nissan and also chevy and also toyota. this exhibit hall will be open to the public one time only tonight betwn 5:30 and 7:30 so you can come here and take a close-up look at this. this is nissan leaf the first drivable model. it will be coming out in december. this is the technology on display making lots of news in the bay area where there is so much research and development going on in the plug-in and hybrid field. >>> people who park in san francisco will paying varying rates based on demand. city transportaon officials will roll out the first large scale test. this is where the meters would look like. the experiment wil find out how meter rates affects drivers' parking choices. it will lane anywhere 'from 50 cents to $6 an hour. you can may the meter with coins debit or credit cards. they are trying to reduce air pollution but real estate dues go the amount of time people find parking. >> they are reacting to a new deal to could rehire recently layoff police offers. >> it faces an uphill battle. teresa garcia is live

---miles de autos marca "nissan" deben ser llevados a reparar.idos a distintas pruebas en las que se encontro que tras un choque, estos autos pueden registrar fugas de combustible en cantidades superiores a las que permiten las normas federales lo que podria desatar un incendio. ---"nissan" esta diseÑando una manguera especial que sera instalada en los modelos afectados para corregir el problema. ---el viernes se acaba el tiempo para que "ac transit" contrate a un arbitro independiente que resuelva la disputa laboral con sus trabajadores sindicalizados. ---y mientras se cumple el plazo, hoy lunes, como ha ocurrido desde que entro en efecto el contrato impuesto por la gerencia, decenas de empleados se reportaron enfermos provocando retrasos en el servicio de autobuses. ---en promedio, no estan acudiendo a trabajar unos 200 empleados por dia.---el sindicato asegura que no se trata de una medida concertada, sino que ha sido el resultado de la "estructura" laboral que les fue impuesta... los trabajadores advierten que esto podria continuar si no se l

nissan and also chevy and also toyota. this exhibit hall will be open to the public one time only tonight between 5:30 and 7:30 so you can come here and take a close-up look at this. this is nissan leaf the first drivable model. it will be coming out in december. this is the technology on display making lots of news in the bay area where there is so much research and development going on in the plug-in and hybrid field. >>> people who park in san francisco will paying varying rates based on demand. city transportation officials will roll out the first large scale test. this is where the meters would look like. the experiment will find out how meter rates affects drivers' parking choices. it will lane anywhere 'from 50 cents to $6 an hour. you can may the meter with coins debit or credit cards. they are trying to reduce air pollution but real estate dues go the amount of time people find parking. >> they are reacting to a new deal to could rehire recently layoff police officers. >> it faces an uphill battle. teresa garcia i

nissan dealers will install the fix and it's free of charge. futures are high are this morning. wall street trying to maintain the positive momentum. we heard from fedex they raised their earnings forecast on strong demand for international shipping. fedex is seen as a bellwether for the global economy. europe is positive. we'll have more reports this morning on home prices and consumer confidence. the dow is up 100 points. the third straight triple-digit gain. we'll start trading at 10,255. the nasdaq up to 296. bp reports a record quarterly loss. the company sets aside 32 billion to pay for the cost of the gulf oil spill. that includes the funds they set aside to pay spill-related claims. bp confirming hayward will step down from his position in november. bob dudley, who is overseeing the spill response, has been named the new ceo. back to you. >> the silver screen meets the baseball diamond. it could be your field of dreams. brad pitt is shooting the movie "money ball" at the oakland coliseum. you could be a part of the movie. the film needs extras. it's a paid gig with perks

. >> tom: disalle was likely talking about the other electric car, the nissan leaf. unlike the volt, it does not have a gas engine. the leaf will go up to 100 miles on a charge. nissan said today 17,000 people have placed orders so far in the u.s. deliveries start in december. interesting trade nonetheless. consumer stocks really weaker while investors were looking for safety. let's begin with consumer disrediscretionary stocks falling. office depot seeing a flat year. the utility stocks were pretty strong, staging a bit of a breakout. with the rally with this utility, e.t.f. s fund is now behind its springtime level, and less than a dollar away from its brand new 52-week high. u.s. steel results missed estimates, not including a big impact from a rising dollar. with that rising dollar figured in, profits vanished entirely. it warns the u.s. and european economies will be a drag during the current quarter. shares fell 7% on that outlook, and the stock has lost a third of its value since its april high. shares have not been able to stay above $15 a share since back in

you can't usually -- >> i think the nissan -- some of them are, what -- >> chevy volt. >> but the nissanaf i think isn't that one available? just give me something with a hemi. 5748. >>> the place has been around as long as anyone can remember and just like that, it is facing its last call. mike sugerman now on the monumental effort and cost required to save a san francisco institution. >>> reporter: they have been making money selling beer and other stuff here at 131 bay street for 99 years. for the past 50, it's been the red jack saloon a cool neighborhood waterfront dive. it survived two world wars, the depression, prohibition, y2k. >> this is the regular meeting of the san francisco planning commission. >> reporter: could it survive city hall bureaucracy? >> i think this is the most ridiculous expensive bureaucratic mess i have ever seen in this city. >> reporter: the story begins almost 40 years ago when city planners decided the neighborhood didn't [ indiscernible ] more housing so it changed the zoning but that zoning change was forgotten until two years ago when owner mark fuscia

lugares habitacionales, además que se desaloje a los inquilinos que no cumplan >> miles de autos nissanusarse una fuga de combustible >> el viernes se acaba el tiempo para que ac transit contrate un juez externo para que dirima sobre su caso, decenas de empleados se reportaron enfermos provocando retrasos, en promedio están faltando unos 200 trabajadores por día, los cuales advierten que esto podría continuar si no se llega a un acuerdo >> queremos hablar de los servicios consulares de mñxico, aquí en estados unidos >> (música) >> la muerte llega repentinamente, y trasladar el cadáver de un ser querido a mñxico toma tiempo y dinero, así que tome en cuenta que para realizar la repatración debe contar con esto >> este impacto se refleja en la familia, lo primero que recomendados es que la familia platique sobre cómo enviar los restos a mñxico >> tenga en consideración que el consulado puede costear gastos del envío pero no del funeral >> es importante que tengan un documento de identidad >> es necesario saber que los consulados mexicanos no ofrecen ayuda cuando se trata de un traslado de

if you look at the chevy volt or the nissan leaf, they are cars that people drive every day. >> reporter: and we'll be taking a look at those later. they are both here on display at plug-in 2010. and yesterday gm announced the pricing for the chevy volt, which scott mcgrew will be talking about. and we'll then take you inside the car and let you see what it looks like. >> sounds good. we look forward to it. electric cars all the rage now, but they might not be as cutt tg edge as we thought. the first electric car was actually invented some time between 1832 and 1839 in scotland. in 1899, a belgian car designer built an electric race car that could go 68 miles per hour. and by the turn of the century, electric cars outsold all other types of cars in america. in 1975, the u.s. postal service ordered a fleet of electric vehicles for a pilot program. the 1992 clean air act amendment let in part to have the electric car boom that we're seeing today, but they've been around for quite some time, 1832. >> that is kind of interesting, when you think about how early we had that technology. >> and

nissan thinks the world is ready for an all, completely reelectr car. $32,000, it goes on sale here incalifornia a few weeks after the chevy volt comes on the market. the other big name in electric cars, tesla, hasn't even started production on its electric sedan. electric cars are marketed as cleaner and more green than glea gasoline-powered cars, and that's generally true, but all energy has to come from somewhere, and in the case of electricity, some studies show if you're charging your electric car, brent and laura, and your community relies on a coal-fired plant, you may not be benefiting the environment that much. california really -- northern california only has two coal-fired plants out near stockton. but on a really heavy power day, we buy a lot of power from arizona and from utah, and they do have coal-fired plants, where you're powering your electric car by sending coal smoke into utah. >> and there's been a lot of talk too about the batteries, highly toxic. >> even when firefighters come up on a crash. >> a lot of things -- >> not perfect yet. >> scott, thanks. >>> looks li

nissan has a 51,000 recall. problems with their fuel spilling a during a rare and collision. they were tested during specsafety regulations. and with fuel is with a rear end collision. and also 2009, 2010 between jan. 38.9, july 30th. it has spent several months since the city had a driving rules on market street and some people still cannot get it right. >> and let us what this blue a minivan at 10th street, market street. did i mention that this is dedicated for turn right. this drizzle is going straight. it has then the six months since the city of san francisco began we work in this traffic and market street. and to remind drivers that they have to use these to right turn on is, on the buses, tetaxis, and no private vehicles. you might think that after six months drivers would get the hang of this with the private vehicles on market street. >> let us watch the screen it minivan and notice the left blinker on. india's and the right turn only claim. as the driver crosses, a bicycle and yells to turn right. how

. >>> fans got a chance to see the nissan bell along with other vehicles at the san jose convention center. it's part of the plug in 2010 conference. plug in 2010 runs through thursday. >>> a san francisco family's plan to generate wind energy in their own front yard is generating opposition. the miller family has applied for a permit to supply a wind turbine in their yard. that's in the park neighborhood near twin peeks. a number of nearby residents oppose the plan arguing the plan is not designed for the neighborhood. there's one private windmill in the area already. the city council will take a vote at the public hearing in the next few weeks. >>> what might be a boom to whale watchers might be a warning. boaters are warned to be aware of large whales swimming in the coast. >> this video was taken saturday from a science vet sell. the water was so thick with humpback whales the boat had to stop along with the research. >> they're certainly concentrated. in fact, a few days ago, one of the researchers from the conservation science saw 62 animals pretty much at the same time. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: the nissan leave, the plug in toyota prius and the chevy volt are here and skepticism that they will come and go. we see electric vehicles as an important part of our technology. >> reporter: the other burning question, where will you charge your car? the conference has a strong emphasis on the growing number of ways to juice your battery back up. robots could be used and pay as you go charging stations. >> it's going to take some time, but if you think in the long they were, this is the way the future is going to be. >> reporter: should you buy an electric car at this conference? it's not a question of if but when. >> tomorrow night is the only time the conference is open to the public. it is at the san jose convention center and tickets are $10. >>> monday a new week. going to check your weather. >>> in all spots it was because we had 62 degrees in san francisco. we had 78 degrees in morgan hill. that's a good 111 degrees below normal -- 11. at&t park tonight where the giants are back home. daytime temperature of 57. it's already tumbled into the low 50s. what you ca

nissan's luxury-car which goes on sale in december will sell for around $32,000. the ec transit dispute continues and writers continue to see delays about 15 to 20 percent of the workforce calls in sick each day. on friday the judge will weigh in on the issue as christine conley tells us service cuts may be hanging in the balance. >> ac transit says $15.7 million without the savings agency claims the bus system would lose $300,000 a week. it could move towards the brink of bankruptcy and would have to look at drastic cuts. agency officials say that could mean ending weekend bus service. all of it. here's how things got to this point the agency is facing a $56 million deficit over the next two years. last week they impose a contract on workers to help bridge that gap. the new contract cuts over time, increases employe contributions for health care and calls for new employees to contribute a portion of their salaries to their pension. on friday the contract issue will go before a judge will decide if the new contract should be suspended or the two sides go to arbitr

nissan is issuing a voluntary recall of its cube hatchback because it could leak fuel during a collisionhich would not be good. the national high way traffic safety administration said there was more fuel spill than allowed by federal standards. the own test did not show any leakage but will recall the cars anyway. the 2009 and 2010 cube models will being recalled. nissan will contact owners as of august 30'd. >> if there's hummus in your refrigerator there's a recall to know about. a manufacturer is recalling its hummus products because it could contain the dangerous bacteria listeria. all of the products were sold under the raquel's brand name. if you have salads, wraps, sandwiches or other food products with an expiration date of august 3rd, 2010 and prior throw them out. affected hummus has expiration dates of september 23rd and hire. >>> espn looked at food safety at stadiums across the country. here in the bay area, the highest number of health food violations have been recorded at mac afee coliseum where 34% of its inspection reports are in violation of health codes. hp pavilion c

cars later this year. 10 auto makers are planing to roll out plug-in cars, including g.m., ford and nissan the only pure electric car available now is the tesla roadster, priced at over $100,000. but for all the attention electric cars are getting, they face an uphill battle. analyst jacob grose thinks it will be a decade or longer before there is widespread acceptance. >> i can tell you, from my analysis that i've done, electric vehicles are not going to represent more than a few percent of the entire vehicle fleet-- or even new vehicle sales-- by 2020, under pretty much any realistic scenario. >> reporter: he says sales will depend on many factors, including the cost of the cars, the price of gasoline, and federal subsidies. >> the past is littered with technologies that were going to be the next big thing and weren't. >> reporter: but chargepoint america is optimistic, hoping that if you build it, someday they will come. erika miller, "nightly business report," new york. >> whax* a difference a day makes. big change in the wall street rally. and investor psychology about buying stocks a

it shows offer the latest innovations, the nissan leaf, prius and chevy volt among the big names.u can get in tonight for 10 bucks. >>> rhinocerous probably not the first thing you think of when i say cute. but look at this newborn, named henna . the public got a first look at her today. she is an indian rhinocerous born at the zoo. look at the ears. weighs 100 pounds and sh has birth marks. at 3500 pounds, no one will tease her. >> big girl. >> going to be a bigger girl. >> cute right now. have a good afternoon. we'll see you at 5:00. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

nissan motor will launch its electric car in december, following the releases by mitsubishi motors and fuji heavy industries. toyota motor also plans to roll out its electric car by 2012. >>> as e readers grow more popular, demand for digitized content is expected to rise rapidly, transforming the printed page into a digital one remains a difficult process. now, one university hopes its creation can help publishers bridge that high-tech shortcoming and meet the needs of today's avid readers. ntinue to appear on the aders market. consumers are looking forward to being able to choose from an extensive array of digitized books and magazines. to meet demand publishers are digitizing existing books and periodicals. but converting print to an e reader format is time-consuming. it's a painstaking digitizing process that requires a lot of patience. each page from a printed book, periodical, or manga has to be scanned one at a time. >> translator: even in this high-tech world we have to do things manually. the manpower that's required to digitize printed matter raises our costs. >> reporter: to

this will be the biggest investment in the northeast of england since nissan.the deputy prime minister ask the transport minister to meet me and a delegation of northeastern business leaders and trade unionists, so that we can explain how important this project is to the region? >> of course that will be considered, as with everything else, in the comprehensive spending round. the honorable gentleman will be aware that the previous government cut capital investment by 50%. we are determined to make sure that investment in our infrastructure -- in our transport infrastructure and in our built infrastructure -- is maintained, so that we do not repeat the recessions of the past and cut deep into infrastructure, which is so important to the long-term economic future of this country. >> may i first congratulate my right honorable friend on being the first liberal to answer questions to the prime minister since lloyd george? in that too-long gap, many illiberal things have happened in this country, not least under the previous government. one of the worst has been th

police say the shots were fired from a dark gray or maybe blue nissan maxima. victim's identity has not been released, and there is no word on a motive from the shooting. it was berkeley as third homicide of the year. >>> a community policing strategy has lead to a drop in crime. it is called zone enforcement. that's where officers are deployed to neighborhoods where there has been an increase in crime. in the first six months of the year there was a 10 percent drop in violent crimes compared to the same period last year. property crimes dropped 12 percent, and there was one less homicide. >>> an important change for the bart police department tonight. after a deadly shooting and controversial verdict and the riot that followed everyday citizens will have a say in the way bart police respond and it could improve service and safety. here is abc7's laura anthony. >> today is a historic day for bart. >> with that, the bart president announced the establishment of an over sight commission for the transit agencies and the embattled police force. >> we are pleased th

. >> the nissan leaf, the plug in prius, and the chevy volt heavy hitters for you to kick the tires and overcome any skepticism that evs will come and go. >> we are in it for the long haul. we see electric vehicles as a really important part of our product, portfolio, a technology that is going to wean us from our dependence on foreign oil. >> the other burning question, where will you charge your car? the conference also has a strong emphasis on the growing number of ways to juice your battery back up. for example better place is pioneering automated battery replacement by robots and they are rolling out pay as you go public charging stations. >> it's going to take some time for the vast majority of the fleet to turn over with elect tricks but if you think of the long-term it's the way it's going to be. >> should you buy an electric car at this conference? it's not a question of if, but when. in san jose, kiet do -- >> tomorrow night is the only time the conference is open to the public. it's at the mckendrick convention tenter and tickets h 10 bucks. >> a victory for those who want th

. >> reporter: and the nissan leaf which is all electric powered, a 100-mile range. >> i want to plugy car in at home and be able to charge it. you know, but rather than going to a gas station. >> reporter: the crowd tonight also saw a preproduction toyota plug in, expected to be in showrooms next year. industry analysts say electric cars will require 5% of the nation's electrical generating capacity. >> electricity to power vehicles is much more efficient to power vehicles that we'll have 50% reduction. >> the cost of electricity is only equivalent to buying gasoline at 70-cents a gallon. that's why you would do it, you would plug it in because there's 1/4 of the cost of gasoline today. >> reporter: the obama administration has set a goal of getting 1 million electric cars on the road by the year 2015. charging stations are also planned. live in san jose, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new developments tonight in a string of arsons. up next, two new fires even as the suspect is sitting in jail. >>> Ñ >>> a week after the arrest of a prime suspect in a string of arson, two

. >> reporter: and the nissan leaf which is all electric powered, a 100-mile range. >> i want to plugy car in at home and be able to charge it. you know, but rather than going to a gas station. >> reporter: the crowd tonight also saw a preproduction toyota plug in, expected to be in showrooms next year. industry analysts say electric cars will require 5% of the nation's electrical generating capacity. >> electricity to power vehicles is much more efficient to power vehicles that we'll have 50% reduction. >> the cost of electricity is only equivalent to buying gasoline at 70-cents a gallon. that's why you would do it, you would plug it in because there's 1/4 of the cost of gasoline today. >> reporter: the obama administration has set a goal of getting 1 million electric cars on the road by the year 2015. charging stations are also planned. live in san jose, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new developments tonight in a string of arsons. up next, two new fires even as the suspect is sitting in jail. >>> it's the stuff of yard sale legend. a $45 garage sale find now worth million

shots were fired from a dark gray or blue nissan, maxima. brother-in-law was murdered two years ago. he was graduate of berkeley high days away from his 30th berkeley. >> san francisco police chief says the policing strategy has led to a drop in crime. officers are deployed to neighborhoods where there has been an increase in crime. in the first six months of this year, there was 10% drop in violent crime compared to last year. >>> an important change for the bart police department is now in place. after a deadly shooting a controversial verdict and riots that followed, everyday citizens will have a say in the way bart police do their job. its decision that could improve services and safety as well as the transit agency's image. >> today really is historic day for bart. >> with that, bart president announced the establishment of an oversight commission for the transit agency's embattled police force. >> we are pleased that we're doing an important job of trying to restore public confidence. >> oakland assemblyman sponsored the bill that crea

witnesses saying shots were fired from a gray or blue nissan maximma. >> a sigh of relief tonight from thousands of state work qlorz don't have their pay cut to minimum wage. the idea didn't fly with the state controller or a judge. there is a ruling and why this fight isn't over. >> there is a situation where the controller is not complying with the law. >> the judge ak nolged is he breaking the law, refusing to lower state worker paychecks until there is a budget but ruled in chung's favor because he might have a point about inability of the state's antiquated system to handle changes. >> this is to where we are today, we're an impossible country. it's not we can throw a huge amount of resources in a huge amount of money and coming into compliance. >> the state payroll system is programmed in cobalt and last revamped in 19706789 chung's office estimates would it take 69,000 hours and $5 million to $11 million to lower paychecks then bringing them back to full wages. government's office sought an order to $7.25 per hour because payroll goes to plans next week. >> this is our only reco

nissan's new the leaf car will hit showrooms. the price tag, $25,000 after the tax rebate. but there's also the tesla sedan. after the tax break it will set you back 50 grand. the volt priced right in the midd middle, going for 33,5 after the rebate. the first wave of chargeable volts are due out in december. >>> he won't budge, promises not to sign the spending plan unless it has the reforms he wants. the governor was at the site of the former march ar force base. nearly four weeks into a new fiscal year there is no budget in sight. he says he won't sign a budget without peng and other reforms. >> the system has failed california and i think -- this problem over to the next governor. ? tapped governor reiterated his opposition to prop 25. that's the one that would allow the legislature to pass a budget by the simple majority. he said that would give one party too much control overall the decisions made in sacramento. here we are,day 27. political analyst larry gur sten. i want to ask why we can't get it done but there's nothing going on at all up in sacrame o sacramento. >

gm and nissan are relying on the tax credit for buyers of the electric vehicle to offset the costs. they're hoping that the lower of the novel power source will make up the rest." do you want a green card? cough up the cash. "drivers can go green if they have enough green. general motors starts taking orders today on its website. delivery will begin in certain regions earlier this year to compensate for the least purchased $32,000.70 -- $32,000 nissan vehicle. gm will try to lure drivers with attractive lease offers." for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. by the way, you can join the conversation online at [applause] -- at journal@c-span.org or twitter.com/c-spanwj. again, you can see the comparison of the differences between the $41,000 for the chevy volt and for the nissan. we will get your calls in a moment. this from "the new york times," "u.s. military chief is pressing the iraqis to end the deadlock to the rest in securities gains. nearly five months after the elections in march ended without a decisive leader, the leaders of political blocs are divided o

japanese shares tumbled for the second day in a row despite strong earning reports from nissan and sony. offset by signs the world's second largest economy remains fridge ill. their jobless rate rising, inflation deepened and japanese factories made fewer cars and mobile phones. markets in south korea, china, australia also fell. yesterday everything was down, the dow down 30 points, nasdaq just about 12. stock futures are also down this morning as investors wait for the government's first reading on the gross domestic product that measures what the economy has been doing of the last quarter and investors are expected to confirm a slower recovery. that report due out in 10 minutes. >>> this morning honda reported a record quarterly profit of $3.2 billion, that is 36 times as much as they made during the same time last year. the automaker is crediting growing car sales in north america and across asia for the huge jump. honda is one of the few automakers that actually avoided losses, mostly because it focuses on smaller model vehicles whose sales held up. >> 5:21. east bay governments ar

we were talking earlier, nissan, chevy, they have entries, too? so all the electric cars, huh? >> reporter: yeah. there's a lot of new electric cars coming on the market from a lot of the major manufacturers and even manufacturers right here in silicon valley. i'm sure you're both aware of tesla's all electric roadster and rolling out an all electric sedan in the next few years. this is all hang at the plug-in 2010 conference at the san jose convention center just around the block from where we are. it's a gathering of one of the world's largest gatherings of the electric vehicle manufacturers and the utilities that are going to provide the electricity as well as the people who are building these charging stations that are going to be rolled out around cities across the u.s. that's one of the things that's being talked about because one of the big challenges with electric cars is where do you plug them in? sure, at home but sometimes your car has to charge overnight for a full charge. they have these charging stations that can give you a fast charge if you plug them in but it's

you know, look at the numbers of people who apply for jobs, new factories like honda and toyota and nissannd elsewhere. they can have their pick. and they don't need to pick someone because they performed well on the high school football team or because they were friends with someone. they can go through anything they want from analytical skills to braun to any kind of thinking on their feet. it's very tough. i actually once took the training program to become an autoworker at toyota. and i flunked after ten minutes. so clearly the skills that make you a journalist do not make you ready for today's factory floor. >> woodruff: quick final word on what is going to be needed, martin bailey? >> well, i think we also need motivation. a lot of what companies filter on, when they look for workers, which workers they want, they want the ones that will show up and work hard. so that is also something that has been questioned in the past. and that's something i think that has got to change. >> woodruff: martin bailey, mickey maynard, thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you, judy. >> lehrer: and t

nissan was off 23%. the u.s. senate paid final respects today to the late robert byrd. the west virginia democrat died monday after 51 years in the senate-- the longest tenure ever. a military honor guard carried his casket up the capitol steps today, past the senator's portrait and into the senate chamber. he lay in repose for six hours-- the first time that has been done since 1959. later, the remains were flown to charleston, west virginia for a memorial service tomorrow. once the ceremonies for senator byrd were over, confirmation hearings resumed for supreme court nominee elena kagan. this time, democrats and republicans called witnesses to make the case for and against kagan. one was lily ledbetter, who lost a high-profile decision on gender bias in pay. congress later changed the law to address her grievance. >> one thing i've heard in observing and watching the hearings of all of elena kagan's responses have been that she would adhere and follow the law, not make the law. she understand what is her responsibility would be as a supreme court justice. >> sreenivas

electric vehicles in san jose this week and the two hot new cars that are coming out in december are the nissanf, which is an all-electric car, $20,000 after tax credits, you plug it in, goes 100 miles, you can drive in the carpool lane with it. i think it's going to be the next prius. and the chevy volt, which is a car coming out of gm. it's a plug-in hybrid. it will go 40 miles only on batteries and then 340 with the gasoline. so people have been talking about electric cars in stops and starts for a long time, and you're finally going to have two mass-produced models by the end of the year. >> belva: does the general motors car have a chance in the competitive -- >> i think it does. the problem is it's a little more expensive. it's $41,000. when you tack the tax credits in, it's 33. 33 versus 20 for the leaf. but it goes further than the leaf on a full tank. >> belva: well, dollars is what it's all about in education because california very much failed in its last attempt to get federal dollars to support the education system here. jill, it was a different story this time. what did the state

nissan's new electric car if the leaf going on sale in december it will sell for $32,000.ve look good cited traffic it's the golden gate bridge the loss of your screen traffic sluggish coming in to san francisco on the right northbound traffic also moving slow and now let's look at san mateo. the headlights' our east bound from foster city in to hayward and you could see traffic moving at a medium right now. we'll be right back. with high-speed internet from at&t, you can connect to the internet at blazing fast speeds. wow, look at that! so you can go online and check out the news, or you can just catch up with old friends -- hey buddy. you can download videos and -- wow, that was fast. you can do it all from the comfort of home. so, as you can see, it's a -- whoa. i'm gonna just go grab a sandwich. [ male announcer ] introducing our fastest internet with speeds up to twenty four megabits per second. switch to high speed internet from at&t and get one-hundred dollars back via promotion card. if hollywood is in the east bay the oakland coliseum has been transformed into the

now the cars that you are buying, they have been made in the united states, actually, because nissan and the interview and hund have moved production to -- nissan and bmw and honda have moved production to the u.s. the airlin the consumer is looking for quality as well as price. to the extent that a foreign- made car is willing to meet the consumer with the quality that they want, that the pigs the marketplace. -- that dictates the marketplace. i think obama has been toward of restraint in the last two years because of the need to hold together the democratic party and its constituents, a large party union backers. he has been very restrained in the opening and promoting trade talks and agreements. i think his instinct is more toward open trade, but we will see if he follows through with that. host: california on the democrats line, martha. caller: good morning. thank you so much for c-span. my husband and i are both 86 and i have been watching c-span since its inception. retired for -- from long beach appear in twain harte and we are in the western hills. my question is, if mr. cols

now the cars that you are buying, they have been made in the united states, actually, because nissan and the interview and hund have moved production to -- nissan and bmw and honda have moved production to the u.s. the airlin e consumer is looking for quality as well as price. to the extent that a foreign- made car is willing to meet the coumer with the quality that they want, that the pigs the marketplace. -- that dictates the marketplace. i tnk obama has been toward of restraint in the last two years because of the need to hold together the democratic party and its constituents, a large party union backers. he has been very restrained in the opening and promoting trade talks and agreements. i think his instinct is more toward open trade, but we will see if he follows through with that. host: california on the democrats line, martha. caller: good morning. thank you so much for c-span. my husband and i are both 86 and i have been watching c-span since its inception. retired for -- from long beach appear in twain harte and we are in the western hills. my question is, if mr. colston wo

. >> nissan is now recalling 46,000 of its cute model cars because of problems of the fuel spillage duringhat more snow spilled than federal standards allow. the spill occurred during rare and test says. 2010 gibson are made between. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. able to touch a cargo are drying heading cleaning up after a weekend full of rain. you can see all of that water out there as up to 7 in. of rain fell. this is new video that has come down in the last. the storm watch some say they've lost ever

. >>> nissan says it's recalling 40,000 subcompact qs.ompany says there are possible problems with fuel spilling out. the consumer products safety commission found more fuel spilled from the q than most. dealers will begin notifying the cube owners on august 14th -- august 30ths. this is for 2009-and 2010 models. >>> let's see how the monday morning commute is doing. >> it's pretty busy on 680 because of a crash at ignacio valley road, northbound. you can see how bad the traffic is backed you. backing up into the southern part of walnut creek and also now into alamo. 680 northbound. the accident at ignacio valley is still trying to clear it although most of it is out of the lanes here. let me just say -- the fact that it may still be in one of the right lanes partially. and that's why traffic is just not doing well on 680. let's go to another picture now. 8 -- 880 northbound, that's slow getting down from -- getting to downtown oakland. 237, stop-and-go traffic. westbound. it looks like we'll -- we're full strength for some commutes on mo

nissan also got a loan from us, a japanese company got a loan from us, around $2.4 billion.ot of americans do not realize that we have helped out an industry that has been instrumental in creating and maintaining our middle class for the last 100 years. a lot of people do not realize that companies like volkswagen are actually owned, or partially own, by the government, and that volkswagen is actually owned by an arab nation. host: david welch, any comments for that caller? guest: he brings up a good point. for a long time one of the primary shareholders of both white and has been in germany. france needed a bailout in the 1990's and the government owned a piece of apple company as well. this is exactly what the administration was getting n. when they bailey's companies out, the middle class was created in the u.s. by the manufacturing economy and have been under pressure as the manufacturing sector has been under trouble for the past few decades. they wanted to put a stop to that. his information is pretty good. host: david welch, bureau chief for bloomberg business week up

all that we are going to find is toyota, nissan, those korean companies selling cars.e need those companies. guest: i understand how he feels on the ground, but one of the things he needs to understand is that when jobs are outsourced by companies, it means that we can produce things cheaper. the reason why everything you touch is made in china, korea, and abroad, it is because it allows american consumers to purchase lots and lots of things much cheaper. yesterday i was talking about this with my research assistant, she told me that she had just read a study that made complete sense for that exact reason. job's going abroad, producing cheaper goods, but then in wal- mart they hire a lot of people. for each job that you lose, you gain more than one job in america. you lose an industrial job, but you gain more jobs in other sectors of the industry. i understand that it does not make it better for the industry that loses the jobs, but overall america is much better off because we can afford much more things. host: the next call comes from baltimore. please go ahead with