. >> mario diaz lost $160,000 worth of inventory on the night of april 27th.asically wiping him out. destroying the business he bought in 2011 to support his family. >> can you describe for me in as much detail as you can, what did it look like that morning? >> well, really difficult for us, really. it was i never think something like that could happen. >> a couple blocks over, an italian market and restaurant popular with locals and visitors saw business drop significantly for weeks after the riots. >> a lot of people come from out of town and they didn't know, although we were in a safe area away from the direct unrest, they were just thinking baltimore city. and they weren't coming. they didn't care where we were in baltimore city. it just didn't matter. >> for small business owners who count on the revenue each and every day to keep their businesses alive, this was a scary time. >> we're a restaurant. you know, our base is customer service. so a lot of my business went away. >> in the beginning i feel alone. i didn't know how i going to do it. i just know