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And we've seen pictures like this. in baltimore, in new york, and in ferguson, missouri. but when and how will the cycle end? >> we don't just pay attention to these communities when a cvs burns. we don't just pay attention when a young man gets shot. or has his spine snapped. >> i'm telling you, baltimore can happen anywhere. and you've got people looking at us right now saying, oh, that will never happen in my community. but yes, it will. >> congressman elijah cummings, that was some very poignant words there. cnn's jason carroll out there on the streets. elijah cummings was out there. many ...

African-american community. and that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. let's tart at -- start at the top with the president of the united states. >> if our society really wanted to solve the problem? we could it's just it would require everybody saying this is important. this is significant. and that we don't just pay attention to these communities when a cvs burns. we don't just pay attention when a young man gets shot or have his spine snapped. >> it's easy to say but what about results? on the president's watch unemployment for blacks stands at 10%. after more than six y...

Pictures like this in baltimore, in new york and in ferguson, missouri. but when and how will the cycle end? >> we don't just pay attention to these communities when a cvs burns. and we don't just pay attention when a young man gets shot or has his spine snapped. >> i'm telling you, baltimore can happen anywhere and you've got people looking at us right now saying, that will never happen in my community. but, yes, it will. >> that report from our own don lemon. elijah cummings the congressman from baltimore, obviously very emotional, very passionate on this issue. joining us now in "the situat...

Solve the problem, we could, it's just it would require everybody saying this is important, this is significant. and that we don't just pay attention to these communities when a cvs burns. we're paying attention all the time because we think those kids our kids and we think they're important and they shouldn't be living in poverty and violence. that's how i feel. >> reporter: the president in some ways didn't really hold back saying in large part what he was seeing there in baltimore was not a protest. not everybody was happy that he used the word "thug" either. but when you look at the entire...

Was ready. just let loose about how he feels about things for 14 minutes. using blunt language saying there's no excuse for violence. >> senseless violence and destruction. that is not a protest. that is not a statement. it's people -- a handful of people taking advantage of a situation for their own purposes. and they need to be treated as criminals. criminals and thugs who tore up the place. this has been a slow rolling crisis. this has been going on for a long time. this is not new. and we shouldn't pretend that it's new. if our society really wanted to solve the problem, we could, it's jus...