. >>> general motors is recalling the hot-selling 2011 chevy cruz. gm says it wants to check the vehicles to make sure the steering shafts were installed properly. about 150,000 cars are involved. no crashes or injuries have been reported. last month more than 25,000 cruzes were sold. >>> victims of ponzi king bernard madoff could soon see some money. the trustee appointed to the case told a new york court on wednesday he collected $7.6 billion so far, and asked for permission to make an initial payout of $272 million. no word yet on when the court might make a decision. >>> and lebron james is hoping for a slam dunk with his new energy strip. the miami heat superstar is co-founder of a company that just launched caffeine strips called sheets. they dissolve when placed on the tongue, providing the equivalent of one cup of coffee. betty, i think i know some people around here that could use those. >> me! i don't drink coffee but i might try that. >> save me some time, too. >> all right, ashley. thank you. joining us live here in new york. >>> well, ne

. >>> general motors is recalling more than 154,000 chevy cruzs. the company will inspect them to make sure the steering wheel was installed properly. there are no reports of injuries or crashes related to the recall and the fuel efficient cars have been a top seller for gm 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

. >>> this morning, gm is recalling chevy cruz. >> general motors is recalling 154,000 of the top-selling vehicles to check to see if the steering shaft was properly installed. of those, 2/3 of the automatic transmission is to see which are installed correctly. no crashes or injuries have been reported. >>> freddie mac posted the first quarterly net profit in two years. the best performance since it was taken over by the governor in 2008. it paid back $1.6 million and isn't asking the treasury department for more aid. first time that's happened in more than a year. it stems from a drop of loans, a signal that freddie mac and rival fannie mae could be striking a deal. >>> they add the newspapers and magazines to the ipad. starting in july, you'll be able to download apps for esquire, popular mechanics, and o. apple has a new service to let users sign up for subscriptions within app to get billed automatically. back to you. >> thanks, courtney. >> sure thing. >> great day. >>> a trip to target is much more exciting than one maryland couple could imagine. >> it's all because of what they fou

. >>> general motors is recalling about 150,000 of its popular chevy cruz's for the 2011 model year. it wants to verify that the steering shafts were installed properly. more than 2000 cruzs were called back after a driver had the steering wheel break off while driving. 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 th

it was the best month for the chevy cruz. there the first major car company to report the sales. >> darya: the next-to-last space shuttle launch will not happen for least a week. now, the next launch is going to be on tuesday, may 10th, when did arizona congresswoman gaby gifford does plan to be there she went there this last week to watch her husband mark kelly his the commander. she returned your houston hospital where she is recovering from a gunshot wound. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. >> mark: says the scene overnight in missouri, as the u.s. army corps of engineers blow a lead it to ease flooding. though water level is dropping. as small town in illinois, the army corps of engineers is blowing the whole to try and prevent the town from being submerged. here is the video coming in, showing the flooding, the aftermath. an ounce to huge areas to flood 13 5 a., 100 homes, people losing their farms as they decided to save the town but flooded out these farmers.

general motors sold 500 plug-in models of the chevy volt. the cruz tops 25,000. j.d. power and associates founds the reason. the sticker price. the cruze is priced $16,000. the volt $41,000. the leaf $33,000 while a versa $13,000. tax credits can reduce the price by up to ten grand. however -- >> until the price of these vehicles come down in terms of parody, we are don't see a mass adoption or migration. >> reporter: choice and supply could drive down price. 160 models of hybrids and electrics are expected by 2016 compared to the 30-something available today. >>> 4:55. an ex time you are on vacation, you can get google news. you have to share location data with google. after that, local headlines appear called news near me. it's brand f-nebrand-new. you can see stories based on your location. >>> a bay area man reached the summit of mt. everest. we shows you tech exec rich lewis. he was training to reach the summit. it's part of a bigger personal goal to run marathons on all seven continents and climb the seven highest mountains in the world. when he returns, he will

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

. >> adam gonzalez is looking at a chevy cruz, the top-selling compact car. >> looking at an american car, good on gas and still sporty as well. >> being hip and sporty is all a part of detroit's new campaign to lure american car buyers pack to the big three. >> this is the motor city. this is what we do. >> i think that there's a new reality in detroit that says people do or will buy smaller cars and that they can make money on them. >> in fact, one in four cars sold in the u.s. in april was a compact or sub compact car. and in the past year, the share of compact american cars sold jumped from 20% to 27%. >> just got a new car. >> after turning in his mid-sized mazda, adam gonzalez opted more american. in addition to capturing demand for smaller cars with models like the cruz, ford focus, and siesta, detroit's big three have capitalized on the shortage of the japanese cars left in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami. gm announced plans to invest $2 billion in its plants reopening this one in northtown, ohio which is creating jobs and employs 4,500 people making the chevy c

. >> darya: gm is recalling 15000 of its chevy cruz compact. they continue to inspect it steering shaft show effort show. they're making sugar installed correctly. no crash's or injuries reported. there haven't been any consumer complaints last month gm sold more than 25,000 cruz compact models. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. taking a live look here walnut creek, one of the areas that will see some nice, toasty temperatures. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. >> erica: welcome back to the kron 4 news. we'll finally to begin to see a break up in the back up. still seeing red-yellow on your screen that the back up no longer stretches toward highway-1 just a little past 380 down to 17 mi. per hour. sip alert is still in effect. more details coming up. >> mark: will light winds and what looks to be another warm day. seven days later this afternoon. >> darya: in fuego in overtime scoring nine minutes to 1 in overtime to finish

. >>> well, chevrolet is recalling more than 154,000 of its popular cruz vehicles. the automaker wants to check the installation of the steering wheels. now chevy says a quality control inspection of the ohio plant where all the cars were built led to the recall. there are no reports of injuries or accidents related to the recall. 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 cas

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