And how ap preesh yapreciative i am of all of the people who came together in a tragic situation, a horrific situation, and one that has touched the heart and soul of every person who lives in this community. Authorities say that 21yearold dylann roof was arrested in shelby North Carolina during a traffic stop. Earlier they the released this picture of roof from police surveillance. They say that he spent an hour in prayer before shooting the people. The people included in the shooting were three males and six females. Three people survived the shooting, and among those killed were the churchs pastor the reverend Clementa Pinckney and he was also a South Carolina state senator, and prominent civil rights activist. The shooting at the church is being investigated as a hate crime. A friend of the pastor who was killed says that it was. Anyone who would go into a church, and of course, race is a factor, and this is a young white male and historically africanamerican church, and commits th
Baghdad, ever closer, and today, new and disturbing images posted online apparently by those isis militants and appearing to show captured iraqi troops being corralled in trucks and then marched to their own executions. Cnn not able to independently authenticate the images but the buildings, the sign and and uniforms seem to indicate the photos taken in iraq. Now, these militants are moving closer to the capital hour by hour. Iraqi troops far from united. Those fighting do so with the countrys future on the line and the u. S. Waiting on the sidelines but for how long . Well, in just the last hour, the state department announced new security precautions for staffers at the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. Extra security personnel being sent to protect the embassy. Some Embassy Staffers are going to be relocated out of baghdad to what are considered safer areas of the country. But most people are staying put, were told. It is the largest u. S. Embassy in the world. Purpose built, it took years
Prime minister Nuri Al Maliki in a tough spot without a lot of places to turn for help. A lot of people think hes put himself in that spot. The United States has no interest in gulf war number three. American naval resources are moving into the persian gulf in case they are needed. Then, of course, there is iran. An iraqi official tells cnn hundreds of iranian troops have deployed to help the fight alongside iraqi forces. A very bizarre development. Given the two countries history, by the way. Thats not been confirmed by iranian officials. They were initially denying it. Question number three, will president obama distance himself from iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki . Two days ago obama sent a rather harsh message, no u. S. Military help unless al maliki makes a serious commitment to deal with sectarian issues in his country, issues that many believe he created. Just yesterdayal maliki finally ordered iraqi troops to stand up to isis militants. Is that enough . Question number fou
We are working to get more information and well bring it to you as soon as we have it. Now to the race for the white house. A new potential controversy dominating the headlines today. Just as donald trump and Republican Leadership agreed to work towards party unity. Its over an old audio recording that surfaced just this week raising questions about whether trump may have posed as his own pr spokesman during a phone interview with a reporter back in the 90s. Trump denies its his voice on the tape but what do you think . Heres the clip. Ive never seen anybody get so many calls from the press. Where did you come from . I was basically worked for different firms. I worked for a couple of different firms. Somebody that [ muted ] knows. Somebody he didnt like. Im going to do this a little parttime and then get on with my life too. The publicist who goes by the name john miller also discusses very specific details about trumps divorce with ivana trump and his relationship with thengirlfriend
Interviewed this guy in 1991 calling himself john miller, shes got an amazing theory as to why this tape suddenly surfaced. And the only thing stranger than the presumptive nominee pretending to be his own public cy publicist when talking to a reporter on the phone call was his refusal to fess up. It was not me on the phone. It was not me on the phone. It doesnt sound like me on the phone,ly tell that you, and it was not me on the phone. How do our allies view a potential trump candidacy . Ill talk to a czar who served as both a republican and democratic president. Will this years final issue be transgender bathrooms . But first, i wonder what paul ryan and other reluctant republicans are thinking about donald trump today. The week began triumphantly for trump, having vanquished all his republican opponents, he headed to washington to speak with paul ryan but also those within the gop who still have reservations about the billionaire businessman. The meeting was both substantive and sy