>> no, we're not. >> reporter: dylann roof also wrote a 2,000 word statement. in it roof said he thought black people were stupid and, quote, inferior to whites and violent. he goes on to say, we have no skin heads, no real kkk, no one doing anything but talking on the internet. well, someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world and i guess that has to be me. charged with 33 federal counts including hate crimes, roof's defense team has conceded that he committed the slayings and instead focussed on trying to spare him the death penalty. that last part of the piece there meant to answer that question that we've heard here in the community, if there is a taped confession, why is this trial even happening? well the defense clearly hoping to save their client's life. they offered a plea deal. the government declining that. so at this point it's not a matter if there's a conviction but when there's a conviction