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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 UrbanLeague 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 aw ....
We ll get to brian in a moment. let me get reaction from the president of the naacp, cornell w. brooks is joining us now. you re in baltimore cornell. what did you think about what the governor had to say? well i am heartened by a few words. the use of the words appropriate caution, appropriate steps which were the words offered by the adjutant general singh. at this juncture anything that promotes a sense of security and calm for the residents and citizens of baltimore is a good thing. the fact that the mayor reached out to the governor indicates certainly that she feels that the presence of the national guard contributes to the security of this city. so i believe that that s important. and the most important thing here is that we establish not only a sense of security, but also a sense of trust. i think the fact that the ....