the joint venture will reportedly make a range of volkswagen brands, including the jetta and other models. industry analysts predict rapid growth in the russian markets and expected to overtake germany as the largest producer of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in europe by the year 2018. hthe government of ivory coast said it has seized a number of foreign banks after the shutdown operations are in the country. reuters news agency says that local branches of soc gen and bnp will be reopened as nationalized banks. it is the latest move in the standoff with the international community. the incumbent leader refuses to step down, although the u.n.- backed election commission says it lost last november's presidential paul. the ivory coast is now facing financial collapse. four banks shut down operations in compliance with international sanctions designed to force the leader of power. that is your business update. back to meggin leigh. >> thank you. the german islam conference is an important annual forum between the german state and muslims living here in the country. the next mee

volkswagen sold over 7 million vehicles. the company strives to become the world's leading carmaker. it currently ranks third behind toyota and general motors. here is our markets reporter from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> traders have been able to have good news with the oil prices coming down. they have been relieved that the dax could recover again. shares have been favored. the market speculates that the swedish company will come out with a bid. telekom missed expectations and shocked with the dividend cut. >> we can start with the blue chips in frankfurt. the dax closed at 7185. the eurozone flute stocks advanced 1.2%. the w jones industrials are also higher. the currency markets have the euro at $1.34. the bank of russia it is increasing its main financing rate to 8%. it is the first time the central bank has raised rates since the financial crisis began more than two years ago. the bank of russia is trying to combat rising inflation. much of that has been driven by rising food prices. inflation in russ aveges 7%.

bud light, doritos, volkswagen pulled out all the stops and another year of high dollar and the one i like the dogs acting like humans and they were the winners of this year's favorite commercials. >> hey, guys. >> "usa today" annual ad meter, this commercial featuring a pug chasing down a bag of chips. >> the pug's owner says his friends made the commercial in less than two weeks. it cost them $500. the other winner, a bud light commercial, about a dog sitter who gets the animals to cater the party. you can train them. ♪ [star wars theme playing ] >> another super bowl favorite was this volkswagen commercial, the mini darth vader, became a viral hit before the game. and the little darth vader tries to use the powers of the force to move a washing machine and a dog and a baby doll and when he is about to give up look what happens. he magically starts the car in the driveway. >> luke, i am your father and i can start the car. >>> perhaps more talked about with the commercials, what happened on the field before the game even started. ♪ what so proudly we watched ♪ at the twilight's last

the joint venture will reportedly make a range of volkswagen brands, including the jetta and other models. industry analysts predict rapid growth in the russian markets and expected to overtake germany as the largest producer of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in europe by the year 2018. the government of ivory coast said it has seized a number of foreign banks after the shutdown operations are in the country. reuters news agency says that local branches of soc gen and bnp will be reopened as nationalized banks. it is the latest move in the standoff with the international community. the incumbent leader refuses to step down, although the u.n.- backed election commission says it lost last november's presidential paul. the ivory coast is now facing financial collapse. four banks shut down operations in compliance with international sanctions designed to force the leader of power. that is your business update. back to meggin leigh. >> thank you. the german islam conference is an important annual forum between the german state and muslims living here in the country. the next meet

arched stone, doritos, a volkswagen van. take a look. bridgestone tires.c) >> 4 driver someone to get the most out of their car. bridgestone. >> cannot hurt my dog. >> do not hurt my dog. (star wars music in background) engine starts and if you www.kron4.com visit our what's on the web section, at www.kron4.com >> and i like the one with chrysler and m and m the bottom is how we 1 0 1 towards the peninsula. it is backed up. however, the top is falling. stay with us. plenty of news, coming up. >> movie making magic in san francisco. the new television series " alcatraz " crews are shooting on a silver street between high in leavenworth. this will wrap up a 7:00 p.m. the actors in " alcatraz " with jorge garcia, robert forster, and even the tracy. now, here is stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> this may be one of the most underused biplane. on the embarcadero. -bicycle lane. underutilized because most of these bicycle rightists are riding on the sidewalks. and it is illegal to ride on the sidewalk in california. except during the embarcadero

. >> the volkswagen commercial six year-old maxwell page. he is battling a congenital heart failure with the valve. >> my family helps me a lot. >> this has spent millions and millions of views on you tube. >> that was extremely popular also other some of the worst commercials kimberly? >> you can vote for all of them on the you tube. first, the least-favorite. >> the people that have trouble, and with the still well above an amazing fish occurreand we are still getting tibetian food... > > i need more room >> are you going to finish tose? >> those are already gone. >> you a got the rest of >> group on missed the mark. and this teredos, the figure licking was but a bit gross. coming up, the best. my best picks, we will be right back after this break. >> and live look with sunny skies and cold temperatures that will continue as we go towards tomorrow. your full forecast coming of the news at 5:00 p.m. is coming up, next. live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> of the deadly raiman. peter hanh was running at the kaiser p

>> a volkswagen passat. >> reporter: you are well trained, very well trained. film that ad? >> like 16 hours. >> reporter: that's a long time. have you seen "star wars"? >> no. >> reporter: you've never seen "star wars"? >> no. >> reporter: do you know who darth vader is? >> yeah. >> reporter: what were you doing in the ad? >> what am i doing in the ad? >> reporter: you were using the -- >> the force. >> reporter: is the force strong with you? >> yes. >> reporter: the force is strong with you. >> i could stop a taxi. >> reporter: would you say you're a pretty normal kid? >> yeah. although i have -- i have a heart defect. >> reporter: but you're doing okay with that? >> yeah. >> reporter: do you do anything special for that? >> no. i mean, i just have lots of surgeries, but that's it. >> reporter: that's it. and now you're fine? >> yeah. >> reporter: now you're in a big super bowl ad? >> yeah. >> reporter: did you like the ad? >> yeah. >> reporter: was it your favorite of the ads? >> yeah. >> reporter: did you vote? >> yeah -- no. i'm like, yeah, no. well, proba

. >> reporter: ok that is not as cute as volkswagen and as a mini earth matter who gets the forced to work with his dad gives him a hand. pete (music) >> reporter: in the days leading up to the game some advertisers even released trailers' for their commercials. peace for instance but tale of a clydesdale is to be continued. it did out for another it tire ad. >> you said this e-mail would reply all. you hit reply all. >> (crying) >> reporter: date stand to win big bucks if they make it to the top. then i do not weaken go wrong with the putt. ok so how about the weather for the super bowl? not here. >> it is quick to be cold. in the '30's. perhaps some snow falling on the stadium. a good thing they are on the dome. it beat >> good thing. >> that is dallas. you're born to be in the '70s. some degree in oakland 74 eagle san jose. the >> have a good night and we will see you tomorrow.

look at this, turnover in his own volkswagen. sharks won 2-1 and finish the road trip 5-2. the hornets had a 15 point lead against the warriors and but gold enstate chipped away. curry with a sweet pass and tied the game at 53. then the warriors open it up in the second half. to wright and wright at 16. giants officially took the field today in search of another world series title. this is brian wilson looking for like lincoln. best in show, named at the dog show in new york, a scottish deer hound got the ribbon. she is the first dog of her breed ever to win that award and you can see why. we will see -- well it not a very good looking dog. >> surety. >> we will have a appearance by a former westminster winner coming up on the 11:00 news. >> really? >> live on this set. >> taco. >> taco. ,,,,,,,, rocket scientists! you gave us the space age... but your savings accounts are stuck in the stone age! earn more commodore with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! [ laughs ] instead of earning zilch, your savings will be earning three times the

one of the biggest stars of last nigh's super bowl was the boy who played darth vader in a volkswagenrs old. he's here along with his mom jennifer. good morning to you. >> hey, guys. >> first of all, darth vader, show us what you've got. >> there you go. >> let's see who you are, max. can you take the mask off? hello, young man. nice to see you. this is exciting stuff, isn't it? >> yeah. >> do you like being darth vader? it's cool. how did this happen? how did this audition take place and how did he win? >> you know, well, it started, i think, december 29th was his first audition. he had a call-back and it got down to 16 kids. we got a call over the weekend that said they booked it. it wasn't until halfway through the first day of filming we knew it was a super bowl commercial. we just thought it was his first national commercial and the deutsch group was like, no, this is a super bowl spot. it was out of this world. >> you didn't know much about darth vader, did you? >> no. >> you went to the internet and saw a picture of him? >> sort of. >> now, your mom said this is your first nati

volkswagen sold over 7 million vehicles. the company strives to become the world's leading carmaker. it currently ranks third behind toyota and general motors. here is our markets reporter from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> traders have been able to have good news with the oil prices coming down. they have been relieved that the dax could recover again. shares have been favored. the market speculates that the swedish company will come out with a bid. telekom missed expectations and shocked with the dividend cut. >> we can start with the blue chips in frankfurt. the dax closed at 7185. the eurozone flute stocks advanced 1.2%. the dow jones industrials are also higher. the currency markets have the euro at $1.34. the bank of russia it is increasing its main financing rate to 8%. it is the first time the central bank has raised rates since the financial crisis began more than two years ago. the bank of russia is trying to combat rising inflation. much of that has been driven by rising food prices. inflation in russia average

the volkswagen ad with little darth vader, that's a return on your advertising dollar. >> i just love when he goes like this and he jumps and looks at his parents. thanks for joining us. we'll see you back here at 6:00.

europe's biggest car maker volkswagen has reached an agreement with a union. vw workers will receive a 3.2% raise starting on the first of may. the agreement will last for 16 months. vw has also agreed to a one-off payment of 1% of a worker's annual base salary or a minimum of 500 euros. they went into talks demand is 6% rise under a 12-month contract. if you want to recharge or cptelephone in europe these day, you had better have the right connector. this makes it possible to mix and match telephones with connectors from other manufacturers. on tuesday, a new universal charging cable was unveiled, to finally put an end to confusion and waste. >> beginning in november, mobile telephone charges will be compatible -- charges will be compatible. only those with micro usb's will be available. >> this is the beginning of the new phase, the beginning of a revolution. >> these have been a thorn in his side. mobile phone manufacturers now have 30 different systems for their funds. until now, anyone buying a new one has usually needed a new charter until now. >> the ne

create 40,000 new jobs by the year 2018 -- most of the positions will be in manufacturing of the volkswagen brand cars. most of the jobs will be in china, according to one magazine. marketing staff will also be hired. it wants to surpassed toyota as the world's biggest automotive group within seven years. germany's leading solar energy business, solar world, has announced record sales of 1.3 billion euros for 2010. that is a 3% rise on the previous year. the increase comes in -- from a boom in solar power in germany and rising demand from abroad. the company makes solar panels and silicon wafers. it is optimistic for 2011 as well. and more international news from brian. >> a real blow to the world coming carnival season. preparations for rio de janeiro's carnival season are in chaos after a fire swept through a complex. it broke out in the early morning and it took a number of hours for emergency crews to get it under control. three of the biggest samba groups have lost thousands of concert -- costumes they have been working on for a year. carnival celebrations start march 4 and draw thousa

max hayes, star of the popular volkswagen super bowl commercial.ax and his family traveled to new york to meet the actor who is currently starring in driving miss daisy on broadway. i guess that james earl jones gave him one of the masks that darth vader wore, and signed it. >>> a new development to tell you about, a new law that has turned some texting teenagers into registered sex offenders. >>> he is credited with saving a drowned surfer at mavericks. now facing some unexpected consequences. >>> good morning, it's a little bit slow getting into the valley. if your job is in coopertino or sunnyville it may take you longer on the roads. >>> well good morning to you. welcome back. a man who risked his own life to heroically save the life of a surfer who nearly drowned, there is a federal law that bans personal watercraft in that area, which is a national marine sanctuary. the man was hit by a wave about 20 feet tall. other surfers say the proximity of the jet-ski is probably why the surfer survived. the meeting begins at 9:30 in half moon bay. >>>

among the many super bowl ads is for the volkswagen passat. more than 100 million people tuned in to see the game and the commercials that cost about $3 million for a 30-second spot. and today the super bowl turned out to be a huge disappointment for 400 fans who had tickets to see the game, but never actually saw it in person. that's because their temporary seats were not approved by the fire marshal. they were allowed only to watch on the monitors and will receive a refund that is triple the cost of the tickets. >>> and a few hours you can see the super bowl play of the day in 3d on your smartphone. it is the first augmented sports section and art show in his drive to discover. >> you are standing on the 50 yard line of the cowboy stadium. home of the super bowl. look around a by pointing it in any direction. this virtual actual is augmented reality. these markers are ready to appear anywhere, and if you . your phone's camera at one, it instantly over lays a new reality on top of what you are seeing in your field of use. augmented reality. >

volkswagen rolling out its new black beetle ad without showing the actual car not yet. and then a special customer- created ad from frito-lay. it will debut sunday during the big game. >> 3 million bucks a spot. unbelievable. >>> all right. that's it for us at noon. now, cbs news is standing by with a special report that we'll carry whenever it happens. egyptian president hosni mubarak expected to address the country. >> we'll see you at 5:00. ,,

. >> reporter: that isn't as cute as volkswagen's spot featuring a miniature darth vader who gets theorce to work when his dad gives him a hand. in the days leading up to the game some advertisers released trailers for their commercials. the tail of a scorpion in the anheuser-busch clydesdales is to be continued. ditto for a bridgestone tire ad. >> you sent this e-mail reply all. >> reporter: but those are created by agencies. the amateurs stand to win up to $1 million if their homemade ads make it to the top of the usa today ad meter. >> i would put my chips on the pug. >> don't hurt my dog. >>> the rivalry is really heating up. the tiniest football fans are getting ready for the big game. it all started when a pittsburg hospital tweeted a picture of their newborns wrapped in terrible towels and they wanted to show off the cutest babies in the nation. a green bay hospital pulled out its baby cheese heads. the packers face off against the steelers tomorrow at 3:30 our time. >>> next, the bank that will owe customers money for charging overdraft fees. >>> and pot smokers out front. the

created in the middle east shares of islam ten percent and frankfurt on concerns its merger with volkswagen may fail . and stocks in the u.s. are mixed on thursday afternoon better than expected unemployment figures and some fairly robust corporate results are not providing enough to stop investors looking for a safe haven here's a few at packard a down and general motors is also losing slightly short with fourth quarter figures . so for now join me less than what a lot. we'll . bring you the latest in science and technology from around the world. we've got the future of coverage. this is the twenty four hours a day and live in the russian capital top stories now this hour a london court rules wiki leaks founder should be extradited to sweden of a sex crimes on occasions you know the son is just the case is politically motivated to get into the u.s. where he's wanted for leaking classified information. let people decide their own future that's a message sent by prime minister vladimir putin as he addressed western meddling in international affairs at a meeting in brussels he also condemned

it covered an old volkswagen beetle.you can see more of viewers pictures on our website ktvu.com. >>> caltrans has been preparing for the santa cruz mountains as well. temperatures are falling well below levels. here is a clear picture of the conditions right now. as you can see it is clear and appears traffic moving along just fine. but as we showed you on the morning news, caltrans workers had a pile of sand at the ready in case they need to start sanding the highway. snowplows are also on stand by. >>> a frightening crash and fire on the dunbarton bridge is sparking fire fighters to call for changes to what they call a dangerous situation that has gone on for far too long. new at 6:00, ktvu's robert handa is in fremont to tell us about the lack of fire hydrants on many bay area and california bridges, robert. >> reporter: julie, we're along the dunbarton bridge. on this side of the bridge there is no fire hydrant, that dangerous situation is typical. the fiery crash on the dunbarton bridge tuesday involving a big rig

because they didn't release it before the game like most other people did, so i think for example the volkswagen we'll talk about later, that was released a week before, so it's kind of talked out. this is now the post-game discussion, i like that. >> as david mentioned, olivier francois is a frenchman, i don't think any detroit-born, detroit-raced american executive would have approved an ad like that, am i right? >> i think you're absolutely right. there has been times when that has been on the table, we're from detroit, proud of detroit the motor city, sometimes we want to act too global and forget our roots, that took somebody from the outstieoutside to see that. >> we should credit whiteman kennedy. >> an ad agency from portland. >> also it's worth saying stay tuned this is not a one-off, olivia francois seems to want to make detroit and detroit's story and comeback that we all hope to be part of the chrysler comeback story. and i think there will be more to this idea than just a super bowl ad. i think this is the beginning of a lot of other interesting stuff that is going to set chrysler a

. >> next favorite super bowl ad on the list, volkswagen featuring a minidarth vader.was a viral hit before it aired. >> one for doritos and one for pepsi max and the pepsi commercial features a woman who uses the soda to keep her boyfriend in line. >>> we have a developing story another fire breaking out several blocks from several suspicious fires in the castro district. >> reporter: who neighbors are thanking forgetting them out of this mornings fire coming up. >>> a runner dead after a half marathon at golden gate park why witnesses are pointing fingers at paramedics. >>> new signs of progress in egypt, the government gives in to several demands, but is it enough the satisfy protestors.

work with the families of mu,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> "eyewitness news" is brought to you by your local volkswagenlers. >>> the weather center in san francisco, under storm watch, where today chopper 5 high in the sky looking out over san francisco. 53 down to about 1,000 feet in the north bay, thursday night. friday we have the snow at 1,000 feet everywhere, we could see a couple of snowflakes down at sea level, otherwise a random shower on saturday but record cold over the weekend as far as maximum temperatures are concerned. also, the minimum. now meanwhile we have been asking people to send us in their pictures. this was sent to us by richard in san jose, thank you and keep those epic pictures coming to mypix@cbs5.com. there you have your pinpoint forecast, you see everybody tomorrow evening commute will be wet, then we see the rain showers spreading across the entire area, a very stormy morning commute on friday and then as we add vassilis spanoulis ahead towards 9:00 p.m. if we see any kind of snowflakes down to sea level it will be around 9:00 in the evening, we'll get that cold shot of air

volkswagen decided to leak it on the internet and it's already gone viral. more than 7 million hits on youtube. the child star has quite a story of his own. beverly whis from the los angeles station explains. >> reporter: we found child actor max page in the blue vest roughhousing with his brother at children's hospital los angeles, where when he was 4 months old, max received a pacemaker for a congenital heart defect. on sunday, the 6-year-old entertainer will be seen by the world's largest tv audience, as darth vader in this voeksz waggen ad. max beat out hundreds of kids for the job and says the director made it fun. >> he said, cup your hands like this and use it like that. so i did that. my hands got tired. so they gave me a little break. a three-minute break. >> reporter: whether or not max's career gets a boost from sunday's exposure, mom says his healthy prognosis is the greatest gift of all. >> he hasn't had an open heart. but we have ongoing maintenance for the pacemaker and checkups. but places like this are miracle places. they just saved his lif

this volkswagen commercial, maybe you've seen it already, features a tiny darth vader attempting to moveing the force. that pint-sized sensation is a 6-year-old patient at children's hospital. he was diagnosed with a heart defect when he was just four months old. four months old at the age of four. he currently has a pacemaker. max page beat out hundreds of kids and said the director made it fun. >> he said, cuff your hands like this and use a force on it. so i did that. they gave me a little break. >> he was diagnosed when he was 4. he's 6 now. his mom says he does get regular checks on his pacemaker. and this commercial keeps gaining traction. as of tonight, 7 million page views on youtube. >>> well, it is a grim confirmation. the coroner confirming today what the sheriff was sure of on tuesday. that the tiny body they pulled out of the canal is without a doubt 4-year-old jewel nonny cardenas. the end to a weeks-long mystery. it raised other questions as well. one in particular. what else is in that water? our garvin thomas joins us now with some of the answers. garvin? >> yes, sir, we

volkswagen's super bowl commercial is rocketing him to stardom. >> today mini darth vader got the chance to meet james earl jones who gave 6-year-old max page an autographed mask on the set of the broadway show. this is the commercial. then he said, max, i am your father -- no, he didn't. he played the iconic voice of darth vader in the "star wars" movies. the child was born with congenital heart condition and lives with a pace maker. >> i am superstar. [ laughter ] >> we're so blessed that he has had this opportunity because it means the world to us and it means the world to him because it's always about what you can do. >> that super bowl commercial a huge hit. max is still too young to watch star bars but researched his role online. >> it went viral. >> it built an audience before airing on the super bowl. >>> junk food is bad but can it also dumb you down? >> she is no damsel in distress. how this woman singlehandedly stopped an entire gang of thieves. the granny smackdown you have to see to believe. >> if you have a consumer problem or question, the hotline is staffed right now at 1

. >> reporter: volkswagen put its new super bowl ad on youtube four days before the game. >> this is you pay your dollars, you get 30 seconds and you're done. but now it's how do you make a bigger experience around it. >> reporter: vw also bought youtube's home page ad for monday after the game. this 2010 ad wags number 1 in the top 10. it's still getting plays and lesson youtube. the super bowl ads are now running $3 million for 30 seconds, advertisers want more bang for their bucks. >> advertisers are looking at how do we engage consumers with twitter, with facebook, with these other things alongside their super bowl ads. >> reporter: bud light is asking facebook users to get lots of its super bowl ads and they are the first to promote a twitter/hash tag tie-in. it's super bowl ad was constructed over the internet in concentration with william. he would create new script. upload that to chatter. millions who were working with us could see that script, we could preview new images. >> reporter: and figure out how to use internet to get more bang for the millions of bucks they are spe

volkswagen with a pint-size darth vader ranked pretty high. this is getting a lot of play.e for the kids. the kid is empowered there by the costume. >> this was so funny. as for the top spot, there was a dog on tie on top of the "usa today" rankings. we loved this dorito's ad seeing a pug being bribed by a chip only to get revenge on the guy doing the bribing. take a look at the world's strongest pug ever. this was consumer created. dorito's is well-known for letting their consumers make commercials. >> that was a great one. >> they made a great one. also hugely popular with viewers, the bud light dogs. the dogs were doing everything in this commercial. they were serving beer, they were opening the door. they were just all over this party. i like the dogs. check that out. that was a good one, too. bud light always comes up with great commercials. >> there were great chrysler ones, with eminem driving through detroit. ended up performing for a minute. >> a shoutout to his hometown. o >> and now, we'll talk about the game, of course, here's adnan virk over at espn news. >>> a

and to show one imax 3-d film was a about the size of a volkswagen and it cost about $40,000. now it's about this big, it's digital and it costs about $175 dollars. and it just dramatically changed our business. that and we changed our business model. we show now instead of five or six films a year, 20 films a year. and our international growth, all of that put together has really changed the complexion of our business in every way. >> susie: and your international growth that you mentioned a moment ago, china being your biggest market outside of the u.s., let's look at these numbers. you have almost 100 movie theatres in china. russia and europe are a distant by a long shot. so why is it that china is such a big market for you? >> we started in china before many foreign companies did about 12 years ago and we built good relationships with with the government and good relationships with with our partners. the people in china love imax. i think it an affordable luxury. but it is an affordable luxury, you could go to the watercooler. i would say when i go to china our brand is m

we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,, ,, ,,,,,,,, >>> "eyewitness news" is brought to you by your local volkswagen dealers. >>> the weather center in san francisco, under storm watch, where today chopper 5 high in the sky looking out over san francisco. 53 degrees, advertised 62, warmer location, 62 trees in concord. tomorrow looks like about 50 degrees as a high temperature. we're going to go ahead and try to walk you through the extended forecast. as you can see we'll have tomorrow developing the showers by the lunch hour, spreading over the entire bay area, and then it looks like the snow level will gradually fall down to about 1,000 feet in the north bay, thursday night. friday we have the snow at 1,000 feet everywhere, we could see a couple of snowflakes down at sea level, otherwise a random shower on saturday but record cold over the weekend as far as maximum temperatures are concerned. also, the minimum. now meanwhile we have been asking people to send us in their pictures. this was sent to us by richard in san jose, thank you and keep those epic pictures coming to mypix@cbs5.com. there you

. >> the critters to your point, my dog loved the volkswagen ads. >> bmw spent on this, anybody want to talk about their ad? >> i think it's split decision on that one. i liked the diesel commercial, i think they needed to catch up on diesel and let people know, but they said they would do two surprising things that would surprise americans in their ads, the other one was a yawn, i thought. >> that didn't work for me whatsoever. it's curious to see bmw spending so much advertising money to say we're made in america. >> i'm not sure that resonates with the bmw buyer. i understand from talking to them they are trying to get away from the hard-core performance image, which research says attracts a lot of people but puts off a lot of people but i'm not sure the fact the x-3 is built in south carolina is the headline, i don't think that is going to sell a lot of x-3's. >> audi did the whole thing with kenny g and the prison break. >> i thought that was funny, an interesting way to get at it. lux you are write luxury with a. inspired how they laid out that message, which you're seeing a lo

. >> one of the most talked about fan favorite superbowl ads is the volkswagen commercial with the littleboy dressed as darth vadar. pass pa the boy under that mask is 6-year-old actor max page. >> how does it feel being in the ad everyone is talking about today. >> well i mean it's huge. >> max was born with congenital heart defect but showed the force is strong with him especially when it comes to making people smile. >> he sure is cute. he was great. all day. >> we all agreed that was a winner. >> it was one of the fantastic spots yes. >> the there were some others that were not that good. any way. enough about. that day after rodgers and packers. he was spectacular. hear from rodgers on the urine from chico to the top of the football i have fallen in love with making bird houses. caw caw! [ director ]what is that? that's a horrible crow. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? t

tu lo puedes ver manejando una range rover o un volkswagen.almacen, pero hoy abriÓ la puerta. estÁ repleto de cintas originales, producciones de artistas que hoy son grandes estrellas como el shapo de sinaloa. ahi tienes, mira. >> aquÍ tambiÉn guarda fotos como esta. >> mi jenny. mira! >> es que la fotografÍa de su otra pasiÓn. con esta antigua cÁmara, venÍa todos los domingos a esta iglesia. >> me estacionaba en uno de estos arbolitos y aquÍ esperaba cuando salÍ a la gente de la iglesia con la novia, la quinceaÑera y les tomaba fotos. >> cada foto la vendÍa a tres dÓlares. >> de las noches cuando salÍa del trabajo me iba a todos lados a tomar fotos. ahÍ fue donde conocÍ a grupos norteÑos. >> tambiÉn frecuentado este mercado donde pagaba mpor cantar pero ahora la historia es otra. nuestro recorrido terminÓ la playa larga o long beach. >> ¿quÉ recuerdos le trae esta playa? >> aqui yo me venia y me estacionaba en aquel arbol y me bajaba hasta aqui. >> era su rutina de ejercicios, pues no podia pagar. >> aqui le tome fotos a jenny para su primer

. >> volkswagen rolls out its new black beetle ad without showing the actual car. at least not yet. they just show a hot woman? is th thee ad? >> frito-lay has an ad where anyone can make an ad. >> i like football. it's going to be a really good game. and then with the commercials, hey, it's just a nice sunday afternoon. >> and i like the excitement. >> are you going to a party. no. i need to figure out what to do, huh? >> 4:57. more than 1/3 of the u.s. covered in ice. it's one of the worst storms in decades. and it's shutting down airports across the country. >> and coming up, cancelled flights and passengers camped out at the airport. the impact that wintry blast is having in san francisco. >>> plus, new developments in egypt on day 8 of mass protests. how the military is now cracking down and the ripple effect it's having on other countries. >>> and as if getting into college isn't hard enough, the mistake that's jeopardizing plans for dozens of bay area students. ,, roads... one of the worst if winter storms in decades is halting travel.. we'

this volkswagen ad made many viewers light up. >> my favorite commercial was the little boy with thearth vader. >> reporter: others inspired action. >> i loved all of the movie trailers. it was okay, we need to see that, we need to see that. >> reporter: now duelling companies have to wait and see if super bowl memories translate into supersized profits. so how did the commercials rate? usa today's ad group monitored. the bud light ad features a dog sitter who gets the canines to cater his party shared the top spot with the doritos ad with the pug, which by the way was created by consumers. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. >>> a google executive missing in egypt for ten days will be released from government custody tomorrow. at least that's what family members a daying tonight. ghoneim is head of google's marketing for the middle east and north africa. he is also thought to be the activist that created the facebook page that first called for the uprising. it's believed the egyptian government is holding him. his brother says egyptian authorities called this

certainty created in the middle east shares of ten percent in frankfurt concerns its merger with volkswagen may fail. and u.s. stocks pair losses as all retreated from earlier highs treasuries trimmed gains up sinking as much as seven basis points the dow jones is down forty five points or zero point four percent for the nasdaq composite index is up point four percent airfares are rising again united and continental started the latest price hike by adding twenty dollars per round trip to most of mastic lights. that's all from the business to hear from a korean american it's goodbye and thanks for watching. down the.

europe's biggest car maker volkswagen has reached an agreement with a union. vw workers will receive a 3.2% raise starting on the first of may. the agreement will last for 16 months. vw has also agreed to a one-off payment of 1% of a worker's annual base salary or a minimum of 500 euros. they went into talks demand is 6% rise under a 12-month contract. if you want to recharge or telephone in europe these days, you had better have the right connector. this makes it possible to mix and match telephones with connectors from other manufacturers. on tuesday, a new universal charging cable was unveiled, to finally put an end to confusion and waste. >> beginning in november, mobile telephone charges will be compatible -- charges will be compatible. only those with micro usb's will be available. >> this is the beginning of the new phase, the beginning of a revolution. >> these have been a thorn in his side. mobile phone manufacturers now have 30 different systems for their funds. until now, anyone buying a new one has usually needed a new charter until now. >> the new

this is a volkswagen ad. funny to hear the actual person, the little boy saying that he never even saw the movie "star wars" but he was playing darth vader. >>> another crowd favorite is pepsi. pepsi, as now he -- as you know, cling to the audience. a lot of these tv ads are geared towards men. so pepsi is really trying to target the audience there. another ad people are talking about is my favorite one. it is doritos. you know what happens when you eat all of those crumbs and chips. what happens to your fingers. well, this one guy says that's the best part and ther you -- there you go. so yeah, kind of a gross commercial but pretty funny. some of them hit the mark, as you mentioned. some of them didn't. if you take a look at this groupon ad, a lot of controversy over this one. this is an ad saying that you would get discounts to a tibetan restaurant. well, a lot of people weren't making too many good comments about this because of the situation in tibet and also china. clearly some social commentary there. d

vogner, i'm not buying his albums or a volkswagen, it's possible that's your point of view. it's okay. i started thinking vogner, gogan, he was a terrible person, frank sinatra, listen to the music, he was a rotten son of a [bleep] [laughter] >> so can we indeed accept the art and divorce the man? can we honor the art and want it accomplished and divorce the man? if we can do that, then, indeed, i started to think. it took me a philosophical confrontation, almost an external connotation -- confrontation with myself. should i write the book? i had gotten many offers. should i write the book? i think i can pretty -- i can split it. honor his accomplishment while degrade his horrible and obscene comments about jews and about america. so this book is not a memoir of myself in any way shape, or form. i'm practically invisible, otherwise than the piece that i read you when i met with him in the cedar tavern. i'm hardly in the book. this is bobby's story, it's bobby's life. it's a great odyssey of what he went through, truly a rags to riches story in many ways. and he ended up, you

it's for volkswagen on, more than a hundred million people tuned in to see the game and the commercialson. the panelingers defeated the steelers to win the actual game 31-25. >> san francisco giants will consider making fan fest a multidate event next year. giants at the free event to allow the long lines to thin out and they sent a twitter message who not left home yet not to come. they attracted way more than 25,000 that attended last year's event. you can see why. tim lincecum there. you see a lot of the players. >> it was a good time even though the end of football season. >> still ahead, a bouncing ban. to ban it at city parks. >> and mysterious circumstances have oakland police investigating this morning. >> and latest as u.c. berkeley graduates go on trial in iran on spying charges. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco where firefighters are trying to figure out if an arsonist has struck again. we'll take you to the scene live coming up next. >> good news if you are tralg by plane this morning, no delays at major airports but we do have snow in memphis and thunderstorms ar

this new ad for the volkswagen.hrysler has made a two minute long commercial featuring m&m and the city of detroit. that is the longest ad in super bowl history. >>> if you want to take a look at some of the commercial that is will air during this super bowl broadcast go to our website ktvu.com. and click on the slide show tab. >>> a new turn tonight in the fate of the suspect in the tucson shooting. >>> also -- >> the decision became easier over time. >> congresswoman giffords talks about his decision to take command of the next shuttle flight. why he says he knows he should go. >>> nasa announced today that when the space shuttle endeavor making it's final voyage in april, astronaut mark kelly will be in command. >> i know her very well, and she would be very comfortable with the decision that i made. >> reporter: when congresswoman giffords was gunned down during a congress on your corner event last month, her husband said he at no time know if he would be able to fulfill his shuttle mission. kelly was staying at

. >>> another was volkswagen featuring a minidarth vader. >>> the doritos ad brings grandma back fromd a woman who uses pepsi soda to keep her boyfriend in mind. >> there was one i liked i think they called it extreme make over the guy says look i made over your kitchen he didn't do anything except there is a pitcher of beer. >> i missed that one. >> and he is going hey, this is great. >> i like the hot teacher ad did you see that. >> yeah, and i really -- there was an m and m for chrysler, -- eminem for chrysler. >> i missed that one too. >> what was your favorite super bowl commercial, we only had erica. >> okay thank you erica. everyone else is sleeping in after last night's super bowl she said doritos where it brought the fish, plant and grandpa back to life. >> the one with the pug, the doritos commercial with the pug made for $500. >> oh,. >> big multi million dollar ad agencies are very jealous and rethinking how much they pay everyone there. >> cute pug that is all you need. >>> my new coanchor frank mail coat is expected to -- mail join me on the anchor desk this week. >> the

this volkswagen commercial features a tiny darth vader trying to move items using the force.-sized sensation is actually a 6-year-old patient at children's hospital in los angeles chs he wassing theed with a congenital heart defect when he was just 1 year old. he beat out hundreds of kids for that job. >> he said cup your hands like this and use it for a sonic. and so i did that. they gave me a little break, like a three minute break. >> his mom says that he does get regular checkups on his pacemaker but otherwise is a completely normal kid. that clip is getting more popular by the day. it already has 7 million page views on youtube. i love how the dog does not cooperate. >>> we're going to take you to the delta mendota canal where the body of julian was found this week. >>> good morning justin allen, just ahead in morning sports, we catch up with the giants before today's fan fest. plus the celebs were out today in lainal ds. we'll have some classic adam sandler for you coming up in just a bit. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well do

. >>> a volkswagen commercial featuring a minidarth vader. >>> consumer ads taking third and fourth spotstos, and pepsi ad. the house sitter who brings grandpa back from the dead and the soda that keeps her boyfriend in line. >> whacks him over the head with the soda. >> yeah,. >> and everyone is talking about the half time show. some critics said it was the worst in years. harsh. >> i think audio was bad and just didn't appeal i think to some older viewers, plus my husband who didn't care for that kind of music. >> i was in a noisy place i thought that was part of it but i guess audio wasn't working. >> yep. >> 6:27 a.m. several east bay schools could be on the chopping block. >> a popular place for water sports in danger of closing what needs to be done to keep oakland's jack london aquatic center open. >> two alarm fire in san francisco not far from this suspicious fires in the castro last week. investigation going on this morning coming up. >>> death at the finish line of a half marathon how long witnesses say it took paramedics to respond. >> critics love weather this weekend. we wil

he beat out hundreds of other young actors for that volkswagen commercial. >> he is also a cast memberime tv's the young and restless. his family thrilled not just with his ambition but with his health. when he was just three months old, he was fitted with a pace maker. not surprisingly. he is only six years old. he has never seen the movie, star wars. >> you had never seen star wars, so you didn't know much about darth vader. you went to the internet and saw a picture of him. is that what happened? >> sort of. >> darth vader, that deep voice. they said when they filmed the ad, they had no idea it would air during the super bowl. >> did you recognize him, jeff? >> he watched clips of the super bowl. >> we will see you tonight at 11:00. good-bye. rs

go to you tube or other sites and there's the little darth volkswagen ad which topped the spot poll.hrysler 2 minute epic made in detroit was a show stopper. >> might go on line and check out a couple of them. i think the commercials are a big part of the entertainment. >>reporter: generally bad buzz over the group ad with people in tibet and ended up in a restaurant. viewers favorite spot was for snickers. based on tivo who rewound to watch it again. it was a knock out. abc 7 news. >> l how do it feel in the ad everyone is talking about today? >> well, i mean, it's huge. the kid with the force from the vw ad 6-year-old actor born with a john 10 tall heart defect but max page is okay. busy stealing a lot of hearts with the commercial. really was so cute. he moved just lake darth. we have been walking around the newsroom all day today. ever chance we get. >> he's really cute little guy. >> nice job. larry here. >> fantastic. thank you. i'm overwhelmed by the powers. this was the day after for aaron rodgers. talk about a man with power. visit to disney world and celebration ♪ [ female

i am not buying a volkswagen. it is possible if that is your point of view, what about go again? he was a terrible person. listen to the music of frank sinatra. so can we indeed accept the art of -- and divorce the man? can we divorce the man? it took me a philosophical confrontation, almost an existential confrontation, should i write this book? i got many offers to write this before and should i write it or not? i think i can split it. i think i can honor his accomplishment while denigrating is absolutely horrible, about jews and america. this is not a memoir of myself in any way, shape or form. i am practically invisible other than the piece i have written except in cedar tavern. i am hardly in the book. this is bobby's story and his wife. it is a great -- he ended up a multi-billion air. it has shakespearean overtones. that is all i have to say. now i am ready for q&a. [applause] remember, wait until the microphone comes around. how are you? >> where did he get his money? >> he violated sanctions and the united states had against serbia. he played in montenegro and a $5 billi

create 40,000 new jobs by the year 2018 -- most of the positions will be in manufacturing of the volkswagen brand cars. most of the jobs will be in china, according to one magazine. marketing staff will also be hired. it wants to surpassed toyota as the world's biggest automotive group within seven years. germany's leading solar energy business, solar world, has announced record sales of 1.3 billion euros for 2010. that is a 3% rise on the previous year. the increase comes in -- from a boom in solar power in germany and rising demand from abroad. the company makes solar panels and silicon wafers. it is optimistic for 2011 as well. and more international news from brian. >> a real blow to the world coming carnival season. preparations for rio de janeiro's carnival season are in chaos after a fire swept through a complex. it broke out in the early morning and it took a number of hours for emergency crews to get it under control. three of the biggest samba groups have lost thousands of concert -- costumes they have been working on for a year. carnival celebrations start march 4 and draw thousa