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5 things to know: Georgia executes Gissendaner
Daniel Kolber of Atlanta and other protesters gather outside Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson on Tuesday evening before the execution of Kelly Gissendaner. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com
Five things to know for Wednesday, September 30:
1.Kelly Gissendaner asked her lawyer to tell her children that she died singing "Amazing Grace." [Coverage of Gissendaner's execution | family and supporters protest | guards were willing to ask for clemency]
2. The Federal Transit Administration has sent a stern warning to Mayor Kasim Reed and MARTA Chief Keith Parker about “continuing concerns with the safety and operation” of the Atlanta Streetcar project. [Read Katie Leslie's story here]
3. UGA might be without a star wide receiver on Saturday. The player is accused of making a terroristic threat in a confrontation at a restaurant. [Chip Towers has the details]
4. An 85-year-old registered sex offender left his cellphone at a restaurant. Images allegedly on the phone have him landed him jail. [Alexis Stevens has the full story]
5. Atlanta sings: "Rain, rain go away ... " Rain says: "No." [Get your full forecast here]
