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And elsewhere as well. >> cornell is right. i think hes spot on. this began 18 months ago or so almost two years ago with the trayvon martin incident. that tragic incident. since then there have been 12 high profile incidents involving unarmed black men and in the case of tamir rice a boy. people are taking to the streets, exercising their first amendment rights and expressing a sense of outrage and a sense of its time to change the way things are in a way we havent seen wolf in decades. this is...

Benjamin watson which has garnered thousands of likes and shares. he says with so many of todays problems we talk about fixing broken systems, but he goes on to say this hes says without a change of heart these attempts will fail us. he says what can we do? what can we say? systems are broken. systems, because people are broken and systems are fixed without hearts being changed the result will be a legalistic attempt that will lack long-term results. benjamin watson joining us from new orleans. ...

Professional sports team not able to play and fans not able to come to the game because of issues going on in this city. i am encouraged however, because i know people in baltimore, i know pastors in baltimore. ive seen people on the streets holding hands, praying in baltimore. my hope is that through this whole thing, the body of christ will come together and be the example, be the example of what it means to love your neighbor be the example of what it means to demonstrate these things. show t...

What the president should do. but in my view wolf i do think that the term "thug" recently has become racialized. of course people of all races have been deemed that word and when you look in the dictionary perhaps its not a racial term but it has been recently i think, racialized and in terms of describing african-american young men as thugs. and i think that we need to move away from that and perhaps then discuss what the actions are. and, yes, we saw crimes being committed, call them criminal...

Men to take care of these issues. >> slowly but surely looks like life is getting back to normal in those blocks where there was so much serious trouble on monday and tuesday? >> thats something to stress they are trying to clean up parts of the neighborhood. this check cashing place right here this is one of the places we saw on tv that looters went into theyre actually cleaning that up right now. you can see the officers protecting the front of the store. they are trying to clean this business...

Brothers. peace, unity. >> why do you think this is important to be here right now? >> this is important. were in a pivotal moment. there are multiple things going on right now. one of the most important things i think the message that the city councilman and the city representative sent out yesterday it was a sad message. the mayor got on public got on national television and called her, said these were her children and also said these were the thugs of the city and the same breath. you cant ca...

I think that as we saw it again in ferguson the first couple days where decisions were made not to take aggressive action you have to stop criminal behavior before it takes over the city. >> a good point. i want to move on and look ahead. lets look back briefly right now. where was there a blunder yesterday? this is not what the mayor wanted not what the police commissioner wanted but we saw not for ten minutes or 20 minutes, maybe two hours, looting going on especially at that cvs pharmacy. i d...

Left to do the work and the fact that we are left to do the work it -- the fact of the matter is this is what we have to contend with. so we still have to build those relationships, we still have to look to technology to help us as we advance policing in the 21st century, because theres some things right here right now, that we can do. are they largely systemic issues they are, wolf but there are things we can do here and now to help build an grow our communities. >> a lot of stuff all of us nee...

While ago condemning the violence that erupted on the streets of baltimore last night. once again, nick mossby is joining me a councilman and cedric alexander the president of the national organization of black law enforcement executives and bernard parks the city councilman former chief of the lapd. you hear the president bernard parks make a strong statement like that what goes through your mind? >> i think those are statements that are necessary, but wolf i think what we keep going through th...

It flies into the face of the message of bridge aring the gap between the community. building trust with the community and speaks to the larger issue in the inner cities and this is a message not only that resinates in baltimore but throughout the country. yes, there have been a number of instances that cause mass concern, wolf but there has to be some way to bring faith leaders together to bring elected officials together to bring community leaders together to bring young people together to adv...