she instead found pistorius guilty of a lesser charge of culpable homicide or manslaughter. so the south african national prosecuting authority has filed initial appeal papers today, exactly two weeks after pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison for killing reeva steenkamp. prosecutors first have to apply to the judge, judge masipa, for permission to appeal against the verdict and sentence that she decided on. prosecutors say they believe pistorius should have been found guilty of murder and he would then face a minimum of 15 years in jail if convicted. >>> stay with us here on "bbc world news." much more to come. why working anti-social hours can prematurely age your brain. play the 5 gum truth or dare challenge and you could win a sensory adventure. i'd just gotten married. i was right out of school. my family's all military. you don't know what to expect. then suddenly you're there... in another world. i did my job. you do your best. i remember the faces... how everything mattered... so much more. my buddies... my country... everything... and everyone i loved...

pistorius's defense said they plan to oppose this appeal. as i mentioned earlier, pistorius was sentenced to five years for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp last year. that's the late tpreft live desk. back to you. >>> angie, that you can. a surfer survived a shark bite along the atlantic ocean. the 18-year-old was paddling in the waves about 60 miles north of west palm beach. he said he felt something pulling at him but didn't get a good look at the shark. he said the shark bit hit arm and hand and then let him go. >> i was like praying i wasn't going to pass out. that was my scariest thought, losing blood and being able to pass out. but thankfully i didn't. >> a friend wrapped a shirt around his arm to stop the bleeding until the paramedics arrived. he is expected to be okay. >>> well, apparently there's a viral infection going around linked to poor brain function. the virus is typically found in algae and is being found in our throats. those carrying the virus performed worst on intelligence tests when age was taken into account. re

pistorius has maintained it was an accident. in legal papers, the prosecution calls the sentence shockingly light, and inappropriate. >>> southwest airlines says it's looking forward to fighting a new lawsuit over plane repairs. the justice department is suing the airline for $12 million. it claims a contractor hired by southwest didn't follow safety standards when it made extensive repairs on dozens of planes. repairs to keep the aluminum skin from cracking. southwest disagrees. the lawsuit was filed after a settlement couldn't be reached. >>> tomorrow night, the loudoun county school board of supervisors will vote on a pay raise. technically, they're not voting on their own salaries, because the increase would not go into effect until 2016, after the next board election in 2015. but nearly all of the supervisors are expected to run for re-election, according to the "washington post." if those raises go through, the board chairman's salary will increase from 50 to $70,000. the vice chairman and district supervisors could get a

prosecutors in the oscar pistorius case. appealed today what they call a "shockingly light" and inappropriate sentence. they are hoping to convict him of a more serious charge or make him serve more time in prison. last month, pistorius was sentenced to five years behind bars for being negligent when he shot and killed his girlfriend on valentine's day in noiset rte pss ix nt more than 200 former n-f-l players and their families have chosen not to accept the league's settlement of a concussion lawsuit. 34 thousand people were invited to share in a settlement pool of more than three quarters of a billion dollars. minus attorney fees. but 200 people say, they'll fare better if they pursue their own individual lawsuits. it'll be tougher for them because they'll have to prove that any brain damage was the direct result of the hits they took on the playing field. >>, host a public radio car talks for nearly 35 years has died. he and your brother both mit graduates turned their experience into one of npr's most popular programs. 1

♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ >>> prosecutors have filed an appeal in the oscar pistorius case.end. he was found guilty of a lesser charge of culpable homicide. in south african court, the prosecutors must first apply to the judge for permission to appeal against the verdict and the sentence. >>> the vatican is speaking out against the death of britney maynard, the brain cancer patient, who campaigned for the right to die, took her own life this weekend. they called is rep hencible. the monsignor -- >> we are leaving t or victim and dragging her to a gray car we believe a 2000 to 2002 ford taurus that is gray in color. the victim, carlesha freeland-gaither, was put in the back of this vehicle, seconds after she was put in the back of the vehicle, you can see that the glass looks like it was kicked out or punched out of the passenger side, we believe the rear, we are asking the public at this time for anyone that saw a vehicle matching this description in the area, or surrounding area to contact northwest detectives, i have a number for you, 215-548-4756, at this time we have a r

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. >>> an appeal for oscar pistorius, prosecutors call his five-year prison sentence too light.torius was convicted, as you know, of killing his girlfriend who he says he mistook for an intruder. >>> and the murder trial begins this week for a florida woman accused of killing her estranged husband. smith think claims she shot her husband in self-defense after he raped her and threatened her with a knife, but prosecutors say she injured herself and staged the crime scene. heather: right now we're getting new information on how the airlines may be going too far, padding their bottom line. a new study finds they're expected to rake in more than $28 billion this year in all those various fees, you know, you see them when you buy your ticket. it is considered to be up 20% from last year. one rationale, they say, for charging you more money is the high cost of fuel, but that argument is on shaky ground because oil and gas prices have plunged to a five-year low. of course, the airlines aren't dropping those fuel surcharges. so joining us from our sister network, fox business network's

it appears the oscar pistorius case not over yet.secute verse filed an appeal to the verdicts and the sentence. the prosecution says the judge should not have acquitted the double amputee and olympian of the murder of his girlfriend. they've also filed documents challenging the judge's sentence of five years in prison. the prosecution says pistorius should have been found guilty of murder and sentenced to at least 15 years behind bars. >> conflicting reports this morning, about the health of notorious killer your and van der sloot. his wife says van der sloot was seriously hurt after getting stabbed twice in prison in peru. however, a prison official denied those claims, calling van der sloot's wife a compulsive liar. van der sloot is serving 28 year sentence for killing peruvian woman. also the main suspect in the disappearance of natalie hal way in aruba. >>> california man is going viral. this guy, sean cory, was arrested on halloween. now his mugshot is getting quite of a bit of attention on the internet. police in santa cruz, ca

. >> prosecutors say their request to appeal oscar pistorius's manslaughter conviction will be heard next month. >> a man accused in a recent hit-and-run crash that killed a south bay college student is expected in court. police later arrested another san jose state student, charging him with dui. >> and the body of an unidentified 20-year-old man was found inside the zeta fraternity. >> scott mcgrew looking for more money, more investors. >> the extra money would make uber a behemoth. the math is a bit fuzzy, but it should give uber a value over $25 billion, bigger than allstate or kia motors. google invested just about a billion in uber. the mercury news speculating uber could hire as many as 35,000 people over the next few years. and the wall street journal looks at some of the common christmas gifts. they track all these, the beats head phones, $179 or $199 on amazon. the razor scooter, 119 at sears, $112 at amazon. what's interesting is they track the price every day and it goes up and down on all of these different sites and all of these different stores. they're going to do th

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. >> despuÉs de cumplir 10 meses en la cÁrcel el corredor oscar pistorius pasarÍa el resto de su condenaespacial podrÍa responder preguntas sobre el origen del sistema solar. >> parece una pelÍcula de ciencia-ficciÓn a mÁs de 500 millones de kilÓmetros de la tierra en un punto entre la Órbita de jÚpiter y de marte esta sonda espacial robÓtica estÁ lista para arriesgar una maniobra nunca antes realizada, descender en la superficie de un cometa. >> la nave estÁ en Órbita alrededor del sol y el cometa. tienen que tratar de acoplarse de una manera esencialmente como si hubiesen dos vehÍculos en la autopista que tienen que ir uno al lado del otro y de alguna manera se va a transferir una caja de un vehÍculo al otro. es una hazaÑa difÍcil. >> la nava rosetta saltarÁ maÑana miÉrcoles el mÓdulo de descenso philly para que logre colocarse a la superficie el cometa conocido como 67p. >> ese artefacto que se va a posar sobre el cometa quÉ tipo de instrumentos lleva? >> fotÓmetro, quÍmicos especializados que van a poder analizar las muestras de la superficie en ese sitio y mandar la informaciÓn al p

was oscar pistorius was per, wyoming, 6 degrees. as we look at future tractor 6, it's chilly out there, highs in the low 40s. sunday, lots of cloud cover, monday morning starting out with clouds and rain starts to overvideo the area southwest to northeast. monday looks like a rain day at this point anywhere from perhaps a half inch to three-quarters of an inch. the cold air is out here to the west. it will be in the form of rain. but once this system passes, that's when we start to get into some of the icy, cold stuff, you'll see that reflected in the ten, 15 seconds. reading, 42. philadelphia, 43. normally should be around 56. allentown, 41. cape may, 45. toms river 42 degrees. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast there's that cold shot right there. 43 degrees today. increasing clouds sunday, 48. periods of rain on monday, 46 degrees and then tuesday and wednesday it will be a struggle. 36 degrees both days that's actually colder than the normal high for january. so we've got an icy shot of cold air on the way, plus you fac

the oldest was laid in 1820 at the intersection of green and pistorius streets.ed since 1980 the city of philadelphia used a point system to track and identify the most vulnerable pipes. age, location and proximity to electricity all earn a point. right now, the pipes with the most points includes 50 miles set to be replaced in the next five years. but the water department would not say where those pipes are locked. they were concerned releasing that information would compromise home values. >> we were replacing pipes in the 1980s, 26, 25, 24 points. it was easy to decide which pipes to replace. >> reporter: they replace pipes with 7 or 8 points according to the commissioner. pipes like this one at frankford and torresdale. >> why didn't point system, the plan, prevent that break or breaks like it? >> well, we don't know which pipes the plan is successful for because we've replaced them. >> the commissioner says the water department is planning 50 to 100 years into the future. as you may imagine that takes a lot of money. at 6:00 we'll ask how much it will cost a

tabloid stories in new zealand and trickling out into the rest of the world ongoing like the oscar pistoriuswhere you get new details all the time. i'm sure there will be more surfacing tomorrow. he tried to procure the murder of two men. i think the other charge, which is possession of methamphetamine and possession of cannabis is a rock 'n' roll standard. weird if he wasn't charged with those things. in terms of hiring the hit of two guys, we're going to have to see what happens. there's no inkling of what this could be or who these men are. that surely will be dug up in the next few days by the local press there. >> i'm sure you're right there and we'll get more details in the coming days. for now, as far as the band is concerned, the statement is brief on their website. this is what ac/dc is saying. we've only become aware of phil's arrest as the news was breaking. we have no further comment. for you ac/dc fans, you know this but for the rest of you, this has been just the latest to hit this band is this absence of phil rudd. they say it won't affect the release of the new album. this is

. >>> filing papers to appeal the verdict and the sentence in the oscar pistorius case, convicted ofhe death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, sentenced to five years in prison. the prosecution, though, believes pistorius should have been found guilty of murder. >>> a real life catch me if you can. the real-life super hacker who used a cheap lap top to steal credit cards to paris hilton's personal photos. why he is now working with the fbi to teach them his secrets. >>> of course, we're welcoming our savannah back. all week we've got new things that every new parent needs to know. this morning, the truth about marriage after the baby comes. >> the truth? >> we're telling the truth. >> am i ready for this? >> i don't know but we're telling it. are you ready for this? >>> taylor swift, one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, no stranger to drama. this time, it involves one of the largest music services in the world. willie has the story on this. willie, good morning to you. >> a story about where the music business is headed right now. with her album 1989 dominating music, taylor

morning, prosecutors in south afterfry da filed an appeal in the sentence and verdict in the oscar pistorius culpable homicide and was sentenced to five years in prison. in their appeal, prosecutors called the sentence shockingly light and inappropriate. they are asking for a minimum ten-year sentence. >>> 8:15. an armed security guard in atlanta who ended up in an elevator with president obama seven weeks ago, well, now he's talking about being fired for what happened that day. 49-year-old kenneth tate was a security guard at the centers for disease control. he says he was asked to escort the president. and he was carrying a concealed handgun which he was given every day by his employer. the secret service apparently didn't know that he had a gun. tate says as the president was leaving that day, he pulled out his cell phone to take a photo of the motorcade and sent a photo to his mother. he said that got him fired. he also says when the news the about the -- about the elevator broke he was humiliated by inaccurate reports that he has a criminal past. >>> a mon mewment to steve jobs has been

oscar pistorius' prosthetic legs propelled him to fame as a track star, but they may be keeping him inently doesn't work on prosthetics. >>> and i'll pick you up in my obama? kurds in northern iraq coming up with their own names for american cars because they can't pronounce the english names. the chrysler 300 now nicknamed obama. toyota land cruiser goes by monica. apparently named after monica lewinsky. okay, go figure. local salesmen say cars earn their names based on their looks. okay. i just don't get that. but maybe you do. kimberly, out to you and brian. >> hi. we've got a real winner out here. this two-time combat veteran spent six years as a code breaker for the navy before trading in her uniform for a ball gown and beating 23 others for the title of ms. veteran america. amanda joins us now. thank you for your service. what an incredible background. you sound like a james bond spy, something like that. >> yeah. >> what was the criteria to win this? >> the criteria for ms. veteran america was really based on service, advocacy and character and talent. really illuminated the wom