Because the doors of mother emanuel is open on this sunday. Yes it sends a message to every demon in hell and on earth. Thousands marching across the citys main bridge for the nine victims of last weeks church shooting. He hoped his actions would start a race war. Just the opposite is happening. A lot of folk expected us to do something strange and to break out in a riot. Well, they just dont know us. By removing a symbol that divides us, we can move forward as a state in harmony. I want you to hug three persons right next to you. Tell them its going to be all right. And i wont let you go if you lean on me on friday, president obama will travel to charleston to deliver the eulogy for reverend clementa pinckney. Today at the state house, his desk was shrouded in black. This afternoon, republican governor nikki hailey announced this. 15 years ago, South Carolina came together in a bipartisan way to move the flag from atop the capital dome. Today we are here in a moment of unity in our st
Good morning, im melissa harrisperry. I want to begin this morning with the words of dr. Martin luther king jr. They have something to say to us in their death. They have something to say to every minister of the gospel who has remained silent behind the safe security of stained glass windows, they have something to say to every politician has fed his constituents the stale bread of hatred and the spoiled meat of racism. That we must substitute courage for caution. These are the words of dr. King offered to the grieving congregation gathered together amid the blistering pain and the incomprehensible loss of four little girls. Slaughtered in their Birmingham Sunday School by the bomb of southern white supremicists. Today, the words are not for four but for nine. Murdered as they gathered together in the familiar ritual of wednesday night bible study. Rechbd Clementa Pinckney 41. Reverend sharonda singleton, 45. Sanders, 26. Ethel lance, 70. Susie jackson, 87. Reverend depayne middletond
Charleston come together for a massive vigil. Well take you there live. To the makeshift memorial growing larger by the hour outside the church where the victims died. Is it a symbol of hate . In the wake of the shootings were hearing new questions about why South Carolina still flies the confederate battle flag on the grounds of its State Capitol. Tonight there are passionate calls to take it down. 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. Were following breaking news in charleston South Carolina. Were only moments away from the start of the massive vigil honoring the nine victims of Emanuel Ame Church the massacre there. Just a few hours ago, dylann roof, who Law Enforcement Officials Say has confessed to the killings made a Video Conference appearance in court. In an unexpected and heartstopping moment a surviving of the massacre a woman who lost her son that night, told him, and
To the president s signature legislative achievement, the Affordable Care act or obamacare. Supporters of the law cheered outside the courthouse as the decision came down. A few blocks away at the white house, the president also celebrating. The white house photographer capturing these photos of the president s reaction after hearing the ruling. And a few moments later, he spoke in the rose garden. Today after more than 50 votes in congress to repeal or weaken this law, after a president ial election based in part on preserving or repealing this law, after multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court, the Affordable Care act is here to stay. The court rejected the argument brought by opponents of the law that the language in the bill dealing with subsidies to low income americans was meant only to apply to consumers in the 16 states that set up their open exchanges. That would have taken away the financial benefit to more than 6 Million People in the other 34 states that ar
We love our country. Most importantly, we love each other. And i will tell you, there is a lot of prayer in this state. So youre going see all of us try to lift these nine families up in prayer because they need us. And emotional governor nicky haley spoke yesterday as officials announced the suspect in wednesday night ace Fatal Shooting in charleston, South Carolina had been captured. The nine victims are being remembered from coast to coast today. Prayer vigils were held across cities ashgs cross the country club chicago, Denver Portland and more than a dozen lawmakers gathered on the capital lawnol lawn. Its almost impossible to imagine the tragedy. Good morning to morning joe. Were live in washington and we have New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters white house correspond for American Urban Radio Networks april ryan Pulitzer Prize winning communist and editor of the Washington Post and msnbc political analyst, Eugene Robinson and president and south korea of the askman institute, w