news with holidays approaching and snow anticipated in the high mountains today and sunday area winter sports equipment and apparel shops have shifted focus for the seasonal customer influx offering clinics and special events in the coming months not recreation tried stoking customer interest with the first ever snowboarding event and its parking lot pursuit night five to six tons of snow nearly thirty years no birder snowboarders competed competing against each other and a truck moments later box created a mini winter wonderland that's pretty neat well host the event again next year about this in time said jason old owner of mountain recreation doubling the event a success we gave away a couple hundred hot dogs as part of the event mountain recreation and wolf creek wilderness are counting on added customers in coming weeks and looking to the weekend after thanksgiving to kickstart the winter sports season we did make a few ski and snowshoe sales during a wet weather pattern in early october according to danny childs of wolf creek wilderness owner but the store which focuses on back country quitman in gear is preparing for black friday and  economic resource council when ski resorts open local apparel and sports equipment shops can draw visitors from marysville yuba city sheiko are other northerly locations as they head toward the resorts healy added anticipation of steering both local and out of the area interest in winter sports business is planned some activities including mountain recreation haute is going to host a ski movie fundraiser for the nevada union high school  the movie from acclaimed ski director warren miller the movie starts at seven p m on november twenty fourth at the high school's dawn bagot theater and wolf creek wilderness is going to host an avalanche safety clinic from seven pm to nine pm on december thirteenth educational the snowshoe clinic is set for six p m ungenerous seventeenth at wolf creek locally rain is anticipated at lower elevations saturday afternoon through sunday morning with three to six inches of snow possible of six thousand feet according to quick cast meteorologist harry stockman the media at grass valley area could get a half inch to an inch of rain with the storm today and sunday stockmen added high temperatures are expected in the fifty's for both days and short little weather forecast for you guys so sunday is veterans day when our nation honors the men and women who served in the military both in war and in peace time congress called armistice day and one hundred twenty six to commemorate the end of world war one the date november eleventh symbolizes that war ending on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month and one hundred eighteen congress proclaimed the day a national holiday in one nine hundred thirty hundred fifty four the name was changed to veterans day in western nevada county symbols of public appreciation for service in all conflicts and for all uniform service include veterans memorial buildings and both and about a city in grass vall listing the branch and time of service included are those participants in american wars from the spanish american to the persian gulf war many families sent their young to several conflicts and the wall just depicts their sacrifice across the generations included among many such families are the pelosi long time residents of nevada city first generation the family patriarch nicholas nicole oh hello of the phobia italy who served in the u s army and world war one the second generation sons of daniel a who served in the u s army in alaska in one nine hundred forty six forty seven are samuel j u s army korea and fifty to fifty two george u s army gold country detachment number eighty five corpse league in collaboration the grass valley cousins jack's cousin jack's lion's club was dedicated on memorial day of two thousand and three but arounds of world war two what have been called the good war or the necessary war are dying at the rate of one per one thousand during a pretty the age of those who served in our conflict began at approximately nine one of two prescribe burns totaling one hundred sixty acres was initiated thursday and will continue for the next few days if conditions are favorable located near bear trap springs along cruisin grade about ten miles northeast of nevada city the area was thinned in the last several years and the burn is a follow up treatment to reduce the  the burn will continue the work done previously along the ridge in malakal state park on private land by the nevada county fire safe council as well as other work by the forest service a national for system land the controlled burn your crews on grade the weather conditions are favorable they were bull on that we expect the petition to be dry enough to have a successful burn and winds are predicted to be a light to minimize the chance of the fire burning beyond control lines we have coordinated with the northern syria air quality management district and with the local residents according to mike cherry you the district fire management office officer the purpose of this burn is to provide greater fire suppression opportunity for fuels interior hance wildlife habitat in the area for questions or concerns please contact the north uber ranger station at five three zero two eight eight three two three one u c davis wildlife experts are leading the rescue of oiled birds in the san francisco instances go after a container ship spilled nearly sixty thousand gallons of heavy bunker fuel oil into the bay three veterinarians and a veterinary technician at fort mason wednesday to organize the rescue effort and began treating injured birds at one p m yesterday there were twenty one sea birds being treated all of them surf scooters are scouters according to u c davis veterinarian michaels a carty ten to one hundred birds have died at sea the u c davis rescue team is working in a custom built recovery and rehabilitation trailer there they assess the health status of the oiled birds that are being brought in from beaches and the bay water then the birds are put in boxes and driven to census kobe oiled wildlife care and education center and cordelia where they will receive the world's most advanced veterinary care for oiled wildlife at the center of the first order of business is not  from the birds but instead it is to warm the birds and nourish them once stabilize there will be better able to withstand the stresses washed the core delia's center is a twelve thousand square foot two point seven million dollar capable of caring for up to one thousand sick birds is a major northern california rescue center in the state by old wildlife care network which comprises nine rescue facilities and twenty five organizations prepared to care for oil the wildlife on short notice at each california rescue center u c davis wildlife action areas work in partnership with local trained wildlife rehabilitator at the great deal of the center those rehabilitators are staff members of the international bird rescue research center at this time a standing corpse of trained of trained volunteers is being called up to staff the rescue center more volunteers are needed you know this will be posted online the oiled wildlife care network is managed by the us by the u davis wildlife health center unit of the u c davis school of veterinary veterinary medicine that work is funded by the office of civil prevention and response of the california department of fish and game the fish and game money comes from interest on the fifty million dollar california oil spill response trust fund but from assessments on the oil industry the mission of the oiled wildlife care network is to ensure that wildlife exposed petroleum products receive the best possible treatment ensuring a rapid response coordinating effective emergency care in a spill crisis and administering an ongoing research program in addition to giving veterinary care the network funds basic research into the effects of oil on wildlife hello and welcome back the rate at which infants die in the united states has dropped substantially over the past half century but broad disparate disparities remain among racial groups in the country stacks up poorly next to other industrialized industrialized nations in two thousand and four the most recent year for which the statistics are available roughly seven babies died for every thousand live births before reaching their first birthday the center for disease control and prevention says that was down from about twenty six in  sixty babies born to black mothers died at two and a half times the rate of those born to white mothers according to the c d c figures the united states ranks near the bottom for infant survival rates among modernized nations save the children report last year replaced replace the united states ahead of only the tibia and tied with hungary malta poland and slovakia the same report noted the united states had more in the neonatologists and newborn intensive care beds per person than australia canada and the united kingdom that still had a higher rate of infant mortality than any of those nations doctors and analysts blame broad disparities in access to health care among racial and income groups in the united states not surprisingly the picture is far bleaker and poor countries particularly in africa and two thousand and five world health organization report found infant mortality rates as high as one hundred forty four thousand births more than twenty times the u s rate in liberia and washington congress is taking new whacks at the cigarette industry banning tobacco sales and senate buildings and more importantly seeking a significant federal tax increase on cigarettes the industry once a lobbying b quietly working against the tax bill but it lacks the clout it once did several key lawmakers said they have had no recent contacts with tobacco lobbyist and both houses have signaled a willingness to raise the cigarette tax and other provisions the children's health bill can be resolved i think the industry has tried to do things more quietly largely because they are obviously know how popular tobacco tax is according to ron pollack executive director of the families usa the health advocacy group supports proposed thirty five billion increase in the state children's health insurance program which a higher cigarette tax would finance house and senate negotiators are trying to craft a veto proof version of the bill president bush says he would veto it because it calls for a sixty one cents per pack increase in the federal excise tax on cigarettes taking it to one dollar came within about a dozen votes of overriding bush's veto of a similar bill last month the bil supporters are offering to change program eligibility rules in hopes of picking up enough republicans to make the revised bill you know proof the proposed cigarette tax increase is not at issue leaders of both parties said philip morris usa the nation's largest cigarette maker sponsors a website mailing and toll free number urging people to ask congress to sustain bush's veto taxing smokers is unfair material say adding that states have increased sales taxes on cigarettes seventy three times but tobaccos critics say health concerns have deeply eroded industries in clones and congress the country and election officials have really made a turn according to bill cor executive director of the campaign for tobacco free kids cigarette companies he added don't have the opportunity to go in and push members as much the dbcle industry gave three point five million dollars to federal campaigns and candidates in the two thousand and six election cycle ranking sixty fourth among major and district groups according to the center for responsive politics ten years earlier it gave ten point five million dollars for inking only two of the twenty six some democratic lawmakers have grows to that house minority whip roy blunt lawsuits for major tobacco companies agreed to help states pay for smoking related health care costs they paid fifty two point six billion dollars from two thousand and two thousand and five the government reported in some ways to backers presence on capitol hill it was literally raining the senate rules committee recently ordered shops in the capitol and all senate office buildings to end cigarette sales by january first cigarettes are still sold in the longworth house office building but last january house speaker nancy pelosi of california banned smoking in the ornate speaker's lobby just off the house floor the days of smoke filled rooms in the united states capitol are over she said citing the risks of cancer and respiratory  other congressional actions could have a far greater impact on the industry a senate committee recently approved legislation that would allow for the first time allow federal regine regulation of cigarettes the bill also pending in the house would require the food and drug  restrict tobacco advertising regulate warning labels and remove hazardous ingredients in crawford texas president bush stepped up praise of pakistan's president saturday hailing positive steps the general took by promising to lift emergency rule resign as army chief and hold elections indeed bush refused to pointedly criticize and scharf at a joint news conference visiting german chancellor angela merkel continuing the cautious and measured response he's embraced in the weeks and sharath imposed the crackdown bush did however dodger question whether  many as an attempt to cling to power constitute a dangerous distraction from the battle against al qaeda insurgents speaking after two days of meetings with more carol the president said he has confidence in the commitment of pakistan's leadership to stick with the u s in the fight against global terrorism we share a common goal according to bush aligned himself with washington after the september eleventh attacks on u s soil bush not pakistani has given him no reason to doubt him since that decision in fact bush added several al qaeda leaders have been brought to justice and that wouldn't have happened without president musharraf armory his word i take a person for his word until otherwise bush added he made a clear decision to be with us and he's acted on that advice the remarks essentially were an endorsement of musharraf the embattled pakistani insists he had no choice but to move aggressively to prevent islamic extremists from gaining control of his nuclear armed country the crackdown has mostly targeted his political judicial and media critics opposition leader benazir bhutto spent friday under house arrest for instance hours before bush's news conference machinery of government announced plans to lift the state of emergency within one month and hold parliamentary elections by february fifteenth one month later than originally scheduled peaceful society and they understand the dangers of al qaeda i believe we will continue to have good collaboration with the leadership in pakistan unquote raquel arrive friday with her husband jeff shim sour for an overnight visit  discussion russia and china two of the five permanent members of the un security council are blocking the u n from moving toward a third set of partial sanctions against iran both bush and nor cal anthracis that diplomatic efforts with iran have not yet been exhausted bush dismissed a question about when patients with iran would run out what the iranian regime must understand is that we will continue to work together to solve this problem diplomatically which means they will otherwise hell said all members of the security council must be engaged on the issue and said that if talks with turn do not yield any results further steps will have to be made we need to think about further possible bush summed up his position that emissions reductions should be voluntary and mostly dependent on technological breakthroughs and folksy language it's hard to deal with the climate change issue if you're broke you know hell made plain she'd like more aggressive action to combat global warming this is a very crucial time to really set the agenda for a post here to russian regime she said referring to impending global talks to find a new treaty to replace an expiring one governing emissions requirements the visit began with the welcome right in the president's pickup truck in a dinner of beef tenderloin and she used grits hosted by bush and his wife laura president said the two leaders got of saturday to talk  walking tour of the park it was a glorious morning the sun beginning to rise in the birds beginning to trip and we were able to have meaningful discussions on a lot of issues he added those discussions continue in his home office and were wrapping up over him berger for lunch and santiago chile the king of spain told venezuelan president hugo chavez to shut up saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from latin america spain and portugal chavez who called president bush the devil on the floor of the united nations last year triggered the exchange by repeatedly referring to former spanish prime minister who say maria as an r as a fascist offend by telling the truth he added the venezuelan government reserves the right to respond to any aggression anywhere in any space and and any manner unquote and so long south korea sim jay duck has made his political career of south national tour of the dissociation of their own and spread the word about hygiene organizers argue the issue deserve great her attention and cite you and figures that some two point five billion people live without proper sanitation or water supplies where to make a statement the toilet revolution should start with talking about toilet issues freely according to song young kwan head of the organizing committee for the five day conference that opens an event or twenty first the c e o conference will be accompanied by a toilet expo featuring the exhibits to excite the public about the cause including a hansel and gretel bathroom made from cookies and candy because it presents to children when they flush and a toilet gallery cafe where people can sit on colorful come come comedy is will all drinking tea with him a lawmaker in the national assembly hopes his house and his hometown so want some thirty miles south of seattle will help bring attention to the cause and is seeking a guest to pay fifty thousand dollars to stay one night the proceeds to benefit this o c a ssion it hopes to work with developing nations to build more and better to visitors just wanting a glimpse inside the ball will be charged a one dollar donation toilets stand central to people's lives some said as workers scurried to put the finishing touches on the home including installing the final toilet inside the toilet theme is central to the house named harwood shoot holiday or a place to solve one's worries shaped like a twenty four one center of the four thousand five hundred twenty square foot house is on display through floor to ceiling window made of glass that turns opaque at the touch of a button when guests introduce their business emotion center activates classical music how pleasant the bathroom