Favorite Moments With Host Liane Hansen
Longtime <em>Weekend Edition Sunday</em> host Liane Hansen is closing in on her last show, and we're reminding listeners that there's a timeline of special moments on the program going back to 1989, including Nelson Mandela's release from prison, singer Joni Mitchell and Liane's trip to Egypt.
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.