it s a wedding weekend in 14 states where same-sex marriage was banned. many couples getting their marriage licenses friday after hearing about the supreme court s ruling that legalized gay marriage in every state. here s some of nbc s halle jackson s report from the nbc nightly news. reporter: celebrations decades in the making but perhaps none as meaningful as these marriage ceremonies in states where it was illegal. like in arkansas. spouses for life. reporter: and in texas where jack evans and george harris finally wed after 50 years together. one of the youngest plaintiffs in the landmark ruling is a two-year-old little boy named cooper thomas vitally. he was known as adopted child doe. he was adopted by joe vitale and
over bodies in the sand. at least 39 are dead and nearly as many injured. i just saw the gunman firing shots randomly at people laying on the sun beds on the beach. reporter: the gunman was shot dead in the street. at least two others were arrested. just three months ago, an attack on tunisia s national museum left 20 dead. most of them tourists. this morning, isis released a message and picture of a 23-year-old tunisian aviation student. it was one of three terror attacks on three continents. in kuwait, security cameras showed the moments before another attack, a suicide bomber posing as a worshipper at a packed shiite mosque. at least 25 were killed more than 200 injured. the third attack was at an american-owned gas factory outside lyon france. the severed head of the attackers em ployer was found
one down one on the run and gotcha is the new york post headline in keeping with its tabloid style. today in tunisia thousands of western tourists are attempting to flee the country following the terror attack on a beach resort friday that killed nearly 40 people. british travel agencies have set jets to the company to get their clients out and officials plan to shut down 80 mosques outside state control in order to curb islamist extremism. multiple intelligence and law enforcement officials tell nbc news there s growing concern for an isis-inspired attack in the u.s. through the fourth of july weekend. kristen welker is joining us. what are you hearing about these concerns and are they related to yesterday s attack in tunisia, france and kuwait? reporter: alex good afternoon. there s no doubt that what happened yesterday overseas has raised fresh concerns but jell jens officials say this new information about a possible threat on july 4 came about prior to those attacks.
uncertain terms that we ve made our union a little more perfect. reporter: all that was temped by a hate crime that claimed nine lives in its church including its leader. preacher by 13 pastor by 18 public servant by 23. what a life clementa pinckney lived. amazing grace in a rare moment, the president broke into song a call for unity in the battles not yet won. that saved a wretch like me reporter: just a remarkable moment. the president took on the issues of guns and race joining the call to bring down the confederate flag in south carolina, all capping a week
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