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Charged obviously are also entitled to due process and rule of law, and so, you know i want to make sure that our legal system runs the way it should. >> and we're standing by to hear from the mayor of baltimore stephanie rawlings-blake she has a news conference scheduled momentarily. john berman is on the scene for us in baltimore. what's been the reaction that you're seeing at least so far, john? >> wolf the announcement was made marilyn mosby made this announcement not 100 yards from where i'm standing right now and as soon as she said that she was pressing charges, there were cheers here w...

>> >> it's interesting. this mayor has been criticized from both sides politically, trying to manage the city as the person in charge as a manager, but she is also an elected official and early in the week she was criticized for not being quick enough in her response. later in the week she was criticized for calling the people who participated in the riots thugs. today what you saw is a mayor i think trying to get her legs under her, to move forward in the coming days. to make a decisive statement that city will not stand for the kind of action that these police officers had been charged with ...

Peaceful protests but i think there's going to be a point very soon where there needs to be a pivot towards fixing the overall problems of the baltimore police department. because freddie gray's unfortunate death and these charges are symptomatic of a broader problem with the baltimore police department and her charge and the commissioner's charge and the city council's charge and the community's charge is to work to fix and reform the baltimore police department. so i don't know if she should address that today, but i think in the near future i think that is what is important, because that i ...

The state's attorney. your reaction. >> i found the mayor's statement very strong very bold and, of course, very sincere. and not only did i hear her statement, wolf i felt her statement as well too. it was short, it was right to the point, and what she clearly made reference to to me as i interpret it she's about fairness for every citizen in that community, not some citizens all citizens. and that was a remarkable very short pointed and very strong and well felt statement made by that mayor. it just speaks to her leadership. >> let me see if we can get reaction from the streets of baltimore....

National urban league. she's young this prosecutor but she's tough. >> she's my champion. i was in my mid 30s when i began my service as mayor, but she's obviously i think did well in her first, if you will appearance on the stage because we haven't senior heard much of her. most of the focus has been on the mayor, the police police commissioner, governor and protests and now she comes today with a strong not only statement, but strong action in bringing charges against all of the officers. and, of course, if i surprised by anything it may have been all the officers now face charges. she went ...