5 things to know: Deadly kissing bug found in Georgia

Five things to know for Tuesday, November 24:

1. The "kissing bug," which carries a parasite in its feces that can cause a deadly disease, has been found in Georgia. [Read more about this insect in Fiza Pirani's story here]

2. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign to Atlanta, where he trumpted Martin Luther King's legacy. [Read what Sanders had to say in Greg Bluestein's Political Insider blog | read what rapper Killer Mike, who lunched with the senator, had to say about Sanders]

3. The man accused of causing two trucks to plunge from I-285 onto Ga. 400, snarling traffic for hours found out his punishment. [Read Alexis Stevens' story here]

4. The Hawks take on the Celtics tonight at Philips Arena. [That's just one of our four things to do today in Atlanta]

5. The temperature is above freezing, but it doesn't feel like it. [Get your full Atlanta area weather forecast here]

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