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♪ but i dont stand a ghost of a chance with you ♪ >> wendell pierce is one of the most familiar faces on television, starring in "treme" as we just showed you and also "the wire." in treme he starred as antwaan batiste, a role that hit close to pierce who was born and raced in new orleans. after the levees broke and the waters rushed in, he devoted his efforts to helping his family and neighbors rebuild. he writes "the wind and the reeds." thank you for being here, very early for you. >> tha...

Pretty far in life, yeah. >> last big question people have looking at shows like "house of cards" on netflix and the way everything is changing, anything different for you as an actor involved in production like this thats going to be online, thats going to be dropped out for binge watchers? >> it is drik i can. you spend a lot of time doing things, six or seven months working on a project and then also and quite guilty of it myself. binge watching and seeing as much as you can of one show. >> a...

Think about ourselves. i wish stuff like this would go away. if it was just comedy, it would be fine. we take it seriously and ernestly. >> i know a lot about the hood because i watch a show called "the wire." i know what the real streets are like, but is it true -- i dont even know. is there any show that is like "jersey shore" but black -- i dont think there is a black" jersey shore." >> i believe there is a show like that in every demographic. people like this general to watch the world burn....

"of" "the wire" called it the stake through the heart of police procedure in baltimore was martin omalley. i want to now bring in msnbcs alex siteswald who is live at the event in baltimore. how is that narrative different than the one omalley will want to start telling today? >> campaign officials tell me that hell highlight his record as governor and mayor and theyll point to executive experiences, something that no one else in the race has. this is something hell have to highlight. a protest ...

He has positioned himself as a pragmatist. and the real progressive in the 2016 field. but a recent pew poll found 80% havent heard enough about him to form an opinion. kasie hunt reports on his plans to take on hillary clinton. >> reporter: martin omalley can bring the house down on the guitar. ♪ but does he have any hope of taking down hillary clinton? >> most years there is the inevitable front runner and that inevitable frontrunner is inevitable right up until he or she is no longer inevit...

>> reporter: but does he have any hope of taking down hillary clinton? >> that inevitable front-runner is inevitable up until he or she is no longer inevitable. >> reporter: he inspired a character on hbos "the wire." >> it would appear media attention is also focusing on the negative when talking about baltimore. >> reporter: the former president once wrote to him, quote, i wont be surprised if you go all the way." in turn omalley supported hillary clinton over barack obama in 2008. >> we are g...

Happen. >> in midair, josh has no time to react. >> so i was just like in shock that there was a cable there looking at me. i didnt know if i was going to hit it or not. and then like i hit it. but i felt like i didnt hit the bike because of just the way i flipped over it, it was just weird. it was crazy. >> also there for the final performance, al bazner, aka yum yum the clown. he is from mid michigan. >> i sensed something, caught something out of the corner of my eye. knew that it was not a g...

And that is the problem that we see in baltimore, because we see these problems all over the country and nothing is working, because nobodys talking to each other. just implementing these policies without actually getting down on the ground looking at someone in their face going to families going into lower income housing areas and allowing other people to feel trust, and nothing seems to be working, so thats my only solution at this point. >> jose i would add on to that weve had a lot of talk a...

Your ties to baltimore. you were one of the stars of "the wire" and spent a lot of time in that city. >> absolutely. first and foremost "the wire" gave me the national attention, just across the board, peoples appreciation of my work as an actor. if i wasnt on "the wire," i would have never gotten "walking dead." but the power of that story telling and the stories, the people telling the stories about was huge for me. so my character is based off an individual named calvin ford whos in the hood ...

Welcome back live in baltimore. there are a lot of people contributing to the conversation about baltimores challenges including an actress who is probably best known for her role as detective gregs on the tv show "the wire." >> slug from autopsy matches two more i pulled from the backyard. >> a guy is dead from a stray. >> he was shooting at 40s in clorox bottles blocks away. >> when filming the show and when it ended in baltimore, actress sonia kept her heart in the city. the reality she saw o...