain is director of the public affairs for the ame zion church. reverend thank you for joining us. what did the people coming to church yesterday hope to hear? >> you just said it. the people coming to church all came looking for a message of hope. they wanted to know about survival they wanted to know about tomorrow how to make it through today but it was all grounded in looking for a message of hope as well as a word of healing. >> tell us about these relatives. despite this tremendous loss losing their loved ones they quickly said at that bond hearing on friday they were willing to forgive this killer. tell us about that. >> well the christian experience is built on forgiveness. all of us have done something wrong. maybe it hasn't been murder. the commandment says thou shall not kill. they are christian witnesses to the effective and jesus done to us and it was in thei

. >>> this is a day of mourning for families of two of the victims at the massacre at the emanuel amesouth carolina. ethel lance and the reverend sharonda coleman singleton are being laid to rest today. today, family and friends gathered to pay tribute and say good-bye to ethel lance. the funeral for this retired grandmother and church volunteer was held at royal missionary baptist church in north charleston just a short time ago. ago. >> a no-nonsense grandmother, a strong woman, a burst of joy, these are just a few of the words used to describe 70-year-old ethel lance. >> she wasn't miss lance. she became the mother of our corner. she was always helpful. seeing her was just a burst of god, just good energy. >> those that knew her say that lance, a retired city worker loved emanuel ame. he was a lifelong member who served as a church custodian, ushered sunday services and regularly attended bible study. that's where she was, when she was gunned down. ♪ >> faith, love and forgiveness were virtues she cherished and passed down to the four children she left behind. through tears, her da

. >> intense manhunt under way for at the emanuel ame church as congregants gathered for bible study. >> dozens of heartbroken ministers rushed to the scene holding hands and prayer all night. >> witnesses tell abc news the gunman actually attended part of the service. they also say one of the survivors is a 5-year-old boy who played dead. for more now here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: horrific tragedy in charleston, south carolina a search group shot dead as they gathered in prayer. >> they were in church. they were in church. >> reporter: eight people dead at the scene. the ninth died at the hospital. a child reportedly survived by playing dead. officials suspect a hate crime. >> the only reason someone could walk into church and shoot people praying is out of hate. the only reason. that it is the most dastardly act that one can possibly imagine. >> reporter: emanuel ame church is one of the oldest black churches in the south. the suspected shooter still on the loose is described as a white male around 21 years old. officials would not go into greater detail on possible motives fo

the emanuel ame church in charleston will reopen this morning for worship services just days after ninen that congregation were gunned down in the church. locally, d.c.'s ame church is also holding services. kim thompson is there live. >> reporter: mike, it has been a morning of strength and solidarity here at the metropolitan african methodist episcopal church this northwest. a service being here and at emanuel in charleston, south carolina, as you said. and at all ame churches across the u.s., and they are sharing in the same message. a litany written by a florida bishop entitled the doors of the church are still open is being read at each service and it says while remembering the emanuel nine, those killed in the attack, it says that while the evil one wanted a race war out of this, instead it's been an outpouring of sympathy, love, and prayers from people of all races. indeed, the doors of this church are still open. reporting live from the metropolitan ame you in northwest, cameron thompson. >> thank you. >>> one person has died and nine others injured when someone opened fire at a

we're taking live look from within the emanuel ame church.ne of the most prominent african-american churches in the u.s. the comments inside the suspected shooter's manifesto that the fbi investigation is focusing on right now. don't call this starbucks a drive through. where you won't be getting your coffee this morning. >>> plus an update to breaking news on metro. how the rain is impacting your >>> "news4 today" begins with breaking news. >> we're still on top of that breaking news on top of the beltway here. maryland state police telling us that ramp from inner loop i-95 is closed down because of an accident in prince george's county. >> a tractor-trailer jackknifed. no major injuries. police aren't sure how long the ramp will be shut down. >>> just into the newsroom a car crashed into a starbucks in alexandria. got to take a look at this. you can see that the car shattered a window at the starbucks. this is at the popular bradley shopping center on king street. alexandria police sent out these pictures in the last half hour. no one was h

and healing in the city of charleston south carolina the first sunday since the massacre at the emanuel ame church. on sunset on sunday thousands of people marched across charleston's longest bridge as a show of support and solidarity. sunday morning it was standing room only inside the church known as mother emanuel in the very building where that shooting took place, the acting pastor gave a sermon about resolve. >> the blood of the mother emanuel nine requires us to work until not only justice in this case but for those who are still living in the margin of life. those who are less fortunate than ourselves. that we stay on the battlefield until there is no no more fight to be fought. >> i'm going to let it shine. >> powerful words and resolve in the face of hate and outside the church people gathered to sing and pray and left behind notes and flowers. >> reporter: today was another example of this community's integrity and grace dealing with extraordinary circumstances in stride. we saw hundreds fill the pews of emanuel ame church. outside the church hundreds paying respect to the nine i

right now emanuel ame church in south carolina are holding their first services since nine people were killed on wednesday at a bible study. the city's churches are going to ring their bells simultaneously. the bureau says charleston is often referred to as the holy city a place where church steeples, not sky skrarpz, dot the skyline. this sunday our bells will ring loud skpl proud toll proclaim our community's unity. >> you are hearing the bells that are ringing in charleston south carolina right now as an audio -- as a way of saying we are in unity, and standing by outside mother emanuel is correspondent adam reese. adam, tell me what you're experiencing there this morning. >> reporter: the healing at emanuel is under way. outside thousands line the streets. inside, filled with black and white, people of all races as charleston mourns nine lives lost. inside melissa, in the front row, governor haley. you have mayor riley, and i should point out about 16 rose back, rick santorum is here. the priest said early on the devil did enter our home but prayer changes things prayer changes us.

last night police say he stormed the emanuel ame church at 9:00 p.m. as a prayer service was under way. he killed eight inside that church and two rushed to the hospital and one died at a later time. the suspect did get away. here is what chief mullin said about the moments after the massacre. >> this was a very chaotic scene. when we arrived, we had a lot of moving parts. we were tracking this individual with canines and we were making sure he was not tht area to commit other crimes. >> reporter: one of the church's senior pastors, the head of the church the main pastor who you are looking right now, clementa pinckney was killed in the gunfire. he served as state senator for south carolina and leaves behind a wife and two daughters. there was much more from that press conference and we are working to get you that information, as well as surveillance video who charleston police believe is the suspect's vehicle and the suspect. more 234 n25 minutes. >> that suspect could be anywhere. we will continue to bring information with you. stay with us for conti

is it this emanuel ame church? how do you explain it? >> it's simple it's god. gave us the gift of jesus christ his son. it translates into love. when you have those things and you have a foundation to stand on as my daughter said those things that were meant for bad are now good. you have to understand it's all about love and forgiveness. it's all about what we do. our christianity and our faith, we stand rooted in what we believe in. we walk in what we believe in. when you are challenged with that it sets another level. we are, in life going to be challenged. we have to confess our faith and understand we love jesus christ. >> alana, what are we supposed to do with our anger. we are angry. strangers who didn't lose your grandfathers, we are angry. how are you able to transcend that? >> well it's bigger than what i'm feeling or it's bigger than what we are feeling. it's not about us. it's about the actual victims and what they would want. i know if my granddad was still here he's looking down on us now. he wouldn't want us to be angry. i'm all right. i'm all ri

emanuel ame church is one of the oldest black congregations in the south. >> it 6:34.st bay a memorial outside the building where six young people last their lives continued to grow. two separate services were hell last night to honor the victims of the balcony collapse. hundreds turned out for a candlelight vigil and many did not know the victims but were compelled it pay respects. people gathered for a memorial mass at oakland's cathedral of the cries height. most victims came to the bay area from ireland for the summer. the balcony collapsed during a birthday party. >> the construction company that built the balcony was paid more than $6 million or has paid out more than $6 million for claims of rotting balkans. they settled two suits involving projects in millbrae and san jose. a spokesman said and i quote ing is way construction has built more than 6,000 apartment units and never has an incident like this in its history." a number of officers believe the balcony was not waterproofed properly and the wood supports rotted. >> there is a go fund me page to help the f