baltimore police. the decision is seen as an attempt to rebuild a trust effort after the death of freddy gray and subsequent unrest. baltimore's police union welcomes it. >>> in britain, people headed to the poles to elect a new prime minister. and charley is in london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and the fight begins. the early prediction poles are predicting no clear winner. david buchanan is hoping for another five years and the labor party but poles indicate neither will win and leading to a hung parliament. and dhurg last election cameron came together to foorm government and then you add the scottish national party and they are the third largest. so you may see a scenario that it's decided by coalition and the losers might win. and as far as the relationship with the united states that's not likely eto change no matter who is in power. both of the main parties have -- and u.s. top brass has already expressed concerns that they're not capable of playing a role in affairs. and right now, the united kingdom seems anything but. >> charley, thank you. >>> this morning, we have more chilling details about germanwings fli

baltimore's police union welcomes it. in brit >>> in britain, people going to the poles. charley, good morning. >> reporter: the fight begins but most prediction poles are pointing towards no clear winner. dave buchanan fighting for another five years and in the other end, the labor party hoping to win victory but a pole suggests a hung parliament and then you add the scottish national party. poles suggest a surge could see them emerge as the third largest. and you have a party that wins the most seats, so a bunch of losers, as it were might win. and as fares the special relationship with the united states, that's not likely to change no matter who is in power. both the main parties have promised cuts in military spending and america's strongest ally might not be capable in playing a war in global affairs. right now, the united kingdom seems anything but. >>> and thank you, charley. this morning, we have more chilly details about germanwings pilot and how he prepared. they say he set the altitude as lowe as 100 feet on an earlier flight. he also idled the jet liner's but

police union says it's a rush to judgment. tom ackerman has more. >> reporter: a day after police turned over findings into the death of freddie gray after an autopsy determined what killed him, baltimore's chief prosecutor laid out the evidence against officers involved. >> mr gray suffered a severe and critical neck injury as a result of being handcuffed shackled by his feet and ub restrained in the wagon. the first of the six officers was were freddie gray carrying a knife. charges ranged from assault, misconduct. the officer caesar r. goodson is accused of second degree murder for gross negligence in how he handled gray and refusing to heed his cry force help. the baltimore police union issued a statement saying the officers were not responsible for gray's death, accusing them of a conflict of from and demanded it be turned over to a special prosecutor. >> i have never seen a heavy rush to fire charges which i believe are separate and apart from the application of law and the facts of this case as we know them. >> president obama said the federal government would help to see that justice was served. >> those individuals charged are also entitled to due process, and rule of law. and s

baltimore police force. meanwhile the baltimore police union is saying that nero and the five ore officers have become victims of a rush to judgment. >> i have never seen such a hurried rush to file criminal charges. >> attorneys for the officers say the that the six will be found innocent. >> no officer injured mr. gray caused harm to mr. gray and they're truly saddened by his death. these officers did nothing wrong. >> reporter: officer nero did post a quarter million dollar bail. his next court date in baltimore is at the end of the month. live in washington township nbc 10 news. >>> the protesters took to the streets of baltimore again tonight. more than a thousand demonstrators marching from the inner har bower to the city jail and then to the neighborhood where officers arrested freddie gray. they called for the release of protesters who were arrested earlier this week. people stuck in traffic honked their horns and waved in support of those marching. >>> here at home a few doesen protesters made their way through center city tonight chanting black lives mat per. at times they stopped traffic. police di

her leadership and stern action, no surprise to neighbors, though it was a surprise to the baltimore police union who said mosby's decision to charge the officers was an egregious rush to judgment. former maryland congressman and former naacp president disagrees saying mosby is driven by a desire for fairness. >> i think she's very thorough. >> i think she's a very fair person, very strong woman. i believe she's looking for justice. >> reporter: mosby's father, mother and grandfather all police officers, so when mosby vowed to be more aggressive on police misconduct as state's attorney, perhaps she was well suited to make such promises. mrs. lucas got to know mosby during her campaign and points to her roots in boston's inner city. >> she has been through the same thing that a lot of people have went through in baltimore. >> reporter: something that we heard over and over today, the more people we talked to, the more people would tell us watch out for marilyn mosby. they say she is going places whether it is in this city or beyond, four months into her term, still a lot of work to do before achie

chris: leon the president of the baltimore police union said today the charges were "appalling." and an attorney of the police union said with great confidence that these six officers did nothing wrong and these charges were politically motivated. now, that man's name is michael beatty. as i said, he is an attorney for the police union. and he said in his 36 years of practicing law, he's never seen second-degree murder charges filed after just two weeks of an investigation. now, he stated that all the officers acted reasonably and in accordance with their training. he said no officer at any time harmed or injured freddie gray and that will eventually come out. he says lieutenant rice, for example, is a 17-year veteran of the police force who devoted his life to public service and he should not have been charged with manslaughter. here's what the president of the union had to say in defense of his officers. >> our officers like every other american citizen are entitled to due process. we will continue to support them throughout this judicial process which we believe will result in

thank you very much. >> you just heard from baltimore police union representatives, specifically gene ryan of fop lodge 3, attorney michael davy and then lieutenant kenneth butler of the vanguard justice society. three representatives of the police force here in baltimore saying they've never seen such a rush to bring charges against police. the attorney there, mr. davy suggesting it was politics that resulted in what happened today, in the announcement from the state's attorney that the officers in his view, did nothing wrong. no officer caused harm to mr. gray, he said. bring in cnn justice reporter evan perez and also cnn's senior washington correspondent joe johns at the police staging area, also here in baltimore. evan, let me start with you. it may not be a rush to judgment but this announcement from the state's attorney did come quicker than a lot of people expected. >> you know 24 hours ago, jake the police commissioner anthony batts, in his press conference said that he expected more investigation to take place, that this case was far from over. we now know that this state at

. >> the baltimore police union welcomes the doj investigation. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch visited baltimore yesterday and is considering the request. lawyers for the six officers charged in gray's death vow to fight those charges and argue gray was carrying an illegal knife and that contradicts what the prosecutor said making gray's arrest legal. >>> cvs said it will rebuild in west baltimore after rioters looted and set fire to two stores. the ceo said the company's mission is to help people on their path to better health and see no better way of doing that than rebuilding. >>> american silver lake you're thes union wants -- civil liberties union wants to know more about mysterious flights over baltimore during the unrest. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in baltimore where it was a citizen using twitter who first raised the alarm about the mysterious flight over the city. the cessna 182 and a citation jet were tracked by civil libertarians on a website called flight radar 24, graphics published by the washington post. the patterns and orbits of

. >>> baltimore's police union said they were not response passable for his death and they accused theorney, with a conflict of interest, and demanded it be turned over to another prosecutor. >>> i have never seen such a rush. and it is separate from the, if as of law. >>> president barak obama said the federal government would help see that justice was served,. >>> those individuals who are tried, are also entitled to due process, and rule of law. and so, you know, i want to make sure that our legal system runs the way it should. >>> in gray's neighborhood, residents welcomed the indictments, and a move that some hope that it would give them confidence. >>> we are satisfied and these charges are an important step in getting steps for freddie. >>> to those of you who wish to engage in brutality misconduct and, racism, and corruption, let me be clear, there is no place in the baltimore city police department for you. >>> the charges may help diffuse some of the anger, in the poorest neighborhoods and the curfew and state of emergency remain in force. >>> tom ackerman. >>> now, no nepal

an egregious rush to judgment is what the baltimore police union is calling the bold announcement that all six arresting officers in the freddie gray case are now facing criminal charges. from assault to murder. ruling his death a homicide reaction to the officer's arrest has been passionate and take on the the streets of cities across the country after six days of fiery protests following the death of freddie gray the 25-year-old who died after suffering a severe injuriry while in police custody. today a bombshell announcement by baltimore state attorney marilyn mosby. >> the findings of our comprehensive, thorough investigation, coupled with the medical examiner's determination that mr. gray's death was a homicide which we received today has led us to believe we have probable cause to file criminal charges. >> reporter: all six police officers who are alleged to have been involved in what the prosecutors are now saying was an illegal arrest now facing criminal charges related to the death of freddie gray. >> lieutenant rice officer miller and officer near row failed to establish prob

. >> reporter: the baltimore police union said the officers did nothing wrong and politics went in to the decision to bring charges against them. >> the initial arrest for the possession of the knife the knife wasn't illegal. i think there are points in this that police officers acknowledged but i think what's caught everyone off guard was the rapidness that the police announced charges. >> reporter: getting those cops off the streets for good is not always easy. >> the hard part is once you fire an employee is keeping him fired. if it goes to arbitration process, many of the fired employees are ordered back. >> reporter: lanier says the bigger problem right now might be the morale of the cops still on the streets. >> the worst of the worst are the ones that get shown over and over again. so i think morale for my troops is the really big thing for me right now. they know they come to work every day wanting to help people and wanting to preserve life and do the right things and it's tough. >> also in baltimore they practice no tolerance when it comes to policing. cathy lanier says it d

. >> now, the baltimore police union. adding that none of the six officers went into work that day intending to hurt anybody. live in washington township, new jersey, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> today, the philadelphia police department is praising the efforts of officers during this baltimore related protest in center city. despite a few skirmishes no one was seriously hurt. hundreds of protesters forced their way on to the vine street expressway in a show of solidarity. police stopped them. officers used extreme restraint in doing so. >> can't say enough about the phenomenal job that the men and women of the philadelphia police department did. you were out there, witnessed it, the professionalism, the restraint. >> you see that cut above chief inspector sullivan's lip. it happened when he was hit by a bucket thrown by the crowd. police arrested two people for disorderly conduct. you can see all of the video from last night's protest right now on nbc 10.com. >>> mysteriously missing not one, but two box style type t

. >> tonight the baltimore police union says none of the officers charged are responsible for gray's death. >>> and there is breaking news tonight in pittsburgh, two people shot and killed inside a home. this is a live look at the police action going on right outside the house which isn't too far from an elementary school. the house is surrounded by yellow police tape, and streets in the area are closed. >> police arrived at the home two hours ago. officer on scene tell us it looks like the homeowner came home and interrupted a burglary in progress, and he opened fire. police also tell us four people were arrested at this same home earlier this week in a home invasion case. right now it's unclear if the two incidents are related, but tonight two people are dead. pittsburgh police want anyone with information to give them a call. >>> and people in one san jose neighborhood have had it. vandals have been running amock for weeks and and weeks. betty has more on what they're dealing with. >> reporter: just take a look behind me. many people say they have to drive around with their cars l

. >>> now, a lawyer hired by the baltimore police union says the officers did nothing wrong and the prosecutors committed agregious rush to judgment. >> and we're learning more now about one of those officers and his ties to the philadelphia area. in fact officer edward nero was part of a local fire department for more than a decade before taking a job in baltimore. fox 29's joanne pileggi is live in washington township tonight. joanne that's where this young man spent most of his life. >> reporter: yes, did he, dawn. edward nero used to be a volunteer firefighter here in washington township before he joined the baltimore police force. tonight neighbors in the community where he grew up in sue well are reacting they say they are stunned that officer nero is involved in this controversial case. >> and so i guess they find out what's going on what took place here with the six officers it's hard to say who's guilty or who innocent. >> mr. gray's death was homicide. >> reporter: in a swift legal move that may have been intended to help calm the massive unrest in baltimore six police officers have b

the baltimore police union issued a statement saying the officers were not responsible for gray's death, accusing them of a conflict of from and demanded it be turned over to a special prosecutor. >> i have never seen a heavy rush to fire charges which i believe are separate and apart from the application of law and the facts of this case as we know them. >> president obama said the federal government would help to see that justice was served. >> those individuals charged are also entitled to due process, and rule of law. and so, you know, i want to make sure that the legal system runs the way it should. >> in the neighbourhd ga ibraly,isndt, leasthne f ds. yemeni city of aden continues. houthi rebels and troops loyal to the exiled president are battling for control of the main airport. we have more. >> reporter: as fighting escalates there's few if any safe zones left. in this hospital, one of a handful open, staff are struggling to cope, while houthi fighters clash with committees loyal to country's president. as more injured arrive, news of the death of a doctor killed during an arti

amy: after the state's attorney of baltimore charges six police officers with the death of freddie gray, lawyers of the police union filed a defense motion calling the charges to be dismissed and mosby to be removed. their action came on the same day as the justice department announced yet another investigation into baltimore police. the first, to immigrants fleeing libya. >> [indiscernible] will magically stop. we ask there is an action that puts the human being in the center and stop labeling them as illegal. amy: expected to ask the wood secured a counsel to permit military action against human traffickers out of libya, we will look at a new report by mr. turner national called "libya is , full of cruelty: stories of abduction, sexual violence and abuse from migrants and refugees." all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a new report says the obama administration gave a false account of the hunting and killing of osama bin laden. bin laden was shot dead four years ago this month in a u.s. raid on his hideout in the city of abbottabad

police custody, leading to charges against six officers. cnn correspondent sara sidner is live in baltimore. the relationship between the mayor and the police at least the police unionn that city in baltimore, has taken something of an ugly turn? >> reporter: deteriorated the best word to use for it and you can see that spelled out in their statement. the police union. and the mayor had said early on that she was fine and wanted the department of justice to come in and take a look at the department and now that is exactly what the doj is doing. freddie gray's arrest and death in police custody, and the intense backlash put the city of baltimore in the national and international spotlight. now it's under scrutiny from the department of justice. the decision announced by the new attorney general. >> this investigation will begin immediately, and will focus on allegations that baltimore police department officers use excessive force including deadly force, conduct unlawful searches seizures and arrests and engage in discriminatory policing. >> reporter: this announcement just 11 days after the city saw some of the worst riots in recent years, and then charges brought a

was he secured by a seat belt while in the wagon contrary to a bpd general order. >> the baltimore police union says in a written statement, that quote none of the officers involved are responsible for the death of mr. gray. today marks only the start of the legal process to hold accountable who killed freddie gray while in the custody of the baltimore police department. joining me now is former maryland attorney general doug gansler and former prosecutor and now defense attorney keisha hebbin. doug let me start with you. you've heard the sort of theory of the case being offered by the prosecutor today. does that fitted with the charges being brought, including this one case of second-degree murder? >> well, look, there's two different courts of opinion that are being dealt with or two different courts. one is the court of public opinion and one is the legal system. as you said, the legal system begins today, and the charges are actually quite interesting. you know we don't know what happened. she put the time line out there today that obviously the most difficult charge to ultimately prove bef

baltimore police press conference. that is going to begin sometime in the next two ore three minutes. the police union has already publicly taken the stand fighting against the charges. our rofrters are covering this story from every angle tonight. i want to go to miguel marquez on the streets of baltimore again tonight. miguel, a major shift. y ear hearing celebrations. >> reporter: this is unbelievable. this is north avenue. there must be a thousand perhaps 2,000 people out here all ages all races in absolute celebration mode. it is a little bizarre to think that this place was so frightening and concerning on monday and with the curfew and how much concern people have had to see this today is absolutely incredible. who is this in. >> this is my son. >> hello. >> who i'm fighting for to save my baby's life. >> reporter: you marched from downtown. why march up here? >> i marched from here -- from downtown to here because this is the heartbeat of my community. this is an uprising and i want my son to be a part of it. i want my son to have the courage that i didn't have to do when she was coming up. ma

police union sees it as an issue. marilyn mosby does not see it as an issue. the mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlins blake, she spoke today about the visceral shock of hearing police officers charged with such crimes. >> i was sickened and heartbroken by the statement of charges we heard today. because no one in our city is above the law. justice must apply to all of us. equally. we know that the vast majority of the men and the women in the baltimore city police department serve our city with pride. with courage. with honor. and with distinction. but to those of you who wish to engage in brutality, misconduct, racism and corruption, let me be clear, there is no place in the baltimore city police department for you. there will be justice for mr. gray. there will be justice for his family. and there will be justice for the people of baltimore. >> mayor of baltimore speaking today. we also heard from representatives of freddie gray's family today. >> we are satisfied with today's charges. these charges are an important step in getting justice for freddie. and we ask that whoever com

baltimore police department officers used excessive force, including deadly force, conducted unlawful searches seizure and arrest and engaged in discriminatory policing. >> loretta lunch launched the investigation at the urging of baltimore police union. sara sidner joins us from baltimore. and so the motion for the recusal of mosby, what is the latest on it? >> reporter: it spells out five conflicts of interest and things that the lawyers see as a conflict of interests. we've heard from them from the police union. i'll let you know what they are. this is a 109 page motion so there is a lot in there. it talks about mosby and her husband, nick mosby, a council member who is in charge of the district where freddie gray was killed. the motion is basically that she is giving him a political advantage and getting political gain all of the fact that he charged people because people in his district were chanting that and wanting the charges to go forward against the officers and that she has a personal relationship with potential witnesses that her office also took part in investigating the case against the six officers. and there is also this pending civil lawsuit against her department and her office that was talked about. and lastly ther

protesters say they're targeting the most vocal defender of those arrested officers baltimore's police union. cnn's miguel marquez is live in baltimore outside the fraternal order of police building. miguel? >> reporter: we've just arrived here. i want to show you the police presence that met us here at the fraternal order of police. to get here we took a circuitous route through baltimore. it was different than these groups have gone to before. at one point down here a white individual came out and started taunting the protesters. police trying to follow along. there were tense moments on this protest as police thought that the protesters were going to try to move on to the freeway, onto 83. i want to speak to lamont lily here. he was mixing it up with police -- i think they thought you were going to go onto 83. but you would not be stopped. why? >> because the problem has not stopped. until the problem stops, the people will not stop. until there's justice, there will be no damn peace, period. >> reporter: how often will you do this -- how often do you have to do this -- you're 50 strong v

police custody in baltimore will face charges. the state's attorney said the death of freddy gray will be treated as a homicide. the baltimore police unionaid the six officers are not responsible for the death. >>> doctors in nepal are worried about disease following saturday's earthquake. the number of confirmed dead is now more than 6,200. >>> new saudi-lead air strikes have killed at least 21 people in yemen. raids targeted sana'a's airport and a military base of houthis. >>> let's get more now on our breaking news story. maryland's state attorney says the death of freddy gray will be treated as a homicide. there is probable cause to file charges against the officers. what more has she been saying? >> reporter: well in a very detailed announcement she first of all laid out the charges against the six officers the most serious being a second degree murder charge against an officer named caesar good month who transported freddie gray from the police of arrest to a police station. and he is charged with first of all illegally arresting him in the first place, because he was supposedly arrested for having a knife which was not illegal, an

. >> we invited officials from baltimore police union to join us today but they declined our invitation. back to baltimore, where billy murphy, attorney for the gray family joins us. mr. murphy the police union called for a special prosecutor in this case even before maryland mosby issued her charges. and a couple of points they made. one, they said that you contributed to her campaign. also, that you were on her transition team. they say that's a conflict of interest. would a special prosecutor, at least, erase that doubt. >> you know, we never heard these conflict of interest charges during the last state's attorney administration. i was on his transition team too. we never heard these conflict of interest charges ever before in the history of baltimore. i think that because the police are now on the side of the -- on the opposite side of the prosecution, we're hearing this kind of stuff for the first time. and it's interesting that the police union itself contributed almost as much money as my son did. the contribution didn't come from me. it came from my son. theyettely were on ette

. >> reporter: but others like the baltimore police union says it's not justice but a rush to judgment >> we believe these officers will be vindicated as they have done nothing wrong. >> reporter: president obama says the goal is to get the truth and make sure justice is served. >> this administration will help local officials get to the bottom of a exactly what happened. >> reporter: mosbey had a direct message. >> i heard your call for no justice no peace. your peace is sincerely needed as i work to deliver justice on behalf of this young man. >> reporter: there is a curfew in effect right now in baltimore for a fourth night. police arrested a few people shortly after it went into effect at 10:00 p.m. but most demonstrators had gone home. >> all this as we're watching what's happening now in oakland. amber, thank you. >>> we did talk to a bay area criminal defense attorney about the baltimore case. he told us it's difficult to convict a police officer of second degree murder. >> make sure you can do it. don't overcharge the case because if you overcharge it the community is going to

earlier today, jean ryan the head of the baltimore police union, saying in part the criminals are taking advantage of the situation in baltimore since the unrest. criminals now feel empowered. there's no respect. police are under siege in every quarter. they're more afraid of going to jail for doing their jobs properly than they are of getting shot on duty. the numbers seem to back up this claim in baltimore, arrests now down 58% so far in the month of may. just compared to last year. joining us now is leland vitert covering the situation in baltimore. arrests are down 58%. yet we've got the highest murder rate since 19 -- what -- i understand the fear people are expressing here. a 7-year-old kid was killed this morning. >> absolutely sean. remember the number of homicides this month can still go up. we have a few more days. baltimore may not be the wild west yet, but it is getting there. i say that because in many ways the streets are lawless. i was up there at ground zero for this new crime wave you saw. all the drug dealers, all the gang members walking around. what you didn't see is

yesterday the baltimore police union opened an account to raise legal funds for the six officers that were charged. go fund me quickly removed that account. the spokesperson released a statement saying go fund me cannot be used to benefit those who are charged with serious violations of the law. >>> marks one week since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck nepal. nepal's government says grains salt, sugar, along with 400,000 tents have been put up and brought in for aid. the government temporarily banned the slaughter of animals and the sale of meat and fish in parts of kathmandu. nepal's leaders say that measure is to prevent diseases from breaking out. >>> the tragedy of a uva student's murder is being turned into something positive. how hannah graham's family is committed to helping other students succeed. and if you like wine well we're going to tell you about a first that's planned for the district. >>> and if you like triumph stories, you're going to love this one. the inspiring story of a young woman who didn't let a devastating disease discouraging her from achieving her dreams.

coming out with these charges so swiftly, and then later this afternoon we heard from the baltimore police union saying we basically stand by the officers and they didn't do anything wrong. so initially after mosby spoke a lot of people were hopeful that it would quell the unrest. where do you think we stand with the status the mood, the climate in baltimore? >> great points. certain that everyone was waiting for something to be done formally. just as you would ask the question earlier. we don't know what happened to freddie gray we know spinal cord was severed and happened while he was transport. everyone in the publicsumed had to have happened during the transport, at the hands of the police. with the culpable party they were looking for formal charges to be rendered. lori: erin looking live at pictures of baltimore, people are obviously assembled there. it looks civilized right now. do you think we've seen the worst of the unrest? i know that's a tough question to answer given the politics that happened today, where are we now? >> i would hope so. the public really neds to be awar thi ieryong

police union wants her to recuse herself. they say, you know, the attorney for freddie gray was politically supportive. they have a relationship. her husband sits on the baltimore city council. despite her five generations of law enforcement in her family, that's what they say. obviously i assume you say she's up to the task. >> absolutely up to the task. i understand the police union has to say what they have to say. in this case i think most people were clear about how transparent she was, how she detailed every aspect of what happened. how she went back and verified it and how she's been working on this since around the 13th of april. in parallel with the police department i don't think anybody knew the state's attorney was also doing her own investigation. >> thus it appeared to so many people that it was so quick, but i was talking to mark geragos last hour. he said, this is how the justice system is supposed to work. stop saying swift. this is how it's supposed to be. bigger picture, you are entrenched in this community. i'm curious how people have reacted to this who you've spoken with especially the youth. >> this is so historic because usually in these

yesterday the baltimore police union opened an account to raise the legal funds for the six officersgo fund me quickly removed that account. the sites spokesperson released a statement saying quote, go fund me cannot be used to benefit those who are charged with serious violations of the law, end quote. >>> states attorney marilyn mosby is gearing up for the toughest case of her career. just four months on the job, she decided to charge the officers in freddie gray's death. kristen welker spoke with the 35-year-old about the personal and professional challenges that lie ahead. >> reporter: when baltimore states attorney marilyn mosby stepped into the spotlight, she stood on the shoulders of a long line of law enforcement. her mother father grandfather a line of police officers and her decision to follow them. you spoke to your mom today. >> i did. >> reporter: what did she say to you? >> she said she was proud of me. >> reporter: at 35 she is the youngest chief prosecutor of a major american city but her age has never stopped her. and today she took on her critics. the fraternal orde

the baltimore police union issued a statement saying the officers were not responsible for gray's death, accusing them of a conflict of from and demanded it be turned over to a special prosecutor. >> i have never seen a heavy rush to file criminal charges which i believe are separate and apart from the application of law and the facts of this case as we know them. >> president obama said the federal government would help to see that justice was served. >> those individuals who are charged are also entitled to due process, and rule of law. and so, you know, i want to make sure that the legal system runs the way it should. >> in gray's neighbourhood residents welcomed the indictments, a move some hope will regain the loss of confidence in the justice system. >> we are satisfied with the charges. these are an important step in getting justice for freddy. >> reporter: the mayor issued a warning to the police force. >> to those of you who wish to engage in brutality, misconduct, racism and corruption let me be clear - there is no place in the baltimore city police department for you. >> the

the baltimore police union have written an open letter to the state's attorney asking her to appointcause the gray family donated to her campaign, and she responded to the allegations last night. listen to that. >> conflict of interest, the family, mr. gray's family attorney donated to my campaign and supported me. i had over 700 people who donated to my campaign, including the fop, so i soent see how there's any conflict of interest with reference to that. >> all right, so that question is out there. also, you know, she is married to a local lawmaker there and city council. is there a conflict of interest in her case. >> she's new, she's high energy, and it's a new day for baltimore. if you looked at her conference, you say the faces of the prosecutors. you're in good that office to follow the direction of the people who are there many years, who are even keeled, not avertly political. they regard prosecutoring anyone as unfortunate tragedy because they know it's bad no matter what happens, but i understand the circumstance in which she's working. the city did have a riot, but i thi

coming out with these charges so swiftly, and then later this afternoon we heard from the baltimore police union saying we basically stand by the officers and they didn't do anything wrong. so initially after mosby spoke a lot of people were hopeful that it would quell the unrest. where do you think we stand with the status the mood, the climate in baltimore? >> great points. certain that everyone was waiting for something to be done formally. just as you would ask the question earlier. we don't know what happened to freddie gray we know spinal cord was severed and happened while he was transport. everyone in the publicsumed had to have happened during the transport, at the hands of the police. with the culpable party they were looking for formal charges to be rendered. lori: erin looking live at pictures of baltimore, people are obviously assembled there. it looks civilized right now. do you think we've seen the worst of the unrest? i know that's a tough question to answer given the politics that happened today, where are we now? >> i would hope so. the public really needs to be aware this is a

. >> baltimore police union says it welcomes an investigation of the department. meantime lawyers for the six police officers charged in the death of 25 year-old freddie gray are vowing to fight these criminal charges. >>> a florida mother uses a pizza hut app to help save herself and her children from a hostage situation. authorities say that cheryl treadway and her three kids were being held at knife point by her boyfriend. she was able to talk him into letting her use his cell phone to order food. treadway sent out a plea for help with that worker. the once they saw it, they called police. >> get 911 to me. and then she played an order a pizza order and it says 911 hostage, help. >> the pizza hut worker say they knew the order was not a hoax because they recognized her name and address as a frequent customer. treadway's boyfriend was arrested and charged. >>> elton john was back on capitol hill talking about the importance have of keeping up the global fight against hiv aids. singer testified before the senate appropriations committee today and praised the u.s.

. >> attorneys for the baltimore police union backed the officers. >> no officer injured mr. gray, caused harm for mr. gray and they are truly saddened by his death. they did nothing wrong. >> the union is calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed, a notion rejected by mosby. freddy gray's family spoke out about the charges. >> we thank the state's attorney and her team for their unprecedented courage and measured and unprecedented response to this crisis. however we must be mindful that this is a first step, not the last. >> reporter: president obama reacted to news of the charges saying the issue is a top priority for his administration. >> what i think the people of baltimore want more than anything else is the truth. that's what people around the country expect. >> but baltimore's mayor had a message for her city's police officers. >> to those of you who wish to engage in brutality misconduct, racism and corruption, let me be clear: there is no place in the baltimore city police department for you. >> reporter: state senator katherine pew has been arm in arm,. >> a

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police custody last month triggering massive unrest. baltimore's seeing its biggest surge in homicides in 15 years but arrests are down more than 50%. the head of baltimore's police unionfficers are now afraid to do their jobs and don't want to end up like the six officers charged in gray's death saying quote: criminals feel empowered now. there's no respect. police are under siege in every quarter, they're more afraid of going to jail for doing their jobs properly than they are of getting shot on duty. earlier this week baltimore mayor stephen rawlings-blake said she and the police commissioner are examining whether the sharp drop in arrests is tied to the city's spike in violent crime. okay, i want to go to you on this charles. we've seen what's happened stop and frisk, question and frisk is something that's been very controversial here in new york. they've backed off that policy even though it came out of a pretty liberal court. we've seen president obama come out, talk about aggressive policing and how he wishes he could federalize police forces. >> right. >> if you're a police chief or an officer aren't you sitting and thinking rather than lose my job, lose my pen

. >>> a baltimore police union -- an official is claiming that the city's op top prosecutor marilyn mosbyrest in the case and shouldn't be allowed to lead the case against those six police officers who have been charged in the death of freddie gray. the union is saying she took campaign money from a gray family attorney. mosby insisting a lot of people donated even the police union, in fact, making that claim as well. i want to talk about the possible conflict of interest but how much stuff is out there for defense attorneys to look at as they start thinking about this case, many about to be hired, many already hired. joining me now, midwin charles, cnn legal analyst, mark geragos. i want to talk about change of venue because that place was en fuego and the state's attorney made comments i think a defense attorney could say this was sounding political, no justice, no peace, i don't think it's fair for my client or clients to be tried in this community and it worked, you could say, in 1992 with the four officers in the rodney king beating. >> right. they went as you remember, they went fro

. >>> hell no, she's got to go the baltimore police union calling for the baltimore state attorney to away from the freddie gray case and allow a special prosecutor to step in. the union's issue is a $5,000 donation she received from gray's family's attorney, and her marriage to a baltimore city councilman who has been very vocal speaking out against these attacks. the union says of their all clear conflicts of interest and will serve against these six officers' interests. to attorney ben stein who agrees. his is on the phone right now. you say this lawyer went way beyond her legal bounds. explain, ben. >> well, this lawyer is compromising so many wassed it's unbelievable. first of all when she came out and said, i haven't have heard your cry moves justice no peace that said i'm playing to the crowned, not playing to the constitution or the law's the state of maryland, my own state by the way. they are i'm playing to the mob. that is not allowed. that is lynch law justice. second she could not possibly have intended but to include a murder charge. measure we depraved heart requires ei