it was just before midnight when to baltimore city police officers tried to pull over a toyota camry the 4900 block of hazelwood ave. they followed the car until it stopped. >> as the officers got out and approach the camry, the driver put it in reverse and tried to run the officers down. >> at least one officer tried to fire the weapon. the officers followed the car, but the driver ditched the car and fled on foot. officers were unable to get him. the companion ticket. >> we learned that a female passenger was injured in the arm. we do not know whether she was hit by a ground that the officer shot where hit by a piece of glass that broke. >> she was taken to the hospital for treatment. no officers were injured, but they were shaken up after the incident. police are still looking for the driver. if you have any information, contact baltimore city police. wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. howard county students will -- harford county students will head back to class today. they are forbidding the use of cell phones in the classroom and cannot have it on vibrate. if it is discovered, it w

said a pair of officers were patrolling on hazelwood avenue when they tried to stop a late model toyota camry. the car did not stop until one particular street. the driver put the car in reverse and tried to run the officer down. at least one officer fired his gun. the driver ditched the car and fled on foot. police were able to get him. the passenger was not so lucky. >> we did learn that a female passenger was injured in the right arm. we do not know if she was hit by a round that the officer shot were hit by breaking glass. >> the woman was taken to an area hospital. no officers were injured. police say they were shaken up after the incident. police are still looking for the driver of the car. if you have any information about the suspect, please call baltimore county police. wbal-tv. >> baltimore county police are investigating a shooting in dundalk. we are told that an adult male was shot. no word on a suspect or a motive in this case. and police also investigating a shooting in east baltimore. this was on the 3200 block of lendl avenue of around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. the person was

which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned. can't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. >>> welcome back. this is shut down day in chicago with many services shut off. >> most city offices are closed in an effort to save money and help balance the city's budget. about 18,000 workers are being forced to take the day off without pay. they'll also have to take two more days off this year for a total savings of $8.3 million. furloughed workers say the lost pay hurts. >> i don't like it, but we have to do what we can do. >> we have the pitch in. because we have to contribute. next year might be a little higher, who knows. >> i'm just grateful i got a job though. that's the main thing. at least i have a job. >> peter alexander's live in chicago and peter, is there an opportunity for people who want to park illegally downtown and maybe they don't have to fear for getting a ticket today? >> the one thing, they can still give you a ticket. unfortunately, the ticket

. >> reporter: this family is getting into their 2010 toyota camry thanks for the cash for clunkers program. they got a $3,500 rebate in exchange for their dodge caravan which was over 10 years old with 176,000 miles. >> it's an incentive for us. we were holding on. it's a good program. let's go ahead and buy a car. we needed a car. >> reporter: at fitzgerald lake forest auto mall the lot is full of shoppers. time is running out to take advantage of the federal program. >> it's incredible. nothing but good news. more business this month than a year ago. we may have a record month in all of our company's history. >> reporter: the clunker program has been so successful the lots are running short on cars to buy. some are complaining they are not getting reimbursed by the government. >> it's not because of what a dealership has done wrong or right, it's because it's so onerus. >> reporter: the program has been great for business. nationally more than 450,000 new cars have been sold. linda brown hopes to be one of the last buyers. she's getting rid of her 11 year old nissan. the cash for clunker

government, the corolla is the number one seller followed by the honda civic, the ford focus, the toyota camry and toyota prius. on average, customers are trading mostly trucks that get 15.8 miles per gallon for cars getting 25. and of the top-ten sellers, 54% were manufactured in the united states, meaning cash for clunkers is boosting the economy. >> it's one of the main reasons we will see positive growth in the second half of 2009. >> reporter: but it's not all roses. dealers are increasingly annoyed that the government has been slow to reimburse them for the 35 to $4,500 markdown they've given buyers. >> every dealer is winding up making a decision, how far do you go into this thing before you have to just cut it off. >> reporter: so the obama administration announced this week it's tripling the number of workers processing the backlog of transactions. still, one survey is detecting a slowdown in deals and it may have to do with a lack of cars to sell. >> of course demand is going to go down when people don't think they'll get the vehicles they want out of the dealers. >> reporter: to kee

of the sales went to gm, ford and chrysler most popular cars were toyota corolla, honda civic, toyota camry and ford focus. new cars bought under the program had an average fuel efficiency of 25 miles per gallon... compared to 16 miles per gallon for the trade ins. a04 one slice of the banking industry broke even in the second quarter but more than three dozen are now considered troubled. thrifts are designed by law to focus on consumer lending, with requirements to have at least two-thirds of their lending concentrated in home mortgages or other consumer loans. in the second quarter, thrifts collectively made $4 million. that's the first profit for the industry in almost two years, according to the industry's regulator, the office of thrift supervision. and it's a huge improvement from the almost one and a half billion dollar loss in the first quarter. despite the industry profit, more thrifts are on the regulator's watchlist. 40 thrifts are now called problems. that's up from 31 in the first quarter...and it's out of 794 nationwide. the regulator doesn't name names. this bears watching as

the toyota corolla was the most popular new vehicle purchased, followed by the honda civic and toyota camry. >>> i did not see any convertibles in that group. today would have been and i stayed have one. >> -- today would have been a nice day to have fun. >> we have a lot of things to watch. we go up on the rooftop, look around town. we just have some fair weather clouds, no rain, around 90 degrees. very comfortable evening this wednesday. let's talk about tropical storm danny, born this morning at 11:00,officially designated by the hurricane center, top wind of about 45 m.p.h. it looks as though it has a good chance of intensifying over the next 48 hours, drifting to the northwest. we will see it pass fairly close to the north carolina coast early saturday morning, maybe category one hurricane. that will impact mid-atlantic beaches and could also impact our weather. let's go to the numbers and explain, starting with the score board. 92 and 71, another above average weather day. 90 degrees everywhere you look. no big stories, with the exception of the big definition and temperatures. at 63

consider that for every 1 million toyota camrys on the road, 70 people die in accidents, while more than twice than many, 148 people, die in accidents for every one million ford explorers out driving. steiner also argues that americans will be fitter at $6 a gallon. "more than 30% of americans are medically obese. according to unc professor charles courtemanche, for every $1 up in gas prices, there's a 10% reduction in obesity rates.." $8 at 8 dollars a gallon steiner sees the death of the legacy airlines like american.... and united $8 a gallon will be the death of most of our airlines. american, united, gone. we'll be left with southwest and jetblue serving most of our domestic capacity." and while the loss of a number of airlines and the loss of jobs associated with them may be hard to swallow, steiner believes it will help bring families closer together. "families will live closer together. people will think twice about moving to the west coast if their from the east coast. you're going to risk seeing your family just once or twice a year." $10 steiner forecasts the world when gas re

patrolling the area of hazelwood avenue in northeast baltimore when they tried to stop a late model toyota camry. when a car eventually stopped, police say the driver through the car into reverse and tried to run down officer and shots were fired. the driver was able to escape on foot but -- but the passenger was not so lucky. >> we do know the female passenger was injured in the right arm. it is undetermined whether she was hit by around the officer shot four hits by breaking glass. >> the woman was taken to the hospital. no officers were injured. if you live any information on the driver you are asked to call baltimore city police immediately. city police are investigating another shooting, this one than 1000 block of the undock ave. we are told an adult male was shocked -- dundalk ave. we are told an adult male was shot. investigating a shooting in northeast baltimore -- 12:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon a police say a man was shot in an alley. he was taken to hospital. no word on his condition. police hope to close the books on more than a dozen recent robberies with the apprehension of a singl

which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned. they can't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. my daughter was with me. i took a bayer aspirin out of my purse and chewed it. my doctor said the bayer aspirin saved my life. please talk to your doctor about aspirin and your heart. >>> all right. there's a new cause for worry with the foreclosure crisis, looking like the spike in unemployment will result in more people losing their homes this year. >> diana was just telling us that bankers and economists say the unemployment rate is overtaking subprime mortgages as the leading cause of foreclosures. economists estimate 1.8 million borrowers will go into foreclosure in 2009, up from 1.4 million in 2008. >> and one of the problems the economists site with this new round of foreclosures is it's a lot harder to help people who have lost their paychecks altogether. if you don't have a job, you can't make it no matter what it is. >> and even if it were low and stay whe

eran a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned. they can't believe it.ute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. >> tim: just looking at this cover, the life and death of yankee captain thurman munson, marty, when you think of thurman munson and your relationship with him, what do you think of? >> i remember him as the captain of the team walking through a gauntlet of sportswriters in the clubhouse. just ignoring their questions and saying, i'm just happy to be here. sort of just brushing it all off because it was so controversial all the time. and i found thurman's brother and sister in the process of doing the book and they described a childhood that made it -- that thought it made sense because his home life as a child invited the same kind of reaction. like i'm just happy to be here, don't bother me with all the controversy. >> tim: you obviously had a different view, tippy? >> well, as far as thurman, what a compassion fellow and a hard worker. there was a segment that took me back as far as when you saw him -

corolla was the most popular new vehicle purchased under the program followed by the honda civic, toyota camry ford focus. the car incentive program offered consumers rebates of $3,500, or 4500 to trade in a gas guzzler in exchange for buying a new car. >>> well are, you one of those people who don't use your cell phone all day long? if so, you may be overpaying for your monthly payment plan. and prepaid may be for you. but consumer reporter john matarese has some downside so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: if you want a cell phone for emergencies, but you don't want to spend $30 a a month for a plan, you do have a cheaper option. it's a prepaid phone. but a new report finds many of those plans come with a lot of gotchas. the day of the $10 a month cell phone package is gone. as a result, lots of light users have turned instead to prepaid phones like t rac phone or virgin, or prepaid plans from the major carriers. you pay for only the minutes you use. but consumer reports warns many come with gotchas. some carriers find it hard to find your true price per minute. result, your per minu

the smith family swapped their 12-year-old chevy tahoe today for a new toyota camry with the help of a $4,500 government rebate. >> i wasn't sure if it was going to be the last day or not so i didn't want to take a chance on congress not passing the second bill for the two billion. >> reporter: the d.o.t. predicts that extra $2 billion would keep cash for clunkers going until labor day. >> when that money runs out, will you push for another two billion? >> i think the stimulus will have done what it was supposed to do: getting consumers back into show rooms is what it's all about. >> reporter: one potential roadblock: senate republicans want to place some restrictions on the money, but even one small change to the bill the house passed last week could delay the funding until september, katie. >> couric: nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, thanks very much. meanwhile, the president made another surprise visit to the white house briefing room today, this time to wish veteran correspondent helen thomas a happy birthday and bring her some cupcakes. the president and helen thomas share a

. >> if you're dead set on a silver for a focus or a toyota camry, many people are taking advantage of the government's money, manufacturers simply can't keep up. he expected his new camry after retiring his older model jeep cherokee. he didn't even need a car y, but could not pass up the program. >> my daughter needs a car in two years, but would be a good time to take advantage. >> so many clunkers have come in, an estimated 250,000 nationwide. manufacturers cannot just meet the demand. >> we have had people coming in looking at highlanders, or they come in looking for a yairs, an -- a yaris, and they buy corolla. >> she did not care what color as long as she got the car. >> is a good shot at getting rid of a van that is hard to get rid of. >> doing the paperwork today even though her new car is not available for a few more weeks. a move dealers highly recommend. they sold more than 400 new cars last month. there are less than 100 new cars on a lot. >> really, the inventory will not get any better tomorrow. >> dealers say there is no way this program can last until labor day if the p

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which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned.d a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. >>> welcome back. boy, we are getting a lot of comments. joining me from washington a frequent guest on this show, a "newsweek" investigative correspondent i have talked to many times on several subjects. mark, good afternoon. >> hello. how are you doing? >> fabulous. you covered this administration as much as anyone. >> i covered these events you are talking about. >> as well. does the revelation by tom ridge that he was pressured politically to manipulate the terror threat level, does that surprise you? >> not at all, really. i certainly suspected things like this. i think we all suspected things like this for quite some period of time. >> did you like a lot of us americans not want to believe it even when you suspected it? >> no. i kind of believed it. >> did you really? >> yeah. >> what was leading you to believe that these guys would be capable of doing something like this, which seems on its

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which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned.hey can't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. >>> we continue our coverage of health care systems around the world. we're examining public health care systems to see what we might learn. tonight, it's the state of health care in sweden. sweden, ranking fifth in a european survey of health care quality. the life expectancy, by the way, in sweden is 81 years. that's three years more than in this country. all in sweden, by the way, are covered and the level of care in each instance is identical, regardless of financial standing or whether or not you work for the government. kitty pilgrim has our report. >> in sweden, people go to a publicly run health care center for all medical needs. the clinics are run by the 21 separate counties in sweden. doctors work on straight salary for the clinic. richard salzman has been studying and working with the swedish health care system for 25 years. >> over all it's an etech fffec

it was followed by the honda civic, toyota camry and ford focus.our are built in the united states. >>> with all the new cars on the roads, what happens to the clunkers? >> fox's sky arnold shows us what happens to the cars that were turned in for the rebate. >> reporter: they call him dr. death. it is juniory underwood's job to pour liquid glass into every clunker's engine. the result may be hard for former owners to watch. this eng inextermination is happening inside every cash for clunkers car. under program rules, the engines have to be scrapped so dealers are waiting until they are absolutely sure they will be reimbursed before calling dr. death. >> we've gone forward enough and i have enough confidence in our manage manhattan that if they didn't think we would get paid, we would have probably cut our losses a long time ago. >> reporter: after killing the engine, the car comes here. they are already seen 200 clunker and it expects to crush another 400 in the coming weeks. now, before they're crunched, each car has to be processed. that means c

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eight of the top ten, foreign models, top five being the control la, civic, ford focus, toyota camry -- hyundai ee lan tra. >> we're seeing so much paperwork that has to go to washington from dealerships because they have to, you know, clearly show that the vehicle is gone, that it's not going to be recycled. that takes a lot of paperwork. they need to add people before the money can start flowing out of washington. they think by the end of the week the rebate checks will start going out. phil, thanks very much. as part of our future, automotively speaking, electric cars are crucial. to make electric car batteries it could fuel another commodity boom. they haven't quite figured out how to use some of these batteries perfectly in cars. we still have some issues on the explosivety side but it's going to be a crucial component. ceo, good to have you with us sir. it's amazing, we started this discussion a few weeks ago. you don't need a lot of lithium to make a battery, but you do need lithium to make a battery? >> that is correct. good to be here, thank you for inviting me. you do requi

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which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned. they can't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. welcome home, man. >>> back to the big picture on the health care challenge. what happens next? >> i think what's going to be significant other than the next few months is that what started with a lot of momentum has lost a lot of mow men tumg. the resistance is growing. the same thing happened for the clinton health care plan. widespread support at the beginning. >> do you think democrats may go it along? >> even if they go alone, i think the chances are growing that they will go for something more modest than what the president wants. and there is a growing chance we'll have complete failure. >> and i think the other people who are actually suptsing health care reform, whether they were in the private sector or the public sector, they weren't very vocal. they just assumed that this was going to roll along and that information was going to get out there and people

type five cars, toyota, corolla, ford focus, honda civic, toyota prius and the toyota camry.et's look at where these cars are assembled. they're made in the u.s. or canada except for the prius made in japan. is it safe to say the u.s. economy is a bigger winner than some might think? >> yeah. it is misleading to think these are all foreign cars because they are made in north america. and they're part of that sort of automotive economy that accounts for 1 in 10 jobs in the united states. it does give a boost to the overall economy even if it's a toyota and a honda that's selling. the surprising thing is the government released new figures late yesterday showing that general motors is getting the biggest share of the cash for clunkers business. 19% of it just ahead of toyota they have 18%. >> okay. let's look at what's been spent on this program thus far. 1.3 billion on the program which accounts for close to a quarter million new vehicles. administration officials are estimating the new money will last into labor day. another four weeks or so and prompt an additional half a mi

in order they are the toyota corolla, honda civic, ford focus, the lone american car there, toyota camryalantra. it doesn't mean these aren't american car companies that these carmakers are the losers, right? what is in it for the u.s.? >> well, actually, a lot of of the cars, about 80% of the toyota, for example shlg these days have a good chance of being made or put together, parts of it put together in the u.s. it's not necessarily true that the u.s. workers are losing in this case. there is sort of a win-win. it is bringing workers back in some cases, and it will take a little bit to even out to see how long this will be sustainable. that's the big question going forward. >> yeah. heads up with the washington post. dana, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. >>> a malaysian woman is asking her severe punishment for drinking beer being made public. the woman who was set to be kaned next week is asking the flogging take place out in the open. it's usually done in a closed prison, but she says she wants to be seen in public to bring attention to this harsh treatment. she was caught d

ford president of the americas it mark fields tells us why the taurus can threaten toyota's camry and when the automaker could return to profitability. and cvs posting very healthy second quarter profits. the ceo tells us why he thinks it next year will be even better and what does he think about health care reform. has the fastest serve in the history of professional tennis. so i've come to this court to challenge his speed. ...on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. he won't so i can book travel plans faster, check my account balances faster. all on the go. i'm bill kurtis and i'm faster than andy roddick. (announcer) "switch to the nations fastest 3g network" "and get the at&t laptopconnect card for free". >>> back. here are some of the other stories we're following. home builder dr horton narrowing its third quarter loss to $142 million after losing $399 million a year ago. that was a larger loss than what wall street was looking for. revenue came in at a better than expected $914 million. the company also selling more homes compared to the exactly quarter.

which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned.n't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. eseseseseseseseseseseseseseses. call or click today. >>> president obama's returning to andrews air force base. there's air force one. following his town hall this afternoon in portsmouth, new hampshire, where the president tried to put the focus on the evils of the for-profit health insurance industry. this as there were more protests across the country with conservatives legitimately ke l concerned about health care reform will change their own policies. >>> in the meantime the state department is trying to clarify hillary clinton's curt response to a question that was apparently lost in tran translations. >> she was asked about president obama's view. instead of asking her what president obama thinks, they asked what her husband thought of the deal and here was her response to it all. >> wait, you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state. i am. you ask my opinion, i will tell

for exple, the toyota camry is one of t top-sllingehicles under this program and it's pduced here inthe united states. so you're talking about keeping ctories open. but also when you consider, judy thatabout one out of every six jobs in ts country is somehow tangentily related to produci an automobile, you're helng suppliers wel. no because these companies that wentto these companies,amely general motors and cysler-- ford di not-- they cu pduction for a while so so dealer inventies were cutti out t begin with. now becaus of this program deals are finding themselves most running out of ventories. so youe going to see about 600,000 vehicl built as a result o this program at the enof this year i think. >> woodruff: bruce belzowski, how do yo see the affect o the broader economy? or is there one? >> i'm looking at this from a broader perspective. it's really kind of a nice connting piece to what's goin on in the sto market. so you lk athat's going on in the indury,hat's goi on in the stock market and you say may we can actlly build on this and use this as a psychological push for the ono

. >> jamie: i know there was information he had a 1992, if i remember correctly, toyota camry and i thinkf anyone had seen that car some place before it might be helpful. why would they have been there in the woods? is this a place that students frequent? >> it is. you know when you look at the pictures on the website of this particular field where the car was found, the man was found inside in the car and she was found outside the car. this is very popular area for virginia tech. and somewhere they all go camp. >> jamie: thank you, laura. stay on it for us. we'll continue to let everyone know if there are developments. >> eric: have you heard about the scandal in italy involving the prime minister there? no one does it better than the italians. now he's firing back wanting to sue the media for liable. what would happen if a prominent politician in america was quat a m caught wit mistress or having sex? what would the media do? liz trotta on the media in america next. inner beauty is important, but not nearly as important as outer beauty. ♪ that's why i use covergirl's simply ageless make

which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned.n't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. >>> this hour on "the big picture," the obama political machine ratchets up and fires back in the debate over health care reform. >> our health care inflation is going up so rapidly that our federal budget simply can't sustain it. >> and now congressional leaders and progressives are blasting the greed of insurance companies. can this strategy work? >> the ceo of united health group, stephan helmsley, his salary, $3.2 million. >>> plus, rethinking police pursuits. eight people killed this weekend, five of them children, after a car being chased by police slams into a pickup truck. when do you call it off? >>> later, the right wing crazy talk. after rush limbaugh called democrats nazis -- >> that is insane. what he's aissayin -- saying is. >> sarah palin spoke of death squads. >> and the other things we thought you should know. >> allow me the right to be able to challenge t

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which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned.ey can't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. >>> before the break you saw what the pan am mass murderer did to lives and families here in scotland and around the world. you heard from the victims' brother that says releasing him dishonors those lives. let's dig deeper with senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. this convicted murderer responsible for the death of 270 people, 189 or so americans. he's released. did it surprise you? it's more common over there than it is here. >> it is. we are now in the american system have lots of sentences, life without parole, 150-year bernie madoff style sentences. a lot of people die in prison here. it is not unprecedented to have compassionate release but it's very, very rare here. it's more common in england. but as brian pointed out, there are a lot of people that die in prison there. i think there's a lot of politics going on here. >> in what way politics? >> libya was the

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which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned.n't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. >>> welcome back to "msnbc live." i'm carlos watson. now, safety concerns are growing for next week's presidential election in afghanistan. taliban militants are warning residents not to vote, threatening, in fact, deadly violence at polling stations. meantime, a terrific new hbo documentary tells the tragic story of an afghan interpreter who was kidnapped and killed after his work helping an american journalist. >> the taliban, they are very, you know, wise guys and they know the difference between a civilian, a journalist, and, you know, a soldier. >> they're all really dangerous, or could be, not all of them, but you never know, man. you never know. >> ian oels is the director of the hbo documentary. and an american journalist whose relationship with the afghan interpreter is shown in the documentary. guys, thank you both for joining me today. ian, i'll turn to you first

which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned.t believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. >>> it's time now for "the sunday funnies." >> senator john mccain, did you hear about this. had an out-of-control woman thrown out of a town hall meeting because she wouldn't stop yelling at him so i'm guessing he still hasn't patched things up with sarah palin. >>> obama is spending the week at a $30,000-a-week beach house. $30,000-a-week beach house and they call this man a socialist. come on. >>> the state of california by the way is $30 billion in debt and there's no way to pay it back. what we decided to do is set it on fire and collect the insurance money. >>> latest rumor is that president obama is going to have dinner on martha's vineyard with oprah winfrey. that's what they're saying. the most powerful person in the free world is going to have dinner with president obama. >> we'll be right back. rything. and what it doesn't cover r can cost you some money. that's wh

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