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And hello I'm Brooke Baldwin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here’s a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Bleak1 day on Wall Street as Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy2. The storied investment bank spent the weekend looking for suitors, but when talks fell through, the only option was bankruptcy. The effect on the US market was profound. The Dow Jones dropped by hundreds of points in the first minutes of trading.

And the official numbers put the death toll3 from Hurricane Ike at 15 in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Millions of people in Texas are without power right now and thousands have no clean drinking water. Gulf4 Coast residents whose homes, as you can see here, just damaged or many of them destroyed by the storm will have to stay even longer in shelters.

And you might have noticed the change in gas prices after Hurricane Ike. AAA says the national average has jumped 17 cents since Friday. It is now sitting at $3.84 and some people, can you believe this, they are paying more than 5 bucks5 a gallon in some parts of the country. Analysts6 say that should be temporary because Ike did not cause as much damage as feared.

And in Nigeria a rebel group is making good on a declaration of an oil war. Rebels claim they have stormed a Shell Oil facility and burned it to the ground. That  attack comes just one day after the group sent a warning to companies. The rebel group wants the government, the Federal government to send more revenues to the impoverished7 oil producing south.

And you just saw some live pictures from Las Vegas. Opening statements have begun in the O.J. Simpson’s trial. He and a former golfing buddy8 pleaded not guilty to 12 different charges including kidnapping, armed robbery, and conspiracy9. Just over a year ago, Simpson and five other men confronted 2 sports memorabilia dealers10 in a Las Vegas hotel room. Prosecutors11 say some of the men were armed. Simpson says he was only trying to reclaim12 some of his stolen personal property. If convicted of the most serious charge here, both men could go to prison for life.

And those are some of the headlines this hour. Of course stay with  CNN for more on those stories and other news of the day.


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1 bleak gtWz5     
adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的
参考例句：
  • They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
  • The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
2 bankruptcy fPoyJ     
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
  • You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
  • His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
3 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
4 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
5 bucks a391832ce78ebbcfc3ed483cc6d17634     
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃
参考例句：
  • They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
  • They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
7 impoverished 1qnzcL     
adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化
参考例句：
  • the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
  • They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 buddy 3xGz0E     
n.（美口）密友，伙伴
参考例句：
  • Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
  • Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！
9 conspiracy NpczE     
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
参考例句：
  • The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
  • He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
10 dealers 95e592fc0f5dffc9b9616efd02201373     
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
参考例句：
  • There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
  • The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
11 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
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。
12 reclaim NUWxp     
v.要求归还，收回；开垦
参考例句：
  • I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
  • You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

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