the detroit electric, they all had a range of 80 to 100 miles so the operator didn't want to go 100 miles and turn around, especially when america was connecting cities together. those two reasons are the primary factors that played into henry ford's decision to use gasoline engine in his model t, the car that changed america. but ironically, his wife owns and drives a baker electric vehicle. so for the next 50 years, electric vehicle development layed dormant. in the 1970s we had our oil crisis and the automobile manufacturers woke up. in fact, exxonmobil actually partnered with chrysler and toyota to develop the first battery hybrid drive train. four chryslers and four years later, three toyotas were built as prototypes. but unfortunately exxonmobil decided to go back to business as usual. but toyota never lost sight of its vision and in 1996 it developed the priuss. it was a great year for reck l electric vehicles. no conversation about them is complete about the general motors ez1. it's remarkable for many reasons. the top two reasons are, one, it is the very first mass-produced purpo

longer andrew mia s.u.v.s will go towards developing itself driving electric vehicles a huge chevy tahoe and suburbans were unveiled in detroit on tuesday night they're among the largest vehicles to hit the u.s. market last week g.m. said it plans to build a battery cell factory in ohio for electric vehicles. and budget airline ryan air c.e.o. michael o'leary has described the e.u. single european sky initiative as a law meant to build joke the single european sky seeks to reform europe's add traffic management system to minimize environmental damage or larry argued vehemently against at traffic taxation claiming at traffic represents only 2 percent of c o 2 emissions and talking of emissions madrid is currently at the center of the un climate talks as host of the cop 25 conference spanish government officials like to emphasize spain's firm and gauge meant in the battle against global warming and the country's continuing political deadlock is how prng efforts to effectively deal with climate change at home. for months one month calderón has been feeding his sheep a that's because the area of land where they should be grazing

plant has to stop producing the vehicles it produces today to get ready to build the battery electric trucks. detroitamtramck has a bright future and each of the impacted employees have an opportunity to work in some of our other facilities. we are transitioning to the future, transitioning to all electric with this battery electric truck that we have announced, so that's the situation and i think people understand the transition that we are making. stuart: we had an announcement from speaker pelosi this morning that impeachment would go forward in the house but there was no mention of usmca. is usmca very important and good for general motors? are you disappointed that it might not get a vote? >> well, we support usmca at general motors, and are hopeful that it will be approved and this move is very important in support of the criteria of usmca to be building cells in the united states. stuart: mary barra, mr. shin, thank you very much for joining us. we much appreciate it. thank you very much indeed. thank you. >>> check the big board, please. we are down, not much, about 17 points as we speak. >>>

detroit area. ford is also investing $1.4 billion to build new pickup trucks, suvs, and electric and autonomous vehiclesys $750 million will go to an assembly plant in wayne. another $700 million will be invested in a truck plant in dearborn. hiring will begin next year. >>> the federal government is joining a legal fight against cbs health. the lawsuit accuses its troubled omnicare business of routinely filling prescriptions that had expired or run out of refills. cvs is also accused of fraudulently billing medicare and medicaid for drugs dispensed without a valid prescription. omnicare delivers to senior living facilities. a spokesperson says the suit has no merit. >>> a new type of cigarette could help ease smoking addiction. the sale of the first low-nicotine cigarettes has been approved by the fda. i products contain 95% less nicotine than standard cigarettes. regulators warn this does not mean the new products are safer than regular cigarettes. the fda says there are no safe tobacco products, as cigarettes can cause cancer, lung disease, and strokes. >>> anne-marie? >> yeah, it doesn't mean you ge

ford announcing adding 3,000 jobs and two factories in detroit, and investing nearly $1.5 billion to build new pickups, suvs, electric vehicles. this is great news. what do you think? >> i think it is. this is great news. a big trend obviously in terms of putting more money into the auto spaces. this is primarily around the new bronco, i believe which obviously the old bronco has become a cult classic with investors. melissa: yeah. >> so i think the new one will hopefully do well. also the smaller pickup truck, the ford ranger. but also the autonomous vehicle, putting the new propulsion systems to play. so i think this is good news. another positive sign that companies are willing to invest and are confident enough to do that in this environment. melissa: it is a heck of a lot of jobs. that is excellent. will, thank you. >> thank you. connell: news about a record low on this day of record highs. corporate tax revenue, reportedly on track for a record low. edward lawrence picks that story up on capitol hill. edward? >> connell. new study by institute of taxation policy lowering corporate tax rate had big impact on the

detroit. they building plants to build a new ford bronco suv and workers will build electric versions of the f >>> google's answer to apple's i message is available to appeared roid users in the united states, the new service has similar features to i message such as the thought bubble and the ability to send text with wi-fi, chat also allows users to send photos but they warn that there is no end to end encryption. >>> amazon wants to keep delivery drivers in check, they are using an app called meant mentor that tracks driving behavior. daily reports are september to managers and reckless driving can result in termination. >>> a new study says people who regularly use driver assistance technology are more likely to engage in distracted driving, drivers who use adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assist are more likely to be distracted distracted. car makers say that drivers have been to be prepared to take over at any time. >>> 37 years later, investigators solve a bay area cold case, the evidence that links a man to the death of two teen aimers. >> plus a san jose police officer accused

detroit. the company says that the layoffs are part of the ship towards building electric vehicles.hourly and salary workers and will begin in the end of february. jim says that most of the workers will be offered either by outs or other positions at plants in michigan and neighboring ohio. the facility will be in possession of the electric vehicle line in 2021. >>> thankful to have escaped with only minor injuries after a crash having a semi hovering in a bridge. several tow trucks worked overtime to pull the rig off of the bridge. on the freeway in east l.a. some sort of collision caused the truck driver to lose control over night. the parts of the trailer and tab you can see there hanging off the bridge for hours. now investigating the cause of the crash that took place as severe weather passed through the region. >>> universal back projects discouraging some integers from caring guns at schools. that is according to a study in a medical journal pediatrics. states with universal background checks have less minors caring guns. states demanding background checks with to relicense t

detroit. the automaker said it will invest nearly $1.5 billion to build new pick-up trucks, s.u.v.'s, and electric vehicles. hiring begins next year. and, on wall street, the maj indexes edged higher into record territory. the dow jones industrial average gained 31 points to close at 28,267. the nasdaq rose nine points, and, the s&p 500 added one point. still to come on the newshour: after fatal crashes and controversy, boeing halts production on the 737 max jet. the family at the center of theo crisis and the ten billion dollars they took for themselves. the white house's policies threaten a haven for refugees in the heart of trump country. plus much more. >> woodruff: just about a month ago, boeing said it mapected its 73jets to return to the skies next monly. that's cleot happening and now the aerospace giant, and its suppliers, are preparingor harder times this winter. production of the jet will shut down for now, beginning in january. asur aviation corresponden miles o'brien tells us, there's concern over those ripple effects and whether the safety concerns are being adequately addressed. >>

detroit, michigan area. plowing $1.45 billion into new trucks, suvs as well as electric and autonomous vehicles.oney goes to michigan, battleground state. the president is there tonight. >>> look at the stock price of tyson. it is the biggest chicken producer in the world. they have the okay to ship more of our poultry to china. susan? susan: big deal. first time in nearly five years tyson will be able to do this. it looks like they have paved the way for a billion dollars in chicken sales to china. that means that they will basically have to export from all 36 of its u.s. plants starting in early next year. so this is bullish for tyson foods, up some 72% over the past year, the stock is up 72%. analysts are pretty bullish on this with 12 out of 14 saying buy the stock. stuart: that china trade deal phase one did have a rather immediate impact. susan: yes, it did. stuart: chicken, a billion dollars. susan: after five years, yes. stuart: it's wednesday, impeachment day and we are going up some more. record highs across the board. more records today and yes, it's impeachment day. incredible. >>> t

detroit. ford says they would spend one and have alien dollars on two facilities there. the plans to build a new suv and ranger pickup truck. workers will also build new hybrid and electricd says they will start hiring more than 3000 workers in the coming year. >>> high school can be a tough time for teenagers even in the best of circumstances. >> i am trying to stay positive. sometimes, it gets to me and i just kind of break down a little bit. >> a brother and sister with no permanent home can continue to flourish. they are on the honor roll and school play. neck, their school is rallying around the. >>> bring in some christmas cheer to kids spending christmas in the hospital. how they teamed up with sentences close to make the time a little merrier. >>> a little bit of rain possible for the commute. a wet one for your wednesday morning. forecast models, not next. and . >>> the sacramento area home of them is suspected to be the golden state killer is now being sold. the 1500 square foot former home in citrus heights verse purchase last month for 300 thousand dollars. that prices well below and other homes into neighborhood for the sacramento couple reportedly brought t

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