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Some leaders saying they're trying to bring in to bear are saying it's not just about the condition. let's find out why the condition is the way it is and let's deal with it in a different way instead of the tough love. just pressing down and cracking down. may be a little too late now. >> all right. april ryan, thank you. seton graduate. >> cardinal -- >> reporter: our mascot. thank you. ahead, one of most powerful images from the baltimore riot. now on the cover of "time" magazine. i'll talk to the amateur photographer who snapped that photo. plus police saying the van that transported f...

Intentionally trying to injure himself. baltimore nbc affiliate wbal obtained that said he heard banging but did not see gray or hear him talk. msnbc obtained the original list of charges for freddie gray following his arrest. according to police gray fled unprovoked upon noticing police presence and arrested for possession of a switchblade. the maximum penalty for that crime? one year in prison and a $500 fine. joining me on the phone, msnbc's national correspondent, joy reed. joy, what's the reaction to the charge, basically, the list of charges freddie gray was in possession of a switchblad...

Situation. this protest here, we saw the nba star carmelo anthony was presence. but still, these folks wait to see what information they will hear. but there's frustrations they're not going to get the answers they want right away. >> and frustrations are then exacerbated by false looks or false attention given that this report tomorrow would be public and it was handed over today as not public. and then all these conflicting leaks that we're getting. all of this seems to exacerbate the situation rather than calm the situation. >> reporter: rev, i think you're exactly right. to give you a sens...

That calmed that situation down once it got started this afternoon. it was the crowd -- members of the crowd, itself that reined in that flare-up before it turned into a serious situation this afternoon in west baltimore. for most of the day, though, the crowds gathered in the city, moved through the city, some cases even joyously. wbal today described the scene for most of the day today as quote, half protest, half festival. god bless you, baltimore. baltimore's mayor this evening called these last 24 hours a defining moment in the history of that city. >> last night was a very rough period f...

Exactly that happened. the police finally i think decided they had to make a move and come out here and get the crowd away from the cvs as much as possible. that fire has been out for a few hours now. these police officers are standing here but there really isn't much going on. kate, are you trying to talk to me -- >> that is wbal tv's coverage on the street in baltimore where those police officers are assembled at this moment. jane miller, do you share jamal bryant's feeling that the national guard will face less aggression from this kind of crowd? >> well, i -- i don't know. they represent a...