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
Slaughter in charleston and gun violence in america. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. The breaking news, were standing by for the alleged gunman in the Charleston Church massacre to be flown to South Carolina. Hes being sent back to face charges in the shooting deaths of nine members of an historic africanamerican congregation. This is the first video of 21yearold darren roof in custody shortly after his capture in North Carolina. Tonight a cnn exclusive. Images of roof sitting inside a bible study class before he allegedly opened fire. Police said he spent about an hour in the room then revealed to his victims he was there to shoot black people. Congressman james scli burnclyburn is standing by as we cover this breaking story. Cnns brian todd on the scene in lexington lexington, South Carolina, the suspects hometown. Whats the latest youre picking up there . Reporter wolf
And knowing what we now know about the motives of the charleston killer, how can you call it anything but a political act of domestic terror . Based on what i know so far i dont see it as political act. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. It is the interview everyone is talking about today and it happened in a california garage. An hour long conversation between median and the president of the United States. This was where president obama sat down with marc maron, host of the wtf podcast on friday, aarons garage, needed to be cluttered and checked. While location was a first as far as president ial interviews go, at least the record would indicate, the discussion was thoughtful and meditative if the president offering a window of a less guarded version of himself. But it was the president s candor on racism in america just days after nine africanamericans were gunned down by an avowed white supremacist in a South Carolina church that is grabbing headlin
Friendship. The description given was similar to the description of david sweat and richard matt the two men who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility on june 6th. We interviewed the witness at length and the determination was made that this lead should be investigated. And the search has intensified over the last 24 hours following that third possible sighting of the two along the new york pennsylvania border in a town called friendship new york 300 miles south of the prison. It has become the new hot spot with 300 members of Law Enforcement now concentrating there. Cnn has talked to the lawyer for the corrections officer who has been on leave, paid leave as part of the investigation. He says the Attorney Says that palmer will cooperate with the investigation. At that News Conference, police said the latest sighting along some Railroad Tracks is indeed credible and they continue to look intensively there. An alexandria field is live for us in friendship. They did say they wer
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Five babies have been diagnosed with measles, all of them in the suburban chicago area all of them at one day care facility. Its part of this new Measles Outbreak that continues to grow. This news tonight about these five babies raises the issue of infants who are too young for vaccinations. This will no doubt prompt a lot of parents, if they havent already, to check what the vaccination requirements are where their children are cared for. And its where we begin tonight with nbcs hallie jackson. Reporter at this suburban chicago day care, five babies believed to be infected with measles. Their parents powerless to stop it since the infants are too young for the vaccine. Now a warning as many as ten other children may have been exposed to the virus and unvaccinated staff and kids are being asked to stay away for three weeks. There are likely to be more cases. And so we shouldnt be s