i forgive you and i forgive you. reporter: forgiveness for a man friends say was a racist who plotted this attack for six months. but instead of starting a race war as friends claim was his goal. reporter: this community is united mourning today hand in hand. and here outside of the church hundreds of people have gather ahead of a vigil planned for this evening. meanwhile a fund has been started to help the families cover funeral costs. marci gonzalez, abc news charleston, south carolina. thank you marcy. our coverage of the deadly church shooting continues online. you ll find the latest information on this case as well as a collection of photos and reaction on 6abc.com. it is time for a check of the accuweather forecast on this hot humid start to our father s day weekends and we welcome summer officially. yes, on sunday. let s go to adam joseph live on city avenue. already felt plenty of summer. we ve had the heat, the humidity and the sunshine is back. it
violent rampage killed nine people. cornell william brooks the president of the naacp said the black community will not give in to racial violence. when church opens on sunday morning, you will find us there filled with more resolve, more determination more courage more commitment. we will attend our churches, our mosques and our synagogues because we will not be turned around by the religion of hatred bigotry and bias. brooks also said the confederate flag and all it stands for must come down from the state capitol of south carolina. world news tonight with david muir will have more from charleston next at 6:30 here on channel six and you can go to 6abc.com to learn more about the victims of the south carolina church massacre. we will also be posting any breaking updates on the investigation. there has been a historic change to the employment policy of the local boy scouts. the cradle liberty council. it will finally be unacceptable to deny employment in the scouts b
forcing crews to shut down the run. we re working to learn more about what happened and whether anyone was hurt. breaking news. he confessed. nbc news reports dylann roof told police he did it shortly after his arrest. he is charged with nine counts of murder at the historic church. and possession of a firearm. also new this morning, the suspect reportedly admitted he almost backed out because the people at the bible study group were so nice to him but decided to go through with his, quote mission. right now the 21-year-old is locked up in a detention center waiting for a bond hearing. this morning south carolina s governor told nbc the shooter should get the death penalty. long after dylann roof leaves court today his victim s families and the community will be dealing with the anguish of losing loved ones. flowers will become burials and tears. the pain is palpable. reporter: it s still raw. it s not any less sad but maybe there s something about people coming here an
mashable says it confirmed this snapchat video with several friends and seems to show dylann roof inside emanuel ame. sources say roof almost backed out because the people in the prayer group were so nice. but he felt he had to complete his mission. this afternoon, one of the victim s daughters spoke out in roof s first court hearing. i will never talk to her ever again. i will never be able to hold her again. you hurt a lot of people. may god forgive you. god forgive you. reporter: roof is on suicide watch and isolated from the general population, but officials told me they are well equipped for this. the u.s. corrections special operations group is based in virginia, but they were here within the last month or two to provide elite training to some of the corrections officers here and if that wasn t enough, there are 700 surveillance cameras in and around the prison. roof s case could last six months or several years a lot depends on whether prosecutors seek the death pe
announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news. reporting tonight, savannah guthrie. and good evening. their words rang out in a courtroom in charleston today. words more powerful and resonant than any act of hate. victims families addressing directly the man accused of opening fire inside the mother emanuel church telling of pain loss and most remarkably of forgiveness. today the judge held 21-year-old dylann roof without bail. investigators telling nbc news he confessed almost immediately to taking those nine lives and this chilling detail that their kindness to him at that wednesday prayer service almost convinced him to abandon his plan. tonight a vigil honoring those lives lost at charleston s 5,000-seat arena. but we will start with today s extraordinary moments in court, including some surprising and controversial remarks from the judge. nbc s chris jansing leads us off. reporter: dylann roof stood in a small jailhouse room