i was designing trucks for gm.s way out of my comfort zone as well, but designing a new generation of chevrolet trucks and designing the new cadillac escalade really cured that. today, as gm's vice-president of global design, i lead an organization of over 1800 creative people operating out of 10 design centers in eight countries around the world. i am proud to say that i am the first person -- [applause] thank you. i am proud to say that i am the first person at gm to lead design from a global basis and to lead these studios, and the first african-american to every lead a global design organization in the history of the auto industry. [applause] thank you. in addition to my role, gm was also the first to establish the minority supplier program, the first to implement a minority dealer program, and the first and only of the company to have an african-american serve as the secretary to the board of directors, mr. ron dellums -- rod gillam. at gm design, we are responsible for the design of every car and truck for gm

she is one of the people that wants to talk to the new gm. she is grace kernikan. she is expected to get the job. she is the former transportation chief in seattle. she worked as the second ranking person in the federal transit administration under president bill clinton. he is now works as transportation consultant. it carries 350,000 people a day, these trains are getting old and administration is in the middle of this controversy with this protest group. board of directors is expected to vote on whether to hire her in a closed session meeting at 9:00 this morning. >>> we'll be following that. >> it's 4:33. one-year anniversary of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion is ten days away. yesterday national transportation safety board issued a final report of the investigation into last september's explosion. it shows deficiencies in every part of operation. a pipe was faulty welds ultimately led to the blast but it couldn't confirm who did the work, investigators say it should never have been used when it was put in the ground 54 years ago. many residents of the

gm has returned to the no. 1 auto manufacturer in the world.out to go bankrupt and out of business. as a result, we saved a very important court to the manufacturing economy in the united states. by any measure, if you have to say that was a success. philosophically some people think that is not a good deal. but that taxpayers are likely to get their money back, and then some. from a financial point of view, we will not be in a hold hundreds of billions of jobs as projected. we will probably make some money for the tax payers and save those jobs and save that manufacturing capability for the future. i think that is a success, not a failure. philosophically people think that they should have been allowed to go bankrupt and go out of business. you're entitled to that point of view. i respectfully do not share. i think they would have been catastrophic for america. host: us go to a republican in dover, new hampshire. dover, new hampshire. caller: i did not hear too many people bring this up. i am a small business owner. high on small hair salons a

board of drrblg itself is expected to choose a new gm for bart today. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san jose the questions is how far is too fast and how slow is too slow when you are driving around the school? a controversy about it. >> weather-wise we have a few clouds out this morning but cool conditions affecting even with a lot of sunshine. i've got summer in the forecast. >>> good morning, i'm sue hall in the traffic center, bay bridge toll plaza, it's light. we're going to give you drive times in a few minutes. >>> i can't wait to hear when it's going to come in. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> topping our news this half-hour a statewide amber alert is issued for a missing girl from hollister. christina ramirez was reported missing around 4:00 p.m. in san beni on to county. she is hispanic, 85 pounds, last seen wearing a school uniform with a white blouse and blue skirt. authorities believe her father, 34-year-old kidnapped her. he is described as 5'6", 150 pounds and has a tattoo on his left calf. the vehicle is white honda odyssey minivan with the license plate on y

i was designing trucks for gm.was way out of my comfort zone as well, but designing a new generation of chevrolet trucks and designing the new cadillac escalade really cured that. today, as gm's vice-president of global design, i lead an organization of over 1800 creative people operating out of 10 design centers in eight countries around the world. i am proud to say that i am the first person -- [applause] thank you. i am proud to say that i am the first person at gm to lead design from a global basis and to lead these studios, and the first african-american to every lead a global design organization in the history of the auto industry. [applause] thank you. in addition to my role, gm was also the first to establish the minority supplier program, the first to implement a minority dealer program, and the first and only of the company to have an african-american serve as the secretary to the board of directors, mr. rod gillam. at gm design, we are responsible for the design of every car and truck for gm globally, an

at gm design, we are responsible for the design of every car and truck for gm globally, and you know what? i am not out of my comfort zone. i enjoy what i do. [applause] there are several significant steps that prepared me for this, and i hope the young people in the audience are listening. the support from my family and friends as a child, the education that i received from howard university, the opportunity to learn from great designers at gm, the risk of an overseas assignment, of building a global design organization that i lead today, and writing that letter at age 11 to gm design. it did not come by accident. it was all through preparation, listening, taking risks and building relationships. all of these steps and the lessons i have learned have paved the way for me to be here today to share in this very special moment as we honor dr. king's legacy. thank you very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome guy vickers. >> good afternoon. i am the president of the tommy hilfiger organization. i want to speak from the heart. i bring greetings on behalf of the tommy

i want to turn to our regular feature, our monthly gm video of what is happening in our parks. >> cue the monitor. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ some sweet words in my ear ♪ [laughter] >> we got rides, activities, kids, food, fun. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ can't stand it no longer ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ love me so hard i can't stand up ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ some sweet words in my ear ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ me sogive me some give me some ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ oh, lord don't keep me waiting ♪ >> believe it or not, that was just august. [laughter] thank you to jaime hopper. that was me in a dunk tank. the first few shots of that video was outsideland. it was headlined by phish, arctic fire, and muse. it was a complete sellout. the festival has received nothing but rave reviews from the media, with everyone from the huffington's post to " rolling stone." this was the first appearance by a sitting mayor, showing how much outsidelands has become such a part of the city of fabric. it has become a celebration san francisco's san food culture. more than 3000 local vineyards were featured in the winelands tent. almost 14,000 people were from the four zip codes that bordered th

gm's $40,000 battery operated thing-a-ma-bob sold all of 125 units last month. that's like girl scouts sell more boxes of cookies on a slow month. by comparison, they own electric offering that are named leaf and got rid of a whooping 930 vehicles in july. all bought by leo dicaprio. there is a tiny difference, can't pronounce that word. quote, they expect it will maintain the lead of sales in north america, at least through 2012. congratulations. by comparison, chevrolet sold 25,000 gas powered saban dans and -- sedans and 3,000 plug ins purchased. not to be swayed by a lack of interest, chevy expects to deliver 60,000 more volts by december 31st. meaning they will have to sell more than 2500 a month up until said date. in my mind puppies have an easier time defend potatoes from ducks. >> nice work. i wasn't lying about that. sometimes i make up stuff, but that was really a puppy defending a potato. and you have four volts back at your farm in vermont. how do they handle? >> not very well. and i think they need to overcome the name which it is drab. >> the leav

gm beat expectations and sought profit for the last three months almost double -- and it saw profitsfor the last three months almost double. a slow down in the u.s. economy is another factor that could hurt gm during the second half of the year. >>> pg minnesota e also enjoyed a strong second quarter, the san francisco company saw profits increase by almost 9% -- pg & e also enjoyed a strong second quarter. >>> and kraft foods announced it's splitting into two separate companies. one will focus on snack foods the other on grocery store items. kraft brands include velvetta, macaroni & cheese and maxwell house. >>> two sisters who got kicked off of a flight in oakland are speaking out about it tonight. ricky wheatley and her sister said they had been crying because of the loss of their father. and they asked for a glass of wine to calm down. >> i said excuse me, you don't know anything about me and my situation. >> reporter: southwest airlines said a disagreement caused the employee to be uneasy with the customers who were put on a flight the next day. they did get to see their father

gm beat expectations and sought profit for the last three months almost double -- and it saw profitsfor the last three months almost double. a slow down in the u.s. economy is another factor that could hurt gm during the second half of the year. >>> pg minnesota e also enjoyed a strong second quarter, the san francisco company saw profits increase by almost 9% -- pg & e also enjoyed a strong second quarter. >>> and kraft foods announced it's splitting into two separate companies. one will focus on snack foods the other on grocery store items. kraft brands include velvetta, macaroni & cheese and maxwell house. >>> two sisters who got kicked off of a flight in oakland are speaking out about it tonight. ricky wheatley and her sister said they had been crying because of the loss of their father. and they asked for a glass of wine to calm down. >> i said excuse me, you don't know anything about me and my situation. >> reporter: southwest airlines said a disagreement caused the employee to be uneasy with the customers who were put on a flight the next day. they did get to see their father

gm currently has 115 day supply of pick ups.m is planting crease production of its electric cars. the auto maker just signed a deal with south korean battery maker lg to design and engineer electric vehicles. >>> time now 5:51. this is the video that makes you say don't do that. wait until you see the australian teenager that plays dare with a speeding train. >>> plus putting a political bulls eye on san francisco's mayor how his opponent hopes to move ed lee out of office. [ 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. >>> all right take a look at this video. police in australia have released the i have owe -- video of a teenager playing chicken with a high speed train. he ran in front of the train and jumped on the station platform. the train clipped him. he suffered a broken ankle. he was asked to perfor

the warrior gm for a time, then coe han ran him out, first class guy. with vanned veer, he didn't maybe as conversation gnatting with tara goes into the hall. stanford coach, of course rodman, said he wasn't a good father. wasn't a good son. wasn't good at anything but basketball. maybe a little too self- evaluation thth ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it.

i want to turn to our regular feature, our monthly gm video of what is happening in our parks. >> cue the monitor. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ some sweet words in my ear ♪ [laughter] >> we got rides, activities, kids, food, fun. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ can't stand it no longer ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ love me so hard i can't stand up ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ some sweet words in my ear ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ me sogive me some give me some ♪

for general motors is upper mgm made it to enact billion dollars and a big profit for general motors gme the biggest comeback ford also reported a rise in july sales an overdraft fees a survey released from the consumer federation said the nation's our largest bank are charging $35 per overdraft fees banks are continuing to what pylon fees if a customer does not balance his account with in a certain of allotted time and kraft has split into two companies more companies like target and wal-mart are increasing their go grocery sections >> a couple thursday, 82 as a high. this is a look of your seven day forecast we warm up a better >> will be it right back as the kron 4 morning news continues and all look out from mt. tam camera we are keeping our eyes on wall street we're waiting for the opening bell. it might be another tough day for the markets. [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. we have suzerain in the opening

despite boasting stellar earnings, both kraft and gm fell. >>> a retreat from stocks, gold briefly hit a record high but then tumbled. oil fell even more than stocks. 6% or more than $5 a barrel. and agitated investors were so desperate to get into bonds they were willing to accept almost no return just to get their money into a safe spot. how quickly were stocks being dumped? well, bank of new york told large investors like pension funds and investment houses, it would start charging to hold their cash because they were depositing so much after selling off shares. in things weren't tense enough today, the government releases its all-important payroll report. many expect a slight rise in unemployment. >>> well, don't bug the ump. real cool fans don't need a glove to snag a foul ball. tiger woods is back on the golf course, but did he bring his game with him? your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> your weekend forecast is going to feature more afternoon thunderstorms and the heat wave that is relentless. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>>

bart has been without a full- time gm since april, when the board ousted dorothy dugger stop. >>> 6:04. lawrence called it. it was going to be socked in yesterday afternoon. he was right. i don't know about today though. >> i think it's going to go kind of early today, isn't it? >> yeah. i think it will break up earlier today. temperatures still running below average for this time of the year, guys. starting out with low clouds and fog. thick in parts of the north bay. clouds early on and then toward the afternoon, sunshine and temperatures cooler than average. 48 degrees the expected high -- 84 degrees the expected high in livermore. 80 and sunny in san jose. patchy fog at the coastline and in the 60s there. but warmer weather is on the way. we'll have more on that in a moment. right now let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> we are going to check the roads in the bay area, north bay southbound 101 nice drive through mill valley to the golden gate bridge. fog not as much of an issue as previous mornings across the span. right now south bay looking good. we have been relatively accid

. >> rob roth will have more on why fang decided to vote against the gm. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a man is now in custody following his father's abduction. authorities tracked down 34- year-old marcellena ramirez shortly before 5:00 a.m. they say he kidnapped his daughter in hollister. the teenager was with her father at the time of his arrest. the child did not appear to be physically harmed. police in morgan hill are looking for two men who kidnapped and robbed the 73- year-old man, the abduction happened last thursday outside a dollar tree store on monterey road. police say the two men kidnapped the victim at gunpoint forced him to withdraw money of a bank and then robbed him of more money at the time. investigators say the victim was nat -- victim was not physically harmed. >>> security nationwide is getting beefed up as we approach the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. but a new really released report is raising concern about concerns about how prepared we are. >>> is there a heatup or a cooldown? mark tamayo is up nex

the warrior gm for a time, then coe han ran him out, first class guy. he didn't maybe as conversation gnatting with tara goes into the hall. stanford coach, of course rodman, said he wasn't a good father. wasn't a good son. wasn't good at anything but basketball. maybe a little too self- evaluation there, but nonetheless, hall of fame tonight. >> all right. >> good night everybody.

on the earnings, gm reporting before the open so we'll watch that. to recap, the dow closed up 29 points, 11,896 is where we closed. the nasdaq composite added 23 points, 2693 where we closed there. pfizer is looking to breathe new life into lipitor reportedly asking to sell an over the counter version of the drug. lipitor, has nearly $11 billion in annual sales loses patent protection in november. pfizer could have a battle with the fda over safety. lipitor belongs to a class of drugs which cause liver and muscle damage in a small percentage of patients. anheuser-busch is rolling out a new design for the second best selling beer with a retro look, a bow around the name with red, white and gold designs. budweiser has been struggling as you know with declining sales for years, running neck and neck with coors light. t's the 12th redesign since it: debuted in 1936. >> nicole, thank you. you think silicon valley as a school yard you wouldn't expect -- you would expect google to be one of the big kids on campus. google's top attorney says other tech comp

gm will add more saturday shifts to make more chevy cruise compacts and ford and toyota. >>> it is decision time for netflix customers. starting tomorrow higher prices go into effect. you can pay $7.99 a month for unlimited streaming or more movies in the mail or $16 for both. that service used to cost $10 a month. the big question is how many customers they lose. when the company announced the new plan many subscribers threatened to cancel their subscriptions. >> thank you so much. >>> now to the prince and the pool. ♪ that appears to be harry dancing at an exclusive club in croatia saturday and jumping fully dressed into the swimming pool. a fellow clubgoer took that video. >>> you may have already heard this, beyonce's announcement. beyonce set a record when she informed the world she was pregnant, almost 9,000 tweets were second, the previous record was 7,000 when japan beat the u.s. for the women's world club. still a little bit hurt beyonce didn't call me first to tell me. >>> coming up your weather forecast and in sports the red sox and yankees battle it out for first place in the a.

the gm position has been open since dorothy dugger resigned in april. crunican is promise to go after federal funds up to grade the system. >> i go out and kick the tires in this case kick the rails i guess. go out and talk to the operators to station attendants and go to stations and meet the customers. >> reporter: crunican has a long history heading up transit agencies including the federal transit administration most recently seattle's transportation director. she has never, though, been in charge of an operation with its own police department. >> she is a straight shooter and she is going to tell me who she is and what she expects. >> reporter: she can probably expect a little controversy judging from what bart's been through over the years, most recently protest over the police shooting of a homeless man at the civic center station and more protests over bart's decision to shut down cell service during those protests. >> i have to ask about cell phone service. how do you feel about shutting that off on your watch? >> i'll pick it up later. really,

americans made more for their new cars and gm benefited against japanese rivals effect by the earthquake earlier this year. nasa is not sure if there is actually water flowing on mars but it will be the first discovery of active liquid water in the ground on the red planet if it is. in nie gear wra the united nations has called for an oil fund for a cleanup in the oil region. shell has accepted liability for two spills in the area and now faces compensation claims running into hundreds of millions of dollars. in the horn of africa more than 11 million people have been affected by the worst drought in 60 years. included in the famine area is part of somalia's capital where there are ongoing battles and african undown peacekeepers. we have been given rare access to el shab yab area. >> somalia's famine. outsiders are not welcome d&óxh. we asked a local cameraman to film for us. desperate families have gathered in huge numbers hoping to find food. some are being helped. a frail old man is examined by a local medic. a mother brings her starving child to this mobile clinic. staffed by local s

that's when an announcement on the new gm is expected to be made. they've been without a manager when coursey resides. time now it's 4:36. the current eastern section is to stay up for a while even after the news band is complete. cal tran says it will have to be taken apart peace by peace. that removal could take several years. plans to put a bid out. demolition could begin a week after the news span opens which could be in the fall of 2013. >> all right again it's 4:37. want to check back in, early look with the commute this morning. hi, sale. >> traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. let's go outside and take a look. excuse me, boy, that's great way to start what wednesday morning, westbound 80 traffic is moving along pretty wellheading out to the of course i have to sneeze right when i'm on the air. right. westbound bay bridge as you come up to the toll plaza, the traffic is moving welcoming into san francisco. now some of that road work that was there over night has been removed and all the lanes are open for you getting into san fra

gm's u.s. sales rose about 8%. ford sales were up 9% and chrysler 20%. in contrast, japanese automakers toyota and honda saw sales drop by more than 20%. >>> terrell, it's japanese cars most popular with car thieves. the three most stolen cars last year were the 1994 on ta accord, the 1995 honda civic and 1991 toyota camry, in fourth place the most stolen american vehicle, the 1999 chevrolet silverado. and i don't know about you, if i'm stealing a car, not that i would, it would be new. right? >> you would think that anyway, but hey, now we know, right? >> yep. >> ashley morrison in new york thank you so much. >>> in the caribbean tropical storm emily is getting stronger. the storm now headed toward the dominican republic and haiti. forecasters say they should get hit by heavy rain and 45-mile-per-hour winds by midday. emily is expected to continue toward the bahamas. it may bring rain to miami by friday afternoon and wilmington, north carolina, by sunday evening. >>> a homeless man is in custody this morning after jumping the fence at the white house ye

gm up almost 8%. chrysler rising 20%. toyota was down more than 22%. the company still facing supply chain issues after the japanese earthquake. >>> and breaking up is hard to do unless you're food giant kraft. the company announcing it will split itself in two, spinning off the north american grocery business by the end of 2012, separating it from the snack food business. wall street liked the news, sending the stock higher on thursday after the company announced the move. >>> an awful week for the markets. worries about europe and america's economy and of course the jobs numbers. joining me now to discuss all of this and a lot more, austan goolsbee, chairman of the president's council of economic advisers. austan, it's wonderful to see you again. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me, maria. >> so we just got the jobs report friday for the month of july. 117,000 jobs created in the month. the unemployment rate falling slightly to 9.1%. these numbers are better than expected. are you happy with the report? >> i wouldn't say happy. i'd say

gm has a 115 day supply. >>> gm is planning to increase production of the electric cars. the auto maker signed a deal with lg to joptly design -- jointly design and engineer. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories. right now, look at these pictures. hurricane irene is getting closer to the east coast. it's already kicking up big waves in the coastal island of north carolina. it's expected to hit the main and not next 24 hours. irene has been downgraded to a category two storm but still as winds topping 100 miles an hour. >> the investigation continues into a bizarre hit and run accident. two cars struck and killed a man. police say the victim wanted to be hit. >>> residents are being warned don't turn on your electricity this morning because of a power surge last flight. it blew out tv sets, light bulbs and smart eithers. pg&e crews are out there working to fix that problem. >>> right now police in richmond are investigating a deadly overnight shooting. it happened in the 3200 block of -- 1300 block of moran avenue this morning. a woman was found

gm -- numbers. 25,000 cars in july. >>> delta says it's getting ready to refund the taxes that passengers paid after the faa was no longer authorized to collect that tax. delta already announced it was faking in an extra $4 million that i day -- that day. many airlines raised their base price for the -- so the fares remain the sale. the refunds -- remain the same. the refunds could be as much as 15%. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following right now -- the united states senate will vote on raising the debt ceiling at 9:00. in the past five minutes we've learned this -- 61 senators say they support the debt deal. that ensures it will pass. the bill passed in the house last night. just within the last hour, the white house announced that president obama will make a statement on the debt ceiling legislation at at 9:15 this morning. >>> here at morning -- at 9:15 this morning. >>> the chp cancelled an amber alert. antioch police say someone kidnapped the teenager yester

[applause] >> hopefully gm is not here, and now of the national nurses united. she can talk a little bit more about the issues involved in that strike. readers of the hard copy of the "washington post" will notice i'm sure that the washington hospital center is spending tens of thousands of dollars telling the folks in this community how much they care about patient care and the quality of the care they provide, money that would be better spent a green to the unions recent proposals are merged patient staffing ratios and other improvements that they need in the contract as our ends, the people who use the hospital. we had another strike last week with similar significance, 1200 nurses in los angeles. last wednesday a group that others in this room have worked with. they are members of the new national union of health care workers are there some contribution envelope for the union and an update on the activity in recent months. this is an important new addition to the labor movement in california. and is subject of much of this new book, civil wars. i want to tha

m gm is asking for permission to blow it up because it has structural defects saying it is not worth the time money an effort to continue. >>> many may not even stop to look at is a hero after he pulled a woman out of a car that came flying off a freeway. >>> and a test by the naacp and what they did that has them so upset. >>> a freeway is blocked and we will tell you when it is likely to reopen. man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] . >>> you are looking at a picture of the overturned trailer on southbound 101 and southbound 101 getting a good look at this and it is going to be a big mess as you can see our photographer keith cook, this has become a problem not only for 92 but for 101 where two lanes are closed and we will have more in a minute. >>> sonoma state student expected to enter a plea while texting. she faces man slaughter charges for the tragic --

and the government still hodz 500 million gm share autos fremont based xar corporation marked a 40th anniversary today ringing nasdaq's opening bell this morning. the company has been listed for 25 years. and cam cal's spending practices under fire. why the state is paying hundreds of thousands to send guards to las vegas. >> a law requiring tips from jail house informants be checked out. why police say this could have a major impact on conviction autos arnold schwartzeneggar makes a come back. where he's speaking tonight. [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. >>> we know california budget cuts are hitting every county hard. now learning that this state is going to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to guards while they attend their union convention in las vegas. >> hundreds of guards are headed to las vegas for their annual convention. they'll get collective bargaining training. they'll receive full pay with t

appointing a new gm is the first item on the agenda. >>> i'm back here in ten minutes, we're going to take a look at your tomorrow. the fog is back and temperatures in some areas will be a little bit cooler. >>> $10,000 in gold jewelry stolen right in front of this home. the powerful weapons the robbers were carrying. >>> their deportation documents had already been signed so what saved two members of an east bay family from being forced to leave tonight? >>> the owners of this hotel paid someone to burn it down. ktvu uncovers the story officers call pure greed. see what he said about the people who were still live living there. >> because he basically didn't care if people were still living there. >>> the armed robbery happened on 90th avenue near olive street. two robbers armed with ozzie machine guns taking jewelry worth $10,000. no one was hurt. >>> a young father is fighting for his life after being shot outside the restaurant where he worked. it happened in san francisco's mission district. david stevenson told us what his coworkers said. >> reporter: a 22-year-old line cook was

on behalf of chevrolet, general motors, and the gm foundation, we are pleased to be year this evening. we ask that you enjoy this weekend because it's a point to be a great weekend. thank you very much. [applause] >> please welcome the president of the tommy hilfiger corporate foundation, guy vickers. >> good evening. it is an honor to be here this evening. i am going to be very brief. i will wear two hats. 1 as vice chair of the mlk memorial board. on behalf of the board of directors i would like to welcome everyone to these festivities and to a wonderful week and weekend of activities that we have planned for you. and as president of the tommy hilfiger corporate foundation i want to say how deeply honored i am and our company is to be involved in this momentous occasion. tommy hilfiger and i grew up together in new york and of money to other since we were 10 years old. it is kind of cool to be able to run the corporate foundation. when i began as president of the foundation in december of 1999 i will never forget in march of 2000 tommy hilfiger and bill called me and said we have to

appointing a new gm is the first item on the agenda. >>> i'm back here in ten minutes, we're going to take a look at your tomorrow. the fog is back and temperatures in some areas will be a little bit cooler. >>> $10,000 in gold jewelry stolen right in front of this home. the powerful weapons the robbers were carrying. so the jury has rendered its verdict -- guilty. [ cheers and applause ] i'm here with the defendant. sir, the plaintiff claims she changed her travel plans, paid the difference in airfare, but you added a 150-dollar change fee. oh, boo hoo. who can afford a 150-dollar change fee? me. well, she says she's going to fly southwest next time because they don't do that. they love customers, i love cash. [ male announcer ] don't pay a change fee on top of a fare difference. fly southwest, the only major airline that never charges change fees. >>> the armed robbery happened on 90th avenue near olive street. two robbers armed with ozzie machine guns taking jewelry worth $10,000. no one was hurt. >>> a young father is fighting for his life after being shot outside the restaurant w

gm's profit nearly doubled on stronger global sales but right now futures are indicating a lower opening. >>> sony's game console will not be in time for christmas, this morning they announced the play station will be available end of the year but will be phased into stores across the world earlier next year. >>> remember the gray whale, well biologists say it is still in good health. they say she appears to be in good shape. they are worried they might not be eating enough. this 45-foot whale and her calf were first spotted in the river in june and the calf swam back out to sea more than a week ago. >>> a list of the nation's best colleges has been released and we will talk about how the bay area's most prestigious universities are doing. >>> and in santa cruz last march, why many programs will have to handle the cost. >>> traffic is moving a long nicely heading out to the mcarthur maze, we will tell you more coming up. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just abou

the government still owns more than 26% of gm. now they are down and it is not the only stock lower take a look live at the big board on the new york stock exchange dow jones industrial average down 270 points plunging 2% and you can see 2 and a quarter%, s&p 500 down 2% and nasdaq also down. the dow jones industrial average was down more than 300 points so keep watching, i'm sure it will change. >>> a group of revolution in areas wants to -- revolutionaries wants to drive facebook out. >>> taking the morning train ride easier and healthier. -- making the morning train ride easier and healthier. [ female announcer ] kraft cheese has more full length shreds in every bag. you'll see the difference. ♪ mmm . >>> a one and three chance they will report back a recession. >>> time now somebody is running a repair roof scam and police wants the victims to come forward. last week three people were arrested on suspicion of fraud and they reportedly would do roofing work and over charged customers when it was done. they are also accused of s

. >> it's one of those cars that model is not going to have spare tire because gm had to save another 26 pounds in order to meet the mile per gallon standard. the biggest thing we're loseing is the fact none of the proponents of these standards, it's always win, win, win. >> what it's about is building a car in this country to safe to drive. it's economical to keep and it will get an honest 60 miles a gallon gasoline. we need to do it. >> john: i would want to save money at the pump but why does government have to force it? can't one car company, say i get 60 miles to the gallon and the other gets 10 and it's my choice. >> but our market is held hostage to oil control. last time it happened we almost lost general motors and chrysler. only the american taxpayers saved it from happening. guess what, detroit is stronger. they have come back with a chevy volt and focus. we can save money at the pump. that is what we need to be doing. >> john: i'm curious to see how much the volt is going to make us. [ laughter ] thank you. coming up... traffic congestion to avoid speeding tickets. [ male

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to figure out what to do with it and then with the soil underneath the floorboards took his body and gm did under the floorboards scraping the face but could not fit him so drug him back out again this scraping the face again and eventually goes to the police to of knowledge he has killed captain dawson. there is panic in the streets and people say we need to murder the man who murdered capt. dawson and as their marching down to do it, people say wait a minute. he had tooling and violence all his life this is what he would not want us to do. there was a trial in a couple months later and dawson's killer was found not guilty and in fact, live in charleston almost another 20 years. that has to do was all-star a of charleston and the tensions and the trucker last of trust and also the story of the becoming of jim crow where segregation is made legal by plessey vs. ferguson with the supreme court decision coming down 1896. and the jury that eclipse eclipse -- acquits is mixed-race but whites around here and around the country says that is what happens when you let the blacks on the jury we

weather in the full report >> we have the first post of casey anthony these are the pictures from gm'se it she is walking around in ohio and trying to blend in wearing glasses wearing a ohio's state university in baseball caps she has several relatives in ohio she is not sure if she was staying with them or not these are the first pictures as you know anthony was released from an orlando jail after being acquitted of murdering her two year-old daughter. >> final 5:12 a.m. the white house is releasing strategy for the homegrown terror attacks. officials one local leaders to come up with their own the conditions it points to a community these were catching criminals >> traffic is moving pretty smoothly digger fog is showing up in parts of the baking Ñoxw today will be a repeat of yesterday's incorrecwhether. >> we're looking for a day a lot like yesterday we will see inland spots drop of a good eight degrees impact and we are expecting mild weather to continue as we head into the next seven days. this is a look of our satellite shot of the fog over the bay waters of the eastern shore tem

it's a two door gm c yukon. you are asked to call the police if you see eight the vehicle or the teen. >>> with in the last half hour firefighters said they have contained the 7 alarm grass fire burning near fairfield. crews were called out near central place just east of the interstate 80, 680 interchange around 4:00. firefighters say they called seven alarms because it was hard to reach. a cal fire helicopter arrived on the scene dumped water on the fire. it pushed the fire away from homes. in all just over a hundred acres burned. no word on how to started. >>> authorities have identified a man who died in a plane crash near the grand canyon as a way area pilot. the plane was found start near the north rim. the county sheriff said it's investigators believe jacob daniel foster was one of the men who died. the other was andrew jay weiner. it's not known who was flying the plane. pilot licenses were found on both men. >> a grand father and his young granddaughter are lucky to we alive after nearly drowning in th