brees with the ball at the 44 yard line. ivory. detroit has all of its time-outs, plus the two-minute warning. but first things first. they have to stop the saints and the saints have been unstoppable tonight. five touchdowns and one field goal. the only two times they didn't score, they lost the ball on fumbles. >> cris: gunther cunningham knows he doesn't really have the kind of team he can blitz with and at least, thus far tonight, that front four just unable to get enough pressure on drew brees to even slow them down. >> al: at the snap, have less than four minutes. brees takes the play clock to three. go to air and going to go deep and it is caught inside the 5 yard line and it will be downed at the 1 yard line! robert meachem, with aaron berry one-on-one and it will be first down and goal. >> cris: well, first of all, the lions do try to come with a little bit of a blitz and it just doesn't matter. the protection has been perfect all night long. now you watch the safety in the middle of the field as drew brees looks back. he just alm

brees with the ball at the 44 yard line. ivory. detroit has all of its time-outs, plus the two-minute warning. but first things first. they have to stop the saints and the saints have been unstoppable tonight. five touchdowns and one field goal. the only two times they didn't score, they lost the ball on fumbles. >> cris: gunther cunningham knows he doesn't really have the kind of team he can blitz with and at least, thus far tonight, that front four just unable to get enough pressure on drew brees to even slow them down. >> al: at the snap, have less than four minutes. brees takes the play clock to three. go to air and going to go deep and it is caught inside the 5 yard line and it will be downed at the 1 yard line! robert meachem, with aaron berry one-on-one and it will be first down and goal. >> cris: well, first of all, the lions do try to come with a little bit of a blitz and it just doesn't matter. the protection has been perfect all night long. now you watch the safety in the middle of the field as drew brees looks back. he just alm

the new mkz concept car shown at the detroit auto show won best concept car in the show. we are very proud of what we are doing for lincoln. you really see it as a luxury brand and how we can reach out to the customer and make that personal connection. that is something luxury buyers are excited for. >> elmira from new york. go ahead. >> i have a question for the ma'am. i don't think any car is 100%

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he was head coach of the detroit lions 10 years ago. and two-time cy young award winner tim lincecum is asking the giants for $21.5 million in arbitration. that is just shy of baseball's all-time record. roger clemmons asked for $22 million in 2005. the giants offered lincecum a club record $17 million. the team is confident it will soon reach common ground with with its superstar pitcher. >>> and we're still waiting to find out whether denver broncos quarterback tim tebow will play in the upcoming at&t pebble beach pro am. he is recovering from rib and chest injuries. espn reports he was hurt during denver's lost at new england last weekend. there was speculation he would be paired with tiger woods. >> wow! >> for the golf tournament. but tony romo is expected to be woods' amateur partner. the tournament kicks off on february 6th. and it's interesting, lot of

. >>> and the murder mystery that surrounds a wealthy suburb in the detroit area. a mother of two found strangled in the back of a mercedes. we're going to talk to dan about this. >>> also new details on a medical mystery. it's got doctors baffled and erin brockovich investigating. a group of teenage girls are suffering from a type of tourette syndrome. >> and first, look at this. >> good morning, america! >> good morning, america!

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fiscal health. >> we're going to rebuild the city of detroit-- its finances, its financial foundation-- on the basis of how much activities are going on here, how much business is going on here, how much employment is going on here, what are the prospects of the future. >> reporter: since live downtown started last year, blue cross has helped roughly 100 employees buy or rent in detroit. 200 more applications are in the pipeline. the company admits the project isn't a cure-all for detroit, but it could project commitment to a community that desperately needs it. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," detroit. >> tom: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: we'll get a check on inflation at the wholesale level with december's producer price index, and a fresh look at manufacturing with last month's industrial production. also tomorrow, from google to intel and ibm, we look at what to expect from some of the biggest names in technology as they begin to report their quarterly results. >> susie: kraft foods announced plans to cut 1,600 jobs as it prepares to split its bu

the direction automaker are going as they kick off the detroit auto show. >>> surviving a frightening fall. the woman at the end this broken bungee cord talks about the moment she hit the >>> for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [ applause ] >> last night, congresswoman gabrielle giffords led the pledge of allegiance at a candlelight vigil marking one year since the tragic shooting that killed six people and left her and 12 others injured. giffords was in the middle of a meet and greet event at a grocery store when the alleged gunman, jared loughner, opened fire, hitting giffords in the head. she has spent the last year in intensive rehabilitation in houston. >>> tony blankley, a conservative author, commentator, and former press secretary to newt gingrich during the 1990's when republicans took control of the congress has died. blankley who was suffering from stomach cancer died saturday in washington, according to his wife. during the reagan administration, blaichkly served as -- blankley served as a speechwriter and later worked for

the detroit -- hyundai. the detroit auto show named it the car the year, the alantra. the judges like the fuel mileage t gets 40 miles ha gallon on the highway. >>> if you are in to everything high tech r then las vegas is the place to be -- high tech, then las vegas is the place to be this week. the event kicks off tomorrow. it's the largest event of its kind 140,000 people are expected to attend. electronics companies will use the large crowds to unveil their new high-tech gammettes. solid state laptops is one of the items getting attention. the store -- the show is a boost also to the las vegas economy. >>> coming up at 5:00 tonight, there's fallout in the bay area to the lack of snow in the sierra. the complaints from bay area ski recommend shops and twha they are doing in -- and what they are doing instead of renting skis. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we're always here for you on ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com.

nbc bay area's janelle klein live as the detroit auto show. more people smiling as they walk the floor this time around, huh? >> reporter: no question about that. the big three are back, doing well. and it really is a grade turnaround, something that many people didn't expect to see this quickly but certainly a lot to be excited about here. one of the big reasons for that turnaround is that automakers really are responding to what consumers want. what drivers are saying they really need at this point are practical affordable cars. this is a great example of the cars that we're seeing here. this car, a small to midsized sedan, typical of the 40 new cars released here at the auto show, and it's not only affordable to buy but affordable to drive. gas mileage, really is the one factor that people are coming back to when choosing a new car. this is a great example of that. another car getting a lot of attention at the auto show is the ford fusion. one of the highlights of the big three. and a car that not only gets that good gas mileage that we're t

. >>> the detroit motor show opens this weekend. ai has details. good morning. >> we had the tokyo motor show here, now it is over in detroit. among new models unveiled, toyota motors next generation hybrid car. it boosts use of solar power. this comes as the firm anticipates a further rise in the popularity of eco friendly vehicles. the concept model made its debut at the detroit motor show tuesday. the car is based on a plug-in hybrid that can be recharged at home. it also comes loaded with other advanced features. solar panels on the roof can power the air conditioner to cool the inside, small cameras by side mere ors and on the back give a wider view. a radar system keeps an eye on surroundings and prevents collisions. toyota aims to mass produce the car in three years. the almost also plans to increase the lineup of hybrid vehicles, including plug in hybrids in the u.s. and elsewhere. >>> overnight in new york, the dow rose for the second day in a row, closing at the highest level in more than five months. to see how stocks are trading in japan

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the state. now it's considering whether to take over detroit. as noted a couple months ago by the michigan politics source, as reported by us, as noted by three members of congress, nine state senators and dozens of state representative, eight detroit city council members in a letter they wrote to the governor recently, if the governor decides in addition to these cities he has taken over he will overrule local decision making, local elections, and take over detroit, and another city, approximately 50% of all african american citizens in the state would then be living under the authority of an elected manager. think about that for a second. congratulations, michigan. you elected a republican legislature and republican governor last time around. and so now, if you are black and you live in the state of michigan, you may soon have only a 50-50 chance of your vote counting in michigan toward who represents you in your city or town. that letter that was sent to governor snyder a few weeks ago expressed concern about the governor's expanded emergency

the concept model made its debut at the detroit motor show on tuesday. the car is based on a plug-in hybrid that can be reloaded at home and comes loaded with other features. solar panels on the roof power the air conditioner. a radar system keeps an eye on surroundings and prevents collisions. toyota aims to mass produce the car in three years. the firm also plans to increase its lineup of hybrid vehicles including plug-in hybrids in the united states and elsewhere. >> share prices are near live unchanged in tokyo on wednesday morning as concerns over the european debt crisis remain strong. the nikkei average is up. sources say there are speculations fitch ratings may down grade italian government bonds. now to currencies. on the tokyo foreign exchange, the dollar made little movement again the yen on wednesday morning. the dollar is at 76.92 to 94 yen while the euro is at 97.98-01 yen. many are waiting to see the outcome of a summit between german and italian leaders later today expected to talk about how to contain the credit crisis. the yield on the t

call someone. >> the family lived in a comfortable home northeast of detroit. tara was the breadwinner, thriving in a six-figure management position with an international construction and engineering firm. the most recent job site was in puerto rico. she'd been commuting between detroit and san juan for five months. stephen grant worked in his father's smalltime two-man machine shop and looked after the kids while tara was on the road. he prided himself on being a mr. mom at home and a soccer dad on the field. according to newspaper reporter amber hunt. >> he took them to all their appointments and soccer games and appreciated getting the accolades for that. >> and from the time he walked into the macomb county sheriff's office on valentine's day, 2007, to report his wife missing, his story never changed. as he gave the spare details of her disappearance to the desk sergeant in the lobby, he may not have noticed the huge plainclothes detective walking by. but that officer remembered stephen grant because of the fragment of conversation he overheard. >> and i hea

. >>> at the university of wisconsin and then on to the detroit lions, lamar campbell was known as a st, tough defensive back. he played corner back and safety. he knew the drill. he was expected to hit people and hit them hard. if he got hurt, you shook it off and you just got out there on the field. simple enough. but when he left the game in 2002, he learned that that hurting, it wasn't done. lamar campbell has achieved what many young men only dream of. after four years starting for the university of wisconsin, he made it to the pros. >> i got offered to come to camp for the detroit lions. i made the team and played with them for five years. >>> injuries ended his nfl career. but campbell successfully found a new life after the game as a roadw real estate broker. and radio talk show host on the voice of america platform. it's a platform he uses to educate other players about transitioning to life after football as well as the dangers of injuries he can't really see, repeated hits to the head. >> it's the perception of what a concussion was is different. i don't think you had a con

the weather. let's go back to sam in detroit. off the heels of the great news for the auto industry. ning, 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 northeast. the northern edge, it's all snow. 14 states under winter weather watches, warnings, and advisory. after 9:00 p.m., the snow moves into boston, d.c., new york city. the state of texas, all across the gulf worming up. in the 30's right now, temperatures not going to move much throughout the day. highs in the mid 30's, partly cloudy. tonight around 10:00 p.m., areas of snow, changing to sleep during the overnight. much accumulation, but it to causetake much problems. 4:00 a.m., a little changed to that forrain on top of few hours and then just after sunrise tomorrow. >> all of that weather was brought to you by the citi bank simplicity car. think this is going to be the year we're driven to by a new car. >> can't wait, sam. >>> now to a major health aler

wild pod picture of the detroit in the n f l. but first a football of the sawka variety wayne rooney scored twice as manchester united survived a riveting fight back to win three to attend our rivals manchester city to knock out the holders in a pulsating f.a. cup third round of the against the run of play rooney headed united in front after ten minutes and it got immediately worse the city as captain vincent kompany was controversially sent off for a two for to tackle on monday which the club later announced they would appeal however united took full advantage of danny welbeck volley and then further in front of the half an hour and rooney headed in the rebound from his own penalty to make it three no by half time but it looked to exact some revenge the statistics wanted to create a traffic tobar but the home side fought back straight after the break through and found a lot of free kick. back another following error from returning substitute scholes after sixty five minutes however despite a frantic finale is penalty good for bo

chicago, the snow in the morning. detroit, by the afternoon.detroit for the auto show. all that weather was brought to you by tropicana. look at this emblem, george. the news came out today. gm is the world leader in auto sales again. it makes everybody in detroit feel good. should make everybody in america feel good. >>> back to the top. i'm back at the desk with mark cuban. the billionaire business man that stars on "shark tank," also the owner of the mavericks. >> nba champs dallas mavericks. >> they picked the heat, just so you know. >> just to be contrary. >> tell us about "shark tank." you and other big-time investors receive pitches on-air by people that want you to fund their business. >> this is like "american idol" for business. we're tough. really tough. everybody has the one business they think will make them billions of dollars. we give them a dose of reality. sometimes we like the idea. we like it so much that we battle among each other. and sometimes we crucify them. >> there will be more battles. >> the other sharks think they'l

it won best in show for the detroit auto show. we are excited about our new products. >> is that the one that was the aston martin design? >> you can see it has a ford look to me. it looks like our other ford products with the rake-ish grill and fast looking and european looking. a nice design. >> it was the official car at the consumer electronics show in las vegas recently. one of the focus was telematics and use of electronic communications devices in cars. is that an area you are focusing on? >> ford has been the lead vehicle at the consumer electronics show. alan mullaly has been out there delivering the keynote address. we are excited about the sync technology with microsoft. we are offering voice-activated controls for the car. we think people want to be connected to the vehicle and be able to have access to everything when they are not in their car. we do that in a very safe way so people can keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. we are very proud of the telematics in the car. you will see this in the future a

the automotive industry, talking about detroit today, also in the u.s. as well as in china continues to have a very positive situation. in the u.s. it is very strongly influenced by the average age of the cars being higher than typically, so there is a demand to lag so to say which is coming through now. >> susie: tell us how -- >> and we have lagging industries like the construction industry where we really continue to see basically nothing happening here in the u.s.. >> suzanne: . >> susie: looking around the world i do want to ask you about europe, how are things looking in europe. we've been hearing a lot of forecasts calling for a recession in europe. what is that going to mean for your business? >> well, we do believe that there is a chance of a recession in europe and pressee high chance. the projections from bloomberg are minus 0.25%. overall now as henry kissinger said there is no telephone number for europe. so there is obviously huge differences depending on which country you go to. the interesting thing is, which i believe say very sensitive

it's already working with the detroit, wayne county port authority to be part of a port revitalization plan. because of this partnership, the company estimates it will create 50 new jobs this year, so we're pleased that captain james is here tonight, along with his dad, john, and his brother, lauren. so thank you, gentlemen, for being with us. so now let's discuss 2011. both in terms of accomplishments, initiatives started that we need to finish, and challenges. 2011 was the year to attack our legacy problems and to change course from downward to upward. the key targets were to create an environment that encourages job creation and to create a financially sound state government. i truly want to thank my partners in the state legislature. through partnership, we accomplished a lot. overall, we passed 323 public acts in 2011, but more important than quantity was quality. thank you so much. working together we passed a financially sound budget.

we do not have any of the empty plants in detroit. are all full again, ours and the whole industry. i think detroit is on the verge of some great things in the state of michigan again. it is happening. to your point on alternative fuels, we have produced a car like the volt. we have also produced and have leadership in fuel cell technology. it is because of some of the ideas you mentioned. i'm not sure we will produce a car that runs on water quite yet but i have not seen that as an engineer. the cost of the fuel cell stacks and the commercialization is sort of what is next on the agenda. it is sort of the end-game of fuel efficiencies. what we are doing around things like cng, i do not know if you've seen a big chevrolet express van that runs on regular gasoline that a lot of people who earn their living with all in the commercial trade. we just introduced a compressed natural gas version of that they will market these things with some of the things you mentioned. we are driving the infrastructure that can supply the fuel from a flee

the red wings tied at the score and in overtime steve montador fell on corey crawford allowing the detroited wings to score the game winner the blackhawks lost 3-2 that is for a row they should know more about patrick sharp and his injury to dayflower tim tebow wrote made his first playoff start against the pittsburgh steelers it is tied it 23 points first play of overtime tim tebow joe fiennes thomas who takes it 80 yds for the game winner is the fastest overtime game in nfl history tim tebow threw two touchdowns and ran for another as the broncos beat the pittsburgh steelers 29-23 the new york giants and the atlanta falcons in the nfc wild-card matchup ... a lentil up only scored two points while eli manning threw three touchdowns here is hakim nicks in the third going 72 yds for scoring the giants beat the pafalcons 24-2 their first home playoff win and a decade here are the playoff matchups for next weekend on saturday northlands visits san francisco followed by denver at new england on sunday houston goes to baltimore and then the giants go to green bay, kerry wood said that he would

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>>here are the first-round playoff matchups in the nfc borland's cents oppose the detroit lions saturdayhe new york giants sunday at noon the defending super bowl championship packers along with 49ers have been bias in the afc the broncos are and despite losing to kyle orton and the chiefs yesterday they host pittsburgh saturday afternoon at 330 cincinnati visit houston saturday also at 3:30 p.m. the patriots and the ravens have byes f. rip hamilton miss the bulls' home opener with a groin strain in the first derrick rose to carlos boozer who goes inside for the dunk he scored 17 and had 11 rebounds bulls led by 46 at one point at the end of the third homer classic gets the steel say that and c.j. watson fines ronnie brewer for a big duncan wilson left in the fourth with a sprained elbow he will have an mri today the bulls won by 40 points when 04-64 ... the divers were allowed to wear swimsuits only you won't find wetsuits in this brave group they had to go all the way under before heading back to shore the proceeds went to help retired greyhounds find homes ... that's a look at sports

playoffs and, last went to the franchise record with 480 yards passing and six touchdowns against the detroitions. the packers finished the year 15-one. most likely i think it will go on the way to the super bowl, but is looming. showdown between the saints and 40 niners. if it happens, it happens in candlestick park. >> all right, that's it for us, thank you everyone and, goodnight. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. try something funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one year term. at&t.

ours, including the whole industry. so i think detroit is on the verge of some great things in the state of michigan again. so it's happening. to your point on alternative fuels and some of the ideas that are out there, you know, we have produced a car like the volt. we've also produced and we have leadership in fuel cell technology. and it's because of some of the ideas that you mentioned. i'm not sure that we're going to produce a car that runs on water quite yet. i haven't seen that as an engineer. but we do have things like hydrogen fuel cells that have by-products like water. and the cost of those fuel cell stacks and the commercialization and high volume production of those is sort of what is next on the agenda. if you look at this as sort of the end game of fuel efficiency, co2 and emissions, fuel cells is still something that is there. but the cost and the piece of that is very prohibitive is the infrastructure as well. so what we're doing around things like cng, we just introduced our new commercial van. i don't know if you have

demand in north america, and german engineering continues to attract buyers. >> the new bmw vehicle unveiled in in detroits proof that the market for suv's is alive and well. just a few years ago, observers were predicting this sector is demise, saying there are too big and wasted too much fuel. but there is a hybrid version also on display at the show, and carmakers accept that the trend in the coming years will be toward mimni suv's. >> use it higher up, so you feel safer. that is what customers want. they're easy to get into, they drive well. you have a good view. they have been successful in europe, and we expect even more success in china. >> compact suv's are sportier and offer all the advantages of station wagons but with a martyr in the design. when it comes to fuel efficiency, potential buyers needn't have a guilty conscience. >> if you look at the specifications for the diesel version or for the diesel engine, they correspond to the efficiency standards that midsized family cars used to have. >> americans remain fond of four-wheel vehicles with a higher right. just under 6 million suv's corso la

the 2012 north america auto show in high gear in detroit. id big news for more mojo for cars made in america. japan's automaker, honda, moving its brand right here to ohio. here's abc's chris bury with the hot, new cars in detroit. >> reporter: at this year's big show, the mo in motown stands for "momenentum." 40 new models, introduced with the glitz and glamour so missing during detroit's doldrums. >> what's the message? >> i think the message is the car industry is alive in detroit and in america. >> reporter: the new year, looking up after a strong 2011. car sales up 10% for the year. americans buying nearly 13 million cars and trucks, the most since the dog days of 2008. even foreign companies see growth here. acura just announced they will make this new high-end sports car in ohio. the first time a japanese luxury model will be built outside japan. why build it in ohio? >> why in ohio? we've decided this car is for americans. this is the primary market for the new sports car. why not build it and develop it here. >> reporter: this year,

the detroit lions have a big tight end of their own. stafford tips it to himself. ols it in the snow flurries against the packers. doug kammerer can appreciate that. cardinals wide receiver larry fitzgera fitzgerald. been the cardinals superman all season long, flying through the air and leading arizona to an 8-8 record. fitzgerald ranked fourth this season with 1400 yards. the gianted headed to the playoffs. victor cruz uses a pick and goes 74 yards for the score. cruz and the giants, yeah, they are going to salsa into the playoffs eliminating the cowb s cowboys. more for the new orleans saints. how about this grab? twisting his body in the end zone to make the catch as the saints blow out the carolina panthers. look out for them in the playoffs. another performer, atlanta falcons, matt ryan to julio jones. hauls it in without being touched. dragging defenders in for the score. another look here, jones pulls it away from bucs safety. thought he had it. jones says i don't think so, folks. it's a heck of a play. the falcons play at the giants on sunday at 1:00. that'