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Hello, I'm Brooke Baldwin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. And here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Travel trouble for Senator Barack Obama just this afternoon. His plane was diverted to St. Louis after experiencing mechanical problems during take-off from Chicago. The Democratic presidential candidate was on his way to a campaign event in Charlotte, North Carolina when all this happened. That event has been postponed1. Meantime Republican presidential candidate John McCain is taking his campaign to Denver where he'll talk up his economic policies at a town hall a little later this afternoon. McCain is expected to acknowledge the huge loss of jobs and convince voters his tax cut plans will help stimulate2 US economy.

A series of explosions have rocked (to) the southern Pakistani city of Karachi. Officials say at least one person was killed, 30 injured in those blasts. The explosion comes just one day after a suicide bomber3 killed 17 people in an attack on a rally in the capital city of Islamabad. Most of those victims were police officers. The bombing happened on the one year anniversary of a military siege on the nearby Red Mosque4. Thousands of people had gathered nearby to mark that anniversary date.

To London now where people are observing the third anniversary of the attack on the city's public transit5 system by suicide bombers6. Hundreds gathered today (at) one of the underground rail stations that was targeted. Some people laid flowers to honor those victims. Fifty two commuters were killed when four suicide bombers blew themselves up on three underground tubes or trains, and a double-decker bus at the height of London's morning rush hour.

And the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season could be a Category 2 storm by late this afternoon. You are looking live at pictures. That storm is heading closer and closer to the Caribbean. Right now Bertha's top sustained winds are at least 90 miles an hour. The storm is moving slowly and forecasters say that will help it strengthen as it moves closer to the US. It is still too early to tell though if or when it might make landfall.

In California, cooler air is helping7 firefighters gain ground there. Hundreds of evacuees8 are back home. Wildfires burning around Big Sur and even farther south down in Santa Barbara County though are far from out. Almost 20,000 firefighters are battling 330 active wildfires across the state of California.

And those are just some of the headlines you are watching free here at CNN. Stay with CNN for more on those stories and other news of this day.


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1 postponed 9dc016075e0da542aaa70e9f01bf4ab1     
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
参考例句:
  • The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
  • The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
2 stimulate wuSwL     
vt.刺激,使兴奋;激励,使…振奋
参考例句:
  • Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
  • Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。
3 bomber vWwz7     
n.轰炸机,投弹手,投掷炸弹者
参考例句:
  • He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
  • Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
4 mosque U15y3     
n.清真寺
参考例句:
  • The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
  • Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前,清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
5 transit MglzVT     
n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过
参考例句:
  • His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
  • The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
6 bombers 38202cf84a1722d1f7273ea32117f60d     
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 );投弹手;安非他明胶囊;大麻叶香烟
参考例句:
  • Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
8 evacuees 68c032ac020acca4ffde7910b32b673f     
n.被疏散者( evacuee的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Moreover, for multi-exits, evacuees select a exit based on game theory. 在有多个出口时,疏散人员根据对策论选择出口。 来自互联网
  • Evacuees wade through flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010. 撤离灾区涉水通过后在白沙瓦沉重的季风降雨在周六,2010年7月31日。 来自互联网

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