fifth is the buick lacrosse sedan. number four, the kia spectra sedan. the bronze goes to the chevy ck pickup. silver medal is the mazda tribute suv and the least or most inconspicuous, i guess it would be, car on the road, the buick rainier suv. >>> it is now 4:56. full-time giant, full-time dad. the unique way this superstar keeps his on field from getting in his off field. >>> the president will be in office two more years so why is he hitting the campaign trail in california? we'll explain coming up in a live report. >>> and return of the mac. apple taking a new bite out of the market they cornered a long timing a. 3q hey stainbusters, another stain missed, another shirt ruined. good thing the expertise of spray n' wash is in our new resolve in wash stain remover. just add to the wash. the stainseekers will find, penetrate and lift away the toughest stains. trust resolve. forget stains. she's against banning assault weapons... and that's reckless and dangerous. she's for risky new oil drilling that could threaten our jobs. fiorina's plan would mean s

i sold my car a buick for 500 dollars in a seedy area in oakland. by spring i raised 200 dollars. my marth was a principal at an elementary school. she invited me to talk to the kids. when i was leaving a fourth grader looked me in the eye and said, i have a piggy bank at home and i will help you raise money for the school in pakistan. i didn't think anything of it. 6 weeks later the school is raised 65,000 penes. >> main stage's loud efts performance was about bief the detroit native high strung. they had an energyic performance. the concert was a plash back to the kinks and the who and tv shows like hala blue. ladies and gentlemen. the high strung. [music] >> hope you enjoyed this look back at some of the entertaining guests that graced the stage of the main library. you can watch more highlights from main stage on you tube and new episodes on sfg. org. watch for more readings, speakers and performances during the next year. we leave you with a bonus performance from the high strung. and a thank you to everybody that made the last season possible.

general moators buick lacrosse and chevolet equinox are three cars to help see gm see a huge jump in reliability. >> and there is 69% average or better. >> and ford reliability continues to get better, too. consumer reports named ford fusion v 6 and hybrid the most reliable family cars. that is one of the reasons this man bought a few. >> this is best value,. >> the survey finds patient auto makers are still the most reliable, with honda at the top. >> all vehicles average or better reliability followed by toyota. toy yot yaz taking a hit in the new 2010 pri su.. >> there is hyundai and kia continuing to do well. all models got high remarks for reliability and performed well at the consumer reports test track. >> there is a good value. >> and there is no good news for chrysler this year, remaining at the bottom of the list in ratings, except for some damage rams all cars had below average reliability. >> thank you. >> sure. >> u.s. department of education issued a stern warning to schools and universities. crack down on bullying or be in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws t

police say the suspect may be driving a four-door car or perhaps a silver buick or oldsmobile. they are not saying how much money he got away with. >>> dozen pros tested a new sex shop in manassas today. about 50 people turned out. they are upset over "401(k)'s sensations" the adult sto set to open on battle street. those opped carried green balloons with dollar signs on them to represent the money that old town merchant also lose because of the store. upset parents say old town is a family or yenltsed community and they want it to stay that way. >> it's about the children. it's their future. you're trying to protect them or you're exposing them. >> the city council says the store has the right to open under current zoning laws and the store is set to open october 20th. >>> more jobs, better education and immigration reform. ose were some of the demands ofoday's "one nation" rally. tens of thousands descended on the national mall today. many view it as a reaction to last month's tea party rally at the lincoln memorial. with mid-term elections about a month away organizers say t

fifth is the buick lacrosse sedan, number four the kia spectra sedan.he bronze goes to the chevrolet ck pickup. silver medal prize, the mazda tribute suv. the winner of the most inconspicuous car on the road is the buick rainier suv. >>> the time now is 5:21. we want to check out the rest of the commute no matter what kind of car you drive. >> everyone is moving nicely. those cars, 18 minutes a nice drive off the carquinez bridge. volume will increase here in about 40 minutes. you'll get a little break for the time being. in about 20 minutes you will have no break coming through antioch starting at a over to l. 65 will turn to a 45 in about the next 20 to 30 minutes. we'll see that show up and i'll follow that as well as sunol where we're seeing some slow on the maps but really the live shot doesn't show any big issue. this is right in the area of the express lane. let me show you how sparsely populated it is right now. it is the one month since the approach to the express lane was implemented. as we show you video, you can see the express lane there. n

no one was hurt, but police say the suspect may be driving a four-door car, a silver buick or oldsmobile. at this point, they are not saying just how much money he got away with. >>> john mccain will not run for president ain. he made the announcement at a veterans' rally in new hampshire today. the arizona senator, of course, won gop primaries in new hampshire in 2000 and 2008. mccain said that while he will not be running again, he would work to make sure that w hampshire maintains its first presidential primary status. >>> the infamous dress that mikhail sa lar hee wore sold at auction today. that red sari went for $7,000 in alexandra this morning. the buyer was the irwin gomez salon and spa georgetown. that's a celebty salon that mrs. salahi went to before going to the white house for dinner that night. the proceeds will go to charity. >>> still ahead, thousands mak a statement to fight a disease that has reached epidemic proportions here in the district. we'll take you to the aids walk. >>> also, there may be more rain in the forecast. chuck bell is standing by, and he'll tell us wh

in this exclusive footage you see the woman in the buick sentry station wagon going northbound on thees of 95 with cars and trucks swerving to avoid hitting her. fleming was going the same direction on the northbound side of 95 driving about 50 miles an hour. >> so i sped up and got next to her, and then i just started going nuts like screaming, yelling as loud as i could like blasting on my horn, and she just went like that like she knew what she was doing in a sense. you know, like don't mess with me, i know what i'm doing kind of thing. it was really strange. >> reporter: at one point you see the elderly woman swerve into the center barrier but keeps on going. then a few hundred feet later she slams on the brakes and she hits the barrier again but continues going the wrong way. >> and she just kept on staring straight and just had her hands on the wheel just staring straight and like just oblivious like she didn't even know -- it was just so surreal. >> reporter: the woman somehow managed to get off i-95 but not before causing at least four accidents, including a truck that smashed

. >>> hundreds of students in union city will be tested for tour buick low sis. a student at james logan high school tested positive for the bacterial disease. the student is being treated and is no longer on campus. the school and alameda health department are working to identify any students most at risk. the oakland tribune is reporting 500 students will need to be tested for tuburculosis next week. >>> 16 classrooms in san jose were destroyed in an arson fire back in july. now the san jose mercury news reports two teenagers have been arrested in the case. so far the police have not confirmed the arrests. >>> 5:05 is the time right now. let's go back in over to tara who is in for sal today for a look at the commute. >> that is right. we have the commute problems with the san mateyo bridge. we want to make sure you can take an alternative route. it? the westbound direction prior to the high-rise, where the crack is located. if you can avoid the san mateyo bridge today, i would do so. there are alternate routes. the bay bridge, dumbarton bridge or highway 237 as

. >> my say the gunman got away in a possible buick or oldsmobile. a $1,000 reward is being offered. >>> a news correspondent is facing drug charges. police arrested howard arenstein and his wife after finding marijuana plants in a search of their home on t. street northwest. officers say they found eight fully mature pot plants and bags of marijuana in his home. >>> thousands gathered for the one-nation rally. and it was billed by some as the liberal answer to the tea party movement. one of the top rallies was getting jobs back at an event many hoped would be nonpartisan. >> we have not red states or blue states, we are people together for one common cause. >> speakers at the march blasted politicians for a weak response to the poor economy. the one-nation movement claims jobs, justice and education are three key issues. >>> well on the heels of rahm emanual leaving the administration, another staffer could be saying farewell to his position. politico reporting robert gibbs may be leaving in advance of the 2012 election bid to become the chair of th

in this exclusive footage you see the woman in the buick sentry station wagon going northbound on theas going the same direction on the northbound side of 95 driving about 50 miles an hour. >> so i sped up and got next to her, and then i just started going nuts, like screaming, yelling as loud as i could. like blasting on my horn. and she just went like that. like she knew what she was doing in a sense. you know, like don't mess with me, i know what i'm doing kind of thing. it was really strange. >> reporter: at one point, you see the elderly woman swerve into the center barrier but keeps on going. then a few hundred feet later, she slams on the brakes and hits the barrier again but continues going the wrong way. >> she just kept going, staring straight and just had her hands on the wheel just staring straight. and like just oblivious. like she didn't even know -- it was just so surreal. >> reporter: the woman somehow managed to get off i-95 but not before causing at least four accidents, including a truck that smashed into a bridge overpass. remarkably, there were no serious injuries

>>reporter: general motels buick lacrosse and cadillac srx and he can which knock are 3 cars that helpee a huge jump in reliability. consumer report annual auto reliability survey. >> gm reliability really improved this year. 69 percent of their cars are now average or bet reliability. >>reporter: ford reliability continues to get bet, too. consumer reports name the ford fusion v. 6 and hybrid the most reliable family car. one of the reasons this man bought a fusion. >> ford fusion was best price. best value. >>reporter: but the survey find over all asian auto makers are still the most reliable with honda at the top. >> out of all the vehicle average or better reliability lowly followed by toyota. toyota has taken a hit of in the 2 2010 prius that had a number of brake issues. >>reporter: the the sonata got high mark reliability and performed well at the consumer report test track. >> they make good cars for relatively inexpensive with a good value. >> reporter: the kia and these 2. no good news for chrysler this year. remains at the bottom of the list with the exception of some dodge

a driver just outside of philadelphia with an elderly woman in a buick station wag driving the wrong way on the freeway. he honked his horn and she repeatedly waved him off. with traffic coming at her she waved him off. she caused four accidents as drivers swerved to get out of the way. incredibly nobody was seriously injured and the station wagger driver ultimately managed to get off the freeway. incredibly the new jersey state police say they still haven't managed to track her down. >> could have been a lot worse. there are new allegations in a federal lawsuit against toyota. clients bought back a number of cars from owners and complained that sudden acceleration problems dating back to 2006. the suit says the auto maker failed to report complaints to federal regulators and owners were forced to sign agreements preventing them from speaking out. toyota has recalled 10 million vehicles because of acceleration problems. the cars were repurchased from considers for further engineering analysis. >> as the bay area watches the world series, we want to highlight another impressive perfor

the least ticketed are suvs, minivans and for some reason the buick rainier.you go. >>> coming up, the bay area city look at outsourcing its fire department. >> plus, the worst oil spill in u.s. history. now we are getting new estimates on just how much damage it did to the gulf. >>> and the national league championship series coming home to at&t park. we are going to talk about today's big game and how much tickets are running coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ everywhere i go... ♪ i'll pass it on, ♪ and on...and on...and on... edible arrangements. happiness is always in season. visit, call or go to ediblearrangements.com. and i'm juliette goodrich. >>> good morning. it is tuesday, october 19. i'm sydnie kohara. >> good morning to you, i'm juliette goodrich. the san francisco giants and philadelphia phillies are about to battle it out as the national league championship series comes to the bay area today. anne makovec is at at&t park where the first pitch is just hours away. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. first pitch is expected at 1:19:00 p.

. >> police say the gunman got away in a four door vehicle, possibly a buick or olds mow bell. by the way, the store manager says there was only $200 in the drawer. he said it has been 12 years since the last robbery at that store. also, police are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. maureen? >> let's hope that video helps. thank you for that. >>> detectives in dc are investigating a shooting that happened after midnight on the 6300 block of dick street. they found angelo jones suffering from gunshot wounds when police arrived. taken to the hospital where he died. police do not have a suspect. >>> a cbs radio news correspondent busted for drugs. the police arrested howard and his wife early this morning after finding marijuana plants during a search of their home on the 3500 block of t street northwest. he was in court today on those drugs charges. officers acting on a tip said they found more than eight fully mature pot plants and bags of marijuana inside his home. >> tens of thousands of people gathered on the steps of the lincoln mem

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buick is a huge success in china. china is the largest market for newly sold automobiles in the market. host: one of our viewers says china has become one of our highest consumers. guest: this makes trade tension so complicated. by punishing china, there's little the u.s. can do without punishing itself. to go to higher priced chinese suppliers or inferior quality suppliers, we punish the american consumer. if we impose tariffs on those supplies from china, we punish american corporations that export from china. they are 60% accounted for by outside sources. this is the world exporting from china. host: david from heath springs >>caller: good morning. i would like to say, he's right. it's not china that has taken our jobs. our politicians are so intertwined with the political benefits to turn our country into a communist country. like at glenn beck. it all ties in together. the politicians don't want him blabbing out. the people, just like me and sat back and haven't said anything. watching our country going to pieces

. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by the 2010 buick lacrosse, the new class of world class. >>e d have a new tropical depression, number 17, if it came a storm, it would be otto. 35-mile-per-hour winds, moving northwest at 8. we don't expect it to affect the u.s., and you can see much of the country in the east, heavy >>> here's what's happening right now in oakland. we've got sunshine, so it's hard to believe we have a chance of showers until you look at the radar view. you can see this are of rotation here. this is our upper level low which for now appears tor parked over modesto but you can see moisture coming up out of the south. a few showers earlier around the north bay. as we go through the afternoon, temperatures not warming a whole lot. 60s to mid-70s inland. tomorrow we clear out, breezy and cool. for the weekend we're up into the 80s. >> and that's your latest up ne, do you really get top dollar from companies who want to buy your old gold? "today" the results of our investigation. ♪ ♪ i was young and i was stupid ♪ i had just turned 17 ♪ a harmonica and a box guitar

. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by the 2010 buick lacrosse.ss of world class. >> and we're actually going to art off in the tropics because there is an areaf interest down towards central america and there's a 50% chance that tat this could develop into a tropical cyclone, of course not affecting the lower 48 right now, but there is that potential in the coming weeks, it will be warm all the way into the >>> clear and cool start for right now in san jose as we show you one of the weather warnings we have been watching. north and east bay hills at 6:00 this evening. may get upgraded to a red flag warning as things progress. 70s and 80s and san francisco is getting close to 80 for the afternoon. 80s around oakland and near 90 inland. breezy and dry. 80s and 90s inln and 70s and 80s near the coast. >> it's anita's 14th birthday, but not too young to mary logan, though? >>> brett favre sent inappropriate messages to a female employee of the new york jets. >> reporter: brett favre turned 41 sunday and while the star quarterback is refusing to talk