CNN 2009-01-31

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Naamua Delaney; Good morning, thank you for checking in with us and here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

New proof that the economy is getting worse. The government says the gross domestic product recorded its worst performance since 1982.The economy declined at an annual rate of almost 4% last quarter as consumers and businesses cut their spending even further.GDP of course measures the nation's economic activity.

In Illinois residents are waiting up to a new governor this morning. The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office. Pat Quinn was sworn in as the new governor shortly after Blagojevich got the boot.

Casey Anthony was in court this morning in Orlando Florida, she's accused of killing¹ her two-year-old daughter Caylee. Today's hearing focused on the request to look at the area where Caylee's remains² were found.

Over 600,000 residents in Kentucky are out of power. A massive winter storm has knocked out power to more than a million people from Oklahoma to Maine. Now those folks are running out of food, water and fuel to heat their homes. Utility companies say it could be mid-February before everyone has electricity again.

Congress is ironing out the details to expand health insurance to about 11 million low-income children. Yesterday the Senate approved its version of the bill which would add four million more Americans to the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The House passed a similar version of the bill. President Obama could sign a final version of the bill as early as next week.

Well Bruce Springsteen is among the list of performance scheduled to perform at this weekend's Super Bowl. Springsteen says his half-time performance is gonna be a 12-minute party. Jennifer Hudson will sing the national anthem³.90 million viewers are expected to tune⁴ in and watch the Steelers take on the Cardinals⁵.

Well thanks with us, stick with CNN.com 24/7 for news from around the world and of course we will have updates right here throughout the day.

1 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。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

4 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

5 cardinals   

红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数

参考例句：

• cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
• A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。