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For a murder charge, you know i was young. i was young. i was just retarded for real you know. >> how did you go from that life at such a young age to being this actress? we know you as this incredibly successful tv series. >> through michael k. williams. i met him in a nightclub. it was called club one in baltimore. "the wire" was ready to begin season three. he just took me on set to meet the writers and producers. they loved me. they just wrote me in. they never had a part for me. they just w...

Shortfalls of this police department and the lack of viable leadership capabilities we the ministers alliance are demanding that police commissioner anthony batts tender his resignation immediately. >> my next guest knows a lot about life in baltimore. she grew up there. she also played an assassin on the baltimore-based hbo drama "the wire." its a role for which author stephen king actually called her, and im quoting him now, perhaps the most terrifying villain to ever appear in a tv series. >>...

History of brutality on both sides of the badge. >> they dont protect and serve. >> it is a reputation that freddie grays death has brought to light once again. gray was young, african-american had a slew of previous drug-relate add rests and he spent time in the housing projects here. in short gray represented one of baltimores most-watched populations. watched by police on foot patrol and millions in television depictions. baltimore has served as the go-to example ofush ban tension in shows li...

A slew of previous drug-related arrests and spent time in housing projects and he represents one of the most watched populations, watched by police patrol and baltimore served as the go-to example of urban tension in shows like "the wire" pfp or homicide life on the streets, shows based on neighborhoods dotted with death. this map compiled by the "baltimore sun" shows 211 homicides, and so far they have shown 63. more than 350 homicides in 1993 alone. at the time police recruitment videos used t...

Dangerous places with brutality on both sides of the badge. its a reputation that freddy grays death has brought to life again. he was young, african american had a slew of previous drug related arrests and spent time in the housing projects in short, he represented one of the most watched populations, watched by foot patrol and watched by millions in television despikes. baltimore has served as the go to example of urban tension in shows like "the wire" or "homicide, life on the streets" shows ...

On for decades. >> tell the truth! >> reporter: it has been dubbed originally without irony, charm city. baltimore, maryland has long held a reputation for being one of the most dangerous cities to police in the nation with a history of brutality on both sides of the badge. its a reputation that freddie grays death has brought to light, once again. gray was young, african-american had a slew of previous drug-related arrests and he spent time in the housing projects here. in short, gray represent...

Of the wire. bergdahls squad had been providing force protection or security for that construction project and we were told there was one afghan. he made contact with. he spoke some english and that this seems to be part of a plan to hook up with someone once he got off base. >> what did his computer show? >> the computer is based on what we were told showed, i wouldnt say obsessive, but a high interest in russian organized crime. and also, what was described to us as an intent to travel outside...

He had made contact with. he made contact with the russians because he wanted to talk to russian organized crime. the other thread says that he did move out with the purpose. he had afghan contacts and he was actually trying to offer himself up to the taliban. both are very severe. let me be clear. this came from the ncis forensics on his computer through detailed debriefings of platoon mates and went outside the wire. tracked down the afghans he had contacted with. those three sources. >> he wa...

Start spreading the news. he w start spreading the news, he will not be going home to kenya, yes, president obama is reportedly think of a move to new york city after leaving the white house. buzz feed reports that a craving for a new beginning could land the first family in the big apple. obama was an undergrad there, and sat down with the creator of the wire, david simon, to discuss the drug war and other problems facing the nation of the it-- he said something everyone can agree with. >> i ...