police officer by any accused is entitled to and requires a thorough investigation, but in a big city like baltimore, when there is civil and unrest and huge public atten, cities -- attention, cities are under political if not legal pressure to reach some sort of financial settlement. so this was a tragic case. the details were disputed, but it appears some of the facts were not clear certainly. ms. xinis -- and the point is, she has built a career in dealing with lawsuits against police and police departments and dealing with complaints against the police. and every complaint case she heard, she ruled against the police, which, frankly, makes me uneasy, as it does many law enforcement officers. when a complaint sits as a -- the examiner or judge in that case should know and understand the reality of police work. and what our people have to do every day to defend us from crime. so i asked her about her findings that the arrest of a loud cursing loiterer outside a store was harassment. in other words, the loiterer, the cursing loiterer, he was okay, but the police officer was wrong. so i would think

parents say baltimore city schools sent out a letter several months ago warning about debris around theools. >> parents need to be aware of their kids walking to school and what they're picking up. it's not safe for them to be picking these up. >> baltimore city schools have not yet confirmed the two needle incidents. >> 4:47 and coming up next, two lawmakers have a plan to speed up your wait at the airport but an airline official says the strategy won't work. >> more and more chip cards are finding their ways into people's walt but a huge retailer is filing suit saying the new credit cards are not secure enough. >> welcome back. matt was telling me that i scare him a little bit so sorry. let's look outside in south philadelphia. this is the ramp from i-95 northbound to broad street. we've got construction here blocking the off ramps. stay away. blocking the off-ramp because of paving on broad street itself so watch for that ramp being blocked on i-95 northbound to broad street at this point with some construction out there this morning. and speaking of construction, we've had it going

many of you don't know the name of tyrone west, a black man killed by 12 to 15 baltimore city police officers just a couple of years ago. while he might be glad the nightmares over for officer nero, we are living in a nightmare. when you have one and for baltimore's living in a food desert, young people who go to schools that have led in the pipes in the water so they cannot drink from the water fountains, when you unemployment, record unemployment highs, developers who get tax breaks from city hall while our communities are suffering and falling apart, our nightmare continues and will continue. we're not waiting anymore for anany wizard of oz in n city ofl or anyone to do it for us. i am part of a growing group of people who have a frustration with the system as it stands, not waiting around but using what god has given us to build the systems and structures we need and to build for a power in baltimore. because waiting for any of these systems is not going to work. >> by the way, we both speakk from personal experience with the system. i was brutalized and arrested in the process o

we just got this statement in, ari, from the baltimore city fraternal order of police. they say none of these officers did anything wrong. the state's attorney's office responded to the riots and violence in baltimore by rushing to charge these officers rashly and without meaningful investigation. they seized a political opportunity and in the process destroyed six lives and demolished the relationship between the baltimore police department and their own office. officer nero prays that justice will serve each of the remaining officers with the same fairness that it served them. so now you've got the fraternal order of police. a highly political statement and point the finger at least, saying that the state's attorney's office led by marilyn mosby, an african-american woman, that they bowed to the pressure of riots and violence in baltimore and rushed to charge these officers. >> i'll tell you, to my ear that's a very charged statement. that's as you point out essentially saying that she's not doing her job in an honest or good faith way, that she is putting, quote unquo

baltimore. people watching what happened in the small courtroom across the city. very, very intently. i think there is concern about what will happen in the hours ahead here in baltimore as news of this verdict gets through the city. let's just back up a second. officer porter back in january was, there was a hung jury. the jury could not come to a conclusion here and now the judge, barry williams, an african-american, very experienced judge, finds officer edward nero not guilty on all counts. here's how the lawyer for the gray family reacted. >> i found no problem with the judge's reasoning, and of course, the outcome of how he weighs the evidence is strictly up to him and not to us. i commend judge williams because he's one of those rare judges that disregarded public opinion. there was enormous pressure from the african-american community to get a conviction. >> african-american judge, we should say. >> yes. and he did not bend to that pressure. >> reporter: now, the mayor of baltimore who said she's not running again after everything that happened in baltimore since the arrest and

hope provide a really meaningful, powerful landscape of what it means to be a young person in baltimore city. when they show the negativing pictures of baltimore, i look at it like i know and we all know it happened. o showed me her part of a web video fro jekt accompanying the book. she talks about her experience as she saw protesters filling the streets. she's become an ambassador of sorts and wants to share more projects like this. >> for the youth of baltimore, i think we're like the most creative people ever. we're so talented. >> there's so much history, so much music, food, things to do, things to see in the city that people need to know about. >> reporter: jeffrey now does professional camera work, thanks to what he learned. setting an example of what baltimore youth can do with opportunity and showing what this is baltimore means to him. >> i think this is baltimore means, despite what you may have heard we are proud of our home and this is who we are. >> if you would like to see the book, "this is baltimore" for yourself, we app. all you have to do is search baltimore youth. >>> in

there is a beautiful statue of john howard in baltimore city. in my opinion, no there are not enough. what i hope to do with "washington's immortals" is get average americans interested in the american revolution. this is who we are, our most important conflict. our most important founders. this book is resonating. it's already in its fourth reprint. it's my hope that it continues to resonate. americans look back into their own family histories as to who they are. >> which your website allowed itself to cementing donations? --submitting donations? mr. o'donnell: i will point you in the right direction. it will be through the website, through the civil war trust fund. the civil war trust fund has something called campaign 1776. they are dedicating resources and manpower to preserving the outfields of the american revolution. in particular, the great outfields of the south. that is a noble effort. they have the resources, the lawyers, they know how to do this right. i encourage anyone to look up campaign 1776. >> one more down front. >> what more

they caught the attention of the city of baltimore. years going through ,housands of pages of documents original documents, most cases, had never been published. i remember a letter that resident -- a letter that resonated with me. it was signed by an anonymous source. the men had captured the attention of the city in 1775, and said, the letter said, they would undergo an amazing test. they would be part of an american monopoly and would be spartans that would have to face down tens of thousands of troops. this is a prophetic letter that occurs one year before the battle of brooklyn, which is an amazing thing. someone have predicted this was what they would face. , the smallard company of men, they were called initially the baltimore independent cadets or the baltimore company, then becomes the greatest fighting regiments of the american revolution. it first become something called smallwood battalion and eventually becomes the first maryland regiment and splits up into multiple other regiments. this book is not a dry reciting of the a

why did baltimore city states attorney marilyn mosby indict officer edward nero and drag him to trialendetta? personal gain? just hours ago officer found officer edward nero not guilty on every count in connection with with the death of freddie grey. ted and katie are standing by. griff jenkins on the ground and taking you inside court today, griff? >> that's right. judge berry williams finding officer not guilty on all four charges. stating the state failed to meet the bu

in baltimore city judge acquitted officer edward nero of charges including assault. the city is calm and looking ahead to the next trial where one of the officers will face a murder charge. we have the latest on how today's decision could impact that next case. >>> reporter: they continue to digest his acquittal and they seem largely to accept it. led by the family attorneys today praised the judge and pointed out there are still five trials left to go. the judge made his clear view today. his actions on the day he and freddie gray did not cross it-- cross the line. >> with a surprised? >> justice had to run its course so this is just one piece of justice. >> what we want? of justice, when do we wanted? now. >>> reporter: a small group of protesters disagree.>> we will see something different in the next couple of cases. >> some feared may follow-- and acquittal may follow. they are urging calmness and patients.>> they are hopeful that the community continues to remain calm. >> the next trial starts in 2 weeks and while most analysts say that the verdict was sculpted

one of 6 baltimore city police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. fatal spinal injury put into the police van handcuffed, not buckled in. campus police at the university of maryland are pouring over 911 calls, reviewing officer body cam footage. after cell phone video shows officers using pepper spray to break up a graduation party. this happened 2:00 a.m. saturday. officers were responding report of a fight and loud noise compliances. you can get more news, weather ♪ ♪ >>> oh, ashley graham charming joe jonas in the new music video for toothbrush. ashley is helping us to find the perfect swim suits for summer. we got candace here, chewbacca mom. she's having so much fun. she's taking selfies with everyone. enjo ig the moment, right. >> absolutely. >> you got a lot of people from texas here. a lot. >>> we're enjoying having you today. thank you for being here today. right now, though, we got an excluesive world trailer for "beauty and the beast." take a look. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> look, a girl -- you can see it's a girl. >> what if she's the one? [ cheers and

wuporting in the northwest the sixth baltimore city police officers charged in the freddiegray case justot started. all connected to the the 2015 incident. they opted for a bench trial to go before a judge rather than a jury, meaning that the trial will likely end with a verdict. the jury for the first officer has been ended in a mistrial. gray died from a critical spine injury while riding in the back of the police van following a questionable arrest that day. >>> the new hampshire attorney general is launching an investigation into this. a police beatdown. chopper video shows the suspect dropping to his knees surrendering just before police started punching him repeatedly. this happened after a police chase that lasted about an hour starting in massachusetts and ending in new hampshire. the video surfaced at a time when police violence has reached a critical stage. >> he wasn't fighting th complying with the officer's orders. until they start to move close to him that there does not appear to be a problem. what happens in the last seconds will be crucial to the investigation. but clear

. >>> one of the six baltimore city police officers linked to the death of freddie gray decided to have bench trial rather than a jury trial. edward nero's trial is set to begin thursday. he is one of three officers involved in freddie gray's arrest in april of 2015. officer nero is charged with second-degree assault but not grey's death. >>> the fight for d.c. statehood gets new life. first supporters of new columbia have to get all d.c. leaders on the same page. delia goncalves is at the wilson building with their sales pitch. >> reporter: supporters have to convince amc commissioners that while we have been here before it's worth another shot. while the wilson building, the center of d.c. government is down the street from the u.s. capitol building it's time to get out of its shadow. >> it doesn't hurt. i would like to see it obviously as a resident of the district, i would like to see it. i hope it happens. >> reporter: d.c. needs more than hope. becoming the 51st state takes an act of congress literally. supporters are trying out the sales pitch to skeptical amc commissioners. stat

[applause] >> baltimore city public schools making it required reading for tenth graders next year. [applause] >> thank you. i'm in schools between baltimore and d.c. and virginia two or three times a week. so one thing that i'm extremely proud of is that young people -- young black students who, again, they don't identify as traditional rathers, are getting the b side and finishing it in two or three day. the run is because they see themselves in the book and it's accessible. not a language that needs to be decoded by someone with 37 degrees it's a conversational tone and speaks directly to them. and, three, puts all of this issues -- some issues took 500 years to create. talk about why? why schools in the black neighborhoods so messed up? i don't just pose that question but i talk about how white students got a 2344 year head start, how schools attack faith and how things like the g.i. bill and what -- how that money was allocated and basically the different policies that created these realities. so i use my own experience, but i also put a historical context and a language that is

leana wen come issues of health commissioner for baltimore city health department. and then i would like to also welcome my requested witness, the honorable teresa jacobs, mayor of orange county florida. some of your band before us before, some of you happen. we ask that you limit your statements to approximately five minutes. you see a little monitor. you can also request through the chair additional statements or information be added to the record. so if you have a statement want to some right you are welcome to do. since this is an oversight and investigations panel of congress, i would like you to stand now and be sworn. please stand. raise your right hand. [witnesses were sworn in] >> all of the witnesses have answered in the affirmative. we will let the record reflect that. and then we will first turn to our own ondcp representative, the director of the office of national drug control policy from the white house your mr. botticelli, well, come and you are recognized. >> chairman mica, ranking member cummings, and members of the committee, thank you for the opp

baltimore city schools have not couldn't vigil the incidents but parents say the strict sent out a letteral months ago warning about debris around the school. >>> luckily police didn't have a cow when they found out they had to wrangle a roaming bull in texas. >>> it took place during a four-hour slow speed chase. this is newly released video of sunday's pursuit. neighbors in arlington say the animal cut across yards and would stop every now and then to snack on some grass but never acted aggressive. a rancher finally lent police a land to catch the bull. >> ♪ what is what i >> ♪ >> that's pretty. welcome back. you're taking a live look here of the ben franklin bridge as the sun really gets up over the horizon line there. it's 5:56, 54 degrees. but in some places this morning they've had a little rain but look at that, brighter day ahead. >>> the fbi rounded up another defendant in the political corruption probe of both allentown and reading city halls. an engineering firm executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery. matthew mctish admitted participating in pay to play sc

he faces an internal disciplinary investigation from the baltimore city police. the police union called the trial of nero a, quote, horror no person should ever have to endure. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe is the subject of an investigation. and is at least partly focused on donations to his gubernatorial campaign. as part of the probe, cnn reports investigators are looking into mcauliffe's time as a board member of the clinton global initiative. an attorney for mcauliffe's campaign says the governor was not aware of the investigation but he will cooperate if he's contacted. >>> students and staff at a fairfax county elementary school are remembering a beloved teacher's assistant who was murdered. therese johns sampson was shot several times in the parking lot of the apartments where he lived off of richmond highway. stephanie galehart is live with more. >> reporter: he had a bright future, his whole life ahead of him. his principal tells me he recently aced a job interview for his dream job as a special education teacher. >> there were a lot of tears to

baltimore. we are monitoring the city for any lawful protests or unlawful trouble. as the sun sets, if anything happens, we will take you back to baltimore live. now to the 2016 election, donald trump is busy. is he busy woulding top republicans. today in trump tower he met with bob corker. chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. his name has been thrown around as a possible vice presidential pick. >> i have no reason to believe i'm being considered. >> would you consider a role in the future trump administration? >> i think any, as i said before, look, i'm doing what i am doing because i care deeply about policy. i want to see our country succeed and solve the big problems we have as a nation. i think those kinds of questions, obviously, you want to know what the circumstances were, what the relationship is. >> two brand new national polls show donald trump is inching up overtaking hillary clinton. one poll nbc "wall street journal" poll has secretary clinton narrowly beating donald trump 46-43. abc news, "the washington post" poll has trump on top 46 to

have asked for a better judge for this circumstance because barry williams is a prosecutor in baltimore city, and then for a long time he was a prosecutor of police who had been accused of misconduct. so it is though he was born for this day. the second thing i want to commend judge williams for is not bending to the tremendous pressure in the black community to find these officers guilty. that pressure because guilt or innocence should be determined based solely on the evidence presented and on the law that applies to the case. and unless you were in that courtroom everyday and heard that evidence, you can't complain that his ruling was either right or wrong. now, from my vantage point as a lawyer you want judges who are going to be faithful to listening to all of the relevant evidence and applying the law correctly. and in that regard i don't believe judge williams can or should be criticized because he did an amazing job not only of correctly applying the law and the evidence, but of explaining in detail the reasons for his ruling so there will be no misunderstanding about why he did what

the state's attorney for baltimore city rushed to charge him, as well as the other five officers, disregarding fact of the case and the law. the state's attorney has been quiet about the acquittal and the mayor has changed her position significantly from last year where she said she wanted to give people trying to cause damage their space. the mayor says, quote, now that the criminal case has come to an end, the officer will face an administrative review. we ask the citizens to be patient and allow the process to come to a conclusion. the baltimore police department canceled all leaves today. as many as 65 officers from the d.c. suburb, montgomery county have riot gear. we may see how prepared authorities are for trouble this time around. brett? >> peter, thank you. the u.s. supreme court has thrown out a death sentence for a black man convicted of killing a white woman because, prosecutors kept african-americans off the jury. the justice's ruled, 7-1 with clarence thomas. it is believed timothy foster will be granted a new trial 29 years after he was sentenced to death. >>> a flat day for the

so earlier today, a baltimore city circuit judge acquitted police officer edward nero of all charges15 death of freddie gray. while in police custody. in total, six officers were charged in connection with gray's death. nero is the second to stand trial. back in december the first officer to stand trial william porter was not convicted because of a hung jury. his retrial is scheduled for june. joining us with analysis, former lapd detective mark fuhrman and senior fox news correspondent geraldo rivera. geraldo, this is really 0 for 2 and by the looks of it i don't -- i've nef seen the evidence that suggests that these police officers purposely hurt this man. we know that it was 8:30 in the morning. he was a known drug dealer according to reports. police officers on patrol on bicycle just riding by, he takes off. talk about him having a knife on him. where is the crime committed here that resulted in this? >> excellent question, sean. in my oopinion, there was no crime. a couple things to point out. you allude to freddie gray, known drug dealer, his 19th arrest of a 25-year-old man. i

baltimore police policy. so they are actually at home collecting paychecks but this has been agonizing for the people of the city of baltimore who had to endure this and obviously for the police officers as well. i spoke to a source inside baltimore pd today. actually on the homicide unit and they tell me that they are very pleased with today's verdict but still everybody is on edge. not only because of the potential for chaos and more protests but just the fact that their brothers in arms are going through this. they see it through one lens and obviously the people of baltimore see it through another. >>> last day to vote for the june 7th primary. a dozen people gathered in front of san francisco hall to urge residents to get involved. they must register if they have moved, changed their name or want to change their party preference. >>> we want to come out today to make sure that everybody registers to vote before it is too late and vote locally even though they are thinking naturally. >> voter registration cards available at most post offices and public libraries and the department of motor vehicles offices.

and other names add to the wall this year, craig chandler of baltimore city police, nathan miej william smith, virginia state police, kevin still, bristol, virginia police. several new names from the area added to this wall. and all of the names, all 252 will be read following that candlelight vigil later tonight. back to you in the studio. >> >>> happening today, the suspects in the chandra levy case. a judge granted a new trial last year after his attorney said a key witness gave false testimony. levy was killed in 2001. the case got national attention because levy was a capitol hill intern who was having an affair with congressman gary condit. >>> the former director of the d.c. republican party will be sentenced today. 45-year-old robert turner pled guilty in february to a charge of first-degree fraud in connection to the stealing of more than $7,000 from the organization. as part of his plea agreement turner must pay back that money. >>> more on metro's latest troubles. the transit agency is making changes to its safe track plan after that scathing letter from the fta. you can read

>> we have not in baltimore city. we were fortunate to receive a generous donation from a pharmaceutical company to assist us with 8000 units but we can't depend forever on a donation from companies. we have to have this medication on the world health organization medications available to everyone to save lives. >> i want to thank all of you for being here today. we have a lot -- it is a serious problem. we have to hit it from a lot of angles. years ago chairman mica and i, he was the chairman, of a subcommittee, called the drug separately and we do a lot of work there. >> let me see. >> two quick questions. first of all drunk driving is a big problem in society. when we arrest someone for drunk driving some people are alcoholics with addiction to alcohol and some people are irresponsible people, social pressure, whatever. i only met two people in my life in the criminal justice system both thought they were not addicted. percentagewise, the people are arrested with heroin possession or whatever, what percentage are a

. >> reporter: baltimore city police officer edward mirro is putting his fate in the fate of judge barrys rather than a jury. legal experts bell he is seeking a verdict based strictly on the merits of the law and not an emotional interpretation of it. >> in this case there seems to not be a debate as to what happens as to whether what happened constituted a crime. other legal experts are upset of not having a jury. >> it deprives the voice, and can rely on a judge making an impartial ruling. >> reporter: he's charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and twont misconduct in office. prosecutors did not charge him with gray's death. gray who lived in a high-crime area made eye contact with the officers and took off and gave up peacefully. one of the critical issues in this case is whether police had probable cause to place gray under rest and the officers can legally detain someone who runs from them in a high crime area and would not give the officers justification for arrest and can the officers search the defendant? the officer can search the defendant if he believes tha

the judge who heard the case in a bench trial handed down the verdict in baltimore city circuit courtve other officers in that case are scheduled to stand trial. >>> iraq's prime minister telling iraqis the military operation to retake fallujah from isis militants has begun. he was surrounded by top military commanders as he made the address. fallujah is about 40 miles west of baghdad. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu welcoming the french prime minister to israel. at a joint news conference, netanyahu repeated his opposition to a french initiative that kuls for an international conference to revive mideast peace talks. >>> hundreds of justin bieber fans took to the streets of argentina over the weekend to call on the government to let the singer perform in that country. bieber had tweeted that he wouldn't be able to perform due to legal conditions. >>> that's the news update this hour. he's still a popular guy, carl. >> yes, he is. thank you very much, sue herera. >>> got some weak pmis out of the euro zone this morning, weakest in 16 months. simon is here. >> some disapp

is that riz attorney for baltimore city rushed to charge him as well as the other five officers, completelyg the facts of the case and the law. the decision to acquit officer nero was not that of a jury because this was a bench trial so it was the judge barry williams who weighed thed and testimony presented temperature a six-day bench trial before reaching this conclusion. he said the state did not prove that nero was corrupt and could not dome mon straight nero was involved in the arrest based on the legal definition of arrest, which the charges hinged on. now, inside the courtroom earlier there were no outbursts as the verdict was delivered, but outside, the monday morning quiet was slept bid chances of "no justice no peace" and a few minutes later the police marched everybody outside who thought was nero. it was his brother. out of the courtroom and toward a parking garage, and the brother was subjected to threats and profanity that cannot be repeated on air. the folks who thought it was officer nero were very hostile. they were very upset at the sight of him. they were aggressive when

maryland is still -- in baltimore city it is okay for officers to hog tie and choke hold citizens. we don't think that's okay. >> that's a separate thing. what did this officer do? >> i've said this to you. this officer was involved in this case and what it says what the judge said was that the officer was not criminally responsible and we need to continue the fight to make sure that the laws hold officers accountable. he had no responsibility to intervene when he saw others misbehaving and that's important. >> that's not what the judge concluded. he did not conclude anybody had m misbehaved. thank you for being here. >>> joining me now is the father of the officer. thank you so much for being with us tonight. your reaction today when you heard the not guilty verdict? >> extremely happy. >> describe for the audience what your son has been through this past year? >> it's been a very trying year for the entire family from the moment he was placed under arrest and charges were brought against him and up until today it was a very hard year and now that it's over i personally am have es

hogan: i have declared a state of emergency at the request of baltimore city.. man: he's a photographer! he's press! photographer! singh: i would highly recommend that we all go in and take cover for the night and actually get some rest and let things settle down. if there are any questions about martial law, we are not at that point. i repeat, not at that point. singh, voiceover: in some countries, we think that we can make 300 years of change over night. if i relate that back to what we're seeing in baltimore, i just don't think we've gotten the recipe right. what we need to look at is in the event that we have to come in, we should be talking to the community leaders in advance. man: yes. we need to ask them, do they need anything from us? singh, voice-over: i think the misunderstood piece is that the military comes in firing our weapons, and that's not every single unit in the military. our first mission is to really win the hearts and minds of the people. we're there to serve our community. we have to ensure that we're not trying to impart what we think th

why did baltimore city states attorney marilyn mosby indict officer edward nero and drag him to trialendetta? personal gain? just hours ago officer found officer edward nero not guilty on every count in connection with with the death of freddie grey. ted and katie are standing by. griff jenkins on the ground and taking you inside court today, griff? >> that's right. judge berry williams finding officer not guilty on all four charges. stating the state failed to meet the burden of proof

also in baltimore, the city's police commissioner says a 13 year old boy shot by police lasy week willnot be charged with a crimea. two plane clothes officers of spotted the teen walking down a street. when the boy turned the officers he had a weapon in under that. the officers ordered him to drot it but he ran. they shot the teen in the leg te and shoulder. as it turns out he was carrying a bebe gun. alonzo smith's friends and family marched the seventh district police station. smith was found last november no unconscious and handcuffed ind the custody of armed security ar guards in a southeast apartment smith died after his heart his stopped beating and had cocaine in his system.yste smith's mother says police are dragging their feet on her son'r investigation. my son's case has been in the i hands of a grand jury since december of last year. so we're out here rallying for justice for my son. we're rallying that they releast the names of the special policec officers that murdered my son. smith's mother says she wants wn the united nations to conduct an independent investigation of he

city of baltimore and put a focus on the treatment of african-americans by police.nd baltimore police officer edward near row not guilty in the death of freddie gray, a young african-american man. gray died from spinal injuries last year, which prosecutors say were caused when he was transported in a police van without a seat belt. nero is the second of six police officers to be tried in gray's death. >> greeted by protests as he left the courthouse following the verdict, cnn's miguel marquez has more on the verdict and the reaction. >> reporter: the judge in this case read the verdict, not guilty on all counts. officer edward nero at first put his head back, took in a deep breath, and then put his head down and began to sob. great, great emotion shown. his father even saying that he wept tears of joy. his lawyer a short time after that verdict was read released a statement saying in part, the state's attorney for baltimore city rushed to charge him as well as the other five officers. completely disregarding the facts of the case and the applicable law. his hope is

they say there is no evidence, they're imp plying it's a coincidence you get these spikes in cities like baltimoreknow we have had the mayor telling the police to stand down in the middel of a riot? that, i think has an effect on the first, on the bad guys in the city who want to do damage, a sense this is nobody in charge and second, why do you want to risk everything? your life is on the line every morning you go to work. you want to make it more dangerous and have less protection behind you? political protection. legal protection by going into situations you can just ignore or back away from. >> to what extent is this attributable -- including we saw that in chicago with that videotape and so on. there have been misbehaviors but some are some determined to demonize cops as a group, then, when the cops are exonerated as we saw with officer darren wilson, refused to admit it. i am reminded of this exchange with al sharpton who condemned officer darren wilson and when the doj exonerated him, refused to come toit. watch this. >> let make take it back to ferguson missouri and the case against darren

they say the state's attorney for baltimore city rushed to charge him as well as other five officers,ding the facts in the case and applicable law. they go on to say his hope that the state's attorney will reevaluate remains five officers cases and dismiss their charges. what we know the individual was brought into the van and week later died of a spinal cord injury. somehow that happened. unfortunately the case became about something other than that that. doesn't matter if freddie gray was a black man or a white man, what happened here happened. i don't know if the process led to finding answer of that question. >> i'm not so sure it has because the presentation to the grand jury or assessments of file, ultimately the homicide charges could not have been proceeded by any real investigation. could not have been proceeded by any testing of the evidence, of the witnesses. is this expert qualified? is that expert going to come in and disregard it? what was freddie's condition? you know, what happened to him on that van? we don't know. you know what, martha? we want to know. martha: absol

, there was violence, but i think i need to clear up a widespread perception that the entire city of baltimorewas burning down. that is actually not true. there were many areas in the city that were very calm, and wanted to continue doing their regular daily business. however, in the property-stricken areas of baltimore and the areas that have been underserved by the government, those were areas where there was increasing violence and hostility towards the police. a tale of twost cities. in certain pockets where there was widespread poverty, there was writing. there was unrest. there were fires. there was destruction. in areas that were more affluent or in areas that were more stable, there was relative calm. i must say that in baltimore dilapidatedny, many houses.lict there are about 16,000 vacant homes. and many of the communities of color, those homes remain. there is no development, has not been development. and so you have a cycle of poverty that continues. so that is unfortunate but that is just the way baltimore is situated at this point. laura: now, there is a nationwide concern about

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chip reid outside baltimore city hall with a verdict raising questions about the decision to file chargeschip, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. the judge concluded that offine played little role. he's the second of six to go to trial. the first ended in a mistrial. edward nero entered the courthouse monday unsure about his future. inside he burst into tears when judge barry williams acquitted him on all counts. the judge rejected the state's claim of recklessness and negligence saying the state has not met its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt all elements of the crime charged. in a statementnero said his client is elated this is over. nero seen in the arrest was not charged with his death. most serious charges were assault and failing to buckle gray into the van where he sustained a spinal cord injury. the death sparked protests, riots and then action from the state's attorney marilyn mossby. >> we have probable cause to file criminal charges. >> reporter: monday the baltimore police union blasted the state's attorneys office saying, quote, it responded to riot and

morial: announce through the urban league, the baltimore urban league, working with and with the support of the department of commerce, with the support of the cityablish in this location a new entrepreneurship center. that center has a very simple purpose. it is to help small businesses with a focus on businesses owned by people of color to grow their businesses, to increase their revenues, to create more jobs and to build the wealth that the community not only needs but that this community justly deserves. >> jay howard, we're going to make this howard. >> oh, it's going to happen. [applause] mr. morial: we look forward, ladies and gentlemen, to a great success in baltimore under the leadership of jay howard henderson. thank you, jay howard. now, for the full list of recommendations for the main street marshall plan, let me encourage you to go to stateofblackamerica.org. but i want to focus on one more investment and that is in work force and job training with a focus on re-entry. sentencing reform, and i hope it happens, is likely to result in an increase of former offenders re-entering the work force who are in need of job training, who are i

chip reid is outside baltimore city hall with the verdict that is raising questions about the decision to file charges. chip, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. the judge concluded that officer nero played little role in the arrest and death of freddie gray, who died in police custody. nero is the second of six officers to go to trial. the first ended in a mistrial. edward nero courthouse monday unsure about his future. inside, he burst into tears when judge barry williams acquitted him on all counts. the judge rejected the state's claim of recklessness and negligence, saying the state has not met its burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt all required elements of the crimes charged. in a statement, nero's attorney said his client is elated that this nightmare is finally over. nero, seen here during freddie gray's arrest, was not charged in his death. his most serious charges were assault and failing to buckle gray into the police van, where he sustained a fatal spinal cord injury. gray's death sparked protests, riots, and then action from the state's attorney marilyn mo

yes, that is the region that she represents and she took baltimore city by about 17,000. him taking i think montgomery county by 90,000 votes, we expected him to win the eastern shore which he did, but i think that made the difference in terms of if you look at the breakdown of numbers there. >> how was turnout? >> turnout was pretty high. i think they had like 1.6 million. >> i think the highest they have ever had. 46%. >> it usually is high in presidential races. but donna edwards may have given ammunition to the republican opponent because the republican opponent is a w trumps the party. and the republican opponent who will be chris van hollen picked up on it the very next day. in veer interviews. so when you lose, the last thing you want to appear is that you have sour grapes. so you have to get behind your party because there is more at stake that be your disappointment. sgl >> the question is what is she looking for down the road, is she looking to be part of the establishment. one of the big issues is donna edwards was hoping to coalesce african-american votes, but

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also in baltimore, the city's police commissioner says a 13 year old will not be charged with a a crimehey spotted the teen walking down the street when the boy turned towards the women. police shot the teen in the lege and shoulder. it turns out he was carrying a a bibi gun. gu a d.c. mother whose son died while in special police custody is demanding offing answers. they allied and marched to the seventh district police station. smith was found last november unconscious and hands cuffed inn the dozen different armedt security guards at a southeast apartment billing. a d.c. medical examiner ruled smith died can after his heart s stopped being the and had h cocaine in his system. smyth's mother said police are dragging their feet on her son's death investigation. i my son's case has been in thethe hand of the grand jury since december of last year. we're out here rallying for for justice for my son.on. we're the names of the special police officers that murdered my son. smith's mother said she wantsans the united nations to conduct an independent investigation of het son's death and want

the attorney for baltimore city rushed to charge him and the other five officers, completely disregardinge law and thanks the judge and said the state's attorney should drop the case against the other officers. the lawyer for freddie gray's family, he was in there, as well, to hear that. when he here's what he had to say about the judge's acquittal. >> i found no problem with the judge's reasoning. of course, the outcome about how he weighed the evidence is up to him and not to us. i commend judge williams because he's one of the rare judges that disregarded public opinion. it was enormous pressure from the african-american community to get a conviction. >> reporter: an african-american judge we should say. >> yes. and he did not bend to that pressure. and so, i think that the family's going to respect that opinion and await the outcome of the rest of the cases. >> so thank you. let's bring in charles coleman jr., a former prosecutor and trial attorney. nice to see you back. >> good to see you. >> on that exchange, that's the man representing freddie gray's family and saying -- i was like

the things that the local health departments can do -- the baltimore city health department has been a leader on this. but they need their resources. so we've got to make sure we fund our local health departments. we certainly can't cut the funds that are being made available. then also the proud work that's being done by n.i.h. and the center for disease control. we need to make sure they have the funds they need so we can develop the way ways that they t and hopefully develop protocols to treat people who have the virus and develop a vaccine as quick lynn as possible that's -- as quickly as possible that's efficient and can be widely used to prevent the zika virus moving forward. all that is possible. i left this discussion in baltimore with hope. there is a way of dealing with it, but we have to express the urgency that this crisis demands. and, yes, we need to be an international leader. part of this is u.s. leadership globally. this is not the last crisis we're going to have. ebola was -- u.s. leadership helped avoid an department of justice -- a worse international crisis than

partnership the national urban league, the baltimore urban league, working with and with the support of the department of commerce, with the support of the cityhas a very simple purpose, it is to help small businesses with a focus on businesses owned by people of color, to grow their businesses, to increase their revenues, to create more jobs and to build the wealth that the community not only needs, but that this community justly deserves. >> we will make this happen. [ applause ] >> we look forward, ladies and gentlemen, to a great success in baltimore under the leadership of jay howard henderson. thank you jay howard. now for the full list haof recommendations for the main street marshall plan let me encourage you to go to state of black america.org but i want to focus on one more investment and that is workforce and job training with a focus on reentry. sentencing reform and i hope it happens is likely to result in an increase of former offenders reentering the workforce who are in need of job training, who are in need of edge cariucation ande in need of counseling. employment education programs have been tremendously successful and in th