-- nissan versa. mothers concern that the of three had a stroke about two and she takes heart pressure medicine every day. >> i know nothing happened to when she was driving and she nobody there. neighbors say they have seen nothing suspicious. i am hoping that maybe she to somebody's house. that is all it is. maryland state police have issued an alert. instead of celebrating mother's is looking for her among indian head highway. looking, but there sign. somebody had to see her. nobodygoes missing and sees her. >> now, police want people to thisa close look at picture. small woman, only tall.5 feet 1 inches is from the dominican republic. she has a heavy accent. you have any information you're asked to call police. richard reeve, abc7 news. thanks, richard. we are following it two breaking stories. police say an officer was the officerre after by an armed man. the man is expected -- suspected shootinginvolved in a today. his condition. also developing tonight, a disturbance at a movie theater to be ev

. >> he is about to drive off with the first nissan leaf ever sold at premiere nissan in san jose. >> i've been waiting for six months. >> down the road, folks at capital chevrolet, they can't get enough of chevrolet volts to meet the demand. >> despite the fast start for both of cars, they don't expect the erl sales to continue. >> right now, electric vehicles are a little bit overhyped. >> business firm predicts sales for electric vehicles will make up 5-7% of all new vehicles sold by 20. they could increase to 15-20% by 2030. >> there were optimistic estimates and it comes down that the cost is pretty high. >> they estimate it would take ten years to recoup the higher cost of electric vehicle versus a gas vehicle. when you consider gas engines and the subsidies, they still recommend the honda. >> you get 33 miles per gallon and cost tinge $17,000. >> but for many, it's not just about saving money, it's about saving the environment. the city of san francisco will be installing off charging stations in public garages throughout the city and 20 more at sfo. these particular charging s

the only mainstream pure electric car now on sale is the nissan leaf and nissan says the poll is good news because it means more than 40% are considering electric vehicles. >>> and be careful on the roadways for said -- for today. rain showers are coming down. here's a look right now at the live stormtracker2. you -- you can see the coverage. this system moved into the north bay. santa rosa a bit a break where we do have partly cloudy skies. santa rosa, .3 of an inch. i can see napa and fairfield as well. as we move to the south, you can see the rain showers moving into southern marin and also into oakland and san francisco. in fact, in the east bay, there's that yellow cell just outside of alameda, indicating some moderate rainfall and the south bay, not a lot to report just yet but some coverage out here in fremont but san jose at last check reporting mostly cloudy skies. a look outside right now, we can show you and taking a look out in san francisco, we have gloomy conditions, even a few raindrops hit the lens. at least the -- the rain showers, are at least a big factor in our for

nissan down 22%. this is for worldwide production. now look at the export figures. all of the automotive big three here in japan, as they are known, they are down more than 70% in april, the first full month that they are seeing the real impact of the tsunami. down more than 70% as compared to the april the year previous why is this all happening? the tsunami knocked out some key suppliers, some key partsmakers in that tsunami zone. they make those parts, so there is a parts shortage. they simply don't have the parts they need to make vehicles. that's impacting production and exports. what else is happening is that what the automakers are now having to deal with, especially heading into the hot summer months in japan, they're looking ahead at having to curtail production or shift their workdays because of the looming energy crisis in japan. andrew? >> just taking away the energy problems that the carmakers are facing, when do they expect to be back at full production? when will the supply lines be back working properly? >> it's really coming in phases. toyota, for e

train with a stop lead after the company's main japanese plant was hit by the march quake however nissan hopes production in russia will get back to normal next monday. we will be back next hour with an update. from the official ulti allocation joint called touch from the dumpster. on the. video on demand g.'s my old girl. and her now in the palm of your.

this hit and run involves a silver nissan and a motorcyclist.ewschopper 2 was overhead right after the accident happened. both police and an eyewitness tell us that the cyclist was traveling westbound when the car hit him. the cyclist ended up on the hood of the car and was clinging to the hood of the car while the driver of the nissan kept going. >> there was a guy on the hood of the car. i heard a lot of honking. the guy on the hood of the car had a helmet on. so i knew had to be some type of motorcyclist. >> reporter: now, driver of the suvs took out their guns and told the driver of the nissan to get on ground. we've learned that the drivers of the suvs were off-duty law enforcement officers. one is an i.c.e. after, the other a san francisco deputy. they helped get the driver into custody. police are still investigating. 15 minutes ago they just toed the nissan away. san francisco police and that eyewitness say that cyclist didn't appear to be too seriously hurt. reporting live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay. th

they're hoping someone who spots her, spots that nissan will giver police a call so they can get the rock of their family back home. >> no doubt she is missed and loved. audrey barnes, thank you. >>> developing tonight, arlington house fire on north ivy street. flames shooting out the window. our crew captured the images. a family living downstairs and three women living upstairs are all okay. you'll hear from some of the victims from this fire coming tonight on the news edge at 11:00. >>> united states wants to talk to osama bin laden's three widows. the women stayed in the house after the navy seal team killed bin laden last sunday. they're believed to be in pakistani custody now. american officials believe the women may be able to answer questions about whether pakistan knew their husband was staying in the compound. but there are concerns the tense relationship between pakistani and u.s. intelligence could hobble the american effort to talk to the women. >>> president obama talking on the record tonight about the death of osama bin laden. the president gave the order for the seal

the city has selected nissan to select its fleet of cabs for the next ten years. the japanese car maker beat out ford and a turkish auto maker. the new nissan taxi cabs are expected to hit the streets near the end of 2013. >>> that helicopter is the same type used in the raid on the osama bin laden compound. we'll take you for a look inside with the pilot of a black hawk. >>> and a big admission. what pg & e says can happen when it comes to their smart meters. >>> bing bin's death has renewed the debate of when and how to remove troops. >>> first we have breaking news. police are currently searching for the driver of a stolen car that slammed into another car during a police chase. the chase was short, it ended about 10 minutes later when the stolen car hit another car in the intersection of 84th and rugsdale in oakland: here are pictures from the vicinity. the person driving the stolen car ran off after the accident, and we're told police think he maybe hiding some where in a backyard around that neighborhood. as for the other car, we know two ambulances were cal

in 1980 nissan chose tennessee, a state then with almost no auto jobs. today auto assembly plants and suppliers supply one-third of our state's manufacturing jobs. tennessee's home for the production of the leaf, nissan's all-electric vehicle and the batteries that power it. i'm happy to report it works well. i bought one. parked in the garage of the apartment where i live here. recently nissan announced that 85% of the cars and trucks it sells in the united states will be made in the united states making it one of the largest so-called american auto companies in nearly -- and nearly fulfilling mr. carter's request of 30 years ago. but now unions want to make it illegal for a company that has experienced repeated strikes to move production to a state with a right-to-work law. what would this mean for the future of american auto jobs? jobs would flee overseas as manufacturers look for a competitive environment in which to make and sell cars around the world. it's happened before. david halpestand, 196 book, "the reckoning" tells the story. he quotes ameri

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there will be more down the road. >> as for daniel ye he finally got his nissan vehicle over the weekend and experts say this is just the beginning of a big new wave of electric cars. about 30 models are expected to come on the market over the next five years. >> all right, julie, thank you very much. >>> they call it the fog of war. today we peer through it. the latest in changing details on the raid that killed bin laden and the continuing debate over whether or not we should see his body. >>> how do you know you killed one of the most famous men on earth? the technology that confirms the face even if it has the calling card of navy s.e.a.l.s. >>> one of the most famous towns on earth. what are they saying about the neighbor? the suburbs of pakistan. ,,,,,, i am a sneeze whisperer. i am an allergy analyst. bermuda grass. ragweed. willow. i am a dander decoder. chihuahua. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about allergy relief. mountain with the cane, or fir >>> one of the most recognizable faces on earth no doubt. how many times have you seen him come down the mountain with a cane or fir

. >>> gov nissan chr sánchez muchos describen como detalles sin atreverse ade anunciarla en público. >>> gracias jenni por tu información es tiempo de una pausa. amaré ze en público el primer paciente en estados unidos con el primer trasplante entero de >>> autoridades federal de seguridad en el transporte investigan un problema en el tanque de combustible que puede afectar más de 2 millones 700 mil camionetas "pick up" ford f-150 el tanque de gasolina puede oxidarse y romperse y puede generar un fuego. el problema afecta a los modelos 1997 a 2001. el primer paciente en estados unidos en recibir un trasplante completo de cara habló públicamente por primera vez en un hospital de boston. el tiene 25 años, residente de fort word texas y quedó desfigurado cuando le cayó encima un cable de alta tensión mientras trabajaba un equipo de 30 médicos realizó la hristo raica cirugía. un donante anónimo le permitió sonreír de nuevo. >>> increíble esta mañana dio dado de alta de un hospital del seguro social en jalisco méxico. el único sobreviviente de la explosión de una mina. >>> llegó en estado

the kaczynski hp said none of the nissan's lights were under. >> a murder investigation underway. contra costa county sheriff said late last night shots were fired at a housing project. 22-year-old james newman was found in the street suffering from gunshot wounds. he died at the scene. authorities say so far, they do not have any suspects or witnesses. >> the former bart police officer in prison will soon be released. messerly was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting of oscar grant. he claims he mistook his gun for a taser. a civil suit is underway. >>> doctors are slowly lowering the 4th seizure medication, stowe's family said he should be off it a couple of days. doctors are treating blood clots that have formed in one of his legs. stowe remains in critical condition, two months after he was attacked outside of dodger's stadium. >> good news for drivers heading eastbound, crews finished changes on the oakland side ahead of schedule. the lanes have been configured with a slight drop to the right so crews can work on the eastbound lane landing. earlier next year,

they were making nissan cars and trucks in japan. but they were making a decision about where to locate in our country. i took with me a photograph of the united states at night taken from a satellite and they asked, where's tennessee? i said it's right in the middle of the lights. that reduced the shipping and transportation costs. and then the next decision was, where in the center did they want to go? every state north of us did not have a right-to-work law. tennessee and the states around us did. nissan chose tennessee and they and the general motors plant that later came and the volkswagen plant and thousands of suppliers have helped our middle class raise their incomes over the last 30 years. a third of our jobs are auto manufacturing jobs because we provided an environment in which automakers could compete in the world marketplace. and nissan says today that soon they'll be making in the united states 85% of what they sell in the united states, which makes them a very american company. that's what we want. but this decision, m

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ford focus and honda civic and lexus ct hybrid and nissan and toyota prious. >> we are trying to use less gasoline. are we drinking less coffee, too? >> dauvy - coffee prices are rising faster than gasoline. one pound is 5.10 in april. that is according to the department of labor statistics that. is 40 percent more than the same time last year. gasoline prices rose thren percent . skimping on gas, we are not giving up on our cup of jo. the u.s. consumed 1.6 percent more coffee last year . coffee houses are among the fastest growing restaurants. >> a new report shows that quarter of all homes sold in the first few monthses of this year were foreclosures. they accounted for nearly half of all sales. 45 percent according to realty trac. the latest report said foreclosures had drin down home prices and bank owned homes sold for 33 percent less than nonforeclosured home. >> and they are in the neighborhood good thing if you are buying watch out if you are selling. >> not one, not two, but six sets of twins graduated this morning from the san francisco if those in the audience thought they

at $20,000 the nissan altima gets 26 miles per gallon and is roomy enough to fit five comfortably. but what if you need a bigger vehicle. the toyota highlander hybrid gets 27 miles per gallon, but the sticker price is steep. at almost $50,000. >> another great choice is a subaru out back. it is more of a station wagon than suv but gets 24 miles per gallon and all wheel drive and a roomy backseat. >> and at $24,000, the out back is much more reasonably priced than the high highlander. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> if you have your heart set on an suv and want better mile mileage, the ford escape hybrid is another good option delivering 26 miles per gallon. find consumer report tips for improving your fuel economy at our website, abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. >>> the rain we were promised moved in today and stuck around tonight as well. >> yes and at times there were heavy spots. sandhya patel has a look at what is ahead jie. and that is dry weather for tomorrow for a change. let's show you the 24-hour rainfall totals. some areas had good amounts of rain. under half a

the new cabs will be based on a nissan van. they'll include a mobile charging station, usb outlets and what's called -- i love this -- a low annoyance horn to encourage pedestrians to speed up a little bit. it will also have windows in the roof so passengers can enjoy a different view of the new york skyline. nissan beat ford and a turkish car maker for the ten year contract. >>> looks good. interesting. time now 6:22. an elderly woman trapped by rising flood waters in missouri. you got to see this. look at these pictures. the men trying to save her say this is all in their day's work. >>> and a $20,000 violin has been stolen. the video police say will hopefully lead them to the prime suspect. >>> and things are beginning to get a little busier in some areas although right here on 101 and san jose it looks good. other places are beginning to get slow. completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a

. >>> also this morning nissan announced it made a $380 million profit in its most recent quarter. that's after posting a nearly $100 million loss during the same time last year. good news is clouded by uncertainty about productivity in the coming months. like most other japanese car makers, nissan and its suppliers are badly hurt by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. >>> time now 6:22. a wild story. a man lives to tell his story. a pole literally tore through his face. we'll tell you how it happened. >>> and more trouble for san francisco's police department. the new allegations of officer misconduct. >>> good morning. westbound interstate 80 getting more crowded on the way out to the macarthur maze. tell you more about the morning commute and all about people biking to work straight ahead. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever yo

figure includes losses of over $1.3 billion by toyota, $900 million by honda and nearly 500 million by nissan. they had to stop operations because parts supplies from stricken regions came to a halt. automakers had to repair their own factories and dealer showrooms. the leading automaker september mazda posted an increase in profits for the business year due to strong sales overseas. none released forecasts for the business year through march 2012 as the effects from the disaster are expected to continue for some time. >>> a japanese government survey shows that business confidence rose slightly among people with jobs sensitive to economic cycles, but the march disaster continues to weigh down on the country's economy. the cabinet office released the result of the economic watchers survey for the month of april. it asked about 200,000 people how they saw business compared with three months ago. the index for the current state of the economy rose 0.6 points from march to 28.3. a reading above 50 suggests an economic improvement, whereas a figure below 50 indicates a downturn. the low reading f

they are looking for a grey nissan sedan, possibly a mid '90s maxima with damage to the passenger side. the car captured by surveillance camera along with a photo of a maxima like the one they are looking for. the car hit a bicyclist on may 11 around 8:00 in the evening. if you have any information at all, please call the san francisco police department. >>> an antiviolence campaign got a lot of praise todayed from attorney general eric holder. he toured the san jose job risk center. it is one of only six programs in the country that the justice department selected to take part in a national forum on youth violence prevention. holder called the approach a model for the nation. >> i think that the approach that is being taken here to kind of look at id haves, youngsters, wholistically and deal with all of the issues that they are confronting is ultimately the way in which this nation will get a handle on the problems that for too long have bedeviled us. >> san jose has more than two dozen programs specially aimed at combating gang violence. >>> president obama is standing by his call fo

nissan mv 200 is the winner of the competition.ets in 2013. >>> the mother of michael jackson turns 81 today, and katharine jackson tells cnn she will attend the trial of dr. conrad murray. he's the cardiologist charged with negligence in the death of her son. >> worst come to worst, i'll step out because i heard that they are going to show autopsy shots and i don't want to see that, so i'll leave. you know, stay out in the hall or somewhere until it's over, then come back in. >> murray's trial set to begin in september. >>> following a lot of developments in the next hour of the "cnn newsroom." let's check in first with pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: carol, did the fog of war hit osama bin laden's compound? we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >>> i'm jill dougherty at the state department. already, tense relationship between the u.s. and pakistan gets even worse. i'll have that at the top of the hour. >>> i'm zain verjee in london. i'll tell you what newspapers around the world are saying about that tense r

nissan's production fell by only 20%. the automakers say it will take several months for them to return to normal production. that's your "busines update." >> thank you, steve. talks are underway on the future of the country's antiterrorism laws. they were introduced after e 911ttacks but was seen as a testimony trie measure. the laws are only valid until january next year. the conservatives want to extend the legislation. but critics say many of the measures are unnecessary and should be dropped. >> civil liberty activists are not pleased about germany's antiterrorism legislation. they're skeptical that the storage of personal data from every citizen actually helps authorities catch criminals. now germany's interior minister has to agree with his colleagues at the state level on what the country really needs to prevent terrorist8+ attacks. he says vigilance is more necessary than ever before. >> we have no reason to believe that terrorists have given up on their plans to carry out attacks in germany as well. >> authoriti

nissan's electric leaf is $33,000, while a decked out gas versa $13,000. of course, tax credits can reduce the price of the alternatives by up to 10 grand. however -- >> until the price of these premium alternative power train vehicles comes down in terms of parity to what you're seeing on dealers' lots and showrooms, we don't see a massive adoption or migration from traditional vehicles to the alternative power train vehicles. >> reporter: but choice and supply could drive down price. 160 models of hybrids and electrics are expected by 2016, compared to the just 30 something available today. chris clackum, nbc news. >> again, that was chris clackum reporting. he didn't mention the most popular hybrid, the prius, which starts about $24,000, if you can find one. >>> on to weather now, let's check in with rob maeda. and it was -- it's just been an absolutely crazy month. >> a crazy spring i think. it's tough to get three days of 70 and 80-degree temperatures together in the month of may. we're not going to be seeing that i think even as we go lew this week.

japan has thrown a wrench into the production of vehicles and parts, primarily for toyota, honda, and nissan. honda has already warned dealers it will run short of its popular civic later this summer, and toyota says it will have production delays of some vehicles into the fall. that's prompted george magliano, senior economist for i.h.s. automotive, to lower his sales forecast for the year. >> our forecast currently has been reduced to about 12.7 million units, and originally, we were up at 13.3 million for this year. >> reporter: magliano says, if consumers can't buy japanese small cars, they might opt for domestic ones instead. that could benefit general motors and ford, but probably not chrysler. >> the issue today with chrysler is that, of the detroit three, they have the biggest reliance on trucks and big cars, and they've really got to develop those small cars in order to really get the consumer into their dealerships. >> susie: diane eastabook joins us now with more about the outlook for the auto industry. diane, that was an interesting story about all of the changing trends that are

the big apple has chosen the nissan envy 200 minivan for the taxies 13,000 of them. they have and aramic sun roofs and that's america's money. i am peggy bunker. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> nearly a week after the deadly tornado whipped through parts of the south, we are getting some more images of the damage that tornado left behind in bledo county tennessee. twisters destroyed dozens of homes and ed byings and killed four people -- and buildings and killed four people in that area. they have yet to receive help from the government. piles of wood and rubble sit where homes once stood. people who lost everything are living in tents or in churches where they say they need the help. >> everybody has been helping and doing whatever needs to be done. they have come together and worked hard day and night. >> bledsoe county has not been declared a disavesser area -- disaster area. >>> a rescue on camera. two missouri national guardsmen save a 93-year-old woman. she was trapped in that car surrounded by rushing water. the woman got stuck in the black river flood wa

when "heroes" came out, one thing that pushed me to make this was when "heroes" pushed the nissan rogue into the story line of the show. let the people who write be writers and let those who sell widgets sell them. there's a lot more mystery, you see me cold calling companies, you see a woman from guess say, we will never put you on a billboard ever. then someone from abercrombie and fitch says, do you want us to tell you why you're not abercrombie and fitch material. she tells me, you're pale, balding, mustache, you have bad skin, a large nose, you're not very attractive, you're not in very good shape. she goes down the list of here's why you're inadequate, basely. tavis: sounds like fun. >> yeah. tavis: how much fun is this for you to like put these people on the spot like this? >> for this film it was such a pleasure to make because the whole thing was fun from beginning to end. i called these companies to make a film that puts the screws to this business in a way that i think has never been done, puts people on the spot but it's a funny movie. i'm giving you your medicine but it tas

edmunds.com says the nissan leaf is in most short supply only lasting five days on the lot, that's compared to the lexus ct-200h which also went on sale as the japanese earthquake hit causing huge production headaches for them, but they're still flying out of lots. other hot cars we're hearing this morning, the 2011 hyundai elantra, bmw's x-3. also out of cnbc, flooding on the mississippi river could lead to higher grocery bills for all of us. wholesale prices on corn, on wheat and soybeans all jumping as shipping traffic along the river has been severely limited, as you know. that's because the water simply too high. the coast guard shut down a 15-mile stretch north of new orleans yesterday. it's now reopened but only one barge at a time. the mississippi handles more than half of the country's annual grain exports. >>> bernie madoff actually has a case for you. the ponzi schemer's wine collection goes on the auction block online today. the liquid assets, yes, the pun is absolutely indeed intended were seized from his former mansion in palm beach, florida, before it was sold. i've got to te

the small car winners, ford focus, hyundai elantra, lexus h hybrid, nissan juke, and the toyota prius hybrid. >>> mario gabelli is founder, chairman and chief investor of mario investment company. mario joins us with his view on the markets and the economy, and it is always a pleasure to see you, mario. >> it's a privilege to talk about my favorite subject, making money in the markets. >> making money. and how do i do that? >> we have been a practitioner for the last 35 years of a very simple process. find a good business, buy it at a discount from what other people would pay for the whole company, and then just hold it for a period of time. and our bias historically is companies with pricing power. so that's how we do it. and we do it every day. we kind of culled through a lot of annual reports and see a lot of companies. >> let's talk about the week. we had a revised gdp, a little lower than expected. we had 1.8% growth. does that change your view of the growth story, which of course is the fundamental backdrop to how you invest? >> well, that's a good point, and i'm glad you brough

amy gallegas was reunited with her family in nissan about 6:30 tonight.y reported her missing sunday morning, snatched from her bass net overnight. authorities got a tip she was with her paternal grandmother in los angeles county. detectives say that grandma, 58- year-old erica gallegas, took a cab anna bus to grab her granddaughter in the middle of the night and then took a taxi cab all the way back to southern california. >> right now i'm just, i have no hatred or anything in my heart, i'm so happy to have my baby back. i think yesterday was the worst moment of my life and today is the probably the best moment of my life. >> there are some reports that the grandmother had been pretending she helpful was pregnant, even threw herself a baby shower, wanted to passion the baby off as her own. she is now in an la jail awaiting extradition to contra costa county. >> well they didn't get it right. the preacher who predicted the end of the world had some explaining to do today. >> reporter: he had not expected to return to his oakland family radio studio. when

the four door honda civic, the hyundai elantra, the lexus ct-200h, the nissan juke and the toyota priussearchers ran the cars through a battery of tests, including front, side, rollover and rear impact crashes. they say none of the 13 cars earned a poor rating in any test. and that is a big change from the last few years when small cars struggled to earn top ratings. researchers say the credit goes to the car companies that are making what used to be extra features standard. for example they all have standard side air bags and most have electronic stability control that can prevent many kinds of crashes. still researchers say nothing beats the protect irarmor of a bigger, heavier car, proving that the laws of physics are always in effect, even when gas prices seem to defy gravity. sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. >>> and this morning on "the early show," how a new movie may paint the way to a sarah palin presidential bid. and inside the world of storm chasers. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows your pet you care... by un

pick designation, including ford's focus, honda civic, hyundai's elantra, the lexus ct hybrid, the nissan juke, and toyota's hybrid, the prius. safety features like side airbags and electronic stability control are now standard equipment. but they're still small cars. >> you can't engineer away the laws of physics. so if you're concerned about crash-worthiness, a larger, bigger car, a larger, heavier car is a better choice. >> reporter: the test results are obviously comforting to manufacturers who say it's always their intent to build cars with both technology and safety in mind. laura garcia-cannon, nbc bay area news. >> and just in time for the long memorial day weekend, gas prices seem to have taken a bit of a dip in the bay area, but it's certainly not cheap. we wouldn't go that far. in fact, average prices are still about a dollar more than they were a year ago. in san francisco the most expensive gas around at $4.18 a gallon for regular unleaded. that's an average. and in san jose and oakland the average for a gallon of regular unleaded is at $4.06. >>> an arizona law penalizing bu

the big apple has chosen the nissan envy 200 minivan for its new taxis. 13,000 of those cars will be in new york. it will include leg room, power outlets to charge your cell phone. and also, panoramic sunroof to take in the views in new york. >> heading off to soccer practice. >> it's taking the sex appeal out of the taxi in new york. >> you get your cell phone charged. >> you like that. >>> coming up next on your wednesday morning, the latest stars sent packing from "dancing with the stars." >>> and a closer look inside bin laden's secret lair. his taste for one thing that's very american. >>> and baseball's first no-hitter of the season. ♪ ♪ -wee! -woo hoo. [ kids ] pop-tarts, please! [ laughter ] ♪ [ female announcer ] when you give your kids frosted strawberry pop-tarts baked with real fruit, they'll rise and you'll shine. pop-tarts. made for fun. i feel like i have to wind myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the lack of energy. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor about pristiq®, a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work b

supply chain or the structure of the company's name japanese plant was hit by the march break however nissan hopes production russia will get back to normal next monday. business artsy will be back around fifty five minutes time with an update ahead live the next with our list don't go away. twenty years ago in the largest country in. the sorts of places of books. if. one hundred. fifty each began a journey. where did it take. more than a month. in one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is and large adults and people have to be aware that they are far away from civilization sean combs discovers what makes sense arctic is so special and attractive for many wildlife in antarctica is the closer you live and from the. expedition to the bottom of the earth artsy. down the official on t. hopefully cation q. on the phone on called touch from the q stops to.

supply chain with disrupted after the company's main japanese plant was hit by march freight however nissan hopes production in russia will get back to normal and they. are more news you can always log on to our slash business we will be back in fifty five minutes time with not they are see them. but i kill innocent kids i was a base of course and that's never am said. mom a song from the school spoke with me i think of it every day. i steal the flashlights from the memories. of so my son a long time this year trying to come. i was ashamed. i was ashamed that i didn't. i was ashamed that i hadn't been a hero why i got my arm i got my legs. in the mine. where i like to be out of knowledge i was a fortune. cannot believe what i was going on once or i think. that i was a good soldier. but namo soldier on the other side and i think i'm just honest but . they live only next to the border of the gaza strip and egypt but also on the border of peace and war. they're responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. and they are ready to take any. risk. street.

off i went to tokyo and i asked nissan to come to tennessee. they chose us because of our education an right-to-work law just as many other auto jobs have done that. nissan tells me that soon they will be making 85 opinion of what they sell in the united states, they'll be making it in the united states. 30 years ago they were making almost none of what they sold in the united states here in the united states. they're making it in japan. we were worried then japan was going to take us over. but that's changed. now they're making here what they sell here. the economist article this week says that there may be a -- a manufacturing renaissance company. what's happening in china, where they're making things today, is a lot like what happened in japan 30 years ago. it's china becomes more prosperous, wages will go up. as japan became more prosperous 30 years ago, wages weren't up. and so -- went up. so in the auto industry wages was 70% or 80% in what a supplier may spend to make a part in an assembly plant, it gets to be less important and people l

a nissan plant that was badly damaged was reopened today. the plant usually produces 375,000 engines a year. it's expected to take a few months to get up to speed. >>> a list of indemand new cars shows the most popular of ones are the ones that get the most pie raj. all that arrive from japan are already claimed. the lexus hybrid is hard to get because of the japan quake. >>> democrats lost around as they attempted to repeal thousands from the -- democrats say the oil companies don't need the breaks because they are reaping in profits. the big five oil companies made about $36 million in profits during the first quarter of this year. republican leaders argue the repeal would raise gas prices, cost jobs and increase reliance on foreign oil. >>> new at 10:00, a fight to save an er. hundreds of people gathered to stop the closing of san leandro hospital. jana katsuyama joins us now. >> reporter: one of the concerns tonight is that sutter health wanting to close san leandro hospital and its emergency department that saved so many people. the com

it's described as a gray nissan four-door with damage to the passenger side miles per hourer.e is a clearer look of a similar car. if you have on information, you're asked to call san francisco police. >> a san leandro police officer is being accused of misconduct. yesterday officer jason fredriksson appeared in court. price say he gave more than a pound of marijuana to a woman to sell. police say he did it because he was romantically involved with her. he has been on administrative leave since march. his defense attorney says the charges against him will not hold. >> it's simply one person making a mistake in judgment and getting involved with somebody he shouldn't have gotten involved with. >> the police chief said it's not clear where the marijuana came from. she also said he it appears he sacked alone and no other officers were involved. right now fredriksson is free on $40,000 bail. his wife, who is a dispatcher with the san leandro, has also been placed on leave, but is not being criminally investigated. >> former governor arnold schwarzenegger created harvey milk day. d

nissan saw the number of cars and trucks it could make cut by 49% and hondas production in japan fello a new low. they are seeking tax rebates using stolen information. and they are targeting some vulnerable people. >> we think about her every day. never going to forget her. >> mclown lost his newborn daughter caytlin. a thief filed a tax return claiming caytlin as his own daughter. >> these people can do this and keep doing it year after year after year and still keep getting away with it. >> congress is considering a new bill to let consumers block anyone from filing an electronic return in their name. >>> and there's much more news just ahead in 90 seconds. a marin county father comes back to the same roadway that his young daughter was killed. the return two years later, ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. >>> memorial day is considered the unofficial start to summer but take a look at this. how this late season snow is causing some problems for this holiday weekend. >> a nevado family remembers a somber anniversary to honor a lost loved one, they're trying to keep a community sa

a nissan plant that was badly damaged was reopened today.ces 375,000 engines a year. it's expected to take a few months to get up to speed. >>> a list of indemand new cars shows the most popular of ones are the ones that get the most pie raj. all that arrive from japan are already claimed. the lexus hybrid is hard to get because of the japan quake. >>> democrats lost around as they attempted to repeal thousands from the -- democrats say the oil companies don't need the breaks because they are reaping in profits. the big five oil companies made about $36 million in profits during the first quarter of this year. republican leaders argue the repeal would raise gas prices, cost jobs and increase reliance on foreign oil. >>> new at 10:00, a fight to save an er. hundreds of people gathered to stop the closing of san leandro hospital. jana katsuyama joins us now. >> reporter: one of the concerns tonight is that sutter health wanting to close san leandro hospital and its emergency department that saved so many people. the community center was packed

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nissan's president and ceo, carlos goehn re-opened a factory hard hit this week, leading workers in an the hard-region of miyaga prefecture, 00 companies expected to close. as far as tourism coming in, it's fallen off a cliff. airports are reporting a 35% to 6 a% drop in travelers. the nuclear crisis at fukushima is also fueling concerns of an energy shortage, impacting japan's ability to produce cars, tricks and parts fors no come. experts say japan's economy was struggling before the disaster. hsbc senior economist frederick newman believes there say chance the disaster could have an unintended positive outcome. >> the silver lining of this earthquake was that perhaps this will accelerate the reform pressures in japan, in a year, two years from now, emerge stronger than it had been in the runup to the earthquake. >> reporter: perhaps most concerning about today's gdp figures is that the tsunami hit late in the first quarter in march. this upcoming quarter, will be a much more accurate look at how this economy is truly struggling. kyung lah, cnn, tokyo. >>> let's bring you up to date