what do you want people to know about deacon heyward patterson? >> deacon heyward patterson was a giver. he was a lover of people. he loved his community. he loved his church. and he loved his family. and he was one of the ones who would go out of his way to make sure you were all right. he would go out of his way to make sure you was comfortcomfor. he would go out of the way to make sure you had a little more than he did. he was very diligent. he was very attentive. at the church, cleaning, mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, very attentive to our pastor, pastor russell c. bell and first lady bell. he was one of the ones you would love to have around. you know, around you. he loved to sing. and one of the songs he always sung was one of the songs, he loved the old songs, troubled in my way. and that's one of the songs when you know, you think about it and how he sung it, he sung it with passion. he sung it with, you know what i mean, when you know that trouble's in the way, sometimes you have to, you know what i mean, you have to cry sometimes. you hav

heyward patterson 67, father, church deacon, said the homeless at the soup kitchen, gave rides to the grocery store to neighbors who needed help. putting food in the trunk of others when he took his final breath. aaron salter 55, retired buffalo police officer, three decades. three decades. love electric cars. gave his life to save others on a saturday afternoon, and had that man not been wearing that vast that he purchased, bulletproof vest, a lot of lives would have been saved. a beloved father and husband. geraldine talley 62, expert banker and known for a warm and gentle personality, friend to everybody. mother and grandmother. ruth whitfield 88, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, saying in the church choir, caretaker for her husband bring him clean clothes cutting his hair holding his hand everyday she visited him in a nursing home. heart as big as her head. pearl young 77 mother grandmother missionary of god, public school teacher who also ran a local food pantry. loved singing, dancing and her family. and all three are injured, shot in the neck and fighting t

today's funeral is for 68-year-old heyward patterson who was a deacon at the tabernacle church of god. he was known for giving rides to people who needed to shop at tops where saturday's attack took place. the suspect briefly appeared in court thursday after a grand jury indicted him on first-degree murder, to which he pleaded not guilty. families of the victims were inside the courtroom where they faced the suspect for the first time since the weekend's mass shooting. the fbi is also weighing federal hate crime and terrorism charges. we will have more on this story after headlines. the house of representatives has narrowly approved a bill to crack down on price gouging on gasoline. its passage came as gas prices reached new highs this week, rising about four dollars a gallon in every state. no republicans voted in favor of the bill. they were joined by four house democrats. climate action groups applauded the move and called on congress to also pass a windfall tax on fossil fuel companies that have made record profits during the pandemic. the price gouging legislation is unlikely to

heyward patterson was honored by friends, parishioners and the community. >> when patterson got shot,the back of a vehicle, helping somebody else. >> another friend says the community is angry, but -- can you forgive this gunman? >> i have to. >> some people would argue you don't have to. >> yeah, yeah. well, i'm a christian. you have to. it's mandatory for us. >> the buffalo suspect's racism was evident in a previous visit to the store, according to an employee who survived the shooting. >> he told me i looked like i didn't belong there. i said what do you mean by that? you look like you belong in the suburbs store. then under his breath i could hear him say just another -- lover. i thought you're just rude. >> another employee who survived told cnn she called 911 and the operator scolded her for whispering. >> i gave her the address and said please send epi. there's someone in the store shooting. she proceeded to tell me, what, i can't hear you? why are you whispering? you don't have to whisper. they can't hear you. >> she dropped her phone and said she was disconnected. >> i laid d

a private service was held for 67-year-old deacon heyward patterson. the 18-year-old suspected shooter has been charged with first-degree murder and could face hate crime and terrorism charges. >>> less than a week after that attack, the department of justice is highlighting some new efforts to combat hate crimes. natalie brand has more from the white house. >> we need to fix this. >> reporter: as families and the community of east buffalo grieve ten black people killed in a grocery store massacre, the justice department is laying out steps it's taking to combat hate crimes. >> last week's attack is a reminder of the singular impact hate crimes have not only on individuals but on entire communities. >> reporter: the attorney general made his remarks on the one-year anniversary of the covid-19 hate crimes act becoming law. it directs the justice department to expedite the review of hate crimes and give more guidance to state and local agencies so reporting hate crimes is easier. >> we commit to using every resource of the department of justice to preven

heyward patterson -- he was a driver who would offer help to clients to load groceries.is nephew said he, quote, took pride in helping people in all ways dressed too impressed. 32-year-old roberta a. drury, moved to buffalo to help care for her brother and his kids well he was treated for cancer. vibrant, is how her sister described her to the new york times. quote, the center of attention, who made the whole room smile and laugh. 53-year-old andre mackneil, was buying a birthday cake for his three-year-old son, when he was killed. his cousin said he was generous, selfless, and loving. here is what his brother told abc's lester holt when he heard the news. >> i can't imagine when i found out the news, i was laying on my couch, crying for the city. the last thing my brother told me on the phone is, i'm one hour away. >> 72-year-old catherine massie, was a well-known civil rights activists, she assisted in local elections and contributed letters to her local perry burr, advocating for a number of, issues including at calling for federal gun control, in a letter published i

heartbreaking roberta drury, margus morrison, andre mackneil, aaron salter, celestine chaney, heyward patterson, katherine massey, pearl young, ruth whitfield and geraldine talley. talley's sister describing her final moments shopping with her fiance >> he said bullets were actually flying by his head and i do believe at that time my sister was already shot >> emilie, a new york prosecutor is weighing in on how authorities responded following the suspect's threat at his high school last year. >> reporter: that's right. the broom county district attorney says police and school officials followed protocol when they put the suspect in a mental health evaluation he was soon released lester >> emilie, thank you. >>> in dallas this evening a suspect is under arrest in a shooting at a hair salon in the koreantown section of the city last week three women of korean descent were wounded and the case is now being investigated as a hate crime police say the suspect who is black suffered delusions and had received mental health treatment. police are looking into whether there are connections to other local

heyward patterson was also active in his church, serving as a deacon.r of three was helping someone load groceries into a car when he was killed. geraldine tally was engaged to be married. she was in the grocery store with her fiance. they became separated. he made it out. geraldine was 62. a breast cancer survivor and wa- grandmother to six. she was at the supermarket buying strawberries to make a shortcake. margus morrison, who was 52, was in the supermarket buying snacks for movie night with his wife. his cousin described him as always happy and full of energy. his six children are now left without a father. this memorial to 53-year-old andre mackneil, who was also a father of six, he was at the store buying a birthday cake for his 3-year-old grandson. that's "nightline." you can watch all of our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you at the same time tomorrow. thanks so much for staying up with us. good night, america. ♪ ♪ thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer... are living in the moment and taking ibrance.

and they took his father he will grow up fatherless >> reporter: his father and church deacon heyward patterson laid to rest today with nine more funerals still to follow after this town was shocked by what police call a hate-fuelled massacre. the 18-year-old suspect now indicted for first degree murder >> payton, you're a coward. >> reporter: tonight, victims' families reacting to the emotional day in court. the moment the suspect came through the door what went through your mind >> it was an eerie feeling to see this person walk in that had caused this traumatic thing to happen in the community. no matter what happens to him, the damages have already been done >> reporter: and tonight new questions around whether someone could have intervened. a source familiar with the messaging platform, discord, says just ahead of the attack 15 people accessed a server detailing what's believed to be the suspect's months-long plot in a separate online rant, allegedly by the suspect, he admits turning to racist chat forums at the start of the pandemic out of boredom. the justice department announcing today

heyward patterson, the deacon said, will be sorely missed. that's it for us.e of the funerals that never should have been if not for that horrendous hate crime. i am laura coates, and this is "cnn tonight." i want to take a second, if we can here, just to take a step back for a moment. i really want us to understand what is happening across this country. and i know that as a nation we've been talking about rowe v wade and the potential for it being overturned since 1973. there's been so many challenges to it, so many decisions to have a right supreme court to be able to overturn it. and yet sitting here today and until now, it has remained the law of the land. but from texas to mississippi to now oklahoma and frankly beyond, we've seen a lot of blueprints created and followed that will and already have upended a nearly 50-year precedent. but we have, after all, yet to see a fina

hundreds attended the funeral of 67-year-old heyward patterson.s assisting a neighbor with groceries when he was killed. tonight, in a network exclusive, we're learning one victim's family intends to fight for justice by going after a major gun manufacturer. here's cbs' jericka duncan. >> reporter: 53-year-old andre macneil was gunned down just after purchasing his three-year- old son's birthday cake. >> he was shot in the neck. and my father was 6'7". there was no missing him. 6'7" >> he had five children, and he. >> he had five children and loved us all. >> reporter: macneil's daughters, leandra elliot and deja brown, still have many questions regarding the accused shooter. >> we're so confused. it's like, how did he get this weapon? and i also blame the people who released him last year. they blamed it on mental health. >> reporter: who else do you all blame? >> the gun company. >> the gun company. the gun company, for sure.the g. >> reporter: because of that, they retained buffalo attorneys john elmore and his daughter, christian elmore garcia

. >> reporter: and she was referring to heyward patterson, 68 years old and a beloved deacon at his churchs his funeral. tonight, there's a prayer vigil at this church behind me and many gatherings are planned just like this one in the next coming days and even weeks. norah. >> o'donnell: jericka duncan, thank you so much for all your reporting. today in texas, a wildfire is burning out of control. consuming 9,000 acres in just the last two days. the mesquite heat fire near abilene destroyed nearly 50 homes, and in new mexico two national parks were shut down due the extreme fire danger. the largest wildfire in the state's history consumed an area roughly the size of los angeles. to the fight over abortion rights over a landmark supreme court decision that could overturn roe v. wade. oklahoma legislators passed an anti-abortion bill outlawing abortion from the moment of fertilization. it would be the most restrictive law in the nation. here's cbs' jan crawford with the details. >> reporter: the legislation would prohibit abortion at any point in pregnancy except to save a woman's life or i

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at the store to buy strawberries to make shortcake. 67-year-old heyward patterson, a father of three. a deacon at his church. helping someone load groceries into their car when he was shot. margus morrison was 52. in the supermarket buying snacks for his weekly movie night with his wife. 53-year-old andre mackneil, a father of six, buying a birthday cake for his 3-year-old son. and that hero security guard, 55-year-old aaron salter jr., credited with saving so many lives. he was a former buffalo police officer for 30 years. >> i can't say enough about our retired fellow colleague, aaron salter, who confronted this individual to save the lives of others. >> reporter: a mother and daughter who were working inside the store, fragrance harris stanfield and yahnia brown-mcreynolds, are grateful to that guard. you saw the guard? >> we saw the guard. he was still alive when we saw him. >> reporter: and his bravery. >> and he saved our lives. it's amazing that he sacrificed his life for all of ours. >> reporter: he probably saved many lives. >> he literally did. because everyone -- every work

. >> reporter: and she was referring to heyward patterson, he was 68 years old and a beloved deacon at his church. tomorrow is his funeral. tonight, there's a prayer vigil at this church behind me and many gatherings are planned just like this one in the next coming days and even weeks. norah. >> o'donnell: jericka duncan, thank you so much for all your reporting. now to the fight over abortion rights ahead of a land mark supreme courtle decision that could overturn roe v. wade. oklahoma legislators passed an anti-abortion bill outlawing abortion from the moment of fertilization. it would be the most restrictive law in the nation. here's cbs' jan crawford with the details. >> reporter: the legislation would prohibit abortion at any point in pregnancy except to save a woman's life or in the case of rape or incest. it would take effect immediately after governor kevin stitt signs it, which he has said he will do. >> we believe life begins at conception and we'll protect life in oklahoma. >> reporter: the law goes further than a similar texas law which bans abortion there after six weeks

heyward patterson who was loading bags into a car. celestine chaney and roberto roberto drury who was just buying groceries. jesse, what have we learned about the investigation into this horrific attack? >> jose, this investigation is very much still ongoing. you can see behind this tape up here, close to two days after this rampage is set to have happened, the fda still on the scene here. another american city looking at a situation where minimized deaths is what they're looking at as a potential almost insignificant silver lining in a horrific situation here. we have learned now that police believe the suspect claimed to continue his rampage down the street beyond this super market and we know the suspect allegedly was coming, specifically to this area in buffalo new york, he was looking for a place he could attack a lot of black people. senior law enforcement officials tell us that authorities believe the suspect wrote a manifesto that had racist and anti-semitic tropes in it. i spoke with a young woman earlier this morning that sa

heyward patterson had just been at his church's soup kitchen before he left for the supermarket. >> he community just as much as he loved the church. you would see him anywhere he was he was encouraging people to be the best they could be. >> reporter: now a demand for answers. authorities revealing the shooter was investigated last spring after writing a paper shortly before graduation that referenced committing murder suicide. the school calling state police, but no charges were filed. >> the individual was brought in for a mental health evaluation. he was evaluated and then he was released. >> reporter: overnight the suspect's friend telling abc news the gunman dropped off ammo boxes at his house the day before the shooting allegedly unannounced. the friend's family calling authorities to have that picked up. george, this is just one piece of evidence investigators are looking into. >> okay, stephanie, thanks. let's bring in our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. pierre, every hour that goes by, more warning signs missed. >> reporter: george, good morning. law enforcement of

. >>> deacon heyward patterson was the first of ten buffalo shooting victims to be laid to rest todaycovered his face. >> as a mother, what am i supposed to do to help him get through this? i need a village to help me raise and be here for my son because he has no father. >> they just shoot people down like dogs. that doesn't make any sense to me. shouldn't have happened. >> she was my best friend. what am i to do? what am i supposed to do now? i keep seeing her face coming up everywhere i look. but i can't kiss her. i can't hug her. we were supposed to go see the temptations play that night. i have the tickets still on my table. how dare you! i took my last picture of my mom on mother's day. she was so beautiful. that picture can't replace her. >> we just want to live in peace. my grandchildren are here. her great grandchildren. my children! i'm scared for them! >> the funerals of the nine other victims will take place over the coming days. 32-year-old roberta drury who friends said made every person in the room laugh will be buried tomorrow. >>> that's going to do it for me today. h

a supermarket in buffalo, new york and the first funeral for one of the victims, 67-year-old heyward pattersonho was shot while helping a client load groceries. the funeral was private, but yesterday the families of the victims held an emotional press conference with attorney ben crump and the reverend al sharpton who gave the eulogy at today's funeral. patter soviet republic's ex-wife spoke up as her 12-year-old son cried silently. >> his heart is broken. he half sleeps, half eats and as a mother what am i supposed to do to help him get through this? i need a village to help me. >> we will. >> raise and be here for my son because he has no father. >> other family members of the victims shared their grief and anger over the senseless violence as well and, again, this is hard to watch. >> i cannot believe somebody would give some child a go up and let him think that it's okay and come in somebody's hometown to shoot it up, just to shoot people down like dogs. that doesn't make any sense mo me. >> i constantly think about what could have been done, and it seems like this is -- it's like groundho

letter a year ago, calling for better federal gun control to stop mass killings. 67 year old heyward pattersonoading groceries into his car when he was gunned down. according to local media, he would often drive people who couldn't walk to the very store where he was murdered, because quote, as a faith-based man, he felt it was his calling to give a helping hand to others, and do things out of the kindness of his heart. 77 year old pearl young who was a substitute teacher. she was known as the neighborhood mom. for decades, she ran weekly food pantry, and every saturday, she fed people in buffalo central park. and then, there's former buffalo police lieutenant was aaron salter. it was a 55 year old security guard at the store, who sacrificed his own life for others, until his very last breath. buffalo's police commissioner put it simply, lieutenant salter was a true hero. all lives lost, but never, ever forgotten in the city of good neighbors. tonight, taking away community and kindness in the face of hate. love is always the answer because nothing else matters. and on that note, i wish you al

and other community members lined up at lincoln memorial united methodist to honor 67-year-old heyward pattersonrend al sharpton. >> he was a church deacon and taxi driver and had three kids. he and nine other black victims were killed last saturday when a shooter opened fire at a tops grocery store in an apparently racist attack. it's been nearly two years since george floyd was murdered by a minneapolis police officer. his death on may 25th, 2020, sparked worldwide protests against police brutality and focused attention on systemic racism. to answer difficult questions about race in the united states. his name is george floyd. one man's life and the struggle for racial justice tells his story in vivid detail. joining us are co-authors robert samuel and toluse. they are both reporters with us. toluse, in the book you described how different systems and institutions failed george floyd. you described what systemic racism looked like in his life and murder. and i'm wondering how you might present his story as evidence to those who deny or downplay that systemic racism is real. >> we went into dee

. >> heyward patterson was a church deacon and pillar of the community.ing out about her grieving process as well as what she views as the power of forgiveness. >> i didn't know if i should be angry. i didn't know if i should be hurt. there's all different kinds of emotions but the first thing i thought of why this way? i have to forgive him because if i don't i'm killing me and, you know, i won't be able to go forward if i don't forgive him. >> there was also this retired buffalo police lieutenant aaron salter who was working security at the supermarket. witnesses described how he bravely confronted the shooter trying to protect others which is how he lost his life. ten lives lost each leaving all of these friends and family grieving. the nation is struggling to face the costs and the reality of this type of gun violence, of this resurgent hate. we cannot forget throughout all of it all the people touched real hurt and taken from us. >>> we end where we gan. it is election night in five states in america. msnbc coverage will continue all night with steve

security at the tops grocery store was killed while trying to stop the gunman. 67-year-old deacon heyward patterson shot and killed. he would often drive to and from the grocery store just to help them out. >> he had left the soup kitchen at our church and then went over there, i guess, to work a couple hours with the service and from what i understand he was assisting somebody putting their groceries in their car when he was shot and killed. >> police say there was a 200-page document posted online they are still going through page by page that had information about this specific neighborhood. they believe he canvassed this grocery store and here for 24 hours trying to figure out how this was all going to go down. he live streamed the entire mass shooting and this community is still grieving. tomorrow president joe biden and first lady jill biden will be here to talk to those community members. many have questions for the president, harris. >> harris: i understand and forgive me if i didn't catch it in your reporting. police have talked with his parents now, the suspect's parents, correct? >> corr

heyward patterson, 67. father, church deacon. he fed homeless in the soup kitchen.. putting food in the trunk of others when he took his final breath. erin salter, 55, retired buffalo police officer for three decades. three decades. loved electric cars. gave his life to save others on a saturday afternoon, and had that man not been wearing that vest that he purchased, a bulletproof vest, a lot of lives would have been saved. a beloved father and husband. geraldine talley, 62. a banker known for her warm personality. a friend to everybody. a devoted mother and grandmother. ruth whitfield, 88. beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. sing in the church choir. the caretaker of her husband. bringing in clean clothes, cutting his hair, holding his hand every day that she visited him in the nursing home. her heart as big as her head. pearly young, mother, grandmother, missionary of god. public school teacher. also ran a local food pantry. loved singing, dancing, and her family. and zaire goodman, shot through the neck but fighting through it. both treated wit

heyward patterson went to tops supermarket daily, offering rides to people for less money than ride-sharinge was shot while helping someone load groceries into the trunk of a car. he was 67. 32-year-old roberta drury went to tops to buy groceries for dinner. her sister, amanda, described roberta as vibrant, and someone who "made the whole room smile and laugh." and pearl young, 77, was a proud grandmother of eight who volunteered for years every saturday at a food pantry run by her church. she had been working this spring as a high school substitute teacher. pearl's niece, jaqueline, reflected on her on's legacy. >> she was a pearl, she was a gem. she was a precious jewel and it reflected her name. judy: our hearts, to everyone who lost a loved one in that terrible shooting. it is ■soimportant not just remember how they died, but how they lived their lives. that is the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, please stay safe and we'll see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been p

also killed were ruth whitfield, katherine "kat" massey, heyward patterson, celestine chaney, roberta drury, and geraldine talley. andre mcneil, and marcus morrison. we now go to buffalo, where we are joined by india walton, former buffalo mayoral candidate and longtime community activist. now a senior advisor for special projects for the working families party and an organizer with rootsaction. india, welcome back to democracy now! right now you are just a a few blocks from where the shooting took place. can you describe your response over the weekend and what is happening in your community? >> there are a lot of heavy hearts in buffalo right now. details are still emerging. i did not know kat massey was one of the victims. i started my organizing career right here in and kat was a pillar of this community and a longtime supporter of the work i did a woman who wrote a $10 check every month to support our community. these are some of the folks that we lost in this very horrific and tragic incident. amy: first of all, my condolences on this horror that has the following your community.

deacon heyward patterson.elping a passenger outside the supermarket when the gunman opened fire. cnn's brian todd has more on how survivors of the shooting are reflecting on that day. >> that racist young man took my mother away. >> reporter: nearly a week after a racist attack on buffalo's east side left 10 people dead. >> how dare you! >> reporter: -- grief and shock are now giving way to a community trying to figure out how it will move forward amid stories of haroism and survival. london thomas went to gather supplies for a family cookout. >> he went to the back of the story where the milk is and, like, it was the -- the door was locked and we could not get out. >> reporter: she hid in a cooler with her dad. >> i was scared for my mom. i did not know what happened to her because she was at the front and i was at the back. >> 40 minutes later, they let me out. >> reporter: letitia rogers tried to call 911 but says she was hung up on by the operator. >> i gave her the address. i said please send help there i

heyward patterson, a church deacon, who leaves behind a wife and a daughter was laid to rest in a private ceremony there. more funerals, of course, will be held this week. as for the investigation, they are now focusing on the alleged shooter's private discord account. sources tell abc news authorities are searching for about a dozen users who were invited to view payton gendron's discord diary in the moments before the attack that killed ten people at that buffalo supermarket. investigators say at least some of those people viewed at least some of the diary. finding these people, of course, though, is going to be made more difficult by the fact that it's common to use aliases on that platform. also on friday, attorney general merrick garland announcing that last week's mass shooting is now being investigated as a hate crime. the justice department looking at whether the victims were targeted by the shooter because of their race. janai? >> a lot more to be investigated there. phil, thank you. >>> turning now to washington and we're learning more about virginia thomas, the wife of supreme

heyward patterson, 68, a driver and church volunteer. heyward worked as a driver who gave rides to residents to and from the grocery store and would help with their groceries when he was killed. celestine chaney. she had been visiting her sister and they went to the supermarket because she wanted to get strawberries to make shortcakes which she loved. she survived cancer, a grandmother, was a regular churchgogher. robert drury, 32, a resident of the syracuse area. she was at the supermarket to get food for dinner while visiting in town with her brother. she made whole rooms smile and laugh. her sister said. geraldine talley, 62, was doing her regular grocery shopping with her fiance when she was shot and killed. according to her niece, she was the person who always put our family reunion together and mother of two beautiful children. andre mackneil. she was getting a birthday cake for her son when she was hilled. her cousin said he used to check on everyone. margus morrison. he was a father of three and resident of buffalo. we recognize t

also heyward patterson, he was helping someone load groceries in their car when he lost his life. he also get people discounted rights to the grocery store. he was a public servant. ruth whitfield, she had just visited your 88-year-old husband in a nursing home before she, at 86 years old, lost her life. and andre mackneil, he was there buying a surprise birthday cake for his grandson. these are people, because of inexplicable hatred, and racism, went to the grocery store on a saturday afternoon doing ordinary things, like buying a cake for a grandson, and losing their life. beautiful people and we should member their names, not the name of the shooter. >> emily: part of what is so shocking, pete, when lives are just ripped from your family, when they are running to the store to get a cake, engaging in usual activities, all of the sudden families are shattered and absolutely gutted by this one senseless terrible act that took the lives of 10. >> pete: yeah, there's almost no way to explain that. he read the stories, and it sinks in even deeper. and we had david bellavia on over th

heyward patterson, 67, was a driver who was loading groceries for a client when he was shot. and katherine massey, 72 years young, who spent her life fighting for her community. last year she wrote a letter to "the buffalo news" pushing for more regulation of firearms citing the gut-wrenching escalation of gun violence in buffalo and many major u.s. cities. the others who lost their lives, geraldine tally, 62, sela cheney, 65 and marcus d. morrison, 52, all innocent people just going to the store on a weekend. with me now is the governor of new york, kathy hochul who was born in buffalo and represented the area for years. governor hochul, thank you for being here. i can't imagine how much pain in community is in. as a buffalo native, talk about what the aftermath looks like for the people of your home city. >> thank you for showing the pictures of these people. they are not just a number ten, they are step people with personalities and lives that are lost forever. this is my hometown. it's part of my community. i live only 10 or 12 minutes from that,neighborhood. i go back to

and deacon heyward patterson also. >> he was a man who loved people. he was -- he loved the community, he loved the church, he loved the community just as much as he loved the church. you would see anywhere he was, he was encouraging people to be the best they can be. >> the suspect is in custody. he's in solitary confinement, keeping a close eye on it. his parents have not come to visit or tried to get in contact with him. president joe biden and jill biden will be here in buffalo to talk to the community members who have lots of questions. john, jacqui. >> john: thank you. >> jacqui: deadly shooting at a church in southern california. gunman killing one and injuring five before they were able to stop him by hog tying him with an extension cord. jonathan hunt live on the scene for us in laguna woods, california. so, jonathan, what are we learning about the shooting? >> well, we have now got the name of the alleged shooter, he has been identified by law enforcement investigators here as 68-year-old david chou. he is from las vegas. what we do not yet k

heyward patterson, church father, deacon.r three decades. three decades. loved the electric cars, a hero who gay his life to save others on a saturday afternoon, and had that man not be wearing that vest he purchased, bullet proof vest, a lot of lives would have been saved. a beloved father and husband. geraldine tally, 62. banker known for her extra warm personality. devoted friend, mother, and grandmother. ruth whitfield, 88. beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother. sang in the church choir. care taker of her husband, bringing him clean clothes, cutting his hair, holding his hand every day she visit him in the nursing home. heart as big as her head. young, loved singing, dancing and her family. individual lives that loved service and community, that speakings to the bigger story of what her as americans. a great nation because we're good people. jill and i bring you this message from deep in our nation's soul. in america, evil will not win, i promise you. hate will not prevail. and white supremacy will not have