namedree finalists were in december. 2012, the finalists are the focus, and the volkswagen passat. >> our local sports teams have on this week. the capital start their week the west coast when on the los angeles kings. wednesday whenn the penguins come to town. to chicagod wednesday, a philadelphia friday. the 76ers' turnaround and come the verizon center on saturday. >> macy's inc. has announced close five of its stores, as well of four bloomingdale's stores nationwide. those nine are in the d.c. area. >> georgia johnson has shopped this mall for decades. >> before i ever lived in this neighborhood. >> the white flint bloomingdale's and macy's are the company's nationwide set to close. >> i shop at macy's quite often. it will be a detriment. >> their closing down. you have to drive out the other way. >> at the stores are underperforming. the company's ceo said we committed toe maintaining a held the portfolio of stores. it requires us to make some to close decisions longer meet our performance requirements. more than 800 workers will be nearby stores, if possible. >> it is unfortunat

you can have a little bit of an idea what kind of car is that if you see a volkswagen passat, an equal brother. >> are you into the equipment, machinery? from natural resources, you have coal, timber, steel, iron. >> we have uranium. >> uranium? >> yes. >> evidently a very educated country. 99% literacy rate. in one report that i read, it said that you come out 15th best educated in the entire world. how did that happen? >> i hope that is still the case. of course, the world is changing and we have to do better in our higher education to make it more competitive to use the opportunities that are for young people to travel to study abroad and to really get most of it, that is not to be the case in my generation give them a member of the u.n., of course, nato, the eu -- which you just referenced a bit ago. and this cooperation of economic development. >> o ecb? >> yes. so what is the basis of the foreign-policy? is there a goal of the foreign- policy of the czech republic? >> we have three priorities. the first is to be a good neighbor to our neighbors. which is the most unfortunate thin

this volkswagen passat can go over 800 miles on a tank of fuel. you can haul a lot of stuff. you're not worried about plugging in or where to find the next fuelling system. diesels typically have a higher resale value. so if you're looking at a sound investment in an advanced technology, super clean and super efficient diesel you can't go wrong with the diesel. >> are people buying diesels? >> they are buying diesels. diesel sales are up 27% over last year. an incredible testament to what's available. consumers are voting for diesel. they're going into dealerships, doing the analysis saying, hey, diesel looks a lot different today than 15 years ago. looks like great value. great fuel economy. it can do everything i want it to do. hey, these things are fun to drive. when you get behind the wheel, lots of zip. >> we here on policy day. is it centered on the gasoline engine? >> well, lots is centered on the gasoline engine. president obama's state of the union address a few nights ago highlighted what we're talking about, an all of the above strategy. that's why here you'll see

it beat out the ford focus and the volkswagen passat for the honors. this is the second year in a row that hyundai has taken top honors at the show. detroit automakers were shut out at their own hometown show. >>> mitt romney taking a solid lead in ramp -- new hampshire. republicans are already looking ahead to the next big battleground state, south carolina. >> reporter: rick perry hoped for a boost before the south carolina primary. the texas governor skipped new hampshire to make an early start here. a state suffering from high unemployment. it's a problem perry says he knows how to fix. >> the rest of the country lost 2 million jobs during the period of time we created jobs in my home state. >> reporter: in south carolina, it's nearly 10%. >> reporter: the lines are long at this job center. >> ken carnes lost his six- figure job as a financial adviser three years ago and has recently been working part-time in a grocery store. >> and the seafood department has a seafood clerk. and i get anywhere from 5 to 10 hours a week, which isn't much. >> report

the elatina ray beat out the ford focus and volkswagen passat for the north american car of the yearrd. the range rover evoke was named the truck of the year. >>> tonight on rock center with brian williams we'll hear about a group of romneys living in an isolated part of mexico. they are relatives of the republican presidential candidate though they don't know each other. mitt romney has not talked much about them before other than a mention of ancestors going to mexico. tonight nbc's mike taibbi spoke with them about their move south of the border to escape religious persecution. and at 10:45 brian williams will sit down with oscar winning actor george clooney. that and more tonight on rock center. it begins at 10:00 here on nbc 4. >>> coming up tonight on news 4 at 11:00 the snow has stopped falling in most locations but the danger may be just beginning. also ahead a story of unimaginable heart break when a woman has some of her last memories of her husband stolen in a burglary. plus the story of a child battling a rare form of cancer and how the local high school basketball team m

united states the ford focus, from korean carmaker hyundai the elantra and from germany's volkswagen the passatan car of the year for 2012 is the hyundai elantra. [ cheering and applause ] >> in fact, it was designed in irvine, california, specifically for u.s. car buyers, although it sold around the world, but since this was the largest car market for this car our california studio won the bid to design it for hyundai worldwide. it's been a great success here and in other global markets. reporter: and the award for north american truck of the year featuring germany's bmwx3, hon damp japan with the crv, many -- honda of japan with the crv many made in ohio and tata motors for the land rover. >> an incredibly long list of awards already, the land rover range rover evoked. >> to win this award now, i know we've won 50 awards worldwide, but i think in many ways this is the daddy of them all actually. it's so important to our company. it underlines the fact this is a world class product actually and it gives an increased momentum. we're on a real roll, but we're a hot brand and this is a hot car. r