general motors and chrysler declared bankruptcy and ford did not.his is not just a question of making green or blue cars or whatever the heck you want to call them it is a question of management and how you run a business. ford did that without being bailed out with taxpayer money. general motors is using our money to make it work and it is not working. network thank you very much. here comes the grinch. just the on line source shopping. they are pushing a internet sales tax. are jobs on the line? >> at this hour. we are waiting for news from herman cain. the atlanta businessman is expected to announce whether or not he is staying in the 2012 presidential race. some believe he will drop out. but the festive atmosphere at the new campaign headquarters has some doubting that. >>> and gop hopeful mitt romney said eric holder brought shame on the justice department. an exclusive interview coming up. conflicting words about panetta on israel. he said publicly that u.s. has israel's back. but now accusing israel of not doing enough in the peace talks with

and said the fix of general motors had to layoff people as well.> close dealerships. >> right, close dealerships, does that mean that mitt romney essentially conceded that the general motors bailout worked? >> he might well be. i think he's trying to make a comparison how things work in the real world and i have to agree with mary, i was very encouraged by romney's answer. i had a lot of concern that he simply wasn't going to step up the attacks on bayne and he's beginning to develop a response and that's good. having said that, i think it's a huge vulnerability for him, for better or worse, it's too bad, but bayne involved huge of apartments of money it's financial engineering and it's going to be very possible for the obama campaign to make it look on television like something evil. and he has to be prepared for that. >> paul: on that point i think we're going to know before, if romney is the nominee, before the campaign is over every one of the pem who lost their jobs up close and personal by name. they're going to be visiting your home. >> abso

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be in business and if you're also sitting on a huge amount of cash they could take that cash general motors this is not what happened what happened was we went into the bush great depression and for a couple of years nobody had any money to buy any. and that's what and a large one of the largest industries the united states was in a crisis and the president stepped in and said you know we're going to we're going to get you through this crisis i agree i agree with you know partially and i think it's the problem with with the bailout whether was of the auto industry i'm glad the auto industry is doing well but with the wall street in the auto industries you should have had some strings attached there you could have you could have said are going to bail you guys out but we need to start making some more people who are going to lose we're going to lose billions on house glass steagall if we're going to bail out wall street we should have been no strings attached but i think it proves that when you when you bail out working people as you did with the auto industry versus bailing out banks there

. >>> and coming up, the incredible thing that general motors is willing to do as a last resort to keeprs happy. >>> and apple's new virtual assistant tool will help you with almost everything. the one question theory will ,,, transit agency in the counto >>> bart has become the first public transit agency in the country to place limits on blackouts of cell phone service. it was the first to kill cell service in august at four san francisco stations because of a planned protest. that move brought protests of its own. organized by anonymous. prohibit anymore cell phone blackouts unless there is a quote, extraordinary threat that would endanger passenger safety. >>> today general motors says it will buy back chevy volts from drivers worry about a problem with the car's battery. the national highway traffic safety administration launched a formal information into the volt. that's after volt batteries caught fire after crash testing in at least three cars. gm says it will do everything it can to keep customers happy. so it is also offering loaner cars until the safety conditions are resolve

and see arthur christmas only in theaters. >>> now "good morning maryland. >>> general motors says it is going to buy back any chevy volt from cult merse concerned about the car safety. national wife highway traffic safety administration opened an investigation after finding two volt batteries caught fire one to throw weeks after crashes. gm says it will not sell the 10,000 cars this year the company had previously projected until thursday the company stood by the goal but as of november 6100 volts were sold. >>> coke fans are going to be getting the red cans back. a month ago they began using special white cans for the holidays but the customers said it looks too much like the diet coke can. a few even complained the soda tasted different in the white cans. remember new coke, so thecompany is rushing out a holiday design that will be out next week. >>> if you use ticket master to buy tickets between october of 1999 and october of this year, you are going to get a refund because of the class action saddlement -- settlement they will issue a credit of $1.50 per ticket order up to 17. i

general motors opel subsidiary in germany is still recovering from the credit crisis of 2008, it is pegging its future on a new generation of electric cars. problem, however, is that its flagship hybrid engine model is having some trouble at the starting line. >> it is the first model in a new generation of more environmentally friendly vehicles for opel, but sales have been put on hold now that a similar hybrid vehicle for another company failed a safety test in the united states. it is bad news. sales have dropped off dramatically at general motors' german subsidiary, and the hope was that this year could mark a turnaround. in 2008, opel sold nearly 1.5 million vehicles. sales fell the following two years in spite of germany's cash for clunkers program. about 260,000 cars were sold in first half of this year, falling sharply short of forecast that would double that amount. next year, the company is also expected to miss sales targets. if the company sells only 1000 fewer vehicles this year than originally forecast, it will come up short by 1 billion euros. restoring profitability is movin

and said the fix of general motors had to layoff people as well. but-- >> close dealerships. >> right, close dealerships, does that mean that mitt romney essentially conceded that the general motors bailout worked? >> he might well be. i think he's trying to make a comparison how things work in the real world and i have to agree with mary, i was very encouraged by romney's answer. i had a lot of concern that he simply wasn't going to step up the attacks on bayne and he's beginning to develop a response and that's good. having said that, i think it's a huge vulnerability for him, for better or worse, it's too bad, but bayne involved huge of apartments of money it's financial engineering and it's going to be very possible for the obama campaign to make it look on television like something evil. and he has to be prepared for that. >> paul: on that point i think we're going to know before, if romney is the nominee, before the campaign is over every one of the pem who lost their jobs up close and personal by name. they're going to be visiting your home.

this was a showroom for general motors and cbs spent tons of cash fixing it up.you've been a part of a lot of breaking news in your day, russ. >> yeah. when fdr was inaugurated, that was probably -- >> that was the best moment. >> because you were going there, so i just thought i would stop you. >> yeah, w

reason because it will never happen, charlie, never be electric cars. >> the biggest problem for general motors the government is that these cars simply aren't selling. gm said that these, the sales are going to come up about a third, a third short. we're pumping 7500 in taxpayer as incentives into every electric vehicle that's sold. what's the administration going to do double the fuel economy standards to force them to buy them. >> the inspiration in this is of gasperino going to whole foods. >> turkey please-- >> and you do not go to whole foods, that's a lie. >> i do. >> neil: when we come back, i wonder what the g.o.p. hopefuls think about the volt? i might be asking them at the debates, kicking off thursday, with ron paul, and home depot founder bernie marcus, and questioning along with megyn kelly, chris wallace, we've got bret baier, we're doing jello shots right before it so it should be quite interesting once the debate ensues. remember this, any-- >> barack obama and i were literally sitting at a desk in a high rise in chicago, beginning to plan how we would try to get this economy o

. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, general motors announces plans to buy back chevy volts. we'll explain why. . >>> the powerful hurricane strength winds are causing some havoc out west. we'll have details on these stories and much more when we come back. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> general motors is saying that it will buy back chevy volts from any owner who is afraid that the electric cars will catch fire. the ceo says the cars are safe, but the company wants to keep customers happy. the government is investigating after tests showed that the vehicle batteries may have a tendency to catch fire after a crash. >>> the western part of the country is being battered by powerful hurricane strength winds. the worst santa ana winds in years are packing gusts of more than 100 miles per hour. warnings and advisories are being placed in s

how general motors is now trying to ease driver fears. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the unemployment rate will sta >>> back now at 4:43. this morning the labor department will release its monthly job reports. exists economists are projecting a better-than-october projection but not enough to change the unemployment rate nationwide. the economy is growing slowly but not enough to spur aggressive hiring. >>> the senate voted down two proposals to extend a payroll tax cut due to expire in the end of december. both parties want an extension but they disagree over how to pay for it. democrats want to raise taxes on the rich, republicans would like to freeze federal salaries and cut government jobs. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed called off next week's city council vote on whether to declare a fiscal emergency. here's the reason. new projections for the costs of employee pensions. the revised numbers could cut the city's $80 million deficit by more than half next year. mayor reed told the "mercury news" that this could prevent the closures of libraries and community centers we have been hearing about. he

. >>> general motors may miss its sales mark for the popular chevy volt this year.ooks like the company won't deliver its 10,000th volt until 2012. on the consumerwatch, julie watts tells us what gm is offering volt owners worried about the recent investigation into a battery fire. julie. >> reporter: you know, just this morning, consumer reports announced a chevy volt beat the porsche 911 as number one in owner satisfaction. also this morning, general motors' ceo said gm will do whatever it takes to keep the customers happy including buying back chevy volts from buyers worried about the battery issue after the national highway traffic safety administration launched a formal investigation into the volt batteries this week. the problems began in may when two weeks after a standard government crash test a chevy volt battery unexpectedly caught fire in a storage yard. while subsequent testing did have similar results there have been no similar consumer incidence. monday, gm announced it would be offering loner cars to volt owners who want to have theirs inspected but t

what general motors is offering to ease safety concerns for the chevy volt. >>> winds beginning to calmown here in the bay area and high country. here's the snow report. we'll have more on your weather coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, 3q spots again. detergent alone doesn't fully dry your dishes. it leaves spots and residue behind. add finish jet-dry and they dry two times better. and they're shiny. that is shiny. tension on display between occupy s-f campers and police. they clashed over the placement of barricades. now protesters are trying to decide whether to move. >>> tension between "occupy sf" campers and police clashing over the placement of barricades. they are deciding whether to move. >>> a transfer of camp victory in iraq is another step toward a full american withdrawal by the end of the year. >>> and there are widespread power outages and structural damage following a windstorm in southern california. los angeles county has now declared a state of emergency. >>> those winds starting to calm down a bit. it's still breezy around the bay area if you are heading out this morning. but ove

general motors is still trying to prevent not a public relations fiasco with the hybrid volt. back inoffering to buy the car from a customers afraid of lithium ion battery fires. a specialist says most men use cosmetics through correct imperfections. men are expected to spend more on duty products as a cover-up for the holiday. -- on beauty products as a cover-up for the holidays. >> it is 30 degrees. box office sales are slow, but hollywood is going all out this holiday season. what is to come in the previous. >> are you concerned about your privacy when it comes to personal info when you use your smartphone? sure your response on wbaltv.com. >> box office receipts are down this year, but that is not stopping hollywood from going all out this year. >> twilight was the main force of the fees. s alsofeet and the muppet sai satisfying. the upcoming holiday box office time will leave lots of treats under the tree but only one with the yuletide theme. >> christmas is getting short shrift in theaters. >> new year's eve has an all- star cast, and if you need someone to watch your ki

general motors had 14 winners. toyota, lexus, and scion had 15 winners. >>> the cdc has a disturbing new study. this one about domestic violence. one in 4 with a survey have been a victim of severe physical violence by a boyfriend or husband. one in five women said they have been raped in their lifetime. one out o three1.3 million women say they have been raped in the previous year. >> pretty startling. >>> a local family is trying to salvage the holiday season after vandals destroyed thousands of dollars worth of christmas decorations. the sapodilla sunday morning in the 700 block of wayfarer drive in fairfax station. a surveillance cameras captured the destruction. homeowner mike lester says some of the decorations are irreplaceable. >> you see day young children, the way their eyes glow. police are looking or two teenagers, but lester does not want to press charges. >>> more outraged over another crime involving a christmas display. this one is in fredericksburg. someone stole the baby jesus from a nativity scen

general motors used to be the parent company. >>> there are crews that prepare this week for a mile of cable when that job is finished, a new span will be the longest suspension bridge in the world. crews stretch 127 strands of cable where the cat walks are now. from the oakland to the tower and over to the island. cal tran said each strand should take 2 days to install. >> reporter: just built back in 2002, they pulled individual wires across to make up the big cable. for our new bridge, there will be a strand at one time. there's a massive system to do this work. >> the cal tran animation shows the ski lift type device they're using to lay the cable. it's expected to take about a year. >>> a 7 year old boy is in critical condition tonight after he fell from a ski lift yesterday afternoon. the boy is a member of the sugar bowl ski team and was wearing a helmet at the time. he fell 60 no carrierringringco0 >>> and in the bay area tonight, it's going to be cold when you wake up tomorrow morning, i'll show you how cold. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from.

how important is china to general motors? >> oh, i think it's tremendously important.rket in the world and it's the fastest growing market in the world. over a hundred cities with more than a million people. >> last year, 16.6 million cars were sold here in china. that's 5 million more than sold in the entire united states. and that's a key reason why general motors believe it must do business here in shanghai in order to remain competitive throughout the world. gm produces three brands in china -- buick, chevrolet, and cadillac. most popular is the buick excel. gm sold more than 200,000 of them last year. but as gm's business in china continues to grow, that doesn't necessarily mean more jobs will be created at home in the united states. >> the philosophy with general motors we largely build where we sell so we have excellent production facilities in the united states and in europe and in china, in korea. we try to ship in those countries on a normal strategy. >> china isn't just an attractive market because ofity size. local demographics and social norms have played

ford sales were up 13% and general motors up 6%.oday's high gas prices you may think that hybrids and compact cars would be the hottest sellers, you would be wrong. here are for a fact about the auto industry that you may not know, americans still love their suv, chrysler's jeep, the sales increased 10 times over one year ago. ford explorer sales tripled and gm you conduct up 27%. at the other end of the spectrum they said it will probably not meet sales targets for the chevy volt they hope to sell 10,000 this year, so far the company has only sold about 6000. and toyota is coming back. the japanese auto maker went into a steep decline after the devastating earthquake last march. its sales are once again running above last year's. unlike detroit today 3, the trend is upward. there is a lot of demand for cars and trucks. the average age a vehicle is on the u.s. rose is a record 10.6 years. for the past several years, more cars have been scrapped since sold in the u.s.. >>catherine: general motors says that the car industry could sell

. >> general motors is recalling more than 4,000 of the 2012 chevrolet sonic.are looking for missing brake pads. >>> the old-fashioned 100 watt bulb is about to disappear. new rules go into effect in the new year and only energy efficient 100 watt bulbs will be available in the stores. the old ones will only be available in lower was taj. for more business headlines go to cbs moneywatch.com. in new york, i'm drew levinson. >>> coming up hollywood heat. another round of dangerous fires set in california. the latest, the search for an arsonist. >> this is bob. he is the chair of the police union here, but he is dressed in his street uniform. there is a reason for this and it will benefit one lucky police officer, the details when we return. of tim says new year's eve looks good, but what about the start of the year? wjz is always on for the top stories on wjz.com. instant updates, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right. a beautiful end to our day, tunnel. we have one day left in 2011. take a good look at the sky because that is the type we're talking a

a a slightly heavier loss for general motors. u.s. vehicle exports to china were worth about $4.2 billion as you can see on this particular big number we have behind me. and for the first ten months of the year. and that means it makes it the third largest market for u.s. vehicle exports behind only the likes of canada and also germany. so there's plenty of money on the table here and about 4.2 billion is the figure that's at stake. >> that is quite a number. now, in china, it started as a land grab. then there were protests and a death and ransom demands and now internet sensors have blocked villages in the south of the country where authorities are holding residents under siege for a fifth day. it's happening just 100 kilometers or so from right where i am, hong kong. in a fishing village where the population of about 20,000 in the southern chinese province of xuandung. the disagreement began over village lan taken by the local government. after days of protests against the land grab with a man died in police custody on sunday. poli

president, how did you do when you were running general motors? you closed down factories, closed down dealerships treadwell, i did that to some of the business. same thing with us, mr. president. we did our very best to make those businesses succeed. i have learned the lessons on how the economy works. this president doesn't know how the economy works. it helps to create jobs. >> what is your response to the fact that mr. -- president obama doesn't know how to create jobs according to ms. romney? >> you have to laugh. as corporate takeover is talking to -- that is what he did for a living. he made a lot of money at doing that. president obama stepped up and saved the auto industry. mitt romney would have closed it, pierre and simple. >> of those candidates use saw tonight, who came away in the best position to win iowa? >> i was asking people as they were coming out of here. a lot of them were saying that newt gingrich came out. there is a lot of sediment for ron paul. i do not think anyone can tell you where this is going to go. it is superfluid

chevy volt hitting the road, electric cars are getting a lot of attention these days, in 1994, general motorsintroduced an earlier version of the electric car. when gm brought it to san francisco, vern hawkins was there. >> reporter: gm introduced its electric car calls it the impact. it's not a modified gas guzzler but it's the first electric car built. >> 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. so 2.5 hours to apply. the car is quiet and quick. it can hit 80 degrees. gm says running across the family. the batteries will only take you some 70 miles in city drives on the highway. >> there's only a certain amount of trade. getting the range up as high as we probably can get it. >> reporter: fge will set up oáfrg fazer. and need to charge up for a longer drive, we need to locate changes the ár stationing and business and those things. state officials are watching closely. so far only electric powered cars meet the standard. every auto maker will have to come up with one. >> all of them will be exited to offer their sale in kra kra. two person of the sales in the state at that time. >>> no one is

elsewhere, general motors is trying to prevent a public fiasco with a hybrid. it is willing to buy back any customers who are concerned about safety. probe, sales rose nearly 3% in november. honda is facing its own problems. it appears more men are turning cosmetic calendars. i will have more. is live at bloomberg headquarters. coaxial see you in just a little bit. the family was braving the weather for a holiday tradition. they flip the switch. four, at 3, 2, 1. >> this is the brand new tree. this toppled by some strong wind spiri. in thisparticipated spirit nearly 40 buildings will be lit up. is the 18th year for the event. >> it is 33 degrees. >> still to come, major track means we can closures. which ones will be affected? >> it feels like a post war zone.c >> they are bracing for more of weather.windy on traffic andk ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushions th

, at the time of the industrial revolution in the 1950's -- what was good for general motors was good for america. host: thank you, caller. guest: there has been a lot of false starts of electrical vehicles. there's a great new movie that has the interesting here on that. there were a lot of vehicles 100 years ago. it is early to say whether this latest iteration will be the time that a leftist vehicles take off. it was the. -- whether the tiny electric vehicles takeoff. -- the electric vehicles take off. it will depend on if there is research to make them better. in terms of general motors, they are poised to retake their spot as the world's biggest auto maker epiphany tell of this year. one of the reasons they developed the volt was to compete again with toyota, which has had the most successful hybrid vehicle in the prius. host: we have a viewer asking guest: there are facilities all over the world. the further along research has been done in asia and a lot of parts are imported from asia. one of the reasons the u.s. dollar men decided to invest is because we want to be -- u.s

general motors, they received 14. volkswagen and audi, 13 of the models made the list. ford, lincoln, they had 12 and so did honda and acura. >> vehicles should be designed so the occupant compartment where the people sit stays intact even in serious crashes. packaging 101. if the box doesn't collapse, then the cargo that's inside is better protected. >> if you get in an accident, safety, you have to think about safety then. you might as well think about it when you're buying the car. >> honda upgraded the roofs on ten models and for the first time, the toyota camry makes the list for head and feet restraint ratings improvement and subaru really made the top grade here because they had a winner in every single one of its models it builds. did i this in the last half hour. i want to mention some of the models that made the list as well. and they are from small to fard pickups, honda fit, the audi a4, the lincoln mkz. we've got the volvo s60 and the f-150, the ford. not one single small pickup truck was safe enough to make the cut. back to you, andrea. >> surae chinn repo

. >> general motors llamÓ a reparaciÓn a mÁs de 4.000 automÓviles chevrolet del 2012, les diremos pormÁs de 57 mil usuarios manifestaron su desacuerdo mediante una pÁgina de internet en solo horas. >> la empresa tÍa previsto comenzar a cobrar la cuota desde el 15 de enero. >> realizarÁn en estados unidos mÁs de 4.000 vehÍculos de su modelo chevrolet sony 2012. >> la empresa asegurÓ que hasta ahora no hay constancia de accidentes debido a esa causa los usuarios serÁn informados de la revisiÓn a mediados de enero. >> (♪). >> una mujer de tampa florida fue arrastrada casi 40 pies en el estacionamiento de un centro comercial, tratando de evitar que dos ladrones desde el interior de un auto le robaran su bolso de mano. >> los agresores huyeron y luego chocaron contra una cerca de la policÍa, la policia capturÓ a dos mientras el otro logrÓ huir, afortunadamente la mujer solo recibiÓ algunas heridas y contusion contusiones. >> el muro fronterizo entre mÉxico y estados unidos ha sido motivo de crÍticas, alagos y la pregunto que se hacen si realmente sirve para controlar la inmigraciÓn. >> el

the incredible thing general motors is willing to do as a last resort to keep customers happy. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, schools closed. all the result of the hurr >>> our top story now at 6:30, downed trees, power outages, schools close, as a result of hurricane-force winds blowing through california today. one sleeping couple escaped death when a giant tree fell into their bedroom. as randy paige tells us, several dozen homes and apartments are now unlivable. >> reporter: we have seen many startling images in pasadena as a result of the winds. this is one of the them. imagine the force. wind -- imagine the force of the wind that drove this tree into this home. the retired couple were waiting for the day it would come down but didn't think it would happen early this morning. the view from inside the home is even more startling. take a look at this. keep in mind the tree came through here at 12:30 this morning. the man and woman who live here were in bed at the time. they have graciously allowed us into their home but declined an on-camera interview but wanted you to see what they have

. >> last year, general motors sold the company for $500 million. in october of this year, two chinese investors agreed to buy saab out right. today, saab filed for bankruptcy in a swedish court, prompting speculation that it was gm's that had pulled the plug. -- that it was gm that had pulled the plug. the 850 showrooms around the world will also be waiting to hear their fate. bbc news. >> in the czech republic today, thousands of people have been mourning the death of their former president, vaclav klaus, who died after a long illness over the weekend. he came to define the velvet revolution, and today, he is being remembered as overseeing a peaceful transition to democracy. a report. >> they came in their hundreds, a long line of mourners, snaking their way through the streets. they stood patiently, in silence, ignoring the chill of the december day, paying their respects to a man they still call president. a simple coffin stood on a bare stage. in death, as in life, he was flanked by the people who worked for and protecting him. among the mourne

general motors sold saab back in 2010, but the new owners were unable to obtain the financing it needed to modern eyes its -- modernize its fleet. >>> christmas will be a lot brighter for some families, thank to the toys for tots program. a reminder though, there is still time to give because plenty of your neighbors are still in need. more than 5200 families are back. many of them are disappointed. >> last year we serviced 3500 families, about 10,000 kids. time is running out to get holiday packages in the mailed. the postal service and federal express say today will be their busiest day. tuesday is the last day to mail priority mail packages. first class letters and cards, as well, to ensure arrival by christmas. you can mail domestic express mail and he had ex express up to december 22nd this thursday, to arrive by christmas. >>> if you haven't already mailed christmas packages, time is running out. federal express and the u.s. postal service say today will be their busiest today and the deadline for sending express mail packages to u.s. military bases. sorry about that. time to go t

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. >>> general motors announce td will buy back any chevy volts from owners if they are worried that their car will catch fire. safety concerns were raised after the battery pack three cars caught fire during testing. no fires have been reported from actual owners. the ceo at gm maintains the cars are safe but wants to keep customers happy. >>> the time right now 7:21 on this friday morning. our commuter news not complete yet. up next news for you metro riders out there. >>> stay with us, fox 5 morning news will be right back. the droid razr by motorola. the first droid that becomes self-aware. it remembers what you do and does it faster. create shortcuts like automatically syncing while you sleep. instinctively shape-shifting from a music stream for your workout to newsfeed during breakfast, then a gps for your morning commute. powered by verizon 4g lte, this droid is too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. coffee -- black, straight up. extra cream, three sugars. iced coffee french vanilla. for me. iced coffee with a turbo shot. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drin

general motors, 14. volkswagen and audi, 13. ford and lincoln had 12 and honda and acura also had 12. the institute for highway safety conducted dozens of crash tests to come up with 115 winners. the award recognizes vehicles that do the very best job of protecting their passengers in a variety of crashes from the front side, rear and in rollovers and i promised you that i would tell you the real standout automaker and that is subaru. it is the only automaker that has, in each single model, that it builds, a winner. so, subaru owners can be very proud this morning. mike? >> thank you, surae chinn. we appreciate it checking out the numbers on the safest cars in america this year. the man accused of opening fire at the white house -- >> last month, has another court hearing tomorrow. i'll take it, mike. a judge heard testimony yesterday as he tried to determine whether oscar ramiro ortega hernandez is mentally fit to stand trial. ortega is charged with attempting to assassinate the president by firing an assault rifle at the white

general motors and chrysler. what did he do? he closed factories. he laid off people. he didn't do it personally but people did. whew why did he do that? >> because he wanted toive sat enterprise and wants to get t profitable so it can survive. profit and enterprise is essential to keep people alive and keep people emmoid. >> the individual and date in romney care, you say the reason was to deal with those folks who didn't have insurance and bo show up when they were stick in an emergency room and get treatment. all the rest of us through taxes or heightened premiums have to pay for. free riders are not just a massachusetts problem. is the individual mandate, telling people they have to get health insurance? is that a good idea? do you agree it as good idea for other states? >> well, there are various ways to encourage people to have insurance if they can afford it. and we put in place a plan that was politically possible and n. our state which some call an individual mandate. another encouragement is say we give a tax break to people who do have insurance and you will