in we didn't think bass appropriate. >> as i want to say, just to be very clear, a lot of this started with high school kids. we tried to have a response that was appropriate an not excessive. and that's what our parents are asking us for. >> yeah. this cannot be a political issue. it has to be an issue of management. managing the city to move forward over the coming days hopefully, the elected officials will do that with the management aspect of it. president obama is calling those who rioted in baltimore, he's calling them criminals and thugs, a term the mayor also used here. the white house has the president out front and center discussing these issues head on. when the riots first broke out on monday it was the brand-new attorney general loretta linkynch who is dealing with it. but now it is the president. he held a news conference with the prime minister of japan.