. >> let's go to tessa aston hill president of the baltimore branch naacp. tessa, your reaction to what you see right now, if you are watching what is on our live pictures here coming out. we have a police vehicle here. all four doors open. clearly one of the early vehicles that was vandalized. you heard what the councilman was saying. the hope that they can go to the corner and reach the youth that are there and give them a message to say stop doing this. >> yes, i agree with councilman nick mosby. i talked to people on the corner. i too live up in that district. i live off of that corridor there where this is happening. i've had several people men, call me that live in the gilmore area where freddie gray was apprehended by the police and stopped and they called me and asked me what did i want them to do. they wanted to come with me and go 20, 30 of them wanted me to allow them to go with me and go up to mondawmin and see what they could do to help. i told them no. just stand down. because in cases like this four people got locked up. and someone was saying

and like tessa said rather than being angry, they're frustrated and upset. the community leaders, at the end of the day, it's critically important that we continue to bring our community back together. the protests have been very peaceful thus far and we want to remain that way. this incident what it does is kind of sets us back though. there's always a chasm between the police and the communities of color, specifically in urban america and unfortunately with incidents like this seemingly healthy 25-year-old is arrested detained without real cause or reasoning provided to the community and ends up dying, this is the kind of anger and frustration you get. >> i can understand that. there's still a lot of questions out there as this investigation moves on. mr. moseby i want to ask you about the function of the city commission. if there is a ledger of lawsuits that have totalled over $5 million worth of payouts, what has been the conversation at city council meetings? i don't know what the structure is who has the portfolio of the fire department. who has the po

thank you very much, tessa. and give us your sense of what you can add to what we've been trying to get covered here tonight on msnbc. >> reporter: well it's the same. i feel bad that it's happening. we're going to have a lot of businesses that will be gone that people need in their community, but i can understand the outranlge. because the community, especially the black young men and teenagers are upset because freddie gray is deceased, he's not the only one. we have about five or six cases right now where people have either been beat up or and we have two or three people who are deceased at the hands of the police in the past three years, and no one has been brought to justice. so this was just the last time that they were going to stand for it. we didn't have this kind of outrage the last time. but what's been going on across america and other cities and states in ferguson and new york i guess the people just couldn't take anymore. >> okay, who's on point from -- who's the naacp person on point right is the

. >> tessa -- why is tesla doing so well. why is it that -- >> because there's a problem -- >> the biggest problem, eric -- >> i just think you guys accuse -- >> the biggest problem here -- >> -- hypocrisy because the president flies to a site to do an earth day event -- >> on earth day. >> i mean every president flies on air force one -- >> juan juan -- >> the biggest problem is president obama is standing in the way of economic growth. he's standing in the way of american jobs. he's roped off federal lands -- >> let me say something -- >> no the reason why gas prices are low is because -- >> stop stop stop -- >> -- state and local level -- >> for just a second -- >> not president obama, juan -- >> yes, president obama. when republicans and the rich were saying let detroit disappear, it was obama. >> no guys let me bring wayne in here. >> i don't think president obama saved the auto industry. president obama saved the auto industry in detroit but took it away from the auto industry in the right to work states like tennessee

we all suffer when business is closed and we fully support naacp and tessa hill and their movement in this neighborhood. i was a teacher in this neighborhood for ten years as well as i had a lot of friends that passed away in this neighborhood so we're involved in the neighborhood and we'll continue to support the naacp. thank you very much. >> all right. we're going to jump away from this news conference. as you can see the naacp and community leaders coming together to try to heal the city after one terrible night. we have updated numbers from the mayor's office a short time ago. 15 structure fires last night. the atf has been called in. that senior center burned to the ground. investigators believe that was arson and connected to these riots. also 144 cars and trucks were set on fire. 200 people were arrested. and as you know sadly six police officers were hurt. several of them seriously. let's go back to chris cuomo near the cvs looted for hours and set on fire. i want to say that's not the best representation of the city of baltimore. there are many great people in this city. gre

tessa hill aston, baltimore naacp.to thank community leader, mark washington, from the homestead montebello community. i also want to thank other elected officials who i know are here. i know congressman elijah cummings will speak after me but i also want to thank senator catherine pew who is here. this is her district. sorry. try to get better. state senator as well as delegate antonio hayes. i want to thank jerome stevens for being here on behalf of senator cardin. i also want to say i spoke to senator mikulski shortly before coming here to this event who sends her regrets and also sends her support. at this difficult time. i want to take a moment to thank our baltimore city police department as well as law enforcement officers from partner agentcyies around the state for their professionalism as they work to keep order in the city and facilitate a peaceful demonstration. i'd like to speak briefly about what we experienced yesterday. last night, we saw a small group of agitators turning what was otherwise a peaceful

that's what happens. >> tessa, i have to hand over too wolf blitzer. stay on the phone. i'm sure wolf will want to talk to you as well. you've been waging "the lead" with jt jtdake tapper. we turn it over 0 wolf blitzer and "the situation room." >>> happening now violent protests battles breaking out in baltimore after the funeral for freddie gray. rioters pelting police with rocks and smashing a squad car. at least seven police officers are now down. wounded. we have complete coverage coming ip. up. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> and let's get right to the breaking news in baltimore. just a little while ago police announced at least seven officers have been hurt in attacks by violent and rock-throwing, brick-throwing protestors. over the past few

. >> tessa, good to see you. she's the president in the baltimore chapter of the naac pp they're monitoring the situation in baltimore. what is the white house reaction at this point? >> reporter: a couple of things tony. we learned that the newly minted attorney general was sworn in this very morning, loretta lynch, and visited with the president at the white house and updated him on the situation there as she understands it. of course the justice department already has an investigation going on into the death of freddie gray. the president for his part spoke with the mayor of baltimore, mayor stephanie raul rollins-blake about the situation there. senior adviser to the president valerie jarrett spoke with the newly minted governor of maryland larry hogan. he has not yet deployed the national guard. a lot watch the situation unfold on the streets of baltimore and think that's possibly the next step. jarrett spoke with a noted representative congressman elijah cummings from baltimore. the white house is watching

. >> 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

tessa hill-aston and keith hayes. thank you to both of you. i want to play you the most recent sound from the attorney representing the police union. and then we'll discuss what it means. >> he simply didn't want to walk. and that is not unusual with individuals who don't want to be arrested. they don't cooperate and they don't want to walk. i think you're using the words yelling as if in pain as a speculation. it could have also been yelling to bring the crowd to make attention to his arrest. >> all right. that's going to be the police line as for now. ms.s a aston, what do you make of that suggestion of him not wanting to be arrested but him playing to the crowd? >> well i think most people don't want to be arrested in that situation. as far as we can tell we don't know actually what he did other than they say the police made eye contact with him and he ran. we haven't heard anything that he had drugs on him or that he was purchasing drugs. so i don't think it takes six officers to take someone that small and then he has bodily injuries. so

tessa 50la 50 bucks on brent. thank withdrew foryou for joining us. >> thank you. >> andy lipow.onight. cisco going up against apple into the final four and the chairman of biogen to comment on the crazy volatility we've seen the biotech sector lately. >> all right. we'll be watching tonight. melissa, good to have you back. i've been in for brian sullivan all week. we'll be back next week. have a happy passover and a very godod easter as well. and "the closing bell" starts right now. >>> and welcome to "the close l bell everybody. i'm kelly evans to close out the week at the new york stock exchange. >> i'm bill griffin. stocks are trying to get into the winning column for the first time in april on the second or third trading day. don't forget this is the last trading day of the week. the stock market will be closed tomorrow for good friday. we might see volatility here in this final hour of trade. a lot going on right now. >> even though markets are closed tomorrow the crucial march jobs report will be released 8:30 a.m. eastern time. now

unfortunately tessa is outside the service area. >> legally we cannot allow access to our water supplymmunities outside of our service boundaries. >> try going a day without water in your house and you'll qkly realize what a critical season it is. >> it's wonderful neighborhood t. would be very sad if we couldn't find someone. >> kron4 news. >> part of his executive draught order includes streamline. specifically de-- santa barbara, monterey and others are exploring the idea. they have a detail nation plan from the 1990s that was built after the last drought and they're considering whether to bring it back. still much more to come including a pilot has to do some quick thinking after his plane is forced to make an emergency landing. he won't won't believe where the plane ended up landing. >> what am i going to do when you have to go and they shift me to south korea. i don't know what to do. >> an tbon fan fighting to say in the u.s. he's been here since he was 13 years old. his immigration tat tus aide tiny chelsea manning sending tweets from her prison cell. what she hopes to complish

. >> tessa, i have to hand over too wolf blitzer. stay on the phone. i'm sure wolf will want to talk to you as well. you've been waging "the lead" with jt jtdake tapper. we turn it over 0 wolf blitzer and "the situation room." >>> happening now violent protests battles breaking out in baltimore after the funeral for freddie gray. rioters pelting police with rocks and smashing a squad car. at least seven police officers are now down. wounded. we have complete coverage coming ip. up. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> and let's get right to the breaking news in baltimore. just a little while ago police announced at least seven officers have been hurt in attacks by violent and rock-throwing, brick-throwing protestors. over the past few hours we've seen police responding with tear gas, and pepper spray. they also face what they call a credible threat of violence from the city's gangs. the latest demonstrations started shortly after today's emotional funeral for freddie gray. the 25-year-old man who was fatally injured this month while in