Its the key to a happy marriage. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Claiming victory, president obama today declared his Signature Health care program widely known as obamacare is here to stay. Just hours after the u. S. Supreme court upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care act, the president seen here celebrating the decision with his chief of staff took to a rose garden podium to proclaim obamacare has survived. After nearly a century of talk, decades of trying, a year of bipartisan debate, we finally declared that in america, health care is not a privilege for a few but a right for all. The case centered on what is essentially the underpinning of the entire law. The government subsidies make it cheaper for people to buy Health Insurance. The decision directly affects over 6 million americans and well walk you through the ruling who it affects and the political reaction
Dozens sick. And the warning for families headed to the parks. Good evening, we begin tonight with a remarkable and wrenching moment that played out today. Not even two days after losing their loved ones, the grieving families in charleston facing the accused killer. This is what he looked like, the accused gunman, dylann roof. Each family telling him what hes done to them. He was surrounded by armed guards. The families could see him, and he heard every word. And their messages were unlike anything weve heard before. Heres Steve Osunsami in South Carolina. Reporter tonight, nearly 48 hours after allegedly murdering nine people, hes standing in front of a judge. 21yearold dylann roof said very little. But in his first crowded Court Appearance everything thats beautiful and inspiring about the people of charleston came pouring out. The families of his alleged victims, opened their hearts. The daughter of ethel lance. You took something precious away from me. I will never talk to her eve
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
Traffic stop outside shelby, North Carolina. He was driving and did not resist arrest. The suspect in the shooting, twunyearold dylann roof. Roof is now in custody. Police arrested him this morning in that traffic stop in shelby North Carolina. Thats about four hours north of where we are here in charleston. Just over an hour ago mayor joe riley thanking the public and the media for helping with the arrest of the 21yearold. We are able to arrest this awful person in shelby North Carolina because we got the word out. And a good sign wonderful sign that in america, you know we dont let bad people like this get away with these dastardly deeds. Officials are calling this a hate crime. That coming last night from the chief of police here. Its been said several times by the Law Enforcement agencies as well, at this point we know that he walked into this church. Again, the church just a block behind me. Walked into the church last night during bible study. He stayed for about an hour. Attend
And to the other families im sorry about what happened. Obviously, you guys are devastated as we are, but i know for a fact things will get better as time goes on. I just want to thank you guys for reaching out to me. Were going to hear more from that impressive young man and tim jackson lost his 87yearold grandmother. Just hard to process that. My grandma had to leave earth this way. Its just real really hard and its challenging because i dont believe that she deserved to kind of go this way. And the pastor of the Emanuel Church is is being remembered as a force in that community. He is the one minister the one leader that brought that kind of zeal and energy to our church. And he will be extremely missed in this community and especially as the leerd of our church. Amazing person the nation and Law Enforcement now turning their full focus on the case at hand of this alleged shooter. Last night, we learned from a woman who spoke to one of the survivors that the killer allegedly allowed