AP 2010-03-01(在线收听

1. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the government will pursue questions about the electronics on Toyotas that could potentially have sudden and dangerous acceleration. The head of Toyota sales in US testified yesterday about recent Toyota recalls. Today, Toyota's president will testify.

 

2. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers his twice-a-year economic report to Congress today. Earlier this month, Bernanke said Congress and the White House must do their part to provide relief to ease the jobs crisis. Bernanke added the central bank cannot hope to solve all the problems on its own.

 

3. Authorities are calling a Colorado math teacher a hero after he tackled a man armed with a high-powered rifle just after two teenage students were shot outside a suburban Denver middle school. Both students are expected to survive. The suspect is in custody. The shooting happened just miles away from Columbine High School, the site of one of the nation's deadliest school shootings. 

 

4. The Northeast just preparing for a double whammy of winter. The National Weather Service says areas of central New York through New England could get anywhere from six to 20 inches of snow by Wednesday night. A second more powerful storm is expected to bring more snowfall and dangerous winds Thursday into Friday.
 

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