the nissan executives ask. "right in the middle of the lights,' i answered, pointing out that locating a plant in the population center reduces the cost of transporting cars to customers. that population center had migrated from the midwest, where most u.s. auto plants were then, south to places like kentucky and tennessee. >> our road to the white house coverage continues. >>then the japanese examined a second consideration -- tennessee has a right to work law and kentucky does not. this meant that in kentucky workers would have to join the united auto workers union. workers in tennessee had a choice. well, in 1980 nissan chose tennessee, a state with almost no auto jobs. today auto assembly plants and suppliers provide one-third of tennessee's manufacturing jobs. tennessee is the home for production of the leaf, nissan's all-electric vehicle, and the batteries that power it. and 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

nissan instead plans to expand business in fast growing emerging economies like china, india and brazilthe carmaker says it will increase the number of dealerships by 1,500 in these countries and also rule out new low-priced models. earlier nhk spoke to nissan's ceo. >> we think most of the growth is going to come from emerging markets so in order to compete in the merging markets you have to be present there, you have to sample your product there, you have to have a good relationship with your dealer there, with your supplier there so we're going to put a lot of focus on the emerging market. >>> another major japanese aautobe maker, toyota motor, laurnlged a new passenger car in india. the small hatchback, the etias liva, went on sale monday. the body is shorter than the sedan model. passenger sales in the country more than doubled from five years ago but parking space is limited. hatchback models are becoming popular since they're easier to park. toyota uses the same parts as the sedan models in india to keep costs down. the lowest price for the new vehicle is about $9,000. nakagawa a

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nissan and mitsubishi will share costs. they hope to capitalize on strong domestic demand for reasonably priced mini vehicles. >> translator: there is growing demand for small cars in asia and asean economies. in the future we plan to develop many vehicles for overseas markets. >> now a recap of the latest market figures. >> that's it in business news. back to katherine. >> thanks very much, ai. >>> the syrian president says he will continue to take a tough stance against protestors but willing to resume reforms through dialogue with the people. he made the remarks at damascus university in the capital on monday. he accused the demonstrators of conspireing to exploit syrians in an attempt to bring down the government. the president said his administration must eradicate such a germ before it spreads through the society. but assad said he wants to listen to the people who are suffering from hardship. he said he plans to set up and participate in an organization to listen to their views. he also hopes toreate a committee to s

and so nissan and now volkswagen coming to tennessee and general motors in tennessee and thousands of suppliers have been able to make cars and trucks in the southeastern united states and really force competition in the midwest that kept the united states as a place where you can make cars and trucks. if we hadn't had right-to-work laws and states that adopted them, those plants would have probably been in mexico or still in japan, and those jobs would have been overseas. >> senator, the senate hasn't accomplished much this year. >> well, that's an understatement. >> nobel laureate can't get confirmed by the senate. the gang of six has not been able to cut through the partisanship and some of the procedural hurdles that exist in the senate, which is what they were formed to do. i wonder if you can talk a little bit about whether you think the senate is broken. is there dysfunction that's there that is impossible to break through? you were involved in this process of trying to revamp the rules earlier this year. i bond der if you think it's made any difference. >> it has made a differ

nissan ceo.wn to give a speech at the stanford institute for economic policy research. >> when you launch technology like this, you want to ill listen to your customers and be able to intervene very quickly if there is anything that they are not satisfied wishing leaf has been the pet project. critic point out however that electric vehicle still face up hill battle. eric president of the car lab helps auto makers plan and design new vehicles. he talked to us by skype. >> as much as all of us want vl electric car the battery aren't prime time in vehicle and they don't look like they are going to be for at least the next 10 or 20 years. >>reporter: range in cost still major factor. leaf and other electric vehicle face another issue. major study will get under way soon to look into a possible fire hazard with lift um battery used in electric vehicle. nissan in the process of a building new automobile an battery production facility in tennessee ready at the end of next year. when it opens it will gre

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to help its workers adapt to the change, nissan will introduce special commuter buss. the auto maker will also set up a system that enables workers to spend the night at factory dormitories. japanese automakers have decided to take various power-saving measures this summer, including closing plants on thursdays and fridays instead of the weekend, but they may have to make further efforts to save power during peak hours. japanese and chinese companies are chow casing their cutting-edge eco-friendly technologies at a fair in beijing. it's the first of its kind organized by the private sectors of the two countries.ansectords sectors of the two countriepsel countries.isectors of the two countries.csectors of the two countries. sectors of the two countries. >> reporter: the japan china green expo 2011 brings together about 120 businesses over three days. major japanese textile maker is promoting the use of carbon fiber for auto parts. the firm says the material can reduce the weight of a passenger car by 25%. electronics maker panasonic says it wants its latest solar batter

currently 5.8% of all the cars made in the world are from nissan. the company's ceo says nissan wants to have 8% of the market by 2017. the plans to focus on the growing markets of china, brazil, russia and india. nissan by the way passed honda to become japan's second largest automaker earlier this year. >>> time now 5:21. historic celebration in new york. the city celebrating pride just days after same sex couples are given the right to marry. >>> and how developments in new york helped energize this year's pride parade celebration here in san francisco. >>> if you're hitting the roads northbound 880 so far looks pretty good for you if you're driving through oakland. give you more on traffic and the bay area forecast. ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included

built by japanese giant nissan, produced in india, and headed for markets across the world. there are built-in this factory in south india. just over your old, is one of nissan's biggest worldwide, part of our relationship between india and asia. more and more countries in the region are looking at india as a major manufacturing hub. >> india is a very important markets for all automobile manufacturers. this is the case for the sun as well. we are exporting our products from india to other countries. >> agents are making their presence felt in india -- asians are making new friends and trying their best to embrace the local culture. he has lived here for eight years and is a leading member of the korean community, one of the fastest-growing x pat groups here. >> we are trying to introduce our culture and languages and our food. for that kind of thing, we can get to be more friends with india. >> their commitment is unwavering. it was a country they did not really understand and they found it difficult to do business with. now because of all the opportunities that exist, that

wuhan city is now home to international brands such as honda, nissan, and peugeot citroen. they've established manufacturing bases alongside some of china's national companies. collectively, they produce more than 1 million units every year, earning wuhan the nickname car capital of china. but that made the city even more vulnerable to the impact of japan's march 11th disaster. many suppliers suspended production after the earthquake and tsunami. international shipments froze, forcing automakers to decrease production. that meant a drop in sales for dongfeng honda automobile, honda's joint venture in china. it sold 37% fewer vehicles in may compared to the same month last year. the problem was a shortage of high-tech car parts from japanese factories which produce a large percentage of the world's supply. these devices are used to operate windows, navigation systems and control an engine's speed and displacement. >> translator: we import many spare parts and depend on each and every one of them. the shortage of electronic components in particular had a big impact on our bus

locally manufactured cars though even the made in japan tag didn't have windows to pin down and his nissanfrom plenty of trouble. it was a very hard fought victory on the opening day i broke my gearbox and my third transmission came unstuck we didn't sleep all night changing the game boats and adjusting the car and also broke the new one joining the morning practice and so i had to complete the race without any third transmission so it was tough. with his domestic appetite satisfied at least for now stepan and now plans to show off his skills in a race in england and then he should be back to russia for two more drifted sessions incent put his book unorganised and then is back to moscow a month later. r t. that's all for me. if.

the nissan titan crew cab pickup with 126 deaths per million cars. chevrolet aveo four-door mini. >> the smaller the vehicle, the less protection you've got if you're involved in a crash. >> our children mean the world to us. so for us, we want to make sure that we do our part driving well and then that we're in the safe cars, too. >> reporter: they're hoping they bought themselves both safety -- >> so guys, you like your new car? >> reporter: -- and peace of mind. >> and, of course, with bigger cars comes more oil consumption, right? so one bay area group protested just that by biking in their birthday suits today. we're warning you in advance. for six years this group has protested a dependence on fossil fuel by riding their bikes through san francisco naked. it's part of the world naked bike ride with protests all around the world. >> it's definitely an anti-oil company, but i think it's mainly just for fun and just kind of self-expression at the end of it. i think that's why we're here. >> he and other riders feel this is the best way to get peop

well, in 1980, nissan chose tennessee, the state with almost no auto jobs. today, auto assembly plants and suppliers provide one-third of tennessee's manufacturing jobs. tennessee is the home for production of leaf, nissan's all-electric vehicle and the batteries that power. nissan recently announced that 85% of the cars and trucks is cells in the united states will be made in the united states. it makes it one of the largest american auto companies. now the nlrb and unions want to make it illegal for the company has experienced repeated strikes to move production to a state with a right to work off. what would this mean for the future of american author jobs? jobs with lee overseas. manufacturers would look for a competitive environment in which to make and sell their products around the world. it has happened before. a 1986 book " what the reckoning" talks about the decline of the auto industry, and it quotes "there is nothing more by honorable then intrench success." detroit ignored upstarts like the sun. in 1960, they began selling a funny little car to

rita nissan, wjz news. >> now russia has banned imports of all european countries. >>> police will be cracking down on drivers this summer. it's all part of a new smooth operator program. police are looking for those following too close and speeding. >>> time now for a quick look at the stories you will find tomorrow. hear from the fans of planking. the fad that made its way into maryland. how to find salad greens, berries and other edibles growing in the city. for these stories and much more read tomorrow's baltimore sun and look for the updated weather report from the wjz weather team. >>> a critical piece of the reconstruction project was put in place. >> reporter: you may have driven by this place. but never noticed the town theater. not that you missed much. closed since 1990 it was a 100- year-old wreck. but now a new tune is being heard. >> i want to officially welcome you to today's ground breaking ceremony for our new home in the former town theater on baltimore's west side. >> reporter: this theater has been empty and neglected for decades. when bank of america bought this e

nissan's falling lease. and there is so much trouble from the buyers . apliiances. there is a special election from michael jackson jacket to a copy of playboy. that is all coming up tonight at 6:00. >> thank you, carolyn. >>> and the collegate in san francisco is making good to get kids in college. >> this saturday will graduate its first senior class. >> 63 students are graduate two-thirds of the original class have been accepted to two and four year colleges. >> mos

well, in 1980, nissan chose tennessee, the state with almost no auto jobs. today, auto assembly plants and suppliers provide one-third of tennessee's manufacturing jobs. tennessee is the home for production of leaf, nissan's all-electric vehicle and the batteries that power. nissan recently announced that 85% of the cars and trucks is cells in the united states will be made in the united states. it makes it one of the largest american auto companies. now the nlrb and unions want to make it illegal for the company has experienced repeated strikes to move production to a state with a right to work off. what would this mean for the future of american author jobs? jobs with lee overseas. manufacturers would look for a competitive environment in which to make and sell their products around the world. it has happened before. a 1986 book " what the reckoning" talks about the decline of the auto industry, and it quotes "there is nothing more by honorable then intrench success." detroit ignored upstarts like the sun. in 1960, they began selling a funny little car to

they have bought the nissan lease because we have this in place. >> google wants to have more than 400ing station and adding electricity to the car sharing fleet. in san francisco there is a meeting talking about who controls the gay pride flag. that is owned by the merchant's association which reviews the request of flying half-staff and replacing it and paying for the $5000 insurance bill. a group requested that it be flown at half-staff when the elizabeth taylor died. the community denied the request. the community activity said it is not far one group controls the flag. we have a programming note. funeral for san francisco's fallen firefighters is scheduled at 12:mary's cathedral. we'll carry it live in the entirity but our coverage will be at 12 noon and stream it live for you . big changes for the oakland a's . the firing of the manager and who is tabbed >> we are moments away from game five. they made a move. they are down. and that is upon a nine game losing streak. he has been hit. he game under crit systems. and he was working with a special advisor . >> he will be at the hel

while the car was deemed at first suspicious, no explosives were found in the nissan.olice detained a man acting suspiciously at arlington cemetery, and the investigating is on going. >>> and then these are live pictures from orlando inside the trial right now. dr. tim huntington, he is countering the testimony of the state's bug expert. prosecution's witness testified that flies found in the trunk of casey anthony's car were consistent with a body being stored for days. and huntingtons it's not indicative of decomposition. >>> a football player was forced off a us airways flight and arrested, get this, for refusing to pull up his saggy pants. after the flight crew's unsec sesful attempts to get him to pull up his pants to cover his underwear. he was arrested for trespassing and battery on a police officer. >>> ex-congressman anthony weiner has a job offer from larry flint. the offer came within hours after his resignation. here is what the benefits were. flint is offering to pay weiner's moving expenses. he made the job offer in a letter published in the "huffington p

but that nissan was found hidden in the bushes off the pentagon parking lot. police fear the worst. they worry that the suspect has planted bombs at the cemetery and the iwo jima memorial located just a mile from the pentagon. >> the question is is there multiple devices or devices at various sites around here? >> reporter: they shut down all traffic around the pentagon. authorities later raced to melaku's virginia home to search for bombmaking materials, as the fbi launches an international investigation to dissect his life. as the morning wore on, a picture emerged. the fbi could find no links to terrorist organizations. >> we do believe, at this time, that this individual acted alone. >> reporter: as for the material in the backpack, it was not an explosive. and searches of his home and car turned up no bombmaking material. the fbi wanted to know if this man was radicalized on the internet or in contact overseas. bianna. >> all right, pierre. thank you. >>> joining me to talk to me about this is special agent jack cling. how alarmed are investigators in reg

the vehicle is a blue 1995 any 1995 nissan maxima that had been stolen. police says the not unusual to find stolen cars but they are not usually dumped in the water. >>> two teenagers are in the hospital after a crash. this is the scene on 66th avenue in oakland. police say a 15-year-old and 17- year-old were in the gray sedan. they were traveling at a high rate of speed when they crashed into a driveway and ended up underneath a parked pickup truck. both boys were taken to highland hospital. the crash is under investigation. >>> some job seekers on the peninsula are getting some help today at a free job hunters boot camp. it's the 6-1 hosted by peninsula congresswoman spears since january of last year. over 3,000 job seekers have attended. this one is focusing on recent college graduates, veterans and mature workers. about 20 local companies will be at the event. >> we call it a boot camp because it is a boot camp. it's about pulling yourselves up from your boot straps. dusting off your resume. kind of making it relevant for today's market. learning how

investigators say the red nissan belongs to a naturalized u.s. citizen from ethiopia, the bomb squad checked out the car but did not find explosives. >> arlington cemetery is closed after dark. this is why the person was being investigated. this person was taken into custody and in the course of interviewing this person the united states park police thought it was appropriate to look for a vehicle that this person may have been operating. the investigate was located by the police department. this vehicle was located near the pentagon. >> authorities also searched his home in fairfax county, virginia, and closed several roads and the pentagon, making the usually bad commute even worse this morning. >>> osama bin laden is no longer facing criminal charges. six weeks after navy seals killed osama bin laden during a raid on his home in pakistan a federal judge granted a prosecution request to dismiss all criminal charges against him. federal authorities indicted osama bin laden in 1998 on charges related to terrorism attacks on two u.s. embassies in

nissan here in north america. told his workers if you vote for this union, you'll make this plant less competitive and he believed them. you know something, he believed them for a reason because his workers don't want what happened at general motors. >> let me break in for a second because time is short. let me ask you this follow-up about that. i just had bob lutz, the former viet chairman of general motors on the show and he was harshly critical not just of the union but also the executives who agreed to the union contract because he said everybody caved to the moment of flush economic circumstances and we all thought we were too rich. so wasn't that over -- that exuberance to use alan greenspan's phrase, wasn't everybody responsible for that? and in fact in the steel sector, the steel workers contributed to the return of steel to the united states by making significant capital contributions and wage concessions. >> they have done a wonderful job of the steel workers making that more cooperative with the mills a

a nissan though, they are forecasting a 50% drop in profit through march of next year. >>> americanse the country is headed. there's a new poll out by associated press and it suggests that four out of five people now believe the economy is in poor shape. and the public is splait over whether president obama should have a second term. for the first time this year others who want him re-elected have fallen below 50%. 48% want obama re-elected. opinions of the economy are the lowest level amid high gas prices, a lackluster job market and financial turmoil abroad. how's that for a bunch of bad news all rolled into one story? i'm sorry. we'll be right back. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>anchor: we will start warming up as we head t

record started to feel the economic recovery stalling toyota and nissan are down another three percent after their fourth massive drop some car sales in the u.s. the hong kong stocks joined to start off with the losing all want to help us and china's biggest p.c. maker learned of a group is dropping a three percent h.s.b.c. the cost of the one and a half cent. economy here in moscow there are tears in the my six are in the red in early thursday straight they're tracking those losses in the u.s. and asia let's now have a look at some of the individual show moves on the my six energy majors are among the main losers and lower current prices of it all is also retreating a meter cheaper precious metals shares of commodities are also down just by process of production to example dampen the number of assembled trucks almost. five months of the year reaching eight hundred forty thousand items. looking ahead to future market trends or group or home front for it all it says russia could gain from extra quiddity pumped into the global market. everyone is expect something else went on quarter two

somewhat prejudiced but it was a side for sore eyes watching him steal his car in a final deal of nissan's elect topic was about his silver for his rub abundant effort drones rent a photo of the only driver who trusted his fate to local a manufactured cars to even the made in japan tag didn't see if we missed and he's missed on from plenty of trouble. it was a very hard fought victory on the opening day i brought my gear box and my third transmission came unstuck if we didn't sleep all night changing to give oaks and adjusting the car but also broke a new one touring the morning practice and so i had to complete a grace without any third transmission so it was tough was with his domestic appetite satisfied at least for now stepan are now plans to show off his skills in a race in england and then he should be back to russia for two more drifted sessions incented his book unorganised and then it's back to moscow a month later. as well for me. well to. bring you the latest in science technology from around russia. we've got the future covered. in. toto so it's a luxury hotels bangkok's. time

tumbled off the week for us for ford said it three fears the economic recovery stalling toyota and nissan are down over three percent after their reported message drops in cost in the u.s. . during the start off with the heights languishing around one and a half percent for some of china's biggest p.c. maker learn of a curve is dropping over three percent and i just see it is losing over one and a half percent. and finally here in moscow there are just have lost point nine percent of the past ten minutes of thursday straight my sites will start trading shortly the figures you see on the screen right now are of wednesday's closing one begins it's lost almost one percent. looking ahead to future market trends for high from troika dialog says russia could gain from extra quiddity pumped into the global markets. there one is expect some announcements on the courts if there's any three. dollars mark or economists saying. this is actually never trouble so this is just only the matter of time when they announced this the first of his second source of global liquidity could be japan few weeks ago

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the sector as a tokyo electric power lost over six percent automakers are also lower with honda and nissan going around one hundred percent to go to setting up to help some stocks and down over worries about monetary tightening time. here in moscow the odds has trading flat at the opening on tuesday was installed jumped the most and if we can my sixth at it along one point eight percent. and that's it for now but i'll be back with more in less than one hour we well you can i could always i lost or is not that so i thought cost must. so.

exporters among the main losers with a limp us down two point six percent and two percent bread however nissan rose one point seven percent of the company's c.e.o. said production was almost back to normal in the wake of the march quake and on. hang seng is mainly dragged down by banks china construction bank two point four percent in the red. baron russia trading will begin. as the out the s. and m i six actually managed some gains at the end of wednesday's trade the graph was mainly driven by stronger energy and knighting stocks. the us federal reserve held rates steady on wednesday mark rubenstein i have seen metra probably statement by fed chairman bernanke he could help lift russian markets in the short. as mr bernanke you see on the market that their exit from the q.e. two is going to be gradual and that the fed is kristan you ready to do whatever it takes to move this job market in this economy. so the market can read into dad and it can i contemplate there a q e three or some sort of q e three so i think this is this is going to move the markets higher i think not much higher but sligh

the skolkovo have agreed to invest thirty million dollars to support russian medical start ups also nissanincreasing its ownership in russian carmaker. gazprom and american shell also creating a joint venture to develop a loyal infrastructure in hard to reach areas of the country and also have some b.p. news to share with you this regarding a important deal in russia.

the skolkovo have agreed to invest thirty million dollars to support russian medical start ups also nissanincreasing its ownership in russian carmaker. gazprom and american shell also creating a joint venture to develop. infrastructure in hard to reach areas of the country and also we have some b.p. news to share with you this hour regarding a important deal in russia that the failed arctic tie up with wiener ross nafta n b p they were to planning a joint development of a project in the arctic but that fell through or gardner as he says they were main optimistic. we were not successful in reaching a set of commercial conditions that were acceptable to all of the companies and performed i think the concept of a strategic partnership like this was good for russia good for. the energy markets. good for all of the companies and. rosneft says it plans to find a new partner to help develop the arctic and energy minister sergei shako highlights the tie up none the less triggered the investor interest for this project and that's all we have time for from st peter's.

nissan 350 z two-door.6 deaths per million cars and the chevrolet aveo four-door minnie with 119. >> the smaller the vehicle, the less protection you have if you're involved in a crash. >> our children mean the world to us. for our part, we want to do our part driving well and that we're in safe cars too. >> back in maryland, they hope they've bought themselves both safety and peace of mind. both nissan and gm tell nbc news their cars do meet the minimum gircht safety requirements. don't forget the electronic >>> good morning to you. 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. muni drivers have voted down a tentative new contract agreement. but there will not be a strike. under prop g, an arbitrator will step in. whatever contract the arbitrator krailt creates, both sides must live with it. muni expects a new contract to be created by tuesday going into effect on july 1st. we'll be right back with weather and traffic. ♪ [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first dat

investigators are looking for a burgundy nissan or infinity with damage to the front end. park loved rock climbing and had recently opened his own business selling rock climbing supplies. >>> and the family and friends of michelle le held a vigil tonight. the family is still holding out hope that she may be alive, jana. >> frank, tonight at mountain eden park they were handing out these new posters. although police had said earlier this week that this was a homicide investigation, it's clear that michelle le's family and friends are doing everything they can to bring her home alive. >> i'm in crisis and need a supporting hand. >> reporter: more than 100 people brought their friends and support and a poster with michelle le's photo was surrounded by love of a family still hoping to find her alive. >> we're still staying optimistic that you're out there and we're going to finds you and we're going to bring you home. >> reporter: hayward police announced monday that they are treating the case as a homicide. the le family met today for an update. and brown told police we found

rita nissan, wjz eyewitness news. >> russia has banned all produce imports from european countries. >>> what happened to lawn spiro. that's the question these people are trying to answer. the 20-year-old iou sophomore has been missing. an intense search has been going on since saturday to find her. >> they split us up into groups. >> reporter: about 100 people gathered outside the dorms on sunday to search. >> i just thought if i can help at all, i have time and you know, if anyone seems like the number of people is the important thing to cover all the little areas. >> reporter: bloomington police say after a night of partying, lauren left her friend's house near 11th and college and started walking back to her apartment. investigators say she never made it back there. police said she had no shoes and no cell phone. >> go up to 11. start right back there. >> reporter: this was just one of several groups that walked around bloomington looking for lauren. amy thompson was part of this group. >> i work at iou. it's just the right thing to do. there's no doubt, this is what people should

investigators are looking for a burgundy nissan or infinity with damage to the front end. park loved rock climbing and had recently opened his own business selling rock climbing supplies. >>> and the family and friends of michelle le held a vigil tonight. the family is still holding out hope that she may be alive, jana. >> frank, tonight at mountain eden park they were handing out these new posters. although police had said earlier this week that this was a homicide investigation, it's clear that michelle le's family and friends are doing everything they can to bring her home alive. >> i'm in crisis and need a supporting hand. >> reporter: more than 100 people brought their friends and support and a poster with michelle le's photo was surrounded by love of a family still hoping to find her alive. >> we're still staying optimistic that you're out there and we're going to finds you and we're going to bring you home. >> reporter: hayward police announced monday that they are treating the case as a homicide. the le family met today for an update. and brown told police we found

nissan says communication problems and the earthquake in japan are the source of the problem and only0,000 leafs will be in customers hands this year. >> i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> the u.s. state department is confirming that it is creating a so-called shadow internet to help protestors overseas. some governments especially in the middle east have been disrupting internet traffic between protestors who rely on social networking and spread information. washington has already spent $2 million to develop a suitcase sized device that can create a phone network. the government has another $25 million to help protestors communicate. >> new study out of israel finds that a cure to alzheimer's disease may be sitting right on your kitchen spice rack. they have discovered a cinnamon extract may combat it. they isolated a substance from a sane sin that monday plant and use i had on mice. the trials show it delayed the disease. despite optimistic news researchers are warning that too much cinnamon can lead to liver disease. >> just ahead, the first of its kind win by a

the 1995 nissan maxima was stolen in san francisco.ing to determine if it was used in a crime. >>> by all measures she is a stellar student. a south bay 18 years old who is about four years ahead of schedule when it comes to conquering the college world. maureen naylor has the story. you caught up with this girl just before a very important day. >> reporter: she's a fascinating woman. the tents are going up and getting ready for graduation. and seniors are graduating just when she is starting. >> reporter: more than 1,300 students are getting ready to step into a new chapter. >> i'm going to be doing production work in l.a. >> reporter: some already dawned the cap and gown, a quick photo for mom and dad to say thank you. >> magna cumlade. >> reporter: among these bright talented graduating senior -- is morgan hunter at 18 years old she's graduating with a degree in classical languages and literature. >> the specific decision to go to college was a bizarre coincidence. when i was in seventh grade i took the sat. >> she got a perfect sco

it dropped more than 1.5% with nissan, toyota and sony all losing nearly 2%.eantime, over here in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 1.75%. the big story was samsonite's ipo. they've paired some of the losses since. i'll be chatting with the ceo later in the show. the asx, the seoul kospi and the shanghai composite led more than 1%. and the sensex in india, hit a three-week low, thanks to a tenth hike in interest rates in the last 16 months. more on that later in the show. nina? >> we certainly will. thanks for that for the moment. let's tell you what happened on wall street on wednesday. stocked turned sharonly lower on the back of more concerns about greek debt problems. also bleak manufacturing consumer data that ramy alluded to before. at the close, the dow jones industrial average dropped by nearly 1.5 rers and the nasdaq and the s&p 500 each lost 1.75%. looking ahead to the next trading session in wall street, it seems as it's a bit of a mixed bag. of course, we have a couple hours to go if not more than that before the markets start trading. the s&p 500 r

officers say from paint chips at the scene they believe the cyclist was hit by a maroon nissan. >>> oakland police hope a rape victim's cell phone video will help them find her attacker. >> will you please leave. how did you get in here? >> the victim caught this video of the suspect leaving her house. the 28-year-old woman was alone when the suspect broke into her home, sexuay assaulted her and stole electronics from her house. this happened yesterday morning. if you have any information call oakland police department. >>> community members in san jose are expected to meet with the police chief to talk about the escalating murder rate. 20 homicide so far this year compared to 20 all of last year. the city stands to lose 100 officers to budgets. cut losing officers could be devastating and they want police to work closer together. the meeting starts in a few minutes at st. julie's catholic church. >>> the family of a 3-month-old baby killed in a case of mistaken identity got a chance to look the accused killer in the eye in court today. chris sanchez was in court where things were very emot

nissan motor kept today's slide from being too dramatic. it rose 1.3% after it said its annual profit wouldn't fall as much as expected. suzuki also surprised investors with about a 3% pop. it said global sales could rise by almost 7%. that's a quick comeback for both of these after march 11th quake and tsunami. over here to hong kong. the hang seng was down 0.5%. that's after words from fed chair ben bernanke and tightening liquidity in china weighed on financials. in shanghai, the ssec did a turnaround, up about 1.5%. that's the most in more than three months. this push came from investors who bought into property and cement stocks. those sectors are expected to benefit from a new social housing program ordered by beijing. and finally, down to australia. the asx 200 was down 0.75% to 4500. this decline was led by falls in energy and materials. of course, related to the global slowdown. telecoms dragged, telstra was down 2.3% after it agreed to sell much of its network to the national broadband network. andrew. >> there will be a bit of a

nissan rafael hope this surveillance video will help them catch the man who robbed a -- police in san rafael hope this surveillance video will help them catch the man who robbed a subway at the marin square shopping center. anyone who recognizes the suspect is urged to contact bay area crimestoppers. >>> it is 5:06. let's get a quick a quick check of weather. lawrence, a big green blob on doppler? >> keeping the same thing, robbed of spring this year! not much sunshine in the bay area. we squeezed sun yesterday afternoon but the showers have returned to the bay area this morning. most of that confined to the north bay. now, we are going to see a break in the stormy weather through the day today but it's not going to last long. we have a more impressive storm developing off the coast heading our way. here's the moisture here, not very organized. just enough to squeeze out more showers early on this morning. this afternoon, partly cloudy, 63 san francisco, 64 oakland, 67 in concord. as we head toward the next couple of days, the first part of the day good but the last part stormy on fri

she brought both her daughters as well as her mother, nissan nephew.ays the first lady week-long visit to africa is part of an effort to engage people at home and abroad, especially girls and young women. cnn correspondent joins us now, she's covering mrs. obama's trip. thanks so much for joining us. how is the first lady's trip being received? >> reporter: well, joe, first of all, she has an action packed six days. she had an action packed day today. she literally met people from all sectors of society. she met the first lady, one of the first ladies here. the president has several wives. she also met nelson mandela, and also spent time with some of the poorest people in this country. she visited a preschool with her daughters and brought gifts for the children. she was dancing with the children and actually read books to them. some comments on twitter from people that interacted with her is approachable, classy, mrs. obama gave each individual her undivided attention, so people are really taken aback by how down to earth she really is, joe. >> one qu

number 4 nissan quest. minivan didn't touch honda or toyota. >> number 3 honda insight that's the car put up against the toyota prius and the prius killed it. number 2 the acura zdx never heard of it. so. >> number one the cube rye tribecka. >> yeah who heard of it? apparently it looks like a bubble. and didn't sell well and they canceled it. >> it has to be a very expensive disappointment. >> i think that acura is expensive like 50,000 dollars. >> yeah. >> ouch. >> thanks for joining us. don't forget we are here stouterring -- starting at 4:306789 hope you join news abc2news.com. óç