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Hi everyone, I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

In the central African nation of Chad, we are hearing hundreds of rebel fighters have closed in on the capital after clashing with government troops. The US and French embassies are working to evacuate¹ staff members because of security concerns. A German diplomatic source tells CNN rebel fighters entered the capital from several directions. But Chad's ambassador to the US insists government troops are in control and that Chad's president is safe.

A day of grieving in the Iraqi capital. Dozens of victims of yesterday's bombings in Baghdad were buried today. Two mentally disabled women were strapped² to the explosives which were detonated by remote control at two crowded pet markets. Iraqi officials say at least 99 people were killed, more than 200 others were wounded.

Police are on the scene of a shooting at a shopping center at a Chicago suburb. Authorities say as many as five people were shot, four of them killed inside a Lane Bryant store in a Tinley Park strip mall. No word yet on the status of the shooter or if there were other injuries.

The Amtrak Pacific line where about 150 rail passengers were stranded³ overnight is open again. The train was trapped behind a derailed snowplow in the Sierras. The incident originally stalled two Amtrak trains but one of them was pulled back to Rino, Nevada Friday where passengers were transferred to a hotel. No one was hurt and all those on board had heat, food and light while they waited for the track to be cleared.

A court in Los Angeles has given Britney Spears's father a temporary control of the singer's welfare and finances. James Spears was named Britney's conservator on Friday. That's while the pop star undergoes treatment at a mental health hospital. She was admitted on Thursday the second time this year.

And those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV, or when you're on the go.