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plant and that that was interesting because a lot of people had worked for general motors itself so the economic pain had not begin to sink in so i did not, but janesville wintered in my mind softer ride took some time off i kept thinking about various places i could go something just kept telling me that janesville may be the place in and you definitely qualified as losing a lot of jobs. there are different figures and we can see them looking at the bls in 2008 and nine about 9,000 jobs left this county. a lot. look at the unemployment rate and in june 2008 was 5.4% and in march 2009 a few months after these jobs disappeared on the job loss front you were a winner or loser but i have a sense i wanted to tell the story of what this recession had done so it is important to find a place because they don't want to find myself writing about the accumulation of economic decay to show what one bad economic time did. i wanted to find a place for economic trouble was new in the assembly plant was shrinking but it always got a new product that was a very different thing that was very appe
plant and that that was interesting because a lot of people had worked for general motors itself so the economic pain had not begin to sink in so i did not, but janesville wintered in my mind softer ride took some time off i kept thinking about various places i could go something just kept telling me that janesville may be the place in and you definitely qualified as losing a lot of jobs. there are different figures and we can see them looking at the bls in 2008 and nine about 9,000 jobs left...
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for several years it was the only plant in general motors that was on standby. there had been to butnd the springville reopens for a while and this one stayed on standby. my sense is that there's a real difference of opinion depending on where you were in the community as to whether that was a good thing or bad thing. some people who had been at the plant or were union identified thought that if this is on standby in the economy gets good enough it means the plants will come back. some of the business leadership of the community, my perception at least, said this is gone and time to move on and, you know, as you see in the story, i country this is a real schism that emerged on people's sense within this community about the best feature here should be. the last i knew the city of janesville is negotiating with a couple of companies that aren't themselves interested in usingty that property but are interested in buying that property to figure out how to clean it up and who else might want to use it.ht it's very much an open question as to what will happen with tha
for several years it was the only plant in general motors that was on standby. there had been to butnd the springville reopens for a while and this one stayed on standby. my sense is that there's a real difference of opinion depending on where you were in the community as to whether that was a good thing or bad thing. some people who had been at the plant or were union identified thought that if this is on standby in the economy gets good enough it means the plants will come back. some of the...
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such as general motors, have to set upa such as general motors, have to set up a joint—venture in china that right now, there is a lot of transfer of technology to the chinese joint—venture partner. today, you will be helping your partner become your competitor in five years. there is also situations like elon musk, who want to open a factory in china, but they are not willing to have a joint—venture partner. donald trump is definitely correct. china won't take this sitting down. they said they will ta ke sitting down. they said they will take action to defend their interests if the us damages trade relations. they have also said that america must respect objective fact and not ignore principles of multilateralism. we will see how they move forward. 70 years have passed since the end of the british raj. partition resulted in muslims moving to the newly formed state of pakistan and hindus moving to independent india. among the millions of people affected, the owner of one sweets franchise eventually managed to thrive in a new homeland. but it was a painful and challenging journey— here's
such as general motors, have to set upa such as general motors, have to set up a joint—venture in china that right now, there is a lot of transfer of technology to the chinese joint—venture partner. today, you will be helping your partner become your competitor in five years. there is also situations like elon musk, who want to open a factory in china, but they are not willing to have a joint—venture partner. donald trump is definitely correct. china won't take this sitting down. they...
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although you had a scholarship from general motors, you are not required to work at general motors, but felt you should? ginni: yeah, this was an effort to get women and minorities into businesses. at that time, general motors had a program where they went to the best schools and said, if i can get you, i will pay your tuition, room and board and everything. a professor said to me, you need to look at this program. in return, work there for the summers. otherwise, no strings attached. a wonderful set of internships with them. when i graduated, i felt a real sense of obligation to first go to gm. i had a lot of other offers, but to go to gm with the computer science and engineering degree -- david: were a lot of women taking those courses at northwestern in those days? ginni: what do you think? david: not that many? ginni: no, i was probably one of the only woman in many of those classes. david: you hear of an opportunity to go to a company called ibm. ginni: some think there was a long thought-out career plan. i'm sorry to tell you i had been working at general motors and while i liked
although you had a scholarship from general motors, you are not required to work at general motors, but felt you should? ginni: yeah, this was an effort to get women and minorities into businesses. at that time, general motors had a program where they went to the best schools and said, if i can get you, i will pay your tuition, room and board and everything. a professor said to me, you need to look at this program. in return, work there for the summers. otherwise, no strings attached. a...
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cows with dirt and here general motors go on there's a corner on this in our new very new college but old. man on the road i come in on you go to the point lead right now and share it we're on our car along the edge her right of the parking lot we see. their parking lot too close. to the two lanes to honor our lives our top fifty meters tuned in sunny started this car show. he's had the car for forty seven years look at that's beautiful. this is yours yeah she's been through. did you do all the work on it actually well me and my son. who's there are hearing he painted you know really feel the pain body right at home about seven years ago seven years out of the run fantastic alyssa's this used to be big car country oh yeah. the pain you know now no matter what that's about major g.m. town it was everybody who worked there it was a hard. read on the table you know it's crazy because the g.m. plant was here forever you know they tore it down and ford you know that that's a dealership they actually bought the land and they put their brand new ford dealership right were g.m. used to be has
cows with dirt and here general motors go on there's a corner on this in our new very new college but old. man on the road i come in on you go to the point lead right now and share it we're on our car along the edge her right of the parking lot we see. their parking lot too close. to the two lanes to honor our lives our top fifty meters tuned in sunny started this car show. he's had the car for forty seven years look at that's beautiful. this is yours yeah she's been through. did you do all the...
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plus, hundreds of thousands of general motors trucks being pulled. kimberly: imagine that you just had this awesome vacation in greece, maybe a honeymoon, and you are on this american airlines flight. passengers and crew were tossed around the cabin midflight, sending at least 10 to the hospital. the airplane was flying from greece to philadelphia when it hit the turbulence. >> it started shaking and then dropped and a few of us hit the ceiling. >> it was very slight turbulence for about five seconds, and then it felt like the airplane was in freefall. kimberly: the airplane landed safely. faa officials said the crew reported severe turbulence. developments on president trump's proposal to ban transgender americans from serving in the military. been filed to stop that policy. some democrats and republicans in congress slammed the proposal as discriminatory. the will allow transgender people to serve openly until it receives specific orders to the contrary. fox news has suspended host eric bolling over a sexual-harassment scandal. the network said it
plus, hundreds of thousands of general motors trucks being pulled. kimberly: imagine that you just had this awesome vacation in greece, maybe a honeymoon, and you are on this american airlines flight. passengers and crew were tossed around the cabin midflight, sending at least 10 to the hospital. the airplane was flying from greece to philadelphia when it hit the turbulence. >> it started shaking and then dropped and a few of us hit the ceiling. >> it was very slight turbulence for...
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cows we turn and here general motors own there's a corner on this now and you're in your house but old. man on the road guy you come in on you go to plant lamb right as sherry were on my car lawn there's currently hardwood we. have parking lot to blow. the graduates to on our leaders are. just tuning in sonny started this car show. he's had the car for forty seven years look at that's beautiful. this is yours yeah she's been through a lot now did you do all the work on it actually well me and my son. yeah right here it is he painted it you know really feel the pain body right at home about seven years ago seven years how does it run fantastic alyssa's this used to be big car country oh yeah i'll enter the champ now no matter what that's about the major g.m. town it was everybody who worked there it was a hard book people both brought on the table you know it's crazy because the g.m. plant was here forever you know they tore it down and ford you know the that's dealership actually bought the land and they put their brand new ford dealership right where g.m. used to be is that right yeah
cows we turn and here general motors own there's a corner on this now and you're in your house but old. man on the road guy you come in on you go to plant lamb right as sherry were on my car lawn there's currently hardwood we. have parking lot to blow. the graduates to on our leaders are. just tuning in sonny started this car show. he's had the car for forty seven years look at that's beautiful. this is yours yeah she's been through a lot now did you do all the work on it actually well me and...
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cows with dirt and here general motors oh there's a corner all this now are here in your house but all it's only that on the road i come in on you go to quiet left and right as sheriff we're i mark my car on the edge her right into the parking lot and we see. their parking lot close. to the two least on our leaders our top fifty meters. in sonny started this car show. he's had the car for forty seven years look at that's beautiful. this is yours yes he's been through a lot. did you do all the work on it or actually well me and my son. yeah right here or is he painted you know really feel the pain body right at home but seven years ago seven years out of the run fantastic alyssa's this used to be big car country oh yeah. the champ now no matter what that's about major g.m. town it was everybody worked there it was a hard. people book read on the table you know it's crazy because the g.m. plant was here forever you know they tore it down and ford you know that that's a dealership actually bought the land and they put their brand new ford dealership right were g.m. used to be yeah so it j
cows with dirt and here general motors oh there's a corner all this now are here in your house but all it's only that on the road i come in on you go to quiet left and right as sheriff we're i mark my car on the edge her right into the parking lot and we see. their parking lot close. to the two least on our leaders our top fifty meters. in sonny started this car show. he's had the car for forty seven years look at that's beautiful. this is yours yes he's been through a lot. did you do all the...
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not just for general motors and for ford and chrysler, a big drop in the figures for july. the president promised to make america build again with construction as one of his key platforms. it is not really working out, is it? jens: well, construction spending was down for the month of june. that is what we learned here on tuesday. especially when you look at government spending, that fell the most since march of 2002. the biggest drop in more than 15 years. obviously, not much action out of washington at this point. nothing new with the health care bill, nothing from tax cuts, and the infrastructure spending, that is not really gaining traction at this point. some economists say, especially with construction spending and government spending being low, it could be tricky to achieve the goals for economic growth for the remainder of the year. wall street does not really seem to care, funny enough. we had another record close for the dow jones average. wall street and washington seem to be two different pair of shoes. daniel: not building foundations for economic growth. thank
not just for general motors and for ford and chrysler, a big drop in the figures for july. the president promised to make america build again with construction as one of his key platforms. it is not really working out, is it? jens: well, construction spending was down for the month of june. that is what we learned here on tuesday. especially when you look at government spending, that fell the most since march of 2002. the biggest drop in more than 15 years. obviously, not much action out of...
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i used to work those two daler she have are set about where the plant say thank you very like general motors go through me division the first week rose oldest and largest producer of automotive electrical equipment general motors ride lamp to the district rooms largest manufacturer of automotive lighting equipment from a hundred pounds in twenty counties they come to work in the plants of anderson. in the opportunity to make a good living. over the past three decades anderson indiana has lost tens of thousands of high paying manufacturing jobs at its peak in the one nine hundred seventy s. one in three people in anderson worked at general motors seventy thousand people lived here now the city's population has been reduced to fifty five thousand. but there's the bowman that was the first enclosed mowen in it and then dan what's it like now it's that i don't know how to get the door job are there a lot of empty stores oh yeah this is gas station that's stage but guns and ammo still open and they gotta have that. there's a leg or shoreham in them you ever see gloves. now you don't say leg. at t
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general motors and ford, both of them reporting declines in their sales last month, gm 15% and 47.4%, below estimates. both down. then we have some of the industrial companies as well, to manufacturing companies coming out and missing eaton, which makes engineer products. its forecast low estimates and comments, that earnings per, sales beat estimates and analysts said among other things, profits hurt by warranty costs. those shares down 7%. again, take a look at the bloomberg here. we have a look at these auto sales versus the s&p 500, could they be pretending a warning or some sign of things to come? perhaps not for stocks, but certainly could be an issue for gdp. we have auto sales turning down even as the s&p 500 continues to go higher. i will leave the 22,000 watch to you for now. mark: yes, i will ask our guest what could drive starks even higher. a finance professor at the university of pennsylvania's orton school says president donald trump's agenda. >> i think if we do get a corporate tax cut, and i think 2017 is still possible, that's another 10% in the market. it may not be
general motors and ford, both of them reporting declines in their sales last month, gm 15% and 47.4%, below estimates. both down. then we have some of the industrial companies as well, to manufacturing companies coming out and missing eaton, which makes engineer products. its forecast low estimates and comments, that earnings per, sales beat estimates and analysts said among other things, profits hurt by warranty costs. those shares down 7%. again, take a look at the bloomberg here. we have a...
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david: you weren't required to work in general motors, but felt you should?i: these are schools wonderful programs in that day and age, an effort to get women and minorities into businesses. ,eneral motors had a program they went to some of the best schools and said if i can pay your tuition, room and board, and everything, a professor said you ought to look at this program. work in the summers. otherwise, no strings attached. i had a wonderful set of iternships and when graduated, i felt a sense of obligation to go to gm. i was a computer science and engineering degree. david: are there a lot of women taking those courses? ginni: what you think? david: not many. ginni: no. general motorsat and have an opportunity to go to ibm. you i i'm sorry to tell had been working at general motors, and while i liked what i was doing, i felt because i like technology, it was the ability to apply it to a lot of different industries. my husband said i have a friend and his dad works for ibm. why don't you call him? my husband set the i interview up for me. david: was there
david: you weren't required to work in general motors, but felt you should?i: these are schools wonderful programs in that day and age, an effort to get women and minorities into businesses. ,eneral motors had a program they went to some of the best schools and said if i can pay your tuition, room and board, and everything, a professor said you ought to look at this program. work in the summers. otherwise, no strings attached. i had a wonderful set of iternships and when graduated, i felt a...
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and on the right are all of the companies that buy general motors output, generally cars. the different indices that general motors stock is in. here are the other companies that compete with them. here are the big holders of their stock, analysts that follow it, who's on the board, who works in the company. >> kroft: why has nobody else done this? >> bloomberg: for an individual company to do it, it's probably too expensive, unless it's your business. this is our business. >> kroft: bloomberg has not only left his mark on wall street, he has left it on new york city. he took us up in a company helicopter he was piloting to have a look. >> bloomberg: laguardia, helicopter number six mike victor. >> kroft: the thing he likes best about flying, he said, is, if you don't follow the rules, you die. by 2001, bloomberg was already worth $5 billion, and looking for a new challenge. he wanted to run something big, like the u.n. or the world bank. he settled on new york city, taking leave from his job and spending a quarter of a billion dollars of his own money to get himself elect
and on the right are all of the companies that buy general motors output, generally cars. the different indices that general motors stock is in. here are the other companies that compete with them. here are the big holders of their stock, analysts that follow it, who's on the board, who works in the company. >> kroft: why has nobody else done this? >> bloomberg: for an individual company to do it, it's probably too expensive, unless it's your business. this is our business. >>...
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they have a general motors plant that we will move this operation in missouri but to give jobs in any of the factories who loses a job and many people who took that offer and then there was a younger generation growing up so now we have a situation in to have those factories in st. louis to have that headquarters campus. part of the tension is there f just were not well paid unionized factory jobs for people in the st. louis area to go to. and what happens when the other group in st. louis . and i could stay with him but it was there i came into contact with african-american and civil-rights leaders whod said they are leaving town and there is a work for a the people to be left behind but yet they are subsidized of days succeeding generations the high-school educated people once could get. aide dennis to publishes the african-american weekly newspaper that his family leverage itself and had done well but why aren't there movements in the streets? we just don't with the migration of factories in you could apply that to new york as well.doesn't and doesn't care if thee factories are dow
they have a general motors plant that we will move this operation in missouri but to give jobs in any of the factories who loses a job and many people who took that offer and then there was a younger generation growing up so now we have a situation in to have those factories in st. louis to have that headquarters campus. part of the tension is there f just were not well paid unionized factory jobs for people in the st. louis area to go to. and what happens when the other group in st. louis ....
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general motors is recalling nearly 800,000 pickup trucks. the trucks all from the 2014 model year could lose electric power steering, especially during low speed turns. and gm says the dealers will update the vehicle's software to fix the issue. >> let's talk about apple making improvements to the watch. what is that about? >> they always have something up their sleeve. that's for sure. apple is reportedly planning to release an apple watch that can make calls later this year. currently the watch has to be connected to the iphone to send a message or stream music and reports say that the major u.s. wireless carriers plan to sell the new device, but it is unclear whether you'll have to buy a separate data plan. >>> also, a quick check of the markets, on wall street, could start the week off on a positive note. the markets froze friday following the better than expected u.s. jobs report. dow closing higher for the ninth straight session. the nasdaq snapping a two-day losing streak. back over to you. >> we'll see it happen today. landon dowdy,
general motors is recalling nearly 800,000 pickup trucks. the trucks all from the 2014 model year could lose electric power steering, especially during low speed turns. and gm says the dealers will update the vehicle's software to fix the issue. >> let's talk about apple making improvements to the watch. what is that about? >> they always have something up their sleeve. that's for sure. apple is reportedly planning to release an apple watch that can make calls later this year....
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a 1954 general motors film, encouraging citizens to improve roads and highways.ictingegins by traffic jams, unsafe roads and city congestions, then documents the results of a nationwide gm contest seeking road system ideas. infrastructure advocacy helped result in the passage of the $25 billion federal-aid highway act of 1956. this is about 25 minutes. ♪
a 1954 general motors film, encouraging citizens to improve roads and highways.ictingegins by traffic jams, unsafe roads and city congestions, then documents the results of a nationwide gm contest seeking road system ideas. infrastructure advocacy helped result in the passage of the $25 billion federal-aid highway act of 1956. this is about 25 minutes. ♪
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all right, general motors developing the ridesharing map. but there is a twist i'm hearing.teresting. a gm self driving division has its own right having which could be assigned gm is looking to develop a network of robo taxis. acquired by gm last year's testing up a service for roughly 150 employees to be shuttled around silicon valley in self driving cars. also a partnership with the lyft to create self driving vehicles. silicon valley and detroit are enemies. they need to work together, doing things they don't want to. train to are you guys ready to get into self driving vehicles? lauren: i think it is commercial first baby of a couple years. cheryl: i'm not ready, but i'm a chicken. lauren: she's not a chicken. i'm more scared of the drivers. thank you, good to have you. coming up, investors rattled by threats over north korea's nuclear missiles. find out how to protect your investment from geopolitical risk. an iranian drone comes dangerously close to a u.s. fighter jet. we are on that story. you are watching "fbn:am". ♪ it's all right, it's all right, it's all right ♪
all right, general motors developing the ridesharing map. but there is a twist i'm hearing.teresting. a gm self driving division has its own right having which could be assigned gm is looking to develop a network of robo taxis. acquired by gm last year's testing up a service for roughly 150 employees to be shuttled around silicon valley in self driving cars. also a partnership with the lyft to create self driving vehicles. silicon valley and detroit are enemies. they need to work together,...
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(anny) general motors is issuing a major recall for over 700-thousand vehicles.which models are affected -- just after the break. ( anny ) live look outside... san francisco international airport. ok, you're elbow deep up the business end of a turkey, and we're gonna serve sunday dinner off a counter wiped with jasmine sparkle? i got salmonella just thinking about it. me too. you want clean, get a cleaner with bleach in it. clorox means clean. he farm ♪ ♪ to the seeds in a row ♪ ♪ goodness begins with the seed that you sow ♪ ♪ plant that oat and watch it grow ♪ ♪ good goes around and around and around ♪ ♪ seed to the oat ♪ to get made to an o ♪ ♪ o from the farm ♪ ♪ straight into your bowl ♪ put in the good and the good will grow ♪ ♪ good goes around and around and around ♪ ♪ good goes around and around... ♪ ♪ no artificial flavors, preservatives or colors. and an excellent source of calcium. enjoy cheese dippers by the laughing cow. ( anny ) happening now. general motors is recalling almost 700-thousand vehicles for steering issues. 20-14 chevrolet silverados an
(anny) general motors is issuing a major recall for over 700-thousand vehicles.which models are affected -- just after the break. ( anny ) live look outside... san francisco international airport. ok, you're elbow deep up the business end of a turkey, and we're gonna serve sunday dinner off a counter wiped with jasmine sparkle? i got salmonella just thinking about it. me too. you want clean, get a cleaner with bleach in it. clorox means clean. he farm ♪ ♪ to the seeds in a row ♪ ♪...
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and the ignition switch which killed more than one hundred fifty people in general motors gota deferred prosecution agreement out of it when they should have been criminally prosecuted. so it's it can be turned around we have the ability we need the resources we need the will and we be american people to demand justice because it's. it's just unconscionable to put pete you know to fill our prisons with poor people and let these people get away where do you see that coming from where is that pressure going to come from that pressure is going to come. through it's movement that's happening all over the country i mean one of the things speaking of west virginia where i'm from and i'm very upset about fracking issuance here because we could have been like you know i'm going to a celebration where the young grass grass roots people who would lead the empty fracking movement in maryland and convinced a republican governor to sign it they're going to be celebrating but. west virginia is seen as a dumping ground and so we all know trans canada is the pipeline company that's putting th
and the ignition switch which killed more than one hundred fifty people in general motors gota deferred prosecution agreement out of it when they should have been criminally prosecuted. so it's it can be turned around we have the ability we need the resources we need the will and we be american people to demand justice because it's. it's just unconscionable to put pete you know to fill our prisons with poor people and let these people get away where do you see that coming from where is that...
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it's official general motors has sold its european division to p.s.a. group while g.m. is happy to cut costs amid struggling sales this deal pushes p.s.a. to just one spot behind volkswagen in terms of market value. she has more on that for us now bianka is this the first time that g.m. has stopped sales abroad you know this is not the first time g.m. has done something like this in fact since two thousand and fifteen g.m. has actually been scaling back their international operations because specifically because of disappointing sales the american auto industry is not what it used to be perfectly reasons people aren't buying or even leasing cars at the rate that they used to an auto companies like general motors have suffered as a result to make up for the losses g.m. is selling off divisions left and right on tuesday g.m. announced the sale of its european division to france based p.s.a. group the two point five billion dollars deal includes the germany based opel and u.k. based a fox. cars it's a pretty big victory for p.s.a. since it expands its european market share
it's official general motors has sold its european division to p.s.a. group while g.m. is happy to cut costs amid struggling sales this deal pushes p.s.a. to just one spot behind volkswagen in terms of market value. she has more on that for us now bianka is this the first time that g.m. has stopped sales abroad you know this is not the first time g.m. has done something like this in fact since two thousand and fifteen g.m. has actually been scaling back their international operations because...
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their stock goes up you know oh they're shutting expenses your book focuses on four companies general motors general electric kodak and coca-cola why those four companies and what is common and what is unique among the four. yeah so it's a great question i focused on the four large i write narrative history it's driven by character and scene and so i was looking for a way to tell this larger story through the lens and i've written i was going to do it as one company actually spent some time looking at hewlett packard which also would have illustrated these larger themes very well my publisher i think very wisely said it's going to end up being a packard book if you if you do it even if you have these bigger things going on and so i needed a device that would allow me to weave in and out of multiple companies and these four that you mention g.e. g.m. kodak and coca-cola were all instrumental in the founding of an organization called the committee for economic development which was started in the late one nine hundred forty two while world war two was still going on but these business leaders
their stock goes up you know oh they're shutting expenses your book focuses on four companies general motors general electric kodak and coca-cola why those four companies and what is common and what is unique among the four. yeah so it's a great question i focused on the four large i write narrative history it's driven by character and scene and so i was looking for a way to tell this larger story through the lens and i've written i was going to do it as one company actually spent some time...
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the 1954 general motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. here is a preview. [whistling] >> hey pal, what is the do? >> load and unload buddy. with 54 million vehicles on our streets and roads today, 50% more than before the war, by 1975, they say we will be driving 85 million. usa. will you stop honking, we are not going anywhere. alley, morningy rush and the evening weight. fight your way home from work. you think you have it made, good job. so you get a hold of the suburbs, away from the city smoke come out from the shadows the factory. into the clean air. big dream coming true. but it backfired into a pipe dream. exhaust pipe dream. every night, it takes longer to get home. wasting more time in gasoline. no wonder everybody's asking -- acting so nervous. >> don't honk your horn. raise your voice, asked for better highways and more marketing space. it is your country. to get the green light, write your state capital, right washington, write your hometown official. postcard or newspaper editor, call your radio and tv commentators. support
the 1954 general motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. here is a preview. [whistling] >> hey pal, what is the do? >> load and unload buddy. with 54 million vehicles on our streets and roads today, 50% more than before the war, by 1975, they say we will be driving 85 million. usa. will you stop honking, we are not going anywhere. alley, morningy rush and the evening weight. fight your way home from work. you think you have it made, good...
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general motors is recalling 800,000 pickup trucks because they could lose power steering suddenly. ill notify motors and dealers will update the software for free to fix the problem. >>> a warning for families with an instant messaging app the number one choice for child predators. they found predators were able to use the kik object with anonymity. they are improving privacy and removing profiles of people convicted of child abuse. >>> france and germany are trying to plug tax loopholes. the finance ministers would like you to agree on roles that make it harder for companies to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. >> we are hearing about a novel idea for keeping your pet calm when you're not at home. >> amazon is offeri diooks for docs. thounds of classic titles are available. they suggest listening to audiobooks rather than music reduces stress in animals. >> my apartment in san francisco is too small to have a dog but when i get one that is useful information. lady and the tramp is probably one of the most favorite? >> reporter: [ laughter ] that is a great idea. >> roxana sab
general motors is recalling 800,000 pickup trucks because they could lose power steering suddenly. ill notify motors and dealers will update the software for free to fix the problem. >>> a warning for families with an instant messaging app the number one choice for child predators. they found predators were able to use the kik object with anonymity. they are improving privacy and removing profiles of people convicted of child abuse. >>> france and germany are trying to plug...
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a bid by sichuan tenzhong for general motors' hummer failed to clear regulators. ne earlierfrom clear regulators. i spoke to someone earlier from shanghai and asked what uncertainties great wall motors faces. if you are going to extract the crown jewel from fiat chrysler's portfolio you will have to pay a price. what they are doing if they aren't necessarily making a u—turn. i think they are taking a rest stop for a moment to see if they can position themselves. they aren't being aggressive. i think there is probably a positioning strategy for them. apart from the price, could it also be the geopolitical situation? this is an american brand being sold ata time this is an american brand being sold at a time of heightened tensions. no, it's too early in the process. there's nothing stopping them from a discussion at this point. the regulators aren't going to say, you can't do that. certainlyjeep is the quintessential american brand and has military heritage. it will be controversial in the us. but on the chinese side i think it would be very prestigious for a chinese
a bid by sichuan tenzhong for general motors' hummer failed to clear regulators. ne earlierfrom clear regulators. i spoke to someone earlier from shanghai and asked what uncertainties great wall motors faces. if you are going to extract the crown jewel from fiat chrysler's portfolio you will have to pay a price. what they are doing if they aren't necessarily making a u—turn. i think they are taking a rest stop for a moment to see if they can position themselves. they aren't being aggressive....
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still with us is dan apperson, former chairman and ceo of general motors.dal starting with admissions issues, spread back over to europe and the german auto industry. what do you make of it from your experience in the industry? >> i only know what i read that the industry generally was shocked with the scandal surrounded the volkswagen. very unfortunate for the because it puts our reputations at risk. people try to hide these things and got for bid they do, i read recently there were allocations of collusion. while i was ceo of general motors, to the best my knowledge, it was none of that. primarily there was not because they were owned by an american parent. these are great companies, volkswagen, audi, mercedes, they are tough competitors and i know the leadership. it is a question in my mind of what exact he is going on. >> from your experience, you did not have a hint that maybe german automakers might have been getting together and coordinating on development, which is what the allegations are. >> i have no reason to believe, i have no basis on that. an
still with us is dan apperson, former chairman and ceo of general motors.dal starting with admissions issues, spread back over to europe and the german auto industry. what do you make of it from your experience in the industry? >> i only know what i read that the industry generally was shocked with the scandal surrounded the volkswagen. very unfortunate for the because it puts our reputations at risk. people try to hide these things and got for bid they do, i read recently there were...
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a 1954 general motors film, encouraging citizens to improve roads and highways. depictingegins by traffic jams, unsafe roads and city congestions, then documents the results of a nationwide gm contest seeking road system ideas. infrastructure advocacy helped result in the passage of the $25 billion federal-aid highway act of 1956. this is about 25 minutes. ♪ >> this is the american dream of freedom on wheels. automotive age traveling on time-saving superhighways, futurama's free-flowing channels of concrete and steel. lanes of reality actually measure out to just a few miles, scattered far apart, across the friendly face of our land. we have become the nation on wheels. with more motorized mobility even ever dreamed of before. we have the greatest highway system and all the world, it cannot carry the mounting traffic of our growing greatness. ♪ the are running out of roads. we did not dream big enough. here is the problem. million -- 3,300,000 miles of , improved, paved, , entry roads, small city streets, big city streets, state highways networking the nation. ♪
a 1954 general motors film, encouraging citizens to improve roads and highways. depictingegins by traffic jams, unsafe roads and city congestions, then documents the results of a nationwide gm contest seeking road system ideas. infrastructure advocacy helped result in the passage of the $25 billion federal-aid highway act of 1956. this is about 25 minutes. ♪ >> this is the american dream of freedom on wheels. automotive age traveling on time-saving superhighways, futurama's free-flowing...
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. >>> general motors recalling 800,000 pickup trucks for a steering defect. problem can potentially cause drivers to lose control of the vehicle. it impacts certain 2014 silverados and gmc pickups >>> workers at nissan plant in mississippi have overwhelmingly rejected a bid to unionize the move a blow to united auto workers union which has never been able to fully organize in the south. the uaw lack of influence in the south reduced bargaining power when detroit automakers lose market share and close plants. >>> now to sports. a mystery chinese investor is interested in buying a stake in manchester united. they were approached to gauge interest in selling out. the family owns 80% of it, sources say the family is not interested in selling the team outright chinese investors bought several clubs and invested extraordinary amounts in the chinese >> interesting, they tried to get it in asia and london, valuation was deemed too rich. crucial moment it was make or break going well for them. they made a lot of money >>> the dark tower came out on top of the weekend
. >>> general motors recalling 800,000 pickup trucks for a steering defect. problem can potentially cause drivers to lose control of the vehicle. it impacts certain 2014 silverados and gmc pickups >>> workers at nissan plant in mississippi have overwhelmingly rejected a bid to unionize the move a blow to united auto workers union which has never been able to fully organize in the south. the uaw lack of influence in the south reduced bargaining power when detroit automakers...
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guys, we will get general motors in about 15 minutes. be interesting to see as these numbers come in, if they are weaker than expected, is the industry possibly going to get close to 17 million for the month of july as some have predicted? i'm not sure that's going to happen if we continue to see these weaker than expected numbers. back to you. >> thank you very much phil lebeau. here we go again, right? >> that's what those railroads were saying on those conference calls, saying this is going to be the problem for the second half of the year autos. >> what's going on what is going on >> a lot of people feel that everybody has an automobile that -- >> what you don't want to hear is layoffs. >> layoff production. >> they take -- inventories are high i'm concerned because i was really hoping that union pacific was being too negative in norfolk southern but what phil just said is that there will be no recovery in transports of cars, such an important part. >> transports have come way down. >> oh, my. >> few weeks ago. >> we did get an upgra
guys, we will get general motors in about 15 minutes. be interesting to see as these numbers come in, if they are weaker than expected, is the industry possibly going to get close to 17 million for the month of july as some have predicted? i'm not sure that's going to happen if we continue to see these weaker than expected numbers. back to you. >> thank you very much phil lebeau. here we go again, right? >> that's what those railroads were saying on those conference calls, saying...
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and general motor's mary barra, but the talks went nowhere. uber is trying to repair its image after scandals and allegations of sexual harassment. >>> general motors is recalling about 800,000 pickup trucks. the trucks could suddenly lose power steering. it involves 2014 chevrolet silverado and gmc sierra trucks. they will update the software for free to fix the problem. >>> a large tree branch comes crashing down on a group at a picnic. >> the deck of low cloud cover sitting behind and now over san francisco is higher than sutro tower. that's a sign that it has a good chance of pushing inland overnight tonight. look the other direct, what clouds? trust me, they're there. how much cloud cover we wake up to tomorrow and will we stay chilly? the answer is next. branch came crashing down on a 2-year-old girl. kpix 5 reporter kiet do spoke >>> a weekend picnic came to a sudden end when a huge tree limb came crashing down on a two year old girl. >> reporter: on that fateful saturday afternoon, there was no wind, no warning, no nothing. >> right be
and general motor's mary barra, but the talks went nowhere. uber is trying to repair its image after scandals and allegations of sexual harassment. >>> general motors is recalling about 800,000 pickup trucks. the trucks could suddenly lose power steering. it involves 2014 chevrolet silverado and gmc sierra trucks. they will update the software for free to fix the problem. >>> a large tree branch comes crashing down on a group at a picnic. >> the deck of low cloud cover...
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i think first off it is really unfair at this stage that a lot of american companies like general motorsto set up a joint—venture if they want to establish a factory in china. the concern is that right now there is a lot of transfer of technology to the chinese joint—ventu re lot of transfer of technology to the chinese joint—venture partner. lot of transfer of technology to the chinesejoint—venture partner. so today you are going to be helping your partner become your competitor in five years. or you have other situations like elon musk‘s kessler, they have announced they would like to open a factory in china but they are having problems getting the permits to do so because they are not willing to have a joint—venture partner —— tesla. not willing to have a joint—venture partner -- tesla. is the right in saying american companies are being hurt to the tune of 300 billion us dollars? well, i think $300 billion might bea dollars? well, i think $300 billion might be a slight exaggeration. i think if you add up over the last 20 yea rs think if you add up over the last 20 years maybe i hitti
i think first off it is really unfair at this stage that a lot of american companies like general motorsto set up a joint—venture if they want to establish a factory in china. the concern is that right now there is a lot of transfer of technology to the chinese joint—ventu re lot of transfer of technology to the chinese joint—venture partner. lot of transfer of technology to the chinesejoint—venture partner. so today you are going to be helping your partner become your competitor in...
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sales were down by 15% at general motors, 10% at fiat chrysler and 7.5% at ford compared with the year. let's quickly look at the markets in asia. many tech companies riding high today in asia of the back of the news about apple. many companies in asia supply bits for the iphone and other elements like the ipad. let's quickly look at the united states so you can see how the dow ended. as we mentioned, not far at all from that 22,000 mark. 0uite ended. as we mentioned, not far at all from that 22,000 mark. quite a feat really. the main markets are all higher. apple shares up 6%. apple now at a record high as well. of course, the world's most valuable company in terms of market cap. that's all from me for now, see you ina that's all from me for now, see you in a moment for the news review. women in their early 60s are £32 a week worse off on average because they're having to wait before they can start picking up their state pension. pension ages have been put up for women, and while some are managing to carry on working, new figures show that typically they have lower incomes. simon gomp
sales were down by 15% at general motors, 10% at fiat chrysler and 7.5% at ford compared with the year. let's quickly look at the markets in asia. many tech companies riding high today in asia of the back of the news about apple. many companies in asia supply bits for the iphone and other elements like the ipad. let's quickly look at the united states so you can see how the dow ended. as we mentioned, not far at all from that 22,000 mark. 0uite ended. as we mentioned, not far at all from that...
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a massive recall to tell you about issued by general motors. if the steering wheel defect.you who and which parts of the effect it. tesla ceo of elon musk will fill over 400,000 electric cars but there's a problem while those cars are going to be. we are going to talk about that. u.s. stock index futures right now. a record of wall street on your monday. dow futures up by 40. s&p nasdaq as well. you are watching "fbn:am." and your family. legalzoom. legal help is here. this is my new best friend, esther. she might look like any normal, playful puppy but esther's being raised to become a canine companions for independence assistance dog for a person with a disability. to get there, she needs lots of loving care and attention, plenty of exercise and good eating habits so that she can live a long and healthy life for her future family. visit cci.org or call 1-800-572-bark. raise a puppy change a life. you can make a world of difference in the life of a person with a disability. lauren: united nations topping the tree with a billion dollars in new economic sanctions on presiden
a massive recall to tell you about issued by general motors. if the steering wheel defect.you who and which parts of the effect it. tesla ceo of elon musk will fill over 400,000 electric cars but there's a problem while those cars are going to be. we are going to talk about that. u.s. stock index futures right now. a record of wall street on your monday. dow futures up by 40. s&p nasdaq as well. you are watching "fbn:am." and your family. legalzoom. legal help is here. this is my...