5 things to know: 30 Falcons fans injured in Georgia Dome mishap

5 things to know for Wednesday, October 14:

1. 30 Atlanta Falcons fans were injured at the Georgia Dome on Sunday. After the overtime win against the Washington Redskins, an escalator mishap sent some fans to the hospital with their injuries. [Read what the Falcons are saying about the incident | Julio Jones is still questionable for Thursday's game]

2. An FBI sting targeting sex trafficking rescued 7 Georgians and arrested 9. Nationwide, 149 underage victims were rescued and 153 alleged pimps arrested. [Read more on the charges and those arrested]

3. In the first Democratic debate last night, Hillary Clinton got help from an unexpected source over her use of a secret email server. [Greg Bluestein breaks down the debate | Who won the debate? Vote in our poll here]

4. Former NBA star and Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Lamar Odom was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel on Tuesday night. He was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital. [Read for more details and what the brothel is saying that Odom was taking while there]

5. 75 and sunny. Pretty much a perfect day for weather in Atlanta today. [Get your full forecast here]

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