He city. Im joined by dr. Russell moore. Its an interesting dichotomy to hear the very uplifting gospel song here at Mother Emanuel Ame Church while also hearing in the background from churches all across the city very solemn bells ringing in memorial for the nine people killed. Almost encapsulating in a way the spirit of the day. Thats exactly right. Its quintessentially christian. Our emblem is a cross which is an instrument of torture and death but also a symbol of hope. When i see all of this i am reminded of what the bible says. We grieve but not as those who have no hope. This white sue prem sist could not harm them because as a christian i believe there is resurrection from the dead hope for the future. Thats what this community is doing. Theyre grieving for the loss. They see it as something that is a true tragedy, but they dont do so without hope. The blending of lament and hope together is the very best of what it means to be christian. Its beautiful. Lets go back inside and
Of the of the violence that dylann roof caused killing nine innocent victims, ranging in age from 26 up to 87. He just appeared in court via a video link. And he went before a judge. His bond was set at 1 million on a weapons charge. Hes also facing nine murder charges. Hes likely to ultimately face the Death Penalty in this case. There he is appearing before the judge, our first real look at him now almost two days since the shooting happened. We also learn in just the past few hours that he confessed to the crime with investigators, admitting that he bought the gun, a 45 caliber gun and fired into each of those individuals. We are also learning more about the weapon. Theres a lot to discuss in the next hour of newsroom. First, i want to take you back inside the courtroom appearing just a few minutes ago where we also heard from members of the victims families. Listen. Susie jackson . Is there a representative of the family of Susie Jackson . No. No. Sharonda singleton . Will you plea
There are nine people who are murdered inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church here in charleston last night. Cynthia herd, 54. Manager of one of the busiest branches in the Charleston County Public Library system where she worked for 31 years. The lie rather will be renamed in her honor. Reverend Daniel Simmons sr. Died in the operating room. He was 74. Retired in 2005 as Charleston County director of the Community Development Block Grant Program which funds Affordable Housing and local development. She was a mother of four. Tawanza sanders, 26. He got a degree from the division of business administration. Myron thompson, 59, the wife of reverend anthony thompson, a nearby church in charleston. A mom to three children, a speech pathologist and coach for a Girls Track Team team outside charleston. Susie jackson was 87, at church with her sister who also died at the scene who was 70 years old. Finally, reverend pinckney, the pastor, first yore darrened at age 18 and was el
Dozens sick. And the warning for families headed to the parks. Good evening, we begin tonight with a remarkable and wrenching moment that played out today. Not even two days after losing their loved ones, the grieving families in charleston facing the accused killer. This is what he looked like, the accused gunman, dylann roof. Each family telling him what hes done to them. He was surrounded by armed guards. The families could see him, and he heard every word. And their messages were unlike anything weve heard before. Heres Steve Osunsami in South Carolina. Reporter tonight, nearly 48 hours after allegedly murdering nine people, hes standing in front of a judge. 21yearold dylann roof said very little. But in his first crowded Court Appearance everything thats beautiful and inspiring about the people of charleston came pouring out. The families of his alleged victims, opened their hearts. The daughter of ethel lance. You took something precious away from me. I will never talk to her eve
This is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight from charleston South Carolina, Savannah Guthrie. Good evening from this beautiful city where what unfolded just a few steps from here last night is almost too much to bear. It happened at the Emanuel Episcopal Church mother emanuel, as everyone calls it wednesday Night Prayer Service and bible study, all welcome, no questions asked. A young man walked in, took a seat and waited for up to an hour and then police say dylann roof stood up and started shooting. There were nine dead, one injured and countless broken hearts here. A stunning act of mass murder in a predominantly africanamerican house of worship and tonight its being investigated as a hate crime. Tonight, what we know about the man in custody after an allnight manhunt, the stories of quiet and good lives cut tragically short. But first, what happened when the peace was shattered here last night . Our team is in place, and tonight we begin with chris jansing. The surveillance photos