Neighborhood. Weve been here the last few days and this is definitely a very different feel here at west north avenue and pennsylvania avenue. The first thing thats different is now traffic can actually get through this street. This is the street that was closed just yesterday. The cvs that was burned down is right down there on the corner. There are now police who have moved from blocking the street and to standing along the street here guarding the businesses here. Its just a very different kind of feeling. Folks trying to get back to their regular days here in this section of baltimore. But this is what it looked like outside of Douglas High School today. It let out this was the first time being back in session since mondays riots. All of the students tell me that it was a very different kind of feeling leaving out of their school and then seeing right across the street at the Mondawmin Mall a large police presence. They had the National Guard there, also armed Baltimore Police ther
Leaving their school with National Guardsmen armed just across the street. Its obvious who these police and National Guardsmen are protecting. Its upsetting to see it. Reporter and they know it. You come out of your school and youre seeing humvees and youre seeing soldiers with m16s and cops with riot gear and you just dont know whats going to happen. Reporter on monday Mondawmin Mall was looted and burned by teens, some of them students here at douglas high school. Some people from our school that were a part of it makes it worse. Reporter today is the first day they have returned to School Stinks since the riots. Theyre still trying to make sense of what happened and why. A lot of kids having different opinions about what happened like you know we want justice. Its crazy and violent and surreal. You wouldnt expect this to happen and it did. It was uncalled for, unnecessary, because were destroying the things that we love. Reporter today these douglas students are interviewing. We tal
Pennsylvania avenue this road was closed for two days as police held the line not allowing folks down the street. This was the area most impacted. Traffic is now able to come through and the folks who live here are trying to get some sense of normalcy. We were talking with some Business Owners as well. What folks are focused on doing is cleaning up. S s im a bail bondsman. Ive been here 24 years. Reporter quinton reed watched as rioters stormed monday. It was like looking at the movie with all the stars and people that you know. Reporter his was one of the businesses spared. We was right here on the step. They were respectful but they had another agenda. Reporter he says while he doesnt know exactly what sparked the riots, he has an idea. The mayor got on there talking about how beautiful the city was. Look at it. Look at the city. Reporter his business sits on a block full of boarded, destroyed buildings, and this didnt just happen on monday. Its been this way for decades. We usually
To check this out, get some eyes on this to see how this progressing throughout the morning. Right now the traffic tracker is on 395. Headed down to 95 and virginia for us. 395 southbound after washington boulevard that crash we have been talking about for a little bit here, all lanes are now open. Nothing else to worry about in that area. Prince georges county into and out of town, no problems. Maryland 95 at 198 also rolling along quite nicely. 66 as youre headed in to town, out of town, we are nice and green. Remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car for the latest on traffic. Guys . Thanks, melissa. Its 5 01. Out of wisconsin four people are dead of a shooting on the bridge in the eastern part of that state. Take a look at this new video in. One of the four People Killed is the gunman. One person is in Critical Condition. At this point police say the shooting appears to be a random act of violence. Police say they killed two men outside of a controversial a
Beginning just hours from now, anyone not going to work or going for medical treatment needs to be off the streets in baltimore. Ill talk about all of this with leaders on the issues of race the National Urban League President is standing by live. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. And the breaking news 1,000 National Guard troops are now deployed in baltimore, along with thousands of Police Officers as a state of emergency takes hold after a night of rioting. There have been many protestsers on the street today. As Community Leaders try to keep the peace, its a far cry from the rock throwing, the looting the burning thats shaken baltimore to its corps. But darkness is just a couple of hours away and the city remains very tense right now. Authorities are taking no chances. Theyll impose an overnight curfew. Our correspondents analysts and guests are standing by with all of the late breaking developments. But lets begin on the streets of baltimore. For the latest brian todd i