Death penalty though he did not say if he would push for that. Just for your information, we cant find another case where a Police Officer ever had the Death Penalty on the table because of what was done on duty. One aggravating factor for the prosecutor is a detail we hadnt heard before today. They say officer rolfe not only shot brooks multiple times. He kicked brooks, prosecutors say, as the man lay dying in that crowded parking lot. Another new information is that prosecutors dont see rayshard as the only victim. They named others including the man i alluded to, melvin evans. He is going to join us this hour. He could have very well died that night as well, he says. Hell tell you why. Now, the other officer in question here is devin brosnan, facing three charges. Two of them are for standing on brooks shoulder after he was down from the bullet wounds. The Prosecutor Says there was no rush by him or rolfe to get medical help. Some of rolfes own words friday night could be used against him. Listen. At the time that the shot was fired, the utterance made by officer rolfe was, i got him. We also noted that officer rolfe was firing a taser at mr. Brooks. The city of atlanta s. O. P. S in fact prohibit officers from firing tasers at someone who is running away. Cant fire a taser. What does that mean for the ability to discharge a hand gun . Now the da also said officer brosnan has turned states witness, but tonight brosnans lawyers say thats not true and say that what brosnan did that night was exemplary. They, too, will join us this hour. But first, lets get to this late breaking news in atlanta. Again, multiple sources within the Police Department tell cnn officers are not responding to calls in three zones this evening in protest against the charges that were brought against officers rolfe and brosnan. We have the Atlanta MayorKeisha Lance Bottoms to respond. Mayor, thank you for being with us tonight. Just for your information, if you hadnt heard yet, on social media the atlanta Police Department tweeted this. Earlier suggestions that multiple officers from each zone had walked off the job were inaccurate. The department is experiencing a higher than usual number of call outs with the incoming shift. We have enough resources to maintain operations and remain able to respond to incidents. Mayor, what do you make of this . Well, you know, chris, across the country morale is down with Police Departments, and i think ours is down tenfold. This has been a very tough few weeks in atlanta. With the tragedy of mr. Brooks and then on top of that the Excessive Force charges that were brought against the officers involved with the College Students there is a lot happening in our city and our Police Officers are receiving the brunt of it, quite frankly. But what i will say is this. My administration has had a great working relationship with our officers. In fact, our officers were given an historic pay raise by our administration. It was so our officers wouldnt have to work three jobs and be fatigued so they could afford to live in the city of atlanta and so that they would not be resentful about policing our streets, so that we could have the best to choose from on our force. And so what i would say is in the same way our administrations made that commitment to our officers we expect our officers will keep their commitment to our communities. Do you think the charges that came down today against officer rolfe warrant this kind of potential revolt by Police Officers . No, i dont. I dont. Everything in this country is changed. I think what is surprising to many is the swiftness of the charges in the same way it was surprising with the College Students two weeks ago. Simply because we dont normally get charges this quickly from our District Attorney but that being said everything in this country has changed. In light of what we saw with george floyd and Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor and now Rayshard Brooks, we should expect that things will be different. In bringing charges and even taking actions to fire Police Officers in a much more swift fashion, that is likely to be our new normal. So the speed of the charges toss doesnt bother you. You see it as a positive change. What about the substance of the charges against rolfe . One of the charges could amount to a potential Death Penalty case. Well, we have an independently elected District Attorney in our city. What i would say, though, as it relates to the swiftness of these charges, i just want to see the same swiftness as it relates to the other use of force cases that are sitting on the District Attorneys desk. We have at least two other cases involving officer involved shootings and we have not gotten outcomes on those cases so i just think we want to see it across the board. And, you know, ill defer to the District Attorney on what the appropriate charges were. There was information that even i learned today in watching his press conference in terms of the other officer and the allegations made against the other officer and even that there was another vehicle hit during all of this. So im getting a lot of information the same time as the public is getting it and well review it and continue to make our decisions accordingly. Three quick things. One, what you were just saying about wanting action in the other cases. Is some politics being played here in terms of this case being dealt with swiftly and with a heavy hand because it is in the news . Do you believe the prosecutors or, you know, theyre politicians, too. Are they playing to the politics here . I know our District Attorney is involved in a runoff so i wont speak to that. I think there is a bit of a difference in the other cases in that there is not body cam video available and i believe i heard him say today that is the reason hes not taken action on those other cases. But the point is that we still have some other families awaiting some fninality and outcomes on those cases. You know a lot more about this than they do but gbi was surprised by the swiftness of charges and there is reporting they felt they hadnt been in the loop. Well, that is between the District Attorney and the gbi, chris. I have more to deal with than i can say grace over right now so ill leave that up to them to figure that part out. Assuming its true and the video bears it out, weve seen a freeze frame, but prosecutors put it forth as an allegation today that officer rolfe said i got him. Officer rolfe allegedly kicked Rayshard Brooks and that they didnt render aid right away and officer brosnan that his charges stem largely from him standing on mr. Brooks shoulder after he was shot. Your reaction . Chris, everything about this case is disturbing to me, from watching the more than 30minute interaction between mr. Brooks and the officers to seeing it in this way is, i dont even have the words to describe how disturbing it was because what struck me is that he was not humanized in that moment. There were so many other things that could have happened. This could have turned out so differently. And then i watched Anderson Cooper just before coming on with you and to see mr. Brooks tell his story about being incarcerated, my dad went to prison when i was 8. I counted each and every day waiting for him to come home. And to think that he was simply trying to get to his daughters 8th Birthday Celebration because he said that, when he spoke of what he had planned and why he just wanted to walk to his sisters house. It is just tragic. And, you know, i go between anger and frustration and just sheer sadness because for everything that were doing in atlanta to try and get it right, when Something Like this happens, shows that there is a deeper systemic problem that we have, and even if we get it right tomorrow, it still doesnt bring mr. Brooks back home to his family. True. When you talk about systemic issues, you have one going on right now. I mean, do you have your hands around how many officers are involved in this not calling in or calling out sick, this apparent revolt in response to these charges . The department put out the tweet i read earlier for the audience saying they think they have enough resources. But how many officers are we talking about . Do you know . Well, we dont have a count yet because we were in the midst of a shift change but what i do know is that we do have enough officers to cover us through the night. And our streets wont be any less safe because of the number of officers who called out. But it is just my hope again that our officers will remember the commitment that they made when they held up their hand and they were sworn in as Police Officers. Right. But there is strength in numbers as we both know. That is why im asking, mayor. If we are talking about six, ten people who are particularly passionate about what they think the job is about and how it is being perceived and this prosecution is one thing. If its dozens, you have a different scale of problem on your hands. We do. But the good thing is that we are not the only agency in atlanta. We have other partners across the metropolitan area including assistance from the state and from the county and from other jurisdictions. So we will be fine. The thing that im most concerned about is how we repair the morale in our Police Department and how do we ensure that our communities are safe as they interact with our Police Officers. What do you do, reach out to the union . What do you do . This is an unusual thing to hear about. I know we are living through unusual times. But if you have any scale of officers not wanting to report to duty, that is a novel problem to have. Have you reached out to the union . What are the different avenues of access to heal . Ive not spoken directly to the union today but im sure that we will be in contact with them. Ive been in contact with our interim police chief. And, listen. There is no playbook for what we are dealing with right now across the country. So what i do know is that we have a lot of men and women who work for our Police Department who care about this city and they work each and every day with integrity and with honest interactions with our communities. And so those are the people who i expect will show up for work. And if we have officers who dont want bad officers weeded out of the force, then that is another conversation we need to have with all of our officers. When were talking about fixing what is wrong with our Police Department and whats happening in our communities it is just as much for the protection of our communities as it is for our Police Officers. Absolutely. Understood. Ive been in atlanta often. Ive seen them do the job. Ive done it as a journalist. I understand how important they are to the community. You said that youll be okay because you got surrounding forces to draw on. Are any surrounding jurisdictions sending man power to help cover the gap right now . Well, right now we are covered with our force, because we have some officers who are staying on a bit longer to cover a longer shift to make up the difference but weve already notified many of our other partners just in case we need to call others in. But were fine. I think our true test will be likely tomorrow but i dont have any concerns about where we are this evening. Nobodys given you any indication that this is just the beginning, mayor, youll see more tomorrow . Were not going away . You know what, chris . I take it one day at a time and in the morning well start over and well see what we have before us. But again, this is an independently elected District Attorney. I didnt talk with the District Attorney before he went forward with these charges. These are charges that he decided to bring against our officers and, you know, we will see how justice will be served. For mr. Brooks. And well see what the outcome is with these officers. But meanwhile, we have communities that we still need to protect and it is my hope in the same way that i kept my word to our officers when it came to the historic pay raise theyll keep their word to the people of atlanta. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, these are difficult times that demand leadership. Thank you for being with us tonight to provide exactly that. Thank you. Be well. All right. I told you that officer brosnans team is pushing back. One, they say he is not cooperating with prosecutors as a witness for them. They say he is working with them and volunteering his interviews, etcetera. But not a states witness. So what does that mean . And, more importantly, why the brosnan defense team says what he did that night was exemplary and exactly the right way to do the job. Their case, next. At tmobile, we know that connection is more important than ever. For customers 55 and up, we want you to get the value and service you need to stay connected. Thats why we have a plan built just for you. Saving 50 vs. Other carriers with 2 unlimited lines for only 55. And were here to help when youre ready to switch. Visit a store or go to tmobile. Com 55. But a resilient business you cacan be ready for it. Re. A Digital Foundation from vmware helps you redefine whats possible. Now. From the hospital shifting to remote patient care in just 48 hours. To the university moving hundreds of apps quickly to the cloud. Or the City GovernmentGoing Digital to keep Critical Services running. You are creating the future on the fly. And we are helping you do it. Vmware. Realize whats possible. Your cells. Trillions of them. Thats why centrum contains 24 key nutrients to support your energy. So you can take care of what matters most. And try new centrum minis today. Lets take a deeper look into the case now. Okay . You have rolfe, the man who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks. The other officer is devin brosnan. He did not shoot at Rayshard Brooks let alone shoot him and hit him. But he is also looking at criminal charges here, three of them, possibly a sentence of up to 20 years. Why . In part because of what you see in the video according to prosecutors. Officer brosnan standing on Rayshard Brooks as he lay dying. Now, there are questions about whether brosnan is going to testify against officer rolfe. Heres what the da said today. Officer brosnan is now becoming a cooperating witness for the state. We are asking the court to grant a bond of 50,000 and to allow officer brosnan to sign that bond as i indicated that he would become one of the first Police Officers to actually indicate that he is willing to testify against someone in his own department. Is that true . Not the part about him being one of the first. Im sure it is. It is very rare. But is it actually happening . The officers attorneys say no. Lets talk with them. Don samuel and amanda clark, thank you for taking the opportunity on primetime. Thank you. Thank you. Amanda, i will start with you. What is the state of play between your client and the Prosecutors Office . Well, to be clear, there is no agreement that our client is going to testify at any hearing. He has been cooperative. He went in yesterday and made a statement to the assistant District Attorney and their investigator. He provided them with his cell phone. We are going to provide medical records and photographs of his injury. If there is any other Law Enforcement agency like the gbi, which i would anticipate wants to talk to him, we will be cooperative. Might there be a deal to work as a states witness . In my view, he doesnt need a deal. He shouldnt have been charged with a crime in the first place. It is so early to be talking about any kind of court proceedings. What i will say about devin is he is not a states witness. He is a witness. He will tell the truth about what he saw, what happened to him, and what happened. He will do so if he gets a subpoena, an investigating Agency Request to cooperate, he is just going to go out and tell the truth and tell what he saw. Don, by the way, you guys can answer any question you want as we go along. I have a lot of them tonight. I think this is going to be very helpful for the audience. The statement from the team is, his actions were exemplary that night. Lets just set that in contrast to the prosecutors most damning allegation which is he stood on Rayshard Brooks shoulder after he was on the ground and shot. How is that exemplary . Well, you have to take a few steps back. Remember, the encounter with mr. Brooks became chaotic when mr. Brooks tried to resist arrest. Yes. And youve seen im sure the videos of them fighting. Devin ends up taking out his taser and yelling at him, stop fighting. Stop fighting. Mr. Brooks grabs the taser from him and shoots devin. Devin gets shot with the taser. He then falls over and lands on his head on the pavement and he gets a concussion. We have the medical records, which the d. A. Just had no interest in seeing. Weve got the medical records o to show that he has a concussion. Hes got bruises on his legs. Right. On his knees are injured, on his arms. Well put up pictures of the bruises just so you know. I apolo