the four vehicles crash tested by insurance institute for highway safety, and only the toyota prius prime and chevy volt earn 2017 safety plus a war. both are plug in hybrid with front crash prevention systems with the the prius standard on every car. >> nice thing about toyota prius rhyme you can get top safety pick plus safety performance without having to choose any options. >> reporter: all electric tesla model s raised some concerns in the front crash test. >> it moved too far forward in the air bag and head hit steering wheel through the air bag. >> reporter: experts did not test it for trent crash prevention because they are upgrading its software. >>> bmw i3 fell short because its seats and head restraint got a lower ranking. >> one of the consequences on have the trent rear crashes is injury that people commonly referred to as whiplash and we are trying to mack sure natalie seat and head restraints prevent those injuries. >> reporter: insurance institute the for highway safety says tesla and bmw are aware of the problems and fixing them. they say experts have yet to find any safe

but only the toyota prius prime and the chevy volt earned a 2017 top safety pick plus award. both cars are plug-in hybrids with front crash prevention systems with the prius standard on every car. >> the nice thing about the toyota prius prime is that you can get top 50 pick plus safety performance without having to choose any options. >> the others were the all- electric tesla s and bmw's i3. >>> the widow of the orlando nightclub shooter is expected to appear in federal in oakland in a few hours today. attorneys for norah salman have requested the release into the custody of her mother. prosecutors say she knew about the husband's nightclub attack before he did it. she is accused of misleading investigators. prosecutors are moving the case to florida. >>> just as israel is ready to evacuate one illegal settlement it has approved 3,000 new homes in the west bank. this is the third such announcement in less than two weeks drawing criticism from palestinians and the european union. most countries see the settlements as an obstacle to a peace deal between israel and palestine.

two cars, the chevy volt and toyota prius prime did well enough to earn the designation top safety picks. but the results are not as good for the tesla model s which is popular with luxury car buyers who want an electric model. according to the iihs, the model s could have done better protecting the crash test dummy when the front corner of the car was in a collision at 40-mile-per-hour. >> the forces we measured on the head suggested an injury might be possible had that been a human being. similarly, it raised concerns about injury to the leg. neither of these was so high that we on expect life threatening injuries but they are too high in our opinion to earn good ratings for those body regions. tesla has made changes that will affect the next time they conduct tests. the spokesman addedering with expect the highest possible rating in every category making it eligible for the iihs top safety pick awardful meanwhile, bmw fell just short in rear end collisions. the company defends its electric car saying with it's carbon design. >> one other thing stands bout these crash tests. none of th

with front crash prevention systems with the prius standard on every car. >> nice thing about toyota priusou can got top safety pick performance without having who choose any options. >> reporter: all electric tesla model s raised some concerns in a front crash test >> dummy moved too far forward in the air bag and his head hit against the steering wheel through the air bag. >> reporter: experts did not test it for front crash prevention because tesla is upgrading its software. bmw's i3 fell short of the top award because it seats and head restraints got a lower ranking. >> one of the consequences of front rear crashes, it is, injury, that people commonly refer to as whip rash and we're trying to headache sure seats and red restraints can prevent those injuries. >> reporter: insurance institute for highway safety says tesla and bmw air wear of the problems, and they are fixing them. they also say that experts have yet to find any safety problems, specific to electric or hybrid cars, and they can be just as safe as any other vehicles on the road. and tesla goes on to say that model s owners

but only the toyota prius prime and the chevy volt earned a 2017 top safety pick plus award.oth cars are plug-in hybrids with front crash prevention systems. with the prius it's standard on every vehicle. >> you can get the safety performance without having to choose any options. >> the other vehicles tested tesla's model s and bmw's i3 had good safety scores but they also had minor flaws that concerned the researchers. >>> american airlines will start offering a basic economy ticket this month. the move follows a similar announcement by united airlines. passengers who buy the cheaper seats can not sit where they want or bring a full-sized carry on. kris van cleave explains. >> reporter: basic economy fares will save you money at a cost. you will be last on board. you can't choose a seat. if your carry-on doesn't fit under it, you pay to check it. >> we always have extra bags other than suitcases. >> reporter: these restrictive bargain tickets come as ultralow fare carriers like spirit are competing for more customers. when we checked flights from chicago to los angeles, leav

take this toyota prius, highly popular in the u.s., been imported, therefore contributing to the trainounds between the tubing countries. in 2016, the u.s. imported a total of 1.6 million vehicles from japan, while the japanese bought just 19,000 american cars. overall imports from japan unmounted 132 billion dollars last year. the corresponding exports to japan came in at $63 billion, creating a deficit of $69 billion. to make matters more complicated, washington has rejected the transpacific trade deal come a which japan has lobbied for. >> president trump is a businessman, so i think there is a high chance he may impose rather severe demands in bilateral talks. that would mean a negative impact on japan's economy in the long run. shinzo abe and donald trump will have a lot to discuss. >> may be a more personal approach can ease the pressure on negotiations? after talks at the white house, the two leaders are set to jet down to florida for a day of golf. >> on to the other asian superpower, china offered some answers to pressing questions about its economic performance today. there a

the toyota prius prime and the chevy volt earned the 2017 top safety pick plus award. >>> tonight, some airlines are come comcast sportsnet peteing to give you less. they are about to launch a lower class of service. >> reporter: american and united airlines will offer a limited number of basic economy fares. they come with a low price and a catch. passengers cannot choose a seat. they are allowed one carry on that must fit under the seat and likely will be the last to get on board. senator chuck schumer is calling for legislation to keep the overhead free. >> they charge you when you store luggage. they shouldn't for the bins. >> reporter: these come as ultra fare carriers like spirit are competing with them. when cbs news checked round trip nonstop, spirit's bear fair was about $22 below united and beat american by nearly $100. >> an airline is offering a cheaper product for customers that want to fly that are budget conscious. >> reporter: basic economy means a select number of seats will be offered for the lower price. on board, it will be the same experience as the rest of coach. j

two models, toyota prius prime and the chevy volt earned the top safety pick plus from the insurance institute for highway safety. two other cars successful model, and bmwi3 electric cars fell short of the institute's top awards. >> well, nasa has just released new photos of the icy rings around saturn. taken by the spacecraft. hena daniels with more on the spacecraft final mission, before scientists set it on a course, crash and burn in space. >> beamed these spectacular photos from space, the closest vie of the icy discs around the planet ever seen. the spacecraft is helping scientists observe and understand the second largest planet, hoping to get more insight into how saturnian our solar system will form. cassini first launched in 1977. >> four years to this moment. >> reached sat nun 2004. nasa said the rings are about 30 feet thick, made almost completely of a billion maybe even trillion, chunks of water ice, dust, and rock. cassini has also been studying saturn's dozens of moons, that orbit near the rings' edges, providing these first detailed images of small moons, pan dura.

crash test institute by the national highway institute for safety all got high marks, but only the toyota priusy award. they're hybrids with front crash prevention systems. with the prius, it's standard on every car. >> nice thing about the prius prime is you can get top safety pick safety performance without having to choose any options. >> reporter: the all-electric tesla model s caused some concerns in a front crash test. >> the dummy moved too far forward into the airbag and his head hit the steering wheel through the airbag. >> reporter: it's upgrading its software. bmw's i3 fell short because of seats and headrest that got a lower ranking. >> one of the consequences of injury is that people commonly refer to as whiplash, and we're trying to make sure the seats and headrests can prevent those kinds of injuries. >> reporter: nhtsa says tesla is aware of the problems and are fixing them. they have yet to find any safety-related problems. they can be just as safe as any other vehicle on the road. roxana saberi for cbs news, new york. >>> two broadcasting legends will join forces this fall. op

it's standard on every car. >> the nice thing about the toyota prius prime is you getop safety pick plus safety performance without having to choose any options. >> reporter: the all-electric tesla s caused some concerns in a front crash test. >> the dummy moved too far forward into the airbag and head hit the steering wheel through the airbag. >> reporter: the experts didn't test it for front crash prevention because tesla's upgrading its software. bmw' ic also fell short of the top award because its seat and head restraints got a lower rating. >> and one of the consequences of front-to-rear crashes is injury that people commonly refer to as whiplash and we are trying to make sure the seats and head restraints can prevent those kinds of injuries. >> reporter: the insurance institute for highway safety says tesla and bmw are aware of the problems and are fixing them. they also say experts have yet to find any safety problems specific to electric or hybrid cars. they can be just as safe or any other vehicle on the road. roxana saberi for cbs news, new york. >> tesla say

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toyota prius prime earned the top safety pick plus award. >> a plus-plus report here. brand-new into our newsroom. the latest jobs number showing the economy continuing to expand. >> big numbers come out on friday. >> friday get the labor department measurement on how many jobs were created in january. private payrolls showing far more were added. experts were looking for 165,000. what they know? the actual number 246,000. going to be interesting to watch how donald trump handles this one on twitter. these numbers will probably be spectacular. they measure a month when president he 'bama was ready for 20 and one-half days. and president trump was president 11 of the month. who gets more credit? apple turned business around with a record number of iphones sold. more than 78 million. that ends three-quarters of declining sales. the dow fell 107 points after its worst day of the year on monday. invest continue to think about the past executive order on immigrants. and future orders on h1b. operation crew north moving to silicon valley. and neil gorsuch being moved to the

the driver of the toyota prius stopped and is cooperating in the investigation. investigators have not yet determined who was at fault. >>> there is a new twist in the homicide investigation of a 61- year-old woman found shot to death inside a home yesterday. investigators say she had been shot several times on san marcos court and was pronounced dead. >> police had wanted to question her boyfriend who lived at the home but according to reports we are learn that he was found dead in el dorado late yesterday. so far no details on his death have been released. >>> fire chief is now on live from oakland but not clear why. city leaders will only say that the fire chief is on leave but won't discuss the reasons. a deputy chief said that the chief is caring for a relative who is ill. the firefighters union said that she has been out for weeks. she was criticized for the department's failure to inspect the ghost ship warehouse. >>> people and business as effected by the warehouse fire will be able to receive some financial help from the federal government. that's becaus

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