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Reporters on the story two months before they came, we had a huge investigative series done on excessive force and violence by the police and the fines the city is paying. don't say the media -- the "sun," was on the story. amy said the media. >> we identified what i was talking about. >> please, take the part of media you want to be critical of --. >> okay, okay, i play 9 clip of your mayor, mayor rawlings-blake saying we need to give space to those who wish to destroy and claiming she was mischaracterized. are people playing their own words? >> a week before it blew up i wrote a story saying...

A lot of people, conservatives have pointed out that baltimore has not had a republican mayor in 50 years. is it unfair to say that the liberal policies have filled the city of baltimore? >> no, it is an uneven video. for example our schools prior to the freddie gray incident mayor rawlings-blake was prevailing to release money for school funding. when you have schools operating in 20th century and we are trying to prepare our children for the 21st century those children know they are not being educated in 9 right kind of way. that is a baseline for how we have to revitalize communities so we ...

Reality, depth of it? >> reporter: yeah, i don't think we've had that directly from either side. definitely there seemed to be implied criticism of mayor rawlings-blake from the governor when he said he felt she waited a long time, and they were glad when she finally reached out for help. when you talk to people as we have in this pest baltimore neighborhood, people felt the mayor didn't know what to do. whereas the governor has been proactive. yesterday over at penn and north, where we've been all week the governor's office was out there giving out sandwiches and water. i know rawlings-blake ...

Jury. the prosecutor and states attorney mosby has been looking at the case for a week. she received the finding of homicide. she acted. again, it is a probably cause finding. it is the going of a process. there has been no judgment made. i is a long process between now and a charge, charges being filed and a criminal proceeding going forward. >> let's talk about the baltimore police. a "baltimore sun" investigation found over the last four years more than 100 people won $5.7 million in court judgments and settlements in police brutality claims. is there a problem with the baltimore police. >>...

Us to them. >> reporter: this maybe the popular image of a powerful woman in baltimore, but the real battle for peace, justice and civil rights is being becamed by these women. >> if with the nation watching three black women at three different levels can't get justice and healing for this community, you tell me where we are gonna get it. >> reporter: that's right the mayor, the state's attorney and the head of maryland's military are all black women. >> i love this city and i know we can be better than what we have seen. >> reporter: perhaps the face of baltimore politics stephanie rawlings-b...