mike jackson is the ceo of autonation. good to have you on the program. welcome back. i was surprised what's going on with auto sales, five-year high for auto sales with so much uncertainty about the economy, this fiscal cliff. what's behind this strength? >> in an otherwise aneemic weak economic recovery with a lot of pain out there in america, the automotive recovery is a bright spot. industry sales collapsed in '08 and '09 from a sustainable selling rate of 16, 17 million down to a low of 10. there was no financing available for our customers for a couple of years so that pushed out the average age of the cars on the road in america to an unprecedented 11 years. american consumer basically stopped fixing the cars during that period of time. now they need to do something. >> it's this replacement cycle. it's time to get a new car. i'm wondering if this strength in auto sales last month, is partly a move toward taking from the future? in other words, is the hurricane sandy related at all? did the hurricane pull up auto sales from next year into this year? >> no, the r

mike jackson the ceo of auto nation, the largest auto retailer. good to have you on the program.elcome back. i was surprised on what is going on with auto sales. five-year high with auto sales with so much uncertainty about the economy, the fiscal cliff. what's behind the strength. >> in an other wise anemic economic recovery in america the auto recovery is absolutely a bright spot. industry sales collapsed in '08 and '09 from 16 to 17 million down to a low of 10. there was simply no financing available for customers for a couple of years. so that pushed out the average age of the cars on the road to an unprecedented 11 years. american consumers basically stopped fixing their cars during that period of time. now they need to do something. >> it's this replacement cycle. time to get a new car. i'm just wondering if the strength in auto sales last month is partly a move toward taking from the future. in other words, is hurricane sandy related at all? did the hurricane pull up auto sales from next year in to this year? >> the replacement need has millions of units that are backed up

coach mike jackson returning home to brooklyn.rned out to be a very happy homecoming in new york thanks to david leigh. sports coming up next. did you get chips for the party? nope. cheese plate? cheese plate...nope. i made something better. ♪ you used the oven? boom ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. the second final in 20 years the warriors have won 12 of the last 19 games. coach mark jackson was b in brooke loon. brooklyn. his confidence is growing and the steel here and you take it to the rack. he finished it with 32 points and the nets by 6. but curry went from simmer to boil and knocking down three's. steph a pull up jumper and he made it 28 to the fourth quarter. not the shot, but the dish and he had six points and 10 boards and three steals. david lee cleaning up inside here. he had a double-double 3

coach mike jackson returning home to brooklyn.ng in new york thanks to david leigh. sports coming up next. >>> there is a surprise for the second final in 20 years the warriors have won 12 of the last 19 coach mark jackson was born in brooke loon. brooklyn. his confidence is growing and the steel here and you take it to the rack. he finished it with 32 points and the nets by 6. but curry went from simmer to boil and knocking down three's. steph a pull up jumper and he made it 28 to the fourth quarter. not the shot, but the dish and he had six points and 10 boards and three steals. david lee cleaning up inside here. he had a double-double 30 points, 15 rebounds 109-102 warriors. they are doing all of this without andrew bogin. even before they kicked off the season dennis alan said raiders management knew they didn't have a playoff contender. i'm sure they didn't envision a 3-10 tau -- tabacle. he says he and the gm reggie mckenzie says they knew it would be a rebuilding project, but it looks like a complete tear down. >> reggie an

coach mike jackson returning home to brooklyn. this turned out to be a very happy homecoming in new york thanks to david leigh. sports coming up next. >>> there is a surprise for the second final in 20 years the warriors have won 12 of the last 19 games. coach mark jackson was born in brooke loon. brooklyn. his confidence is growing and the steel here and you take it to the rack. he finished it with 32 points and the nets by 6. but curry went from simmer to boil and knocking down three's. steph a pull up jumper and he made it 28 to the fourth quarter. not the shot, but the dish and he had six points and 10 boards and three steals. david lee cleaning up inside here. he had a double-double 30 points, 15 rebounds 109-102 warriors. they are doing all of this without andrew bogin. even before they kicked off the season dennis alan said raiders management knew they didn't have a playoff contender. i'm sure they didn't envision a 3-10 tau -- tabacle. he says he and the gm reggie mckenzie says they knew it would be a rebuilding project, b

mike jackson is here.ng revenuef 5.04 a share. >>> autonation announcing november sales results today, we've got the ceo mike jackson with us. great to see you. >> becky, good to be with you. especially with fantastic sales results. retailed 22,500 in the month of november an increase of 21% led by the resurgence of the asian products particularly the japanese which were up 27% led by honda which was up 45%. but the premium luxury business was also excellent up 25% led by bmw led by 35%. we run the whole gamut, the domestic business is up, particularly strong with ford and the great state of texas was particularly strong for us up 27% and the industry also had the best year since january of '08, a selling rate of 15,500,000 units, the auto industry remains a bright spot in the economy. we got through the debt crisis. got through gas crisis and got through the election and it looks like we're even going to rise above the fiscal cliff and have a strong close to the year, so we're trying to do our part. >> yo

interview program a new show one morning to talk about barack obama the reverend jesse jackson was caught with a hot mike saying to the man next to him i want to cut off obama's nuts for talking down to black people in fact we can listen to that sound bite right now if we can cue it jesse jackson right here. anyway whatever the case whatever the case when barack obama did end up winning his reelection jesse jackson was in the crowd with tears streaming down his face tears of joy perhaps or the vivid image of a capitol hill castration it's a good lesson though isn't it when the ada studio if you're anywhere near a camera a microphone you're never alone with a microphone guys you've got sarah ferguson the line i'll leave you to it i'll see you a bit later ok very thanks for that. well as twenty twelve draws to a close then we can look at the events that shaped julia's son spent a year under house arrest the other holed up in ecuador's embassy in london but he still managed to produce a t.v. series for us talking to the key newsmakers shown by the mainstream media that's right the wiki leaks supreme oh may

mike d'antoni, oh, boy! you can just smell phil jackson. he's sitting in montana saying didn't want me?k what's happening! anthony sprains an ankle in the 3rd quarter, leaves. steve nash is sitting for another week. the knicks without anthony roll the lakers 1-16-107 tonight -- 116-107 tonight! >>> andres torres is coming home. a couple years back, he was a key ingredient in the giants' success. and san francisco said, ah, we can do better. so they let him go. he played one year with the met, and the mets said, ah, we can do better. he's a good guy, good clubhouse go. how about $2 million to be insurance and sit on our bench? there it is. if he was a bad guy, somebody with an attitude, they wouldn't be bringing him back. never burn your bridges. >>> the nearby angels appear willing to match the dodgers dollar for dollar. josh hamilton is leaving the texas rangers, five years, $125 million! then you've got pujols after one season, his total package is $250 million for 10 years. so hey, the angels are loaded with big, big names! josh hamilton, 31 years of age, joins an angels lineup with

kai jackson brings us new information about the shooters past, mike schuh is live with what school leaders in our areas are saying about keeping students safe. first more on the victims. >> it's back to school today for the children of newtown, connecticut with one exception, the students of sandy hook elementary. kenneth is a 4th grader at sandy hook. he was there that tragic day. >> he heard screaming and gunshots and the room he was in was being banged on by the gunman. >> kenneth and his classmates won't be return aring ing -- returning to sandy hook elementary school. they will attend chalk hill school in monroe. >> he said he won't go back unless there's a police officer at every day. >> there will be two more funerals today when james madeloi and jessica ric os will be laid to rest. monday 6-year-olds noah pozner and jack pinto were remembered. >> you shouldn't be at a 6-year-olds funeral. this is a devastating event. it just keeps getting more heartbreaking. >> noah pozner was described as smart and caring. jack pinto loved the giants. he was buried in the jersey of his favorite pl

rob jackson, you know who he is? turninging up the heat. mikenahan weighs in a hoping to change their luck. hi, dan. hoping to change their luck. >>> welcome back. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer. a look at a beaut day beautiful day today. we are sitting at 50 degrees. winds out of the west-northwest at 14 miles per hour. gusts upwards of 30s. it is on the breezy side. it will continue to be rather breezy throughout the rest of the evening. it is not going to be cold. just a little chill to the air. 43 in gaithersburg. 48 in ft. belvoir. 43 in gaithersburg. that's getting chilly. 15 to 20-moil an hour wind have you wind chills in the 30s. you may need to bundle up in a pew places. especially north and west tonight. no rain to talk about. we are not going to be seeing any chances of rain important the day tonight or into the day tomorrow. our chances of rain will come on thursday. they will come late in the day on thursday and we could see a good amount of rain. at least initially. that looks good right now. maybe a quarter to a half an inch of r

reverend jackson is catching a flight and why he's rushing out so if we could hold your attention for a few moment we would appreciate it. >> mike pappas from the interfaith council is coming to spend a couple moments on the clergy work and then we will close. >> i am in the unenviable position of following a national icon but good people i would indulge you for just a moment to hear a humble message. the theme of today's gathering peace is a prospect that we all pray for -- ah, that was -- but to get there will require the collective participation efforts, resources, and resolve of all in our city by engaging faith leaders to join in the broader effort to end violence in san francisco. mayor lee recognizes a precious resource that could be the effective key to realize our success on this issue. at the same time he challenges us to respond to a moral obligation that is at the core of our mission as communities of faith. he also reminds us of our history. there has been no civil rights or human rights movement in which the faith communities and its leaders have not been at the forefront and i look at dr. and he is a living remind

points memo opened the show politicizing -- >> stephanie: mike huckabee going on fox and blaming the lack of god in the classroom and victoria jacksontness. >> stephanie: right. the left saying gee i wonder if guns had anything to do with this. maybe we should look at that! okay. guns and mental health were in any way involved in this. okay. see, there i go exploiting again. mike huckabee, oh, there he is. >> on friday. neil cavuto asked me where was god? i said it for 50 years. we've systemically attempted to have god removed from our schools, our public activities but then the moment we have a calamity we wonder where he was. the predictable left lit up the airwaves with a violent and vicious reaction and jumped to the conclusion that i said if we had prayer in school, the shooting wouldn't have happened. i said nothing of the sort. >> no, that's what you said. >> that's what you said. >> we played it. [ ♪ battle hymn of republic ♪ ] >> stephanie: did you see this? a letter to mike huckabee. i would like to think it was overwhelming sadness that we systemically remove god interest public schools. i would like to think shock was th

mike viqueira, thank you, good sir. for more insight into where all of this is headed and whether there could be a breakthrough, i'd like to bring in david jackson, white house reporter for "usa today," and the politics writer for "roll call." appreciate your time. david, what's your sense right now? how far apart are the two sides? >> i think they're closer than a lot of people think because as mike just mentioned the dispute the size of the tax increase on the wealthy. both sides have said they want to negotiate what that rate may be. as far as the republicans are concerned, they want more commitment from the white house for spending cuts particularly on entitlement programs like social security and medicare. one thing mike talked about the fact we haven't heard much from any of these guys the last few days. i think it's a relatively good sign. we know the president and john boehner have talked but they won't say what about. it's like a code of silence has descended on the white house. the fact we're not hearing much about what's being said is probably a good sign. >> you mentioned some entitlement reforms and social security. a lot of the dem

i was listening to sean hannity, and victoria jackson is on their network blaming abortion. >> and mikeke huckabee also said that it is because we give abortion pills out. >> to kindergartners? >> stephanie: yeah. it's not exploiting something to talk about these specific issues -- >> the oklahoma city bomber was a christian. >> stephanie: fifty-eight minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." ñttv g turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ nobody going to break my spine, nobody is going to slow me down, oh no, i've got to keep on moving ♪ >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it, twenty-three minutes after the hour. what was that statistic? >> i know i'm geeking out here every day on average 273 people in american, 47 are children and teens are shot. >> wow. >> stephanie: forty-seven children and teens per day. >> stephanie: yeah we were talking about the lanza family friend