number one, are we going to talk about vegetable oil and bonneville speed racing? that is really one of my -- i don't know if you have ever been to bonneville, but it's spiritual, so great to see them doing that. >> i thought we'd talk to you about what the company is like and the -- and the chevy volt and some of the public policy issues that gm is currently facing. mr. reuss, how has your company changed since the bailout in 2009? >> i think the most important thing, and i have been on the company for probably 25 years here, so i have seen it before and after and i'm really happy with the focus on the customer and the products. so i would say the biggest change we have is the laser-like focus on delivering products that people really want to buy. i think you're seeing that in the marketplace here. so i think that's probably the single biggest thing that i see. >> how many employees does gm have and how many did it have? >> oh, geez, you know, i'd hate to give point estimates on that. but we have roughly 100,000 people that make our cars, you know, across the worl

we still have fire activity in the city, on bonneville street near boston street so be prepared to slow you travel in that area. another live look at traffic on i-95, south of baltimore passing maryland 175, a check of the northbound lanes moving well all the way up to the baltimore beltway. if you're traveling from harford county on 95 here's a live look north of white marsh boulevard, southbound lanes a bit heavy but still at posted speed. as you make the drive to the top side of 695, you'll find traveling through the parkville overlae area, 695 at harford harford road. your mta update on time but for light rail, it's 15 to 20 minutes late. >>> you want to eat out with family and friends but can't afford it? for 10 days this month three dozen baltimore county restaurants are going to make it possible. abc2 news lynette charles in towson to explain more about restaurant week. >> reporter: yes, live in towson this morning. at troia cafe and we're outside. it's a cold morning but it's beautiful because the cafe is so gorgeous. as we come inside you can see what is going on. i'm actually

activity in the city, no early congestion reported around this but keep in mind if you travel on bonneville street near boston street fire equipment remains in the roadway. early check of i-83, pretty good there. we'll get back to it in a moment, but he29 at maryland 108, northbound lanes remain light on 108 to 695, your southbound lanes increasing activity in those southbound lanes from i-70 making the drive down to route 32. i-83 looking pretty good as we check our drive times this morning. if you come from the pennsylvania state line more activity on 83 from middletown road to belfast but only five minutes from shawan road to the top side of the beltway. also looking pretty good on southbound 95 from whitemarsh boulevard to 695, just six minutes. >>> the first lady and nation's doctors continue to work hard for men and women fighting for our country. a major announcement today for helping thousands of soldiers returning from war. >> and five minutes to save the world. why the infamous dooms-day clock is clicking ever closer to the 12:00 however. hour. ♪ [ woman ] i was ready for my trip,

fire -- bonneville street, near boston street. use extra caution in that area. otherwise, if your morning commute includes a drive on u.s. 29, we checked out the lanes northbound and southbound, clear between route 32 all the way to i-70. for those of you in anne arundel county traveling on i-97, a live look at 97 and benfield boulevard, good to go from glen burnie all the way to 695. back to you. >>> the cost of fuel is causing uproar in nigeria's commercial district. the drastic action some are taking and how far they say they will go to see the change they want. also, police in greece on the hunt for a valuable piece of artwork. how this and several other items turned up missing. you're watching "good morning maryland." as we go to break, that is a live look at wrigley field in chicago, 39 days until pitchers and catchers report. >>> around the world, world joran van der sloot will be back in a peruvian court and sources say he will give a confession. he's accused of killing stephany flores in a hotel room in 2010. >> we are ready for war. if that is what you

winhall market in bonneville. raw goldfinger in northfield, open. nelson's hardware right here in barry, open. the rochester cafe, open. and the list goes on and on. the lesson for vermont government in helping to grow jobs in vermont is pretty simple. getting credit to entrepreneurs when they need it most grows prosperity and grows jobs. in fact, there is nothing to stand in the way of vermont's job creators that cannot be made right by a partnership with state government that's built on a foundation of common sense, trust and expedited risk capital for businesses when others won't lend to them. vermont's response to irene perfectly illustrates the strong state of our state. perhaps the greatest lesson we can take from the challenges of the previous four months is that despite irene's devastation, despite our heartbreak and our pain, we are bound by a common purpose. we're also bound by tragic loss. to the hundreds and hundreds of vermonters who lost so much, lost their houses, lost their belongings, lost the land that their homes rested on or the

we will go back down to bonneville this august to pursue that record. we will try to beat that with vegetable oil. >> thank you for your time. >>> i do believe that the west for all of its historical short comings and i'm scathing in my book in discussing the shortcomings because they have to be admitted. for all of the shortcomings, the west still today, represents the most acceptable and workable universally workable political culture. >> in 1991, the united states was the only global super power. today, how to restore its status in the world from former national security advisor zbigniew brzezinski. also this weekend on book tv, did fdr use world war ii as a cover to create a more powerful executive branch? saturday at 11:00 p.m. sunday night at 10:00, the new privacy is no privacy. lori andrews are how your rights are being eroded. book tv. every weekend on c-span 2. >>> joining us now is the ceo of coda automotive. phil murtaugh. mr. murtaugh, what is coda automotive? >> good morning, peter. very nice to be on your show. coda automotive is a los an

i felt like i'm in the bonneville salt flats. a company i wanted to be able to professional.ny really getting hit. they were like the jar company. i liked to garden and use the jar, but it's now really an aerospace play. dollar general, that's a terrific dollar store. that's a good one. and mastercard is a financial tech. so we've got what do you want to call that? you want to call that a soft goods company, a toy company, an aerospace, we got a retailer and a credit card/financial tech that is perfect diversification. >> hallelujah! >> and a lot of stocks that i really, really like. hey, why don't with go to paul in ohio, please. paul? >> caller: how you doing, mr. cramer? >> real good. how are you? >> caller: good. my 3-year-old grandson jacob is sitting here with me. and we want to know if he is diversified. he is invested in these following stocks, and he is in the dividend reinvestment plan. >> congrats. i was talking to some guy yesterday at shorty's bar downtown. he and his father talk about the show all the time. i love it. what's up? >> caller: okay. first energy, at

it represents one of the bonneville duties of a good government.of economic stress. the last time the chamber offered and present to the floor of budget in 2009. i believe that is 1002 days ago. i appreciate your call comments, your expressed a desire to work on a budget resolution, and i look forward to working with you in a realistic way, but it is not going to be easy to lay out a plan that works. for too long, washington has been spending what we do not have, borrowing what we are not able to pay back. it has become a habit, a trend. our debt is now greater than our entire gross domestic product. slowing down road today and casting a shadow of doubt on our economic future. i believe it is impacting growth today. we would have higher growth today if we didn't have as much debt as we have. americans were promised that a surge in spending would lead to a corresponding job creation. maybe there has been some help there, certainly the amount of money that has been spent certainly in the short run should have provided some help. but i would just poin

it represents one of the bonneville duties of a good government.ime of economic stress. the last time the chamber offered and present to the floor of budget in 2009. i believe that is 1002 days ago. i appreciate your call comments, your expressed a desire to work on a budget resolution, and i look forward to working with you in a realistic way, but it is not going to be easy to lay out a plan that works. for too long, washington has been spending what we do not have, borrowing what we are not able to pay back. it has become a habit, a trend. our debt is now greater than our entire gross domestic product. slowing down road today and casting a shadow of doubt on our economic future. i believe it is impacting growth today. we would have higher growth today if we didn't have as much debt as we have. americans were promised that a surge in spending would lead to a corresponding job creation. maybe there has been some help there, certainly the amount of money that has been spent certainly in the short run should have provided some help. but i would just

it represents one of the bonneville duties of a good government.to the floor of budget in 2009. i believe that is 1002 days ago. i appreciate your call comments, your expressed a desire to work on a budget resolution, and i look forward to working with you in a realistic way, but it is not going to be easy to lay out a plan that works. for too long, washington has been spending what we do not have, borrowing what we are not able to pay back. it has become a habit, a trend. our debt is now greater than our entire gross domestic product. slowing down road today and casting a shadow of doubt on our economic future. i believe it is impacting growth today. we would have higher growth today if we didn't have as much debt as we have. americans were promised that a surge in spending would lead to a corresponding job creation. maybe there has been some help there, certainly the amount of money that has been spent certainly in the short run should have provided some help. but i would just point out, our job situation is not good. the number of people working