this is carlsbad here. this is the city of carlsbad, and if you go east, almost duest, go out route 62, this is the wipp, the place where the dump happened. i don't know if you can see these dots. everywhere you look? if you zoom in, every one of these has an oil derrick on it. i mean every single one of them. hundreds and hundreds. but here is this wipp where they -- you can see this waste plant. nuclear waste just dumbed out here, and it's a big spot. you can see all the different silos and buildings. congress authorized the facility to serve as a safe site for radio active waste disposal. this new leak is the first of its kind at the facility since it started taking plutonium waste 15 years ago. there were also elevated radiation levels in the air around the threat but say there is no threat to the public. trace gallagher is live for is this afternoon. do they know what caused this or how it happened? >> not yet, shep, because there was nobody actually underground when the leak happened. so now they're i

this comes as the nuclear waste disposal site is set to reopen your carlsbad, new mexico following anlained leak of radioactive material that occurred on february 14. the underground waste dump was shut down after an air monitor detected reactive contamination. didral regulators said they not pose a threat to the public. for more were joined by the co-authors of the new book, "fukushima: the story of a nuclear disaster." edwin lyman is one of the leading experts and senior global security scientist with the union of concerned scientists. susan stranahan is with this. she has covered nuclear energy since she was the lead reporter for the philadelphia inquirer's coverage of the three mile island accident. talk about these parallel nuclear developments, japan with ,ts conservative prime minister despite the polls showing overwhelming opposition to anti-nuclear threat growth of nuclear power reliance is announcing up in this, and the united states is also moving this direction. >> i think these are both symptoms of the same phenomenon, which is the complacency about the nuclear industry a

the underground plant near carlsbad is a dug ground... for contaminated waste, left over from nucle bomb-making. safety systems detected the leak two weeks. this is the first time on record, that radiation made way above ground at the facility. last month we warned you abt a chemical in yoga mats -- was also found in bread at subway. subway has since red the chemical from its bread but an environmental group s now released a list of foods that have the same chemical least 130 brands are named,m pillsbury to "little debbie with almost 500 products on list. it's 4-- ... five san franco police officers are set to appear in federal court this morning... coming up: the allegations and the video evidence against them. good morning. it's friday, ,,,,,,,,,,,, and i'm frank mallicoat. pouring rain and high winds hitting the bay area this morning. we're in desperated of the wet weather, but we e seeing some problems along it. kpix has live team coverage. cate caugariun is out on the roads where we've already sn several accidents this morn roberta g

it happened at the waste isolation pilot plant near carlsbad new mexico. officials say that a truck carrying salt caught fire and that none of the radioactive waste has been effected. nonof it. all employees have evacuated. the multiple employees as they put it are getting treatment for smoke inhalation. we're working to get more op this and when we do we'll get it to you. >>> from the fox news desk this afternoon we're waiting for some suspected drug pushers to show up in court after a raid related to philip see more hoffman's apparent overdose. he turned up dead in manhattan's west village, a needle still stuck in his arm. the autopsy came out just a short time ago. the results, we're told, inconclusive as investigators wait for more tests. police raided several apartments in a building in lower manhattan as i mentioned in the west village where he was, lower manhattan where the suspects were. they arrested four people and each faces drug charges. according to the report, investigators seized more than 350 bags of heroin. we have a picture of one of thos

there carlsbad california hope for a future -- in the western hemisphere. when it is completed in 2016, the plant will provide 300,000 san diego residents. peter says it is time to dip our straw into the pacific ocean. it says it is worth it. >> without doing desahlennization, without having another source of supply, we would have shortages of water. >> large plants are already operating in the middle east. but the west has been slow even reluctant to adopt the technology. >> the promise of harvesting water remains very much up for debate. with some water policy saying on the surface, desahlennization sees like a valuable option. there are a number of unresolved issues that must be addressed before we can say pass the salt. >> we would consider it an option of last resort, when you have exhausted all the preferable alternatives. >> that enormous energy demand, and that it's so expensive that it crowds out other alternatives. conservation, storm water, recycling waste water. question sahlenization is not a new thing, in fact, santa barbara to the north, they

the underground plant near carlsbad is a dumping groun for contaminated waste, left over from nuclear detected thek two weeks ago. this is the t time on record, that radiatn made its way above ground ae facility. state law says you cannot u handheld cellphone when yo'e driving. but a state appellate court decided there's an exceptioo the rule. the court ruled it is legal drivers to read a map on thr cell- phones while behind t wheel. the court says the cellphone law is specifical about people "listening and talking" on cellphones. the c-h-p -- and many people we talked with -- disagree. if they're going to use a g, they should pull over, put the information and set their cl phone down and be able to d and get to wherever they'vet to go 06.26.14 type in your directions before you start driving and then the audio n talk to you and tell you whe to go the driver who challenged t law was ticketed for lookin a map on his phone while he struck in traffic. it's 5-- five san francisco police officers are set to appear in federal court this morning... coming up: the allegations and the video ev

. >> in carlsbad, california, hope lies in the construction of the largest plant in in the western hemisphere. when completed the plant will provide 300,000 san diego residents with fresh drinking water. >> there's this disconnect between supply and demand, meanwhile, the technology has become very affordable. >> reporter: affordable at a cost of a billion dollars to build the plant and around an 8% rake hike. the san diego water authority which has agreed to buy the weather says it is worth it. >> without having another source of supply, we would clearly have shortages of water. >> reporter: large plants are already operating in the east, but the west has been slow to adopt the technology. the promise remains very much up to debate. on the surface it seems like a viable option, but delve a little deeper, and there are a number of unresolved issues that must be addressed before we can say pass the salt. joe is with the surf rider foundation. >> marine life mortality, enormous energy demand, and it's so expensive it crowds out other alternatives, conservation, stormwater capture, recycling was

six people were hospitalized and officials near carlsbad say the fire did not damage radio active waste there. the federal government is backing off plans to overturn state bans on the sale and possession of shark fins. congressman jared huffman applauded the administration's decision. he put an end to shark finning that is the controversial practice of cutting off a life fin then dumping the shark back into the ocean. noa says it was concerned it would hurt fisherman that kept sharks for meat, not fins >> san francisco leaders calling for an end to violence against women part of a global rise for justice movement held every valentine's day. this is video from the event. according to the united nations one in three women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime. it's a billion women world wide. >> gender violence is occurring in too many places. 1 billion rising for justice is our chance to show a collective response. >> reiterate commitment as a city to do everything we can to keeping our women, children, our families every aspect of our society safe. that is what this is about. >> sa

investigators are trying to find the source of a radiation leak at the site near carlsbad, new mexico. 13 workers above ground were exposed earlier this month. they inhaled radioactive particles. air monitors a half mile away detected elevated levels. officials say it's too soon to determine the health effects. >>> well, coming up on the "morning news," the hunt for hackers. we'll take you inside a secret service operation to track down cyber thieves around the world. this is the "cbs morning news." bs morning news."orning news." hungry for the best? it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. turn to roc® retinol correxion®. one week, fine lines appear to fade. one month, deep wrinkles look smoother. after one year, skin looks ageless. high performance skincare™ only from roc®. starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. t

but health officials say it's still safe for people living in and around the site in carlsbad.reported there this week. just four days ago the site recorded a spike in radiation underground cost a lot down. thus find out about weather and traffic right now. its friday. >>erica: mile to war. in fact this yesterday we brought their record. with our afternoon high of 70 degrees. right now heading off to conditions. chile in spots. for the degrees of the door and santa rosa. now as we head into the afternoon for the this is where we will see warm temperatures. sunnyvale hitting a high of 69. 67 in santa clara a. expect upper 60s through the san ramon valley. fairfield to a high of 71. very mild weather and san francisco. checking in at 65 degrees. here's a look pitcher 7 day around the bay forecast. like up to some morning fog on sunday. rain of likely by the middle of next week. we could see rain wednesday through friday to get those umbrellas back out. time ran out as 516. here is a george. >>george: for your trip to the san mateo bridge and highway 92 problem free of the approac

the dump near carlsbad is the only nuclear waste disposal facility in the country. >> jury deliberations continue in new york this morning and kerry kennedy's dui trial. in closing arguments the prosecution disputed her claim that she didn't know she was impaired after dentally taking a sleeping pill. they said kennedy daughter of robert kennedy must have realized she felt drowsy before she slammed into a truck with her lexus. >>> images recorded on private yahoo! webcams may be in the hands of the british spy agency. "the guardian" reports the agency is stealing hundreds of thousands of screen shots including a huge haul of intimate photographs. it's not clear how many people had their images stolen but yahoo! messenger as 75 million users around the world of the paper says it got the information from nsa leaker edward snowden. >>> eric holder resting at home after a brief tay at the hospital. holder was treated for an elevated heart rate after experiencing lightheadedness and shortness of breath. the department also said that holder did not suffer any heart attack. >>> president obama

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phil lebeau, "nightly business report," carlsbad, california. >>> and coming up on the program, federal insurance co-ops. they were born out of the new health care law. but could taxpayers be left holding the bag if things don't work out as planned? the time part of our health care series is next. >>> the poor condition of some nation's railway is one of the reasons why a massive new white house spending initiative that president obama was in st. paul, minnesota announcing a four-year, $300 billion plan to create jobs by fixing the nation's roads, bridges and rails. >> what companies are saying they intend to hire more people this year, we need to make that decision easier for them. and we can create jobs at the same time. rebuilding our transportation systems, our power grids, our communications networks, all the things that commerce relies on. >> but about half that money relies on ending some federal corporate tax breaks. >>> finally tonight, in an effort to spur competition, the affordable care act provided government loans to launch non-profit ensures known as co-ops that were desi

even talking about fukushima last week officials confirm that the waste isolation highly plant near carlsbad new mexico experienced the highest radiation levels in the facilities history after there was a leak inside of a salt tunnel where radioactive material is stored now although plant officials are maintaining that there is no current threat there is still little known about the extent of the leak or how to reduce. radiation levels in and around the site not to mention that it took days for officials to even announce that the leak had happened in fact edward lyman a nuclear expert at the union of concerned scientists told the l.a. times that quote if there is airborne contamination and it involves plutonium they are going to need to get cam to decontaminate excuse me services it was in the ventilation system it could have spread to other areas and it's not just nuclear waste storage sites that are vulnerable to these types of leaks in fact just last year the same organization released a report stating that over the past three years forty of the hundred four u.s. nuclear reactors sustaine

guys are monitoring that in that we have right we have the waste isolation pilot project outside of carlsbad. new mexico it's a department of energy facility for storing nuclear waste principally called tony i'm from the nuclear weapons facility it was licensed for ten thousand years but on february fifth february fifth there was a fire down there and now we have just fifteen years of the operation of this facility we have radioactive plutonium in emery c m surfacing now being evidence in radioactive monitors a half a mile from the site and just recently the announcement that thirteen contractors who were working on the surface at the time have now been internally contaminated by radioactive plutonium is the most deadly substance known to man and that's amazing paul gunter thanks so much for being thank you and thank you and nate will be back with us in our next block mystical. crazy alert nosy news reporter katie the news caster heather won't let anything get in her way when she's reporting a story not even it appears her own snuff i have there was reporting live from oakland california the

there has spent more airborne radiation detected in southeastern new mexico the same plant near carlsbads shut down after a weekend a half ago. it turns out there is a problem there and sustain these levels remain well below the level of environmental hazard. there now estimating the radiation from japan fukushima's nuclear disaster three years ago could now reach the west coast of this april and scientists are being very careful what they say about the radioactivity moving across the pacific. attorney general eric holder a are declariig the state attorneys general are not obligated to uphold those laws. great to have you both here. lis wiehl is peculiar for it attorney-general to say. >> when they tell the states what to do is off. second let law-enforcement and u.s. attorney's, but they are poised it elected is to defend the constitution in. it is difficult to for a federal entity to tell a state entity which part to defend. lou: that is a process this administration has selected choosing what to enforce a and now try to spread the gospel to the states spacek high-speed becky says if y

plant near the city of carlsbad shut down normal operation last week, radiation alarms sounded plutonium detected a half mile in the air from the facility, officials insist this levels detected are below those deemed unsafe by the ep anew mexico cite is one of 7 77 nuclear waste across the united states it is a ridge of concern. for all of us. >> in japan it is much more. there has been a new highly radioactive look at the fukushima nuclear power plant, 100 metric tons of radioactive water have leaked from a storage spill last august, projects show most of the ocean plume will hit our coast. u.s. west coast, sometime later this year. and there it is moving toward us. >> vice president biden admits that obama administration may fall short of its obamacare enroll am targets. >> initially we talked about why the end of this period having 7 million people lined up, we may not get the 7 but we'll get 5 or 6. that is a hell of a start. lou: administration may be having trouule enrolling regular folks, but congress no problem. 12,000 representatives and congressional staffer purchased obamacare

. >> in carlsbad california hope for a fresh water refuture, lies in the construction of the largest plant in the western hemisphere. the plant will provide 300,000 san diego residents with fresh drinking water. peter mclagen says it's time to dip our straw into the pacific ocean. >> there's a disconnect between supply and demand. meanwhile, the desalination technology has become very affordable. >> it isn't an entire luny idea in california, in fact, in santa barbara a city to the north of where i am leer, they built a desal plant in the late 1980's, and that's when the state was experiencing another time of severe drought. but the weather changed, the rain started pouring before the plant was finished being built, and they eventually moth balled it. but given the current situation, there is talk about trying to restart that plant, but they would have to do so much retrofitting they are saying that could take about two years. >> the debate over evolution and creationism. two men with conflicting views are about to battle it out. jonathan martin joins us now. jonathan, who are tonigh

workers in the above ground radioactive material, the dump near carlsbad is the only waste disposal facility face charges after police in new york and new jersey after what they describe as a major auto theft ring. 27 of more than 160 cars recovered in the investigation were car jacked. abc's gio benitez reports. >> reporter: watch how quickly it can happen. a car jacker hijacks man right in front of his own house demanding his car keys to drive off with the victim's mercedes. just before christmas, a car jacker killed dustin friedman right in front of his wife at the mall, to take his car. it is part of a carjacking epidemic. police broke up a sophisticated carjacking ring. accused of swiping more than $8 million worth of high end cars. even allegedly pistol whipping some of their victims. more than two dozen people in jail. >> they will get what they deserve. >> the cars were stolen in new jersey and new york to be shipped all the way to west africa. these are some of the 160 stolen cars seized and we are told in west africa, they would have sold for a whole lot more than they're worth. th

of course this leak raises big fears as tens of thousands of people live nearby in carlsbad.is but 35 miles away. government officials say don't worry, everything is fine. that has folks who live nearby asking more questions. we're expected to get answers when officials face reporters. the latest at the top of the hour with shepard smith reporting. >> thanks so much, shep. >>> i guess you could call it a sequel of sorts to the miniseries, "the bible." now you can see "the son of god" a movie about the life of jesus christ and it hits the big screen tomorrow. here is a sneak preview. >> my son. my son. >> don't be afraid. everything is possible with god. >> emmy award winning producer mark burnett and his actress wife roma downey produced the film and join me now. roma, you play mary as you did in the bible series. good to see you. >> lovely to see you. >> it has to be satisfying to know it's coming to the big screen. the bible was so fukushimaful on the tv screen. what does it mean to come to the world on the big screen. >> really when we were in morocco and saw dailies and l

the nation's largest conversion facility is under construction in carlsbad near san diego. another large plant planned for huntington beach is looking for concerns about the possible damage to coastal wildlife and our ecosystem. opponents say removing salt from sea water could have a negative impact and should be only used as a last resort. >> these plants that have been proposed are big industrial plants that would be on the side of our coast that would suck in millions of gallons of water create a toxic grind that has to be disposed of. >> another key hurdle is extremely expensive. it costs twice as much as importing water. supporters say the cost could drop as the technology is perfected. >>> well, straight ahead, a political crisis heating up as violence breaks out. the divide fueling this uprising, plus, how it's happening in the ukraine is impacting us locally. >> changes to san jose international airport. what you might notice the next time you fly, also. >> something that we've built has reached that level. >> the technology that could be changing the fate of a u.s.

plant near the city of carlsbad shut down normal operation last week, radiation alarms sounded plutoniumetected a half mile in the air from the facility, officials insist this levels detectedre below those deemed unsafe by the ep anew mexico cite is one of 7 77 nucar waste across the united states it is a ridge of concern. for all of us. >> in japan i is much more. the has bn a new highly radioactive look at the fukushima nuclear power plant, 100 metric tons of radioactive water have leaked from a storage spill last august, projects show most of the ocean plume will h our coast. u.s. west coast, sometime later this year. and there it is moving toward us. >> vice psident biden admits that obama administration may fall short of its obamacare enroll am targets. >> initially we talked about why the end of this period having 7 million people lined up, we may not get the 7 but we'll get 5 or 6. that is a hell of a start lou: administration y be having trouule enrolling regular folks, but congress no problem. 12,000 represeatives and congressional stafferurchased obamacare plans accounting for

in carlsbad, california, the largest desalinization plant in the western hemisphere. when it's completed in 2016, the plant will provide 300,000 san diego residents with fresh drinking water. it's time to dip our straw into the pacific ocean. >> there's this disconnect between supply and demand. and meanwhile, the desalinization technologies become affordable. >> reporter: desalinization isn't a new idea. in santa barbara, they built a desalinization plant in the 1980s and 90s. and that's when the state was experiencing drought. buff the weather changed. and the lane poured before it was finished and they mothballed it. but given the current situation in california, there's talk of refitting the plant. and that could take about two years. >> jennifer in southern california tonight. >> . >> and people in the west are reinsured that they can drink their water again. but should they? the recent chemical spill near charleston, west virginia. and this spill was the topic of a senate hearing committee today. several called for tougher laws to protect the public. >> american

. ♪ blurred lines here with his family in carlsbad, california, near san diego, the eldest of three children, a life that from the very beginning featured plenty of time on the golf course. >> golf was my favorite sport. my dad and i played every single sunday. >> reporter: in the fall of 2008, jeremy, a college sophomore, began to see the world very differently. >> i called my mom and said, hey mom, i have to squint to read certain things. >> reporter: an appointment with an optometrist took an unexpected turn. >> everything is really routine, until he has me cover my left eye. when i cover my left eye, i can't read anything on the eye chart, i couldn't even see the big e. >> can you see a letter straight ahead? >> no. >> the optometrist seemed way more concerned than i was. >> reporter: in fact, he was. >> he said, um, i don't think he has a brain tumor. all i heard were my son's name and "brain tumor" in the same sentence. >> reporter: what goes through your heart when you hear those two things? >> just fear, fear. >> reporter: after an mri ruled out a brain tumor, that fear only increase

in carlsbad, california, hope for a fresh watery future lies in the construction of the largest desalhe western hemisphere, when it's completed in 2016, the plant will provide 300,000 san diego peter says it's time to dip our straw in to the pacific ocean. >> there is a discorrect between sly and demands. desalination has become completely affordable. >> reporter: desalination a plant was built in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the state experienced another time of severe drought but the wrath weather changes and the rain started pouring before the plant was finished and they mothballed it. but given the current situation in the state of california, there is talk about there is talk about using that plant but it needs so much retrofitting it could take two years. >>> the last of libya's chemical weapons stockpiled under muammar qaddafi is have been destroyed. the mission was complete aid few days ago with the help of u.s. ca marriecanadian and german ex. it started in 2004 when they were turned over to inspectors. >>> in paris a trial 20 years in the making. rwanda's former intel

the dump is located outside of carlsbad in southeastern new mexico. >>> coming up, the price of advertisinghotel. and a hotel is the perfect place to talk to you about hotels. all-you-can-eat is a hotel policy that allows you to eat all that you can. the hotel gym is short for gymnasium. the hotel pool is usually filled with water. and the best dot com for booking hotels, is hotels.com. it's on the internet, but you probably knew that. or maybe not, i don't really know you. bellman: welcome back, captain obvious. captain obvious: yes i am. all those words are spelled correctly. >>> welcome back to "early start." it's "money time." stock futures pointing lower this morning, a day after the s&p 500 closed at a record high. the fed chief, janet yellen, she's blaming the weather for recent economic weakness, and she says interest rates will stay low for some time. but you know, investors are cautious. we've got a new gdp report later this morning. it could show that fourth-quarter economic growth wasn't as strong as expected. take a look at these stock numbers on this, the last trading day of f

i'm phil lebeau live in carlsbad, cal, where breaking news.me out in 15, 20 minutes but the embargo has been broken around country. we have the consumer reports list of the topics as well as top auto brands from annual auto report. according to consumer reports, these are the top five auto brands. number one, lexus followed by acura, audi, a tie at fourth, subaru and toyota. two big stories in the annual auto report. first of all, ford rated as the second worst brand by consumer reports in their brand report cards. the big problem, in-car connectivity. leading to a number of complaints. we've been talking about this over the last couple of days when it comes to ford and the issues they're having with my ford touch. look at shares of ford going back to 2006 because, remember, when alan mulally came in as ceo, liability issues. he went to consume reports and they started to i'm profmprovim. this is the lowest rating. the other big story in this report, tesla rated as the top overall pick by consumer reports. that's the tesla model s. it rated 99

veterans in carlsbad face a six-hour trive to the v.a. hospital in albuquerque. one such veteran fought bravely in world war ii. he is in his 80's now. he has to get up at 5:00 a.m., make the trip to albuquerque to see medical specialists. sometimes he doesn't get home until midnight. thanks to the great volunteer drivers at southeast new mexico veterans transportation network, he is able to get there. but it is an exhausting day. another of my constituents recently retired to a rural community in the north of new mexico. he and his wife built a home there looking afford to retirement. the v.a. outreach clinic was nearby, but its contract was not renewed, and it closed. his only option now is the v.a. clinic in espanola, 80 miles each way through the southern rockies. when winter storms come, as they do in northern new mexico, he may not be able to get there at all. the v.a. offers transportation grants to help, but only for veterans in what they call highly rural areas, with fewer than seven people per square mile, not for those in rural areas, in small towns li

the leak happened two weeks ago at the waste isolation pilot plant near carlsbad. it's the nation's first deep underground nuclear dump. the employees were working above ground when the leak was detected down below. preliminary tests show they inhaled radioactive particles. the president of the facility says the workers are being monitored. >> it is too early to say that you know to make any conclusions about whether my employees are in danger or not, and we will take care of them you know and make sure that they are, you know taken care of. >> the leak came just nine days after a truck in the plant's mines caught fire. officials say the incidents though, are not related. >>> russia is making good on a recent promise to expand its military footprint around the globe. a russian warship is docked in cuba's savannah harbor this morning. that's about 100 miles from florida. the ship quietly floated into the cruise terminal with no explanation from cuban state media. the russian ship is from a class generally used for intelligence-gathering. >>> time to show you this mo

handles low grade nuclear waste located 26 miles outside of carlsbad near the texas border. now officials are confident community members are safe. but they say they won't know the full extent of the leak until they can isolate and fix the problem. a process that could take several months. until then the facility is closed to all but 183 essential workers. all right, the good news, investigators say a filtration system kicked in immediately and kept 99% of the radiation underground. the bad news, some did leak and could take months to fix. this problem. josh? >> john, thank you. >>> a whole new level now of privacy invasion. government spies are accused of hacking into the private webcams of yahoo! users. documents obtained by nsa leaker edward snowden reportedly show that a british spy agency with the help of the nsa recorded millions of screen shots from yahoo! messenger webcams regardless of whether the users were suspected of illegal activity. now, yahoo! calls the electronic spying and i do quote completely unacceptable, end quote. >>> shocking story from mississippi. a

weekend there is no danger to people or the environment and 139 workers above ground at the site at carlsbadere told to stay in place cause a precaution. trapped for hours in a gold mine and the men were rescued and then promptly arrested. american diplomates ordered to leave venezuela, what the government there says they were doing. >> we are going out on a job site with a full stomach, with a meal, nice breakfast and are not working hungry. >> reporter: a soup kitchen that provides a hot meal and vegetables grown in an under ground garden. >> it was a night in the history books for nba and someone walks away with the honors. >>> this is a look at the georgia washington statute at the federal hall on wall street as they observe the birthday of the united states and it's president's day and many are taking the day off including the markets and, wall street. a group of trapped gold minors were rescued and then arrested and good morning and welcome back to al jazeera america and i'm stephanie sy and we will have the story in a minute but we will look at the temperatures across the nation today

. >>> welcome back to "squawk box," i'm phil lebeau live outside a costco in carlsbad, california, whyd in the auto industry where consumers are buying new cars and trucks through a third party like costco and in the process saving time and money. look at the sales of automobiles through costco over the last seven years and see how much they've grown. they'll be up 10% this year to more than 375,000 that's the estimate. one of those examples is a customer buying a vehicle through costco she bought her new volkswagen passat tdi, saw what she wanted and they contacted a local vw dealer and for her it was a matter of saving time. >> yes, i saved so much time. in the past i would hop from dealership to dealership taking several weekends, you know, combing the lots, you know, trying to get a deal, trying to bargain but this was so much easier. >> reporter: 22% of the vehicles sold through costco are luxury models, that's a much higher percentage than overall percentage of vehicle sales for the industry here in the united states. costco estimates that buyers pay about $1,000 less going throu

phil lebeau joins us live in calls b carlsbad, california, from a costco live. >> a lot of people mighta thriving business in new car or trucks. this has become a popular way for many people to say i want a particular vehicle and i don't want to have to deal with going around to a bunch of dealerships. how quickly is it selling? look at the growth over the last seven years. last year 340,000 people bought through costco. it will be up close to 400,000 this year. really it comes down to saving time and not wanting to deal with the process of negotiating a final price. what happens is they go through costco, they pick out a particular vehicle, then they are put in touch with a dealer who handles that particular brand in the area. there's a preset price. for many people that's when they close the deal. why do dealers subscribe to this and pay costco to be part of this program? often because the referrals coming from costco are for customers who have higher credit scores and they can close a deal within 48 hours. plus, dealers realize this is the way auto sales are moving in the future. >>