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Some leaders saying theyre trying to bring in to bear are saying its not just about the condition. lets find out why the condition is the way it is and lets deal with it in a different way instead of the tough love. just pressing down and cracking down. may be a little too late now. >> all right. april ryan, thank you. seton graduate. >> cardinal -- >> reporter: our mascot. thank you. ahead, one of most powerful images from the baltimore riot. now on the cover of "time" magazine. ill talk to t...

Intentionally trying to injure himself. baltimore nbc affiliate wbal obtained that said he heard banging but did not see gray or hear him talk. msnbc obtained the original list of charges for freddie gray following his arrest. according to police gray fled unprovoked upon noticing police presence and arrested for possession of a switchblade. the maximum penalty for that crime? one year in prison and a $500 fine. joining me on the phone, msnbcs national correspondent, joy reed. joy, whats the rea...

Situation. this protest here, we saw the nba star carmelo anthony was presence. but still, these folks wait to see what information they will hear. but theres frustrations theyre not going to get the answers they want right away. >> and frustrations are then exacerbated by false looks or false attention given that this report tomorrow would be public and it was handed over today as not public. and then all these conflicting leaks that were getting. all of this seems to exacerbate the situation r...

That calmed that situation down once it got started this afternoon. it was the crowd -- members of the crowd, itself that reined in that flare-up before it turned into a serious situation this afternoon in west baltimore. for most of the day, though, the crowds gathered in the city, moved through the city, some cases even joyously. wbal today described the scene for most of the day today as quote, half protest, half festival. god bless you, baltimore. baltimores mayor this evening called these l...

Exactly that happened. the police finally i think decided they had to make a move and come out here and get the crowd away from the cvs as much as possible. that fire has been out for a few hours now. these police officers are standing here but there really isnt much going on. kate, are you trying to talk to me -- >> that is wbal tvs coverage on the street in baltimore where those police officers are assembled at this moment. jane miller, do you share jamal bryants feeling that the national guar...

10:00 tonight after a very chaotic day yesterday in this city. it was just moments ago one our colleagues a reporter from the nbc affiliate in baltimore, wbal spoke to gang members about the riots. we initially reported that gang members here in baltimore had combined to put down their grudges and merge together to unify against police. and they said that they did not cause this violence. take a listen. >> although our cause is righteous, we cannot control every person. just because a person is ...

Resources to deal with what was break out this afternoon, but it -- as jane says it doesnt seem like they had enough resources deployed quickly enough to get to this situation. >> im grateful the national guard is here. to be honest with you, i hope they stay for a while. our whole focus and angst has been on the incompetence and the lack of character of many who are within the police department. thats why weve been marching and protesting. since 2011 baltimore has had to pay out in excess of $5...

But i think were all concerned that one officer wuss severely injured and was unconscious and others maybe suffered some broken bones. so the department has to do the right things. it looks like a measured response, were not seeing, you know, them pressing too hard right here but theyre gathering their forces. darkness is coming, when you start seeing arson, you know, thing can get bad fast. >> well we are hearing from wbal, our affiliate there, that they will begin using tear gas tonight and th...

Sound of wbal the helicopter pilot right now i want to tell viewers what theyre looking at. on the left side of the screen theyre seeing the police commissioner of the baltimore police department. he is with fellow officers as they take to it streets. there are arrests going on. there has been a great deal of violence against police officers today that weve seen. it started, it appeared with high school students. thats what were told anyway from those in the streets of baltimore reporting for us...

Coming together to agree on anything, even if its making money, is possibly and probably untrue. >> reporter: reverend, thank you. >> thank you. keep doing the good work. >> reporter: dont walk away with my mic. >> i promise i wont. >> reporter: guys back to you. it is a very tense situation. as you know, we have been trying all along to characterize this appropriately. the appropriate numbers of people who are involved. on saturday we had a small pockets of individuals who were causing trouble....