>>catherine: our team coverage continues with j.r stone. he has an update on the investigations and arrests. >> 3 year-old carlos now, hiram lawrence and five year-old gabriel martinez, 3 oakland kids killed within five months on oakland streets. all three cases are separate but when it comes to catching suspected shooters, oakland police are 1-3. in the case of carlos novel, two men have been arrested. as for suspects and a hiram lawrence and gabriel martinez case, there are none. police previously announced that they questioned persons of interest in the case. at this point, none have been linked to the crime. there are only vague descriptions of the suspects. >> i spoke with the mayor's office about the plan to fight crime in this city's most dangerous 100 blocks. all three children in that story were killed and the most dangerous 100 blocks. part of that plan is already in place. you might ask yourself, what is next? there will be more programs to target guns and getting illegal guns off of the street. next week we might have additional

>>catherine: 2011 was a violent year. the city has seen its highest homicide rates in a quarter-century. >> it has been a rough year in vallejo. the city has seen more homicides than any other city. the most notable homicide of the year came in mid november when a bank robbery suspect shot and killed a veteran police officer jim capoot furious south the murders of the city of vallejo to its core. and there was a total of 18 homicides in vallejo. the second highest rate in 25 years. budget and staffing have long been a problem. the police department as well as most city agencies saw massive cuts. all of that changed in november when a city merged out of bankruptcies. federal and state grants have helped with budgets. third >>catherine: and state lawmakers return to work to begin dealing with a variety of legislative proposals. dan kerman as telling as many are tied to the state's ongoing budget problems. >> the government wants to raise the retirement age and require government workers to pay more towards pension and healt

>>catherine: the season's first snowpack survey. the first challenge is finding any kind of snow pea seed and, in iowa. >> we're going to win this thing. >>catherine: the candidates have had their say. things are not turning out the way mitt romney hoped. >>catherine: for the first time tonight we're hearing the frustration of a father whose five year-old son was shot and killed on friday. the gunman is still, loose and people are worried and not enough is being done. j.r stone is live in oakland with new details. all >>j.r.: we now know the funeral for gabriel martinez will be held on friday handed the viewing on thursday. police tell me the shooter is still on loose. it has been a very busy evening. a vigil was held in east oakland for the young boy. is this a couple dozen of the family's closest friends were there. ricky with the father says he is still broken hearted about what happened and frustrated over safety in the area where the shooting happened. i >>alejandra: the victim's father wants to keep another tragedy from happen

>>catherine: this is this seen earlier at sfo. a lot of flights were delayed with morning flights delayed as much as 90 minutes because of a no visibility tuned the delays were expected to last until about an hour ago. flights at other bay area airports were not affected. and jacqueline is here, we want to know the visibility now. >>jacqueline: it has been really bad along the peninsula. so again, reducing visibility right now along the peninsula and the coastline. take a look at some visibility numbers. >>jacqueline: it has definitely improved over what we saw earlier but we are expecting a fall to return again tonight. we did see much cooler conditions than expected and redwood city, hayward, now few in fremont. a look at tomorrow's forecast, we are expecting areas of fog once again to should not be as that is what we saw a bit this morning. temperatures are in the '40's to start the day. by noon we have mostly sunny skies. >>jacqueline: will take a look of the warmer temperatures in just a minute. >>catherine: coming up a disap

>>catherine: new at 6:30 p.m.illed and those they knew and loved him came together to pay their respects. and how the gop candidates are taking to the web for last- minute support and how showing support for one president to candid it turns into a big boost for singer kelly clarkson. >>jacqueline: our current conditions are still in the fifties we are in for a mall--a more mile might deny any war week for the rest of the work week i will have details coming up at 6:30 p.m.. it >>reporter: in the distance you can see many of the people out here. you can see some of the candles. the young boy was shot and later died at the hospital. keep in mind, the shooter in this case is still loose. i talk with officers earlier this afternoon they say they need the community's help and they need more leads as investigators were busy at work trying to catch the suspect in this case. reporting live in east oakland i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>reporter: in san mateo a fire broke out in the high rise building on the 11th floor

>>catherine: and kodak is a loser?ry time i say c rockheese --every time i say cheese, i think of colette camera. but no one is purchasing fail. they are trying to sell patents. and they basically said if we do not sell them we are not looking too good. they have not filed for bankruptcy but this is a great old american company and is kind of sad to see that the day has come. we think of the olympics we think kodak film. there things that i associate strongly with. digital cameras and kama phones killed them. >>catherine: now you say netflix is up, it is a winner. >> yes. last year it was a huge loser, ultimately what they say is that we have watched 2 billion hours of content in the last three months on netflix. 2 billion hours that is within united states, to this 15th most successful network. they have some good things coming as well. they have the house of cards. think of this if we are paying the monthly, we pay hbo monthly to create content and manage what we see that is how you have to think of netflix. you cann

>>catherine: still the head at 5:00 p.m. suspected drunk driver texas car right into a muni tunnel driving on the tracks before getting stuck. another shake-up in the gop presidential race, why rick perry dropped out and who he is endorsing and a stunning revelation from new gingrich ex-wife. >> he was asking to have an open marriage and i refused. >>catherine: a new announcement from apple that revolutionized the classroom. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. >>reporter: san francisco muni co-workers of rust to the neighborhood after receiving word that a motorist's jammed his vehicle down the subway portal. san francisco police were called in to investigate. here is a picture of the suv from the kron4 morning team. as you can see, this was up on the tracks. in response muni was forced to shut down the entire system as emergency teams work to pull the vehicle

>>catherine: here is what it looks like outside. all corners of the bay area are getting >>jaqueline: let's look at the rainfall totals. in san francisco, a light drizzle. in the east bay, light rain. financier the snow is still flying. let's talk more about the sierra. snow levels are lowered. we have a winter storm warning in effect. four-8 in. of fresh powder. moderate snow at times with gusty winds that will make for a very dangerous driving conditions. change, 4-8 in. at lake level. buteos of snow lingering into sunday. a big blast of flame coming in tomorrow afternoon, details coming up. >>catherine: the rain moved from north to south. this was the scene and san rafael this afternoon. kate tausan is live in the north bay with the latest. >>vicki: our dry spell is most definitely over. we are here at the golden gate bridge, traffic is moving on smoothly. we can show you video from the evening commute. this was near the richmond san rafael bridge. there were all wet roads in the slow-moving traffic. the rain came down for severa

catherine... then she was sofia. she changed her name when she went to russia. she was brought because elizabeth had this previous attachment to the family and she was looking for a wife for her nephew whom she had made air too the thrown so they could produce a baby who would be the follow onary to secur the dynasty. and that's how catherine got to russia. >> rose: and when she got there? >> when she got there she was very impressed by the very tall and in a way beautiful empress elizabeth and the opposite, horrified, even, by the figure of the man she was supposed to marry. catherine was then 14, he was 16. and he was physically and psychologicallyimpaired. he was still playing with toy soldie. he was gladto see h because shwas german and he had come from germany so they... they had that in common. but they had nothing else and when they married a year or so later, he was 16, she was... excuse me, he was 17, she was 16 he had no interest in her as a woman whatsoever. he was unable to have... be

it is hosted by catherine heenan and gary radnich. ♪ ó??÷>>>>>8ç >>vicki: major tax stories with the introduction of the tablet and tapassing of a genius with e top of the tech headlines. >> the passing of steve the jobs was definitely the largest steven jobs -- his authorized biography has become an instant a seller and november. best seller. he was a visionary that will not be replaced. 2011 was the year of the cabinetablet alt every manufacturer came out with their version of the tablet. none have yet to made significant market share with the exception from the amazon kindle. pursley build and purchased extremely low. at $200 much more competition for the high ad. in addition, the si ri is a voice activated personal assistant for the new apple iphone 40 s in addition, facebook has rolled out there latest addition to facebook. they've want to try to have the scrapbook of the world! passing 850 million users! and putting a time line for each user. >>vicki: this has to be one incredible day. >> absolutely clear skies. you can see the stars

in addition, catherine heenan is standing by. looking fetching. >> catherine: you are sweet look at it as this is classic and fun. we're at the san francisco symphony. talking about just opening the doors. people are going to be collecting their cocktails and filtering and this is going to be a lot of fun. gary radnick will be joining me and this is one of the pick symphony party for the year. 2500 people expected. after this, we will bring you coverage of the bay area real. worldwide, australia, london, hong kong, it is going to be a lot of fun. in fact, join us! comic con here. >> i'm going to plan on that! to come on down here. >> catherine: we will save you some champagne. >> more fun items is a cabaret dinner show. and henry tenenbaum. >>henry: good evening i am still working on my ota-- bowtie... this is the final show for one year. there are going to be taking down of this tent and to going to the different location. we are going to be cutting into to this evening. right now, they're eating. what are you having? they do no

>>catherine: it was a very ambitious agenda. the governor's message in a nut shell said that california is on the mend. when you're go there looking and a deficit of 20 billion now uses the problem and about a fourth of that. republicans are disappointed, he still argue that his tax initiative along with budget cuts are the only way to close the gap. with that of the cuts are not ones that i like the the situation demands them. as for the initiative is fair, is temporary and it is half of what you were paying in 2010. it will protect our schools, whose management and some it will guarantee in the constitution funding for the public safety programs. >>catherine: he suggested reforms that include fewer mandated state programs and he says there should be more decision making by principals and teachers, the people closest to the students as he put it. crime >> with my budget from a proposed to replace categorical programs with a new student formula that provides a basic level of funding would add additional money for disadvantaged s

>>catherine: now what has he been going on with real ones? >> he is basically broke.any homes, yet too much leverage that fell apart. he trusted people, his agent put him in touch with other business associates and they did not treat him correctly. read what he did not necessarily get married, you had four baby mamas and they begin to sue him for alimony. he has no income at this point in time, one of his kids he never even met. >>catherine: he was not saving money obviously. >> 8% of american football players are bankrupt years after leading the nfl. they do not very wisely, they do not trust people wisely and real-estate can get you into trouble. >>pam: a store is brought twice in one day and a woman gives birth on a texas highway and it is all caught on camera. kimberlee sakamoto is here with video that will have you talking. >>kimberlee: take a look at this, the grand clinton's policy to discourage it hard as it is a court warrant in a tr will probably why correctional have shut--- felt and to be able to >>pam: now that football season is over for the home in tear

>>catherine: and the loser is pepsi-cola? will cut jobs, their sales are flat in fizzling in the united states. they will cut jobs and they did not say how many the wall street loves this. on one hand it is a bad pr to say that we are cutting jobs on the other hand wall street is nothing cutting jobs instead of downsizing they think right sizing. >>catherine: i just got an ipad, so of course the ipad 3 is about to be locked. >> you have an ipad 2 it is all that and a bucket of chicken. >>catherine: but how soon can the ipad 3 come out? >> february. it is going to give a bit thicker and you know a user does not to secrets like america does their manufacturing them. it looks like to have a high- definition camera the face will be a little bit better it will be a little bit thicker because they have more guts, and it will have a lower price. your it may have been the seria voice recognition system and steve jobs birthday, that is coming up and that is the day everyone is expecting it to come out. vern >>catherine: and the ipad t

>> catherine: and you miss the ads., the ribs. >> catherine: you can watch it in your pajamas thanks, robbed. ♪ >> jayson: we saw a lot of cloud coverage today. a take a look. from our roof can you can see plenty of cloud coverage with breaks of sunshine but we are pretty much saying. jaclyn -- calling :some breaks of sunshine. temperatures will stay cool. >>jacqueline: mainly 40's. 44 degrees and happen bay. 40s in san jose. some 30's here, there, los gatos and santa rosa. for the most part, 44 in half moon bay. 58 degrees in mountain view. 53 in oakland. some low- sixties in antioch and morgan hill. earlier, we were sort of single or typical weather patterns. on stormtracker 4 radar, broken clouds, everywhere. some to the north but we're still seeing those cool sea breezes coming our way. for rain to the self is possibly -- to the sel--south of us.. possible rainfall from the us system. just light sprinkles possible toward wednesday morning. not a big rainmaker but we will keep it cloudy and cool for the next couple o

>>catherine: gabriel martinez jr.e young children killed in gun violence in oakland at the end of last year. richmond has seen in a decrease in crime to death of a lack a solid 14% drop in violent crime compared to 2010. this is the third year and a role that they have seen such a drop. carjacking fell 35% and attempted robberies were down 65%. but, there was an increase in certain types of crimes. car thefts were up 17 percent burglaries were up 15 percent of homicides were up about 23%. we spoke with one of the rich and community leaders about these latest numbers. >> the city of richmond is a lot of the city that talks about the bad that is happening here. it's always great for a city that had the challenges in this area to be able to come out and report that the challenges were reduced. and sometimes significantly reduced. >>catherine: property crimes robertson more only down slightly compared to the year before. the chief of police says that some of that could be due to the economy. in a statement released on fri

>>catherine: and jerry sandusky has denied any wrongdoing.ers are looking beyond the scandal. >>pam: you have to look at everything great that he did for the school, how many kids graduated, with the thinking of his legacy that just does not come to my mind. >>catherine: the governor is asking that all flags in the state be flown at half staff, this was the scene at the capitol building in pennsylvania tonight. >>jacqueline: a live look outside, finally we are getting a break from the rain. we have a few showers down to the south and the system has moved to the east. we will have dry conditions tonight and through the rest of the week. we will see areas of dense fog overnight. with the moisture on the ground, we will see localize fog in a number of places. temperatures will be mild for the week, we will have that same pattern in the morning and the afternoon. take in the that the temperatures for tomorrow morning there expected even worse are around the delta. redwood city and san jose are at about 10. again, for the temperatures we have a ch

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>>catherine: what is up with the california cash deficit?is came out, the comptroller is talking about the spending in december is an off month. our budget deficit is about 2 1/2 billion. november was going pretty sleeper and in december fell apart. the governor of the state will probably have to cut more spending and that is not good for the economy. this again is problematic it is not going away. the continues to resurface on a regular basis. we are not spain or greece but we're not triple a credit either. >>catherine: and this is kind of funny, the green bay packers using the ipad. >> here is the situation i own and ipad and i have to disclose them. football teams, enterprises, corporations, if you go on to the bank today they will have an ipad in the ground and some how do you like these numbers? it is a sexy product. >>catherine: i see people using them like waiters, they just seem to be popping up all over the place. >> and again, apple really never broke into enterprise their great with education and now they're coming out more so win

>>catherine: she has been recently released to the hospital. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside from the heavenly ski resort. crystal clear skies. as we head into the afternoon, clear skies and warm temperatures. here is a look at morning temperatures and afternoon temperatures. >>jaqueline: this letter will stick with us for a little while. here is a look at the extended forecast. very mild conditions with multiple to the attention. here is a look at the snowbomb ski report. >>pam: a group of thieves show they have no regard for a lot more children. and, nature call on a dazzling light display. kimberly is here with the videos that will have the talking. >>kimberlee: a child was pushed to the ground as your arm to men stormed into a pawn shop in seattle. take a look at this. police say at least one of the man was armed with a handgun while the others carried baseball bats. the robbers took jewelry and an undisclosed amount of money. >>kimberlee: take a look at this a dazzling display of for sweden. this the time lapse at video was shot o

it's catherine, his fiancee.should i get my hair done or not, she asked, sounding as if she were a million miles away. he struggled to remember if they'd spoken, then remembered texting her. for the party, are we going? yes, yes, we're going. he walked out of his office without knowing the next time he would return would be six months later accompanied by his attorneys and the fbi. marty and andrew arrived at 3 p.m. start. marty was short and stout. ehrlich was tall, slender and young. the lawyers shrugged their arms out of their raincoats. marty london immediately started to recap the story for his colleagues. the boys just told me this incredible story, that he's running a ponzi scheme to the tune of $50 billion. 50 million? billion, with a b. he repeated the same questions london had posed. no one from family members to the top lahrs in the country -- lawyers in the country could wrap their head around the scandal. it would mean bernie madoff had committed the biggest financial fraud in history. over the next

now catherine, you can see that the president has entered the room. the >>catherine: people say is this the state of the campaign or the state of the union? of course it will be both. this will be a battle fight for the presidential election he will be framing his campaign messages and making a huge pitch for economic fairness. that will be the same throughout tonight's address. >>pam: and of course for the republicans and all the issues that have come up, the lead has changed hands so many times. the president's numbers in the last couple of days have started to inch up just a little bit. now let us take a look at some of the issues that he is expected to address tonight. the theme is an america built to last, he has higher taxes for the wealthy and making college more affordable. >>catherine: under that he has the secretary for warren buffett because she is a poster child for tax system. she is paying taxes at a higher rate been a billionaire, she will be heavily prominent tonight. >>pam: and a buffet rule is the whole issue about the nation's tax c

>>catherine: here are the numbers from wall street.ob black is here nonetheless calling s&p the winter.--winner. >> we are having a great 2012. we are not down there are only one or two components down. now again much like the dollar, the dollar is getting a little bit stronger so the oil fell apart a little bit. financial did really well today. even though it was a sideways day, financials, we need it so badly. >>catherine: the president is hoping to get more jobs back here as opposed to being outsourced. a lot of people do like this. >> this reminds me a lot of the movie gung ho. back in the 1980's, michael keaton played in this movie. these are going to be low-paying jobs and to bring tax incentives to do it. intel was there as was ford. it will be interesting to see. tax cuts, it is really about 2013 not 2012. and yes they will be rewarded. but it is almost a question do we really want some of these low-paying jobs that we have outsourced to other countries to come back or do we want to create high- paying jobs, will that may be be

and now may i welcome with great pleasure catherine crier. [applause] >> actually television has been very good to me. spent about 18 years starting at cnn and fox, court tv come but i'm going to take you all the way back to probably five or six years old. and i've gotten to the point now i think it is genetic. i remember during the 1960s elections argue with family members about politics. so much so that my step grandfather would pretend to fall asleep so i would shut up. actually i didn't have a clue, but as long as i can remember, i have been passionate about the republic, about the founders, about our history, about politics. my pre-law background, my degree was a politics, international affairs, government, history. i sort of went into law. i would argue with the post and had to find a profession don't pay me to do that. but usually an extension of that love is what is our law? it is the rule of law which is essential cornerstone of democracy, of the republic. if we didn't have this amazing rule of law, where instead of the king saying y

and now may i welcome with great pleasure, catherine crier. [applause] >> television has been very good to me for 18 years started at cnn, abc, fox, court tv. but i'll take you other fact he probably five or six years old. i've got to the point now where i think it's genetic. i remember during the 1960 election's, arguing with family members about politics, so much so that my step grandfather would pretend to fall asleep so i would shut up. obviously, i didn't have a clue, but as long as i can remember, i have been passionate about the republic, about the founders, about our history, about politics. and my prelaw background -- microsoft politics, international affairs, government, history. i sort of wanted to. i had to find a profession that would aid me to do that. he was really in a session of the love because what is our law? it is the rule of law, which is essential cornerstones of democracy, of the republic. if we didn't have this amazing willow thought, i baking going you are my friend, the rules don't apply. you on the other hand i can

>>catherine: happy new year. >>gary: have the new if. of of our dilemma that was if a celebration for new year's live, the kron4 special to signify well as 11, it was hosted by the gary radnich and catherine heenan. henry tenenbaum was also there at pier 29. you can watch the entire broadcast online. tharp checking in on new year's celebrations in other parts of the country, a lot of neon and the lights in las vegas. since it was packed with an estimated 300,000 people who danced to music supplied by the casinos and fireworks along the las vegas strip in fremont street. >>marty: a giant peach dropped in atlanta. the 23rd annual peach drop was headlined by kansas. the 800 lb. pete descended just such a bill before midnight. in florida, it is not a crystal ball from times square, a giant orange covered in light all with to bring in 2012. thousand people gathered in orlando to share in the countdown. new year's celebrations rebid welcome for bars and nightclubs across the country and around the world. they all enjoyed an economic boost from

>>catherine: some good samaritans help to save lives overnight. a fire at a senior complex overnight broke out. >>reporter: 4 of the eight units were destroyed by the overnight fire. a few hours earlier firefighters arrived at the scene to find this, flames on the second story and the rooftop. they say a fire wall required by law nearly dids job in stopping the spread of the fire to the other half of the building. >> they kept the fire with our aggressive attacks to only four units. in older construction, the tension always involves the whole building. >>reporter: 5 people were taken to hospital one suffered bad burns to the seat but none of the injuries will life- threatening. that thanks in part to a young man and his friend that hop a fence and rushed to help they got here even before the firefighters. >> we pulled out an old lady from here, from this one and in the upstairs, who pulled out the older guy he could not walk very much. we had to carry him down the stairs. >>reporter: just when they thought everyone without someone heard a woman fr

>>catherine: thank you rob, be careful out there.ine: temperatures tomorrow won't lead to a frosty cold morning. in the afternoon we will have to any of '60s out there in sunny skies. here is the temperature as you head out the door tomorrow morning. >>jacqueline: areas of frost are expected so you may want to get yourself little extra time to defrost that windshield. >>jacqueline: a look at our satellite and radar picture, we continue to see this blocking patterns were all the storms are heading well to the north. there is a possibility of rain breaking through and hitting the bay area wednesday and thursday. the future forecast keeps it well to the north i do not know if i believe this. i think this will sag down of a bit farther south and we may actually get some rain. in the your extended forecast have mild conditions of the next couple of days in some chilly mornings. as we head into sending more cloud coverage in detective school of temperatures. the chance of rain wednesday into thursday looks more like the for thursday and wi

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oh. ♪ >>catherine: coming up at 6:00 p.m.eds to be done to make the area safe for a after the pipeline explosion. and we have information about the america's cup and a big overhaul to school lunches in the u.s.. we will tell you what healthier lunches students and schools will have to start eating those choices all coming up next. >>pam: tonight we're finding out what kind are arrested nation's economy is making and why this could be good news for you. we will also find out more allegations about ross mikarimi. and more changes are coming ahead of the america's cup, we are giving you a peek at the new plans. [music] >>pam: at 6:00 p.m. there are signs of an economic progress tonight. but some courthouse in numbers took the wind out of the market's sails, the dow closed down 22.. the nasdaq was down 13 points and the s&p 500 was down nearly 8 points. tonight dan kerman takes a look at how the bay area is fairing and whether any of this good news is trickling down. >>reporter: to please a positive economic news on thursday, une

helped out by catherine the great. what the question i have now, and i haven't filled into your biography yet, "potemkin," but i have catherine trying to sooth "potemkin," i don't know why people have this idea of me, the villages but i don't know why i've gone down in history that way. and catherine is suiting him and cuddling him and stroking him and saying, don't worry, my darling, i have asked them to write a biography of you, and i know he will tell the truth. now, i have to go home tonight and look, shall i be chic scared? but i think it doesn't have a glass of wine been okay, i will. thank you. that's the nicest question i've ever had, thank you very much. before i finished, i can end up today, not quite answer your question which, but i love your question. but everybody is something. i received a letter from a history teacher in england wrote to me to say that he put up the picture of young stalin, a large poster over his desk. it had become, first of all, one young girl and the many young girls and then all th

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consider the story of how she met catherine graham, owner of the washington post, in an elevator. the specifics vary depending on who is telling the story, some have the two women going up, others have them going down. but one thing is certain, it was an elevator pitch before that were elevator pitches. >> pamela is 24-7, always an her game. and an example, one day coming back from her brisk walk one morning, she quickly got in the elevator and may have been still on her phone, quite possible, and there was a very properly dressed woman on the elevator. >> and we got to the lobby, pamela said you look so familiar to me, but i can't place you, but my name is pamela newman. >> and this lovely woman said, i'm catherine graham, nice to meet you. >> only pamela could do this. pamela said, i've always wanted to get into the washington post, but i've never been able to get an appointment. >> and pamela said, may i follow up with you today, mrs. graham? and she so politely said, please do, pamela. and that was probably 15, 16 years ago, and the washington post is still a client today. >>

. >> good morning, catherine. well, as for wall street, the dow jones industrial average did continue its winning streak for a second trading day. its winning streak so far this year, gaining for a second trading day in a rope. so let's see how stocks here are trading. for that we do go to ramin mellegard who's at the tokyo stock exchange. looks like auto sales figures in the u.s. helped boost sentiment over there. how's that playing into tokyo trading? >> yeah, very interesting point there. good morning to you, ai. the u.s. numbers for awl auguto there showing positive gains for the big three, ford, chrysler, and general motors. somewhat negative picture for japan's automakers after being severely hampered by the march 11th disaster last year and also the flooding in thailand, which affected the sales numbers for honda and toyota. but before i get to that let's have a look at the opening levels here for the nikkei and the topix. ugh see both there a little lower in the first few minutes of trading thursday mornin

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