caioning sponsored by wpbt >> suzanne: uncle sam's ca for unkers program is still goin that's despite dealereports it has own through a billion- dollar budget. the prident says deals made through the weend will be covered. >> jeff: theconomy's still stk in reverse. the latest g.d.p. readg shows we're still in recsion. coming up: analysis from wal stre and washington. >> suzanne: tonight's maet monitor guest thinks we' hit bottom, and thinks companies will soon stt showing growth. he's robert stovall, managg director and strategist atood asset management >> jeff: the we head to chicago for a ok at an all americ family business. we kick off our new cus on family busess. night's "all in e family" introduces us the people bend glunz beer. >> suzanne: i'm suzanne att. >> jeff: a i'm jeff yastine. this is "nightly business report" for friday, july 3 "nightly busess report" made possible by: this program was made possle by contribions to your pbs station from viewers like u. thank you. >> suzne: good evening, everne. the government's wildly pular "cash for unkers" program may be on its way t

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if you want -- speaking of driving, we will be talking about the program cash for cl unkers. anthe latest in to the investigation into michael jackn's doctors. we are on storm watch on this wednesday. >>> robert gates said there is a possibility the withdrawal of troops will be accelerated from iraq. he suggested one burgrave it may lead ahead of schedule -- he said one brigade may lead ahead of schedule. they plan to withdraw forces from iraq by august 2010. all trips are scheduled to be out by the end of 2011. >>> there are troubling details coming to light in the aftermath of the iranian presidential elections. they just released some of the dissidents arrested during the demonstrations and they are sharing harrowing accounts of their time in prison. >> thousands protested the landslide victory by mahmoud ahmadinejad on june 15. during the unrest, the government says 2005 hundred iranians ranging from students to politicians were sent to prison. as demonstrations in support of the opposition candidate hussein musab a , -- hossein mousavi -- prisoners were forced to make co

americans taking advaage of the government's car allowance rebate sysm-- better known as cars or cashor unkers. the ogram offers up to $4,500 for consumers who scrap d gas zzlers for more fuel efficie ca and truck rossch got 3,500 dollars to ade in his 1986 oldsmobile custom cruiser for new chevy impa. >> it made it more connient to t rid of the car at this time since it broht in more money a trade-in. >> reporter: since casfor clunkers started friday, consumers ha been flocng to 22,000 dears in the program. at this kia dealershipowner mark scarpelli soltwo vehicles in the hour we were on hisot. >> our traffic and vume has increased about 50% sincthe program got stard. >>eporter: but, the program which endsovember 1 has hit me speed bumps. >> the heldesk cannot address program questions. >> reporter: at ll stasek chevrolet, emploes couldn't get help from call center when ey had trouble electronicall submitting reiursement claims. how long he you been working on this one trsaction? two hours. >> reporter: a you're frustrat? >> onla little. >> reporte owner bill stasek thinks part problem is 41

that's something we have never done before, since they starred to keepaco cash for unkers, and the largestlisted auto dealer, they said they sold 3,000 cars under the program, and their earnings came out as well today. that seems to be overshadowing investor sentiment. and then builders are have a rseat month. up over 25% for the month of july. and this morning we heard from a builder out of denver called mdc, and they announced something that they have not done in four years. an increase in orders. it was not big, but it also was not negative. guys, back to you. >> that's definitely good news for home building. >> yeah. >> thanks very much. >> have a great weekend. >>> the time right now is 11:49. and some brides-to-be tried to snag a deal on the wedding of their dreams. >>> wil wl look at the forest. >>> akire loong for somebody that makes t day l special in the early morning hours, and if you know somebody like that, their >>> he doesn't have a secret identity, and he doesn't wear a cape, but a man in london sure looks the part of a superhero, or acts it. he build a bizarre contraption