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You have the crime wave that is driving a wedge between the mayor and the d.a., just as the d.a. faces that recall campaign. back to you. >> sandra: thank you. john. >> john: police in atlanta are investigating a shooting that happened right in front of officers in the city's wealthy buckhead neighborhood. they say it injured a man and a woman. witnesses say gunfire broke out at an intersection near a nightclub, even as police officers were right there. and now learning of another shooting in atlanta, a stray bullet apparently killed a 6-month-old baby. mike tobin is live with the latest. more...

Flagrant, it happened in front of the police officers. and incidents like this, you have people in the buckhead neighborhood talking about seceding from atlanta all together. buckhead is known for nice restaurants and night life, the governor's mansion is located, big houses are, 2020 and 2021 saw homicides increase by roughly 40% in the city of atlanta. police zone surrounding buckhead, homicides are up 60%. in january a babe in was killed there. december, someone opened fire in a movie theater and that's why you have momentum for buckhead to form its own city and police force. that would req...

Of tax revenue. if buckhead were to secede, the town would end up 71% white and 11% black. the remaining city of atlanta would be 27% white, and 61% black. and to tee up the interview with bill white, he has been quoted in the newspapers saying it's not fair to frame this discussion along racial lines, says the simple pact is, the city of atlanta has failed to protect the residents of buckhead. back to you. >> john: as you point out, a lot of money at stake. mike, thank you. >> sandra: bring in bill white, c.e.o., buckhead city committee pushing for the split with atlanta, mike did a great job...

November 8th and we are going to win this thing and we are going to get the smackdown on the crime here once and for all. >> sandra: you say they really don't care about buckhead, when talking about atlanta city officials. they think, including the mayor, dickens, saying they are taking steps to address crime in buckhead and the rest of the city and remaining united is important. are you still willing to give city leaders a shot in securing the buckhead city area? >> no, we are not. we are off to a very bad start, the mayor's incoming chief of staff was arrested off a plane for felony warrant ...