vehicle safety is fundamental to the bmw group. because of this, i highly appreciate the opportunity to appear today before this subcommittee. i will share a brief time line of bmw north america's activities related to takata airbag recalls. in may of 2013, after takata informed bmw america of production issues with certain inflaters, we initiated a voluntary national safety recall. this involved the passenger front airbag on approximately 42,000 model year 2000 and 2003 bmw vehicles. in may of 2014, nhtsa met with takata to discuss consumer reported issues with certain passenger and driver airbag inflaters. in mid june, after follow-up calls with takata, nhtsa opened a preliminary evaluation. in an unprecedented approach to determine the root cause, and the potential safety risk, nhtsa held a conference call with all affected automakers. during this call, automakers were asked for their support to conduct a voluntary parts collection campaign in specific, high-humidity regions. bmw north america promptly agreed to participate in t

vehicle safety is fundamental to the bmw group. because of this i highly appreciate the opportunity to appear today before the subcommittee. i will share brief timeline of the activities related to takata airbag recalls that in may of 2013 after takata informed bmw north america production autos with certain inflators we initiated a voluntary national safety recall. this involved a passenger for an airbag on approximately 42,000 model year 2000 to 2003 bmw vehicles. in may of 2014 this event -- we met with takata to discuss issues on airbag inflators. in mid-june it's opened a preliminary evaluation in an unprecedented approach to determine the root cause to the potential safety risk. nhtsa held a conference call with all affected automakers. during this call our makers were asked for their support to conduct a voluntary part collection campaign in specific high humidity regions. bmw north america probably agree to participate in this campaign. in july of 2014 out of an abundance of caution bmw north america expanded its voluntary

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vehicle safety is fundamental to the bmw group. because of this, i highly appreciate the opportunity to appear today before this subcommittee. i will share a brief time line of bmw north america's activities related to takata airbag recalls. in may of 2013 after takata informed bmw america of production issues with certain inflaters we initiated a voluntary national safety recall. this involved the passenger front airbag on approximately 42,000 model year 2000 and 2003 bmw vehicles. in may of 2014, nhtsa met with takata to discuss consumer reported issues with certain passenger and driver airbag inflaters. in mid june, after follow-up calls with takata, nhtsa opened a preliminary evaluation. in an unprecedented approach to determine the root cause, and the potential safety risk, nhtsa held a conference call with all affected automakers. during this call, automakers were asked for their support to conduct a voluntary parts collection campaign in specific, high-humidity regions. bmw north america promptly agreed to participate in thi

in total, the bmw group's presence is represented in 48 states. this includes our north american headquarters in new jersey, our financial zservices in ohio and our manufacturing facility in south carolina. in fact, bmw groups is the largest single experter or vehicles by value in the united states of america. the bmw group has been in the united states for nearly four decades. we have worked hard to become the fabric of the communalties in which we are present. central to our investments in and kmitment to the yietsds has been a focus on earning our rope ewation for deliverering only our word. and building trust with kmu customers and communities alike. vehicle safety is fundamental to the vehicle group. i highly appreciate the opportunity to appear today before this sub committee. i will shair a brief time line related to air bag recalls. in may of 2014, after takata informed production issues with certain inflaters, we initiated a voluntary national safety recall. this involved the passenger front air bag on a model 2003 bmw vehicle. in may of

bmw has agreed to israel 140,000 series 3 cars manufactured between 2004 and 2006. bmw is the last of the ten automakers to replace air bags in all of its cars. >> a simple security fix could have prevented a massive security breach. we turn to landon doughty inching her way toward the christmas holiday. good morning, landon. >> good morning to you, sam. natural gas prices are sliding to their lowest levels. the "new york times" is reporting jpmorgan could have ajoy avoided the massive security breach by using a simple measure. they failed to update one of their servers were a dual security method. the breach affected 83 million accounts. >> thanks very much. have the car now has working components like headlights. very space age. google says it is going to start test driving the vehicles, which don't have pedals or steering wheels around silicon valley next year so keep your eyes peeled. >> got to like that propeller rolling around the top of the car. >> anthony, we might need something look that. >>ing in that can get this fog out of here. it's really hard to navi

see the black bmw there? the guy that drives that black bmw laid claim to the parking space and he's not happy. they've got the car connected. they start dragging it across the car park and it slides in the snow. he take it 50 meters away. >> it's not like a car park. it's just the grass. >> the guy goes back to his bmw, swings it around, sticks it it in the space, there you go. the guy comes back is going to be so confused. >>> another video, not from my home, it's from melbourne, australia. the helmet cam of a guy cycling through beautiful melbourne. you can see in melbourne they have bright, green bicycle lanes. >> in the bike lane, please. >> [ inaudible ]. >> okay, the guy's whatever, passing, cycles off, comes to a red light and obeys traffic laws the guy on the horse doesn't and goes straight through the red light. so the guy comes alongside him. he's all right. >> do you have a name? >> what. >> do you have a name. >> [ bleep ]. >> oh. >> that's what he says. >> you know what he is? he's that stuff ho

the nikkei is closed for holiday. >>> bmw is recalling vehicles to replace the potentially takata airmaker is agreeing to government demands to expand the air bag recall. the bmw 3 series cars made between january 2004 and august 2006. >>> the fda has approved a new skin cancer drug from bristol-myers squib. to treat melanoma. it will be available for tumors that spread throughout the body or cannot be radio moved by surgery. >>> victims of ponzi schemer bernie madoff may be getting back more money. $320 million may be distributed if the judge approves. that brings the total return so far to more than $7 billion out of the $20 billion madoff stole. >>> and beer sales in the u.s. are still falling. continuing a trend, shipments of beer were down to 211 million bottles last year. according to beer makers sales of seven major brands including budweiser declined more than 20% between 2008 and 2013. anne-marie. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thank you, jill. >>> straight ahead your weather. and in sports the "monday night football" game of season was not a good one for peyt

what about bmw and toyota. what are you all doing? i'm curious from a pure mechanical standpoint, how are we checking this? >> this is similar answer that i gave to congressman billy from florida. i think we have it in the car going the one way. in other words, if the car is registered in florida and we have a campaign in florida, it's going to be a cross-link to that vehicle identification number. the other way around is more difficult to figure out and as committed earlier, we'll try to get to the bottom of that. >> okay. let me ask the final question with this is, if i'm -- if i have a concern about my car and i've not received a recall notice and i take it to a dealer can and i say, i'm just uncomfortable. i see across the nation, there have been deaths reported. i would like to have my air bag replac replaced. what does the dealer do? he says, sure. i'll take care of it next week or does he say, you don't fit the profile. if he says no, where's the limit then? >> congressman, we've instructed our dealers that we want our customer

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agen down 14%, bmw now, bmw is one of the few companies that actually denominates their offshore ruble holdings. there's one estimate that if the ruble collapses by 50% in the fourth quarter bmw would 150 million euros. so what used to be some big luxury takers in russia. >> is anyone actually taking advantage of this? we talked last week about por sha's sales. >> there's something funny bout portia and lexus. por she is up+++ sees is up slightly. what we may have seen last month is very wealthy russians parking their assets in these luxury vehicles. unfortunately for all the other auto brands with that rare exception the luxury space it just isn't holding out. so that's why we've seen these declines and really these radical moves. >> irish airliner has turned down anapproach from iag. a takeover would have consulled dated their dominance. which is europe's busiest hub. they said there was no certainty that a further offer would be made. >> weighing a proportional response to the cyber attacks. sony canceled the release of the movie due to threats from hackers. white house spokesman re

>> reporter: guys, people around the country are bringing in their hondas, toyotas, bmws, fords, anddozen other car makes to the dealership told their airbags are dangerous. many people are finding there's no replacement airbag available. we found drivers in our area are not the priority. the safety device designed to save your life, deaths and injuries around the world. 14 million takata airbags are e defective worldwide, 8 million in the u.s. when drivers try to replace the defective airbag, the nbc 10 investigators found there's no immediate solution. >> you come to the dealership and say, okay, can you replace my airbags? i'm sorry, mr. smith, come back in six months. >> reporter: philadelphia lawyer sal weiss is suing the airbag maker takata to change that m. he said replacement parts should be available now to fix what's moved to be a deadly problem. we know people have been killed. you call it a ticking time bomb. >> it is a time bomb. >> reporter: he represents nearly a dozen drivers and passengers who were either maimed or had family members killed when a takata-made airbag

bmw 24%. audi down 23%. take bmw.ne of the few auto companies that denominate's and let you know what the ruble exposure is. if the ruble drops by 50% in the fourth quarter, bmw could oslose 150 million euros. all of the auto companies will need to figure out some way to price their cars. >> hans nichols, thank you. brutal, the impact of russia on carmakers. nothing little about the ft market. equities in london up by 40 points. dax continuing strong gains. italy underperforming. european stocks across the board are higher. ♪ >> welcome back to "on the move ." i'm jonathan ferro. it is my last day before leave for christmas francine lacqua has been busy. catching up with europe's biggest movers and shakers. they talked about what to expect in the year two come. -- to come. >> i am always amazed the strength of the u.s. economy, incredibly strong. productive, creative, innovative. they focus on getting -- growth. that is something the eurozone is only starting to understand. by funding the economy. they focus on findin

bmw has agreed to recall 140,000 of its 3 series cars. all of them were manufactured between 2004 and 2006. no problems have been reported and bmw is now the last of the ten automakers to replace air bags in all of its affected cars. >>> no easy way to start this next story, can't capture the struggle that a family is going to go through with the loss of a child. >> but the family you are about to meet wanted to share its story. they invited our cameras into their homes as they prepared for their 6-year-old daughter's final days. here's garvin thomas. >> reporter: the why is that even though the six months leading up to their daughter's death in february felt like a prolonged nightmare, libby and tony cranes were able to see past their suffering and think of others they may one day help. their selflessness is our bay area proud. this home on gilroy's yorktown drive is the place where libby and majed they would raise their children. never the place they would have to watch one of them slowly die. 6-year-old jennifer lynn, the oldest of the

now the question to the bmws >> are they safe for the driving public today? >> we have no knowledge of any inflator rupture on any bank on any side of the car. >> the same question to you you, mr. schostek. >> there are recalls a defect from honda vehicles in the past we're urging them to get those fixed then we do believe those are safe >> there are eight of their banks for those are recalled the problem could be fixed immediately? >> at the present time there is a supply of replacement parts is adequate to match the demand. it is actually causing more customers to come forward to get vehicles repaired. with that high completion rates is difficult. >> you are confident those recalls are inclusive of all of the problems? >> yes, sir. >> there is not likely to be a further recall? >> there is a safety information campaign that takata has not identified the cause we want to experience that to a national campaign. there may be a time replacement parts become short that is why we also work with to a their manufacturers that there are prospects but there's not a s

bmw. a are approaching each other. we had a lead designer from bmw going over to vw.e approaching each other. it is a brand is at better productivity and profit margin. 6%-7%.nt to get to they are just at 1.9% last year. she which challenges their. -- q which challenges their. they are bringing in of fresh blood. story.inating a really big change. really changing. thank you. hans nichols joining us from berlin. coming up, cyber security and the cloud. google has entered it was to take stores to a higher level. how will you offer better security for your data? lose the to the h -- we will -- we will head speak to the of the global computing sector. head what we are seeing is a significant drop around the world. -- what we are seeing is a significant drop around the world. down 3%.t moore earlier on. athens, the story of the snap elections for the presidents. the snap general election for stocksernment's sending down. tesco taking the shine off the ftse 100. a story across the continent. equities under pressure. a story we are seeing around the world. we will see how th

she was injured when the takata airbag in the bmw she was riding in exploded last year. i told my husband i said cannot see anything with my eyes. i'm totally blind. takata says expanding the recall could take sources away from fixing airbags in high humidity states. today they'll hear from a takata executive as well as several u.s. automakers about the need for a nationwide recall. two weeks ago at a senate hearing the same company executive apologized to victims. >> our cob dou condolences go out to all those affected. they said they would take effect immediately including panel. federal regulators are now exploring their next steps including fines and legal action. now, the automakers who will be at this hearing today here on capitol hill include honda, toyota, and bmw. seven auto mareks in all, anne-marie, have started their own investigations into these airings. >> all right. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> here in new york city, police are preparing for possible demonstrations when a grand jury reaches a decision in the case of eric garner. garn

westbrook, any independent testing that bmw is engaging in yet?>> we are under contract to begin engaging in that. we are beginning to collect the air bags under this regional campaign and we'll start that shortly and make those results available. >> thank you very much. my time has expired. i yield back. >> chairman recognizes the gentleman from missouri, mr. long, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. shimizu, how many people would need to die before you would be willing to do a nationwide recall? >> five people died from the incident. >> that's what have died now. my question is how many more would need to die before you do what nhtsa recommends, which is a nationwide recall? >> i don't think -- >> do you have a test? >> again, it's -- we are still doing additional recalls for e researching purpose and we haven't identified the root of the cause of the problem yet. but it's a chance to have -- it's minimal according to the data that we have. >> it's my understanding when the air bag explodes, it's metal projectiles, shrapnel so to s

bmw, together with six car rentals, offer a car sharing service with drive now. an employee shows how it works. using a smart phone, he locates the nearest available car. he unlocks the vehicle with his customer card, then off he goes. the fees are calculated by the minute. the average customer drives 40 minutes or less. more and more people are finding that sharing a car is a better alternative to owning one, and once you have reached your destination, you can just lock it up and leave it for the next customer. more than 330,000 people already use drive now in germany. >> of course, bmw has reached a new target segment. it is people who live in cities, mostly aged between 30 and 35 who would normally neither own a car nor rent one. drive now fits their needs and is opening up a new business markets. >> with only 4000 customers, my toy chest is not quite as popular as drive now, but it's a relative newcomer. >> there are 7 million families with children under 14 in germany. they want to play with loads of toys. i'm certain over the next three years we will have a

when the driver got out of the vehicle he was struck by a silver bmw. the bmw left the scene.mw driver is described as a black man wearing jeans, sneakers, a parka and baseball cap. he was seen carrying a briefcase and a bag. >>> well most of the weekend has been dry right now. we're tracking some clouds out there and fog developing and some showers out to the north of the bay area. here is the most recent imagery in mendecino. we have clouds in place. as we mentioned fog forming. turn to shower chances in the short term. we have a chance we could get a few scattered showers overnight tonight into monday morning. the best chance will be up to our north especially once again to the north. all that moisture is close enough we could squeeze out a sprinkle or light shower. that's a fairly weak system approaching northern california. but a much different storm in fact. a much stronger storm developing way offshore. you can see thousands of miles offshore. this will be the key factor of our forecast for thursday. we have a lot of rain to talk about. some very strong winds as well wi

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a bmw went right through the roof of their home in escondido into the garage early this morning. the husband said that his wife woke up, thought it was an earthquake. but they were not hurt. the bigger question is, where's the driver of that suv? whoever was behind the wheel took off before the police got there. >>> as we have been reporting, the biggest storm of the year is moving in. and it's bound to leave behind some damage. kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts on how much help homeowners can expect from their insurance policies. >>> reporter: whether it's a downed tree or flooded home there's no shortage of damage following major storms. >> oh, my god!! >> reporter: there's also no shortage of folks shocked to find out their insurance policies don't cover the damage. >> most of it is what they are not going to cover. >> reporter: for instance, if a tree falls on your house the resulting damage is generally covered. but if it falls on your car, well, it depends. insurance.com's laura adams explains you must have comprehensive coverage. >> if you only have liability, that

regarding that accident in minnesota, bmw says it's not aware of any confirmed problems with airbags in the vehicles but out of an abundance of caution, scott, they've recalled all passenger airbags nationwide. >> pelley: jeff, thanks. and we've posted the vehicles recalled so far on our web site, siewbs news.com. american drivers areaying the lowest price for gasoline in more than four years and today, the price of oil fell to $66 a barrel. that's the lowest in more than nine years. why is this happening? will it last? senior business correspondent anthony mason knows the answers. >> reporter: the plummeting price of gas is saving american drivers $350 million a day over what they paid in mid-june. since then, the price of crude has plunged by more than a third. is this a turning point in the politics and market of oil? >> you know, it is a turning point for the politics in oil right now. >> reporter: this director of oil and gas for houston's frost and sullivan says it's the u.s. that's changing the game. oil production here has soared more than 70% in the past six years, spurred b

but bmw has stated not interested in taking a stake.ecause of that, you could have traded but here it is. this is one of those issues that's pushing the stock today. >> what does not now mean? refresh my memory? >> i've been there many times. i think first of all the implied volatility and the options of tesla are far lower than you'd expect. you'd expect them to be up in the stratosphere somewhere. they're not. >> all right. let's stick with our big moves in the market today. how about chinese stocks doubling the s&p's performance and the technical say. they're going even higher. it's our chart of the day. we go to josh brown for the breakdown of it. >> thanks, scott. >> you're welcome, josh. what have you got? >> i think it's really interesting everybody talks about china, china, china. nobody's talking about it any more. this year they're up triple. i think a lot of it has to do with various reforms that the regime in beijing have rolled out this year, most notably the connection between hong kong and shanghai. you saw an immediate s

i have a bmw series 3 i received the recall notice in late august, i've contacted three bmw dealershipsthe new airbag. i've now called bmw customer service, was told to put the person in the backseat. this is ridiculous. yes, kathleen, it is ridiculous. come on the show and tell your story firsthand. we love hearing from you gerriwillis.com. >>> well the new year is bringing a new record for u.s. population on january 1st, our population will pass the 320 million person mark. here to break down the demographic trends, wendell cox. wendell, welcome back to the show. great to see you. tell us, what do you make of our growth? >> good to be here. gerri: are we growing at a quick rate compared to other nations? >> well, we're growing a good bit faster than nations like japan, but we're actually growing a bit slower than we did in previous decades. we're down about seven-tenths of a percent or eight-tenths of a percent per year, and just in the last decade it was more like one. so there is a significant reduction in the national population growth rate at this point. gerri: what kinds of movem

you're only going to the bmw 3 type cars.you're not going to see value buyers for this product at any point in the life cycle of that product. so we're not as concerned about that. the second point that we're making a point today is tesla's addressable market is not just the transportation market, but is actually the larger power market. and we've been talking about tesla as a transformative transportation company. but really we think about it now as a transformative power and energy company that is selling premium products both into the transportation market as well as into the stationary power market, which we think is just as big as that automotive market. >> so when you say stationary power, because we have lyndon live on later on, are there synergies with solar and specifically with a company like solar city? is that what you're thinking somebody. >> absolutely. and the fact that elon has this portfolio of companies that he is involved in, it makes an awful lot of sense. i think they are going to be selling power and pow

speak to newsmakers from bmw would car world, cars as easy as a one-way bike trip. >> is a big day for fiat. the king ofting spain. the european central bank governor refrained from quantitative easing in the eurozone but pledged to reassess the situation early in the new year. with inflation at a five-year , will action come too late? here is what he had to say. >> maybe they will start doing qe, but it will be too little, too late. , i think this would be over two years. they also have the right fiscal policy because qe works in the u.s. and u.k. because we have monetary stimulus and you have backloaded fiscal consolidation. , they call the slowdown, started doing fiscal tax increase. you need to have fiscal stimulus in the eurozone. this will not be enough, you have to have demand. this will come too little too late. today is at dartmouth professor of economics. thank you very much for joining us. too little too late says nouriel roubini. >> the way alike to characterize this, the bank of england started to cut rates in october, 2008 and it took us into march, 2009 to work out quant

now, police say the stolen car is a 2008 black bmw with the pennsylvania plate hrh4478.th information is asked to call police. >>> still ahead this morning, how would you like to control your christmas tree with your small known. >> sure, why not? we'll show you the high tech way this tree in new jersey is getting lit from all around the world. >> also, getting another check on your christmas forecast, if you are getting ready to head outside. first though here is a special performance from the philadelphia boys choir and chorale. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> beautiful air base, korea, a hopefully it will snow soon. a shout out to my mom, jean, my in law's, fred and kathy, and of course, nan back there in new castle, pennsylvania, i wish you happy holidays, merry christmas, look forward to seeing you soon. >> technology and social media mix with christmas tree, you can operate with hash tags. >> this is crazy. melanie roy from our sister station "kyw news radio" 1006 shows you how the twitter tree works. >> a team of inter-active designers and social media specialists at oxford communic

. >> you said bmw and chrysler are the big laggards. why?> they stepped-up but bmw does not have as many vehicles under the recall and they have always been good about following through. gerri: if you would to your call it is -- car is recalled go to our web site. gerriwillis.com. i will show you a physical takata airbag. i will pick this up to move it in front of me this is presenting interface it would blow up in here behind it can you get this? this is what connects intel's the airbag it needs to inflate. when they do it is this piece right here how to buy put this? >> it implodes it is a chemical reaction. >> it contains ammonium nitrate that breaks this open. there are tiny metal poles where there is supposed to come through but in this case the explosion is so hard and fast and violence the whole thing breaks apart. kellogg. >> doing approximately 230 miles per hour explosion in half of an eye blink. but i have statistics from a report from 60 or 80 defective parts out of the mexico plant that makes it seem like it is not important but

bmw were the last to agree to a nationwide recall. >>> muhammed ali's condition is improving.he family appreciates all the prayers and well wishes. >>> a first new for nasa. this is the space commander bump willmore. the wrench was designed on earth and then printed with a 3d printer in space. >>> u.p.s. is experiencing its busiest day of the year. how they got ready for it. >> plus, we'll take you to bethlehem that is bustling this time of year if you are counting three days until christmas. >>> get the top news headlines weather and traffic at 4:30 a.m. only on >>> trees with streets, decked out storefronts, last minute shoppers are strolling. you get to enjoy the late-night shopping. it midnight monday shopping event. and stores will stay open until midnight tonight for anyone trying to squeeze in a few gifts. >>> do you think you had a busy day. u.p.s. drivers delivered 34 million packages. it's the busiest day of the year for the shipping company. normally u.p.s. delivers 17 million packages a day. they spent $500 million to prepare for the holidays and hired 95,000 seaso

look at what bmw has done, 33,000 units.ake a look at last month sales to see how far down they are going. volkswagen down 14%. audi 23%. peugeot 39%. you know what they have in terms of ruble exposure. if it declines by 50%, bmw could lose up to 150 million euros. >> is anyone doing well? we talked about porsche sales and they are actually up, aren't they? market, weuperluxury have a bit of an outlier and that may be because russians are trying to park their rubles in these expensive assets. take a look at these figures. porsche is up i believe 55%. lexis up 60 3%. 25% the month before. mercedes with a big exposure, they are up 72%. -- 7%-2 percent. send ryan chilcote with a bag of euros and see what he comes back with. he's got to drive the entire way back with the top-down so we should get him a convertible. bloomberg international correspondent hans nichols in berlin. we have a bloomberg exclusive stalling sales in russia. we will talk to the audi head of sales in russia at 7:00 a.m. on "countdown." don't miss it. -- air

we've got bmw saying that china is going to be the biggest market for them by 2019. dimeler is beginning to be building. volkswagen, they need to have 15 models on the market. are they local chinese companies, or are they the foreign companies coming into the market? >> that's a really good question. we don't sell the car to individuals so far. so our innovators, cost share programs. just like city bike share. so we want to have our residents to use our car. they don't have to worry about where to charge, and what if the car is going to be broke down in the middle of the road. so this way we provide both short-term leasing and long-term leasing, and together we're the leading operator in the government. we together provide the leading facilities. so they can just go to location a. so in that case, we don't think we'll have any converters yet. >> in terms of leasing, if you're a couple, the central government gives saabttery s t the local manufacturer. if a coupnsumer is leasing a vehicle -- >> it's a consumer, but however the dealers, in our cases, the leasing operat

. >> investigators say the stolen scar is a 2008 black bmw with pennsylvania plate hrh4478s if you have seen it, or know anything about this crime, you are asked to call police. >> well, despite the holiday, demonstrators continue to clash with police in berksly, missouri after white police officer fatally shot a young black man. protesters held a vigil at the gas station, where antonio brown was shot late tuesday night. authority say, surveillance video captured the 18 year old point ago gun at a police officer during a confrontation. the shooting has reignited tensions that have lingered since the death of michael brown in neighboring ferguson. >> right now it is 5:35. and are you looking for something to do after you open all of your presents? >> perhaps. why not head to the movies, right? well, taking you behind the scenes of some of the talked about movies? theatres today. first though, here are more sounds of the season from the philadelphia boys choir. >> ♪ ♪ >>> ♪ >> ♪ >> oh, just puts you in the holiday spirit. >> absolutely, merry christmas, everybody. a look at storm scan3, s

. >>> bmw has cars operated by a smart watch. all the driver has to do is activate the remote valet assistance and the car will park itself. >>> a an employee discovered video takes place of a vacation in point pleasant 16 years ago. mark forgot the camera, it was put in lost and found and never claimed. the tapes were shown on television, shortly after that, he claimed his tapes, on them, his father playing with his children. his father recently died. >> it was special to have my video of my dad with carolyn, it was something we thought was lost forever and now we have that. those takes place have been mailed to the homes in the poconos, he said it will be the best christmas present for his family. >> up next, brand new, the school district apologizing for taking away a blind boy's contain and giving him a swimming noodle instead. >> >> reporter: welcome back let's check the roads, you know what, it's early there's not a lot of traffic out there looking good in new jersey, that's 42 northbound, until 5:00 a.m., up ahead you have

tes tesla reportedly working on bmw. bmw says that's not happening. down 5% on the down side. .k shares of disney, down a little bit, dina mensel, the voice of elsa in the popular movie "frozen" is hinting a sequel in the works. the original "frozen" became one of the highest grossing films of all-time. it still has legs. >>> take a look at this. mile long security line at chicago's midway airport as thanksgiving travelers headed home yesterday. officials said the line cleared after the first bank of morning flights went out and security wait times were relatively short by 9:15 a.m. local time. sunday travelers faced the biggest halves in san francisco, denver and l.a. because of weather. >>> five unreleased sony pictures movies leaked on the internet including the new comedy the interview which blasts north korea's leader kim jong-un. there is speculation that north korea may be behind the hack in response to the new movie that lampoons their leader. adam shapiro is here for more on all this. adam? >> reporter: two events that have gone wrong with sony. you have the movies, for

bmw, other players, they are talking about cooperating well. automakers. that's good news for the technology. to say this company should be trading like an automaker at these levels, it's a technology company and it's overpriced. >> it's a technology company but it's also trading off exactly what you are talking about. i think the oil prices. hey, look. bmw will be competition. we all know competition is coming out there. you brought a prius as well. and the efficiency. they come out with the aluminum body. but is the demand still there when oil prices aren't as high? are people willing to buy bigger suvs, those gas guzzlers. i think that does hurt tesla. we see a rebound. oil start to move back up. that's obviously going to be very good for tesla as well as -- >> where do we go with tesla? what do you trade against? is it going to hit its previous 52-week low which is 131 or so? >> i agree with guy. 220 is the level it's bounced off of. it's tested there in the backdrop where we've endured lower oil prices. >> do we really think that a person who buys a $

the driver of the bmw ran away. driver fled to avoid the accident and ended up crashing into the center divider. he was taken to the hospital with major injuries. >>> oakland police say a suicidal man did not die from being tased from officers yesterday. he died from self-inflicted wounds. the police were called in to find a man with a knife and he had severalself-inflicted stab wounds and cuts to his wrist. he became aggressive so they tased and disarmed him. a medical crew treated him but he died a short time later. an autopsy will confirm the cause of death. >>> in richmond a suspected robber is in critical condition after being shot. it happened after 6:30 last night at 32nd street and roosevelt avenue. police say the suspect stole something from the yard of a home and the resident opened fire. police also believe a second suspect was in the backyard but got away. there is no description available for that person. >>> an alert for residents in san mateo county this morning after a cougar was spotted in half moon

no problems with bmw vehicles have an reported.overnment has pushed, a curse to recall older vehicles with airbags made by takata. those airbags have been linked to at least five deaths. of it is a brawl at the end last night's first-ever miami beach bowl. the fight began after memphis players were not on the field to celebrate a game ending interception, 55-48, double overtime win over brigham young. brawled withhey players punching and grabbing one another, even some team officials got into the action, both institutions later released statements professing their profound regret, although they will go to the ball again next year if they get a chance because they make a ton of money. a haymaker and a sucker punch at the same time. >> let's do a data check right now. equities, bonds, currencies, commodities. down near again, 18,000, so much for a single-digit year. $55.93.under 56, under president putin, russia clearly facing a financial crisis. the bank goes belly up overnight. putin, merkel -- they play phone tag except they are b

to forrecall would apply other automakers -- chrysler, ford, bmw. >> we will see the sun today, and we will get a short break from the bitter cold. jackie joins us with a look at our first forecast. >> we are looking not so great outside in that picture, but it feels a little bit better. we still have a couple of lingering showers out there. noon hour youthe would be asking yourself where is that sun. hang in there, we do expect to see breaks today. a couple of sprinkles along the i-81 corridor, but it is this last batch moving through across parts of frederick county into carroll county as well. you can see some wet weather across westminster. it's clearing out of your region right now. maybe a couple of sprinkles around the area. we have been trying to get a couple of pockets of clearing here, also in areas near martinsburg. it's having a hard time doing that. i do think we will get some breaks here and there, especially the later in the day we get. i expect the cold front will be passing by this evening, and that means skies will definitely be clearing overnight tonight. 50 degrees