gate says north korea is becoming a direct threat to the u s and biden says u s troops may stay in afghanistan after two thousand and fourteen and acts mossad had criticized for admitting iran does not pose imminent nuclear threat and israel demolishes palestinian hotel to build more settlements and death toll in tunisia rises to thirty five schools and definitely check down ten dead seventy missing after massive floods in australia returns to court in the british police officer it's both for infiltrating green did progress merger creates nation's largest utility company and w appears in london court and torture activists march ninth anniversary of opening up on but before these stories can be t v news would like to thank one of our underwriters who supports your only visual video news media in nevada county that's right it's today's first world news headlines story president obama is headed to tucson arizona to attend a memorial service for victims of saturday's shooting attack that left congresswoman gabriel giffords critically wounded six dead and thirteen others wounded on monday as the accused well as aboard the international space station commander of the space station is scott kelly giffords brother in law sent this message from space he said as i look out the window i see a very beautiful planet that seems very inviting and peaceful unfortunately it is not these days we're constantly reminded of the unspeakable acts of violence damage we can inflict upon one another not just with our actions but also with our irresponsible words it was revealed yesterday that less than twenty four hours before she was shot representative gabrielle giffords wrote a letter to a prominent kentucky republican expressing a desire to find ways to tone down the rhetoric and part partisanship tucson shooting was renewed a national debate about gun control democrat republican carolyn mccarthy of new seriously injured in a shooting in one thousand nine hundred three on a long running commuter train in other news a colorado man appeared in court monday on charges of threatening the staff of democratic senator michael bennet of colorado according to the rest affidavit john troy davis called bennett's office last week and threatened to set fire to the perimeter of their office and to cheat all the senator's staff forty four year old davis was reportedly complaining about his social security benefits and former u house of representatives majority leader tom de lay has been sentenced to three years in prison for illegally funneling nine hundred ninety thousand dollars in corporate donations to republican legislative candidates in texas after the sentencing delay was released pending an appeal in addition  lay will be forced to serve ten years of community service for a separate felony conviction of money laundering the u s secretary of defense robert gates said today north korea is becoming a direct threat to the united states could develop an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit alaska or the west coast within five years gets made the comment during a visit to beijing to do times interceptor missiles designed to stop a north korean missile before it hits the united states on a surprise trip to afghanistan u s vice president joe biden said today that united states may or this was actually yesterday the united states may keep troops in afghanistan after twenty fourteen if requested by the afghan government we're not leaving if you don't want us to leave biden said but up till now the bomb that's mr ministration has been publicly saying that the united states will transfer responsibility for security to afghan forces  and fourteen dad going head of the israeli spy agency mossad is facing criticism after he admitted iran's alleged nuclear weapons program does not pose an imminent threat and israel on his last day as head of mossad said last week that he does not believe iran w as one of the most historically important statements to have been made in the past ten years in the state of israel a post on fox news accused degen of sabotaging israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu was efforts to build a firm international coalition against iran and israel is coming under international criticism after bulldozing the chapter hotel in east jerusalem to make way for twenty new homes for jewish families hotel was built one hundred thirty years for muslim grand haji amin who sunny in two thousand and nine israel's city hall approved plans to replace hotel with apartments despite the united states raising concerns israel's ambassador in the united states at the time prime minister benjamin netanyahu has responded by saying the jews have a right to live anywhere in jerusalem on monday u s secretary of state hillary clinton to make way for a new settlement units in the heart of the palestinian neighborhood which only serves to heighten tensions it is deeply regrettable the growing international concern and unilateral expansions of illegal israeli settlements is not being heated such action seriously prejudices the possibility of negotiated solution to the israel palestinian conflict secretary general once again called on government of israel to take whatever steps necessary to free settlement activity anywhere in occupied in the occupied territory indonesia at least thirty five people died in recent days as a result of clashes with police during protests international federation of human rights says the death toll may be as high as fifty on monday the tunisian education ministry closed the country's schools and universities indefinitely use unemployment has been a motivating factor in the protests as well as government government censorship tunisian president zine el aberdeen ben ali who has described the protest as terrorist acts has promised to create three hundred thousand jobs critics have been alie remain skeptical however suggesting that the president is making empty promises in australia at least ten people have died seventy eight people remain missing after unprecedented flash floods tore through southern queensland the deaths included four year old boy who drowned after falling out of a rescue boat australian prime minister julia gillard said the nation doesn't need to brace itself for the fact the death toll as a result of yesterday's flash flooding and wales walls of water is likely to rise the floods are now threatening brisbane australia's third largest city and news from peru the american actress lori berenson is back on court requesting that she be allowed to remain free on parole last year she was released after serving nearly fifteen years of her twenty year sentence brinson told the court she wishes to devote her life to her twenty month old son salvatore she said i don't believe i am a danger to society i recognise my responsibility for the crime i committed and i'm sorry for it now that i am living in society i'm completely dedicating my time to my son i'm responsible for hooded proving military judges of collaborating against them rebel group and martine the guardian newspaper has revealed new details about how a british police officer spent seven years infiltrating the highest levels environmental protest movement in britain and around here the officer mark kennedy reportedly took part in almost every major environmental protest and u k from two thousand and three and his involvement ran so deep that he is now being accused of crossing the line from undercover cop to agent pro and two thousand and nine kennedy's cover was blown when activists found his passport kennedy is now offering to help activists he wants spied on including actors who were charged with conspiring to shut down a coal fired power station in two thousand and nine once kennedy began assisting their defense team prosecutors dropped the charges and business news duke energy has acquired progress energy and a nearly fourteen billion dollars deal creating the nation's largest utility company the joint company will also become the third largest provider of nuclear power in the them may how do expand its nuclear capacity in an attempt to build new reactors jim warren of the north carolina ways to awareness and reduction network said duke's purchase of progress is being seen largely as an effort to bill power up been set for february seventh and anti torture activists are planning to march from the white house to the u s department of justice yesterday morning to protest the ninth anniversary of the opening of the u s military prison in guantanamo bay cuba processors organizers witness against torture say the march will be led by a hundred seventy three people wanting hoods and jumpsuits to represent one hundred seventy three men still detained in guantanamo and that's it for world news today now another thanks to one of our underwriters who supports your only video news media in nevada county that's right it is us as you t v news and a special little plug 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richardson street reported someone might have a gun eleven thirteen am a caller from north auburn and richardson street reported a woman screaming and crying and man yelling expletives and one fifteen p m a call from north church on richardson street reportedly a man and i woman screaming and yelling refusing to pay for another night stay and refusing to leave she left ten forty six pm caller from winding street reported drivers racing in the parking lot and monday twelve eighteen am a caller from one hundred block west empire street reported loud music for two hours residents said they were anti law but would turn the music down for a nine am a man from three hundred block of minors dale reported a man in his apartment that he chased down the street and at six thirty six am a caller from two hundred block of chapel street reported tough to hubcaps from a pickup truck and i've never had a county sheriff's office on sunday nine fifty two physical fight with his father and monday twelve o two a m a caller from thirteen thousand block of gracie road reported a man with a long piece of wire trying to open a window of a vacant resident he was arrested on suspicion of violent probation and burglary nevada city police department on sunday twelve thirty nine pm caller from four hundred block of gold flat road reported two vehicles had been broken into in today's local news headlines man remains in critical condition and supervisor nexus science lecture of ceres item from a board agenda terry lane peer announces some of his appointments  bed and breakfast ordinance hearing set for wednesday day's first local story written by carl megan of the union and allegheny man is still listed in critical condition after friday's vehicles accident i was forty nine stephen hawking forty five on in critical condition and suffered from head trauma sunday at sutter roseville medical center after his car flipped upside down into a creek bed friday morning hospital spokesperson robin montgomery said hauke was driving a two thousand five hundred  hauke was trapped inside the vehicle before rescuers pulled him out shortly there after he was transported via ambulance to sutter roseville and in another story written by carl megan discomfort from the nevada county board of supervisors led district one supervisor nate recent to remove an item from discussion on tuesday's agenda organizers of the what's next in science series a string of plant local lecturers to discuss new and emerging sciences the supervisors to lend their official support to the series the idea was backed by nevada city mayor robert bergman the series addresses a number of scientific ideas and concerns including the degree addition of the oceans and decline in fish stocks local conservatives blogs voice their opposition to the series due to its perceived connection to climate change science and encourage readers to ask the board not to lend its support to the series beeston who brought the agenda any item involving a non essential county government function that will unnecessarily place other board members in an awkward position as we draw nearer to our meeting it became quite clear that the speaker series i don't want is causing discomfort to some of my colleagues consequently i felt that i had to honor the aforementioned provision of the order of decorum and decorum from pillar practical standpoint i doubt that the board of supervisors endorsement of the series or lack thereof will have any material effect on the success of the series appointment to the county's planning commission smith a retired senior planner worked for the county before two thousand to two thousand and seven before that she served in a planning capacity in santa cruz and san francisco counties according to the press release paul  a position under the former district three supervisor john spencer the fattest cities ngugi will serve as an m p years appointment to the airport commission jonathan keen to the building standards board of peel's charlie jacobs and jim bere berger to the historical landmarks commission randall yun to the sewage disposal technical advisory committee and ralph's oberstein to the fish and wildlife commission you don't need jacob's were each reappointed to their seats having served previously under spencer in a story by michelle rendell is also out of the union a controversial ordinance that would allow defunct bed and breakfast ins to reopen it is up for a public hearing after several delays nevada city council members are holding the hearing at their meeting it's actually happening today it's six thirty tonight at the city hall three seventeen broad street battle city hearing is scheduled for early december but mayor robert berkman won first to find out whether he lived close enough to effect a b and b as to constitute a conflict of interest officials at the california fair political practice commission replied that he did not live within five hundred feet up a defunct b and b and voted on the proposed ordinance would not pose a conflict according to an opinion dated december fifteenth two thousand and ten councilwoman sally harris does live within five hundred feet of a defunct b and b she said she will recuse herself from any vote the counselors constructed to take some sort of action on a major according to city manager jean alba the proposed ordinance came up over the summer when nevada city innkeepers andy and susan howard expressed interest in reopening that aaron sargent house formerly the green mirrors in grand mare had been a vibrant broad street b and b until it was converted to a private residence in two thousand and four owners allowed the business permits to lapse and the house went into foreclosure in two thousand and nine one thousand nine hundred for a city ordinance allows being bees in residential areas while  hundred ninety four vote voter approved ordinance repealed the original ruling city attorney how to grow said the city's b and b code is now a blank slate on which the city's council can draft a new policy opponents say the being moratorium should only be repealed through