. >> every member of the nelson city council supports the family protection ordinance as it is known. and one councilwoman believes it would scare off would-be criminals. >> if you have the security adt in front of your homes, we are protected by an alarm or whatever, which the majority of the places don't have it. >> nelson would not be the first town in america to pass a mandatory gun ownership law and it would not be the first town in georgia, the nelson ordinance is a copy of a law passed here in 1982. there is no way to accurate its affect on public safety, although historically crime rates here have been low and nelson copies the exemptions for fellens, the mentally ill and people that object to owning a gun for personal and any other belief, and nelson says they will not enforce the new law. what is the point? >> georgians don't fool around with their guns, and they don't have the government tell them what to do and what not to do. >> the proposed law is part of a campaign led by the local chapter of the tea party patriots to protect second amendment rights. >> we want to take

gets a crowd in a move that would make oprah blush duane chronic yes that's a city councilman for nelson city georgia wants to make gun ownership mandatory for all city residents even though there's no proof that more guns leads to less violence in fact most of the evidence suggests the opposite nelson city councilman duane cronic is convinced that if passed the gun mandate will tell the potential intruder you'd better think twice the only nation with a higher number of guns per capita than the us turns out it's yemen where islamised militants hold sway over much of the country right because out army in a war zone just the thing to cut down on. one chronic illogic suspect and the very very ugly south surprise surprise recent studies by the center for disease control. and they got darker institute show that hiv is most common in states that don't require their public schools to teach safe sex in the classroom the city's most recent hiv surveillance report shows a wide swath of hiv infected areas cutting across bible belt states like texas alabama and florida only a handful of these states teac

however, it takes awhile for them to get here. >> that is why the nelson city councilman proprosed inousehold in the city own and firearm. >> bill mcniff supports the law. >> i think every city should do it and it should go county wide. >> the nelson ordinance is modeled after the 1982 law passed by kenna saw yo kennaaah that requires gun owner sherrod martinship. >> it as deterrent ordinance but tells the potential intruder you better think twice. >> why have an ordinance if you are not going to enforce it? what is the point. they admitted it is just a sham. they just want publicity to say that nelson is a town full of weapons. >> lamar isn't opposed to having guns, just telling the government tell him he has to do it. >> big government at its worst. this is is the government mandating what a free individual can and will have in in his home. >> the ordinance comes up for a final vote next month. >>> a dramatic story is playing out behind the curtain of russia's famous ballet. a stardancer accused of a malicious attack and the web of characters in the plot gets rider and wider. more f

the nelson city council voting unanimously what it calls the family protection act. >> sounds like somees. >> there are 1,300 people who live in this town. take a listen. >> most everybody that lives here that are original residents here have always had firearms. >> our government at the moment, they want to take as much away from us as they can. >> council members say this measure will not be aggressively enforced, even if it makes through the final vote next month. they're trying to send a message to washington, getting a little publicity. >> knocking on everybody's door, can i see your firearm, ma'am? >> sounds like it's out of the middle ages. >> this is so blatantly constitutional and as you say, john, a stunt, let's face it. >> i don't know about that. >> requiring? >> i don't have to carry or own a gun. >> i'd be curious to know the legal implications with someone you've mandated to have a weapon. >> legal protections for gun manufacturers it's interesting for them, too. >> not necessarily for someone who has a gun. >> or the law maccers who said you had to have it. >> it is smar

to work with the police, law-abiding citizens and the police to work together to make a safer city. nelson chief is a firearm instructor and he wants to work with the citizens of his city to make responsible gun owners. we can't have a cop on every corner but we can have a responsible gun owner in every house. so i support the effort, but i don't think this bill's quite what we need. >> all right. i mean, of course, some people may say, nancy lanza was a responsible gun owner maybe, look what happened when someone else got ahold of her guns. that's always the other side of it, right, stephanie? >> erin, what could possibly go wrong here? listen, everybody should be -- the mentally ill, domestic abusers, alcoholics, sure, everybody should have a gun. what could possibly go wrong? this is ridiculous. we just did a study on the radio show today. here's a big shock. in the states that have the fewest guns and the most gun laws, there's the fewest gun deaths. excuse me, and vice versa. it's ridiculous. it's not like we don't have any sort of data supporting all of this. there are the fewest gun

. >> every member of the nelson city council supports the family protection ordinance as it is known.ll scare off would-be criminals if it becomes law april 1st. >> it is like when you have security, the adt in front of your home. we're protected by an alarm or whatever. which the majority of places don't have it. >> nelson would not not first town in america to pass a mandatory gun ownership law. it wouldn't even not first town in georgia. the nelson ordinance is a direct copy of a law passed here in kennesaw, georgia, in 1982. there is no way to accurately merits effect on public safety although historically crime rates here have been low. nelson also copies kennesaw's exemptions for felons, the mentally ill and people that object to owning a gun for personal or any other belief. nelson says they will not enforce the new law. so what's the point? >> georgia ans don't fool around with their guns, and don't have big government tell them what to do and whatnot to do. >> the proposed law is part of a campaign led by the local chapter of the tea party patriots to protect second amendment

move south and east to nelson, georgia, a city leader pushing to make it mandatory for every household a gun as a way to keep crime down. now, the story behind this, the town is just 1300 people has only one police officer who works nights. no penalty decided for those without a weapon, and the ordnance is voted on april 1 #st. i go for georgia. by the way, crime in nelson consists of petty theft. what do you think? would you rather live in llncaster or nelson. log on, vote on the right hand side of the screen, and i share the results. lancastercaster, say it together. another day, another record on the do. too late to rally? president obama promised to look out for the middle class. remember that? a new report shows obama doing just the opposite. congresswoman blackburn has the details. stay tuned. that's coming up. there she is. ♪ ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infiniteossibilities. gerri: new facts on how costly obamacare is getting for the nation's young folks and middle class. premiums sky high on the same people p

so we spoke to -- we heard rather from people who live in the city of nelson, georgia, about 1,400 peoplekay. so we don't have that sound. but there's some who stay this is a sham. if there's no consequence, all it is is a political statement. there are other who is say most people here have a gun. >> new arsenal this in the political fight. >> yeah. >> okay, so what kind of recourse in the resident says i don't want to abide by this? >> well, that's part of the law. if you have some religious or belief system that opposes owning weapons. if you have mental issues that would make it unsafe for you, then you don't have to, or if you're a felon. those exemptions. i think we have that sound from the people who live in nelson. >> most everybody that lives here that are original residents here have always had firearms. >> what's the point? by their own admission, this is a sham ordnance. it's just for play. >> a got a statement from the mayor of nelson just a few moments ago. he said he wanted to make sure if people knew the city would offer gun safety classes. there will be no consequence if

. >> nelson and his family took mass transit into the city for the game so they did avoid the high parking prices. the new price is part of a new program by san francisco to manage the city's limited parking meter spaces, and if you do the math, for two hours, at one of these meters, it will cost 14 bucks. the alternative is parking in a neighborhood parking garages, and i just checked out some of those. they're charging for today between 20 and $30. so the meeters are actually still a little deal compared to the parking garages. reporting live in san francisco, abc7 news. >> carolyn: thank you, sergio. new at 6:00. residents and merchants on polk street in san francisco have the choice of two meetings to attend about parking changes. at issue is the municipal transportation agency's plan to remove some on-street parking to make polk a more inviting place to walk and bureaucrat. one -- to walk and bike. one meeting is for support for the plan and the other meeting is for those who want to keep the status quo. >>> still to come at 6:00, a warning for drivers. the new crackdown on using the

. >> want to start with this story coming out of nelson in georgia where city councillors have givenroval for a proposal requiring a mandate for the head of every household to own a fire arm. >> i think that if someone kicks in your back door you better have more than 911 to protect your family. >> you wouldn't agree with mandating this? >> absolutely not, if you don't want to have a gun, lord knows i don't want you to have a gun. why would i want a human being who is terrified of it, doesn't want to learn how to use it, doesn't want to go practice with it, thinks it's an object that's going to get off the table and kill somebody, i don't want that. >> we have started well. >> we can go down hill from here though. >> let's talk about background checks. dan rather said he had talked to vice president biden that very day quietly who had indicated they might not even get progress on universal background checks. do you support universal background checks? >> i think it's okay if you want to have background checks on someone who is going to buy and sell guns. i think it's a west of time i

council members in nelson, georgia -- population 1300 -- are passing a measure to require the head of every household in the city and the ammunition to go with it. shannon travis joins us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, john. nelson, georgia, is 50 miles outside of atlanta. this potential law, an ordinance proposal now called the family protection act. we went and looked it up. the purpose of it, officials say, is to better protect those 1,300 people in the city. there are a few exemptions if the law is passed. if you are a gun felon, probably a good idea to be exempt from being required to own a gun. if you are a pauper -- a word in the proposal -- meaning you are poor. mental and physical disability or anybody opposed to owning a gun. if there are exemptions to the law and if it is passed it won't actually be enforced then why do it at all, john? well, the people say it is to send a message to washington about the effort, the push to tighten the nation's gun control laws. take a listen. >> our government at the moment want to take as much away from us as they can. >> we want to take th

city. >> come over here. the new face of "world news now." >> this is rob nelson.e. >> great to be here. hard to believe it is here. >> crews in the gulf are working 'round-the-clock to stop the gushing oil well deep under sea. an 8.8 possible earthquake striking japan, 2:46. local time. >> we have extensive coverage of whitney houston's death. this half-hour. >> a former rutger's student will be sentenced today for hate crimes. >> president obama called mitt romney to congratulate him on clinching the republican nomination. >> there was a mix of terror and technology inside that building yesterday. >> hurricane sandy our only story. >> rob nelson is on the story. good morning. >> good morning, guys. amazing story. >> rob is with us on the desk. >> rob nelson is here with the story. could not believe this one. >> this is a wild one. >> perhaps the headline -- >> the "boston globe" says it all. back in the town he terrorized. >> we did get word. today that he did return to the new york apartment. >> in the fourth quarter of every game in the finals lebron james has

activists social security the city's residents claim the project threatens the region's tourism industry and environmental stability. former south african president nelson mandela has been admitted to hospital for further check up officials say there's no reason for any alarm on the health of the ninety four year old has been a cause of concern for many years and then have spent eighteen days in hospital in december was treated for a drug infection underwent gholston surgery the former president has rarely been seen public since his retirement two thousand and four. well there appears to be a shadow of apartheid in the israel palestinian side commuting from the west bank are now being urged to board special buses introduced this week by the transport ministry after some jewish settlers feared their safety was at risk. their reports now on how the roots of the racist overtones go even deeper. on the first of december one nine hundred fifty five a black woman by the name of rosa parks made history by refusing to give up her seat in the so-called colored six in of a crowded bus in montgomery alabama that incident became a formative event in the u.s. civil

cbs news will be in vatican city for live coverage of the conclave beginning monday on cbs this morning and the cbs evening news. nelson mandela is in a hospital in pretoria tonight. doctors say the former president of south africa has been admitted for routine tests and that there is "no cause for f alarm." >> this is the second time in three months that he's been hospitalize. nelson mandela turns 95 in july. the u.s. secretary of defense chuck hagel in afghanistan for the first time since joining the cabinet and the taliban have sent a bloody message as a welcome. two sucide bombers struck on his first morning there. least 19 people, including eight children, are dead. charlie d'agata reports from f kabul. >> reporter: police said a suicide bomb or a bicycle got to within 30 yards of the afghan defense ministry before blowing himself up. nine people were killed and 14 were wounded. the majority were civilians. the taliban claimed responsibility saying it was a message to defense secretary chuck hagel. hagel was nowhere the blast. he was at the coalition military headquarters and was moved to a more secure location wi

since if you do so much security the city's residents claim that the mining project is the region's use of sweet environmental stability. more south african president nelson mandela has been admitted to hospital for a check up we should say there is no reason for any alarm for the health of the ninety four has been the cause of concern for many years and then i spent eighteen days in hospital in december when he was treated for lung infection underwent greystone surgery former president has already been seen at work since his retirement in two thousand for. now there appears to be a shadow of apartheid in israel palestinian screeching from the west bank and now being to board special buses that were introduced this week by the transport ministry after some jewish settlers for their safety was risk. their reports on how the roots of the racist overtones and even deeper. on the first of december one nine hundred fifty five a black woman by the name of rosa parks made history by refusing to give up her seat in the so-called colored six in of a crowded bus in montgomery alabama that incident became a formative event in the u.s. civil rights movement and again

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city. and construction equipment firm has reported closings that would see 3000 people lose their jobs. still ahead, hope fades for dozens of miners trapped in a landslide in tibet. ofand as the hospitalization nelson mandela continues, how he uses support to help south africa. >> hello, and welcome to the international weather forecast. we will start in the americas with a lot of showers across the amazon basin, into ecuador and a line of heavy rainfall extending south, eastward through parts of brazil and rio de janeiro. in paraguay they enjoyed a fine day in parts of chile and argentina. in santiago.egrees in the caribbean we have heavy showers in puerto rico and parts of hispaniola and we see the more coastal parts of central america, heavy downpours affecting nicaragua and panama, but further north it is dry and it should be a bright day in mexico city. across north america we see a spell of weather that may last a day or so and we still have driving heavy rain and indeed some snow for the north. sunday we should see some heavy rain, going up to the eastern seaboard. cold air to the north of that, temperatures of - 6 in winnipeg. if >> of the headlines here on aljazeera -- >> the headlines in

city, my apartment. >> jon: he spent so much time hanging out with trump that compared to the guy that thinks >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight an actor. his new movie is called "admission." >> nelsonloves traveling. he loves it. we've lived in ind kneesal. we built a water purifcase system in miramar. >> you are just a single dad traveling the world with his kid doing good. >> sounds -- i have it on a t-shirt. you can borrow it if you like. >> i'm not sure people would believe it on me. >> jon: please welcome back to the program mr. paul rudd. [cheers and applause] >> hello! [cheers and applause] >> jon: no you. that is the first time on this program -- first time facial hair has gotten a standing ovation. >> nice. >> jon: got anchorman written all over it. it does. that's why it's here. >> jon: are you filming the next thing. >> just started yeah. >> jon: same cast or did they have to replace fer develop too big. >> all new people. >> jon: you are the hero in this one from what i understand. >> i'm trying to make it that. >> jon: really? >> no, it's not. right now. >> jon: nobody listens. you are a big star. let me say this about the movie with you and tina. how can you go wrong

head of every household in nelson, georgia could be soon required to own a gun and ammunition or they'll be breaking the law. saying only one police officer is on for a city 1300. critics say they don't want the government telling them if they have to own a gun. felons or people unable to handle a gun could be exempt. >> now to an unusual story out of new york. a man slapped with a summons for disturbing the peace for laughing too loud. police were called after complaints from the neighbor. this week a judge declined to dismissv: the charges. the man says he suffers from a newer logical disorder which makes him laugh loudly. >> very interesting. >> yes. who knew? >> just ahead a shark invasion. and... where underwater species were unveiled in the bay area today. we'll show you the unusual creature. >> today's 7 on your side q and a just ahead. i'm still taking your questions so you can contact me right now on facebook.com and over on twitter at m finney. >>> a rare species of octopus revealed today at the california academy of sciences it's a larger pacific striped octopus first discovered in 1991 off the coast of nicaragua. it's remarkable for coloration

nelson alameda county sheriff's department this is a unique situation because alameda creek is the sheriff's department jurisdiction but it runs right through the heart of fremont and union city, we're going to have to work in conjunction with them and see if they have any missing persons outstanding and go from therealong with other counties because alameda creek runs a long ways so this could have been washed down stream over a period of years. the sheriff's department says, the skull fragments are not native american, and most likely are that of a grown man. some dental work was visible to investagtors. and the coroner is hopeful that dental work could lead to identifying the remains one >> jacqueline: 77 expected tomorrow:the same as yesterday's. 70's --. with tomorrow, and take a look to our current conditions. we do have that cloud coverage overhead. away from the coast still pretty mild stir in antioch. 57 in concord. we will see those temperatures shifting from the overnight hours. they will be fairly mild with only 40's tonight. it will clear out with a shift in the wind. i will show you how warm it is going to get, coming up. >> pam: ahead at eight. the man wanted f

nelson. >> and i'm diana perez. it was a dramatic day in vatican city.pope francis takes his place at the head of an ancient spiritual empire that is ever-growing and ever-changing. this morning a look at who the man is how he made history and what the world can expect from the simple son of a railway worker. the newly elected pope will celebrate the first mass part of a century old ritual. >> there is so much about the election that is a radical departure from tradition. the vatican is quiet at this hour. here is a live look right now. but abc's marci gonzalez was there yesterday when the historic decision was revealed. good morning, marci. >> reporter: good morning rob and diana. although he was reportedly the runner-up in the last papal election he is a man few expected to see come out on the balcony. history was made here at the vatican last night. >> habemus papam. >> cardinal jorge bergoglio of argentina is now pope francis. greeting the crowd in st. peter's square praying, asking for blessings for himself. and for the whole world. 76-year-old berg

nelson. we begin this morning with that giant storm rolling into the east coast clobbering so many cities with the nation's capital is now in the crosshairs. abc's tahman bradley there in the elements of rain. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, diana. good morning, john. the snow is just starting to fall in washington, d.c. although this looks like rain at the moment. but we are gearing up for a big event. federal offices will be closed here today. there is a winter storm warning in effect. folks here saw what this monster storm did to the midwest and are gearing up. the colossal storm pushed through the mid-atlantic dumping heavy snow around washington, d.c. forecasters expect accumulations between 6 inches and a foot. >> kind of stressing me out. >> reporter: in montgomery county, maryland, crews prepared for the worst. >> we'll work as hard as we can to do the best we can. >> reporter: their goal to avoid

leaders in one city are looking to preserve iconic remnants of the devastation but many residents saying having them around is too painful. >> and nelson the hospital today. the 94-year-old underwent routine tests and he is doing well. >> gregg: all right. an eye-opening look at retirement security. developed countries showing folks living in norway, switzerland are set to live out in golden years in a fine and good way. work free, but the news is not so rosie for the united states as coming in number 19. does that retirement is pie in the sky dream for americans these days, maybe the grim years? that is what i'm thinking. we do have tips for you. let's turn to gary, he is a fox news contributor. here is what i don't understand. if the united states is top ranked when it comes to per capita income, how come we're at the bottom here essentially, number 19 when it comes to retirement security? >> basically tells you we are a very much spending society, americans are not watching their dollars. i have to tell you, this is something i talked about 30 years ago, 20 years ago, ten years ago. it's amazing with the proliferation of the web and

nelson. thank you very much. good to see you again, sir. >> thank you. cheryl: i want to update you on a story that we brought yesterday. sacramento cityrena and retail center downtown. this is big. they are trying to keep the kings in the state capital. the sports team is trying to move to seattle. mayor johnson must now convince to block the current owners from initiating the move. they could still bail on sacramento and move to seattle. dennis: it is their property. they can move it worthwhile. cheryl: a wonder of the modern world. the changes coming to the golden gate bridge. that is coming up in the west coast minute. dennis: the government messing with your ride. ethanol increases in gasoline. the chances of damaging the car's engine, they are increasing also. ♪ and everyone but her... no. no! no. ...likes 50% more cash. but i don't give up easy... do you want 50% more cash? yes! yes?! ♪ [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase, plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. ♪ what's in your wallet? why? and we've hit the why phase...

city wednesday afternoon, an alameda county sheriff's sergeant said. the skull was found at about 4 p.m. at the creek behind nevada street, sgt. j.d. nelson said.nd sheriff's detectives are investigating the creek area, nelson said. many bones have been found, but are all likely animal bones, how we will keep you posted. >> pam: on to another developing story in oakland. police say. a teenage boy was shot in the leg across the street from a school this afternoon. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. it happened in front of fremont high school on foothill boulevard. police say -- the boy, a 17-year-old high school senior, was conscious and was able to provide police with suspect information. school officials say, he was taken to oakland's highland hospital and is expected to be okay. tonight we're learning new details about how a santa cruz man caught officers by surprise. before shooting them to death. this is video taken during the suspect's last stand against police. you can hear the gunshots. kron 4's dan kerman has more on what police are calling an ambush. >> if we now know that they and a detective said it no cha

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cities in the northeast. it is thursday, march 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good thursday morning. i'm diana perez. >> and i'm john muller in for rob nelsonf you can believe all this. accuweather has the latest on yet another storm system that's coming. >>> our other major story is the fatal attack on a 26-year-old volunteer at a private animal sanctuary. what provoked this lion? so many questions for investigators now in california. >>> and that's not the only major concern involving wildlife this morning. some south florida beaches are off-limits because sharks are dangerously close to the shore and it's happening as spring breakers head to the beaches. >> not good timing there. >>> and later, the scandal hitting the professional dance community. who confessed to masterminding an acid attack on a famed ballet artistic director. we'll get the very latest on the injuries and the investigation to solve it. >>> but first, that nasty winter storm clinging to the northeast this morning after battering the midwest and mid-atlantic. >> parts of virginia buried under 20 inches of snow. 1100 flights canceled in washington, d.c., alone. with fligh