felicia sanders says her son tywanza will always be her hero. the women also talked about life after the shooting and why they forgave dylann roof. we'll have the full story tonight on wis news at 11. stay with us for a check of your over the state today look for areas of showers and rain on and off through early afternoon. temperatures will hold steady much of the day to around 60 the front will be off the coast by tonight, rain ends by late afternoon and skies will clear. colder, drier air settles in for friday and saturday with highs in the middle 50s overnight lows middle 30s friday morning to upper 20s saturday. form off the coast late saturday into sunday.this will give us a slight chance of showers early sunday i'm watching things for early next week as we'll feel the chill with well below normal teteperatures. the usc women's basketball team has and rain on and off through early afternoon. temperatures will hold steady much of the day to around 60 the front will be off the coast by tonight, rain ends by late afternoon and skies will clea

now two of them, felicia sanders and polly sheppard are sharing their stories. the story of the emanuel 12. while this was a difficult interview they wanted to shed some light on the importance of faith and forgiveness. 232 days later- felecia sanders says it still feels like yesterday. "i go through june 17th all day, all night. i think about what i could've done differently, what could we anything." it was on that night at mother emanuel- sanders, her 11-year-old granddaughter and polly sheppard witnessed nine murders. "77 shots. it actually sounded like a transformer blew, but then she yelled and that's when i took cover." "i kept praying under the table, the lord kept me calm." "after i heard the shots, i thought he would've shot and run out, i i dn't know it would've kept on going." behind the trigger authorities say was 21- year-old dylann roof. motivated by hate and racism, prosecutors say roof was on a mission to start a race war. "we were so nice to him, we were so nice to him "i don't know what i was expecting, i was just waiting on my turn." on that n

shooting are giving a better understanding of what happened that night in an exclusive interview, felicia sanders and polly sheppard talked with our billie jean shaw about the what happened inside the church the night of the shooting. understandably this was such a difficult topic to polly sheppard and felecia sanders tell me they think about june 17th everyday and how they witnessed nine of their loved one murdered. the trial is still coming up for the admitted church shooter dylan roof so they couldn't talk about certain details but they did speak on how many gunshots they heard and if they were expecting to die. they also shed light on the purpose of forgiving and finding a message in the madness. i asked them how was it possible for them to forgive after what they have gone through. take a listen. "forgiveness is a release dylann roof doesn't cararif i forgive him or not. forgiveness is for me." "just because you're forgiven though don't mean you don't have to pay for what you do. you reap what you sew. but i, i have forgiven him." we'll hear more of the their powerful story tonight on wis ne

felicia sanders and polly sheppard say they lost a lot when nine of their loved ones were gunned down, but that gained more faith. they say they believe their lives were spared for a reason. "i always think god allows things for different reasons. it's only what god allows.a lady keep asking me the question, where was god when he was shooting in the place? i say he was the same place when he lost his son, god was right there." tonight at 11, the women tell our billie jean shaw more on their story on survival and the moments leading up to the shooting. inside the state house- work in the south carolina senate ground to a halt and tensions rose for two hours over the state of south will whitson takes a look at the fight on the chamber floor. it started with state senator cherokee "we've heard it in the transportation committee, in the finance committee. it's time to have the debate on the floor." but for nearly three hours, lawmaker- "are you building i-73 or aren't you?" - after lawmaker- "all we're hearing about is wanting the roads fixed" - after lawmaker- edgefield "we don't know wh

this was a difficult interview, felicia sanders and polly sheppard talked about the moment they witnessed nine of their loved ones gunned down. turn and while they couldn't talk about certain details due to the upcoming trail they did talk about how they fully expected to lose their lives that night. in a riveting encounter, the women talked about how the group welcomed dylann roof when he walked into the bible study. understandably, life since the shootings has been difficult but they are so of love they are still receiving from across the country. even through the hurt and pain, sheppard and sanders believe somehow there is a message in all the madness. "it was a beautiful site to see and that's the way we should be all the time. we should love each other that's love. but we shouldn't have this happen to bring us together." sanders echoed the same sentiments. the women say they are glad roof's attempt to start a race war failed. tonight at 11, the women share more about their story of survival and the moments leading up to the shooting. you will hear more of their story thursday on wis.

two survivors -- felicia sanders and polly sheppard sat down with our billie jean shaw as they reflect on the heart- renching night of june 17th. it's a story you'll see only on 10. 232 days later- felecia sanders says it still feels like yesterday. "i go through june 17th all day, all night. i think about what i could've done differently, what could we have said differently y anything." it was on that night at mother emanuel- sanders, her 11-year-old granddaughter and polly sheppard witnessed nine murders. "77 shots. it actually sounded like a transformer blew, but then she yelled and "i kept praying under the table, the lord kept me calm." "after i heard the shots, i thought he would've shot and run out, i didn't know it would've kept on going." behind the trigger authorities say was 21- year-old dylann roof. motivated by hate and racism, prosecutors say roof was on a mission to start a race war. "we were so nice to him, we were so nice to him "i don't know what i was expecting, i was just waiting on my turn." on that night, these nine people lost their lives, among the dead were two

on friday, at a black america forum organized by neighborhoods organizing for change, sanders was questioned by felicia perry. >> i know you're scared to say black and disabled operations because it seems like -- >> hold it, hold it. i don't think it is fair. >> and seems like every time we talk about black people and us getting something for the systematic oppression and exportation of our people, we have to include every other person of color. a you and i may have disagreement, because it is not just black, just latino. their areas in america where it white. i have said "black" 50 times. that is the 51st time. but it is a national issue. amy: bernie sanders responding to an audience member who yelled, "say black!" at the black america forum in minneapolis. sanders went on to say he would invest in african-american communities. former president bill clinton drew attention for his comments on race while campaigning for his wife hillary in tennessee on friday. after he was introduced by democratic tennessee congress member steve cohen as a "heck of a stand-in" for the first black president, clinton told

survivors of the charleston felicia sanders and polly sheppard sat down with our billie jean shaw as they reflect on the heart- rending night of june 17th. we all remember that horrific night and we all remember how we felt when