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Good afternoon from the cnn Center in Atlanta. I'm Reggie Aqui and here's a look at what's happening Now In The News.

A woman right now is being questioned in connection with four bodies found in a Washingtong home. The woman had answered the door at this D.C townhouse this morning when US marshal showed up to serve an eviction notice. City police say the victims were all young between the ages of five and eighteen years old. Right now, it isn't clear how they died and police say it appears they had been there a while.

The man accused of killing a hiker in the north Georgia Mountains will stay in jail. A judge denied bond for Gary Michael Hilton during his first court appearance. Hilton is charged with murder in the death of Meredith Emerson. She disappeared on New Year's Day while hiking with her dog. Her body was recovered on Monday and police say Hilton led them to it after a prosecutor promised he would not face the death penalty.

A 13-year-old 8th grade boy is in custody after stabbing three students at a Pennsylvania school. It happened this morning at Antietam middle school, a middle senior high school, I should say. A hospital spokesman says all three victims received minor cuts. They've been treated and released. The school's principal says there was a classroom fight. He says he found three injured students and another student holding a small
propane canister and a knife. The school was evacuated and a hazardous materials team was called in to investigate.

The military says six US soldiers are dead after an improvised explosive device blew up in a house. The soldiers were on patrol in Diyala north of Baghdad and the Pentagon says the home was booby trapped by insurgents. Four other soldiers were wounded in that blast. They were evacuated to a coalition forces' hospital.

President Bush is in Israel today, his first trip there since taking office eight years ago. He got a red carpet welcome when he landed in Tel Aviv. The president is meeting with Israeli leaders today and with Palestinian's in the West Bank tomorrow. He is pushing both sides to build on the momentum of the annapolis talks in November. The president hopes it will end in a peace deal before he leaves office a year from now.

And there you have the headlines making news this hour. Stay with cnn for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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propane canister:A portable container that holds about one pound of pressurized propane, which is used to fuel campstoves and lanterns.See the picture attached.