pastor michael mcbride of the national pico network, i can't imagine what you are thinking as a leader of the community there, as a leader of faith. >> certainly my heart goes out to the freddie gray and baltimore community. i have been in conversation with a number of our clergy colleagues on the ground. and i will say this we need to historyize what's happening. and just this week we saw in other cities like chicago, boyd's killer was not held accountable. iona jones in detroit. we have these things just bubbling up all over the place, and it is a historical reality for black and brown communities all across the country. and that's why the anger is palpable. that's why it's boiling over. one of the long-term civil rights leaders in the naacp, said in 1941 when he was born his mom enrolled him in the ney naacp and the number one issue was police brutality. of course, we should denounce all these troubling demonstrations of people's overflowing anger, fear and pain, but if we want to understand it so we can get some solutions, we can't speak in platitudes and we can't muddy the waters.

. >> pastor michael mcbride, paul henderson, tessa aston hill, thank you for your time tonight. that's "the ed show." "politics nation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. >>> we continue with that breaking news from baltimore. these are live irpictures from the city where clashes between police and an angry crowd have at times turned violent. the tensions beginning late this afternoon, when police formed a line in the street and some people responded by throwing rocks and battles. the clashes quickly escalating. at one point, the crowd hurled a trash can at a police vehicle. later, a police car was set on fire. the smoke and flames filling the street. police say others in the crowd looted a store in the area. at least seven officers have reportedly sustained serious injuries. >> they have broken bones, one of them is unresponsive. this is not okay. >> we will do whatever is appropriate to protect the safety of our police officers and to ensure the safety of the people that live and work in the area. >> earlier in the day, police said they received a credible threat that