restraint. and i really have to tip my hat off tonight to the baltimore police because that move you just saw, where they took that guy under arrest that was very well-coordinated and planned and the way that they executed it was done as well too. it s a good night tonight, and hopefully they will make sure that as tonight progresses anyone that s going to challenge them, such as what we see right now, are going to be arrested and taken into custody. ed i want to get back to the man who once ran this department. you know i guess we could say, it s not exactly on lockdown just shy of a lock down. on lock down in certain areas, we re under curfew but it s surprising to see a city this big, of a major american city to have this going on in this day and age, ed. i don t disagree. i think this has been an american disgrace. it s a source of embarrassment and you re right. you don t see citiesy sies of this
unrest last night, and then as he was walking back and forth, the humvee came and they used it as an opportunity and he s being taken into custody right now, apparently. and how many people are we seeing on the streets now, chris? you said about 500 law enforcement members of law enforcement, as opposed to how many in the crowd? reporter: now they ve really dispersed. they re no longer as i m looking now, you ve got a good two-block cushion this way and two-block cushion that way, where there are just spare people running back and forth. you have heavier duty police vehicles coming up now. that s what they did. this was a pinch, don, right? you had this main force here but you had a supporting force coming behind it. that s what this guy was, coming from up the street. so that was to further motivate people to move back going down that way, and now he s taking off down this way. remember what i said this is an intricate area. there are lots of different roadways off this main hub
rob, as you watch this you see people throwing objects and see things burning now. the response so far? well i ll tell you, it s been a very very positive day in baltimore. what you see, i think it s the older generation who has really tugged the younger generation on the sleeve anded said there s a different way thoonld business. and i would hate to see a very very positive day, a stark difference from where we were 24 hours ago, turn into anything but positive. but authorities have said there is a curfew there s a line in the sand and i believe time is on their side and again, appeal to the community to make sure they influence young people the right way. are you surprised that people are still out there, either of you? no i m not surprised at all. and i think each night, you very well may possibly have more people out there as well too. but i think as it goes on people will stay home but this is the very first night, but i think as things continue, it will all calm down and
lot of training going to work right now, and hopefully, it is implemented in a way that, again, promotes peace, and is also founded in enforcement. and once folks understand that the curfew will be enforced. 43 minutes into the hour. 43 minutes into the hour. after this curfew has been put into place, and still there are people out on the streets, 43 minutes now into the hour. as we watch thousands of police officers thousands of members of the national guard on the scene here and what appears to be hundreds of protesters who are defying the curfew we re going to take a quick break. we ll keep an eye on the pictures. we re going to regroup and speak with our sourcing to see exactly what s happening on the street. we ll be back in a moment with cnn s live breaking coverage of the situation in baltimore right after this break.
this intersection. but only that one person is who we ve seen taken into custody. we can t speak for what s been going on down the street in either direction. here s what they did with the young man in the crowd. that was a pretty slick move. and also what they re doing, as chris is describing it, a pinch. this is quite different than what we ve seen. absolutely. this is exactly what i m speaking to as well too. you ve got to be methodical in a situation such as this. everyone s perception of it how they would deal with it would be different. but since you re asking me mine i would do exactly what we re seeing baltimore do tonight i think they re doing a good job and let s see how things continue to evolve throughout the night and throughout the week. do you agree? i do agree. i think they re isolating, containing arresting those who are going to continue to violate. let s see where it goes but i think so far, everyone s working in lockstep. again, make no apologies for enforci