city what the highest murder rates we spoke with baltimore city police department spokesman t.j. smith who lost his youngest brother to gun violence last month take a look. we get calls every day from local media and national media want to know what the homicide count is that homosexuality. is human beings have an equal stanleys that are connected to each other and yes number one seventy three was my brother deonte smith and it's still something that hurts the muscle a couple of days past when that incident occurred and it's tough but as i've done since i've been in baltimore. a mouthpiece we're not only the police but before the community and for the victims of our own crown baltimore mayor catherine pugh weighed in saying quote over six hundred shootings in less than a year in our city and something has to give in so we are trying to protect the citizens of our city and make sure that we curb the violence and our city baltimore city police commissioner kevin davis has created district action teams comprising of officers and supervisors these teams have been deployed to differen

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catherine pugh as mayor of baltimore city is working for the people of our city. >> i appreciate that. the president did say he did feel it was up to the local communities and states and cities to make decisions for themselves. obviously you're not just the mayor of baltimore. you are also african-american. i am curious when you have gazed upon the statue of robert e. lee, your whole life in your city, growing up and seeing it as an african-american, what feelings did it give you? >> well, let me be clear. i'm not originally from baltimore. i am the mayor of this great city. so i didn't gaze on this statue of robert e. lee but let me just say, what i do believe that it is part of our history and there should be something that says why that statue was once there, what it represented and more importantly, why it should not be there. because the confederacy did not fight to unite this country and we are the united states states of america. we should be folk efocus on beca more loving state, city, country and we will find out we have more in common than not. if we work together, our city,

baltimore city council voted yesterday to remove all confederate monuments within city limits. the city's mayor defended her decision to bring them down in the middle of the night. >> tonight we note identity of the man who urinated on a northeast philadelphia synagoguely this is the suspect, 23-year-old. he's facing numerous charges including ethnic intimidation and institutional vandalism. eyewitness was there, it was him who was caught on surveillance video early sunday making an obscene hand gesture and urinating on the congregation beth solomon synagogue. >>> a search is underway in the waters off hawaii for all five crew members. the blackhawk helicopter went down during a training exercise earlier today. crews found parts of the fuselage and helmets. several aircrafts and boats are buying used. >>> a woman is suing organizers. she suffered severe injuries last year at the pumpkin chunking event act trap door flew off one of the canons hitting her in the face. she has a brain damage and last vision in one eye. lawsuit doesn't say how much money she's asking for. >>> septa

breaking news from baltimore. crews removed several cities confederate statue. this is video of the lee and jackson being removed. hoisted off around 3:00 a.m. before that, they removed a statue of roger taney. which said african-american could not be considered citizens of united states. baltimore city council decided to remove the monuments and city's mayor said she would get it done quickly >>> i think there's blame both sides. you look a both sides and i have no doubt about it. >>> president trump coming under fire for remarks he made about the deadly riots in charlottesville. he equated the actions of the white nationalists group with the people protesting them. large crowds gathered outside trump tower tuesday. many people were already upset that he didn't condemn white supremacist groups in the immediate aftermath of the deadly violence in virginia. >>> texas controversial transgender bathroom bill died. a special legislative session abruptly. not the one they identify with the house speaker said there's no push to bring bill back during the next session.

city what the highest murder rates we spoke with baltimore city police department spokesman t.j. smith who lost his youngest brother to gun violence last month take a look. we get calls every day from local media and national media want to know what the homicide count is that homicide. equals human beings of equal stanleys that are connected to each other and yes the number one seventy three was my brother deonte smith and it's still something that hurts the muscle a couple of days past when that incident occurred and it's tough but as i've done since i've been in baltimore. a mouthpiece we're not only the police but before the community and for the victims of our own crown baltimore mayor catherine pugh weighed in saying quote over six hundred shootings in less than a year in our city and something has to give and so we are trying to protect the citizens of our city and make sure that we curb the violence and our city baltimore city police commissioner kevin davis has created district action teams comprising of officers and supervisors these teams have been deployed to different

baltimore city council voted yesterday to remove all confederate monuments within city limits. the city's mayor defended her decision to bring them down in the middle of the night. >> tonight we note identity of the man who urinated on a northeast philadelphia synagoguely this is the suspect, 23-year-old. he's facing numerous charges including ethnic intimidation and institutional vandalism. eyewitness was there, it was him who was caught on surveillance video early sunday making an obscene hand gesture and urinating on the congregation beth solomon synagogue. >>> a search is underway in the waters off hawaii for all five crew members. the blackhawk helicopter went down during a training exercise earlier today. crews found parts of the fuselage and helmets. several aircrafts and boats are buying used. >>> a woman is suing organizers. she suffered severe injuries last year at the pumpkin chunking event act trap door flew off one of the canons hitting her in the face. she has a brain damage and last vision in one eye. lawsuit doesn't say how much money she's asking for. >>> septa

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approach aimed at to jobs. >> what we are going to do in baltimore city is make baltimore city community college free. >> reporter: at an estimated cost at $1.5 million. high school students will be offered a five week course. the city is looking for a commitment of 500 to 1,000 jobs for the young people from the business community. >> it will take all of us to really stop the crime. >> reporter: the mayor wants 18 year olds to start the cadet program, allow retired officers to return in supervisory positions, secure state funding, install gunshot detection units, secure funding for mobile crime lab vehicles. >> we can drive down violence in the city. the police department having the right tools, community having faith in their police department and neighborhoods working together. >>> news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> reaction is pouring in right now as federal decide not to file charges against a d.c. police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man on a motorcycle. we sent you a push alert on the app as soon as we got word. >> now we are hearing from d.c. mayor bouwse

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the move followed monday's baltimore city council meeting. members voted unanimously to remove the statues. the mayor said she moved quickly and quietly in an effort to avoid potential conflicts like the ones in charlottesville. she said public safety was her top concern >> i think any city that has confederate statues are concerned about violence occurring in their city. and i just think that baltimore right in the midst of getting the consent decree completed. this is not something that is needed, that i think that we should work together, figure out how we move our city forward. >> the city is still deciding where to place the removed statues. confederate cemeteries in maryland were previously discussed as a possibility. the mayor would not say where they were taken in meantime or how much the removal cost. >>> could t

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crews in baltimore took down four monuments around the city overnight. people came out to watch as they worked. the decision to remove the statues came from baltimore's city council monday night and was approved by the mayor, who says she wants to avoid violent clarks. meanwhile, in birmingham, alabama, the mayor ordered crews to cover up a confederate sailors and soldiers monument. some people are supporting it. >>> loved ones and the community held a memorial for the woman killed iaang reports. >> reporter: mourners are honoring the life of eamo32ri ol--yd servheice in virginia. >> i love my daughter. as i look at all you guys, you loved her, too,. >> reporter: organizers asked people to wear purple, her favorite color. this mother and daughter were first in line this morning. their family home just a few doors down from heyer's. >> it was very emotional. >> reporter: heyer is being remembered for standing up to nationalists who stormed her hometown over the weekend. >> they tried to kill my child to shut her up. well, guess what. you just magnified he

overnight the city removed all four of its confederate statues. >> baltimore just one of several us cities taking swift action in the wake of the deadly events in charlottesville. our anjali hemphill. as some of statues were driven away. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the bronze statue that used to stand behind me was depictions of stone wall jackson and robert e. leon horseback. you can now see it is gone. they both took their last ride into the sunrise if you will this morning as the statue was removed in the cover of the night and hauled away on the back of a flatbed truck. the base still remains here, and on it is scrolled all over with graffiti and right next to the base is a another statue of a woman with her arm in the air standing in front of the base sort of a symbol of triumph. unclear here. but you can see she's the only one that remains this is one of four confederate statues the city plucked off their bases using a crane and drove away overnight. all while police officers kept watch. the city ordered the meadery move of all of its couldn't federal monuments just days after t

. >> well, in the wake of charlottesville, baltimore's mayor had the city's confederate status overnight. the process to remove the statues began more than a year ago. the move followed monday's baltimore city council's meeting where voters you in an unanimously to remove the mayor said she moved quickly and quietly. public safety was her top concern. i think any city that has confederate statue s are concerned about violence occurring in their city right in the midst of getting the con scent decree, this is not something that is needed, i think that we should work together, figure out how we move our city forward. >> the city is still deciding where to place those removed statues. confederate monuments are coming down nationwide. crews in hollywood california took this one down today. it had stood in a cemetery where dozens of civil war soldiers are buried fournier nearly a century . a confederate sold year stood in front of a county building for 113 years. today crews removed two century old signs honoring robert e lee from a brooklyn church. many other jurisdictions are now calling fo

depressingly in the city of baltimore baltimore a record high murder rate. baltimore there is a robust active crime strategy. this week. that we need your help. with more details in baltimore. actually banks. i'm in front of the forty grim year old where authorities are saying that freddie agrees a death that took place a couple years ago is the reason for the spike and homicides in the city according to the baltimore sun baltimore police commissioner kevin davis is trying to combat the gun violence and has supported one hundred fifty officers and supervisors we spoke with baltimore city police department spokesman t.j. smith who lost his younger brother last month to gun violence gangs guns and drugs is what we're seeing is the nucleus behind a lot of the homicides that we're seeing the homosexual. use human beings to be equal stanleys that are connected to each other and yes number one seventy three was my brother deonte smith many residents of baltimore want to see an end to violence which has led that community activists to push for a seventy two hour ce

now it was removed in the middle of the night by the city of baltimore. all this after the incidents in charlottesville. trying to get rid of these statues. this was one of four of them. let's show you some other video of the three others that were taken in the middle of the night. there was one that was the confederate soldiers and sailors monument over on mount royal avenue. also the confederate woman's monument. the statue was parkway. the roger taney monument also stripped away during the night. a lot of people saw this happening overnight and were there taking photos and were actually pretty happy about it. take a listen. >> a teachable moment and it's a -- a time for other people to be up on a pedestal. >> it celebrating the worst part of our history -- celebrates the worst part of history and presents it as something worth honoring. that was actually twisting the truth. >> reporter: about that last person you just heard from. he is actually the one that organized this statue right here. his friend actually made it. it was originally put up two year

and better were moved overnight by the city of baltimore and this comes a weekend after days just days after the mayor katherine pugh announced that she would be removing them and many residents say that they were upset with her announcement that these statues shouldn't just be removed but instead destroyed here's our correspondent ashley banks with more. the sound of heavy machinery runs out between eleven thirty pm and five thirty this morning in baltimore as contractors a low didn't hold a confederate statues away from their post and attendance of baltimore mayor catherine q watch as each confederate statue was removed he said the removal of the statues was unannounced in order to prevent a violent confrontation i thought that there is enough grandstanding and no speeches being made to get it done you know i spoke with the council on monday morning i spoke with the president city council i said a with the climate of this nation that i think it's very important that we move quickly and quietly i also submitted that to the entire body of the city council and said we're going to be mov

of baltimore the push to remove confederate statues has spread throughout the country to a number of states are to correspondent ashley banks has more on that tonight a sound of heavy machinery running out between eleven thirty pm and five thirty this morning in baltimore as contractors loaded in hold confederate statues away from their post and attendance was baltimore mayor catherine pugh watched as each confederate statue was removed he said the removal of the statues was unannounced in order to prevent a violent confrontation i thought that there's enough grandstanding and no speeches before me get it done you know i spoke with the council on monday morning i spoke with the president city council. a with the climate of this nation that i think it's very important that we move quickly and quietly i also submit that to the entire body of the city council and said we're going to be moving quickly quietly to get this done and so that's what i did. that and thirty seven o'clock last night gathered and we moved the statues earlier this week the baltimore city council unanimously passed

. >>> let's bring you up to speed on breaking news out of baltimore, in the cover of night, the city removed at least two confederate statues. >>> several cities accelerated removal of the monuments in the wake of the deadly white nationalist rallily angelie hemphill is live in baltimore with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, guy, baltimore. we're here in why man park where the 2nd of two confederate statues were removed. it's a little dark but way down there on the street, that is a bronze statue that shows confederate robert e lee and stone wall jackson riding on horseback taken down in last hour around 4:00 this morning under the cloak of darkness and we do have video of it being removed off of its base, so dark in the video, it's a little hard to see, but a iran cable was tied to the statue used to lift it off its base. and even in the video, you can even hear some clapping and cheers from nearby bystanders as it's being lifted and taken down, this is the second to be removed overnight in baltimore, we actually just rode by the roger b taney statue interior baltimore washing

baltimore city council voted yesterday to remove all con fedotenko rat monuments within city limit. the city mayor is defending her decision to get it done under the cover of darkness. >> what i know is i did what was right in my city. that will was my intent, and it is done. >> other cities are considering making similar moves, the mayor of birmingham , alabama ordered the covering of a confederate monument there. they say the city exploring legal options to have it removed. >> debate over the future of the frank rizzo statue in center city has made it the target of vandals. this morning police arrested 25 year old new jersey man they say through eggs at the statue. vandals also through statues at the statue last night, some hung a sign with the message shame on president trump. sensing went up around the statue sometime this morning before vandalized a second time. we'll have the latest on statue controversy coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> we have breaking news, the commute home, chopper three live over overturned tractor-trailer on route 55 southbound, just off the ex

level and there are daunting challenges as you know in your recent campaign experiences in baltimore city, six times bigger than richmond but they can be overcome and i hope we have explored the relevance of the model, some of the differences and some of your own ideas how to move this progressive reform ahead. thank you for coming. let's open this up. [applause] >> coming up here so everybody can hear you and the television can pick up your voice. and if you don't want to be on television, you can shout your question out. >> donna cartwright, cwa retired. as i understand it, the rpa, one of the things that made it possible for the rpa to grow is richmond -- municipalities in california have nonpartisan elections so you don't have to get into it immediately but the democratic party or not. it sounds to me like you are at a juncture now because you are moving to the next level, the county level and people are running for state legislature. do you have any sense of what that will mean differently for you now? >> the municipal elections in california are officially nonpartisan in the se

earlier this week the baltimore city council unanimously passed a resolution to remove the statues and it's happening amid national conversation after the deadly attack in charlottesville during a white supremacist rally according to local media reports on wednesday a group of protesters pledged to remove the robert e. lee and stonewall jackson monuments themselves at the city wasn't going to do it monday afternoon and durham north carolina protesters climb a statue of a confederate soldier toppling it during an anti-racism rally take a look at some of the protesters reactions honestly like the way that the government coming in taking it down because i'm sure there. were the people there in the late night to this place where you know this is a better year in the heart of this story. this place that are still. in the scenes of this stuff he was struck. out of place in down there sometimes. bob was surprised to see the list but it's nice to see right. citizens unlike say ten kentucky and gainesville florida are asking for confederate statues to be removed and in brooklyn new york confede

the takedowns happening sooner than many planned, just about one day after baltimore's city council voted to remove the monuments. >> to actually see it in real life, like, wow, this is finally coming down, this was surreal. there's no other way to say it over than this is surreal. >> reporter: at this memorial near johns hopkins, a statue of the supreme court justice, roger tawny now gone as well. monuments regarded as symbols of strength seen by others as something hurtful. >> anybody that thinks these things are innocuous historical symbols, i think you need to ask yourself why is it then that neo-nazis find them so important. >> reporter: many who have been showing up to the site say their hearts go out to those in charlottesville and they did not want happened there to happen here in mopme monuments, they will be stored until it's decided what to do with them. >> this has become one of the most read stories on the nbc washington app this week. if you'd like to read it and other stories we've covered on the topic, just search monument. >>> now, this is a story you'll see only on news4

the move followed monday's baltimore city council meeting. members voted unanimously to remove the statues. the mayor said she moved quickly and quietly in an effort to avoid potential conflicts like the ones in charlottesville. she said public safety was her top concern >> i think any city that has confederate statues are concerned about violence occurring in their city. and i just think that baltimore right in the midst of getting the consent decree completed. this is not something that is needed, that i think that we should work together, figure out how we move our city forward. >> the city is still deciding where to place the removed statues. confederate cemeteries in maryland were previously discussed as a possibility. the mayor would not say where they were taken in meantime or how much the removal cost. >>> could t over the removal of confederate statues be inside of the u.s. capitol building itself? tonight, congressional blackhawk caucus members are renewing demands that confederate statues throughout the u.s. capitol be removed. fox

this is baltimore city council member brandon scotttt. displayings that are these monuments were traitors to the united states of america, and we should not honor traitors with monuments anywhere within our country. these monuments are being used as beacons of lightning for the vile racism that is being spent out by alt-right and fringe groups throughout this country. we should not be part of that. amy: in memphis, tennessee, a large crowd linked arms tuesday and surrounded a monument to former confederate president jefferson davis, calling for the statue's removal. in durham, north carolina, police say they're executing arrest warrants for protesters who tore down a confederate soldiers monument in front of the old durham county courthouse monday night. this is durham county sheriff mike andrews. >> let me be clear. no one is getting away with what happened. we will find the people responsible. in fact, we have identified some of those involved in the removal and the damage of the statue, and we are working towards making an arrest. we a

. >> baltimore city official and crews waste no time bringing them down. take a look at this cell phone video. it shows the last of four confederate statues being removed overnight. >>> meanwhile, vandals target a statute dedicated to former philadelphia mayor and police commissioner frank rizzo. a large sign with a message shame on president trump was taped to the statue last night. people who want to see the statue come down say rizzo treated the african-american community unfairly. >> i never remember my dad being anything but a fair person. if you broke the law no matter what color you were, he made sure that philadelphia was protected. >> it's about healing our own sins, about confronting our own paths and moving forward. >> rizzo served two terms as mayor between 1972 and 1980. the rizzo statute was dedicated in 1998. >>> and a spokeswoman for philadelphia mayor gym kenney released a statement saying that we think now is a good time to have a conversation about the future. we need to figure out a forum in a serious structured way, but now is the righ

and helping people in baltimore get the most of what they want out of the the city leadership. but you also have to balance the budget and take care of money issues. this was something proposed to have price tag somewhere between one and $2 million. where is that money coming up from? >> well, we don't know yet. the mayor will let us know where the money comes from and we have to also remember in a city like lt we paid out a million dollars in police lawsuits to do something, spend a million dollars for something that the city overwhelmingly support i think it's a small thing when you think about the grand scheme of things for baltimore city. >> still waiting on word as far as the funding. what about the statues themselves? where did they go and what will be their final quote unquote resting place? >> well, the statues are in secure location that i cannot -- i'm not at liberty to discuss, but i think the discussion is still on-going. i know myself have been clear i think the statues should be melted down, and repurposed as statues and monuments to honor great baltimore januarie

the service is happening at the paramountat >>> four confederate monuments in the city of baltimore are gone. early this morning, crews took them down. follow news4's justin finch who is getting information how this was organized and came to fruition through efforts of city council there. >>> that's the broadcast this morning. appreciate you waking up with us. >> "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with all of your weather, including more on the fog. traffic and local news. make it a great day. >> >>> good morning. the fallout, prominent democrats and republicans blasting president trump after he defiantly doubled down to his initial reaction to that violence in virginia. >> i think there's blame on both sides. >> new protests outside trowmp tower. the backlash growing. we'll talk it all with republican presidential candidate john kasich. >>> breaking overnight, baltimore removes several confederate statutes, the movement gaining momentum in the wake of charlottesville. shocking new video emerges with the reporter with white national

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baltimore is the latest city taking a stand in the debate over the monument. some consider history and others consider reminders of hatred. maryland bureau chief brad bell are in baltimore. the statues are gone but the debate continues. brad: yeah. we have been hearing it all day long. this is where the statue that honored robert e. lee and stonewall jackson stood. the paper machete sculpture is up there now. there was graffiti but it's been washed off. not long ago someone wrote "honor history" on the base. it's the diversity of the opinion and the passion we are hearing here. >> a steady stream of people come where the massive and robert e. lee stood for 69 years. university professor lawrence jackson with his son nathaniel. >> i want to verify it with my own eyes. >> i think it's just a statue. i'm glad they are gone. we live in a liberty city again. >> wanda duncan took pictures with her kids. >> we think it's good to take down any symbol that represents hatred and inequality. >> the mayor of baltimore gave the order quietly yesterday. after midnight contr

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baltimore is the latest city taking a stand in the debate over the monument. some consider history and others consider reminders of hatred. maryland bureau chief brad bell are in baltimore. the statues are gone but the debate continues. brad: yeah. we have been hearing it all day long. this is where the statue that honored robert e. lee and stonewall jackson stood. the paper machete sculpture is up there now. there was graffiti but it's been washed off. not long ago someone wrote "honor history" on the base. it's the diversity of the opinion and the passion we are hearing here. >> a steady stream of people come where the massive

overnight the city of baltimore removed all four of its confederate monuments, the baltimore city council voted unanimously to remove them on monday. the city's mayor had them removed in the early morning hours to avoid potential conflicts. i think any city that has confederate statues are concerned about violence occurring in their city. and i just think that baltimore right in the midst of getting the con sent decree completed, this is not something that is needed i think we should work together, figure out how we move our city forward. there are also calls tonight to remove 12 statues i'm side of the us capital building. the fallout continues tonight from president trump's remarks on charlottesville. a number of ceos resigned and today the president announced via twitter that he was dissolving two of his business councils. the president tweeted rather than putting pressure on the business people of the manufacturing council and strategy and policy forum i am ending both. both of those councils were set up to advise mr. trump on economic policies and poa cuss on creat ing new jobs. toda