【整理】CNN 2008-07-24
Hope you’re having a great day. I’m Nicole Lapin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Good to see you. Thanks so much for check in with us today. Here is a look at what’ happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Hurricane Dolly has now made landfall. It’s packing quite a punch along the southwest Texas and the Mexico border. Dolly is now at a category 2 hurricane. Residents are now being told to move away from the Rio Grande levees. Also officials say that Dolly could produce flooding that could breach the levees. Meantime, across the border of Mexico, authorities are planning to move people into government shelters. We will definitely keep you posted.
The coast guard has also closed a stretch of 29 miles along the Mississippi River all around New Orland right after a collision between a fuel barge and a tanker dumped more than 400,000 gallons of diesel fuel into this water. The National Transportation Safety Board is now sending investigators to probe the cause of accident. Thankfully though, no one was hurt.
President Bush’s now saying that he is gonna sign a bill designated to help herding home owners and an effort to allow the government to pump emergency funds into Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac. The Government Budget Office has already estimated that it could cause tax payers 25 billion dollars. It says there is a better chance that these companies actually won’t need federal funds after all, though.
Los Angeles is getting rid of plastic bags. You won’t see these types of scenes pretty soon. The city council has already voted to ban them after July 1 of 2010. After that, you’re gonna have to bring your own bags to the grocery stores or you’re gonna have to pay 25 cents for a paper bag.
Batman star Christian Bale is now scheduled to appeal in court in September. This is of course over those insult allegations made by his estranged mother and sister. British police say that he is remaining on bail, pending. Further inquires are also yesterday, the actor denying the allegation after spending four hours at the station. He was released. He was not charged.
Those are the headlines at this hour. For more on those stories and other news of the day, CNN is always your source on line, on TV or on your cell phone.