1. McIver court appearance expected this morning. Atlanta police have charged McIver with involuntary manslaughter, a felony, and reckless conduct, a misdemeanor, for fatally shooting his wife in the back as the two rode in their SUV near Piedmont Park late on the night of Sept. 25. [Read here]
2. N.C. failure to repeal 'bathroom bill' will impact Georgia debate. In a move that has implications for the coming Georgia legislative session, Republican leaders in Raleigh first proposed, instead of a straight repeal, a bill that would cancel HB 2 yet prevent cities in North Carolina from adopting non-discrimination ordinances for at least six months. [Read here]
3. CNN commentator outraged over grabby TSA pat-down. Angela Rye, a CNN political commentator, is outraged at the grabby nature of a screening at the Detroit airport this week. "I was just thoroughly traumatized by the TSA," she said in a Periscope video. [Read here]
4. Atlanta police officer arrested on DUI charge. Officer Theodore Travis was driving Sunday near the intersection of Lost Mountain and Macland roads in Powder Springs when police pulled him over for driving erratically, Channel 2 Action News reported. [Read here]
5. Warm up ahead in metro Atlanta. Enjoy the nice weather, metro Atlanta. It will be a sunny and warm day. Temperatures early Thursday were already 18 degrees warmer than they were Wednesday morning, according to Channel 2 Action News. [Read here]
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