Five things to know Friday, May 13:

1. Former Fox 5 anchor Amanda Davis said on CBS Atlanta that she is an alcoholic. [Rodney Ho has more on this story]

2. Leo Smith, the Georgia GOP's minority engagement director, says Donald Trump could win 20 percent of the black vote. [Greg Bluestein tells you what else he said]

3. Decatur students ditch big test to play in soccer championship. [Was it worth it?]

4. Million-dollar bids shown for gun George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin. [Read how the auction continued after being taken down by one site]

5. If you have big plans this weekend, you'll want to watch the weather. [Get your Atlanta weather forecast here]

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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