and you made reference early that the new gm, i have absolutely no idea that the old gm is still in bankruptcy, the new gm is not. general motors has survived. it would have survived in some form having gone through bankruptcy on its own. the old gm is gone forever, and we know that because it did follow a different route and bought into a program that absolutely led it down a road that it could never recover from. it's just difficult to sit here and listen to the premise that general motors in its wisdom was able to eliminate private businessmen, people who had franchises. i was one of them. one of my franchises was taken away. not because i wasn't profitable, not because i wasn't hitting my market share and doing all the things i had to do. i had friends who absolutely not only were they terminated as dealers, they chose to exit as individuals. some people took their own lives because a business was taken from them by a procedure that had absolutely nothing to do with natural events. so while this may have been historic in the president's way of talking about it, it was absolutely catastroph

could be the next gm from the knicks and retired old knick names and added a new one. >> call me bigsociated advance of retirement person. i am going to miss the game and comp tiddings and friendship and joking with the media and free throws. shaq scored 28,000 point missed 5000 free throse it is a big number. he's joking about it >> that's this eof abc news. im dan ashley. >> and thanks for joining us. >> we appreciate your time as always. closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are a freelance video producer, originally from stockton, california... a singer and actor from new york, new york... and our returning champion-- a policy analyst, originally from lafayette, indiana... whose 1-day cash winnings total...

olds looking to go back to work. david started, and a car dealership as an apprentice and he was at the low end of the totem pole and he entered the gm automotive program, started picking a new skills that led to better and more challenging work and proved himself as a technician and after he graduated, david is hoping to work hard enough to earn a management position where he was an apprentice a few years ago. what happens here at this place? david said whatever he ends up doing, the training program was the sparking needed to get his start. the spark he needed to get his start. lighting a spark. that is what this is about. learning a new skill. training a new field. that is the reason we're here today. we have to light more sparks across america. that is the difference in the futures of individuals who are looking for a better life and in the difference of america's people. i set a goal that by the end of this decade to why you are going to -- we are investing in community colleges. the goal is not just assuring that someone has a certificate or a diploma. the goal is to make sure that your degree helps you get a promotion or raise

i have no idea the old gm is still in bankruptcy the new gm is not. general motors has survived. it would have survived having gone through it on its own. it is difficult to sit here and listen to the premise that general motors was able to eliminate private business. people who have franchises. i was one of them. one of them was taken away because, not because i was not doing things right. i had friends terminated as dealers. they chose to exit as individuals. some people took their own lives because the business was taken from them by a procedure that had nothing to do with natural events. while this may have been historic, it was catastrophic for small business people. i am not blaming you. i am saying the american people had better understand there's something going on that makes no sense. i have to tell you, from somebody who was a dealer, general motors never gave me anything. every carbs, every part, everything i have done was purchased with my own money. to sit there, i am not blaming you. this premise that general motors could not have afforded dealers is ridiculous. we