5 things to know today: Tornado watch in North Georgia; Perdue's Trump Tower appointment
1. Tornado watch in effect for parts of North Georgia. A line of storms that killed three people in Alabama could bring damaging winds, heavy downpours and even tornadoes to North Georgia on Wednesday. [Read here]
2. Sonny Perdue's Trump Tower appointment. We hear the top Ga. Republican and former governor will be making the trek to New York today amid speculation that he's on Donald Trump's short list for secretary of agriculture. [Read here]
3. Gatlinburg fire survivor: 'Hell opened up'. With flames dripping from tree branches and the air filled with embers, thousands of people raced through a hellish landscape as they fled wildfires that killed three people and destroyed hundreds of homes and a resort in the Great Smoky Mountains. [Read here]
4. Customs dog intercepts whole pig at Atlanta airport. An agriculture detector K-9 beagle named Joey last Wednesday detected something in the baggage of a traveler from Peru. Upon further inspection of the baggage, the agency's agriculture specialists found a whole roasted pig, which was seized and destroyed. [Read here]
5. Prince documentary, live celebration planned for 2017. A documentary about Prince is expected in mid-2017– at least overseas. "Prince: R U Listening?," has been announced by production company 13 Films via Ascot Elite Entertainment Group. [Read here]
