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Good afternoon, from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here is what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

The good news is the winds have died down a bit for now but firefighters are still struggling to fight a wild fire in California. The rushing flames have destroyed more than 100 homes and injured at least 13 people in California's Santa Barbara County. It began last evening. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency as residents have been ordered to evacuate¹. More than 500 firefighters are there fighting the blaze.

How does it sound to you? Secretary of State Clinton. Sources close to the Obama campaign say Hillary Clinton has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the post. She met with President-elect Obama yesterday. All eyes were on Clinton today as she made a speech in New York, but if you're looking for confirmation², well it just didn't happen.

"I'm not going to speculate or address anything about the president-elect's incoming administration and I'm going to respect his process and any inquiry³ should be directed to his transition team."

The holiday shopping season could be a casualty of the shaking economy and rising unemployment. That is a question right now. The Commerce Department reported a 2.8% drop in retail⁴ sales last month and that decline is the worst since the Commerce Department started measuring retail sales back in 1992.

The weather is looking good for space shuttle Endeavour's launch tonight. The crew is taking up a bathroom, sleeping quarters, and an exercise machine and a new kitchenette to the International Space Station. Scheduled launch time is 7:55 pm Eastern, that is, if the weather is still good at that time.

James Bond is back on the big screen. The new 007 movie hits theaters today. The Daniel Craig is reprising his 007 role for Quantum of Solace⁵. It's a dangerous job playing Bond. While filming the 22nd film in the long running series, Craig endured 8 stitches, a severed⁶ fingertip and some bruised⁷ ribs⁸. Maybe even a bruised ego⁹, reviews have not been very good.

Find out much more on these stories and continuing coverage¹⁰ of latest news by logging onto CNN.com, watching CNN on television or using your cellphones and watching us on them when you are on the go. Thanks for watching.

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1 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

2 confirmation
n.证实，确认，批准
参考例句：
We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。 We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

3 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。 The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

4 retail
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。 These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

5 solace
n.安慰；v.使快乐；vt.安慰(物)，缓和
参考例句：
They sought solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives.他们日常生活很艰难，就在宗教中寻求安慰。 His acting career took a nosedive and he turned to drink for solace.演艺事业突然一落千丈，他便借酒浇愁。

6 severed
v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂
参考例句：
The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。来自《简明英汉词典》 We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 bruised
[医]青肿的，瘀紫的
参考例句：
his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子 She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。

8 ribs
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹
参考例句：
He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。 Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

9 ego
n.自我，自己，自尊
参考例句：
He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。 She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。

10 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。