Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Federal prosecutors said Roof drove about 20 miles to Branch AME Church.
He killed nine innocent people out of racial hatred.
"I felt like I had to do it, and I still feel like I had to do it," he said of killing nine black Bible study members in 2015.
The judge also banned relatives of the victims from attending the hearing.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The convicted murderer and white supremacist says he won't call witnesses or introduce evidence.
An artist creates a powerful memorial to the nine black parishioners killed at Mother Emanuel.
“I went to that church in Charleston and, uh, I did it,” Roof said of the shooting that killed nine.
Caesar will perform at a memorial event for the one year anniversary of the mass shooting at Emanuel AME church.