wealthy elite who paint image of the city thousands of black at lehman simply don't see with mayor kesha lance bottoms under consideration as a running mate for democratic presidential nominee joe biden all eyes are on her leadership in this moment atlanta's black hollywood is in the national spotlight and it steps during this time of protests and calls for systemic change could be a load maps for the nation joining us now is political director for the a.c.l.u. of georgia chris bruce and daniels r.-o. with the people's response atlanta. guys charges were announced just a few hours ago for the officers involved in re shar brooks death what are your immediate reaction. go ahead. we'll start with you chris. well thank you thank you for having me on the show. i'll start off by saying we need to look at a whole hearted view of what's happening with this case so we know that there were charges against the police officers and now one police officer is allegedly going to be a state witness against the other police officer that actually did the shooting the thing that i really want to point out i

years and years of work organizers and movement that have called for this for very long and you know kesha is not any member of this not in an electoral season right now and so you know obviously she does have aspirations but unless we see real real life. changes to the police budget then you know we're going to continue to grapple and shovel with her around where she's actually yet because you know it's it's far too long and too many people have used black people black people suffering to advance their political careers and this is a moment where that's not on the line for her right now in a few years perhaps but right now she has already and she has the power to actually make those concrete changes by literally be funding the police and investing in our laws and natural we see as it would and that's what we want for bottom the everyone else who has the decision making power right now let me ask you more about that mary because we've now already seen democrats press for these wide ranging police reform laws and new ones already rolling out a new york state what do you think needs to happe

of atlanta erica shields has offered her resignation the mayor of atlanta accepted let's hear what kesha lon spotted had to say. while there may be debate as to whether this was an appropriate use of deadly force i firmly believe that there is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do i do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force and have called for the immediate term a nation of the officer and we're already seeing some of the political fallout here i see protesters already back in the streets in georgia over this incident it's now been nearly 3 weeks we were saying since george freud was killed what's the state of process around the country now. well the protests are continuing they're not abating and i think this latest incident in which you hear the maire of a major city in this country saying that was an excessive use of deadly force will just fuel what is a long burning fire the timing of this really couldn't be worse for the people arguing against police reform because that is the major call of protests around the nation you hear this phra

. >> the mayor of atlanta, kesha lance bottoms has received a lot of praise. i want you to listen to what she said earlier about this fatal police shooting. >> what has become abundantly clear over the last couple weeks in atlanta is that while we have a police forceful of men and women who work alongside our communities with respect and dignity, there has been a disconnect between what our expectations are and should be as it relates to interactions with our officers and the communities in which they are entrusted to protect. >> yeah, at least she's moving beyond that asinine "bad apples" excuse. >> systematic racism is not a disconnect, okay? we didn't just, oh, my gosh, my phone is off the hook, it's a disconnect. no, this has been going on for far too long. this is rodney king, emmett till and his mom leaving an open casket so the world could see what they did to her son. it's not a disconnect. it's the inability for the people with badges and guns to see the people that they are supposed to protect and serve as one of them. and if they are not part of the

mayor kesha lance bottoms is calling for the termination of the officer involved in last night's incident. >> natasha chen, thank you. my thanks to all the guests who joined us in this past segment. quick break, we'll be right back. i just assumed all bladder leak pads felt the same. but nothing makes me feel like new always discreet boutique. outside, it's soft like underwear. inside, it turns liquid to gel. for incredible protection, that feels like nothing but my underwear. new always discreet boutique. neuriva has clinically proven oingredients that fuel five, indicators of brain performanc: memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. if you have a garden you know, weeds are low down little scoundrels. draw the line with roundup. the sure shot wand extends with a protective shield to target weeds precisely and kill them right down to the root. roundup brand. trusted for over 40 years. or psoriatic arthritis, little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's

planned appearances include former vice president joe biden, canadian prime minister justin trudeau, and kesha. >>> today marks the fifth anniversary of perhaps the most historic of rules for gay rights legalizing gay marriage across all 50 states. >> we're opening up the abc news vault to june 27th, 2015, and abc's terry moran. struggle, setbacks, and activisms, a gay rights triumph, the supreme court declaring gay marriage is constitutionally protected and legal in all 50 states. 46 years ago in front of the stonewall inn in greenwich village in new york city, a riot ushered in the modern gay rights movement. today in that spot, a celebration. >> congratulations, everyone. >> gay couples and same-sex couples and the lgbt community are finally being treated as equals. >> reporter: the president calling the man who started it all, lead plaintiff in the case jim obergefell, who challenged ohio's ban on same-sex marriage. >> i just want to say congratulations. >> thank you so much, sir. >> reporter: across the country, excitement. in san francisco. in michigan, tears of joy. in nashville, these

deadly force the city's chief of police erica shields offered her resignation wow atlanta's mayor kesha lance bottoms accepted calling the police action unnecessary. i firmly believe that there is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do i do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force and have called for the immediate term a nation of the officer. the shooting happened weeks after 2 students were dragged from their car by 6 atlanta police officers charges against the students were dropped 4 of the officers were fired and all 6 face criminal charges now the city is facing another crisis we talked to some witnesses today who said that the officers went in put on plastic clothes and picked up their cell casings after they killed. before rendering me. with helmets to minutes and 16 seconds before they even sucked us paul both georgia's bureau of investigation and the district attorney's office have launched investigations it's reported to be the 48th police shooting this year 15 of them were fatal. as protests continue against the killing of george f

people like the mayor kesha land bottoms try to put out the world that atlanta's the state utopia for black people and we have rappers like killer mike and cia who go on t.v. calling atlanta on the i think we're seeing that sort of narrative crumble in front of our eyes and as someone who is a child in atlanta i never thought that we would have a day where the mythical black mecca of atlanta is finally coming to an end this idea of it being a perfect place and even looking at this specific case of the rashard brooks there is video of it of course it's very heartbreaking to watch but it makes this call to defund the police even more urgent because imagine if the person who came to re shards car was not a armed officer but was a mental health professional or even was someone whose job is to get people home when they're out and they're intoxicated right there's a multitude of other options other than police that could have went to a re shard of this call to defund the police and think on a larger scale about what police do what are your thoughts on the recent shooting death of over a sho