. >>> general motors is taking self-driving cars to the next level.he carmaker plans to get rid of essential parts of the vehicle but are americans really ready for this car of the future? >> plus, a new social media fad is worrying authorities. teens taking laundry detergent pods into their mouths. >> fog in the bay we'll look at the visibility after a foggy start to your friday. and what's ahead for the week is coming up. a tesla "model-3" went on display this morning in palo alto. the tesla dealership at >>> tesla's hot selling car is making its public debut today in the bay area. a tesla model 3 went on display this morning in palo alto. the dealership at the stanford mall is one of only two locations in the state that will have a model 3 on the showroom floor. the other location is in los angeles. the model 3 is the company's most affordable car priced at $35,000. >>> general motors is taking a major step in self-driving cars. the company now has plans of getting rid of steering wheels but kris van cleave explains that not everyone is on board. >

at general motors, but you felt you should?: yeah. this is -- these are -- some schools and these were wonderful programs from companies in that day and age. this was an effort to get women and minorities into businesses. and at that time, general motors had a program which was they went to some of what were the best schools and said, gee, if i can get you -- the deal was i will pay your tuition, your room and board, everything. and someone going to school themselves, a professor said to me, hey, you ought to look at this program. and in return, work there in the summers. otherwise, no strings attached. so i had a wonderful set of internships with them. when i graduated, i did feel a sense, a real sense of obligation to first go to gm. i had a lot of other offers, but to go to gm. i was a computer science and engineering degree. david: were there a lot of women taking those courses in those days at northwestern? ginni: what do you think? david: not that many? ginni: no. i was probably the only woman in many of those classes, ev

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it's for the ride sharing company that general motors plans to start testing next year who else is ince for autonomous drive vehicles? really every major automaker most of them had paired up with ride share companies or with other tech firms speaking of tech firms, people today are saying, what's waymo doing, aren't they building a car without a steering wheel yes, they've tested one for a ride share program that starts in phoenix this quarter. it's going to start with self-driving minivans. by the way, those minivans will have a steering wheel. they have yet to petition the federal government for manufacturing and using a vehicle without a steering wheel. as you take a look at shares of general motors, remember, they give financial guidance next tuesday morning at the detroit auto show. we'll be there, melissa. i'm sure there will be a few questions for them about when they expect to turn a profit when it comes to autonomous drive vehicles >> are there stop buttons in that car if something goes wrong and you've got to -- >> reporter: there's an emergency button >> is there one in the

general motors said it's ready to start building them now. >> it's pretty buzz trending. it does really make the prospect of autonomous driving all the more real. >> gm announced this morning it's filed a petition with the national highway traffic association. even this self-flying volo cop ter. electric car maker biten sees the car of the future a bit of the advocates for highway and auto safety said americans may not be quite ready to get rid of the wheel. >> we frankly were surprised with how concerned the american public is. a full 75% are not comfortable with disconnecting vehicle equipment like that steering wheel. >> what do you think about the concern -- the red the. >> assuming general motors can get the approval from the federal government it believes it can start testing these vehicles in 2019 in at least seven states and hopes to work with other states. well there's no steering wheel that law may not be necessary. chris van cleave cbs news washington. >> ya'll are with these people you know taking the steering wheel away might actually be an improvement. >> we

electric motor, made with low cost, generates significantly more power than the electric motor that uses rare earth elements that we use today. it was at the national transportation research center, doe's only transition facility we developed the first charging system capable of transferring 34 kilowatt of energy. we're on the way to delivering 100 kilowatt system. bidirectional wireless charging makes recharging easier while ensuring that an electrified transportation system is a benefit, not a burden to the power grid. demonstrates how a hybrid electric vehicle can wirelessly transfer power to and from a home generating energy using solar panels. the benefit is energy reliability for the homeowner, more flexibility for the electric grid operator, ability to use vehicle battery for energy storage. super computers specially titan and summit, resources are leveraged for the behavior of advanced vehicle and engine systems. these resources, including next generation super computer funded by office of science expected to be the world's most powerful when it comes online this year, enabling a

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but general motors thinks we are. the automaker has asked the government for permission to build and test drive an autonomous drive car, stripped of the controls that we've used for decades. phil >> reporter: this is the future, according to general motors. a self-driving car without a steering wheel and pedals. driving around cities, giving people rides in robotaxis. >> obviously there will be an adoption curve. and it will take some time for people to get used to d idea. but ever all about safety in the approach. we want people to feel comfortable with technolog rit from e outset. >> reporter: gm is asking the federal government to waive vehicle rules that have been in place for decades so it can put self-drivi cars on the road without steerin wheels and other contro radical departure, going back to the days of henry ford, steering wheels and gas pedals have been at the heart of every car and truck. but gm and other automakers believe there's no need for a steering wheel if there's no driver. >> we see these vehicle

you may have heard general motors recently announce our 000 vision. that is, our belief in a future world with 0 crashes, 0 emissions and 0 congestion. this vision represents the convergence of our work in connectivity, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles and car sharing in an effort to move humanity forward. and as part of that vision, we announced our plans to bring at least 20 new all-electric vehicles to the market by 2023. our next step in moving towards zero emission world. we know we are not alone in our optimism. as electric vehicles become cheaper, as batteries improve on performance and price, and as manufacturers reach scale, we will see exceptional growth in ev adoption. electric vehicles bring enormous societal, economic and technological opportunities. not only are electric vehicles cleaner and quieter to operate, they are also fun to drive thanks to the instant torque electric motors provide. because of electric vehicles, general motors is making major financial investments in manufacturing facilities as well as research and developm

does general motors on the cars? happen to automobile ownership and for that matter insurance? daniel: at this stage, we plan to own the fleets at the initial deployment. beyond that, business models will continue to evolve, but that first deployment will be general motors built vehicles and a general motors controlled fleet. david: that is the president of general motors. alix: the end of germany's political gridlock. angela merkel has revived talks to talk about it coalition that come 16 weeks after her party winning the election. joining us now is chad thomas, bloomberg's germany bureau chief. walk us through what we know now and the question still to be decided. chad: that came after 24 hours of marathon talks here in berlin. there's not a lot of details in the agreement. it's just a preliminary deal at this point, but what we can glean in terms of the international aspects of it is e new german government is that there is an intention that they will respond to president trump america first agenda. i say that bec

that's why what we're seeing with general motors, we're eventually going to see this from other tech companies, other automakers, other ride sharing firms as they develop these types of vehicles over the next five to ten years. >> i hadn't considered the question, but it makes so much sense, actually, phil. thank you. >> you bet >>> all right. first energy ipo of the year, first ipo of the year, shares of oilfield liberty services soaring 30% today. the ceo joins us next. and boone pickens hanging it up after nearly 70 years in the industry more about that when "power lunch" returns trusted choice independent insurance agents offer special protection that could help replace or repair damaged equipment and provide lost business income. they represent multiple insurance companies and customize coverage to help businesses get back to work. announcer: to find an agent, visit trustedchoice.com. >>> breaking news now out of washington kayla tausche has it kayla. >> tyler, president trump has bought himself about 90 more days in his seeking to strengthen the enforcement of the 2015 iran nuc

to get into the winning zone again which they haven't been for years under the ownership offer general motors. employees here in germany are only saved to half their jobs until the end of two thousand and nineteen many here are fearing that opel is not going to be able to fulfil all the tasks set by p.s.a. that's why they are now forcing employees to work less and on the other hand they are also offering their employees to retire early or going to court in front for thank you. most of them daniel and me in the business seem more world news and sumi thank you get her turning now to south sudan where last month the regional powers made yet another attempt to end over four years of civil war in that country government and rebel delegations signed a ceasefire but once again it was broken with peace nowhere in sight south sudanese refugees continue to pour across the border to neighboring countries in what has become the biggest refugee crisis on the african continent now over a million south sudanese have flown into uganda but around eighty thousand have also sought refuge in the democratic repub

general motors says it's ready to start building them now. >> we think this technology will change theorld and have a huge, positive impact on safety on our roads. >> reporter: g.m.s' president dan amman: >> these victims will be deployed in a controlled, rideshare environment. we will own and control the fleet of vehicles and they'll be available for people to use via an app on their smartphone. >> reporter: to get this self-driving elect car on the road by 2019, g.m. filed a petition with the national highway traffic safety administration, asking to waive some standards. even this self-flying volocopter were big flairs at this year's electronics show. a new survey by the advocates for highway and auto safety found americans may not be quite ready to let go of the wheel. advocate's president cathy chase. >> we, frankly, were surprised with how concerned the american public is. >> reporter: 64% expressed concern about sharing the road with driverless cars, and a full 75% were not comfortable with disconnecting vehicle equipment like that steering wheel. what do you think it is about th

and that was the concern four, five years ago when general motors started rolling out mid size pickup would say we have the f-150, we're okay. well, those mid size pickup trucks have been blockbusters, that's why ford brought back the ranger >> phil, thanks. >>> coming up, when we return, ibm betting big on the blockchain the company partnering with shipping giant maersk. details next stay with me, mr. parker. when a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. stay with me, mr. parker. shipping giant maersk. near real time... medical n stay with me, mr. parker. ...saving time when it matters most. stay with me, mrs. parker. that's the power of and. you or joints. something for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. so that's the idea. what do you think? i don't like it. oh. nuh uh. yeah. ahhhhh. mm-mm. oh. yeah. ah. agh. d-d-d... no. hmmm. uh... huh. yeah. uh... huh

general motors has a surprise for wall street. the biggest automaker in the u.s.as forecast steady earnings for this year. what analysts predicted profit would fall. p two capital partners have -- which offers a broad range of gift cards and other prepaid products. the price three $.5 billion in cash. black hawk warned last year that competitive pressures in the u.s. would hurt sales. that's your latest bloomberg business flash. we are heading for the close of trading. here's a look at some of the big gainers and the big decliners in the stoxx 600 today. this is bloomberg. ♪ you will u.s.o sales after the diesel emissions scandal. they spoke to david westin at the north american international auto show in detroit. >> there's a big shift in the past year in the suv market. people keep forgetting that basically still there is a huge market for sedans in this country. loyale a very strong and -- younger generation that have a lot of positive emotions a in the nextt orientation is family oriented and slightly bigger. we believe it's important for our growth plan in th

general motors is launching a self-driving car without any manual controls. the car doesn't have a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. it's not clear yet where or when the new vehicles will eventually be deployed. before they can officially be on the market...g-m has to pass safety tests and get approval from the federal government. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen - feeling like spring today (60s); back to winter tomorrow (30s) - have the umbrella today; gusty thunderstorm possible tonight with the front - temperatures crash overnight - cold & dry for the mlk jr. weekend today: unseasonably warm. rain likely. highs: 64-67 winds: s 5-15 mph tonight: rain likely. gusty thunderstorm possible. tumbling lows: 30-37 winds: nw 10-15 g 30 mph saturday: decreasing clouds. drastically colder. blustery. highs: 34-37 winds: nw 10-15 g 30 mph coming up-- new details about a decision to pay one actor millions, while his female co-star made just a few bucks a day. why the studio says-- it's hands were tied. demanding answers after a local creek begins overflowing

general motors says it is ready to start building now. >> buzz worthy. >> ed low from motor trend.e brakes, the steering wheel. it does really make the prospect of autonomous driving all the more real. >> to get the self driving car on the road, gm announced it filed petition with the national highway traffic safety administration, asking the government to wave federal standards pertaining to human driven cars. self driving cars and even this, self flying, rolocopter were big players at the electronics show. the car maker sees car of the future as mobile line uj. bit of a movie theater on wheels. a survey out this morning by advocates for highway and auto safety. thought americans may not be quite ready to let go of the wheel. advocates president, kathy chase. >> we frankly were surprised with how concerned the american fub li public is. 64% express concerns about sharing the road with driverless cars. 75% are not comfortable. and what do you think it is about the concern, treticence people have about the steering wheel going away. >> the entire history of the car. taking away such

ai to take over the roads, details as general motors plans massive rollout next year of self-drivingcars, by the way, they have no steering wheels or pedals, we will check that out and bring it to you. plus the super model for the super bowl, cindy crawford recreates iconic pepsico ad. joining me dagen mcdowell, brian brendberg and fox base network connell mcshane. great to see you. >> good to be seen. maria: happy friday, everybody. dagen: so much to talk about. >> never a dull moment. maria: never, a dull moment. >> a lot of payday news. a lot of good payday news. dagen: coming up, i will do my nancy pelosi imitation. she always has something to say, that's idiotic. maria: i know. we have to get to that. let's get to first top story this hour and that's tax reform, fbiate chrysler saying that it would move production from mÉxico to michigan. it will also pay out 2,000-dollar bonuses to some 60,000 u.s. workers in response to new tax reform law, this move after the country's largest employer wal-mart announced it will use some of the savings from the new tax bill to hype wages and b

mark: that was the general motors president on bloomberg television earlier today. the european close. a cautionary tale for hedge funds that will lie on a single investor. this is bloomberg. ♪ julie: i am julie hyman. mark: from london, i am mark barton. this is "bloomberg markets." more trouble in the hedge fund industry. shutting down after his biggest investor pulled out according to a person with knowledge of the matter. investor,s biggest whoever it is, pulling out? diversifying be their business, or finding something else more tractive. not to say that if all th -- di'ssaying that ival performance was bad. 13% is more than the average hedge fund industry. is more than equity loans by hedge friends but -- by hedge funds were this is being operated. how commonplace is it for a hedge fund to be dominated by a single investor? it is not very common. investors don't like one investor dominating a fund, because obviously if they pull out all of a sudden business plans go off track. a hedge fund is maintaining the -- maintaininge the infrastructure. that a key inves

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general motors says it will see whichit increase in 2019, surprised analysts. g.m. comey unitedhealth group, and citigroup trading higher. david: thank you so much. they: time ticking down for government to pass a spending bill with negotiations of against a wall. what are the prospects for a shutdown? christopher lu will be here next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ shery: this is "bloomberg markets: balance of power." i'm shery ahn. david: let's turn to bloomberg's first word news with mark crumpton. mark: former white house strategist steve bannon has been subpoenaed by special counsel robert mueller. that is according to the new york times. willand will -- bannon testify in the investigation between possible links from russia and trump's associates. world economics organizers say india's prime minister will deliver the opening remarks at and week's conference, president trump will deliver a keynote address before friday's closing. the forms president says he thinks both leaders remarks will become pulmonary to each other. bei think they will complementary to each other.

the company has admitted it needs to improve its ‘fitness' — rival general motors gave wall street af foreigners visiting the us fell by 4% in the first seven months of 2017. is comes from the us national travel and tourism office. visitors from africa and the middle east seeing the biggest declines. the fall comes despite growth in tourism around the world. some of course, are blaming the policies of president trump. and now — what's trending in the business news this morning... on cnbc: ford has not done enough to be ‘fit‘ says ceo jim hackett. executives admit the company has not been as prepared as its competitors for rising commodity prices. from forbes: eltonjohn's retirement tour likely to gross more than $400 million. and staying with music — from the wall streetjournal — enrique iglesias sues universal music over streaming royalties the lawsuit claims artists shouldn't be paid for streaming at the same rate they are paid for physical records, which entail higher costs and don't forget — let us know what you are spotting online — use the hashtag #bbbthebriefing. that's it for

subsidiary would take full advantage of resources a german comic opel which it acquired from general motors last year and acquisition gave it access to engineers who designed the g.m. the latest sold in the u.s. would lift the american market two decades ago. and german discount illegal is off to a poor start in the u.s. its first year there the company has only opened forty seven markets this than the supermarkets rather less than half of the one hundred that were originally announced only twenty more are expected to open this year little says many of the locations it take to are unsuitable because the stores are too big and too expensive and sales have failed to meet expectations. i stayed in business with the. coast. to. coast. to coast. to. coast. more intrigued international talk show for journalists to discuss the topic of the week germany is still struggling to come up with a new government office september's inclusive election will chancellor merkel managed to form a coalition to follow the people of germany be sent back to the polls join us on quadriga to find out just. quadriga ne

. >> as you look at shares of fiat, chrysler, general motors and ford, we should point out that mary barra was asked this weekend, in light of what's going on with fiat/cite her moving some of the its practices back to the united states, did general motors have any plans. time and again mary barra said, no, not right now. that's the approach that general motors is taking it will continue it's planning to manufacture in those two countries until nafta is changed. while everyone expects something to be altered, until that happens, you will not see some changes for some of those for a 1i89s. guys, back to you. >> when they announced moving from mexico, the reaction was front running a potential nafta change, but that doesn't necessarily change any of the supply chain that had been built around mexican production. wouldn't there be an extra cost adjusting for that >> they believe because the supply chain is so established in the united states, that they could adjust those here. sergio martian did tells us it will be costlier to build the ram in the u.s. than it would be down in mexico he

bay bridge. ( darya ) general motors is launching a self-driving launching a motors is general motorshout any manual controls. the car doesn't have a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. g-m's says passengers can get the car moving by communicating with several interior screens. it's not clear yet where -- or when -- the new cars will hit the road. before they can officially be on the market...g-m has to pass safety tests and get approval from the federal government. ( darya ) the next time you have an issue on a flight, you could get some bonus miles out of it. american airlines is giving flight attendants the ability to compensate passengers with frequent flier miles. the amount received will depend on the problem at hand and length of the flight. the airline says it has a long-standing policy of crediting miles to make up for service problems on-board. but frustrated customers have had to file a complaint to receive them. giving flight attendants the power to do it helps ensure nobody gets off a plane upset. (rebecca) tracking the weather this morning. your forecast is right aft

general motors has already made a request to the us government to allow them to put this vehicle on the as early as next year. no steering wheel or paddles. many other carmakers think the world is not ready for itjust other carmakers think the world is not ready for it just yet. it will ta ke yea rs not ready for it just yet. it will take years before we see full autonomous drive, lot of things need to our legal environment and we believe that many customers are not ready for cars without steering wheels. but that future for cars with no passenger controls could be a reality pretty soon. look at this vehicle, there is a screen in front of me, no steering wheel, no paddles beneath my feet. these shuttle buses are already being used on the streets of detroit on fixed roads and will soon be used on others as well. the advances are coming at us faster than we had imagined and the question facing government and all of us, are we ready to concede control to machines and software? israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu israeli prime minister benjamin neta nyahu is israeli prime minister ben

general motors has already made a request to the us government to allow them to put this vehicle on the next year. no steering wheel or pedals, like many other carmakers think the world is not ready for that just yet. it will ta ke not ready for that just yet. it will take some years before we see fully autonomous driving, no steering wheel. a lot of things need to happen in our environment, and we do believe that many customers are not ready for war self—driving car is just yet. at that future of a car with no passenger controls could be a reality pretty soon, look at this vehicle. it is a little shudder wives, there is a screen in front of me, no steering wheel, no pedals, under my feet. the shuttle buses are already being used on the streets of detroit on fixed routes, and will soon be used in other states as well. these advances in technology are coming out is faster than we had ever imagined and so the question facing governments and indeed, facing governments and indeed, facing all of us, are we ready to cede control to the machines and software ? cede control to the machines and

general motors launched a new version of their silverado.the older model last year. the truck business in the us is a big part of our business, it is very, very popular. profitability on trucks is very good, so we like that, and so it was time to launch these new trucks. for decades now, the pick-up trucks. for decades now, the pick-up trucks have remained bestselling vehicles in the us. they are big, they are expensive, and they are fuel guzzlers, but america loves them. and at a time when sales have been flagging, especially of small ca rs been flagging, especially of small cars and sedans, the us small car industry is hoping that pick—up trucks will help bail it out. for small business owners, who make up a large chunk of this large country, it isa large chunk of this large country, it is a necessity. and all major car makers here want in on that. trucks makers here want in on that. trucks make companies more money than any other vehicle. as the economy expands, there is more work to be done, and that could be why demand for them is risin

don't forget, next week, we get the financial guidance for 2018 from general motors.uys, back to you. >> busy week on your beat, phil. >> when we come back, america's first private intercity passenger railroad starting service today in florida we'll talk to the man behind the train, billionaire businessman and owner of the milwaukee bucs, wes edens. >> dow up almost 200 points. we the way, dow 25k was last back after a break ll street guy. what's the hesitation? eh, it just feels too complicated, you know? well sure, at first, but jj can help you with that. jj, will you break it down for this gentleman? hey, ian. you know, at td ameritrade, we can walk you through your options trades step by step until you're comfortable. i could be up for that. that's taking options trading from wall st. to main st. hey guys, wanna play some pool? eh, i'm not really a pool guy. what's the hesitation? it's just complicated. step-by-step options trading support from td ameritrade >>> why does one top technician say that bonds are now entering the danger zone? and why it might be a warn

identified at least 15 automakers that purchased the airbags, including the ones on your screen, general motors, honda, bmw and even tesla. we have a full link at abc7news.com. 7 on your side has been reporting on these issues since 2014. >>> it is now legal to smoke pot across california but won't be at the coachella music festival. >> the website says all marijuana products are banned. all of this because of the festival does not allow using marijuana. the festival starts on april 20th. >>> after the break, the bay area is going retro. >> but not just to the '80s oro 90s. we'll look at the fair taking us way back. >>> a powerful storm is headed our way and drew tuma sup next with the forecast. >>> wild card weekend eliminated 4 of the 12 teams in the post season. that's coming up in sports. >>> it was a trip back in time today at golden gate park. >> there was a wide range of collectible items, everything from pin-ups to postcards, everyone stamps. >> some of the items date back to the 1800s. it can be an eye opener to someone who has never stepped foot in one of these fairs. >> a lot of peop

general motors says it's ready to start building them now. >> it's pretty buzz wo.u start taking away fundamental controls like the gas pedal, the brake and the steering wheel, it does make the prospect of autonomous driving all the more real. >> to get this self-driving car on the road by 2019, gm announced this morning it's filed a petition with the national highway traffic safety administration asking the government to waive some standards pertaining to human-driven cars. self-driving cars were big players at this year's electronics show. but a new survey out this morning by the advocate for highway and auto safety found americans may not be quite ready to let go of the wheel. advocate president cathy chase. >> we frankly were surprised with how concerned the american public is. >> 64% expressed concern about sharing the roads with driverless cars and a full 75% are not comfortable with disconnecting vehicle equipment like that steering wheel. >> what do you think it is about the concern, people seem to have about the steering wheel going away? >> they've had it

. >> tesla is not selling their software to ford or general motors they are selling cars to people. >solutely. >> what's the value -- the future value of tesla is based on software. the intelligence that it's understanding from driving those miles. that's the value of that company. >> that's nvidia, that's who their partner is why do you let facts get in the way of the story i mean, that's you all over. >> i just like a good debate. >> and it's waymo, all the way. >> is hundred%. >> waymo is huge waymo is based on intel. >> give gene munster some credit, one of the first guys out there that started this whole idea i picked pup on it right away and liked what i was hearing software company that plays into the hardware space. >> let me go right back at you. >> you didn't like paypal at 38. >> can't deliver cars, that's why. it's not a car company it's a software company. >> i like that >> i can't explain it. we're trying to explain it we're not trying to say buy it trying to explain why it went up after horrible news. >> horrible news. >> i think you have to explain things. >> 5% today.

.>>> general motors showed off the latest version of its autonomous vehicle. the automaker says it is safe and is asking the government to let it start mass-producing the car as soon as next year. the vehicle will be used in ridesharing programs in multiple cities. teslas model 3 is on display at retail stores. dozens of model 3 reservation holders and perspective buyers still distort to get up close look at the all electric car. >> my favorite part is the screen and the headroom.>> with a base price of $35,000, the model number three is teslas cheapest car yet. one full charge can get 220 to 310 miles.>>> well, it has been a rough flu season, and not just to humans. the warning to pet owners about the spread of dog flu. [ music ] marin and solano counties have each reported one flu death. there have been six in contra costa county. and five in santa clara county. >>> across the state, 42 people have now died from the flu. there are still about two months left in the flu season, and public health officials say that one of the best ways to protect yourself, and

just as an example to keep in mind the sense of possibility, it took general motors and ford, both of those companies, over a century to become a $48 billion company. tesla is now more valuable than both those companies. and they just started in 2003. this is a slide -- i love this. this is from 1900 in new york city. all these are horse-drawn carriages. and that's the first car. and then 1915, there's the last horse. you can see how quickly it changed. so one benefit of all the policies that california and san francisco and other cities have adopted to promote this clean energy future is the job creation. we have 100,000 employees in the solar industry in california today. all of our states utilities combined, 56,000. so it's an incredible story. it will be set back by yesterday's decision which was an egregious self-inflicted wound that the trump administration adding this 30% tariff in my view is a big step back. and i think it's very arbitrary. obviously there's no cell phone manufacturers anywhere in the country. we're not talking about slapping tariffs on cell phones. this is --

general motors is hoping to put a fully autonomous car on road. >> it has no steering wheel, no pedals and no human control whatsoever. >> gm filed a petition with the u.s. department of transportation asking to unleash the cruz in 2019. >> it's a big day for def leppard fans. starting today, the music is available on spotify, apple music and other digital music platforms. >> the guys say they wanted to see if digital streaming was here to say and they say they didn't need the money. >> they've been >>> welcome back. it's 4:53 on this friday. we have a chance of showers today. they're looking ahead to the next storm. starts sunday afternoon through monday morning with light to moderate rain. the heaviet will fall while we're sleeping. monday's morning commute will be a bear. i'll show you how much rain to expect next. >>> thank you, mike. the football team for a high school is going to be honored for a second straight championship. a victory parade in oakland at 1:00 p.m. it starts and ends at the high school. the parade will be followed by a rally at 4:00 p.m. last month they beat the

mercedes luxury car from daimler is on the list, as well as a general motors chevrolet model. it is the first time beijing has published such a list. 2017 turned out to be the safest year for civil aviation on record. two industries confirmed there was not a single major airline crash. civilian aircraft accidents did claim 44 lives, however. that is far fewer than the year before. statistically, it is become the statist means -- the safest means of travel. in iceland, the new year has brought with it a new law, making it illegal to pay men more than women for the same work. it is the first country to make both private and public enterprises accountable to the rules of changing the gender pay graph -- pay gap once and for all. >> equal pay for equal work has just become a must there, irrespective of gender or nationality. the new law will cover 100 50,000 workers. it so far, women have borne the cost of the gender pay gap. but cost is too high. >> to reach our goal, we have to work hard. now, we have the perfect chance to do so. >> the new law affects 1200 companies in iceland.