on 100 miles an hour in his prius, steve wazniacki, the founder of apple computer. they asked him if he was on 105, and he said not true, 104. they said to him, how did you think of it? what about going 104 m.p.h.? he shot back that was not bad. "it is kind of like mind, ." , this is a guy that has a homer and -- a hummer and a prius in the same garage. tavis: been to have you back on the program. >> thank you. always a pleasure. tavis: up next, oscar-winning actress mira sorvino/ stay with us. mira sorvino is back on the program. she can be seen in a new film hitting theaters this month. it is called "union square," and here is a scene. [knock on door] >> oh. [knock on door] >> jenny? of, my god. hi. this is so crazy. i did not think you would be year, but you are here. this is amazing. what are you doing here? we have to forget what never happened. whatever you said, whenever i said, get over it. i do not want more years to go by like this, all right? it will not happen again. ok. it up, my god. >> look at this place. it is like an office or something. i had no id

now here we are with prius mania. you had a wonderful chapter about the prius and examples. arnold schwarzenegger on one side, then folks coming up to the academy awards in their prius, and of course, hybrids are born. and it goes to what? where are we in the culture in that respect? >> yeah, i mean it's basically the pickup truck s.u.v. thing back toward the more practical you know, fuel efficient practical smaller and that sort of thing. it was sort of an environmental twist. there's a little bit of america's culture wars. in some circles, pickup truck driving circles. prius owners are referred to as the pius. >> the future. cars as we know it, they've evolved in some respect but not extraordinarily in the last 100 years. what do you make of the next five 10, 20 years. what does the car look like? what are you going to see if you write an updated version of your book in five years? >> the next might not be a car. it might be a measuredding concept, zip cars, a car sharing service and all that. at some point someone is going to figure to merge social networking with zip car

. >> and the prius she drives to pick her her sister at the airport is rented too. >> does it feel like your car? >> absolutely. i love this car. >> she rented it with rely ride. zip car gives rent erts access to a fleet in their own neighborhood. >> you can rent your neighbor's car. >> i don't use the car everyday, so it feels like a waist to have this resource. >> in this case t prius belongs to cat reena who lives just a block and a half up the street. >> financially it doesn't make sense to sell it either because i do use it enough. >> relay ride es founder set she is the typical owner. >> 92% of the time the car sits idol. somebody can be using that car. >> 30 years ago, you never would have imagined renting out your car. what do you think shifts for people that something that before was such a status symbol is now nothing rent out by the hour? >> social media is creating new ways to express yourself. as opposed by being defined by the things you own, you can express yourself in lots of other ways. >> but for the customers the bill ads up, whether renting is always best. sue become

made a prius, michael moore wouldn't drive it. and probably neither would the rest of the hollywood community. >> bill: that's the point i was making in the previous segment with gretchen carlson, culture warriors, there are hard core 15% of people who are americans who don't like the country. do you think the hollywood left doesn't like america? do you really think that? >> i don't -- i think there is -- i think it's somewhere in between. do you think sean penn loves this country? >> bill: no, i do not. i think that goes back to his father and the blacklist in the 50s and all of that i do not believe sean penn loves the country. >> right. and then there are many on the left that do but never stop criticizing it it's one of these things like you go i love my sister dearly i just wish she would lose 20 pounds and her skin would clear up and she would learn how to be a sober mother. but at a certain point how much do you love her? >> bill: yeah, that's right. i got it now, i have a suggestion for you, carolla, your book is not taco

environmentalist i love my backyard and a conscientious conserver i'm a true environmentalist i drive a prius i never take anything to the garbage either gets in the compost or it gets recycled. she owns seventy five acres pretty countryside that's worth a bomb on piper a while ago gas companies approached her with offers for the mineral rights on the property is my hanger in my wind sock the chicks were too big to resist even for a prius drive us there was one that was pretty close to three hundred thousand the last one i catch some of them already but. the leases ran out so anyway this last one however they took back and decided that they just weren't going to do it but they lead me to believe that had they drilled i could easily make thirty thousand a month but have bonanza's hit a wall the local council has now sided with the fracking opponents and imposed a moratorium on development if there's a gas leak and they're doing a barbecue or they're smoking for the moment golden all and and his supporters and have one out my daughter is still in a developmental phase right she's four years old

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they collided with a prius and it ended crashing into a car and one witness told them the sound woke him up and the after math kept him up all night. >> that is lot of stuff in my ears. >> reporter: they were transported to the hospital just as a precaution. both he and the driver of the prius does not appear to have life-threatening injuries. >>> live outside the hotel where president barack obama is about to leave and as you know, the president will be departing from the bay area, making a quick trip and he will be back for more fundraising and campaigning and the president arrived yesterday, they are surprised he came earlier than expected and he will be back for more appearances and fundraising throughout the bay area. we will keep you posted and we just wanted to peak in on san francisco. >>> following breaking news in indiana as well. they are imposing a $60 million fine against penn state university. we are watching the press conference as it was taking place and it is still going on and they also announced the university will be banned from bowl games for four years. and unde

when an officer collided with a prius. it ended with an impact crashing into an h&r block.ice sirens were blaring just before the crash. >> i was on the computer and i heard some sirens and then about five seconds later heard a boom explosion. >> police could not get ahold of the business this morning and this is city workers trying to procure it. life in oakland, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> in election news this morning, president barack obama is waking up in the bay area today, the president arrived a day earlier than expected following his visit to aurora colorado. the president will be back in the bay area and he has three funds raising events one at a private home in piedmont and another in oakland. the president's visit will lead to some street closures, starting a 8:00 a.m. they will be cordoned off, parking as well as vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be off limits. they should reopen by 10:00 and police plan to close the 17th street entrance to the 19th street bart station. mitt romney is also starting his day here in the bay area. yesterday

both he and the driver of that prius don't have any serious injury.he crash here is under investigation. of course, later this morning, there will be quite a cleanup. live in oakland, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:03. a half-hour from now, the man accused of opening near is supposed to takely -- is supposed to make his first court appearance. the public defender has been assigned to prosecute james holmes. investigators say james holmes has not been cooperated. police cleared explosives and reportedly found a batman character mask inside. holmes suspected -- holmes is suspected of killing 12 people and injuring others at the theater movie on friday. >>> the youngest victim, 6. the oldest 51. two died while they were protecting their gives. two others were members of the milt milt-- two others were members of the military. >>> a 13-year-old boy from san francisco foyting for his life after being submerged in a river for 15 minutes. it happened around 2:45 at steelhead beach near forestville. witnesses say the boy had been swimming with tw

it never gets this hot in ohio from.this family is prius it is a little warm, but we are still having a great time. is ar many, this tradition. lisa alvarez has brought her was in asince she stroller. >> big comedown like shooting stars. they fall down on you and it's .orgeous come down like shooting stars. they did not disappoint this year. fact it was hotter the crowd arrived later than usual. by the time the fireworks went me, it seemed like the crowds were as big as they normally are. tom roussey reporting. >> now to business news. members of congress and other officials in the nation's given discounted by one of the lenders behind the subprime mortgage crisis. also, government leaders have enjoying the perks of free service as the u.s. postal bleede continues to billions. linda bell joins us live from bloomberg headquarters in new york. morning. >> good morning. lawmakers have been singing, please, mr. postman, look and a letter in your bag for free. congressional reports show house members intent on dictating how u.s. postal service he needs dollars havens of mail free million o

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he was five feet 5 inches tall gray hair brown eyes and driving a prius. if you have any information you are asked to call fremont police. >>> this is a new day for melissa meyer moving to yahoo. she was the first female engineer hired by google and was responsible for creating google search. she left the job of google maps to take over the top spot at why what. >> arguably you have the ceo of google is now the ceo of yahoo. there is now five in just the past few years. people say she is smart and disciplining enough to be able to turn yahoo around. >>> riser was convicted in 2008 of killing his wife nina. the two children are seeking millions of dollars in damages. riser is agenting as his own attorney and during closing arguments he asked the attorney asking if he could contact his children saying they need his time and guidance. and for more information click on the tag of www.ktvu.com. >>> a controversial and type crime policy is on the steps of city hall. three supervisors will be among there suggesting they stop using stop and frisk tactics. it has a

when he collided with a prius. the impact ended with a police car crashing into an h&r block and police sirens were blaring right before the crash. >> i was inside my house next door and i heard sirens and five seconds later i heard like a boom explosion. >> oakland police were on the way to a robbery at the time. two suspects were on the loose and those robbery suspects are now in custody and as for the crash it's now under investigation and at this point drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the collision. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> in san jose the red cross is helping 60 people find a new place to stay after a fire. here is a look at challenges the firefighters placed. jeanine? >> reporter: the fire started in between these two buildings, the building here on the left side of the screen and we are told at one point everybody was evacuated and that was about 60 people because this fire quickly grew to four alarms. it broke out just after 9:00 in the camden avenue and firefighters

my advice for these guys, and this has happened so many times is to rent a car, barrow your buddy's priusre with a woman, she will be with you for the right ones. >> reporter: on this side for sundar, amy has chosen her. they have similar backgrounds. >> we've done a lot of modeling of the brain. >> reporter: and their first date is filled with moments of quirkiness. >> and i built a robot and my robot fought somebody else's robot. >> reporter: proving once again, you can't overthink romance. so why are you better an eharmony or match.com which some of your clients actually helped to design? >> no, they have, actually. it's really different. because a computer can't whisper in your ear and say here's a history to your match, and this is what you should wear. it's really that personalized approach which makes this incredibly unique. >> reporter: maybe she's right. maybe even in silicon valley, love is proof. >> the next is about three light years away. >> what's that? >> to take care of palmpilots. >> reporter: ani and sundar are cautious after the first date. >> that doesn't mean she's co

. >> reporter: he was behind the wheel of his prius when the suspect's dodge swerved right into him. >> he swerved to try to avoid me. i serve swerved to avoid me. >> reporter: the pursuit started in downtown baltimore where police say the driver sideswiped several cars. when the suv hit 395, police followed by air as the driver erratically swerved along 97 south, route 100 and telegraph road before he crashed. >> that's a long ride. >> reporter: this is what's left of the durango. the sides crushed in and pieces of the car all over the ground. neighbors here still in shock. >> you don't see it that much. >> reporter: they're just relieved the suspect was stopped. and we've learned the driver of that suv is darryl watson, jr. there is a warrant out for his arrest on a probation violation. >>> explosive e-mails. the man who killed 13 people at fort hood could have been stopped. that is the conclusion from a new report blasting the fbi for ignoring red flags. fbi agents missed obvious warning signs that hassan presented a potential danger. those are the findings in a blunt report from

. >> commissioner prius, aye. commissioner lee, aye. president newman, aye. >> good luck. very thankful. thank you. president newlin: 7b, dba king of thai. extended hours premises permit. >> this is a restaurant downtown in the union square neighborhood. the permit would allow them to stay open past 2:00 a.m.. sfpd recommends the permit be approved. i believe the applicant is in agreement. in your file are letters of support and the tenants association coalition of san francisco. we have not received any communication of concern. >> good evening, i am representing captain john joseph garrity. i met with the applicant and her husband, did a walk-through of the business and after having some discussions with the applicant, we came to the agreement that we would recommend approval for them to stay open for one hour from 2 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. in the morning. they agreed after one year, we will look at their business and it looked like there were no issues or problems at that location, we would recommend approving it for an extended time. >> why? why only one hour? i am curious,

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the toyota prius on top as the most dependable compact car.eports of owners on 3-year-old cars and this year we hear about how 2009 cars are doing. alsoen top -- on top was the ford fusion. people love that car. for entry premium car the lexus es 350 and the lincoln mkz. they were tied up. the most reliable minivan is the toyota sienna. it got a perfect score. from jd power. >> that's really interesting. >> i've never seen a perfect score before. >> i haven't either. i haven't either. i know a lot of people who have the ford fusion and are thrilled with it and they've had it for the last few years. >> it's been selling like hot cakes. they can't keep it on the lot literally. >>> still ahead myths and misconceptions. that's what one woman has been fighting for a long time now when it comes to aids and hiv. >> coming up at 4:51. what she's doing to make sure everybody knows the real dole about the disease -- deal about the disease. you're watching 9news now. >>> hello friends. happy friday. 4:45. what are you doing up so early? glad you're here

putting pesticides aside as they say technical and traditional techniques are more effective artie's prius treated now explains what's behind this a stark change to agricultural thinking. i mean she's sharma is part of a movement of tens of thousands of farmers in india's bread basket turning back to their traditions in organic farming. by adopting organic farming we are not dependent on anyone we don't have to buy anything on the market as we so sufficient . but it wasn't always that way millions of farmers in india got hooked on chemicals and pesticides during the so-called green revolution a time in the one nine hundred sixty s. when the indian government began importing hybrid seeds to increase crop yields after a major famine this opened the door for several foreign agricultural corporations to sell into this new market the increase in expensive chemicals also brought about a new dependence that buried farmers deep in debt i even forcing some to suicide money is going through the book yourself like the nation of not put into poker so the problems. are. that. and i want to come to the

autos such as toyota prius energy savings on account of regenerative braking and an electric traction motor with the help of such engineering solutions the trains makers claim it can significantly reduce fuel consumption up to sixty tons of the combustible. each year now that hybrid is a far cry from one thousand nine hundred three steam engines like this and from that time it was nearly a century before engineers and russia made the switch to the diesel powered brutes we know today but think the new technology the latest green trains are nothing more than a few modifications away and those tweaks are taking place here at snorers factory in the city of shit located southwest of moscow not too far from the border with della reese the factory used to be one of the giants of soviet train making like was so often the case following the breakup of the soviet union the plant fell on hard times throughout the one nine hundred ninety s. and early two thousand the former workforce of more than ten thousand has been whittled down to between two and three thousand. years the factories fortunes h