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You are hearing the bells that are ringing in Charleston South Carolina right now as an audio as a way of saying we are in unity, and standing by outside mother emanuel is correspondent adam reese. Adam, tell me what youre experiencing there this morning. Reporter the healing at emanuel is under way. Outside thousands line the streets. Inside, filled with black and white, people of all races as charleston mourns nine lives lost. Inside melissa, in the front row, Governor Haley. You have mayor riley, and i should point out about 16 rose back, Rick Santorum is here. The priest said early on the ...

Yesterday afternoon, relatives of those victims confronted the shooter to tell him that they forgive him. Much more on that in just a moment. Were also on the show going to be tackling the controversy of whether South Carolina should still be flying the Confederate Flag. Americans more divided on that question than you might think. Plus turning away from the tragedy for a bit, its also been a vang week in the world of politics, one that has the potential to have Lasting Impact on the race for president. Well be getting into that later in the show. But, we begin this morning in South Carolina. ...

This morning my question can president obama end perpetual war . And plus the real fight over reproductive rights. It is about access. And we will go below the line to hear from americas homeless children, but first, these boots were made for combat. Good morning, im Melissa Harrisperry. This week marked the second of two seismic shifts in the United States military in just over two years. The first was december of 2010 when president obama signed the repeal of the dont ask, dont tell law and ending a policy that mandated shame and secrecy as requirements for service. The second happened on th...

Why dont you tell us about that. Reporter washington, d. C. , in the summer of 1963 was more than a little nervous about the prospect of a big civil rights march coming to the city, and that worry extended from the president on down, a fear that if it went badly, it could derail the efforts to pass the nations most important civil rights law. Its easy to see now why the march on washington is celebrated as a landmark in the Civil Rights Movement. It helped to shape Public Opinion after decades of struggle, says todd perdom, author of a forth coming book about that period. I think its probably ...

Complicated than any of us realized. The details of that in a discussion is ahead. And last week, we inducted lloyd benson into the debate hall of fame. This week, on another big anniversary, another president ial debate question i want to bring before the hall of fame committee, maybe the hall of shame committee for this one. Either way, a moment that had a Ripple Effect were still feeling and well talk about it. First, once again, it is a sunday morning in october. It is a Holiday Weekend in fact. Happy early columbus day to all of you. Also an nfl sunday. Still eight hours before the marqui...