msnbc s chief legal correspondent ari melber. thank you both for being with us here. good morning let s get right to it ari, we re talking about the scope focusing on the police department, so what will that entail knowing that loretta lynch said her goal is to check the systemic violations of the constitution and federal law? she was very clear in this announcement here. this is not about a policy debate this is not about what s best policing although they ve had those discussions. this will be a legal investigation into whether the baltimore police department has a pattern and practice of unconstitutional conduct, of violating the civil rights of individuals in this city they have the authority to do this kind of assertive investigation under the 94 violent crime act, and she was very clear in discussing the scope, as well, which is interesting. she mentioned excessive police force, potentially deadly force, suspect arrests, unlawful arrests, which is an issue, of course
foot and from a privately owned camera. today a station reported new information on injuries who claimed that they found grey as cat strafgs injury was caused when he slammed into the back of the police transport van, apparently breaking his neck. a head injury he sustained matches a bolt in the back of the van. and the mysterious second prisoner who was in the van with gray has now been revealed. today he spoke to an investigative reporter in baltimore. we will have that exclusive, tend extended interview just ahead. you and i were talking last night when we were out in front of city hall about how that washington post story, the headline of which was a quote attributed to a police document leaked of a police account of what that man you just saw said that he was freddie gray was intentionally trying to injure himself, how that was going to play in baltimore when folks woke up today, what has been the reaction? reporter: folks are obviously concerned and after a couple
the deputy police commissioner which many expected to be released publicly late this week remains in the hands of baltimore prosecutors. that said, a narrative is beginning to emerge. abc s washington, d.c. affiliate is reporting that gray s mortal head wound is consistent with a metal object on the van s wall that it could have been sustained during his ride to the police station, while the prisoner was handcuffed, his feet shackled and actually unrestrained in terms of movement in the van. the station s report sending anonymous law enforcement sources, is that freddie gray s catastrophic injuries were caused when he slammed into the back of the police transport van, apparently breaking his neck. well, the report says that a head injury he sustained matches a bolt in the back of the van. another description of event, gray suffered one single catastrophic injury. meanwhile, wbal also has fresh testimony tonight from a fellow prisoner in that police van that there was a knocki
now are no different than the communities in chicago where i first started working when i moved there as a community organizer. so i ve seen this movie too many times before. that was president obama earlier today. let s go live to governor hogan s press statement. maryland state police. it s been less than 48 hours since we declared this state of emergency. and things are looking a lot different than they did monday night. in just a moment we re going let general singh and colonel palazzi provide you with an update on things around the city. but first, let me just say that we re very encouraged by what we have seen over the past 24 hours. i started the day at state police command center where we met with police from the maryland state police, from the city from all across our state, and even folks from all around the country. and these men and women are working incredibly hard along with the national guard. i want to thank them, including those from out of state. after w
stadium. we didn t want to divert a lot of the resources for public safety to an event. they re still going to run the scoreboard. they re still going to play the national anthem. playing to an empty bark it just seems insane. the city may still be under a state of emergency, but the streets of baltimore are calm today. schools and businesses have reopened. cleanup efforts have resumed. a baltimore symphony held in support of the communeitycommunity. right now the baltimore orioles are holding a baseball game but it s taking place in an empty stadium. this is the first time in major league baseball history that a game has been played with no one in the stands. everything else about the game has remained the same. the scoreboard the announcer, the national anthem the seventh inning stretch. there just haven t been any fans there to see it. for many baltimore residents and orioles players, today s empty stadium is a sad sight after a week of rioting and protests. a hand