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. >> detroit shouldn't just be the motor city of america. it has to be the motor city of the entire world. >> he also unveiled an economic program to tackle federal spending and entitlement programs. rick santorum has a new add in the state attacking romney on the bailout issue. >> he supported the wall street bailouts while turning his back on michigan workers. >> santorum has said the government should not be involved in bailouts period. the ad tells his made in the u.s.a. plan, which cuts taxes for michigan manufactures, i'm shelby lynn reporting. >> and tonight, santorum is campaigning in the wolverine state. he is expected to harshly criticize. the latest polling has romney and santorum in a statistical tie. >>> plenty of cities have banned smoking in public places or restaurants, but one california town wants to make it illegal to smoke outside their own property. considering the ban after a family complained. they said smoke from their neighbor's backyard caused health problems for their kids. proposals caught smokers and nonsmokers b

motor city, the heart of michigan, were mitt romney was born. father was governor. right?aybe not. >> the early polls have does -- have us in pretty good shape. >> more than pretty good. .> are people turned out >> santorum in applied mitt rigged the win by in its supporters. >> he is all right. >> these verbal battles have president obama preparing for an equally nasty fight. a series of websites they hope will amass 2 million grass-roots counter or report the attack. >> it is only going to get worse. worse thant get much socialist, lacking a birth certificate, and we need to call those two of done that. >> they are dishing it out as well. keepinggophonest.com, or mitt is the easiest target. >> his first-place finish in the more proof of as his ability to when. -- to win. >> there are reports tonight breyer was robbed at knife point while on vacation. machete broke into the eastern caribbean island. they were inside the time, but was injured. took $1,000 in cash and fled on foot. the big plan to hire of new employees by general electric. >> some slightly milder temperatur

i laid out a plan not just the motor city of america. but motor city world governor, to follow up on that, there is a number of top leaders in michigan say you are wrong without the money up front which they couldn't get from private companies they would have gone through chapter 7 liquidation instead of the chapter sevenmanaged bankruptcy. the governor of michigan supports that the and so does the head of general motors who is a republican. >> we would have been in bankruptcy for years and i think you could have written off this company, this industry and this country. >> chris: they say without the government bailout chrysler and general motors might have gone under >> guest: they are simply not understanding what i wrote and believe and there is a lot of businesses in america that get in trouble. you have seen airlines go in bankruptcy and all sorts of businesses go in bankruptcy and they come out and are stronger. this is not the first time an industry or company is in trouble . don't start writing checks as they did for months. uaw

auto bailout was not shot in the motor city.he "weekly standard" that the tunnel scenes were shot at the coliseum in los angeles and the stadium shots were filmed in new orleans. there were some scenes from detroit but chrysler said none of it was new. yesterday we asked you if the chrysler ad was a veiled endorsement of president obama. 81% said yes. 19% said no. we'll be back with "news nation gut check." apply fixodent once, and it holds all day. ♪ take the fixodent 12 hour hold challenge. guaranteed, or your money back. ♪ with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. [ sighs ] i can't wait till morning. wait! it's morning in china! ♪ [ male ann

and lay out a plan not just to be the motor city of america but the motor city of the world. >> chris: to follow-up on that. there are a number of people, number of top leaders in michigan who say you are wrong. without the money up front, which they couldn't get from private companies, which they had to get from the government they would have gone through chapter 7 liquidation instead of a chapter 11 managed bankruptcy, the governor of michigan who supports you, he says that. so does the head of general motors. >> it would have been a bankruptcy for years. i think you have written off this company, this industry and this country. >> chris: this say without the government bailout, cries heard general motors might have gone under. >> well, they are not understanding what i wrote and what i believe. there are a lot of businesses that get into real trouble. you see airlines going into bankruptcy and all sorts of businesses. they come out and be able to be stronger. this is not the first time that company has been in trouble. don't start writing checks as they did for months. it was the h

romney's probably killing it up there in motor city. >> i drive a mustang and a chevy pick-up truck. ann drives a couple of cadillacs actually. >> jon: that sounds bad. to be fair, to be fair, she drives them at the same time. what is she supposed to do? sit on the same floor as her chauffeur? is she going to drive a single level car, a ranch car? come on. no. all right. i know how romney can fix this elitist thing he's got going. to florida and the daytona 500. you love nascar, right, mitt is. >> this combines a couple things i like best. cars and sport. >> let me start you right there. sport. here in the human world we call things like nascar sports. football, baseball, basketball, sports. sport, sport-- that is slightly different thing. that requires a horse or boat or an ascot. or all three of those things. so damage control for the cars and sport reference which was damage control for the wife has cadillac reference, quickly how closely do you follow nascar, romney go. >> about as closely as some of the most ardent fans but i have great friends that are as nascar team owners. >>

. >>> economic recovery is working from wall street to main street and motor city, things are looking up. tj winnick explains. >> reporter: is america. so is called soft economic recovery finally beginning to firm up? the dow is around 100 points away from 13,000, a milestone not reached since may of 2008, before the depth of the great recession. on the jobs front the number of americans filing furn employment is at a 4-year low. more good news could be on the way. with congress expected to vote on nearly $100 billion payroll tax cut extension. >> these are taxes on income and taxes that are paid by people who work on the wages, they tend to get spent. you would think this would put extra cash spent in to the economy. >> reporter: you don't have to convince gm there is a turn around in the works. thursday the world's number one car maker announced $7 billion in profit, the biggest in the company's 103 year history. all this comes two years after they emerged from bankruptcy with the help of the bailout. factory workers once afraid of getting pink slips learn they had are getting bonus

more to come, 6 inches expected north and west of the motor city. going to issues with driving around town. it temperatures in the teens. watch the same situation in chicago with the snow, but it is causing issues at the airport. hundreds of flights in and out of o'hare have been canceled. if you are headed out that way or you have to connect through chicago this weekend, check with your airline. you can check in on the radar in the temperatures any time online at wjla.com. we are following breaking news from capitol hill where police have just given the all clear following reports of a suspicious powdery substance in the rotunda. this comes following a series of threatening letters. officials say more threatening mail has been received and there is white powder in the letters. it is harmless but authorities are telling staff to remain on lol -- all muller. -- on alert. the "blonde bandit" is accused of robbing two banks and a carjacking. stephanie schwab is officially hearing the charges against her. brianne carter is live in alexandria with the la

. >>> cat fights at the motor city casino hotel in detroit. this is what it looks like. all of a sudden, someone jumped on a table and then starts smacking this other girl. >> oh. >> now this is a full-on cat fight that starts for some reason that we don't know. you see a lot of swings. not only against the girls, poor security guards are getting it too. >> come on now. >> you got shoe throwing. >> how much do girls love their shoes. you're going to take your shoes off and throw them at somebody. >> girls on tablgs, on the chairs, on the floors, smacking away. >> girls have girdles hanging out, their pants are falling off, shirts are falling off. >> a girl over here with the white earring has on no pants. >> why are these people taking off their pants? >> what do you notice about the girl in the blue other than her overexposed skin? >> did she lose her weave? >> lost her weave. >> wondering where the weave went, right? she's flinging it around. >> oh. >> this happened inside the grand river deli, a buffet inside of the casino. it is unclear whether arrests have been made

now motor city is fighting again. it's halftime america. our second half's about to begin. >> reporter: the ad became a flit call football, with aides to president obama tweeting it out. >> it does point out a simple fact. which is that the automobile industry in the country was on its back until he made the decisions he made and believes they were the right decisions. >> reporter: republicans pounced on the ads. >> the leadership of the auto companies feel they need to do something to repay their political -- i was offended by it. >> reporter: saideastwood, sai was decidedly not trying to make obama's day. i'm certainly not politically affiliated with president obama. >> even the super bowl gets political somehow. >> that they wilells you everytu need to know there, clint eastwood's comments. >>> they're getting the ticker tape ready for the giants parade later in new york. >> elanning has manning has alr enjoyed one parade. he rhoode in a convertible with mickey mouse yesterday at disney. >> it won't be so warm in new york. >>> time for t

[applause] detroit should not be the motor city of america. it has got to be the motor city of the entire world and i want to make sure that happens. [applause] what i have described, i believe is an economic plan that will strengthen america, strengthen mich., by making bold cuts in spending and common sense reforms. we are going to make our government simpler, smaller, and smarter. through pro-growth policy, we will get our economy back on track and get our citizens back to work. taken together, the plan i am proposing represents the biggest fundamental change to the government in modern history. these are conservative, pro- growth policies that will no longer -- that will not only to start the economy, but it will return this to a society where values of opportunity are still higher than the use of entitlement. less debt, smaller government. i know president obama is going to criticize my proposal. so be it. i believe the american people are ready for new leadership. i believe they really do deserve all old, conservative plan for growth, an

i would s layout a plan to get these companies be not only the motor city of america, but the t motor city of the world. >> to follow-up on that, there are a number of top leaders in michigan who say you are wrong. without the money up front which they couldn't get from the private companies they would have gone through chapter 7 liquidation instead of the chapter 7 managed bankruptcy. the governor of michigan who supports you, i might add, he says that and so does the head of general motors who is a republican. let's watch what he says. >> i think you could have written off this company, this industry and this country. >> they say without the government bailout, chrysler and general motors might have gone under. >> they are simply not understanding what i wrote and what i believe. there are a lot of businesses that get into real trouble. you have seen airlines going into bankruptcy and all sorts of businesses going into bankruptcy. they are able to become stronger. this is not the first time an industry or company is in trouble. my position is simple. don't start writing checks as th

we start with the motor city, not detroit but silicon valley.stination for car companies and it is in our own backyard. let's bring in scott budman. how serious are the car companies about the bay area? >> very much, much like silicon valley and its technology is built into the hollywood movie machine, technology companies and local universities are magnets for car companies all over the world. they're coming here to make your drive smoother and safer. as the virtual road rushes by, volkswagen engineers are collecting data on how to make your driving experience better. welcome to the electronic research lab, owned by volkswagen, part of the car indu

money but this group of women will have to look for another casino to hang out with in detroit's motor city. all this was friday night. this was caught on camera. security had to step in to break the whole thing up and since then the women have all been banned. >> you may take the kids to mcdonald's today and they may want some chicken mcnuggets but one woman in iowa was more fascinated with what she sees in hers. she claims she can see george washington in her chicken mcbutting net. she kept it for three years and posted it on ebay and it's now going for $100. $100 for a three-year-old chicken mc -- mcnugget? >> after three years who knows what it is. >> all right. so a ground breaking ceremony at a d.c. museum. >> what's so different about this place. we'll tell you about that, the new museum coming to our nation's capital. >> the soul train may start moving once again. he may be responsible for bringing it back. and some live pictures starting in st. louis. we go through them all the time. doors that mark the day's events. new beginnings. endings. routines. revealing the stories and dram

but we all pulled together, now motor city is fighting again.ve seen a lot of down turns in my life and times when we didn't understand each other. it seem has we's that we've los heart at time, the fog of division, discord and blame made it hard to see what lies ahead. but after those trials, we all rallied around what was right and acted as one. >> eastwood is of course a long time republican, but he's taking heat from his own for what some view as spinning for the obama administration. to be clear on his position, though, here's what he said just three months ago to the "los angeles times." i'm a big hawk on cutting the deficit. i was against the stimulus thing, too. we shouldn't be bailing out the banks and car companies. he said that three months ago. yesterday after being accused of supporting the president at the super bowl, eastwood sent a statement to fox news writing i'm certainly pot politically affiliated with mr. obama. it was meant to an message about job growth and the spirit of america. i think all politicians will agree with it

but we all pulled together, now motor city is fighting again. >> almost immediately after the ad aired, karl rove criticized it as a criticism of the auto bailout. clint eastwood said, "there is no spin in that ad. on this i am certain. i am certainly not politically affiliated with mr. obama. it was meant to be a message about just job growth and the spirit of america. i think all politicians will agree with it." >>> more than 40 u.s. states have fleaed to a nationwide -- agreed to a nationwide settlement over foreclosure abuses. it would force bank of america, jpmorgan, wells fargo, citigroup, and allied financial to reduce loans for about a million households. the reduced loans would benefit homeowners who are behind on their payments. mortgage lenders would send $2,000 to hundreds of thousands of people who lost homes. officials say that yoeshnators are trying to persuade california and new york to join the statement. >>> a student accused of murder in italy is appealing her slander conviction. a court overturned amanda knox's murder conviction but upheld the slander conviction for

tried to gain extra support by letting the crowd know that he and his wife drive cars made in the motor city. but critics say he went too far and ended up sounding too rich. >> i drive a mustang and a chevy pickup truck. anne drive as couple of cadillacs, actually. >> while he spoke, auto workers protested romney's opposition to the auto bailout and his now infamous quote "let detroit go bankrupt." rick santorum is hoping to capitalize on that anger with new attack ads. >>> maryland's governor martin o'malley tonight said he will sign the state's new same-sex marriage law bill into law thursday. that law will not take effect until next january and it's still facing challenges. today a republican referendum to put a ballot on the -- >>> six men in the as pell hill area really caught police off guard. detectives say the men used a bucket truck to cut down wires from telephone poles along connecticut avenue. then they took the copper to scrap metal yards and sold it for cash. those men were pretending to be verizon workers when caught last night police say they had more than 1800 feet of copper

now motor city is fighting again. it's halftime, america, and our second half is about to begin. >> reporter: the ad immediately became a political football. with aides to president obama tweeting it out approvingly, embracing it as rah-rah for president obama's auto industry bailout. >> it does point out a simple fact, which is that the automobile industry in this country was on its back. and so, he made the decisions he made, and believes they were the right decisions. >> reporter: republicans pounced on it as auto execs making an inappropriate presidential payback. >> the leadership of the auto companies feel they need to do something to repay their political patrons. i was frankly offended by it. >> reporter: chrysler insists the ad was apolitical, and eastwood, famously republican, insisted he was decidedly not trying to make obama's day. i am certainly not politically affiliated with mr. obama, he told fox news today. if obama or any other politician wants to run with the spirit of that ad, go for it. republican

. >>> also, in sports it's full speed ahead for john wall and the wizards as they visit the motor cityvalentine's day, it's tuesday. a lot of people are dreading that. we want to hear your stories on the nbcwashington facebook page or on twitter with the hashtag stupidcupid. we'll share some of the best with you tomorrow night at 11:00. >>> all right. dan's here now. the caps back on the ice today. they needed to do well here. it's been a rough go the last few games. >> they have to really start cranking it up. the playoffs are creeping up on us pretty quickly. so much for the capitals making a statement in the big apple this afternoon. the capitals had a chance to take down the beast of the east in the new york rangers. instead they come up short again. and the playoffs are something the capitals would be watching and not participating in if the postseason started today. dale hunter still trying to work out the kinks. three months after returning to d.c. we pick it up in the third period. capitals down 3-1. they have the puck. and you don't see this very often. john carlson the slappe

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. >>> wizards head to the motor city in search of a rare road victory.another cold night. temperatures into the 20s pretty much everywhere. and windchills making it feel like it's in the teens. details for the work week, we'll be back after the break. br, wh ere we gng? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from spending time together, to spending your lives together, chevy runs deep. >>> wizards on the road. >> trying to do well in a place they have not done well before. >> one win on the road. >> how many games have they played. >> a lot. 27. >> maybe this is it. >> i love the hope. >> do you think they won today on the road? >> given their record, no. but anything can happen. >> watch. first extended road trip of the season. starting tonight against the pistons, wizard seeking their second road win of the season and first

but we all pulled together and now, motor city is fighting again. >> bret: today, a chrysler spokesmanedged that part of that ad were actually shot in los angeles and new orleans and that the only detroit scenes were actually previously filmed. nothing new for this ad. another super bowl spot which aired in michigan, is also taking heat. michigan republican candidate pete hoekstra ran this ad in an attempt to paint democratic debby stabenow as a big spending. >> and thank you, michigan senator debby spend it now. americans spend more money to buy more and more for less. and your economy gets weak, yours take ours take jobs. and thank you, debby spent it now. to the pacific islander american vote group, it's disturbing that mr. hoekstra's campaign thought to use negative stereo types that encourage anti-asian sentiment. even republican consultant murphy tweeted the ad was really, really dumb and oak extra maintained, it was care. >> we have a growth rate at 2% and china is coming off the 9% growth rate and this ad hurts the democrat where it hurts. and debt, whether referring to persona

. >> while republicans battle in the motor city the president will speak to a conference of auto workers in washington. people likely remind them that the industry made its comeback on the shoulders of the federal bailout, which white house opponents opposed. >> a traffic alert for drivers at dupont circle in d.c. starting around 10:00 this morning ddot is turning off traffic lights in areas so crews can update the signals. crews will direct traffic for several hours as the work is being done. they plan to have the lights back on by the evening rush hour. >> metro riders sounding off over a proposed fare increases. >> it is important that we invest in the system so we don't end up in the place we are in right now ever again. >> day to care about their quality before they asked the patrons to dig deeper into their wallets. dozens of people showed up at a public hearing last night in bethesda. metro wants to raise rail fares by 5% and bus fares by 10 cents. the transit agency says the fare hikes are needed to rebuild and maintain the system and close a budget gap. there will be five more p

now motor city is fighting again. >> so it goes on to say that america quite can't be knocked out inne punch, that the u.s. will rebound and when it does, quote, the world will hear the roar of our engines again. certainly a bit of patriotism selling there, charles. >> meanwhile another detroit branch, chevrolet, has come under fire from ford for its super bowl ad. the ad shows a group of men who survive a world destroying apocalypse driving their chevy trucks. watch this and you'll see why ford is upset. ♪ looks like we made it ♪ ♪ left each other on the way ♪ looks like we made it ♪ until today, until you were there -- >>> where's dave? >> dave didn't drive the longest lasting, most dependable truck on the road. dave drove a ford. >> well, ford issued a statement objecting to chevrolet's claim that its silverado is the longest lasting vehicle on the road. they said ford is proud to be america's best selling truck for some 35 years, although i suppose those 35 years don't include that kind of apocalypse. if you're interested, you can watch all of these super bowl ads online. i don't

a motor city miracle.ecord profits as the industry rebounds. >> when i took office the american auto industry was on the verge of collapse. >> now the race for michigan. santorum suddenly speeding. >> i know you've been hearing some things from my opponent that i'm a big spender. >> mitt romney running on fumes. >> i'm delighted to be back in michigan. any old girlfriends here? have to be careful. ann is not here

now motor city is fighting again. this country can't be knocked out in one punch.ght back up again and when we do, the world is going to hear the roar of our engines. yeah. it's halftime, america. and our second half is about to begin. >> bill: well, some republicans did not like that ad. i was frankly offended by it i'm a huge fan of clinton eastwood. extremely well done ad. sign of what happens when you have chicago style politics and the president of the united states and political minute i couldn't knows from minions using tax dollars to buy corporate advertising. >> bill: moments ago before air time clinton eastwood gave us a statement i'm going to read it to you, quote. i want to stay that the spin stops with you guys. no spin on that ad on that i'm certain. i'm certainly not politically affiliated about mr. obama. message about job growth and spirit of america. i think all politicians would agree with it spirit was okay. i'm not supporting any opinion. chrysler didn't have ads in the ad. anything they gave me went to charity. if obama or politician wants to

but we all pulled together, now motor city is fighting again because that's what we do. we find a way through tough times, if we can't find a way, we'll make one. all that matters now is what's ahead. how do we come from behind? how do we come together? and how do we win? detroit is showing us it can be done. and what is true about them is true about all of us. this country can't be knocked out in one punch, we get right back up again and when we do, the world will here the roar of our engines. yeah, it's halftime, america. and our second half's about to begin. >> i'm a bit of a sucker, it's halftime in america. that slogan, the gutteral feeling captures something i think the obama team has been attempting with mixed results to project. the idea of it's halftime in america is an idea we are now mid-way through a project of national reconstruction, there is promise and possibility just ahead and we have survived and come through the worst. that ad i think more than anything else man abled to project a theme the obama campaign has been struggling toward. that ad is about t