blind ied by hatred the killer couldn t see the grace sounting reverend pinkie the line of love as they opened the church doors and invited a stranger to join in the prayer service. the alleged killer never could have anticipated the way the families of the fallen would respond when they saw him in court in the midst of unspeakable grief with words of forgiveness. he couldn t imagine that. good morning. it s monday june 29th. welcome to morning joe. what a moment that was. it was incredible. it went on. we re about to show you. so many since then. this is the most incredible news cycle the past five days. we have so much to talk about this morning. it has moved so quickly. i bet i can tell through are so many people who i talk to this weekend who said you know what? i tuned president obama out. i mean this happens to most presidents after six or seven years. happened to reagan, the great communicator. people just start tuning presidents out. but to a person everybod
over the confederate battle flag threatened to overshadow the services. martin savidge spent the day in charleston and has more on both. reporter: it is another extremely painful day in charleston, south carolina, with three funerals taking place back to back and inside of emanuel ame church. cynthia hurd was the first one this morning. she s a librarian, a woman who was known not only for her desire to want to help people but also working for the housing authority, too. all of these live that s were lost were extraordinary examples of helping and loving others. then came two funerals that were actually held together. that was for 26-year-old tywanza sanders and 87-year-old suzy jackson. suzecy is the aunt of tywanza. he according to witnesses jumped up and tried to protect his aunt when the gun fire broke out.
from more people. from all of our viewers joining us, this is our continuing coverage on msnbc. noon on the east coast, 9:00 out west. it s already been quite a day. just two hours ago the supreme court issued a landmark ruling saying that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. marriage equality is now the law of the land in all 50 states. it was a 5-4 decision with justice anthony kennedy writings for the majority and reaction is still pouring in. today s ruling from the supreme court affirms what millions across this country already know to be true in our hearts. our love is equal. that the four words etched on to the front of the supreme court, equal justice under law, applied to us too. all americans deserve equal dignity, respect, and treatment when it comes to the recognition of our relationships and families. now at long last ohio will recognize our marriage and, most important, marriage equality will come to every state across our country. hearin