say is too early to know how the season will shape the foothills and high sierra could see record temperatures this week as high as a high pressure system of the west coast continues to bring spring like conditions to the  basin it may look pretty but it's not pretty said lisa lynn a senior meteorologist with the california department of weather water resources it's not the right time of year high temperatures threaten to melt an already below average in lower elevations reservoirs in the vatican irrigation district are at a little less than fifty percent of their holding capacity said in a operations manager don white but he added it's too early to call wolf january february and march historically are more productive for precipitation and snow in the later winter has made up for dry januarys in the past he said it's too soon to consider a blink outlook white said india will likely begin a series of snow surveys in february and managers base their forecasts for the season's supply and demand on an april first snow survey that's really when we start making critical decisions white said snow as water storage snowpack in the high sierra works as a natural storage system for water districts downhill including that about irrigation district when snow remains on the slopes until spring in then slowly it gradually feeds the rez of words to that provides drinking and agricultural water but record temperatures at lake tahoe have some worried about the snow pack the mercury at the lake tahoe airport hit fifty degrees or higher for six of the past eight days said kyle mosley a meteorologist with the national weather service in reno the average water content of snow around the basin is about seventy one percent of normal for this time or time of year according to the natural resource conservation service with california and nevada coming off to use that had only slightly more than have the average amount of runoff significant storms are needed to refill the state's reservoir is said if the northern syria doesn't receive any more precipitation this month january two thousand and nine could go down on a record as the third driest in record history for the area lynn said the pronounced high pressure system should break down towards the in the january pushing any possibility of participation in a meteorologist said that would basically allow and colder air to move down through canada and the west coasts mosely says another union story written by liz keller amazed a man sustained a minor injuries and was arrested on several charges after overturning his pickup truck tuesday night jessie smith thirty one was driving in one nine hundred eighty eight toyota pickup on hilltop road east of indian springs road when he made an unsafe turn and lost control california highway patrol spokesman rich nickel has said the truck overturned blocking the road a witness called to report smith was drunk and passed out in for his seat according to police logs smith was taken to sierra nevada memorial hospital for minor injuries nicole said he was arrested at the hospital on suspicion of driving under the influence and possessing marijuana and a concealed monastery will postpone their trip to nevada county until spring joseph executive director of st josephs cultural center received word on sunday that unforseen circumstances had forced the to reschedule their visit every year the monks come for two weeks to create sand believed to have healing effects in the cultural centers hall scheduled to arrive this coming sunday will now come april twenty sixth and stay through mother's day they also have been scheduled for monday lecture at mountain stream meditation in nevada city it will be a different experience in the spring and it might be it might be perfect of course the monks w be disappointed they won't see snow get this said one of the largest and most popular drawls to the grass valley center at the two week event involves involves months of planning and attracts as many as one thousand visitors get a said a showing of the film what remains of us a fundraiser for the monks visit will go on as planned at seven thirty p m january seventeenth in st joseph a ten dollar donation is requested seen just as cultural center spokesman sergeant brian finland says a forty four year old man was seen brandishing the two to three foot long sword outside of the doubletree hotel shortly after five a m sunday five a finland says a police officer was sent to the scene but it was not immediately clear what led him to shoot the man maybe it was a three foot severus sword the man who was not immediately identified by the police was taken to the hospital he died about an hour later finland says officer involves the shooting involved in the shooting has been placed on paid administrative leave and that's it drive reported someone had been going door to door and leaving threatening sticky notes on everyone's crotch three o three pm a woman from one hundred block of scottie scottie applied circle reported she did not mean to call nine one one she was just crawling around on the floor with the phone in her pocket and it must've missed dialled three sixteen pm a woman from five hundred block of lighting street who appeared to be elderly reported his neighbors threw from tree limbs on his lawn and when he asked his neighbor just started neighbors what degree on his feet he was advised it was a civil issue the man said he would beat up his neighbor and to make it a criminal issue for a six pm a man was almost hit by a vehicle and one hundred block of south aubert street he was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public possessing drug paraphernalia and a hypodermic needle for thirteen pm and eleven year old boy was hit by a white he called to complain about it and threatened to come down to the business he apparently did not show up a sheriff's office on tuesday at nine twenty two a m a man from rough and ready highway reported a hit and run and possible vandalism to a company vehicle and a twelve eighteen p m a man from the ten thousand block of colby or road reported his female neighbor came to his house with a baseball bat and threatened him and two forty pm the man from slate creek road reported he was shot at by a paintball gun and the two fifty nine p m a woman from eleven thousand block a limekiln road reported someone stole her kittens she was very irate and at three fifty seven pm the woman from  eleven thousand block of hilltop drive reporting bullets were rickets using off things on her property she got back to report her neighbor had firecrackers and at four pm a call from the ten thousand block of broken open court reported a man had been yelling and screaming at other tenants and acting threateningly the man played piano late at night and disturbs the neighbors and at four fourteen pm a man from eleven thousand block a ridge road reported unauthorized use of his credit card and at four fifty one pm a call from the business on a seventy thousand block valley drive reported someone had a new tire installed muffed without pain the person was contacted agreed to pay for the time the next business day and a six seventeen p m a woman from sixteen thousand block of dry creek lane reported a package was stolen from her mailbox and at nine fourteen pm a burglary was reported at eighteen thousand block of cruising grade road and on wednesday seven forty seven am a woman from the seventeen thousand block of virginia way reported paint ball shots were fired at her car during the night and nevada city police department on tuesday six thirty eight p m man from the five hundred block of main street reported a burglary possibly by his daughter and one state one thirteen am a man from nevada and broad street ported his vehicle had been stolen batmobile out there ship abandons aid mission following israeli threat and greece refuses to host u s weapons shipment to israel and then why you haven't heard from him lately take calls for holy war over gaza and military plans for earlier iraq withdrawal and judge orders release of get more prisoners and house backs child health care expansion paying for it the supreme court restricts protections for illegally obtained evidence  more bombings of civilian targets including a crowded hospital past hours have seen some of the most intensive israeli bombing in the twenty days salt hospital was hit by israeli shells setting in a blaze around five hundred patients were being treated inside the attack politician earlier israel u s strike that hit the main united nations aid compound in gaza city more than seven hundred palestinians had taken children their united nations relief and works agency spokesperson compound in gaza including i'm told by our debbie a head john king white phosphorus three of our staff members have been injured the workshop in our compound is in flames and nearby are loaded fuel tankers so the situation is extremely dangerous and extremely serious we have been on the phone with israeli authorities asking them to call off their fire from around the compound a neutral international organization we have not had an answer we want the un says the farmer will bring down and thousands of tons of food medical supplies and other aid israeli shelling hits a media building also in nearby israeli shelling hit an office building housing several media organizations journalists from the abo dhabi television channel was injured rooters bureau chief alice star mcdonald said the attack came despite contact with israeli military he said we were in fact at that time in contact with the israeli army checking with them that they knew where where our staff and where they were working and we were assured that they were shortly after that explosion hit the floor just above a strop don't enter the o struck the offices of another media company two floors above ours one person at least there was wounded we understand we have evacuated our offices thousands of palestinians have fled their homes today as israel escalates its assault on densely populated residential areas of gaza resident nasr mohammad said his family was forced to relocate twice after coming under israeli attack he also said we were inside a house with the children and then the israeli army started to shoot at us with bullets so we moved to another house with children then the second house came down on top of the palestinian death toll now stands at least one thousand and forty five at least half of them civilians another forty eight hundred  sixty have been injured thirteen israelis have been killed including four by friendly fire that's what i say this every day but they never seem to mention any israeli soldiers latest attacks come after a coalition of nine israeli human rights groups called for an investigation into whether israel is committing war crimes in a statement the group including the israeli sections of amnesty international and physics physicians for human rights condemned what they called the wanton use  against palestinian civilians they continued this kind of fighting constitutes a blatant violation of law of warfare and raises the suspicion of the commission of war crimes there are worldwide calls for prosecuting israeli leaders on wednesday hundreds gathered outside the international criminal court and in hague so he concept of the international coalition against impunity said israeli leaders should be tried for crimes against humanity he also said the crimes of israel against gaza increased day after day and now its terrorist crimes you know they are using terrorist weapon murder crimes against me commanded a war crime so for this we came to the hague to i c c court we want to court to go and start investigation about these crimes the guardian of london reported this week diplomats are considering asking the united nations general assembly to refer israel's actions in gaza to the world court the un special rap to the occupied territories richard forecasts said israel's attack on gaza could be a violation of the u n charter geneva conventions international law and international humanitarian law but libya and venezuela meanwhile have cut diplomatic ties with israel in protest of the gaza assault bolivian president evo morales also backed calls for investigating israeli leaders rolla said the most serious international crimes should not go unpunished in a government can back the investigation and punishment of these crimes bolivia is sovereign state that shows it is against violence and respects life will work with other governments and humanitarian organizations to ask for an investigation in international court for the crimes committed in the gaza strip by prime minister he had only and other members of the israeli cabinet and ship trying to deliver humanitarian aid to gaza says it has aborted its mission after the israeli navy threatened this a billion passengers on board the free gaza movement boat left cyprus on wednesday seeking to deliver doctors and medical supplies it was the group's first attempt to reach gaza since and israeli navy vessel deliberately ground another humanitarian boat last month almost forcing it to sink according to the free gaza statement five israeli gunboats surrounded the spirit of humanity ship in international waters one hundred miles off the gaza coast and a radio transmission israeli navy threatened to open fire on the ship unless it mediately turned around meanwhile the israeli government has intercepted and iranian ships heading to g for a second time the ship is carrying food and medicine and had planned to arrive in gaza this past weekend it tried to reach gaza again on wednesday but was intercepted by the israeli navy meanwhile the u s has been forced to cancel weapons shipments to israel after the greek government refused to allow it to pass through its ports the u s says it will seek an alternate site and here's one we haven't heard states obama's someone bin laden says we are with you and we will not let you down our fate is tied to yours in fighting the crusaders in zionist coalition in fighting until victory or martyrdom god has restored us with the patience to continue the path to jihad for another seven years and seven and seven the question is can america continue its war with us for several more decades to come ports and evidence would suggest otherwise in iraq news pentagon commanders are reportedly drafting contingencies for a speedier withdrawal of u s troops than currently planned the washington post reports military officials ordered the new withdrawal plan in case president elect obama rejects current proposals as too slow and a federal judge has ruled the pentagon must release a guantanamo bay prisoner over a lack of evidence to justify continuing imprisonment u s district judge richard leon says the pentagon has failed to and on capitol hill the house has passed a measure expanding government health insurance for low income children bush and president bush has vetoed previous votes expanding the state children's health insurance program known as c has c h i p but president elect obama says it will be one of the first measures you hopes to sign into law when he takes office next week the thirty three billion dollars bill would be funded in part by a tax increase on cigarette packs the senate vote is expected next week and the supreme court has ruled evidence obtained through illegal searches and mistakenly arrested can still be used to prosecute criminal cases and five to four ruling the court voted to impose the new limits on the so called exclusionary rule which dismisses evidence a team from under reasonable searches procedures in a dissent justice ruth bader ginsburg said the ruling leaves suspects in exclusive narry cases with no remedy for a violation of their constitutional rights and the bush administration is claiming it will meet a legal requirement to hand over millions of e mails its long claim to have lost a government lawyer made the announcement at a hearing in a suit bro by civil liberties groups seeking e mails public release you know hours after district court judge ordered white house employees to search their hard drives for the missing e mails dated from two thousand and three to two thousand and five one of the planets in the group citizen for responsibility in ethics in washington says the government's claim to have recovered their e mails should be verified independently another rule is expected soon in a suit so you can do force vice president dick cheney to hand over his personal records cheney says he should decide what gets publicly disclosed and the treasury department is reportedly finalizing a new plan to give bank of america billions of additional dollars on top of the twenty five billion infusion it's already received in the taxpayer pay or bail out bank of america says it needs the funds to complete the acquisition of troubled firms merrill lynch and countrywide ten billion of the twenty five billion bank of america received last year was