defensive. the governor is a republican larry hogan, and some people are suggesting that maybe he s trying to shift some of the blame to the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake who is a democrat. rawlings-blake the mayor, said she faces a tough comeback. we had followed the access we activated the emergency command center and when the mayor requested we brought them in. we did quite a bit, but we waited until 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. so 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 is appropriate and not excessive. and that s what our parents are asking us for. you know, it s not just about politics it s about management. the elected official hoarse politicians just need to get the job done. that s what the discussion there is about.
agent. dee, you know baltimore so well. the people of baltimore, you heard evan s reporting there may not be charges and they may not have a decision here for a long time. are the people of baltimore prepared for this? what happens if there is no decision for months? and if there are no charges against these officers? it s hard to say. right now baltimore doesn t look like baltimore. we re living in a mill tarized state right now. even walking over here i passed all types of humvees and dudes with assault rifles and guns that plug into vans and things like that. so it s hard to say. let s just hope that the right thing happens so we don t have to worry about that. i guess the question is what is the right thing? in your op ed you wrote, when it comes to baltimore police department i m quoting your op ed the only option is to rise up and force mayor rawlings-blake to make what should be an easy choice stop protecting the livelihoods of the cops who killed freddie gray or watch bal
the dow not responding too negative live though it looked like it would be down 40 points. this could be in part because it would make it more difficult for the fed to raise interest rates if this figure turns out to be what we are living in for the time being. we ll keep an eye on the market. there is a palpable tension in baltimore. policers toes telling fox news mayor rawlings told them to stand down. she is under fire for seeming to suggest that protesters need sprawl is to destroy. she rehealthly denies both accusations. did the city have a different strategy than the state going into monday afternoon? we have been engaged state on
well. and we worked very hard to to keep that balance and to put ourselves in the best position to de-escalate. those words will haunt her. rawlings-blake now backtracking insisting her words were taken out of context. the mayor saying she wanted to give peaceful protesters a chance to get out their message. i never said nor would i ever say, that we are giving people space to destroy our city. my words should not be twisted. also under question right now, the timing of that citywide curfew. it was wasn t announced until last night and it doesn t go into effect until tonight despite clear warnings on social media. this calling for a percentage this is in reference to a 2013 movie in which a 24-hour period of no laws leads to widespread violence and looting. instead of blaming the looters and rioters that the mayor once
i worked with the police and instructed them to do everything that they could to make sure that the protesters were able to exercise their right to free speech. it s a very delicate balancing act because while we tried to make sure they were protected from the cars and from the other things that were going on we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well. well since then rawlings blake has tried to clarify those remarks. here she is. listen i m going to protect people s right to protest. the fact that people exploited that does not mean that i i do not have an obligation to protect people s right to protest. i never said nor would i ever say that we are giving people space to destroy our city so my words should not be twisted. well baltimore city councilman carl stokes criticized the mayor to the washington post saying she wasn t acting like we were in an emergency situation. chuck todd mad outrare of meet