quantitative analysis,, baltimore city are many trajectories is actually doing pretty well. the challenge we have is a city is when you reintegrate black men and boys into that physical analysis. and so the reason that i put so much emphasis on black men and boys with what is happening here right now is, you cannot talk about how to improve the prospects of the future a baltimore city without understanding how we put a distinct emphasis on what is happening with black men and boys within the city. as long as baltimore city has a 32 percent unemployment rate for african-american men, as long as when you look at the cumulative gpa of an african-american man who graduates from baltimore city, hovering around 1.6, then we have an acute issue that we have to address because we have an acute opportunity that we are not filling. and so i am in full agreement that this is not an exclusionary conversation, but i think at times we have to be able to call things as we see them and say, if we do not put an emphasis on what is happening to our young men in the city, for all people who are

>> i represent baltimore city. city has the second highest rate of unemployable african american males. one of the major drawbacks for our guys getting jobs is a minor criminal record, just one thing here or one thing there where they can't even get through door. we are trying to make sure at least one of the obstacles is removed. >> reporter: but shielding criminal reports is controversial. delegate john cluster is a former police officer. he combed through arrest records to test second chance. >> the first name i looked up had 24 convictions in his -- on his record since 2006. out of those 24 convictions, he can shield 23 of them from a business owner. that's not a bart pardon of it. bad part of that, if you ever been convicted of a crime they're going to say yes one time but in reality he had 24 convictions on his record that the business owner is not going to be able to find out about. >> reporter: do you think it pus employers at risk? >> absolutely. when you have that kind of person who ha has that many drug c

i don't know how many people are familiar with baltimore city. very few of you. baltimore was described during the freddie gray unrest incessantly on cnn as a major american city. and that's -- yes. it is a major american city in that it has a baseball team and football team and it has a sizable population. and it has a storied history, certainly of a storied civil rights history. the birthplace of thurgood marshall. extraordinary people. a town i love very much. it has something -- it does not have something that most major american cities have and that is a true functioning public transportation system. and the lack of that public transportation system like the housing decisions that richard talked about is really not by accident. there were plans to create a functioning public education system in baltimore many times. in 1966 the original railway plan for baltimore involved a city wide subway system like you have in d.c. if you look at the map it looks like the map of the d.c. metro. that never happened, as white communities protested and expressed their concer

baltimore? what can be done at the city level? >> poverty is a problem that exists in baltimore and cities around this country. it's not just a -- not even an american problem. it's a global problem. i don't know of a city that's solved the issue of poverty. and while many work to eradicate the disparities in income, raise your hand if you know the city that's fixed this problem. it's an intractable problem that if you're looking -- if a cure to it is success, we'll never be successful. but i think the work we're doing every single day to improve our schools. i'm standing here next to one of the biggest advocates in the country for excellence in education. when we provide excellence in education, we're creating pathways out of poverty. my dad grew up in the projects, and he made it very, very clear to us growing up that education was his key out of poverty, and he wanted us to understand that education would be our key to whatever we wanted to do in life. my dad was an elected official. my mom was a pediatrician. we had access to a

why hasn't more been done to address poverty in baltimore and what can be done at the city level? spinnaker the problem that exists in baltimore in the cities around the country. it's not even just america promised that a global problem. i don't know of a city that false issue of poverty. raise your hand if you know the city that fixed this problem. it is an intractable problem if you are looking if a cure. is success. in the excellence in education we provide excellence in education we are creating pathways out of poverty. my dad grew up in the projects and he made it very clear to us growing up that education was the key out of poverty and he wanted us to understand it would be the key to whatever we wanted to do in life. we have access to a whole lot. if they make encyclopedias we would have spent them but it wasn't going to help our education. you know, there was no designer jeans unless our grandparents got ten issues they wanted to focus on our education. the same black-and-white tv. the resources were going to making sure that their children were educated. so education is th

this past week more than two dozen mayors of cities big and small gathered in baltimore to discuss our priorities as well as our strategies moving forward to ensure those who wish to lead our federal government fully understand that cities are the engines of our national economy and are at the center of every mayor issue that we currently face in public life. we know there are so many great economic and cultural things happening in our cities of all sizes all over our country. we know the strength of our cities and metro areas help to bring the national economy back from the recession and we also know that if we are going to continue to grow and be more successful as a country cities have to be at the center of the solution. we know that there are far too many people who have been left out of the recovery since the great recession, they look opportunity. far too many americans in cities large and small continue to fear for their safety. they feel disconnected from the broader community. this is something i'm especially aware of in baltimore but it affects and concerns mayors -- all of

his name's on a monument in baltimore city. really you had everything in between. you had free african-american sailors. you had immigrant white guys like george who was a german immigrant, drummer in the united states army. musician. the bombardment continued all through the night. one direct hit struck the fort's ammunition magazine, a glancing blow. and never blew up. you talk about those near misses. the shelling continued all into the night. the british had a barge attack behind the fort. one defender said you could hear the screams of the royal marines cutting across the rainy night as the fort as cannon ball splintered into the barges, blowing men, body parts, and everything else out the other side. by dawn's early light, the bombardment tapered off. by dawn's early light the british land commander decided to cancel an attack in the city by land and they began to pack up and march back down. the british officers on the ships saw that the fort grounds were cut up but that the defenses were still very strong. they fired over 1,000 shells and 700 rockets. so th

future leaders of baltimore city marching for change.they possess the spirit born in the april uprising following the police and custody death of freddie gray and they feature ben gellis and they announce a six-point plan to improve policing in baltimore. >> our first demand is we want to fire police officers who have demonstrated corruption or unnecessary violence. >> reporter: the city has a long history of aggressive policing, most recently since police misconduct is captured on video, the department is disciplining officers, but the assembly would have to change the law to fire officers immediately. >> one of the priority is to ensure that every police officer is trained in de-escalation techniques. >> removing the gag ord or victims of police misconduct. they're calling on the mayor to end the policy prohibiting victims from publicly discussing brutality and other misconduct settlements and they want the department to improve community policing and stop rewarding cops on the number of arrests they make and they suggest incentives fo

the heart of west baltimore, and one of the city's poorest areas. this is where freddie gray grew up -- known to friends as pepper. >> why was his nickname pepper? >> i never heard of pepper being bad for nobody, salt is bad for you, salt will kill you. i never heard nobody dying from pepper, everybody loves pepper. and he was dark skinned, so. >> brandon ross is freddie's god-brother. >> on april 12, reports say freddie was walking down the street when he made eye contact with officers -- and then ran. >> police chased gray and arrested him on the sidewalk here at the gilmor homes. >> where were you when he was arrested? >> right there with him. if you look at the original video that they shown, and you see the guy pointing, walking up, that's me. yeah, so, i was there throughout the whole thing, seen the whole process. >> freddie was conscious when he was loaded into a paddy wagon. when it arrived at the police station 45 minutes later -- he was not. >> the question is why? he didn't do it to himself, he didn't have those injuries before he came i

he's a student at baltimore city college, and he got a new substitute teacher. the substitute teacher introduces himself and told his students he was a poet. >> memories can be beautiful. memories can be ugly. sometimes i ask my memories, why didn't you love me. they bring me my sorrow, but i can do now is root for a better tomorrow. [ bell ] >> the bell rings and the students don't move. get out. >> usually they have their books, their pens and they're so taken by their substitute teacher that they sit and listen. >> because whenever my father was blazed off heroin, he would look late night to a broad day, put out guns and rob my own friends. >> i cap see why they wanted to stay in class. >> this is 22-year-old. he's a baltimore native and relating to these students in a way that most can't. "right this minute" via skype, welcome to the show, sir. why do you feel it's important for you to not only spread the message but to let these kids know that they can make it? >> not too long ago, i was that child sitting in that seat, and nobody could just look at me and

maureen: the baltimore city council voted to make ketch davis the permanent police commissioner. he had been appointed on an interim basis. it came amid the civil unrest and spike in violence in baltimore following the death of freddie gray. a group of demonstrators are gathered outside the city hall. in vote 2016 news, the clock is ticking for vice president joe biden. he is expected to announce whether he will enter the presidential race in the next 48 hours. right now hillary clinton is leading with 48% of the vote. if he enters the race, biden would have 17%. there are questions about another race in washington. some republicans are wondering if the wisconsin congressman paul ryan will run for speaker of the house. his spokesperson said today the congressman looked forward to listening and speaking to the colleagues this week. outgoing speaker john boehner says he will delay the resignation from congress until a successor is set. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- alert for metro riders. the weeknight track work that could delay travels. a cold start to the week. when is war

city hall, and frankly tourism and middle class black and white people. that's the way they feel. if you are poor and black in baltimoreyou don't feel that, you are a troublesome presence. >> a city divided by wealth and poverty, race and neighbourhood. opportunity and despair. with police on the front lines. >> "america tonight"'s adam may joins us, this seems to have heated up the conversation, about the president's push for criminal justice reform and the conversation about police role in the communities. >> it has heated up during a conference of police chiefs, and you are seeing that there's a divide in opinions. the federal bureau of investigation director just the other day - he said that the protests in places like baltimore and ferguson, and the rests of some officers has had almost a chilling effect on police dints, with some fearful of getting out there. on the other hand. the white house was quick to denounce the comments. today you had the president walking a fine line on this issue, praising police officers, saying the evening news does not recognise a lot of work they do, but talking about some of the pr

back to you. >>> the city of baltimore has already agreed to pay more than $6 million to freddie gray'samily as part of a settlement. >>> california has dropped a controversial plan to allow inmates with violent backgrounds to help fight wildfires. the program will now include inmates who have up to seven years left to serve instead of the current five years. >>> planned parenthood is changing its policies over how it is reimbursed when it donates fetal tissue. it says it will keep a program that collects and donates that tissue, but as ines ferre reports it will now cover the reimbursement costs itself. >> reporter: planned parenthood hat been under attack for months over allegations it accepted payments for providing fetal tissue. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: anti-abortion groups claim the videos showed planned parenthood making a profit off of the tissue. planned parenthood said the videos were misleadingly edited and denied receiving payment beyond reimbursement costs. now the organization says it will no longer accept reimbursement. the president wrote: richards would grilled last mo

a group from baltimore city occupied the building last night. they were protesting commissioner davis to the full skrob. they were arrested and chargeded with trespassing. davis' appointment was approved by a subcommittee meaning it will be back before the city council next week. >> we have got nice conditions out there right now, really quiet out there with plenty of sunshine. temperatures, low 60s. we started a little chilly this morning. with all that sunshine, we are going to warm right up into the mid to upper 60s. you are looking good if you want to head on out anything you want to do even after you get home from work or later on tonight. once that sun goes down, it is going to be on the chilly side. to are the next three days, what we are looking at, today, all sunshine, nothing to worry about there. with he will start off with some clouds. a few sprinkles possible. look at the temperature difference. that's all due to a cold front. that's going to bring the clouds and a chance of sprinkles. sunny on saturday. chilly. mid to upper 50s. a

crowd people had come to celebrate, but also to mourn. >> this not the first murder of a kid in baltimore city. >> james davis says his nephew died this year after being shot by police. >> they shot him at a kid's birthday party, they was fighting in there, and the police came in there, and he had a knife, but he aint know who called, and before he had was able to drop the knife, and before he was able to drop the knife, they shot him, and just because there was no video, the police got away from that murder. >> they're not god, they're not god just because they have a badge, they can't just take people its wrong. >> erica peterson says her mother died after being tased by police in 2007. >> y'all didn't have to get out your car, kill her, tase her, drag her across the street. y'all didn't have to do that. she was on her way home to her kids and she never made it, and it hurts. >> there have been investigations into both cases, but to date, no charges have been brought against the officers involved. >> at least 109 people died in police encounters in maryland between 2010 and 2014. officers we

larry: supporters are to many police released more than a dozen protesters arrested a second and baltimore city hall overnight. they were protesting the confirmation of the city's police commissioner. sam sweeney is in baltimore now. reporter: the good news right now is that things have remained largely calm for much of the morning in baltimore. this morning at about 3:00 it was a much different situation. look at this video. police nextnd outside the political that city hall area. inside about 15 or 16 protesters were being arrested. they were charged with trespassing after they refused to leave the building after three warnings. it started last night with protesters demonstrating against an ongoing confirmation hearing for interim police commissioner kevin davis. declined to me with the protesters. that is when they began to shout and where refusing to leave the building. we spoke with some of the demonstrators outside the city hall. this is what they had to say. >> when you get our protesters out of jail. these are young people who are to injectdialogue and themselves into the political conv

title for this discussion is baltimore the path forward for the future of baltimore's diverse communities and what it takes to unify city. i would offer this to start the conversation. may 151911 baltimore mayor pendant signed into effect the 1st line the nation that directly created segregated housing of black and white homeowners. so basically baltimore invented segregation housing amongst all the other great things that we have done. and many of those lines that were made distinct on somewhat in movable warming in place. my question to the panel's, have we ever in the history of this city really ever been truly unified as we try to seek that type of unity? have we ever really been unify? >> i would sayi would say that the most i feel as a reporter was during the uprising there was something that i think a lot of us did not think was possible. certainly during that time that was the most unified i've ever seen in the city in terms of trying to solve or overcome something. generally it's a small neighborhood, small little village, a collection of 250 it is very difficult to draw those lines. >> we are unified when the

. >>> protests erupted at baltimore city hall overnight. it happened during a city council hearing, committee members were voting to confirm interim baltimore police commissioner kevin davis as the city's top cop. a group of demonstrators took to the balcony of city hall and delayed the voting. chanting no justice, no peace. during the hearing, both davis -- davis told both council members and demonstrators that police departments across the country are changing their warrior mentality back into a guardian mentality. despite the interruption the committee approved davis' appointment. it will now go before the entire city council next week. >>> president obama will award the medal of honor to a retired army captain from maryland. he will receive the united states military's most prestigious award at a white house ceremony on november 12th. he is credited with keeping suicide bombers from detonating as planned while on patrol in the kunar province of afghanistan in 2012 while the blasts killed four americans, groberg's quick actions saved most

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randy: protests at baltimore city hall, over the new police commissioner. at least six protesters were led away after an hours-long occupation. demonstrators rallied yesterday to stop the vote in favor of making interim commissioner kevin davis permanent. davis took over after an uprising in the city over the death of freddie gray, who died from injuries he sustained in parishioners holding an 11 hour vigil to keep their scituate church open say they will respond today to a judge' s ruling evicting them. the group has been occupying st. frances cabrini church since the boston archdiocese tried to close it in 2004. the ruling yesterday says the parishioners are trespassing on property owned by the archdiocese. >> they get scared. they shoot out a stream, about 10 -- emily: television news anchors in nebraska get a big surprise on air. they were interviewing an animal handler who brought in a skunk, when they were sprayed. turns out, the spray was actually a prank. it was a water gun strategically placed. i do not find that funny at all. danielle: the chance

they recognize that car from a weekend carjacking in baltimore city. they chased the suspect about 4 1/2 miles to the army base here at fort meade where he crashed into an unmanned gate for the national security agency. now, six schools were closed as a result. residents were told to stay indoors and lock doors and windows as well. now after an intense 14-hour manhunt, police finally do have their man. it's unclear if he had a gun on him. we posed those questions to authorities here at fort immediate, and we are waiting for answers. we'll stay on top of this story and you, can, too. we're live in laurel, delia goncalves, wusa 9. >>> spencer stone is recovering from severe stab wounds. stone, as you may remember, is the airman who helped thwart the terror attack in august. police are now investigating what happened here. so far no word on any arrests. >>> the fallout from the flooding in south carolina continues now. 13 dams have failed and the death toll is up to 17. police are scrambling to secure other dams. south carolina senator lindsey graham thin

in and found out it had been stolen in baltimore city during an armed robbery last night. the trooper called for assistance. two more troopers arrived. additional police from frederick city arrived on the scene. when they finally approached the suspect, the police tell us the suspect jumped back into his vehicle. started driving in an attempt to whiteay, and rammed the police car driven by the frederick city officer. that officer pinned in his car, suffering non-life-threatening injuries. the state police running towards the suv on foot. state police spokesman greg shipley tells us what happens next. preliminary investigation shows that he rammed that frederick officer and drove him up on the curb and jumped out of his vehicle while those cars were still in motion. the troopers were pursuing him on foot at that point. has he exited the vehicle, he again continued to refuse orders to surrender. the trooper fired. brad: and that suspect was shot dead. shipley says it happened quickly. the suspect jumped out of his vehicle, the trooper opened fire. they cannot tell us whether

a baltimore city council meeting takes a wild turn when police protestors take over. >> reporter: and proposal for gun control is about to be unveiled. coming up, we'll run down some of the provisions that voters will ultimately have to decide on. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. security after more than a n stabbing attacks in the laso week > >>> five things to know at the :55. israel is stepping up security after more than a dozen stabbing attacks in the last two weeks. extra soldiers are now on patrol and roadblocks are set up in arab neighborhoods. the attacks have prompted talks of a palestinian uprising. >>> president obama has reversed course on his plan to pull virtually all the u.s. troops out of afghanistan by the end of his term. 5500 troops will remain in the country at the start of 2017. the pentagon officials say the fight between the taliban and afghan forces has intensified in recent months. >>> at least a dozen protestors were arrested this morning after taking over the baltimore city council ch

more are dying in the city from overdose than we do from homicide. >> for the doctor, saving lives is saving baltimore, perhaps the most challenging city in america to practice public health. >> when we come back, a return to unrest. a safe haven in the midst of chaos. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >>> welcome back, it was a terrible day on answer 27th in baltimore, when frustration boiled over after the death of freddie gray, and rioting broke out on streets across the city. amid the chaos, we found a glimmer of hope. a glass building that didn't shatter. filled with children, working for a better future. . >> this man has to walk through dangerous streets of america

and protestors pack baltimore' s city hall. the decision reigniting tensions after a man died in police custody. randy: the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in boston, emily: and erika is here with the latest on the hold in the philip chism trial. but first, danielle has your forecast. you might want to grab that jacket. danielle: some places hitting 32 degrees. we will warm up with some sunshine. the temperature trend on the way down. it will feel more like winter. by saturday, 56. by sunday, high temperature struggling to make it into the upper 40' s. we should be running around 52 degrees this time of year. the weekend is cold with morning frost sunday and monday. right now, 48, boston. 35 in conquered. temperatures going to warm into the low 60' s. waltham, 63 degrees. worcester, 58 degrees. look at your temperatures dropping to the low 50' s by saturday. more cloud cover as the system approaches from the north and west. along the south shore, upper 50' s to around 60 degrees. here is the frontal boundary. very hit

grace o'malley teachers public school in the heart of baltimore city. about a little over 100 days ago when her dad announced for president, she returned to her first grade class, and adorable 100% african-american class, and there was a buzz in the room. a little girl came up to her, tempter on the sleeve, and she said, i'm not so sure about this idea of your father running for president, because quite frankly, i kind of like barack obama. [laughter] [applause] well, a lot of us like barack obama, right? [laughter] [applause] our country has come a long way since the wall street clap -- wall street crash of 2008, when millions of american families lost their jobs and lost their homes and things to president obama's leadership, when we elected new leadership, our country is doing better. we are grading jobs. 67 months in a row of positive job creation. america is doing better. [applause] and there is no progress without jobs. but we elected a president, we did not elect a magician. and there is urgent work that needs to be done. yes, there is in fact, i

have arrested a number of protesters at a baltimore city hall following illustration over pointing a police commissioner. the demonstrators were holding a sit in during a committee meeting to make the interim appointment of police commissioner kevin davis permanent. they say the public deserves more input for davis took over after commissioner anthony that's was fired in the wake of writing over the death of freddie gray in police custody. the committee voted to approve davis but a full council vote is expected next week. spay and neuter couple facing criminal charges in connection with a deadly beating inside a church. police say two brothers were brutally attacked by their parents and four other adults on sunday because they wouldn't confess their sins forget happened at the word of life christian church near syracuse. the brothers are 19 and 17 years old. the older one stopped breathing and was taken to a hospital where he later died. authorities went to the church and found his younger brother who is now in serious condition. >>> let's

. >>> protests outside baltimore city hall tonight as councilmembers voted to confirm a new police commissionerkevin davis takes over for anthony bats. bats was fired amid increasing violence that followed the freddie gray protest. last week, 16 people were arrested after protesters refused to leave city hall, during a committee vote on davis. >>> an historic mural of bill cosby was defaced overnight in d.c. an artist put a sticker of kim jong-un over cosby's face. he said it would be better to look at a dictator than to look at cosby. >>> oscar pistorius is out of prison tonight. the double amputee is at his uncle's home. he served almost a year of his five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend on valentine's day back in 2013. he said he thought she was an intruder. >>> the family of a 3-year-old worked on funeral plans today, as investigators continue to search for clues into how he died. brendan was found in the woods in haddon township camden county last week, hours after he was reported missing by his father. a private service for brendan is scheduled for thursday. investigators checked

officers spotted a stolen vehicle at a baltimore city and try to pull over the driver. the car sped off in crashed into an unmanned gate at the nsa. it was an intense and active search overnight with several agencies involved. county, state police, u.s. park police searched above with helicopters. we saw helicopters until 9:00 in the morning searching for the suspect. most of the activity was off of u.s. route 32. we know residents were told for about 12 hours to stay inside their homes, lock their doors, and their windows as a precautionary measure. this search finally coming to an end. we expect to learn more about the suspect. what happened last night in what happened moving forward. jeannette reyes, abc 7 news. melanie: what an ordeal for the community. abc 7 news has you covered when news breaks. you can have alerts sent right here phone. just into -- just go to wjla.com /text to sign up. one of the three americans who stopped a terrorist attack on a train in france has been stabbed. officials say spencer stone was attacked overnight in sacramento, california. stab

. >>> one baltimore city police officer is not on the job this morning. we are learning that there is a criminal investigation underway over allegations the officer spit on a man he arrested. an onlooker recorded video of the incident monday night. witnesses say police ordered several people off the steps of a building. one man argued with an officer and was tased and handcuffed. that's when witnesses say the officer spit on the man. >> i think any person can look and come away with some serious ken concerns. this isn't being looked at, reviewed, glanced at, this is a full blown internal investigation. >> police officers in baltimore will start wearing body cameras later this month. >>> police in frederick, maryland, need your help identifying two people who were accused of vandalizing the bust of a supreme court justice. the video shows the suspect heading towards the bust of roger brook tawny outside of city hall. they were carrying a plastic bag with a paint can inside. the bust was found sunday morning covered in red paint like substance. >>> maryland

overnight demonstrators refused to leave baltimore city hall after a council committee voted to makehe permanent police commissioner. >> mike hydeck was just telling us a few minutes ago the protest moved outside early this morning. he joins us live with the very latest. >> reporter: there's still a very tense relationship between many people in baltimore and the police. this meeting was packed. so when residents didn't get a chance to ask questions of davis, they started to chant "stop the vote." those chants opportunitied into a full blown protest. about 35 people refused to leave city hall till early this morning. according to wnew, that spilled into the streets. a war of words between protesters and police. the last 12 of them were arrested at about 4:45 this morning and charged with trespassing. no reports of any injuries. as far as kevin davis, he looked at the protest this way. >> reporter: is this discowrping for you at all? >> not at all. it's part of the way the city is right now. if we're going to get to the other side of it, we've got to go through all these moments. >> i

. >>> baltimore city hall back to normal this morning after demonstrators took over the building overnightey were upset that kevin davis was made the permanent police commissioner. davis took over as the interim chief shortly after the death of freddie gray and that caused outrage in the city but protestors are upset because he has refused to respond to the community's questions. >> is this discouraging for you at all? >> no. this is where the city is now. now, if we are going to get to the other side of it, we have to go through all these moments. >> at least a dozen people were arrested in overnight demonstrations. >>> new gun control measures are about to be announced but this time it is actually going to be up to the voters. coming up next, some of the details of this new proposal about to be announced today. griego. and i'm frank mallicoat californians m >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, october 15. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00 on your thursday. and californians may get a chance to vote next year on stricter gun control including new

>>> up next, protests return to baltimore. 16 people protesting the city's top cop arrested. crisis in baltimore and more with chris plante and the "chicago sun-times" lin sweet here next. there's something out there. that can be serious, even fatal to infants. it's whooping cough, and people can spread it without knowing it. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about a whooping cough vaccination today. i've got two reasons to take that's why i take meta. meta is clinically proven to help lower cholesterol. try meta today. and for a tasty heart healthy snack, lou: 16 demonstrators arrested charged with trespassing after an overnight sit in at baltimore's city hall, protesters upset with making baltimore's interim police commissioner permanent. >> joining us tonight, host of the chris plant show. and washington pureo chief, lynn sweet, let's start with latest -- well first baltimore. is there any end to the protest demonstrations? >> well, i don't know, but the -- i don't know there there will be an end, there are so many local fac

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developing at this hour baltimore city hall is empty and police are gone. that news coming less than an hour ago after protestering occupied the building. at least 12 were arrested overnight. they were standing against a decision on baltimore's new police commissioner. they voted to give kevin davis the permanent job yesterday. take a look at some of those gathered. the protesters are against getting the job. they could show up again this morni morning. we'll be watching that situation. >>> breaking news. big change of plan for american troops looking to come home from afghanist afghanistan. just got world about the troop presence. the plan is to maintain 5, 500 troops at the end of 2015. much higher than that needed for embassy responsibility. president obama will explain that after recent violence. by the way, there are 9,800 troops in afghanistan right now. back to you. >> thank you, molette. >>> customs computers are back up and running. there is no evidence of any sabotage or hacking. the outage affected a homeland security computer system that screens

baltimore? what can be done at the city level? you know, poverty is a problem that exists in baltimore and cities around this country. it is not just -- not even an american problem, it's a global problem. i don't know of a city that solved the issue of poverty. while many work to eradicate the disparities in income, raise your hand if you know the city that's fixed this problem. it is it an intractable problem that i think if you are looking -- if a cure to it is success, we're never going to be successful. but i think the work that we're doing every single day to improve our schools -- i'm standing here next to one of the biggest advocates in the country for excellence in education. when we provide excellence in education, we're creating pathways out of poverty. my dad grew up in the projects. and he made it very, very clear to us growing up that education was his key out of poverty. and he wanted us to understand that education would be our key to whatever we wanted to do in life. you know, my dad was an elected official. my mo