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Female passenger with dark hair with two males reported to match the description of the escaped prisoners, david sweat and richard matt. Police zeroing in on what theyre calling a new hot spot. They told us stay home lock your doors and windows. Newsroom starts now. Good afternoon, everyone and thanks for joining us. Im frederica whitfield. Were following two major stories today, the reopening of the Emanuel Ame Church following last weeks horrible killings and the continuing manhunt from two escaped killers from an upstate new york prison. Were expecting a press conference at any moment and when that begins well bring that to you live. First, the doors of charlestons Emanuel Ame Church reopened today. The healing continues where nine africanamericans were massacred by a white gunman. He said he wanted to start, quote unquote, race war but mother emanuel united the races this morning. We saw prayer and praise peace and love honoring the victims. [ bells ringing ] our loved ones who were victimized the other evening, they have gone on before us but we are behind them. Well be going also one day. And when we get there, oh what a joyful time it will be. We ask, o god, that you will guide and direct and strengthen those families who have been victimized by that horrible situation. Jesus said you can lean on me as you can see, hundreds of people attended the Service Inside in addition to the overflow outside. Lets go live now to charleston. Our Martin Savidge was inside the sanctuary at mother emanuel for the service. So martin black and white, people of all walks in the pews. Take us there. Reporter yeah fredricka, you could tell it was very clear by the congregation and those you looked out upon that there were those who had been going to that church every week and then there were those who were inside that service for the very first time in their lives. A couple sitting next to me said look we were walking by the front of the church and felt compelled to come in. Many were like that. The woman on the other side of them said her family had been attending this church for 100 years. The service was described as a healing service. It was or it had a very normal feel to it. And i know thats going to sound absolutely crazy. But the prayers and the hymns and the structure of it was a very typical service, especially for a fathers day sunday. I think what made things stand out was, of course there were nine faces familiar to everyone in the congregation that were not there, and then you saw that the chair that would often be used by the reverend pinckney was not only vacant it was covered with a black cloth. I guess the simplest way to sum it up was that this was a service that touched on the tragedy. Theres no ignoring it. But it didnt dwell on the tragedy. And one of the most powerful lines came from the reverend Norville Goff who said you know a lot of folks expected us to do something strange and break out in a riot. Well they just dont know us. We are people of faith. There was times that there was open weeping and there was times when people were up on their feet dancing in the pews. Security very tight. Police in uniform constantly circulating in the outer aisles. Many felt uplifted afterwards. One woman i spoke to who was a longtime parishioner said it helped but the pain is still there because it simply runs too deep. And, martin in the pews there, you had South Carolina governor nikki haley, tim scott and the mayor of charleston and the mayor of North Charleston. And we heard the pastor Norville Goff thank everyone from officials and police and the fbi for their support. How important was that kind of acknowledgement and the presence . Reporter i think it was very important. There were times, especially when they acknowledged Law Enforcement, that there was applause. Remember its not that long ago that in North Charleston you had a former Police Officer now, but then Police Officer who shot and killed an africanamerican male as he was leaving from a traffic violation. So this is a very different depiction at this time. But the other important thing that was noted and it was said in the sermon is that this tragedy, this terror attack has raised a lot of conflict. People talking about a flag people talking about gun control. This is not the time he said for any of that. This is the time to focus on nine families and what they are suffering through. All right, Martin Savidge, thank you so much. Still, hundreds of people continue to walk by just want to be present there at emanuel ame. We now know that the murdered pastor of the church state senator and reverend Clementa Pinckney will lie in state at the South Carolina state house on wednesday afternoon for public viewing. The funeral is set for 7 00 a. M. Friday at the arena on the college of charleston campus just down the street from the ame church. And then take a look at todays Charleston Post Courier newspaper. Quite simply put the front page saying in remembrance with nine yellow roses followed by the names of each of the victims. Lets bring in cnn commentator, van jones, along with cnn weekend new day anchor victor blackwell. Good to see both of you gentlemen. So victor you first. What are people telling you about how they are coping . Well ill give you an example. We saw this emanuel ame van drive by. On the side it says doers of gods word. What we saw today was faith in action for real. The idea that four days ago a man went into this church, killed nine people and the congregation is able to go back in they say that is because of that faith. I mean i was raised in a methodist church. Van, you were as well. Some of this praise him in the hallway before god opens the next door praise him in the hallway, this is a hallway moment where there is a lot of raw emotion, but still they will go back into this church. One man i spoke with this morning said he had to go home to mother emanuel. He delivered an easter speech as a child in this church and there was no other place for him to be although his sister was killed here four days ago. I think its also hard for people who are not a part of the black community, you have dr. Kings church and this Church Mother emanuel so this strikes right at the heart of the heart of the heart of the black community, way beyond the families. And yet again, this idea of joy, this idea of hallelujah anyway that particular kind of africanamerican spirituality a church really born in slavery, born in segregation. There is a moral strength there and you saw that on display today. Dont let anybody think when you see the people clapping and dancing that theres not great pain. This is an olympic level of grace being shown by a community that knows how to suffer and how to push through, but the pain is just as raw as it would be in any other congregation. Van and victor we have a sound from Malcolm Graham victor which you referred to the mother of cynthia hurd. I feel joy. Joy . I feel joy that shes with the lord today. She is not a victim of this senseless crime, she got her victory on wednesday night, and tonight she celebrates her birthday with the lord. Shes seeing family members, my mother and my father and grandparents. Shes at peace. And so i take solitude that when she lost her life last wednesday, she lost it in the church. Victor they were ready to celebrate her birthday. And then you also hear from the family of pastor pinckney hes a father of two who were excited and making plans for this fathers day, and now these families are dealing with this. And at the same time, moving forward, trying to look ahead, trying to be hopeful not just for their own immediate families but for the family of the ame church and for this family of charleston. Its extraordinary. Yeah. When you think about the word family and you have people who are in their 40s and 50s, as i spoke with this morning and they talk about delivering their easter speeches when they were 5 and 6 years old, its not just mother father it is a Church Family. These families have been here for several generations. And we saw today as we learned from this manifesto what this shooter wanted to start was a race war. What we saw here were not just blacks and whites but asians latinos, Jewish Americans here as well different generations, and, van, i saw a moment and tell me what you think of this. There were several instances in which different families of different races were taking pictures together. For me first glance thats kind of a pollyanna moment and doesnt really mean much but this is a moment of punctuation for Race Relations in this city. Absolutely. And literally in that same building you had an act of hate an act of violence expressing an ideology of racial hatred. You cant back away from that when he has a manifesto that says thats what its all about. Literally within four days you have a different declaration. A declaration of love of reconciliation two different ideologies. Both about race but one about racial hatred and the other about racial reconciliation within days of each other. Look which ideology is winning. What happened here is spreading around the entire world. People cannot believe the level of grace this congregation is showing, the level of love and forgiveness this congregation is showing. Its important that we not duck from the racial hatred ideology and fail to name it because that makes the beauty of the racial reconciliation that much more profound. People say dont talk about the racial part. Hes a nut but hes a nud witht with an ideology. We have to talk about both. That reconciliation not meaning ignoring overlook but really like a remedy. A remedy for this hate displayed. Yes, absolutely. From there a theological perspective, you cannot banish demons you cannot vanquish demons until you first face them. The big problem, the big sin is just not to face the demon, to pretend its not there. Thats where the demons power comes from. You cant say my mama did it for me, my daddy did it for me no you have to face those demons yourself and we as a country have to continue to face these demons. When we do what happens is not a riot what happens is love. Thats what you just saw today. Jeans, victor blackwell, van jones, thank you very much. Still ahead, a new sighting of two escaped convicts on the run. Police now zeroing in on a new hot spot. We are in Allegheny County new york. Reporter hey there fredricka, we are 300 miles southwest of the prison they broke out of, but hundreds of investigators are now searching in this area. Coming up well talk about the tip that brought them here. [phone rings] [man] hello,totten designs. Sales department . Yes. I can put you right through. Sales departmentthis is nate. Human resources. Technical support. Hold please. [announcer]you work hard to grow your business. [man] yes i can totally do that for you. [announcer]our new Online Business planning tools will help your business thrive. Wells fargo. Together well go far. Fathers day is this weekend. And whos better than dad . 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They hopefully will give us the latest on the search for richard matt and david sweat who have been on the run now for 16 days. The search has intensified over the last 24 hours following a third possible sighting of the two near the new york pennsylvania border. Our alexandra field is live for us near friendship in Allegheny County new york. Sara ganim is in dannemora where she interviewed the attorney for the corrections officer who has been placed on administrative leave. So alexandra, do police feel like they were closing in . Whats the expectation from the press conference . Reporter look a Law Enforcement official had told cnn a day ago that a credible tip had come in reporting a citing of two men walking along a Railroad Line. Any time you have a credible tip you certainly hope Law Enforcement officers are closing in but one day Later New York State Police are telling us they still cannot qualify this as a confirmed citing. There are 300 different Law Enforcement officers from a variety of different agencies who have set up camp in this area some 300 miles southwest of the prison that they broke out of. Theyll try to track down any leads until that initial tip is exhausted. What they were told is that two men were sighted fulfilling the descriptions of richard matt and david sweat walking near that Railroad Line. The Sheriffs Office says investigators were shown a set of tracks near the Railroad Line which they were hoping would lead them in the direction of the two suspects. This tip came in a day ago but Law Enforcement making every effort here on the ground to pursue any leads coming in in this area. Fred what were seeing as we drive around Allegheny County are a number of roadblocks points where officers are asking cars to stop. Theyre checking the cars and we are seeing Law Enforcement officers on foot as well. As they get calls, as they get tips theyre being deployed to check out who is going on in those neighborhoods. Everyone here hoping that that initial sighting will lead to something, fred. Okay sara let me bring you into this as well because i understand that the attorney who is representing the correction officer who has been placed on leave is talking to you. What more can be said about what may have happened . What put that person on leave . Reporter well we know that that person is now on paid leave. Hes a 57yearold corrections worker a man. His name is gene palmer. Hes worked at this facility for more than 25 years, fred. His attorney told me this. He said one of the reasons that they were looking at him is because he received a painting from richard matt. We know that richard matt was a painter. He painted paintings in prison and he had also given a painting to Joyce Mitchell who has been charged with bringing them some of the tools we believe they used to escape from the jail. This corrections officer also received one of those paintings so Police Wanted to talk to him, interview him. They searched his home. That painting was the subject of that search warrant. He was also gene palmer a guard on the honor block where those two inmates were living. He knew both of them. He had daily contact with them and with Joyce Mitchell but his attorney said over and over again he had no knowledge of this escape before it happened. Take a listen to what he told me. I can 100 confirm that he did not know that they were planning to break out of the prison. These two people are psychopaths. They are master manipulators. Theyre obviously in prison for life so they have nothing but time to develop schemes to take advantage of innocent people. Reporter the attorney also told me that you know this guard working for so long in this prison of course tried to maintain a good working relationship with the inmates for the safety of everyone in the prison but said that he had absolutely no knowledge of wrongdoing. He said he believed Police Wanted to talk to him because he probably had information that would be useful to them. He also told me this fred he told me that he was actually gene palmer was on vacation the night of the escape and, again, just reiterated that he says he will cooperate. He has been cooperating and that hes actually on paid leave, which this attorney said was a sign that authorities at this point dont have anything yet to charge him, although this attorney did leave open the possibility that charges may come in the future. Of course the District Attorney also telling fox news last night that charges were always possible more charges always possible. Fred just a little bit more about this corrections officer. As i said he worked at this prison for a long time. Hes a grandfather and lives about a block away from here. The attorney told me he was scared the night that it happened because he lives so close, but he just told me look, hes a father hes a grandfather, he cares for his sick wife and reiterated that he will cooperate and he had no knowledge of this. Sara ganim, alexandra field, thanks to both of you. Appreciate it. Lets bring in tom fuentes to talk about these new developments in the manhunt. Hes joining me right now from new york. Tom, good to see you. Hi fredricka. All right. So the intensified search along this new york pennsylvania border because now we understand according to officials three possible sightings. What does the activity yesterday and within the past few hours tell you about how significant or how credible and possible these sightings are . I think, first of all, since they have had nothing else thats more credible or confirmed in another location its the best they have to go on so theyll give it the full treatment. Im sure theyll talk to the person that gave them this citing and tried to verify that the person is an honest person and try to get an idea of what he saw, what where, when what were the lighting conditions. What direction were these two guys going, what were they carrying what were they wearing, so they would have gotten enough detail to think, well its possible it might be and so therefore, deploy the resources that theyre doing. But the problem is its been 24 hours since they gave that sighting or received that sighting. And this is a very rural county. They dont have a large city. The nearest town has one stoplight. So now to get hundreds of officers down there took a long time yesterday. So what we dont know is by the time they got a perimeter set up before darkness last night, did these two, if it was them did they get away. We dont know. Now theyre going to search and go house to house to see if maybe they went into a house to seek refuge. All of this will be a very time consuming, meticulous search but we dont know. Talk to me about the level of cooperation and the working relationship between Law Enforcement and the people who live in this area. You just laid it out. Were talking about very rural area and there is great distance between properties and people who live in them. So talk to me about how Law Enforcement will either lean on or rely on you know their eyes and ears. Well, ike think the people will be more than cooperative because they stand a good chance that if these two are there and if they invade their home they might end up dead so they have all the incentive in the world to help police get these people off the street and go back to a normal life. You heard yesterday many of the residents saying that theyre at the highest level of fear they have their rifles and shot guns at hand. And loaded. And loaded. So that just makes it fearful for Police Officers that they have to be careful what they do. You know if theyre going through backyards and through the woods that they dont get shot by a nervous resident. Thats a distinct possibility in these kind of situations. All good points. All right, tom fuentes, thank you so much. Well check back with you. Youre welcome. Churches across the country reaching out now to members of charlestons Emanuel Ame Church. Well have how some are showing their support. Reporter some are showing their support by coming down here to the church but others are uniting behind an eightword message. Ill share that with you next. More people with type 2 diabetes are learning about longacting levemir®. As my diabetes changed it got harder to control my blood sugar. Today, im asking about levemir®. 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The search has intensified over the last 24 hours, following a third possible sighting of the two near the new york pennsylvania border. And when the News Conference takes place to update us on the ongoing search, well take it live. Meantime in charleston South Carolina it was an emotional, yet spirited service at charlestons historic Emanuel Ame Church. The site of last weeks senseless and tragic massacre was transformed back into what it has always meant to be there, a place of worship. And that emotion spilled out onto the streets, since not everyone can find a seat inside the sanctuary. We spoke with a few people who felt they just needed to be there. I brought my chair, because i thought, you know i would get tired. And then when i came up here and i saw her with a cane im like oh she needs the chair. I know she was tired. So i gave her the chair and then she started crying and i started crying. We werent sure what we were crying about but we was just glad to each one another so we took selfies together and were going to stay in touch. Im here to pray to have strength for the pastor and to have peace and we bless them to have peace and we need to pray a lot. Cnns nick valencia was outside the church service. Nick we still see a lot of activity there. Describe the feelings beyond the people that you just spoke with. Reporter it was another day where this community continues to demonstrate its incredible integrity and grace during these extraordinarily difficult circumstances here. You saw that video. Hundreds filled the pews inside Emanuel Ame Church and hundreds outside as well. Today was hot but that didnt make a difference for those who showed up. It was a day of reflection. Of course there were some that were angry. Some say that anger, though has given way to reflection given way to solace and really forgiveness and that seemed to be the cornerstone here at this service. Take a walk with me here i want to show you exactly what im talking about. This makeshift memorial started just hours after the shooting. It started down there at the corner with just a bundle of flowers. You can see here what its grown to. People weve seen in the last several days fred come to write messages of support, prayer. This message right here saying love wins. Residents ive spoken to say this is what happened on wednesday night. Its certainly not an example of this community i spoke to one resident who said were not black, were not white, were charleston. Its truly remarkable to see this response and how this community has come together. How long that unity will last thats anyones guess. But residents here that ive spoken to really believe that what happened on wednesday is a watershed moment in this community, one that will forever change charleston they say for the better. And theyre using today as a day of reflection. Fred. All right, charleston has always been a special, unique place and its even more so now. Nick valencia thank you so much. So the mother emanuel Church Family is not alone in its time of mourning. Members of other churches in charleston are also holding memorials. In fact a Memorial Walk will be taking place to pay homage to that ame church. I want to bring in elena elena machado. Reporter what we are seeing here is the continued outpouring of love and support not just by members of the community who, as you see, continue arriving here and bringing flowers and other items to remember the victims but also by members of the faithbased communities. Weve seen members of other Christian Churches members of the muslim Community Come out here and bring flowers to the church as a way to show their respect to the victims, the nine people who lost their lives here. Now, those nine people are being called the emanuel nine. They were front and center during other services at other churches in town today, and we were at the morris brown ame church. Thats the same church where just after the massacre they held a massive prayer vigil for these victims. Now, everyone at the church i want to show you, was given this piece of paper. And the message on this piece of paper is simple. Eight words. The doors of the church are still open. Even though as they put it hate and evil caused tremendous suffering, not just to the members of this church but also to members of this community. Their secondary message, their faith, fredricka, is still very much intact. All right. Thank you so much. Tonight people across charleston will actually join hands and cross the bridge in tribute to the nine victims of last weeks massacre this after a march last night. In fact hundreds of people walked down the streets of charleston chanting black lives matter. 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Police helicopters and heavily armed officers are swarming the small town of friendship near the pennsylvania border after a witness with a credible sighting says they actually spotted the two escapees walking along railroad tracks. Senior Vice President of fjc Security Services and former atf executive joining me now to talk about this. Matthew, the trail has been cold now. If what is true we heard reportedly that the sightings could have been as long as a week ago and now police made a lot of that public yesterday. So what are your concerns about this possible sighting and how investigators are looking into it . Well im hoping that its an actual good sighting. Im hoping that the effort were placing into it will eventually lead to the arrest of the suspects. But remember while this is going on and the focus seems to be on the manhunt, theres also that collateral investigation that might involve the interview of hundreds of employees, contractors and guards at the correctional facility and in inmates. So what are the questions investigators are looking into or how to they investigate these hundreds of tips coming in and how do they isolate the more credible ones and how do they follow up on those . Fredricka, the fbi and other organizations that are doing this are very adept at accepting and receiving large amounts of information. Theyre taking it one step at a time. Keep in mind we all agree that there had to be more than one person who helped matt and sweat facilitate this entire break and all the planning that went into it. And youre not talking about just within the prison. We know you know that one person is facing charges for helping to supply the tools. But youre saying more assistance whether it be getting through, you know the underground components of this prison or even on the outside . That is absolutely right, fredricka. As i understand it another employee has been put on administrative leave. As tom and i were discussing last night, i think you can start to see a domino effect coming into place eventually because someone had to help get their tools. Someone was responsible for giving them cell phones. Someone was communicating to the prisoners. The prisoners were communicating to others. Before too long youre going to see more employees start to come into effect and well hopefully understand exactly what happened here from the beginning up until the time of the escape. And also whos communicating to people on the outside right now. So even if there was that kind of assistance would it be odd in your view that if indeed it was a credible sighting that they would be seen alone then just walking on the railroad . That wouldnt necessarily indicate a whole lot of help. It kind of almost indicates theyre on their own, does it not . At the end of the day, remember this fredricka, they are on the run. Whether they have help riot now or last week or two weeks or next week theyre on the run. They might have received support ten days ago, they might not have. All the information were getting from the principal suspect in this case could be wrong or it could be right. They could be riding trains. They could be hitchhiking, walking, they could be hiking any and all of the above are possible. When we get good information, we have to kpaurt mentalize it and treat every credible lead as a possible lead to lead us to these suspects. Matthew horace thanks so much. Have a great day and be safe. Still ahead, controversy over the Confederate Flag is growing. Well have more on that. Reporter fred this controversy is putting a lot of pressure on 2016 republican candidates to weigh in. 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It still flies on the grounds of the state house in columbia South Carolina next to the confederate next to a confederate soldier monument. But after wednesdays killings many people are saying that flag should come down. The Confederate Flag. Because many argue its a symbol of hate. So lets talk about how this argument whether its a symbol of hate or heritage is now finding its way on the campaign trail in a very big way. Reporter it absolutely is fred. Its really tricky politics for many of the republican candidates. Weve really seen them try to walk a tight rope as they respond to this issue. South carolina is such an important state for them a first in the south primary so theyre definitely eager to stay in the good graces of many social conservatives and many believe that the flag is a rich part of their history and should stay up. Yesterday we really saw that pressure increased on many of these candidates by mitt romney who weighed in over twitter with a strongly worded statement tweeting quote, take down the Confederate Flag at the South Carolina capitol. To many it is a symbol of racial hatred. Receive it now to honor the charleston victims. And the tweet, of course got a lot of attention. Also from president obama who agrees that the flag should be taken down. He tweeted out good point, mitt. Now all eyes of course are on the republican candidates and theyre really taking a cautious response as pressure increases them to weigh in one side or the other. Heres just a little bit of the responses weve seen. If the State Government of South Carolina wishes to address an issue in their state, thats fine. I dont think the federal government or federal candidates should be making decisions on everything and opining on everything. This is a decision that needs to be made here in South Carolina. Ultimately the people of South Carolina will make the right decision for South Carolina. And i believe in their capacity to make that decision. Reporter and some state legislators say they plan to move proposals and legislation in the coming weeks to try to take the flag down. Republican senator tim scott, he says he will have a voice in this debate. He has not revealed what his position is but he says he will do so fred after the funerals. All right, thank you so much in palm springs. Well be right back after this. Cause you really hold me down like that cause you really know whats down like that like the universe is singing a song hoooooo, hooo do you feel it when you write like. We call ourselves the freedom hikers. Hiking brought us together but thats not the only thing that keeps us coming back. Heres to friends who reach for better. Fewer carbs, fewer calories, superior taste. Michelob ultra. The superior light beer. [music] jackies heart attack didnt come with a warning. 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Moving forward toward the race he said his biggest goal is to take it all in. I think my marching orders is to really enjoy it. Enjoy the time and learn from the experience but also share it with lots of my friends and family members. And as for any doubts that he has about crossing the finish line im going to do it. I put my mind to it. Anything i put my mind to i do it. Dr. Sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. All right, welcome back. Im fredricka whitfield. Again, we are awaiting a press conference to take place there in Allegany County new york to get an update on the ongoing search the intensified search for two escaped killers who got out of that upstate new york maximum security facility and of course when the press conference happens, we are now hearing that it could be 3 30 p. M. Eastern time. Of course when it happens, whether its that time a little earlier or even later, we will take it live. Meantime checking other stories now, an accused cop killer in new orleans is captured in the citys ninth ward. Police arrested 33yearold travis boys this morning as he was trying to board a bus. He was still wearing broken handcuffs. Boys was being transported yesterday when he somehow freed himself from his handcuffs, grabbed a gun and allegedly shot new orleans Police Officer Darrell Holloway and then fled the scene. The officer died at a nearby hospital. He was 45. And gunfire rings out at a Childs Birthday Party in detroit, killing a 20yearold man. Nine others including three women and six men are wounded. Police say its a miracle no children were hurt. Theres kids out here. Im livid. And theres no excuse. Theres not any excuse why no one is not talking. People at the hospital will find out as much as we can. But come on man up or woman, whatever and tell us whats going on. Around 400 people were at that party at a Basketball Court when the shots were fired. Police say they have no leads because witnesses are not talking. We have so much more straight ahead in the newsroom, and it all starts right now. Happening now in the newsroom many hearts are broken