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Racism. Also terrorists strike in three separate attacks on three continents including a beach resnort tunisia. Dozens of people are killed we have new details coming in this hour. But we begin with the breaking news out of new york. A possible new lead in the search for those two escaped inmates in new york. The police about to hold a press conference, there you see the microphone. Once it begin wesll go there live. New information coming in well have that News Conference once it starts. It seems to have a major new lead shifting resources as a result. Were about to get details. Lets also get to the historic decision of the United States today by a 54 vote the court legalized samesex marriage in all 50 states and the district of columbia. Cheers broke out in the crowd gathered in front of the court as the decision was revealed. 13 states still have samesex marriage bans in place. Others were challenging court orders vacating those bans. The Supreme Court Justice Anthony kennedy was the swing vote. He delivered the majority opinion saying marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The constitution grants them that right. This decision comes a day after the u. S. Supreme court handed the Obama Administration another huge victory by upholding a key part of the Affordable Care act, or obamacare. Just a little while ago president obama reacted to the samesex marriage decision. This ruling will strengthen all of our communities by offering to all loving samesex couples the dignity of marriage across this great land. In my second inaugural address i said that if we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. It is gratifying to see that principle enshrined into law by this decision. President obama reached out directly to the lead plaintiff as Jim Obergefell was talking to pamela brown he received the unexpected call from the president. Hello . Is this jim . Yes, it is mr. President. Jim, when i saw you, we were hoping for good news and we did. I just want to say congratulations. Thank you so much, sir. You know, your leadership on this has changed the country. I appreciate that mr. President. Its an honor to have been able to fight for my marriage and live up to my commitments to my husband. So i appreciate everything youve done for the Lgbt Community and its an honor to have become part of that fight. Im proud of you know that not only have you been a great example for people youre going to bring about a lasting change in this country. Its rare when that happen ss to i couldnt be prouder of you and your husband. God bliss you. Thank you sir, that means an incredible amount to me. Yeah thank you. Thank you. Take care. Thank you for the call mr. President. The president says byebye. Two days, two major victories for the president , for the white house handed down from the Supreme Court. Joining us from the white house is the Communications Director general tsaki. You said they got the word the Affordable Care act would havent to go away. What was the reaction today . Jen. No one knows when these decisions will come down. The president was in the residence working on his remarks for his eulogy. The news came down, he was called by one of his senior aides, valerie jarrett, he could not be more thrilled as you saw him say in the rose garden for the millions of garngsy, lesbian, bisexual and Transgender Americans who dont have to live under this cloud of uncertainty. Its an exciting day for people across the country. That was a nice gesture he made to make a personal to Jim Obergefell. You saw that live on cnn. I dont know if he knew we were taking it live but it was a nice gesture. Did he also have you and his aides, his speech writers, to speeches ready to go in case the Supreme Court ruled the other way . Oh wolf i know thats always a favorite question. I have to say in any of these cases the set of remarks he wants to deliver is the set of remarks that moves the country forward and obviously having gay couples across the country being able to marry, being able to be recognized is what our preference was. We knew he wanted to make a big Statement Like he did in the rose garden. All of us remember in 2012 when he changed his position said publicly he now supports gay marriage. I assume you agree with me that that had an impact on Public Attitudes across the country . Well whats important to remember here and the president would say this too, there are brave activists across the country who have been speaking out, taking steps, changing legislatures for years now and they deserve a great deal of credit for where we are today. I remember as you do wolf i know you covered this election closely back in 2004. There were state Ballot Initiatives that were divisive Huge Campaign issues. Were just over ten years past that and look where we are today. So this preponderate as you know, ended dont ask, dont tell, we ended we have made sure people can have hospital visits and equal benefits in the federal government theres more that obviously can be done and will be done but today is significant not just for the president but millions of couples across the country. This is really a major historic week for the president. He began the week by saying hes fearless in trying to make sure lingering aspects of racism that still exist in the country hell speak out about that. Well hear more from him later today. Hell jewel skies the pastor at the emanuel ame church. He got the Affordable Care act decision he wanted from the Supreme Court, the samesex marriage decision the trade promotion, the authority for that. How big of a week has this been for the president . Well its been a big week for the president and the american people. I think you heard him say this morning, wolf, that sometimes there are long days and long slogs and a lot of work done by a lot of people not just in the administration but around the country but then sometimes justice strikes like a thunderbolt and we felt i guess two thunderbolts one today and one yesterday. Its been an incredible week and were just really looking forward to moving ahead from here. Well have live coverage of the president s eulogy in charleston later this afternoon. Jen sachi, thanks very much for joining us. I want to get to the breaking news out of new york. Theres a new lead in the search for the two escaped killers in new york. The police are holding a News Conference. I want you to listen. This is major charles e. Guess of the new York State Police. Good afternoon. Ill read a prepared statement then open it up for questions. Im major charles guess, Troop Commander at troop b and Incident Commander for this event. I want to thank our Law Enforcement partners for joining me today. Their assistance in equipment, personnel and expertise has been invaluable. In the search for david sweat and richard Matt Franklin county continues to be our primary area of focus. Communities north of the village of malone toward the canadian boarder will see a strong Law Enforcement presence today as the search continues. We have developed evidence in our search area that the suspects may be headed towards canada. We cannot get into specifics of the evidence we have recovered while investigating this particular lead. That evidence is is still being evaluated by our laboratory as part of the investigative process. But based on what we know at this point, we have a high degree of confidence in our conclusion. We cant talk specifically because we dont want to put information in the public that could jeopardize finding david sweat and richard matt and returning them to prison where they belong. Residents will continue to see a strong Law Enforcement presence in the town of belmont as the search continue there is. We are following all leads in this area until they are exhausted. We have more than 1,100 Law Enforcement officers federal, state and local at our disposal involved in a search area with a collaborative effort with our partners and will continue until these inmates are captured. We want to thank the public for their support and continue to urge residents to continue to call 911 if they see anything and i repeat anything suspicious. Continue to check seasonal camps and trail cameras for anything out of place. We have dozens of experienced investigators tracking each lead and we are benefitting from the expertise of our state, local and federal partners. We continue to Work Together as a team during this investigation. Again, we ask the public to remain alert, take any necessary safety precautions and remain vigilant about reporting anything out of the ordinary. Well open it up to questions. Reporter how did you know they were a couple miles away now we think they here in canada . It these do with predictive analysis that we have on the staff and some of the evidence that we have collected and the determinations and the estimations based on the environmental conditions out here their possible rate of travel when theyre moving day versus night and we like to get ahead of these individuals so were moving in a north northwest direction. Reporter what about the dna in evidence the second cabin . Weve collected additional items submitted to the lab for confirmation and the items we have selected and submitted have been weve drawn definitive conclusions from that although i wont get into the nature of the conclusions. Reporter what about the cabin in the town of malone . Can you tell us what time you think they were last there in that cabin from the town of malone . Fientds have been made in the town of belmont and malone. I wont get into the timeline because thats not germane to this particular conversation. But our movements north and west from probably ought to tell you what you need to know about this. How long ago were they in malone . Again, thats specific to the finds weve made and the samples weve submitted to the lab. I wont give you a time frame on that. Reporter do you have reason to believe they might be in canada or heading towards canada . We have no reason to believe theyre in canada yet but our canadian partners and partners of the Customs Border patrol and protection are standing up a picket line using their available resources to ensure they dont cross the border so were operating under the premise that theyre still within new york state. Reporter have there been any credible sites . There has been no definitive credible sighting based on a description but were certain the evidence is conclusive. There was a reported sighting days ago that led us to the initial find of evidence but nothing that has been 100 conclusionive as far as the physical sighting and description. Reporter [ inaudible question ] what have you got on them . They have some basic supplies that you might find in a hunting cabin. They have taken some items with them. Theyve dropped some items and left something behind the aids in our search effort that weve collected and submitted to the lab. Reporter are there two additional cabin, belmont and malone . Or just one additional . We have some additional camp were prosecuting as a target and an additional field site i came from from this conference were prosecuting as a target. What have you learned about these men that theyve been able to elude 1,100 Law Enforcement officers over the last 21 days . If you were involved in the press conference the captain described how challenging this environment is. Its rugged tenacious, the weather has not cooperated its probably been as much of a challenge to the inmates as it has been to Law Enforcement. Although we have 1,100 and that sounds like a high number, if youve been in owls head you can see why thats a challenge for Law Enforcement. Reporter [ inaudible question ] i dont know anything in particular but i presume based on the way our evidence and our future thinkers are planning is to theyre primarily moving at night. Were up on everything going on during the day but we have an equal presence at night designed to detect their movement. Reporter are you worried about the Public Losing conversation . No, the simple answer is no im not concerned that the public is losing confidence. In addition to talking to you folks and trying to find two escaped murderers, im out with the public and they are expressing nothing but confidence in the new York State Police and all of our assets and resources and partners behind me. These folks are like anybody else you might find in new york state, theyre very resilient and vigilant and theyre standing guard to assist Law Enforcement. One more question. Reporter [ inaudible question ] items and evidence do they have an advantage to keep going . They probably have every reason to keep going. The items we have found have been significant and we feel if that was the only thing we were carrying when they dropped it thats in our advantage. As ive said from day one, we presume theyre armed and dangerous and well fact that manner. Youre saying theres 1,100 and that doesnt seem like a lot. I know theres supposed to be testing for the set up in plattsburgh, i know theres maybe 150 troopers and tests are being held at this time are you looking to replace manpower . The good news is the state police can do more than one thing at a time and do it well. The testing will continue. It whether not negatively impact our search in the north country. Thank you very much. Thats major charles guess, the Troop E Commander of the new York State Police making major news right there announcing that these two suspects two convicted killers who escaped from that maximum security prison in new york state may be heading towards canada right now now. They have a high degree of certainty. Lets go to cnns Boris Sanchez in malone new york, with the latest. What relation you hearing, boris . Good afternoon, wolf. This is the first big break in the case since a week ago where a cabin was discovered broken into and dna that matched richard matt and david sweat were discovered. Recently officers telling us they discovered another cabin and a camp with coop collusive evidence the men were in that area evidence that indicates theyre moving in a north northwesterly direction. The officer was asked if these men may be in canada. He said he did not believe so. Apparently the men left some items behind and took some with them that increases the possibility that may may be armed. Officers have been operating under the assumption that they are armed from the beginning because theres so many seasonal hunting cabins, so many webs investigators dont have an inventory of the weapons around so they say its highly likely the men are armed. Theyre asking the public to watch out for anything out of place, especially if they own property in the area and they want any anyone with information to give them a call. The biggest break in the case since a week ago, officers hope they are closing in on these killers. Very Dramatic Development the new York State Police commander also suggesting these two guys are moving at night, not necessarily during the day and they apparently are still moving together. They havent separated. Well have much more on this story coming up a major break potentially in the search r search for these two convicted killers. Thanks boris, very much. Well have more on these breaking stories coming up. Also much more on the historic u. S. Supreme Court Decision today. Is well get reaction from the new york city mayor bill de blasio. Hell join us live. Plus Funeral Services under way for the reverend Clementa Pinckney pinckney. Well go there live. Then later, 37 people are killed at a beach resort in tunisia in one of a series of deadly terror attacks on three continents. Leave coverage coming up. Its just the strangest thing. The warning signs of alzheimers disease, may be right in front of you. Its alright baby. 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This is where the modern gay rights union began and theres a sense that that was the fight worth fighting and its culminated with the supreme Court Decision today. Its comes on the eve of the gay pride parade that youre having in new york city is that right . Yeah on sunday and it will be the Biggest Party weve ever seen because its going to be just joy. So many people have been waiting for this moment where their lives can be fuller because the fact that they love someone will no longer be held against them under the law. It will be fully embraced and recognized recognized. This is the kind of thing that shows people what the promise of america is that were embracing all of our people. That parade on sunday will be like nothing youve seen before. It will be truly joyous. Were you anticipating is this 54 decision by the Supreme Court . Youve been a close observer of the debate Going Forward in our country. Yeah. I think one thing we should see about this moment in history. Ten years ago this would have been inconceivable. I think we got to today because people at the grassroots all over the country fought hard and worked up from the local level to the state level. You saw the dominos falling. I felt in my heart that the Supreme Court beyond their legal decision would be looking at the trajectory of the country and the fact that the people with this country were voting with their feet and making their own decisions. I thought in the end the Supreme Court would have to recognize this. Its such an obvious matter of fairness. People are simply asking for the right to be validated in who they love. I was hopeful but we knew it was at best going to be a close decision and you never know until its over. So theres such a great feeling. Ive talked to people over the last couple of hours such a sense of jubilation respecting peoples right to love is being validated. The critics, those who oppose samesex marriage and weve gotten statements from all of the republican president ial candidates, theyre disappointed. They say it should have been left to the states. To them you say what . Look this is such a fundamental right, of course it had to be handled on a national level. This is about having a country thats inclusive and respects all of our citizens. For all the members of the Lgbt Community, they were asking for the same rights as everyone else. You cant do that on a piecepiecemeal basis. Thats not particularly american or fair. Theres been a growing sentiment in this country over the last few years that this should be resolved once and for all on a national basis. I think the republicans are missing the point here. The people of this country have come to a conclusion that this right should be guaranteed to all. If there are people out there in various businesses that serve weddings florists or bands or caterers who are evangelical christians or catholics or Orthodox Jews who oppose samesex marriage should they for their own religious freedom have to right to refuse to participate in samesex marriage s s . Im certain there will be important legal issues to be played out here but my advice to everyone is to recognize that this is about celebrating love. This is about celebrating the fact that family is being born and is going to be a positive part of our society and we should put those divisions behind us. I would hope that folks who today think they dont want to be a part of such ceremonies would come to realize theyre a good and healthy thing for everyone but the narrow legal questions will be worked out in the coming months and years. Mayor de blasio thanks very much for joining us. Thank you, wolf. I know there will be a lot of excitement in new york city this weekend with that gay pride pride. It will take on an added significance in the aftermath of this landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court. Bill de blasio thank you. Still to come horrific scene when a gunman opens fire on a beach in tunisia. 37 people are skilled. This wasnt the only terror attack today. And in a short time were expecting to see president obama deliver the eulogy at the funeral for state senator Clementa Pinckneys funeral. Well bring it to you live when it happens. If you have moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis like me. And youre talking to a rheumatologist about a biologic this is humira. This is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. This is humira helping me reach for more. Doctors have been prescribing humira for more than 10 years. Humira works for many adults. 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Lets get more now on the horrific attack in tunisia where gunmen opened fire on a popular beach where a bunch of tourists were vacationing. Robin, i understand you had a chance to speak with a witness. Tell us what you learned. Well wolf as more people arrive at the scene youre getting an idea of just how horrific the few minutes that these gunmen opened fire on people lying on sun beds must have been. Were seeing pictures of bloodied sun beds blood in the sand and, indeed hearing eyewitness accounts like the woman we spoke to earlier today who described hearing about 30 seconds of rapid gunfire and then watching people running from that beach front, trying to get over fences, trying to get away in any form possible from these gunmen in what would have been a very happy day. It would have been a humid, mediterranean day on the beach front. People enjoying themselves. There would have been children as well. Plenty of tourists from europe and we know at least one irishman has dead. That has been confirmed by the Irish Foreign ministry. Then of course people trying to get away. So they were trying to barricade themselves in bathrooms, hotel rooms and putting up mattresses to try and stop the gunman from entering the hotel in any way possible. Has anyone claimed responsibility for this horrific terror attack robyn . Not as far as we know. But, wolf there was a similar attack to this in march, youll remember at the bardo museum where 20 foreigners were killed. A very similarstyle attack gunman walking in. These particular gunmen in this case we are hearing reports that there were three gunmen in this beach resort attack but in the bardo museum as well going into the museum targeting people who had no way of fighting back and Tunisian Police responding. At the moment we do understand at least one gunman is still on the loose. One has been captured and one has been killed early in the attack. This is going cause more damage to tunisias already flailing tourism industry. 7 of its gdp, but still incredibly important and props up another of other businesses and, indeed, the economy as well. Robyn, were just getting a statement from the u. S. Secretary of Homeland Security jeh johnson, responding to these attacks on three continents in france kuwait and tunisia. He says todays terrorists attacks in france tunisia and kuwait are a reminder of the evolving global terrorist threats. We stand in support of the people of those countries and mourn the loss of those kills then he says this. This is important for our viewers in the United States. He says particularly with the upcoming july 4 holiday here there the United States, the department of Homeland Security and the fbi continue to communicate with state and local Law Enforcement about what we know and. See we are encouraging Law Enforcement to be vigilant and prepared. 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In charleston for us our cnn anchor don lemon, political commentator van jones, theyre outside the mother emanuel church. Don, this funeral thats taking place a few blocks away at the td arena at the college of charleston. Theyve packed several house people there, but thousands of others couldnt get in is that right . Yeah 4,500 people got in and thousands of others were not able hundreds of others were not able to get in. They reached capacity very quickly. People were lined up at daybreak to get inside that arena. Van jones is with me. He witnessed it i witnessed it. We saw crowds going in. People walked up to us saying i came all the way from louisiana, i came all the way from new jersey and i couldnt get in. But as youre seeing now from the pictures youre looking at friends of Clementa Pinckney are speaking out. This is kylon middleton, a friend who served with him in the fight for civil rights and equal rights here. But its a hot day here in charleston but a calm day and people are very aware of whats going on. The president has just arrived, the motorcade just went by and weer that cheers go up van. So theyre excited about that but theyre excited with whats happening with rights around the country. Before i speak to van, lets listen for a moment van. I said pinckney dont play that game because im pretty tough. And so it was that he was in the class and not being studus and i would take him aside and i said pinckney, you need to spend some more time. Then we would go over and i would give him private tutorials and he would not put the time in and i said you see me next summer. Amen amen. Amen. [ laughter ] but from that time the seminary because of pinckney they changed the whole rules so no longer do you have to go through the summer intensive, now they offer it during the year. He had a passion for Educational Excellence which pushed him through the leadership of Bishop Williams to go to wesley Theological Seminary where he will posthumously earn a doctor of ministry degree. Clap [ applause ] his parents were my parents. His mom, mother akins, he called me one day and he said middleton where are you . Just so happened i happened to be in charleston that day. He said i need you go to red lobster and get a table together because im going to bring my mom there, she received some very bad news from the doctor. He said i dont want you to say nothing, i want you cheer her up. Because he knew i was just that way. And so it was that when she came we talked and laughed and we began to cheer her up not knowing that she only had a few weeks to live. But he loved his mother. He loved his father. When they would be traveling he said middleton were coming through north carolina. I want you to have a bed ready for me and dad. And so it was, i had a bed ready for him and dad. When they went up and when they came back. And then he called me one day and he said middleton jonetta is having some problems with one of those boys. I need you to take him because your son is a soldier. And i told jonette, if anyone is with him, middleton can do it. So it was we met in a parking lot in columbia South Carolina and they packed him up and i took him home amen. Our children were tied together just that way. Jennifer belonged to both of us. Pinckney would call me up and he would say jennifer is having a conference in myrtle beach. I want you to take jennifer out everyday. Take her out the the conference and then lastly im going to come join you all at the end of the week and im going vacation at your house. [ laughter ] i took jennifer everyday to her conference and then he didnt know i was cooking for her because he didnt realize i cook and we ate good meals and when he came we went out. Amen. [ laughter ] and then one morning id given them the master bedroom suite down stairs and i was staying upstairs. He came to the bottom of the step and he said Middleton Middleton i said what on earth is wrong with you . Im not cooking breakfast. He said jennifer is pregnant i said i do not do it [ cheers and applause ] because she was staying with me all week long. And he said i know you did not do it. Then he gave me a stick. I said what is this . He said see . See . And it was wet [ laughter ] so she found out she was pregnant flight my house. You remember that . [ laughter ] jennifer belonged to both of us. Thats why it was no secret that when el jana was born when he said push, i was i was saying push too. Amen. We were together. And it was not a secret or strange when she call made the wednesday night when i was stepping out of bible study and i could not even discern or understand what she was saying but she said the one thing i could understand that she said on the phone, i need you to get to charleston right now. And because jennifer called and said those words i dont know how i got from georgetown to charleston i broke every speed law but the lord held back every state trooper. [ laughter ] and we were able to get together and weve been taking care of them ever since. He took great care even when it was time to name his children. We would talk Jennifer Pinckney and i. And he said he wanted eliannas name to be elianna yvette because he had a particular name. Mallanas name because it had a particular meaning. He loved to eat. We had movie nights. We had a movie night scheduled. He was a man of purpose, a man of conviction, a man of compassion. He was a man of god. Mine a mica 6 and 8 says he has shown you, oh mortal, what is good. And what does the law require of you . To act justly and to have mercy and to walk humbly with your god. So as i take my seat im here to let you know that my brother loved god, acted justly loved mercy and continued to walk humbly with god until his last day. Amen. [ applause ] ask ask. And the people of god shall say amen. We thank those who have come thus far and the two remaining reflections we ask that you come now and share with us as we continue in this ongoing celebration worship experience. So come let us hear. Id like to say good day to all. Im here to say a few words of remembrance conference my cousin brother Clementa Pinckney. When i first looked at the program i looked down and i heard all these speakers and i said to myself why did they put all these preachers ahead of me . [ laughter ] and my wife looked and said well, youre a deacon. I said but im baptist. These are ames. Anyway were going try to do what thus says the lord. And then i got consternation in knowing after they was saying so many good things about him and what he meant to them. But a then i started thinking i said you know they got clementa when he was ripe. We had him when he was raw. [ laughter ] you see, we saw him grow in to what he became and we love him dearly. And we never will forget that beautiful smile he had. You see, he got that smile from his mother and he got that heavy voice from his daddy. You know as he was growing, i remembered him as a little baby and i his mother used to sing lullabies to him to put him to sleep. He didnt cry much or anything like that he just looked around at his environment as if he was trying to say who to say, who am i and where do i come from and where and bho are all of these people. When he was just a little toddler lying quietly on his mothers chest at the old home spot and all of us would gather at grandmas house. As we sat around the Kitchen Table waiting for whatever she pulled off the stove. Pulled out of the oven and turned to his mother and said thats a fine baby. And hes such a good child. Then grandma began to sing a song that sing to define his life. She would sing this song so eloquently. I want to live so god can use me anywhere. I want to live so god can use me. These are friends of loved ones of the reverend dr. Clementa pinckney speaking about him now. Anytime someone says you know you got him when he was right and we knew him when he was wrong, that is someone that goes way back with you. Were going to continue to listen to the loved ones. Were going to take a break as the president of the United States has arrived here in Charleston South Carolina and he will speak and give the eulogy. Well be back. And this new kibble blend is so healthy. Thank you. No, nancy, thank you. Kibbles n bits. Because every bit matters. You total your brand new car. 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Hes outside the Mother Emanuel Ame Church only a few blocks away don, as weve been pointing out from the thousands who have gathered for this funeral of the reverend Clementa Pinckney who was together with eight others brutally murdered a week or so ago. Reporter yeah absolutely. Maybe just a block away. We can actually see the crowd from the facility here the tv arena. The church is right in the shadow just behind it. Joining me is van jones, our political kmen state are to. And then the president has to give the eulogy in a short time. So i think everyone is saying this is going to be this is an important week for his presidency. Yeah. Reporter everyone is going to be paying attention to this. This could change his legacy. Its not an easy speech i dont think, to give. Hes given this speech but not the exact same speech a number of times. This speech is especially difficult. Hes come to the end of this big week. At the same time the last time you and i were outside and it was this hot, we were in ferguson a tragedy that torn a community apart. This tragedy has brought this community together. How does the president come in and take us through tough subject matter racism et cetera without making it worse . Its very difficult to come into a community thats actually moving in the right direction and actually propel it forward. He needs to be able to deal with the tough issues and, at the same time leave us higher. He can do it, but its a challenge. Reporter im going to differ with you a little bit. Because of the things that have happened with health care and just the last hours with samesex marriage i think it helps propel him in the right direction. Theres a wind at his back right now and, at the same time once you get here as you know the emotionality is all over the place. People want to feel the healing. They want their pain spoken to but in a way that leaves us higher. If anybody can do it this president can do it. I dont want to underestimate the difficulty of this speech. You dont want to drop it at the end. A lot of pressure on this president to do well today. You know id say its going to be tough, in my summation, to follow the families. Yes. Because the families have really led in teaching people i think, how one should react in the most positive way that one can in the most difficult situation. In some ways the families have been the moral leaders of the country. Of the world. Of the world. Often when you have an act of terrorism and i call this an act of terrorism. This is was a political assassination. This was not just the murder of nine people. That is true. Its a tragedy. On top of that its a political assassination. This was an act of terror. Usually after that you say we want vengeance. This Community Says we want grace, healing and mercy. But we do want justice. The president is speaking to a Different Group today. And the president has arrived here wolf and hes going to be speaking in a short time. Of course well carry it live on cnn and you and i will be reporting throughout the day here as the president makes his way to speak. Hes here now. And as he does it and leaves and what it all means after that. Wolf . Its a really powerful moment as you know don and van. Not only for the president , the first lady is with him, the Vice President of the United States is with him as well. This is going to be a very powerful speech on one of the most sensitive subjects that the president has to deliver. Unfortunately, he has had to deliver this speech too many times so far in his sixplus years as president of the United States. I know hes worked hard on the speech. Were told by his aides that its largely been drafted by him. Speechwriters have helped. There you can see only moments ago the president and first lady arriving aboard air force one in Charleston South Carolina. Since he knew the reverend pinckney and hes familiar with the community, he knows the horrendous nature of what happened white supremacist, a racist goes out there, goes to a church spent an hour or so in a bible study session with the minister and other wonderful people and then takes out a weapon and kills those people its just a horrendous situation. Well have complete coverage of the president as he gets ready to speak. So please stay with us for that. Don is going to be with us of course throughout the day. Ill be back at 5 00 p. M. Eastern in the situation room. Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin picks up our coverage right now. This is cnn and im Brooke Baldwin. Thank you for joining me here on this friday. Well take you back to that Funeral Service for the pastor in charleston in just a moment. First, a Huge Development in this desperate hunt for the two escaped inmates. Theres new evidence to suggest that the inmates are heading towards canada. Three weeks now on the run. Still no capture. But, we are now hearing a burglary led to a cabin in malone new york where well take you live. But first, a historic moment in this country today. From this day forward, samesex marriage is now legal in the United States of america. The u. S. Supreme court handing down a 54