we have launched -- relaunched existing, but lagging without a lot of -- what do we call, the express lane. express lane means having the possibility to drive through a dealership for an oil change, maintenance, having the service done in 15 or 20 minutes, consistently throughout the day. an important and vital element of the customer retainership process. if you start losing the customer for the oil change, you will not only miss the opportunity to sell other parts or accessories, but also, you break the relationship with the customer in the first two or three years. when it comes to the moment to buy another car or go through major repairs, the customer has been lost from the dealership base, probably using an independent service. this, of course, is becoming very important. the moment where the quality is improving, the vehicle is improving quality, and before you don't have the customer in your dealership. >> pushing for saturday openings. are there sunday openings on the horizon? >> it's coming. i don't know if i'll be popular for that. my point is, let us address saturday. a year ago

sticker shock in the express lane. why prices at the grocery store keep going up. and knocked out by school budget cuts, these kids are fighting back. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie is on assignment. in just over 24 hours, the u.s. government will begin shutting down-- unless democrats and republicans reach a budget agreement. congressional leaders met with the president again this afternoon. there is still no deal, and another meeting is scheduled this evening. secretary of defense robert gates injected some humor into an otherwise glum situation, talking to u.s. soldiers in iraq about the possibility they won't get paid. >> you know, as a historian, it always occurred to me that the smart thing for government was always to pay the guys with guns first. >> smith: just so you know, the commander-in-chief and members of congress will continue to get paid because their pay is authorized by a different law. congressional correspondent nancy cordes

tonight, the outer loop in alexandria will go down to just two lanes starting at 8:00, there will be just one lane in the local lanes in the express lanes between eisenhower connector and telegraph road. the work should wrap up by tomorrow morning. >> a former charles county school official faces up to 15 years in jail. she's accused of stealing federal funds intended for low income students. prosecutors say thomas used more than $100,000 to buy more than 200 electronic items. those items included nintendo wii consoles, games, televisions, ipads and ipods. barns thomas coordinated the title one program until last year. >>> right now, montgomery county police are looking for two missing teens. 15-year-old stefonia reed and 17-year-old destiny maghana were last seen wednesday afternoon. they were outside the high school in rockville. reed's family believes she may be in need of medical attention. >>> two men are in custody accused in the murder of a university of maryland student that happened back in january. police say 22-year-old stephon weaver and deandre williams broke into the home of justin deshea overcash. they're accused of

the outer loop in alexandria will go to just two lanes. starting tonight at 8:00, there will be just one lane open in the local lane and express lanes between the eisenhower connector and telegraph road. the work should wrap up by tomorrow morning. >> the president of pepco got a firsthand look at what his repair crews are up against. thomas graham was riding along in one of the utility's large trucks when it received word about a tree down in northwest washington. service was knocked out to dozens of customers this morning. >> the old tree, blue sky day. ground is a little soft probably from the rain and the tree toppled over. we responded. one of the things i've learned today is that one of the challenges that we have is traffic. it took some time to get here. it is a big truck. and it is not easy to maneuver. >> graham says it was a pretty big tree that came down. he estimated it would take about an hour and a half to complete the repairs. >>> a former charles county school official faces up to 15 years in jail. she's accused of stealing federal funds intended for low income students. prosecutors say barnes thomas used more than $100,000

the express lane and the south bay, 680 a smooth drive.vy volume of traffic. 87 coming into downtown. downtown san jose where they take the victory. back to you. >> very nice. 6:54 now. governor jerry brown shifted responsibility to local governments. brown signed the bill late last night. he says the measure helps cut the $27 billion deficit as well as prison crowding. california state sheriff's association says without the funding, the shift could be a public safety disaster. >>> this morning, dozens of proposals vetoed by former governor arnold schwarzenegger are now making their way to governor jerry brown's desk for his signature. plans to boost the renewable energy makes it easier for them to unionize and give access to college aid and protecting tenants in properties facing foreclosure just among the more than 60 bills rejected by arnold schwarzenegger. a spokesperson says the administration will not comment until the governor acts on it. >>> former governor arnold schwarzenegger was called the governator. now, it's befitting as eve

slowing in the express lane. slowing starting for 101 as well as 280 and 87 in typical spots. another look out here shows what things are like. darker as the clouds roll over the area. no fog and rain. the headlights are on. the clouds are an issue. no slowing here. the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> b.a.r.t. is looking for a new leader after working out a deal to pay the current manager $1 million to leave. she turned in her resignation yesterday. she worked for b.a.r.t. for 19 years. the b.a.r.t. board ousted her earlier but the meeting was deemed illegal. she worked out the $1 million severance package. they will name an interim manager as they search for her replacement. >>> it is 6:56 now. a dramatic water rescue caught on tape. take a look. 93-year-old john collins veered off the road in bakersfield driving into a fence and canal. he called for help and help came. he had to wait, standing up through the sunroof of his car until they could get him out of there. they were able to lift him to safety. he looked to be okay.

we see slowing around the express lane. smooth from fremont to the south bay.ack to you. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us. another update in lots of sunshine due to southeast and gulf coast. new york into the ohio river valley. >>> good morning to you. our neck of the woods is clearing out. it is all clearing out to the south and we have spotty activity here. that too is sub siding. this is what we're looking towards. we're already in the 50s. we'll easily be able to break the 60s. 62 in santa cruz and 64 degrees in santa rosa. tomorrow, no rain, high pressure builds back in and 70-degree weather, beautiful day on tap for tuesday and rain comes back wednesday into thursday. >>> we have a big easter holiday crowd all the way down here. unbelievable. for all the folks holding signs and posters for "water for elephants," robert pattinson. unbelievable stuff. back to you. >> thank you very much for taking your little walk. when we come back, who's designing the gown that kate will wear when she ties the knot with her prince? we'll talk about it afte

a fuel drive past the express lanes. und side is jamming up. it will get slower in the next half hour. >> we are just a minute and a half from 8:00. you nailed it there. see you in >>> 8:00 on a monday morning. it's the 11th day of april 2011. we have nothing to complain about in terms of the temperature. it's 53 degrees now. however, we've got drizzle and mist in the area. we've also got a great crowd outside on the plaza and it's nice to see everyone. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. savannah is here while meredith is off today. al roker is joining us as well. what's coming up? >> we'll hear about "the voice," some of the biggest names in music, cee lo green, christina aguilera, blake shelton and marine 5 front man adam le vine. we'll hear about the show and jenna bush hager is talking to christina ago ago about what's been a tough year for her. >> also ahead, remember when abby sunderland, then 16, tried to be the youngest person to sail around the world alone? her sailboat was destroyed and she was finally