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we will bring all of the resources of the federal government to bear on this case. this is the number one priority of the department of justice and i can assure the citizens of this community that anything that we can do at the federal level with this case will be done and justice will be served for the victims. >> just on the hate crime issue as well, i've already asked our hate crime task force, the new york state hate crime task force to be investigating as well. so it is being treated absolutely as a hate crime. and i've been in touch with officials in washington and at the white...

That so many people were known to each other. our church buries about half of the homicide victims in the city right now through a special program that we have. and so we've been involved in grief counseling for years. it's kind of one of the things we're known for. but nothing could have prepared us or this community for this. you know, so i wear two hats. one as the council president, then one as the pastor of true bethel. at the end of the day, it's about getting people through the grieving first so we can get to some type of healing. >> i know it's still early, but is there anything more y...

Proof. it's not nothing, but it's a low standard of proof. so prosecutors are going to have to convince a judge that they have reasonable cause that the defendant has committed the charged crime. given what we've heard from authorities, it seems like that will not be a difficult task for prosecutors here. >> and based on what officials said at the press conference, it seems more charges will be coming. we'll be following every single angle. elie, charles, thank you so much. we'll be right back with the senior pastor at true beth-el baptist church. you're in "the cnn newsroom." verizon has fa...

Continuing our coverage of breaking news, the mass shooting in buffalo, new york that left ten people dead. the fbi calls it pure evil and a racially motivated hate crime. the white 18-year-old suspect was arraigned a short time ago on murder charges. joining us now on the phone is darius prigden, president of the buffalo city council and senior pastor at true beth-el baptist church. how are you doing and what has it been like in your community today in the wake of this shooting? >> first of all, thank you for having me. it's tough. i've had the task of informing at least one family that their...