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Higher than the national average. still, there is encouraging news from the automotive world. a white house report says 45,000 auto industry jobs have been created since gm emerged from bankruptcy. the fallout from toyotas safety problem appears to have given americans a renewed confidence in u.s. cars. four years ago 46% of americans saidation cars were superior to american cars. now american cars are preferred by a 38 to 38% margin. economists at the university of michigan say despite the gain...

The lexus gx 460. a luxury suv which "consumer reports" first identified as liable to tip over and with the fine, toyota admits no wrongdoing. and i will quote from the executives, we are proud of the vehicle, that toyota produces and are confident theyre among the safest on the road as our actions, since the recalls were announced underscore we are intensely focused on listening even more carefully to our customers and addressing any issues that emerge without delay, and keep in mind, that was ...

Wont fight the fine but toyota motors is denying the governments accusation that it tried to hide a safety problem with its sticking gas pedals. today, toyota accepting a record 16.4 million dollar fine for toyotas failure to promptly report the issue. toyota will have 30 days to pay up. pope benedict celebrating his five-year anniversary at the helm of the catholic church. his tenure has been blemished with the ongoing sex scandal. a quick break. well be right back. sthma. and thats what it sou...

It may not happen right away but they eventually will. >> phil lebeau with the latest on how the volcano is affecting the business side of this. thank you very much. a glimmer of good news for airline passengers. at least five air carriers are vowing now not to follow spirit airline and theyre not going to charge for carry ons. the budget airline will charge 45 bucks a bag. in phone calls with new york senator chuck schumer executives from american airlines, delta, jet blue, united, and usair ...

>> jobs are the big deal. when there is lower unemployment, jobs wont be as important. i know you werent planning on being on the trip. the president was going to go to poland and now it may not happen because of the ash cloud. any information on whether they are going or not? >> reporter: i just talked to some top white house officials who are still waiting to see about it, the call will be made by the air force and the secret service, in any case like this as to whether or not the ash would pr...

Oncoming tractor trailer rigs that apparently wouldnt get out of the way and under some power lines, but was able to put it down safely on the highway. nobody hurt. jane: so youre a pilot, so the tractor trailer doesnt get out of the way because hes bigger than you if youre in the beechcraft bonanza? jon: maybe he didnt believe what he was seeing. jane:jan -- jane: maybe want to get out of the way next time. speaking of cars, toyota is now madly searching for answers to its latest safety probl...

Students out of black schools while grouping african-american class mates in the same classrooms. suspending sales of the lexus gs 460 vowing to get to the end of a safety problem. a high roll over risk making turns in the gx 460. asking lexus dealers to halt sales until the problem is identified and fixed. midwest airlines name is going away, two are merging and flying under the frontier banner later this year. the cookies will be served on all flights. on the eve of this years tax deadli...

And he said that he has absolutely no comment -- comment on this. he recently retired. we dont what kind of restrictions hes under in terms of how he left the company, but, again, you know, whats so interesting is that it does seem that there was a lot of conversation in toyota. the question is, was toyota japan talking to toyota europe talking to toyota u.s.? thats the whole disconnect. thats what the information gets really convoluted, but really to see these e-mails for one executive to say, ...

[ laughter ] sorry. today it appears the united states government is ready to bring in nasa scientists to get to the bottom of the safety problem. investigators have been having a hard time determining the cause of the sudden acceleration issue which killed dozens of people. toyota has already recalled more than 8 million vehicles but the department of transportation reportedly wants nasa engineers to lend expertise in computers and electronics to help with the investigation. with us, the former...

Bicycle. quetta is one of the hot beds. me believe, the bodies of tribesmen kidnapped a week ago were found riddled with bullets. theyre believed to have been killed by the taliban for allegedly being u.s. spies. and israel says it will not stop controversial settlement. they urged israel to back off the settlement project and moon says the israeli netanyahu will meet. ray lahood will head to japan this summer to talk about the safety problem with toyotas. toyota recalled more than 8 million veh...