1.After hitting Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Tropical Storm Gustav is heading toward Cuba. It then appears to be on track for the Gulf Coast, including Louisiana where Hurricane Katrina struck three years ago. Forecasters expect Gustav to turn back into a hurricane that could reach Category 3 strength.

2.Democrats are expected to formally deliver the party's presidential nomination to Barack Obama tonight.That will make Obama the first black nominee of a major party. Also tonight, vice presidential pick Joe Biden and former President Clinton are addressing the convention.

3.A North Carolina mom remains in the hospital after spending five days in a ravine. Amber Pennell was found in a wreckage of her pickup truck Monday night. She told her husband she clung to life for the sake of their two young children.

4.And talk about a food fight. Spanish revelers pelted each other with more than 100 tons of ripe tomatoes.The ritual dates back to the 1940s.

WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online

1.deliver vt.
to bring (as votes) to the support of a candidate or cause
 
2.address vt.
to speak or write directly to; especially : to deliver a formal speech to

3.ravine  n.
a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water

4.reveler n.one who engages in revelry

5.pelt v.hurl or throw