mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced the removal of anthony batts. was criticized after the riots after the death of freddie gray. the police union report criticized his leadership. the mayor says she is responding not to the union report. she is responding to a dramatic spike in homicides. >> too many continue to die on our streets. including three just last night and one lost earlier today. families are tired of feeling this pain and so am i. recent events placed an intense focus on our police leadership. distracting many from what needs to be our main focus. the fight against crime. so we need a change. this was not an easy decision but it is one that is in the best interest of the people of baltimore. >> the deputy police commissioner kevin davis was named interim commissioner. >>> dramatic storms hits the region. we have the video and rescues coming up next. >>> severe weather in store for parts of the northeast and mid-atlantic states. flash flooding a problem in rural pennsylvania. rescue teams had to save several from their cars after heavy r

as stephanie rawlings reports it comes as investigators learn new details of the alleged unmanned and why he never raised red flags. stephanie: he fought for days, but saturday morning, randall smith became the second victim of the shooting rampage in tennessee. >> we could have not asked for a better young man. stephanie: he survived the initial attack when a gunman opened fire thursday at the naval recruitment center. emergency crews rushed the injured sailor to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. the damage was too much. his name joins four other fallen heroes killed in the chaos. 21-year-old skip, who had just recently joined the marine reserves he died doing what he loved. stephanie: 40-year-old gun arrays soldier -- gunnery sergeant thomas sullivan. and david wyatt served multiple deployments overseas. remembered as a loving father ran husband. >> my son and the other men who died are all cornerstones of america and they fought for us all. stephanie: new details are emerging about the man killed them. officials said last year that he spent seven months in the middle east.

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake wednesday fired anthony batts. she did not give a reason, but the decision comes after massive riots grab national headlines earlier this year. since then, baltimore has seen 175 homicides in 2015 48% higher than last year. developing now, reports coming out the fbi stopped several terror plots in the months before july 4. brianne carter has the rest. brianne: the fbi stopped several potential terrorism plots related to the fourth of july. federal agents arrested more than 10 people in the months before the holiday weekend. they believe some of those arrested may have been planning attacks. they also suggest some of the arrests involve the lesser charges than terrorism. something he would not elaborate on, the details of the attacks or targets. >> i don't think it's the last time we will hear this sort of thing. i think anytime you have an organization doing what they are doing, you will find people who will support them. brianne: wednesday, they said the fbi is thwarting attacks all the time, but says it's difficu

kimberly: you have been listening to baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announcing that she is going to remove her current police commissioner from the job and elevate the deputy commissioner who is speaking right now kevin davis who has experience out of prince george's county. the mayor praising the former police commissioner but saying too many people have died. at least four died in the last 24 hours. she believes this will signal that she is taking the fight against crime more seriously. scott: so anthony batts is out. kevin davis at least interim commissioner in baltimore city. kimberly: drivers illegally passing school buses while buses stop signs are being deployed. this is a growing problem across the d.m.v. the arlington county school system is trying to put the brakes on that issue. scott: kellye lynn has new details on the program to keep your children safe. kellye: it's a way to put a stop to a problem in arlington and across the country. >> we feel a problem and it needs action. kellye: action in the form of cameras mounted on school buses. >> the camera that is m

anthony batts fired by the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. she said it is because of the city's recent descent into chaos. >> the people of baltimore deserve better. the brave men and women of our department who put their lives on the line every day to make our city safer deserve better and we're going to get better. >> in the two and a half months since the death of freddie gray and the riots tha arrests have plummeted in that area. murders have shot up. city's homicide total this year 156, a 48% increase from last year. the interim commissioner says the department will focus on violent offenders. >>> to lockok who's talking. rudy giuliani is calling out the baltimore mayor saying she's making the police commissioner take the fall. >> you got a family at home a mortgage to pay, kids that have to go to school and you make the slightest little mistake, this mayor is going to turn on you. as i watched these two, the mayor and the police commissioner she was the one doing most of the talking. and, you know you fire somebody maybe she should have

baltimore police arrested a woman for throwing water at mayor stephanie rawlings-blake during today's festival. an aide to help them dry off while a member of the security detail made the arrest. the baltimore sun said the woman has been charged with second-degree assault. a consumer alert for u.s. airways flyers, time is running out if you want to fly on the airline. starting october 17, all us airways flights will officially become american airlines flights. the airlines merged in december 2013 and decided to keep the better-known american name. american will begin combining reservation systems for the airline starting next saturday. picking up the pieces, a schoolhouse ripped to shreds in a tornado. a look inside. and the weather forecast as well. kellye: people in several states are dealing with damage from severe storms. in eastern pennsylvania, a tornado leveled the school. the school principal was inside when the twister struck. the roof caved in, but nobody was hurt. today, they were taking a look at the damage. >> what are you thinking when you look at that? >> i heard the po

stephanie rawlings-blake fired anthony batts today. mayor rawlings-blake: too many die on the streets. families are tired of feeling the pape and so am i -- pain and so am i. maureen: 155 people have been murdered in baltimore so far this year. kevin davis named interim police commissioner. a former police chief in anne arundel county. commissioner batts' termination came hours after the union representing baltimore police blasted the city response to the april riots. >> equally as important is the lack of preparation that puts citizens in harm's way as well. maureen: more than a hundred officers were injured in the unrest following the death of freddie gray. lieutenant gene ryan says many officers lacked a quite equipment. in some cases were ordered not to wear riot helmets or engage rioters. leon: back to the news we have been following at how should county where two lanes of i-69 -- i-95 southbound just reopened. the traffic is still crawling through the area. that is the scene on the right side of the screen. this is because of a s

the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake thanked batts for his service but said it's time for a change. >> as we have seen in recent weeks too many continue to die on our streets. >> deafty police commissioner kevin davis will become the interim commissioner. the six officers loved in gray's arrest has been indicted. >>> last week alexandria had its first murder in years. so far no one is talking. the victim's family is asking someone to come forward. allison barber is in the news room with more on this case. you were at a community meeting talking to people about why this is happening. you've got more on why people are staying so silent. >> reporter: people not talking to police after they witnessed a crime isn't a rarity. many of us know that it happens a lot. it isn't easy to explain why people stay silent. >> i want whoever out there to please listen to me. please come forward. >> bernide teshgs -- bernidette tibs left the hospital and came here. >> i would have froze trying to tell somebody. >> police believe there were many witnesses. >> we know that somebody in the community saw som

a first look at the incident where a woman through water at mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. the baltimore sun publish these photos. it happened during today's festival. a member of the mayor security detail handcuffed woman. the woman has been charged with second-degree assault. rawlings-blake attended a festival at the same all where writing erected in april. a baltimore church dedicated its youth center in honor of freddie gray. the fed freddie gray empowerment center will offer summer classes, computer, and job training to at risk and troubled youth. his sister, mother, and step father attended the ribbon-cutting. >> i feel like it had to take a tragedy to play spark in baltimore city. but that tragedy has brought promise, and i'm glad to be part of that. kellye: hray's death in police custody sparked weeks of protest. six officers are not charged in his death. donald trump sounding off. his pointed message for people protested his campaign stops. also new, easing pressure, relief tonight for south carolina. first -- >> it's like it blew her out of the chair. [captioning

anthony batts was fired by mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. did not give specifics, but all of this after massive rioting grabbed national headlines. also the city has seen 155 homicides in 2015 so far 38% higher than last year. developing now, celebrity chef jose andres says he is backing out of a deal to open a restaurant in donald trump's new hotel, this after trump's comments about immigration. andres says he can know no longer do business with the presidential hopeful. the hotel has a future home on pennsylvania avenue. stephen: we are at the base of the neutral international. the big banner advertising the new hotel all down the block. when you come to this stretch, jose andres' signature restaurant, this is likely in for a change. two men, two empires, now a war of warts. chef jose andres is backing out of a well-publicized deal to open a deal in donald trump's downtown hotel. >> i would do the same thing if somebody offends me. stephen: trump continue today linking illegal immigrants to a number of problems. donald trump: in terms of c

dixon's announcement comes as mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has been criticized over her handling of the riots following the death of freddie gray after died in custody. >>> somebody snapped this picture of a fellow in a shark suit hogging two seats on the shark. it's a land shark named chompy junior off to discovery channel. we know it's shark month in north carolina. >>> coming up why indonesia's military is investigating claims there might have been stow-aways on that deadly plane crash. >> reporter: embassies are opening in the u.s. and cuba. people are upset and happy. i'm stephanie ramirez in rockville. i'll tell you what's >>> breaking news out in white oak maryland, sky9 over the scene over old columbia pike and a child may have fallen out of a window. montgomery county police found the child and window screen on the ground next to the building. that child has a broken arm and injured eye. police are still looking for the parents. there are several screens missing on that building on the second, sixth and ninth floors. >>> more than 100 bodies have been covered from the indon

she was at a festival in baltimore when it happened but the press sect for stephanie rawlings-blake said she is fine. police took the woman into custody and charged her with assault and we are still trying to find out why shedy it. >>> for 15 years the naacp demanded the confederate flag be removed from south carolina statehouse grounds an the state made the move yesterday and tonight the civil rights organization is making a move of its own. >>> and an increase in coyotes attacks and the reason for the spike might surprise you. >>> >>> for years inspectors have been saying this warehouse was a huge fire risk and it looks like they were right. this afternoon a fire burned down two of the warehouses in georgia. officials were so worried about it spreading they had to evacuate several homes nearby. >>> a rough ride. this party boat losts steering and crashed off the coast of north carolina. six people had to go to the hospital after they were jolted. passengers were stuck on the boat for hours until police wrapped up the investigation. >> we come here every year and this is the first year

be stephanie rawlings-blake thanked anthony batts but said they needed a change. >> it is not an easy decision but one that is in the best interest of the people of baltimore. the people of baltimore deserve better. >> reporter: the mayor said an ongoing spike in murders demanded a change in leadership. batts firing came two and a half months after baltimore plunged into violence following the death of freddy gray. after the riots died down arrests in the city plummeted and the city's homicide rate spiebd. in may there were a reported 42 homicides, a 25 year high. batts called it a crisis and call for help from the federal government. >> this is all hands on deck. all hands every single resource, every single body, every single personnel on the streets of baltimore. >> reporter: tuesday night gunmen jumped out of two vans and opened fire near the university of maryland baltimore. three people were killed and a fourth was injured. but even amid soaring crime the mayor stood by her commissioner until now even defending him from the face of criticism from his own force. on tuesday baltim

we talk now to three of them: stephanie rawlings-blake is the mayor of baltimore, which has struggled with a surge in violence this summer that predated the high-profile death of freddie gray in policy custody. mitch landreiu is the mayor of new orleans, where shootings are down this year. and gary slutkin is the founder and executive director of cure violence, a national initiative to stop violence in ten cities including chicago, new orleans and baltimore. welcome to you all. gary slutkin, we heard about the incredible rash of killings this weekend in chicago and you've studied it there as well as other places. what's going on? >> well, i think what's usually missing in the conversation around violence is it's epidemic nature itself. in other words, it's its contagious nature. we know more about violence now than ten or 15 years ago, and you never really know what gets something going. in the u.s., now, some of the cities are going up and some are not, but when it gets going, it perpetuates itself to a certain extent. that's what's happening. what is most relevant is whether you can

commissioner anthony batts and named the deputy commissioner as the interim leader this evening stephanie rawlings- blake thanked him for his service saying it was a tough decision but a necessary one to make the city safer. did not mention the freddie gray riots but said recent events placed the focus on leadership, distracting police from the fight against crime. she said during his time as commissioner, baltimore saw some of its lowest homicide rates but too many residents continue to die in the city streets. >> the people of baltimore deserve better, the brave men and women of our department who put their lives on the line every day to make our city safer deserve better and we are going to get better. >> my focuses for the future are really pretty simple, it's all about the crime fight and about the relationship with her community. >> the last fella there was the new interim police commissioner kevin davis. he had served as assistant chief in prince george's county. >> the mayor said a scathing report released this morning had nothing to do with her decision to fire batts. blamed him for putti

at an afternoon news conference, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced she had fired embattled policemissioner anthony batts. >> too many continue to day on our streets, including three just last night and one lost earlier today. families are tired of feeling this pain, and so am i. >> reporter: stepping into the top job would be deputy commissioner kevin davis who joined after a 20-year career and a short stint at the anne arundel county chief. >> my focus is for the future are really pretty simple. it's all about the crime fight, and it's all about the relationship with our community. >> former states attorney glenn ivy, new congressional candidate, remembered davis overseeing investigations in prince george's. >> he was aggressive, he was outgoing, he was very interactive with the community, very transparent. >> reporter: davis will need those skills to lead a department in turmoil. the police union released its after-action report on april's riot. >> unprepared, politically motivated, and uncaring, and confusing. >> reporter: the report said police lacked proper training, equipmen

stephanie rawlings-blake was greeting residents when the woman suddenly ran up and poured a large cupter over the mayor's head. the 37-year-old was taken in to custody while aides quickly rushed to dry the mayor off. >> i don't know what it was that she threw at me. i hope it was water. it was more shocking than anything else. and unfortunate. >> that woman was charged with second degree assault. >>> donald trump is not backing down tonight from his remarks about mexican immigrants. >> the presidential hopeful defended his comments at a campaign event in las vegas and phoenix today. kenneth craig reports those areas are hot beds for the immigration debate. >> reporter: donald trump continued to sweep across the southwest saturday refusing to back down on his immigration stance. he's even confident that he hasn't alienated hispanic americans. >> if i get the nomination, i will win the hispanic vote. >> reporter: when it came time for audience questions in vegas he was confronted about his controversial comments. >> i'm actually from mexico. i'm incredibly insulted by the remarks. >> i

. >>> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake made no mention of her being attacked yesterday. she was startled but unhurt when a woman suddenly ran up to her and dumped a large cup of water over her head. it happened during a festival. the 37-year-old woman was quickly taken into police custody and charged with second- degree assault. >> it was a brazen crime, a deadly drive by shooting that left a northeast d.c. man dead. now police want the public's help in locating the gunman. take a look at this surveillance video that shows two n mearmed with guns as they ride down the 1600 bock vie street. the shooting happened just after 5:00 p.m. a 33-year-old was shot to death. police don't know the motive. anyone who has information that could help police solve the crime should contact police. >>> at least 200 people and possibly lots more were spilling out of a house party in accokeek, maryland when a body was discovered. prince george's county police say 20-year-old darrell king junior of waldorf, maryland was pronounced dead at a local hospital. now they are looking for whoever sh

. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced the change that many said was long overdue. she said questions about commissioner anthony batts leadership was distracting from the fight against crime. >> too many continue to die on our streets including three just last night and one lost earlier today. families are tired of feeling this pain. >> reporter: batts had been in charge of the police department since 2012. in late april he faced his biggest test after riots exploded in the city in the wake of the death of freddie gray in police custody. six officers have since been charged in the case. that created a rift between batts and his officers. they accused him of putting them in harm away during the riots, he was reported apologizing to the police union at a closed door meeting in may. >> i want to tell you that i think i let you guys down. and i have a humble heart. >> reporter: despite the apology, some questioned whether police were easing up on arrests and protests. homicides spiked in the weeks after the riots. there were 42 murders in may after 22 in april and 15 in

baltimore's mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake, appointed commissioner anthony batts in 2012. she says she is replacing him with an interim commissioner from inside the department because the city's crime rate, including its murder rate, has soared. >> this was not an easy decision. the people of baltimore deserve better. >> reporter: the new commissioner will be kevin davis. just last night, gunmen killed three people a few blocks away from a local college. so far this year there have been 155 murders in this city 48% higher than last year and six baltimore officers were charged in connection with the death of gray while in police custody, and for days baltimore was engulfed in racial riots over it. it is likely that widespread criticism of the baltimore police department led to today's announcement. tonight the city's top cop who headed the department at that time dismissed. in may there were 42 murders in baltimore, the single deadliest month in that city of 600,000 in 15 years and that triple homicide last night, david, something had to give. >> ron claiborne, thank you. >

police chief anthony batts has been dismissed by mayor stephanie rawlings blake.sion one kay after the police union blasted batts' leadership over the death of freddy gray. the city has also seen a sharp increase in violence since the riots with 150 homicides this year alone. and coalition of faith leaders called for batts to step down. joining me now is msnbc's tramaine lee. mayor rawlings blake says due in large part to hien hindsight. >> criticism of the way the police department handled the initial unrest after gray died. and there is sentiment among some that say perhaps the police have given sensing no real leadership creating this toxic environment. so politically in baltimore, has been charged. and this was going to come sooner rather than later. this wild cocktail of forces tugging in both directions. >> we know the union has issued a report where as we heard is pretty critical of batts' leadership. >> it's been scathing the scathing report earlier that said the unrest was largely avoidable. you have to be careful with the police unions i specially how po

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced the removal of batt saying the people of baltimore deserve betterhe received criticism after the riots due to the death of friends freddie gray. the mayor says she is responding not to the union report but a spike in homicides. >> too many continue to die on our streets. including three just last night and one lost earlier today. families are tired of feeling this pain and so am i. recent events have placed an intense focus on our police leadership. distracting many from what needs to be our main focus. the fight against crime. so we need a change. this was not an easy decision but it is one that is in the best interest of the people of baltimore. >> the deputy police commissioner kevin davis was named interim. >>> severe weather in store for the northeast and mid-atlantic states with flash flooding a major problem in one rural pennsylvania county. emergency teams had to rescue several people from vehicles when water rose quickly after heavy rain spilling over creeks. >> cleaning up in east canton ohio. look at that tree. residents say the huge wind

as part of the efforts to clean up the city, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake fired her commissioner, as. conference of mayors for her fine work, presumably. >>> and a federal judge ordered the obama administration to explain why it should not be held in contempt of court for ignoring his immigration injunction. dhs issued 2000 work permits to illegal immigrants as part of president obama's executive order on amnesty after the federal district judge blocked it. >>> trading returning to normal at the new york stock exchange today after yesterday's nearly four-hour halt. stocks closed higher but well off session highs. the early rally driven by a rebound in the chinese markets. the shanghai composite posting the best gain in six years after losing nearly a third of value over the past month. joining us s&p capital iq chief equity strategist sam stove all and prudential chief financial strategist quincy crosby. good to have you here. looked like doom was at hand only yesterday and today a bounce. on what, quincy? >> first of all, the chinese authorities came in with step number 25 to try to

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake was at a festival in the city yesterday. police say a woman suddenly dumped water on her. you can see right there those are her staff members patting her down. police have not say why they think this might have happened. >>> a church in baltimore using a special way to remember freddie gray. you're looking at the dedication of the new freddie gray youth empowerment center, that offers computer and job training camp classes to children in the city. you'll recall gray died while in baltimore police custody that was back in april. six officers are faces charges for his death. >>> virginia's first federally recognized indian tribe could be considering opening a casino. the pamunkey indians are looking into it and it could be an uphill battle. they'd need an act of congress to launch a bingo parlor. virginia is one of ten states that does not have casinos. >>> next week we can learn if a baseball team is coming to spotsylvania county. the board of supervisors is meeting on tuesday. they'll talk about the proposal to build a ballp

stephanie rawlings-blake was at a rally in mondawmin mall yesterday. you can see the mayor's staff had to pat her down to get her all dry. police have not said why in happened. the mall is where the violent rioting started four months ago. >>> new charges could be coming against a man convicted in the boston marathon bombing. now, a district attorney in massachusetts plans to file a murder charge against dzhokhar tsarnaev for killing an mit police officer when he was on the run after the marathon bombings. he can also face carjacking and kidnapping charges. critics though say the new charges aren't necessary because tsarnaev was already sentenced to death for the marathon bombings. >>> we want to help you out in the day ahead. expect travel delays overnight in montgomery county. crews are beginning their final resurfacing project on east west highway in silver spring. they'll close lanes between kerry lane and fenton street and that will happen overnight. the project will be wrapped up by the fall. >>> water woes in arlington where city leaders are war

. >> police arrested a woman they say threw water on baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake.woman has been charged with second degree assault. the mayor was not hurt and continued with the event. the event was held at the same location where rioting occurred over the death of freddie gray. >>> family members, police and volunteers will continue scouring farmland and wooded areas this morning for any sign of a missing kentucky mother of five. crystal rogers is her name. her sister spoke with "new day" yesterday saying she would never have left her children. a reward is being offered for her return to her family. rogers was last seen july 3rd by her boyfriend. he says he has nothing to do with her disappearance. >> in ocala florida the original flag was removed after a protest yesterday. protesters insist it fell down. the flag was later found and returned to the display. >> the naacp has ended its 15-year boycott of south carolina. the group's board of directors approved an emergency resolution saturday one day after the confederate flag came down from the state house grounds

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when asked about the timing of stephanie stephanie rawlings-blake decision. let's go to suzanne malveaux who is live in baltimore. what has anthony batts' response been to this termination? >> reporter: well he's actually said that he's had the pleasure and honor to serve the city of baltimore. it was interesting what we heard the mayor said because it's true. i spoke to sources familiar with the process and she was thinking about this from the days following the riots that it might be necessary to get rid of the commissioner because of the tension with the police department and that they have been interviewing in the last couple of weeks in earnest. so this process has been ongoing. it wasn't just that report. and it was interesting, i had a chance to talk to the family attorney of freddie gray and i asked them what is necessary to bring them together and what do they want to see come out of this. here's how he put it. >> this problem has to be solved immediately before there are any more freddie grays. it has to be solved immediately so the harassment of bl

we reported back in april the stand down order came from baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake. >>e also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well. >> reporter: on the tapes there are repeated calls for officers under attack. >> officers [ inaudible ] can we have the mace? >> reporter: sources on the ground in baltimore told us city hall ordered officers not to wear certain protective gear. at least 100 officers were hurt in the riots, some seriously. >> so why can't we ask questions? >> reporter: back in april we tried to get answers from the mayor about that stand down order. >> what do you have to say to the businesses who were looted because of your order to stand down? >> excuse me one minute. >> you don't have anything to say? nothing to say to business owners? what about to the police who were injured? >> excuse me. >> reporter: the mayor's office today said they had no comment on the tapes since the riots the baltimore crime and murder rates have skyrocketed. rank and file officers say they feel unsupported and fearful of prosecution just for doing their job

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says the attention surrounding him was a distraction. kevin davis will take over for the department for now. >>> montgomery county could cut tens of millions from the spending plan this year. isaiah leggett proposed more than $50 million in cuts to the departments, schools around some construction projects. this is according to "the washington post." the paper says he proposed the restrictions because of lower than expected revenue and higher tax refunds this year. >>> you will see a new item at university of maryland concession stands this fall. peer can be -- beer can be sold at the stadium and the xfinity center. a new one-year trial period has been approved. supporters said it would cut down on student binge drinking at tailgating events. >>> today your commute gets easier and safer on route 29 in gainesville. later this morning vdot will open the new intersection between 29 linton hall road and the norfolk southern railroad. this is near the gateway shopping center. the $230 million project takes route 29 over the train tracks, so c

. >> that was baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake in may calling out the police officer.ts like that as well as others that led the defense to ask for a change of venue here. fearing that these six officers cannot get a fair trial in baltimore. joining me now, mark fuhrman and richard fowler. thank you both for being here. that's the question, mark. can these cops get a fair trial in baltimore? >> not a chance. and not a chance for all the same reasons and not only ms. mosby but the riots but the attitude of the mayor, the attitude of the general public and just remember that anybody that gets on a jury for these six officers, they'll be a rock star when they send him to the gallows and if they acquitted them or found that there was a mistrial, there wasn't enough evidence, they will be scorned or worse by the very people that there are neighbors, relatives and friends. >> richard, this is where i see ms. mosby's comments to be most damaging. not that she needs to be kicked off the case because of them but helped poison the jury pool going out there and told a community o

stephanie rawlings blake announced the removal of anthony bats, bats has been criticized following the death of freddie gray in april. and it has also resulted in homicide also on bat's watch. >> intense focus on our police leadership distracting many from what needs to be our main focus, the fight against crime. so we need a change. the people of baltimore deserve better and the brave hen and women of our department who put their lives on the line every day deserve better, and we're going to get better. >> let's bring in state senator, katherine and it's great to see you and good to have you on the program. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> so talk me through this have the rank and file police officers in baltimore lost confidence in bat's ability to leave? >> yes. and what happens in a case like that it takes attention away from the issues from what we should be focusing on how to reduce crime in our communities. and the focus has been so much on bats that i think that the mayor had no choice but to make this it decision. >> let me try something else on here. if i said to you a po

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she fired anthony batts because of the rising homicide rate and hoganled batts a dedicated man who cared about his job. >>> 6:17. the federal aviation administration wants nothing to do with donald trump. the agency says it will rename their navigation points near the palm beach international airport in florida. the points are named after the republican presidential candidate because he has a home there. the faa said in a statement that the agency generally chooses names that are noncontroversial. but trump has been under fire for his statements accusing undocumented immigrants of being drug dealers and rapists. >>> a second celebrity chef is nixing plans to open a restaurant in trump's future d.c. hotel at the old post office pavilion. geoffrey zakarian said his company employees many immigrants and trump's comments do not align with his values and he pulled plans to open up a restaurant in the same hotel. >>> a man who killed a pregnant woman and her friend will spend the next 12 years in prison. hayes was behind the wheel of this car and he was leadi

odd, but not that big of a deal, that's what baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake is saying afterman threw water in her face. this happened at a festival in the city yesterday. still, police charged the woman with second degree assault. it's not clear if the attack had anything to do with the protest against the death of freddie gray. in fact, there are no indicators that it did. >>> well, it is one final stop for pope francis. taking you to a live picture here from paraguay. the pope is going to have a meal with a special woman. we'll tell you what's going on. >>> also, heading the wrong direction on a winding l.a. road and it's caught on camera. look at this. police say they need your help to find out who this brazen driver is. well, we have 30 years of customer records. our cloud can keep them safe and accessible anywhere. my drivers don't have time to fill out forms. tablets. keep them all digital. we're looking to double our deliveries. our fleet apps will find the fastest route. oh, and your boysenberyy apple scones smell about done. ahh, you're good. i like to bake. with at

. >>> that was baltimore mayor, stephanie rawlings blake back in may.ents like that as well as others that led the defense to ask for a change of venue here fearing that these six officers cannot get a fair trial in baltimore. joining me now mark fuhrman a former lapd homicide detective and a nationally syndicated radio host. that's the question mark. can these cops get a fair trial in baltimore? >> not a chance. not a chance for all the same reasons as not only ms. mosby but the riots, but the attitude of the mayor, the attitude of the general public and just remember that anybody that gets on a jury for these six officers they'll be a rock star when they senn him to the gallows and if they acquitted him or found that there was a mistrial there wasn't enough evidence they will be scorned or worse by the very people that there are neighbors, relatives and friends. >> this is where i see ms. mosby mosby's comments to be most damaging. it's not that she needs to be kicked off the case. it's that she helped poison the jury pool when she went out and told a

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake fired commissioner anthony baths today, replacing him with kevin davisa name could be familiar to many people in maryland for his time as police chief in anne arundel county and the assistant chief of police in prince george's county. batts has been under fire for his handling of the riots which were prompted by freddy gray's death while in custody. >>> donald trump still says his d.c. hotel is an example of why he plans to win the latino vote. >>> one man's trash turns out to be another man's treasure. going to find out how a maryland woman's discovery had facebook shares skyrocketing. >>> i'm adam tuss in tysons corner. coming up, we are going to break down [alarms blaring] ohhhhh... whoa whoa whoa! who's responsible for this?!? if something goes wrong, you find a scapegoat. ...rick. it's what you do. ahhhhhhhh! what'd you say? uh-oh! kelly! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. rick. don't walk away from me. ahhhhhhhh! >>> the fight over the redskins' name is not boifrt team took a big hit

. >>> and a woman faces second degree assault charges for throwing water on baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings festival not far from where rioting occurred earlier this year after the arrest and death of freddie gray. city officials say the woman tossed a cup of liquid at the mayor. the mayor simply dried off and went on with the rest of the daily plans. >>> and back to back novak djokovic. beat roger federer. it's his second straight women bell don title and ninth straight grand slam overall. what a wimbledon weekend. >>> thanks so much for spending time with me today. the next hour ooft newsroom begins right now. >>> top of the hour i'm poppy harlow in new york. and we begin with this. an extraordinary story. this hour the urgent search underway in mexico for a man known as the osama bin laden of drug trafficking. joaquin "el chapo" guzman has again broken out of prison for the second time.

last week, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake abruptly sacked police commissioner anthony bats just threee job. his interim replacement kevin davis said he is setting up a round-the-clock war room of federal, state, and local law enforcement to get ahead of these killings. >> we need to just come together in a singular huddle and make sure we start solving these violent crimes. >> former new york city detective and law enforcement analyst harry houck joins us now. what is behind the most recent surge of violent crimes in baltimore? >> predominantly that the bad guys probably feel more empowered right now as a result of the police officers holding back on -- you know, actually doing their job, being proactive, let's say, not so much doing their job. and we're seeing that in cities all over the country now, too. same thing here in new york, we're seeing more gun violence now like we are in baltimore. but baltimore is virtually at a state of anarchy now and a police department these do something to reduce this crime. one of the big things they need to do is let their police officers know tha

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced today that anthony batts is out and deputy commissioner, kevin davis will take over. davis was the assistant chief in prince george's county and chief in anne arundel before going to baltimore. batts has been under fire because of the riots that followed freddy gray's death and the spike in violence that has happened in baltimore since then. the change in baltimore comes on the heels of a scathing new report over the police response to those riots much the big headline is the riots could have been prevented. the after action report was done by the city's police union. officers were told not to wear riot helmets in an effort to make protesters look like addressers. police were also told not to spend to looting scenes or to a fellow officer's call for assistance. >>> a mistrial in the case of a convicted killer accused of hiring two hitmen to kill his uncle. after two days of club ray the jury could not decide whether to convict brian mayhugh. he is also serving a life sentence for a double murder. prosecutors say mao hugh ordered the hit from jail

we know stephanie rawlings-blake, knows her political future was damaged by what happened in the riots in baltimore. that's also playing here. she needs to make sure that she can recover some of the-- the gains they had made before she faces a re-election. >> evan suzanne. thank you so much for both of your reports. joining me live now from baltimore, to talk more about this we, have sifty y city councilman carl stokes. calling for commissioner batts resignation for some time. what is your reaction to this? >> my reaction finally it has taken place. for several weeks, even a couple of months our focus has been on the police commissioner, his leadership, whether or not he should stay whether he should go? whether he had confidence of the rank-and-file? whether he had the confidence of the sit snenzcitizens? our murder rate spiked by 25%. shootings r shootings are up over double what they were for the entire year last year. they're double that right now. he was a distraction. the whole conversation whether he should stay or not has take end focus off public safety. >> do you think more n

we reported back in april the stand down order came from baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake. >> gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well. >> reporter: on the tapes there are repeated calls for officers under attack. >> officers [ inaudible ] can we have the mace? >> reporter: sources on the ground in baltimore told us city hall ordered officers not to wear certain protective gear. at least 100 officers were hurt in the riots, some seriously. >> so why can't we ask questions? >> reporter: back in april we tried to get answers from the mayor about that stand down order. >> what do you have to say to the businesses who were looted because of your order to stand down? >> excuse me one minute. >> you don't have anything to say? nothing to say to business owners? what about to the police who were injured? >> excuse me. >> reporter: the mayor's office today said they had no comment on the tapes since the riots the baltimore crime and murder rates have skyrocketed. rank and file officers say they feel unsupported and fearful of prosecution just for doing their job. the

. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake fired police commissioner anthony batts earlier this month saying his dismissal was prompted by a spike in violence after the riots in april. >>> tracking metro tonight and a star witness declines to appear before a house hearing on metro safety. the driver of the l'enfant train during the fatal smoke incident back in january was supposed to testify this afternoon before the house oversight subcommittee, but we learned a short time ago he changed his mind and did not show up. that hearing goes on with the early testimony focusing on the smoke incident that killed one woman and injured nearly 80 others. >> although the ntsb has yet to determine the exact cause of the january incident, it has revealed that some electrical connections associated with the power supplied to the third rail were improper ly constructed and installed without what they call sealing sleeves. >> those sealing sleeves would cover the high voltage rail and moisture and debris that could increase the risk of electrical shorting. >>> federal authorities now digging deeper into the

"the baltimore sun" reports the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake disagreed about when to lift the curfew. >>> the outbreak of mers disease in south korea is over. the country's prime minister says no new cases of middle east respiratory virus or mers has been reported in more than 20 days. more than 30 people have died since may. >>> cuba is preparing for a very special visit. catholics in havana are repairing churches and cleaning up prayer sites as pope francis will visit in september. he will hold mass and visit the hill of the cross. a site on the city's outskirts where people pray. many cubans believe the pope mediated talks between cuba and the u.s. that led to the restoration of diplomatic ties. the pope will come to the u.s. after that trip. >>> now to a story that began back in world war ii. the u.s. military is now working to identify the remains of uss oklahoma crew members killed in the 1941 bombing of pearl harbor. a military honor guard moved five flag draped caskets from the cemetery in hawaii yesterday. relatives of 85% of the battleship's unknown service members gave dna