nine people services resumed there this morning. as cbs correspondent marlie hall shows us worshipers showed their strength. >> ♪ >> reporter: every pew overflowed at emanuel church in charleston. a black cloth draped reverend clementa's chair. the pastor was one of nine victims gunned down during bible study at the church wednesday night. church bells rang throughout charleston to honor what many are calling the mother emanuel nine. worshipers stood outside in the blazing sun and offered prayers for the victims' families and forgiveness tort suspect. >> it's been rough. we've some of us been down right angry. but through it all god has sustained us. >> reporter: for many who attend this 200 year old historic church, sunday's service provided some much needed healing. >> we should not feel any malice or discontent with what has happened but pray for this person who obviously needs prayer. >> reporter: parishioners were reminded that more has to be done to stand up against racism in america. >> the blood of the mother emanuel nine requires us to work and build not only justice in this case but for those who are still living in the margin of life. >> reporte

emanuel ame church, where nine black parishioners were are killed last week allegedby by dylann roof reopened the doors for sunday services. >> the blood of the mother emanuel nine requires us to work until not only justice in this case but for those still living in the margin of life. >> reporter: president obama who spent the weekend in california is once again decrying a lack of political will in washington to pass new gun control measures. but back in south carolina, another debate is taking hold. a civil war statue in charleston was vandal identified with a spray spaented message. black lives matter. it was -- spray painted message. black lives matter. after former republican presidential candidate mitt romney said the flag should be removed, gop candidates for president in 2016 faced their own questions. >> everyone is being baited with in question as if somehow that has anything to do with running for president. and my position is it does not. >> you put up flags or you can get rid of them. it won't make any difference. what's gonna make a difference is do we change people's h

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there friends and family of the mother emanuel nine are beginning the painful process of saying final good-byes. this morning funeral services were held for 70-year-old ethel lance. she a strong woman. the custodian at emanuel ame. several dig any tears including the mayor and congressman mark sanford attended. coming up in an hour the family of reverend coleman singleton will pay their last respects. you're looking at pictures of her viewing right now. coleman-singleton was a track coach and speech pathologist at goose creek high school. hundreds are paying respects at a wake for reverend and senator klem men clemente pinckney. as we talk about tomorrow this is the large funeral that everyone is going to be coming out for to pay respects to the reverend and also to the state senator. we have the president and vice president coming to town. a lot of preparation in advance of this funeral for tomorrow. >> yeah that is correct. thomas. with the huge crowds officials are planning accordingly not only for the thousands of members of the public expected to appear but also for the president

. >> it has been five days since nine people were gunned down at charleston's emanuel ame church. thousands of people took part in a sunset march across the city's longest bring in a sign of solitarity and resolve. >>> the confessed gunman dylann roof is behind bars. prosecutors may seek the death penalty. but members of the church are pouring their energy into healing and supporting one another. >> the nine victims were all devoted to the church and to their families. >> cnn's andy rose gives you a closer look at how they were remembered on sunday. >> reporter: church bells rang throughout charleston on sunday morning. emanuel's parishioners held their first service since a mass shooting left nine members dead on wednesday. inside the theme was healing, not hate. >> we have shown the world how we as a group of people can come together and pray and work out things that needs to be worked out. >> emanuel's pastor was one of the shooting victims. >> through it all, god has sustained us. and has encouraged us. >> reporter: south carolina governor nikki haley was in attendance. earlie

reporter: with heavy hearts mourners in charleston will say their final good-byes today to two of the emanuel nine. ethel lance worked at the church for decade, sharanda shah rhonda sanders had worked at the church for years. >> i have no fear because i know god is in his holy temple. >> reporter: the interim pastor helped unite attendants around a simple message. >> love your neighbor as you love yourself. do unto others as would you have them to do unto you. >> reporter: as the community goines bury the victims, another viewing will be held at the emanuel ame church for state senator whose life was cut short. yesterday, politicians stood alongside the grieving family watching clementa pinckney's casket arrive at the statehouse rotunda. thousands filed in to view the body. praying for healing in charleston even in the middle of tragedy. don champion, cbs news, charleston, south carolina. >> even here in the bay area, debate exists on the confederate flag. a homeowner has it at his home. travis killborn said while he does not condone the violence in charleston, he believes the flag is a symbol of

and it speaks of the hate and eville that took the lives of the emanuel nine.f the race war that the suspect wanted, instead an outpouring of sympathy, love, and prayers. indeed, the doors of the church are still open. reporting live from the metropolitan ame in northwest, cameron thompson, wusa 9. >>> a man is dead after being stabbed in glover park on friday and police are investigating the death of joel johnson who died at the scene shortly after they found him with stab wounds. a homeless man was found on wisconsin and calvert streets near the u.s. naval observatory. there is currently a $25,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. >>> after five days in critical condition, shooting victim malik mers he has died. the 16-year-old was died on 28th street in southeast d.c. after three men followed mercer and a friend off a bus and tried to rob them of their belts. mercer's friend as able to get away unharmed. 772-year-old derryck antjuan decuir is charged with assault and intend to kill. those charges could be updated aft

that's a reference to the emanuel nine as they're now referred to.times of laughter times of soulful prayer. there were reminders, cutouts where bullet holes obviously had been. he finished by saying and spreading his arms to the whole room and saying, this territory belongs to god. in other words, reclaiming this terrible scene, taking it away from terror and giving it back to the people of the church. john? >> thanks to martin for that. >>> breaking overnight, five former key advisers to president obama on iran said they are concerned that the pending nuclear deal may fall short of the administration's own standard of a good agreement. the advisers among them former cia director david petraeus they've written an open letter that expresses concerns about concessions the white house may make on a way to the deal. an official tells "the new york times," it tracks with the american negotiating position. >>> president obama is telling the french president francois hollande that the u.s. will abide by commitments not to eavesdrop on french leaders. now o

the blood of the mother emanuel nine requires us to work until not only justice in this case but forless fortunate than ourselves, that we stay on the battle field until there is no more fight to be fought. and for that we say thank you. [ church bells ] >> across the country, people felt like they were in that sanctuary of emanuel ame in charleston south carolina. among them the senior pastor at st. paul ame church right here in atlanta. what was that like? didn't you feel like you were there? >> yes, i felt rejuvenated and just uplifted hearing him preach that awesome and powerful sermon. he was really letting us know that love is stronger than hate and hope is stronger than despair. it was a powerful uplifting, and encouraging message. i'm sure it encouraged members of emanuel and also the faith community in charleston and in south carolina and around the world. >> isn't it remarkable that it didn't seem there was anything somber about today's service, the first sunday's service in mother emanuel after that tragedy days ago. instead, it was uplifting. >> i tell you, we believe as

and this bereaved family and the entire emanuel nine families.mountain jesus, stand by us. we started down the steep and slippery steps of death and when your world begins to rot beneath our feet lower us to the dusty grave in peace to await for that morning, meet us jesus, that our souls would rest in peace. hallelujah. amen. amen. amen. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ing at verse 18. to whom then liken god or what lightness can appear with him? a goldsmith overlayered with gold and as a gift one chooses wood that would not rot and then seek seek out to set up an image that would not topple. have you not known, have you not heard, has it not been told to you from the beginning, have you not understood from the foundation of the earth, it is he who sits above the circle of the earth and his inhabitants are like grasshopper who is stretches out to the heavens and spreads them like a tent to live in who brings princess to not and make the rulers of the earth as nothing. scarcely planted and scarcely sewn and this root in the earth when he blows upon them and th

. >> 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 innocent lives who were lost. let me show you what we mean. this started as a bundle of flowers at the corner. as soon as that street was opened up this is what happened. you saw people come from all over all across the united states. we spoke to a couple who came from as far away as france to pay their respects to what happened on wednesday night. >> we are here to join the people of this church and the unit

our priority here starting with the home-going services of the nine members of mother emanuel church who lost their lives in a bible study, can we take a pause and really support the family and this community before we go back to our ways and dealing with our several issues which we must do but at the same time we must show some kind of respect level in terms of giving these grieving families and communities to try to bring about closure and healing as they move forward? most certainly we're going to deal with the issues that have been plaguing our state for a number of years and i think we should do that. but my focus along with the members of mother emanuel and the african-american methodist episopal church is to try to move forward together and try and make sure that we show the kind of respect and home-going service with the nine individuals who lost their lives in a senseless act of an individual who was racist bigot, and a terrorist in our midst. >> and as you precede to the home-coming ceremonies, the funeral services this week and the terrible afteraffects of this massacre an

[bells toll] amy: church bells tolled for the nine victims at emanuel ame church. on friday, victims families addressed dylan roof through a video monitor at his bond hearing and offered him forgiveness. >> [inaudible] but i forgive you. you hurt me, you hurt a lot of people. amy: a newly discovered website shows photographs of roof at confederate heritage sites and slavery museums and also hosts 2500 word manifesto he is believed to have written. we will go to the southern poverty law center in montgomery for the latest on white supremacist groups. into the battle in south carolina over the confederate flag which still flies on the grounds of the state's capital. >> we know it that flag symbolizes. we know the hate, we know the danger. it says, stop, you're not welcome here. it says, fear for your life. take down the flag. [applause] amy: we will go to columbia, south carolina to speak with kevin alexander gray, civil rights activist and community organizer. and finally, presidential candidate enters the race, and they do it on democracy now! stay tuned. all that

that's a reference to the emanuel nine. there were times of laughter, there were times of prayer.s and there were reminders where bullet holes had been. but he finished really by saying and spreading his arms to the room and saying this territory belongs to god. in other words, reclaiming this terrible scene, take inging it away from terror and giving it back to the people of the church. >> very moving, martin thank you so much. >>> five former keyed a providers vierzs to president obama said they are concerned that the pending nuclear deal may fall short of their own standard of a good agreement. the advisers cia david petraeus had written an open letter expressing concerns about concessions the white house may make on the way to a deal. the concerns written in the letter quote, in large part track with the american negotiating position. president obama is telling the french president that the u.s. will abide by commitments not to eavesdrop on french leaders. . this comes after reports that the u.s. spied on him and two predecessors. secretary of state john kerry denied any ongoi

since the supreme court has gutted it and we have not fixed it in two years, why not name it the emanuel nineoting rights act restoration? why not ever republican and democrat come out and say, we are for fixing the voting rights act because without preclearance, the very see that reverend pinckney held is in jeopardy. those are the kinds of substantive conversations we need to have. gun-control ought to be among those as well. and we can do this in an omnibus way. we don't have to wait another year or two years, we just have to have the moral courage to do it and we have to follow what the constitution of south carolina already saying, it is already in the south carolina constitution that we should be concerned about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and doing what is best for all of the people. amy: i want to turn to comments made by president obama in his interview for the debbie t a podcast. he talked about the power of the nra lobby and the role of american public can play in altering gun laws. >> unfortunately, the grip of the nra on congress is extremely strong. i don't for s

hundreds filling the pews of emanuel ame church today, singing and remembering nine lives taken in a horrible act of brutality. one of the victims was the church's pastor. but beyond honoring the victims, the service focused on action. >> it has been tough. it's been rough. some of us have been downright angry. but through it all, god has sustained us. there's a time and place for everything. and now it's a time for us to focus on the the nine families. oh, i know i'm right. so i want to say to the citizens of charleston and visitors, thank you. for being whom god has called you to be. thank you for your flowers out front. thank you for the cards and the e-mails and all the acts of kindness and then finally, i want to say thank you to law enforcement. i got no problem in doing that. respect gets respect. a lot of folk expected us to do something strange and to break out in a riot. well they just don't know us. and we are going to hold our elected officials and others accountable to do the right thing. the blood of the mother emanuel nine requires us to work until not only justice in

. >> the blood of the mother emanuel nine requires us to work until not only justice in this case butor those who are still living the margin of life those who are less fortunate than ourselves, that we stay on the battle field until there is no more fight to be fought. >> outside of the church bells tolled over a growing memorial of flowers and messages and churches across charleston rang their bells in solidarity. in just a few hours, a unity chain will be held on a bridge connecting charleston and the city of mt. pleasant. people plan to hold hands across more than 2 miles of that bridge. we're live in charleston. you were there, you were inside of the church for the ceremony. what was it like? >> reporter: i have to say one of the most remarkable services i've ever had the opportunity to witness. the and the reason is that church services coming after a tragedy are unfortunately not that uncommon. however, a church service that is the site of that tragedy, it just elevated the emotions so many times over. you could tell it was packed. in fact it was beyond packed. there were proba

the nine massacre victims were killed as they took part in bible study at the emanuel ame church.on wednesday, bible study resumed at the church just one week after the shooting. thousands of mourners gathered at the south carolina state house to pay tribute to reverend clementa pinckney, a state senator and the emanuel ame church pastor, who was among the nine victims. pinckney's body lay in state ahead of his funeral on friday. he is the first african-american since reconstruction to lie in honor in the state rotunda. the public viewing came just steps from where the confederate flag still flies on the state capitol grounds. south carolina lawmakers voted this week to consider its removal. meanwhile in alabama, governor robert bentley has acted on his own by ordering the flags removed from the state capitol grounds. also wednesday, mississippi republican senators roger wicker and thad cochran backed calls for removing the confederate battle flag from the state flag. boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev has been formally sentenced to death for his role in the attack that kill

officials and others accountable to do the right thing. [ applause ] >> 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 more fight to be fought. and for that we say thank you. no say now. >> now. >> now for the text. somebody said i thought we heard the text. [ laughter ] >> no you just heard the pretext. let me hasten all and draw your attention to psalms 46. i won't be before you long but if i see somebody trying to nod and sleep in this warm room i promise you i will start with genesis. [ laughter ] >> and i will read and i will read very slowly. and you think they're passing out water now, you just wait till i get through. psalms 46, the first seven verses. you will find these words recorded in the king james version of the bible, psalms 46. god is our refuge and strength. our present help in trouble. therefore will not we fear tho the earth be removed and the mountains be carried into the mids

the pews coming together for the first service since the shooting. >> the blood of the mother emanuel nine to work until not only justice in this case but for those who are still living in the margin of life. >> last night thousands of people took to the streets in the city forming a unity chain to remember those lost. the day was particularly hard in charleston because it wasn't only sunday it was also father's day, a tragic father's day for the victims' families a day that some children went through without their dad, and some fathers went through without a son or daughter. funerals for the victims are expected this week. president obama will deliver the eulogy for reverend pickney on friday. being with some of the victims, i like many wrestled with trying to make sense out of this horrific tore rorerrorist attack to me. you can't make sense of it. my fear now is whether history will have a problem making sense on what we do in response to it. we can never go back to that night and turn it around but the days after, how we deal with the underlying issues and the legal system will that ma

. >>> first, the doors of charleston's emanuel ame church reopened today. the healing continues where nine african-americans were massacred by a white gunman. he said he wanted to start, quote unquote, race war but mother emanuel united the races this morning. we saw prayer and praise peace and love honoring the victims. [ bells ringing ] ♪ >> our loved ones who were victimized the other evening, they have gone on before us but we are behind them. we'll be going also one day. and when we get there, oh what a joyful time it will be. we ask, o god, that you will guide and direct and strengthen those families who have been victimized by that horrible situation. ♪ jesus said you can lean on me ♪ >> as you can see, hundreds of people attended the service inside in addition to the overflow outside. let's go live now to charleston. our martin savidge was inside the sanctuary at mother emanuel for the service. so martin black and white, people of all walks in the pews. take us there. >> reporter: yeah fredricka, you could tell it was very clear by the congregation and those you looked out upon tha

the nine people are being called emanuel nine.nd center today at churches in other services in town. we were at the morris brown ame church. everyone at the church -- i want to show you what everybody was given. they were given this sheet of paper. right at the top, the message of the day. the doors of the church are still open even though as they put it hate and evil caused a tremendous amount of pain and suffering, not just in this community, but also among people of faith. the other message, that faith is just as strong. >> thank you so much. let's talk more about this. also there in charleston van jones. so van, we heard in that sound bite the reverend said there's a time and place for everything. now it's time for solidarity for the nine victims. while the same time not being encouraged to politicized what's happened here. already we're hearing presidential candidates talk about what happened there at emanuel ame and talk about whether there needs to be a discussion -- further discussion and action about racism in america, ab

tonight emanuel ame church holding its first bible study in the same room where nine black people wereek ago. the title of tonight's lesson is "the power of love." martin savidge has been in the room. martin you were there during the bible study and i know there was some people we talked to who were -- they didn't want to go. they were afraid. it was too hard for them. there were others you saw who did go into that same room. what was it like in there? >> you know i have to say, erin it was really difficult to walk into that room mainly just knowing what had happened there exactly one week ago. as you walk into the room it's a ground floor. it's the area that is below the sanctuary, the basement area. it's one large room and of course it had been cleaned and some repairs were evident that had been made. there were about 100, maybe 150 people that were there. obviously some who were regular congregants and others who came for the first time as part of the community. there were people hugging each other deeply and they were trying to console each other and whispering and asking one anoth

, the stars and bars and newly invigorated debate to take it down after the massacre of mother emanuel nine. >> it's time to end division in this state. it's time to move forward into the 21st century. >> south carolina state assembly takes up the growing calls for the confederate flag to be taken down once and for all. we've got the latest. and the gop reaction we've got that this hour. but first, we want to start with these new developments in the hunt for two escaped killers. this is a story that has captured headlines for almost three weeks now. on the run, authorities may be closer to catching richard matt and david sweat. now investigators have told nbc news the epicenter of the search now focused on owls head new york. dna was found at a cabin in owls head on saturday. we're told it belongs to at least one of the escapees. >> it's a confirmed lead for us. it's generated a massive law enforcement response, as you can see. and we're going to run this to the ground. >> running this to ground. join meg by phone is brian mann adirondack bureau chief for the north country public radio. bri

: with heavy hearts, mourners in charleston will say their final good-byes today to two of the emanuel ninee worked at the black church for decades, sharonda singleton a mother of three served as minister. just as they had done a week ago when they were killed, worshippers gathered to study the bible at mother emanuel ame church wednesday night. >> i have no fear because i know god is in his holy temple. >> reporter: norville goff now the interim pastor. >> love your neighbor as you love yourself. do unto others as would you have them to do unto you. >> reporter: as the community begins to bury the dead, another viewing will be held here at emanuel ame church this evening for the beloved pastor and state senator, whose life was also cut short. yesterday, politicians stood along side the grieving family watching clementa pinckney's casket arrive at the statehouse capital rotunda. thousands of people of all colors filed in to view the body. >> i compare him to martin luther king. >> reporter: praying for healing in charleston, even in the midst of tragedy. don champion, cbs news charleston, s

. >> the blood of the meth emanuele nine requires us to work until there is justice not only in thise, but for those who are still living in the margin of life. those less fortunate than ourselves; that we stay on the battlefield until there is no more fights to be fought. >> 21-year-old dylann roof is being held in jail on nine counts of murder and a weapons charge. authorities say it was racially motivated. the mayor of charleston said his heart is broken by what he calls is an evil man. the mayor has been in office since 19 5 and he hasn't seen such an outpouring of grief since the assassination of president obama. he spoke with the families of the victims. >> what i saw is something that is heartwarming. there was a mixed-race audience, black and white singing and praying together to help the families and we will help the church. that's the way of helping people move forward. >> he also said he's touched by the outpouring of support for the victims families. a private citizen handed him a check for $10,000 while the carolina panthers has contributed $100,000 to help pay for the f

eman all ame church where nine -- emanuel ame church where nine were killed reopened for sunday services. >> 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. >> reporter: now, president obama, who spent the weekend in california, is once again decrying a lack of political will in washington to pass new gun control measures. but back in south carolina, another debate is taking hold. a civil war statue in charleston was vandalized with a spray painted message, black lives matter. it was then quickly covered by officials. more difficult to obscure, though, the confederate flag that flies over a bar memorial in columbia. after mitt romney said on twitter that the flag should be removed, gop candidates for president in 2016 faced their own questions. >> everyone is being baited with this question as if somehow that has anything to do whatsoever with running for president and my position is it most certainly does not. >> you can put up confederate flags everywhere or get rid of them. it's not

♪ >>> happening now, church services are resuming at emanuel ame church in charleston, south carolina. an emotional morning there after nineeople 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 details surrounding the massacre. you c

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

nine people. twenty-one year old dillon roof is awaiting a bonds hearing. >> he is charged with murder in the mass shooting inside the emanuelme church left nine people dead including the pastor. roof was extradited to charleston yesterday after being captured about four hours away, in shell bee north carolina woman spotted roof's car alerted police, then followed him all until they arrived on the scene. >> bowl look being cut. >> sources tell cbs news they found pistol in roof's possession investigators found shell casings. same caliber at the shooting scene. roof has waived his right to council, meaning he will represent himself or hire his own lawyer. >>> of course you can stay with "eyewitness news" on television and on line at cbsphilly.com. for all of the late he information on the church massacre. we'll let you know what happens when roof appears in court later today. >> brace yourself for tax hikes, if you live and work in philadelphia. for the details, we head out to jan carabeo at city hall where city council members

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 cloth known as the turin shroud. some people believe it's the same 14-foot cloth that covered jesus christ but skeptics think otherwise. during the pope's visit he is expected to meet with young people workers, immigrants and sick people. >>> we continue to follow the preparations for the pope. later today the philadelphia delegation for the world meeting o

emanuel a.m.e. church that left nine people dead. the 21-year-old was extradited to charleston thursday evening after being captured in shelby, north carolina. a woman alerted authorities when she recognized the car and the driver. >> i seen the haircut and we're talking about a bowl looking cut. >> reporter: this image from the snap chat account of one of the church victims shows roof at the bible study before the shooting. as a memorial continues to grow outside the historic church, a portrait of accused shooter dylann roof begins to emerge. roof's childhood friend says he reconnected with roof a few weeks ago. he says roof told him he wanted to hurt a whole bunch of people and that he had a plan good he told me the black people were taking over the country and he wanted segregation. >> reporter: he used birthday money from his parents to buy a gun. police found the pistol in roof's possession and they found shell casings of the same caliber at the shooting scene. the sheriff's department says roof is being held in isolation and la

there are still people streaming here to pay their respects to what the preacher called the mother emanuel nine week. there are thousands of signatures signed there. hundreds of people have left messages in memory of those who have passed. now, yesterday there was -- at that very solemn church service where the preacher said though that welcome together in faith and we will turn towards god and not away from him. after that there was a gathering on a nearby bridge. thousands of people black and white, locked arms holding hands. they were holding a peace sign and they were all coming together to show the city show the world they were all coming together. now, this coming week there will be vugz and funerals for those who have been killed including the reverend clementapiclementap clementa pinckney. this place is still very solemn and they're still wrestling with so much sadness and so much grief. >> trymaine and mark potter do you find the president's use of the n-word acceptable? go to msnbc.com. we want to know what you think. >>> now to afghanistan where this morning dozens have been injured

emanuel a.m.e. church. the sacrifice of nine members of our church will not go in vain. >> sreenivasan: all right, my condolences to your personal loss as well. william dudley gregorie, city councilman of charleston. thank you for joining us. >> and thank you very much for having me. >> sreenivasan: churches across the country are joining in prayer and support for the congregation in charleston. the newshour's stephen fee attended one such gathering, here in new york city. ♪ i do believe that we shall overcome ♪ >> reporter: under rainy skies today, dozens of new yorkers marched down merrick boulevard, part of a morning of prayer and song in memory of those killed in charleston. leading the marchers, new york city mayor bill de blasio. >> this is something that violates every concept we have of decent of accident sceney and civilization and democracy. cold-blooded murders in a house of worship. >> reporter: the mayor called the killingsand act of requested domestic terrorism," and said the country's gun laws need reform. >> we h

law enforcement sources are saying dylann roof admits to killing nine peep at the emanuel -- people at the emanuel a.m.e. church. he is expected to go before a judge for a bond hearing. >>> good afternoon. i'm we have more now from charleston, south carolina. >> reporter: the suspect has been held in isolation. he's expected to make his court appearance via video link. strangers embraced each other outsides the emanuel a.m.e. church. >> god bless you. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: carol ellerbee said she came here to show love and support. >> to give me some type of closure. we'll never understand why this happened. >> reporter: nine people were killed during a bible study wednesday night, including the pastor, state senator clementa pinckney. dylann roof has been charged with nine counts of murder and possession after weapon. the 21-year-old made incriminating statements when arrested. a friend says roof often talked about hurting people. >> he told me he -- i mean, that the black people were taking over the country and that the -- that he wanted it to be segregation. >> reporter

emanuel ame church here. he personally knew of seven of the nine victims. he spoke about their dedication and commitment and the church that was literally formed to make a statement. he said people here have proved themselves over and over again and they will do so once again. alison, back to you. >> craig boswell in charleston. thank you, craig. >>> the men and women of emanuel ame church were open to all in their bible study group. six women and three men ranged in age from 23 to 87. among among them a high school track coach, a librarian, and a college graduate. marlie hall has more from charleston on the lives that were lost that i hold on knowing that my mother took her last breath in a place that she loved. >> reporter: the daughter of ethel lee lance taking solace in the fact that her mother died helping to keep the historic church clean. lance's cousin susie jackson was the oldest member and sang in the choir. >> love concurs hate. >> reporter: the baseball team at charleston southern coming together in support of their teammate chris singleton. his

wednesday. >> a few miles south of that bridge church bells ringing out in memory of the nine victims of the emanuel ame massacre. the historic church reopening doors for the first time pap jam-packed crowd in attendance. >> whether yore praying for yourself othe nine families -- >> as thousands gathered, graffiti on a monument a short time away this is the problem hashtag racist. a passers by removed a tarp just as quickly as it wasut on. >> in charleston, south carolinas dents rally to take down the confederate flag on the front steps of the state capil. >> go to the bath roops separate and unequal hostile treatment of yuck people. people raping women and children. that's what it stands for. >> some belie the decision should be left up to the state. >> a decision that needs to be ma here in south carolina. >> this debate is part of the healing process as one community and a nation come together. jim ryan, abc news charleston, south carolina. >> churches across the nation held solidarity servic including here in the bay ea. abc news reporter rnell barnard has more. >> reporter: pise at oakland's fi

biden's son beau died of brain cancer last month. >>> another family of the mother emanuel nine are sayinggood-byes today. funeral for myra thompson is being held right now at emanuel ame in charleston. it's brought the confederate flag issue back into the national spotlight. south carolina lawmakers would begin to debate it. it was over the weekend that activist brititytney newsom took matters into her own hands and removed it. it was quickly put back up. she and another activist arrested and later released by state senator paul thurmond the son of strom thurman, spoke about why he changed his mind on the flag issue. >> i talked to my wife at it. prayed some more. i had a very very important sunday school class. saw the families of these victims respond the way they did. and said, i want to turn this tragic event into something positive for this state. >> msnbc sarah joins me life from columbia, south carolina. we see the flag back up on that flagpole over your shoulder. explain how divided this conversation has gotten while we're still remembering those lost and murdered in the mother em

you obviously don't know us but we will certainly seek justice for the emanuel nine and alex i just wantom last wednesday we remember what happened, well, they will resume that class this coming wednesday. >> bunch of brave people there. thank you so much adam reese. >>> now to the latest on the investigation into a hate-filled website allegedly owned by dylann roof. the website contains images of roof including him burning the american flag, as well as standing in front of the confederate history library. it also has more than 2,000 words in which the writer rails against several minority groups. the fbi is working under the assumption roof is responsible for the content of that site but nbc news has yet to confirm that independently. >>> joining me now, nbc news contributor clint van zandt who's also a former fbi profiler. clint, with the welcome to you, my friend. this site is registered under roof's name. it's got his mother's home address. but it doesn't necessarily mean he's the one responsible for the content. from your experience, is it likely that he is and what does this tell y

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 train at the time of the today.the emanuel a-m-e church in charleston, south carolina held its first service since wednesday's mass shooting that killed nine people. poratchurch bells rang throughout emanuel a-m-e church. emanuel's parishioners held members dead wednesday. >>: "we have shown the world how we as a group of people can come things that need to be worked out to make our community and our state a better place." go rack >> reporter: emanuel's pastor the reverend clementa pinckney, was one of the shooting victims. during the service. the reverend norvel goff led the >>: "it's been tough; it's been rough. some of us are downright angry. but through it all, god >> reporter: reverend goff thanked the >>: "i wanna say thank-you to them!" >> reporter: earlier sunday, victim cynthia hurd's brother said he felt joy >>: "she's at peace. and so i take solitude that when she lost her life last wednesday, she lost it in the church, and today she celebrates." >> reporter: referencing the racist motives behind the massacre reverend goff said the time to address problems like that is in the future. >>: "there's a time and place for everything