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Hi there, I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

We have been following some breaking news out of Chicago for you where police have found a child's body possibly Jennifer Hudson's missing nephew. They found the body in a white SUV. The vehicle was the focus of an Amber¹ Alert issued for seven-year-old Julian King; the little boy was missing since Friday's shooting deaths of Hudson's mother and brother at their Chicago home. The Oscar winning actress has offered 100,000-dollar reward for the safe return of her sister's son.

You could see another cut in interest rates this week. The Federal Reserve is looking for ways to get people and businesses to start spending money again. Some expect the Fed to drop the key rate half a percentage point to one percent that would take rates to their lowest point in more than four years. The Fed's two-day meeting ends Wednesday.

It could soon be easier for you to borrow money from certain banks, that's because nine major banks are about to get the first slice of the government's 700-billion-dollar rescue plan. They signed a deal with the Treasury² Department yesterday that will give them 125 billion dollars this week. It's designed to put banks in a better position to make loans and help ease this financial crisis.

The race for the White House is in the final stretch this week. The presidential hopefuls are stumping³ hard in battleground states. Now Senator John McCain starting off in Ohio then to Pennsylvania. His running-mate governor Sarah Palin campaigning today in Virginia. Senator Barack Obama also in Ohio, his running mate Senator Joe Biden travels to North Carolina and Florida.

And Philadelphia is on the verge⁴ of winning its first major sports championship in 25 years. Last night the Phillies rocked the Tampa Bay Rays 10-2 in Game 4 the World Series. They now lead the best-of-seven series three games to one, Game 5 tonight in Philadelphia.

Those are the headlines of this hour, stay with CNN for more on those stories and all your other news of the day.

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1 amber
n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的
参考例句：
Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？ This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

2 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

3 stumping
僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的现在分词 )；把（某人）难住；使为难；（选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
参考例句：
She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。 But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。

4 verge
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。