. >> let's go straight to baltimore now to speak to tom akerman. it has been what an hour and a half or so since news came of those charges for those police officers. what reaction in baltimore itself? >> well it was certainly welcomed by the black community who all asked for unanimously regardless of the actual circumstances, wanted to hear from the prosecutor as to what the next step would be because this case has been in the -- in the public domain for the last -- more than two weeks. and in previous cases of police excessive force accusations, charges have taken months to actually come forward, and in fact these are the most serious charges ever laid against baltimore police officers in fact the second degree murder technically the legal definition is willful -- is depraved heart murder which equivalent of a person driving drunk through a school zone and just keeping going after they have hit somebody fatally. so that's the equivalent. the charge specifically was that the driver of the police van, an officer named caesar goodison not only did n

but as tom akerman reports, they also highlighted the growing wage gap for people of color. >> it's another work day in baltimore's poorest neighborhood, and joyous gospel music fills the air. but in its streets men of all ages spend their time aimlessly. >> it's not as simple as far as saying we'll pay you guys to hit the street just give them something to do. because they are just transferring energy into destruction. >> reporter: finding steady work for those with few markable skills have been hard across the state of maryland. but the industrial slide here began 40 years ago, and empty factories dot the landscape. this is where one of baltimore's great historic employers stood. last year it was demolished but the jobs it once supported had been dwindling for years. baltimore is one example of america's urban die legal ma. the number of high poverty areas has tripled. average poverty rates have remain unchanged at 24%. since 2000 the population of entrenched poor has doubled to 4 million people. the decaring public schools here offer little hope of advancement. >> students realize at som