4 Things You Need To Know For Monday

CHARLOTTE, NC — WCCB News Rising keeps you in the loop with the biggest stories of the day. Here are the 4 Things You Need To Know for Monday:

1.The man who piloted the hot air balloon that crashed, killing 16 people in Texas, was arrested for driving drunk.

2.The Taliban is taking credit for an explosion that targeted a Kabul, Afghanistan, hotel early this morning.

3.President Obama heads to Atlanta today, to address the annual convention of the Disabled American Veterans Organization.

4.Ellicott City, Maryland, is under a state of emergency this morning, after the suburban Baltimore City was drenched with more than 6 inches of rain in two hours.