a cover storyas about solar city in nevada.ran into trouble with regulators and have since pulled .ut i wonder what that says about the market for solar city around the country. california is the bigger supporter of solar. north carolina is the next biggest state. california said it's not there. your 44 other states that have to make decisions on net metering. with california and nevada sitting president, you will have more states cutting net metering incentives. david: thank you very much. coming up in the next 20 minutes, new hampshire voters rebuking establishment candidates. a win for bernie sanders and donald trump. what that means as the voting moves to south carolina. and will the revamp of twitter be enough to jumpstart user growth and draw in more eyes? and a former google china president on his take of tech valuations. that's coming up next on bloomberg markets. ♪ david: welcome back to bloomberg markets. let's turn to politics and the race for the white house. all eyes are on south carolina after tuesday positive fir

i am sure solar city did a competitive bidding examination.esla being a car company, but they are also a battery company. emily: you have been on the show when we were talking about tesla. there are many people critical of the company in general. maybe they make great cars, but it is not a great business. the battery thing is a whole new aspect to it. >> it is not a great business because it has not ever made any money. but they keep getting all this incredible capital from investors. i think the battery business is a good business. building the world's largest battery plant is a questionable thing. panasonic provided a huge amount of financing, didn't they? >> they are partners. >> i do think the world needs a better way to store energy, especially as we move towards solar. if they could really do something fundamentally different, they would be important. but they are basically using the same technology in batteries as everybody else. is it really fundamentally different? >> it is fundamentally different in that they have thermal management

of solar city, run by his cousins. sister companies, but close. emily: tesla has been quiet since the battery announcement. what have they been up to and what does this mean? >> this year, i think we will see deployments. they announced tesla energy, batteries for homes, utilities, and businesses. thatnnouncement today was solar city and tesla are teaming up to use these batteries on kauai. emily: given the complex relationship, should we be questioning this at all? >> that is a good question. interesting is that everyone in the solar industry is looking for a storage solution. i am sure solar city did a competitive bidding examination. a carnk of tesla being company, but they are also a battery company. emily: you have been on the show when we were talking about tesla. there are many people critical of the company in general. maybe they make great cars, but it is not a great business. the battery thing is a whole new aspect to it. >> it is not a great business because it has not ever made any money. but they keep gett

we just heard from solar city.like free cash flow is the issue. >> same story both companies, free cash flow. if you look at the free cash flow for tesla, the more they operate the business, the worse the cash flow gets. the more cars they make, the more money they lose. the same thing is true for solar city. just one quarter, 13 weeks ago, they said we will focus on cash flow and being positive in 2016, and then they report this dog of a quarter today showing cash flow numbers have gotten worse in the last quarter. that's a problem. alix: good stuff. cory johnson joining us from san francisco. scarlet: coming up, which you need to know to gear up for the trading day. that is next. ♪ scarlet: i am scarlet fu. "what'd you miss?" chinese money supply data tonight. earningstime-warner out before the bell tomorrow. alix: tesla earnings after the bell. it's all about that free cash flow. joe: janet yellen testifying in front of congress tomorrow. everybody wants to know what she will stay -- say about the data. you have

>> caller: solar city? >> i ain't going to play solar city. i'm not sure i like the business model. i have been a gigantic backer of first solar, and i reiterate that i like first solar and management. they are always welcome on jim cramer's "mad money." >>> pat in texas? >> caller: i love you, jim. >> thank you, pat. >> caller: i have a.h.s. >> susan salk, the stock is coming back. charlie in virginia? >> caller: yesterday a guy asked you about duke, and you recommended american electric power, kind of touting dominion. my bad, my bad. dominion should have been in the exact same -- along with a.p., and congress ed. they're all good. can't own them all. pick one, but it is good. ladies and gentlemen, that's the conclusion of "the lightning round." >>> the "the lightning round" is sponsored by -- i think we should've taken a left at the river. tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is? waterfall? no, me tarzan, king of jungle. why don't you want to just ask somebody? if you're a couple, you fight over directio

get going. >> earnings from disney, paner and solar city moments away. then we'll hear exclusively from disney chairman and ceo bob iger how cord cutting and star wars are i am packing the bottom lines. >>> violent protests erupting 234 hong kong. we have the latest details on what sparked the violence and whether it could continue. that's straight ahead. you're watching cnbc, first in business worldwide. oh remotes, you've had it tough. watching tvs get sharper, bigger, smugger. and you? rubbery buttons. enter the x1 voice remote. now when someone says... show me funny movies. watch discovery. record this. voila. remotes you are back. the x1 voice remote is here. x1 customers get your voice remote by visiting xfinty.com/voiceremote. >>> protesters in hong kong clashing with police. susan lee joins us with the latest details. >> dramatic events from hong kong last night. kind of reminiscent of what happened in 2014 with the pro democracy protests shutting down the core of the city for many, many months. take a look at this. the pictures tell the story. e

solar city is diving on earn ings. what could have big implications for the growth versus value trade? we'll explain. later disney shares falling on earn ings. what will he say about the future of espn? we'll have comments after the break. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like vacations equal getting carried away. more proactive selling. what do you think michal? i agree. let's get out there. let's meet these people. >>> welcome back to kwo"fast m " money." seema mody has the details. >> solar city fell short of the 2015 goals and forecasts today slower than expected first quarter. it's saying it will install 180 mega watts. analyst expectations was 200. the company citing a seasonal slow down due in part to closing down the nevada operations. the stock is plunging but it's been under pressure not just due to a slow down in the installation of solar panels but higher operating expenses and concerns around the plunge in commodities resulting in analysts question ing the long-term demand

one laid-off employee from "solar city" asks the p-u-c to do the right thing for nevada. mike colian employee, solarcity "customers are upset. had set rate and going to be hit with extra fees now." "a lot of people feel they got shafted lied to. nevada power promised one thing but did another." chandler gray "we live in the sunniest state and theres no reason for it not to. fighting so hard because we have to do this now." now it's up to the p-u-c to decide. a vote is not home prices southern nevada. the median home thousand in the greater las of realtors says and-a-half percent from the same time a year the group expects the housing market to be stable in 2016 like it was last year - but southern nevada still struggles with a low supply of houses and too homeowners. the total number of homes sold in january was more than 23-hundred... hundred a year ago. prices remain between their june 2006 peak of 315-thousand dollars - their january 2012 bottom of 118- thousand. homeless man murdered back in july of 2001. soon after .. an was convicted of the crime .. despite there be

solar city in in for the whole time. they've invested millions of dollars in this and will fight to end well help them do it." the p-u-c is expected to make a decision later this week. the nation's first primary is today. presidential candidates have been campaigning in new hampshire for months... and today they'll finally find out if that hard work paid off. fox's caroline shively has more from manchester, new hampshire. the town of dixville notch... population 12... picks senator bernie and john kasich for the republicans several g-o-p candidates have been after kasich... including jeb bush who just put out an ad targeting the ohio governor... as kasich is hoping to deliver a surprise win. kasich says: "i'm really disappointed in jeb. it's look, he's taken the very low road to the highest office in the land. and it's been negative all along." donald trump has been on the top of the polls... even before his strong debate performance on saturday. trump says: "one of the things that's come out in all of the studies is tha

the nasdaq today is solar city with shares plunging after the city's fourth quarter solar panel installationsed and guide it's going forward disappointed. analysts are conflicted. morgan stanley rates solar city with an overweight rating at $100. has a seven dollar price target at the stock is closer to the lower price target on a big parish step down. is chairman of solar city and ceo of tesla. that stock is been volatile over the last couple of days. their fourth-quarter earnings and are looking for a profit of $.10 after a string of courtly losses. they will also look for an update on the model asked deliveries for 2016 and the progress on the battery plant at las vegas. bearish a very high short on the stock. it could take a very big upside surprise of some sort to send the stock higher the alix: thank you so much. tesla, will fourth-quarter earnings after the bell be enough to regain any kind of investor sentiment? it will be about free cash flow in we will discuss that coming up. ♪ alix: welcome back to bloomberg markets. during majorng market volatility can be concerning. scarlet: bloo

one laid-off employee from "solar city" asks the p-u-c to do the right thing for nevada. "last year we were installing ton of solar panels hiring like crazy expanding team and families in nevada had jobs money coming in and when puc made decision in december affected me and thousand of now it's up to the p-u-c to decide. a vote is not expected until later this week. chipotle closed its doors for four hours during lunchtime for a food safety meeting. every location shut down from eleven a-m to three p-m to train employees in food safety. this comes after 500 people were sick from an e-coli outbreak at a number of restaurants last year. workers went over updated changes to how it prepares and stores some foods -- to prevent the chances of food- borne illnesses. chiptole offered "rainchecks" to customers for a free burrito. toss to weather we'll stay in the mid-70s for the workweek with a decrease down to for the weekend. the high on wednesday at 74 degrees would tie a high temperature record set back in 2014, friday's high will be two degrees shy of a record. we'll pick up a

solar city, the company i work for, has laid off over 5 to 600 people and that includes local installers, site surveyors, people who take care of the system. southern nevada was the number one solar installation. nevada was the number one solar job per capita in the nation. the loss of jobs is devastating. bennett: now part of the argument from the public utilities commission was that it can't base it's decisions on projected job loss. what do you guys have to say in response to that? travis miller: well they've based their decision on projected future costs of the utility grid that have not been vetted and are there in serious discrepancies in those calculations and they simply don't match the the groups that i work with that show that the net metering is the net benefit to the entire community, all members of the grid receive a benefit from solar net metering customers being involved. bennett: well they say that and i you know this is a difficult fact to verify but they say that net metering is ending up hurting traditional energy users that they're actually having to subsidize solar u

solar city in in for the whole time. they've invested millions of dollars in this and will fight to end well help them do it." the p-u-c is expected to make a decision on "grandfathering" those rates later this week. a new report reveals several states saw a significant drop in people without health insurance. the government report says 8 states including arizona, california, florida, michigan, and new york all saw a decrease. all but florida had accepted a medicaid expansion...which is one of 2 major pathways to coverage under president barack obama's health care law. did you know that it's "safer internet day?" it's a day when people all over the world take time to do their part to make the internet better and safer. it all started back in 2004 in europe...and now more than 100 countries take part. the day is meant to be a day where people stand-up to bullies and hate speech online. it's also a time where all of us can teach and report compromising photos rather than pass them on. here in the u-s... "connect-safely" is

. >> solar city getting crushed the past five days. huge declines came after a q4 weak guidance in the first quarter. >> a couple of downgrades and outperforms still on the street. higher costs and operating costs spread between deployments and ultimately where the actual projects are coming out. one thing i think you can take solace at if you believe these guys continue to finance themselves, they trade at asset levels, one time their asset levels so make an argument there should be a floor underneath the stock but a lot of people believe none of these guys can finance themselves in the new market environment. i think it's challenging. i think the stock is a no-touch but i don't think it's going out of business and probably getting very interesting price-wise. >> yeah. you know there was -- it was once viewed that the expiration. investment tax credit would shake out some of the weak players in the industry. with the extension you're allowing the other players to just to sort of continue existence and that's not necessarily a good thi

. >>> making legal news on this wednesday morning, a northern nevada couple is suing solar city. they claim the rooftop solar panel company hid the fact that energy rates could go up in an effort to maximize profits. the suit also accuses the company of misleading people about a rate change lawmakers ordered in the spring. solar panel owners say their systems will now take much longer to pay off than expected. >>> february is heart month and doctors are taking this time to tell patients about heart health. incorporating more cardio in to your daily routine is the way to say healthy, it's not always the case. >> in 2013 more than 2,000 deaths were caused by blood pressure. >> providing blood to our heart. this happens at people at increased risk of heart attack. this blood pressure provides blood to the kidneys. high blood pressure causes very bad things. >> there are no symptoms that indicate high blood pressure but some risk factors are smoking, being overweight, and not getting enough exercise. some easy ways you can get your levels back under control is to limit the amount of

solar city in in for the whole time. they've invested millions of dollars in this and will fight to end well help them do it." the p-u-c is a decision on "grandfathering" those rates later this week. brace yourself... but not everything you see on facebook is legit... especially if it involves free trips to las vegas. social media users got excited when they saw southwest was giving away 400 plane tickets to las vegas. winners would get 4 tickets each, plus five thousand bucks to spend here... sounds great... except none of it is true... authorities say these hoaxes are not only fake, they're also an easy way for scammers to get your identity. drones are everywhere now... in fact there are now more registered drone operators -- than there are licensed pilots here in the u-s. f-a-a says there are now more than 325-thousand registered drone owners -- while there are 320- thousand licensed pilots of manned aircraft. f-a-a officials launched a drone registration program just before christmas. last year, there were a record n

he thinks solar city is still undervalued over the long haul. bearish interest suggesting solar city could just take another leg lower on top of this year's already stunning more than 60% decline. before we look at where the markets work, we were talking about 2016 and what to expect out of it. you mentioned consumer utilities. where do you think there are organs? you talked about volatility. that iarea of the market think is oversold is natural gas. i look at the driving factors of alternative source energy as a whole, that has a lot of upside potential. the u.s., saudi arabia of willal gas production, we continue to export natural gas and oil now, natural gas is the biggest burning off you'll that we saw in france of december of last year. i think there will be more global demand. this will be the year when the baton is passed from u.s. markets and international markets in terms of total potential. volatility is not behind us and you need to build insurance and protection now. insurance andife you don't die, -- of course not. if you build it i

here is solar city. let's look at some stocks first.city down almost 30% after showing it had fewer deliveries than the street was looking for. a big loss for the stock. a big loss for billionaire islam must it we will talk about that later. disney down because of -- a big loss for billionaire elon musk. we will talk about that later. disney beat revenue overall from "star wars." my -- and akamai has businesso securities and media business, and the market likes that. 1% on s&p futures, dow futures gained thefutures most, although they have lost the most since the high. european stocks are gaining today, pretty much across the board. but the brightest slice on the high is financials. if you dig into that, real estate, deutsche bank's 14% gain is a huge part of that, and urge a bank got some steam behind it today after -- and deutsche bank got some steam behind it today after saying it may buy back some of its debt. stephanie: it may, and the market seems to like that. tom keene is not here just to look good. it is time for the "morning m

disney, panera bread company and solar city. ♪ good afternoon and welcome back. i'm betty liu. check on the markets right now. we are losing steam. the nasdaq has turned red. are in thetelecoms red right now. materials and health care are leading the gains. it is time for the bloomberg business flash, looking at the business stories. they will pay $80 million in the it failedttle claims to properly account for certain expenses tied to a rebate program for customers who bought monsantoller, roundup. booked revenue from the discount program without recognizing all of the costs. pushing for faster development of a vaccine. the drugmaker already had developing a vaccine. developlans to infrastructure to develop the ka.cine for use against zi . jpmorgan fortapped the latest high-profile hire to work with the top management team. compton is expected to start in may when he will report to the ceo. bloombergur business flash of day. janet yellen will testify before congress. it is her first of look appearances raising rates in december and a lot has changed since then. there are fresh

taking a look at the laggard solar cities. solar panel installations dropped, missing estimates.nce has disappointed investors. analysts seemed to disagree in a big way. we have morgan stanley with an overweight rating and a price of $104. and a sell rating with a seven dollar price target from axiom. it will be interesting to see what comes on a big bearish gap down as buyers seem to have all that disappeared. , shares soaring today after fourth-quarter revenues beat estimates. a $1ompany announced billion stock buyback and unveiled the reorganization of the companies two units. the streets mainly constructed here, analysts upgraded to a buy. a slight discount, but betty, the stock is down sharply. more than 35%. strong selling pressure to overcome for the long haul. two key companies are reporting their earnings after the bell today. twitter and expedia. twitter, start with the site releasing a new feature where users will see the most first ratherets than in chronological order. part of the criticism drawn from twitter fans, will it change the struggling stock? sweeney joins u

tradersk, solar city after investors send shares down 29%. could amazon become the next that x? blueprint for a global shipping and logistics operation. ♪ corey: net disney reporting an interesting quarter. shares.ase in star wars driving most of the action. investors have been sending shares down as es en continues to see subscriber losses with rising programming costs. columbia,yst and from we have input. you would inc. that star wars would more than make up for a little weakness, but no. >> this was a real head scratcher. here you have a company reporting a record quarter and you still have a share trading down. investorr one issue on minds is espn. commentaryutiny and about subscriber losses. causing no shares to trade off. shares to those trade-off. corey: is this subscribers in transition across the empire? changing the way the business works with espn. >> note out. consumption is undergoing a revolution. investors are missing the beauty of disney, the diversified nature. where you hadter subscriber losses, you had a huge off than in these video. when you talk about contac

in fact, speaking of, take look at shares of solar city, continuing to plunge.it is down about 8.8%. this is ahead of earnings tonight for the year. it's down by about 50%. also look at shares of tesla. the thing that's interesting about tesla, it fell below the 150 mark yesterday. we are trading at levels not seen since 2013. if you look at the intraday chart it was up as much as 7.7%. now it is down by a percent, which is telling. this major reversal is an indication that investors are not getting in and they are not staying in. if it can't hold on this game. of course we are looking at elon musk. elon musk essentially runs both companies, chairman of solar city, tesla reports tomorrow. can he manage to turn this around? >> this is all about the gull wings that they can't get to work properly. >> for tesla, there are a lot of questions going into the earnings report on the execution of the model x, the gold wing. >>> love, that i want them to work. >> even the biggest bull on the street, jonas over at morgan stanley raised that question again for the second ti

this is one of the cities 14 installations. 7 of those solar installations are impacted by the new higher rates. the city is still analyzing the impact. meanwhile, the city sustainability officer estimates the reduced the could be less of a hit coming in as low as 50 to 55,000 for the severance overly -- over the life of the 7 solar systems. the city took action to get more involved in this week. a plan to be involved in the upcoming general rate case. >>that starts june 1. >> the council also approved the direction to try and make this a regional approach. >>they authorize contacting washoe county , sparks and the school board to see if we want to do this together. >>looking out on the horizon, counsel wants more city involvement in the nevada sustainability coalition. members also want the city to be more involved and engaged in the governors clean energy task force and the next session of the legislature. >>again, this is so we have our ducks in a row and are prepared to recommend some things to the legislature. solar systems worth $20 million of investments. jason with a distant says

solar city in in for the whole time. they've invested millions of dollars in this and will fight to end well help them do it." a decision by the p-u-c is not expected until later this week. metro is looking for a few good men and women... and they are opening up their search for new recruits--- internationally. " we would like people from everywhere, this is a diverse community reflect that diversity. we'd like to make sure we reach out to everyone that we possibly can, find those diamonds in the rough currently there are recruitment centers in 20 different states... and they are using social media to reach more candidates. in all- the department would like to hire 360 officers. the henderson police department is also looking for police officers and corrections officers. they are holding a free recruitment information night-- tomorrow at the henderson convention center at six p-m. a woman-- convicted of a crime-- she says she didn't commit. mounds of d-n-a-- never tested. "'its something i tr not to think about or addres

following the decision, there is also new math in recouping the investment of solar by the city and the school district. naomi [ indiscernible last name ] says reno installed 14 solar systems and 7 of those are affected by the new metering >>it looks like it will reduce our expected savings by about 12 percent right now. we are still analyzing it. >> there is worry about another potential rate change coming up in june. tonight at 5 we will have more on that in an on your side report. >>a washoe school committee looking at putting a tax hike question on the ballot is taking a big decision. public schools overcrowding and repair needs are considering including a sunset clause on their proposal. their means there will be an end to the tax hike if approved. they are hoping to raise more than $781 million to be used for school repairs and building new facilities. the panel has decided to propose a sales tax increase. if approved, the sales tax would go from 7.7 percent to 8.3 percent making it the highest in the state. horses on highway 50. the nevada department of agriculture says one of th

solar city, check this out. shares getting slammed after the company said it installed fewer rooftop solar systems than expected for the second straight quarter. also warning growth could slow this year, and shares have come a long way from the highs. pounded down almost 30% on this. >> look at the sizes of all the moves in these stocks. 10% is the order of the day. it's extraordinary market conditions we're looking at. >> not just broadly, but the individual stock stories. seeing such big moves. >>. >> big reactions. >> let's have a look at more stocks we're watching today. akamai reporting better than expected fourth quarter revenues, helped by higher demand for its online security services. they announced a $1 billion stock buyback. shares jumping. oh, look, normal move. 16% after hours. just your average 16%. panera's fourth quarter profit fell due to higher costs. same-store sales rising more than 3% thanks to higher menu prices. for 2016, they expect profit growth of 2% to 5%, below analyst estimates, but s

west des moines could become the first city in iowa to create rules governing solar panels. the city is drafting an ordinance regarding lar panel installatatns at homes and businesses. this comes after a homeowner requested permission to install panels on his home, and the city said city code didn't cover that. the west des moines ordinance could that follow its lead. this comes at the same time that cedar falls utilities is starting the simple solar farm. morehan 12-hundred c- u customers boboht into this project, which will start producing energy in march or april. those customers will get a credit on their bill over the next 20 years. cedar rapids is t ting to figure out if it needs to find a plan b to fund its flood recovery. congress authorized millions of dollars for things like flood walls and levees to protect low- lying areas. but the city is worrieiethat money will never arrive. kcrg-tv9's dave franzman joins us now. dave, what is the city going to do? beth, at this point the plan is to go ahead with the flood protection construction this year using city and state d

disney, solar city, linked in. but i missed ten times that amount because of the emotion that takes over when you're down there and that's one of the things that with your firm you take out of the equation. >> i think one of the mistakes that was easy to make when you invest is to overuse recent information. what the market did yesterday. what the market did the last few days or what the most noticeable thing that you remember. so if we take a current decline it looks a lot like the last decline in august through september or october. and what happened last time is we have this double bottom and it came rocketing back up. it's very easy to say the same thing is going to happen again but our models are different. this last bounce we had, the three huge days is a bear market rally and we're fully invested short now in equities. >> so investment strategies including managed futures, they cycle. sometimes they're in vogue. sometimes they're out of style. okay? i have been noticing over the last year or two years they h

west des moines could become the first city in iowa to create rules on solar panels. the city is drafting an ordinance regarding solar panel installations at homes and bunesses. requested permission to install panels on his home. city leaders said city code didn't cover that. the west des moines ordinance could eventually affect other cities that follow its lead. cedar falls utilities is starting the simple solar farm. more than 1200 c-f-u customers bought into this project, which will start producing energy in march or aprillthose customers wiwi get a aredit on their bill over the next 20 years. an annual event in cedar rapids is making sure high school students get the most important thing off of their prom check lists. the annual schulte and swann's gown town gives away recycled prom dresses for free. hiawatha. donated? that's right chris and nicole. can choose from all of these dresses that people in eastern iowa how did gown town get started? how do high schoolers get involved? do they need to bring anything? why do you think this is such an important thing to pro

the city of las vegas is one step closer to going solar! the p-u-c- approved a partnership between the city and n-v energy. now... the las vegas city council just needs to approve it. when all is said and done.. every streetlight.... city park..... fire station and public building owned by the city.... will be 1-hundred-percent powered.... by renewable energy. also new at six..

new york city mayor bill de blasio wants to increase the solar power capacity of city- owned buildings five-fold. he will outline his plans during his state of the city address today. president obama will honor the 20-15 n-b-a champion golden state.. the warriors beat the cavs 105 to 97 in game 6... it was golden state's first championship since 1975. happening today happening today across the region.. an investigation is underway after a worker is killed in an accident at the g-m plant in defiance, ohio. officials say an electrician died after a fall tuesday afternoon. osha is looking into the man's death. louisville police are searching for a rare collection of coins and 19th century political campaign momentos are stolen. investigators say more than one million dollars of belongings were taken from a home the day after christmas. happening today happening today across the tri- state... legendary singer barry manilow is asking for others to donate new or gently used musical instruments for holmes high school. starting today, the items can be dropped off at the b-b-and-t arena box off

west des moines could become the first city in n iowa to create rules on solar panels. the city is drafting an ordinance regarding solar panel installations at homes and businesses. this comes after a homeowner requested permission to install panels on his home. city leaders said city code didn't cover that. could eventually affect other cities that follow its lead. cedar falls utilities is stataing the simple ssar farm. more than 1200 c-f-u customers bought into this project, whi will start producing energy in march or april. those customers will get a credit on their bill over the next 20 years. an annnl event in cedar rapids is making sure high school students get the most important thing off of their prom check lists. the annual schulte and swann's gown town gives away recycled prom dresses for free. tv-9s brea love is live in hiawatha. brea, all of the dresses are that's right chris and nicole. tomorrow plenty of prom goers can choose from all of these dresses that people in eastern iowa have donated. right now i'm joined... how did gown town get started? how do hig

the city of reno has installed more solar-powered trash cans downtown.. how they're designed to cut down on welcome back. dowtown reno is getting trashed... but trashed in a good way.. check it out! today the city of reno began installation of 12 new solar- powered trash compactors. you may have seen them before - the city has about 20 of them already these bigbelly compactors will line virginia street through downtown - ultimately helping in the city's blight initiative. david bobzien, councilmember the street downtown, it's harder for people to rummage through them for to pull out stuff they want to find, so we end up with less trash on the street. " these trash compactors also contribute to a more energy efficient community. they run on solar power and when it's time to empty them - by compacting the trash, they require fewer pick ups - which leads to less fuel consumption and less pollution. the academy awards are less than a week away... and a new study finds hollywood is woefully lacking in diversity - both behind and in front of the camera. research

calculating how long it will take to recoup the millions of dollars in investment made in solar projects by the city and school district. naomi duer said reno installed storm systems. seven of those are affected by >> we were expecting a savings of 1.6 million to $3 million over the life of the system. looks like this may cut our savings by 80 to a hundred thousands dollars, in that ballpark. >> the school district has 39 solar systems. jason getties with the district says up to six of those systems could be impacted by the new rates. still he says he's much more concerned about an upcoming rate class. getties says there's no way to know which direction solar pc is going to take. >>> nevada eastern is joining the fight against president obama's plan to cut green-house gas emissions. ag adam lansalt filed documents, saying he endorsed the fight in several states against the clean power plant. he believes states have a right to decide pollution emission standards for themselves. a climate advocacy representative says lansalt is choosing the interest of -- over the health of communities and the climate

danville city council explores bringing solar energy to the city. the project is an effort to reduce costs... by decreasing congestion... and additional transmission charges. council members will also consider adopting an ordinance to increase the number of police officers by four... up to one hundred 35. they say increasing the reduce crime. there have been multiple shootings in the last couple weeks. # the franklin county board of supervisors will discuss money for school buses. the school board is asking for $3-hundred 40-thousand dollars to replace three buses... and one special education bus. # roanoke city council meets this afternoon to honor several community leaders. they will pay tribute to roanoke city police chief chris perkins who plans to retire next month. crime rates dropped almost every year he was employed. civil rights leader "al holland" will also be recognized. he worked at norfolk and western railroad for 46 years and was named citizen of the year in 2003. council members will also salute the career of legendary virginia tech h

we will talk solar city. >> it was a disappointing quarter. the company the ceo, saying, there's a lot of moving parts a. change in net metering in nevada that was really bad. what mainly happened is that people are tired of getting blindsided. i'm tired of putting everything into the prison. no, i know the president doesn't appoint the federal reserve. i'm saying, this is crony capitalism. because the only way these guys make money is in tax credits. you can imagine under either candidate right now in the lead, you are not going to have tax credits. >> it's important. >> so there is going to be a clash and, yes, again, do i think sanders will win? he won last night. do i think the federal reserve will be fired en masse? i am seeing the political regime with the trump presidency. you don't want to be that, mr. us the fact that they missed again. people are tired of these companies that are really set up. >> the numbers are horrible. >> the guidance? >> they were so far. they were so off. and they basically admitted. the call was a call that wa