at on peak, you'll be charged the most, another shoulder, another off peak. so what happens is that your production looks like this on the hours of the day. you're going to produce more obviously during the suspect with peaking around noon. when you overlay the curve, they kind of look like this. so solar lines up very well with peak usage. remember when you're overproducing and selling during the day and buying at night, you can use this differential so you're selling high and buying low. that differential can actually use to your advantage depending on your lifestyle. ok, your paybacks ranges from eight to 18 years if you have to look at it that way from people who typically buy. the return anywhere from 5 to 15% or 18% or more on those big systems. so it's not a bad return for a very, very low risk investment. let's say you have 7% on p.v., you're going green. if you got that from your stocks, your principal would be going into risk. so anyway, stocks can go down as we well know. this is very solid. monthly cash flow, let's talk about that. if you were to f

at on peak, you'll be charged the most, another shoulder, another off peak. o what happens is that your production looks like this on the hours of the day. you're going to produce more obviously during the suspect with peaking around noon. when you overlay the curve, they kind of look like this. so solar lines up very well with peak usage. remember when you're overproducing and selling during the day and buying at night, you can use this differential so

is entitled no more national debt as far as we know there is no gold left in fort knox there was one peak in the fort knox and a nine hundred seventy z. of the it was either nine hundred seventy three or seventy four which was instigated by an older friend of mine by the name of ed the reality spent eleven million of his dollars he was a very wealthy ohio industrialist trying to get i answered just this question so they finally open the doors they were forced open the doors and seventy three or seventy four there were a couple a.p. reporters a couple of congressmen and the there's a spain with a picture of the director of the mint mary brooks standing in front of this wall of gold so. a look it's all here but the problem was they only showed gold vault number thirteen which is the smallest of all the gold balls and they denied the existence of a central core of all the a.p. reporter and photographer on the scene at the time reported that the gold which they showed had a strange orange ish he you and so therefore that means that it had a high copper content so probably what this was back i

a huge home on atlas peak road is on fire. >>> breaking news. our chopper 5 is in napa. a huge home on atlas peak road is on fire just above the silverado country club in napa. looks like the main house is fully engulfed along with other structures on the property. it's a little difficult to see from this vantage point but it appears that one structure is completely burned. we understand the house is 10,000 square feet. and, of course, this is sending a huge plume of smoke into the napa valley. it can be seen for miles. we wanted to bring this to you, a home in napa on fire. the department is there trying to contain it. we will keep you posted and watch this. >>> in the meantime a claimer on he will -- climber on el capitan slipped while thousands of feet in the air losing part of his hand. but his partner's quick thinking saved the day. don ford has the amazing rescue. >> reporter: yosemite national park attracts rock climbers from around the world. two austrian men were almost to the top of el capitan when lead climber michael fell a few feet. but the safety line becam

. >>> skiers heading to tahoe will be able to ski on eight peaks covering 6,000 acres with just one skiqual valley and alpine say that they are combining their operations. if a separate deal to sell the land between the two resorts is reached, squall could become the largest ski resort in the entire country. >> pictures are beautiful there too. >>> and good news concern the warriors or they're making news. >> they're doing everything they can to put together a winning organization as the lock out continues. they continue putting together the organizational pieces. today announcing the hiring of rick welsh as the team's new president and coo. 36 years of basketball experience with the nba. and he knows a good thing developing when he sees it in coming to the warriors. >> buzz out there outside of the bay area is that there's something happening here. that is going to be very special. and the thing i like best about the time that we spent together in talking together is i never heard either one of these guys use the word good. the only way they would describe the organization they wanted

we all know we need more cabs on the street at peak time. no matter how people word it, we need more cabs and i like the idea of the single user permit it is based on seniority. i know people who have been driving 30 or 40 years. there is no excuse they did not put their name down because i have known them 23 years and told them to put their name down and they said it is too late. in spite of that they should not be punished. there are still out there driving. i know several that have been driving 20 or 30 years that are able and who would be so happy to have this opportunity. the one place where i might not -- i do not totally understand is, i would think it would be better if they could buy it for a reasonable amount rather than leasing it through the city. i do not have a strong opinion on how that should be done. i do have a strong opinion to let 10 -- go to people who have driven 30 years would be wonderful. [bell] >> thank you. our next speakers. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. a special good afternoon to director ramos. i was not

the home on atlas peak road. construction workers left an hour before the fire starts. they've been working on an addition to the house. the flames igniting half acre of brush and trees around the home. part of the house collapsed. the house belongings to a napa county wine maker. the cause of the fire under investigation. >>> pg&e warning neighbors about natural gas pipeline testing that begins this morning. at 6:00, pg&e will be venting natural gas at 52nd avenue and san lee and degree in oakland for -- san leandro in oakland. at 9:00, intersection of edgewood road and highway 280. pg&e conning the tests in response to last except's pipeline explosion. >> you -- last september's pipeline explosion. >> you know why you may be smelling gas. how about a check on the forecast? >>> made it to friday. some of the coolest weather we are going to have in this month as we end september and open october. here's the trough of low pressure. it is drawing near, bringing us southerly surge of marine layer air that's why it is so much cooler this afternoon than yesterday afternoon an

tepco says power demand hit its peak on august 18th. when 49 million kilowatts of electricity were used, down 18% from last yeek's peak day on july 23rd. the utility estimates that major users, including factories, achieved a 29% reduction in power usage. small businesses showed a 19% cut. households held down power use only by 6%. tepco says this was probably because it was difficult to reduce the air conditioning in the sweltering summer weather. the power company also says it will have to ask for energy-saving efforts this winter to insure ample power supply. >>> australia is looking to build a high-speed rail line, like the u.s., britain, india and vietnam. the line will stretch some 1,700 kilometers from brisbane in the east through sydney to melbourne in the south. japan is jumping at this opportunity to sell its shinkansen bullet trains. we report from sydney. >> reporter: at long-distance train leaves sydney's central railwayization for brisbane, another major city. normally, this train takes 14 hours to get to brisbane, while th

glad you got it done. >> for the i-team, abc7 news. >>> for anyone on twin peaks this morning, they areocked in this morning with the fog. >> yes, and the drizzle and will be with us tomorrow as well. hanging on with the cool summer weather pattern this summer, fog anywhere from 150 to 200 feet, bringing temperatures down below normal. the roof camera has lost the gray, although you are probably used to it, and we'll hang on to that in the city. reaching highs in the mid-60s, somewhere in there. upper 60s at sfo where we still have delays that will go later in the day. you will feel it with the southwesterly wind and temperatures halting in the mid-80s. san jose, also clouds and low 60s. a little mist this morning. good reason for it. we have another area of low pressure on the way today. that brings the gradual cooling trend today and tomorrow, keeping temperatures not where they should be for early september and then a little bit of warming. a burst of heat coming our way tuesday and wednesday. so the fog slowly pulls back to the beaches, they are getting hung up on the san mateo coas

bison lived abroad this way even a lake with riddle's that the bison was in a nice situated in one of the peaks top players one thing is crystal clear it was not a natural death otherwise insects would have eaten not bisons body scientists speculate that after the bison died the mud quickly enveloped his body and saved it from predators and the natural deep freeze prevented it from decomposition. was and was not. it's possible but most of being swept away by floodwaters and brought us here . is most of being too weak to resist the flood about four and a slight i thought also the small amount of peat it points to a bugging procedures that well i'm sure it was that the voices body was in fact in a swamp it is going to. so he must have grown in it but why do you. ancient fossils now with tusks found in this area are unique with terrell's. this is a standard but workshop it contains a wealth of natural stuff simmons a man made figurines. the moment we were veered mammoth tusks more than any other bones with their valuable if only because they were underground for thousands of years before somebody

>> going up to twin peaks. >> one form does not change much. >> eucalyptus trees have got much taller. that is not halt leading up to predict that is the hill leading up to there. fifth avenue, that area of san francisco. ucsf. that is this area right here. >> it is an earthquake hazard micro zone. >> again, another example of the wpa. the streets, they wanted to get to the top of the hill, said the duties beautiful walls and stairways. they are doing well. >> all of these hillsides have catalyzed the design and construction of the interesting foundations and sub framing. >> up there, you'll find quite often, because it is rock, they have dug holes, filled it with concrete, put pulls up, and built their buildings. they have been there actually now 67 years. >> some of these are significant earthquake hazard? >> many of them, because they're not properly braced, because the foundations are not deep enough. the consequences could be significant during an earthquake. >> the tunnel opened that whole section up to development. did that lead to park side? >> west portal is right here. it th

>> going up to twin peaks. >> one form does not change much. >> eucalyptus trees have got much taller. that is not halt leading up to predict that is the hill leading up to there. fifth avenue, that area of san francisco. ucsf. that is this area right here. >> it is an earthquake hazard micro zone. >> again, another example of the wpa. the streets, they wanted to get to the top of the hill, said the duties beautiful walls and stairways. they are doing well. >> all of these hillsides have catalyzed the design and construction of the interesting foundations and sub framing. >> up there, you'll find quite often, because it

say large residential structure on atlas peak road.e fire started at about 5:24 this evening and it has been burning for almost two hours now. let's take a look from this picture. you might be able to make out the firefighters. they are spraying water on the house. in addition to the structure half an acre of grass has burned. this blaze is not controlled but no injuries reported. >>> residents are back in their home following a gas leak. pg&e says the crew struck a gas line. the police evacuated residents in the to ledge park neighborhood -- college park neighborhood. it caused gridlock for a time before the order was lifted at 4:00. repairs are expected throughout the evening. >>> more emotional testimony in the trial of michael jackson's personal physician. late today the jurors heard the recording of a 911 call made by a jackson employee. >> reporter: michael jackson's personal chef took the stand on thursday at the involuntary manslaughter of doctor conrad murray. she testified saying murray came into the kitchen in a panic. >> hi

on average positive attitude peaks early in the morning and starts to dip mid-morning. the positive vibes start rising again in the evening and peak again near midnight. for information on this and other health stories you can check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,153 after rising 143 point yesterday. the s&p was up 9 points but the nasdaq lost 10. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei was down a fraction while in hong kong the hang seng dropped 418. >>> stocks mostly rose thursday. a day of high volume and high volatility and one that introduced yet another overseas uncertainty factor. the dow and s&p 500 posted healthy gains but the nasdaq was knocked lower by wild selloff of u.s.-listed chinese stocks on news of an investigation into accounting irregularities. dew tumbled, one of the biggest losers. big tech pressured the nasdaq. amazon was off 3% following a sharp rise wednesday. apple fell hard on end of quarter profit taking. other big tec

it happened on grizzly peak boulevard near the intersection of claremont avenue around 11:30 in the morning. police say the man was traveling downhill on those winding curves overlooking the bay when he lost control, swerved into the oncoming lane and collided with a car. police do not plan to cite the driver. >> parents in oakland now know which schools or the chopping block next year. the district released this weekend their plan. sergio reports on the schools slated to close and those that dodged the bullet. >> reporter: kaiser elementary school are breathing a sigh of relief. >> the families are really relieved. >> they lost an organized effort to keep the schools open. it's an effort that has paid off. it might be expanded. right now kaiser is hundred students short of the district average of 380 per school. so with potential expansion it leafs questions by parents. >> we understand this is an old building and not a big building. there is a lot to consider. >> kaiser and berkholzer are recommended for quality expansion. >> i believe they are about at capacity, in order to accommodate m

serious, but there's nothing as or more serious than saying to a judge, "you cannot beat their peak at one of the things we are suggesting, for example, and historically, who do you think rules on that? the judge who you are saying cannot be fair. [laughter] ok, this is common sense. something sometimes is lost in the law, as dickens pointed out many years ago. but we are suggesting that somebody other than that judge, another judge, look at that and determine whether it is facially sufficient. because that is the standard. we are looking at issues like in florida. you get -- get $500 to a judge, that is okay, but if you give more than that, that judge cannot hear your case. if you are, let's say, the campaign manager for a judge -- because we have elections -- if anybody's interested -- let me just finish that. if you are a campaign manager, he cannot appear before that judge. the aba spent two years on a report called justice in jeopardy, which is online, and it talks about how judges are elected in every single state. one of the document you might be interested in because i understand y

on the job. it seems killing mosquitos isn't easy. >> it's, it's a pretty hefty day. when you think about all the hills, like mount you the ontario, twin peaks, on the heights, you earn your money. >> click on connect to send me your good question at kpix.com. >>> did the raiders sell out and will the showdown with new england be televised. i'm dennis some done. someone has to take the blame for the giants season. we've got his name next. [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi simplicity card to pick up a few things. and i don't have to worry about a late fee. which is good... no! bigger! bigger! [ monica ] ...because i don't think we're going anywhere for a while. [ male announcer ] write your story with the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. get started at citisimplicity.com. ♪[ music ] back home games..and if you didn't get a ticket, you can see >>> from the first time since 2008 the raiders have sold back to back home games sellouts and, if you didn't get a ticket, you can see the raiders and

on the job. it seems killing mosquitos isn't easy. >> it's, it's a pretty hefty day. when you think about all the hills, like mount you the ontario, twin peaks the heights, you earn your money. >> click on connect to send me your good question at kpix.com. >>> did the raiders sell out and will the showdown with new england be televised. i'm dennis,, i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu remedies. back home games..and if you didn't get a ticket, you can see >>> from the first time since 2008 the raiders have sold back to back home games sellouts and, if you didn't get a ticket, you can see the raiders and patriots right here on cbs5 at 1:00. thank you ken. >> you're welcome. >> the packed house will only add to the atmosphere in oakland which is still regarded as one of the toughest places to play for opposing teams. >> i don't care who it is, when you walk in there i don't care who you are, i think you're gonna be, they are not gonna like you, your family, your friends, they are gonna have no

flames race quickly through the wling home on at last peak road interthe silverado golf course. broke out at 5:20 this evening. some of the walls inside the structure collapsed we are tol told. structure -- construction workers left app hour before the fir started. they had putting on an addition to the house. fire chief says the layout made the design made it dangerous and challenging for firefighters. >> this is very unique design with a lot of special architect engineering feature to it. structure of the design is very difficult and has lots oven closed pockets where the fire is burning internally causing a lot of difficulty for firefighters to access those internal spaces and get the fire out. >> now the fire started in the house before igniting about half acre of brush and tree ass round the big home. nobody was hurt. investigators have not determined what sparked that fire. >> if and this the the the fire broke out at scrap metal yard west of oakland jack london square this afternoon. in the video you can see the yards heavy equipment operator lifted tons of steel out of t

on average, a positive attitude peaks early in the morning. i guess that's good news for us. then it starts to dip mid-morning. the positive vibes start rising once again in the evening and peak again near midnight. for more nfrgs on this, you can che out the health page on msnbc.com. >>> well, baseball playoffs and the first casualty among managers who didn't get their team there. plus, south florida is cracked in an upset. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ echoing ] hurt! hey, wha-- [ camera clicks ] oh, state farm bank's pocket agent. it lets you deposit checks right from your phone. you just shoot, send, done! boom. give it up! [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. in sports, eight months after pitchers and catchers reported to spring training, baseball's playoffs begin today. here's nbc's fred rogan. >> good morning. the baseball world still abuzz over the incredible finish to the regular season. today, we turn our att

you can tell around the eyes, it looks as those she's had something done on the peak nose and somethinga little bit more defined. >> when moore was arrested a year ago for the murder of a florida lottery winner, she was blond and weighed 210 pounds. >> i was fat, put me on the beach and it was a whale, i was fat. so, yeah. >> moore has lost more than 60 pounds over the past 12 months. >> this is "the biggest loser" contest and i got the public humiliation to go along with it. but now i'm skinny. >> she has said that "the food is horrible, i'm not going to eat that stuff." and that's okay. but our concern more so is even though she's saying that, we want to make sure that she's not declaring a hunger strike, that that's something that's going to be detrimental to her health. >> moore often refuses the meals at the jail but her canteen record she is she's been eating other things. >> looking at the activity on her canteen balance, i can see exactly down to the cookie what she's got. >> even the colonel is kept informed about moore's weight loss. >> i don't know what's going on with that.

it talks about eliminating a hazard on twin peaks.viewer told us about it and the i-team got the ball rolling. here's dan with the story. >> twin peaks blood is a thrill ride. there are a lot of blind spots along the way. >> if i'm coming down here in a car or on my bike and there's a scrogger going up the other direction, i'm not going to be able to see him until the last minute. >> dave walks or bikes here almost every day. he says the overgrown plants along the sharp ends are out of control. >> i don't want anybody getting hurt, especially if its me. >> we drove it ourselves and saw firsthand how the bushes had grown into the streets, blocking lanes, and how easily you can have a near miss and how bikers, like peter, are pushed dangerously into the median. >> one time i was almost sideswiped by one of these beg tour buses that i think wasn't paying attention. >> we talked to speak with him. it was only minutes before we saw another tight squeeze. >> here is one of the tour buses i was talking about. there's a pedestrian, and you ca

. >> she's had plastic surgery, looks as though she's had something done on the peak of the nose and a little bit more defined. >> when moore was arrested a year ago, she was blond and weighed 210 pounds. >> i was fat, put me on the beach and it was a whale, i was fat. so, yeah. >> moore has lost more than 60 pounds over the past 12 months. >> this is "the biggest loser" contest and i got the public humiliation to go along with it. now i'm skinny. >> she has said that "the food is horrible, i'm not going to eat that stuff." that's okay. our concern even though she's saying that, we're concerned about her health. >> her khan teen record shows she's been eating other things. >> looking at the activity, i can see exactly down to the cookie what she's got. >> even the colonel is kept informed about moore's weight loss. >> i don't know what's going on with that. she says she's eating but i'm going to have to start documenting what she's eating and looking at that because i don't know if some of this is intentional in game playing or if she's depressed or spiraling. >> miss moore has becom

helped define the outer envelope of possibility and that ranges from anywhere from 3000 on a weekday to a super peak weekend day which is the kind of confluence of all events. a perfect weather, high interest in the press, the end of the finals, even the giants' game thrown on later that evening, that is about 500,000 total which is the equivalent of a fleet week rican. >> the last thing, just an idea, that may be useful and that may not be useful. for the peninsula, i think it is not oyster point, i think it is further down. i wonder if there wouldn't be an idea to stop people driving up the freeway from the peninsula and consider taking a ferry service. >> that is a good vice. we understand in san francisco center. there are couple of major interest of points. the ferry terminal opens next spring. they can make sure they do have a lifting in the summer. the parking garages huge. it is close to the freeway, and we know that the hard service is about four times the service a few if the regular schedule. that drive wheels up pretty quickly so we will see if we can augment their bus lines. one of the

flames race quickly through the sprawling home on at last peak road interthe silverado golf course. broke out at 5:20 this evening. some of the walls inside the structure collapsed we are told structure collapsed we are told. structure -- construction workers left app hour before the fir started. they had been putting on an addition to the house. fire chief says the layout made the design made it dangerous and challenging for firefighters. >> this is very unique design with a lot of special architect engineering feature to it. structure of the design is very difficult and has lots oven closed pockets where the fire is burning internally causing a lot of difficulty for firefighters to access those internal spaces and get the fire out. >> now the fire started in the house before igniting about half acre of brush and tree ass round the big home. nobody was hurt. investigators have not determined what sparked that fire. >> if and this the the the fire broke out at scrap metal yard west of oakland jack london square this afternoon. in the video you can see the yards heavy equipment opera

on the first train. towering high above are the jungfrau, monch, and eiger peaks, named for the legend of the young maiden -- jungfrau -- being protected by the monk, or monch, from the mean ogre, or eiger. continuing on, we change trains at kleine scheidegg, a rail junction at the base of these peaks. it has shops, rustic beds, and hearty food for hikers. this is the jumping-off point for rock climbers attempting to scale the foreboding north face of the eiger. this train incredibly tunnels through the inside of the eiger on its slow yet exhilarating climb to the literal high point of any trip to the swiss alps, the jungfraujoch. swiss engineers dug this tunnel and built this railway over 100 years ago. why? because they could, and for the viewing pleasure of those 19th century romantic age visitors. halfway up the eiger, the train stops at panorama windows. rock climbers can exit here into an unforgiving world of ice and air. after another short tunnel ride, you emerge at 11,000 feet, the top of europe. spectacular views of majestic peaks stretch as far as you can see. cradled among these giants, you un

this guy is on top of the peak of the monument checking out cracks and chips after the coast earthquakemagnitude of 5.8 tremor started to shake and caused other damage. the monument has been close ever since. we will be monitoring this situation. these are live pictures of a guy trying to fix the washington monument. prepare >> last night protesters were met by filmmaker michael more. >> we do not want to have to make another movie or write another book. when i do not have to do any of this anymore, that is my nirvana. after speaking to protesters he went on to do an interview with cnn. sam a much more ahead on the kron 4 morning news. we are just getting started. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. here is a live look at mt. tam. top stories, whether and traffic and the most and local news right after this break as we show you a sunny shot over the east bay.

on the markets right now. the uncertainty in the financial markets has made cash king even the traditional safe haven ass and gold is down fifteen percent from its recent peak and one point on monday it had lost one hundred dollars although it since bounced back meanwhile silver has lost more than a quarter of its value in just three sessions now to discuss what's going on precious metals i'm joined by senior trade here capital thank you for joining us so gold is supposed to be a safe haven yet even as the national side it is rising that's going on. the wall is this a favor to long as the reward is there versus risk but what we've seen recently with gold is a fantastic run to the upside is traded that our noisy hundred dollar levels twice as it got started to trade became increasingly overcrowded so you had individual investors and as well those of the individual investors larger trading houses investment banks and sovereign nations all piling into the same time when they did it becomes that it is very little supply left it would certainly be more left. carlos' and therefore we saw you see a pullback in the in the prices also exchanges of increase their mar

cash king even the traditional safe haven ask that gold is down fifteen percent from its recent peak and one point on monday had lost one hundred dollars although it's. back most love our capital says it's nothing but a correction after a significant. always seen recently with gold is a fantastic run to the upside is traded that are noisy hundred dollar levels twice as if the trade became increasingly overcrowded so you had individual investors and as well as an individual just as large a trading houses investment banks and sovereign nations all piling into the same time and when they did it becomes it is very little supply left it would certainly demand left. carlos' and therefore we saw you see a pullback in the in the price also exchanges have increased their margin required will deposit required to hold gold so this seems to be a short sharp sell off and is in line with what we're seeing elsewhere in the market. that's our business outfit for this hour but i'll forget you can always log onto our websites r t dot com for more stories thanks for. being. wealthy british style it's sometimes

on the weekend. especially the peak weekends. they are proposing to run extra long trains. where we start to need help is in the marina through downtown san francisco corridor. golden gate transit is doing something new. the bus would pick out the -- and drop-off in san francisco. it is not supposed to -- the reverse trip is pick up in san francisco and drop off land iran. it does not serve local trips. we will ask them and they are willing to do this. augmenting and giving an additional service to two corridors. the van ness corridor and along the waterfront in the east side of telegraph hill. if these work well, these could be something we could do in per for charity. transit will propose a line that runs to oakland but also with a stop. treasure island. it becomes a regional access point. caltrain will augment the service and they do this already. we will ask them to roll out that extra trains. the services are shown, the " braun an extra ferry. two interesting ideas. the south san francisco terminal, that could be helpful in getting people to and from the peninsula. we'