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Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.


Three people were killed and dozens wounded when a Palestinian construction worker took his bulldozer on a rampage west of Jerusalem. He rammed1 several cars and buses before a police officer shot and killed him. Israeli authorities are calling it a terrorist attack although they are not clear about the motive2 yet and say he acted alone.

A man suspected of killing3 eight people in just a few days is due in court today. Twenty-eight-year-old Nicholas Sheley was arrested last night near a bar in Granite4 City, Illinois. Police say his killing spree stretched from Illinois to Missouri, adding that he has a long and violent criminal history.

Officials have promised to make changes at the psychiatric ward5 in a Brooklyn hospital after several workers ignored a woman who was dying on the waiting room floor. This is surveillance video of the Kings County Hospital psychiatric yard. A woman in a hospital waiting room was left on the floor, you can see her here, for more than an hour until she died. There were other people in the waiting room including a security guard and a hospital staff member. Six people have been fired. Prosecutors6 are investigating whether someone at the hospital tried to cover it up.

The National Guard is being mobilized to help fight fires in California. Yesterday Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he is ordering 200 guardsmen to help fight hundreds of fires burning across the state. They are expected to join around 19,000 firefighters sometime next week. Air quality is also a major problem right now in northern California. People are being told to stay inside as much as possible. And schools in some communities have cancelled outdoor activities. New evacuations have been ordered near Big Sur. That fire has already burnt 47,000 acres of forest and several homes.

Tomatoes may not be the only food linked to a salmonella outbreak. The FDA is now looking at foods commonly eaten with tomatoes. But agency officials say it's too early to identify specific items. Labs across the country are expanding their testing. But officials stress that tomatoes aren't off the hook. So far, 869 people have got sick.

Well, those are the headlines this hour. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.


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1 rammed 99b2b7e6fc02f63b92d2b50ea750a532     
v.夯实(土等)( ram的过去式和过去分词 );猛撞;猛压;反复灌输
参考例句:
  • Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来,出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
  • I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 motive GFzxz     
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
参考例句:
  • The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
3 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 granite Kyqyu     
adj.花岗岩,花岗石
参考例句:
  • They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
  • The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。
5 ward LhbwY     
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
参考例句:
  • The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
  • During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时,我要点根火把,抵挡蚊虫。
6 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
参考例句:
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

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