The Brief from WABE

The family of an 18-year-old killed by a Newnan police officer demands the department release bodycam footage of the shooting; The first, last, and everything in between debate between candidates for Georgia governor is tonight; And Zoo Atlanta announces when you'll be able to see Ping Ping and Fu Shaung, the giant pandas that just arrived from China.

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A week after Governor Brian Kemp signed a gas tax suspension, high diesel prices continue to impact Georgia’s agriculture sector; U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is calling on his Republican challenger, U.S. Congressman Mike Collins, to push for an end to the Iran War; Kyle Waide is preparing to leave the Atlanta Community Food Bank for a new position after more than a decade leading the organization.

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Tybee Island has secured federal funding to replenish its beaches; Georgia is now shouldering even more of the cost to manage the federal food aid program known as SNAP; and an Atlanta law firm has secured a 164 million dollar verdict against a hotel operator for its role in child sex trafficking.

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Big promises (but a small delivery) prompt DeKalb County to sue; Twenty years into the project, Atlanta's BeltLine just aquired the land to close the full 22-mile loop; and Clayton County residents have some questions for MARTA about plans to expand fast buses. 

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More back and forth between Fulton County and the City of Atlanta about the city jail; CDC employees who still have a job continue to say cutes are taking a toll; and why a Georgia U.S. Senator voted against a plan to regulate college sports, even as most of the Senate voted in favor of it.  

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A federal judge tosses the Trump administration's suit against Georgia seeking private voter info; Measles, anyone? It's spreading, and a Jasper County family represents the latest cluster; and the state is about to bring Pine Log Park back to the public. 

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To lessen sticker shock at the pump, Georgia is rolling back its gas tax for 30 days; Because why should Atlanta homeowners have all the fun?  A shortage of apartments means rents are about to go up; and with Ms. Pat, what you see is what you get.  And what you see? is pretty funny.   

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Georgia elections officials say a new federal voter database won't affect the state's elections... this year; The Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Dream are both headed for their playoffs, after winning seasons; and a new Banksy exhibit brings the enigmatic artist to life at Kirkwood's Pullman Yards.

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Massive quantities of meat, distributed by a Georgia company, are recalled; No U.S. city evicts more people than Atlanta; and "I'd take two if I were you." China's president confirms Atlanta's about to get two fuzzy foreigners named Ping Ping and Fu Shuang.

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The number of law enforcement personnel with access to Flock camera footage: 140,000.
The number of federal policies governing that access: 0.
The number of US Senators from Georgia proposing more oversight: 1. 

Buckhead lays out a multi-year plan to improve quality of life for its residents. Its first 'quick win': potholes. 

And what you can do with an old vape to keep it out of the landfill.

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