planners hope dodge dart first dodge a vehicle to incorporate fiat roof architecture part of the chrysleropean underpinning. happy all the workers say most excited about the new jobs. >> production levels going through now. not just at this plant but the other outside suppliers producing parts for the plan it is great for the community as a whole. >> so far the state investing more than $60 million incentives to get chrysler to upgrade plant so far putting in more than $700 million in improvements in order to produce the dodge dart. governor pat quinn says that is a good trade-off. >> chicago mayor rahm emmanuel rolling out red carpet to durban german based diversified company making chicago regional headquarters north america company called thyssen-krup makes elevators all components and carbon chairman of north american group torsten gessner says his firm did not run any incentives of where lowest tax rate american city mayor rahm emmanuel key elements he said makes chicago attractive to many businesses >> strength of the workforce the depth of our workforce. strategic locations. the ab

chrysler sold gas hogs and not green cars that the president is pushing.ore proof to put the brakes on the agend a. >> as a owner of a big gas hog. i have kids and kids with friends and we life in areas with snow. the volt thing does nothing for me and the consumer is saying stop throwing my money in an agenda that doesn't work. >> john, there are numbers behind what tracey is saying. silverado sold 26,780 vehicles in january. volt 603. that's a big difference. >> i am for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. but this is not the way to do it. look at what powers just said. we average subsidies and 10 percent of the cars are bought because of that subsidy. that is 75200. and that means we are subsidizing each car 75,000. this is a big debacle as cash for clunker. >> jamu. looking at chrysler january numbers . number one selling was the ram truck. the jeep, the regular dodge vehicles. they are not green cars. they are regular pick up trucks and consumers are saying hey, i don't want a electric car or volt. >> i grew up in texas and i understand lovi

the ceo of chrysler couldn't be more clear about the intention of the ad. he said the message is sufficiently universal and neutral. that it should be appealing to everybody in this country and i sincerely hope that it doesn't get utilized as a political fodder in a debate. you know what, it is, that is the way it is. conservatives believe the auto loan was the wrong thing to do. they are on the wrong side of history. and their only hope politicize like the talk last friday when the job numbers came out. but the message of this ad is just too strong. >> come from behind, how do we come together, and how do we win? detroit is showing us it can be done. and what is true about them is true about all of us. this country can't be knocked out in one punch, we get back up again and when we do the world will hear the roar of our engines. yeah, it's halftime, america. our second half's about to begin. >> yeah, the big question is how do we come together? this ad was about the the strength of the of american spirit. but it also a love letter to the people who stood b

not only is it a pro chrysler ad as if chrysler itself is detroit but does it by showing the world evenracially ambiguous minorities there are predominantly white but white in race but ethnically indistinct. this is a city that is 80% african-american. then all of a sudden we're getting these predominantly white images. we're talking about 50% in certain age groups for african-americans, and the reason why that has happened is completely. it pulls on our heartstrings for the corporate agenda as if it's the equivalent of citizenry. >> that's why we have professor rose on the show. there is not a single person who has made that point. >> i was just about to say that. >> right. >> no one has made that point. it was a great point guys. thank you so much. now when we come back. >> thank you cenks. >> susan g. komen foundation. there is a right winger on this side. on this program i said she shouldn't be fired. i'm changing my mind. i'll tell you why when is on the new news network. >>welcome to the war room. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. she's a political trail-blazer. >>make your vo

on the full page from "usa today," not a mention of chrysler. not one mention of chrysler.f they did what you want to do -- >> bob: there wouldn't a car company left in america. >> greg: bob is wrong. >> eric: explain something out there, i think we should have shipped the car production overseas? absolutely not. just like continental airlines operated in bankruptcy for ten years, g.m. and chrysler could have operated in bankruptcy, come out and then we would haven't spent billion of dollars and investors, bondholder and stockholders would haven't been destroyed in the market. >> andrea: we to have go. >> bob: i don't think they were destroyed. >> eric: wiped out. >> bob: i didn't know that. >> andrea: do we want to be like eli manning in the second half of the game or tom brady? i say eli manning. one more thing, next. ♪ ♪ i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exe

chrysler announces it is hiring hundreds of workers to build new cars at a plant northwest of chicago. that afternoon i am steve sanders >>and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers for watching us from the country on wgn america and on the web. >>julian crews has this top story >>chrysler executives say they are investing $700 million in infrastructure upgrades in order to build the new dodge dart that will sell in many countries ... >>this is a 21st century vehicle made by people right here in illinois working together in the best traditions of our state. >>that was illinois gov. pat quinn playing car salesman he's not the all-in-one excited about the new compact fuel- efficient car from chrysler it will be an economic engine for this region bringing 1800 new jobs to the belvedere ill. chrysler plant it's a remarkable turnaround for the american wanamaker industry experts say that sergio marconi has engineered an automotive miracle taking at the company back to profitability ... it's a compilation and collaboration of the efforts with the merged chrysler and fiat interests ... >>the

i think the chrysler bailout of 1979 and then the chrysler bailout again and the gm bailout, you can't argue with success. i mean, you know, ideal logically in terms of orthodoxy, i agree with you. i don't think bailouts are a good thing, set up a very bad precedent. but the fact of the matter is, you've got a lot of jobs at stake, a lot of suppliers at stake, not just a broad but also in the united states, and there is this sense, and i think clint eastwood kind of illustrated it, of not -- maybe not mourning in america, but certainly do you think dawning in america. why do you have to rain on their parade? >> i am all for jobs in america. i want everything made in the usa, high-paying jobs in the united states. you cut me, i bleed red, white and blue. i simply think the idea of the government stepping in and taking on these big bailouts of these businesses -- by the way, when you said it was workers that were helped. let's be very specific about this. the reason the obama administration stepped in, it was union workers that were being helped, and don't forget, the people were really

a big, sweeping and impactful ad for chrysler is getting a lot of talk today. whether it will sell cars is one thing. it did get people talking about bailouts and american pride. our report from nbc's john yang. >> touchdown, hernandez! >> reporter: the super bowl ad that seemed to capture america's attention didn't have a cute dog or flashy animation. just a gravelly voice and a weathered face. >> people are out of work and they're hurting. they're all wondering what they are going to do to make a comeback. >> reporter: it was clint eastwood's ode to the u.s. auto industry and its workers in a two-minute chrysler spot comparing detroit's recent struggles with the nation's troubled economy. >> we can't be knocked out with one punch. we'll get right back up again. when we do the world will hear the roar of our engines. >> reporter: it took off on the internet, a hot item on youtube and one of the top five google searches. why did it connect so effectively? >> what chrysler brilliantly captured here was not only the mood in the country, but aspirational mood in t

bush, obama, clinton eastwood and chrysler and your money. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. the controversy continues over clinton eastwood's super bowl commercial paid for by chrysler. the ad says detroit and american general is on the come back trail because we all banded together and helped out when the financial collapse hit. >> this country can't be knocked out in one punch. we he get right back up again. when we do the world is going to hear the roar of our engines. yeah. it's halftime, america. and our second half is about to begin. >> bill: reports are the obama campaign is very happy with the spot but conservatives like karl rove are not. saying it supports government bailouts. mr. rove will be here momentarily. but, first, let's take a look at what happened. in september of 2008, president bush signed into law a program that authorized 700 billion taxpayer dollars to bailout failing american companies. right now the feds are still owed about 100 billion from the tarp program. chrysler motor company received

we've got some big news out of chrysler. the company adding 1,800 jobs to its plant in illinois.hilip lebeau is here with all the details. good news, phil. >> certainly good news for the people in this area, brian. this means that chrysler once these jobs are added, these 1, 800, by the end of the summer will have added 4,000 since it's come out of bankruptcy. today we had a chance to talk to surge yo coming off of a month where sales are up 34%, chrysler clearly on a roll, is it time for him to step back and say, we made a lot of progress? not at all. listen to what he had to say. >> this is an incredibly short-lived phenomena. you could get off the pe di stool. >> chrysler now providing all of the profits for fiat since fiat is losing money. speaking of europe, we asked him what his thoughts were regarding the situation in europe. he didn't hold back in assessing how bad it is. >> we need to decide, right? we can no longer hypothesize solutions. you need a solution. not looking at alternatives. just make a call and move it on. it could be the wrong one for all i know, but make

there will be three shifts in chrysler. also in our state and we're a great auto making state. and that's part of america. that's what our president did. he rescued the auto industry and now we're roaring back. >> governor, i'm from reuters. what does -- you've just been talking about the big auto rescue which was controversial at the time. mitt romney was publicly opposed to it. are you saying now that you think that was a good idea and that's sort of big government intervention in the economy has been proven to work? >> it was a rescue operation by president barack obama from the state of illinois. and he understands how important it is to have a job. i looked in the faces of all those auto worker yesterday when i was there. they're hardworking men and women. they believe in hard work and they deserve a decent chance. and they're tremendously skilled in talking to the ceo of chrysler he said one of the reasons they picked illinois and our belvedere plant is because of the skill of the workers. and i think it's important n

chrysler denies that the ad is pro-obama, but the administration seemed pretty pleased with it. obama campaign advisor david axelrod had a powerful spot tonight and if there was any doubt, karl rove said he was offended by it. >> i was frankly oh feppedded i'm a huge fan of clint eastwood, it with a as extreme extremely well done ad but the political minions are in essence using our tax dollars to buy corporate advertising and the best wishes of the management benefited by getting a bunch of our money that they'll never pay back. >> i just really want to roll my eyes, oh my gosh. the republicans might be getting a little worried now that the economy is on the uptick and the bailout is getting prime time positive attention from clint eastwood, a one-time republican, no less. so north joining me to talk about chrysler's ad and some of the other most buzz worthy political ads from the big game is democratic strategist and media consultant jill alper, who is by the way the strategy strategist of my 2006 reelection campaign. jill comes to us from detroit. and jill welcome inside the

and there are no injuries involving chrysler vehicle related to the allegation.dition has no basis in fact. e-mail here says they are aware of the condition and reviewing consumer complaint as received. because the problem is enter minute and predictable the vehicle remains controllable and that the vibration can be mitigated by applying the brake. >> because i can slow down my front end won't fall apart but every time i do that i'm risking causing a pile up on the highway. >> this is something that i purchase to be able to drive at freeway speed there was no waiver disclosure at the time associated with it that i should have to be concerned driving it normal speeds. >>reporter: scott valley mechanic specializes in jeep. >> i have experienced it hundreds of times. >>reporter: he's seen the death wobble mostly on the wrangler but it's seen on other jeep vehicle as well including cherokee and grand cherokee model. they have the one piece of metal in common. kevin runs this popular web site for those who experienced death wobble. >> if you upgrade to after market pr

>> chrysler got the bailout money and now doing this ad that we get back up.ed a second term. i mean, a lot of people have a problem with it. >> it's a private company spending its money. it's paid back all or most of the taxpayer money. are we try too hard to connect politics to this. >> probably. they had what, eminem last year and decide clint eastwood this year? both ads are basically rorschach tests. people will look at the same ad and see different things. i saw the ad as a celebration of the american spirit. not a celebration of bailouts or subsidizing failure but the fact that companies not just like chrysler but also ford which didn't take a dime in federal money got off their knees and the economy turned around, not because of anything barack obama did. i'll say this about the hoke strag add. debbie stab knbe know has been the senate and the senate under democratic leadership has been unable to perform even the most rudimentary legislative functions charged under the constitution. for her to vote repeatedly for -- >> hoekstra doesn't have ralph reed

he can say yes, we bailed out chrysler. what happened?y is owned almost 60% by an italian company. it's a raging failure. i think he can come in and be a myth buster, dispel the myths obama is taking credit for. it doesn't seem like a success. put somebody up there and say does it seem like a success to you? they will say no. >> michael, last one. >> the volt. the people who buy the volt, the average income is $170,000. the people who subsidize it, their income is $36,000. part of the problem is in the questions being asked. nothing about china or the jobs. they are lost in process. i don't want to hear about process or earmarks. the people want to hear how are you going to get me a job? how am i going to feed my family? it's not coming across in the debates? >> i agree. they are drifting to ways where we are disconnected with the average american voter. they want jobs and bread on their table. panel, you have been fantastic. zippier at 9:00 than midnight. especially you andrew. thanks a lot. >>> coming up, only in america. i think i'm go

. >> bill: clinton eastwood in a big super bowl ad for chrysler. some think it is a pro-obama situation. we will get to the bottom of that. >> a man has got to know his limitations. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. factor begins right now. >> captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. president obama and the super bowl, that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. yesterday, nbc matt lauer interviewed the president for six minutes a few hours before the super bowl game. pretty standard stuff. the president saying his improving the economy and he is watching iran very closely. last year you may remember that i your humble correspondent interviewed the president before the game. we talked with him for about 14 minutes and the tone was very different. >> do you deny that you are a ma'am who wants to redistribute wealth? >> absolutely. >> you deny that. >> bill, i didn't raise taxes once. i lowered taxes over the last two years. >> bill: but the -- >> lowered tax

thank you, chrysler! [ applause ] the reason that ford and chrysler are creating new jobs right here is because of our skilled work force. illinois is not only the land of skilled workers, it is also the land of creative entrepreneurs. people like carrie gibson and her company. vintage tech recyclers in romeoville. we helped carry and grow her recycling business from one person to 77 employees. thank you, carrie gibson. [ applause ] illinois is also a land of technology. we are in the process of laying 4,100 miles of new broadband fiber-optic cable to light up 5,000 of our schools and businesses and hospitals with a world-class information network. we started illinois first venture fund to encourage investors to jump in to the cutting-edge technology. we renewed the research tax credit which helps businesses bring new ideas to market. our innovation council launched an information data initiative which has made more than 5,200 data sets available online. we are going to lead the nation in putting more pub

. >> was clint eastwood's superbowl ad meant to boost chrysler? >> come inside. >> there's good news for president obama in the latest news poll. 50% of americans approve of the way he is handling his job which is pretty amazing, given the economic climate, putting him at his highest approval numbers since last spring. the polls find 50% say he deserves another term and he agrees. >> i deserve a second term, but we're not done. we've made progress, and the key right now is to make sure we don't start turning in a new direction that could throw that progress off. >> none of this bodes well for president obama's likely republican rival, former massachusetts mitt romney in a head-to-head matchup, president obama beats him by six points among registered voters. the bad news for romney doesn't end there, as more get to know him, the less they like him. that's not stopping his attack dog tactics. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum and the reason for the hostility is more bad poll numbers. minnesota voters has santorum beating romney 29% to 27%. s

there were some scenes from detroit but chrysler said none of it was new.ked you if the chrysler ad was a veiled endorsement of president obama. 81% said yes. 19% said no. we'll be back with "news nation gut check." apply fixodent once, and it holds all day. ♪ take the fixodent 12 hour hold challenge. guaranteed, or your money back. ♪ with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. [ sighs ] i can't wait till morning. wait! it's morning in china! ♪ [ male announcer ] it's sweet, it's nutty... it's absolutely delicious. kellogg's crunchy nut. it's morning somewhere. >>> time now for the "news nation gut check." there could be possible compromise to the white house new rule requir

if america had thrown in the towel if gm and chrysler had gone under.he suppliers, the distributors that get their products from these companies would have died down and then ford could have gone down as well. production shut down. once proud companies chopped up and sold off for scraps and all of you, the men and women who built these companies with your own hands would have been hung out to dry. more than 1 million americans across the country would have lost their jobs in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the great depression, in communities across the midwest it would have been another great depression. and then think about all of the people who depend on you, not just your families, but the school teachers. the small business owners, the server in the diner who knows your order, the bartender who's waiting for you to get off. that's right. their livelihoods were at stake as well. and you know what else was at stake, how many of you who have worked the assembly line had a father or a grandfather or a mother who worked on that same line?

and there are no injuries involving chrysler vehicle related to the allegation. name you have given to this condition has no basis in fact. e-mail here says they are aware of the condition and reviewing consumer complaint as received. because the problem is enter minute and predictable the vehicle remains controllable and that the vibration can be mitigated by applying the brake. >> because i can slow down my front end won't fall apart but every time i do that i'm risking causing a pile up on the highway. >> this is something that i purchase to be able to drive at freeway speed there was no waiver disclosure at the time associated with it that i should have to be concerned driving it normal speeds. >>reporter: scott valley mechanic specializes in jeep. >> i have experienced it hundreds of times. >>reporter: he's seen the death wobble mostly on the wrangler but it's seen on other jeep vehicle as well including cherokee and grand cherokee model. they have the one piece of metal in common. kevin runs this popular web site for those who experienced death wobble. >> i

the reality is any big brand like best buy or any chevrolet or chrysler, they go into bankruptcy and they're a brand that's been manufactured for 100 years. any investor will salivate to adopt that. you don't need the federal government to step in and in an unconstitutional way save the investors money and give it to whoever they want. i wish the democrat would get off the stick about how the president saved anything. >> the markets will work as well. >> if it did, we wouldn't have gm or chrysler. it didn't work. we need our money pulled together to help create jobs and save jobs for americans. that's all this is about. the president had the courage, the insight, and the toughness to make those decisions happen. >> gas prices. we learned that speaker john boehner before this past recess break told his rank and file that gas prices could be a huge issue in the 2012 campaign. how concerned are you that rising gas prices could hurt your re-election and could impact democrats chances of taking back the house and keeping the senate? >> i'm not concerned about the politics of it. the reali