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Police-provided individual crow. another prisoner is placed inside. then the van continues to the western division police station. the new prisoner reportedly tells investigators he could hear gray banging against the walls. according to "the washington post," that prisoner believes gray was intentionally trying to injure himself. at 9:26 a.m., paramedics are called to the police station for an unconscious male. it is clear something is now terribly wrong with gray. paramedics work on gray for a...

Under investigation. at the next stop, north and pennsylvania, gray is on the floor of the van. >> they pick him up off the floor and place him on the seat at that time. he says he needs a medic. >> at this stop police respond to an unrelated indent and put a second prisoner in the van. a police document obtained by the washington post reveals that second prisoner has his own version of what happened inside the van. he claims gray was banging against the walls and intentionally trying to injury ...

For gentle cramp free relief of occasional constipation that works! mmm mmm live the regular life. >> i want you to realize theres two sides to the van. three people can fit on one side and three people can fit on the other. theres no space in there where a man could hurt himself intentionally by himself. before he got in that van he was hurt. when he got in that van, he was already deteriorated. i know this for a fact because when we got to that police station he was dead. >> all right. joining...

Were not looking for an investigation conducted in the dark. the gray family is certainly willing to be patient when it comes to a transparent investigation that we hope is going to be a thorough investigation. >> let me ask you this, mr. downs, given the fact that the commissioner has already admitted that the police in the van violated two protocols, they did not strap him in initially, and they did not call for medical help soon enough, violation of protocol, dont you facially have a civil wr...

And that the police department did not follow their own internal regulations, but that still doesnt answer the question as to how freddie grays spinal cord was severed, and thats the question we want to know the answer to. >> jason downs, attorney for the freddie gray family thank you very much. all right. as the nations criminal justice system takes center stage, presidential candidate hillary clinton has a special problem. how much -- how clearly will she call for a reversal to policy that is ...

Jason downs, he is one of the attorneys representing the family of freddie gray, the 25-year-old man who died in police custody. the protests of that are what has given us all of the events that have led to tonight. jason downs, what is your impression of how the police are enforcing this curfew? we are now 1 hour and 11 minutes into the enforcement of this curfew. how do you think the police are doing with it? >> well, at this point, it appears that those streets are right now peaceful and that...

Banging their shields with their batons moving forward and then you saw what happened. but, again, now i guess a half hour -- i lost track of time, 45 minutes later, things are calm. the streets are quiet. there are no people in that direction or that direction or in that direction, as well. and the police are here holding their ground telling us to stay out of the street but mission seems to be accomplished. whats going on in other parts of the city its unclear. but here its quiet. >> ron allen...

Has given us all of the events that led to tonight. jason downs, what is your impression of how the police are enforcing this curfew? we are now one hour and 11 minutes into the enforcement of this curfew. how do you think the police are doing wit? >> well, at this point, it appears that the streets are right now peaceful and thats exactly what freddie grays family wants. they are not asking for any violence. they are actually asking for the exact opposite, looking for peace and indicated that f...

Initiated this, as well by banging their shields with their batons moving forward and then you saw what happened. but, again, now i guess a half hour -- i lost track of time, 45 minutes later, things are calm. the streets are quiet. there are no people in that direction or that direction or in that direction, as well. and the police are here holding their ground telling us to stay out of the street but mission seems to be accomplished. whats going on in other parts of the city its unclear. but h...

Law enforcement officers. >> mr. johns, thank you very much. jason downs is the family attorney for freddie gray. we want to turn our attention to our next guest, joining us is democratic congressman chris van hollen of maryland. he joins me from capitol hill. he is currently in the process for running for barbara mikulskis seat. what is your reaction from policy standpoint, whats happening here in baltimore. >> thomas first and foremost our hearts and prayers have gone out to the people of balt...