Were all watching this together live on wusa 9 as we see the violence in baltimore continuing to ratchet up, governor larry hogan has said hes put the Maryland National guard on alert so they can be in position to deploy as rapidly as theyre needed. Im wondering what does it take to need them . Heres another looting situation. Who makes the call on that, does the governor consult with the mayor . How do they make the call . We know 40 officers have already been deployed. Im sorry, 40 state troopers. But youre right. How many is it going to take . You can see clearly right now another act of looting going on not too far from where these officers are standing and not too far from the cvs thats currently on fire. A lot of these Community Leaders have said to these young people trying to arrest their minds about the fact theyre destroying their own town and their own community and their own resources right there. Knowing that this was a day that freddie grays family had called to be a peac
About this . Some of it i cant say on camera but a lot of them were saying its a shame its come to this. This is how youre going to voice your frustration by destroying your own community. These people can barely breathe. Youre watching a live report from wjz. Live reporter on the scene in baltimore. This is wusa 9 at 7 00. Im Derek Mcginty alongside lesli foster and jan jeffcoat. This is our live breaking News Coverage of the violent protests in baltimore. This has been going on since 3 00. The only leader weve heard from on record at this point is the governor of maryland who said at 6 12 that he was putting the National Guard on notice. But at this point weve not heard from the mayor of Baltimore Stephanie rawlingsblake and baltimore residents who have taken to social media are increasingly frustrated by the fact that theyve heard nothing about the protests that have turned their city in to a violent place. Were just hearing the National Guard has been activated. We want to go to sc