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And that he said you know, this is not a protest. not everybody was pleased that he used the word "thug" there. but when you look at the entirety of what he said you can see him really trying to be diplomatic here and cover all the bases. first, he clearly wanted to call out strongly those who were committing violent acts as well as applaud the people within the community who were trying to stop that violence. even said they often get far less attention than the violent people do. and he wanted to support police officers who were doing their job correctly. but he also wanted to call out those ...

Officer gets shot a civilian gets shot then i think all bets are off and things could really take off here. >> wolf. >> stand by miguel. i want brian to stand by. i want to bring in cornell brooks, the president of the naacp who is joining us from baltimore. cornell, last night when we saw the worst riots in baltimore since 1968 in the aftermath of the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr., did you ever think this would happen in baltimore? >> wolf this is hard to imagine. it does call to mind the words of martin luther king who said over a generation ago that violence is the language of...

We'll get to brian in a moment. let me get reaction from the president of the naacp, cornell w. brooks is joining us now. you're in baltimore cornell. what did you think about what the governor had to say? >> well i am heartened by a few words. the use of the words "appropriate caution, appropriate steps" which were the words offered by the adjutant general singh. at this juncture anything that promotes a sense of security and calm for the residents and citizens of baltimore is a good thing. the fact that the mayor reached out to the governor indicates certainly that she feels that the presenc...

Store burns in ferguson or a drug store burns in baltimore. it's important all the time because of our kids. >> let's get some more thoughts cornell, if you can stay with us i would be grateful. i want to bring in tom fuentes, former assistant director of the fbi. we've heard now from the mayor, the police commissioner, the governor of the state of maryland. we see the protests largely peaceful right now there have been a few minor incidents, a few arrests. nothing like what occurred yesterday. but they're bracing for the worst. hopefully it won't happen as it starts to get dark. >> wolf, what...