CNN 2009-08-06（在线收听）

Hi, there! Good to see you, I m Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

The nightmare is finally over for two American journalists who have been held in North Korea since March. Laura Ling and Euna Lee arrived in California today accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, emotional, emotional reunions there. He of course negotiated their release. Both women were arrested in North Korea in March charged with entering the country illegally. They ve been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor.

Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad has been sworn in for a second term. Witnesses say hundreds of protesters and police gathered outside the Iranian parliament during the ceremony. After taking an oath,  Ahmadinejad criticized United States and other Western countries for not congratulating him. The widely disputed presidential election led to deadly clashes between protesters and police in Iran.

Police say the man who shot and killed three women in a crowded gym was a member there. They say 48-year-old George Sodini injured at least nine other women at an LA Fitness outside Pittsburgh last night. Witnesses say he quietly pulled two guns from a bag and then fired about 50 rounds, Sodini then killed himself.

Singer Chris Brown will be sentenced today for brutally beating his ex-girlfriend pop star Rihanna. He s expected to get 5-year probation and six months of community service. The judge may let him serve his probation in Virginia where he s from. In June, Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault just before a preliminary hearing where Rihanna was expected to testify.

Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol. In a Twitter message, she said with sadness in her heart, she has decided not to return. She said she will miss being part of the show She helped from Day One become an international phenomenon. Last month her manager told the LA Times, producers haven't given her a contract proposal. Show auditions start tomorrow.

And those are the headlines for you at this hour. Stay with CNN for more on those stories and all your other news of the day.