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chp says the wreck occurred when a toyota prius crossed the center line near placerville... striking a toyota minivan. authorities say three people in the prius were killed... they were identified as 38-year-old sheng kun su, 39-year-old shu zhen zhao, and 8-year- old shawn su... all from oakland. another child in the car was hospitalized. riding in the minvan died later in the hospital. three other people were also injured. the amount it has been deadly in oakland. have been no arrests, with two women killed. >> p-g-and-e says the source of carbon monoxide that sent 14-people in san francisco to the hospital has not been found. at around seven o'clock last night, san francisco firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide alarm going off at a home on the 12- avenue -- off bayshore. firefighters say the people inside complained of headaches and sore throats. hazmat crews were home with carbon monoxide detectors... but they so far have been unable to find the source of the problem. >> however, the people that we checked with the carbon monoxide detectors were people and they had

familia de oakland están entre las 4 personas que murieron en un choque, el hombre conducía un toyota priusecuestro, golpear y violar a una mujer en vallejo fue a un tribunal, podría enfrentra al menos 10 cargos, por el ataque del pasado 15 de noviembre >>> una pareja murió y su hijo de 16 años está desaparecido después que fueran arrastrados por el fuerte oleaje, debido a una espesa niebla la guardia costera suspendió la búsqueda del adolescente. >>> la ciudad de san josé realizará una serie de foros comunitarios para discutir con los residentes las cualidades para el próximo jefe de la policía, el primer foro sera a las 6:30 a 8:30 en el centro comunitario berryessa. >>> precisamente las autoridades dieron a conocer el nuevo portal de la ciudad, donde los residentes podrán encontrar información de servicios locales y eventos, el sitio también permite someter llamadas de emergencia. >>> es momento de nuestra primera pausa y al regresar un centro comercial se convirtió en un campo de batalla, una agencia del orden está buscando ... ♪. >>> la casa blanca alertó del impacto negativo del aumen

it is more fuel efficient than a toyota prius. gerri: did tesla have problems in the past?they have trouble testing of these cars? i'm surprised you're so excited. >> well, no, a lot of people get electric carmakers mixed up. there is fisker karma and tesla. just because one has problems doesn't mean the other does. it is actually a proven company that has a record. fisker karma, they are building this one vehicle and it seems to be riddled with problems. gerri: okay, let's talk about the audi a-7. >> yes, drives great. we look at our reliability of information. 1.2 million vehicles, telling us what went wrong with our cars. as florida's. traditionally they have a lot of electrical problems and a lot of issues. not anymore. they are right up there with the japanese be one that is interesting. what about the hyundai velociter? >> now, it has nothing to do with what it's based on, but it is quick. the velociter is a fun little car. what is intriguing is that it is a sub compact car. it is a cheap little fuel-efficient car. but it drives sporty. it actually fits for people pre

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this is controlled by the same transistor that controls the toyota prius. when the elevator is empty, the counterweight polls the elevator and it generates electricity by breaking. the same thing as in your toyota creosote or another hybrid car. -- prius or another hybrid car. here inside we have the ibtv drive. this is important for landing of the elevator. also, acceleration and deceleration, if there is instability in a car, can be reduced. >> so we have taken a ride in an antique elevator. >> this was an elevator built in 1913. >> we have checked out current elevator technology. >> these were installed in 1972, outside observation elevators. >> it is not standard because there is no tape that runs it. but shane we have seen the future of the elevator technology. >> i am going to push the access key which will access the voice. >> this has precise generation of power, which is important for highly acrilan the landing of the elevator. >> what happens next week and not know but it will be exciting. thank you for showing us this interesting technology. >>

the detroit 3 really struggled when they seeded that ground to the toyota prius not because the toyota prius has been highly profitable. it labeled toyota as the green company. as a result, they got a lot of customers to buy the corolla or the camry. so evs are in part halo vehicles to hepburnish the company's reputations. the detroit three are not building the gas guzzlers, the hummers. that brand doesn't exist. it is about reaching new customers even those who aren't going to buy a volt. maybe they'll buy a cruze or another efficient car. >> jennifer: quickly amy look in your crystal ball, you see electric car sales rising over the next 5 10 years? >> yeah, i definitely see them rising. not withstanding other outside factors such as another economic downturn. you saw that there -- their sales went down along with everybody else and economic crisis. so i think if the economy needs to improve they'll continue to go up. very slowly and gradually. with any new technology, there is the initial start-up phase where you can get into a niche market then you have to go from niche to math mark

the chp says a westbound toyota prius driven bay san francisco man crossed four lanes of traffic and was hit head on by a minivan driving in the opposite direction. the driver and two passengers in the prius and a girl the mine any van died two others were taken to hospitals. twin one-year-old boys riding in the van were unharmed. >> a hit-and-run in san mateo claimed the life of a man who was waiting for a bus. he was standing behind a concrete garbage can when the driver of a speeding camaro lost control of the car and smashed into the trash can. the man was pinned between the crash can and a tree. a short time later police arrested lopez of san mateo. they said he had a five-year-old child in the car's back seat. >>> fog may have played a part in a fiery fatal collision near the carquinez bridge. the car crashed and then caught on fire. one person died. the accident investigation shut down all lanes of the highway. >>> fog is suspected of contributing to a car crash involving a vallejo police cruiser, the crash happened this morning when the roads were slick and the fog was thick.

a westbound toyota prius, driven spain francisco man, crossed four lanes of traffic and was hit head on by a minivan. the driver and two passengers in the preuse, and a four-year-old girl in the minivan died. two passengers in the van and a ten-year-old girl the prius were taken to hospitals with minor injuries. twup one-year-old boys in the van were unharmed. >> a father is in custody accused of killing a teenager who was fighting with his son. vallejo police say what started as an argument over a girl escalated to a shooting. here's the story. reporter: family members returned in vallejo to see the spot where the 17-year-old had been shot to death. after a party a block or so away. >> i could never picture myself burying my youngest brother. i could never picture that. now i got live with that. you feel me? i have to, and i got move on. and it hurt right now. so bad that don't nobody know, but i'm going to keep it that way. >> relatives identified the victim as 17-year-old gary white, jr., a local high school student hoping to get a college basketball schoomplet just after 3:30 thi

. >> along the four-lane stretch of highway near placerville, a toyota prius carrying a family from san francisco was coming out of the mountains when it swerved into the path of oncoming traffic hitting a minivan. >> there's no information leading to any impairment of the driver. >> a 39-year-old man, a woman and a boy in the prey yus were killed. a 10-year-old girl was hospitalized with severe injuries. the fourth victim of the crash was a 4-year-old placerville girl who was in the minivan. four others in that vehicle. including one-year-old twins had minor to moderate injuries. chp are still investigating what may have caused the drivers to swerve. some think it may have been a deer they saw that was injured and laying on the road right after the crash. >> neighbors say deer regularly cut across that section of highway, so many in fact that they've been asking to see the speed limit lowered. this is just one of many deadly crashes in california during the holiday weekend. according to chp, six people have been killed including two sisters from san bruno. they were ejected from their

. >> she's the sister of the driver of the toyota prius that crossed the center line of traffic and broadsidei van. she celebrated the holiday with the sue family just two days earlier. the only survivor was 10-year- old ellie alley sue she was take on the the hospital with moderate injuries. >> i will take care of her. my daughter and my sister, everybody help each other like that. >> a little girl in the mini van, four-year-old nora elizabeth temple was also killed in the crash. four others in the van were hurt. chp is still looking into what led to this deadly crash. according to this year's thanksgiving data the number of people that died on local roadways is up from last year 44 compared to 32 of last year. however dui arrests are down. elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >>> the remains of yasser arafat have been exhumed from his grave. testing the remains for radiation poisoning. earlier this year a lethal radioactive substance was discovered on arafat's clothing. test results could take several months. palestinians believe he was poisoned by israel. the charge israel denies. >>> we've heard a lot

. >> bob sacala says several years ago he read online about using the toyota prius as a source of power. when the recent storms hit the east coast he decided you know what, i have a prius, i'll give it a try. he bought a few accessories, a couple of extension cords, and voila, take a look. he was back in action. >> he had an inverter, electrical inverter, that i plugged into the cigarette lighter. it enabled me to power lights and television, a laptop. >> he did it. he did all of that on just 3/4 of a tank of gas. sock-love says his prius helped him get through the worst of hurricane sandy and the storm. the power came back on in his storm just a few hours ago. >> just like an episode of "revolution." >>> an outpouring of support for a family devastated by hurricane sandy. a 19-year-old rutgers student lost both of her parents in that storm. now she's decided to leave school to raise her three younger siblings. zoe everett turned to a website called wish upon a hero.com to tell her story and to ask for $5,000 in donations so that she could keep her family afloat while their financial as

. >> a recall tonight involving a popular toyota prius. we'll have details plus -- >> an investigative unit exclusive, behind the gates of the california national guard. our report is next. >>> a mother to be dies in ireland after being denied an abortion. why doctors refuse to perform the procedure that could have saved her life. president obama fired up after one of his own comes under fire. >>> the california national guard has long history of helping the state and nation during tough times. >> but a joint investigation by nbc bay area and our sister station knbc in los angeles uncovers a disturbing hidden culture in the guard, some say sexual assault and racism go unchecked. here's our investigation. tony, serious claims here. >>> raj, yes, we spoke with two dozen men and women from the california national guard who call the culture inside toxic. and now they want to expose what they say is the truth. i want it to stop. >> reporter: she's a master sergeant serving in the guard for a dozen years. >> i don't understand. i had faith in th

the toyota prius cropped four lanes of traffic and hit a mini-van. four people were killed. three of the victims are from an oakland family. 38-year-old su and 39-year-old zhou all died in the prius in the sh extra. 10-year-old eli sai -- elia survived. in the mini-van nora elizabeth temple died. several survived. some people believe a slower speed limit could save lives. >> probably just need to slow it down. get it to slow down. >> it was 55 and then recently in the last couple years they raised it to 65. it is dangerous and scary. >> we spoke with family members who said the funeral for the oakland victims will be december 5th in san lorenzo. >>> the thanksgiving holiday weekend has seen more fatalities than last year. they report that seven people have died on bay area roads one more than 2011. 159 people have been arrested for being under the influence. nape more than last year. the reporting period runs from wednesday until midnight tonight. among those who died were two sisters ejected when their car rear-ended a chp cruiser in palo alto on friday morning. the victims

and the toyota prius and nissan leaf rounded out the top three.ine, consider yourself on notice. and finally finally today the thing we have all been waiting for, the president actually had mitt romney in the white house. he got a chance to check it out not with an army of interior designers, but to meet the president the momentous occasion had the white house press corp. asking a lot of sill questions. silly questions. >> did the white house zipped a car for mitt romney? >> i am not ware that we did. i don't know the answer to that question. >> is the president offering governor romney a job? >> i just don't have a read on that. >> jennifer: i do. believe me. before we tell you if mitt romney walked a we with a car or a job or some other lovely parting gift let's take a trip down memory lane. after the 1996 election, president clinton invited republican bob dole to the white house, and dole left with the presidential medal of freedom. in 2008, president elect obama invited john mccain to his chicago offices and mccain got a meeting. and as for mi

the toyota prius. have above average reliability. >> when the prius was released. there was a lot of skepticism about how well they will holdup. proven very reliable. >> consumer report says it will wait to see how well the redesigned 2013 escape, fusion and lincoln models holdup. too new to be included in this year's analysis. >> the price you'll pay for speed camera violations. the good news and the bad news. >> a couple left out a -- let out a scream when they found something slithering around storage locker. who wouldn't scream? >> coming up, a poll about tomorrow's election. you'll see surprise at the results. i'll have that story coming up. >>> downtown dc erupted into an all night party four years ago when obama was first elected president. and it will be another first if the african american loses the white house tomorrow. >> bruce johnson returned to the corridor today to see if people are planning for another party or a wake tomorrow night. >> a tv crew from denmark was broadcasting inside the corridor today. >> all of the media is into the american elect

the toyota prius cropped four lanes of traffic and hitmini-va. mini-van. four people were killed. three of the victims are from an oakland family. 38-year-old su and 39-year-old zhou all died in the prius in the sh extra. 10-year-old eli sai - elia survived. in the mini-van nora elizabeth temple died. several survived. some people believe a slower speed limit could save lives. >> probably just need to slow it down. get it to slow down. >> it was 55 and then recently in the last couple years they raised it to 65. it is dangerous and scary. >> we spoke with family members who said the funeral for the oakland victims will be december 5th in san lorenzo. >>> the thanksgiving holiday weekend has seen more fatalities than last year. they report that seven people have died on bay area roads one more than 2011. 159 people have been arrested for being under the influence. nape more than last year. the reporting period runs from wednesday until midnight tonight. among those who died were two sisters ejected when their car rear-ended a chp cruiser in palo alto on friday morning. the victims

oh, boy, the cousin of the best selling hybrid car, the toyota prius plug-in.ses sold in the first three quarters, leaving us with the number one electric car in the u.s., yeah, you got it, the always controversial chevy volt which does not make this noise. get this, the best selling car has just 13,000 sales. that's the best selling one. that's the one that does really, really good. the car is constantly a disappointment, and the worst part? it's back by our taxpayer dollars. that's right. still, my two crepts more and dividends train, where should you invest? answers to help you with your money coming up. ♪ gerri: companies making move ahead of the fiscal cliff. what dow component is boosting annual cash dividends 25%. gerri: firms announcing special dividends or bumping up payouts as a result of the looming fiscal cliff. this afternoon, disney announced it's increasing annual cash dividends by 25%. get that. a total of 71 companies announced special dividends so far this year compared to just 15 last year. is it smart to chase stocks? wayne coffman joining m

california, highway patrol saying it's not clear why the toyota prius ended up going against traffic,liding with a mini-van outside sacramento and people in both cars killed. two adults and two children died, several others hurt. and troopers saying the investigation will be difficult because there were no witnesses. late word, they're looking at the computers in each of the vehicles that will include just how fast they were going. texas, a security guard fired and walks into the old job and allegedly kills his replacement and police say the suspect was showing up at the store for work despite being let go two weeks ago. >> and one of the business owners told him that heto be wo longer worked for the security company. >> indiana, an entire shopping center reduced to ashes just outside evansville and fire destroying nine businesses and a church and many store owners watched in disbelief. >> and wanted them to wake me up and saying this is a dream, it's a nightmare. >> it took 67 hours to get it under control. >> and back to california, rescuers pull a man to safety after he was stuck f

thieves don't want to steal your toyota prius.one in 206 priuses have been stole insince june. officials say it's because thieves can't use the parts. they are specifically made for prius priuses. according to farm sanctuary over 1500 turkeys have been taken as pets in the past 26 years. owners say they are infection gnat but are often more work than a cat or a dog. >>> well, cooking the turkey is half of the battle on thanksgiving. the other half is carving it. it is not an easy task. we brought in fairway markets master butcher. this is ray vaniski giving us carving tips this morning. happy thanksgiving to you, ray. >> glad to have you here. >> thank you. >> the grocery store in new york is a fabulous grocery store. weigh want to get to the carving. >> folks at home are watching we don't know how to do it. >> first you want to let it sit 15-20 minutes so it absorbs the juice back like a sponge. then you want to start with your back legs you open up the back of the turkey and allow the air to get underneath where the bone underne

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many prius owners are just now hearing about this recall. >> reporter: frank, many toyota customers told us they bought a prius because of its gas mileage and dependability. tonight, school teacher marian mark drove her 2007 prius to the downtown toyota of oakland dealership to get her tires checked. she told us she wasn't aware of the latest recall. >> if there's a recall, i'm glad they're being honest and hoping to fix it. >> reporter: toyota is voluntarily recalling 600,000 priuses in the u.s. the 2004 through 2009 models. the problem is a potentially defective steering wheel. of the same cars, 300,000 may also have a faulty water pump that may cause the prius to stall. they will automatically check all priuses which come in for any type of service, to see if they're affected by the recall. if so, the prius will be fixed. toyota has said it has not had any reports of injuries. >> if they have any concerns at all, they should go to the dealership and we'll do whatever we can to satisfy. >> reporter: this comes on the heels of another recent recall for power switches which could ignite.

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many prius owners are just now hearing about this recall. >> reporter: frank, many toyota customers told us they bought a prius because of its gas mileage and dependability. tonight, school teacher marian mark drove her 2007 prius to the downtown toyota of oakland dealership to get her tires checked. she told us she wasn't aware of the latest recall. >> if there's a recall, i'm glad they're being honest and hoping to fix it. >> reporter: toyota is voluntarily recalling 600,000 priuses in the u.s. the 2004 through 2009 models. the problem is a potentially defective steering wheel. of the same cars, 300,000 may also have a faulty water pump that may cause the prius to stall. they will automatically check all priuses which come in for any type of service, to see if they're affected by the recall. if so, the prius will be fixed. toyota has said it has not had any reports of injuries. >> if they have any concerns at all, they should go to the dealership and we'll do whatever we can to satisfy. >> reporter: this comes on the heels of another recent recall for power switches which could ignite.

>> for the second time in ament a major recall for toyota to tell you b this time the automaker is recalling 2 1/2 million vehicles including the prius. toyota said the vehicles could be damaged and swech into -- neglect to switch into hybrid mode if they aren't fixed. toyota will notify owners by mail starting next month. >> papa john's pizza has been delivering more than pizza. they filed a $250 million lawsuit against the chain saying papa john's sent out spam texts and some got 15 or 16 in a row. one of the plaintiffs said papa john's never asked permission to text the ad. >>> facebook isn't liking the fakeery that's popping up on its site. facebook prides it self-as a place where people use their real identity on the web. it's taken the problem pretty seriously. the man in charge of facebook's security said a new automated system is in place to purge fake likes president the company has anywhere from 150 to 300 employees to stop fraud. >> all right. if you're not one of those shoppers who wants to deal with all the black friday crowds, the four weekdays following thanksgiving weekend are probably the best time to shop. according

thieves don't want to steal your toyota prius. according to the national insurance crime bureau. thieves can't sell the parts specifically made for prius. >> and thieves don't care about saving money on gas. >> thieves don't care about the environment. >> i know you have eat know a half plate of turkey. not the bird but the companies. the kinds that look like bird brains. >> we'll go to business net work laurence. and we'll have the stop economic. >> and i think in the tech world it was one that made a lot of waives this year. back facebook why? >> since november 9th. for the past few weeks. facebook is doing well by the end of this year, you can take them off of the turkey list. with all of the lock up periods expire not proving to wall street they know how to make money and down i think they are a turkey. >> they launched a couple's page and at a can create their own page and everybody laugh mocked it. you are creating a couple's page. >> wow. i sent out my first facebook ever. >> not a couple's page. nbut now i know that. nit i

a steering defect in several models produced between 2000 and 2011, including the very popular toyota priusgo to my friend who is there with more on that. reporter: i would like to bring in michael sing who is the washington director for north east policy. we have this breaking news on israel. the leading military member of hamas has been killed in gaza. we are going to put that into the mix. here is serious, syria, that war has been raging for 20 months now. now it is starting to spread to other areas. turkey has a refugee issue as will some other areas. jordan, down here, israel and lebanon. this map here, what is your concern? >> welcome one of the things we worry about now are all 20 months of this, this would eventually become a regional conflict. a broader conflict in one confined to syria. we find that happening to some extent. we see strikes in turkey and violence crossing into lebanon. we see a massive outflow of refugees into turkey and lebanon and jordan. of course, iran is also involved in this conflict as well. this is one of the big concerns that the u.s. has had all along. bi

a toyota prius slammed into a minivan. ts said the prius went out of its lane into the van. four people in the minivan survived the crash including 1-year-old twins. >>> this is a sad reminder of the accident on the morning of black friday. >> a second person died from her injuries. the suv ran into a chp car. the family was returning from a shopping trip to gilroy and she died at the hospital. her 24-year-old sister died at the scene. >>> investigators are looking into whether or not the father fell asleep at the wheel. >> deadly crashes and dui -- dui arrest resist up. in the first few days of this holiday weekend. three people in the bay area were killed while 159 people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. one person died on bay area roadways and 150 people were arrested on dui charges last year. chp's maximum enforcement period end tonight. >> oregon man faces the charge that is left his pickup truck dangling from a freeway overpass for almost an hour. >> the accident shut down the roadway for sev

goodies up its sleeve that food degrees may want to know about. >> another recall from toyota. >> good morning prius of a recall, day 0 that recalling 670,000 model years 2004 to 2009 to fix steering extension shafts and electric water pump. millions of college students are closer to getting credit for taking free on lane classes. the american council of education ing a look at the pros and cons -- wal-mart launching food subscription service, it cost $7 a month, including shipping and handling. wal-mart says the price would be $15 if you purchase the items separately. starbucks getting into the drive-thru business and walk-up only stands to attract value and convenience driven customers getting could have i from places like dunkin donuts. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. >>> you gotta love a story like this "star wars" birthday party seems special one takes the cake. a den of kansas wanted to dress up as luke -- luke skywalker for his birthday thinking his cousin was in the suit. when the mask off it was daddy, his father a united states navy reservist home months before he was due ba

. >> i'd buy the band tesla and buy toyota the prius. >> only you, tim, could do that. >> jane?y number two. lumbering up. lumber futures way up their loans in june, though down today. due to better housing outlooks and rebuilding after superstorm sandy. lumber liquidators got a downgrade to sell from stifel nicolaus. >> well done, jane, well done. >> melissa, what "wood" you all do about lumber? >> oh, wood. b. b. b.k., what do you say? >> i tell you, i'm going to go against the grain on this one. >> overload. >> you know, lumber liquidators is not the way to play this. i think wire houser works here. lumber is up 26% off the lows. with wire housing you get the lumber play, plus natural resources play, plus get a dividend as well. 2630 where it closed today seems to have decent support around 26. just below 26 i'd set by stop. >> i have to hear about this petraeus movie. >> really? i'm old. >> this is my favorite story. this is hollywood and this petraeus script is writing itself. the saga gets bigger every day. we started casting an inevitable film. notice karen finerman looks

toyota recalls millions of cars across the world. the automaker is recalling 2.77 million cars because of steering prob problems and a defective water pump. the affected models include the prius hybrid, the toyota corolla and the wish. the company says there have been no crashes or injuries reported due to any of these problems. >>> start saving change now. tolls on the dulles toll road could double over the next three years. the airport authority will vote on whether to approve the hike today. it would start with a 50 cent raise next year to $2.75. then tolls would jump to $3.50 by 2014 and $4.50 by 2015. the hike is primarily to help fu fund the construction of metro's silver line to dulles. tolls are expected to account for half of the line's $5.6 billion price tag. >> a traffic alert for drivers in d.c. crews are repaving pennsylvania avenue to prepare for the inauguration. they're expected to prepare a stretch of pennsylvania avenue between 3rd and 14th streets northwest. most of the paving will happen overnight and should take about ten days to complete. the inauguration is monday, january 21st. >>> today former d.c. councilman kwame brown will begin six months of house

right lane. >>> new this morning, toyota announced overnight recalling more than 2 1/2 million cars because of faulty water pumps, recall affects nearly 700,000 priushybrids in the u.s.. this is the latest recall to hit the japanese carmaker a month ago toyota recalled more than seven million because of power window switch problem that could lead to possible fires. >>> gas prices continue fall across the state and across the bay area. average statewide price for regular unleaded is $3.85, san francisco $3.95 in oakland and san jose the prices lower than the statewide average, oakland $3.83, san jose $3.80. >>> still ahead, keeping men faithful in relationships. new science that says it could come down to a nasal spray. >> this you gotta hear. >>> he's one of president obama's most vocal critics. now the donald's attacks could cost him a lucrative business deal. >>> new lawsuit that >>> ferry building is in blue to commemorate world diabetes day. san francisco with many cities around the country and world are going to be celebrated world diabetes day. one of the ways to bring awareness is have the ferry building blue and make you think about all tho

in addition, toyota is also recalling several prius models due to a problem with the car's hybrid water in the united states, 670,000 cars are being recalled. a spokesman said the recalled prius cars were of the model's second generation. a certain corolla models are also affected. all of the cars were made between 2000 and 2011. this is toyota's second multimillion car recall of the year. >>> in health matters tonight, the nationwide deadly meningitis outbreak was hotly discussed in a congressional hearing today. the owner of the specialty pharmacy tied to the contaminated steroids declined to testify repeatedly invoking the fifth amendment. the outbreak killed 32 people and sickened more than 400 across the country. republicans on the committee asked why the fda did not intervene when it discovered violations at the new england compounding center back in 2002. one of those who died was a state circuit judge from kentucky. >> this man, who was perfectly healthy one moment, and then just so quickly going down hill. and everything the doctors were doing for him didn't -- was to no avail.

. >>> toyota is recalling 2.5 million prius cars worldwidt could result in faulty steering and a water pump problem. the cars could be damaged and might not be able to switch into hybrid mode if they are not fixed. 670,000 of the cars were sold in the u.s. toyota is planning to notify owners by mail next month. and this is toyota's second major recall in as many months. >>> big changes on the horizon. a lot of rain in store over the next seven days! details. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> bay area home prices are up for a sixth straight month. and that brings the median price to $416,000, counting all nine bay area counties. there were 7,800 homes sold last month. up more than twenty%. >> reporter: a view of the oakland skyline from a balcony in the master bedroom. lots of architectural details are eye-catching in this

millions of toyotas are being recalled and the world involving the prius and some other models producedince 2000. a defect in the steering shaft could cause steering problems of the 670,000 toyotas shoulder in the united states are included in the recall. toyota is also recalls the 630,000 cars because of a water pump problem. >>> crews have more clean-up work today to get the mud out of daly city. we want to take a live look out at all of that mud. look at the mess. the mud that covered a main street trapped a number of people in their neighborhoods because their cars got stuck in it. the water came from a pipe that broke on a hill above the neighborhood that was hit. an 8" cast iron pipe from the 1930s broke. no hold were damaged. >>> pg&e crews are trying to restore power on the 3rd and 4th floors of san francisco city hall. this is a live look there. i believe you can hear the generator. they are going to run on generator power when it opens for business today. crews are trying to figure out what sparked an electrical problem in the basement last night. the sprinklers went off causi

but, you know, looking back over time when toyota came out with the prius, it was kind of like "who wanted a hybrid car?" and now prius is the largest player. i mean, they are now 50% generally of the hybrid market. >> reporter: g.m. north america president mark reuss says the company remains bullish on electric cars but is developing other technologies, as well. >> i think c.n.g., compressed natural gas, is a huge opportunity on an unleveraging of foreign oil piece of this, as well. and if you look at the shale that we have and the reserves that we have in the united states, and you look at the cost of mining those, it puts the cost of that about half the price of gasoline. >> reporter: g.m. says in time electric vehicles will become more affordable as battery technology improves and gets less expensive. diane eastabrook, "n.b.r.," chicago. >> tom: tomorrow, we'll have more on the auto industry with the outlook on the u.s. from the world's most profitable automaker, volkswagen. >> susie: more pressure on s.a.c. capital today on word that the u.s. government might bring civil fraud charges

toyota says a design error for a shaft part was found in nine models including prius and wish made between august 2000 and last december. the car maker says the steering wheel could malfunction if the driver repeatedly turns it to the maximum. the recall also involved five models of hybrids including alphard hybrid and prius made between may 2001 and last december. toyota says a manufacturing error was found in the electrical system for the water pump to cool the voltage converter. the automaker warnings that the defects could force the car to stop running due to a short circuit. toyota says there has been no accidents stemming from the defect but says it will start replacing the parts for free. >>> u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner has echoed president obama on the importance of raising taxes for the wealthy and continuing tax cuts for the middle class. that's to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff which is a scenario that an automatic surge in tax cuts and fiscal spending payments may drive the economy into recession. >> let's extend the tax cuts removing the potential uncertainty an

toyota's reputation for reliability. the japanese automaker is recalling almost 3 million cars worldwide because of steering and water pump problems. the two recalls cover more than a dozen models, including the prius. 1 million of the cars were sold here in the u.s. and just last month, toyota recalled more than 7 million vehicles for a different problem. >>> there is more pressure on president obama this morning as he meets with business leaders about the nation's economy. the federal budget deficit last month was $120 billion, 22% more than a year ago. it's a sign the country is on track for its fifth-straight annual deficit of more than $1 trillion. the u.s. has not had a surplus since 2001. >>> u.s. airways is reportedly pushing for a merger with american airlines. sources tell bloomberg news, the smaller airline presented a detailed plan to american's creditors yesterday. american would rather exit bankruptcy as an independent carrier and will make its case to its creditors today. >>> well, black friday, the day after thanksgiving, is traditionally the kickoff for the holiday shopping season. but it may not be the best day to go shopping. the least crowded days to shop are the monday, tuesday

millions of toyotas being called around the world involving the prius and some other models produced since 2000. a defect in the steering shaft could cause steering problems. 670,000 toyotas sold here in the united states are included in the recall. toyota is also recalling 630,000 cars because of a water pump problem. >>> what may be a sigh of relief for college students in california, today's vote for raising tuition at uc campuses has been delayed. the move comes after requests from governor brown. he questioned the timing of raising tuition a week after voters passed prop 30 to fund education. the uc system was look at raising fees by as much as 35%. >>> forget about black friday this year it's all about black thursday. target will open its doors at 9:00 on thanksgiving night. one part-time target employee says enough already. casey saint claire has since launched an online petition to get target to close altogether on thanksgiving. so far, it's gotten more than 200,000 signatures. >> i want to keep thanksgiving as a day where the stores are closed and everyone gets to spend time

and this recall affect's toyota's iconic hybrid name plate: the prius. 670,000 prius hybrids in the u.s. are being called back. worldwide. the voluntary recall involves over 2.7 million vehicles. the cars are being recalled because the connection between the steering wheel and the gearbox could wear out, leading to a loss of steering. so far, the company says there have been no accidents or injuries from the problem. toyota recalled over seven million vehicles for a faulty power-window switch just last month. the automaker has been trying to repair its image after a series of massive recalls, 14 million vehicles over the last several years. until recently, toyota was the role model in the auto industry for quality products. also today, toyota agreed to pay more than $25 million to settle an investor lawsuit about a 2009 recall over faulty floor mats and gas pedals. the suit accused the automaker of a lack of disclosure, surrounding unintended acceleration problems. tom, toyota stock fell on the news. >> tom: let's get going with tonight's "market focus." >> tom: the stock sell off since