just down the street in buckhead if you would murder in buckhead is at 50%.beries, aggravated assaults up by 40%. car thefts, 65%. lenox square mall was one of the first indoor shopping malls in the united states come a great and famous place. now it is too dangerous to visit. beginning last year someone was shot at the mall virtually every month. december 2019, a macy's employee shot during a robbery. in january, a man trying to defend himself from armed robbery was inadvertently shot by a cop. in february of last year from a drug deal led to a battle outside of bloomingdale. mr chase parking space outside of cheesecake factory led to killing someone and someone. so people and bug head stopped going to the mall. ultimately the authorities decided they need security and put police dogs throughout the building and set up a network of security cameras with software to detect firearms. it seem like it worked but it didn't, just too much violence. this past april a gunman beat 60-year-old woman and the mall of the parking lot and stole her purse. atlanta police h

we have been exploited for way too long here in buckhead and the people of buckhead were very diversebout race are very unhelpful. they are divisive. they are fearmongering. they're not going to solve crime. so we have to help families like anne's and others who've experienced the most horrific things in their life. today is their anniversary so i'm wishing andrew and anne a very happy anniversary. it's almost 1:00 in the morning in los angeles. they can celebrate their anniversary tomorrow but we have to honor these great people who are suffering in buckhead with bringing crime under control. the mayor of atlanta is not doing that and we are going to get it done. >> shannon: we will follow this effort. i'm sorry that i lost you for a little bit on my end with the technical problem. bill and anne, thank you for being with us. a little bit of good news before we say good night. troopers showed up to escort the daughter of a fallen officer to her high school graduation is arizona. her big day and there a whole caravan. these men worked with her father and they wanted to take her to her

. >> the wealthy suburb of buckhead says it may want out of the city, and atlanta like many cities isime. the homicide rate in 2021 is up 60% and residents of buckhead are considering a proposal to get out from their own, to form rather their own municipality. cnn's natasha chen has more. >> the city of atlanta like many across the u.s. right now is experiencing an uptick of violent crime that has shaken the residents and left them wondering why. >> attend of the day, people are in fear. >> reporter: now people in the upscale neighborhood of buckhead have the answer, breaking apart from the city altogether. the idea of them seceding from the city of atlanta has caught steam as the violence unfolds. the latest incident of two teens who shot a security guard in an attempt to break into an apple store last weekend. >> i support this idea of people standing up to say, no, no, we have to fight for our homes here. >> reporter: the homes account for 20% of the city's residents, but they provide for about 40% of the city's tax base. >> i think it is good to have control of our own roads and o

trace: the feeling is better taking buckhead down for atlanta is fighting tooth and nail because buckhead, the tax space in buckhead is enormous so at that is not about to let them go on their own. >> i hope they get their divorce because they deserve it, it's not a happy marriage but what we are seeing across the country democrats have created this culture of impunity for criminals. they don't want law and order. look what happens recently in minneapolis, minnesota, you have groups like black lives matter coming out for a guy, winston smith, a felon in possession of a weapon who had a warrant out for him, he literally shot at u.s. marshals before being shot, they returned fire and eventually killed him from people out in the street rioting, looting, setting things on fire for that guy. jacob blake in kenosha, wisconsin, he had a warrant out for felony sexual assault, showed up at the want ads, try to steal her keys, put a cop in heppler, evaded being pulled a knife on police and then they shot him. what happens? joe biden put a statement out talking about systemic racism, blaming the sho

there are now constant shootings in buckhead thinks to the mayor of atlanta.ll is off-limits, and a security guard was shot during a robbery. criminals aren't simply terrorizing stores, they are also hurting residence. on june 5th 1 man pulled up alongside a resident called andrew worley who was out for a job and played the 911 call yesterday. it's too upsetting to play again especially with the fact that his wife is joining us. we played that tape of your husband last night, and i can't imagine how it makes you feel. just some if you will for us what happened? >> he went out for his normal three mile route. he was about halfway through and he felt the car coming up alongside him and as the window came down he saw a gun and the guy shot immediately. he was stunned and he shot him again and andrew took off and ran up a little hill behind a tree and the guy took off and andrew called 911. >> tucker: is such a -- it's a horrible thing but it's also baffling because he apparently didn't know the guy. heidi seen the man before? >> complete stranger. >> is there any

as a matter of fact they had a radio show in buckhead. city.r a mid-atlantis failure to protect basic public safety and oregon multiple counties they back a plan to join the state of idaho. we will see more of this as a country's more divided and people become more disconnected and the difference of that irreconcilable? cities and states, towns are getting to the point where these differences are resulting in permanent division. free enterprise versus socialism, energy independence, green new deal, how do you reconcile that? law and order versus dismantling and defunding the police. how do you reconcile those differences? sovereignty, security versus open borders and amnesty. united states of america. how do you reconcile these issues. he with reaction, two men involved in the efforts, mike mccarter the president of citizens for greater idaho along with ceo and chair of the buckhead city committee chair bill white. a bill, starting with you, 550 afar road is where my old radio studio was for a time. i love buckhead, i love atlanta, i hate

the big question is no one knows what this will cost, you know, would-be citizens of buckhead.our shopping list. >> obviously buckhead is known to be a wealthy part of atlanta, about the idea of a part of atlanta has more financial resources, taking itself out-of-the-broader area. what kind of message do you think that sends? what do you think are the intricacies about that? >> i many every city has, relatively speaking, it's buckhead, the part of the city, were it to be deleted, would harm the rest of the city. you know, people just need to see the facts. i get it. the interest in asking the question right now is the most natural thing in the world. >> i'm curious, too, what do you see as the advantages of doing this and the disadvantages of doing this? i know you talked about you don't know at this point how much it's going to cost, that's a big question mark, it sounds like. >> yeah, we just need teo see te numbers. even if it's a heavier cost burden, it could be some people say, okay, i'm willing to buy that, or buy into that, if it means, you know, we have a less contentio

atlanta is 40% white and the buckhead neighborhood is about 75% white according to 2019 u.s.sus data. >> it's kind of an unsaid thing and ultimately i think the bigger picture is that moving these people away, moving this big section of the city away from the city of atlanta would just be a devastating impact. >> reporter: a financial impact that would bring uncertainty to the whole area, according to the man leading the campaign to keep buckhead in atlanta. >> it's just a lot of little details that have to be worked out, in this case. >> reporter: ed lindsey, a republican who represented buckhead in the georgia elect tour legislature for a decade, without specifics on tax structure, what police and fire look like and thousands of children attending public schools the better way is electing new atlanta leaders. >> it's not a matter of simply carving things up. it's a matter of folks coming together and demanding better from our local elected officials. >> reporter: while the idea of a buckhead secession is gaining steam, the process would take a while. the georgia state legis

buckhead brings in nearly 40% of the assessed value of atlanta's city revenue.and homes represent so money of atlanta's financial power but recent shootings and other crime has caused fear. a man was caught in the crossfire during a shooting at a mall while he was shopping for potting soil. >> i saw the bullet hit my arm. bullets all around me. i quickly picked upmy phone and went back into the store. >> reporter: so far atlanta has had 55 homicides and more than 200 shootings. it's a 20-year high which police tribu -- attribute to a coronavirus spike. 12 officers have retired or quit the force since 2020 according to the atlanta police department. >> we're facing a spike in crime that i will continue to do everything i can do alongside chief bryan and the other men and women of this city to make sure the city's safe. >> reporter: they acknowledge residents are on edge. >> there's only one issue, crime. that's it. there are no other issues. >> after a tough 2020 election season. state officials are helping to get on the ballot. >> the city was divided racially b

that is unacceptable for the residents of buckhead who love atlanta, who love buckhead, and he want totment and have her own policing of these great neighborhoods and we are going to get crime under control once and for all. >> i have so many questions for you, but let's start with the premise which is the spike in crime you were describing. this was provided to us by the atlanta police department these are year-over-year totals ending june 5th, so just a few days ago, the murder rate versus 20 to 2058 percent the shootings up to 40 percent, the spike in crime in zone to which includes buckhead, murders are up 133 percent versus 2019, shootings up 164 percent. so how does a separate police force, as you are describing, how does that solve the problem? >> that's a great question, sandra. right now we have about 80 police officers atlanta pd, and we love our atlanta police officers, but the new buckhead city police department is going to be much difference, we will allow our policemen to do their job. i would estimate once are feasibility study is done right now, it's been required by th

separate buckhead from the city of atlanta? >> yes, ma'am. i really do.urageous leadership that we have in the georgia assembly. maria: okay. >> they are fed up with this, and we're going to get this done, or maria, and it's gown to be -- and thanks to you putting us on like this, we really appreciate it. maria: yes. chief craig, go through the issues about the blue. i mean, police don't want to really extend themselves in some quarters because they're afraid they're not getting the support from leadership in the cities, the statements and even the white house -- the states and even the white house. kamala harris on the campaign trail says she wants to go no cash bail at all for the whole country, not just some of these big cities. look at what it's done to new york. we have a graphic here of the resignations of police and why we are seeing people decide, you know what? i'm going to leave the force. 45% higher on retirements, 18% higher on resignations. what else can you tell us, chief craig? the. >> well, i've got to tell you, and i'll say it again, bail

and families in buckhead.s really hurtful and divisive and won't solve crime. a new buckhead city will do a better job and work with atlanta. we'll help atlanta and two strong cities prosperous and safe we pray. >> bill: thank you for making your case and we'll see what happens as a result. >> thank you so much. >> bill: thank you. >> dana: that's interesting. can i tell you something? the father's day is this sunday. everybody is remembering that. i interviewed condy rice for the everything will be okay podcast and asked her what was it her dad did with her as she was being raised to help create the woman she is today? it is fantastic. hope people can check it out. it is downloaded today. it is great. all the girl dads out there doing a good job. good advice. >> bill: they are playing soccer, right? haiti? >> dana: i love this story. canada versus haiti. the goalie there allowed a goal in a big game. he was born in canada and playing for the haitians and used to play for the other team. everybody say a prayer

atlanta is about 40% white, while the buckhead neighborhood is about 77% white. >> i think ultimatelyure was that moving these people away, moving this big section of the city away from the city of atlanta would just be a devastating impact. >> reporter: a financial impact that would bring uncertainty to the whole area, according to the man leading the campaign to keep buckhead in atlanta. >> it's just a lot of little details that have to be worked out. >> reporter: ed lindsey, a republican who represented buck did not head for a decked kay, in the georgia legislature, uss without specifics, and what to do with thousands of children in beckhead attending atlanta public schools, the better way, he says is electing new atlanta leaders. >> it's not a matter of simply carving things up. it's a matter of folks coming together and demanding better from our local elected officials. >> reporter: bill white said he would negotiate for the children to stay in the existing school system, just one of the exampleses of things that could bet complicated here, as the opposition group reminded us it'

people pobt get gas without a gun if pocket in buckhead what is happening here, what is happening herenything fathomable in normal common sense conversation we are not sitting around waiting love city of atlanta going to make it work taking our city back could be an example for the rest of the country, don't sit back, and let "the crazies" win we have to take our cities back, we have to take control of our safety you care about economy, look what happened in new york, when they got crime under control, tour system boomed economic development jobs restaurants great stuff we're going to make buckhead city amazing has to be that way families who work so hard provide for the city of atlanta with tax base deserve better. once and for all. >> you make so many important points the points i make time and time he again is bad policy equals bad outcomes, this is completely self inflicted. i take you to new york stock exchange officials did away with cash bail once you do way with cash bail you have criminals processed back on streets you also have movement from o progress left to defund the poli

you look at buckhead and they don't want to be part of atlanta.ts in fact, i've heard aoo lot of people talking about texas separating into five separate states.s. any truth to this? let's talk about the legality and constitutionality thereof. >> it's not so simple. we fought a civil war so whatever statute was passed might not mean anything whatsoever.pl it was put into play with century cities and sanctuary states and a nullification which they barred from their democratic party ancestors during the confederate comic confederacy. i think the problem here is the centralization of power and the effort to destroy federalism in lithis country. federalism is the glue that keeps the country together because people are mobile. if you like high taxes and loss of l crime and you don't support property rights, you could move to california or new york. if you don't like liberty or low taxes and that sort of thing you could move to florida or tennessee. so the failing states and feeling ideology of the democrat party is seeking to universalize and devour al

everer been to buckhead in atlanta?with only 80,000 people to live there, but it is fair to say without buckhead, atlanta as currently run could not exist. taxes from buckhead residents account for one fifth of atlanta's entire city budget. so you think the people who ran the city would be polite to bu

you look at buckhead, they don't want to be a part of atlanta. fact -- if they put d.c.-puerto rico statehood. i've heard a lot of people talking about texas separating into five separate states. any truth to this? let's talk about the legality, the constitutionality thereof. >> well, it's not so simple because we fought a civil war and so whatever statute was passed prior to the civil war, they really have no meaning whatsoever. the democrats have put this into play with sanctuary cities and sanctuary states and nullification, which they barred from their democrat party ancestors during the confederacy. i think the problem here, sean is the centralization of power and the effort to destroy federalism in this country. and federalism is the glue that keeps the country together because people are mobile. they can move for one state to the other. if you like high taxes, lots of crime and you don't support property rights, you can use to california or new york. if you like liberty and low taxes and that sort of thing, you can move to florida and tenn

the buckhead area has 82 police officers for the same square footage of san francisco that has 2,000,ops, we will pay for it ourselves for their safety first. >> kayleigh: that's why there are calls of private security, i want to and quickly by saying the name of one of the victims, kennedy maxey, seven years old shot in the back of the head, lost her life as she was christmas shopping, one of the deaths that prompted the cries for private security currently in atlanta you are more likely to be a victim of violent crime including homicides and you are in chicago and that is tragic. >> emily: that's exactly right. just ahead, too little, too late? chrissy teigen's critics are not buying her attempt at damage control after she issues a lengthy apology for her bullying tweets admitting she was a troll. the panel weighs in, next. ♪ ♪ i have fantastic news for veteran homeowners who need cash. interest rates are near record lows, and home values are at record highs. now's the time to use your va benefits to turn your home equity into cash. the newday100 va cash out loan lets you borrow all

ever penned to buckhead in atlanta?le to live there but it is fair to say without buckhead, atlanta as currently run could not exist. taxes from buckhead residents account for one fifth of atlanta's entire city

so we got an interesting development happening outside of atlanta, georgia with a town called buckhead crime skyrocketing. they're talking about a 63% increase in murder. rapes are doubling. psalms are up nearly, about a third. so -- assaults are doubling up about a third. local towns are saying we don't want anything to do with these cities. >> that is exactly right, emac. when you talk about public safety and year-over-year crime increases in atlantas and understaffed resources atlanta police department don't have because of local politics, it isn't a wonder buckhead wants to have their own police department. if the republicans take over the house in 2020 it will be public safety. out of 50 states, only 27 have a republican governor. of top 30 cities in the country, only three have republican mayors. you will see jostling between republican policies and democrat policies. elizabeth: it is like a double-whammy, lockdown policies and defund the police. you're seeing for example in wisconsin, the republican legislature there saying to the cities, you defund the police we'll defund you.

and when you are talking about buckhead, that is and have it -- and eligibility.use you can hire private security. that is the way to go. if you can't continue this in police coming you will end up with the poor and the aged and the community rely on dilapidated police department. everybody else chris cuomo and don lemon, the people mocking the crime wave when it happened when we talked about it here, they can keep mocking it because they will have private security. everybody else they claim to care about, they are screwed up you would speak to lawrence? been across the country and talk to one where the sister was bashed 30 times. the judge said let's put an ankle bracelet and he murdered 30 days later. greg is right commit will be the poor people, black and brown people that will suffer. there is a larger point, it is not just a crime but the punishment for the crime and the fact that judges and das have made it very clear based on this george soros policy of this new wave of das that we don't want people behind bars. the reason why our jails were created is beca

that's how we describe living in buckhead and what has happened here in the last several years is anem and they just want to do their job. they are not being allowed to do that. >> sandra: very known for their upscale malls, and this just also happened, 215-year-olds charged in the shooting of a security guard at one of those malls in atlantic square. what is happening here? to bill white's point, why not break off and have a police force of your own. the wealthy can pay for it. we are starting to see more of this? >> absolutely, let's take this one at a time with bill white and buckhead, every single person in america, every township is going to have to take their own security in their hands, that's why gun sails are up, city should protect themselves, because what you have is lawlessness and an absence of leadership, you heard that they are. forgive me, sandra, i will give you one quick tortured sports analogy, and know that i love sports, you would know right now i'm baseball there is a massive controversy, pictures doctoring the baseball, sticky substances, they spit and use sunt

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look at atlanta, and buckhead.neighborhood, they want to form their own city separate and apart from atlanta, because of the failure of the city of atlanta to protect their residents. in oregon you have multiple counties now, they have a plan they want to try and join the state of idaho. they want out. we going to be seeing more and more of this as democrats become more and more disconnected from the everyday lives of you, we the american people? our cities and states and towns now hitting a point where irreconcilable differences will result in permanent division prosperity and free enterprise versus new green deal socialism? how is that going to be compatible? energy independence versus no all green energy? there's no middle ground there. law and order, dismantling defunding the police and having law and order? how do you reconcile those differences? sovereign and secure borders and following the law of the land versus not? how do you reconcile those differences? t of course democrats are doubling down on their sh

so you can still get shot when you are out jogging in buckhead but at least you can use the ladies roomre is enormous social pressure, and in fact, institutional pressure from the corporate media, not to mention any potential downsides of vaccines. while most people agree, they show certainly does, that vaccines are a good thing, nothing is all good. nothing in this temporal world comes without a downside and anyone who claims otherwise is a liar, period. that is always true. sometimes the trade up is worth it but there is always a downside. so we feel honor bound to tell you what it is because it is your choice whether to take it or not, period. way back in january, just as the vaccines had come out, a physician called gregory michael died of a brain hemorrhage after taking pfizer's vaccine. since then, they have been fighting a link between the vaccine and blood clotting here the by administration zone numbers suggested more than 5,000 people have died from taking the vaccine. you can argue about whether or not that is true but you cannot argue without following up on it, and it has n

>> not only is there crime in buckhead, but there is crime over atlanta. it if you're going to do anything, allow people to do their job. all you're going to do is put a band-aid on a very difficult problem. >> bill: you have to change in leadership in the town if that's case. i understand that the mayor is up for reelection we will watch. >> dana: fox news alert here. for our debt and for our wounded and an early morning shooting that was an a neighborhood. this is just coming in now. four people are dead. this happened this morning. a terrible way to start the day there in chicago. we will stay on top of the story and bring you more since we have it. what really happened in wuhan. dr. marc siegel sits down with a very candid conversation with robert redfield. plus, pandemic heading women workers particularly hard. we look at what means for the labor force when businesswomen and fashion designer joins us live. keeping your oyster business growing has you swamped. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get y

i was reading a quote from this upside mer charles buckhead to say that it was a catastrophic failure of the building. it looks like a bomb went off, but we're pretty sure a bomb didn't go off. so with something else, obviously, we're very early into this situation. is there any sort of speculation about what might have caused this not yet the. the focus right now is on search and rescue and the investigation will have to wait just a little bit, but we still don't know what caused this. we know this is a somewhat older building that was completed in 1981. and this is in an area where there are some newer buildings, lots of construction. some residents had complained of some heavy duty construction at one of the fancy or more expensive buildings adjacent to this one, suspecting, speculating, sorry, that that may have been the cause for, for, for the collapse. but obviously we can anything for a certain what we do know, you know, there were a 136 units here. it's not the whole building that has fallen. you might see part of it behind me it's, it's the brown. it's great. basic building.

a father shot twice last week jogging in a wealthy atlanta neighborhood called buckhead recovering arel joggers and crashing into a pickup truck seriously injuring another man. like many cities across america the atlanta metro area is seeing a big surge in violent crime. it has gotten so bad in the upscale neighborhood folks who live want to break away from atlanta and form their own city with a dedicated police force for them. the injured man's wife is ann worrell and with me now. good day to you. i understand your husband is home now and will recover luckily, right? >> that's correct. he is home and starting the healing process. >> bill: i call it the buck head meter. i used to live in atlanta for several years and the way way or which direction the city is going. based on this it doesn't seem like you are headed in the right direction. how would you characterize it, ann? >> over the last 12 to 18 months it has just gotten worse and worse and as you talk to other people that we know in the area, we just felt it creeping closer and closer into our neighborhood. so it has been felt by

. >> reporter: in atlanta where the buckhead neighborhood is calling for its own police force, the mayor blames the crime surge on the post-covid reopening. >> in georgia, we were open up before the rest of the country. we have people traveling from the rest of the country to party in our city. >> reporter: georgia's governor did respond to the mayor calling the crime surge a result of the left anti-police and soft on crime agenda. back to you guys,. jillian: jackie, thank you. todd: a positive update about two kids who narrowly escaped gunfire while shopping for candy, the yankees hosted them in their game against the oakland as. >> this afternoon, the mom and the kids are guests of the yankees who stand with them. todd: they sat alongside their family, saw a triple play to end it as the yankees won, 2-1. these tragic stories of violence in our communities come after a year of antibiotic police protest -- anti-police protest and nonstop rioting. the riot squad in portland resigned from their voluntary positions. here's the executive director of the portland police association. >> shooti

. >> we're going to drive back to atlanta, to our condo in buckhead, and on the way i'm going to shoot. what, are you kidding me? come on. >> finally, the defense offered a medical reason why tex might have fired the gun when he didn't mean to. for years tex had been treated for a sleep disorder which caused him to jerk in his sleep. it is called confusional arousal. >> is that normal? >> the defense called the sleep specialist who had been treating tex for a decade. >> he did have a previous study that was done at mayo clinic jacksonville in 2004 which did specifically comment about his moving his arms and legs in a sort of large amplitude movements while he was dreaming in the sleep lab. >> confusional described a lot of things in this case, but if jurors were hoping closing arguments would offer some clarity, they were about to find muddy water. coming up -- >> when he killed diane it is like hitting the lottery. >> he is going to vilify tex mciver, we're going to muddy him up, that's their mission. >> accident or murder? a defendant under the gun and a jury all over it. >> we got t

. >> reporter: and in atlanta, where the buckhead neighborhood is calling for its own police force, mayoreisha lance bottoms joins the crime surge on georgia's post covid reopening. >> in georgia, we are open up before the rest of the country so our nightclubs and bars remained open. we had people traveling from across the country to party in our city. >> reporter: georgia governor brian kemp did respond to the mayor, calling the crime surge a result of the left's anti-police and soft on crime agenda. todd, jillian, bark to you guys. todd: jackie, thanks. jillian: a positive update about those two children who narrowly escaped gunfire while shopping for candy in the bronx. the new york yankees host eded m both at sunday's game. >> the children, their parents, are guests of the yankees who stand with them. jillian: how sweet are they. the 10-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy sat alongside their family. and those tragic stories of violence come after a wave of anti-police protests. todd: former detroit police chief says bail reform and anti-police policies are contributing to the spike in cr

i heard people, for example, you heard about the case of oregon counties, you here about buckhead inring in dc and puerto rico statehood, that the texas constitution allows texas to break up into five separate states. i mean, i don't see any of this as being good for the united states of america. your thoughts? >> well, first of all, i prayed that the president biden would actually follow up his inaugural address when he talked about unifying and healing this nation. he's done the exact opposite. really sad. these major cities are going to be dying on the vine. why would people stick around when their lives aren't secure? when their property's not safe. so this is a result of democrat policies. and now unfortunately, democrats are in control of the federal government and they're taking that exact same destructive approach to all of america as well. we can't let them do it, sean. we just can't. >> sean: what is the latest? where are you in this process on deciding whether to run again in 2022? >> i've got some time. i want to see how things play out. >> sean: now's a great time. >> ro

it's not just in rough cities, this is happening in atlanta, buckhead. this is coming to a city a suburb near you. people will start to understand what it looks like when social media hashtags are public policy. it's dangerous and reckless. >> martha: i want to finish and get a last thought from you, geraldo, this is james craig, the former detroit police chief on sunday morning with maria. watch this. >> our profession is in a crisis right now. some of the mayors in these cities are failing miserable. look at chicago. lori lightfoot talks about what is dangerous. cops are dangerous? no, she's dangerous. we can talk about the failed leadership. where is the support for the men and women? this anti-police rhetoric. it's not a surprise they're leaving. >> martha: the support for the blue is gone. president trump short great support for the law across the country and tragic incidences that have happened. what do you think president biden needs to say to law enforcement in this country? >> that defund the police was the stupidest social movement of our time.

atlanta, a mall security guard is recovering after being shot in the chest during an armed robbery in buckheadlence, senator chris murphy blasted his colleagues in a tweet. he said, fyi, 32 people were shot yesterday in three mass shootings. and when congress returns to work on monday, half of the members elected to protect the country won't give a shit. >> they don't even send out thoughts and prayers anymore. >> we don't have to live this way. we don't have to live this way. this is a choice. >> we don't. it's interesting because there are polls that show that within the margin of error of everybody, there are people in this country who believe and agree there are some things we can do that can get us closer to general safety. to go through the list of places where there have been mass shootings, it takes less to list the places where they have not been. >> that's right. you can't be a tourist in austin, you can't go to a mall, you certainly can't send your kids to school u can't go to a spa. >> or a church or grocery store or a massage parlor and the list goes on. every weekend. >> on airli

stories every day that comes across our news, people are being affected in community, as people in buckhead, georgia, they will tell you the challenges they have in that upscale community. we have to address these issues far greater at a local level and provide the resources from our federal and state government, bodies will continue to drop, people will continue to get hurt, but we need to do things in the here and now and right now we've got to be able to help our police department get them what they need and look at strategies that have worked and we have to create new strategies that are occurring because our country is in a very different place. all of us will have to use a different imagination, invite our research institutions to give us clear data of new and emerging type of trends that are coming about because we need help. the american people in our cities, large and small, are getting hurt every day and the politics have to come out of this because that's not going to do anything. let's get the george floyd bill passed. it needs to happen for this entire country so that we can mo

there's a place called buckhead in atlanta not far from here.e air last week where a car pulled up, used guns to shoot up a van, and rolled away. there were police lights reflecting that van and those police officers allegedly told the citizens, hey, keisha lance also bottoms won't let us pursue cars because there's a liability there. you know, so all of that is to say is if you want to prevent crime through gun control, then bring gun control measures that you can convince us that don't believe they work, the ones you're showing works. bring measures that we're supporting so for example,, one of the biggest bills they are arguing over now is background checks. well just so everyone understands, when you purchase a gun in a gun store you do a background check i don't care what county or what city or what state you're in. the only time you can purchase a gun and not do a background check is you can purchase from a private citizen also residing in your state and i want to find the criminals willing to use a gun on the streets that will not buy a g

atlanta as we talked about, rachel, you mentioned this, buckhead, the city council wants to cecede from rest of the country. so our nightclubs and our bars reopened. we -- remained opened. we had people traveling from across the country to our city. givingyoung people work this summer we believe will help. there's so much work to be done. until we deal with the systemic issue of gun violence in our country, how easily young people, people with mental illnesses can access guns in this country. rachel: she was also asked in the interview if cops are hesitant to respond to crime. that could be the problem. and she said absolutely not. the problem is as you said that people are free again, that the lockdowns are over, it's your fault, you're out and you're about and you're causing crime. >> let's properly context wallize this. -- contextualize this. there's fewer police on the streets enforcing the lawless regularly. the prosecutions are down. the problem is not that people have been released from prison. the problem is that there's not enough people locked down in their homes. [laughter] >