. >> toya graham is struggling to keep her home.ven though money is tight, she is trying to remain optimistic for her children. >> we're struggling. >> reporter: she is like a lot of mothers and fathers in this embattled city. six months after the riots baltimore is still reeling. 267 homicides in 2015 and more than 50% spike over last year at the same time. in addition, the number of people injured due to gun violence is nearly 80% higher. toya's son michael admits he is squared. >> i lost two of my friends. one was gunned down in a store. >> how does that affect you? >> you might wake up one day and you might not wake up one day. you never know what is going to happen. >> reporter: toya graham, the woman who grabbed her son out of the riots now holds him even closer than she did before. >> he >> he is a good boy. i'm 43 years old and i know there is nothing out there, but harm but as a 16-year-old, he wants to be outside. >> and you understand that. >> i do understand it. >> but you want to protect him. >> i am going to protect hi

that's why i choose nicoderm cq. ♪ >> toya graham pulling her teenage son off street is one >>> toya f the streets is one of the most iconic moments of the riots. the days that followed, unrerio including toya's son faced off with the officers. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is where the riots began. high school students were just getting out of class and that was happening as freddie gray's funeral was ending. it was that combination of factors that sparked the riots he here. almost six months later, baltimore is still recovering. even a mother who was haled a hero still can't find peace. >> just this morning i broke down. it's hard. it's hard. >> reporter: toya graham says she's struggling to keep her home. even though money is tight, she's trying to remain optimistic for her children. >> i know a lot of mothers out here understand where i'm coming from. we're struggling. we're struggling, trying to make sure we keep food on our table for our children, keep them out of harm's way, keep them out danger. >> watch out, watch out. >> reporter: that is her greatest c

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