now linda singh is the head of maryland national guard. she is one of three key african americans involved in the issue the other being the mayor and linda singh says the curfew will end eventually but baltimorens will have to be patient. >> we live and work here. i reiterate that. we will go back to our armories and put our stuff back up and we'll have to go back to work. >> linda singh head of the maryland national guard. the question of when this will end was one of the really sore points for huge crowd 8,000 strong i think it was. there was another key point which really upset them as well. whenever anybody referred to any of the young people at the mall on monday as being thugs they got really upset as you see in my report of the day. baltimore, a warm and sunny saturday afternoon. thousands marched from the city hall in downtown to western suburbs, scene of the worst riots. six officers face charges including murder. >> it gave people something to actually feel good about that they feel like they've been heard and yeah, it definitely

. >> as the adjunct general of maryland, linda singh took the helm in february and is the first blackson and first woman to hold the post. she is a member of the governor's cabinet. >> i just hope that we remember that trying to change culture, trying to change habits, does not happen overnight. >> a high school dropout, singh went on to graduate from college, earn to masters degrees and receive a bronze star. the 50-year-old maryland native is married with two daughters. watching closely the first black attorney general female of the united states who took office on monday, the day the protests intensified. all powerful black women whose legacy may be forever tied though moment in baltimore history. stephanie elam, cnn. >>> and from baltimore to chile's volcano, people worried that it would erupt a third time. it did and ash high up into the air. >> 16,000 feet into the air. george has done it again. unfortunately, people who started to trickle back from last week's volcanic erupt there were asked to leave once again because -- >> they knew it was probably going to go again. >> seism

. >> reporter: linda singh is the first black person and the first woman to hold the post and she isa member of the governor's cabinet. >> i just hope that we remember that trying to change culture, trying to change habits, does not happen overnight. >> reporter: a high school dropout and a run-away, singh went on to graduate from college and earn two master's degrees and receive a bronze star. the 50-year-old maryland native is medicare with two daughters. >> i have kind of grown up in the maryland national guard and it's allowing me to be able to put my fingerprint on something and hopefully to leave a legacy and to give people some type of hope. >> reporter: watching closely, the first black female attorney general of the united states who took office just as the protests intensified. all powerful black women whose legacy may forever be tied to this moment in baltimore's history. stephanie elam, cnn. >> stephanie, thank you so much. next hour, i'll talk to marcy johnson, baltimore public defender, about the conditions in which those who were arrested were locked up. here is what s

. >> reporter: as theed a jug at that moment general for maryland linda singh is in charge of the state's including the national guard. having just taken the helm in february singh is the first black woman and woman to hold the post she is also a member of the governor's cabinet. >> i just hope that we remember that trying to change culture, trying to change habits does not happen overnight. >> reporter: a high school dropout and a runaway, singh went on to graduate from college, earn two masters degrees and receive a bronze star. the 50-year-old maryland native is married with two daughters. >> of. >> i have kind of grown up in the maryland army national guard and allowed me to put my fingerprint on something and hopefully, to leave a legacy and to give people some type of hope. >> reporter: watching closely the first black female attorney general of the united states who took office just as the protests intensified. all powerful black women whose legacy may forever be tied to this moment in about the more's history. stephanie elam cnn. >>> we have so much more straight ahead. thanks so

. >> linda singh is in charge of the state's military department including its national guard.t taken the helm in february singh is the first black person and first woman to hold the post. she is also a member of the governor's cabinet. >> i just hope that we remember that trying to change culture, trying to change habits does not happen overnight. >> a high school dropout, singh went on to graduate from college, earn two masters degrees and receive a bronze star. the 50-year-old maryland native is married with two daughters. watching closely the first black female attorney general of the united states who took office on monday the day the protests intensified. all powerful black women whose legacy may forever be tied to this moment in baltimore's history. stephanie elam cnn. >> stephanie, thank you very much. we heard the states attorneys say now she has delivered the justice. she is hoping protesters will deliver the peace but the real question is now how hard will it be to keep the city calm as we approach that 10:00 p.m. curfew it happens in just two hours, and a couple of