📅 Saturday, March 7, 2026 Good morning, Jay!
🌤️ Weather — 3-Day Outlook
🏠 Woodstock, GA — Now: 61°F • Sat: H 80° / L 59° | Rain 55% ⚠️ • Sun: H 68° / L 59° | Rain 62% ⚠️ • Mon: H 78° / L 60° | Rain 38% • 🤧 Pollen: 8.1/12 (Medium-High) — Alder, Juniper, Elm • 🟡 Air Quality: 51 (Moderate)
🏙️ Charlotte, NC — Now: 64°F • Sat: H 80° / L 64° | Rain 12% • Sun: H 76° / L 63° | Rain 65% ⚠️ • Mon: H 77° / L 58° | Rain 16%
🏔️ Johnson City, TN — Now: 63°F • Sat: H 80° / L 59° | Rain 52% ⚠️ • Sun: H 63° / L 54° | Rain 48% • Mon: H 72° / L 54° | Rain 12%
⚾ Braves — Spring Training
🦝 Raccoon on the loose: Friday night's Braves-Twins game at Hammond Stadium was briefly interrupted by a furry, four-legged fan trying to catch the action — a raccoon made its way into the stands, triggering a few shrieks before being safely removed. Only in Spring Training!
📊 Spring roster moves: The Braves continue to fine-tune their roster at North Port. Injury report and transaction updates are rolling in daily as the team prepares for Opening Day.
⚽ Atlanta United
🏟️ Tonight's home opener: The 17s welcome Real Salt Lake to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the first home match of 2026! Atlanta United is as healthy as they've been all season — only two players on the injury report (Dominik Chong Qui out). Tata Martino reunites with the fans after his return.
🎙️ 17 Questions with Tata: The club's feature interview with manager Tata Martino — his thoughts on the season, Argentina, and life back in Atlanta.
📺 WBD News
💰 Zaslav sells $114M in stock: CEO David Zaslav sold $114 million in Warner Bros. Discovery stock this week as a window opened following nearly a year of dealmaking. Other top execs including Bruce Campbell, JB Perrette, and Gunnar Weidenfels also sold shares.
🇪🇺 EU antitrust review: Brussels is preparing a complex antitrust review of the $110B Paramount-Warner merger — more likely to slow the deal than stop it. David Ellison's European charm offensive continues.
📊 Subscriber overlap: More than a quarter of HBO Max subscribers in the U.S. already have Paramount+. The streaming service merger math is getting interesting.
🏠 Local News
🔥 Smoke in Charlotte: Daughter might notice smoke in the air Thursday/Friday — several controlled burns across the region triggered visible smoke throughout Charlotte. Nothing to worry about, just routine land management.
🚧 I-77 expansion lawsuit: A lawsuit has been filed to halt the I-77 expansion over concerns about its impact on historic Black neighborhoods in Charlotte. Despite multiple public sessions held by NCDOT and city leaders last year, community advocates say their concerns haven't been meaningfully addressed. Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson says he's willing to meet with community leaders to discuss improvements.
Have a great day! ☕