they are expanding a recall on some 2001-2002 honda accords.here is a potential defect in the air bag system. it could send metal fragments through the air bag. only certain vehicles are affected car owners affected will be notified by mail over the next few months. >>> the new gi bill ros out tomorrow. under this new measure, many veterans are eligible for full tuition for four years at a state university. president obama is scheduled to celebrate the new bill at the george mason university on monday. >>> another new jersey mayor is resigning after his recent corruption arrest. he was one of numerous public officials arrested last week by the fbi for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for political favors. he is 32 yrs old and just took office three weeks ago. another major from new jersey also quit his job this week after being arrested. >>> next, elected how many times president obama played golf and traveled abroad. >> we are tracking the storm th. >> live their grids been part, i talk one-on-one with the skins top draft choice. plus, we t

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honda announced on the honda civic, you get a $135 replacement car. you will have your payment made for you by the gas savings you get. >> mark, i know you had a different experience maybe because of not doing preorders, but could you sell different cars? cars? you have done two deals. >> yes, we have. and the program obviously i think speaks for itself. it's a great program for the industry. industry. for us specifically at williamson cadillac hummer, we williamson cadillac hummer, we have one cadillac and one hummer that qualifies under a different criteria. >> hummer size fuel-efficient? >> yes, the hummer h 3 t qualifies because it's a long wheel base truck and many more trucks on the road that don't get gas mileage that comes close to the h 3. for us -- i'm sorry. >> it's two dealers. we have a bit of a delay. for each of the dealers for mark and brian, have you seen a direct increase in people who are coming in not with clunker, but because of all the publicity that people are buy something. >> business begets business. you bought a car and they

japanese auto giant honda reported a 96 drop in profits.falling auto sales and a strong yen. >>> as we reported, law enforcement officials investigating michael jackson's death are focusing on his doctor and a powerful drug he was given. jonathan martinez of our las vegas station reports. >> reporter: it was an early start to the morning for investigators who descended on both the home and medical offices of dr. conrad murray. according to authorities, federal, state and local agents worked to simultaneously serve a document search warrant at both locations. >> they're looking through all the documents and everything else at this time. >> reporter: everything else including computer hard drives and cell phones, according to the doctor's attorney. investigators say they were searching for anything that tied the doctor to the ongoing death investigation of michael jackson. in the upscale country club community where the doctor lives with cam corders in hand, neighbors only watched in amazement as patrol cars lined the block and one after anot

today, honda has revised up the full year in spite of changing their hypothesis. however, you can see that nissan is lagging behind. i think there are two buzz words in the japanese automotive manufacturers and one is, of course, asia and china. items on that, as you can see, very good growth in china has been seen from honda and nissan, as well. hybrid cars are doing extremely well in japan. you can see the upward revision on a lapmaker who provides parts on hybrid cars and there is a huge demand kicking in in this area continuously. >> and speaking of which, seijiro, we have toyota reporting next week. do you think it will outperform its peers? >> i think this inventory adjustment phase is over and things are looking for signs of an uptick. of course, the growth is coming from asia z ask and china. there are some sustainable factors in japan. but again, the downward trend in u.s. and the u.s. are upward. so the companies we are recommending are companies like suzuki who have their main focal point in asia and india. and having the right cars, low grade entry typ

honda, they simply underachieved. motorsports governing body say they are saddened but not surprised, and that it justifies their recent cost-cutting measures. other teams may also now want to consider their future, but for bmw, it is already the end of the road. >> a plane, which was used by leaders of communist east germany, is back in service, but not in the air. a dutch businessman bought the aircraft, and he has turned it now into a luxury hotel. >> this four-engine propeller plane is a bit of a relic of the cold war. it was produced in the soviet union, but it was used by leaders of communist east germany. of this is used to travel across the eastern bloc. today, nearly 50 years after the aircraft was built, it is in service again. although those east german comrades might be a little surprised what it is being used for now. on board, you can see that this aircraft has been given a five- star facelift and transformed into a luxury hotel. it does not fly anymore. the point is that with this plan, you can take a v

. >>> honda hums, the search for madoff millions. and if you can't sell your house, why not try robbery? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> she may be glamorous, but you will not believe the unglamorous place eva mendes goes to find peace. >>> former cy young winner not what you think and michael phelps shatters another world record. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm christina brown. and here are some of your top headlines. >>> according to a new nbc news/wall street journal poll, a whopping 67% of americans do not want to see former alaska governor sarah palin become president. 43% of republicans responding to that survey were against palin becoming president. >>> a judge has ordered the release of a kuwaity at guantanamo bay for nearly eight years. authorities say he was arrested in pakistan after visiting afghanistan where he was doing charitable work. prosecutors remain he was supporting al qaeda. the justice department is deciding whether to appeal t

it is honda. a lot of people own hondas, the accords and civics. >> if it shoots out at that kind of pressure, it is like shrapnel. >> it is 2001, 2002 accord, 2001 civics and some 2000 and 2003 ac ra tl sedans. >> great stuff. thanks for bringing us up to date on that. you are going to be joining me in a little bit. there is some new numbers out there that actually show that i'm not saying we've hit bottom. some people may. >> some people are. >> we'll measure it out. >> who better to do that with than ali velshi. >>> up next, a congressman says, the president's new health care plan is going to cause millions of children to die. how does he defend that language. it's very strong language. it is obviously something that he feels very strong about. so he is going to join me in a little bit. we are going to have a conversation about it. i am going to obviously ask him the tough questions. there he is. congressman, thanks for being here. i look forward to it. stay tune. this is coming up in two minut

honda is expanding a vehicle recall over air bag safety. the company today announced the recall of 440,000 vehicles. the honda spokesman says the potential defect has resulted in one known death and six injuries. the recall covers certain 2001 and 2002 accords as well as 2001 civics and some acuras. honda originally announced it was recalling a number of 2001 civic accord and sedans for the defects last november. >>> prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a muslim convert accused of shooting and killing a soldier outside an arkansas army recruiting center last month. abdul-hakim mohammed, born carlos bledsoe, pleaded not guilty, but after his arrest, he told the associated press that he considered the shooting justified because it was in retaliation for u.s. military action in the middle east. >>> and officials believe a welding job may have sparked a massive fire at a central texas chemical plant. thousands were evacuated from the town north of texas, and texas a&m university's main campus was closed. 34 people were treat

a chase began, but at the intersection the suv crashed into a honda sedan, flipped over and landed on top of a bmw. the driver of the suv is at shock trauma with serious life-threatening injuries. passengers in the other cars are expected to survive. >>> a man is at shock trauma after being stabbed in the neck. it happened in west with baltimore. 1 suspect is in custody. no word on the motive. >>> some children witness the tragic death of their friend as he tries to cross the street near east point mall. >>reporter: karen, a group of friends went to the the mall to play laser tag friday evening and then decided to get fast food first. many of them watched as 12-year old joseph hudson tried to cross the road and didn't make it. in this east baltimore neighborhood, children are spending saturday night grieving. their 12-year old friend joseph hudson is dead and they witnessed the tragedy. >> he thought he could beat the car. >> there was a black car on the right and a white car on the left. the black car hit joe. >>reporter: last night he and several of his friends were at the east poin

after honda's exit last year, w is the second car manufacturer to pull out of forma one, and like honda, they simply underaieved. morsports goveing body say theyre sadned but not surprised, and that it justifies their recent cost-tting measures. other teams may also now want to conser their fute, but for bmw, it is already the e of the roa >> a plane, which ws usedy leaders of communt east geany, is back i service, but not in the air. a dutch businessman bought the airaft, and he has turned it now into a luxury hol. this four-engine propeller plane is a bit of a lic of the cold war. it was produced in the sovt union, but it was used by leders of cmunist east germy. of thiis used to travel across the eastern bl. today, nearly 50 years after the rcraft w built, it is in service again. althoh those east german comres might be a little surprid what it is being used fonow. on board, you can se that this aircraft has bee given a five- star facelift andransformed into auxury hotel. it does not fly amore. the point hat with this plan, you can te a vacaon without taki off. the pne only has onebe

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after honda's exit last year, bmw is the second car manufacturer to pull out. like honda, they simply underachieved. >> you have to look at results. they have been appalling. huge letdown to members of the board. people who believed that is what dr. tyson had said, who runs the team. he had said that they would win the world championship within the three years, and they did not do that. >> the motor sports governing bodies say they are saddened but not surprised and that it justifies their recent cost- cutting measures. other teams may also want to consider their future, but for bmw, it is already the end of the road. >> in greenland, climate change is happening faster than the sciences are anticipating. scientists are warning of potentially dangerous impact on global sea levels and temperatures. we report from western greenland on the opportunities, however, presented by global warming. >> brain land is our planet's northern frontier -- greenland is our planet's northern frontier. but here, there are signs of change. the sea does not freeze in winter like it u

when you look at the big picture, it is better when you own a honda. the bottom line, when you get the situations where one industry plum et cetera as badl as it has been, the strong tend to gain market share. they should come out of it a lo better. plus, have to deal with the union contracts that the big three automakers do. they showed us that. >> so hmc, top three best cars for resale values, i hear what you're saying there. >> brian, you were looking ahead to something after the close today. is this a recommendation to buy or something else? >> not a recommendation to buy yet. my trade is ryl out of california. they are looking for $1.04 loss after the close. investors should look through this earnings report. what you want to see if there's any improvement in the home building, we've seen reports from home sales, some residential reports are a little bit better. now my tells are going to be railroad car loading and lumber and lumber futures. if we see after the close bad earnings or a sell-off in ryland down to 16 or 17, that's a place where

and even if they kind of get it, it's not like toyota and honda and ford are just going to look the other way and wait for g.m. to regain market share. so you got the same kind of tired thinking, and now they're way behind the curve regardless of the financials. i just -- i think they'll be going back in bankruptcy within a few years. brenda: do you think, though, will we, taxpayers who own it now, we'll get a better return on our investment if we hold it longer? >> well, certainly, i mean, the money's already been committed, ok? so i mean, if you just sort of pull the plug and shut them down now, you have no hope of getting any of it back. i don't think they're going to be going back into the arms of the government in three years, per gary. they're not going to be profitable. i'm not going to be rushing to buy the i.p.o. when they come out. but do i think they're viable? they got a shot. brenda: quickly, are they going back into bankruptcy? >> absolutely, yeah, right into chapter 11. >> fundamentally flawed. this time they dissolve. brenda: pat, you don't think so, or do you? >> i think

. >>> a major recall tonight from honda.lling 440,000 vehicles, including some of its best-selling accord and civic models. they have a potentially lethal air bag defect. honda said the air bag inflaters can rupture because of too much air pressure, causing metal fragments to shoot through the bags and strike passengers. the recall affects 2001 and 2002 accords, 2001 civics and 2002 and 2003 acura tl sedans. >>> in these tough economic times, we are all looking for ways to save money. coming up, young adults moving back in with their parents. so what are you to do, mom and dad, especially when it comes to finances. >>> and it's not often you see a rooster in court. why mr. clucky is ruffling some feathers. >>> there is no place like home, especially it seems in a recession. the economic climate has driven many grown children back to the nest for shelter. abc's diana avellar has tips for domestic tranquility. >> reporter: a perfect recipe pesto is one thing. belinda abraham and her 24-year- old son haven't yet found the perfe

it's honda. a lot of people have them. we're talking about civics, not all -- not every car that fits into the cat doir i'm describing has the defect. the cars involved are 2001 and 2002 accords, 2001 civics, and 2002 and 2003 acura tl sedans. there's a pressure problem in the deployment of the driver's side air bag which could cause there too much pressure and mel fragments to propel through the air bag and into the cab of the vehicle. one fatality has been reported and six injuries. 440,000 vehicles now. another 440,000. this was a recall that started in november. it was extended earlier this week, now another 440,000 vehicles have been added to it. these are very popular cars, richelle, that's where the concern lies. >> i don't drive a honda. if i did, i would be a little anxious now. you're talking about air bags, flying pieces of metal. do you need to go now. >> sounds sears use. we spoke to honda who said they will be contacting people. they say it will take a couple months, but they will contact people in terms of p

i have a honda. the thing goes and goes and goes. it will not die. i'd love to get a new car, but the thing keeps going. people should drive whatever they want and pay for it and get one of the czar toss impose their world on the refs us. terry: get rid of the czars and forget the cars. time a i got a chevy i've truck that gets four miles to the gallon, but look, i'm not a car czar. the fact they can afford a car is just flat wrong. all of congress is hypocritical, like wayne says. barney frank has never run a business on a balance sheet. that is what is wrong with the entire corroboration. this is no exception. >> it's p.r., though. you want to be a car czar, man, act like it. get behind the wheel of an american hybrid. i'm sorry. you want to revive the american -- well, then there's that, too. terry: i hate to tim, some of these czars aren't even driving their own cars, somebody's doing it for them. coming up next -- maybe the one czar that we do need is the one that we don't have, a czar for cybersecurity. hi, may i help you? yeah, i'm looking for

>> well, jamie in scottsdale, honda has had a great run. and i think they're leading this global auto trade into the fourth quarter. they've guided revenues up almost 40%. they're going to be one of the first, they're going to be leaner and meaner, but it's a very crowded trade. i would not jump in here. >> gail in atlanta, georgia, hanging out with melissa lee, writes, "trans-atlantic is overbought. what is a good price for new money to come into this new name?" >> i would say when it gets to 73, 74, in there. >> all right. >> a little lower. >> and we're going to take a very brief break. final trade is right after this break. take 2 extra strength tylenol every 4 to 6 hours?!? taking 8 pills a day... and if i take it for 10 days -- that's 80 pills. just 2 aleve can last all day. perfect. choose aleve and you can be taking four times... fewer pills than extra strength tylenol. just 2 aleve have the strength to relieve arthritis pain all day. >>> time to reveal the person we think made the most money today. warren buffett taking the top spo

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for more on the 2010 honda insight or other cars we've done. check out foxnews.com.ents on supreme court nominee sonya sotomayor have been withheld from the public. the national archives public says more than 1200 pages of white house communications with sotomayor withheld by the former president's advisor and they're mostly related to the bill clinton's 1998 aappointment to the judge from the second u.s. circuit court of appeals and internal assessment to sotomayor and various political factors related to her nomination. more coverage of the confirmation hearing right after the break. we will talk to linda chavez, who is on the minority witness list. what is she going to say at the con membershfirmation heari we'll find out when we come back. clear clear having the right tools is crucial to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. being on when i'm feeling low can be like a rollercoaster. it does at times feel like my body is telling me to do one thing... and, my mind, my heart is tellin

the chevy kobold and the honda civic -- cobalt and honda civic square well. they had airbags that prevented serious head injury. recent studies indicate reran the crashes are the most common in the last. citing the zero crashes often cause most deaths. the ratings -- side crashes often cause most deaths. live from the satellite center, abc 7 news. >> for more video of those crash tests, go to the web site -- website wjla.com. >>> why police may never know what killed four little girls found dead in their mother's home. >> in stafford county, va., senior citizens square off captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> tonight, an elderly man survived a scam and an assault. police are wondering if there could be more victims out there. >> stafford county deputies caught up with the alleged con artist not far off of route 1 where they were near the man's house. they were caught behind this grocery store right here. stafford county deputies say this all happened after their confrontation with a senior citizen. the neighbors know what happ

some of the interest was up because honda gave them out beforehand and chrysler is doubling the incentives you get from the government. it was expected to last through november first. wjz eyewitness news. >>> thank you. remember wjz is always on, you can access complete information on the program and instant updates on wjz.com. >>> a date has been set for the arraignment of a man under a arrest for the holocaust shooting. james von brunn is due for a hearing on september second. the 89-year-old who lived in annapolis is charged with killing stephen johns. >>> an officer was photographed talking on a cell phone behind the wheel. good afternoon, ron. >> reporter: metro officials trying to identify the bus driver many the photo post about the metro system if the drive sir track down, officials say she will be fired making it the first case to fall under a zero tolerance policy. a rider told the blog the driver got out of of the bus to take a call but continued talking when she started driving again. they know the day, time and route when the incident took place. it's only a matter of pinpoint

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second place went to the two- door version of the chevy kobold and the honda civic. those cars received top scores. continental airlines is cutting jobs to save money after posting a $230 million second quarter loss. that airline announced that it will cut 1700 jobs. it will also charge more for checking bags at the airport instead of on line. >>> doctors are studying a new drug that could be the cure to obesity. the pill targets the part of the rain that controls hunger and fatigue. in recent trials of 56 weeks, more than half of the obese patients reported weight loss of at least 5%. it is a combination of two powerful drugs. some experts are concerned it could be abused. >> you need to treat it as a drug in something that may be useful, but you also need to get off of it at some point and continue with lestyle changes. >> it includes a drug that is used to treat depression, and has been known to increase suicidal thought >>> a recognizable new yorker is is ts >>> the man known as the naked cowboy is ready to put down his guitar and get into politics. he plans to a

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anderson honda has accepted ten cash for clunkers deals. >> i'd like to see it continue. >> reporter: this dealership just heard the news from us. >> does it make sense? >> not really, because there's a billion dollars that's available. they're only talking $96 million taken out. they're still quite aways, but are anticipating delays. >> reporter: as the program rolled out on monday, dealers had to sort the clungers from classics. a dealer is on the hook for the amount of money before the approval. >> reporter: the dealership is being proactive, because according to the dealers, they have not received official word from government that this is ending at midnight. reporting live in caytonsville, kellye, eyewitness news. >> in wednesday, a total of 22,000 cars were bought in the program. >>> a terrible collision in northwest baltimore, two hours ago in pimlico road in northwest baltimore. two cars collided. emergency crews had to rescue two people. no word on conditions or what caused the accident. >>> one indictment dismissed. sheila dixon is reindicted on perjury charges. mike hellgre

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big three models while ford and brands and lexus and porsche had the fewest problems and toyota and honda had fewer difficults, ford and chevy and mercury closed the gap with better than average quality. ed is proof detroit can win back customers. the last five cars have been german. last week traded in a bmw for a new chevy malibu. >> it does stack up with any of the ones i have driven in the past. i think the gm is getting it right now. >> reporter: for on the money, i'm phil lebeau. >>> i want to buy an american car, i want to do that right now, but they are not sure how to go about it and which car to go. for a lot of them it's converting from foreign. let's head to north carolina where taj is on the line. you're looking to buy american but you have two choices in mind. >> caller: i'm in the market for a cross over vehicle looking at foreign and american cars i narrowed my choice down to american, the buick enclave or chevy transverse. both currently have great incentives and quality is remarkable. however, i'm a little hesitant to purchase at this time because this is the end of the

the idea that it might have a toyota or honda or nissan doesn't mean it's necessarily built in anotherountry. >> mike wants to know, he says if you're unemployed, there's no way you could afford the program even with the rebates and chrysler's doubling it. he says there's no way anyone can afford that. why not create a program for used cars. surely there are good useded cars out there that get better gas mileage. >> i take his point on that. if this program is wildly successful, which we believe it will be, it's conceivable congress could come up with a program like that. >> one more question. this has been allotted a billion dollars. what happens when that runs out? >> the program ends and if these cars are sold quickly and 250,000 cars are sold in a short period of time, i guarantee you, congress will be back here in washington debating whether to continue the program, adding additional money, but we keep our fingers crossed and hope that that happens. >> i think it's a fascinating program. it will be interesting to see if it accomplishes the goal it was set out to accomplish. thank

they look at honda's low financing offer. 2009 honda accord lxp would cost less and have lower monthly payments than a similar 2008 model saving the buyer $340 over five years. as a rule buying a late-model car is the way to save but doing your home work can pay off when buying a new car and you get the new car warranty and that saves money on repair bills. we will have more "living $mart" news in our next half hour. >>> today the district will recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. the controversial issue has been a hot button topic for a while. opinion is obviously split. >> battle is certainly not over and it is a battle. it is a battle for the tradition definition of marriage. then we have to look at the best interest of our city as it relates to how decisions are made that impact all the citizens of the district of columbia. >> makes you feel good. i think it is a long time coming that same-sex marriages are legalized. maybe this is another step in that direction. >> reporter: supporters hope the

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for -- new hyundai or honda at a good deal. >> reporter: some parts will be salvaged but the enginensmission must be destroyed. >> at that point the car is dead. >> reporter: dealerships are still reporting some trouble getting the transactions registered. that's due in part to the huge response. fortunately it hasn't closed down traffic into the showroom. >> this is a stimulus package. it will be bringing people back into the market that might not have been there in the first place. >> reporter: congress set aside a billion dollars for the program. if this weekend's pace continues, customers can blow through that money pretty quickly. several lawmakers have already expressed their support for extending and perhaps even expanding the program to include even more cars. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> we're in the thick of it. an thick is the key word. >> it's the thing we do every summer that we haven't been doing this summer. feldy mentioned earlier does the national harbor look gorgeous. beautiful. who is the artist that did that. beautiful shots tonight. surprisingly you can even

honda is recalling 440,000 vehicles because of a potentially deadly problem with the air bags. the driver's side air bag can rupture sending metal fragments shooting out for the driver. caused one death and a number of injuries. the recall includes certain 2001-2002 accords, 2001 civics and 2003 model acura tl sedans. honda reached a similar recall and expanded it to hundreds of thousands more vehicles. >>> it has been a very busy day to say the least for the fox 5 storm force. we're checking in with sue palka and she'sing an eye on the max hd radar. >> reporter: i have good news for you, laura. parts of the severe thunderstorm watch in effect for the metro area is cancelled. d.c.'s out of it now and we're kiloong ttobeer for the rest of the friday evening. let's go beto radar. there is still lots to see, especially east of town and e,, ofrsou a lot of this will set up when yoursse the front from the west onomce through and to -- saint mary's county, a strong storm moving on by and te hbig tuh ae,r e, incredibly heavy rain and gusty winds as they come on through. they go to the

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