The FOX 5 Storm Team has declared Friday and Saturday Storm Alert Days due to the threat of winter weather in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. "It used to be for the masses — but now is totally out of reach for most people."

The first human death due to bird flu in the US has been reported in Louisiana, involving a patient over 65 with underlying conditions. The patient contracted H5N1 from exposure to backyard and wild birds.

More should be done to control the spread of bird flu among animals to avoid more cases in humans, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States.