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Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta and here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Another piece of President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet puzzle may be falling into place. CNN has learned former Senator Tom Daschle has been asked and has agreed to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Sources say if confirmed, Daschle will also serve as the “Health Czar” to craft the next president's healthcare reform plan. A formal announcement has not been scheduled.

Meanwhile, there is a new audio message from Al-Qaeda directed at President-elect Obama. It is filled with threats and insults. The voice believed to be from Osama bin¹ Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, warns Obama to be ready for "a heavy legacy² of failure and crimes". The terrorist group also claims Obama is "the direct opposite of honorable black Americans like Malcolm X who adopted Islam. The tape's authenticity³ has not been verified.

Top executives of the Big 3 automakers are pleading with Congress to give them a helping⁴ hand. They are appearing before the House Financial Services Committee right now. Some top Republicans say the CEOs of Ford⁵, General Motors and Chrysler should all be fired. Senate Majority Leader Harry⁶ Reid says Congress may not approve a 25-billion-dollar loan to Detroit during the current session. The car companies say they are survival at stake.

A human windpipe transplant is being called a milestone⁷ in medicine. Doctors say they replaced every cell in a donor⁸ windpipe, using stem cells from the patient so her body wouldn't reject the new organ. The operation was first reported in British medical journal The Lancet.

A group of college kids is blamed for starting one of the devastating⁹ California wildfires. Officials say ten students didn't fully¹⁰ put out their bonfire at the Tea Garden Estate. The ember sparked a wildfire that burned more than 1900 acres and destroyed 200 buildings. Prosecutors¹¹ are considering whether to charge the students.

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 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 legacy
n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西
参考例句：
They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

3 authenticity
n.真实性
参考例句：
There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。 The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。

4 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。

5 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

6 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

7 milestone
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。 I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

8 donor
n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体
参考例句：
In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。 The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

9 devastating
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。 Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

10 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

11 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。