we will speak to toby jones and bill hartung about u.s.-saudi relationship. 20 or's ago this month, lori berenson was sentenced and convicted to 20 years in jail for helping revolutionary movement in peru. today she is back home in the united states and free. >> i cannot deny my life. my life is what it was or what it is -- yes, there are things when i reflect upon what happened and say, you know, that is part of the reason why i take responsibility for my actions and i apologize because it is like i do acknowledge whether or not i am directly responsible for certain action, there was horrific bloodshed in peru and i'm very sorry it happened. amy: we speak with once imprisoned u.s. activist lori berenson in her first extensive interview since returning home. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. protests are erupting across the middle east after saudi arabia executed prominent shia religious leader nimr baqr al-nimr -- along with 4 others -- on saturday, in the

washoe county commissioner vaughn hartung says he would like to see other agencies start using the demonstrate the cpr device at an upcoming board of commissioners meeting on january 26th. after years of economic hardship... new development is once again beginning to take off in carson city. last week.. crews demolished the vacant citi bank builidnt on curry street to make room for a new multi use building. when finished.. the project will feature 10 residential spaces. commercial and office space will also be available. the project is being funded by the hop and mae adams foundation which has renovated other buildings in the area. those involved with the project say they want to turn downtown carson into something comparable to midtown in reno. "part of these improvements and this project is to make carson city a more desirable area in general for new development and for the people who live here" developers say they hope this will fit into the plan to make downtown a more walkable area.... and also tie into the carson street redevelopment project slated to start in march. of agriculture needs