the victims, rev end clementa pinckney, sanders ethel lance, myra thompson rev end middleton-doctor. reverend daniel simmons sr., ms. jackson and cynthia hurd. it was the worst racial attack in decades. it brings back horrific

myra thompson was the wife of reverend anthony thompson. she was 59. ethel lance 70, she was a sexton at the church. her grandson described her as the heart of the family. cynthia hurd, 54, an employee of the charleston county public library for 31 years. reverend daniel l simmons sr. 74 was a retired pastor from another church in charleston. he attended ame church every sunday and every wednesday for bible study. reverend depayne middleton doctor was 49. susie jackson served in the choir and a long-time member of the church. she was 87 years old. >> you hurt me. you hurt a lot of people. god forgives you and i forgive you. >> stone cold. run on the banks. >> of course if it hatches the next thing that happens is catastrophe. >> greeks pull money from

representative of the family of myra thompson. sir, would you like to make a statement before this court? >> yes. >> please come forward. your name sir? >> anthony thompson. >> mr. thompson. >> i would just like him to know that -- speak up >> speak up for me. >> the same thing she just said. my family forgives me but we would like to you take this opportunity to repent. give your life to the one that matters the most christ so that he can change the ways no matter what happens to you and you'll be okay. do that and you'll be better off than you are right now. >> thank you, sir. tywanza sanders? your name ma'am. >> felicia sanders. >> thank you, ms. sanders, for being here. >> we welcomed you wednesday night in our bible study with open arms. you have killed some of the best people that i know. every fiber in my body hurts. and i will never be the same. tywanza sanders was my son, but tywanza was my hero. tywanza was my hero. but as we said in bible study, we enjoyed you, but may god have mercy on you. >> thank you, ma'am. a repres

simmons, sharonda coleman singleton and myra thompson. good people. decent people.od-fearing people. [applause] people so full of life and so full of kindness, people who ran the race, persevered. people of great faith. to the families of the fallen, the nation shares in your grief. our pain cuts that much deeper because it happened in a church. the church is and always has been the center of african-american life. [applause] a place to call our own in a too often hostile world. a sanctuary from so many hardships. over the course of centuries black churches served as hush harbors were slaves could worship in safety. praise houses where they could gather and shout "hallelujah." [laughter] rest stops for the weary along the underground railroad. bunkers for the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement. they have been and continue to be community centers where we organize for jobs and justice, places of scholarship and network, places where children are loved and fed and kept out of harm's and told they are beautiful and smart and taught that they matter. [applause]

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myra thompson found that grace. through the example of their lives. they've now passed it on to us.t precious and extraordinary gift. as long as our lives endure. may grace now lead them home. may god continue to shed his grace on the united states of america. [applause] [crowd cheering] >> we ask that the reverend come with the prayer consulate and then words by islevy funeral home to give us direction and then we'll be on our way. we want to thank you, mr. president, for the powerful message. it was all right, the powerful message. let the church say amen. >> amen. let us bow our heads in prayer. oh, when i come to the end of my journey carrying the staff and the cross of re-demption, he'll understand and say well done. bless and comfort us as we prepare to leave this place. we mourn today the untimely death of the reverend but we've also celebrated his spirit-filled life of work and service. the grievous passing but because he was and is your child he resides in your eternal presence where there is

not pictured 59 year-old myra thompson, ethel lance, 74 year-old reverend daniel simmons, senior and 87 year-old sues i jackson. >>> our coverage of the deadly church shooting in charleston continues on line, fine the latest information on this case photos, the videos and it is all on our web site at my fox philly.com. >>> new overnight fire at an abandoned building in east germantown is under investigation. fire fighters were called to the 5600 block of boyd street. here somebody could have been trapped inside but search revealed nothing but debris there. >>> also overnight two people were stabbed in kingsessing this was the scene just after midnight on the 1100 block of divinity street. victims are recovering, no word on a suspect or a motive there. >>> for the second time in just a week. residents dog with the water. >> good morning, lauren a and chris. parking lot is packed with mud and puddles. it is unclear how stores are fairing, but philadelphia water department did bring in a number of crew toss try to get the stores ready for friday's business. just yesterday the entire par

myra thompson found that grace. through the example of their lives, it's now passes on to us.nd ourselves worthy of that precious and extraordinary gift. as long as our lives endure, may god shine his light and continue his grace on the united states of america. [applause] >> c-span gives you the best access to congress, live coverage of the u.s. house, congressional hearings and news conferences, events that shape public policy. washington journal is live every morning with elected officials, policymakers, and journalists and your calls. c-span created by america's cable companies and brought to as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> newsmakers is next with housing secretary ulee julian castro. that is followed by rand paul and bernie sanders talking about their campaign. then evan, discusses his book about richard nixon. -- evan thomas discusses his book about richard nixon. greta: we have emily badger, a correspondent with washington post and john prior with politico. go ahead with the first question. jon: i want to ask

myra thompson found that grace.le of their lives, they have now passed it on to us. may we find ourselves worthy of that precious and extraordinary gift. as long as our lives endure may grace now lead them home. may god continue to shed his grace on the united states of america. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the funeral home to give us direction and we'll be on our way. i want to thank you, mr. president, for a powerful message. a powerful message. >> let the church say amen. >> amen. >> let us bow our heads in prayer. when i come to the end of my journey, weary of life and the battle is won carrying the cross of redemption he'll understand and he'll say well done. by the grace and glory, our creator, our ruler and our redeemer bless and comfort us as we prepare to leave this place. we've mourned the untimely and tragic death of the reverend clementa pinckney but we've celebrated his life full of service and work and rerejoice because he was and is your child, he resides in your eternal presence where there is no gun

simmons, sharhonda singleton, myra thompson. good people. decent people. god fearing people. full of kindness people who ran the race who persevered people of great faith. to the families of the fallen the nation shares in your grief. our pain cuts that much deeper because it happened in a church. the church is and always has been the center of african-american life a place to call our own in a too often hostile world, a sanctuary from so many hardships. over the course of centuries, black churches served as hush harbors where slaves could worship in safety. praise houses where their free descendants could gather and shout hallelujah. regs stops along the underground railroad bunkers for the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement. they have been and continue to be community centers where we organize for jobs and justice, places of scholarship and network, places where children are loved and fed and kept out of harm's way. and told that they are beautiful and smart and taught that they matter. that's what happens in church. that's what the black church means. our beating h

myra thompson. this was confirmed by the bishop notified by the victim's family. she describes myra thompson as a person who loved the lord and her every objective was to please him. she was teaching bible study when she was killed we're told. martin luther king jr. spoke famously at this church. his daughter bernice is going to join us next. plus more on the investigation. you'll hear from someone who actually knows the suspect and we're hearing new details about how police caught him. stay with us. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure drug farxiga may help you lose weight and may even lower blood pressure when used with certain diabetes medicines. do not take if allergic to farxiga or its ingredients. symp

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myra thompson found that grace. through the example of their lives, they've now passed it on to us.ious and extraordinary gift as long as our lives endure may grace now lead them home. may god continue to shed his grace on the united states of america. (applause) >> pelley: the president of the unites states deliveringed eulogy for the reverend clemente pinckney one of those killed last week in the shooting at the emanuel ame church this is a live picture of the president shortly after he lead the crowd of 6,000 in the first stanza of "amazing grace" the christian hymn that was written immediately after the american civil war. the president took the opportunity in the speech to praise the reverend but also to highlight the racial divide in our country and the problems of gun violence. as the president leaves the stage, we're going to go to our correspondent michelle miller who is just outside the arena there in charleston, south carolina. michelle, what have you been hearing? >> well, scott it's so interesting. i have to mention the fact that the president ended on amazing grace, a

. >>> another victim of the shooting at the charleston church will be laid to rest today, myra thompson will be late to rest. have vice president joe biden made a surprise appearance at the sunday services for emmanuel ame. it hemmed a service for dee payne doctor. . >> charlotte north carolina, another fire broke out in god's power of christ in macon georgia. another fire investigateas arson. no deal yet but world leaders are still working to reach an agreement on iran's nuclear program. deadline coming tomorrow. >>> a flotilla tries to get past an israeli blockade, stay tuned. >> world leaders meeting in vienna say there's little hope for break throughs. but negotiators are still working through several last minute sticking points. iran's foreign minister is spending time back in iran and expected to return on tuesday. james bays has more. >> reporter: there is a lull in what's happening in vienna. the tempo in the talks much lower than it has been in recent days, secretary of state john kerry is still in vienna but others have left that's because minister zarif has left and back in i

not pictured myra thompson, 70 year-old ethel lance reverend daniel simmons, senior, age 74.ighty-seven year-old sue jackson. >> eighty-seven years old, my goodness. >> support is coming from all over the country, in fact, all around the world. >> here in philadelphia locals showed solidarity with charleston having a vigil last night. lets get to steve keeley outside historic moth he will bethel church steve. >> those who tune into jon stewart and daily show get a funny take on the day's news. they didn't get a single joke. stewart came out and said i have nothing other than just sadness and that kind of said it all for the whole country yesterday. we're here at the first african methodist episcopal church in the country. you can see that artist rendering of the richard allen, a lot of people know richard allen housing project homes in philadelphia many don't know he is found are of this church and coincidence morris brown who left here, and went to charleston and found that church where shooting happened is buried here under mother bethel church here in society hill. society

middleton doctor, admission's counselor at southern wesleyan university, not pictured 59 year-old myra thompson, 70 year-old ethel lance suzy jackson and daniel simmons, senior. hearts are also heavy here in philadelphia, in fact, hundreds gathered for a prayer vigil in society hill to show solidarity with that community in charleston. >> fox 29's steve keeley joins us live at mother bet he will ame church, hi steve. >> reporter: this is one of the popular spots into your wrist to philadelphia to visit from a rabbi in manayunk toy catholic in california, this place was filled again last night. this was first african methodist episcopal church in the country. part of the history of the city and country constantly visited by people across the country and around the world even like all those spot in society hill we are just behind independence hall three blocks and that historical marker out front tells the history outside congress grants field the history inside and they did again last night. >> it does not feel well in our soul. so we're here tonight as a grieving community of fighting and strug

myra thompson. good people. decent people. god fearing people. [applause] >>> welcome back.on buries victims of last week's massacre, many are urging a new push to appreciate the wounds of the past. we traveled to charleston to meet with black and white residents, descendants of slaves and slave owners. they reveal the costs and consequences of failing to acknowledge that city's terrible legacy of slavery. >> i found fingerprints right here. i find these things. you'd never know that these are the fingerprints of the slave that made that particular brick. so i go around the city and look for those fingerprints and i found these fingerprints right here. >>reporter: joe who works at charleston's slave mart museum scours the wall of of his city for signs of a hidden past >> that's an indication that it was a female or a child. small fingerprints. making these bricks. >>reporter: there's no reference of this place even being built by slaves. you never know. >> yeah. >>reporter: charleston is a city that celebrates its past. cobblestone streets. historic churches. carriages of to

myra thompson found that grace. through the example of their lives they have passed it on to us.at precious extraordinary gift as long as our lives endure. may grace now lead them home. may god continue to shed his grace on the united states of america. [ applause ] >> president obama speaking today in charleston south carolina. a you'll rolg for the clementa pinckney but also presidential remarks on justice and faith and race, the likes of which we have never seen before. his presidency remembered in part for that. i want to say thank you to msnbc for letting me play that without commercials. you can take it out of my paycheck, okay. not really? i guess. stay tuned for a live update on the one remaining escaped prisoner. that's next here on msnbc. ing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy for my studio. ♪ and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... that's huge for my bottom line. what's in your wallet? ♪ [music] ♪ de

and the last name is myra thompson 59 years of age. obviously you've been following the investigation. i'm sure you're aware that the suspect has been arrested and charged. and, of course the judicial system will move through the normal processes from here forward. in terms of my end of the investigation, we will be continuing our investigation through many means to include autopsy. each one of the individuals will undergo an autopsy, which is important in cases such as this. in particular, we're talking about criminal cases. and while those autopsies have not expected to provide us any real new information, it's important to the process. it is based on our immediate observation and the report of what happened. it is obvious that these individuals all suffered gunshot wounds and, as a resulted those individuals died. i do not have at this time any ideas about how the memorial services and plans by the families will go. as you can imagine, they are still very much in shock and deep grief over these losses. i've spent a great deal of tim

today, friends and family will say goodbye to 59-year-old myra thompson. her funeral follows services for four victims over the weekend. nine people lost their lives when dylann roof opened fire less than two weeks ago. plans have not been announced for the last funeral for reference simmons -- reference simmons. ntsb investigating the deadly plane crash in massachusetts. it happened last night. the plane crashed into a home southwest of boston. people inside were able to get out before the fire spread. three people on board the plane all died. no word yet on what caused this crash. federal officials in the u.s. are warning of possible terror threats around the fourth of july holiday. increased concerns come after a weekend of attacks and other countries that killed more than two dozen people. the f.b.i. and department of homeland security sent out a bulletin to 18,000 law enforcement agencies warning of a potential threat. >> isil has spent about a year investing in trying to reach troubled minds in the united states through social media either recruit th

and we honor pastor myra thompson. who served the lord with grace and dignity.he loved her children, her grandchildren and her great grandchildren. if you would just pause for nine seconds, a second for each one with, i'd appreciate it. thank you. >> joining us now, the president an council of the naacp legal defense fund and professor at the university of maryland school of law. also joining us kosh cobb contributing writer for the director of african-american studies at the university of connecticut and jameel smith, senior editor for the new republic. it feels to me like we are in the midst of a national wake and at wakes important things get said. small personal things get said and our minds wander over the days of these things and i want you to share whatever your thoughts are at this point as we move through this week. >> lawrence, i think a you are right. there is a national mourning that's happening. i also think at the same time there's a national waking up that's happening. i think that a lot of what we are seeing around the confederate flag is about w

. >> among the crowd, three sisters of victim myra thompson. one of them hadn't left home since the murders wednesday night. but today felt compelled to come. >> it's very very difficult. because we never expected anything like this. brad: when asked about the alleged killer dylann roof, she speaks of forgiveness. the president of the naacp is delivering a different message here, saying the culture that led roof to speak of starting a race war must not be tolerated. >> we as americans will not sus scribe to that philosophy. we will not give up not give in. not give up. >> the expressions of unity continues tonight. you are looking at live to the people filing in to the college of charleston basketball arena. i have jill to remember the nine victims. they heard dylann roof wanted to start a race war but say it is not going to happen in charleston. charleston, south carolina brad bell, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. while families are offering to forgive dylann roof his family is not. his father and uncle both called police when they saw the surv

myra thompson 59 and daniel simmons, 74.o back into the court. >> there are victims on this side of the family. no one would have thrown them into the whirlwind of events that they have been thrown into. we must find it in our heart at some point in time not only to help those that are victims but to also help his family as well. when it's all done and said scarlet wilson and ashley pennington will have done the best job that they can do. our law enforcement are the finest in this state and they will do their job honorably. i trust they will. with that being said we will move forward today with this hearing. mr. roof is charged with nine counts of murder and one count of possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. >> okay. so again, this is all done via video link. it's done via cam and they are repeating it. >> i'm shocked at the judge -- >> okay. so i was being way too cautious. >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you. >> i had to listen to him again and just say, i mean there's a time and place for everything a

. ♪ ♪ >> myra thompson was the wife of reverend anthony thompson.ar of holy trinity ame. >> this is community is going through our heartbreak and through our love of those family members surviving, we are going to show in mother yeanl and emanuel and in this community and in our state that we, through love, can rebuild lives. and that's what we have to do. >> reverend daniel simmons was a church regular. he made it a point to be there every sunday, simmons was a retired minister. reverend de payne doctor. she loved sing and most of all her girls. reverend sharonza simmons drive years old. a part of assembly at.emanuel. her son is grieving but he had a poignant message for the community. >> love is stronger than hate. we love the way my mom did. and it can't be close. >> tony harris, al jazeera. >> head of the naacp in charleston, it's hard to believe how charleston is dealing with this. but it's healing to hear the forgiveness of the family members. and that young man a moment ago. edward, can you hear me? >> yes okay, now. go ahead. >> i was just s

myra thompson teaching bible study at church when the gunman opened fire.ribed a as person who loved the lor and wanted to serve in everything she did. anderson cooper, cnn, charlston. >> there is no doubt that this is a community that is hurting but it is focused on healing determined to unite. thank you for watching this hour of cnn "newsroom." i'm george howell in charlston, south carolina. >> i'm natalie allen. early viewing is coming up for those around the united states. thank you for watching.

victim of shooting at the emmanuel ame church in charleston was laid to rest today. 59-year-old myra thompson was remembered at the church where she and eight others were gunned down. over the weekend vice president joe biden made a surprise appearance. the church also held a synarel service this weekend for reverend depain middleton doctor. >>> there is an investigation of fires at predominantly black churches across the south. that fire on wednesday. on thursday another fire broke out at god's power church in georgia. there is also a fire in tennessee that is being investigated as arson. >>> banks in greece close their doors at the government's orders. the debt crisis is at breaking point, and athens risk default if it does not pay up. >>> and just hours from reaching a nuclear deal with iran. negotiators say they will not make it in time. >> you have kids here who've killed someone? >> award winning journalist soledad o'brien takes us inside the violent world of kids behind bars. will a new experimental program be their last chance? >> i have to do my 100 percent best so i don't end up in

tonight including family members of one of the victims. 59-year-old myra thompson. funerals for the massacre will begin tomorrow. that does it for us tonight. in south carolina tomorrow. "first look" is up next. >>> it's thursday june 25. right now on "first look" breaking news this morning. another employee at the upstate new york prison where two inmates escaped june 6 has been arrested. >>> boston bomber tsarnaev speaks out for the first time. >> what he said show nod remorse, no regret and no imp think if for -- no empathy for what he's done. >> a scary fire. >>> and queen elizabeth's reaction to a gift. >>> good morning everybody. thanks for waking up with us. i'm betty. a military plane has crashed in southern arizona close to the boarder in mexico. according to the air force base a single f-16 aircraft went down five miles from the airport. douglas is south of phoenix. this happened during a night training mission. one person was on brd board. no word on the status of the pilot. the crash sparked a brush fire. >>> developing overnight, a second prison employe

myra thompson found that grace. they passed it on to us. into her-- our lives endure. may grace lead them home. may god continue to shed his grace on the united states of america. ♪ [organ music] ♪ >> we will have a prayer of comfort and then the funeral home gives us direction and we will be on our way. i want to thank you, mr. president, for a powerful message. [cheers] ♪ >> that's right, a powerful message. let the church say "amen." >> amen. >> join me in prayer. when i come to the end of my journey, carrying the staff and the cross a reduction, -- of redemption, he will understand and say well done. by the grace of glory, a ruler and redeemer. -- our ruler and redeemer. bless and comfort us as we leave this place. we mourn today the tragic death of clementa pinckney. we also celebrated his exemplary spiritual life of service. this grieving passing will be rejoice for, because he is your child. he lives eternally where there is no violence, no pain, and no danger. rejoice that he now lives eternally in the land where every day is a day

. >> i among those he led in prayer with myra thompson, she was teaching boiible study as s was shot.ething extremely terrible has happened to my mom tonight o. please pray for her and my family. pray asap. he posted but it was too o late. height school speech therapist and track coach had been gunned down.late. height school speech therapist and track coach had been gunned down. as prayers echoed in the aftermath, tywanza sanders, seen here, he was a beloved local barber. cynthia hurd, from the city library was also killed. the library was closed today and confirmed her death on their facebook page writing quote dedicating her life to serving and improving the life of others. service also the mantra for de payne middleton-doctor. mother of four working attes with layian university. she lived for her faith. >> what was that like for to you find out that someone that was so dear to you. >> my heart dropped. it just dropped. my heart dropped. i fell to my feet. >> reporter: lives of service cut shockingly short in a city now singing to fill their silence. >> hardly imagine what the fami

reporter: also confirmed dead 87-year-old susie jackson, 70-year-old ethel lance, 50-year-old myra thompsonnd 74-year-old daniel simmons who died after being taken to the hospital. tonight, a community is coming together to remember nine lives tragically taken in their place of worship. >> craig melvin joins me now. you grew up not far from here. you know this church well. >> reporter: mother emanuel, the folks here love that church and elementary field trip was my first trip there. we went to fort sumter the other air market here in charleston and that was the final stop. it is that significant to the people of charleston, the people of south carolina. >> the fabric of this place. thank you so much for sharing those stories. >>> among those who new pastor clementa pickney, president obama. and today the president spoke to express the grief of a nation. >> there is something particularly heartbreaking about a death happening in a place in which we seek solace and we seek peace. in a place of worship. i've had to make statements like this too many times, once again, innocent people were kill

moore, brother of myra thompson one of the victims. she had been in recent weeks trying to get the family together for a family reunion because the last time the 13 siblings were together were two years ago at their father's funeral. now they're coming together to grieve her death. and so there's a lot of soul searching going on in this city and this community. prayer i have yale tonight at 6:00. others planned throughout the county and elsewhere in the state. but again, more soul searching, more pain, more trying to figure out why here why now, and just try to make sense of this. >> you know i was at the prayer service last night about a block and a half away where folks prayed together and sang together and placed flowers at this growing memorial behind me at emanuel ame church. do we know whether services will be happening here this weekend? >> at this point we don't know. a common theme has been resilience. this is a horrific and tragic will not break the backbone of this community. while everyone is trying to sort through the piec

my myra thompson.ter: and in the end, a rare turn. ♪ amazing grace ♪ [ applause ] >> reporter: a president leading a grateful community in song. we watched as they began to stand, realizing he was going to sing "amazing grace." ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ >> reporter: a powerful moment. we'll see you monday. good night. this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- an attorney from chicago, illinois... a pharmacy technician, originally from cincinnati, ohio... and our returning champion a graduate student in history from summerville massachusetts...

myra thompson was teaching bible study when the gunman opened fire. tywanza sanders was committed to the church and friends say he was so generous. >> he really loves his family. his mom, dearly. he talked about his mom every day. he saw his mom all the time. anything you asked him to do he would do. if you met him you knew you had a god friend on your side, regardless of anything. he made you smile even when you didn't want to smile. happy all the time. always smiling. >> nine lives, nine family members. nine people who were leaders in this community. so much loss. president obama became emotional when he responded to the massacre here. he used the shootings here as a chance to talk about gun control. listen. >> i have to make statements like this too many times. communities like this have had to endure tragedies like this too many times. we don't have all the facts but we know once again innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun. >> the justice department said it is inv

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. >> reporter: the son of myra thompson. >> confess. give yourself to the one that matters the most christ so he can change it. >> i'm a work in progress. and i acknowledge that i'm very angry. but she taught me that we are the family that love built. we have no room for hate. so we have to forgive. and i pray god on your soul. and i also thank god that i won't be around when your judgment day comes with him. >> reporter: the judge set bond at over $1 million. >> i just think about her smile. she smiles 24/7. >> so many people talking about what a devoted her she was. even outside of school. >> we're going to miss someone of that caliber. >> and that smile. >> that infekctious smile she had. >> and steve is with us now. to this this happened just wednesday night, and to hear the forgiveness today. >> reporter: that's what we're hearing, and something repeated in the black church god is forgiving, and forgives all sins. but that doesn't mean it comes easy. many of the families are praying for his soul they're also praying for justice her

myra thompson will be laid to rest a day after middleton doctor was laid to rest. she was remembered for her kindness and powerful sing voice. earlier in the day, vice president biden made an appearance at the church. he told the congregation he came to draw strength from them. >>> the level of jubilation high fresh off the supreme court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. millions of people packed the streets from new york city to the midwest to san francisco. overjoyed revellers waving rainbow nags and holding up signs in support. >>> still ahead, another reason to celebrate this fourth of july. gas prices going even lower. >> wow, can you peeve it? >>> and spectacular explosion. what's next for the astronauts on the international space station waiting for supplied. >>> and a crash, a plane plunges into a house. new video from the scene. ♪ ♪ every day it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ a love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ every day it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ a love like yo

myra thompson. ethel lance.verend daniel simmons, sr.fl% and susie jackson.gn reverend clementa pickney was the pastor, and elaine quijano has more about him. >> reveled clementa pinckney was named pastor of the emanuel african methodist episcopal church in 2010. the 41-year-old was married and had two young daughters. marvin stewart was÷ñ a lifelong member of pinckney's congregation. >> his sermons generally would always tie into respecting each other, getting along. >> reporter: pinckney was also a state senator who became the youngest member of the south carolina statehouse when he was elected at age 23. his friends said he often drove home from the state capitale,kñ in columbia to attend wednesday bible studies. it was in the capital where he spoke passionately about the death of walter scott, an9@ while police officer last april in neighboring north charleston. last month pinckney spoke in support of police body cameras. >> it is my hopeu=p that as south carolina senators, that we will stand up for what is

myra thompson was teaching the bible study when the gunman opened fire. and we told you about tywanza sanders, the youngest victim. friends say he was committed to his church and family and so generous. >> loving friend, family. he really loved his family. his mom, dearly -- he talked about his mom every day that he'd get a chance to talk to his mom, go see his mom all the time. anything you asked him to do he would do. you just -- if you met him, you knew you had a good friend on your side, regardless of anything. he made you smile even when you didn't want to smile. happy all the time. always smiling. >> i don't know how you can hear about the nine people lost here and not be infuriated. it's hard not to be angry. president obama himself said he was angered by what happened here. he had an emotional response. so many times he has spoken after mass shootings and use the opportunity to talk about gun control. >> i have had to make statements like this too many times. communities like this have had to endure tragedies like this too many times. we don't hav

cynthia hurd, susie jackson ethel lance, depayne middleton-doctor daniel simmons and myra thompson, the names of the victims at the hands of a man who was welcomed into a bible study. the shock has been palpable. >> we woke up today and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken. president obama: i want to be clear. i'm note have zind. i'm not resigned. i have faith we will eventually do the right thing. i was simply making the point that we have to move public opinion. we have to feel a sense of urgency. it is not good enough simply to show sympathy. gwen: attorney general loretta lynch launched a hate crime investigation into the shootings which means what? carrie: that means the f.b.i. and civil rights investigators are on the ground in charleston looking over the shoulder of the state authorities who are also investigating. the shooting allegedly by 21-year-old dylann roof. the f.b.i. has seized some computers in the roof home. they're going to be searching for his browser history, looking for his contacts on social media, and spanning out to interview his friends, family membe

. >> myra thompson was a minister too. as was daniel simmons, 74. susie jackson, 87 the oldest being remembered for helping others. like the city counselor years ago with his college tuition. >> she gave me mother the money so i could walk down the aisle. >> 26-year-old tywanza sanders they say died a hero, bleeding gpleading with the gunman to stop. >> she was the best mom i could ever even ask for. and honestly it's going to be tough, but i know we'll get through it as a family. >> ethel lance, 70 also leaves children holding on to faith. >> we will never forget her. i will cherish her for the rest of my life. >> cynthia hurd librarian, will have a library named after her. her brother says forgiveness won't come easy. >> that doesn't mean i don't want to expedite the meeting between him and god. >> we just learned services for the pastor will be next friday. we understand they will open the doors of the sanctuary tomorrow morning and hold their regular sunday service. willie? >> beautiful group of people who welcomed that young man into their cong

eunice coakley and blondelle gadsden say they'll be there in the same sanctuary where their sister myra thompson was killed as she led last week's bible study. how do you go back there? >> i knew all of them personally. this is what i have to do. >> i will go because i have no fear because i know god's in his holy temple. >> reporter: malcolm graham's sister, cynthia heard, was another victim. he said the families have bonded in the last seven days. >> the charleston nine is as one and so we're working together and comforting one another and trying to be there for each other. >> reporter: how are you holding up? >> well, through faith. >> reporter: reverend goff says the lesson at bible study tonight will focus on community. >> love your neighbor as you love yourself. do unto others as you would have them to do unto you. these are the tenets that many of us have grown up with, and that's what you see in charleston. >> reporter: and reverend goff allowed us inside the sanctuary where the shootings happened without our cameras. there were flowers at the altar, a shrine to the memory of those kille