[TomGuy]

WBALTV.com newsies are talking about how difficult it was for the city to attract businesses to this area that is now under attack.

They are saying some of those businesses might decide to close their stores.

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[Contact Ferguson MO — they have a similar story a few months earlier.]

[TomGuy]

WBALTV was showing a dozen or more coming out of a check-cashing business.

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[I doubt they all went in to pay their bills this afternoon.]

[TomGuy]

WBALTV:

“another car on fire”

Apparently, a civilian car.

[PA Engineer]

I had a feeling this was going to come to head tonight. Here is a good scanner link:

Baltimore City Police Live Audio Feed

Last night the dispatcher announced all leave and vacation time was cancelled for this evening.

[TomGuy]

Orioles in talks with city officials regarding the game tonight.

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[No word yet whether it may be cancelled.]

[TomGuy]

WJZ-TV showing Police officers groups, getting ready to move in.

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/show/cbs-baltimore-live-video/

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[WBALTV.com video keeps buffering, switched to WJZ-TV feed]

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I keep thinking this is deja vu. Then I remember watching The Wire on HBO GO last year.

[TomGuy]

Mark Levin just said the gov has put the National Guard on alert.

Obama has been brief on the riot.

[TomGuy]

Seems like this thread has died and everyone has moved over to:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3283707/posts

[Bon mots]