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A South Carolina Highway Patrol honor guard carries Sen. Clementa Pinckney's casket to the Statehouse, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. Pinckney's open coffin was being put on display under the dome where he served the state for nearly 20 years. He was one of those killed in a mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.(AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
A South Carolina Highway Patrol honor guard carries Sen. Clementa Pinckney's casket to the Statehouse, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. Pinckney's open coffin was being put on display under the dome where he served the state for nearly 20 years. He was one of those killed in a mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.(AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt) A South Carolina Highway Patrol honor guard carries Sen. Clementa Pinckney's casket to the Statehouse, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. Pinckney's open coffin was being put on display under the dome where he served the state for nearly 20 years. He was one of those killed in a mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.(AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. WHO IS THE LATEST PERSON ARRESTED IN PRISON BREAK

Prison guard Gene Palmer, who delivered frozen meat with tools hidden inside to two inmates before they escaped, faces arraignment.

2. SLAIN PASTOR’S LEGACY LIVES ON

Parishioners of Emanuel African Methodist Church vow to carry on the work of Clementa Pinckney in the Charleston community.