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1. The Pentagon has released a security camera videotape of the American Airlines flight that hit the building on 9/11. On the far right of the screen, you can see the plane hitting the Pentagon, and then a ball of flame goes up in the air.
2. Congress will address the controversial immigration proposal that President Bush outlined Monday in coming weeks. The plan that includes using the National Guard has drawn opposition from Democrats and Republicans.
3. New England isn't totally in the clear yet, but floodwaters are receding and the rain system that's been hovering for several days is finally moving out of the region.
4. A surveillance camera in Detroit Michigan caught a man backing into a convenience store, grabbing as many cigarette cartons as he could and then driving away. Police caught up with the suspect and arrested him a few miles away from the store.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. videotape : n-uncount
Videotape is magnetic tape that is used to record moving pictures and sounds to be shown on television.
2. in the clear : phrase
If someone is in the clear, they are not in danger, or are not blamed or suspected of anything.
e.g. The Audit Commission said that the ministry was in the clear.
3. floodwater : noun
The water of a flood. Often used in the plural.
4. recede : verb
When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense.
e.g. Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede...
5. surveillance : n-uncount
Surveillance is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army.
e.g. Police keep track of the kidnapper using electronic surveillance equipment.
6. convenience store : n-count
A convenience store is a shop which sells mainly food and which is usually open until late at night.
7. grab : verb
If you grab something such as food, drink, or sleep, you manage to get some quickly. (INFORMAL)
e.g. Grab a beer.
8. carton : n-count
A carton is a plastic or cardboard container in which food or drink is sold.
e.g. a two-pint carton of milk.
9. catch up with: phrasal verb
If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.
e.g. I stopped and waited for her to catch up.
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