obviously the police union will support its officers. they basically said we feel like the mayor has said some things and has done some things that isn't right. they want to see the department of justice look at her office as well. right now we're hearing from the doj. it's going to be focused in on the police department itself. very similar to and i know you covered a lot of what happened in ferguson very similar to what happened in ferguson. looking at patterns and practices of the department to see if there's any civil rights violations or a pattern of practice civil rights violations against the people of baltimore. also you have this new allegation towards the state's attorney, the chief prosecutor here. five things that the attorneys for these six officers are saying and we heard some of that from the police union saying she has a conflict of interest in many different ways and she should recuse herself and her office should recuse itself. i don't think that's going to happen unless it's forced. she doesn't feel it's a conflict of i

police press conference. that is going to begin sometime in the next two ore three minutes. the police union has already publicly taken the stand fighting against the charges. our rofrters are covering this story from every angle tonight. i want to go to miguel marquez on the streets of baltimore again tonight. miguel, a major shift. y ear hearing celebrations. >> reporter: this is unbelievable. this is north avenue. there must be a thousand perhaps 2,000 people out here all ages all races in absolute celebration mode. it is a little bizarre to think that this place was so frightening and concerning on monday and with the curfew and how much concern people have had to see this today is absolutely incredible. who is this in. >> this is my son. >> hello. >> who i'm fighting for to save my baby's life. >> reporter: you marched from downtown. why march up here? >> i marched from here -- from downtown to here because this is the heartbeat of my community. this is an uprising and i want my son to be a part of it. i want my son to have the courage that i didn't have to do when she was coming up. ma

amy: after the state's attorney of baltimore charges six police officers with the death of freddie gray, lawyers of the police union filed a defense motion calling the charges to be dismissed and mosby to be removed. their action came on the same day as the justice department announced yet another investigation into baltimore police. the first, to immigrants fleeing libya. >> [indiscernible] will magically stop. we ask there is an action that puts the human being in the center and stop labeling them as illegal. amy: expected to ask the wood secured a counsel to permit military action against human traffickers out of libya, we will look at a new report by mr. turner national called "libya is , full of cruelty: stories of abduction, sexual violence and abuse from migrants and refugees." all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a new report says the obama administration gave a false account of the hunting and killing of osama bin laden. bin laden was shot dead four years ago this month in a u.s. raid on his hideout in the city of abbottabad

then questions from the police union they say they are moving too quickly, the police union say they should hire a special prosecutor in this case. >> you watched very closely obviously, the situation in baltimore right out front on that one. what is it about the dynamic do you think in that community that led to such a different reaction and different behavior on the part of the leadership, law enforcement and the prosecutors? >> you know i think that's something that's going to take real dissecting. scholars are going to have to ask, why was this so different? baltimore has a city that is predominantly african americans in strong positions of leadership, the police department is very diverse, the most obvious way we are seeing it, is the speed and the pace of this investigation. that law officer bill of rights those police officers had ten days in order to make their statements. some of them cooperated, one was kind of a holdout but even after that law officer bill of rights, i spoke to the aclu, and they didn't believe that had any negative impact, this particular investigation, b

freddie. >> 25-year-old gray died last month after his neck snapped while riding in the police transport van. the police union says it is shocked by the charges and that the officers did nothing wrong. >>> meantime, the city's 10:00 pm curfew will remain in effect throughout this weekend. the national guard also will remain in baltimore, just in case. >>> a confession in the so-called bridgegate scandal in new jersey. david wildstein, a former port authority official pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. he says he plotted with another port official as well as the former deputy chief of staffer governor chris christie to create gridlock by intentionally shutting down lanes of the george washington bridge t happened in 2013. wildstein says it was payback against the mayor for ft. lee, new jersey, located on one side of the bridge. that mayor had refused to endorse christie for re-election. two other officials accused in the scandal will go to court on charges next week. >> i am not guilty of these charges. i never ordered or conspired with david wildstein to close or realign lanes of the bridge for any reason.

the story and he's live now with how police are raekeacting. chris, what are you seeing and hearing? chris: leon the president of the baltimore police union said today the charges were "appalling." and an attorney of the police union said with great confidence that these six officers did nothing wrong and these charges were politically motivated. now, that man's name is michael beatty. as i said, he is an attorney for the police union. and he said in his 36 years of practicing law, he's never seen second-degree murder charges filed after just two weeks of an investigation. now, he stated that all the officers acted reasonably and in accordance with their training. he said no officer at any time harmed or injured freddie gray and that will eventually come out. he says lieutenant rice, for example, is a 17-year veteran of the police force who devoted his life to public service and he should not have been charged with manslaughter. here's what the president of the union had to say in defense of his officers. >> our officers like every other american citizen are entitled to due process. we will continue to support them throughout this judicia

this is just coming in to us from the police union. with that said to your point, this still has to work its way through the legal system but it does again bring up what or where would we be without video, without that cell phone video. in some cases it has given the justice that has been sought by you and other civil rights leaders and families it did not in the eric garner case there was video there, but here wonders why there's still a resistance to have body cameras that at least might paint a picture of some of the developments that we would normally not have seen. >> i think that it is very critical that we keep now insisting on body cameras, and i think that even you have seen some that were against it now supporting. in north charleston south carolina, and in baltimore, it makes all the difference in the world. in staten island it did not, and i think it puts a lot of pressure on staten island. but these young men, both the 40-year-old in north charleston and young mr. gray in baltimore, would have been gone and their stories ne

the city's police force. i just spoke to steve loomis, the cleveland police union representative. hes with in that meeting along with a handful of other community stake holers. he wouldn't go into the details ashleigh of what was discussed during that meeting but he did say that the fundamentals were laid out by the department of justice. we are learning now that at 1:30 the local division of the department of justice here in cleveland will hold a press conference where we may hear more about those details that are going to be implemented into the police force. ashleigh? >> nick, i'm not sure how much of the specifics you can tell me but what did the feds effectively say about cleveland policing that led to this upcoming consent decree and oversight where the feds will basically play watchdog over the cleveland police to make sure there are no civil rights violations? what did the fed say cleveland was doing wrong? >> if we take it by what's happened in past instances with police forces that you mentioned, independent investigator will come in, court supervised to see that those im

bombshell in baltimore the city's chief prosecutor charges six police officers in the death of freddy gray, the announcements drew cheers from protesters and anger from the police union. >>> bridge scandal. three of chris christie's christie's staffers are indicted. >>> a growing crisis, a week after the earthquake in nepal to find people who are still living. >>> and elon musk's new battery what it will cost you to go off the grid. >>> good evening i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. mixed reactions in baltimore after state's attorney marilyn mosby called gray's arrest illegal, six were taken into custody and later released on bond. >> mr. gray's death was a homicide. we have probable cause to believe a murder occurred. >> all six charged with assault four with manslaughter, the most serious against caesar goodson second degree reckless heart murder which means reckless disregard of a person's life. the state's attorney's statements that freddy gray statement that he couldn't breathe and request for an inhaler. >> no medical assistance was provided for mr. gray by any police officer. >> the statement by the police union backed the officers. >> no officer i

police finished their investigation. the medical examiner handed over his investigation she took her investigative findings and put this together and dieted very indicted very quickly. then the questions from the police union the police union says they should hire a spes prosecutor inspecialprosecutor in this case. >> you watched this issue on ferguson, what is this about the dynamics do you think in that community that led to such a different reaction? and different behavior open the on the part of the leadership, law enforcement and the prosecutors? >> i think that's going to take some real dissecting, scholars are going to have to look at why this was so different. there's obvious differences baltimore is a city with african americans in strong position he of leadership. the police force in baltimore is extremely diverse. it is very different than ferguson and the most obvious way we are seeing it is the speed and the intensity of this investigation, the law officer bill of rights, those officers had ten days in order to make their statements. some did cooperate early on. we heard that one of them was kind of a hold out but even despite that law officer bill of rights they do not believe the aclu does n

reporter: while the police union insists the officers are innocent, as is still a huge moment. there is still a long way to go to resolve the issues around race and policing in america. laura: for more i spoke with major neil franklin, a former maryland state police officer who joined us from baltimore a short time ago. thank you for being with us. freddie gray's family said they are satisfied with the charges against the six police officers. what is your reaction to the charges? >> i think a lot of people are satisfied. we have heard from the fraternal order of police saying that this is a rush to judgment. there is no judgment, not yet. the police officers will get their day in court. what this is about is probable cause and having enough evidence to substantiate probable cause. we heard the city attorney read the statement of probable cause. there was clearly no probable cause for the arrest of mr. gray. the knife that was found on him after the chase in his pocket was a legal knife, but they proceeded to arrest mr. gray placing him into the van. it is their responsibility. t

alex savidge, thank you. >>> after months of negotiations, the city of san jose and its police union have agreed on a deal for police officers to wear body cameras. janine de la vega is joining us now with details of the agreement and when police officers will start wearing them. janine. >> reporter: pam, right now there is 12 officers that are testing out body worn cameras. they volunteer to do that but the police union and city need to come up with a policy on how they are used. the police officers union and city officials came up with an agreement to protect the privacy of officers as well as victims, witnesses, and bystanders. the policy does prohibit video taping free speech demonstrations. the policy that was hammered out comes after numerous high profile deaths involving minorities. >> we like to think we are very progressive. i think our policy will be also seen as a model nationally. >> reporter: the cameras are expected to help increase accountability for officers. oakland police say they have seen a dramatic decrease of use of force since their officers started using body c

policing. >> loretta lunch launched the investigation at the urging of baltimore police union. sara sidner joins us from baltimore. and so the motion for the recusal of mosby, what is the latest on it? >> reporter: it spells out five conflicts of interest and things that the lawyers see as a conflict of interests. we've heard from them from the police union. i'll let you know what they are. this is a 109 page motion so there is a lot in there. it talks about mosby and her husband, nick mosby, a council member who is in charge of the district where freddie gray was killed. the motion is basically that she is giving him a political advantage and getting political gain all of the fact that he charged people because people in his district were chanting that and wanting the charges to go forward against the officers and that she has a personal relationship with potential witnesses that her office also took part in investigating the case against the six officers. and there is also this pending civil lawsuit against her department and her office that was talked about. and lastly there

according to the "baltimore sun," in a meeting the police commissioner had with the police union, he said we had a 9-year-old kid shot yesterday by these knuckleheads gangsters, thugs, whatever you want to call them. we have innocent people getting shot on the streets of baltimore baltimore. many rank-and-file officers say mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and her policies are the problem. yesterday we asked her about that. >> mayor, how is the deadliest month -- how is it this is the deadliest month in 15 years and how is that anything other than a failure of your policies? >> well, there are a lot of reasons why, that we're having a surge in violence when there's been other cities that experienced police officers who have been accused or indicted for crimes and there's a lot of distrust and you know the community breakdown. the result is routinely increased violence. >> is that because the police are doing less? >> so as i said before, there are a lot of reasons why. >> is that one of them? >> we're examining all -- >> arrests are down 50%. >> it was after this she threatened to walk

the police and prosecutor? >> that's pretty much expected from any police union across the country. they're certainly going to respond to their own police constituents. however, at the end of the day of all this, ashleigh, i think what is importance here, is the fact that community has probably received what it felt it needed to in what they felt was fair. however there's still a judicial process that still has to take place and that will take place going forward. but for the union to take a stand for the people that's not unusual and that community and i'm quite sure that prosecutor there, miss mosby, will also make the proper decision as to whether she should stay in the role she's in or goes to a special prosecutor which i doubt will happen. >> and then mark o'mara. >> this is the first time i've heard of a police asking for a special prosecutor. >> go ahead, ashleigh. >> that's a good point to make, lisa. mark o'mara, if you can run down for me the narrative of the state's attorney, is that the driver of the van really bears the utmost responsibility in this alleged crime in the

with education. >> thanks for coming in today. >> thank you. >> we invited officials from the baltimore police uniono join us today to give their side of this case but they declined our invitation. now back to baltimore where billy murphy attorney for the gray family joins us. mr. murphy the police union called for a special prosecutor in this case even before marilyn mosby issued her charges and couple of points they made one they said that you contributed to her campaign and also that you were on her transition team. they say that's a conflict of interest. would a special prosecutor at least erase that doubt? >> you know we never heard these conflict of interest charges during the last state's attorney administration. i was on his transition team too. we never heard these kinds of conflict of interest charges ever before in the history of baltimore. i think that because the police are now on the side of -- on the opposite side of the prosecution, we're hearing this kind of stuff for the first time. and it's interesting that the police union itself contributed almost as much money as my son did, th

the police van's driver officer goodson jr. who could face 63 years in prison if convicted. >> today is a momentous step on the road to justice for freddie. >> reporter: the police union is demanding a special prosecutor, calling mosby's decision an egregious rush to judgment. >> let me state in no uncertain terms that lieutenant rice and all of the officers involved at all times acted reasonably and in accordance with their training as baltimore police officers. we believe that these officers will be vindicated as they have done nothing wrong. >> reporter: now for the first time we're getting our first look at the six police officers. these are their booking photos from the jail nearby. nbc news has learned that at least three of them have been released and have posted bail. lester, up next for these individuals is a preliminary hearing. >> peter alexander, and as we speak tonight a new crowd of protests have filed in from across city hall. ron allen is across town where people are reacting to this news, a different feeling there tonight than some of the tense scenes we have come to see this week. >> reporter: at the epicenter of protests not far from where freddie g

so i would ask why can't the police union do the same thing? the police department has admitted that there's, there was an unauthorized stop here. that freddie gray was confined in this van without a seat belt. we know that the interior of the van is not a cushioned suv. this is a very dangerous place to be if you're un -- i should say, if you don't have a seat belt on and you're shackled and handcuffed. so by their own admission, there was a breach of all kinds of police protocol here, and so i believe they've rushed to judgment in a way that does not speak well of them. >> you have confidence in this prosecutor? >> based upon what we've seen thus far and her emphasis on the integrity of the process. her emphasis on avoiding leaks. i believe a -- i should say a prosecutor who's fifth generation law enforcement. four uncles law enforcement officers and who's seen a loved one die literally on the footsteps of her home i believe those life experiences, her professional training and her demeanor thus far suggests that. >> cornell brooks thanks for

the police union. d the mayor had said early on that she was fine and wanted the department of justice to come in and take a look at the department and now that is exactly what the doj is doing. freddie gray's arrest and death in police custody, and the intense backlash put the city of baltimore in the national and international spotlight. now it's under scrutiny from the department of justice. the decision announced by the new attorney general. >> this investigation will begin immediately, and will focus on allegations that baltimore police department officers use excessive force including deadly force, conduct unlawful searches seizures and arrests and engage in discriminatory policing. >> reporter: this announcement just 11 days after the city saw some of the worst riots in recent years, and then charges brought against six police officers in the death of freddie gray. the investigation launched at the urging of baltimore officials hoping to begin the healing process. >> such an investigation is esse

the police union sees it as an issue. marilyn mosby does not see it as an issue. the mayor of baltimore, she spoke today about the visceral shock of hearing police officers charged with suck edd with such crimes. >> i was sickened and heartbroken by the statement of charges we heard today. because no one in our city is above the law. justice must apply to all of us. equally. we know that the vast majority of the men and the women in the baltimore city police department serve our city with pride. with courage. with honor. and with distinction. but to those of you who wish to engage in brutality, misconduct racism and corruption let me be clear, there is no place in the baltimore city police department for you. there will be justice for mr. gray. there will be justice for his family. and there will be justice for the people of baltimore. >> mayor of baltimore speaking today. we also heard from representatives of freddie gray's family today. >> we are satisfied with today's charges. these charges are an important step in getting justice for freddie. and we ask that wh

that because the police are now on the side of the -- on the opposite side of the prosecution, we're hearing this kind of stuff for the first time. and it's interesting that the police union itself contributed almost as much money as my son did. the contribution didn't come from me. it came from my son. theyettely were on ettevidently were on the same side as mosby ran for attorney but sour grapes prevailed. >> there's also talk about moving the case outside baltimore, a change of venue, especially after the comments i just played of marilyn mosby seeking justice for freddie gray. what are your thoughts about that. >> that would be unprecedented because before you can take a case out of the jurisdiction where the crime took place, have you to prove you can't get a fair and impartial jury in baltimore. and that's actually not an opinion process. it's an empirical process, where you test the jurors by asking them significant and pointed questions about the ability to be fair as jurors. only if you can't do that should this case be moved. now, there are people that don't want it in baltimore because they see everything through a racial lens. but these police officers were bo

the baltimore police union published an open letter to marilyn mosby, the elected prosecutor asking she have an independent prosecutor to handle the case rather than herself. the police union says she has personal and professional conflicts in this case, including a professional associate with freddie gray's family attorney. billy murphy who you saw on this program last night, he has mentored young lawyers for decades now. that may become an issue in this case. the police union sees it as an issue. marilyn mosby does not see it as an issue. the mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlins blake, she spoke today about the visceral shock of hearing police officers charged with such crimes. >> i was sickened and heartbroken by the statement of charges we heard today. because no one in our city is above the law. justice must apply to all of us. equally. we know that the vast majority of the men and the women in the baltimore city police department serve our city with pride. with courage. with honor. and with distinction. but to those of you who wish to engage in brutality, misconduct, racism and c

the police van's driver officer goodson jr. who could face 63 years in prison if convicted. >> today is a momentous step on the road to justice for freddie. >> reporter: the police union is demanding a special prosecutor calling mosby's decision an egregious rush to judgment. >> let me state on no uncertain terms that lieutenant rice and all of the officers involved at all times acted reasonably and in accordance with their training as baltimore police officers. we believe that these officers will be vindicated as they have done nothing wrong. >> reporter: up next a preliminary hearing legal experts tell us it can be very difficult to convict police officers. and tonight anticipating the potential for new tensions baltimore police lester have ordered all police travel in pairs. >> all right. peter, thanks very much. ron allen is across town where people are reacting to this news a different feeling there tonight than some of the tense scenes we have come to see this week. >> reporter: at the epicenter of protests not far from where freddie gray lived and died today a huge outpouring of joy and relief. juan grant, freddie gray's brother-in-law says the fight continues.

police unions all around the country say this. whenever a police officer is brought in for misconduct, they always say, oh, my god, if you charge us the world is going to fall the sky is going to fall. police are going to be afraid to do their jobs. it's a way of intimidateing the public from going after officers who break the law and it's a way of making the entire system bow down to unjust laws and unjust circumstances. for me i don't want police to be afraid to do their job. but i don't think that's what happens when we bring in six officers for freddie gray for mike brown or whomever. i think it's a very different circumstance there. >> all right. thank you. >>> out front next our exclusive look inside china's most secret high-tech military base. this is a story you'll see only here outfront. >> and the young woman who interrupts her dad's press conference to take her star turn. >> it's going to happen -- >> be quiet. 40% of the streetlights in detroit, at one point, did not work. you had some blocks and you had major thoroughf

in the death of freddie gray but police point out in the riots that followed his funeral more than 150 officers were hurt. on tuesday police commissioner anthony batts apologized to the police union for not being prepared for the violence. his remarks were obtained by the "baltimore sun." >> i think i let you guys down, and i say with a humble heart, i say that with honesty. >> batts says he's reassigning commanders and retraining officers to build better relationships with the community, but there's a long way to go. city councilman william pete welch says many people just don't trust the police. >> i get complaints that should be going to the police department because they're afraid to tell the officers what they saw and how they feel. >> reporter: but in baltimore now perhaps the one issue that united states -- unites both sides is the need to stop the violence. today the heartbreaking cycle continued, a mother and her seven-year-old son were shot and killed. >> reporter: i'm jericka duncan in west baltimore where news of those deaths hit close to home for brittany goodridge. >> let me get you to school. >> reporter: we met the 25-year-old single mom getting her seven-year-old

tried to cuff him garner resisted and was put into what officials ruled a choke hold though the police union disputed that definition. lying face down on the ground garner said "i can't breathe" 11 times and lost consciousness but cpr was not performed because he was still breathing police say. he was pro-ghounsed dead at the hospital an hour later. the medical examiner said he died of a choke hold and chest compression ruling it a homicide. but a grand jury decided not to indict officer daniel pant layaleo who used the technique. it sparked public protests and rallies. listen. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> for protesters "i can't breathe" became their chant for police brutality. on august 9th surveillance video showed michael brown stealing cigarillos. seven minutes later he was confronted dr. officer darren wilson. willing claims brown pushed him back into his patrol vehicle, punched him in the face and tried to grab his gun. two shots fired inside the vehicle. brown turned and ran then turned back toward the officer. some witnesses claim brown p

the police union, they say they're appalled and frustrated by what they're calling a rush to judgment. we've got harry houk a long-time detective with the new york police department who joins us now from new york. hary good to have you as part of the conversation. what's your reaction to the six officers being charged? >> well you know i've got no problem with them being charged. we probably you know we saw this coming. but the fact is i think this was a rush to judgment. you know i'm getting calls from police officers tweets from police officers all over the country that are asking me like are these six police officers being thrown under the bus, because the city of baltimore was worried about riots on friday. i don't know. but even the district attorney had said that the investigation isn't finished yet. why are these officers charged. nobody was expecting anything on friday at all. we got surprised about the arrest of all of these officers. >> i will say that city officials and city leaders were trying to tampa down expectations because what we have been told was that there would b

fatal iury inside that police van and the repeated failure to get help despite pleas from the prisoner inside. late reaction tonight from the people taking to the streets, the police union. and we'll sit down with the prosecutor bringing those charges. >>> also new developments in the bridge scandal swirling around new jersey governor chris christie. three former allies charged with intentionally triggering a traffic nightmare. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight from baltimore lester holt. >>> good evening. from the shadow of baltimore city hall a dramatic week of riots and peaceful protests even like some taking out right now. this culminated today in a swift, stunning announcement from the city's top prosecutor declaring that the death of freddie gray amounted to murder and manslaughter and charging six baltimore police officers in connection with his death. state's attorney marilyn mosby saying even gray's arrest was illegal. the charges met with both celebrations and accusations of a rush to judgment. we have full coverage starting with nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: what followed freddie gray's videotaped arrest t

of course, the attorney for the police union is saying the police are not responsible for freddie gray'sd it an egregious rush to judgment. >> well, i think the only charge that i've seen from what she's laid out that might be difficult is second-degree murder, particularly the charge that it's coming under depraved heart standard, because it's a little different, it's not necessarily that you have to prove that someone did something, as opposed to they didn't do something that put someone in a position of endangerment of their life. so i think that charge is going to be a little difficult to prove. but as to the voluntary manslaughter charges, i think it fits within the textbook definition of manslaughter. not that it's an intentional killing but not so much that you didn't intend what you've done. in this case, they criminally neglected freddie gray. i think those charges may be easier to prove than the second degree murder charges and of course the ode ones are just assault charges. >> woodruff: to clarify the depraved heart part of the second-degree murder charge, you're saying that'

provide more information to the office of police complaints information on the use of excessive force, the number and types of complaints that are filed, lodged against police. the union, though says that office doesn't need more information, that it needs to be replaced. they don't it the feel they do an adequate job of investigating and looking into complaints against police and they want a different kind of system. the union says they would like to help tweak the bill and i spoke to council member mary chai a little while ago and she says this is just an introduction and she is going to be reaching out to law enforcement and others to make this bill better. back to you in the studio. >> all right. thank you, megan. >>> metro transit police arrested a 19-year-old in connection with an assault two weeks ago at the eastern market and metro station. they took elijah smith into custody last night. he's the young man on this video who spit at and punched an elderly man on the escalators at the station. >>> news 4's scott mcfarland broke this story, a former fbi agent arrested after trying to get on to the grounds of the cia. tunisia davis is accused of threatening the li

. >> reporter: that's right, jan, a lot of criticism come her way from the police union and others who aren't quite sure she made the right move, but the fact is much of baltimore had been waiting to hear from her and if you did not know her and were not sure who this woman was, you found out this morning. let's listen to a bit of that press conference. >> first and foremost, i need to express publicly my deepest sympathies for the family of the loved ones of mr. freddie gray. i assured his family that no one is above the law and that i would pursue justice on their behalf. to the thousands city residents, community organizers, state and political leaders that chose to march peacefully throughout baltimore, i commend your courage to stand for justice. i also chen the brave men and women both -- commend the brave men and women both in uniform and out who have stepped up monday night to protect our communities from those who wish to destroy it. as the city's chief prosecutor, i've been sworn to uphold justice and to treat every individual within the jurisdiction of baltimore city equally

the police union says the charges against six officers that arrested the african-american man is a rush to judgment. anne tabarant has more. -- tom ackerman has more. >> reporter: a day after police turned over finings into the death of freddie gray and after an autopsy revealed what called him. it was read out. >> mr gray suffered an injury as a result of being handcuffed. shackled by the feet. >> reporter: grey was arrested for carrying a night. manslaughter rsh, assault, misconduct and false imprisonment. officer caesar r. goodson, who drove the transport vehicle is accused of second degree murder for gross megements in how he handled gray. baltimore's police unit issued a statement saying the officers were not responsible for gray's death and accused the state attorney of a conflict of interest. >> i have never seen a hurried rush to fire criminal charges which i believe were driven by forces that were separate and apart from the application and facts of this case as we know them. >> reporter: president obama said that he would help to see justice was served. >> those individuals ch

want to go tobaltimore because protesters are marching to the headquarters of the city's police unionrt of the hold the police accountable rally today due to sort of in-depth right in front of the fraternal order of police this all comes one month and a day after 25-year-old freddie gray died in police custody. six officers have been criminally charged. miguel marquez is live in baltimore. and miguel tell me, you're walking with the folks, what are they saying? >> reporter: well, this is a very busy road here. just turn around here it if you would, and this is what we're marching down right now. they are trying to gather more protesters as they walk through the streets here of baltimore. we look at the rest of the protesters as they try to gain more strength before they go to the fraternal order of police the police union. the police union has been very very active in supporting the police officers and the people here say they want to be just as active in knowing that -- letting the police know that they will hold them to account through this entire process. this is one of the organiz

. >> now, the baltimore police union. adding that none of the six officers went into work that day intending to hurt anybody. live in washington township, new jersey, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> today, the philadelphia police department is praising the efforts of officers during this baltimore related protest in center city. despite a few skirmishes no one was seriously hurt. hundreds of protesters forced their way on to the vine street expressway in a show of solidarity. police stopped them. officers used extreme restraint in doing so. >> can't say enough about the phenomenal job that the men and women of the philadelphia police department did. you were out there, witnessed it, the professionalism, the restraint. >> you see that cut above chief inspector sullivan's lip. it happened when he was hit by a bucket thrown by the crowd. police arrested two people for disorderly conduct. you can see all of the video from last night's protest right now on nbc 10.com. >>> mysteriously missing not one, but two box style type t

without any kind of restrain and that lead to his injuries. >> and thomas you mentioned there the police officers unionefending the six officers. they previously asked for the prosecutor to be an independent prosecutor. talk us through that one. what was their issue with the current prosecutor? >> their specific issue is that they allege that the prosecutor has a conflict of interest that in fact she had campaign contributions by some people lawyers connected to the freddie gray case and that her husband who is a member of the city council of baltimore had already been outspoked in this us case as well. but it should be mentioned that her -- just as a personal reference, she is the daughter and granddaughter of police officers herself, and had -- and was el -- elected here she is black by the way, and ousted a white prosecutor and she was el elected by getting tough on crime. just this week there have been five homicides. all of the time that we have been talking about relative calm in the streets connected to the actual outrage over the freddie gray case there have been five homicides in the streets o

police and the community. you cannot have the president of the police union in cleveland saying things like that. one of the reasons why the citizens are so upset right now, because there seems to be a willingness among the police union that they don't want to admit when police officers are wrong. and we have to begin to be able to admit that so that the healing can begin. so i'm very -- i know mr. loomis and i'm very disappointed that he would say something like that. >> what's the best part of these new measures, as you can see it moving forward? >> i think the building of the community review board that's going to be set up the mandate that the community and police have to come together, bring an accounting to the community, the building of mutual trust. and ed i think the strongest words in that report happened in the introduction when they said, this is about mutual trust, and that mutual trust has to be enduring. and that really is what this situation is about. this is bigger than the 137 shots, ed. this goes into the dna of not only the city of cleveland and the state of ohio but in this n

. >>> hell no, she's got to go the baltimore police union calling for the baltimore state attorney to away from the freddie gray case and allow a special prosecutor to step in. the union's issue is a $5,000 donation she received from gray's family's attorney, and her marriage to a baltimore city councilman who has been very vocal speaking out against these attacks. the union says of their all clear conflicts of interest and will serve against these six officers' interests. to attorney ben stein who agrees. his is on the phone right now. you say this lawyer went way beyond her legal bounds. explain, ben. >> well, this lawyer is compromising so many wassed it's unbelievable. first of all when she came out and said, i haven't have heard your cry moves justice no peace that said i'm playing to the crowned, not playing to the constitution or the law's the state of maryland, my own state by the way. they are i'm playing to the mob. that is not allowed. that is lynch law justice. second she could not possibly have intended but to include a murder charge. measure we depraved heart requires ei

and of course the reaction from the police union is they want a police officer. why all officers involved what's your take on that? >> i think when you think about one, the fact that freddie gray had not committed a crime whatsoever, and i think the prosecutor emphasized the fact that there was no probable cause for a crime, but also, too, i think she was very appalled and a reckless disregard they had for his position and failed to come to his aid. those facts alone set off a very eerie death that he suffered over that time period. when they finally called for him, it was too late. i think given all the facts, she went through all the facts, ed, she went through all of the things that they did not do. >> it certainly looks as if she has the mindset behind the charges that negligence led to the result of the death of freddie gray. your reaction to the prosecution having a solid case at this point from what you know. >> well i think it's hard to say. i think if you listen to her words, she said at least there was probable cause. and so i think the difference that y

with education. >> congresswoman edwards thanks for coming n >> we invited officials from the baltimore police union to come in and give their side but they declient our invitation. in baltimore bully murphy, attorney for the freddie gray joins. the police union called for a special prosecutor in this case even before marilyn mosby issued her charges and a couple of points they made, one they said you contributed to her campaign and, also, you were on her transition teal. they say that is a conflict of interest. would a special prosecutor at least erase that doubt? >> we never heard these conflict of interest charges during the last states attorney administration and i was on his transition team, too and we never heard these kind of conflicts of interest charges ever before in the history of baltimore. i think because the police are new on the side -- on the opposite side of the prosecution, we are hearing this kind of stuff for the first time. it is interesting that the police young itself contributed almost as much money as my son did. the contribution did not come from me, it came from my son. th

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