they keep failing. >> all right, karen travers, thank you. the bailout of general motors has cost american taxpayers more than $11 billion, a billion more than initially estimated. that loss includes more than $800 million the u.s. treasury wrote off last month ending its involvement with gm. the bush and obama administrations collectively distributed $50 billion in emergency aid to gm to help that company survive the economic crisis. the dow is opening in record territory this morning. stocks closed at an all-time high yesterday. hitting 16,580, slightly topping the number set in november. the federal reserve said it would reduce the bond-buying programs but plans to keep the benchmark interest rate at near zero. topping the health headlines this morning, a warning about the uv lights used in the popular gel manicures. researchers looked at 17 ultraviolet lamps from commercial nail salons and tested them for uva radiation, a type of light known to cause dna damage. they found that after about 10 to 12 visits, there maybe enough