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Of african-american leaders both here in the naacp, both in south carolina and north carolina where they're saying look the flag is an important issue but we need to also address the largest systemic issues. south carolina is a state that has not taken the medicaid expansion. a lot of black lawmakers and civil rights leaders saying that's the next step address the actual inequity voting right, voter id of course health care and education. they want to see a conversation about that perceived from this flag debate. they don't want it to end with what's on that flagpole temporarily behind me, kri...

They blame police saying they are nowhere to be found. police commissioner anthony bats insists they are not holding back. he does say they are afraid of making mistakes. >> as the bloodshed continues in baltimore black executive director kevin jackson says city leaders are to blame. >> i think this lies squarely on the shoulders of the mayor in mosby. there is supposed to be law and order and there is not. the mayor of baltimore has done two things since she has been in office. one of them is mayor the other is the dream act. she hasn't done anything proactively in that city that is leading t...

Police commissioner was kept out of the loop by the prosecutor. learning about murder and manslaughter charges against six of his officers. only minutes before they were announced on national television. in his first interview since freddie gray's death, police commissioner anthony bats told our evan perez that the charges caught him completely by surprise. >> i found out that the state attorney was going on and what she was going to present probably about ten minutes before she went on. she gave me a phone call and told me what she was about to do and that she was going on live. she told me w...

Attorney's office here, a day before we thought it would be. that report handed over a day early and there was another key piece of information. but first, let's hear from the commissioner, anthony bats, what about what is in that report and what will still happen. let's listen. >> this does not mean that the investigation is over. if new evidence is found, we will follow it. if new direction is given by the state's attorney is given, we will obey it. we will also further investigate at the "request of the state attorney to bring forth any other witnesses that we find. i understand the frustra...

Protests at the western district police station in baltimore. i want you to look at what's going on. it's essentially a standoff between about 75 police officers and about 100 protesters. they're demanding action, accountability. they want arrests of the police officers and they want indictments. earlier today they started the rally at city hall. they marched through the city, blocking traffic, stopping in the street, laying down in the street. they went over to the u.s. federal courthouse and made their way to the state's attorney's office. the investigation continues. the m.e.'s office relea...