Today on Midday, we examine violence in Baltimore City. Luke Broadwater from the Baltimore Sun talks about some of the initiatives that Mayor Pugh and Gov. Larry Hogan have introduced in just the last couple of days.Later in the program, Tom speaks with Akai Alston, who is working in Sandtown Winchester in a program called U Turns, which helps young people living in one of Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods to overcome the environment of poverty and crime in which they are growing up.But first, Lester Davis joins Tom in Studio A. Davis serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Baltimore City Council President Jack Young. Council President Young is the lead sponsor of a Youth Fund, which this year will total about $12 million. The fund is expected to be approved by the City Council when it meets tomorrow night.

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