workers at the voel ks -- voel ks wagon plant will vote on whether or not to join a union. >>> oppositionsthe uk proposals over frac-ing appear to be growing lawrence lee reports from northern ireland about the growing concerns about what frac-ing might do. >> reporter: this is the farther reach of the united kingdom. nobody is here much so why not frac for gas? but there are people here, and they rely on the land for farming and tour and air and water for life. when the g-8 held its annual meeting here all of the security people who feared antiglobalization protesters instead got furious anti-frac-ers. >> it will completely change the environment. and it is irreversible. if it goes wrong then there's nothing you can do. >> reporter: so they are planning something here, asking the people in a referendum if they want frac-ing or not. >> it's very, very important that we are informed and reach a conclusion. if that conclusion is that the people don't want it, then i would expect that everybody would respect that. >> reporter: academic studies are suggesting that public opinion are looking in

before the winter games kick off in sew chew, but that was cut short by reports that the suspect in the voel- volgarad bombing is dead. >> reporter: sport is not the only thing on show in sochi, far from it. until the first ski is clipped on, russia security has the stage pretty much to itself. so the policemen are on the streets and military boats patrol the black seacoast line. it's a deliberate show of force and this is why. threats from armed separatists groups added to already jitdery global sentiment about the glams, and fuelled claims that russia wouldn't be able to protect them. >> translator: most probably attacks on athletes or guests would be impossible, and i think the terrorists would prefer to carry out attacks on less public places. >> reporter: two suicide attacks last december suggest this is indeed achievable. then there are threats of a different nature, on tuesday the austrian olympic committee said they received a letter saying two of their athletes would be kidnapped at sochi. similar letters sent last month turned out to be a hoax. it will make esoinch very hard to att

the vehicle was a mechanic at voel voe -- volvo construction equipment when it slipped off its safety stand. we're told he died instantly. it took fire crews sometime to stabilize the seven-ton piece of equipment to reach him. safety cal osha inspectors are investigating into what happened. >>> and crews are fixing a busted sewage line, and it's flowing into the russian river. the district says drinking water has not been effected, but people are being asked to minimize use. repair should be complete late tonight or tomorrow. >> a major court ruling today overturned a key provision of the state's gun laws. a three judge panel, the federal appeals court in san francisco truck down california concealed weapons rule. and as ktvu stevenson says this violated the right to bear arms. >> reporter: a 9th circuit court of appeals today ruled california must allow law abiding citizens to carry firearms in public. the challenge the nra brought against california and not to defend one's self, to on obtain a concealed weapons permit through their county. >> we determined it was setting a barrier t

the vehicle was a mechanic at voel voe -- volvo construction equipment when it slipped off its safety stand. we're told he died instantly. it took fire crews sometime to stabilize the seven-ton piece of equipment to reach him. safety cal osha inspectors are investigating into what happened. >>> and crews are fixing a busted sewage line, and it's flowing into the russian river. the district says drinking water has not been effected, but people are being asked to minimize use. repair should be complete late tonight or tomorrow. >> a major court ruling today overturned a key provision of the state's gun laws. a three judge panel, the federal appeals court in san francisco truck down california concealed weapons rule. and as ktvu stevenson says this violated the right to bear arms. >> reporter: a 9th circuit court of appeals today ruled california must allow law abiding citizens to carry firearms in public. the challenge the nra brought against california and not to defend one's self, to on obtain a concealed weapons permit through their county. >> we determined it was setting a barrier t

. >> joining us is ambassador kurt voel kerr. former ambassador to n.a.t.o. >> do you thinker about to witness the division of ukraine? >> i think it's a real risk. what you see now is russia pulling every lever that it has, short of the military lever, although threatening through the exercises military action. you have a population inside ukraine, and you run a risk as you see a government take office, parts of the east wanting to stay east and declaring affinity to russia. >> if they separate, what does russia do? >> i think they have a game plan. they occupied ports of moldova, georgia and south osetia and would be comfortable with a divided ukraine, one influenced by russia in the eastern parts, and keeping the country a little unstable and weak, maximising the chances. >> is moscow flexing military muscle or send a message to the west? >> i don't think we know, i'm not sure they know. before russia invaded georgia in 2008, it conducted military exercises. one scenario is that they are practicing to do military intervention

voel ks having a gone has cooperated with the united auto makers.ly you have the union and then the company on the other side, the interesting issue is there was heavy lobbying against those moves by republican officials in the state of tennessee who may have swayed enough workers to the vote -- you know, against the union. the governor said a union win at volkswagon would hurt the state's ability to lure business, and if they did unionize the company would lose some of its tax advantages in tennessee. so there was a third power at play. >> another set back for organizeized labor, not just in tennessee, but what does it mean for unions across the country? >> a lot of setbacks for organized labor. in 2012, 11.3% of salaried workers were unioned. and of the 11% who are unionized, almost half of all union workers work in the public sector. which means the number in the privateized sector is very, very low. unions have to regain their momentum within the private sector, they have to tap into fertile ground like tennessee. the vote was 53-47, but it was