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Good morning, I’m Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta, it’s Wednesday, October 21st, here’s a look at some of the stories happening now in the news.
Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s chief rival Abdullah Abdullah has agreed a runoff election. Karzai was closed to rejecting a second round vote, changing his mind though after marathon talk with democratic senator John Kerry, and flushing from his mission in Afghanistan, Kerry is gonna be talking with president Obama little late today.
Lowering the nuclear risk from Iran, a draft deal had been hammered out in Vienna, Austria. It caused Iran to send most of its low enriched uranium out of the country. That’s the material that can be used for nuclear weapons. Other countries, such as Russia, will further enrich it then return it for use medical research. Delegates from Iran, the US, France, Russia and the UN have until Friday to sign this agreement.
This hour, Secretary of Statle Hilary Clinton will be delivering with the administration causing major address on the steps being taken to reduce nuclear weapons in the United States and abroad. Officials say Clinton will also insist the world and its “cold war” thinking.
In upstate New York, police may have stopped another columbine style attack. A 15-year-old at the psychiatric hospital for allegedly plotting to attack his former high school in Monroe. Investigators say they found gasoline, fuels, a black trench coat and machete in his home. They say it appeared he had been trying to buy a short rifle. Police say the boy planned to attack on April 20th, that’s the 11 year anniversary of the Columbine killings.
Police say a robbery suspect prayed with the clerk before robbing her. They say the arm man went the check cashing company until that check cashing company in the Apple’s Monday. Eventually, the clerk started to cry, and talked about God, the suspect said he had a 2-year-old to support, so he and the woman prayed about over becoming the troubles. Police say he took a cell phone, 20 bucks and surrendered the next day.
There’re the headlines for you at this hour, stay with CNN and for more on these stories and other news that develops today.