. >>> people packed the somerville south carolina church to attend the funeral for walter scott, he was shot in the back by a white police officer a week ago. that officer, michael slager, is in jail, charged with scott's murder. police officers escort scott's casket to the church, also in attendance, two members of south carolina avenue congressional delegation, one the republican the other a democrat. they said scott's death should be a catalyst for change. >>> and we have your weather when we come back. i >> winds are starting to die down, and that's a good thing, we had the strong gusts near 30. light tonight, and while we're in the 250's here, low 60s in town, overnight with a light wind, the dry air, the clear skies, we're going to have frost possible north and west weather service has issued frost advisories when things are starting to grow. from prince william into southern park culpeper, those areas, patchy frost will be possible with lows in the 30s and 40s. our day planner for sunday we'll warm up nicely, and the winds will be light, 65 by 1:00 after the chilly start. notice

for "today," mark potter nbc news somerville south carolina. >>> now to vermont where it was a close call for a pilot and his paepgss passengers saturday. they were practicing landing and taking off on a frozen lake when the plane started to sink. the two men walk nearly a mile to reach land. they were cold and wet but said to be just fine. >>> it sure was a big gulp for seven 11 slurpy fans. it was bring your own cup day. they brought rice cookers, sand pales. one person even filled an empty watermelon. i guess whatever you could find in your kitchen. all for $1.49. all you can slurp. >> if they sell the baby pool in the back of the seven 11, just #1, just fill it up. >>> storms across texas. we had golf ball sized hail. we had some isolated severe storms in that part of the country bouncing all over the ground there. today we are still looking at a small chance of some isolated storms especially back through the plain states. we are going to see the chance of some isolated strong storms right in through northeastern parts of kansas and including northwestern parts of missouri where

cnn's polo sandoval joining me from somerville south carolina where the funeral service looks like it'sbuilding. and then soon perhaps an attorney at another south carolina representative will be taking to the microphones. but for now, polo give me an idea what this service was like for this family. >> reporter: very emotional, fred. i can tell you that we're now going over reports from some of the speakers that really took the podium during today's service, which really reached almost two hours. very emotional, particularly when walter scott's daughter read a poem to her father. and another moment in which anthony scott walter's brother, also took to the podium as well saying, quote, god selected his brother as a candidate for change. and then he went on to promise that that change will come. the crowd then responding with a standing ovation. that theme of change continued also with dr. george hamilton which is really the person that presided over today's service. a bit more -- some of the comments were stronger though. went on to call the shooting last saturday an act of overracism. a

. >> reporter: crowds of people line the streets of somerville, south carolina as a hearse carrying theof 50-year-old walter scott drives by. >> their son is going to be remembered for changing the way that we look at each other because next time something does happen to an individual, be he african-american you will think maybe there's another side to the story. >> reporter: scott an african-american father of four was shot and cold by police during a traffic stop. the shooting was caught on camera by a bystander and appears to show scott running away as officer michael slager fires at him eight times. slager has been charged with murder and dismissed from the police force. >> what he did was wrong. what he did is unexcuseable. and his actions at that point are why we are all here today. >> reporter: the shooting has sparked a new wave of protest protests against police misconduct season leaving elected officials scrambling for solutions to prevent similar incidents. congressman james klieburn says body cameras may help but even more needs to be done. >> we've got problems in this coun

. >> reporter: in a church in somerville, south carolina an overflow crowd of hundreds as mourners paid their respect to the family of walter scott, killed by a police officer last weekend. the hearse caryrying his casketescort. >> it's a senseless tragedy. it's something that could have been avoided. >> reporter: during the service, the pastor described the death as a hate crime. after fleeing from the police officer and facing a warrant of failing to pay child support, he was seen on a cell phone video fleeing, when the officer shot scott in the back. the officer was jailed on a murder charge and a memorial marks where the killing occurred. >> you come out here and see what actually happened. you see the distance which he was killed. it's sad. >> reporter: a killing which there are still many questions about why it went this far. for "today," mark potter nbc news, south carolina. >>> now to vermont where it was a close call for a pilot and his passengers saturday. they were reportedly practicing landing and taking off on a frozen lake when the plane started to sink. the two men walked

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somerville church his tearful family and friends embraced. meanwhile the investigation into what happened that day continues. yesterday south carolina'set with the still unidentified passenger you see right there, that person who was sitting in a passenger seat of scott's car. here's our martin savidge who was inside the funeral. >> reporter: far more people showed up to attend the service that could possibly fit inside his family's church. many had to stand outside or in the hallways or anyplace they could catch a glimpse or hear something. up with of the more powerful statements was made by walter scott's brother, anthony, who said walter was selected for a candidate of change in america. it was a common theme. the pastor said there will be change so walter's death would not be in vain. one of the more somber moments came when one of walter scott's children is a manta, a young girl read a poem to her father. you could see those in the congregation were absolutely caught up and listening to every word. in fact there were tears and at the end there was applause. the service is over and now a private burial has taken place for walter s

somerville church just a short time ago. police officers escorted the hearse to the cemetery. after the service south carolinatt struggled. >> the first time he was put in jail for failure to pay his child support, he was working on a $35,000 a year job. but he lost that job when he was incarcerated. and went over the deep end because he was not -- he said it was the best job he ever had. >> meanwhile, south carolina state law enforcement division met with the still-unidentified passenger that you see in that dash cam video. they met with him, they questioned him, they released him without charges. he still has not been identified. the mood in north charleston today tense but peaceful. plenty of questions linger over what happened. how could this have led to this man's death? let's talk about it with michael daly special correspondent for the daily beast, retired new york city police detective and trent copeland criminal defense attorney and former police officer. gentlemen, thank you for all being here. michael, let me begin with you you wrote an article about it this week. you call north charleston taser to

funeral of walter scott, a black south carolina man fatally shot last week by a white police officer during a traffic stop. a crowd gathering outside a church in somervilleg rain and humidity to pay their last respects. police initially said the officer michael slager shot scott during a struggle over his taser but then, of course, the infamous videotape emerged showing the officer opening fire as scott ran away unarmed and then shooting him eight times. the officer now facing first-degree murder charges. we're going to have more on this with our legal panel including why some people are calling for a second officer to be held accountable. so, stick around for that. >>> boston police officer john moynihan just released from the hospital after being shot in the face last month. the boston police department is describing his condition as, quote, serious but improving. officer moynihan was honored in 2013 for his role in the aftermath of the boston marathon bombings, but police are also releasing surveillance video of the incident because moynihan was conducting a traffic stop at the time when a man existed his vehicle and shot the officer under his right e