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He spent a year embedded with the baltimore homicide unit to write a book. he and ed burns, who was a police officer, got together and said, what if we tell the whole story of the death of the american city, the futility of the war on drugs through the eyes of cops? of drug dealers. >> ive got the best territory and no kind of product. >> i got the best product but could stand a little more territory. >> of teachers, of politicians. just make the entire city into the character itself. >> you fol...

Would be extraordinary -- it looks like a pretty strong case. >> bob, do you think that chris christie is given us a window of president trumps friends and allies? >> reporter: in a sense he has. that line comes from one of my favorite tv shows, "the wire." if you come at the king, you better not mess. whats going to be so vealing about this trial, yes, its about document, manaforts finances. what does manaforts finances tell us about his conduct during the 2016 presidential campaign. what kind ...

From the youth. they understand how powerful they are now. and they can move and shake, they can make things happen. a lot of people are tired of hearing the adults talk, when you hear the kids speak, you hear the youth speak, its a little more touching, and people feel obligated to get something done. >> when you were growing up, did you see gun violence, that kind of stuff, was the neighborhood that tough? or is that something thats gotten worse? >> i would like to talk about it, its easy, but...

The baltimore homicide unit to write a book. he and ed burns, who was a police officer, got together and said, what if we tell the whole story of the death of the american city, the futility of the war on drugs through the eyes of cops? of drug dealers. >> ive got the best territory and no kind of product. i got the best product but could stand a little more territory. >> of teachers, of politicians. just make the entire city into the character itself. >> you follow drugs, you get drug addicts a...

>> wheres your book bag? >> she didnt give no homework. >> so you start to get a much more realistic, three-dimensional picture of what poverty looks like in a city. >> one of the things about "the wire" was that it didnt rely on this traditional representation of gangsters. it didnt rely on this traditional representation of cops. it was like reading a great novel or a great series of novels. >> i think "the wire" showed the architecture of a full city and the way it layered its characters, par...

Its a school day. yall going to be late. >> it wasnt just about hey, look at these black kids chilling drugs on the street. you were in the apartment with them where they had no parents, where they were taking care of their siblings, where they were trying to scrounge for food. >> wheres your book bag? >> teacher aint give me to homework. >> so you start to get a much more realistic, three-dimensional picture of what poverty looks like in a city. >> one of the things about the wire that was so i...

Possession charge. im a murder police. im here about the bodies. >> david simon was a newspaper reporter in baltimore. he spent a year embedded with the baltimore homicide unit to write a book. he and ed burns, who was a police officer, got together and said, what if we tell the whole story of the death of the american city, the futility of the war on drugs through the eyes of cops? >> bang. laughing ] >> of drug dealers. >> ive got the best territory and no kind of product. i got the best produ...

But you start to follow the money, and you dont know where the [ bleep ] its going to take you. >> "the wire" broke down systemic racism and the cycle of poverty like no other television show had. >> come on, get up. its a school day, youre going to be late. >> it wasnt just about hey, look at these block heads chilling drugs on the street. you were in the apartment with them where they had no parents, where they were taking care of their siblings, where they were trying to scrounge for food. so...

Forget. we have dramatic video on how it went down. the thai navy released images are divers getting ready to go inside. look how dark it is, how deep the water is. were seeing first time video of the boys, recovering in the hospital. tears of joy as their parents wave to their sons through glass windows. the boys are still in isolation for medical reasons, but doctors say everybody is healthy. for a closer look at the rescue video, want to bring in diving expert tim taylor. walk through some of...

Possession charge. im murder police. i care about the bodies. >> david simon was a newspaper reporter in baltimore. he spent a year embedded with the homicide unit to write a book. he and ed burns, who was a police officer, got together and said, what if we tell the whole story of the death of the american city, the futility of the war on drugs through the eyes of cops? >> ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. >> of drug dealers. >> ive got the best territory and no kind of product. i got the best product but cou...