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cnn 2007-06-28



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Hello, I'm Melissa Long at the cnn center, here in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Britain’s got a new Prime Minister today. Former Finance Minister Gordon Brown is taking over just after Tony Blair stepped down from the post after ten years in office. Mr. Brown is promising new priorities and a new mission that he says can make Britain the great global success story of the century. As for Blair's future, he's expected to be confirmed as a peace envoy for the Middle East Quartet.

Palestinian security sources say Israeli military strikes have killed ten people in Gaza. They say an airstrike and shelling from a tank killed three people in southern Gaza and seven others in the north. Israel says it launched an airstrike and a ground incursion against militants east of Gaza City.

Rushing floodwater sent thousands of people in Pakistan scrambling for higher ground as a massive cyclone tore through towns and villages along the coastline. Officials said the storm killed at least a dozen people in Pakistan including five who were electrocuted by down power lines in Karachi.

Several weather problems in the United States as well. This is severe weather in the central Texas, that's keeping residents there on edge. Eighteen inches of rain has fallen since midnight, flooding some communities around Austin. And now emergency crews are on alert responding to calls of people stranded in their cars, on rooftops, clinging to trees. At least four helicopter rescues were scrapped because of high winds and rain. Last night in suburban Dallas firefighters tried to rescue a 13-year-old boy who was holding on to a bridge pillar. He was swept away and was found dead several hours later.

Authorities in Georgia continue to investigate the death of Pro wrestler Chris Benoit and the killings of his wife and young son. The discovery of anabolic steroids in Beniot's home has raised speculation that the performance enhancing drugs maybe linked. Police were sent to the family's home in suburban Atlanta after the wrestler missed two weekend appointments.

You are up-to-date. Those are the headlines on this Wednesday. Don't forget you can count on cnn to bring you the latest news any time day or night.