mayor girtz, welcome to the "newshour" and thanks for making the time. i want to ask yte about some ews we've just gotten about governor brian kemp and the state attorney general suing the atlanta mayor keisha bottoms and the security council for their requirement for public mask wearing.ou what is reaction to that? >> amna, this has alleen so deeply frustrating. platform for health and safety for the local population. i have been in constant contact with mayor bottoms and other mayors throughout the state and, in lieu of action, on a stveewide basis, as ween in other republican-led states like alabama and w arkansa need to act as local boots on the ground who are keeping people in our community safe. we are going to continue with ou order in athens-clarke county as mayor bottoms dicated she would do and mayor davis in augusta and mayor johnson in savannah because we understand, as science has demonstrated in the last many months, it is simply safer to have mask on for those around you. the drop disbursement is less. >> nawaz: even the head of orgia's re

. >> so mayor girtz, you lead the city of athens.cleus of athens is the university of georgia. you've got students who are thinking about their fall semester, parents who are really concerned about the fall semester, whether their kids are in college and beyond. what are the measures that you want to promote in your city and does it come at the same risk of potentially being sued by the governor? >> we are going to maintain our local mask mandate here in athens. we've been enforcing this over the last week and a half since it's been in place simply by directing people to put masks on and if they don't have them, distributing those masks. >> why you believe you are not being sued? >> it's a great question. i think certainly this brewing political competition between mayor bottoms and governor kemp is at the heart of this. there's no secret she's vetted as a possible vice presidential candidate. we are mayor kemp's hometown. one would think if there was anyplace he's going to begin with this conflict it would be here. again he's going

they call mayor girtz. i'm mad at you. you should be mad at them.ple who want to be safe should be mad at them. >> today people are. i'm hearing from constituent after constituent who is saying, please, hang on to the mask order. we want to be safe. we want a community that is safe. we want a 40,000 strong university student population that is safe and as you well know because you've had conversations about this even young people who are getting sick or having after effects, lung damage, and the like. >> they can communicate it even if they don't have the symptoms. mayor, i feel for you. i feel for leaders right now. but look. this is what you wanted. everybody wanted to be in a position of power to make a difference. you're there right now. that is exactly the task at hand. i don't think this lawsuit can do anything but it can buy time. so hopefully the messaging to people that even if it's not a law, even if the law is in dispute it can still be the mandate among people. you know, social pressure. nothing dirty. nothing vulgar. this is about makin

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