to expose gm to liability or what? >> their job internally was to raise the appropriate pokes up there so they could respond and take action to limit the damage and that doesn't mean hiding it. it means fixing things. and gm would say they should have acted more quickly to get the cars off the road. and that is what a good legal department wants to do and what gm wanted to do but they failed because their in-house attorneys were keeping things quite. >> isn't that their job? making sure the companies don't have to pay out too much? not that i am on their side. >> the answer is yes, that is their job. there are two outside law firms, one of which i used to be a part of who wrote memos advising them of the problems. but discretion is a better part of valor and ultimately if it turns out you hid this stuff and strong armed the plaintiffs and took an aggressive approach you will expose the company to punitive damage awards. there was a bankruptcy that saved them here but not all of the way. >> when they they cross the line

has gm changed for the better? >>> republican house take first whack at affordable care act by changing definition of the workweek. all that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for thursd january 8th. >> good evening, everyone. i'm sue herera. the best day for stocks in three weeks. the major averages gained back all of the new year's losses and more on hopes for more stimulus measures in the euro zone and encouraging data here at home about jobs. just one day ahead of the december jobs report from the labor department. so here's how the markets looked at the closing bell. the dow surging 323 points today with all 30 dow components making gains. the nasdaq gained 85 and the s&p up by 36 points with all ten sectors ending higher. >>> more on the good news about jobs. labor department reporting first time jobless claims fell by 4,000 last kweek. now cover near 13 year lows. even though there were nearly 30,000 planned corporate payoffs in december, the outplacement firm challenger gray and christmas, overal

ford and gm do not want to see that.o and weaker yen, you seem more mercedes audi's, volkswagens getting sold over here. it is harder for ford and gm to compete. >> europe has been a big problem for ford. we are going to get gm sales numbers in a moment. as stocks kick off the first full year of trading we are predicting another rally your on the s&p by year-end. you say nearly 7% rally by the end of 2015. why? >> corporate profits will increase. 2015 will be a sustainable global economic expansion driven by tectonic shift. that will overcome a lot of problems we see in europe. >> the numbers are out. gm, up 19.3%. huge. >> they are giving the most incentives of any carmaker. what you see every year the incentives are the amount of the discount carmakers give buyers. it grows until december. december is the biggest month. gm is giving the most incentives of any carmaker. i am not predicting anything. >> give us the facts. >> gm will give you about $3300 per car on average. >> ford, the sales are up 1.3%. what happened? >

we are in the midst of more and more americans interested in food labeling issues, concerned about gm o's certainly the idea of gluten-free diets which you talk aboutnd a i know your wife in many cases a saved her life. the timing of your book you feel as if this is a conversation that is already happened. >> yeah, no doubt about it. we're a sick country cluck. i think this book is an opportunity to kind of pull the curtain back and see exactly what's happening in washington, d.c. to help create a system that's literally making us sick. this food system is broken. our children are paying the price for it. and it is fixable, it is preventable. we subsidize crops that end up in to very highly processed foods. and then this is creating sickness throughout our country to where by 2020, we're going to have half of the country that has either diabetes or pre-diabetes. we have one-third of our adults that have high blood pressure. we're sick. and then we have to subsidize through medicare, medicaid and the affordable care act the health care to take care of the people who get sick from the c

the question becomes why doesn't gm hike its dividend? well, keep in mind this is a company that when it went into bankruptcy and then when they came out they said we will have a fortress balance sheet. we will have more cash on hand. we will not get into the same position we got into as we slid into bankruptcy. they will be increasing the capital spending this year. hiking it up to $9 billion and adding another $1.5 billion in terms of the amount of money it's investing in the company, and, remember, they still have the doj investigation out there for the airbags situation as well as a uaw contract. you can bet that the uaw will be expecting a hike of some sort in terms of compensation for its workers. this morning becky quick talked with mary in davos, and the question of the difr denned came up. this is what she had to say. >> our activision for the company is to make sure we become the most valued company, which is providing value to our owners, our investors. we remain on that path. we want to look to have the right reinvestment so w

but gm says it will sell for about $30,000.d that would put it in competition with tesla's model three that was announced last october. industry analysts say the bolt name, though, is likely to create confusion with the chevy's hybrid bolt and gm says the name could change. >>> if you play the superlotto plus, on saturday night, you may want to check your numbers. one of the winning tickets was purchased at the am/pm in richmond, the other at the 7- eleven on mill montdrive in milpitas. here's a look at the winning numbers -- >>> we told you that hackers have accessed the twitter and youtube accounts for the u.s. central command. coming up on ktvu 2 news at 5:00, we're tracking this developing story as the government assesses the government done by the hackers. the hackers claim sympathy to isis and threaten u.s. troops. we'll gather the latest on the military breach and update you tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and you can follow us

i was tough on him on gm. should have been easier on him after reading american sunshine are niner while i was away. >> i met chris kyle at kyle's ranch a number of times. you can be tough on people for their stock picks. >> i should have said while he's been maybe the number one businessman for veterans, he has -- the gm call may be right. i understand -- i don't like to look at what people have. do you still own gm? >> yes, but the bid was a disaster in 2014. that was my own work. it needed interest rates for be higher for pension. and frankly, gm, you look at the united states and it was great. headline risk was bad. but gm is a big company. it's 00 you are it's europe, maybe china comes back a little bit. remember why did carmax do so well? because people wanted to own the oil cycle so they bought autozone and car sdltmax and auto nation. p. >> is this the high? >> i'm looking at 17, 500. i think that the used market is very good too. you can sell your used car, get a new car. i think that will be another

the number of deaths tied to gm's faulty ignition switches is now up to 49. victims and their families have until january 31st to submit compensations compensations. the switches can fail killing power to the engine and air bags. the recall numbers were initially higher but gm termed some cars were scrapped or are no longer on the road. back over to you. >> and they have more than 28,000 claims right, of people injured to get through? >> that's right. and the number just keeps growing and growing. >> landon dowdy with cnbc thanks. thanks. >>> readings are back below freezing this morning, it will be a cold start. we'll see some sunshine before clouds return and we're tracking the return of snow and rain for the area. right now, 29 degrees here at nbc 10 at 5:24. jillian mele is in the first alert traffic center. good morning jillian. >>> good morning to you, bill. still quiet on the roads in delaware with a live look at 95 near route 1. a few drivers out there with no accidents to report. i'll take you to the lehigh valley coming up next. >>> and breaking new

gm raising industry sales forecasts. gm ceo mary barra peek speaking out about it. phil, it has been a year since ms. barra took over. it's been a rough one, though. >> reporter: right. oh a terrible year in terms of reputation and public perception of general motors. but mary barra has been up front about saying look we can't change what's happened in the past. we can only try to improve in the future so we don't repeat the mistakes of the past. the shares of general motors down more than 10% in the last year, and that surprises some people who thought that the stock would take an even bigger hit given everything that's happened over the last 12 months. earlier today, with the focus being on what's new for 2015 mary barra gave a fairly optimistic forecast. >> i think it starts with the core of our products. i mean there's been a tremendous amount of work done and we have, you know several -- not all of which are announced yet, but we have many launches this year that i think, again, as we go into the marketplace with every product now, we're going in to win, not ju

gm hasd a record year in 2014. president obama was exactly right to be touting the booming american economy in his state of the union address. >> since 2010 america has put more people back to work than europe japan, and all advanced economies combined.

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the number of deaths tied to gm's faulty ignition switches is up to 49.ctims or their families have null january 31st to submit claims for compensation. gm has repaired 65% of the more than 1.9 million small cars it recalled because the switches can fail, killing power to the engine and air bags.e+hi gm determined some cars are no longer on the road. >>> amazon is moving from the small to the big screen. it plans to acquire and produce a dozen movies this year. it will release them in theaters and on amazon prime a month or two later. laura, back over to you. >> thank you so much, landon. >>> what is not transparent right now is if you look outside and once again see all of that fog settling in all over the bay area. for more we check in with meteorologist rob mayeda in for christina. >> we're seeing the thick fog not so much around san jose where it's 44 degrees for you. traveling across the san mateo bridge, the bay bridge, the carquinez straits you have the fog. adviseibilities at times less than a mile. livermore there less than a half mile, too, but

the 49ers made the super bowl in 2012 during his time as gm. he's also responsible for drafting players like russell wilson, frank gore, vernon davis and michael crabtree. so a big change in ashburn. >>> after the wildcard win over pittsburgh, ravens head coach john harbaugh called joe flacco the best quarterback in the nfl. of course, that's up for discussion, but it's hard to argue against his success in the postseason. you never know what flacco will show up in the flying season, but it's in the playoffs -- regular season, but it's in the playoffs where joe cool lives up to his name. flacco has thrown 13 touchdowns, zero interceptions in playoff games. he stays cool under pressure. >> first of all, very talented, got a great arm, great athlete, big strong guy in the pocket, can make any throw in any weather conditions. >> we need him most for big time plays and that's how he's been. he's done that before i got here and definitely done a great job since i've been here. >> the new england patriots, their opponent, aren't buying into the media'

gm's ceo met with the media today in detroit to discuss the road ahead. mary barra says she is cautiously optimistic about the new year. >> what we demonstrated was that we were going to, you know, dot right thing for the customers, safe challenges head -- to do the right thing for the customers, safe challenges head on. to do the right thing even when it is hard. >> reporter: despite all the vehicles they sold more vehicles in 2014 than they did the year before. >>> the new republican-lead congress has been on the job for two days and they are taking on bills that they know the white house will veto. it's heading to the full senate after clearing a key committee vote and the house could pass their pipeline bill as early as tomorrow. today representatives focused on another big with their veto threat, which is changing the president's healthcare law. >>> the state of connecticut is forcing a teenager to undergo chemo therapy. the 17-year-old cassandra has lymphoma with a high survival rate if treated with chemo therapy. however cassandra and her mom wante

has done for her i gm -- at g.m..ally made everyone own up. he made everyone be honest. mary is definitely doing that and her team is the closest net, strongest group of managers gm has had in a long time. they huddle up like a football team. they are so close tight, and supportive of each other that they can let anything by there. >> do you want that? >> instead of hiding something and having their fiefdoms and working in separate units, these guys are working together and if they have a problem, they share it with the group and they go after it together and solve it. >> this sounds like reality tv. >> there are regular meetings with the top 300 managers in the company and they talk about things that need to be changed publicly and frankly. it is similar to what alan mullally did at ford. >> here is the key. has the effort to try to eliminate the bureaucracy a general motors and the work that it took to recover from the recall debacle become so much of a distraction that mary barra might not succeed at the one thing

you take a look she's claiming gm will be a much different company. she made the comments in the bake of a recall of -- wake of a recall of 30 million cars last year, more than two million of those over faulty ignition switches. >> if i were to sum up 2014 i would have said it's a year of great disappointment but also a year of great progress. >> they have been linked to at least 42 deaths. >>> honda meanwhile is facing the largest government fine ever imposed on an automaker. $70million. announced yesterday by the national highway traffic same administration. it comes after an investigation found that honda failed to report more than 1700 deaths and injury claims as well as certain warranty claims. honda admits it violated reporting requirements of the law. it's taking steps to correct the errors responsible for the violations. >>> staying in the at world. back to gm. sluggish sales led them to cut the price to have cadillacs namely cts sedans. most four cylinder models are now $2,000 less. the new prices take effect immediately and cts sales were do

. >> two million gm vehicles that were pulled off the roads because of their ignition switches. we're learning the family of the victims may not be getting the legal action they deserve while information that could affect your safety is now being locked away. >> time for a quick check of the headlines. wind and rain hamper the search for victims in the wreckage of airasia flight 8501. nine bodies recovered as search teams say most of the victims will be found inside the fuselage. >> chinese dismissing speculation the stampede at a new year's celebration was sparked bay scramble to catch toupe -- coupons. 36 people were killed,s toes more injured. >> and fans bundling up big-time to watch the rose parade in pasadena where temperatures plunged to just above freezing. >> some news about the massive re-call of general motors vehicles that involved more than two million vehicles with potentially deadly ignition switch problems. "the new york times" reports the gm settled self cases out of court, forcing plaintiffs to sign nondisclosure agreements. could these settlements keep safety

gm had a great december, ford not so much.down for the year by about half a percent. toyota, a pretty good year too. the winnerrer for ford though -- winner for ford, though, the f15the best-selling vehicle for 33 straight years now 38 straight years for the truck. but december truck wars take a look at gm which says, you know what? when it comes to december we actually won the truck battle. that's because gm totaling the sales of chevy civil silverado as well as the gmc sierra the same truck rebadged, you get a bigger total than the f-150, but i'm sure the folks at ford would dispute that. i also thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the biggest gas guzzlers out there. take a look at the numbers on three of the biggest gas guzzlers with mpg withs around 16 17 18 miles per hour. chevy corvette, doubled in sales. the mustang up 66%. and the cadillac escalade gives you 14 miles to the gallon sales up almost 40% for 2014. you know, most vehicle segments did pretty well in 2014 but one that didn't, you know, ev

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arizona already is suing for $3 billion. >> wow. >> so the pain is not gone for g gm at all, althoughs. >> that's also mind-boggling. they never stop. >>> rough weather is making it hard for divers in the java sea. the search for 8501 being concentrated in a zone the size of delaware. underwater submersibles are another way serge searchers can locate the wreckage. in a wake of devastation, a business once created for ocean exploration is finding itself in the business of plane recovery. >>> bluefin robotics makes submersible, autonomous underwater vehicles nonas auy 's have -- auvs built for discovery. but more recently they've been used for discovery. why was your vehicle chosen? >> our vehicle supports that because it's easily broken down into small modular people and rapidly shipped around the world. >> earlier this year, the blue fin 21 spent three weeks searching for malaysia airlines flight an 11 million dollar effort. now a recovery effort bluefin could help with is under way. would your vehicle with good to use in the airasia crash? >> it can be employed in that if need be our

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i don't think tesla would produce anything of the sort of a car like that. >> gm doesn't have to wins game. it just has to take incremental units away from tesla. is that a risk in your model at all? >> the way that we've always looked at it is that tesla is a performance car and a luxury car manufacturer. and we expect the model three will compete with the audi a4. you won't have the same performance characteristics. >> you do think there will be competition in the space. i think bmw is going to be a major competitor? is this really the place that you get excited about everything that you're doing? i think they should be excited about it. >> well there's a couple thing there is. one, it would be good to see tesla as not a niche player. if we get -- i think that helps with over all valuation for tesla. i do think as companies cross poll ennate on charging -- the more the better out there as far as ev's go. but tesla still has the lead here i think on the technology front. >> you've got a market performer rating on the stock. just in the past year to date the stock is down 10%. it has

several sources say that he is the new gm and the agreement is for years. the terps in illinois. second half, illinois on the break. malcolm hill launches from the wing. illinois with their first lead of the game. later in the half, hill from the same spot. he finished with 28. maryland is upset 64-57. i feel your pain, leon. third ranked virginia, acc action. gets rewarded for his hard work. the cavaliers get the win 61- 51. and a final know, college hoops american lost in overtime to loyola and boston university took care of navy. the terps on a roll, they were ranked night. >> i admit i had doubts about how they would do in the big ten. >> a lot of people say good move in basketball. >> pretty good so far. >> this could change life in a huge way in third world countries, but it may also turn your stomach. >> bill gates is going way outside of the box to bring clean drinking water to people who do not have access to it. the bill and melinda gates foundation is backing a test plan that would turn human waste into water. first the material is superheated, then dried and burn to c

smith made his mark as gm of the chargers when they were making their playoff runs in the early 2000s. smith's role wouldn't impact the current gm bruce allen's role. 9 sports reached out to allen for comment. he did not respond. >>> meanwhile the raven prepping for the throwdown by the three rivers i like to call it, pittsburgh. they get a big lift for this game literally, 360-poundish haloti ngata returns from his suspension and terrell suggs, is he happy yet? >> couldn't have happened at a better time. he was missed a lot in the locker room, especially by me, but as soon as he knew we won, saw the score and we're like yeah, we get haloti back. now the locker room is kind of that complete, so to say. >> definitely a big lift for the team. big football weekend for wusa9, game on sunday at 11:30, nfl today at 12:00, bengals and then i'll wrap it up game on overtime at 11:35 the. >>> a turtle sitting in the catbird seat of big 10 basketball, your maryland terrapins, 13-1. they just beat michigan state. the terps are ranked 11th, highest ranking since 2004. who saw that coming? the mich

gm had to recall 30 million cars in 204. more than two million were over the faulty ignition switches that were linked to at least 42 deaths. gm was hit with allegations that the company knew about those failures 12 years before they did anything about them. >> if i were to sum up 2014 i would have said a year of great disappointment, but also great progress. >> the recall crisis did not hurt their bottom line selling nearly three million vehicles up 5% over 2013. >>> if you recall the bird's >>> cracked rails, broken down trains, major issues today. >> yeah, they were standing in the cold. where those riders are cold and angry and that is never a good combination. >> reporter: when the trains did arrive, many were so packed that the passengers, they couldn't get on. >> and each train was so crowded that there were a few that we would let pass. >> reporter: they watched the main innocence trains and the totally empty trains that didn't stop at all. created by the extreme temperatures and the breakdown of the trains that woul

gm is trying to remain positive. >> overall we're not playing bad.or the other. we're finding wins to ways and lose. if you look at the play i may do the other team constitution or not point out if you were okay with that. >> winter classic we went to d.c. over 4,000 on hand to see blackhawks and tie game less than 20 seconds to defy the pressure troy glal pressure troy glaler -- washington wints 3- >> e mailed me about that. >> we'll show you another one. organizeers hope a different ice locky game. the event took place hundreding ton valley montgomery county a few teams taken to the ice were lansdale catholic and archbishop wood. they took home the win 7-4. >> college basketball player -- there's a million for cancer research. hill is battling terminal brain cancer. it's amazing to know she'll make a difference in her own fight and that of nature valley crunchy granola bars give you energy from 1/3 of your daily whole grains. so 1/3 of this commercial is dedicated to what you could do with all that energy. 1/3 of your daily whole grains means energ

he49ers starting in 2005 before taking over as gm in 2008 for them.n after a mutual partying with the 49ers joined the seahawks. he is considered by one to be one of the best talent finders. one of the main reasons the seahawks took russell wilson in the first round. how's that working out for the seahawks right? bruce allen staying with the team as president if this actually happens. >>> college basketball. a gutty performance. the golden eagles would not go away, but the hoyas stay tough. a guy named l.j. teak look at him drive right here makes it look so easy. 12 points for him, hoyas up 7 here. later in the half georgetown up four. and they're going to go to their big man inside this time. joshua smith. he will lay it off the glass, 10 points. dwayne wilson up the top of the key, does not call the bank but it still counts. golden eagles cut the lead to one. but this is why you have guys like devontae smith. captain cool dribbles up and snaps it down. they hold off marquette, 65-59. >>> the colonials in a battle against st. louis. we're going to pi

you been in of deaths tied to gm faulty ignition switches climbed to 49.riginally they said 13 were killed from the defect. as of last week gm repaired 1.26 million of 2 million cars recalled for faulty switches. deadline to seek compensation from crashes linked to the problem is january 31. it is already been extended from december 31. >>> and some new yorkers are now renting out their toilets. yes, toilets through an air b & b inspired app called air p & p the app shows closet available bathroom and price to use it if a user agrees to the price the app instantly contacts owner of the bathroom. air p & p lunched under a year ago in new orleans after the city out lawed port potties on the parade route of mardi gras. >> you think tickets are cheaper than last year for super bowl? they've been selling $down 20% compared to same day last year. the reason for the drop, seat geek said due to patriots super bowl fatigue. >> much more coming up on "action news" this morning. a look over sky6hd center city live team coverage of nor'easter blanketsing our region fo

gm wants to make it easier to shop from your car. they'll unveil new services for the on star conservice this week. gm is partnering with dunkin' donuts and price line to offer drivers special deals on the road. this fish tail is no joke. a japanese sushi restaurant paid more than $34,000 for a tuna blue fin. tuna prices are down thanks to a successful fishing season. >> that was a deal! thank you. >>> now to sunday's nfl's playoff game. cowboys lions and one heck of a thrilling finale. >> 3rd down and goal. end zone touchdown. >> oh yeah! that is tenderness williams with the second td of the game. check out who is celebrating in the owner's box? do you really see that? chris christie with jerry jones? who would have thought. they win it 24-20 they travel to green bay next. suh became emotional during his post game presser. >> just trying to say i didn't expect this. that's what it comes down to. [ inaudible question ] >> earlier in the a iffc wild card game. andrew luck stepping up to avoid the rush. he get it is out in time to hit

are new performance cars and luxury models, but two electric vehicles may generate the most chatter, gm's new extended range chevy bolt and all electric chevy bolt, a concept scar. gm estimates the bolt will have a range tapping 200 miles when it debuts in 2017 and could sell as little as $30,000. >> can you make $30,000 stick? >> you know, it's a concept vehicle but if it's going to fit the equation that customers are looking for, yes, that's what we're going to do. >> automakers are tauting greater mileage, plunging gas prices say it's time to revisit fuel standards set five years ago which call for fleets to average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. >> in light of today's fuel prices and forecasting what they are going to be in the future, we need to take a very -- >> do they not make sense? >> we have to make a factor of analysis what that's going to be. >> it's time to explore the future of buick. >> for now it is on resurgence of autos not seen since the 90s. >> i'm hoping it's not silly optimism, right, it seems more pragmatic, the lessons of 2009, 2010 aren't that far behind us. >> h

gm issued three for recalls at the end of 2014. the largest involved the same issue that plagued gm for the past year. they recalled a record 30 million cars worldwide last year. >> the markets are aiming higher in 2015. 2014 was a good year for investors. the dow posting its sixth straight annual gain the longest stretch since snapping a streak in 1999. >>> now to the latest search for airasia. and in the head lines this morning, some good jobs on the job front from career builder. salaries will be on the rise with many new full-time hires. these ally bank ira cds really do sound like a sure thing but i'm a bit skeptical of sure things. why's that? look what daddy's got... ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! growth you can count on from the bank where no branches equals great rates. my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing w

skin have needed a football guru in the gm position a long time and they got one, but he also comes with some >>> now wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. >> till about a week ago you had probably never heard of the name scot mccloughlan, but since he became the frontrunner for washington's gm's job a lot of background facts have come up. alcohol derailed both of mccloughlan's previous two jobs. he's been very open about that. what has never been in question is as acumen at spotting talent. he knows he's in a high profile position and he's admittedly again struggled with alcohol and people wonder how he'll deal with the stress of leading the burgundy and gold front offices. i sat down with him today and asked him just that. >> i've been through the bad part of my life. i know that. i don't want to go back e.ther the one thing i didn't do at san fran at all is i never delegated the work. 24/7 i was going, but i got out of it. i don't want to be that guy. if i want to be back in this situation, i can only be correct in being this way. >> will he be given the lati

for them tonight. >>> washington made it official today, scott mc scott mccloughlan will be the new gm. >>> ray rice did not know about the former video before it leaked. robert mueller led the investigation, but did he say the league should have done more to find out facts before letting the initial two game suspension. >>> we told you jayson werth would have right shoulder surgery tomorrow. why this late? well, he hoped rest and treatment would fix it. he said, "i pretty much did everything legally possible to not have surgery, but in the end surgery was the best course of action." he'll be out two to three weeks. >>> real quick big ups to catholic university steve howell, men's basketball coach won his 200th career game tonight, the second in school history to do. so the first mike lonergan who is currently at gw. so congratulations to coach we holl. >>> finally marcin gortat, one of the most colorful characters on the team, of course. the wizards are capitalizing on his popularity with this, polish hammer action figure the buffed up figurine complete with the cape. i call it the ba

. >>> 49 deaths linked to the faulty ignition switch by cars by gm. the initial was only 13. that included people who would be sitting in the front seats of the cars that were involved in the front-end crashes. this new number is reflecting anyone sitting in any seat in any car involved in a crash related to the defect. the change actually comes right ahead of the january 31st deadline to seek compensation for victims. we can imagine the number can grow of the people killed in the kinds of crashes as they sort of expand the criteria for the compensation. >> it seems reasonable. alison kosik, thank you. >>> breaking overnight. a highway overpass collapses in ohio. the results were deadly. we will tell you what we are learning this morning next. >>> breaking overnight. a deadly bridge collapse shutting down a portion of i-75 in cincinnati indefinitely. it is not clear what caused it. the cincinnati fire department says the body of the construction worker has just been recovered. >>> louisiana governor presidential hopeful bobby jindal is not backing down over the no go zones fo

gm's new extended chevy volt and all-electric chevy bolt a concept car, gm estimates the bolt will have a range topping 200 miles, when it debuts in 2017 and could sell for as little as $30,000. can you make $30,000 stick? >> its 'a concept vehicle, but if it's going to fit the equation that customers are looking for, that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: while automakers are touting greater mileage, plunging gas prices have many in the industry saying it's time to revisit economy standards set five years ago, which called for auto fleets to average 54 1/2 miles per gallon by 2025. forecasting what they're going to be in the future we just need to take a very -- a fact-drivenage sits of what that will be. >> it's time to explore the future of buick. >> reporter: for now, the focus is on a resurgence in autos, not seen since the late '90s. >> there's so much enthusiasm and optimism right now. i'm hoping it's not silly optimism cockeyed optimism. it seems more pragmatic of the lessons. >> reporter: the combination of a healthy economy and strong consumer confidence has many in the a

best year since 2006 and if you look at all 2014 a stellar year and a stellar month for gm and fiat. playing to their strengths, they like to make trucks and 1.5 million cars sold in the united states. gm saw a 19% sales increase year on year. >> the yukon, up by 38%. >> that was as the oil price is falling. >> still living better than december was november and that's when we started to see the price of oil fall and people say -- prices are coming down. it is not just that, it is low interest rates employment confidence in the economy come a all of that coming together -- economy, all of that coming together. chrysler sergio, a very happy man, up 50%. >> rolls-royce, the car which i remember you drove almost a year ago to the day, had another record year. >> its best in 111 years the you could say the same for 2013 2012 2011 -- all record years. sales up 12%. we don't all own rolls-royce is like you mark. thanks to the hoop that i was driving up 60% since 2009. not just the sales of the cars that are up but personalized expressions of bling. people want more and more customize cars.

jeff lurery repleased a statement saying that after the giants game that how we're was returning as gmcarefully listening and reflecting on the length then discussions with the senior team, i changed my part. chip kelly said, quote, i am very confident about where we are headed as team and as an organization. i look forward to continue working with jeffrey and howie as well as the personnel department. >>> to the ice. flyers lost last night in carolina but that almost ended up being the least of their problems. have a look. flyers went down 2-0 went eric staal put a rebound. flyers took the game on the chin 2-1. almost lost their captain vinny jir rue. his skate tape down on giroux's leg. he couldn't get up and taken immediately to the carolina tunnel. fortunately giroux was wearing kevlar socks instead of something season ending. giroux could play tonight. >> my doctor or anything but i'm pretty sure i got lucky there. i know i got hit, but i kind of try to put pressure on it and it felt weird. didn't feel really really good. so i kind of panicked a little bit. but doctors did a good

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the list. >> and meet the new babies of the new year. >>> more recall trouble for gm. the automaker is now recalling 92,000 trucks and suvs because of a defect in the ignition lock system. if the ignition is stuck in start, it can suddenly snap back into the accessory position. that can knock out the engine, braking and steering. you'll find a full list of the recalled vehicles on the wusa9 app. >>> a new year means new lives. >> so meet some of the first babies of 2015. at shady grove adventist hospital. >> it's really surreal right now. >> reporter: meet krista and joshua kaiser. >> micah, he's big. >> 10 pounds. >> we're thinking he would come on new year's eve or he would come faster, but it took him a lot longer to get down there because he's pretty big. >> honestly i didn't even realize he was the first baby. we know he's born after new year's, but you don't realize how close is he and one of the nurses came in and brought us a really nice gift basket. the baby nurses all gathered together and they're like you have the first baby and we're like yeah, it's new yea

. >>> despite some pleas from lawmakers, gm says it will not be extending the deadline for claims aboutgnition switch problems past this weekend. >> for more and the rest of the news before the bell, landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters, good morning. >> sam and laura, good morning to you both. stock futures are pointing to a higher open on wall street after the markets fell for a second straight day on wednesday, energy and techs were the big drags despite apple's blockbuster earnings report. investors are taking notice of the fed, which wraps up a two-day meeting saying it will be patient in deciding when to start raising interest rates. data on unemployment and housing, the dow dropping 195 points to 17,197, the nasdaq falling 43 to 4637. general motors has no plans to ex-tend the deadline to file claims over its faulty ignition switches. it arejecting pleas from two u.s. senators to push the deadline past this saturday. as of last week gm received more than 3,000 claims and 50 have been eligible for compensation. >>> sony is hooking up with spotispo spotify to launch for its

the number of deaths tied to the gm faulty switches are up to 49. families can submit claims for compensation. gm has repaired 65% of the 1.1 million small cars recalled. >>> amazon is moving from the small to the big screen. the company plans to produce about a dozen original movie a year. amazon will release them in theaters and then on amazon prime a month orthopedic two later. back over to you. >>> we want the latest in sports because coach "k" is one win away from the milestone. the blue devils beat pitt, giving coach "k" his 999th win. his next game comes up on sunday. >>> and the hoyas led by as many as 26 points to hand villanova their second loss of the season in a crushing 78-58 win. >>> the first round of the australian open continues. defending champion stan verinka had no trouble. he sent his opponent packing in straight sets. on the women's side caroline wozniacki beat taylor thompson, and venus williams won. and just earlier her sister serena gets the win against the belgian. >>> lindsey vonn has won her super "g" in italy, breaking a

we're a gm town here making the bureaucrat enclave. these are great products. go out there if you're looking to buy a car, friends don't let friends buy anything but american. they're great products better than ever. it's the backbone of our economy. we make things that america great? cities like lansing, all across the country. >> this proves that government has a role this proves government can set the table to do good things for workers. of all the manufacturing jobs created since 2010 72% of them have been in the automobile sector. >> no question. >> and there's room for growth. and so quickly, where's the next opportunity? >> well it's in manufacturing. we're starting to see some manufacturing come back. we need to protect rnd, we need to protect our intellectual property. we need to invest. and we need to again, support our industries like other countries do. we need to make sure that our industries can be kpetcompetitive and support them. issues like fair trade over free trade. >> who are you rooting for tonight, ohio state or oregon? you're from michiga

. >>> gm wants to help make it easier to shop from your car. automaker will unveil new concierge features for the on star service this week at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. gm is partnering with dunkin' donuts and priceline to offer drivers special deals on the road. >>> this is no joke. a japanese restaurant paid more than $37,000 for 400 pound bluefin tuna at an auction in tokyo. tuna prices are down quite a bit from the past few years thanks to a successful fishing season. milissa, back to you. >>> just ahead, no joke. a u.s. city is about to vanish for 24 hours. >>> plus, did you miss it? how bill cosby made his way on to celebrity apprentice. you're watching "early today." [ female announcer ] a 3d white smile has the power to captivate. that's why shakira uses... crest 3d white with whitelock technology, removing up to ninety percent of surface stains and locking out future stains. so your smile always steals the show. crest 3d white. you give... and you give... and then you give some more. but sometimes you get. and so you

it's been almost a year since she took over as ceo of gm. talking about the challenges they have faced in the last year and challenges they face this year. but the most important thing so far has to do with the company's outlook for the u.s. auto industry in 2015 sales. here is what she had to say. >> i see a lot of positives as we start 2015. first, it looks that sales will be strong in the united states and china. again, our two biggest markets. and in the u.s. we expect continued steady growth in the industry. and we believe it is going to come in somewhere between 16.5 million and 17 million units. and if you had to say pinpoint probably right in the middle of that range. >> so let's put that prediction or estimate from mary barra in perspective. if you look back to where sales bonded out in 2009 to last year at 16.5 million. their prediction of sales of almost 17 million is roughly in line where are everybody else in the industry is at. we heard from a few they expect to top 17 million for if first time since 2001. mary barra at the ver