美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-02（在线收听）

1. Spring is only weeks away, but it doesn't look like it in eastern parts of the country. Winter storm warnings are up across the South, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.

2. Meanwhile, three tornadoes barreled through east central Alabama, destroying one church and damaging another. The twisters tore up ten homes along with a school and officials reported several minor injuries.

3. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has opened her first trip to the Middle East as America's top diplomat. Clinton arrived in Egypt after an overnight flight from Washington. She scheduled to visit Israel and meet with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.

4. And 13 baby pandas have a new home after a rough start to life. The cubs were born after the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan Province last May. But they are now living in a sanctuary which aims to teach them how to survive in the wild once they are released.