5 things to know: Restaurant group's founder speaks out on...

Five things to know Wednesday, October 7:

1. Chef Tom Catherall, Here to Serve restaurant group's founder, issued a statement on the closing of popular Atlanta restaurants. [Read what he said here]

2. A second 15-year-old has been shot in killed in about as many days. [Read Alexis Stevens' story for the details]

3. Civil rights icon the Rev. Joseph Lowery has still got it. See for yourself. [Photos from Lowery's 94th birthday celebration]

4. Falcons wide receiver Roddy White says he's here to do one thing. [Find out what that is in D. Orlando Ledbetter's blog]

5. Did you like yesterday's weather? Then you're in luck today. [Get your full forecast here]

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