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>> reporter: that was one of the people who was out here who said everybody plays a role and there's an incredible amount of negative energy in the city and that's why you see a deterioration of law and order in this community. the other thing, carol, that you brought out which is so important here and is why they came out on the streets this morning to be disruptive with russia hour is rush hour is they are angry with the governor's budget that slashes $11 million out of baltimore public schools, money they desperately need for summer programs while at the same time contributes 30 million to ...

Really since february, making sure we're prepared and ramped up for the summer with programs and support for the students because we know the violence on the streets and what the kids can run into if there's nothing in place for them. >> what are some of your solutions? a lot of the individuals involved in the shootings over the weekend are young men. >> absolutely. so we specifically, like i said, we start in february and we target our students. we look at students who are most likely to get involved in maybe specific incidents or most likely to be victims of perpetrators of violence. we spec...

Well, it's not quite that bad but there is a new food fight in america. the first lady and democrats fighting back against house republicans who just voted to let schools opt out of the healthy lunch plans that are costing them money because kids aren't buying them and it comes just days after this 9-year-old, 66 pound girl got a fitness gram from her school saying she is overweight. now sabrina said government mandated menus have to go, right? >> they do. it's bad enough that the government is in the business of educating our kids but now they're feeding them. breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks...

Hopeless. you are dealing with a situation where the educational system is awry. you are dealing with a situation where you have an influx of drugs and hopelessness. and, when you have that, no amount of policing can stop it. >> i don't agree with you. i think if the police, local police can't stop it, the governor of illinois should put the national guard in there i think the good people of chicago, the poor people who live in your precincts, you deserve to be protected. if you have to have armed soldiers there, then you should have them. >> i think what would be better is a better educationa...

Hopeless. you are dealing with a situation where the educational system is awry. you are dealing with a situation where you have an influx of drugs and hopelessness. and, when you have that, no amount of policing can stop it. >> i don't agree with you. i think if the police, local police can't stop it, the governor of illinois should put the national guard in there i think the good people of chicago, the poor people who live in your precincts, you deserve to be protected. if you have to have armed soldiers there, then you should have them. >> i think what would be better is a better educationa...