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ARE THE FIVE CITIES IN GEORGIA

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WHERE YOU HAVE TO WEAR ONE IN

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PUBLIC TONIGHT WE OFFICIALLY

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ADDED ATLANTA, FAIRBURN,

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EASTPOINTE, ATHENS, AND

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SAVANNAH.

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THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON WILL

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VOTE ON MASKS FRIDAY.

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TONIGHT WE ARE GIVING YOU

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INSIGHT ON TRI-CITIES ARE NOW

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DEFINED THE GOVERNOR'S

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EXECUTIVE ORDER AND THEY ARE

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REQUIRING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS.

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CHANNEL 2'S MATT JOHNSON SPOKE

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TO A COVID-19 SURVIVOR WHO IS

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GRATEFUL TO SEE IT HAPPEN.

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HE FILED THIS REPORT JUST

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BEFORE HEADING TO THAT BREAKING

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NEWS.

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IS LIKE A TORNADO.

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IT'S LIKE IT DON'T WANT TO LET

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GO OF YOU.

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Reporter: FELICIA IS A SELF

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FULTON COUNTY BUSINESS PHONE.

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SHE FEARS SHE GOT COVID-19 IN

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MARCH WHILE INTERACTING WITH

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THE CLIENT.

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I FOUND MYSELF ABOUT TO HAVE

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PANIC ATTACK WHEN PEOPLE ARE

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AROUND ME AND DON'T HAVE ON A

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MASK.

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Reporter: SHE IS WARNING

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PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK TO HELP

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STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

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MAYORS ACROSS METRO ATLANTA

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AGREED, SAYING THE GOVERNORS

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ORDERS JUST ISN'T WORKING.

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR  -- ALL

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THE SUPPOSED?

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THAT MOTION CARRIES 6-0.

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Reporter: THIS EVENING,

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FAIRBURN CALLED AN EMERGENCY

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MEETING AND BECAME AT LEAST THE

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FIFTH CITY TO REQUIRE FACE

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COVERINGS THE PUBLIC.

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THE REASON YOU ARE JUST NOW

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HEARING ABOUT MASS PERFORMANCE

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HERE IN GEORGIA IS BECAUSE

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GOVERNOR KEMP SAID CITIES COULD

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NOT MAKE THEIR OWN RULES WHEN

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IT COMES TO 19 GETS CALLED

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PREEMPTION.

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PREEMPTION IS WHEN A HIGHER

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FORM OF GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO

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RESTRICT THE LOWER FORM OF

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GOVERNMENT.

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OR EVEN REALLY PREVENTING THE

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LOWER FORM OF GOVERNMENT FROM

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ACTING AT ALL.

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IT'S KIND OF A HOT TOPIC IN

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PUBLIC HEALTH.

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Reporter: STACY KERSHNER IS

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THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTION FOR THE

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CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIETY IN

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GEORGIA STATE.

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SHE SAYS THE DEBATE ABOUT WHO

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SHOULD MAKE LAWS ABOUT YOUR

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HELP THIS NOTHING NEW.

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SHE SAYS TOBACCO CONTROL AND

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CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING

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ARE ALSO ISSUES WHERE

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PREEMPTION HAS BEEN DEBATED.

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FOR THE HIGHER LEVEL OF

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GOVERNMENT, THE QUESTION IS

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HAVING A CONSISTENT POLICY

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ACROSS JURISDICTIONS SO THAT

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BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE CAN

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EASILY KNOW WHAT TO FOLLOW AND

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WHERE TO FOLLOW IT.

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FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, THAT

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CAN OFTEN BE A PROTECTION OF

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PROTECTING THEIR CITIZENS. THEY

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ARE CLOSER TO THE PROBLEM.

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THEY CAN ACT MORE QUICKLY, EVEN

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WHEN IT'S NOT AN EMERGENCY.

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Reporter: THE GOVERNOR HAS

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BEEN TRAVELING THE STATE,

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ENCOURAGING CITIZENS WEAR

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MASKS.

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THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TALK OF

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HIM REQUIRING IT.

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FAIRBURN MAYOR ELIZABETH A

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HURST SAYS A COMMENT FROM

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GOVERNMENT CAMP SAID THAT IS

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WHAT ENCOURAGED HER TO GO

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FORWARD WITH THEM OFF MANDATE.

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HE MADE THE POINT  OF SAYING

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TO ALL OF US ON MONDAY THAT HE

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IS NOT GOING TO GET INTO A

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PANDEMIC POLITICAL FIGHT WITH

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ANY CITIES WHO FEEL THE NEED TO

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MAKE ORDINANCES THAT THEY FEEL

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ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF

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THEIR CITIES.

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FELICIA IS 38.

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SHE SAYS COVID-19 MAKES HER

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FEEL LIKE SHE IS 75.

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SHE IS BEGGING GEORGIANS TO

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TAKE THIS IS A SERIOUSLY.

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I COULD'VE LOST MY LIFE

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SEVERAL TIMES.

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I FAINTED AND GOT LIGHTHEADED

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AND PASSED OUT AT HOME.

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I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT

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ANYMORE.

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THAT WAS MATT JOHNSON

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REPORTING.

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THERE IS SCIENCE AND DATA THAT

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SHOW HOW MASK SAVE LIVES IN

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GEORGIA JUST LAST WEEK, DR. ALI

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SAID MASKS COULD CUT DEATHS IN

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GEORGIA BY 30%.

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THE MESSAGE TODAY IS  ANY

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FACE COVERING WILL REDUCE THE

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TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS BY

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74%.

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IN GEORGIA, THAT TRANSLATES

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INTO A MAKE MORTALITY OF 4000

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LESS.

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HERE IS A LIVE LOOK AT

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GRADY HOSPITAL IN DOWNTOWN

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ATLANTA.