joining us from hartford, connecticut, author and contributor, jim, thank you for joining us. this car looks peculiar and it's classified as a motorcycle but the company said it's really a car and has all the safety features of a car, anti-lock brakes and everything else. you've driven one, does it feel like a car or motorcycle. >> it doesn't have the production engine yet. it has a motor from a geo metro. you get the sense of how it's going to be, and unfortunately they have to--the car is supposed to come out around the end of the year. they've had some delays. and end of next year, i should say. what they're trying to do i is--they're trying to get a very low cost commuter car that cost $6,800. and it's theoretical now because they have to get the motor in. but i drove it around new york city with the current configuration with the geo metro motor, and people just went absolutely nuts over it. they're so excited to see it. they don't know what it is. they think it's something that would cost a whole lot more. when they hear that the target is $6,800 they want to have one. >

from the hartford current that has a military look for police. do you think that police departments have too many weapons? caller: i think that what we used to have is the police officers, they used to lead the neighborhood and the officers used to know about people around them. what we don't have today is police officers who watch some kind of shows that they go after the houses and break in people's doors and harass them. >> will not help the problem. i think what we need to do is we should train theples how to you respect the police officers. people respect the uniform. when the office has approaching you with an attitude, the people will become angry and try to defend. what, after all, that's how they don't communicate better. really what i see today here is is distressing. >> thank you for the call. from the "st. louis post dispatch," the scene as one person critically injured and shooting seven others were arrested by the way, as the curfew went into effect. there was a news briefing at 3:00 in the morning. one reporting that the tear gas and smoke bombs used to disperse a group of defiant protesters. details available online next c

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