Pianist Emmanuel Ax, The
Pianist Emmanuel Ax, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director Yuri Temirkanov perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1. From a 1996 concert at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Peter McGrath Recordings)
Thousands of mourners are gathered Friday to hear President Barack Obama pay tribute to the pastor and eight parishioners of the Emanuel AME Church today. The nine were slain at the church during a Bible study session last week in what authorities are investigating as a racially-motivated attack. Today&#8217;s service for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was also a state senator, promised to be another wrenching but cathartic occasion for the community to say goodbye to the victims. Hansi Lo Wang of NPR joins Here & Now&#8217;s Jeremy Hobson from Charleston with details. Guest

Hansi Lo Wang, reporter for NPR’s Code Switch team. He tweets @hansilowang.