【整理】CNN 2008-07-03
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Hello, I’m Naamua Delaney at the CNN center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Three people were killed, and dozens wounded, when a Palestinian construction worker took his old bulldozer on a rampage west of Jerusalem. He ran from several cars and buses before a police office shot and killed him. Israeli authorities are calling it a terrorist attack, although they are not clear about the motive yet, and say he acted alone.
A man suspected of killing 8 people in just a few days is in jury court today. 28 year-old Nicolas Chilly was arrested last night, near a bar in Granite City, Illinois. Police say his killing spree stretched from Illinois to Missouri, adding to his long and violent criminal history.
Officials have promised to make changes at the Psychiatric ward in a Brooklyn hospital after several workers ignored a woman who was dying on the waiting room floor. This is surveillance video of the King’s County hospital Psychiatric ER. A woman in hospital waiting room was left on the floor, you can see her here, for more than an hour until she died. There were other people in the waiting room including a security guard and a hospital staff member. Six people have been fired. Prosecutors are investigating why there are someone of the hospital tried to cover it up.
The National Guard has been mobilized to help fight fire in California. Yesterday governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he is ordering 200 Guard’s men to help fight hundred of fires burning across the state. They are expected to join around 19,000 firefighters sometime next week. Air quality is also a major problem right now in Northern California. People are being told to stay inside as much as possible. And schools in some communities have canceled outdoor activities.
New evacuations have been ordered and served ??. That fire has already burnt 47,000 acres of forest and several homes.
Tomatoes may not be the only food linked to salmonella outbreak. The FDA is now looking at foods commonly eaten with tomatoes, but Agency Officials say it’s too early to identify specific items. Labs across the country are expanding their testing. But officials stressed tomatoes aren't off the hook. So far 869 people have got sick.
Well, those are the headlines of this hour. To stay with CNN for more on these stories and other news of the day.