and who cares, interest goes gm, then what do we do. >> if you look at profitability of gm. >> we don't wire about selling cars in india, and selling cars in-- >> and the largest market in the world we have to worry about it. >> and later on when these consumers get the money to afford high quality cars they'll come chasing after ours just like we buy german cars from bmw and mercedes. >> are we going to snap our fingers, a lot of indians can buy our cars and maybe think about getting that together. >> and yeah, when they-- >> sorry, that's got to be the last word. forgot what china's doing. it's what u.s. ceo's are saying that has someone here worrying about everyone's job in 2012. i'm trading everywhere... on one of the most powerful mobile apps out there. i'm trading here every day. and i'm customizing everything. everything. from thought, to trade. i'm with scottrade. i'm with scottrade. i'm with scottrade. and seven dollar trades are just the start. ♪ [ rodger ] with innovations like our powerful mobile app and free scottrader streaming quotes, no wonder more investors are saying..

but this morning the ap reported that gm was offering to buy back cars from concerned customers.ut gm clarified late this afternoon in an it view with cbs radio that -- in an interview with cbs radio that there is no official buy back program but would consider a buy-back as a last resort. >> between not expecting volt owners to want to trade in their cars but again, if they are concerned, we are going to do what it takes to keep them satisfied. if that means that the customers turn to the point that they may want to ask us to buy back the car from them, we'll do that. >> reporter: while gm says it will do whatever it takes to keep consumers in their cars, experts say it's not uncommon for electric car manufacturers to have to buy back cars within the first year of a rollout. >> the launch of any new technology vehicle is always bumpy. electric vehicles are good for the long run but in the short run first year of production they are going to have problems. and today's volt buy-back offer is no exception. >> reporter: safety experts say drivers should not be worried following mino

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 estimating car prices. some say they're potential buyers. >> yeah i think so. it seems to have really good acceleration. it seems to control a little like a miata. >>> the first group of test drivers are already on the road logging their experiences and gm expects electric cars and showrooms in three years. >>> who killed the e lek tricycle car. that question is the toot title of a sequence. >>

gm refused to -- refuse to supply a parts to the chinese. there were accusations that it was gm that pulled the plug. they have to decide what will happen to 3500 direct employees in sweden. those in showrooms around the world will be waiting to hear their fate. >> in the czech republic, thousands of people have been mourning the death of their former president. the playwright and president died on sunday at the age of 75 after a long illness. his model was that truth and love will overcome lies and hatred. he is being remembered for overseeing a peaceful transition to democracy. >> they came in the hundreds. a long cue of mourners. they stood patiently in silence to pay their respects to a man they still call president. they had transformed into a spiritual meeting place. a simple coffin stood on a bare stage. in death, as in life, he was flanked by those that work for him and protected him. among the mourners, and his wife, who was at his bedside at the country cottage that he loved so dearly where he passed away on sunday morning. his dea

perfectly fine for gm.now you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here. to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand delity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there, every step of the way. call or come in for a free portfolio review today. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm kelly wright. several more national retailers have joined wal-mart stores in pulling a batch of powdered infant formula from shelves. after a missouri newborn consumed it and apparently died from a rare bacteriaal infection and they're testing the 5 ounce cans of infamil newborn formula. there's word we won't know until next week. in russia, a show of anger over alleged electoral fraud and the election results returned vladimir putin's party to power and the prime minister is looking to he reclaim presidency in march, in a march vote and demonstrators say they'l

now gm has taken a novel step. shomari stone joins us from vienna tonight. >> reporter: managers at this gm station here in vienna tell us they haven't received any calls about the chevy volt. a lot of people really like this car, it is a hot item. tonight we talked to a woman who absolutely adores her chevy volt. >> i love the car. >> reporter: ann's love relationship with her chevy volt has taken an unexpected turn. >> i'm kind of surprised. >> reporter: her love might have betrayed her. a safety inspection found the battery in the trunk could possibly catch on fire. that's what happened in three government crash tests. ann admits no relationship is perfect. >> things happen so i'm still waiting i guess to get more information. >> reporter: gm will buy back the chevy volt from any owner worried about their car catching on fire. there are 6,000 vote owners nationwide. they are also offering loaner cars. ann is not giving up on her relationship just yet. >> we've driven over a thousand miles and used about a gallon

wayne pointed out gm sales are pointed up.nd the autosales are doing better than it would have been doing if not supported by the american public. they are expanding. and thirdly. we have to know that the consumer approves of the car by 93 percent. and it has the highest consumer rating. can meet demand. >> what is the consumer buying this car? the consumer is not buying them. (talking all at once.) >> tracey it has the highest satisfaction. >> four people driving them, david. and of the four -- (talking all at once.) >> let me bring in john in this. john and i were talking about the fact that a lot of other vehicles are popular and tens of thousands of models being sold that chevy makes that are not the electric car. maybe we ought to wait a bit before we push it on public. >> they rolled it out wrong. you want widespread adoption of a electric car or hydrogen. do as boom boom said. get bloomburg said. get it on federal cars. you can't man date to the taxpayer what to drive. alternative fossil fuels is the future but not righ

but they do recommend gm personnel drain car batteries following any major crash. >>> all right. thank you. >>> well, it has been 30 years since aids emerged as a mysterious outbreak on world aids day, how a bay area man could point to a cure. >>> the iphone's new personal assistant can direct someone to an escort. so why can't it find medical service many women need? how apple is explaining that glitch. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, francisco: just a few minutes ago, police put up barricades around the >>> a live look now at "occupy sf." there's a happy cat hanging out. but earlier, police tried to barricade the protestors saying that they wanted to keep them from expanding out on the road. it agitated the group. police have gone back again trying to barricade the protestors. we are not given any reason as to why. protestors believe that they are going to be evicted. we are keeping an eye on this situation. there have been a couple of skirmishes with the protestors and police nothing exceptionally violent. there have been no arrests. this is "occupy sf." we are keeping an eye on it. >>> it

a $20 gift card, so that's pretty cool. >> but not that gm card.r: you have to be driving your own car. >> part of the deal. reporter: that makes sense. they'll give you one of these. we have 50 of these, so that's absolutely fantastic, we thank them for that. got a lot more stuff going on too. >> come on out. people have been coming up to say hello to tony perkins. come out and say hi to us. it's not that cold, it's a beautiful day, sun is out. we'll be here all morning. come out and hang out. reporter: don't be shy. mainly beautiful young women coming up to him. >> always encourage them. reporter: it is a nice morning, we're in the 30s, we'll be in the mid-50s later on. let's find out what's happening with traffic. julie is standing by, she has the latest on that. hey, julie. reporter: hey, guys. i think it's an easy trip to get into northeast washington. no incidents to report along kenelworth avenue or new york avenue. there's one stretch of brake lights at blatensburg road. traveling across the american legion bridge, traffic looks good in eac

gm said that these, the sales are going to come up about a third, a third short.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 out of a ditch. literally, the first guy i called was john corzine. (laughter) >> that's a far cry from this, forget about mf. more like mf? at

gm sold more than 200,000 of them last year. 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 a key role. car buying is done mostly with cash. you'll use your debit card to buy this camaro? >> yeah. >> reporter: another difference between the u.s. and chinese markets? let's say this isn't your father's or even your grandfather's buick. >> the average age for someone buying a buick, for instance is around 30 in china compared to 60 in the u.s. >> a lot of them have a buick. >> reporter: niles wang brought his buick lacrosse three years ago for about $33,000. >> i rely on gm because they produce cars in u.s. longer than other producers. >>

government took over gm they tore up the rights of the secured bond holders that. was abriigating contracts, no in >> that is the problem no one want to talk about. what you do in the private sector which gets involved in bankruptcy is not the same as the public sector. states can't take bankruptcy and there is. >> you are right. >>> and therefore, you are doing the apples to oranges comparison. >> hold on. the boss wants to talk. go ahead steve. >> if you don't have the money, you have to cut back. >> exactly. >> and most government workers have far more job security than in the private sector. a few gives up are not asking a lot when they have security. . >> that's the last word. in congress. lawmakers spending on pork. and 6.9 billion and machine is calling it a error. first, create hundreds of thousands of american jobs and make flying hassle free. >> new job's plan that will work. you will want to hear about it coming up next. p >> i am kelly wright. newt gingrich and rick perry failed to submit the required number of ballot signatures to appear in virginia.

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 mourners, his wife, who was at his bedside at the country cottage he loved so dearly and where he passed away in his sleep on sunday morning. his death has transcended all rivalries, with tributes pouring in from political friends and foes alike

gm has been the ones who embrace it. they have been able to meet the mandates, but the issue with flocks fuel is said -- flex fuel, it is not available at most palms, and even where it is available it does not make much sense. it is less efficient, some as the prices less cheaper, it does not make sense. host: is a free market convention? guest: absolutely not. it is ethanol. there has been public policy supporting ethanol, and that as gone back for a while. it is another government support for electric vehicles. energy department loans have come under fire in more recent loans from the congress. host: why does it not have a feeling stations like we saw for electricity? guest: if you'll are feeling, you have the a small amount of pumps, and people do not want to buy it, does it is it worth it to fill them? host: dan, good morning. caller: someone diluted to the gm electric cars that came out two years ago, and there was a movie i am sure you watch, "the death of the electric car." it is amazing that under the bush admini

gm, a former shareholder of saab, supplies autoparts to the maker. gm is concerned buyers -- >>> time to look at the latest market figures once again. >> that is all for now in business knews. >>> the japanese government is expected to formally approve the f-35 as the next mainstay fighter. holding a meeting during the day to confirm the addition. defense ministry officials reviewed three fighters on their performance and other factors. they are the fa-18 and the f-35 made in the u.s. and the euro fighter in four european countries. chief of staff iwasaki presented that the f-35 scored the highest. u.s. company lockheed martin and partners from eight countries developed the fighter jet. >>> the japanese government will pay to decontaminate more than 100 municipalities in eastern japan. but the plan is causing concerns in the communities. the environment ministry says it will clean up to 102 municipalities in eight prefectures with radiation levels above one millisievert per year. iwate prefecture, cattle farmers say they're worried that consumers wil

gm insists the cars are safe, but three fires have broken out in volts after government crash tests >>> best buy is recalling about 31,000 rocket fish, mobile battery cases for the iphone. the battery can over heat now while charging. three people were burned by the charger. the recall involves the model rfkl12 mobile battery cases. it's sold exclusively at best buy stores. you can call 81-9 1 7-5 7 3 7. 17-5 7 3 7. 737. and another recall to tell you about. recalling almost 7,000 rechargeable external battery cages. it affects the battery built into a plastic case designed to snap into the i-pod touch 4g music player. can over heat and burn the user. for more information, you can all 877-3 0 8-4 5 8 1. 08-4 5 8 1. 581. >> jason: apparently, thousands of americans haven't received their refunds from last year's returns. more than 99,000 people could get a real nice check in time for the holidays. the irs can't spend them out because it doesn't have the correct mailing addresses. while the accounts were in a timely percentage of all the refunds, these people are missing out on some pre

this morning abc reported that gm was willing to buy back cars from concerned customers.owever, this is late today that it's only considering the program of the last resort. >> tiger woods plays host this weekend in southern california. i'm dennis o'donnel and why the raiders may be without their middle linebacker. it will be back shortly. ,,,, ♪ laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like a -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. ♪ i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. okay. what's your secret? [ male announcer ] the new united mileage plus explorer card. get it, and you're in. afternoon in decatur, alabaa for firing a gunshot duringa was arrested this afternoonn decatur, alabama for firinga gunshot during a fight latet some of the news, greatest linebacker mclean was arrested this afternoon in decatur alabama f

to the point where we are not born to do the right thing to do right thing is to cut him sam hurd >> gm jerry angelo declined to comment on any other nfl players associated with the arrest of sam hurd, hurd is gone >> former penn state assistant football coach mike mcqueary says he is one of a percent short that he saw former coach jerry sandusky molesting a boy in that locker room in 2002. start with this today in a preliminary hearing for two of former bosses said mike mcqueary first told his father it then told head coach joe paterno. a week later told athletic director tim curley and university president gary schultz both men have been charged with perjury and failing to report suspected child sex abuse. home run king barry bonds were not spent any time in prison for his role in baseball's doping scandal fans shouted support for the major league baseball legend today leaving court in san francisco said bids for two years probation 30 days house arrest his mansion and community service. a jury convicted barry bonds of giving each case of testimony to a federal grand jury investigatin

gm is offering refunds to dissatisfied customers. >>> verizon is about to take on netflix. the telecom giant is planning to launch a new service that lets customers stream movies and tv shows over the internet. the new service could be rolled out as soon as next year. netflix shares fell almost 5% on the news. >>> and if you think your tweets just die in cyberspace, well, think again. the library of congress has struck a deal with twitter to archive every public tweet, that is billions and billions. betty, that means getting a cool tour of an animal e.r. just saw a dog get a huge tooth pulled or checking out the dallas world aquarium. who knew they had a tropical rain forest? those will live forever. you'll be happy to know only public tweets are included. nothing protected or private will be archived. i hope you don't tweet any of our conversations. >> if those are the best you can find, i'm in trouble. i better step up my tweet game. are you on twitter? >> i am not. no tweeting for me. >> settle to being facebook friends then. thank you, ashley morrison, in new york. >>>

when people hear michigan, they think of detroit primarily, gm, ford, and chrysler, and we may talk about them tonight, but i thought it would be good to start with the small town that nobody's heard of called greenville, which is in the middle of michigan, about 8,000 people because i don't think that if there had not been the story jennifer will tell you about jennifer that there wouldn't be a governor's story. to my, in our experience, i think it was the crystallizing thing. tell them about greenville. >> it was. thanks so much. so, michigan, automotive state, manufacturing state, and i'm elected as governor in 2002 and took office in january of 2003. if you recall, 2001 and 2002, the nation was just emerging from a recession, george w. bush was president, there was all of this talk about whether he was going to allow stimulus to happen for the states so they could get through, and, in fact, they passed the package. when i took office in january of 2003, the economists were saying that michigan would be able to ride the cycle up, that we would be bouncing back along with the rest of th

. >> and gm is trying to calm concerns about its electric car. and the offer is up next. >> and u.s. government invests in sesame street for afghanistan. >> taking a look at traffic right now in san rafael. lots of cars heading northbound now. stay with us. the news continues right after this. >>> general motors say it will buy back chevolet volts from owners. the company insists they're safe. a few volts caught fire when the federal government carried outside impact crash tests. necessary gm says it will recall 6,000 volts and repair them as soon as they figure out what caused fire autos secretary of state hillary clinton challenged leaders to continue to expand recent reforms, the u.s. delivered small rewards to myanmar's government. but clinton says more needs to be done such as breaking military tie was north korea. >> we're not at the point yet that we can consider lifting sanctions in place. because of our ongoing concerns. this is about policies that have to be reversed. >> the u.s. has not had an am bass lor in myanmar since early 1990s.

gm is studying two fires. all of the incidents occurred hours or days after the test. the subject of a government safety investigation. gm is offering to give owners who are worried about their volts a refund. >>> time right now is 5:36. later in sports, find out why two star redskins players are done for the season. >>> you know you are having a bad weekend when you are out in your hot set of wheels and this happened. during a sunday cruise. >>> one of the most expensive accidents ever. we'll explain how it happened when we come back. >>> i would like to wish happy holidays to sidney and ann johnson, mom and dad, happy holidays. [ female announcer ] holiday plus cookies plus memories pillsbury holiday star cookies start with pillsbury cookie dough easy. then add my own favorite frosting and sprinkles. just three ingredients to sweet memories. holiday ideas made easy. in 15 minutes, [ female announcer ] you call that bread? you can serve some warmth with your bread. and some flavor with your bread. and some layers with your bread. if you're serving bread honey, then se

gm, ford, and chrysler may cut production. now is a good time for hitting the roads for gas reasons. down 15 cents from a month ago. crude and other commodity prices are lower. you're paying $3.70 at the pump. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 5:22. 26 degrees on tv hill. the war in iraq is officially over. >> we will have christmas at our house this year. >> american troops are back home this morning. >> the war in iraq is officially over. as the troops near ready for their final trip home, others are already back in the states. we have more. >> a chapter closed on the u.s. mission in iraq. >> it was a privilege to be part of that. >> the troops crossed over the border. >> it is a great day for everybody. all the sacrifices the united states has made. >> nearly 4500 americans were killed. military families, a shared sacrifice. her father served four tors in our rock -- four tours in iraq. they will all be together soon. >> we will have christmas at our house. >> other soldiers have already made it back into the uni

gm is considering a recall that would take all volts off the road until they are fixed. no volts have been caught on fire in the real world. they all happened after government crash tests. >> the iowa caucuses just 33 days away. the race there got even hotter today. when it looks like michele bachmann or cain would take iowa, romney fought it out with the current front-runners. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: the front-runner, newt gingrich in iowa today where until the two latest polls he has a double digit lead. >> cut regulations, develop american energy. >> reporter: newt selling himself as the idea guy in a crisis. >> do not vote for me if you think the next eight years are going to be an easy walk in the park. >> reporter: the next month will be tough for gingrich. he's way behind in raising money. former house colleagues are saying here we go again. >> what we get with newt is a high drama, great ideas but the story line that is always about newt. >> reporter: gingrich does have mo, momentum. mitt romney never had it. now he's going back wards. >> as this n

sometimes a tax payer largely owned in the case of gm. think about april or something because you own a company, to make that editorial aside in michigan people could work low-wage high-income jobs they could go to the graduation lines to the employment line the could be up number all you from michigan of that means to read that means you have a cottage in the north of that might be in the west we should say at north on a high school diploma if that. that has to change. >> the interesting thing is we realize writing the book there were two other identity crises involved and we talked about this somewhat in the book. one was my wife. this is a person who had always exceeded at everything and believed if you are smart enough and get the right people that work hard enough that is going to get you there. those three things. a little bit of talent, real hard work and fight people who can make it happen and who couldn't. there is a great story i won't tell about when barack obama called the moment that was the strange thing if there was another

the new tariffs up to 22% will affect vehicles from gm and chrysler, among others. u.s. will not have to pay. chinese officials say u.s.-made suvs and luxury sedans are being dumped on the chinese market and damaging domestic industry. gm says it is working with represents from the u.s. in china to sort things out. >>> 6:25 now. facebook this morning finally rolling out the long promise to time line to users. good morning. if there isn't an offer now, time lines are a new way ou of laying out your facebook profile. more pictures, more information in a chronological order. once you sign up for it, you have seven days to put it together until facebook makes it public for old friends to see. all the old stuff you put on facebook years ago will automatically be placed into your time line, if you don't want it, make sure you get rid of it. what else shall we talk about this morning? our next story is about free shipping day. and that is where thousands of websites are going to participate in this. in some case no sales tax at the time you buy. that's tomorrow. free shipp

. >>> and gm buying back some of the electric cars because of battery concerns.fter batteries in the chevy volt caught fire in the safety test, about a dozen owners since asked to return their cars. gm officials will offer longers while they decide on a case by case basis which cars they will buy back. >>> and coca-cola bringing back the red cans just in time for the holidays. others complained that the white cans were part of the ones for diet coke. they say they're not getting rid of the white cans, just adding the red back in the mix. >>> and the title game, in the end, not even close. oregon against ucla, coming up next in sports . >>> mark is off today, fred is here, boy, the oregon ducks, have about 6000 different uniforms, and they're a good football team. >> and they play well, no matter how they're dressed. absolutely, this was not the matchup that the pac-12 thought of when they created the first ever conference championship game. one team, oregon, a national power. the other team, ucla just fired their coach, because they're now six and seven for the s

toyota has the most, at 15 winners, followed by gm, and volkswagen, ford, and honda. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with it ava marie. >> not quite. not quite. one, she is a little shorter than i am, and she doesn't have gray hair, either. she was wearing green, so she would not work on this set. here is baltimore city right here. there are a few sprinkles and north of town. the clouds a thin out. temperatures warm up, because the sun is doing its thing. on tv hill, is 55. cooler up north. a few sprinkles and light showers for the maryland line. carroll and frederick county and points west as well. rain chance is are increasing. let's take a look at temperatures but where the rain has been the most resistant, we see the coolest temperatures, shades of blue. the warming trend is moving south at annapolis, at 60 degrees. boardwalk city, they at sunshine but are getting a breeze off the water. temperature-wise, we will kind of the controlled by the clouds you see moving in. if you are clouds south of the day, but the cloud deck to the north and west, that is where the rain is. this will

. >> they did not take taxpayer money and gm and chrysler both went bankrupt and took

in the case of gm we are all running at company.ext time you think about those cars in california and everybody seems to drive, think about a volt or something because you on the company. that editorial aside, and machine heat works low wage hike of jobs, from the graduation led to the employment line and edge of the rest of the life. mysia there would be up with. that means you have a cottage in the north. it might be in the west 30's, will be to set up north. a few even have up boat. all that on my high-school diploma. there has to change. okay. the interesting thing was that we realized it writing the book that there are two other added to the crises involved, and we talked about the somewhat in the book. one must my wife. a person who is always succeeded everything in believe if you're smart enough and get the right people and work hard enough that will get you there. a little bit of talents, real hard work, and find of the people who can make it happen. it just couldn't. there is a great story in there that i won't tell about w

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gm says that's because they were not stored properly.arlier this week chevy will give loaner cars to any volt owner worried about the safety. there are about 6,000-volts on the road right now. >>> how would you feel the $1,000 disappeared from your paycheck? that's how much the average family would lose if a payroll tax rate is not extended. 9news now's surae chinn is live on capitol hill this morning. >> reporter: that's right. it's not what you want to hear this morning. right congress? another impasse there on capitol hill. but that's exactly what we're facing and again, that could mean smaller paychecks and you said it -- try by $1,000 for the average american family. you know, these proposals would have kept the tax breaks going for millions and millions of americans but the senate rejected it last night. both sides though at least want to keep it -- the tax breaks going but they just don't know how to do it. democrats want to raise taxes on the wealthy while republicans propose freezing federal salaries and cutting 200,000 governme

. >>> and gm buying back some of the electric cars because of battery concerns.fter batteries in the chevy volt caught fire in the safety test, about a dozen owners since asked to return their cars. gm officials will offer longers while they decide on a case by case basis which cars they will buy back. >>> and coca-cola bringing back the red cans just in time for the holidays. others complained that the white cans were part of the ones for diet coke. they say they're not getting rid of the white cans, just adding the red back in the at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call the bay area home. from funding that helped a local entrepreneur start a business... to providing grants to a nonprofit which offers job training and placement... and supporting an organization working to help the environment. because the more we do in the bay area, the more we help make opportunity possible. . >>> mark is off today, fred is here, boy, the oregon ducks, have about 6000 different uniforms, and they're a good football team. >> and the

the move comes from gm's move to provide loaner vehicles to volt owners.mes after the crash test resulted in fires from the battery pack days or even weeks after the test. >> jackie, thanks very much. hope you have a wonderful weekend. >> tom is here to tell us more about the weekend. we're talking about vigorous outdoor exercising, tom. what do you think? >> i'm trying to encourage you to warm up actually is what i'm doing >> that's what you'll have to do outside. >>> this temperature you'll see right there, that is kind of deceptive because it's only a couple of feet from our building, and i think it's picking up the heat from somebody microwaving chicken mar ichl inara or something. elsewhere, we're down to the 20s near 30 degrees. at reagan national, it's 35. there's a calm wind there. thankfully, we have a calm wind because we would have windchills maybe in the teens otherwise. look at these temperatures. this is the coldest widespread freeze we have had here this season so far from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. it's in the low to

gm has been saying the problem is a coolant leak.ig day for federal express it is expected to be the busiest day in history the deliverly service. with almost 17 million shipments or 10% more than last year. ups says its busiest day will be the 22nd it expects to deliver 26 million parcels. last week's big european leader summit failing to deliver a quick fix for debt crisis stock did leap higher friday on optimism about the summit which reports showing a jump in u.s. consumer confidence. at the new york stock exchange i'm jane king. >>> the operators of a giant ferris wheel at san jose's christmas in the park say a malfunction has been fixed and it isiuh safe to ride again. yesterday an electrical box attached to an eight foot string of christmas lights broke loose and slammed into an unoccupied carriage and knocked loose fiber glass which fell to the ground it didn't hit anybody, nobody on the ride was hurt. the operator is attaching safety strapped around every string of lights on the ferris wheels arms to make sure this didn't

pulled the plug. -- that it was gm that had pulled the plug.ound 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 mourners, his wife, who was at his bedside at the country cottage he loved so dearly and where he passed away in his sleep on sunday morning. his death has transcended all rivalries, with tributes pouring in from political friends and foes alike. there was his succe

gm should go under. >> it wasn't that they should -- it wasn't the government's job to bail it out. nor go through a bankruptcy proceeding which is the last of existence of gm. >> i would have gone under. his business is to make sure he goes in himself. president obama knows about creating and losing jobs. then he says being president is just like being a ceo. great. you just made an equivalent of him being an ceo and entrepreneur, too. doesn't work. >> speaking of strange momented, ron paul who many folks are talking aboutment he is a favorite in a iowa. he has a strong base. the iowa believers are weird. you have to get voters out to be near camp. a lot of folks say the comments on iran were the nail in the coffin uld havffin as far as se taking him on stage. he has a young base. >> he is consistently crazy, absolutely right. whoa, whoa. whoa. i will not take you seriously if you look the rest of the world and country in line ab r and say even israel has mix feelings about iran. are you kidding me? that's a extortion. that's a distortion and crazy talk. >> the only crazy talk last

new gm ben brings in valentine who last managed in the major leagues 9 years ago.on campus college basketball, taking unmarries in a conference -- unmarries in a -- on marist in conference class. they were tied at second half. they open it up. from cardinal gibbons inside for two of his -- watch him as he goes over the bench. how about a pat for his coach. i got you covered, coach. 76-63. they've won five in a row. the news is not so good for unbc coach randy monroe and his retrievers down the road to d.c. to take on american u. ryan cook will hit a 3. unbc had 5 point lead in the first half but that lead was gone by the half time buzzer. unbc trailed the rest of the way. ends up 58-59 final. unbc is 0-7 on the season. they've lost 13 straight going back to last year. >> much more on the ravens coming up tomorrow, big game in cleveland coming up. >> thank you, mark, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> no snow, no problem, extreme fears are hitting the coast accept they are rumbling over stones. seasonably warm weather has made it impossible to make artificial snow. as they wait for m

he was jailed for taking part in the gm and square protests more than 20 years ago. another dissident was jailed for subversion. and earlier this year, the well- known artist who was also jailed, part of a trend which the united nations has condemned. the statement from the human rights office said, we are alarmed at what appears to be a very unfortunate trend and severe restrictions on the rights of human rights activists. the chinese government is accused of launching a crackdown against the dissidents. their response calls for arabs spring style protests. there simply upholding the rule of law. >> would like to point out that it is a country that abides by the rule of law. >> he faces 10 years in prison and as an appeal will be futile so he won't bother. >> despite the gloomy economic outlook, brazil's economy is surging ahead. he is part of china, india, and south africa. jeremy looked at what it is that is making brazil so strong. >> the uk struggles to emerge from recession into play down the government that. in 2010, the economy grew by 7.5%. strong exports fr