want to start with harley davidson, why did you buy in. >> harley davidson is an example of all the stocks we look for, companies with a good growth profile, reasonable valuation relative to that growth and a strong technical profile. harley fits all three. they are in the process of updating a lot of their models to kind of incorporate more performance as well as consumer friendly features, and we think that's going to result in a company whose earnings are going to grow 20% this year and probably 15% to 20% next year, and it sells for 18 times earnings. >> peter, they are doing something really clever, going after the ladies recently. what a great idea because traditionally harley davidson, you know the picture, the tough guy with the beard and et cetera, going after the ladies as well really opens them up to a massive demographic that they haven't been after before. >> i read something, mandy that said the lady is often the decider on whether her man gets a bike or not. >> oh, really. >> if she will sit on iticallybly, he'll get that bike. if she is uncomfortable he will not get that bi

dealership won the contract to provide the new bikes statewide. >> reporter: the signature sound of harley davidson with light and sirens on california highways. chp officer tim moore will be among the first to trade out his bmw for a harley next week. >> i'm excited. i've had this bike since 2009. >> reporter: the chp says that's one of the reasons it's making the switch. more than 20% of the motorcycles have more than 100,000 miles. >> we bid against kawasaki, bmw, i think yamaha. >> reporter: the bike dealership in oakland won the contract. they agreed to pay 21 of them. >> it's a huge deal. i think the tax revenue on the 120 bikes is $225,000 approximately. so yeah, the great for the state of california. we're glad to keep it in the bay area. >> reporter: he says the custom electric glides are assembled on site. using parts from local venders. >> to a little light so they can right tickets. >> reporter: maybe just as critical to the winning bid. a three year $60,000 warranty. some say maintaining the cost of the old bmw's might have been another reason for the switch. officers in the bay area m

dealership won the contract to provide the new bikes statewide. >> reporter: the signature sound of harley davidson now come with light and sirens on california highways. chp officer tim moore will be among the first to trade out his bmw for a harley next week. >> i'm excited. i've had this bike since 2009. >> reporter: the chp says that's one of the reasons it's making the switch. more than 20% of the motorcycles have more than 100,000 miles. >> we bid against kawasaki, bmw, i think yamaha. >> reporter: the bike dealership in oakland won the contract. they agreed to pay 21 of them. >> it's a huge deal. i think the tax revenue on the 120 bikes is $225,000 approximately. so yeah, the great for the state of california. we're glad to keep it in the bay area. >> reporter: he says the custom electric glides are assembled on site. using parts from local venders. >> to a little light so they can right tickets. >> reporter: maybe just as critical to the winning bid. a three year $60,000 warranty. some say maintaining the cost of the old bmw's might have been another reason for the switch. officers in the b

harley-davidsons are replacing some bmw motorcycles. the oakland harley-davidson dealership recently won a new contract with the state and will start rolling out custom electric glide motorcycles next week. the contract calls for 121 motorcycles at more than 28,000 apiece. highway patrol officials say more than 20% of the chp's bikes have more than 100,000 miles on them and those older motorcycles need to be replaced. >> we bid against kawasaki, bmw, i think yamaha. when it came down to it, harley was the only manufacturer that could meet the criteria that the chp had set. >> some say the cost of maintaining the older bmw motorcycles may have been a factor in making the switch. the new harleys come with a three-year, 60,000 mile warranty. >>> the chp and sal have been very busy. what are you focusing on now? >> we're looking at the toll plaza. it's been busy drying to get into san francisco. it's filled in, backed up for a 25-minute delay to get on the bridge. we had the earlier problem on 880 near high traffic. traffic is light near th

owners have taken a harley davidson motorcycle and turned it into a hearse, making the coffin the sidear. the harley hearse project has been in the works for about six months and the funeral home hopes it will appeal to those wanting a unique and unusual funeral. definitely that. >> i predict it will be booked. so many people love motor cycles. people are changing their will. >>> it is time for a look ahead and a look back. a new presidential library opens today. the fred w. smith library for the study of george washington in mount vernon, virginia, contains the manuscripts and archives of the first president. >>> evelyn lowrie died at the age of 88 in her home in georgia. >>> happy birthday to actress gwyneth paltrow, who is 41 rocker meatloaf turns 66. wilfred brimley is 79. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a great weekend. >>> good morning. the time is 4:30. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we start with breaking news, a deadly fire in san francisco, the flames broke out on 18th ave

. >> hi, i'm bubba blackwell, harley davidson motorcycle world record jumper.living riding a motorcycle because the mensa club kicked me out in alabama. >> bubba has been riding bikes for as long as he can remember. and he's the first to admit jumping motorcycles for a living is a pretty cool gig. >> you know when you're going through your routine in the dressing room and putting on the gear and putting on the leathers and boots and zipping them up part of it kind of feels like, dad gum, this is the coolest job in the world. >> he'd like you to think he's just a good old boy from alabama but all joking a side what but u does takes talent, skill, planning and a lot of guts. >> when i dead a big jump, anything can happen. >> on july 4th, 2001, the worst happens. >> the last thing i remember is putting the bike in gear and putting the clutch out. >> he attempts to jump 22 cars at the time del mar fair in california and he performed a crowd-pleasing show in 1999. >> we drew a record crowd and i jumped over 14 school buses. cool jump. it went great. flawless. and i

some bmw motorcycles are being replaced with harley davidsons. the oakland harlly davidson dealership has won a contract with the sheet and will roll out electric custom glide motorcycles next week. the contract calls for 121 motorcycles at more than $28,000 a piece. highway patrol officials say more than 20% of the chp bikes have more than 100,000 and those older bikes need to be replaced. >> we bid against kawasaki, bmw, yamaha. a bunch of people bid, but harley was the only manufacturer that could meet the criteria that chp had set. >> some say that the cost of maintaining the older bmw bikes may have been a factor in making the switch. the new harleys come with a three-year, 60,000-mile warranty. >>> 4:49 is the time right now. let's check in with sal for a look at the commute. hey, sal. >>reporter: good morning, pam. right now we're doing pretty well around the bay area. if you are driving anytime soon on the east shore freeway, it should be a nice drive for you, getting out to the eastern freeway, no major problems. also on the 880 -- on in

a fellow member of the motorcycle club friends say carillo worked at this harley davidson dealer in oakland and had a wife and four children. >> he's not just our club brother but he's someone's father. he's someone's husband, he's someone's provider. >> we can definitely point to road rage for the instigator for this incident. >> reporter: officials say they don't know the exact -- he says they were trying to avoid a crash that already happened. officers later arrested two men for dui including one driving the truck that hit carillo. >> it's likely that the alcohol magnified what would have regularly been a crash incident. >> reporter: the crash is the third in less than four days. a man was seriously injured near the broadway highway yesterday. other bikers came to express their sympathy today, ells friends say they want to know more about what happened. >> we told ourselves it could have been any one of us. >> reporter: investigators say 30-year-old angel soresano faces felony dui and possible vehicle manslaughter charges in this case. in oakland, eric rasmussen. >>> more details now on

. >> this is is a 1938 harley davidson so almost as old as bridge they tore down.t the new bridge. >> there was the opening ceremony yesterday. lt. governor knew some was pinch hitting for governor jerry brown who is on vacation. everybody was grateful to see the 24 year project come to a close. don't slow down once you're on the bridge. resist the temptation to pull out the cell phone to take pictures and video. >>> right now, if you're about to head toward the new bay bridge, it's the frequent way approach that's backing up. this is a live look at the grid lock through richmond. this continues down into emory ville t.drive time is at the bottom of your screen snearly double of what we normally see at this time in the morning. the only real reason we have not seen big accidents is they've been cycling through the metering lights slower than usual. once you get on to the bay bridge things move fine all the way into san francisco. >> we have patchy fog out there this morning. the temperatures running mainly in the 50s and the 60s. not as muggy this morning. that wil

a fellow member of the motorcycle club, friends say he worked at this harley davidson dealer in oakland. he had a wife and children. >> he is not just our club member, he is a husband and someone's father. road rage is the instigate tor for this particular incident. chp incidents say they don't know the exact nature of the confrontation, but they arrested two men. >> it's likely the alcohol magnified what would have been a normal road rage incident. when you involve alcohol in any incident, it makes that much worst. >> reporter: a man was seriously injured near the broadway exit yesterday, 37- year-old long shoreman troy jansen was killed thursday. as other bikers came to express their sympathy. corell's friends say they want to know more about what happened today, we found flowers, at the overpass. 30-year-old man faces felony dui and possible vehicular manslaughter charges in this case. >> >> more details now on motorcycle safety. highway patrol said between 1998 and 2008, motorcycle fatalities jumped 175%. authorities say deaths decreased in 2009 and 2010, but crept back up again in

. >> this is a 1938 harley davidson and so they're about the same age. >> reporter: lots of people putting their responses on social media. we'll see lots of pictures, i'm sure. don't stop and don't slow down. just take the experience for what it is and move it along. >> that is good advice but i have to tell you, it's hard not to whip out your phone and take a picture going over it, especially with all the lights. the biggest change i noticed coming east bound is there is no lower deck anymore. the east bounders get a beautiful view coming over to oakland and the big question when this bridge was built was why not increase more lanes? there are still 5 lanes but this is really for seismic safety. it was not an expansion project and they wanted to keep it in balance with the western span. we're trying to show you every view possible with this bridge but you won't get the feel until you get on it. >> were you doing some gawking this morning? >> i was. i wanted to get my camera out but i didn't. >> 4:35 now. san jose police are still trying to find the driver that ran away from a deadly cras

. >>> this weekend harley-davidson fans are in milwaukee to declare their love for the legendary american brand. many of them are getting tattoos to celebrate the company's 110th anniversary. more than 100,000 people are roaring in to join the celebration. fans have been gathering all weekend to enjoy harley parades, concerts, street parties and other fun events. jaime, i know this, you ride. >> you know why it is a harley? because it is made this america, folks. have a great day, everybody. see you tomorrow for "america live." jm jaime colby. >> i am eric shawn. take care. >>> i can't contemplate that the congress would turn its back on all of that responsibility and the fact that we would have in fact granted impunity to a ruthless dictator to continue to gas his people. >> i think it is going to be difficult to get the vote through in congress, especially when there is time over the next nine days for opposition to build up to it. the president has not made the case. many members of congress will vote no and i intend to vote yes. >> as the white house weighs a military strike against s

the oakland harley davidson dealership won a contract with the state of california.ng to start rolling out custom motorcycles next week. the contract calls for 121 motorcycles costing more than $28,000 a piece. now, chp officials say more than 20% of the bikes have 100,000 miles on them. the new harleys come with a 3-year, 60,000 mile warranty. >>> back to that breaking news effecting traffic. it's a problem along 880. >> southbound 880. a bunch of vibings hit vehicles hit something in the road. they are on the shoulder, flat tires or damage to undercarriage. that's southbound 880 at high street. they cleared the debris because chp has given the green light for traffic. an injury crash in san francisco. lombard at franklin. it's blocking lombard street at the time. we have a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic is moving along relatively well. there's no major problems. i do want to go back to the map as if i can. i want to mention a fatal crash and a traffic alert has been issued east 80 at lagoon valley road. most of the eastbound lanes are blocked. westb

that is a sound they love, the roar of a harley davidson. thousands of passionate riders celebrated the countries 110t 110th anniversary in milwaukee, coming from as far as mexico, brazil and australia for the weekend rally. >> it is the beginning of alligator hunting season in mississippi, if you didn't know and there has already ban record breaking catch. this giant alligator was caught in the mississippi river. my goodness. it weighs 727 pounds and is more than 13 feet long. >> how long did it take to catch this thing? this catch was the second 700-pound alligator pulled out of the river within an hour. >> still ahead, paris said it has its own intelligence that the syrian government has used chemical weapons. protestors. i'm morgan radford, you can see us again at 7:00 eastern. nothing. here is my question for every me >> welcome back to aljazeera. here's a look at your headlines this hour. two top republican leaders met with president obama this afternoon, john mccain and lindsey graham have both pushed for a stronger stance against syr

. >> crowds watching a parade yesterday during the celebration of harley davidson. cyclers have converged on milwaukee. bands, the celebration started thursday. it continues through tomorrow. 110 years old. can you believe it's september already? september 1st. >> hello. that's it for kpix 5 this morning on kcw 44 -- >> kbcw. keep it here on kbcw and kpix 5 for the latest on the bay bridge reopening. it's going to be quite an event. have a lovely sunday. tearing out old bridge deck, and painting le striping bridge set to reopy ,, ,,,,,,,, >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the fusion juicer brought to you by tristar products. this is an important message. we see it all around us. two-thirds of our population is overweight. it's time as a nation to wake up and realize how fat and unhealthy we are really becoming. over the past 30 years, our fast food lifestyles have helped to create this health crisis, with an increase in heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes, and it's starting at an early age. it's becoming a worldwide epidemic

the roar of a harley davidson. ands rode to the celebration of the company's 110th anniversary of milwaukee. harley owners came from mexico, brazil and even australia for the weekend. >>> here's sports. >> rg3. it's all about rg3, john. robert griffin iii said he'll start, but head coach had to hold him back until today. shanahan made it official saying griffin will start the season opener on monday night. he's coming off restructurive knee surgery. the redskins have been very careful with the franchise player because griffin didn't play a single snap in the preseason. dig this. after being cleared by the doctors and head coach, there was still some concerns about the knee. shanahan discussed it with fwrif fin over the weekend. what were those concerns about, coach? >> i don't share those conversations, and so we'll have to go from there. you have to trust us that the doctor feels good about it, regardless what the concerns were, i need to share it with robert. we have these conversations, and i don't share. there a

. >>> ringing friday's closing bell on wall street the harley-davidson way. but wall street could use some gas of its own after stocks took a slide last week. the key factors that could rev up your 401(k) or stall it when it gets started after the holiday. >>> while president obama and congress mull over what's next in syria, you see it, demonstrators taking to the streets in america to let their voices be heard, chanting arguments for and against a u.s. military strike. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and te

by the way, investors are also high on the hog today because harley-davidson stock trading at levelsn since 2007 and fmc corp trading at all-time high levels. who is fmc corp? they are a company that provides technology to the oil and gas industry. they were named fortune's most admired company last year. >> for facebook making another dramatic move to keep up with the competition. julia bore ston has the story checking up with what the joneses are up to and facebook is too i believe. >> well, mandy, facebook has been on a roll and now doing what it thinks it needs to do to keep that up. facebook stock price nearing its all-time high of $45 per share. a number that we haven't seen since facebook's ipo day back over a year ago. today facebook announcing new tools to make it easier for people to participate in public conversations on facebook about entertainment news and politics using hash tags and trending topic loosic twitter. this -- topics like twitter. this moves into linkedin's territory rolling out a new professional skills category to user profiles to hold on to high net worth

. >> caller: listen, my stock is harley davidson, h.o.g. i wanted to know if you think it's worth buying some more now or is it time for me to ring the register? >> i don't like the fact the stock is a point off the 52-week high before it reports. here's my problem with that. i keep thinking of tiffany. tiffany was up really big and reported that great number and sold off. a good chance to buy it, but it did sell off. hey, why don't we go to stafford in oregon, stafford? >> caller: hey, jim how are you doing today? >> real good. how about you? >> caller: real good. my question is regarding oasis oil, i know they purchased well over 100,000 acres. >> yeah. >> caller: increasing production by a third. i was wondering if this would significantly cause the stock to go up. and what are you thoughts on oasis. >> i'm playing by a cramer rule. boy, maybe we ought to buy oasis and she would say idiot, actually she wouldn't say that, she would say meaner things. it wasn't the time to buy it before it happened and i would get her french fries, diet co

. >>> y hablando de clavados en el agua quiero que sepan que se celebrÓ el 110 aniversario de harley davidsono. >>> desde pequeÑo tuve moto. le tengo mucho respeto a la calle, hay que tener mucho cuidado, la gente que va en un coche no tiene la precauciÓn. >>> y mÁs en nuestros paÍses. >>> que a veces manejamos alocados. >>> y saliÓ la famosa cancion que popularizada jhonny lozada. ♪ sÚbete a mi moto ♪ >>> a esa edad ya le dabas a la moto? >>> tuve una moto a las 13. >>> en serio? >>> no era mÍa. la agarraba prestada del vecino. (risas) >>> y se llevÓ el festival de la mÚsica pop coreana. y mira, el primer lugar se lo llevÓ argentina, esta muchacha se llama victoria, el segundo lugar se lo llevÓ un puertorriqueÑo, fue a argentina para lograr su sueÑo, y tratar de ver si competia, es un concurso que se hace en corea, es la mÚsica coreana pop, a nivel latinoamÉrica hacen este concurso, esta muchacha que gaÓo en argentina tendrÁ la oportunidad. >>> fue en argentina en corea? >>> tendrÁ que ir a corea a defender su titulo. porque en distintos lugares se hace esto. >>> cuÁl es la onda? >>> como la

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harley-davidson among the stocks hitting 52-week highs.e last 12 months >>> as members of congress return to work today, president obama is mobilizing all the white house's political forces in a big push to win support for limited missile strike against syria. he, himself, is interviewing with the networks this evening and then tomorrow, of course, will make his national address. more insight now on whether the president has a strong enough case to intervene. david gordon joins us. ken timerman is a middle east expert. he joins us live. welcome to the program. >> great to be here. >> let me kick off with you. clearly, assad is attempting to put front and center with the debate with the interview he has done for cbs. this whole question of whether he was responsible for the chemical attacks or not saying the united states does not have sufficient evidence to actually indicate that it was him. what is your view of the evidence that we see? >> so far, what i've seen, we've got the goods, trust us. they have not put anything on the table, cert