AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-14（在线收听）

1. A new brush fire has broken out in the hills above Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley suburbs, prompting mandatory evacuations. The new fire began Monday morning, a few miles west of the 3,700-acre brush fire that has been burning since early Sunday in the valley's northeast corner.

2. Two people died when a news helicopter crashed north of Houston. A pilot and photographer were on the way to cover a story when the chopper went down in a wooded area.

3. The presidential candidates are pushing new economic issues. Democrat Barack Obama proposed a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs. Republican John McCain changed his stern speech to give more focus to the financial crisis.

4. An Arizona man has turned his sports car into an eco-car. Kevin Young converted a 1966 Porsche to run on batteries. Young says it costs just 21 cents a mile to run.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. moratorium: n.

A moratorium on a particular activity or process is the stopping of it for a fixed period of time, usually as a result of an official agreement.