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Hello to you and Happy Father's Day, I'm Creshon Saunders at the cnn.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

More storms are threatening today in flooded Cedar Rapids, Iowa. More than 20,000 people are displaced right now. The National Guard has been deployed to help secure the city and it could be weeks before water levels drop below flood stage. There have been 16 storm-related deaths in Iowa since May 25th.

In China now heavy rains in the southwest are forcing more than a million people to abandon their homes ahead of rising waters. Floods have killed 55 people in several provinces. Sichuan was one of the worst hit. Its residents are still recovering from last month's earthquake. Forecasters predict another ten days of torrential rains.

President Bush is in England where he joined Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle for tea. He also met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown to talk about Iran, climate change, trade and the Iraq war. This is the final leg of his farewell European tour.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in the Mideast putting pressure on the Israeli leadership. She's criticizing their newly announced plans to build 1300 additional homes in east Jerusalem. Rice says the construction could undermine ongoing peace talks.(Www.hxen.net)

And "The Incredible Hulk" raked in plenty of box office green this weekend. The comic-based movie starring Ed Norton hauled in an estimated 54.5 million dollars. Meanwhile, M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" had a stronger-than-expected opening. The director's first ever R-rated film took home 30.5 million dollars. That was good enough for third place.
 
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