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Hello, I am Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta, and here is a look at what's happening Now In The News.

Hurricane Ike is on course for the Texas Gulf¹ Coast, and it is expected to move onshore late tomorrow or early Saturday. Higher sustained winds are 100 miles an hour, but forecasters say it could pick up strength in the next day or two. It is moving to the west, northwest at about 10 miles an hour. Evacuations are under way for hundreds of thousands of people along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coasts.

A jury found a teacher's husband guilty of killing² her student lover, but they chose the lesser³ charge, Erik Mclean could have been found guilty of first-degree murder, but instead the jury chose a verdict of reckless homicide, Mclean was on trial for shooting his wife's 18-year-old lover, he claimed the shooting was an accident.

Senate Democrats⁴ are calling for a freeze in foreclosures on mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The troubled lending giants were seized by the government Sunday. Now four Democratic Senators say the firm's new chiefs should institute a 90-day halt in foreclosures, instead the Senators are urging the lenders to help struggling borrowers stay in their homes.

New fees for checking bags are helping⁵ boost the financial outlook for Continental⁶ Airlines. In a filing today the airliner⁷ estimates a new 15 dollar baggage check fee for most customers will generate 100 million dollars in revenue and cost-savings, that news along with falling oil prices is driving a surge in Continental stock on Wall Street today.

Authorities at Los Angeles International Airport arrested singer Kanye West this morning for felony vandalism. They say he smashed a paparazzi camera worth 10, 000 dollars, this is a video taken by TMZ. Police are continuing to interview witnesses. Both West and his assistant were arrested. Unbelievable pictures!

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 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 killing
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。

3 lesser
adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地
参考例句：
Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。 She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。

4 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 helping
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。

6 continental
adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的
参考例句：
A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。 The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

7 airliner
n.客机，班机
参考例句：
The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。 The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。