thank you so much for sharing part of your new year s day with us. i m boris sanchez. coming up, from the capitol insurrection to election night upsets, it has been a whirlwind year in politics and we re going to break down for you the top ten political stories of the year. plus, one-on-one with outgoing atlanta mayor alicia k keys bottoms. she talks about her decision to not run for re-election and talks about her city and the pandemic. let s get a check of your top stories. good morning, and happy new year. thank you for joining us. i m ryan nobles. 2022 begins with more disruptions and a grim warning. things will likely get worse as the omicron variant spreads across the u.s. the nation broke records twice this week for the seven-day average of new daily covid-19 cases, which remained at an all-time high of roughly 356,000 new daily infections thursday. meanwhile, the faa says staffing shortages caused by covid-19 infections could lead to even more flight cancellatio
We had to lead in the absence of leadership with donald trump, and for someone to come for atlanta and to disparage atlanta and the leadership and the people of atlanta and the way that he did it, a lot of cities and a lot of leaders across the country, it wasn t difficult for me to confront that. and that s what you do when you are faced with a bully. you confront the bully, and oftentimes the bully will stand down. what guided you through that? i think it is a deep-seeded courage that s probably been a part of who i am for my entire life. growing up, having the benefit of growing up in atlanta, as a child, an african american child, you see leaders who look like you and you see people who are doing extraordinary things.
All that you have endured, all that you hope to be passing on, whether it be to your children, the city of atlanta, or to the mayor-elect, andre dickens, what will be your advice for him, mayor-elect andre dickens? i ve given him a lot of advice, i don t know if he s going to take it or not. but just a few things, we were actually together this morning and i just really cautioned him to protect his peace. what do you mean by that? there were moments during my term that i honestly thought i lost the ability to empathize, because there s so many bad things that you confront on a daily basis as a leader, and i think part of it is creating something internally that protects you. but if you don t ever separate, if you don t ever turn off, you
thank you so much for sharing part of your new year s day with us. i m boris sanchez. coming up, from the capitol insurrection to election night upsets, it has been a whirlwind year in politics and we re going to break down for you the top ten political stories of the year. plus, one-on-one with outgoing atlanta mayor alicia k keys bottoms. she talks about her decision to not run for re-election and talks about her city and the pandemic. let s get a check of your top stories. good morning, and happy new year. thank you for joining us. i m ryan nobles. 2022 begins with more disruptions and a grim warning. things will likely get worse as the omicron variant spreads across the u.s. the nation broke records twice this week for the seven-day average of new daily covid-19 cases, which remained at an
So it never occurred to me that i couldn t be courageous or that i couldn t do something extraordinary, because there were always examples around me, from my teachers, to my grandparents and my parents, to the mayor and the people you saw on television. they were a part of our community. and that s the beauty of growing up in a city like atlanta. and i m so glad that in the same way as a child, that i was able to emulate that representation, that atlanta still represents that magic to people across the country. you may recall, the death of rayshard brooks by police in 2020 caused a nationwide uproar and in atlanta, where it happened, that uproar turned into unrest. fiery, violent protests erupted in the days after the shooting. the officer who fired the fatal shots faces felony murder and multiple other charges.