5 things to know today: Alligator snatches child

1. Alligator snatches child at Disney resort. A 2-year-old Nebraska boy was dragged away by an alligator at a lake at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort Tuesday night. His parents' frantic attempts were unable to save him.

2. Final primary victory goes to Clinton. Hillary Clinton brought a close to the presidential primary season with a win in the nation's capital and a meeting with dispatched rival Bernie Sanders

4. Southern Baptists: Take down that flag. The group overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday at its annual conference saying that the flag is perceived by many as a symbol of "hatred, bigotry and racism" and asked people to take it down.

5. David Perdue skipping Donald Trump's Atlanta fundraiser. The presumptive Republican nominee's Georgia sojourn includes a noon rally at the Fox Theatre and a private fundraiser at the Atlanta estate of businessman Charlie Loudermilk. But one of the event's co-hosts won't be there.

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