gm wants to make sure the steering shafts were properly installed. some of the recalled cars will be checked for possible transmission flaws. no crashes have been reported according to gm. >>> millions of california car owners are caught in a tug of war. the governor and republicans all fighting over whether to continue the more expensive vehicle registration fee after july 1. governor brown wants to. republicans don't. so the governor signed a bill yesterday that suspends the law requiring dmv to notify drivers 60 days in advance before registration must be renewed and this buys them more time to get republicans to agree to extend the current rate. now, this doesn't mean you don't have to pay. your don't get the notice and you have a 30-day grace period if you don't pay on time. >>> san francisco is about to double the the fee for the fix it tickets drivers get. the cost goes up july 1. currently it's $57 to clear the fix it ticket if you get caught with a malfunction like a light that's burned-out. the new price will be $114 now. the state is forci

and today's announcement puts gm in a much better position to pay back every cent of your money. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> and now, osama bin laden's son is speaking out about the death of his father. bin laden's family lashed out today, harsh words for president obama, claiming that the u.s. raid in pakistan broke the law. and chief investigative correspondent brian ross has the latest tonight on the words from the family of the al qaeda terrorist. >> reporter: bin laden's fourth son, 30-year old omar, says he left his father in disgust the year before the 9/11 attacks, but he told abc news recently he still cared for him. >> i still love him. so much and with all my heart. >> reporter: in written statements today, omar and other family members condemned the u.s. raid that killed bin laden, calling it an assassination of an unarmed man in violation of international law. the bin laden family also called for the release of the three bin laden wives who all lived under the same roof in the pakistan compound. the u.s. is seeking to interrogate them. amal, the youngest, a

among those benefiting from the gm turnaround are the people of lordstown, ohio. seth doane reports. >> reporter: this is the sound of an entire town being jolted back to life. by 4,000 pounds of steel. >> my heart just bursts, i'm just that excited to be here. >> reporter: just to have a job? >> just to have a job. >> reporter: bobbi marsh had been unemployed for a year and a half. we first met her back in january 2009, one month after being laid off, like 2,200 others, when gm cut production of the thank you-defunct cobalt. >> i want to be able to provide. >> reporter: and it's tough. >> very tough. >> reporter: she tightened her budget. and used her mother's piano lesson money to help save her house. ♪ all the time, anxious about the stress on her son. >> i love you. >> love you, too. >> reporter: how about you and your son? what's changed at home? >> i feel like i'm a better mom. >> reporter: why? >> because i'm not worried about where my paycheck is coming. >> reporter: for a good month, not a single car rolled off this line. now this plant is up and runnin

gm has come roaring back from bankruptcy. it was $3.2 billion in the black last quarter, and now it's putting out the help wanted signs. general motors is out of reverse, shifting into high gear and on pace to overtake the world's largest automaker. >> it's not only good for the future of general motors, it's good for the united states of america. >> reporter: two years ago, gm was stalled and sliding backward, broke, borrowing from uncle sam, and hemorrhaging workers in one layoff after another. >> this is a good example of a large company hiring thousands of people that result in smaller companies being able to offer jobs to hundreds of people. >> reporter: now gm's ceo says the automaker will invest $2 billion in new factory upgrades and keep or add about 4,000 jobs in eight states, sending thousands of those laid off workers back to work. that prompted a shout-out to the white house. >> i'd be remiss if i didn't thank the president of the united states, barack obama, for having faith in us, for having faith in the auto in

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we are talking about the gm cruise cars because the steering wheels could come off. the department of transportation says steering wheels in some cars could detach from the steering column while driving. there is video out there that shows the 2008 cruise that the recall affects only certain 2011 models. gm says that crews drivers can take their cars to a dealership for a free safety inspection and they will make sure that wheel is properly fastened. >>> and barnes and noble is expect to unveil a new more powerful combination tablet andereader had month. it'd possible it may run on a more -- did it's possible it may run on a sonny cone. it was created specificcally fortablets. >>> it's been almost two months since the earthquake and tsunami in japan, and there's so many problem at nuclear power plants. we have new video of the damage and what robots detected inside the plants. >>> plus, an address mix up gave a brother a gift from his sister that he wasn't expecting. what it means to him and why it is so special. >>> plus, whether you have one or 12 margaritas, tonig

especially as gas prices continue to rise and gm just coming in with stellar earnings. we'll have more on that coming up in just a little bit. >>> san francisco's mayor and business leaders will take a hands on approach to the city's latest redevelopment project. later this morning mayor ed lee will be one of the people who takes a sledge hammer to the columns on the fourth floor of the me treeon. the building is being remodeled to include a new target store. construction is expected to wrap up by the end of the year and the store could open next spring. the plan is unusual because san francisco has generally opposed big box chain stores. >>> if you're taking bart from the peninsula today you will have a chance to pick up some extra reading material on the way. bart is adding a new book lending machine to the station. similar kiosks are already available at some east bay stations including this one. the machine will hold 800 books. all you need to rent one is a library card from the peninsula. >>> coming up on 5:00, let's check in with sal. any problems, sal? >>> nothin

. >>> plus, why your gm kruz might be off the road for awhile. this is the "cbs morning news." ooh, you made my favorites with i can't believe it's not butter! mmmm... oh my...what a dish. the potatoes aren't bad either. [ male announcer ] fresh butter taste with 70% less saturated fat than butter. [ kim ] you can have it all. i feel like i have to wind myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the lack of energy. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor about pristiq -- a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brain -- serotonin and norepinephrine. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior, or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children, teens, and young adults. pristiq is not approved for children under 18. do not take pristiq with maois. taking pristiq with nset pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. tell your doctor about all your medicatio

big jump in unemployment last week although we had strong gains from companies like gm, whole foods. bring new the numbers rather morning. we want a get a look at whether. >> james: are temperatures are going down for the weekend, we can enjoy that with sun though. we look at the bay bridge toll plaza the approach on westbound 80 kind of nice out there, yesterday was in fact record- breaking day in terms of our afternoon highs, sfo 84 beating the record set in 1953, oakland similar temperature, the broker record from 1987. coming up temperatures right now is a warm start this morning, nice day today but we do have changes in store for the weekend. cool temperatures and the possibly offering. early check on traffic. >> erica: a nice easy ride out of the north bay into san francisco, a fault check on your traffic straight ahead. >> darya: we are live on the scene in san jose is police are searching for a murder suspect. a man was found stabbed to death cran we have law live repr following the story. >> craig: that is planned cross rate thereflint crested right ts a crime scene that is

gm's and the sale of gm's former auto parts division. retailers expect to report strong sales from last month. that includes costco, victoria secrets. target are warning shoppers they may feel the pressure from higher gas prices, as far as door prizes are concerned. >> darya: 721 day at back with more in a couple of minutes. big story is the key to, if you like yesterday will look today, in line to a game, by the coast a bit cooler. this is mount tam can get a new high above to see it is clear route there, enjoying this last day of heat because we are headed into of cool them, just in time for the weekend. but it still will be ok, mother's day sunday 67 and i'm saying mother's day just remind you. i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. looks like it's bum

at the time, many people thought the president should just let gm and chrysler go under. they didn't think the automobile industry was essential to america's future. the president disagreed and, in addition, he wasn't willing to walk away from the thousands of hardworking uaw members who worked at gm and chrysler and in many cases, not only all their lives, but as second and third generation employees. and he certainly wasn't going to abandon an industry that had meant so much to our economy, and so much to so many for so long. so, he said if gm and chrysler, and their management, and all their shareholders were willing to do the difficult work of making themselves more competitive, we would support giving them another chance. and because of what we did, the auto industry is rising again. manufacturing is coming back. and our economy is recovering and it's gaining traction. but the thing is this: even for a lot of people with jobs, their wages aren't keeping pace with prices of everything from gas to groceries to health care and college tuition. that's why the president a

profits for shareholders are expected to dramatically increase because of gm's boost in the market. taxpayers still own one-third of gm. >>> finally this half hour, the newest trend in dairy cows. >> oh, yeah. a hot trend. >> that's right. didn't know there was such a thing but apparently there is. >> a trend in cows. they're all of the rage apparently in an increase number of farms country. kcau has a very moo-ving story. >> reporter: from a distance this may seem like an ordinary cow but once you walk up aside it you realize it is a little bit smaller and it makes you want to ask, hey, cow, why you so small? the answer, these are a special breed of miniature cows called mini herefords. they have been breeding these cows for the past 16 years but why mini cows? >> smaller cows are easier to deal with than standard-sized cows. they eat less. take up less space. easier on the handler and your typical american these days is wanting a smaller steak. >> reporter: ali and kenny peterson have sold their cows from all over the u.s. from california to massachusetts. many of the buyers had s

it takes five minutes from the time of charging the gm credit card. a credit card should be removed from the business. >> i want to address one thing. i've been driving since 1994. i am not sure. some time, yellow started charging 5% or 10% for the credit cards. one of the drivers took them to courts and the court put a ban on the credit card. and now, the president of yellow cab told me that sf mta lifted the ban of the credit card. how can they do that without consulting the drivers? >> i am a yellow cab driver. some situations should have happened in this city administered by the republican. it is not happening. it is happening under a democratic administration. they will protect the unprotected when working class and the middle class. the 5% credit-card charges, it has nothing to do with san francisco. how would this happen? the yellow cab co.? what they give a free and electronics? it is questionable. >> i work for the yellow cab. i will mention two things. the first is that most of us will have them out. every night, we're going without food or

. >>> just ahead, gm recalls more than a 150,000 cars. >> gas prices continue to soar while demand keeps declining. what it could mean for the incompetent. >> and hugh jackman one man show don sanchez what's hot [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows your pet you care... by unleashing a complete killing force against fleas and ticks. and not just adult fleas. what makes frontline plus complete the flea life cycle -- is that it breaks killing adults, eggs, and larvae. and it keeps killing fleas and ticks all month long. that's why it's the #1 choice of vets for their pets, and yours. unleash a complete killing force in every dose of frontline plus. >>> state lawmakers are considering ending state funding for caltrans. this proposed plan from republican members would make cities and counties responsible for their highway and bridge projects. a state audit shows six of ten caltrans construction projects run over budgeted with little or no oversight. they say it would save the state about $2 million. >>> general motors whose recalling 150,000 vehicles. it recalls 2011 chevrolet cruze

they're arrested the man in this sketch of gm on the merits. it was a tip from a parole officer that led them to ramirez. he said to be the main aggressor. to date brian's parents and his two sisters spoke outside of s f o general hospital. his sister prays the police department for the hard work. >> our family would like to express our deep gratitude. he said i wanted to give you some information, before you run down the news, at that time my heart dropped. it was a very emotional day yesterday. we're very excited. now the one of the pieces of the puzzle has been taken. >> brian has a long road ahead of him, we urge thankful that the suspect is in custody and is unable to do this to another family. we hope the other man, woman, will be brought into custody. >> it's still hard, we continue to talk to him. we lead to medical stuff up to the doctor. >> reporter: he's a paramedic, his fellow paramedics and co-workers are elated that one of his alleged assailant is in custody. >> we're excited, happy, it has been a rough road waiting for some sort

gms plan to open a third shift in detroit making models around the clock, 2500 jobs. chrysler's celebration tuesday when it paid back all of the government loans that kept it from shutting down two years ago. >> from that moment forward we took our destiny back in our hands. >> reporter: fiat will take kroll of the auto maker next week. new owner providing new muscle as chrysler turns it's first profit in five years. >>> -- last year improved to nearly 11.5 million. this year's projections are for nearly 13 million units. nice progress but still off historic highs. >> we don't expect to see the industry get back to full levels of 60 million units for several years. >> not until the gridlock of too few jobs and too many foreclosed homes clears. >>> congress remains in formal session this holiday weekend as republicans seek to block president obama making recess appointments of controversial nominees. among them is elizabeth warren. we have more on her stormy week on capitol hill. >> whether it's hidden credit card fees, fraudulent mortgages the consumer protection bure

it takes five minutes from the time of charging the gm credit card. a credit card should be removed from the business. >> i want to address one thing. i've been driving since 1994. i am not sure. some time, yellow started charging 5% or 10% for the credit cards. one of the drivers took them to courts and the court put a ban on the credit card. and now, the president of yellow cab told me that sf mta lifted the ban of the credit card. how can they do that without consulting the drivers? >> i am a yellow cab driver. some situations should have happened in this city administered by the republican. it is not happening. it is happening under a democratic administration.

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it takes five minutes from the time of charging the gm credit card. a credit card should be removed from the business. >> i want to address one thing. i've been driving since 1994. i am not sure. some time, yellow started charging 5% or 10% for the credit cards. one of the drivers took them to courts and the court put a ban on the credit card. and now, the president of yellow cab told me that sf mta lifted the ban of the credit card. how can they do that without consulting the drivers? >> i am a yellow cab driver. some situations should have happened in this city ad

gm also plans to inspect about 120,000 cruzs with automatic transmission to make sure the shift linkage was properly install. no crashes or injuries have been attributeed to this issue. >>> gm is putting more muscle into corvettes. the automaker will invest 130,000 -- rather 130 million more dollars into the kentucky plant that makes the classic muscle car. the investment will create 250 new jobs in bowling green and support production of the next generation corvette. i can't stop staring at that vehicle. >> interesting. listening very closely to that one, so pretty. >> they really are. >> you have a story coming up that's important for parents i understand. >> absolutely. this is about infant medications. it is going to become more difficult for parents to find certain versions of them. i'll tell you about that in the next half hour. >>> thank you. a possible act of revenge in the middle east for killing osama bin laden. we'll let you know coming up. >>> the house targets abortion in the latest effort by republicans to dismantle president obama's health care reform. >>> and it's time t

. >>> gm will invest about $2 billion in 17 u.s. plants and adds 4,000 u.s. jobs over the next year and a half. the u.s. postal service posted a $2.2 billion net loss for its second quarter. and hinted it may need a congressional bailout by september. >>> finally, it was once an unthinkable relationship, but today, how close as china's communist economy become with america's wall street? later today, the hot ipo seeking to raise millions will be china's top online dating website. >>> the walk on down on a sore laker loser, the red wings continue storming back and there's no hail in baseball. >>> plus, a tight series between the hawks and the bulls gets even tougher. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> today's greatest weather concerns, severe storms, possibly even tornados, an update on the severe weather outbreak later today. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night in what is perhaps the toughest most evenly matched series of the nba playoffs so far, chica

it takes five minutes from the time of charging the gm credit card. a credit card should be removed from the business. >> i want to address one thing. i've been driving since 1994. i am not sure. some time, yellow started charging 5% or 10% for the credit cards. one of the drivers took them to courts and the court put a ban on the credit card. and now, the president of yellow cab told me that sf mta lifted the ban of the credit card. how can they do that without consulting the drivers? >> i am a yellow cab driver. some situations should have happened in this city administered by the republican. it is not happening. it is happening under a democratic administration. they will protect the unprotected when working class and the middle class. the 5% credit-card charges, it has nothing to do with san francisco. how would this happen? the yellow cab co.?

gm reported their earnings report. profits were strong, they beat the street by four cents a share at 95 cents a share. >>> facebook and google. reports say mark zuckerberg was involved with talks to buy skype. it could be worth $4 billion and considering a joint venture with google. >>> apple reportedly as an ipad deal. starting with esquire, popular mechanics and o, oprah's magazine. it's operated by apple that lets you sign up for subscriptions. >> thank you much. it's 4:48 now. christina joins us from pleas t pleasanton. no, she doesn't. i just lost her. coming up, we'll take a break and talk about a top dog. >> this dog stayed there over her body until help arrived at a great personal risk and pain. >> an east bay dog credited with saving a family's dog. why can't they find a landlord willing to rent to them and their dog? >> we are looking through highway 24. a smooth drive now approaching . where things are expected to slow down and where things are stopped now. your traffic, coming up. >>> good morning to you.

gm said they told about 200,000 vehicles last month. the sales of the cruise led the way. sales were strong for the equinox and terrain, both compact, crossover vehicles. >>> the san francisco zoo is getting another tiger. more than three years after an infamous attack. the new tiger will replace tatiana. that's the tiger that police shot to death after fatally mauling a san jose teenager on christmas day in 2007. the zee's director said she had no -- zoo's director said she had no plans to replace tiger but changed her mind after another zoo pleaded with her and she took martha off her hands. >>> a man wants to get new license plates now that osama bin laden is dead. >> i will trade it in and have "got osama." hopefully the dmv will approve it. >>> new information is coming out every minute about the raid on the compound where osama bin laden lived. we're gathering information. we'll have it all for you at 5:00. as we learn more about what happened in pakistan, what conspiracy theories coming out today, why some say they need more proof. that and more coming up in our nex

. >> since gm and chrysler emerged from bankruptcy, the industry has added 115,000 jobs, the fastest pace of job growth in the auto industry since 1990. last year, for the first time in 16 years, the detroit free gained market share against their foreign counterparts. >> this is the motor city. this is what we do. >> at once considered a longshot to recover, chrysler has worked its way back. >> the giant of the internet's world went head-to-head with the politicians today in france. >> they might have matched in an on-line forum, but this big, the internet industry has come together the old fashioned way. debate the big issues at the highest level of world politics. on the guest list, google's eric schmidt. one of the titans of the world wide web. president sarkozy acknowledges a huge gap of incomprehension between the attack and the college -- a policy makers. the internet can be allowed to grow at untethered. >> the universe that you represent is not a parallel one. free of the rule of law, float -- free of morals, the fundamental principles which govern social and democratic count

gm leaders say prices increase $123 a vehicle because of higher metal prices. it affects all buick, chevrolet, gmc and cadillac models. >>> it's a go for hbo go. it's available. download an app. it will work on iphones, ipad touches and google android systems as well. >>> jerry brown following nose surgery had a procedure done to remove a cancerous growth on friday. he says he will not take time off. he's working on extending the tax increase proposal to close the state's budget deficit. he has to cancel a number of appearances while he recoops. >>> bryan stow could be moved closer to home. stow did not have siezures for the past three days after coming out of a coma inducing medication. stow has been in the hospital since he was brutally beaten after a los angeles dodgers game in late march. .downlcdoat shu .wn why more than 1,000 people were evacuateed from the island. >>> i can reporlt to the american people and to the world that the united states

. >> a gm could not listen to all of the message until now. >> help! help! help! >> there was this pressure in my years, and the next thing i knew, it was dirt, and stuff was hitting me in the face. i realize that the roof was coming off. >> she was in between those two candles? >> yes, she had one hand on top of each. >> i could feel the dog crate lifting up. so i put myself on the floor, i was holding the dog crate, i had one other dog on my arm. pish thing started to land on me i got trapped. i remember thinking the next thing that lands on me i will probably die. >> stacy was pinned for about 20 minutes unable to contact her husband or a son. such >> my son he text me and said are you ok? i could not tell him know i am not. that was awful. laying there and screaming and screaming. it was horrible. >> stacey and her three dogs and survived they were rescued by her neighbor. >> i have no idea how she walked out of this. >> she still has a sense of humor. >> i do not think kansas, i was thinking stacy in joplin and the house was ripping up from the foundation. >>

come to think about it, even if jobs are hard to come by now, with gm and aig on the list, you might say, we all made the fortune 500 this year. i'm john berman for "nightline" in new york. >> back in black. the complete fortune 500 list will be revealed online tomorrow morning. thanks to john for that. hope you watch

they did better with some of the parts is sold to gm but it lost $40 million. at a portfolio of 20 stocks this could be the worst of the 20. this is a dog with fleas. i personally wouldn't but they understand people see electric cars as the future. to meet its risks. losing to much money in such as making a lot of money cashing out shares. they did ok did did 14,000 vehicles that's cute. when it comes to investment dollars i want money. it can't thinking about fern into a company that makes that amount of money. >>catherine: let's go to a question from the lane, which you by the s&p 500 today? >>rob: i would but i would expect only 4 percent of side. it's 20 percent of the portfolio i would buy today i would accumulated for the long term up to 40 years. lower your expectations because is already up%. >>catherine: you could send me an e-mail to rob and will be right back. ♪ you'll run outside ♪ i'll pass you by ♪ ♪ i want to see the sunshine ♪ ♪ take me where you are ♪ take me where you are ♪ afternoon ride ♪ afternoon ride [ male announcer ] n

. >>> and gm recall the cruz compact car this morning. they say they want to check the new models to make sure the steering shafts are properly installed. the the recall involves 150,000, 20-11 -- shall 2011 cruise sedans. >>> coming up in the next hour, four people behind bars this morning after police say they performed a brutal act. we have details on that and how a night of fun almost turned deadly for one mentally challenged man. >>> also ahead this morning, if lawmakers get their way, some teens may not be able to get that tan they wanted for prom. >>> plus, 9/11-- or 911 operators this morning. they know him by name because he dialed over and over and over again. we will tell you why when we come back. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> the president visits ground zero this morning. the message he has for family members of september 11th. the family of phylicia barnes suspected this and this morning police confirmed it. the teen was murdered but they are not saying how. >>> plus, he is 15 years old but is braver than most adults.

gm wants to check new models to make sure that the intermediate steering shift and the linkage were properly installed. >> repairs are taking longer than expected. the shuttle could be delayed again. nasa says it found a blown circuit in the shuttle's fuse box. endeavour was supposed to blast off last friday. but fuel line heaters did not turn on during the final countdown. the earliest the shuttle can launch is next tuesday. >> well, president obama has declared a state of emergency for three states suffering from major flooding. tennessee, mississippi, and kentucky are now all eligible for help from fema and other sources of disaster relief support. officials in memphis are working frantically to help protect the city from rising flood waters. thousands have been evacuated as the ohio and mississippi rivers may continue to rise and the worth might not be over yet. the mississippi might crest sometime next week. >> they're having problems in the midwest. >> yes, things have dried out. but you need your winter gear this morning. you need to roll out your fleece again as temperatures are down

come to think about it, even if jobs are hard to come by now, with gm and aig on the list, you might say, we all made the fortune 500 this year. i'm john berman for "nightline" in new york. >> back in black. the complete fortune 500 list will be revealed online tomorrow morning. thanks to john for that. hope you watch "good morning america." they'll have an interview with k dodgers owner f m

gm says workers who had been laid off will be rehired but most of the jobs will be new hires. gm will also spend $260 million to upgrade the toledo plant that now builds transmissions for trucks and small cars. >>> time now 5:52. she cheated death at an elevator shaft. how a woman survived a bizarre crash in a hospital parking garage. >>> plus putting school teachers under arrest as we go on protest against education budget cuts head into a new day. >>> welcome back. a seattle woman lucky to be alive escaping with just minor injuries after crashing her car through a wall and then plunging ten feet down an elevator shaft. this happened yesterday on the third floor of a hospital's underground parking garage. the witness says the car accelerated in the wrong direction. the fire department's heavy rescue team pulled her out of the wreckage. >>> today bay area teachers plan to do grade-ins at local malls to show how much work they do after school. it's part of a week long campaign to restore education funding. [ indiscernible ] >> educators and students took over the rotunda at the

come to think about it, even if jobs are hard to come by now, with gm and aig on the list, you might say, we all made the fortune 500 this year. i'm john berman for "nightline" in new york. >> back in black. the complete fortune 500 list will be revealed online tomorrow morning. thanks to john for that. hope you watch "good morning america." they'll have an interview with ko

gm up 27%. chrysler saw sales rise 22%. toyota, though, down b.y 2%. >>> bill gross is founder and co-chief investment officer of pimco. he oversees the largest bond fund in the world, pimco's total return fund. and he has had some pretty strong words recently about the debt in the u.s. bill joins me now to talk more about it. bill, great to see you. thanks for joining us. >> thank you, maria. >> the economy creating 244,000 new jobs last month, better than expectations. how would you characterize it? the unemployment rate at 9%. what does this tell us about where we are in the jobs market? >> well, it was a good report, maria, and some positive revisions for prior months. you know, i suspect we're going to see a few more good months of job growth. but it's probably not enough to reduce that unemployment rate. i mean our 9% unemployment rate is the highest in the g-7 countries aside from france. and it has -- and suggests significant structural problems in housing and retail that probably aren't going to go away. so i would

c >>> gm recalling about 150,000 2011 chevy cruz. the cars were sold in the united states and canada. gm will check to see if the transmission shift linkage was properly installed in about 120,000 of the recalled vehicles. gm said there haven't been any crashes nor injuries relate the -- related to the recall into and gas prices up again overnight. the national average now sits at $3.98 for a gallon of regular. so you are looking at $4 a gallon nationwide. 30 cents increase in the last month. maryland is right in line with the national average and virginia a little bit cheaper at $3.88. gas has now hit $4 a gallon in 13 states. it turns out people are driving less in the united states. according to mastercard, spending polls, the average gasoline demand has dropped now for six straight weeks as its prices rise. experts say the improving economy as well as supply and demand may drive up the prices. >> when the economy is stronger and the people are much better able to pay higher gasoline prices now than a few years ago. >> but economi

by the way, gm sold more than 25,000 last month alone. and gm in with great numbers this morning tripling from the first quarter from this time last year. we'll see how that effects wall street in just a bit. >>> all right. time now 5:52. retesting the drunk driving tests. where bad drunk driving tests are boom ranging back on prosecutors forcing them to do the unexpected. ♪ [ music ] >>> the top five will soon be the final four on "american idol." we'll show you the unique way a hometown fan is showing his support for james. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> welcome back. reviewing cases because of faulty breathalyzer. same devices used by san jose police until last week. the police department pulled the devices after finding a glitch that can produce faulty readings. the santa clara county's d.a.'s office is now reviewing 800 dui cases. now the police emphasize that breathalyzers are

gm up 27%. chrysler saw sales rise 22%. toyota, though, down by 2%. >>> bill gross is founder and co-chief investment officer of pimco. he oversees the largest bond fund in the world, pimco's total return fund. and he has had some pretty strong words recently about the debt in the u.s. bill joins me now to talk more about it. bill, great to see you. thanks for joining us. >> thank you, maria. >> the economy creating 244,000 new jobs last month, better than expectations. how would you characterize it? the unemployment rate at 9%. what does this tell us about where we are in the jobs market? >> well, it was a good report, maria, and some positive revisions for prior months. you know, i suspect we're going to see a few more good months of job growth. but it's probably not enough to reduce that unemployment rate. i mean our 9% unemployment rate is the highest in the g-7 countries aside from france. and it has -- and suggests significant structural problems in housing and retail that probably aren't going to go away. so i would

gm up 27%. chrysler saw sales rise 22%. toyota, though, down by 2%. >>> bill gross is founder and co-chief investment officer of pimco. he oversees the largest bond fund in the world, pimco's total return fund. and he has had some pretty strong words recently about the debt in the u.s. bill joins me now to talk more about it. bill, great to see you. thanks for joining us. >> thank you, maria. >> the economy creating 244,000 new jobs last month, better than expectations. how would you characterize it? the unemployment rate at 9%. what does this tell us about where we are in the jobs market? >> well, it was a good report, maria, and some positive revisions for prior months. you know, i suspect we're going to see a few more good months of job growth. but it's probably not enough to reduce that unemployment rate. i mean our 9% unemployment rate is the highest t in t g-7 countries aside from france. and it has -- and suggests significant structural problems in housing and retail that probably aren't going to go away. so i would

. >>> it's the way they used to talk about coca-cola and gm. the annual ranking of the most valuable brands is out tonight, and there's a new king of the hill. that's apple, subplanting google. here's the rest of the top ten. you may recognize all of those logos except for maybe that number nine between marlboro and ge. that's china mobile cell phone service. 70% market share in china. think for a moment about how many customers they have. >>> and speaking of the number four brand on the list, mcdonald's, a big change coming to its restaurants. just when we got used to the molded swivel chairs and fiberglass tables that are comfortable for about as long as it takes to plow into a pile of mcnuggets, they're spending over $1 billion to make their restaurants more chill, more comfortable, more laid back. more starbucks than mayor mccheese. look for wooden tables, muted colors, and faux leather seats coming soon to a mc's near you, and you can get fries with that. >>> and we have family news. meredith vieira made it official today. she's coming off

gm says the car averages a thousand miles 1,000 miles on each tank full of gas. or about 111 miles per gallon. but, those drivers do have to consider the cost of electricity, so it may be a wash altogether. news time is 6:42. >>> gas prices are making travel in any vehicle tough be it a plane train or automobile. it's going to be more expensive. the sticker shock applying overseas you never will believe how much you could be paying in extra fees to fly to london or paris. and the verdict is in on two baltimore city police office are accused of taking two teens and dropping them off. we will tell you about that and prince william married on friday, but is back to business for his dad. why prince charles is visiting the u.s. details coming up when "good morning maryland" returns. ♪ [ alarm buzzing ] another victim of frequent flyer red tape. [ tires screech ] seat restrictions got him stuck in a vicious circle. it's just not right! i keep earning miles, but it seems like i can never use them. the all-new rapid rewards doesn't have any of that nasty red tape. here

today, gm is expected to make a major announcement. the automaker is considering adding 250 jobs to expand the bowling green plant and make a new product line as well. >>> today, president obama will meet with prince charles of wales at the white house. the heir to the british thrown is on a 3-day visit to the nation's capital. justin. >>> now, maryland most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> 6:54. we are looking at temperatures dropping to 48 degrees. still 65 ocean city. a frontal boundary and further west you go it's cooler. 36 now in oakland. we have the source of cool air behind the frontal boundary. oddly enough, the front actually showing most of the moisture behind it. typically it's the enhance hadn't ahead of the frontal bondry but most of the heavy rain pushing into delaware and we have it through the northern half of the eastern shore. breaking up a little bit. a little mist around the beltway. but more rain back to the west and the cool air filters in and we can't rule out ge

the compact chevy cruise accounted for better than 10% of gm's sales while ford saw a big jump in the sales of its focus compact. chrysler had its best april in three years. sales climbed 22%. industry wide sales rose 19% last month. toyota had the weakest number with sales edging up just 1%. >>> american airlines is testing a new inflight entertainment option that lets passengers watch streaming videos of movies and tv shows on their own internet capable devices like laptops, tablet computers or smartphones. american says the price will be very similar to what people pay for pay-per-view movies at home. if tests go well and the if, aa signs off on it, the option could be in place later on this year. >>> and if you're going to act up on a flight, don't it do it on hong kong airlineses. the carrier is teaching kung fu to its flight crew. it's a formed called wing chun and meant for close quarters combat. ideal for the confines of airplane and should come in handy. the airline says it deals with about three drunk, disorderly or disruptive passengers every week. betty, they are running a

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profits where shareholders are expected to dramatically increase because of gm's boost in the market. taxpayers still own one-third of gm. >>> finally this half hour, the newest trend in dairy cows. >> oh, yeah. a hot trend. >> that's right. didn't know there was such a thing but apparently there is. >> a trend in cows. they're all of the rage apparently in an increase number of farms country. kcau has a very mooving story. >> reporter: from a distance this may seem like an ordinary cow but once you walk up aside it you realize it is a little bit smaller and it makes you want to ask, hey, cow, why you so small? the answer, these are a special breed of miniature cows. called mini herefords. have been breeding these cows for the past 16 years but why mini cows? >> smaller cows are easier to deal with than standard-sized cows. they eat less. take up less space. easier on the handler and your typical american these days is a smaller stake. >> reporter: ali and kenny peterson have sold their cows from all over the u.s. from california to massachusetts. many of the buyers had smaller farms

the compact chevy cruise accounted for better than 10% of gm's sales and ford saw a big jump in the sales of its focus compact. chrysler had its best april in three years. industry wide sales rose 19% last month. toyota the weakest number with sales edging up just 1%. >>> american airlines is testing a new inflight entertainment option that lets passengers watch streaming videos of movies and tv shows on their own international capable devices like laptops, tablet computers or smartphones. the prices will be similar to what people pay for pay-per-view at home. the option could be in place later on this year. >>> and if you're going to act up on a flight, don't it do it on hong kong airlineses. the carrier is keeching kung fu to its flight crew it's called wing chun and meant for close quarters combat. it should come in handy. the airline says it deals with three drunk or disorderly passengers every week. betty they're writing a tight ship there. >> wing chun, we should all practice that. ashley morrison, thank you. >>> straight ahead your wednesday morning weather and the twins francisco