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$300K Could Buy You Steve McQueen's 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3
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A once-little company by the name of AMG came to prominence with the “Red Pig” racing car. The reason two former Mercedes-Benz engineers chose the 300 SEL 6.3 as the basis of their go-faster project is the M100 engine with a cast-iron block, SOHC valvetrain, and aluminum heads.
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The beefy V8 made the 300 SEL 6.3 the fastest sedan, and the allure of speed is what convinced the King of Cool to purchase one of 6,526 units produced by the Stuttgart-based automaker. A luxobarge that shames pre-Oil Crisis muscle cars with a 62-mph (100-kph) acceleration of 6.5 seconds, chassis number 10901812006395 is understandably expensive at $299,995.

drags the unconscious driver out. driver is in the hospital and is expected to recover. he will face a charge for reckless driving. doing doughnuts when the car crashed into an air conditioning unit and then caught fire. today, could be a major turning point for james holmes. the man accused of killing 12 people inside an aurora, colorado, movie theater. holmes expected to enter a plea. in the past, his attorneys have suggested that holmes could use an insanity defense and that could change the entire case proceeds. jim spellman has more for you. >> reporter: nearly eight months after the aurora theater shooting that killed 12 and wounded 58, james holmes is expected to enter pleas to 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and related charges. >> 109, they need you hot to the front of the theater. >> reporter: court documents indicate that the defense is

but he wasn't hurt. he was probably surprised. >> can you imagine waking up to that? >> is that a cat on my roof? no, it's a car! >> a cadillac! seven to go for the miami heat. lebron james pouring in 32 points and handing off ten assists in miami's 109-77 victory over the charlotte bobcats. that's the 26th consecutive win for the heat. just seven shy of an all-time record of 33 that was set by the los angeles lakers back in 1971. miami going for number 27 tonight against the orlando magic. >> we'll see. they still have seven to go. i think it's going to be hard for them. >> you always like the underdogs. >> always. i actually root for loser. chances are this mother is tougher than your mother. you have to check this out. we'll have more on this lady seen grappling with an alligator coming up. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity.

guy who is un -- unknown. he's young. he's inexperienced. potentially extremely unpredictable. this is a recipe for potential disaster, if only through a mistake. >> you know, i think that almost everybody who looks at it thinks that most likely north korea is just throwing a tantrum. because this is a strategy that has worked in the past. that they -- threaten a sea of fire in seoul. and eventually maybe people will pay attention to them. and then maybe will bribe them to take a different route. but there is, as you say, always this concern that they may play their cards. they have more of a case for brinksmansh brinksmanship. in 2010, they attacked a south korean vessel with 109 lives aboard. things can can go wrong and if they do, it's not just an issue of nuclear weapons. seoul is in reach of north korean artillery and have chemical and biological weapons, as well. >> there is a big holiday coming up in north korea monday to

the findings calling the report's language, quote, unduly alarming. another sign new york city is slowly bouncing back from hurricane sandy. coney island officially open for business once again. business leaders hit the park over the weekend. it was chilly, but they got to ride on the famous wonder wheel and cyclone. electrical systems had to be replaced after the storm surge pretty much destroyed them. >> can where e talk about the h streak? it continues. lebron james pulling in 32 points in the 109-77 victory sunday over the bobcats. 26th win in a row. just accept sseven shy of the a record. tonight they're against the orlando magic. >> on the subject of victory, let's talk about march madness.

what, you know, what they themselves did. and i think that is about the best possible hope. for right now. >> is it much of a hope? at the moment, you've got this guy who is un -- unknown. he's young. he's inexperienced. potentially extremely unpredictable. this is a recipe for potential disaster, if only through a mistake. >> you know, i think that almost everybody who looks at it thinks that most likely north korea is just throwing a tantrum. because this is a strategy that has worked in the past. that they -- threaten a sea of fire in seoul. and eventually maybe people will pay attention to them. and then maybe will bribe them to take a different route. but there is, as you say, always this concern that they may play their cards. they have more of a case for brinksmanship. in 2010, they attacked a south korean vessel with 109 lives aboard. things can can go wrong and if they do, it's not just an issue

soon as that news conference starts. set to start some time live in the hour. we'll get right to you. we're also following this. this is a disappointing jobs report driving stocks down today. right now the dow jones down about 100 points. labor department saying hiring slowed to a crawl in mashlrch. economy added just 88,000 jobs in march. bring in alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. what were people expecting? was it anything close to what economists were expecting? >> that's why you're seeing the selloff right now. the dow down 109 points because it was so far from what expectations were. the expectation was it would have been 100,000 more jobs than that. the actual number was 190,000. so obviously it fell very short of those expectations. what it says is that the job market and the economy, suzanne, could be headed for a spring slump. in fact, fed chief ben bernanke

themselves do to north korea what, you know, what they themselves did. and i think that is about the best possible hope. for right now. >> is it much of a hope? at the moment, you've got this guy who is un -- unknown. he's young. he's inexperienced. potentially extremely unpredictable. this is a recipe for potential disaster, if only through a mistake. >> you know, i think that almost everybody who looks at it thinks that most likely north korea is just throwing a tantrum. because this is a strategy that has worked in the past. that they -- threaten a sea of fire in seoul. and eventually maybe people will pay attention to them. and then maybe will bribe them to take a different route. but there is, as you say, always this concern that they may play their cards. they have more of a case for brinksmanship. in 2010, they attacked a south korean vessel with 109 lives aboard. things can can go wrong and if they do, it's not just an issue

to you, not today, but watch what happens as we head toward monday. back to work, kind of back to the esconced clouds and showers. here we go through the day. washington, philadelphia, new york, boston, and portland, there's the rain on monday. also, one of the big stories we are really cooking in the southwest, las vegas, 110 degrees today. average high, 97. it's supposed to be hot. this ridge of high pressure and control in the southwest, really incredible warmth. phoenix 109. # 110 by tuesday. should be 103, but from 103 to 110, big difference. much more still to come on "early start weekend." >> what we're focused on right now is frankly doing an assessment of the damage that is being done to u.s. national security by the revelation of this information. >> the secrets are coming out,

quarter to win 109-93. miami has not lost back-to-back games since mid-january. game five of the finals is sunday night in san antonio. bad weather continues to be a problem at the u.s. open. play has delayed twice due to rain. phil mickelson was able to get through his first round, had a great day, shooting 3 under and did it with little sleep. mickelson was at his daughter's eighth grade graduation wednesday night in san diego, and he took a red eye to philadelphia in order to make his tee time. he's one shot back of the leader, luke donald. tiger woods made it through ten holes, bogeyed two of his first three but rallied with a 50-foot birdie putt on the 6th. round one resumes this morning at 7:15 eastern. the greatest closer in history, mariano rivera continued his tour in oakland. the a's gave him a certified surfboard and napa valley bottle

dwayne finally had a breakout game, 32 points and 6 steals as promised lebron led all scorers with 33 points in the game. the heat ran away with this one in the fourth quarter to win 109-93. miami they've still not lost back-to-back games since mid-january. absolutely amazing. the series tied 2-2, game five is sunday night in san antonio. bad weather continues to be a problem at the u.s. open. play was delayed twice yesterday due to rain. phil mickelson was one of the golfers able to get through his first round, a great first day shooting 3 under and did it with little sleep. mickelson was at his daughter's eighth grade graduation wednesday night in san diego and took a red eye to philadelphia in order to make his tee time, one shot back of the leader luke donald. tiger woods made it through ten holes, bogeys two of his first three but rallied with a 50-foot birdie putt on the 6th. tiger is on the course now wrapping up his first round. mariano rivera continuing

laws to keep government contractors like snowden from having access to sensitive information. right now it is the best of three. woohoo! miami heat getting their groove back beating the san antonio spurs 109-93 to square the nba finals at 2-2 games. dwyane wade scored 32 points, lebron james game two, 33. game five they return to miami for a sixth and possibly a seventh game. my prediction -- going to be six games. >> you think so? >> i think so. >> he's on the record. coming up, chemical weapons used by the syrian people, on the syrian people by the government what the white house is doing to bolster the rebels.

opportunity would have been there. >> edward snowden is said to be in a safe house in hong kong. dianne feinstein is calling for laws prevented people like him to have access to information. letters contained with ricin. a 35-year-old sent letters laced with the toxin to president obama and new york city mayor, michael bloomberg. she was arrested last week. she claimed her husband did it. he denied involvement. she faces up to ten years in prison, if convicted. >> want to know why my eyes are reds? i fell asleep on the game. even with their backs to the wall. miami heat responded, beating san antonio. 109-93 in game four. dwyane wade had a big game

now to new york, we've all heard stories about students getting kicked off a school bus for misbehaving but how about a whole class getting kicked off an airliner. let's bring in mary snow. she's got details. what happened, mary? >> wolf, 109 people were kicked off the flight, 8 adult chaperones, the rest all students. there were different accounts of exactly what happened but all agree they've never seen this many passengers kicked off a plane at once. high school seniors from an orthodox jewish school in brooklyn were traveling to atlanta monday for a class trip. the airline says they were told to leave because some kids wouldn't stay in their seats and others wouldn't turn off cellphones but a chaperone accuses flight attendants of overreacting and blowing things out of proportion. one student tells cnn, quote, they treated us like we were terrorists. i've never seen anything like it. this student even suggested they were ejected because they are jewish. a passenger on the plane denies

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antonio spurs 109-93. the series is now tied at two games apiece. turning now to your money, younger americans are taking a look at those credit card application and they are saying no thank you, opting instead for debit carts or prepaid credit cards. christine romans is following the trend in new york. christine, this is interesting, because i remember when i was in college, that's where i got my first credit card, and you were kind of all the time you had credit card companies trying to get you to apply. why is this group different? >> congress short of shut that down, too, remembered with the card act? if you were a young person, you had to be 21 and you have to prove that you'll be able to pay it back. that's one reasons why kids aren't taking out more cards. also they have high unemployment. they've of the got student loans, so they're being more frugal in taking out the cards, either because they can't get them or they have seen the