the victims murdered inside this south carolina church. charleston, south carolina, overnight. happening right now, an intense manhunt for the shooter. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday, june 18th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. a gunman is on the loose right now after shooting and killing nine people at a prayer meeting in a charleston, south carolina church. frantic church for the suspect at this hour. he is described as a white male in his 20s. the police chief describing this as a hate crime taking place at emanuel african-american methodist church. >> this is a tragedy that no community should have to experience. it is senseless and it is unfathomable that somebody in today's society would walk into a church when people are having a prayer meeting and take their lives. i can assure you that we are going to do everything in our power to find this individual and lock him up and make sure that he does not hurt anyone else. >> let's go live to charleston and bring in ashley killow with the latest. nine people shot. this is

nine people killed inside one of the most famous historic black churches in the south in charleston, south carolina. police are calling this a hate crime. this morning, a killer is on the loose. new details on the manhunt as our breaking news continues right after this. >>> breaking news this morning from charleston, south carolina. a manhunt underway right now for a gunman who opened fire inside an african-american church killing nine people. this happened at about 9:00 p.m. last night. the police chief down there calls it a hate crime. the suspect is described as white male in his early 20s with sandy blond hair wearing a gray hoodie and blue jeans. this is the oldest congregation south of baltimore. the emanuel african-american methodist church. the suspect was lingering inside some kind of prayer meeting before he began shooting. >> our city police department, county police department, state law enforcement division, other municipalities, fbi and others combined and working with us to make sure that we catch this awful person and bring him to justice as soon as possible. >> again,

jonathan martin for us in charleston south carolina. >>> michelle obama talked about the charleston shootings morning. the first lady is in italy with her mother and daughters. she said that saying her thoughts and prayers with people in charleston does not convey how she really feels. >> my heart goes out to the people of emmanuel and the people of charleston i pray for a community i know is in pain and with the hope that tragedies like these will one day come to an end. >> reporter: the first lady said she was particularly pained by the fact that the shooting happened in a house of worship, president obama made similar comments yesterday. >>> emmanuel ame is the oldest black congregation in the south. as morgan radford tells us now, it has seen more than its share of violence and upheaval. >> reporter: beyond the tragedy at emmanuel ame standings a church with deep historical roots. >> where you are is a very special place in charleston and it's a very special place, because this church and this site this area has been tied to the history and life of african americans since about the early

they are no longer concerned about that. >> ashley killough reporting there for us in charleston south carolina. hillary clinton was campaigning in charleston yesterday. jeb bush was scheduled to have a campaign event there today, but it was cancelled. robert costa is reporting there for us. he joins us now. robert you have been near the embassy suites nearby which is the community center for the families of those killed in the church. what are you seeing? >> reporter: i'm a few steps away from the embassy suites. all of the families have come out in pairs and groups hugging each other with tears on their faces. some of them have shared stories about what happened today inside the church. there has been a lot of frankly screaming when people have heard the news when names have been confirmed privately from church members or law enforcement. it is a scene of people stricken and shook to their core. >> robert, tell us about the manhunt. the dragnet they are deploying. the early 20s sandy blond hair suspect. he was in timberland boots and jeans and hoodie. walked into the church and into

grows louder, the list of those missing grows longer. >>> up next the palpable moments from charleston, south carolina. [ sobbing ] >>> thank you for joining us. i'm john henry smith. the news continues next live from london. we'll leave you now with the more poignant moments from the tragedy in charleston. ♪ >> we woke up today, and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken. ♪ >> i do believe this was a hate crime. >> it is the most dastardly act that one can possibly imagine. ♪ >> and we pray father that charleston will never be the same, because of the love the commitment of the communities. ♪ >>> the man charged with killing nine people at a south carolina church is due in court, facing calls for the death penalty. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm felicity barr and this is al jazeera life from london. also coming up. greek banks thrown a temporary lifeline after more than a billion dollars is withdrawn in just one day. yemen peace talks end in geneva but the u.n. envoy

live from charleston south carolina that's all from "all in." >>> thanks for being here. we've got a lot to get to tonight, including a in um ber of different developing angles on the story what happened last night in charleston south carolina. i should also tell i that i will have something to say in a few minutes about the situation with former "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams and news that he is coming back on the air here at msnbc. that story's ahead here this hour. this show and more. >>> we start in charleston. the reverend clementa pinckney had a beautiful voice. he had a big, big beautiful

charged with murdering 9 people in a charleston, south carolina church. it will reopen for first time since the shooting. gabriel elizondo has more. >> in south carolina people continue to mourn over this terrible massacre that took the lives of flynn people. we saw people march -- of 9 people. marching showing solidarity to the wider community as well. we also saw protests in the capital, colombia, south carolina. a flag many people associate with a racist period here in this country harkening back to the civil war area and more recently it has been associated with the can you clerk will unlock the machine. pgh klan. with the queue clerk will unlock the machine. can you clerk willunlock the machine. .kukluxklan. , south carolina just days after nine african americans were killed inside an historic clack church essentially by a white man with racial grievances. for among others to keep slavery during the civil war in the early 1860s. it was later adopted by the white supremacist group the ku klux klan. >> i think it's a symbol of hate ret red. ihatred. i

the victims murdered inside this south carolina church. charleston, south carolina, overnight. happening right now, an intense manhunt for the shooter. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday, june 18th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. a gunman is on the loose right now after shooting and killing nine people at a prayer meeting in a charleston, south car

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this is in south carolina, charleston, south carolina. they have asked everyone in the area media and everyone living nearby, social media to get this picture out. we're going to follow the story all morning long. we'll bring you updates. >> you hear the emotion from the mayor and the police chief. >> shocked at where this happened in particular in a church. >>> we're going the take a break, but coming up a man airlifted to the hospital after a house blows up in fairfield. the apparent cause to the blast and the connection to an upcoming holiday. let's mobile. same plan. new phone. or a new plan. and a just in case. add a new line. or three. and unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. take a carrier store detour at target and upgrade to a shiny new everything. now when you purchase one of these affordable plans get a $100 gift card. all things mobile. all in one place. . >>> welcome back, time is 4:16, the nba champs are home, the warriors were greated at the airport with members of the front office and loyal fans in the blue and go

i'm live in charleston south carolina where tonight our hearts are broken. bout to fly dylann roof the 21-year-old suspected of killing nine people in charleston last night, to fly him back here to south carolina. the nine innocent people were praying at mother emmanuel one of the oldest churches in north carolina. among the victims, the pastor of mother emanuel, reverend clementa pinckney. just over two months ago i marched with

charleston south carolina has been dealing with a lot. we can tell you a little more about this church emanuel church here in charleston. it is not just historic but symbolic for a number of reasons. this is a church that was burned down some years ago by slave owners here in charleston. more than 150 years ago. it was rebuilt then in the '50s '60s '70s it was a planning site of sorts. lots of civil rights marches and rallies that happened here in charleston and south carolina the northeast a lot of rallies were planned at the church behind me. the same church that was rocked by tragedy last night around 9:00. >> the breaking news that dylann roof has been arrested. thank you very much. we are expecting to hear from the president in the next half hour. we'll be back on the air when that happens. for now, this has been an nbc news special report. we'll have much more on "nbc nightly news" tonight and much more throughout the day on nbcnews.com. >>> we've been talking about the bethel a.m.e. in society hill section, a friend of reverend pinc

live from charleston, south carolina, that's all from "all in." >>> thanks for being here. we've got a lot to get to tonight, including a number of different developing angles on the story what happened last night in charleston, south carolina. i should also tell i that i will have something to say in a few minutes about the situation with former "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams and news that he is coming back on the air here at msnbc. that story's ahead here this hour. this show and more. >>> we start in charleston. the reverend clementa pinckney had a beautiful voice. he had a big, big beautiful voice. >> the grandmother's prayer. lord, let me be free. if not me, my children, if not my children, my children's children. >> deferred gratification. >> so we have an obligation, a legacy to uphold. people who died so that we could have the right to vote. the people who sacrificed so that we could one day realize the dream of a black president, a black elected officials after segregation. we have an opportunity. i think it does our -- it does the memories a disservice if

i'm george howell live in charleston south carolina. >> hello, george. i'm natalie allen. and you are watching cnn newsroom. ♪ >> we start this hour here in charleston south carolina. the scene of a mass shooting that happened inside of this church. it was a day ago that its members welcomed a stranger in to their arms for bible study session. he ingratiated himself with the group. he made them feel he was not a threat and then he started to kill people in cold blood. dylann roof is the plan police say opened fire inside the emanuel african-american episcopal church on wednesday night killing nine people. police caught roof across the state boarder in shelby north carolina. investigator and charleston's mayor say they are treating the shooting as a hate crime. >> i don't know how you define terrorism. i think i would consider it a hate crime. obviously for him to pick an african-american church and shoot african-american members, there's something weird and bad and hateful going on in his mind. >> we do not know why roof opened fire in this historic church. there seemed to

idea t idea that this was rooted in hate. >> he drove three or four hours from columbia, south carolina, to charlestonarolina. clearly he planned this he spoke about it for six months. >> he planned it and said to witnesses that he was going to kill himself, which never occurred because he got in that car and drove for three or four hours. >> he said he wanted to start a race war. right. but if you listen to his rhetoric "y'all are taking our white women. y'all are taking over." if you listen to that rhetoric and ask you "where have i heard the?" you've heard that coming out of places like the ku klux klan you've heard that rhetoric coming out of places that are very anti-black anti-jewish, anti-establishment type of organizations. it's that same rhetoric. >> neonazi white aryans. most of them just talk they don't actually commit crimes like this. >> that's right, but here's the thing. he may have been involved with this in terms of the act itself but i suspect there may be others who may have put this young man up to this because when you look at him, when i see him on footage, he appears to me to be

we are following a deadly mass shooting at a church in charleston south carolina. >> here's the lateston. nine people are dead at a historic african-american dmurch the city of charleston. federal and local a offices are fanning out across the city searching for the white male suspect who is believed to be behind this incident. the mayor and police chief both say they believe this was a hate crime. >> emanual methodist episcopal church is said to be the oldest black church of its kind in the southern united states. during the times of slavery in the u.s. it was an important point on the so-called underground railroad helping slaves find their way to freedom. it's located in downtown charleston where thousands of tourists visit during this time of the year. >> we will continue to follow that breaking story throughout the night. another breaking development taking place right now. this one out of hong kong. >> it is a victory for pro democracy supporters. if the measure passed it would have let people cast votes for hong kong's next leader in 2017 but only if china approved the candidate

to the san francisco bay area but his conversations were dominated by this week's events in charleston, southa. >> president obama was in town for the u.s. conference of mayors in this forum with the city leaders from across the country. his thoughts are with the citizens of charleston, south carolina and the latest mass murder at the hands of a gunman. >> you don't see murder on this kind of scale with this kind of frequency in any other advanced nation on earth. >> he urged the mayors to return in rally reforms that would curb gun violence in america. following the meetings with the mayors two fundraisers including one at the sea cliff neighborhood home of the hedge fund billionaire. neighbors have seen him here before and this time security was tight. >> typically we were able to stay across the street and see him exit the limousine. this time the officer said we couldn't leave the house. >> there were complaints about security diversion during rush hour traffic. this time the traffic jam was back. >> how long have you been in traffic? >> 45 to 50 minutes. >> the president is in town and t

discredited about racial superiority are in the dust bin of failed civilizations. >> the mayor of charleston south carolina speaking at a prayer vigil earlier tonight at the college of charleston. that vigil included remarks not only from the mayor but a number of religious leaders from all different faiths across the city of charleston. tonight's vigil comes at the end of a day in which there are a number of new developments. it's about what happened inside the emanuel ame church on wednesday night. joining us now is msnbc national reporter tremayne lee in charleston south carolina. we say there are new details we have learned today. we have learned tonight about what played out in that church. what can you tell us on that front? >> i tell you what details are still coming out and i don't want to jump into it too much because i'm not sure of the exact details but one thing that i think is clear though is that what happened inside that church, the terrible events that transpired is in stark contrast of what you see happening right now. hundreds of people gathered outside of this church. i'm not su

to the san francisco bay area but his conversations were dominated by this week's events in charleston, south carolina. >> president obama was in town for the u.s. conference of mayors inhis forum with the city leaders from acss the country. his thoughts are with the citizens of charleston, south carolina and the latest mass murder at the handof a gunman. >> you don't see murder on thisind of scale with this kind of frequencyn any other advanced nation on earth. >> he urged the mayors to return in rally reforms that would curb gun violence in america. following the meetings with the mayors two fundraisers including one at the sea cliff neighborhood home of the hedge fund billionaire. neighbors have en him here before and this time securi was tight. >> typically we were able to stay across the street and see him exit the limousine. this time the officer said couldn't leave the house. >> there were complaints about security diversion during rush hour traffic. this time the traffic jam was back. >> h long have you been in traffic? >> 45 to 50 minute >> the president is in town and the detour is

we are following breaking news out of charleston, south carolina. police are searching for a 21-year-old white man suspected of a shooting at a predominantly black church in the downtown area. an official close to the investigation tells cnn there are multiple fatalities. officials there are still working to identify some of the bodies. >> now this incident happened just a few hours ago. roughly three hours ago according to early records. emanual ame is the site of the shooting. it is said to be the oldest black church in the southern u.s. >> all right. we will continue to cover that. let's move to other stories until we get that news conference that will give us more information. he's been off the air for months but now there's word about the future of nbc news anchor brian williams. >> according to sources, williams has come to an agreement with the network to stay on after his suspension ends in august. cnn correspondent is joining us from new york to talk about this. we wondered this brian williams will keep the "nbc nightly news" chair and his

>>> right now charleston south carolina is preparing to you night in a new show of solidarity. let's take a live look. we're told some 3,000 people will begin standing shoulder to shoulder hand-in-hand over the city's iconic bridge in support of the nine people killed in cold blood last week. this is set to get under way in just a short time from now, twin hour they will do this. it caps off a day filled with reflection pain prayer and gratitude. this morning the sound of singing and church bells ringing across the city of charleston. supporting a congregation that was about to transform what was a crime scene back into the house of god. emanuel ame church opened its doors for the first time since last week's tragedy not just to its congregation but to the entire world. the comfort they found in their faith is simple lie well amazing grace. their message to all of us is clear that their response to such an ultimate act of evil will be love. >> a lot of folk expected us to do something strange and to break out in a riot. well they just don't know us. >> today service marked a ch

. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom," i'm george howell live here in charleston, south carolina.news that we are following this day. to new york state we go. where police there are investigating a possible sighting of two killers who escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate new york. investigators say that witnesses spotted two men who may have fit the descriptions of richard matt and david sweat a week after they broke out of prison. those men were about 400 miles, or that's about 600 kilometers from that prison. meanwhile, a prison officer has been suspended as part of the investigation into matt and sweat's escape. this comes after a female prison worker was arrested and charged for allegedly giving them the tools they needed to break out of prison. our jason carroll has more on the massive manhunt. >> their mug shots added to the faces of the nation's most hardened and dangerous criminals, richard matt and david sweat now on the u.s. marshals' most wanted list. a $50,000 reward offered on top of the $100,000 offered last week for information leading to their return.

constable bob. >>> right now the hunt is under way for a suspect in a fatal church shooting in charleston southrolina. nine people are dead among them state senator clementa pinckney. charleston police have just released photos of a suspect. he's described as a white male in his early 20s with a slender build and sandy brown hair. driving a black four-door sedan. authorities believe the incident was a hate crime. >> what we need right now is we need everybody to come together and pray for these families and we need them to come together and find this person so nobody else is hurt. >>> the fcc is slapping at&t with a $100 million fine. the reason? allegedly misleading customers on unlimited data plans. and slowing down data speeds. at&t disputes the claims, it says it notified customers through bills, texts and online. >>> in chicago, a near-disaster on a tarmac two planes on a collision course as the faa investigates. nbc's tom costello has the story. >>> it happened at intercepting runways an alert air traffic controller screaming at a delta plane on a collision course with a southwest plane.

south carolina personnel. maybe some federal authorities are on that plane as well. they're going to be carrying him, taking him back to charlestonouth carolina where presumably he'll be facing murder charges. nine people slaughtered, massacred, inside that bible study class in charleston south carolina historic african-american church emanuel ame. what a heartbreaking story this has been all along. president obama meanwhile, he's sharing his anger, his heartbreak over the slaughter of these african-americans in this sacred and historic church. >> the fact that this took place in a black church obviously also raises questions about a dark part of our history. this is not the first time that whack churches have been attacked. and we know that hatred across races and faiths pose a particular threat to our address and our ideals. >> let's bring in congressman jim clyburn of south carolina joining from us charleston right now. congressman, i know you had a chance to speak with president obama today. what did he tell you and what did you tell him? >> well, thank you very much for having me wolf. the president called as i worked my way

to the san francisco bay area but his conversations were dominated by this week's events in charleston, south carolina. >> president obama was in town for the u.s. conference of mayors in this forum with the city leaders from across the country. his thoughts are with the citizens of charleston, south carolina and the latest mass murder at the hands of a gunman. >> you don't see murder on this kind of scale with this kind of frequency in any other advanced nation on earth. >> he urged the mayors to return in rally reforms that would curb gun violence in america. following the meetings with the mayors two fundraisers including one at the sea cliff neighborhood home of the hedge fund billionaire. neighbors have seen him here before and this time security was tight. >> typically we were able to stay across the street and see him exit the limousine. this time the officer said we couldn't leave the house. >> there were complaints about security diversion during rush hour traffic. this time the traffic jam was back. >> how long have you been in traffic? >> 45 to 50 minutes. >> the president is in to

this is out of character for charleston south carolina. chiefbelief. >> an active manhunt underway right now to find this person and get him off the street before he commitments any other atrosa atrocityies atrocities. he said there's a lack of racial harmony in your state and talked about reducing racial violence. do you agree? what do you think the solutions are? >> i would say, no i don't see it that way. we come from a strained past based on slavery existing in our state, as it did in other colonies. and that's a regretful past. but ultimately past is past. i think there are a lot of people black, white and other in your community working to make things work. one of the first calls i put this morning was to the head of the naacp. he's been a long time friend both before and since my time in governorship and since. he's been a real friend. i think there will always be bad apples in any basket. but i think if your look in charleston, if you look in charleston county the state as a whole, there are a lot of people working daily with frien

south carolina, cleveland county. he is the man believed to be responsible for the deaths of nine congregates of the historic church in charleston carolina. >>> in his annual message to the 1.2 billion catholics in the world, pope francis is calling for swift action to rain in climate change. he tweeted this morning: and he decried what he called short-sided politics that stymies action. >> reporter: pope francis is not even pretending that this is a scientific treatment. what he is claiming in these 184 pages is that climate change has moral and ethical consequences as it is caused mainly as the scientists say by industrialized countries, but those who are suffering the consequences now the poor in poorer countries. while -- he says the industrialized nations have a moral obligation to address the issue. >>> now let's bring in white house mike viqueira. mike, i know we're waiting for the president to speak. what else do we know at this point? >> as you mentioned, stephanie, there are reports that the suspect has been apprehended. local media reports in south carolina reports that the suspect has been apprehended, actually in no

speeds on two of our most popular plans. >>> we want to continue with breaking news out of the charleston, south carolina as the hunt continues now for the suspect responsible for a deadly church shooting. we have the very latest. >> a gunman walked into a prayer meeting in downtown charleston and opened fire. >> we were able to determine there were eight deceased individuals inside the church. two individuals were transported to the hospital. one has died. at this point, we have nine victims in this heinous crime that has been committed. >> nbc news learned clementa pinckney was among the dead. there were survivors. the suspect is a white male in his early 20s with sandy blond hair. the fbi is involved in the investigation. >> i believe this is a hate crime. >> the city's mayor r called for unity. >> one hateful person that did these deeds, one hateful person. all the rest of us need to work to help find this person give the police any leads you might find and then give love and support. >> police continue to search for the gunmen. many community members huddled together in prayer. nbc news. >>

i'm george howell here in charleston south carolina.ck to our special coverage in this city on the mass shooting that has gripped this community. the family of the admitted shooter is breaking their silence. now extending their deepest sympathies to the victims' families and their friends. in a statement dylann roof's family said quote, words cannot express our shock, grief and disbelief as to what happened that night. we are devastated and saddened by what occurred. the judge at that bond hearing is facing criticism for some controversial comments that he made while talking about the nine dead victims. he added, quote, we have victims on the other side. listen to his full statement. >> charleston is a very strong community. we have big hearts. we're a very loving community. and we're going to reach out to everyone all victims. and we will touch them. we have victims nine of them. but we also have victims on the other side. there are victims on this young man's side of the family. nobody would've ever thrown them into the whirlwind of e

rushed back to charleston today adds that his niece did not recall roof making any statements tied to race. >>> emanuel african american episcopal church is the oldest church in all of the south and it played a key role in the 19th century charleston slave revolt. that church has a long strong tie to the metropolitan ame church in d.c. where we find our bruce johnson live from there talking to people all afternoon long. >> reporter: we've got a few seconds. tell me what you make of all this. >> i think we have to come to terms we're a very violent culture in the united states. over 350 people have been killed by police. in the uk, for instance, last year one person and the year before zero. >> reporter: thoughts? >> we have a very oppressive culture. we need to start caring about the least, last and the lost. it's going to take leadership to make that happen. leadership is demanded across the spectrum. >> reporter: professor? >> we shouldn't have any illusions we're in a racial promise land in america. we intersect every day, but we haven't integrated. we have to get to know each other better. >> reporter: father smith? >> we'll talk about race because something tragic had ha

craig melvin is in south carolina, in charleston south carolina. craig, this is another moment where president obama has had to address the ravages of gun violence in our country. >> you know andrea we were trying to. count the number of times, or we've, you know had conversations like this on our air and we've stopped at five. i mean you think obviously you think about tucson and you think about newtown and you think about ft. hood you think about aurora and the list goes on. that will be part of the conversation i'm sure for the next few days. i can tell you a little bit more about reverend pinckney the president knew him and so did i. i worked in local news here in south carolina for a number of years. and he was a state house member back then. he was in the lower chamber. he was in the house. in fact, reverend pinckney was elected at the age of 23. when he was elected he was the youngest member to ever serve in the south carolina house of representatives. before that he was an intern and congressman jim clyburn's office. years later he would ha

. >>> charleston, south carolina, breaking news. they say a white man opened fire in a historic african-american church. nine were killed. >> a church community is mourning their deaths as authorities, including the fbi, are searching for the shooter. authorities are giving a briefing right now. let's listen. >> communication process is in place. same information that you have has been broadcast to law enforcement, at the local, state, and federal level, all across the united states. >> can you talk about the specifics on the suspect? [ inaudible ]. >> well, obviously at this point we want everybody to be vigilant and if they see anything suspicious we want them to call us. right now we have got teams of investigators, we have uniformed officers we have fbi agents all over the city. and along with our local law enforcement partners. so we will be looking for this individual and like everyone else this is all hands-on deck effort with the community, as well as law enforcement. i think with that effort we will find this person quickly

we are on the road in charleston, south carolina. the supreme court has upheld a key provision of the affordable care act, preserving the health insurance coverage of millions of people and handing president obama a major victory. on thursday, the court ruled 6 to 3 that obamacare recipients can obtain tax subsidies for health insurance in states that use federal exchanges. right-wing plaintiffs had argued the law's wording excluded some 7.5 million people in 34 states who get their insurance through federal exchanges after their states declined to run exchanges of their own. but writing for the majority chief justice john roberts said -- "congress passed the affordable care act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them." if the government had lost millions of people would have been left without the subsidies needed to help pay for private health insurance. at the white house, president obama celebrated the ruling. >> the affordable care act is here to stay. this morning, the court upheld a critical part of this law, t

south carolina's republican primary voters. let's go back now to del walters in charleston. early more republican candidates would rather punt than risk offending south carolina voters. but give us a sense of this lathest controversy over the confederate flag. >> actions speak louder than words, the old saying goes. people taking to social media to demand the flag come down. one person tweeting, if ronl reagan told mikhail gorbachev to tear down that wall, my goodness members of congress are loud to take down the confederate flag. to honor charleston victims. members of congress, south carolina governor nikki hale yrveg, and a former nazi skin head who drove hours to get here how the crowd moved him to tears. back to you. >> lookinglooking back to a former white supremacist why he was feeling that way and changed. we'll have that coming up at the half hour. there is news the right wing group that radicalizeed dylann roof, has donated money toen $65,000 in recent years to that man, republican candidate ted cruz and republican senator rand paul and former republican senator ric

but i found in charleston, south carolina, these days things are not always black and quite. and in charleston, south carolina there are no easy answers. emmanuel have now become that that.church, that church where a white man is accused of ol'ing fire and killing nine as they prayed. some see it as selma, where white hatred claims black lives but it is different here, now. now the color lines are blurred. 51 years ago in alabama a white govern declared the south would never change. >> i say segregation now segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. >> but this governor shed tears over the black lives lost. >> we woke up today and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken. >> still change comes hard. she says that racism in charleston is as plane plain as the skin on her face. >> i'm on the job and they try to put you in your place. >> she said what happened here was a hate crime. >> there is a history of the black church being terrorized by white. >> reverend anthony evans works in washington, d.c. but came here when he heard about the shootings. he said what happen

new black" in queens new york. >> we'll be right back with more from south carolina. . >>> finally tonight, we return to charleston carolina. a place of grief and a reminder of what has always been great about america. ♪ we shall overcome ♪ >> we as a nation have been here before. heartbreak has a way of humbling us. today inamerica, resoe seemed to matter more than race. healing more palpable than revenge. >> whether they be black, whether they be white whoever we can allow this tragedy to unite us. >> the questions asked today we have asked before. birmingham, 1963. we endured. oklahoma city 1995. we endured. columbine. 9/11. newtown. and we have endured. ♪ i once was lost ♪ >> tonight, the oldnd new images from charleston remind us how delicate our democracy, and we endure. ♪ but now i'm free ♪ >> it was the late reverend ralph abernathy who often said sunday is the most segregated day of the week in america. not this sunday one would imagine. not in charleston. tonight we are all from charleston. thank you for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow. as always we're online 247 on our faceb

we begin this half hour with breaking news out of south carolina a church massacre in charleston, nined last night as the historic emanuel ame church. it's one of the oldest and largest black congregations in the south. police believe the young, white gunman was motivated by hate. he is still on the loose this morning, described as extremely dangerous. police are vowing to track him down. >> you tell people to go to work do right, go to church. these people were in church. they were in church! >> in church. >> and they violated the sanctity of that. the ramifications are way beyond what happened tonight, and this is just unacceptable. >> you have dozens of ministers who have gathered near the scene. they've been praying all night. they've been singing. the community trying to come together. the officials expect to announce a reward today. they're calling this shooting senseless, tragic and heartbreaking. those details continue to come into us. we will pass them along to you. it's just unthinkable. unimaginable. of all places, a church. anywhere this would be a tragedy, but in church ha

church in charleston south carolina, last night thousands attended a vigil of prayer and solidarity at yesterday there were profound moments of grace. when one by one family members of the mother emanuel victims stood in a courtroom and offered forgiveness to the man charged with killing their loved ones. the man police say confessed to the massacre remains behind bars this morning. joining me now from the charleston county detention center in north charleston south carolina is msnbc national reporter tremaine lee. what's next for mr. roof? >> this is the beginning of a long process again just the beginning. yesterday when a magistrate judge set a $1 million bond on the gun charge he said he did not have the authority to set bail on the nine murder charges he faces, that will be left to a state circuit court so in the coming days or weeks we'll figure out what happened. he uttered some sort of racially inflammatory statement before he left the church that may be fodder for a civil rights investigation. looking at this as a possible hate crime. for the time being he's behind us in this

in charleston, south carolina this morning, mother emanuel church was filled to capacity and hundreds more gathered outside for the first service since the mass shooting that took the lives of nine parishioners wednesday. >> we ask, oh god, that you will guide and direct and strengthen those families who have been victimized by that horrible situation. >> sreenivasan: clergy called for solace, but also for accountability. >> we're going to pursue justice and we're going to be vigilant and we are going to hold our elected officials and others accountable to do the right thing. >> sreenivasan: churches across charleston rang their bells in unison, as a sign of solidarity. last evening, hundreds of demonstrators marched peacefully through charleston, protesting racism and mourning the deaths of the nine shooting victims. at the end of the march demonstrators hung banners with the names of the victims on the" daughters of the confederacy" building. at another rally in columbia, the state capitol, protesters demanded that the state legislature remove the confederate battle flag. talk of th

a horrific shooting in charleston, south carolina. nference will be taking place at 7:00 a.m. eastern time this morning. fox news shauna since kerry has the latest in charleston this morning. jonathan. reporter: good morning again. police still searching for the gunman described as a young white male who opened fire during routine wednesday evening prayer services at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church in downtown charleston when police arrived on scene they found eight people dead here they initially transported to injured victims to the hospital. one of the victims died, bringing the death toll to nine. police say they are investigating this as a hate crime. >> this is a tragedy that no community should have to experience. it is senseless and it is unfathomable that somebody in today's society would walk into a church when people are having a prayer meeting and take their lives. reporter: the gunman is believed to be a white male and early 20s, sandy blonde hair, clean-shaven with a slender small build. he was wearing a gr

andy gallagher, al jazerra charleston, south carolina. >> church and community lead nurse charlestone been holding prayer vigils to the nine victims. hundreds of people packed streets around the church placing canned also candles cards and flowers to honor those killed. vigils have been held in cities cities across the u.s. >>> the european union has called an emergency meeting next week as the deadlock between greece has been deadlocked. here are the numbers. greece has less than two weeks to come to an agreement with its creditors or risk did he fought on the ground $1.8 billion of loan repayment. it owes more than $378 billion to the international monetary fund the european central bank and the european union for the bailouts it received in 2010 and also 2012. according to some estimates the debt burden equals more than $34,000 for each greek citizens. john reports from athens. >> reporter: thursday's meeting ended with no agreement. but the greeks left behind a proposal they believe could be the basis for a deal. >> theywe realize that there is a problem of trust within the euro

jeb bush canceling a appearance in charleston, south carolina. llary clinton tweeting out this morning. heartbreaking news from charleston. my thoughts and prayers are with you all. >>> we're waiting for fitbit a young wearable technology company with one billion dollars in revenue. want to bring in kathleen smith ipo manager, renaissance capital. she says today's action is part of with could be the busiest month for ipos since the dot-com bubble. wow. kathleen, good to see you. how come the excitement for ipos in the month of june? >> any investor owns a basket of companies that have gone public outperform the market. >> lately alibaba hasn't been that great. box wasn't that great. "candy crush" wasn't that great. some big names average people might buy as opposed to wall street centric names have been disappointing. >> we run an index. if you put them together on average they run very well. you have to be selective about the one by one. >> we're seeing two doing well. we have breaking news that may cpi up .4 of a percent. the core up .1 of a per

that's your nats >>> we continue to follow breaking news from overnight in charleston, south carolina police have released surveillance photo of the suspect wanted for killing nine people inside a historic black church. the victims were attending a prayer meeting at emanuel ame in downtown charleston. the pastor ever the church south carolina state senator clementa pinckney is among those killed. >> the manhunt continues for the shooter still believed to be on the loose. the charleston police chief calling the attack a hate crime. the shooter is believed to be between 21 and 25 years old. police are still not sure of the make and model of the vehicle the suspect was in. >> reporter: i'm nikki burdine live in fairfax county at the courthouse. today is expected to be an emotional day inside the courtroom where the victim in jesse matthew's alleged sexual assault case will be going to the stand and giving her victim impact statement. this is stemming from a crime in 2005 in fairfax city where matthew is charged with sexual assault, abduction and attempted capital murder. delia? >> report

we take you now to charleston south caroline. e long-term long-time mayor, joe reilly. >> all he did was make us more united and love each other even more. i want to welcome the citizens of charleston and those here who to come to the community prayer service and vigil at 6:00 at college of charleston arena on meeting street. secondly we have announced the wonderful fund, the mother emanuel hope fund. and, you can make donations by taking a check to the, any wells fargo branch, mail it to box 304 or now or very soon you will be able to make donations online. this fund will be used to help the families of the victims handle the great expenses that they will be facing as well as this church. i had the honor of working with senator reverend pinckney to raise money to build an elevator for the church. you can see the steep climb that it would be to get into the sanctuary, and we about finished, we're about finished raising money for that. and years ago i worked with the church to repair the damage steeple. mother emanuel, an historic

. >> a south carolina state senator is among the nine victims of a massacre in a south charleston church. authorities are searching for the gunman. >>> a rainy start to our thursday. a live look outside showing a wet cape may and the first alert radar shows more rain moving in that could impact your morning commute. 65 degrees right now. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. bill henley has his first alert forecast. >> only the steady rainfall for first thing this morning. after we patch of rain, then scattered showers during the day. streets are damp there at vine and broad. the rainy has been steady in center city and much of the rest of the area as well. the radar view of broad and vine there. not alone, though, when it comes to wet weather. it's across delaware and south jersey. the steadier rainfall has tapered off to harrisburg to our rest. steady rain will ease throughout the morning and clouds will break for sunshine but not a lot of sunshine. cloudy and rainy start. 68 at 6:00. 9:00 a.m. at 69 degrees and scattered showers as we head