a small claim against honda, too. >> soon as i seen heather fought honda herself and was successful, i thought, i'm a pretty good talker. i think i'm going to give it a shot, too. >> reporter: heather says she'll share her evidence online. >> if every single litigant out there decided to bring a small claims court action, it could be very expensive for the corporate defendant. >> reporter: while it may seem like a win for the little guy, this isn't over. in a statement, honda says it will appeal, and in that courtroom, there will be lawyers. >> i fully expect they are going to try and squash me like a bug. >> reporter: honda insists actual mileage depends on a number of factors, including how you drive. peters says now she's even more driven. >> i really think all of us standing up together, we are really going to get heard. >> reporter: a small claims win that could have huge implications. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >>> up next here tonight, the super bowl ad wars. off and running and earlier than ever before. >>> finally tonight, they often get more next-day buzz in t

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honda, as we just heard, is certainly going to appeal. it's not certain that this ruling is going to stand. so could it involve a lot more money out of the pockets of honda and into the pockets of people? could. but i think we can't say that right now. >> we wait to see how many people look at this and say that's for me. >> and how many other judges might rule the same way. this decision, not binding. you could have somebody come in next door and another judge might hear the same facts and say no, i don't think so. i'm not going to make honda pay any money on this because it's not binding from a trial level. >> it's not binding in terms of any changes we could see. honda says this is the epa regulation, not our fault. >> they'll make that argument on appeal. they might win it, they might lose it. we don't know. nothing becomes a legal precedent until it's up to an appellate court. had doesn't bind anybody. >> interesting. might turn out to be something, might not. >> jack x thank. >>> super bowls are nothing new for bill belichick. it wil

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it was a huge victory for honda civic owners everywhere. for consumers everywhere. >> reporter: she took on a big car company in the smallest possible way. and tonight heather peters may have made a major dent in our legal system. judge carnahan awarded peters almost all of the $10,000 she asked for in small claims court against honda. >> were you surprised? >> no. i was hoping it would be this good. but i wasn't counting my chickens before they hatched. you never know. >> reporter: the dispute is over peters' 2006 honda civic hybrid. peters says it only gets 30 miles per gallon well under the 50 advertised and peters rejected a proposed class action settlement giving thousands of owners up to $200 in cash. legal experts say in the wake of peters' victory other owners might follow her lead and try to get more compensation in small claims court which could change the nature of class action lawsuits. >> do you feel like you made history here? >> i didn't intend to. i just wanted them to treat me fairly and they didn't. >> reporter: peters say

. >>> honda motors will appeal a decision of a lawsuit from a very angry driver. heather peters was awarded $10,000 when her honda hybrid didn't come close to the mileage rating. she went to small claims court in l.a. she thinks honda owners should do the same. >> they look at it and think, i have to hire a lawyer. it's going to cost me a fortune. what if i lose? that's not the case. they can go to small claims court. it's just like "judge judy." and in california, there's no lawyers. >> if she had gone along with the settlement, peters said she would have gotten a few hundred dollars. honda says it is planning to appeal. >>> it was one of the most violent events in modern sports history. at least 74 people were killed and hundreds more injured after a professional soccer match in egypt. you see the wild scene here. rival fans stormed the field after this game. authorities say nearly 50 people have been arrested after the home team upset one of the most successful teams in egypt. fans of the losing team taunted the home crowd, accusing them of not supporting the p

. >>> a california woman took automaker honda to court over the gas mileage claims a los angeles judge ruled in her favor. here's what heather peters had to say about her big win. >> it's justice in a very small place but it proves that sometimes the little guy wins. >> now the judge ruled that honda misled peters when it claimed its civic hybrid could drive 50 miles on a gallon of gas. peters said it never got past 42 miles and when she had the car reprogrammed it dropped to 32 miles an hour. the judge awarded her more than $9800 in damages. honda plans to appeal the decision. >>> well, not a lot of sunshine out there today, rain in some spots but still the temperatures are a lot warmer than usual. so what's on tap for tonight. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart for a look at that first forecast. wyatt? >> it's all perspective. much cooler than it has been but we're above average. average high 42. take a look to the west. showers are to the east. showers pushing offshore. clouds blowing. we'll see partly cloudy skies the remainder of the evening but the chance for rain d

if all 200,000 honda civic owners should file similar suits, it could cost honda $2 billion. >>> facebookg public and when it happens, it's expected to skyrocket to one of the world's most valuable companies. facebook expects to offer $5 billion worth of shares. that would value the site between $75 billion and $100 billion. that would make it one of the largest companies in the world. but still falls short of apple, which is worth $425 billion. and google, which is worth $189 billion. so facebook is already one of the most popular websites with 845 million users. in fact, one out of every seven minutes on the internet spent on facebook. for the average users, that's six hours a month. so with its filing, facebook also had to list what factors could destroy this company. on its list of 38 risk facts, facebook mobile apps don't show ads. that could cost the company ad dollars. also with 88% revenue growth last year, facebook admits that may not be sustainable. so what does going public mean for you? well, we would hear more about the company like how it handles the users' private informati

other honda owner had already filed a class-action lawsuit. peters, a former lawyer, decided to try her luck in a small claims court. here's what she did. she sued for $10,000 for money lost in gas and damages. she was awarded 9,8 f $7. if everyone decided to do the very same thing, it could cost honda upwards of $2 billion. a spokesperson for honda disagreed but plans to appeal, but news of peters' success has lots of other owners quite interested. in fact, peters has started a website, don't settle with honda to encourage them to drop out of a class-action suit and go after more money in a small claims court. >>> another busy day today in indianapolis. with just three days until super bowl xlvi. today there are several concerts in and 5ur7b8d super bowl village including edward mccain, snoop dogg and jimmy fallon will tape his shows from downtown indy. and last night an inspiring game took place in indianapolis. a team of wounded warrior amputees squared off against nfl alumnae in a charity flag football gape. former redskins quarterback too

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a honda spokesperson said the company disagrees with the decision and plans to appeal. the news of peters' success has lots of other owners quite interested. peter started a website -- don't settle with honda.org to encourage civic owners to drop out of the class action suit and go after more money in the small claims court. >> thanks, melissa. >>> mayor brae is trying to boost the district's bond rating. he and other city leaders head to new york tonight to meet with the three major credit rating agencies. they told the mayor last year that the dick needs to beef up its reserve fund to improve its bond rating. mayor gray has since pumped more than $200 million back into that fund. it now has more than $1 billion in it. >>> well, the district could fold on its online gambling programs as early as next week. a council committee decided to repeal online gambling. it was the first jurisdiction in the county to legalize it. in the country that is. allegations of secrecy and no public hearings led to calls to scrap the program. the full count sill is expected to vote for rep

red honda car, victim car. red honda car, victim car. something bad happens. words are exchanged. the guy in the red honda they say reaches back and puts a rifle out. the guy in the victim car reaches back and pulls out a cell phone. 911. the red honda car takes off but not before the victim does a little police work of his own. >> he provided a license plate number and we were able to follow up and find out who owned the car and who was driving the car. >> reporter: it took a few days but police tracked down kenneth johnson to his apartment here in gaithersburg and arrested him. then they searched his car, his red honda car. know what they found inside? a rifle. kenneth johnson jr. charged with first and second-degree assault. now, road rage suspect kenneth johnson is out on bond but they kept that rifle. live in montgomery county, i'm pat collins, news 4. >>> doug joins us now. you have been busy seeing a lot of young fans. >> they are very excited about this weekend. >> this is where i was today out at fox middle elementary school. hello to those kids. talked to about a hundred

the laguna honda gift fund was reported as well. it is a charitable fund for poor patients that was being plundered for staff parties and perquisites by the laguna honda administration. nine months later, pressure led to an audit which restored three under $50,000 for the patience of a good on that, but again, this complete was ignored by the ethics commission. and lastly, i was driven out after 22 years, and the doctor was laid off. our whistle-blower complaints were dismissed by ethics without a hearing. is this an ethical decision making? thank you very much. >> good evening. i am peter, the executive director of the library users association. first of all, i want to thank the ethics commission for having publicly televised meetings, which will make it much easier for the public to observe what is happening at your meetings compared with audio only. i hope that the ethics commission will continue progress in the direction of open government by improving in a variety of other ways and especially by having public hearings on issues

. >>> a woman wins a lot against honda and it could have an impact on all drivers. that's next. >>> if it is interesting and happening right now, you're about to see it. let's go rapid fire. the fed chair ben bernanke appears on capitol hill telling lawmakers he's frustrated by the slow recovery. >> over the past two and a half years, u.s. economy has been gradually recovering from deep recession. while conditions have seven improved over this period, the pace of the recovery has been frustrating ily slow particularly from the perspective of the millions of workers who remain unemployed. >> he told lawmakers the economy can't turn around without a better housing market. >>> what could bring the leader of the free world to his knees? prayer. president barack obama opened up about his faith in a way he rarely does. he told a crowd at the national prayer breakfast how a visit with the reverend billy graham has ached him to this day. >> i have fallen on my knees with great regularity since that moment asking god for guidance not just? my personal life and my christian w

were major contributors to the lower numbers for honda. now, toshiba, daiwa securities and a host of other firms in the utility sector posting losses, making up for a bleak picture so far in the earnings season. later today, i want to remind viewers, we will have numbers from japan's biggest brokerage, sharp and japan's biggest bank, anmitsu bishop ee financial group. let's turn to the currencies. seeing further weakness in the euro. you can see the euro/yen trading 99.71-76. a few days ago, we were trading 101. that shows a continuing concern about greece's ability to pay large scale debt repayments of more than 14 billion later this month. it is causing a slide in the euro. >> with that stronger yen with the euro around 99 yen, there must be concerns that japan may step in. >> exactly. a lot of focus now on bank of japan, ministry of finance, the japanese government looking to stem some of that strength of the yen, which is hurting a lot of exporters, already last week, if you remember, we had trade deficit numbers for japan. the first t

honda will begin notifying the owners about the recall next month. the repairs will be made free of charge at honda. there are many fees. overdraft fees are common at many banks. >> balancing your checkbook can be boring and time consuming. anyone who was bounced a check knows too steep worth it. overdraft fees save the embarrassment for customers. but is that worth $35 each time? that is how much overdraft penalties cost. they will investigate the impact of those fees. they are soliciting public impact about how banks can make it easier for those to recognize information about their accounts. part of the problem is that banks often clear large purchases first. each small purchase will incur a separate fee. low-income customers seem to be the most prone to overdraft penalties. almost half of young adults have been charged overdraft fees. 15% face more than 10 overdressed in one year. -- 15% faced more than 10 overdraft fees in one year. >> jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> the first new weight-loss pill in years is a step closer to gett

that compares to weaker profit for toyota and honda, which came out with earnings before, so a little bit of a positive there for nissan, ai? >> the fact of the yen and getting parts and components seem to have less of an impact on nissan. >> yeah, it's positioned itself a little better, if you might, than its rivals, toyota and honda, procuring components and parts from overseas suppliers and also holding back the effects of that stronger yen by importing goods to domestic markets in japan with a partnership from france. that playing into it as well. also, the flooding in thailand hitting honda and toyota, a little bit worse than nissan. >> all right, ramin, thanks a lot for that update from the tokyo stock exchange and the nikkei andtop topix playing lower. let's look at numbers. more business news next hour, it's back to catherine. >> thanks very much. >>> japan's atomic watchdog is said to clear the way. the nuclear and industrial safety agency is preparing to approve tests on two reactors in central japan. the agency says a panel of experts agreed to complete its evaluation of co

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>> reporter: it's a scar that's still healing for fusaka honda. 70 years of carrying that memory. >> something like this you never expect. you never expect. >> reporter: while at the amachi camp in colorado, fusaki's son byron signed up, wore the uniform for his country and joined the military intelligence service. he became a translator and taught the navy at university of colorado. all the while, his family stayed behind the barbed wire. >> we're not a perfect country, but would i live anywhere else? no, probably not. >> reporter: mike honda was only one at the time. >> that was a long time ago. >> yeah, that was a long time ago. >> reporter: he has no vivid memory of the prison he called home. >> there was three or four of us. i see them in my dreams. >> reporter: mike is himself serving his country as a united states congressman, 70 years after the u.s. sent him away. >> it's an awesome responsibility, but it's the best job i ever had, because i get to pick my fights. >> reporter: perhaps righting a wrong, congress is about to i recollect da-- issue the hondas the highest honor.

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she's the honda owner. nice to see you.ving me. >> you're seeing an advertisement that said your honda was supposed to be getting 50 miles per the gallon. what were you actually getting? >> well, you know, average mileage may vary. i never got more than 41, 42 on my best day. i wasn't going to sue over that. >> what did you sue over? >> the real problem was their batteries were dying. they were getting big warranty claims at 3 grand a pop and so they reprogrammed the software so that the car used the battery less, and that was like siphoning gas out of my tank. and i got, you know, 28, 29 according to their own dashboard display. that was -- you know, even that i was waiting for the class action to figure it out. then i got a thing saying, we'll give you 200 bucks and a coupon towards your next honda. >> this always happens. people don't make a good enough offer. that makes people mad. heather got mad and you decided to go to small claims court. why not try to get in on or create a class action lawsuit? >> you know, life is

. >>> california woman decides to take on honda and wins.eather peters sued the automaker in small claims court charges she was mislead about the fuel economy of her hybrid court. the superior court commissioner ruled in her favor and awarded her about $10,000. >> it starts with this one $10,000 judgment but when others file and hundreds of thousands of people file it could end up in the billions of dollars. >> peters is urging 200,000 other plaintiffs to not settle under a proposed class action lawsuit but sue instead. if they follow in her footsteps, a small victory could become a big headache for honda. they could be on the hook for as much as $2 billion. honda says it's going to appeal this verdict. >>> a 715-year-old copy of the magna carta has received a facelift. david reuben stein founded the conservation -- funded the conservation efforts. he bought it in 2007 and he is the same man who donated millions of dollars to repair the washington monument and save the national zoo's pandas. >>> madonna is back in the headlines. she has a ne

and chiding honda for misleading buyers.ill continue to file fightit -- fight it. >> it starts with this one $10,000 judgment. but when others file and hundreds of thousands of people file, it could end up in the billions of dollars. >> reporter: and peters is urging 200,000 other plaintiffs to sue. she set up a website called don't settle with honda.org. she's also renewing her law license so she can help those who want to take on the car company. >> it's justice in a very small place. but it proves that sometimes the little guy wins. >> reporter: and this small victory could become a big headache for honda. for cbs, i'm ben tracy, in los angeles. >> the limit for small claims damages in california is $10,000. in other states, it ranges from $2500 to $15,000. >>> some new information tonight about who and what may be on the chopping block, as american airlines considers cutting 13,000 jobs. most of the cuts will likely be mechanics, ground workers and baggage handlers. the company is proposing eliminating 8,000 of them and

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that red honda car takes off. but not before the victim does a little police work of his own. >> he provided us with a license plate number and from that we were able to follow up and find out who owned the car and from that point he was driving the car. >> reporter: it took a few days but police tracked down kenneth johnson to his apartment here in gaithersburg and arifted him. then they searched his car, his red honda car. know what they found inside? a rifle. kenneth johnson jr. charged with first and second-degree assault. road rage suspect kenneth johnson out on bond but they kept the rifle. live in montgomery county, i'm pat collins, news 4. >>> we go to weather now. some rain out there but doug is talking about some snow this weekend. am i hearing that correctly, doug? >> you are, jim. i do think most areas should see at least some flakes out of this. this is not going to be a huge storm by any means but it probably has the potential to at least be the biggest storm we've seen so far. once again this winter

a honda spokesperson says the company disagrees with the decision and plans to appeal.ews of peters' success has lots of other owners quite interested. in fact, peters has start add website. don't settle with honda to encourage them to drop and go after more money in small claims court. back to you. >> thank you, melissa mollet. >>> fans will have plenty of security around them. homeland skurnlt general janet napolitano says there have been no legitimate security threats but they're not taking any chances. this will be the most technologically protected super bowl. there will be metal proterkt te-- protectors, x-ray marine machines. >>> and, of course, the super bowl is still a few days away but football fans got to see a pretty entertaining game at indianapolis last night. a team of wound warrior amputees squared off against nfl alumnae in a flag football game. former redskins quarterback jeff george took snaps for the warriors,s toing passes for those injured while serving overseas. the players were thankful for the opportunity to hit the gridiron with some of nfl's g

in los angeles, a big win for a honda civic hybrid owner.lawsuit against giant honda in small claims court and said the company misled customers when it said the car would get 50 miles per gallon. she got almost $10,000 in damages. honda plans to appeal that decision. >>> in wisconsin, a 12-year-old girl says she was scolded by her teacher for saying i love you in her native american language. >> i said [ speaking foreign language ] and it means i love you. she threw her hands down on her desk and said don't be talking like that. how would you like it if i start talking polish? >> the family says they're extremely upset by the way the officials at the school treated their daughter. the principal released a statement saying i regret if there was any%ception of by a sunt or family that this in any way promoted an atmosphere of cultural discrimination. if that was perception was allowed to exist, then it is deeply regretted by sacred heart school and for that, we apologize." >>> a 9-year-old maine girl has been given a second lease on life in a

of a bill makers including mercedes-benz and honda showed off their new cars for him. the president and spent much of this time being photographed with a ford mustang and a chevy silverado pick up made by u.s. automakers. honda just announced a $100 million expansion at an ohio transmission plant creighton 150 jobs. -- creating what enter 50 jobs. -- 150 jobs. diem was the sales leader followed by ford into lyautey. -- gm was the sales leader fall by ford and toyota. schools say they have limited budgets to make it happen. chipotle said the price hikes may not be happening anytime soon. more on that in the next hour. that is business news in new york. we're reporting for abc 7 news. >> thank you. we're looking at 50 degrees. >> republican presidential candidates mitt romney on damage control. the third comment that is causing the controversy. >> they are gearing up for a century old tradition. how they are putting their own spin on groundhog day. another check of traffic and weather every 10 [ snoring ] [ [ under crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [

officers followed the honda which eventually crashed. the woman was arrested along with two passengers. carlton johnson was arrested at the scene of the crash, but the other passenger ran off. officer searched the area and found jasper brinkly hiding nearby. the man from the original traffic stop was searched and police found a motorcycle inside. it turned out to be stolen. >>> you have a chance to report minor crimes. there's a new online crime reporting tool today. it allows people to report certain crimes without calling 911. >> the two were citizens who report minor crimes such as lost property, abandoned cars, destruction of property or theft. it will take you through a series of simple questions to see if they can find it online or if they need to do it in a more traditional way. >> once you follow a report, they will use it and you will receive an email containing a case number. you can find it on the web site under the police tab. >>> a few clouds today. a nice way to start the week with a lot of sunshine. we ended up in the 60s,

a hybrid owner winning a huge lawsuit against honda this week.ther peters said it didn't come close to the fuel efficiency standards. she took honda to small claims court. >> you when you get the class action settlement for $200 you have another choice. you don't have to higher an expensive court, you can go to small claims court. every 50 states can find out about their small claims court. as long as you are willing to lose $200 you have a chance of getting a lot better. even if you don't win, you feel like you've done something. >> gregg: auto giant planning to appeal her $9800 award. brenda butner joins us. good to see you. why would a multinational corporation which literally worth tens of billions of dollars try to appeal a little small claims court award? >> it may not be that if you multiply this. this thing is going run faster than your hybrid ever wosmt you take lawyers, millions of dollars and you know, you had a class action lawsuit. you got what? >> gregg: i got 30 cents? >> and to go through all the paperwork. she is taking a differe

honda will send letters to ban owners next month. we are keeping our eyes on wall street, modest losses for the dow jones on news this morning of another downgrade to junk status for greek bonds. the dow jones down 10 points and pulling further away from the 13,000 mark. >>erica: yesterday the cdc released a statement saying that fresh milk is 150 times more dangerous to consume unpasteurized zealously if they also revealed that disease outbreaks from fresh milk are more serious in nature and more prevalent. to read the study for yourself i have a link on my facebook fan page. >>mark: we are back into minutes as the kron4 news continues until 10:00 a.m.. in shaping up to be beautiful dates sphery if you look at the traffic is a rough rough. a backup on the metering lights on the bay bridge for a second day in a row. as >>mark: coming up, the big stories we are falling on this wednesday morning, a huge back up again on the bay bridge approach. here is a live shot showing you the view from the metering lights and before the toll plaza.

american honda intends to appeal the decision in peters vs. american honda.ment against you? >> they're argument was the e.p.a. makes us do it. we can't do anything but what the e.p.a. tells us. and the e.p.a. has come out and said they were wrong. but commented on the case and said no, you have the ability to advertise lower mileage if you know it's going to be lower. this is just to cap the number they put on the sticker. everybody uses the cap but they don't have to. >> we know you were a lawyer but haven't practiced in years. you want to help other people so you reactivated your license again. >> yeah, you know, i haven't been inside the courtroom since the turn of the century. but this was just, you know, one of those moments where people were calling, writing, i had over 500 honda owners contact me before i even won. and after i won, the first night we got 6,000 hits on the web site and yesterday, we got 10,000 hits. and it crashed. so a lot of people who don't have the confidence necessarily to go out on their own or are looking for help and i'm willin

from honda. but they will almost certainly appeal the decision. >> the superbowl is considered the biggest stage for sports, certainly, in this country, but it is also a big venue for one of the legendary performers in the world, and today, my daughter made her superbowl debut. >> the energy and excitement -- madonna made her superbowl debut. >> the energy and excitement. the ringmasters for the big show understand this will not be a normal sunday. behind-the-scenes of the broadcast, there are more cameras, producers, buttons to push and martyrs to " tweak. -- and monitors to tweak. >> you do not want to temper the excitement. >> that may be toughest for the players. they are polite, but understand that four days before kickoff, it is time to get to work. >> when it is time to get to work, it is time to get to work. >> there are few who understand the work involved better than madonna. but even she says she is overwhelmed by this stage. >> i am so excited to be here. incredibly nervous. this is a