5 things to know: Atlanta man's racially charged Facebook post...

Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. Polaris Marketing Group, an Atlanta-based firm, said it is "disgusted" by the actions of a former employee, whose Facebook picture featuring the African-American child of a coworker went viral after it sparked numerous derogatory comments. [Read more]

2. Lawyer Tony Axam has been in the thick of some of the most high-profile court cases in Atlanta history. But Axam stopped practicing law altogether on Monday when the Georgia Supreme Court accepted his surrender of his law license — an act tantamount to disbarment. [Read more]

3. A man doused himself in gasoline and was threatening to set himself on fire from the top of a MARTA bridge Monday morning. But police and firefighters were able to get the man down uninjured through a combination of water and bean bags. [Read more]

4. Can Lee May still lead? A new corruption report casts doubt on the DeKalb CEO's ethics and competence. [Read more]

5. Rain rain, go away: Tonight's chance of showers are pretty low. [Get the complete forecast]

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