they did well with the chrysler 200. they sold one half times more than they did this time last year. this was the 56th consecutive month of consecutive sales gains for the chrysler group. >> i know we are going to get gm and ford embers -- numbers and about 90 minutes. oil prices are falling again today. there was a brief respite yesterday. said lower prices will be good at for the global economy. it will add to gdp. that is little comfort to some of the energy companies that are getting hard hit i lower prices. scarlet fu has a look at who is suffering of the most. >> all the energy companies and oil service providers, the lower the price of oil, the less economical it is for them. they have large built-in costs. the less demand for a quick of the goes along with that, this is bad news. this is a reduction in spending taking place. expect shake it in the industry. >> we are going to get some companies going out of business. it's going to lead to a potentially slower rate of growth. months,next six investments are going

it was called the chrysler 6. at the time he is throwing up the building in 1927, 28, others had the same idea. there is a building going on downtown at 40 wall street. they had the same name in mind. this instigates a sky race. what the paper calls the sky race. who is going to build the first building taller than the eiffel tower. the tallest building in the world. everyone thought as both were nearing completion, everyone figured that 40 wall had won the day. over the chrysler building. chrysler ordered the construction in secret of a thing called a vertex. that's the needle on the top there. 185 feet high. it is built inside the tower and one october morning in 1929, they raised it up. lard he anybody noticed it. chrysler makes an announcement that gotcha. they it up and the architect then stood four blocks away and watched it and said he thought it would fall down sand create the casualties. it's the highest structure ever built. it's interesting. william van allen, nobody heart of the guy. he insisted that n

chrysler sales shot up 20%, its best november in 13 years. general motor sales up 6.5%, much more than expected. sales at ford were a bit weaker likely because it stopped making the top selling f 150 pick-up to switch to an all aluminum body. investors like what they saw. phillip o. takes a look behind the numbers. >> reporter: strong november auto sales driven by three things: healthy economy, low interest rates for auto loans, and a big black friday. suvs and krozovers, they were the big sellers with chrysler leading the way. sales last month up to 20%, much better than many were expecting. the jeep brand had a huge november powered by cherokee with 67%. strong sales of chevy silverado. ford was one of the few automakers that did not gross sales last month. but clearly, gas prices impacted the type of vehicles that either sold or sat on. crossovers like nissan rogue were on demand in november. by comparison, the sales of the hybrid toyota prius down 3% and the chevy volt, dropped 30% last month. overall, the auto industry is on pace to have

chrysler recalls nearly 2.9 million. all recalled air bags made by tacata corporation. they're linked to five deaths and numerous injuries. the bmw stands at loan auto maker holding out on nationwide recall. >>> well, complements go a long way. wait until you here about the 10,000 dollar gift a fast food worker received. >> shopping frenzy has begun. only 6 days until christmas. which stores are staying open only 6 days until christmas. which stores are staying open did you get chips for the party? nope. (ding) cheese plate? cheese plate. no, i made something better. you used the oven? boom. pillsbury crescents. make the holidays pop. he loves me, he loves me not he loves me, he loves me not he loves me! warm and flaky in fifteen... everyone loves pillsbury grands. make dinner pop. >> we have good news for last-minute shoppers in your life. stores are getting into the holiday shopping marathon trend staying open around the clock and taking stress out of the holiday season. here's "action news" reporter wendy stalls map. >> everybody is insane at the same time so. we all

let's focus first on christerer because this is a -- chrysler, up 46%. the jeep itself shows a real resurgence in the u.s. auto industry, does it not? how is detroit looking at that? >> it is. i mean, you've got to remember this was chrysler when they thought in 2009 this was it, this was done, this company would not make it. in walks sergio mark eurozoneny, he puts a lot of time and effort into the grand cherokee and the cherokee and jeep, and they have been churning them out in detroit and, man, they are hitting it on all sides. people love this vehicle, they're snapping them up, and it's just right there in the numbers. and that's really feeding into this kind of resurgence in detroit. remember, detroit rises and falls on the industry, and right now we are rising because the numbers that are coming in are just strong across the board. liz: well, i'm wondering how many jeep drivers wear a shinola watch, this is suddenly the cool thing made in detroit. let's talk about the big winners today. general motors looked like it had done pretty darn well too. >

chrysler has a lot of people talking. the sales gain up 20.1% way better than most people were expecting. most people were expecting increase of about 15%. gm did better than expected as did toyota. hot sellers here are a few that stands out. you have to talk about jeep. this brand has been on a roll. the cherokee sales up 67%. the nissan leaf surprisingly with gas prices falling up 34%. the chevy silverado up 24%. a big month for pickup trucks. take a look at what we are expecting when it comes to annual sales pace back to the beginning of this year. the big spike in august is when we went over 17 million. now we have several auto makers saying we think the november sales pace will top 17 million. we will find out within the next couple of hours. >> and when you cite that 17 million figure that is from all auto makers and trucks and cars in u.s. sales. >> that's the pace of sales. they didn't sell 17 million in november. the pace of sales. we add it up at the end of the year it is 16.5 million. >>> despite weak numbers f

with their chrysler 200. >> how do they keep doing it?ainly the growth engine. they were up 26% this november. as you can see here, gm was up estimates as well. ford was down a little bit for couple of reasons. they are switching over to trucks, as you know. a lot of people are putting off their truck purchase now and waiting for the new model next year. >> who was the biggest disappointment? >> you know what, everyone beat analysts estimates. no one missed. i would say that the biggest disappointment was analyst. most of them did not get this right. a couple of them did -- shout out brian johnson -- but a lot of them were a little bit too bearish year. >> matt miller, thank you so much. more now on the november auto sales in the u.s.. james follows these companies at steeple from washington, joining us live. welcome to "bottom line," thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> matt miller was talking about the analysts who hit it on the head. were you surprised? >> i am not sure what to say to analysts being a disappointment.

. >> add chrysler to the list of car companies expanding recalls.e've got details on what's exact affected next. a warning from the cdc. flu outbreak is hitting the us. we'll tell you why it's. worse than last year. >> and... >> this was no ordinary day at school. we'll tell you why emotions ran so high. >> and it's now official. jimmy rollins is no longer a phillie and tonight a first look at his special tribute to >> the flu is gaining steam. this time last year, there was widespread flu activity in only four states. but today the cdc says 29 states have that widespread activity. the number of states doubled in just the past week. most of them are in the south and midwest. the cdc says most cases are the h3n2 strain which is not protected against by this year's vaccine. >> because the h3n2 is dominating, we probably will see more disease. >> health officials still recommend getting the flu vaccine. they say it does protect against other strains and can help minimize symptoms if you do get the h3n2 strain. >>> chrysler has expands a recall over def

chrysler says at least one death has been connected to this problem.re affected by the recall chrysler will replace your ignition switch for free. >>> well it's year-end clearance time at dealerships across the country. i feel like i should have fancy graphics popping around me right now. the week between christmas and new year's day is expected to be the busiest of the year. edmonds predicts new car sales will be 78% higher than the average week in december. and leasing is expecting to hit an all-time high as well. consumer advocates urge caution before you buy and always read the fine print. >>> yesterday another record day on wall street and today we'll get new numbers that could impact the market today. landon o'dowdy is here with that and this morning's cnbc business report. good morning. >> tracy, good morning to you. stocks could be under pressure today at the opening bell. futures are lower. markets may be feeling a pinch from oil prices which down again today trading at 5.5-year low. the dow snapping its seven-day winning streak ending flat on

chrysler up 20% in november. gm and ford with results, as well.ago. >> we just got numbers in nissan. a decline of 3.1% last month better than most were expecting. most were expecting a decline of 8.5%. this continues the trend. with the exception of ford seeing better than expected numbers last week. take a look at the big three. chrysler stands out here. increase of 20.1%. street was expecting an increase of 15%. gm much better than expected. ford down 1.8%. just a shade below what people were expecting there. what stood out about last month? the sales pace was going to be driven by a big black friday. sales pace for the month now being expected to come in over 17 million both gm and chrysler casting as high as 17.5 billion for a sales pace. that would make it the strongest november since 2003 and potentially back to 2001. a huge black friday was driving business last month. in particular, when you look at jeep, it is on a roll. november sales for the jeep brand up 27%. cherokee sales up 67%. it is the 14th straight month we've seen a sales gain

general motors cuts -- jim, fiat, chrysler and ford. chrysler was up 20%. remarkable.ecials on cars. hisident obama has made -- he has worked in government back to the carter administration. there is words of a new cyber attack. hackers working for iran have targeted airlines, defense contractors and energy companies . they are looking for a vulnerability that can be used in fiscal tax. -- fiscal attacks. abe is urgingzo voters to stay the course. he defended his reforms and estimate leading the economy. the labor market is improving. wages are rising. this is our chance to rid japan of inflation. -- determined >> the japanese election will be held in december 14 >> we have a special guest host for the hour. the executive editor of bloomberg markets. welcome. we have set you up. our first conversation is going to be a topic i like the most. we will talk about the hedge fund industry. they are shutting their doors at a rate not since seen since the height of the financial crisis. 461 funds closed in the first half of this year. at that pace, the most closures since 2009

chrysler's tonight more recalls they are announcing for the first time. what do you make of that?> it is pressure . >> some other suggestions like have other companies make up part is not that easy. gerri: it is clear the burden has shifted to the u.s. and german and japanese automakers to get them to find solutions to the problem. are they up to the task? >> they have no choice they love their customers and one to keep them and every manufacturer does what they have to do even the vehicles of 2001 because at some point you will need another vehicle and i want you to come back and be loyal. >> you said bmw and chrysler are the big laggards. why? >> they stepped-up but bmw does not have as many vehicles under the recall and they have always been good about following through. gerri: if you would to your call it is -- car is recalled go to our web site. gerriwillis.com. i will show you a physical takata airbag. i will pick this up to move it in front of me this is presenting interface it would blow up in here behind it can you get this? this is what connects intel's the airbag it nee

meantime, chrysler, ford, and honda are expanding their recalls of cars with potentially deadly driver's side airbags made by takata corp. in japan, they've been linked to at least five fatalities. >>> sony pictures were hit with a major hack attack with at least five movies showing up on illegal fire sharing including brad pitt's "fury" which is still in theaters and a remake of "annie" three weeks before it hits theaters. only one in five full-time college students earn their undergraduate degree in four years. and it costs 23 grand for each extra year it takes to finish on average. i'm tyler mathisen. stay in school. get your work done, folks, and get all your business, news, on cnbc. >>> the time is 5:57. today, the search continues for missing a college student, shane montgomery. nbc10's monique braxton is following the developments in the case. >> in just a couple minutes wooer going to hear from shane's mother who tells us what that new focus is after the break. >>> right now on "nbc10 news today," an american hostage held captive in yemen is dead after a failed rescue mission. wi

. >>> a major pickup truck recall from chrysler.he automaker says nearly 70,000 model year 2006 2007 pickups could have trouble starting because of an ignition problem. chrysler says investigators connected at least one death to this problem. if you're part of the recall chrysler will replace your ignition switch for free. >>> the search is on for a florida couple caught on video stealing a of children. they are checking out puppies at a store near miami. at the top of your screen you can see the man leaning over enclosure, opening the cage and snatching the yorkie teacup. she hands it to the woman who slips it under the skirt. the children were oblivious to the entire thing. >> who does that? >> i don't know. >> the new year means new changes to some credit cards. >> what you ned to know before you pull out your plastic. we'll hear that story before 5:00. >>> nbc 10 first alert weather days when you see this it means the weather isn't just annoying it's extreme. storms high winds, heavy know snow, the things we all take seriously.

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fiat has been a monster with chrysler, i would stick with that deal.s the big gam gambit. the all-alum numb truck a huge gamble with the most impressive brand in auto history, and we'll see. there's no urgency to sell ford, but i think fiat's going to outperform this stock over the next year to two years. >> i'm going with fiat as well. look at sales in november, up 20%, their best november in 13 years, ford sales were down. if you're going to informs in growth and where -- invest in growth, i do think that f150 aluminum's going to sell very, very well at the beginning of the year, so you may get a bounce. charles: what do you think, anthony? >> i'll tell you why i like ford, that 3.2% dividend yield, tens times earnings in this low interest rate environment, not a lot of super things have to happen for the stock to trade up. we like it as a defensive name here. charles: hitha, what about you? >> the car industry is booming right now. but fiat chrysler, matt said it, up 20%, sales up 20%. this is a big deal. and, yes, why i love the -- i like the new a

chryslers are up 20%. is there a connection? >> reporter: there's definitely a connection, scott. it's the best annual sales rate in november in a decade, and you can look at the impact of gas prices on chrysler where ram pickup sales were up 31%, and jeep s.u.v. sales were up 27%. >> pelley: anthony mason. thank you, anthony. the f.b.i. is investigating that destructive cyber attack at sony pictures. the bureau is now warning other companies they could be next. justice correspondent bob orr has the latest. >> reporter: sources say the cyber attack on sony pictures used an especially aggressive malware, capable of erasing hard drives and crashing computer networks. hackers calling themselves the guardians of peace stole the personal information of more than 6,000 sony employees and four unreleased sony films were posted to the internet. now investigators are wonder pentagon attack might be retaliation forno ather upcoming sony movie, "the interview," a comedy in which tv reporters are recruited to assassinate northern korean leader kim jung un. >> you want us to kill the leader of

. >>> well, chrysler is expanding a recall of cars and trucks equipped with takata air bags. automaker will now replace driver's side air bags in 2.9 million vehicles in the u.s. and several thousand worldwide. the initial u.s. recall was limited to a few states, where it was believed that heat and humidity would increase the chance of those air bags to explode. but chrysler faced mounting pressure from federal regulators to expand that recall nationwide. >>> president obama and his family are taking a break from washington for the rest of the month. it's nothing but sunshine and sand for the first family as they begin a two-week vacation in honolulu. the president and his family spent the first morning of their vacation at a home in a seaside town. it's an annual tradition that began before their time in the white house. >>> vallejo police handed out hundreds of gifts to children today. >> merry christmas! >> officers delivered more than 750 toys to low income children, with some help from the big guy himself, to the delight of many, santa was on hand to oversee the goodie g

chrysler's added another 179,000 vehicles to its air bag recall.y are 2003 to 2005 models of the ram pickup truck, 2004 and 2005 dodge durangos, and 2005 chrysler 300s and dodge magnums. now, chrysler originally agreed to replace the passenger air bag. the air bag can explode with too much force and send shrapnel into the passenger compartment. >>> well, if you haven't finished up your christmas shopping, we know you probably have, right? we do have some techie stocking stuffers that might be the perfect gift. >> mark barger talked to a tech expert for a few under-$50 suggestions. >> for tv fans, the roku is a possibility. it starts at $49 and can stream hundreds of channels and is a favorite of cnet.com editors. >> also the google chrome cast, which is $35, it's a little cheaper, but requires a tablet or labtop. >> reporter: for people on the go, wearable fitness bands could be an option. they vary widely in price and features, but the misfit flash and the jaw move each cost about $50. >> they track all the fitness you want, both have apps to keep

most of those here in north america are recalled by chrysler.our philip lebeau, thank you very much for the latest on that story. we'll be right back with some final thoughts. stay tuned, we're back in two. >>> well, we have to hit the hot list. alan wasler. >> three, one, how obamacare spiked medicaid sign-ups. two, the west coast port problems have taken one importer's bills from $5,000 a container to $68,000 and finally, l.l. bean is riding lumber jack chic. great weekend, kelly. >> thank you for the mental image. panel's final thoughts, we are back in two. no. it's called grid iq. the 4:51 is leaving at 4:51. ♪ they cut the power. it'll fix itself. power's back on. quick thinking traffic lights and self correcting power grids make the world predictable. thrillingly predictable. but what if you could see more of what you wanted to know? with fidelity's new active trader pro investing platform, the information that's important to you is all in one place, so finding more insight is easier. it's your idea powered by active trader pro. another wa

chrysler cars will still bear the chrysler badge, and fiat cars will bear the fiat badge.e is stepping up for consumers giving them more time to pay obamacare premiums trying to avoid any upcoming problems. insurers say they'll also act promptly to clear up any double billing of consumers who have switched plans. let's hope so. and t-mobile will now let customers carry over their unused data allotments. customers would be able to stash what they don't use for up to a year. the program is only open to customers on simple choice plans with at least three gigabytes for a smartphone or one gigabyte for a tablet. and those are some of the hot stories on foxbusiness.com. >>> still to come, my two cents more, and next, a big day for music fans as a list of the newest members of the rock and roll hall of fame. including this group. take a look at joan jett, there she is right there. ♪ here's a question for you: when electricity is generated with natural gas instead of today's most used source, how much are co2 emissions reduced? up to 30%? 45%? 60%? the answer is... up to 60% less

also chrysler reporting sales up 20.1%.truck brands. also we'll be getting sales numbers from ford and general motors in an hour. edmunds.com estimating that gm will report an increase and ford expected to post decline. >>> and takata is preparing to expand a recall of air bags nationwide. this is according to japan's nikkei news service. the tokyo based company faced a deadline of today to comply. takata supplied about 1/5 of the world's air bags. >>> with prices at the pump plunging, there are new calls to hike the gas tax. advocates says there would be a minimum of pain and we could use the proceeds to fix america's ailing infrastructure. back in the spring there was a bipartisan proposal teed up by the senate and both business and labor leaders have been urging congress to do something. here to debate this is grover norquist, founder of americans for tax reform. and former pennsylvania governor and cnbc contributor ed rendell. and i'll start with you, governor. just because i'm going to let you make the case. i figure i

a chrysler and gm reporting huge sales in november. automakers get in on the black friday sales frenzy. >> a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit is paying out -- playing out now in california. it could change the way you listen to music. apple is accused of only itswing music bought from itunes store to work on the ipod. music purchased from competing on work. apple is expected to argue it has the right to protect is it from being pirated. made on a are being large sinkhole in the southbound lanes of the george washington parkway. we are told that the work might not be completed until tomorrow morning, we hope before 5 a.m.. the northbound lanes of the parkway were closed a short time ago because president obama was coming through. >> there is some good news on the way. the forecast is next. >> what is the forecast for the washington capitals? it's been a slow start for the wizards. out of the woods and into the fairway, he is healthy and ready to play again. 0 >> new fallout from the grandeur decision in ferguson, missouri. for severa

gunned down on saturday, even the iconic christmas treat at rockefeller went dark as well as the chrysler> tleheft at 30,000 feet. thieves are targeting you even in the sky. more from the nbc station in los angeles shows us why you need to buckle more than just your seatbelt in the air. >> it happened aboard an american airlines red eye to paris. >> eyes were closed. >> the lights were dimmed and carol dosed off leaving her purse in the seat pocket and minutes later i could see a blanket running up the aisle with it under his arm. he merged in full uniform flight attendant with the badge. >> the fbi says the feds have nabbed numerous on board thieves like the one on a flight from sydney to lax. >> we got a confession. >> from professional rug del by christmas eve star who admitting to stealing $939 from carry on bags. >> we sent him home to australia. >> and police arrested the son of actress cybil shepard for stealing cash from passengers and he was sentenced to a program. >> my money, all my money is gone. >> this video for travellers in asia warns them about possible thieves while in t

county police are investigating this murder- tonight news 4 captured exclusive video of a black chrysler 300, the license plate matching the car wanted in the homici. here's what we know 31-year-old rafael frazier was killed take a look at the evidence tape on the front door. the entire house is a yiem police got the car this morning around 3:00 when they fou. u.s. park police found body tonight but won't release details how it is related to the investigation. they're working to find suspect and motive in this murder. reward up to $2525. for any information that leads . >>> developing tonight last minutes efforts to get the dc street car line open before the end of the year has fallen short.tation will not open the line by tomorrow. in thereis still no official . once it does open sources have said the ride could be free so passengers could get used to the sy. >>> and a check of your weather, get . it's going to be below freezing in parts of the area t. we're going to s the coldest air >> temperatures in the low 20s in many areas in the city 33 in d.c. warranted at 2 25 at bouy and 23 at

the government loaned almost $80 billion to gm chrysler chrysler financial and allied financial, anded just over $70 billion of that amount. >>> there was a glimmer of hope today for sports fans who see greed and corporate revenue models poisoning college athletics. the university of michigan announced the hire of jim harbaugh as its new football coach. michigan, the program with the most victories in college history, and the biggest stadium, has been struggling for seven years. and in recent weeks with harbaugh considered one of the best football coaches at any level, multiple report indicates they were prepared to pay him between 8 million$8,000,010,000,000 a year. but harbaugh says he asked for the same terms he had with the 49ers, $5 million a year. joining us from ann arbor, michigan is john bacon. his most recent book is "forth and long." john good to have you on the program as always. $5 million is still a lot, but it could have been much more. fair to say that harbaugh was motivated by heart instead of his wall let? and how unusual is that in this day and age. >> $5 million i

chrysler fared best posting a 20% increase in sales. >>> new rules for the nation's kidney trance atlantict tomorrow, one is called longevity matching, the ones with the most -- that are expected to survive a tran plant the longest. and another change, those that have stayed in line and gotten dialysis, will be higher on the list, and children always get priority of course. and on our website we have a chat on cancer treatment. you can log on and chat with a doctor from main line health. it's about how cancer affects your heart. that is 4:00 at 6abc.com. >>> the "action news" team is out working on news teams for tonight beginning at 4:00. here is alicia vitarelli live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >> coming up today in big talkers at 4:00, here is a question for you, what seats 23 and is made of cherry wood and costs more than some houses, it's a conference table at a new jersey school, we'll tell you how the university is defending this $225,000 much. plus, should boys and girls be separated in the classroom, it's an old private school model gaining favor in many public school distr

chrysler has added the ram pickup truck, dodge durango, magnum and chrysler 300 with takata air bags all for model years 2004 to 2007. in total, about 15 million vehicles in the u.s. have been recalled because of this air bag issue. >>> now to some important information that we want to pass along about these bean bag chairs. they're being recalled because kids can unzip the chair, crawl inside and get trapped. they could also choke on the foam beads. the chairs were sold at stores like toys 'r' us, target and kohl's and have a tag sewn into the seam that says "made by comfort research." you can go to comfort research's website to find out exactly how to permanently disable the zipper so at least you get to keep the chair. >>> another nationwide retailer is warning its customers that their personal information could be at risk. seems like we had something similar to this this time last year, remember, right around the holidays. the victim this time, staples and any of its customers. staples says nearly 1.2 million customer credit cards may have been exposed during a security breach ea

lost more than $9 billions the government loaned nearly $80 billion to general motors, chrysler, allyancial, and chrysler financial, it says it recovered just over $70 billion of that, and a down day on wall street amido worries of more economic turmoil the dow fell 55 points. and the nasdaq was down about 29.5 points. a key russian disdent arrests after trying to join protestors against the government, we are look at why this man is a threat to vladimir putin and 2014 was a break through year for guy rights across the united states, a look back at the milestone achievements and the road ahead. at us... award winning investigative documentary series... opioid wars only on al jazeera america >> on techknow >> we should not be having earthquakes in texas >> the true cost of energy hits home... >> my yard is gone... >> are we destroying our way of life? >> contaminated water from the fracking activities come here >> they stick it to the core of the earth >> but this cutting edge technology could be the answer >> the future of fracking is about the water >> protecting the planet saving li

these riskier asset searching for yields and if i don't get it, i will not be able to buy a new chrysler. that is not how it works. my mother is a teacher. she is informed but she is not worried about the high-yield junk on her teachers credit union mutual fund. i don't think that affects consumer confidence. >> gas prices do. if you see gas coming down. yesterday, people were tweeting me gas prices of $1.42 a gallon. someone treated me an oil painting a good of you? we'll talk about that after the show. down, prices are coming that is got to affect consumer confidence and a positive way. >> that is great if you want to buy soft goods. what will it do to the expansion of mortgage credit? will one go out and buy a large home in montclair new jersey and leverage themselves to do that? mortgage credit has not grown since the great recession. it has moderately increased this quarter. >> maybe that is good. what is wrong with having a good old-fashioned 20% down and a steady income to show? >> the beauty is that you said study and become. you canehold income, look it up on your bloomberg term

chrysler could be the big winner here. on to the markets, stocks look to be rebound today as futures point to a higher open. the nasdaq snapping a six-day win streak with apple leading the dough klein. a lackluster start to the hot. >> the dow falling. >> and the cars are going to be slipping and sliding a little bit out there today, very wet conditions and christina loren says it going to get worse before it gets better. >> hey, good morning to you. we have a lot of rain on the radar. this is what you have to drive to work through. as you know, we're in an historic drought and we've already had record rainfall. and there's more on the way. we're talking about rain like we haven't had since 2012. as we get into this afternoon, we're going to trade in that heavy rain for thunderstorms. so it's going to get very active around here. we have this potent system out there, ample moisture available and the two combined are going to keep things very active for us. but this is the kind of rain that we immediate to tally up signific

we're talking about suvs, the big three in the u.s., so ford, gm and chrysler. chrysler has done particularly well on the month. >> it seems to me like this is a moment to get out before we see the turn downward. >> that's the question around the states. we're less concerned about that, but in terms of growth going forward, we think it starts to look fairley pedestrian. we are back at precrisis levels in the u.s. >> what happens to hybrid cars? manufacturers have been relentlessly working on cars. what happens to that business? >> great question just in terms of it's all conting yept on what oil does. i don't think it's the end of the hybrid. they be needed. so we might see a lull in terms of demand while people kind of enjoy the fact that gas is cheap.. but going forward, these cars still will be needed. >> when we talk about insole vice presidentsy, is it sustainable given the oil prices we've seen? >> above all else, you know, the model s, it's a great car. so it's about other things beside tess fuel efficiency side of things. >> thank you very much. as inves

meantime, chrysler, ford, and honda are expanding their recalls of cars with potentially deadly driver'side airbags made by takata corp. in japan, they've been linked to at least five fatalities. >>> sony pictures was hit with a major hack attack with at least five movies showing up on illegal fire sharing including brad pitt's "fury" which is still in theaters and a remake of "annie" three weeks before it hits theaters. >>> a new report says only one in five full-time college students earn their undergraduate degree in four years. and it costs 23 grand for each extra year it takes to finish on average. i'm tyler mathisen. stay in school. get your work done, folks. get all your business news on cnbc. >>> all right. you definitely do not see this on the golf course like ever. next, the interruption that gave one pro golfer quite the surprise. >>> all right. we're dealing with the rain this morning. not everywhere but in some spots. everyone will see rain as we head towards the later part of today. looking at clouds in cape may. looking at clouds everywhere else. the mist, fog, talk more a

the recall now includes 3.3 million ram, dodge, and chrysler models. for more information just head to our website cbsphilly.com. >> well, the eagles are getting ready for this afternoon's match up with washington. chip kelly and the team left by train from 30th street station yesterday. today's game against desean jackson and his mates is one the birds really need at this point. at three and 11, washington look to go play spoiler. depending on what happens with the cowboys, lost for the eagles do keep them out of the playoffs and certainly do not want that. well, you can see the eagles game right here on cbs-3, first sports team, gets you red which our toyota kick off special, then the nfl network pre-game show, finally, eagles and washington, at 4:30, that's of course followed by san diego and san francisco right here on cbs-3. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news", want to save money on your heating bill? finds out how replacing your garage door could do the trick. plus this: >> no ordinary day at a high school in old city. why emotions were running

so far only 3, hone, mazda and chrysler, are doing nationwide recalls, honda, mazda and chrysler. >>>rush order the last- minute gifts online, beware, they may not arrive in time no matter what the retailer promises you. fedex and u.p.s. have set limits on air express deliveries with online retailers. in fact, yesterday they asked ebay and other clients to dial back on last-minute promotions and deals in order to avoid delays. carriers negotiated the agreements to honor the delivery dates but year after year they can't. so you may want to think about printing out a photo of that last-minute purchase and wrapping it just in case. [ laughter ] >> your loved one will still get the thrill of opening the gift and then tell them the gift will arrive friday. >> i was going to get you this. see? >> thank you. >> do you like it? >> did you draw a picture? the. >> homemade gift. >> but it's funny you say that because i ordered something for my sister plenty of time but it's back ordered until march! i have no control over that. >> print it out and she will be excited about opening the picture.

to forrecall would apply other automakers -- chrysler, ford, bmw. >> we will see the sun today, and we will get a short break from the bitter cold. jackie joins us with a look at our first forecast. >> we are looking not so great outside in that picture, but it feels a little bit better. we still have a couple of lingering showers out there. noon hour youthe would be asking yourself where is that sun. hang in there, we do expect to see breaks today. a couple of sprinkles along the i-81 corridor, but it is this last batch moving through across parts of frederick county into carroll county as well. you can see some wet weather across westminster. it's clearing out of your region right now. maybe a couple of sprinkles around the area. we have been trying to get a couple of pockets of clearing here, also in areas near martinsburg. it's having a hard time doing that. i do think we will get some breaks here and there, especially the later in the day we get. i expect the cold front will be passing by this evening, and that means skies will definitely be clearing overnight tonight. 50 degrees

chrysler adding pickups in a handful of southern states. earlier today, honda expanded its current recall to all 50 states. at a hearing on capitol hill, an executive from honda said the company will prize recalls in high humidity areas. >> why are we doing this? our customers have concerns and we want to address them. we believe this expansion and acceleration of current action. we believe there will be a part shortage that may occur, despite taka takata's efforts to decrease the inflaters. >> honda is working with other air bag manufacturers as well. five deaths attributed to takata's air bags and could explode sending metal shrapnel into the car's compartment. they said the demand isn't supported by the evidence. >>> the teen retailer managed to post earnings and beat estimates. last year's full profit forecast saying it expects retail conditions to remain difficult. despite all of that, shares rose almost 3.5% to $23.81. >>> announced closing 75 stores in the quarter. tumbled in afterhours trading. this is the company's eighth consecuti

chrysler is recalling trucks in about five states now. we've got broader recalls but congressman, i have to tell you, nhtsa is the agency, the federal agency that is supposed to have consumers backs. they're supposed to be on our side. today they said, this was their quote, they're disappointed. that's all they have for us? people are dying, five people are died, they have done nothing. more people could die while they sit on their butts in washington and all we get is takata is disappointed? >> well, nhtsa is under fire for a couple of reasons. they have been very slow to react to either the gm and now the takata. and frankly, we've got a gao study on why, particularly with the airbags here, they knew for 10 years that there was a problem. honda wasn't reporting. yet nhtsa didn't know that honda wasn't reporting. there is a justice investigation into that now. but, yeah, we have to hold nhtsa's feet to the fire too. make sure they're doing their job. gerri: question for you, looking at this, why is nhtsa always the last to know? my goodn

the ford recall covers mustangs and sports cars with a move putting pressure on bmw and chrysler to follow suit. so far they are the only two that have not agreed to national recalls. >>> are you tired of spending money on antiaiming creams? a new study from the buck institutes foe research on aging shows aspirin can slow the aging process extending the life spans of worms and flies by 15 percent and appeared to be more healthy. >> some families received a holiday surprise, the fire department and hook-and-ladder truck escorted 33 frozen turkey are given to family in need by sacred heart. they will give out 3,200 in all along with 1,700 toys. they have served san jose for the past 50 years in san jose. >>> meteorologist mike nicco is straight ahead with the forecast. >>> plus, two scrooges try to steal christmas and fail. how the thieves outed their own plan without knowing it. >> in the name of knock mcjokes. >> getting laughter in the christmas rush where you can kickback in "explore where you >>> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>

chrysler is expanding it's recall. it was in four years now it's in 12 to comply with the request of the national highway traffic safety station. takata air bags can explode under humid conditions sending shrapnel out. >>> aforesaid blackberry favors -- ford favors blackberry over microsoft. >>> scams from santa claus,. >>> mcdonalds is expanding it's custom sandwich occupation called create your own -- option, called create your own taste, you can pick out the bun and cheese, and the topping you want, the fast food will be slower, the touch screen kiosks will be rolled out next year. >>> a waitress down on her luck received quiet a tip. as icindy loved her job, but she had trouble getting there. employees decided to buy her a 2008. ford fusion. >> there are good people in the world that are watching. that care, you know, and you might not even know them. >> this is video of grady getting keys to a new car and it has gone viral on facebook. >>> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. >>> a epic comes to th

. >> and four other car makers are involved in the recall, ford, chrysler, mazda and bmw, there is no word if they will follow honda's lead and expand the recall on their own. >> thank you for that report. >>> meantime a new york city teenager is facing robbery and assault charges after he allegedly attacked a mother and baby on the street t. was all captured on video. 18-year-old alonzo brown wanted the victim's cell phone and ran up behind her and kicked her to the ground and grabbed the cell phone and ran off. brown has admitted to the crime. >> who are you apologizing to the lady? >> and the baby, i didn't know it was there. >> you didn't see the baby? >> i didn't see the baby. >> the woman and 2-month-old baby were not injured. >>> the supreme court is hearing testimony in the case on how much businesses have to do for pregnant women. an ups worker asked for light duty to avoid heavy packages while pregnant, and they refused and she had to take unpaid leave and lose her health benefits. >>> this is the scene in the 400 block of hermit street, crews pulled the man from the house a