Lets get straight to one of our top stories of the day. Volkswagen shares gaining this morning. Europes largest carmaker reported a Third Quarter profit that surged past estimates. Hans nichols has the details. These numbers are so good there can only be one explanation. Ths secretlyyourt learned to drive and are buying volkswagens on the sly. They are up 16 . You see a huge increase in analyst expectations. When you look at profit margin , it isvolkswagen brand 2. 3 . The goal is to get all the way to 6 . Last year, they were 2. 9 . They have high labor costs, especially in germany. Look at the cost per worker per hour. You see a huge difference, almost double in germany. Day in their biggest factory. We will have a look at that later on in the show. Im really looking forward to it. You talked about some of the brands. Ou mentioned audi n china andaudi i skoda as well. Part of this is a general recovery of the auto situation on the continent. Overall, it has been a pretty good story o
Families say not enough is being done. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We are following two major stories tonight. Investigators make a New Discovery in the crash of flight 9525 as extraordinary new images reveal just what the recovery teams are facing in the crash site in the french alps. The closest look we have gotten so far shows crews struggling to move large pieces of wreckage and perch precariously on the mountainside. The other big story, iraq. Its now declaring a major victory over isis saying its driven the terror group out of the strategically important city of tikrit. Isis captured the city last june amid reports of horrific massacres. While isis left behind snipers and traps and explosions can still be heard. The iraqi Prime Minister today visited tikrit to put the exclamation point on its liberation. The battle took a month. Government troops were aided by iranian backed shiite militias and u. S. Air strikes and now if religious tensions dont tear the iraqi
Something else a note that could have prevented it. At the crash scene in the french alps, crews continued the difficult task of recovering remains of the 150 who died. We have a series of reports tonight. First well go to allen pizzey in the copilots hometown. Reporter investigators searching the apartment and family home of Andreas Lubitz turned up several doctors notes, including one excusing him from work on the day of the crash, but that one had been torn up. German prosecutor Christoph Gumpa said the note supports the Current Program assessment that he hid his illness from his colleaguees. Producers would not say what that medical condition was other than that it had been treated by a doctor. They also did not find a suicide note or anything indicating a religious or political motive. Now they are combing through the copilots background examining financial and personal details as well as the possibility that he was suffering suffering from depression. The federal Aviation Authori
Drought. The areas in red are extremely dry, in brown exceptionally dry. Wherever you are in america, the drought could lead to higher food prices because more than half of americas fruits and vegetables come from california. Omar villafranca is near lake tahoe. Reporter governor jerry brown would normally have needed snow shoes to walk on this section of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Were standing on dry grass and we should be standing in five feet of snow. Reporter surveyors are seeing a record low snowpack of just 5 of normal. Californians depend on the melting snow to fill rivers and reservoirs, providing a third of the states water supply. Were in an historic drought, and that demands unprecedented action. Reporter governor browns executive order to cut overall water use by 25 , will include a plan to replant california lawns with landscapes that dont need a lot of water. Golf courses, cemeteries, and campuses will have to reduce their water usage, and brown is asking water agencie
Kind of deal. So the pressure is really on. But were talking about a very vague statement, even if one comes out today, because its very clear there is still unresolved issues. It seems as if at the best theyre agreeing to keep talking. Chris . Elise, please keep us informed of any movement in the talks. There is no question that president obama has a lot riding on the iran situation. The question is now, what if this plan to negotiate doesnt work . Lets bring in cnn senior White House Correspondent jim acosta with more. The white house is adamant that president obama is not going to accept a bad deal with iran. Last night the president held a Video Conference call with his National Security team and with secretary of state john kerry, and Energy Secretary earnest monese leading the u. S. Side of the talks in switzerland. At this point u. S. Officials cannot say whether theyll reach a breakthrough at the negotiations the one thing that press secretary made clear to reporters yesterday