We'll continue to run the schools along the bottom of your screen throughout the newscast. Or you can get the information on our web page at WDBJ-7 dot Com. Efforts are under way to prevent a massive oil spill in the southern Atlantic. The rig is operated by Brazil's state oil company, Petrobras. Workers are struggling against high winds and rough waters to keep 400- thousand gallons of crude oil and diesel fuel from flowing in the sea.
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Economists hope they hear what they WANT to hear from the Federal Reserve today. Greenspan is expected to announce an interest rate cut for the third time this year in an effort to boost the economy. Most analysts believe the Fed will slash the rate by a half-point. But others are hoping for a larger cut of three-quarters of a point. An announcement of the decision about interest rates is expected later this afternoon.