in june of 2008, the old gm's board of directors approved the volt project for production. well before the bankruptcy and the infusion of government funds. the battery story goes back much farther in the early 1990s, with gm's extensive work on the ev 1. drawing on that experience, we engineered the volt to be a winner on the road, and in customers' hearts. today i'm proud to say, that the volt is performing exactly as we engineered it. in its first year, the volt garnered the triple crown of industry awards. "motor trend" car of the year, "automobile magazine"'s automobile of the year and north american car of the year. volt is among the safest cars on the road. earning five stars for occupant safety, and a top safety pick with the insurance institute for highway safety. in 93% of volt owners report the highest customer satisfaction with their car, more than any other vehicle and the highest-ever recorded in the industry. beyond the accolades, the volt's importance to gm and our country's long-term prospects is far-reaching. we engineered the volt to be the only ev that you

in june of 2008, the old gm's board of directors approved the volt product for production well before the bankruptcy and the infusion of government funds. the battery story goes back much further in the early 1990s with gm's work on the ev1. drawing on that experience, we engineered the volt to be a winner on the road and in customer's hearts and proud to say the volt is performing exactly as we engineered it. in the first year, it garnered the triple crown of industry awards, motor trend car of the year, automobile magazine automobile of the year, and north american car of the year. volt is among the safest cars on the road earning five stars for occupant safety and a top safety pick with the insurance institute for highway safety. in 93% of volt owners report the highest customer satisfaction with the car, more than any other vehicle and highest ever recorded in the industry. beyond the accolades, the volt's importance to gm and country's long term prospects is far reaching. we germinged the volt to be the only ev that you can drive across town or across the country without fear of

this is going to be an old who is better? >> and new gmdly interviewed eagles phonesive coordinator today. and the afc title game tests the theory defense wins championships. and tom brady playing this all over the field. here comes ray lewis, john harbaugh says the team has a secret weapon. >> and there is a talk to him last night. he's a master motivator. so it just been good. been fun. >> and that leaves tim lincecum. one year deal for this set up and there is three and one last year. and there is a strike out at 70. there is a win going 24-21 niner autos thank you. >> ask that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of us here, thanks for joining us. >> and we'll see you at 9:00 hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any

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>> not much u nor-- euphoria in gm's stock any more but here's a company that will benefit from an old-fashioned economic cyclical recovery that seems to me to be gathering some team here in the u.s. up to 14 million cars and trucks sold, that's the annual pace now. and that's really going to help gm. >> tom: so you are buying this really for the domestic exposure in the united states, to the necessarily the asia business. >> pramly the domestic exposure in the u.s. and i think those people have a legacy, bad feeling about gm, it's got a better balance sheet that solves some its problems. >> tom: i wouldn't have taken you for a fan of the sherk movie franchise but you like dreamworks at 18 per share b half the price it was a year ago. >> yes, are you kidding, i love shrek, but actually the price reflects the fact that investors think they will never have another shrek. pus n boots is not shrek and kung fu panda is not shrek but they will have another big hit and selling at low multiple of earnings. >> tom: and going overseas in hong kong, jarredi mathison a pink sheet stock jmhly the ticker sim

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old. surprising. year with the bronx ochlts improving defense dramatically before that with the saints. allen had second interview with new gm today in alabama at the very bowl. what he said it worked. he's the first defensive oriented coach since madden hired by dave is in 1969. raiders have yet to confirm allen hiring. contract details still have to be worked ou. now prior to allen arrival the broncos allow league worst. they jump up to 24th and 20 respectively in the category past season. sack 23-41. tebow main yo was huge this year. more coaching news. forty-niner special teams coach reportedly scheduled to interview with the colts. they are looking for new head coach. he's one of the best in the business of special tee. he started his coaching career with the colts back in 1989. baseball news now. tim in a giants uniform for at least the next two years pending a physical. he will reup for 4 40.5 million dollars. he asked for 21 and half million a year in arbitration. close to get that go. this deal pays the cy young winner 18 million and 22 next year and a signing bonus. when this contract expires tim will become a free

. >> reporter: the gm says they are prepared for whatever the season brings. they fixed a 30-year-old pipe. >> 99.5% of the time, 99.9% of the time the water level doesn't rise very much or comes up a little bit and then goes back down. we found a woman who bikes to work year around and found an easy way out of the drizzle. >> put on my rain suit but my daughter picked me up. >> she is my mom. she gave me life. least i can do, right? >> reporter: sounds nice. in an hour we will take you to a few businesses benefiting from this weather. there is one hot item that surprised even us. as i mentioned, it is drizzling at this hour. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> our coverage continues on our website. if you want to track the weather, log on to www.ktvu.com, click on the weather link for live radar. >>> the domestic violence scandal around ross mirkarimi took a step forward today. he pleaded not guilty today. david stevenson is live with more. >> reporter: look behind me. court has just wrapped up. it was an emotional day as ross mirkarimi and his wife both shed tears as they fough

gm. >> former player from the 80s, fred mckenzee is the new general manager. 48-year-old mckenzie immediately relinquishes his job of football operations with the packers. the ravens are getting ready for its next game. they had a 13-3 record and they saw the potential early in the season. >> once we went on the road and had a couple of trips to the east coast and faced a little adversity, i thought the team could be a playoff team. i never thought we would beat tampa like that. we are a good offensive team and made plays to win. at that point it was like this team could be a real good contender. >> the all proteam was announced and 49ers had more proselections than any other nfl team, three defensive players smith and willis and boman plus david acres and andy lee. >>> well he is guilty and going to jail but not yet. floyd meriweather will spend 90 days in jail for domestic abuse but it is after he trains and fights an opponent on may 5th. the fight is in las vegas, the judge ruled that the economics is worth the delay. money talks. >>> new england patriots will lose bill o'brien and introdu

old. surprising. year with the bronx ochlts improving defense dramatically before that with the saints. allen had second interview with new gmtoday in alabama at the very bowl. what he said it worked. he's the first defensive oriented coach since madden hired by dave is in 1969. raiders have yet to confirm allen hiring. contract details still have to be worked ou. now prior to allen arrival the broncos allow league worst. they jump up to 24th and 20 respectively in the category past season. sack 23-41. tebow main yo was huge this year. more coaching news. forty-niner special teams coach reportedly scheduled to interview with the colts. they are looking for new head coach. he's one of the best in the business of special tee. he started his coaching career with the colts back in 1989. baseball news now. tim in a giants uniform for at least the next two years pending a physical. he will reup for 4 40.5 million dollars. he asked for 21 and half million a year in arbitration. close to get that go. this deal pays the cy young winner 18 million and 22 next year and a signing bonus. when this contract expires tim will become a free

old would is better. >> get one shot and plan on giving it our best. >> now the raiders search for new head coach continues. new gmd if morning. he went 5 and 27 and head cope of the lions decade ago. afc titles game to test the theory that defense webs championship. patriots hosting ravens. new england lives and dies with the pride of san mateo. brady flinging all of the field while ravens had a better defense led by law is the past decade. baltimore head coach harbaugh says the team is also brought out a weapon this week. >> talked last night. he had some ideas and even couple motivation ideas and he's the master jack harbaugh he's in the middle of it off. it's been good and fun. >> yes. >> where did dan go. starting line up for the warriors tonight. curry sat out for pan in his ankle. good to go against indiana. 6 game home stand longest of the season. first quarter. ellis here. fade and fire off glass. curry ankle? holding up pretty well. cross-over. buries the jumper. tied at 43 at the break. indiana pretty good. came in 9 and 4 the record this year. monty. lee. were yours up two robinson. look at dominic tip

. >> new gm can't interview any of the green bay buddies until packers are done with the playoffs. he is scheduled to meet with todd boles. 48-year-oldoles has coached defensive backs for the dolphins and raiders. oakland has not hired a defensive coach since john madden took the reins back in the early 70s. >> rams will hire jeff fisher as their new coach. he was weighing offers. he coached the titans for 17 years, led them to four divisional titles. >>> baseball news, unable to come to terms on a contract in lincecum and giants are heading to salary arbitration and it could be record setting. 142 players filing for arbitration yesterday, he is expected to ask for the highest award ever, would eclipse $22 million for roger clemens. lincecum made $13 million last year. you can't blame him because the giants offense was so bad. two years ago the giants went through this before, they agreed to a deal just before the arbitration hearing was about to commence and that could very well happen again. that is a wrap on morning sports. mike shumann will have highlights at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. >> terry: next at 8:30. >> reporter: could be mor

new raiders gm, ringgy, can't interview any of his green bay buddies until the packers are done with the playoffs. the 48-year-oldent the last seven seasons coaching defensive backs for the dolphins and cowboys and that's an area the raiders need help. oakland has not hired a defensive coach since john madden took the reigns back in the early '70s. in st. louis, rams tire fisher as new head coach. he was weighing offers against two teams. fisher coached the titans for 17 years. he led his teams to four division titles as well as a super bowl appearance back in 2000. and baseball news. unable to come to a contract, tim lincecum and the giants head to arbitration. this could be record setting. he's one of 142 players filing for arbitration yesterday. timmy is expected to ask for the highest award ever. it would eclipse the 22 million that roger clemens requested in '05 from houston. lincicum made $13 million last year. he had a losing record of 13-14 but you can't really blame him because the giants' offense was so bad they failed to score for him when he was on the mound in seven of his starts. two years ago the g

old who is better. >> get one shot and plan on giving it our best. >> the raiders search for a new head coach continues. knew gm reggie mckenzie has interviewed eagles defensive coordinator. he grew up in san jose and had a stint as an assistant with the 49ers. he went 5-27 as the head coach of the detroit lions but that was a decade ago. the title game tests the theory of defense wins championships. new england wins and dice with the pride of san mateo, tom brady slinging it all over the place. but the league has had one of the better defenses for the past decade. >> dad is helping us. he's in there breaking down tape. i talked to him last night. he had some ideas and even a couple more ideas. he's the master motivator, jack harbaugh. he's in the middle of it all. it's about good. it's been fun. >> bringing dad in. stealth curry returned to the lineup for the warriors last night. he set out 8 games because of pain in his ankle. good to go. but kickoff a six game homestand. longest of the season. first quarter, monta ellis. off glass. he had 25. curry's ankle, no problem in this game. 12 for steph. ties at 33 a

mckenzie is 48 years old, played five seasons in the nfl, four with the raiders, one with the niners. he has worked in the green bay packers front office for 18 years. packers gmmpson said, quote, his contributions to our organization are numerous and he's ready to be a general manager in the nfl. we wish him the best. >>> one of the top high school football recruits in the country plans to play for the cal bears. safety shag thompson tweeted he's headed to cal. then he removed the tweet and said that he didn't put it up there. the grant high safety is expected to make an announcement at the u.s. army all-american bowl. that game will be nationally televised tomorrow. >>> before we get out of here, on the road with the golden state warriors. rookie charles jenkins will get the start tonight at point guard instead of steph curry. steph, of course, injured that ankle again. jenkins' first start comes in just his seventh professional game. just a reminder to jessica and raj, i'm henry, but back home in the streets of stockton, they call me the honey badger. >> oh! >> yeah! don't mess with me on a bad day, okay? >> henry, thank you. for a full half hour of bay are

new figures show gm overtook toyota last year, selling more than 9 million vehicles. >>> a dramatic rescue in arizona. a 22-year-old on that stretcher, dangling from the helicopter, he lost consciousness after falling ten feet in mountains outside of phoenix. they flew him to a nearby parking lot. he's e expected to make a full recovery. >>> it's not every day that you hear the leader of the free world break into song. but at the historic apollo theater last night, president obama did just that. ♪ i [ applause ] ♪ am so in love with you >> the president giving a nod to soul singer al green, who performed earlier on the same stage. you gotta give it to the man. he can carry a tune. >> you can see him thinking, am i really going to do it? >>> he chased that note. he got it. >>> time for the weather. let's go back to sam in detroit. off the heels of the great news for the auto industry. good morning, sam. >> america is back on top in global auto sales. detroit is in the middle of this bad weather, too. smack dap in the middle of it. let's deal with that. how the storm system moves out of the great lakes and across the

old. well, mr. royce thank you for taking time out with you know you are busy down there. mr. royce the president of gmca. >> thank you tony. >> 8:11 a.m., 41 degrees on this thursday morning, dc schools under fire, there is a new report out this morning suggesting some of the worst ones, should be shut down more on that when we come back. >> then we will introduce you to a local high school soccer player who is inspiring people across the country including wounded warriors, a great story you will want to see it stay with us 8:12 a.m., we will be right back  oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, then topped with pickles, mustard, and cheese. head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! ♪ let's go >>> 8:15 a.m. on a thursday morning, hostages rescued in yeste

gm did take your kids to work day to bring the gm employee kids to offer feedback and kick the tires. they found the sliding second row seat even a 7-year-oldplacement in the middle and figured out, duh, let's get cup holders that fit sip cups. it makes sense. it's retro-fitted for kids. >> all right. what about this car? this is a chrysler town & country. >> this is the town & country. minivan with all the bells and whistles. for starters, the second row seat folds into the floor. it's a great hidden storage space. >> oh, my god. that's great. >> if the kids are misbehaving you can call it the timeout van. >> no, no. how great for basketballs and things like that. that's terrific. >> we have two dvd screens that have game hook-up. we have the sony playstation hooked up right here. >> that's crazy. i have never seen a car with two. that must be new. >> all the kids in every row are happy. sp you move to the back if we hit this button, one quick button. >> that's pretty nice. let's look at this car. this is a prius. we normally think of them as being environmentally friendly but not necessarily family friendly. what makes this family friendl

fox river. 21-year-old michael philbin visited friends over the weekend and later was reported missing. no cause of death was determined. an autopsy is planned for today. the packers' gmays the team's thoughts and prayers are with the philbin family. >>> and to indianapolis where you'll need deep pockets to pay for superbowl parking. they're reporting a space that normally goes for $10 a night right now will cost 200 on superbowl weekend, and it will cost 900 a day to park an railroadrv nearby. you might want to bring a bicycle. but it's not scaring drivers. spaces around the city are apparently selling pretty fast. >>> south carolina voters are listening in and we're listening to them. after all, they're next up. time now for another political junkie question. can you name a democrat who also finished in the top four in the new hampshire republican primary? tweet the answer to me at randikayecnn. if you get it right, i'll give you a shout-out right after the break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ one too many... [ male announcer ] it's time to reclaim your garage. the all-new passat. the 2012 motor trend car of the year. ♪ seek your way and go can you enjoy vegetables with sauce the 2012 mo

old days. when so much of the discussion talks about getting at home in the suburbs and the way used to be, and my dad was a factory worker at gm -- that is a bad example because the uaw is one of the few unions that integrated back in the 1940's and insisted that blacks and whites did the same jobs. generally, my question to and to anyone of pure who is african-american is, if we are able to succeed and find that these fixes in the present and future, the system itself, do you worry that that new system, which is going to put people back to work and create a middle-class again, is that you are going to find yourselves still out there in that group that is not allowed in to the new party, to the new system? what is your fear of that taking place? >> it depends on the time you are talking about. in the short term, probably in my lifetime, i don't think it is going to get a lot better. in a longer life time, i think it is. the way i tend to approach our work is to look to what can we do today to have a good society for the kids today when they are grown? i would start with young kids and ask ourselves the question, what do we wan

old days. when so much of the discussion talks about getting at home in the suburbs and the way used to be, and my dad was a factory worker at gm -- that is a bad example because the uaw is one of the few unions that integrated back in the 1940's and insisted that blacks and whites did the same jobs. generally, my question to and to anyone of pure who is african-american is, if we are able to succeed and find that these fixes in the present and future, the system itself, do you worry that that new system, which is going to put people back to work and create a middle-class again, is that you are going to find yourselves still out there in that group that is not allowed in to the new party, to the new system? what is your fear of that taking place? >> it depends on the time you are talking about. in the short term, probably in my lifetime, i don't think it is going to get a lot better. in a longer life time, i think it is. the way i tend to approach our work is to look to what can we do today to have a good society for the kids today when they are grown? i would start with young kids and ask ourselves the question, what do we wan

old days. when so much of the discussion talks about getting at home in the suburbs and the way used to be, and my dad was a factory worker at gm - that is a bad example because the uaw is one of the few unions that integrated back in the 1940's and insisted that blacks and whites did the same jobs. generally, my question to and to anyone of pure who is african-american is, if we are able to succeed and find that these fixes in the present and future, the system itself, do you worry that that new system, which is going to put pple back to work and create a middle-class again, is that you are going to find yourselves still out there in that group that is not allowed in to the new party, to the new system? what is your fear of that taking place? >> it depends on the time you are talking about. in the short term, probably in my lifetime, i don't think it is going to get a lot better. in a longer life time, i think it is. the way i tend to approach our work is to look to what can we do today to have a good society for the kids today wn they are grown? i would start with young kids and ask ourselves the question, what do we want thi