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baltimore moving forward. the curfew put in place after the most violent demonstrations earlier this week is now officially over. and the national guard is in the process of slowly withdrawing from the city as well following a few nights of relative calm. hello, everyone. i'm patty ann brown. welcome to america's news headquarters. >> and i'm eric shawn. again, today the crowds attending a peace rally. they were indeed peaceful. it is a gathering of hope and faith as religious leaders work for healing. this is maryland governor larry hogan calling today to be a day of prayer for the entire state,
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and there's more optimism from baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake who says she's confident about moving her city forward. >> right now i'm very confident. what we saw over the past few days is not just the resiliency of our city but also our community coming together. we want to heal our city. we know we have challenges in baltimore. we know that there's work to be done. >> that of course is the hope. mike tobin, who was in the middle of the riots last week and is in a seemingly different baltimore right now. hi, mike. >> reporter: hi eric. you talk about the day of prayer. that's exactly what's going on here on the grounds outside of city hall. this is the empowerment temple led by the very well-known jamal bryant. what they're stressing here is this is a multifaith event here. stressing muslim christian, and jewish. as you look out through the crowd, you can see a few women
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dressed in the arab hijab. you can see a few yamakas in the crowd. some of the demonstrators said it's very important for the faiths to come together as they work toward a come goal. the power in the city really goes back to the hands of the demonstrators. that is because the state of emergency and the curfew -- or in the state of emergency so much but the curfew has been lifted. as the governor larry hogan and the mayor here have said they so desperately want to see this city turn the corner and go back to a normal way of life. here's the governor. >> the mayor and i both talked and agreed that we think it's time to get the community back to normal again. you know it's been a very hard week. but we've kept everybody safe. since monday night, we haven't had any serious problems. i just thank everybody in the community for their help in keeping the calm in keeping the peace. we couldn't have done it without
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them. but it's going to take a little while for us to get totally back to normal but i think lifting the curfew is a good idea. >> reporter: now, the trend has been every night that the crowds will grow and dwindle, both here at city hall and at the intersection of north and pennsylvania by the cvs pharmacy, which has become somewhat of the epicenter for the demonstrations. they'll grow they'll dwindle after dark with a few hard core people who show up intent on having a conflict with police. they generally get that conflict sometime after 10:00. last night we watched it happen with about ten arrests, a smattering of pepper stray and a little bit of bottle throwing coming from a few of the demonstrators who decided to defy the curfew. but gone now is that deadline which creates the point of friction between the police and demonstrators because the curfew is not in place. so again, it goes back to the demonstrators. if the city is going to turn the
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corner it will be because they go through the night without causing any trouble. if the demonstrators decide to bust up the town one more time the national guard is still here and the curfew can go right back into place. eric? >> mike and the singing that we hear quite a contrast to all that shouting. thank you so much. >> well eric, it became an iconic image from last monday's mayhem. rioters looting and burning a cvs store in baltimore. now investigators from across the country are scouring that store, trying to determine who was responsible for that fire. rich edson is live in baltimore with the latest on that story. hi rich. >> reporter: good afternoon. that plywood was down just a short while ago where investigators from the atf had opened it up trying to take a look and find out who is responsible for pet issing this fire. when today removed that plywood, you could still smell the stench of fire. their work is done for today, but they're still continuing here and six other locations throughout the city. also look up there. we've pointed out those holes up there. investigators from atf are
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trying to figure out if they're from a gun, from bullets, and who might be responsible for that. but there is a challenge to these officers. 100 of them atf, in baltimore right now, 40 from across the country investigating all of this. that's the fact that this building was unsecure the day after fire. >> it was certainly a concern of ours that the scene wasn't secured at the time. with that said we're going to be taking a look at things that occurred at the point of time in the fire evidence that might have been left behind afterwards may or may not affect our prosecution, but we'll be able to look and definitively say, okay this was here before the fire this was here after the fire and even though it's not the ideal situation, we can take that into account and ultimately the goal is to build a solid federal case so the people can be held accountable for their actions. >> reporter: and our crews even saw folks going in and out of this building the day after the fire but the atf is looking for who might be responsible. they're looking at video. they're also asking folks in the community if they have cell
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phone video of anything that happened in there they can upload it anonymously at atfbaltimorefire.com. they're offering a $10,000 reward for anyone who can provide information that leads to the arrest of someone who might be responsible for lighting this building on fire. back to you. >> rich edson live in baltimore, thank you. >> police officers put their lives on the line for all of us every day. in new york city we're reminded of that in a very blunt way. a plain clothes police officer is in critical but stable condition after being shot in the head. he's 25-year-old officer brian moore, recovering right now from surgery. last night he and his partner pulled up to a man in queens, who appeared to be adjusting something in his waistband. that's when they say that suspect opened fire striking moore. leah gabriel is live with details. >> hi eric. we're learning the suspect was just arraigned a few minutes ago. we'll have more on the charges against him in a minute. for now, a hospital source tells fox news doctors actually had to
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remove officer brian march's skull to allow for the swelling. police say he's still in critical condition. officer moore has nearly five years on the force and comes from a legacy of service. his father and uncle are retired sergeants. it took officers about an hour and a half after the shooting searching house to house, to find the suspect. they found him in a house near the crime scene on the block where he lives. police took him into custody yesterday evening. according to police 35-year-old demetri yus blackwell has an extensive history for possession of weapons and robbery. officer moore was at the wheel of the patrol car when they exchanged words with blackwell. police say blackwell turned pulled a gun from his waistband, and deliberately fired into their car, hitting officer moore in the head. new york city mayor bill de blasio showed support despite recent tensions with police. >> this was an unconscionable act of violence not just against one police officer, but
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against the city of new york against the values we hold dear. >> he also said this is a reminder of the dangers our officers face daily. this is the fifth time in less than a year that a new york city police officer has been shot. two officers were killed in brooklyn in december. in fact, nationwide there have been 36 police fatalities so far in 2015. in all of 2014 126 officers were killed in the line of duty. and in 2013 nearly 50,000 officers were assaulted. well blackwell has been charged with attempted murder assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. back to you, eric. >> all right, thank you so much for those details. well in the wake of the baltimore riots, greater focus is being given to the underlying issues that some say provoke such unrest. conservatives point out that the city has been run for decades by mostly liberal politicians, raising questions about whether their ideas are working. but democrats firing right back saying the city has never g
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a fair shake. >> baltimore has not had a republican mayor in 50 years. is it unfair to say that the liberal policies have failed the city of baltimore? >> no i think it's an unevenly spread. i would say, for example, with our schools, just prior to the freddie gray incident mayor stephanie rawlings-blake was actually prevailing upon our republican government to release money for school funding. when you have schools that are operating in the 20th century and we're trying to prepare our children for the 21st century, even those children know that they're not being educated in the right kind of way. >> well chief washington correspondent james rosen takes a closer look now at baltimore's political history. >> this is not new. and we shouldn't pretend that it's new. >> reporter: president obama isn't the only elected official looking backward to the riots that rocked baltimore after the assassination of martin luther king to find broad historical trends contributing to the
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latest incidents of rioting. >> what it is is young folks in the community showing decades' old anger frustration, for a system that failed them. it's bigger than freddie gray. this is about the socioeconomics of of poor urban america. >> reporter: but who ran the system that failed the young black men? the city's last mayor. maryland has had only two gop governors since then the second being the incumbent elected six months ago. democratic congressman elijah cummins has spent two decades representing baltimore in the house. the city's city council is exclusively democratic as are the leaders of its schools and major unions. not surprisingly in the flames of baltimore, some see the failed system being one-party rule and liberalism in particular. >> a city is on edge tonight. it's 10:00 p.m. in baltimore. isn't baltimore the epitome of a
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city that's been run by liberal democrats for years? can we make a conclusion that those policies have failed the residents of baltimore? >> it's a group of politicians that believe that the answers to everything lie in ever bigger government and ever more government spending. >> reporter: juan williams a historian of the civil rights movement noted that baltimore shed one-third of its white population starting in 1960 but the community never relinquished basic principles of good governance. >> they still have a right to expect from their politicians results and accountability. here we would have to admit to failure in terms of democratic party politics and policies. >> let me tell you we can go to other cities that are conservative that have been run by other parties, and i'm going to tell you you're going to find places where things are bad also. >> reporter: nor can scarce fund being entirely to blame for baltimore's predicament. only two other school systems in the country spend more per student per year.
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the poverty rate is 2.5 times the rate posted in 1960. american taxpayers have spend $15 trillion combatting poverty. in washington, james rosen, fox news. and overseas now, hundreds of women freed from boko haram militants are now getting desperately needed food and medical care. they're the first group being treated at a refugee camp right now in northeastern nigeria. nearly 700 women and girls were freed by the nigerian military from those terrorists earlier this week. many of them they say, were severely malnourished. officials are right now determining whether those women and the girls are from that group of 200 schoolgirls that was kidnapped by boko haram a year ago, but there's no indication of that. well eric coalition forces attacking isis militants across syria and iraq. 16 air strikes targeted the terror group using fighter jets and remotely piloted drones. the air strikes coming after another deadly day in the iraqi
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capital. at least 19 people were killed in baghdad by two car bombs. isis claims responsibility for the attacks, saying the bombs are revenge for fighting in anbar province. the bombs went off about ten minutes apart in the heart of the stay. and there are new reporting that congress may be reconsidering a plan to arm the sunni and kurdish fighters in iraq. that plan could put iraq's prime minister in jeopardy of losing control of his government. the measure has been loudly condemned by some including radical cleric. he of course has threatened to attack u.s. interests in iraq if the kurds are given american weapons. well this could be a big week in presidential politics. three more republicans expected to enter the race. we'll tell you who they are and why some say a crowded field could give the gop an advantage over hillary clinton. and there are massive protests in tel aviv. we'll tell you about the footage that inspired these thousands of
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time now for a quick check of the headlines. thousands in nepal pleading for help and aid following that
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devastating earthquake there. u.s. marines arriving in the nation, but helicopters are needed to try and reach the more isolated areas. the death toll rising to more than 7,200 people so far. and there are clashes in tel aviv as thousands take to the streets there, protesting what they call racism and police brutality. there's a heavy police presence throughout the city as demonstrators tried to take over government buildings. the protests were prompted by the police beating of an ethiopian soldier that was caught on tape. and thousands of migrants were saved, but ten bodies were recovered off the coast of libya, as people try to flee the chaos there. this weekend's rescue operation may be the biggest so far this year. 900 migrants drowned two weeks ago in one of the worst ship wrecks ever in the mediterranean. the republican presidential field set to expand dramatically this week.
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former arkansas governor mike huckabee dr. ben carson, and carly fiorina all expected to jump into the race this week. their announcements will bring the total number of official gop presidential contenders to six. jamie weinstein is the senior editor of the daily caller. he joins us to discuss all this. carly fiorina lost the senate race. can she win the presidency? >> it's hard to see how she can go from losing big in california in a senate race to winning her first office first the nomination for the white house for the republican side and then the presidency. you know a lot of people suspect that's not what she's doing when she enters the race here. a lot of people think she may be trying to angle for the vice presidential spot on a republican ticket. for that she's a very attractive candidate. she has been auditioning in a way by being the attack dog against hillary clinton. that would blunt any kind of calls that the republican ticket is being sexist by going after certain aspects of hillary clinton's candidacy because, of
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course carly herself is a woman. so she's a very accomplished ceo of hp. she would be a very intriguing candidate for vice president for many reasons, but also the superficial reason that it account blunt the attacks from the left that the republicans are being sexist in their attacks on hillary clinton. >> let's talk about dr. ben carson. his book outsold hillary's, but there are concerns you say. >> he's a novice candidate. he's never really run for public office before. it's not even clear he was even thinking of running for public office until he lit the conservative movement on fire during that prayer breakfast speech where he sat next to president obama or gave a speech next to president obama, lampoon lampooning his policies and all the sudden became a conservative icon leader in the movement. he's deciding to run for president. he's made a bunch of gaffes or at least what a lot of people would consider gaffes. he's kind of stood by them saying things like the country
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is now like how it was before nazis took over in germany. things like that are not going to win you the republican primary or in the general election. but he's a very decent man. he'ses a neurosurgeon and could do well maybe in the iowa caucuses. in the long-term perspective to win the no, ma'am neighmination i think it's a long haul. >> former governor mike huckabee well known to our viewers. campaign ad last week suggests he's not on board with entitlement reform. you think that could be a big problem. >> this is a republican party that kind of has modeled itself in the last several years as that being one of the big issues threatening american prosperity. the republican party, through paul ryan's budget plans, has set itself on course and on the record of try to reform those. rereleased an ad last week saying he's going to protect medicare and social security. it will be incumbent upon him to kind of lay out what he means there. does he mean protecting it by
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reforming it, or protecting it by protecting it from reforming that are necessary? if he comes on record of trying to stop those reforms, i think that's going to be a problem with a lot of the conservative base who sees that as kind of the number one issue, at least domestically, to save this country financially. >> all right. so how do these three stack up against the three who have already announced, paul rubio, and cruz? >> well when i think is interesting is that what you have with this three and the three that have already announced and the nearly dozen more that may announce is what we're seeing is perhaps the most diverse primary field of any ticket or of any party in the history of this republic. what you have with cruz and rubio, at least superficially, you have two hispanic-americans. you have an african-american. you have carly fiorina, who's a woman. many people believe bobby jindal will declare his candidacy, and he's an indian american. maybe the most diverse field ever established in the history of the not only republican party
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but of any party in the history of the republic. >> all right. let's move to the democrats now. hillary has some competition. senator bernie sanders, self-proclaimed socialist, a long shot to be sure but how does his candidacy impact hillary's primary strategy? >> he's attacking hillary from the left. so i see this actually as a benefit for hillary. she'll be able to, you know try to portray herself as slightly more moderate than bernie sanders certainly, and at the end of the day when bernie sanders, and i think it's almost a fact he won't win the nomination. when he loses, if he gets the endorsement -- if she gets the endorsement of someone like bernie sanders, that may shore up the left flank that's opposed her in the past. this may be a benefit for her, to por trar herself as the more moderate figure in the primary and get that endorsement once he drops out. i think this could be a positive for her. >> all right. we'll see who else joins the democratic side. jamie, thanks as always. >> thank you. as we've been reporting, a
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city rallies to overcome a week of violent turmoil. coming up we'll take you back to baltimore. you're looking live right now at an interfaith rally in front of city hall. hundreds gathered there for a day of peace and prayer, for hope and healing. this after the city was under a curfew for nearly a week. residents now hopeful, they say, for the better days ahead.
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week. and maryland's governor larry hogan calls for statewide day of prayer and peace after the unrest. >> hopes are high that peace can be restored in baltimore after those riots following the death of freddie gray. protests staying relatively calm today. baltimore's mayor lifted the curfew six days after the mayhem. and maryland's governor has called for a day of peace and prayer. so far folks appear to be listening. peter is live for us in baltimore. >> reporter: the big applause lines have come when someone at the podium asks the crowd if they are happy those six officers have been charged in the freddie gray homicide case. there's also been a lot of talk about breaking chains that are oppressing this community and about other young black men who died in clashes with the police like eric garner and in clashes with others such as trayvon martin. to that end, chants of "hands up don't shoot," "i can't
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breathe" and "no justice, no peace" have punctuated speeches this afternoon. there's also a religious aspect and the importance of faith and improving the community. the crowd is energetic but peaceful so far. the curfew as you mentioned, has been lifted so the real moment of truth is going to come at nightfall. the first time since tuesday that people will be allowed to be outside past 10:00 p.m. but we heard from the governor larry hogan, this morning. he thinks it's time. >> it's been a very hard week but we've kept everybody safe. since monday night, we haven't had any serious problems. i just thank everybody in the community for their help in keeping the calm in keeping the peace. we couldn't have done it without them. but it's going to take a little while for us to get totally back to normal but i think lifting the curfew is a good idea. >> reporter: and this afternoon, the mall reopened for the first
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time after damages from protesters. the crowd here goes back a ways. there are several hundred people at least. at the other side just at the foot of city hall the national guard is still there keeping watch on everyone keeping people away from the building. but we are told that now the curfew is lifted and those national guardsmen are soon going to pack up and get ready to go on home. >> peter ducey live in baltimore, thank you. for more now on the six police officers who are charged in the death of freddie gray, they're out on bail after turning themselves in. the charges they face range from assault and manslaughter to second-degree murder for the driver of the police van. joining us to talk more about
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that is doug burns, former federal prosecutor. we just saw the police officers. three are black, three are white. the union says the charges are an overreach and, quote, and egregious rush to judgment. >> well it's a very complicated dynamic. people are mixing something like three different discussions all into one. obviously, i'll work backwards. you can't prejudge the case obviously. it's a preliminary charge. there's no indictment yet. that type of thing. many of the experts have said that. we await the autopsy report most importantly. and we start applying the facts to the law. but then there's two other completely different discussions, both of which are completely legitimate but confuse the discussion which is the social problem of the interaction between law enforcement and minority communities. that's a huge issue. but that doesn't necessarily strike much to the heart of the announcement of a particular case to a trial lawyer. the other one, which is more important, is the pressure put ostensibly on politicians, such as the mayor and the city
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prosecutor to placate people by bringing a charge. i think this prosecutor was actually smart because what she did is brought this preliminary charge perhaps, i'll say in all candor fooling some people on some level, not intentionally, into thinking oh great, they've been charged. as the experts have pointed out we're just at the beginning of the process. >> when you take jury duty the judge always says put everything you know about any case and keep it outside the courtroom door. that should affect everybody from the defense attorneys down to the prosecutors. what do they look at first when it comes to a potential trial? the leg lacing so-called, the way he was put in arrest or maybe what happened in the van, as they say, the quote, rough ride. >> absolutely. they're either going to have a preliminary hearing in front of a a judge or go to a grand jury. think about the dynamic there. if it's in front of a judge, the judge is going to be under tremendous pressure right. a judge under pressure to not just dismiss everything. by the way, i'm sure a judge
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will bind it for trial, probable cause. >> the police have a dead guy on their hands. >> but the point s you have to look at, you know -- there are different homicide theories obviously. the most obvious homicide theory is you intentionally kill somebody plan it out, et cetera. here these are negligence gross negligence and you heard the term extreme depravity towards human life. so these are sort of substitute mental intent theories. the point is any good defense attorney is going to be putting the rhetorical question out there. is this a civil matter? you can civilly wrong somebody horribly. punch them kick them assault them. how does become criminal? that's going to be the guts of this case. >> when you talk about a defense attorney they would say, look he was asking for medical help. he was asking for an inhaler. he didn't get it. they stopped several times. in fact there was a secret stop that the police apparently -- the police officers never told the authorities. they found out by seeing some surveillance cameras on a deli
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as part of this whole investigation. so then they would say it is depraved and it is negligent because he obviously was in some sort of trauma and they didn't help. you could say, all right, we didn't know it -- >> you hit it on the head. as a prosecutor you have to keep it very simple. you have a guy on your hands, he's in your custody, you're charged with his welfare. i don't care how many times he's been arrested i don't care about the facts of the case. you have to transport him to wherever you're transporting him. next thing you know he's deceased. that's your fault and it's a crime because the negligence is so high, so dramatic that you're criminally responsible. counter argument is this is civil matter we had no intent to harm him, things got out of control. again, all of that doesn't matter because you have to look at the autopsy report very very carefully and you're going to get expert medical opinion in both directions as to what happened. then we apply it to the substitute theories. >> and they will say -- an autopsy report you're saying could happen either when he was
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arrested or in the van or if his head knocked against the lock. >> the chronology is going to be the key, exactly. they're going to start figuring out exactly -- and the other big word kaucausation. what caused what? >> and will this actually go to trial? how long does it take? >> a year. nine months to a year. >> all right. doug thanks so much. good to see you. j thank you. well the city of baltimore trying to return to normal after days of unrest. the curfew is lifted and a mall reopened. we're keep an eye on a rally calling for prayer and peace. and in other news we'll examine the consequences of the country's ageing docks. they're becoming overwhelmed by super sized ships. so when my husband started getting better dental checkups than me i decided to go pro... with crest pro-health advanced.
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a growing crisis on the country's docks. those massive cargo ships seen around the ports are simply too big for our ageing docks to handle. the supersized ships are
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straining ports as well as dock workers and cranes. and those problems could have a huge impact on business. joining us right now, brenda buttner, senior business correspondent and anchor of "bulls and bears." the ships themselves are hitting traffic jams pulling into these ports. the trucks are hitting huge traffic jams waiting to transport the cargo. they could wait up to eight hours. the cranes are backed up as well. the delays costing this year $7 billion, possibly $37 billion next year according to "the wall street journal." how serious is this to the average person? >> it's a very serious problem because these costs to business are going to be passed along to the consumer. $900 billion of our goods are transported by these cargo ships. so it's a huge way that we get things in and send them out. and the problem are these traffic jams. the cargo ships have gotten so big, they are as long as the
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empire state building is tall huge. and our country's docks and ports are just not equipped to handle them. so yes, you have truck drivers waiting eight hours. they're delayed. they don't get paid for their deliveries. perishable goods, you know what happens to them if you're waiting for so long. and the ship they're not going away. they're just going to get bigger and bigger. >> huge costs being incurred due to these delays. but when we talk about infrastructure improvements those are also very costly. those costs have to come from somewhere. obviously the taxpayer. how much are we talking about to fix this problem? >> it's definitely going to hit the taxpayer because some ports are already taking a proactive stance. georgia's port authority is spending $1.5 billion on its savannah port over the next decade. but it's going to take years before even if we had the money, it would take years to bring
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these ports, really up to the standards that are necessary for these huge container ships. and, you know, the issue is just going to get worse. the panama canal is expanding. we're getting more imports and more trade from northeast asia. so this is just going to continue. as you say, huge costs. we can't expect necessarily the government to come up with it. there's so much waste on infrastructure spending already as we see with potholes in the roads. so this is not a huge priority. >> yeah so what about instead of fixing up the old ageing ports just building new ones and also should we be keeping american goods -- buy american more and make more stuff in america rather than import it. >> that's a good issue. buying american of course is always good. it's patriotic. the truth is when you buy american a lot of what is made comes in from china or whatever.
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some of the components. and trade is really important to our economy. it brings prices down. we get cheaper goods from overseas. we're able to export and make money that way. so i don't think the answer is necessarily to close off our borders in that way. but yes, to -- you know we need port reform f you will. we need either building new ones or upgrading old ones. i think upgrading the old ones will be cheaper, but it's going to take a lot of time and a lot of money, as you've said. >> we're in a global trade world. i guess there's no turning back. when it comes to fixing up these ports, homeland security has to come into play. these containers they're possible targets for terrorism. >> absolutely. you can hide a bomb in these containers. and as i said $900 billion of goods are being transported in and out. and there isn't that much security. we saw the problem when we had the dock workers strike. that was a huge issue. the fear that terrorists could
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somehow get in and slip through this. it's the one part of our infrastructure that really is vulnerable to terrorist attacks. >> so what are we hearing from the trade groups that are involved with various aspects of this issue? >> the unions are very interested in this, obviously. that's why there was a strike. that's why ultimately some jobs ade groups say they need the -- you know, they need the money to upgrade these ports. again, you know, it's a catch 22. where do you get the money? the cargo ships are not going away. that's the issue. they are not going to go away. it's cheaper. it's cheaper to build the big ships and send them and there's so many alliances between shipping companies and consolidation that we're just not going to see it go away. >> what about these ports overseas? are they having the same problems? >> yeah there are issues
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everywhere with infrastructure. not only -- i mean in china, for example, they're building new things. their ports are not as old as ours are. we've been trading for so so long. and trade is so important to them that they build the infrastructure. but yes, this is -- these cargo ships are straining ports everywhere. >> and like you said, it adds up to overtime costs and lots of costs. bottom line is we're all going to pay. >> we all will pay, as a taxpayer and a consumer. >> on that cheerful note. >> sorry. >> brenda buttner, thank you as always. you can catch brenda on "bulls and bears" every saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern time on fox news channel. eric? >> thanks. right now we're awaiting a news conference another one, from the baltimore police department. it will be commissioner anthony batts speaking. this as the curfew ends tonight and hundreds are rallying in downtown baltimore to observe a day of peace and prayer. the mayor makes an announcement
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which many people are celebrating. plus while russia you've got a real problem. have you heard about this? a doomed space cargo ship on its way here. what do we do? retired astronaut james weatherby will be here to tell us about progress 59. my lenses have a sunset mode. and a partly sunny mode. and an outside to inside mode. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. ask for transitions xtractive lenses. extra protection from light... outdoors indoors and in the car. (music) boys?
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>> the countdown has begun for the doom of russia supply capsule progress 59. it sound like a movie but the unmanned cargo ship is heading our way. it will re-enter the atmosphere in a fireball perhaps this week. it was zooming to the international space station last tuesday. they say it suffered what is called a critical malfunction. since then, they have been trying to fix the problem. it has failed. so a certain end to progress 59. what does it mean? a veteran astronaut of six shuttle missions joins us. this is unbelievable, it has three tons of equipment and it will burn up into a million pieces. what does it mean? >> some of the pieces will reach the surface of the earth but they could burn up during re-entry but there is no way to
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prevent it from coming down now. >> what was in the cargo ship that was supposed to resupply the international space station and more importantly what does it mean for the astronauts up there? >> tripoli they have food, water, and propellant and other systems and equipment for use on board. it is not big deal for the astronauts on board the station now. they still have four months worth of consumables. there is another supply vehicle coming up in june. however, it does put a last pressure on that supply vehicle in june. they have to get that off. >> that supply in june is private? is it spacex? >> yes they have had good success in the past and there is one up this now. but it is crunch time and you have to get that up. nasa and the russian space agency still have contingency lands if that fails. the astronauts will not be at risk. they will have to implement some
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contingency action and maybe eat less and possibly even reduce the size of the crew, there are six up there now. they could reduce the size of the crew so it is mostly a risk for loss of mission but not of physical loss to the astronauts. >> that is reassuring there are contingencies if they have extra plans to prevent anything catastrophic. >> that is what nasa does well. >> we do well, but what about the russians? this went haywire. why are we and should we rely on the russian space system to supply the space station? >> there are pluses and minuses. i enjoyed working with the russians. they have a last experience. they are very smart and knowledgeable and do things differently but they predict failures pretty well on board and they have a good logistic training to get up there. they are reliable. the problem is we continue to
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not learn from these failures. we have had them since 1959. we need to figure how to investigate properly and make sure we have the right leaders in place. another plus of working with multiple nations is we have redundance if we have a single failure other nations can pick up the slack and still continue to supply the space station. >> finally there is controversy over the space program. what do you see happening next? where will we go? what will we do? >> we need to in my opinion continue operating in space lower orbit a great place to learn but we need to push out further certainly to save the human race years from now. we will be flying in space and i help they don't like back and say why couldn't the idiots figure how to do it correctly. it is inspiration am for children around the country and keeps the nation strong and the
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technology advanced. we need to invest but we have to figure how to do it correctly and put the right leaders if place. >> if we don't do it, the chinese and others are. former nasa astronaut we thank you for your insight this afternoon. >> thanks. >> we are awaiting a news conference right now from the baltimore police department, the commissioner anthony batts is set to speak as the curfew ends and hundreds rally in baltimore at this hour observing a day of peace and prayer. we will address the elephant in the room. literally. secretary of state john kerry posing for selfies with elephants. >> wild and unnamed, the tennessee frontier is beyond the reach of all but the bravest and most hardy men. frontiersmen like david crockett daring and bold. >> a new fox hit series "legends and lies, the real west."
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>> we interrupt the commercial for a news conference of the baltimore captain who is briefing the media. let's listen. >> during the same time period from last thursday or from thursday the 23rd through today we have had a total of 486 arrests and protests and gathering-related activity. last night during the enforcement of the curfew we had 46 arrests. 42 of those were adults. four were juveniles. we have a small gathering at city hall right now. we have a small gathering at pennsylvania and north avenue. again, we are asking for continuation of stopping the protests. [ inaudible ] >> we will continue to keep officers deployed in areas where there is potential for concern where we have had previous incidents of violence; where
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intelligence or social media information indicates we could have future gatherings. again, as we have seen through this weekend baltimore is capable of coming together and expressing concern and frustration in a manner that is peaceful and is a positive reflection on the city. >> the governor talked about the national guard. how will that work in terms of the redeployment of the officers? >> we are not going to talk right now about what the future looks like right now. our concentration now is on this evening. as we have said from the beginning, we will evaluate on an hour-by-hour and day-by-day situation by situation day. [ inaudible ] >> there have been eight shootings in the city since tuesday. >> the violence is a concern before coming into the situation we are here. we talked about the importance
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of the police department working with the community to try and address violence and try to fight violent crime and our relationship with the community was fundamental to helping to create a safer baltimore. our efforts to continue the community outreach effort, the investigations that go on, our patrol officers on the street to keep baltimore safer those continue and will continue as the days come on. >> can you give the total number of the curfew violations? >> i can get that for you. [ inaudible ] >> very early on our equal opportunity section in conjunction with the chief of our community partnership division worked together to make sure that our

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