CNN 2009-04-10

Good morning hope your Thursday is off to a good start, I’m Reggie Aqui from the CNN center in Atlanta, here is what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

 We begin with that hostage situation and we continue to follow on the high seas. We now know that the FBI has been called in to help negotiate the release of the ship captain taken hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The hostage and his captors are held up in a lifeboat and a US warship¹ is nearby. The crew is in control of the once overtaken ship and they are trying to communicate with the pirates for some sort of exchange.

 A new unemployment report shows that America’s job market is still on the rocks. Last week, 654,000 people filed initial jobless claims. The number of continuing claims remains² at an all-time high for the 11th week but there is a silver lining³ if you wanna look at that way. Those new fillings

we just mentioned, they are actually down 20,000 from the week before.

 April 15th comes next week and if you have to write a check to the government, well, hopefully you know that by now. The government says 10 million struggling tax payers are expected to miss that deadline. If you are one of them, IRS Form 4868 is what you need to file for a six-month extension. As one financial planner put it, the IRS can be forgiving if you explain your situation before the deadline.

All right, be sure to stick with us here at CNN.com and CNN.com/live. We'll continue to have your news updates right here throughout the day.

1 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

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 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。