in his physical eternal rest, jennifer said then, do you see that smile on his face? my husband is going to heaven he s already gone, and with that she had peace. so i hope that we have peace and we continue this, and make sure that we keep these doors open and keep this family wrapped around with us. thank you. i hope that we welcome jennifer to the senate and give us a moment and we can be at ease and we can all go and greet her. the senate will stand at ease. so the south carolina senate has voted to remove the confederate flag, and it was 36 yeas to 3. they are greeting the widow of senator pinckney gunned down a few weeks ago in a shooting that took place in south carolina. the associated press is reporting that the bill that was just voted on faces a less certain future in the south carolina house. republicans met behind closed doors on monday and struggled to reach a consensus on what to do next. the senate bill would remove the confederate flag in front of the
in new jersey a violent thunderstorm 70 miles per hour winds. a lot of damage. part of a mall roof ripped right off. shoppers were forced into the basement and in new jersey pounded. in the parking lot a honda civic was flipped upside down. it was scary. the rain just came in, lightning right in front of me. signs for businesses flapping round. unbelievable. in maryland a lightning strike sparked this apartment fire. in poolsville the storm turned deadly there. a driver in a pick up was kill ed after a truck fell on the road. and reports of more than 600 lightning strikes in a 15 minute period and heavy winds took down trees and cut power. in the midwest, it is now confirmed the national weather service says 9 tornados hit central illinois monday and tuesday. and flag fury is growing. more than 500 people at a rally. they want the confederate stars and bars removed from the south carolina state house. state senator paul thurman, son of strom thurman, said he s aware o
banner into history. walmart, e-bay amazon, sears and k-mart rushed to drop confederate merchandise including t-shirt and belt buckles. valley forge a flag maker said it would stop stitching the stars and bars. the seams ripped with the massacre in south carolina at an african american church, and the suspect who embraced the flag. south carolina legislators had fiercely defended the banner, which flies on the capitol grounds, but today the flag they lined up behind was white. adriana diaz is there. i don t hate nobody! i got white friends. i got black friend. reporter: protesters took to the steps of the south carolina state house again today rallying both for and against the confederate flag that still flies there. bring it down! bring it down! reporter: inside, lawmakers worked to fast track debate on the flag, the first step toward taking it down. in the house the vote passed 103 to 10. and in the senate, where one of last week s shooting victims clementa pinckney
nightly news begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. we begin with an apology today from the boston marathon bomber. dzhokhar tsarnaev breaking his silence more than two years after the attack that killed three people and injured more than 260. i am sorry for the lives that i ve taken, he told a courtroom filled with survivors and families of victims. his words, however, too little too late for the judge, who following a jury s verdict formally sentenced the 21-year-old to death. pete williams has covered this story since that awful april day in 2013 and was inside the courtroom today for the trial s emotional end. reporter: some of those most affected by the marathon bombings came to court for an opportunity they d waited two years for. telling dzhokhar tsarnaev the pain he caused. bill richard, the father of 8-year-old martin the youngest to die in the bombing, stood with
banner into history. walmart, e-bay amazon, sears and k-mart rushed to drop confederate merchandise including t-shirt and belt buckles. valley forge a flag maker said it would stop stitching the stars and bars. the seams ripped with the massacre in south carolina at an african american church, and the suspect who embraced the flag. south carolina legislators had fiercely defended the banner, which flies on the capitol grounds, but today the flag they lined up behind was white. adriana diaz is there. i don t hate nobody! i got white friends. i got black friend. reporter: protesters took to the steps of the south carolina state house again today rallying both for and against the confederate flag that still flies there. bring it down! bring it down! reporter: inside, lawmakers worked to fast track debate on the flag, the first step toward taking it down. in the house the vote passed 103 to 10. and in the senate, where one of last week s shooting victims clementa pinckney