but chrysler, they weren't even sure was worth saving. but this, kind of a little car company that could, call that company, $60 billion in revenues compared to the other two, really needed a hand and a partner to succeed. >> host: sure. questions obviously and a port and commitment they make about as many cars and unisys as others until recently the largest car company in the world. so it was important that it remain a viable going enterprise. so i think it was interesting to see how you laid out the path what occurred in the book and led to this partnership now with fiat this seems the extraordinarily successful. do you have any thoughts on the partnership? >> guest: absolutely. i've been covering the three companies on a daily basis, i don't think a lot of people give chrysler much a chance when they came out of bankruptcy. i think fiat was a bit of an unknown. they haven't sold cars in this country for a number of years. they don't have a high profile that daimler-benz did or toyota, for that matter. but again, sergio, the ceo of fiat

so i giveim credit for that. >> rose: what do you think of fiat and chrysler? >> that is going to be a surisingly good marriage >> rose: really? >> yeah. >> but they get a bit downgraded because they did it. >> yeah, i mean it is a lot for fiat to take on and fiat is never in the past couple of decades been a particularly strong car company. >> rose: but they got a good ceo now. >> that is the poi. >> again he would never define himself as a car guy, but he did transform fiat products from ing cheap, tinny, poor interiors, he made them look and feel like german cars, you know, well put together, well -- >> rose: like german cars. >> yeah. so he did a terrific job and when you look at the new chrysler products, they are beautiful fits and finishes, beautiful interiors, the new jeep grand cherokee has one of the best interiors i have ever seen on any product from any country, so i think what we are witnessing is all three american car compies are currently being well led by people not traditional automobile finance people. >> rose: right. >> and all three ceos ha

month for chrysler: it led the chrysler posted a 27% gain in sales. at ford, sales rose 6%. but general motors was way behind; its sales edged up only 1.5%. as for the big japanese automakers, toyota continues its earthquake-related supply chain issues. its sales fell almost 7%. but toyota says it hopes to quarter. auto companies, showroom foot traffic is picking up speed. pent-up demand. >> reporter: for toyota dealer last spring's earthquake and tsunami in japan left many toyota"-- it was harder find. but we would find the cars and seem to be back on track again after japan's disaster threw a monkey wrench into vehicle u.s. consumers have been delaying purchases, driving there's also a shortage of used morningstar auto analyst david >> so that is going to get where more and more will say it's not worth it to buy used. more and buy a new car," or, in so you're better off buying new. threatens supplies of some parts, and the weak economy is spooking some economists. still, u.s. auto sales are expected to top 12.5 million units this year. that's a million more than last year.

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at chrysler plant. remember, chrysler, $17 billion of our money, the taxpayers money. outrage of the story. these aren't actors. these are real people working. you think they would be careful to not lose their job. but there are hard-working union people that value their job. they should fire people who behave this way. >> bob: the way it's pitched by eric in the conference this morning and people who buy in to this stuff. this is somehow the unions were protecting the people. they represent one-half of 1%. >> eric: stop it. you are making that up. >> bob: management said so. >> eric: management is trying to get them out -- they are rolling it up in the paper. >> dana: what is there to work on? >> bob: on their way out. it's a union issue. outrageous. >> dana: i think the environmentalists get after them for littering. >> greg: to show them the work incapacitated is expired all over the place. >> kimberly: you brain was frozen. >> greg: this is a fraction of -- >> bob: this is a fraction of the workforce. unized shop. yes, there are unions. it didn't stop them from tak

chrysler's ceo says jeep is a star in europe. and it's looking to expand the brand into russia and china. >>> overseas markets are mixed on doubts that europe can solve its debt problems. tokyo's nikkei average gained 16 points today. hong kong's hang seng was off 143. and in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow lost 191 points yesterday. the nasdaq index dropped 47. >>> hard news to take here. for many people, the dream of retiring at 65 is dead. a survey finds one-quarter of middle-class americans feel they have to work until they're 80 years old. many say they want to keep working. but many say they have to keep working. the reason for all this, many don't have what they need to in their retirement savings. >>> it was a bad day for abercrombie & fitch. not only did it report disappointing earnings, but it's being sued. by mike "the situation" sarentino. he wants $4 million. last summer, the company offered him a reward if he promised never to wear its clothing again. >>> and clothingmaker medicine is at it ag

. >> susie: another big sales month for chrysler: it led the big automakers in october. thanks to strong sales of its fiat 500 and its jeep brand, chrysler posted a 27% gain in sales. at ford, sales rose 6%. but general motors was way behind; its sales edged up only 1.5%. as for the big japanese automakers, toyota continues its bumpy comeback from the spring's earthquake-related supply chain issues. its sales fell almost 7%. but toyota says it hopes to exceed year-ago sales levels in the u.s. during the fourth quarter. already, for toyota and other auto companies, showroom foot traffic is picking up speed. as diane eastabrook reports, its the result of new products and pent-up demand. >> the interior is absolutely fabulous. >> reporter: for toyota dealer kurt schiele the new redesigned camry, which sports a high-tech multimedia system, is the best thing to happen to his dealership in awhile. last spring's earthquake and tsunami in japan left many japanese auto dealers scrambling for inventory just as consumer demand for new vehicles started improving. schiele was down to

gave gm for the uaw and chrysler to fiat. let's see what the associated press had to say about there. they are reporting that the uaw trust got a 17.5% stake in general motors, a much smaller stake than the american people got, which was about 30%. fiat got just about a 20% stake in chrysler, so neither really fits. now, to rule on the accuracy of these statements, we wanted to dust off the rev-o-meter, and that judges them on a scale, so on this particular point, we are going to give governor romney a three-quarter bloggo, mostly misleading. to the statement that the bailout was wrong, that of course is his opinion, but it did save an estimated 1.4 million jobs, rev, back to you. >> lincoln is a republican. blago is the democrat -- don't ever accuse me of being partisan. >> of course. >> clearly we can have our own opinions. romney was not only factually correct, i disagree with his stance. where are you on this? >> i don't think it's necessarily that important where i am, per se. if you talk to people in detroit, they're ve

chrysler plans to spend half a billion dollars at its ohio assembly plant to build that new vehicle and add over 1,000 jobs by the end of 2013. c.e.o. says jeep is their best brand by far. with the great recession and the wave of belt-tightening that ensued, many americans have gotten reacquainted with the pleasures of being homebodies. in the "money file," how the economy has changed the way we live. here's donna rosato, senior writer at "money magazine." >> you don't need anyone to tell you that the financial crisis has taken a big toll on your investments, your home value, even your job security. but whether you like it or not, the worst economic crisis since the great depression has also fundamentally changed the way we manage our money. are you eating out less often? are you putting more money away for a rainy day? are you borrowing less? then you too are part of the new austerity mindset where splurging is out and being thrifty is in. our editors at "money magazine" partnered with "time magazine" for a survey comparing consumer financial habits immediately before the 2008 meltdown

chrysler's c.e.o. says jeep is a star in europe around it's now looking to expand into russia and china. >>> for many people the dream of retiring at 65 is dead. a survey finds that a quarter of middle class americans fear they'll have to work until at least 80. many said they want to keep working but more than half say they'll have to work. >>> and a man is already outside a best buy start in st. petersburg, florida and he's been there since monday. he wants to make sure he's the first for the black friday deals. and that's america's money. traditions are not for keeping. they're for keeping us together. ♪ [ boy ] to dad, love sam. [ mom ] say "merry christmas." [ boy ] merry christmas. [ female announcer ] hallmark recordable storybooks. [ boy ] charlie brown spotted a small, scraggly pine tree. ♪ >>> welcome back to good morning maryland on this thursday, november 17 n. is a new live shot just coming in about what we're seeing in new york. as we told you in just about 45 minutes, there's a protest s

. ♪ now lease the 2012 chrysler 300 for $339 a month for well-qualified lessees. >>> we've been talkingbout pakistan a fair bit today. we've mentioned afghanistan. but there are other stands that are important to america. not, of course, according to herman cain. >> when they ask me who's the president of uzbeki-beki-beki stan-stan, i'm going to say, you know, i don't know, do you know? >> mr. cain i think was talking about uzbekistan. americans actually familiar with a whole other stan. >> my name is borat, i came from kazakhstan. can i say first we support your war of terror? [ applause ] >> but there's another one yet that was in the news this week, and it made a decision that historians might mark as an inflection point for america in the 21st century. i'm talking about kyrgyzstan, a landlocked mountainous former soviet state. it elected a new president, and one of the first decisions he made was to announce that he would shut down the manas air base once its lease expires in 2014. it's our only major base in central asia and has been a crucial conduit of supplies to the war in afgh

win michigan though looking like they are on the wrong side of the issue about the loans to gm and chrysler they can. they have to convince the people here in michigan that their economic plan. as i say, the economy and jobs, that's a marquee issue. people are looking forward. whether it's the housing problem or whatever, all of these issues can be solved if we can grow the economy, get people back to work. i believe that governor rick perry's positions for the flat tax, his tax reform, all these things position him best for the economy and jobs issue. this is right in his wheelhouse. tonight's debate will demonstrate that. >> congresswoman candice miller from michigan. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> you can't talk about michigan without talking about the auto industry and there is something the democratic national committee wants voters from michigan to hear from mitt romney. >> you wouldn't know he was from around here. >> let detroit go bankrupt. >> this city where american rubber meets the road. a town that's been to hell and back. what's his answer for the motor city? >> let det

she brought a number of distinguished artist to the white house, for its chrysler, the violinist, various singers and other people came. heineken, other great popular, classical ones at the time. they had quite a so wrong in the taft years. they were very social, and when they left there was somewhat disappointed because, let's just say that presidency of woodrow wilson was not as glittery as the taft. >> did you find letters from mrs. taft to the president? >> there were some, but because of our difficulty, they tended to be i hope you're doing well, i'm rooting for you, so sorry things are not going well. they just didn't have much substance wanted to concentrate on the president which, after all, i think is what people are most interested in. >> did he confide in his wife about issues facing the presidency, facing congress because very much so. he would go into great detail what the situation was in congress, where the votes were, who was doing what. he was also a gaza. he would talk about people for drinking problems. and to my surprise there was in 1912, you don't think of secretary

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thanks to strong sales of its chrysler posted a 27% gain in at ford, sales rose 6%. but general motors was way behind; its sales edged up only 1.5%. automakers, toyota continues its its sales fell almost 7%. but toyota says it hopes to exceed year-ago sales levels in quarter. already, for toyota and other auto companies, showroom foot traffic is picking up speed. as diane eastabrook reports, its >> reporter: for toyota dealer kurt schiele the new redesigned camry, which sports a high-tech in awhile.yglkp e auto dealers scrambling for inventory just as consumer demand for new vehicles started improving. schiele was down to one 2011 camry when the new models rolled omeone was very particular-- "i'm looking for a silver sedan with toyota"-- it was harder find. but we would find the cars and do the trades and find people seem to be back on track again after japan's disaster threw a supplies and sales last summer. pent-up demand are behind u.s. consumers have been delaying purchases, driving 11 years old. there's also a shortage of used cars and light trucks with low morn

chrysler's foundation is donating $2,500 to an that delivers homebound low-o seniors. friday may not be the best shop if you want rock- bottom prices. best place you the shop, in my next report. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. stay tuned for that. you.ank >>> 4:37. >> a frightening scene at an camp inall street houston. policeppened when confronted a man threatening people with a gun. >> we will hear from the mother a new york man accused of buildings inlow york city. .hat she says about his arrest >> and a check on traffic and weather. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] when you're a coach in the nfl... ♪ ...there are no sick days. ♪ vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. [ snoring ] [ indistinct talking on tv ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, ve esver, best sleep you ever t with a cold...medicine. ♪ >>> the lights are back on in parts of arlington and .lexandria power last night. crews worked for several hours. there's no word on what led to outage. finde want to check i

the best deals will be on the mitsubishi endeavor, chevrolet sold abroad and chrysler 200. we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. a rise for the dow jones on wall street. >>mark: at least 35 people were killed or detained during protests in february and march. more violence in the mexican drug wars. nearly 20s bodies were found in guadalajara. >>mark: authorities in north carolina are looking for two suspects after the gunfire at a mall overnight. shots were fired outside of the cross creek mall. operations are back to normal at a chicago hospital after a gunman opened fire. the hospital was on lockdown for several hours. authorities were unable to locate the suspect. we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. for fans faja cahow cough and >>george: 7:45 a.m.. dinky fortune on this the black friday. we intended to having a problem. a person was struck by an outbound train of thought and since then, there has been no outbound train service to west portal or in the case for of the j.m. athleta and domino underground service outage. they are substituting sh

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what do you think about how the obama administration interactive with a car companies with gm and chrysler to bail them out as we say in the colloquial? >> they help preserve the company's and transform them and go through the bankruptcy process and i think the was appropriate. but we now have a same approach should of been taken to the large banks. certain ones should have been taken over under the authority that the government has under the insurance corporation's authority basically and restructured and downsized. that sector is too big and it is not serving any useful purpose now which is a part of the reason we are still in the doldrums. >> what is your relationship to john kenneth galbraith? >> he was my father. >> how many of his ideas to you think they share? if he were around today what would he be saying about the current economic situation the u.s. faces? >> my father's great contribution was an analysis of the american corporation generally and its power in the economy. that power has been greatly weakened through a continuing crisis and my analysis has as its point of departur

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both chrysler and g.m.vately owned car dealerships, you may remember, got the axe. thousands of dealers lost their lots for no reason and now we're learning the bailout cost even more than we thought. the government estimates we will lose overall $23 billion and reports of underperforming dealers may not have been true at all. these dealerships closed for no apparent reason or was it personal? joining me is a former owner of a dealership and vice president of dar cars automotive and co-author of "outrage" that tells the true story of how these private businessmen and women got screwed. welcome to both of you. first, tammy to you. what alerted you that these arbitrary closings of dealerships was arbitrary and sometimes personal? >> well, i sat through all of the proceedings at the chrysler bankruptcy hearings in new york as part of the unsecured creditors committee and i was hearing live first hand, i mean, just the abundance of lies that were told in these court proceedings and they got away with it. >> you

october car sales were impressive, especially chrysler, up 27%, emphasizing the company's rebound since bankruptcy and bailout. the exception, general motors tumbled on flat sales. in a consumer victory, bank of america scrapped plans for a $5 a month debit card fee. a lawyer for the bankrupt brokerage mg global told a judge tuesday contrary to reports of hundreds of millions in missing customer money, to the best knowledge of management, there is no shortfall in funds. almost $20 billion lawsuit by the trustee representing bernard madoff's victims against his long-time bank, jpmorgan chase, has been thrown out. later today, despite new euro debt fears no action is expected from the fed after its two-day policy meeting. and finally, the woman who won the $25,000 trump taj mahal casino nip and tuck sweepstakes chose cash over the free plastic surgery option. sign of the times there. >>> if you like big scores, one college football game last night provided a week's worth of highlights. on the ice, washington's capitals fire up a red hot rally. your early morning sports headlines are strai