batts who many said had lost the support of the rank and fiefl his department was first to go. >> baltimore's police commissioner anthony batts has been fired 2 1/2 months after the riots overt death of freddie gray. >> recent events have placed an intense focus on our police leadership, distracting many from what needs to be our main focus. the fight against crime. >> just two months later mayor stephanie rawlings-blake, once a rising star in the democratic party, shocked political observers when she announced she would not seek re-election. >> it's not that i didn't think i could win. i just knew i had to ask myself the question at what cost? >> today there are over a dozen people running for mayor in a race that offers an opportunity for significant change of course. >> we are at a very significant point in the life of this city. i talk about transformative moments. and those are the moments that come when i realize that you're