CNN 2009-09-29

I’m Catherine Callaway at the CNN center, glad you’re with us. Here’s a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Iran says that it's successfully tested two types of long-range missiles today. Iran’s state-run television reports the missiles can hit targets up to 1250 miles away, and if that’s true, that means the US bases in the Middle East as well as cities such as Moscow and Athens are within striking distance.

Crews are working frantically¹ to clean up a 10,000 gallon oil spill in the Houston Ship Channel, that’s one of America’s busiest ports. The coast guard says that a ship collided with a barge² Friday night, putting a large gash³ in the fuel tank . All traffic in the Houston Ship Channel's now been closed.

President Obama will travel to Denmark to try and bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to the United States. A senior White House official says that Mr. Obama  will fly there Thursday to pitch Chicago as the Olympic host. He will be the first US president to make such a personal appeal.

Chicago police are using some amateur video that shows a 16-year-old boy being beaten to death to search for suspects in the case.
Some people blame gang violence for the brawl⁴ that killed Derrion Albert. There are 4 people that are being questioned in the case. Alberts' family says that the honor roll student was attacked Thursday because he wouldn’t join a neighborhood gang.

Oscar winning director Roman Polanski could be extradited to the United States on a decades-old warrant. Back in 1977, he pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl, but fled to France before he was sentenced, Saturday Swiss authorities arrested him as he entered the country to be honored at a film festival there.

And those are the headlines for you this hour, stay with CNN for more on these stories and other news of the day.

1 frantically   

ad.发狂地, 发疯地

参考例句：

• He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
• She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。

2 barge   

n.平底载货船，驳船

参考例句：

• The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
• Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。

3 gash   

v.深切，划开；n.(深长的)切(伤)口；裂缝

参考例句：

• The deep gash in his arm would take weeks to heal over.他胳膊上的割伤很深，需要几个星期的时间才能痊愈。
• After the collision,the body of the ship had a big gash.船被撞后，船身裂开了一个大口子。

4 brawl   

n.大声争吵，喧嚷；v.吵架，对骂

参考例句：

• They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
• I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。