dodge dart, ford focus, hyundai elantra got acceptable. sonic, beetle and cruise were margin and nissan versa, soul were poor. >> we saw where people sit in a car, those cars that are performing better, the occupant compartment held up. >> reporter: the results are important because the small car market is growing. 1.8 bought this year, a 12% boost from a year ago. the insurance industry research says new cars have gotten safer but these tests are designed to raise the bar and lower the 9,000 fa stalities per year. >>> fannie mae has become a cash cow. the company synonymous with bailouts made a profit of $10 billion and will write a check to the government for the same amount. yesterday freddie mac reported the second best quarter ever. diana olick has been reporting. what is driving the profits at fanny and fredy? >> it's two things, really, tyler. number one the current book of business is pristine and performing incredibly well because mortgage under writing is so good the past couple years. they are paying up unlike during the crash.

. >> reporter: along with the honda civic the dart, focus, elantra and scion tc passed the test the sonic, beetle, cruz, s enrra and forte all did poorly >> gm, and others say they are now reviewing the results of the test for their low scoring vehicles, from small cars to a smaller way to get around if you recognize the bike in this picture from the corner of your garage, don't ride it again until you hear this. giant bike was recalling their xtc bikes and seat posts because the post cscope crack and break. the bikes included in the recall all have the letters xtc printed on the frame so if you have one of them stop using it and call giant for a placement. here is the number >>> next time you sit down to check the e-mail you probably have at least one linked in request. you get those? >> three today . >> more than ever before you shouldn't ignore them. a study management, 77% of companies are now using social media to recruit new employees. that's nearly double just a few years ago. the reason, hiring managers looking for potential candidate who aren't already in the hunt for a new posit

the dodge dart, ford focus and hyundai elantra earned acceptable ratings. and at the bottom of the list chevy sonic and cruz volkswagen beetle and nissan sentra. >>> this new type of crash test was prompted by a recent spike in front end collisions. kpix 5 reporter ryan takeo says it's all about protecting the new breed of distracted drivers. >>> reporter: the tests focus on one of the car's most vulnerable spots for the first time the insurance institute for highway safety testing the left front corner of small cars. this spot isn't always designed to absorb a crash's impact but it accounts for 25% of serious front end crashes. safety experts say the tests are necessary. last year, the number of auto deaths rose for the first time in 8 years. mainly because of distracted driving. >> this kind of test is one that might be associated with that kind of driving behavior meandering and hitting a tree or pole. >> reporter: and body shops across the country see the results of distracted driving every day. >> daily. it happens quite often. >> reporter: consider th

>> along with the honda civic, the dodge dart, ford focus, i you dialogue throughout -- hyn undai elantra also performed well. the honda civic, which received the best score, is also the top scoring car in america. the group did not test the second best-selling car in america, the toyota corolla, because the new version is coming out in the fall. journal motors, full wagon, and kia say they are reviewing the test results for their low- scoring vehicles. scott thuman, abc 7 news. >> a group of leonardo da vinci's sketches are about to take flight at the smithsonian. the human flight sketches will be on display at the air and space museum through september 13 to october. it describes how da vinci thought that humans could fly one day. the sketches are on loan from a library in italy. it will be only the second time they have been on display in the united states. the way yourd, how baby is delivered could impact their development later in life. >> plus, a virginia teenager is missing and the mystery surrounding their disappearance. >> and a special delivery to a local senator's office today.

along with the sieving, the dodge dart, focus, the hien day elantra and scion ic performed well. but several models did not. the worst performance being nissan sentra and the kia forte and soul. i think it's the forte, right? >> you got it right the second time, don. so, we're talking about small cars here and they really are big sellers on the market. but there's one highway safety group that says the way manufacturers are making some of these small cars, it leaves drivers really vulnerable to some serious injuries. that same group crash tested a dozen of these small cars and here are the results. it's this type of crash that happens on u.s. roads thousands of times per year. watch closely. not quite a head on, but what the insurance institute for highway safety calls overlap frontal crashes. where part of the car's front end strikes an object. the group says some popular small cars on the road don't make the grade in overlap crashes. 12 small cars put to the test. the honda civic received the top grade. the head and chest of the test dummy was protected. the airbag released on

in good, the civic, acceptable dart, focus, elantra and scion. >>> u.s. airwaysu.s.s lacking into baggage handling procedures. they are moving luggage and tossing it into a pile. they were left there for 45 minutes in the rain before a cart arrived. u.s. air make as lot of money from baggage fees, $516 million last year. a representative says it is not the way they are trained. >>> cooler for a week or two and last night and today we are seeing something we haven't seen. >> hybrid between drizzle and rainfall. i think we will have the same story tomorrow morning. as far as temperatures from this afternoon, lower 60s in pacifica. lot of 60s and 70s out there. a few low 80s towards fairfield and antioch. right now we have the fog hugging the coast line. showers and thunderstorms to the north, just to the north of clear lake right now. watching out for the showers. here we go, the fog bank hugging the shoreline. temperatures are ranging from 50s to lower 60s. lots of 70s towards concord, livermore and san jose 71 degrees. time lapse towards the golden gate bridge at 3:0

. >> along with the honda civic, the dodge dart, ford focus, hyundai elantra and scion ct passed the the chevrolet sonic, voekz wag ebb beatle, nissan centra, kia soul and forte all performed poorly. >> back to another story. you heard the first part of chris's interview with brett anderson at the hop of the hour. just ahead we'll bring you the rest of what anderson told us about his missing kids and the man wanted in connection with their kidnapping. >>> brett anderson, the man whose wife was killed and two children are now missing spoke out about what he is going through with our chris cuomo this morning. more than 100 tips have been called into police to find the suspect, the suspect, james dimaggio. anderson's wife's body was found in their burnt out home east of san diego and a body that might be of his 8-year-old son. police say the remains are so burnt that the dna test is proving now difficult. i want to bring you the rest of anderson's emotional interview. >> my cousin called me and said did you hear about jim's house? so i just googled it and found the pictures and they sai

they are the dodge dart, the ford focus, hyundai elantra and the 2014 scion tc.listed as marginal or poor are the chevy cruz, chevy sonic, vw beetle, kia scout, kia forte, and the nissan sentra. >>> the bay area's car company is seeing stocks soar. here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: plenty of good news for tesla this morning after it easily topped its quarterly earning results turning a profit when a loss was expected. also beating on revenue $405 million. there's the model s sedan rolling off the assembly line. the company produced more of them in that quarter than expected. it is on pace for its forecasted more than 21,000 sold this year. founder elon musk also telling investors something they really want to hear more about and that's a more affordable car. that would be the gen3 compact sedan that he says should appear sometime in 2016. it will have a range of 200 miles on one charge and should be priced around $35,000 before you take into account government tax subsidies. that's about $25,000 less than the model s sedan rig

. >> reporter: along with the honda civic, the dodge dart, ford focus, hyundai elantra, and sciont c passed the test. the smef row lay sonic, volkswagen beetle, kia soul, and forte all performed poorly. well, if you have one of these vehicles, the group says don't worry too much. even though half of the cars performed poorly in this particular crash situation, they say it doesn't negate the overall safety of the vehicles. the automakers of the cars that performed poorly tell cnn their vehicles exceed federal requirements, but some, like nissan and vw say they plan to review the results of the crash tests. fred? >> all right. all good to know. thanks so much, rene marsh. >>> a shocking image on facebook. police say this man posted a picture of his wife's dead body on his facebook page after killing her. his bizarre online trail next. the great outdoors... ...and a great deal. thanks to dad. nope eeeeh... oh, guys let's leave the deals to hotels.com. ooh that one! nice. got it! oh my gosh this is so cool... awesome! perfect! yep, and no angry bears. the perfect place is on sale now. up

dodge dart, ford focus and hyundai elantra earned acceptable ratings.ing. >> gretchen: here is one way to score a hot rod for the weekend. a clever crook walked into a parking garage right here in manhattan. he told the tenantant he was a mechanic, needed to pick up hamas ratty for repairs. the garage worker handed the keys right over. turns out guy just wanted to take the $130,000 car for a ride. that's all it costs? that ride came to the end when detectives tracked him down. the car was scratched up a bit. but the owner says he's glad to have it back. wow. >> peter: a warning, the video we're about to show you is violent. take a look at this 13-year-old boy brutally beaten by three teen-agers while on the school bus in florida. as you can see, they repeatedly kicked and punched the kid. one of the people under fire, the bus driver. >> leave that boy alone! leave him alone! leave him alone! (bleep) (bleep) you got to get somebody here quick, quick, quick, quick. they about to beat this boy to death here. please get somebody here quick. i done what i co

. >> reporter: the dodge dart, ford focus and hyundai elantra and cion ect passed the tad. volkswagen beetle and nissan soul and others all performed poorly. even though half of the cars performed poorly they say it doesn't negate the overall safety of the vehicles. the automakers of the cars that performed poorly tell cnn their vehicles exceed federal requirements but some, like nissan and vw, say they will review the results of the crash testing. kate? chris? >> important to review the results and particularly important because this is a really fast growing market, small cars in this country, right? >> absolutely. they are very popular, and i asked the folks there with this highway safety group how do you decide which cars are you going to test, that you're going to test and they say we look at the cars that are selling the most so all of those cars that you saw in the piece extremely popular among on cuonsumers. >> thanks so much, rene. >> one of the reasons they're popular and one of the reasons that big cars and suvs remain popular. especially when you're putting your