yours found charles sullivan charged with kidnapping a young woman he picked up as a hitchhiker guilty of false imprisonment and making criminal threats after eleven hours of deliberation friday but they found the pines man not guilty of more than serious charges for kidnapping and a jury of seven men and five women for their careful deliberations there was a lot of reading back of testimony you could tell the jury was actively engaged in a review of evidence newell had twenty five year old hitchhiker one who was twenty four to t with handcuffs and zip ties and said he wanted to have some fun for a few days then she alleged he moved her to more secluded place where she wouldn't be seen from the road the last action would constitute kidnapping under the law the jurors rejected the charge and the conviction on the lesser options of false imprisonment they didn't find that we've presented enough evidence to prove that beyond  shadow of a doubt it was said how so investigators never found a gun in the wooded area crisscrossed with cliffs and gullies despite the woman's emotional retelling of the alleged crime jurors are just a d n a has meant of using a one had testified his defense saying the woman had brought along zip ties and handcuffs and had asked him to bind her because he wanted she wanted to have sex with him though the jury rejected some of the charges and all still said it was he was pleased with the verdict so of unhealed that when brown correctional facility will be sentenced a later date he could face the maximum sentence of around four years and eight months for the two felonies the victim who allegedly used a pocket knife to cut to zip ties and run away had departed to her out of area home after thursday's testimony and was not present for the jury's decision another local story a woman who says she has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to thomas hastert received a surprise on friday when she learned that hastert brother was being considered to oversee loan census financial accounts office and attorney general's office for alleged real estate fraud no criminal charges have been filed in this case referring to nevada county district attorney cliff newell melissa caput one of several barros investors who waited outside the court hearing friday said newell said it was his brother mike hastert could put said the pronouncement sounded absurd i laugh she said we all laughed we've come this far and his brother reviewing the hard copies of the broker's insurance and license documents will wait until monday  and on a sad note p g any said one of its workers died friday near the georgetown cool area while doing storm response work the incident occurred between one and two thirty p m said pacific gas and electric company spokesman jennifer bra d ask its crew to stop work in an area after the accident occurred ramp could not confirm the name in age of the deceased person or say where he was from but another p g any worker who had contacted the union about the incident the man was twenty eight years old we are close knit group ramp said this news will have a significant emotional impact this is a horrible tragedy and our thoughts and prayers go out to our employees family coworkers and friends during this difficult time frustration for some about a county residents was off the charts friday after spending one week without power p g and e customers complained of getting the runaround from the chiller day all week and said promises for res kept they said they were told power would come back on sometime friday but they didn't believe it until it did power was restored to two fifty p m for about twenty homes in osborne hill just outside grass valley hundred ninety eight hours after a gone pacific gas and electric company on friday morning that power would be restored and was ecstatic when it did shortly after three p m we're grateful it was wasn't fun mrs cole said i can't imagine how people without a generator did  earlier in the week to residents said they spoke to p g and e employees who said the work was not being done quickly because the utility wanted to avoid paying overtime p g and e disagreed explained that the line workers told toil we've been living like a people for a week no water no lights no phone said truslow speaking from grass valley motel he had checked into friday morning we lost a couple hundred bucks on food from the freezer and a refrigerator that was dormant nobody from p g and e can answer a simple question he said no one is empowered to do anything monday they said wednesday or thursday they said friday today they said by midnight we still have no power said john miranda peak road in green horn area it's been off since last friday monday the power came back on for two seconds and then went back off today they told us it would come back at midnight but they've told us that before the family finally went out and bought a generator to get their electric water well pump going and to watch some t v but there was then that was all going to said we lost two fridges full of food miranda said my mom had to sell out chickens in t bone steaks she left for a couple days for the bay area because she was so depressed in chicago park on kerry's place mike hannan had power friday that two of his three eight hundred eighty four lines were still down he had been told the major cable had been cut and utilities did not know where it was located they don't know things or won't tell you and he said people are being told we're working on it it would be done then it will be done he said in today's world headlines presidential candidates work in michigan directors and studios begin labor talks in baghdad but before this story steve the t v news would like to thank primary after losing to huckabee in iowa it's in mccain and on the hampshire primary made an impromptu stop at a general motors plant near here after two hundred layoffs were announced last week he pledged to make restoring the domestic auto industry one of the linch pins of michigan's economy a top priority if elected president in some respects michigan is like a canary in a mine shaft but michigan is experiencing the whole nation will experience unless we fix what's happening in michigan and learn lessons here we can apply across the nation he said in traverse city amid a fly around of the state romney's criticism of washington was a none too septal shot at mccain who has said that i'm of michigan stock lost jobs are gone forever the arizona senator defended his comment during the iraq russia's rally before four hundred supporters in one i had to give some straight talk mccain said jobs are leaving the state of michigan they have left and will not come back but we're going to create jobs we're going to create a new con of me this is the smartest technical logical place in america we have the smartest people here we can do it we can create jobs here later aboard his campaign bus mccain continued his criticism of the romney governor romney says he supports industry yet he was running for the governor of another state he wanted to raise the tax of s u v s again said aides distributed campaign literature from romney's two thousand to race for governor in massachusetts in which romney proposed a ten years sales tax moratorium on hybrid vehicles as well as reworking the vehicle excise tax to encourage the purchase of fuel efficient cars because it also mentioned a detroit news headline saturday experts back up claims romney sitting later in the home of an unemployed woman in marshall responded by criticizing mccain for supporting an increase in fuel economy i was a governor in massachusetts and massachusetts is not to state that is propelling the michigan economy he said senator mccain was a u s senator who has responsibility for the well being of the entire country senator mccain was watched as michigan had suffered its economics were a focal point because michigan's unemployment rate is at seven point four percent in november is a full percentage point higher than any other state is also about fifty percent higher than national average barrel of lab labor statistics figures show the state shed more than seventy six thousand jobs in twelve months ending in november but in which the national economy added one point five adding one point five million jobs huckabee alternative vocal focus on social issues highlighted his first to reinvigorate the coalition of religious voters that propelled him to victory in iowa the former southern baptist minister emphasized his opposition to abortion as he urged about one hundred pastors in grand rapids to support him and use of their address books an e mail list to mobilize others i don't presume that you will support me because of common faith huckabee told them i know that i have earned that but i also recognize this is a unique opportunity for a long time those of us who are people of faith ha asked to support a candidate who would talk to us but rarely has there been one who comes from us not all our presidents yet life is in the balance comparing abortion to slavery huckabee also said overturning the roe and vs red decision legalizing abortion would merely allow states to decide whether to value one life or another and called for a constitutional amendment banning the practice he also played up the opposition to gay marriage saying a traditional marriage helped train our replacements while only thirty four delegates were up for grabs in michigan tuesday the candidate activity highlighted the state's importance in the battle for momentum mccain is hoping to build for his new hampshire from his new hampshire victory huckabee the former governor of arkansas is trying to recapture in a jihad he didn't do the next week's southern south carolina primary he didn't camp from michigan to attend church sunday in south carolina but he charge schedule changes scheduled to return to michigan sunday afternoon and remained until tuesday amid heightened expectations of a strong finish romney the former governor of massachusetts is seeking a first place finish after his earlier second place finishe prompted questions about whether he was has hit the ceiling of support michigan is especially important romney grew up here and his father george was a three term governor in the one nine hundred sixty s former new york ma rudy giuliani has who was campaigning in florida saturday seated michigan to the others former tennessee senator fred thompson campaigning in south carolina played on his expertise as a talk radio host before and or flowing crowd at the and los angeles the union representing hollywood director began contract talks saturday was striking t v and film writers calculating how to deal might affect them quick resolution with directors could undercut the writer's bargaining power it is serving as an industry template for the central issue of new media compensation observers that the writers guild of america and the screen actors guild issued a joint statement friday saying they hope directors reach a fair deal that incorporates principles that will benefit  creative artists the d g a has to do what is best for its membership but it is important to remember that they do not represent actors and writers of the state say in an email from president michael out good two guild members added speculation that a speedy resolution with the alliance of motion pictures and television producers could be in the works we would not enter negotiations for the a and p t p unless we were within shouting distance of an agreement of our too much important issues jurisdiction for our member to work a new media and appropriate compensation for reuse of our work on the internet and other media platforms apted wrote down in the mail both sides in the two month old writers strike have said the central issue is compensation for programs movies and other content streamed and downloaded over the internet that issue also could dominate studio negotiations with directors and  gree actors guild contracts of both these unions expires in june the directors guild has spent nearly two million in research new media issues and potential revenue from digital distribution beautician through the next decade studios have said it's premature to put a value on emerging new media the directors union had said last year that it would delay the start of talks to give writers a chance to come to an agreement with studios but directors knowing for earlier early any efficient talks clearly lost patience after negotiations to end the writers and the studios broke off december seventh and the strike dragged on directors have only gone on strike once they walk their walk out in one thousand nine hundred seven lasted just five minutes on the west coast and because of time difference three hours and five minutes on the east coast the directors unions and producers group announced the start this year talks friday in a joint brief joint statement no further details were released both sides said they would have no further comments to director chief negotiator gil cates said a media blackout would be in place during negotiations the start of talks between directors and studios was lauded by the international alliance of theatrical stage employees to go that represents fifty thousand plus t v and movie stagecraft workers who have been affected by the writers strike i know that the d g a and the am p t p can reach an agreement that puts us all on the road to get back to work state employees killed president thomas e short said in a statement meanwhile independent film company the weinstein company and the guild reached a deal friday that would allow writers to return to work on production companies movie projects in a joint statement with the guild chairman bob and harvey weinstein said we believe the strike must be resolved now it's that simple details of the deal were not disclosed though it was believed to be similar to the one signed by worldwide pants to allow david letterman's show to return with union writers a b c studios however announced friday that it has killed deals with nearly two dozen writers and non writing producers who don't have active projects this includes people who worked on the hit shows scrubs curb your enthusiasm and the seventy's show the studio said it was forced to the deals because the strike was as significant detrimental impact on development and production and here's a little strange story out of baghdad the flakes melted quickly but the smiles wonder and excited story swamping went on throughout the day it snowed in baghdad the morning flurry friday was the first memory in the heart of their rocky capital perhaps more significant however was the rare ripple of daylight through a city snarled by army checkpoints divided by concrete walls and ravaged by sectarian killings for the first time in life i saw snow rain like this falling in baghdad said mohammad abdul hussain is sixty three year old retiree from new baghdad area when i was young i heard it from my father that such rain had fallen in the early forties on the outskirts of northern baghdad i hussein said francis no as a type of rain but snow falling in baghdad in such a magnificent scene was beyond my imagination after whether in nearly five years of war baghdad residents thought they had pretty much seen it all but was but as musicians were calling the faithful to prayer the people world was something certifiably new snow is common in the mountainous kurdish areas in northern iraq but residents of the capital and surrounding area could not remember could remember just hail and that's only very occasionally summer temperatures in baghdad are internally as well three hundred twenty degrees and one is generally mild but this week has been unusually cold and blustery with overnight temperatures more than ten degrees below normal on thursday morning the thermometer hovered around freezing after a low twenty seven and the baghdad airport closed because of low visibility i asked my mother who is eighty whether she had ever seen lesson from god councell some said they've seen snow only in the movies tell a behind or a nineteen year old college student said a friend of mine called me at eight am and what we have to tell me there was a guy was raining snow i rushed quickly t balcony to see a very beautiful scene i tried to fill my with my cell phone camera the scene was really brought me joy i called my other friends in mourning and turned out to be a very happy one in my life an iraqi worker who works for the associated press said he will kiss wife and children shortly after seven am to have a short look at this strange thing he then called his brother and sister and found them awake also watching cotton like snowdrops covering the trees for a couple of hours anyone anyway a city where mortar shells routinely zoom across tigris river to the green zone became united as one big white zone there were no reports of bloodshed during the snowstorm the snow showed no favoritism as it does did never hood's shiite and sunni alike faintly falling with polities to james joyce upon all the living and the dead and that's a wrap today for our world news that's right stanford police blotter pictures in a blotter not from these actual events but used for visual aid only grass valley police department on thursday twelve fifty p m a woman called from one hundred block of carriage lane to report a man had been dating her daughter was outside the house looking for her her daughter was hiding from the man officers contacted mad told him not to return phone for fifty one p m officers cited and released a thirty one year old man an intersection of bennett street and bank street for driving on a suspended license nine twenty nine p m officers cited and released a forty four year old man intersection of race street and kate hayes street for driving with a suspended license friday nine hundred eighty m officers cited and released a twenty year old man in the parking lot of business of one thousand block east ministry for driving up to eight pm a caller from two hundred block of cornwall avenue reported someone rummaged through vehicles that had been left unlocked caller said similar incident happened the night before on a nearby property yvetot county sheriff's office on thursday ten forty nine a m officers cited and released a male juvenile on no eleven thousand block of ridge road on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance without prescription for thirty four pm a man from troy doesn't block a quaker hill crossroad requested after patrol in the evening because of the past three nights his housing his vehicle had been painted pelted with yellow and green paint balls no permanent damage has been done done forty p m a woman from the thirteen thousand block of gold court reported her husband was drunk and was beating her and her son guzman could be heard yelling in the background officers separated the couple gave the man a ride to a motel i report taken and the vatican city police department on thursday it's real five p m officers arrested a man on pine street on suspicion of being drunk in public and booked him into the bad county jail and that's it for the blotter now for our lovely weather looks like rain but there's only ten percent chance of drops to fall in the valley will see mostly cloudy skies from weather maker moving into the region highs will be in the mid fifty's there will be greater chance of rain and snow to the sierras highs will be in the that's right it's time for the police blotter the pictures in the blotter not from these actual business but usual visual aid only