that is where the mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake, is speaking. let's take a listen. >> i am so happy that they are ready to reopen. not every store is ready to reopen. the majority of the store and toured the mall the damage right after the incident on monday. and it is such a dramatic difference from where it was monday. i'm so grateful because it show shows the resiliency of the city. want to thank general growth and all of the vendors who are here you know, they want to stay here, they want to continue their investment. i think this was a smart investment because this say growing community. thanks to all who came together to support the mall. i've been coming here since i was a child, taking christmas pictures with santa. i think the easter bunny -- use can come up, general, if you want to come up. come on. you sure? and this is a great day to have the mall reopen. a wonderful day. i was proud to support the investments that i think it was the baltimore development corporation made into this animal do the major renovations and see it bounce ba

it's going to be a tough sled for stephanie rawlings-blake. she has to regain trust in the community. >> while they're feeling better about the lifting of the curfew, not necessarily the same feeling about the mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake, at the moment. there is also this. the new nbc news-wall street journal pole, 96% of americans expect more racial unrest across the country this summer. what does that say about the tensions not only in baltimore, but the other cities you have reported from over the past year that have some reflections of what you've seen there in baltimore just within the last week? >> reporter: richard, you can go back to sanford, florida, when police failed to arrest zimmermann. this started from there. a lot of people in this community mentioned trayvon martin, even now, and mentioned him in the same breath as freddie gray. we're talking about decades and decades, generational complaints of african-american communities about police, about just basic rudeness and treating people as if everyone in the community is a crim

thank you. >> mayor -- >> mayor -- >> short statement from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. not answering reporters' questions but she is expressing her solidarity with the state's attorney marilyn mosby. reaction to what we heard, first marc moriael. >> it was positive to hear her send a message to the remainder of the baltimore police department and state she will not tolerate brutality, corruption racism or any of the ill practices that created the climate under which mr. gray lost his life. i think that was a very important thing for her to say today. because it means that the steps that are necessary, that are going to be necessary in the future wolf to repair the baltimore police department and unify the community, i think she sent a signal she's prepared to take those steps today. her sense of disappointment and outrage that these public servants these officers who have been sworn to protect and serve, are now facing criminal charges, i think it was important for her to say that but it was a forceful statement, it was a short statement and i think it's best that she d

. >> that was baltimore mayor stephanie blake speaking this morning with chuck todd on "meet the pressas taken a lot of criticism and critique from a variety of sectors. she's one of the black women face wes see. you were making an important point earlier on about dis disenfranchisement. if i watch baltimore i think all kinds of disthe enfranchisement but not ferguson. all the comparisons being made and i was like yeah but these are folks putting black folks on the city kounl, in the mayor's office as the state attorney. for decades and years. there is a sense of empowerment there. >> it was talking about this. >> pause. >> here's a different take than i gave. >> our mayor is capitulated to the corporate structure of the democratic party. what happens in our society is individual black people are put in positions of leadership and white controlled dominating institutions which brings more black people into those arrangements which under mines our ability to develop a black institution as the basis of our work. >> he was writing a dissertation on the tv show yesterday. that happened. >>

the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake lifted that curfew. the mayor implemented the order, no one outside after 10:00 p.m. the governor called in the national guard. since that violent night protests have remained peaceful. people we spoke with say lifting the curfew allows baltimore to begin to heal. >> i understand them having the curfew but enough is enough. >> i think it should have been a curfew. you know? because they needed it for those young people. and i know that's what it was for. it wasn't for us adults. >> now, the violence was a response to freddie gray's death. the 25-year-old was critically hurt in police custody. on friday, the state prosecutor ruled his death -- the state medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. state prosecutor charged six police officers involved with that arrest. >>> now, as the city begins to rebuild, many say it is important to still push for change. maryland governor larry hogan dubbed yesterday a statewide day of prayer and healing. the governor went to church not too far from where freddie gray

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake did not want to keep it in place a single day longer than necessary.'s nounsed national guard troops are pulling out from baltimore. this comes as people start to arrive at city fall plaza for that faith-based rally that is expected to begin in 30 minutes or so. cnn's nick valencia joining me live. what is the focus as we know it nick for the rally? >> the focus on this rally is faith first. community coalition of faith based leaders from all across the city of baltimore. we've seen more and more people start to gather for this rally. expected to happen about 30 minutes from now. one of those first to arrive cecilia ladybug. let's talk about something. why is a rally like this so important? >> it's so important because when you put god first in a mix of a lot of things going on in the city of baltimore, then you know when you have him everything can be calm and peaceful. like i told the young people when i was down here on friday respect authority. god chose to put those elected officials in office. they gave us a curfew. they removed the curfew. now g

stephanie rawlings blake.adam mayor, welcome back to meet the press. >> good morning, chuck todd. >> let me start with the curfew. is it possible you will lift the curfew in the 24 hours? >> chuck we're looking at that. i'm pleased for most part every day you've seen peaceful protests. but this is a decision that has to be made in collaboration with all of the public safety forces on the ground. we're going to make that decision. >> a state senator named bill ferguson, a baltimore democrat i'm sure you know him well. he said this about the curfew. it's having a negative impact on communities and businesses. the curfew has transformed into another issue. the community expressed its desire to move forward peacefully and the public sector should respond in kind. what do you say to him? >> we try to be responsive to all of the concerns. i heard from the community that says look we've had these peaceful protests. we want to be able to get back to normal. but the same way that you ramp up into a curfew and a state o

the mayor of baltimore stephanie rawlings-blake is asking the justice department to expand the case. mayor is asking for a broad investigation into the patterns and practices of the baltimore police department. >>> in boston in a few hour testimonies resumes in the penalty phase of dzhokhar tsarnaev. jurors are expected to hear more about the supper max prison if they decide against the death penalty. on wednesday, a former brother-in-law testified that dzokhar went along with anything his brother tamerlan said to do. >>> emotional testimony in the colorado courtroom from the woman who survived the massacre but a friend died. sandy phillips has been in court each day since the trial began. >> you get through the day. you're exhausted. you go home. you try to eat something. you go to bed. you prepare yourself as best you can to go through it the next day. but it is extremely hard and it is extremely hard when you hear that you're supposed to have empathy or sympathy for the person that butchered your children. i can't do it. >> two graduate school professors testified describing holme

i'll be joined by the mayor of baltimore stephanie rawlings-blake and former mayor and governor of maryland. >> health care reform and the front-runner for the democratic presidential nomination. >> when i say hillary clinton, what do you say? give me a word. first thing that comes to mind. >>> and chris christie allies indicted in the bridgegate scandal. can the new jersey governor make it to the republican presidential primary? i'm chuck todd. joining me this sunday morning are our own tom brokaw, april ryan, a baltimore native. kimberly strossell of "wall street journal" and wes moore. a veteran and baltimore native. welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> good morning. the mood in baltimore markedly changed following a week of violence and unrest that culminated in the charging of six police officers over the killing of freddie gray. yesterday's protests were largely peaceful but there were a small number of arrests after dark as some protesters attempted to defy the evening curfew. baltimore remains a deeply divided city with major problems of poverty and inequality. this is a na

the mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake made that announcement earlier today.he catholic church, where governor larry hogan got a warm reception from those who were assembled inside the church. i've learned it's two churches who have combined their congregations. afterwards he ensaid it was time for the city to come together and get back to work. he noted the millions of dollars in lost revenue for small businesses pop and mom businesses that had to be closed early because of the curfew. also people whose businesses were damaged. in some cases, lost everything because of the unrest here. a city that's definitely coming together. we're awaiting a rally being put on by the pastors here in baltimore. that is going to be a unity rally. all in the interest of unity, alex. >> joy, i've got 15 seconds for you to answer this. you were on the ground all week. what is your biggest take away? >> reporter: my biggest take away is this is a city whose residents love this city and who are close to one another, but who are devastated by what they see as a police department th

. >> stephanie rawlings blake gave a statement. >> she made a statement to the media and stood out heres of city hall and called us thugs and criminals. she couldn't make a statement to show she has our backs against the killer cops. >> there's been reports of police officers warning they will be in danger because of what happened. that this will essentially embolden people to challenge the police in baltimore. >> that's foolishness. if you do your job and keep your hands off us, not brutalizing us, you wouldn't be charge. everybody was living in tears, on the edge of their seats, looking to see if they were going to be charged. are you kidding me? serious? killer cops in cell blocks. if i go and brutally murder somebody they'll lock me up and throw away the key. no questions asked. why do we have to beg the system for something they owe us? >> you agree with that. >> if you look at every since anyone that has been out here continuously since the announcement was made, actually the military presence has increased in baltimore city. up and down north avenue thousands and thousands of con

any minute now we're expecting to hear from baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake.ptexpected to announce a new partnership with the justice department. this follows the mayor's promise to engage in bold police reforms. msnbc's adam reese is in baltimore waiting for the mayor's press conference to begin. he joins me this morning. good to see you. >> reporter: good morning, jose we expect to hear the results of her meeting with the attorney general, reforms that might be put in place for city hall for the police department relations with the citizens of baltimore here making the streets safer, making baltimore safer. the attorney general said yesterday she wants to help she wants to provide the tools that the justice department can provide to make this city safer. jose? >> adam when do we expect this to start? >> we expect it to start any minute. we also expect to hear more details about what city hall will do in terms of improving those relations, not just the police department with the citizens of baltimore, but what city hall will do in terms of making relationship

as mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake, it's her job to hold it together. resulted in the indictments of six city cops. and that's not the only problem taxing an already ten city. joining me exclusively is stephanie recalling-blake, mayor of baltimore -- rawlings-blake mayor of baltimore city. great to have you with me. i want to talk about where we've come in one month's time since the death of freddie gray. and i know it's been a very emotional and certainly a very interesting time for the state of politics in baltimore. if we took a look at the latest numbers, we've had an uptick in baltimore homicides, 25%. if we look at the arrest rate, those have been down by some 32% since the mandatory curfew was lifted. is it your opinion that the baltimore city police department might be turning a blind eye to violent crime since six officers were indicted in the death of freddie gray? >> i don't think that's the case at all. we've had spikes in crime in baltimore before. and whether we had them before we were able to bring it on top and get to a better place. und

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake lifted the curfew. you will remember the unrest stemmed from anger over the death of freddie gray. you are looking at pictures outside city hall. a festive atmosphere as people celebrated the lifting of the curfew and announcement that the national guard will wind down its operations in the city. the mayor joined in the celebrating by reopening a shopping mall that was closed in last monday's looting. >> right now, i'm confident. what we saw is not just the resiliencey of our city, but we want to heal. we know there is work to be done. what you saw with the peaceful demonstrations and people coming together to celebrate baltimore is that will that we will get better. we will get through this and we will do it as one baltimore. >> let's bring in rene marsh with the latest. good morning, rene. >> reporter: good morning, john. you really do feel a bit of a shift the first night of the curfew lifted. another night of calm. you talked about the national guard and the drawdown. we know that should take 72 hou

sources say that rank-and-file officers are most angry with marilyn mosby and stephanie rawlings blake who sources say ordered police to stand down and let rioters loot month's unrest. >> how is it that this is the deadliest in 15 years and how is that anything other than a failure of your policies? >> there are a lot of reasons why we are having a surge in violence. >> is that because the police are doing less enact. >> as i said before there are a lot of reasons why. >> is that one of them? >> arrests are down 50%. >> civil rights activists say that violence in baltimore is only going to get worse. >> we should not be that close to the edge. but i think that the similar focuses on police and containment and not development. >> redevelopment is expensive the city authorized $20 million from its rainy day fund to pay for police overtime and other costs incurred during the riots. but the true cost may be much higher considering the lost tax revenue. we live better for "fox 5 news". lou: in texas, the rivers are rising still. more rain on the way following the historic devastating floodi

baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake denies that she ordered her police department to stand down in the face of violent riots looting and arson. but now a senior law enforcement official in baltimore is contradicting the mayor and claims the mayor gave a direct order to the police chief to give way to those rioters. tonight we're joined by bishop jackson and rich lowry. they take up not only the failure of leadership over the past days and nights in baltimore but to examine a city that's suffered almost 50 years of disastrous liberal leadership and failed policies. also tonight, new revelations that the clinton foundation is still withholding the identities of over 1,000 donors and blaming a nonexistent canadian law for the foundation's lack of transparency. the man who broke the clinton scandal wide open is our special guest here tonight, peter schweizer joins us. we begin tonight in baltimore. self-identified gang members standing side by side with the city council calling for an end to violence. the council president used the press conference to apologize for calling those rio

stephanie rawlings-blake gives her testimony. this will be the first time coming before the microphones and cameras since the state attorney made her declaration that the charges would go against the six officers voflg ss ss involved in the death of 25-year-old freddie gray. he died a week later after injuries sustained during their care. let's listen in now. >> as mayor, i have said from the beginning no one is above the law many our city. i was sickened and heartbroken by the statement of charges that we heard today because no one in our city is above the law. justice must apply to all of us equally. with today's official indictment, i have ordered police commissioner batz to utilize the full extent of his legal authority to immediately suspend all officers facing felony charges. in fact warrants have been executed and five officers are in custody. we know that the vast ma jorjority of men and women in the baltimore police department serve our city with pride, with courage, with honor and with distinction. be but to those of yo

we begin in baltimore where mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is now calling on the justice department to conduct a civil rights investigation and her city's police department. >> we all know that baltimore continues to have a fractured relationship between the police and the community. we have to have a foundation of trust, and i believe that we need the assistants of the department of justice and the civil rights investigation to shore up that foundation that is weak right now in our city. >> the mayor's puzzling request comes a day after attorney general loretta lynch was in the city of ballot moral turpitude a justice department spokesperson says lynch is actively considering the mayor's request in light of what she heard from law enforcement, city officials community, and youth three years baltimore. maryland's governor today lifted the state of emergency for baltimore all national guard and state police have been withdrawn. joining us tonight milwaukee county sheriff david clark. good to have you with us. when you heard that the mayor of baltimore was asking for a doj investigation

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said it's no longer necessary. the police department is vowing to keep order in the city. officers will be deployed wherever crowds are gathered >>> the coast guard and navy in italy rescuing 5 thouds migrants -- 5,000 migrants trying to cross the mediterranean on boats. they suspect more are on their way from africa to europe >>> a march by ethiopiian israelis protesting. marchers say ethiopians in israel are unfairly targeted by police. >>> sunday night - time for a look at "the week ahead". this week is national small business week in the u.s. small business administration and cosponsors will host training webbin areas focussing on a number of topics. there's ha report released by the urban institute stating that small businesses would be accountable if the supreme court rules against the affordable care act, known as obama care. >> do you need a card? >> reporter: seven years after the recession, small business owner jody struggles to make ends met. >> my inventories are on tart. >> reporter: she works solo at

. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake wants the justice department to review the police department in anort to repair the troubled relationship with the community. steve handelsman has the story. >>> the national guard has pulled out and the baltimore state of emergency is lifted. but mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says the federal government needs to investigate her police department. >> baltimore continues to have a fractured relationship between the police and the community. >> reporter: the justice department is already investigating whether freddie gray's rights got violated. by any or all of the six comes charged in the death or by others. the new probe would look at the pattern of policing in baltimore. who gets stopped, arrested, treated aggressively. baltimore's recent record is disturbing. 100 lawsuits. >> we have now over the last four or five years paid out $6 million in settlements because of excessive force. >>> a federal probe of the ferguson missouri police in march found a pattern of racism. >> whatever they find we need to repair wrip the community and have a department

an hour ago, baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake made a big announcement. she said the justice department is investigating baltimore police. >> we all know that baltimore continues to have a fractured relationship between the police and the community. we have to get it right. failure is not an option. >> the mayor said the civil rights investigation will determine whether officers used biased practices or excessive force. six officers facing charges for the death of freddie gray last month. >>> later today, tickets go on sale for a last-money concert in baltimore. prince is headlining. the artist put out this poster saying he'll play a rally for peace concert this sunday at royal farms arena in baltimore. the tickets go on sale on livenation.com at 5:00 this afternoon. >> somebody really wanted to impress their prom date but one prom proposal could end in charges for a student in idaho. someone spray painted the invitation in bright pink and purple on large rocks. here's the problem -- those rocks are in a sacred desert landscape of the black cliffs that ar

mayor stephanie rawlings blake lifted the city wide curfew in baltimore. the national guard will be pulling out today -- will start that process today. one week ago today rioters looted and burned businesses. the violence was a response to the death of freddie gray. the 25-year-old became critically hurt in police custody. six police officers are charged in his death. >>> are baltimore and ferguson isolated event? most americans say no in an nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. 96% of the people survey say they expect more racially charged unrest and more than half, 54% p believe a similar distance burns is likely in met poll tap area where they live. president obama is on his way to new york to speak about his program "my brother's keeper." a lot of people wondering if he'll address the racial tension in baltimore following the riots and charges against the police officers. the president has called the situation a slow-rolling crisis. the situation involving police and confrontations with police and african-americans in particular. as for the my brother's

mayor stephanie rollins blake lifted the city's curfew and reopened a later -- a major landmark shut down by riots. kevin lewis is live in baltimore tonight. a lot of people you have spoken with were waiting to hear this news. [no audio] announcer: now, abc seven news at x: 30 -- on your side. kellye: as we were telling you we are getting back to peace in baltimore. things are getting back to normal and we have kevin lewis standing by live with the latest. kevin: everyone from bar owners to everyday citizens certainly happy to have their freedom reinstated now that the curfew has been lifted. the mall here reopened for the first time since rioting rep did and we learned the national guard will be out in full by tuesday. today, we started our day at 10:30 in the morning. we met with other members of the media and governor hogan that a catholic church on the west side of baltimore. we met there because governor hogan wanted to have a day of prayer, a day were baltimore the state, and the country could pray for peace to come over the city and continue. there was a 90 minute church servi

the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake lifted the curfew after the riots that started last monday.ll spend several days winding down. she joined in celebrating the reopening of the shopping mall that was closed following monday's looting. for the latest let's turn to cnn's rene marsh. >> reporter: there is a difference outside of city hall. you don't see the national guard this morning. you do not see a large presence when it comes to police officers. last night was the first night in the city of baltimore where there was no curfew and there were no problems. you talked about the national guard. we know the drawdown is happening this week. the governor saying it will take 72 hours before it is complete because they brought in some 4,000 people. now baltimore police department gave an update yesterday. they say that since all of the protests and rallies began, some 486 people arrested they say 113 officers were injured. as far as economic impact goes when you look at the looting and rioting that was happening early last week the governor said some 200 businesses were lost as a resul

. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlings-blake requested the justice department launch the investigation. >> failure is not an opposite. >> reporter: lynch who took office last week vowed to pursue police reform. >> our goal is to work with the community, public officials and law enforcement alike to create a stronger, better baltimore. >> reporter: the review of the baltimore police department is expected to take months. the new probe is separate from the criminal civil rights investigation into gray's death. the justice department has come under pressure to examine police departments in ferguson and cleveland and whether there's a pattern of excessive force among police officers. in the newsroom surae chinn, wusa9. >> the doj's civil rights division has launched similar investigations of 20 police departments in the past six years. >>> a howard university student missing since tuesday has been found at a campground in maryland near harpers ferry. lance buckley was found in good condition at the brunswick family campground by brunswick police and rangers from the national park service.

major stephanie rawlings-blake lifted a curfew in place. all citizens were to be off the streets between 10:00 pm and 5:00a.m. the curfew is no longer necessary. john terrett is live in baltimore >>> it is a beautiful sunday evening here. you can see how the people of baltimore are acting to the end of the curfew. there are bands performing outside city hall in baltimore. i can hardly hear myself thing. this is a large crowd of the day. earlier there was an interfath rally, where they spoke about faith and prayer. the largest number of people in this scare so far turned out yesterday. it was a political rally. there was a lot of anger but it was peaceful. one of the main cries yesterday was the curfew imposed last tuesday should be ended. today, as you know the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake ended the curfew. there'll be no curfew from now on, the national guard is pulling out. earlier at the interfaith rally, the procedure the loud, musical rally, we spoke to katherine pugh a state senator, and barbara, in the crowd, to garner their opinio

the mayor of baltimore stephanie rawlings-blake is asking the justice department to expand the inquirynto the case. into the civil rights violations. the mayor is asking for a broader investigation of the baltimore police department practices. >>> 18 minutes past the hour. testimony resumes in the penalty phase of the dzhokhar tsarnaev trial in boston. jurors there expected to hear more from the defense about the super max prison where the convicted marathon bomber would spend the rest of his life if they decide against the death penalty. a former brother-in-law on wednesday testified that dzokhar went along with anything his brother tamerlan said to do. >>> emotional testimony in the colorado courtroom from a woman who survived the aurora movie theater massacre but lost a friend in the carnage. james holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70. sandy phillips lost her daughter. she has no plans to stop going to court. >> you get through the day. you're exhausted. you go home. you try to eat something. you go to bed and you prepare yourself as best you can to go through it t

new call for stephanie rawlings-blake this new. to hold her city's police department accountable. >> i'm requesting the department of justice conduct a federal pattern of practice investigation into the baltimore city police department. jummy: loretto lynch met with city officials, community leaders and the family of freddie gray. -- lorettoa lynch. the justice department is also conducting a separate review of the department's use of force practices. prince will hold a rally for peace concert in baltimore this weekend. the concert will be held at royal farms arena. attendees are encouraged to wear the color gray. the artist recently recorded a song about the death of freddie gray and the unrest in baltimore. tickets go on sale at 5:00 this afternoon and a portion of the proceeds will benefit baltimore-based youth charities. stepping outside on this wednesday, another warm day ahead. chances of thunderstorms out there. doug hill is here with a first look at forecast. doug: 80 degrees right now. hazy, but still some sunshine through

baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake as for the review yesterday. it follows the death of freddy gray in custody last month and the subsequent protests and a right. -- right. --riots. the police commissioner says he welcomes the federal investigation. d.c. police are looking into a pair of armed robberies believed to be connected. both robberies happened last night in georgetown, not far from the main strip along m street. the other was at the university campus just a mile away. first, a male student was robbed at gunpoint on the campus. authorities say the suspect was a man and woman posing as a couple. about an hour later, police say the same pair allegedly robbed a man woman on 30 force -- 31st street. a federal appeals court has ruled that the national security agency ball collecting of american phone records is illegal. a really for the manhattan court points out congress did not authorize the action. the judges will allow it to continue so that congress can act on legislation. the issue is likely to come up soon as congress debates whether to

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while speaking at a summit of community and faith leaders thursday, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake made a fiery vow for justice. >> we will get justice for freddie gray. believe you me, we will get justice and we're going to do it because we're going to work together because if, we tell nation watching, three black women at three different levels can't get justice and healing for this community, you tell me where we're going to get it. >> one of those three women that the mayor mentioned is city prosecutor marilyn mosby. the police findings of what they believe led to freddie gray's death are now in her hants. >> she will ultimately decide if anyone should be charged in his death. don lemon has more on this prosecutor, this new prosecutor that has been thrust into the spotlight. >> she's the youngest chief prosecutor of a major american city and she's been on the job less than four months. but now, 35-year-old marilyn mosby has a huge decisions to make that could calm the anger in the city she loves -- >> that is definitely a police car they're vandalizing right there -- >> or possibly

let's start in baltimore where mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is about to announce a new partnership between her city and the u.s. department of justice. it comes a day after a visit by the new loreattorney general. we'll bring this news conference to you live when it happens. >>> also in the news this morning, a jaw dropping new report shows that the co-pilot who deliberately crashed a germanwings jet into the alps made a practice run with passengers onboard. he did it five times on an earlier flight the same day of the crash. the co-pilot a germanwings on march 24th, investigators say he purposely flew the plane into the french applelps while the co-pilot wasco-pilot was locked out of the cockpit. >> reporter: chilling details that emerged from accident investigators saying that he had gone through the scenario on the outbound leg of this flight. he was flying at 7:30 in the morning and the scenario was identical to that of the fatal crash. the pilot stepped out of the cockpit. lubitz was left alone. instead of dialing in 35,000 feet into the autopilot, he dialed in 100 feet. quick

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she is assigning task forces to high crime areas. tonight, in another development the police commissioner apologize to police officers in a closed-door meeting. the fraternal order of lee's president -- the fraternal order of police president said he believes that action led to riots in baltimore. what metro was planning to do one board trains. plus, a health alert about fast food. how soon you will see the changes in leon: workers are close to removing the oil pipeline on the coast of california. it is slow going because crews cannot use heavy machinery. tens of thousands of gallons spilled from the pipeline. a report now that the pipeline owner missed four other hazard areas along the pipeline. >> we will cover it back up. leon: tonight, a second see lion has died. veterinarians at sea world san diego are carrying for -- caring for animals killed in this -- injured and spill. amtrak is installing trains following the deadly derailment outside of philadelphia. investigators say they could have tracked the actions of the train engine

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake requested the investigation. >> mayor rawlings-blake: our goal is to work with the community, public officials and law enforcement alike to create a stronger better baltimore. >> we have communities that want to be safe. we have police officers that want to do the right thing. we have to figure out a way to bridge that gap. >> a similar investigation in the ferguson missouri police department turned up widespread problems. baltimore police officers said he welcomes the investigation. cases like the death of freddie gray in baltimore and michael brown in ferguson fueled nationwide calls for all police to wear body cameras. tonight "7 on your side" on your side taking a closer look at how they work. fighting back against crime investigator. jennifer donelan went to scottsdale, arizona, to meet face to face with one of the top makers of body cameras. jennifer: if the answer to this is to put cameras on the bodies of the men and women in blue the question of will they work might lie in the question of how they work. >> welcome to taser. jennifer: yes, taser. th

baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake asked for the probe following the death of freddie gray, who suffered a spate of -- fatal spine injury in custody of the police, which sparked riots. six officers are charged in connection with the case. >> the investigation will begin immediately and focus on allegations the baltimore police department officers used excessive force, including deadly force, conduct unlawful searches, seizures and arrests and engage in discriminatory policing. jummy: if the doj determines there is a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing, they will try to get the baltimore police department to agree to a series of sweeping changes. just within the last hour, we learned the d.c. mayor wrapped up a news conference and again asked the council to approve the purchase of 2800 body cameras for the city police officers. cities across the country are calling for police officers to where the cameras, but there are a lot of questions about how the cameras work. our fighting back investigator jennifer donelan travel to scott they'll, arizona, to meet with one of th

baltimore mayor stephanie rulings blake with baptist church officials and a developer unveiled the new site plan. it includes affordable housing units for seniors. a judge found a prince george's county police officer guilty of assaulting a student at suitland high school. it happened november 2013 while charles pickard worked as a school resource officer. the surveillance video shows pickard hitting the student and placing hill under arrest. prince george's police chief mark magaw says school resource officers should serve as an example to students and any abuse of power will not be tolerated. pickard faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in july. body cameras will soon appear on more police officers across the country. the justice department is launching a pilot program to award $20 million in grants to departments nationwide. the money will be used to buy cameras and related equipment and to train officers. attorney general loretta lynch calls the program vital. the race for the white house is filling up fast with two more candidates declaring today. and another expect

so calm that mayor stephanie rawlings-blake today lifted the curfew.n a rally at city hall we heard provocative rhetoric, one invoking the words, we'll fight on beaches and hills and cities. we should never surrender and another speaker cited the case of an 18-year-old who was photographed in the baltimore sun smashing in a police car window with a traffic cone. his parents after seeing that picture urged their son to turn himself in. he did just that. but he's now facing a $500,000 bail and potential of eight years in jail. that while other arrested rioters were merely set free. >> we cannot allow them to tear democracy up in our face while we pay for it. >> when is a man's life worth less than a damned car window. a car window. he turned himself in. >> reporter: the six police officers charged in freddie gray's death has been released on bonds ranging from $250,000 to $350,000. all of that while many in the law enforcement community say this was a rush to judgment. >> in my 20 years career as a law enforcement officer and 16 years as an attorney i ha

that's the announcement today from baltimore's mayor, stephanie rawlings blake. she is also asked u.s. attorney general loretta lynch and the department of justice to begin its investigation now into the baltimore police department. the request comes a day after mayor rawlings blake met with attorney general lynch in charm city. they spoke about the circumstances of the past several weeks and the broader issues confronting not only baltimore city, but the nation. >>> at this hour, maryland's governor is speaking out about the freddie gray case, specifically. larry hogan is addressing the state of emergency in baltimore, set moments for now, you can see him making his way to the podium right now. that's state of emergency declared last week. we are following this press conference and we'll have more on what he has to say, coming up on wusa news at 5:00. >>> meanwhile, s for prince's rally for peace in baltimore set to go on sale at 5:00 p.m. prince announced plans for the event at the royal farms arena following the recent unrest in the city over freddie gray's de

be a day of prayer for the entire state, 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 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

. >> reporter: baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. >> i was sickened and heartbroken by the statement of charges that we heard today. >> reporter: blake called for reform in the police department. >> the manner of death deemed a homicide by the maryland state medical examiner is believed to be the result of a fatal injury that occurred while mr. gray was unrestrained by a seatbelt in the custody of the baltimore police department wagon. >> reporter: charges filed by mosby against six baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of freddie gray april 12th were sweeping from 2nd degree murder and manslaughter to misconduct in office. mosby described how gray cried out for medics but was repeatedly refused treatment at every step of his 40 minute journey in a police transport wagon. she described how in handcuffs and shackles gray was loaded head first on his stomach into the wagon not belted in in violation of policy so that his body could slide uncontrolled on the floor head first into the steel walls of the vehicle. >> nor did they render or request medical assistance. >> reporter