tom foreman, cnn. >> i talked about the flag and the shooter's apparent desire to start, in his words, a race war with charleston's long-serving mayor, joe rileyearlier today. there are reports that this killer wanted to start a race war, in his words. >> that is fantasy, that he would even think that. but if he wanted to and if he hoped to, it was a tragic and dismal, murderous failure. because he broke the hearts of black people and white people to the same degree. and this is a community. and we have been, but all that did was make this community love each other more. if that was his goal, he failed. >> there are some people who, you know, they see the shooting of a man in north charleston several months ago, and now this. is there a race problem here? >> no, there isn't. i mean, first of all, this guy, mr. roof, lived 110 miles away. so you can't. there no way to really make him a part of this region's community or life or value to anything. he's a bad person, that came away, from a way in another community, with this horrible idea. and intention, and, quite honestly, there isn't. >> two of the flags, the american flag and the state flag w