certainly no one knows how freddie gray was injured. d rough ride where police tried to injure him or did gray try to injure himself. remember the man who shared the van with freddie gray who told investigators gray was banging his head against the metal and then later denied saying that. the same court documents claim instead of giving a copy the state's attorney summarized what he said and offered an opinion about why he said it so the medical examiner gave no credence to the head banging statement at all prior to ruling the death was a homicide. prosecutors say the defense is simply taking this information to try to sway the jury pool. >> wow. trace, thank you. joining me now criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor and andell brown. these are really stunning claims. >> megyn, if this is true i am so damn outraged. first they go judge shopping to get a search warrant and now this. let me remind the folks at home what the prosecutor's obligation is in a case. it is not just to gather evidence that helps prosecute a defendant but se

. >> reporter: according to the dea and baltimore police, the rioting that convulsed after freddie gray'sth led to looting, sparking renewed turf battles and renewed bloodshed. this month, 35 murders, all while arrests were down 30% from that same month last year. and the people charged with keeping the peace? that's one of them. cold docking an unarmed man. it's in this environment that federal agents have been asked to step in. but even for them it's daunting. >> when i got here i looked around and said this is like gotham city without batman. >> reporter: that's baltimore. >> that's baltimore. >> reporter: gotham city without batman. it's an image i couldn't shake. >>. >> it needs heroes. >> reporter: so we set out to find some. in the neighborhood i grew up, too many medicating against old pains. >> brandon, you getting started early? >> no. sometimes you need something to wind down, you know? >> reporter: wind down in a city where nearly one in four live in poverty. an unemployment rate in some neighborhoods four times the national average and crime soaring. on the same streets where

london, thank you very much, and stay with msnbc for the latest. >>> now to the criminal death of freddie graytinues to make its way through court. six police officers have been charged in gray's death from charges of misconduct in the office to charges of murder. all have pleaded not guilty. gray died from injuries in the back of a police van. he was arrested when police said he made eye contact with police and tried to run away. at one point he was placed head first into the van lying on his stomach with his handcuffed behind his back and his legs shackled. officers allegedly ignored thhi pleas for medical attention. he was found unconscious in the van, and his severe injuries resulted in a crushed spinal cord at the neck and a crushed voice box. it created riots on the day of his funeral. although the officers' trials will not begin until april, people have been furiously filing public court motions, each accusing the other of misconduct and trying to frame the narrative before the trial begins. they have accused prosecutor marilyn mosby's office that freddie gray may have had a history of

michael brown and freddie gray were on the wall. i wasn't at the riots, but i see here other blacks. the fact i was here in brazil during the incident and watch someone commemorate here is cool. and to know that initially i thought a lot of people know, but people walking past "i know them from tv", it's nice. it's a good memorial and all that stuff. >> it's not nice to know ferguson and baltimore are known as a place where people are killed. still very sad. today i'm getting a tattoo. it's a portuguese translation of some of us are brave. i felt like that summed up what it means to be black and female. that's what i learnt in el salvador. my journey is about being brave. el salvador always you see it. i'm not looking forward to being thrust back into the anger and hate. i've been living in one of the most dangerous cities, with one of the most violent forces against the people. and they are still there. even in their misery and suffering, they smile at each other, and they are affectionate. they have not lost site of that. it's sur

, -- eric garner in new york, freddie gray in baltimore, walter scott is out created anhey all opportunityor dialogue. kathy: as you think that dialogue has happen and produced concrete change? christopher: look at samuel debose and the prosecutor's response instance patty. cincinnati.- in you have a quick statement that there will be a charge against that officer and a strong statement by the prosecutor condemning the behavior. that is the kind of progress that opponent -- proponents of social justice were looking for all along. that is why i say the ark was -- the trajectory arc was a good one. there was some sunlight there. it wasn't perfect. possibility of indictment and charges were being brought forward. kathy: quiz for thank you. tensions still in ferguson, missouri. in iraq, at least 42 people have been killed. in the kuba, a car bomb at a marketplace killed at least 35. ease of the city killed at least eight people. a controversial debate performance last thursday for mr. trop. mr. donald trump. he is getting a lot of attention for his comments about one of the debate moderators,

freddie gray, michael brown, young black men who were killed by white police officers. now some communities are trying to reduce racial tensions by retraining officers on the use of force. >> it's not a silver bullet, but some believe this might be key in easing racial tensions. across the usa and to the north in canada police in more than 20 cities are testing the latest in alternatives to bullets. the blunt projectiles flatten on impact cause excruciating pain but stop short of killing. it's the latest of a series of moves to respond to a wave of protests following a series of deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police. in ferguson, missouri, site of riots after a police officer shot and killed an unarmed michael brown, a new judge is dismissing all arrest warrants five years old, and is allowing the setting of date of any warrant. >> it won't have a warrant. the cases will still be on the books. they still will be given a notice to come to court. but they don't have to do it under fear. >> in maryland where riots followed the april depth of freddie gray in po

underway on the baltimore cvs set on fire during the riots and looting following the death of freddie graye company is hoping to rebuild and reopen the pharmacy at pennsylvania and north avenue by the end of the year. cvs is also renovating a pharmacy on west franklin street damaged during the riots. >>> since the aftermath of freddie gray's death baltimore has seen a surge in violence. at least 219 people have been killed there so far this year. baltimoreor may mayor stephanie rawlings-blake believes the -- baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake beliefs the distrust in law enforcement could be part of the problem. >> the relationship between the community and police is critical. we're not going to get to where we want to be as a city unless we do the hard work of repairing that relationship. >> you can catch susan page's full interview with mayor stephanie rawlings-blake on capital download sunday morning at 8:30 right after our morning newscast. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> we made it to friday and the weekend is not going t

freddie gray, michael brown, young black men killed by white police officers. some communities are trying to reduce racial tensions by restraining officers on the use of force. john hendren reports. >> reporter: it's not a silver bullet. but some police believe this may be key to easing tensions. across the u.s., and to the north and canada police in 20 cities are testing the latest in nonlethal alternatives to bullets. the projectives are planned to flatten on impact, causing pain put stopping short of killing. it's the latest in a series of moves for north american police to respond to protests at the hands of police. in ferguson, missouri, police officers dismayed michael brown, and a now judge is dismissing arrest warrants, allowing defendants to set new dates for warrants before 2015. >> it's an opportunity for them to make a fresh start. the cases will be on the books. and they'll be given a notice to come to court. they don't have to do it under fear of arrest >>> in maryland, where riots followed the april death of freddie gray in police custody. attorn

freddie gray, marilyn mosby, the prosecutor withholding evidence here? your thoughts. >> i think we have to take this in context not out of context. that's what the defense is claiming today. we have to understand what information do they have? they're saying she hasn't turned things over. this happens in discovery. you turn things that are requested, then at some point you find out, if these are other cases, previous arrests or statements made. lou: you're saying the defense attorneys already have access to all of this? >> the defense attorneys claim they have access but didn't get it from the prosecution, they got it through other means, which happens. was the prosecution required to turn it over if it is relevant. >> it is relevant. the question is it true? >> that's what i'm saying. >> they have an obligation under brady they're supposed to turn everything that is exculpatory. such as they're claiming about mr. gray having faked injuries in the past or tried to cause himself injuries in custody in order to try to create a lawsuit against the police d

the city hasn't yet recovered from the riots that exploded in april after the death of freddie gray in police custody. six officers were charged in the case. now, some residents accuse the police of backing off making arrests. public trust in law enforcement has been so eroded that the fired. congressman elijah cummings police. >> there's no way that these murders can be solved unless we have a cooperation of the public. >> reporter: more than half of all homicides remain unsolved, and words alone cannot heal the divide. a man recently broke into mariah womack's home. she did not call police. >> i just feel like ever since the whole freddie gray incident, there's no absolute, no respect for the police. >> reporter: and that is something the interim police commissioner here says that he will be working on with the help of 10 federal agents who will work with baltimore p.d. here to solve murders over the next couple of months. but, scott, here there is skepticism that such a small number of federal agents will be enough to make a difference. >> pelley: jeff pegues, thanks. in two days, t

crime has spiked in the wake of the riots following freddie gray's death in police custody. atf agents embedding with police in a drastic effort to stem the violence. miguel marquez has more. what prompted them to announce this effort? >> reporter: they had a horrible july and worse beginning in august. nine shootings, two of them fatal in the first weekend of august. murder rates up 56%. as of late july. 94% up, the number of nonfatal shootings. if you look at the neighborhood where freddie gray was arrested and where the bulk of the riots were, the nonfatal shootings are up 159% for the year. the murder rate in that area, up a staggering 175%. it is horrible in baltimore. here's how the new police commissioner says they are going to deal with it. >> we are putting analysts and detectives and prosecutors in a room together to sort out the puzzle pieces of some of these cases in baltimore, these violent strands where the same people over and over and over again are involved in violent crimes. >> now, two individuals works agents from each of the following agencies, fbi, dea,

up related to freddie gray's death. baltimore's state attorney marilyn mosley said that wesley keagle shot a robbery suspect in the groin last year. he had been shot twice by other officers and he survived. >>> you know that hackers posted the information of millions of married people who they claim were using the cheating website, ashley madison. we're learning that d.c. has the highest percentage of members in the u.s. 15,000 of the e-mail addresses posted may belong to government workers. we have learned that 22 people with d.c. government e-mail addresses were included in the posts. another 22 people with montgomery county government e-mail addresses also involved. >>> shocked and profoundly disappointed. that is how the family of jared fogle describes their emotions right now. fogle's family says they're glad he's pleading guilty to child porn and sex charges and he's seeking help. he has admitted to traveling to have sex with minors and having child porn on home computers. >>> today, you can have your say on chang

freddie gray died while in custody.d a structural settlement after his family filed a lawsuit in 2008 based on the lead paint exposure freddie and his siblings suffered in their rented home. two years before his death, he agreed to sell $146,000 worth of his settlement to a company called access funding. in exchange he received $18,000. in other words, over time he would have received $146,000 in small amounts, but by agreeing to sell his right to that 146, he received 18,000 up front as a lump sum payment. according to the paperwork gray signed, it said gray wanted to pay off debt and improve his credit. an investigative report in the "washington post" this week details how companies like access funding approach recipients of structured settlements. the companies offer quick cash for significantly less than what would be the cumulative total. access funding, one of the many companies that buy structured settlements, says the industry helps people who have urgent needs. but critics say these companies profit off vulnera

the store was looted and set on fire following freddie gray's funeral. six officers are facing criminal charges. those who were there for the demolition friday and at the store in april say that each time a park came down, they could smell the burning smell. on is planning to rebuild that corner. in northern virginia teenager with ties to isil will spend more than 11 years behind bars, the sentence handed down. prosecutors say he helped another teen travel to syria to join isil and provide other aid to the militant group. the judge said he considered the age and lack of criminal record in his decision. montgomery county leaders expecting -- expressing outrage over supposed to gos -- over swasti,kas showing up in some neighborhoods. a warning that these images may be disturbing. reporter: the entry sign is draped with this orange tarp. somebody decided to spray paint a black swastika. residents called montgomery county 6:00 a.m. yesterday, reporting the hate crime. the police say the suspect or suspects also vandalized two speed cameras along route 108 in

it grew out of the deadly police shootings of michael brown, freddie gray and others. now it's felt on the trail by bernie sanders. >> he's giving pacifiers, titbits supposed to silence and hush us. >>> a look at how sanders is forced to respond and what black lives matters, the movement, wants from the presidential candidate. this story - former students with tens of thousands in student loan debt. the degrees from for-profit colleges were worthless. on top of that the government promised to help them but doesn't have a process to review their claims. we catch up with the students barely handing on with debt collectors at their doors, and we brink you my conversation with actor from saturday night live, to movies, broadway and facing the challenge of growing older. >> when i was wondering why i wasn't getting calls, you know, he wasn't calling me, he's like - well, you're pretty fun. so part of you believes that. the hardest part of myself was kind of like "i'll show you." >>> more of my conversation with christine and others coming up in a few minutes time. appreciat

the allegedly unlawful are and death of freddie gray in baltimore last spring, the spark for a night of violence and months of tension and the reason why maryland attorney general tonight is the first in the country to offer firm guidance to every police agency in the state. he expects the policy to be followed. >> it may not consider race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, religion or gender identity. period. >> the nine-page memorandum goes on to say the police may consider factors if investigating a specific criminal act but not in the routine patrols. >> you cannot say we will stop everybody hispanic or who is black and see if they have committed a crime. >> baltimore city, montgomery county and the prince george's county police fully adopted guidance and prohibit the profile. >> i won't allow it to happen on my police car. >> it's the baltimore unrest proves perception persists. and the profiling goes on. >> this is a serious problem. one we should address. the guidance memorandum is just that. it doesn't carry force of law. brad bell, news gnaws. maureen: thank you. baltimore

the store was set on fire during the riots that followed the death of freddie gray. the store will be rebuilt and it should open by the end of the year. >>> today, school officials may decide whether to push back the start of classes at stafford high school. we told you this week that a construction company is having hard time getting the permits it needs to allow administrators move in to the building. they were supposed to get a temporary occupancy permit by the end of the day yesterday. that didn't happen. school officials may push the first day of school from september 8th to september 14th. >>> 6:05 now. you can find out whether the surviving panda cub at the national zoo is male or female. news4's megan mcgrath is at the zoo this morning. megan, a lot of excitement. what can we expect to learn today? >> reporter: well, a big announcement scheduled for later on this morning at the national zoo. we're expected to find out if it's a boy or a girl and we'll learn who the father is, as well as getting an update on the health of the new panda cub. let's take a live l

freddy gray was a young black man who died in april after suffering a seizure -- a severe spinal cordnjury while he was in police custody. >>> one of the most damaged buildings during that period of unrest is going to be rebuilt. officials at cvs say that demonstrators -- that the work, that is, will start tomorrow on demolition of its downtown baltimore location. protesters set fire to that store back in april. cvs released a statement today saying it is committed to serving the baltimore community. the new store should be open, we are told, by the end of this year. >>> gamblers anonymous, the worldwide help group for people about compulsive gambling problems is considering a new warning about fantasy football and other fantasy sports. news4 has learned the organization will vote in october about whether to add new guidances to the famed combo book that recovering addicts carry to all meetings. under the proposal, gamblers anonymous prustys that partaking in fantasy sports should be avoided, even when no money is involved. the national council on problem gambling says fantasy sports

and coming up next on al jazeera america, a surgery in--a surge of violence in the death of freddie gray>> organizers behind the justice will mash to washington, d.c. ashington, d.c. j. >> an alleged audio message from the the new taliban leader. he said he'll continue the taliban's almost 14-year fight to control afghanistan. urging fighters to remain unified. the message follows news the death of mullah omar. it was announced that omar died in 2013. >>> it was 50 years ago this month, hundreds of black southerners marching from selma alabama to washington, d.c. pushing for the right to vote. the event forced president lyndon johnson back then to sign a voting rights law into law. now another selma march is set to take shape involving the same issues that plagued the black community a half century ago. >> few places are as iconic as the he had monday edmund pet edmund pettus bridge. they were met with clubs and tear gas. that day became known as bloody sunday but it led to the voting rights act of 1965. giving african-americans the power to cast their ballots for the first time in u.s.

the announcement comes four months after freddie gray's death in baltimore police custody. six officers are facing charges for his death. >>> another potential safety defect under investigation this morning. this time it impacts tens of thousands of jeep suvs. the potential problem and why a recall has not been issued so far. >>> and right now, our biggest problem on the roads in prince george's county, upper marlboro had an issue, ritchie-marlboro road at the beltway. full details coming up. >>> but first, a developing story out west where more help is being brought in to contain the massive wildfires. how far they had to go to get more tr >>> the indycar driver hit in the head during the crash has died. justin wilson was 37 years old. pocono raceway officials say he was behind the initial crash on sunday when a piece of debris hit him and sent him into the wall. they say wilson died at the hospital last night. the last time an indycar driver died because of an accident on the track was in 2011. >>> a developing story now. the west coast is getting help to battle the fast

that's the same part of the city that saw rioting and looting after the death of freddie gray. homicides rose dramatically. 42 reported in may alone. >>> and one woman is suing the baltimore police department. ciara brooks said she was beaten and injured in a so called rough ride in a police van. that's when they don't buckle somebody in when they try tlem to the police department. that's what prosecutors say police did to freddie gray when he was critically injured in a police van earlier this year. >>> 6:1. we expect to hear the latest on the criminal investigation into how two inmates escaped from a prison in upstate new york. today, clinton county prosecutor andre wily will brief the media. sweat and matt escaped in june after a three-month man hunt. >>> the suspension of tom brady is in jeopardy. a league lawyer was warned there is precedent for judges to toss out penalties issued by arbitrators. he's -- the judge hopes to rule by september 4th. that's just six days before the patriots' opening game. >>> shocked and profoundly disappointed that's how the family of jared fo

. >> the names are familiar across the united states, freddie gray, michael brown, young black men killed by white police officers. now, though, some communities are trying to reduce racial tensions by retaining officers on the use of force. this report is from john henry. >> it's not a silver bullet, but some police believe this might be key to easing racial intentionallies. across the u.s. and canada, police are testing the latest in non-lethal blunt impact projectile, causing excruciating pain, but stopping short of killing. it's the latest in moves by north american police departments to respond to a wave of protests following a series of deaths of unarmed black men at the happened of police. in ferguson, missouri, a new judge is dismissing all arrest warrants more than five years old and allowing defendants to set new dates for warrants issued before that. >> this is an opportunity for them to make a fresh start. they won't have a warrant, the cases will still be on the books and they will still be given a notice to come to court, but they don't have to do it under fear of arrest. >>

penn north neighborhood, the same part of the city that saw rioting and looting after the death of freddy gray. murders rose dramatically after those riots with 32 in the month of may alone. >>> states attorney marilyn mosby announced today that the officer is charged with attempted murder for shooting a robbery suspect back in november. she said he stood over the suspect and shot him in the groin after the suspect had been shot by two other officers. that suspect survived. >>> lightning in some parts of our area. doug says plenty more where that came from. >> i think that's going to be the case as we look toward the day tomorrow. right now, showers and thunderstorms on storm team 4 radar. it would mostly stay in northern virginia and that's exactly what we had. shower activity in fairfax. the only exception frederick county. they've seen quite a bit in the way of showers today. right along 66 and then back towar towar towards culpepper county, all this continues to move up north. >>> brace yourselves, folks. it's going to be hot, steamy, and uncomfortable in two metro stations for the rest of

are undergoing training to help them determine how they respond in high -- situations like the freddie gray case. this uses simulated crime scenarios and mental exercises to help officers stay calm and keep biases at bay. >>> iran has no plans to trade a detained washington post reporter for prisoners held in the u.s. it's the first time high level iranian officials have discussed this whole idea of a prisoner swap. jason-- is awaiting a verdict in his trial on espionage charges. he reportedly faces 10 to 20 years in prison if convicted. >>> france opened a terror investigation in connection with friday's almost attack on a paris board train. the gunman was watching a jihadi video on his phone just before opening fire. and they have information that links the 26-year-old moroccan national to radical islam. two of the heroes remain hospitalized. >>> isis is suspected of being behind a suicide bombing. islamic state militants control much of the sunni province including the capital of ramadi. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. >>> tensions appear to be -- on the korean peninsula.

freddie gray in baltimore on april 19. and samuel dubose on july 19 in cincinnati. the nationwide focus began in ferguson and dragged on for months. on november 24, a grand jury decides not to indict darren wilson, the officer who killed mike brown. the decision isn't read until after nightfall. rioters take to the streets in ferguson. #ferguson explodes on twitter. the next day, there were protest, mostly peaceful, in more than 170 american cities. in the year after his death, #mikebrown was used in more than three and a half million tweets. #ferguson was used in nearly 43 million. then on december 3, a new york grand jury chooses not to indict the police officer who put eric garner in a choke hold on july 17 while trying to arrest him for allegedly selling cigarettes illegally. garner can be heard repeating "i can't breathe." garner has a heart attack and dies on the way to the hospital. #ican'tbreathe dominates on twitter and has been used in more than two million tweets since. in the days following the decision, protesters head to the streets of new york city, g

and her fellow prosecutors will not be taking the stand next week at a motions hearing in the freddie gray case. the six officers charged in his death wanted to call mosby to the stand as a witness. they say the independent review by her office and a discussion with an assistant medical examiner carol allen before she determined the cause of gray's death made prosecutors key witnesses in the case. the defense tried to subpoena mosby, five other prosecutors and the assistant medical examiner. the judge squashed those subpoenas. the defense can still make the argument in court that mosby is both prosecutor and witness and there is a conflict but at this point she will not be taking the stand. the hearing is next wednesday. >> reporter: the investigation into the train derailment earlier this month is now complete and later today metro officials will discuss the results of that investigation and hopefully put forward a plan of action. on august 6 a train derailed near the smithsonian station. no one was hurt but the problems it caused made for major headaches and major delays and made metro r

, too, the other thing i want to mention is when you start talking about baltimore and did the freddie grayse have impact on officers not policing there, there's going to be a variety of thought to yes it has and no it has not but regardless of what other technical assistance being entered into with the feds being there you still have to have the community part of the crime-fighting piece. that is clearly a very, very important piece of it all. that's going to be what appears to be the heavy lift for baltimore is building those relationships, getting those officers back, reengaged if they're not engaged and using technical and investigative assistance that comes from the feds. all of that working together. >> do you think that federal assistance, though, is going to be a great help? >> yes, i think it's going to be a help. absolutely. they bring a lot of technical assistance, they bring a lot of investigative assistance but it has to be managed well by the leadership in that police department as well. but leer again it's going to take that federal piece and it will take the community as wel

what you have with freddie gray is an instance where you're going after somebody walking the streets and supposedly have a knife. the cost stop him and go into the pocket, and up arresting him throwing him into a metal box, and he ended up on the steps to your they were on tv and they will say, we did nothing wrong. it is the academy of white privilege because there is not a chance any of your kids -- >> tell us your experience? baltimore gives us another story. >> cost to it we want because we have over criminalization or what does that mean? we have sandra bland, where no matter what happens, the police can justify detaining you for a time. with that enables you to do is not necessarily look for the crime but look for your chosen suspect. everyone is criminal when you have lost that make everyone do things that are illegal. we have a false ideology that is who the people are who commit crimes. that is because that is who we are looking at. we arrested them previously. bruce: most of the crime is committed by the young african-americans, how would you respond to that? >> it is mostl

this comes after months of unrest following the death of freddy gray in police custody. >>> a family in texas reunited with their dog after the miniature australian shepherd was found more than 900 miles away. the pup went missing from her home in houston, texas and was found in northeast florida. a pet was able to contact the family thanks to a microchip. >>> and researchers are saying skipping breakfast may not cause weight gain. for years they've been saying no breakfast means more waist. and now a new study shows it may not be the case. it says they've been re not facts. interesting how things change. >>> well, a panda bear a gave birth to panda pups. so far, they're doing fine and eating and gaining weight normally. the care takers massage the pups stomachs with cotton balls. is that not the cutest thing ever. >>> let's get a look ahead now. the king of the high wire is at it again. bringing his tight rope act to the wisconsin state fair today. and just over 1500 feet, he's going to do it 10 stories above a milwaukee racetrack. i'm betty win. thanks for watching >>> right now, s

"the ise", the main theme which the relationship between the police and especially looking at freddie gray, between the police and the guys, the kids on the corner. >> get your hands on the wall. >> we ain't done nothing. stash, you your crew mean? are a truant. >> today is saturday. >> try wednesday. >> officer [bleep] >> we need to block every lane here. >> shut it down, this is a police operation. i'm not telling you again. >> tony, calm down. >> if you could move your car for just a little bit. i'm trying to get -- [indiscernible] amy: "we are the police." the officer throws one of the young men into the back of a police van, pretty chilling scene given what has transpired in baltimore and with the death of freddie gray. but this was a regular practice during the years of zero-tolerance policing between 1999 and 2007 in baltimore when martin o'malley, the presidential candidate, was mayor. in 2005 alone, the police department made more than 100,000 arrests in a city of just 640,000 people. how did zero-tolerance affect the city, and what did it do for o'malley's career? -- and what are

>> we talk a lot - especially in the wake of incidents like michael brown and eric garner and freddie graythe mistrust between communities and police officers, and how residents don't just you trust police, does it gone both ways, do some fear the communities in which they work? >> some probably do. one of the things missing from the conversation seems to be missing when we have the conversation about race, we act as if racism is a police problem in the united states of america. the country was founded on the principles when the compromise was built in so some could have political power. for hundreds of years, the racial system was enforced by the judges, by police officers, by legislatures, citizens and business owners. since the 1960s, when we made tremendous progress, other entities seem to forget they were engaged in racism. everyone now think that police is the racist part of society. that is not true. america has problems. >> do you see an outlier in your community, in the black community? here you are, a black former police officers. >> i'm still a police officer. >> who is defendin

this past april tensions boiled over in the city of baltimore after the death of freddie gray while in police custody. news crews descended to cover the clashes between police and protesters. among those there to document the scenes was an 18-year-old and his friend. here is what they saw in their own words. ♪ >> i don't want to tell my version of the story. i want to tell the entire story. i am 18 years old. i have been with critical exposure now, a nonprofit organization and d.c. that uses photography to make changes in soccommunity. he texted me and said, let's capture the events of baltimore. we started walking towards the smoke. we see the line of police officers and some people are throwing things, some are standing around, some are protesting. >> i assured his family that no one is above the law and i would pursue justice on their behalf. >> what needs to change? [indiscernible] >> i think that scenes are deftly going to change. right now i lot of light is being shed on what is happening. every 28 hours, and african-american is killed by a police officer in the united states. wh

coming up next here, a new type of police training in baltimore months after freddie gray sparked allotests. this doesn't necessarily involve gun trading or simulation. this is all about brains. this is about neuroscience going inside an officer's mind. we'll talk to the officer and explain what this means to these officers and why this is so important in baltimore. >> also, another case of people trying to use a drone. listen, folks are getting creative to try to fly contraband into prisons. what is being smuggled in and what are prisons doing hopefully to stop it? you're watching cnn. stay here. if i want to go up... hello. if i want to go down... noo... but then if i want to come back again... yes. it's perfect. now that we've added adjustable base my favorite part is to be able to lift your legs up a little bit, lift the head up a little bit, and it feels like i'm just cradled. i love the adjustable bed because i love it when i'm watching tv. and there you have it. (vo) and now through september 13th save hundreds on select tempur-pedic mattresses and adjustable bases. change your

. >>> a judge will hear motions in the freddie gray case whether to dismiss counts against the six officers charged in gray's death. meantime preparations are underway in case any rulings coming out of that hearings spark more unrest. the city's interim police commissioner is offering reassurances officers will be better quipped to deal with any -- equipped to deal with any disturbances this time around. >> head to toe civil riot equipment has been purchased and is in place. >> police have set up a so- called war room to keep different groups in the loop. one of the problems during the april riots was that someone shut down mta bus service leaving 5,000 students without . ride home from olscho there is a youth summit to be held this weekend to explain what's next in the gray case. >>> demolition work started today on the cvs store that was set on fire during the looting. the store on pennsylvania avenue in baltimore is scheduled to be rebuilt and open by the end of the year. another cvs that was damaged is also undergoing renovations with plans to open in the fall. >>> campaign 2016 a virgi

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