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Reviewing the case. and the police say that theyre not done with the case. even though theyre going to present preliminary report to the state attorneys office with evidence of what they found so far, they say the case is not going to be done. its going to take some more time some more work on their part to finish this up. >> all right. evan where are you in baltimore right snow? is it quiet? it is lively? whats going on? >> reporter: its relatively quiet here wolf. we are in front of city hall....

That city. >> yeah. i mean its 4:00 a.m. now and theres still people out there on the street still reeking havoc, lighting fires and causing problems. >> curfew should have been imposed immediately. youve got people on the streets. the streets are still in the control of the thugs. and we have to keep this in mind. the people of that city my heart goes out to them and im sure the rest of americas heart goes out to them. its their schools, their churches their civic centers that being burned to t...

Think much of this was by outside agitators? its to be determined. well stay on that. i think theres going to be tough questions of the mayor and of the police commissioner on how the nations eighth largest police force can be outflanked and maneuvered by rioters and looters. we spoke to a former congressman mfume, a well-respected community, said the activists were better organized than the police. thats stinging criticism from a long-time community members. >> seeing images of looting outside ...

From ferguson had shown up in baltimore 800 miles apart that would suggest professional protesters or agitators at the very least. >> so, we stand by and wait about 2 hours and 15 minutes when the lets hope there arent the outside agitators. catherine, thank you. >> youre welcome. just ahead the state delegate who represents the area of baltimore where cars and buildings were set on fire goes "on the record." live breaking news coverage continues next.

Any references to that tonight. let me bring in nbcs rehema ellis who is live at the sunshinior center that was burned down. raheema, what are you seeing on the ground tonight? what were seeing here, reverend al is that it is very quiet. there was a lot of activity earlier. people coming out, actually some residents coming out and praying at this site calling for calm and also praying that they do not see anything like this happen tonight, but it is very quiet here. theres other areas of the cit...

Neighborhoods matter. theres no excuse for what theyre doing. at the same time further alienating them by pushing them away and calling them names i think is counterproductive. i would not counsel the president to use that term, i would not counsel the mayor to use that term. it shows the indignation, but theres a backlash of making the young people feel even further marginalized. we have to hold them to high standards. lets hold ourselves to high standards, too. >> a fair point. lee, what shoul...

15-year-old kid. youre not talking about the young generations of activists. youre talking about 14 or 15-year-old kids -- >> agitators. >> some of them have been swayed by agitators, some are legitimately angry. >> they are, they are angry. and i understand that but i do believe that there are opportunities for young people to not only make their voices heard, but make their positions yaerd and recognize them. and i think that our community is proud of some of the strides we have brought. i loo...

Now make a connection and try to stop it stem the tide or stop this swell of emotion or outrage. and also we have to be honest enough to say that there are often times, many times, and even in legitimate protest movements, that there are elements outside of the organizers that are either criminal opportunists, who will look just for an opportunity to engage or steal or loot or rob, and then there are professional agitators. there are provocateurs who really seek, you know, get a lot of thrill ou...

As perhaps, some of the agitators of the criminal element may be kind of multiplying, the police forces or resources are being mobilized ahead that way, and so theres an increased level of danger for both police and the community. and we have to be wary of that. >> reverend al can you hear me? >> yes, is this mark? >> its brian mooar. i can tell you, reverend al this is not an issue of the police being underresourced. the baltimore police have called in multiple jurisdictions prior to today. i s...

Are baltimore city and we need more leadership that is reflective of the community that they police. and so we dont want outside. outside agitators dont do it but quite frankly, the police department they look like outside agitators to us. and we want all of them to help us keep our community safe. and to do that i think you need to get local police officers, who look like us who went to school with us and who can relate to us. but otherwise, theyre not going to get the results that youre lookin...