That smashed expectations. Ford sales up 23 . Fiat chrysler saw a 13 1 2 rise. And gm posted a 12 1 2 jump. Phil lebeau tells us why sales are so strong at the big three. Reporter call it a sizzling september in the showroom. U. S. Auto sales roared to their strongest Monthly Sales pace since july of 2005. Most of the major automakers posted doubledigit gains, with some like General Motors doing far better than expected. What drove those strong numbers . Labor day, which is traditionally one of the busiest weekends of the year for auto dealers, gave september sales an early pop. Meanwhile, trucks and suvs remain red hot thanks to low gas prices. And the combination of strong Consumer Confidence and low Interest Rates is convincing millions this is the time to buy a new vehicle. Even volkswagen, which has been rocked by the diesel emissions scandal, pulled out a slight gain in sales last month. Impressive, since massive negative publicity and an order not to sell clean diesel models lef
Planes as well had the same exact problem. And now, according to flight 182 entrout denver from spokane, it was delayed because the plane was on the taxiway at 5 40 this morning and hit slippery conditions causing the nose heels to slide off. Luckily none of the 160 passengers or seven crew members aboard the plane were injured. And united got tte passengers off the plane, and it was a long and probably scary day for those 160 passengers today. Live from the d. I. A. , denver 7. Sally, thann you. And another breaking story a u. S. Ssrvice member was killed and two others wounded during an aatack in afghanistan today. This happened during an operation in the hellman province of afghanistan. We will keep you updated as we learn more. They cannot hold america hostage. We do not have to accept this carnage at the price of freedom. President obama addressing his executive on gun control. He says despite his ove, lawmakers still need to address this issue. He even got emotional at one point,
Haiti is clearing up its shanty towns to create the perfect picture postcard. The armed group that killed 30 egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula last month has now released a video pledging allegiance to isil. They have threatened to carry out more attacks if the Egyptian Military does not end its campaign in sinai. [ music in the background of explosions ] reporter the group showcased what it billed as its latest triumph. Al jazeera cannot independently verify the videos authenticity, but it shows the attack of the Sinai Peninsula last month that killed 30 soldiers. The video shows the groups fighters killing some of the soldiers, shooting them in the back of the head. The footage is accompanied by a sevenmonths message by one of the leaders of the group. Wasatch front warned you time and again but you do not listen. You bomb our homes and continue to expel us from our lands and despite what we have inflicted on you in this attack we tell you that the war is yet to begin. The gro
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Knows the route to laguardia and hes on the news line now. Captain mark welcome, good to have you with us. In retrospect should the airport have been closed before this event could take place . Caller the airport was closed before the event. Im not certain if i understand the question. Should this plane have been allowed to land at laguardia. Caller oh, i see. I misunderstood you. Maybe i didnt phrase it well. Its up to the coordination between the captain and airline itself. Although the weather was certainly coming down at laguardia one thing that seems problematic to me is the runway they were using. They were landing to the southeast there at laguardia and the wind was almost off their tail which is not a good thing. You dont want to be doing that. You want to land into the wind but you certainly want to be landing into the wind when the runway has something on it like snow or ice or water. And we may find that that becomes a contributing cause to the accident. How much grip do air