the second journalist appeared before the courts today charged in connection with the assaults james reid seen here in the black jackets and maybe tracksuit bottoms was addressed to justice. no one homeowner continuing tight yesterday morning the brine o'connor told the court the franchise to producing a knife during the course of the violent disorder the accused made no reply judge john o'neill granted both men bail with strict conditions and both are due back in court again on sunday re sixty four people have now been challenged in relation to the death of dale creighton who was found seriously injured on this footbridge on things don't explode into in the eighty hours of new year's day he died yesterday in hospital three others remain inside the custody one man has been released without charge. she made chelsea fourteen years until then just to courts the chief executive of the agency responsible for attracting foreign direct investment into our tent as the masterpiece to step down the road. i really eerie has said he'll be pursuing opportunities outside the organization by gaiman said

reported in downtown san jose police see a reid, kron 4 news. >>: >>james: 436. police shoot and kill a pit bull a drought problems are forcing residents in santa clara valley to reduce the amount of water they use. water officials approved a 10% reduction in consumption. they've also secured half- million dollars to inform the public about the issue. right now, ground water levels are in good shape that could change if the rain doesn't come soon. santa clara valley gets half of its water from other parts of the state and if that starts to dry up it could be a problem. residents are also being given incentives for installing water efficient landscaping and low flow hardware and their homes. >>anny: it look out at some water restrictions elsewhere. marin county has already asked people for a 25% voluntary reduction in water usage. residents and pleasanton, livermore, dublin, new work, and fremont have been urged to cut back 20%. san francisco officials have announced a 10% voluntary conservation request, of which will begin this friday. healdsburg is the only bay

majority leader harry reid says he is confident that it will pass the senate. jamesburling says it is a krurl issue. >> people have to remember that emergency unemployment benefits only go to people who are actively looking for a job. for a lot of people that encourages them to keep looking when they are getting discouraged. and tomorrow is the day that 1.3 americans will go to their mailbox and find that check missing. he is for extending the benefits and republican marshia blackburn of tennessee. congresswoman let me begin with you. why wouldn't you want to extend unemployment benefits? what we would love to see happen is for the president and mr. sper ling to say what can we do right now to create the environment for jobs growth to take place. i hear that the uncertainty that is coming from washington and what is happening with the new 40,000 pages of regulations that are coming out. people want to see less government over reach and they would like to have washington out of the way and get back to creating jobs and getting back to work. >> what do you say to the p

one-person rules committee in the united states senate and it is senator reid and it is not supposed to be that way. if you read james madison and the federalist papers, the senate is supposed to be a deliberative body not supposed to be run by one person and big run by the majority -- and the run by the majority. host: when the congress returns at the end of january, do you think this issue gets resolved? guest: i think it could be resolved this week ar if there pay forreement how to it. not every republican is offering amendments. we are asking for something like three or four amendments. we won't necessarily get them adopted but we want to discuss important things. they won't let us discuss. host: are they related to employment benefits? guest: under the rules of the eenate, you can have non-german amendments as long as you don't accept post-cloture then everything has to be germane. the senate was meant to be able to discuss anything at any time. that's what you call a deliberative body. host: we will hear from paul in tennessee next, republican caller. caller: good morning, i want to thank you for taking my call

reid. i will get off of the year. guest: thank you, james, for serving. i respect it and appreciate it.ave been an advocate for reducing our presence in a responsible way in areas where i do not think we need such a strong military presence. i am in agreement on that, and i have made efforts in that area and we truly are aligned on that. with respect to your second question, the graduated income tax, to the extent that we have a tax system other than the fair tax, we will have a graduated tax, and i support that, then those who make more have to pay a higher percentage. some do not, but i do. what i really think would be best, and what i am a strong advocate for is the fair tax. we are in agreement on that, james. i believe there are so many benefits to that and i encourage every american to understand it. it really would reduce the complexity of our tax system greatly. it is really unfortunate when an american, and i am one of those in this category -- when you really want to do the right thing, get your taxes right, and if prepare your taxes, and you have a business that is complicate

one-person rules committee in the united states senate and it is senator reid and it is not supposed to be that way. if you read jamesison and the federalist papers, the senate is supposed to be a deliberative body not supposed to be run by one person and big run by the majority -- and the run by the majority. host: when the congress returns at the end of january, do you think this issue gets resolved? guest: i think it could be resolved this week ar if there pay forreement how to it. not every republican is offering amendments. we are asking for something like three or four amendments. we won't necessarily get them adopted but we want to discuss important things. they won't let us discuss. host: are they related to employment benefits? guest: under the rules of the eenate, you can have non-german amendments as long as you don't accept post-cloture then everything has to be germane. the senate was meant to be able to discuss anything at any time. that's what you call a deliberative body. host: we will hear from paul in tennessee next, republican caller. caller: good morning, i want to thank you for taking my call. ca