up under the state of emergency. now, the delay in declaring that state of emergency, after the rioting broke out on monday has put the governor and mayor on the defensive. the republican governor larry hogan seemed willing to shift that blame to the democratic mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake. but the mayor said she faced a tough balancing act. >> we had already called the national guard, followed up the access and the emergency command center. we dw-d quite a bit, but we waited for the mayor asked us to come in we didn't think it was appropriate to come in and take over the city without the request. >> i want to say, just to be very clear, a lot of this started with high school kids. and we tried to have a response that was appropriate and not excessive. and that's what our parents are asking us for. >> president obama is calling those who rioted here in baltimore criminal and thugs.