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Hello everyone, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

A push-back on the bailout plan in Congress. Earlier today, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she hoped to have a draft of the tentative agreement online by noon today. But now congressional aides say that time frame has been pushed back to late this afternoon. Lawmakers still hope to have a final deal today before the Asian markets open for trading Monday. The bailout is intended to buy up troubled debts freeing up banks to begin lending again.

Senator Barack Obama says he's inclined to support the agreement but is not happy about it. Senator John McCain also is likely to support the bailout plan. In an interview this morning, he said he'd hopefully be able to support it. Both candidates say they need to first see the language of the bailout before making a final decision.

Residents in coastal¹ Maine and eastern Canada are under the gun of hurricane Kyle. Forecasters say the storm is on track to land in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick sometime Monday. The storm's already drenching² parts of Maine with inches of rain. The Category-I hurricane has top sustained winds near 80 miles an hour.

More than 53 people are dead after a boat carrying Somali refugees to Yemen broke down far off the country's coast. The United Nations says the people died after smugglers left more than 100 refugees on the broken ship promising³ to return, they never did. The boat eventually came close enough to shore for some passengers to get some help. UN officials believe smugglers are now operating during the Holy Month of Ramadan because they believe coastal surveillance will be low.

To Iraq now，where two car bombings, just minutes apart, killed at least six people and injured around 32 others. Iraqi officials say the explosions happened shortly before evening meals. Many Muslims are observing Ramadan this month and were flocking to shops before mealtime. The explosions shattered windows and left debris⁴ in the streets.

Those are the headlines this hour, for more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV, even when you're on the go.

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1 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 drenching
n.湿透v.使湿透( drench的现在分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）
参考例句：
A black cloudburst was drenching Siena at midday. 中午，一场天昏地暗的暴风雨在锡耶纳上空倒下来。来自辞典例句 A drenching rain poured down and the rising hurricane drove it in sheets along the ground. 一阵倾盆大雨泼下来了，越来越大的狂风把它顺着地面刮成了一片一片的雨幕。来自辞典例句

3 promising
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。 We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。