for troubled automaker volkswagen. on the heels of their emissions scandal... there's another recall to tell you about tonight.... coming up. in tonight's financial focus.. the markets were mixed today.. getiing word now from the fbi.. that agents moved in minutes ago.. after one of the four occupiers rode an atv outside of the barricades set up by the militia.. tried to approach. so far.. no shots have been fired. four militia members have refused to leave ammon bundy and other leaders were arrested 3 weeks ago.. . and robert lavoy.. finicium was shot and killed. they could face federal charges of conspiracy.. in the 40 day long occupation. that's the latest from the breaking news center. in tonight's financial focus.. the markets were mixed today.. but the dow and sp500 are now in one of their longest losing streaks in months. dow down 100 nasdaq up 15 sp500 down 3-tenths of a point. the big local gaming stocks were mixed. mgm resorts had the best session today.. up more than 3-and a half percent. plunging oil prices might be killing your 401-k right now.. bu

. >>> some more automakers defective air bags. volkswagen, audi and bmw recalling 1.7 million that all have the takata air bags that can rupture and send shrapnel into people in the vehicles. so far by the way 24 million vehicles in the u.s. have been recalled due to these air bags linked to 11 deaths worldwide. >>> well, it's tax season and the irs once again grappling with identity theft. the agency says hackers tried to claim tax refunds for more than numbers. authorities say a virus was found in the e-file system. the irs is notifying taxpayers by mail if their personal information was used. >>> and hot dogs will be served at burger king. the chain says its national rollout of 100% beef flame grilled dogs will be the 23rd of this month. it easily makes burger king the biggest restaurant seller of hot dogs in the country. a classic dog will cost you a chili cheese dog $2.29. the heartburn will cost you however much pepto-bismol is. >>> the hollywood a-lister portraying donald trump. >> and kobe, there you go, kobe and lebron, hugging it o

. >>> and germany's largest automaker, recalling hundreds and volkswagen, recalling, different model in the u.s. and they hold driver's side air bags. the inflater may rupture and metal fragments could pass through the air bag. recall includes several models, made between 2006 and 2014. volkswagen plans to notify all owners of infect ed ed -- aaffected about the recall. >> hovers could burst into flames. >> lithium batteries in the fit turbo, f-1 hover board, believed to be the cause the fire that burned down the million dollar mansion. the fire started on the first floor of the home, trapping two teens upstairs. broke the windows and the floor into her father's arms. >> i was telling her please jump. >> and kids suffered cuts and broken bones but the family survived the fire. . >> are we learning lessons. >> cold. >> and millennials and their money, way to keep track of the cash, could change the way they do business. . woman. >> and medical reporter, tells us during the national heart month, the message is such an important one. >>> maybe it's such a destiny. julia loves nothing be

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. >>> faulty airbags are the reason for a massive recall from volkswagen. the automaker says about 680,000 vehicles have faulty insulators. the recall affects 2006 -2014. >>> ty miller has also cars because of the takata airbags. this affects mercedes-benz and diamond vehicles. placing the airbags will cost about $380 million and the company will notify the owners if they are under a recall. >>> there is a silver alert for a missing franklin county man. roy stephenson junior is about 6 feet tall, 195 pounds, last seen wearing a blue and tan shirt. he wears glasses and has a lamp on his left side. he may be driving a silver toyota camry if you know where he is, call police. >>> it appears a water main part first inside a downtown raleigh business this afternoon causing damage. scott five shows water gushing into the parking lot on target street york fire crews responded to get the situation under control. the building was taped off and no injuries were reported. >>> christians around the world this is a service in downtown raleigh. ash wednesday kicks off a 40 day periodl

there is a serious problem with six hundred and eighty thousand volkswagen vehicles the automaker says the infamous de cada made air bags in them could be defective cars recalled are from model years two thousand sixty thousand fourteen the company said the driver side airbag inflated years and some cars have malfunctioned. call your dealership to have those repairs me. u s custom agents say they nabbed nearly twenty five hundred counterfeit hover boards at the port of charleston. the devices actually work to wheeled motorized scooters made in china that violate u s federal trademark laws if those phony hover boards were passed off as real. the total value of them would be about a million and a half dollars shot in the face in a panera bathroom and the victim lived to tell about it turns out the victim says it wasn't a shot from a stranger and an arrest fifty years in the making will tell you why this former priest is in about a few flurries or even a snow shower in just a few areas tonight the big news though is how cold it will get the next few days and as we take a look at our thirt

volkswagen plans owners of affected vehicles about the recall. this is the latest automaker to announce recalls connected to takata airbags. burger king's newest menu item is raising eyebrows across teh nation.. it is about to start selling hot dogs! one executive called it the biggest launch since 1970s, when the company introduced its first chicken sandwich. burger king will serve two versions: a classic grilled dog and a chili-cheese dog. the franchise started experimenting with hot dogs in five cities last year and has decided to take the dogs nationwide. next .. a new ta ke on an old religios tradition. the special way a texas church is offering a blessing to go .. on this ash wednesday. keep watching for the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper, but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying rent can't wait. a student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress right now for people and families who need it. here's a look at some of the 'all new' stor

germany's largest automaker is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars because of airbag problems. volkswagen is recalling 680-thousand vehicles of different models in the united states. the company says the vehicles hold driver's side airbags that may have defective inflators from takata. according to takata-- the inflator may rupture and metal fragments could pass through the air bag and hurt or kill the driver. the recall includes several models made between 2006 and 2014. volkswagen plans to notify all owners of affected vehicles about the recall. this is just the latest automaker to announce recalls connected to takata airbags. a local woman's story community's attention. she is in need of an organ transplant... and hopes her story will help others here in northern nevada. and, with valentine's day just four days away, we have some suggestions for ways to take care of your special someone. so what kind of weather can we expect tomorjow, and into the rest of the week? we will have a closer look at our forecast...and what you can expect in the days to come...right after the break. on the g

gender is taking center stage in the volkswagen is still trying to figure out how damaging its diesel emissions scandal will be for investors. the german automaker is pushing back its annual earnings report - and its annual shareholder meeting. volkswagen has admitted to installing software in some of its diesel-powered cars that alters the performance of engines when tested for emissions. it made the vehicles appear cleaner than they were. volkswagen has apologized -- and suspended nine managers. the company is being sued by u-s authorities over the scandal. it could cost the company 18 billion dollars in fines. mixed news coming out of the latest jobs report. the unemployment rate dropped to four point nine percent -- the lowest level since 20-08. the u-s economy added 151-thousand jobs in january - that's more than economist projected. president obama says it's a testament to workers an businesses being resilient and "sticking to it." (president obama) "over the past six months, the crisis. and the policies that i'll push this year are designed to give workers even more leverage to earn raises and promotions." the news isn't all good though.

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volkswagen. the troubled automaker apparently sold more sausages than cars last year. new figures indicate vw sold about seven million special made currywurst sausages. vw told less than 6 million cars. its growth in cars stalled after the company admitted to rigging its emissions test. the sausage business is booming with more sales than ever, last year. >>> turns out your morning cup of joe is doing your liver some good. according to researchers from southampton university in the u.k., they say two cups of coffee could help reduce liver damage caused by too much food and alcohol. studies showed drinking those two extra cups daily was linked to a 44% lower risk of developing the deadly liver disease cirrhosis. that dropped even more among those who drank three or four cups of coffee. >>> now to an investigative unit exclusive. their job is to help protect human health and the environment, but nearly 100 bay area epa workers say that the building where they work is making them sick. union leaders representing all of the region's nine environmental protection agency wor

. >> more automakers are recalling vehicles with defective air bags, volkswagen, audi and bmw now recallingmillionian vehicles that have the takata air bags that can represent tour and send shrapnel at people in the car. so far 20 million vehicles in the u.s. have ever been recalled due to these air bags linked to 11 >>> high in the sky meantime, there's a new alarm being sounded over what's being called a ticking time bomb. aboard both cargo and passenger jetliners. >> we're learning more about the faa's safety alert to the airlines about lithium ion batteries and the potential to spark fires. abc's david kerley covers aviation for us. >> reporter: this is the faa's own test of what can happen if a shipment of lithium ion batteries spontaneously ignites. these batteries can lead to "catastrophic aircraft loss," the faa is warning, and current fire suppression systems "cannot effectively control a lithium battery fire." they power our computers and tablets. and can overheat and ignite. think about the house fires and the hoverboard fires suspected of being started by batteries that we've se

cranes operating in the city to be secured volkswagen is still trying to figure out how damaging its diesel emissions scandal will be for investors. the german automaker said today it's pushing back its annual earnings report, which had been expected march 10th. volkswagen has admitted to installing software in some of its diesel-powered cars that alters the performance of engines when tested for emissions. it made the vehicles appear cleaner than volkswagen has apologized. the company is being sued by u.s. authorities over the scandal. coming out of the latest u.s. report. the country's unemployment rate but hiring is also slowing down. 151-thousand jobs were added in that's nearly 50 thousand less than projected. the unemployment rate fell to 4-point-9 percent, the lowest since february 2008. the four-week average of people filing for unemployment has increased since october, meaning more people are out of work. this trend usually foreshadows slower job growth. a company in roanoke is helping its employees earn points toward free health insurance. wdbj7's noell saunders joins us now to tell us about the program. the program is called "workout for pa

germanys largest automaker is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars because of airbag problems. volkswagen is recalling 680,000 vehicles. the vehicles have driver-side airbags that may include effective in fighters from takata airbags. metal fragments could pass through the air back and hurt or even kill a driver the recall includes several models made between 2006 and 2014. the plant is notifying all owners. >>> twitter is a big name on social media but the company may think. shares of the social site fell to record lows ahead of today's quarterly earnings report. the company has lost more than half of their value since the cofounder took over as ceo in july. there were 307 million active users in september but compared to other sites, really not that facebook has 1.6 billion. >>> the number of job openings in the us his near a record high. the labor department says there were 5.6 million unfilled jobs in december. that is just shy of the all- time record set in july of last year. the downside is that a lot of us workers simply do not have the skills to fill those jobs. they require educa

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top volkswagen managers reportedly warn the automaker could be in trouble over diesel emissions more than a year before it admitted faking data. the u.s. was looking into whether vehicle software was giving false results. >>> there was another record setting weekend at the box office thanks to all the date nights of course. dead pool stars ryan reynolds brought in $135 million. that is the biggest r-rated opening ever, beating last year's 50 shades of gray. and how to be single, already, came in third. >> i have a feeling today, somara, a lot of people will be at the movies too. >> i want to see how to be single. let me snow if you -- let me >>> chilly out there, not as cold as this weekend. for now 18 degrees in worcester, it is a very, very chilly start. we factor in the wind and siblings. cleveland 8 degrees feeling more like 7 in worcester and canton. 35 degrees. the snow we are seeing this morning will give way to mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon. and in the 6:00 hour we are talking about a nasty commute possible tomorrow morning. >>> tomorrow morning definitely we will b

volkswagen is still trying to figure out how damaging its diesel emissions scandal will be for investors. the german automaker said today it's pushing back its annual earnings report.. which was expected on march 10th. the company is also pushing back its annual shareholder meeting which was scheduled for april 21st. volkswagen has admitted to installing software in some of its diesel-powered cars that kicked-in the emissions system only when it was being tested. volkswagen is now facing fines in the u-s which could reach 18 billion dollars. that's tonight's 'financial focus.' let's go to bryan scofield and 'weather first.' . .tonight...mostly clear. lows 35 to 39 on the west side east side. north wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. .saturday...sunny. highs around 60 on the west side of the valley...60 to 63 on the east side. north wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .saturday night...clear. lows 34 to 39. north wind 10 to 15 mpm. .sunday...sunny. highs 62 to 65 on the west side of the valley... 64 to 67 on the east side. north wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the

with a growing pool of potential customers, the automakers are working at ringing down the price. volkswagen and audi have all open plants in india to become more competitive. >> the competition, still a competitive price. going back five years, you will see the price was too high, now not that high. more competitive, better pricing. reporter: one piece of the picture missing. this is the promotional picture at the auto show and this is a typical street and mom bank. taking out for expensive -- taking out an expensive vehicle on india's notably congested roads might require a gold-plated insurance policy. rishaad: the car companies targeting the rich and growing india middle-class. --di: it is knee falling in -- ey more than $1 billion. heidi: net income rising by 14%. is this how the force works? is this how the force works? the conference call. the ultimate arena for business. hour after hour of diving deep, touching base, and putting ducks in rows. the only problem with conference calls: eventually they have to end. unless you have the comcast business voice mobile app. it lets you switch

. >> some volkswagen diesel owners the head of its claims fund says the automakering will offer generous compensation packages to those whose cars exceed emissions limits. but volkswagen hasn't decided whether owners will be offered cash, repairs or replacement vehicles. the company still awaiting approval from government agencies on this plan. >>> lawmakers in rhode island are introducing two bills this week aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana. similar legislation failed in the past. this time it calls for the governor taupe tax patients and caregivers for the plants they grow. the lawmakers behind the new bill say the burden should be placed on recreational users not patients who need it for medal purposes. >> we learneded last night that penguins are just as good as predicting football games as perhaps groundhogs are with the weather. this is pebbles the prognosticator who assured our tampa affiliate that the bowl by waddling to the panthers the picture. the star had been right the last two super bowls, last two of three. but not this time. every penguin deserves a little break

interestingly enough, volkswagen the only major automaker there in the green. perhaps investors are somewhat relieved that the sales performance were not worse. louisa? >> nancy, coming up here on "street signs," the biggest names in music descended on los angeles for the 58th annual grammy awards. we're recap the night's biggest winners after this. the flu virus hits big. with aches, chills, and fever, there's no such thing as a little flu. and it needs a big solution: an antiviral. so when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu, tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your d

with the growing pool of potential customers, automakers are also working on bringing down the price. volkswagen audi have all worked to become more competitive. competition, a very competitive price. you would see the price were july high, and now, not so much. paul: there was, perhaps, one other piece missing. -- thes the potion promotion from the auto show, and this was in mumbai. taking a luxury vehicle out to a span on india's notorious roads is a stern test of nerves, one which might also require a goldplated insurance policy. rishaad: that is it for "trending business." stay tuned, heidi joins me as we recap the big stories of the day. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> chinese tourists on his re-. -- on a spree. plus, have they got a deal for you? the delhi auto show in this hour of asia edge. >> keeping an eye on the markets. investors once again heading for the exit. down 2.5%. than 20% from

. >>> volkswagen will recall 680,000 cars with potentially dangerous takata airbags. the automaker says it's in the process of notifying owners of various vehicles manufactured between 2006 and 2014. >>> nassau county plans to come up with funding for the nice bus system and should reverse the service cuts made earlier this year. >>> a chillier thursday morning. temperatures in the 20s in morning. windchills in the single digits. only the beginning of a cold snap headed our way and a significant one by the weekend. we've had a few snow showers and squalls this morning. you'll notice when you wake up, my car has to be dusted off. build in a little extra time this morning. the arctic cold is set for the weekend. tuesday of yex week. ocean side 27. same thing across the island. generally 20 to 25. the hudson valley as well, chillier. in yonkers, it feels like 17 now. that's only the beginning of the windchills. meantime, looking at wind chill of 9 in sussex, 7 in newburgh. 9 in white plains. 16 is what it feels like in the park. the showers and the brief squall that went on through ex

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germany's largest automaker is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars because of airbag problems. volkswagen is recalling 680- thousand vehicles of different models in the united states. the company says the vehicles hold driver's side airbags that may have defective inflators from takata. according to takata-- the inflator may rupture and metal fragments could pass through the air bag and hurt or kill the driver.the recall includes several models made between 2006 and 2014.volkswagen plans to notify all owners of affected vehicles about the recall. the 2015 radford highlanders baseball team had a story book season which ended in the ncaa tournament... but the departure of several seniors their conference... but as kevaney martin reports, this team is not concerned with the forecast. :21:511:011:11 the radford baseball team is coming off their best season in programs history. the highlanders finished the season 45-16 and 20-4 in the big south capturing the conference regualr season and tournament champions earning their first bid to the ncaa tournament you know it was a great season and obvi

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given volkswagen to submit a fix for nearly 500,000 diesel engine vehicles, equipped with those cheat devices. the u.s. district court judge, overseeing class action lawsuits against the german automaker says six months is long enough to find a solution. volkswagen has been ordered to submit a plan that would compensate the affected owners. >>> even theflo is -- evenflo is recalling booster seats. here's the problem. your little one can reach the central front adjustor, loosens up the seat harness them at risk in a crash. three model numbers, manufactured before january 29th of this year. evenflow said it will notify owners and even provide a remedy kit. >>> no more coupons. macy's says shoppers will no longer be able to use coupons to deeply discounted items. macy's is not eliminating the discount slipsault. you can -- slips altogether. you can still use them on full price. so sale items but not clearance. >> they're making money when they do it that way. >>> a special treat for some fairfax county students. >> sandra magnus gave a multimedia presentation. currently executive director of the american institute of even lived on the space station. >> i was floating in my seat. you know

i showed you all of the german automakers were down. ,mw, volkswagen, and daimler all down.. julie told you about ford recalls but they are not that big of a deal. this is a global risk off trade and for some reason the automakers have taken the brunt of investors' concerns even though the auto sales market does well. , this company has had a rough time. it is down 16% because its outlook is well under the street's estimate. they had earnings forecast for 330 at the most. if you take a look at the year-to-date chart of avis budget they are off about 50%. this is the year-to-date chart, down 31%. a full year chart, 12-month chart, they are down more than 50%. it has been a tough -- rainy innocence you is standing by. ramy: the nasdaq is down by about 1.3% following what is happening with the s&p 500 as well as the dow. tech shares year to date have been doing the worst out of our three majors down 11% or so year to date and their biggest fall since 2008. there is some green that is happening. i want to focus on dreamworks. yesterday they said their fourth quarter profit blew