tesla acquired solar city in 2016. solar city was founded by two cousins of elon musk. people who live in areas prone to wildfires are having an increasingly difficult time finding insurance. data from zip codes hit by devastating wildfires in california between 2015 and 2017 shows a 10% spike in nonrenewals by insurance companies and reveals the availability of insurance in high risk areas has dropped. the state's insurance commissioner says he has noticed this trend and it should be as a wake-up call. >> wildfire risk is one of the top concerns raised during a summit today about lake tahoe. it the 23rd annual summit brought together leaders from california and in. they said protecting the national treasure takes a bipartisan collaborative effort. >> most of it always relates to money, can you fund this project, that project. well, you need a yes on both sides of the aisle. and we've been able to be do that with tahoe. that's very special. >> a forprotest action plan was released a day ahead of the summit. including prescribed burns and use of satellite imagery and art

buy is solar city's model. it is that simple.homas: you know, the business model is very different than what people know and, for at's new. but what's unique here is that it's a partnership and a partnership means that we unusual in business.herhe se tiy typically, that's a business and a client and they don't lose--they don't win or lose together, but in this case, because it is a partnership, and we go in together at the same time, if the house appreciates, we both win. if the house depreciates, we both lose. so there's no catch or no mystery behind it. it is really just a partnership but it is new and you have to explain that. erin: but how do you convince people that you'll be around for the long haul because you are, kind of, you know, a little bit of an upstart. you said you've been doing this for 12 years but still i think when people are thinking about their house, they're thinking about long-term and if they wanna do business with a startup, what happens if you guys sell or if there's a housing crash. true, yeah, i mean,

tesla bought solar city in 2016. the company's founders are cousins of tesla ceo elon musk. amazon says it has no plans to install any more of the solar systems because earlier in the week walmart sued tesla over the solar panels, saying they sparked fires at seven stores. >>> an update on a story we first brought to you earlier in the week. the rally in the east bay today to help an 87-year-old man who escaped the holocaust keep the apartment he has lived in for over 15 years. >>> and building a better bay area takes all kinds of solutions. see how some kids are using games to try to fix some of the biggest problems. >>> and is this the end of the road for the panda? the significant injury that's going to sideline the giant's infielder for the rest of the season. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. a bright start to the weekend saturday, but even warmer weather moves in tomorrow. we will have the details in the accuwe so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, y

smacking elon musk's electric empire with a lawsuit over its clean energy division formerly known as solar cityis a customer of tesla's solar rooftop panels and say those panels atop seven of its stores caught fire, causing millions of dollars of quote, significant damage. this jab to tesla shares coming as the tech giant looks to reinvigorate its clean tech business, slashing prices just four months ago for its panels and just two days after announcing a new solar panel rental plan. tesla's stock right now is down 2.5%. it started dropping yesterday after the bell when news of the lawsuit broke. you see the negativity spilling over and piling up even right now. the stock of tesla at $220.08. let's bring in to find out the effect on both companies, tech guru and "wall street journal" reporter tim higgins along with tesla analyst and oppenheimer managing director colin rusch. tesla and walmart have been partners for years, in fact, hundreds and hundreds me than, what, 240 walmart stores have these solar panels on the roofs for a couple of years now. what do you think is really at work here? >> w

in 2017 which was a struggling company and in 2017, solar city was forced to pay a $29 million settlement with the u.s. government over actually accusations they lied to the government about the cost of their solar systems. the company has been sued by its customers for deceptive trade practices. if walmart pulls out of its contract, could this be the end of that solar company? >> i'm not sure it's going to be the end of the solar company but this is a very material issue. and given the size and number of instances where there has been a problem, and if you couple that with the previous issues that the company has had in terms of misleading information, etc., i think they add up to a bunch of very material issues . >> you talk about misleading practices, tesla shareholders also twos -- sued tesla after tesla approved the silver city deal and now they must disclose the what loss of walmart's business with tesla because walmart stopped using the solar panels because of the issues they had. did tesla withhold this information or have they been transparent about walmart's loss of business? ho

let me bring in arie list really shining a light on their solar city acquisition a couple years ago, sla's, that is how much of a blow could this be potentially to their reputation? >> it would could be a really big blow the solar business itself is not particularly big it's only about 5% of revenue. this is a car company. what they do is make cars, and they have plenty of challenges in that business solar is the sort of tangential market that elon musk had this vision of. he was the chairman and principal shareholder of solar city when this deal went down in 2016 he had this vision of a company that could do everything in the energy sector and sort of control its own destiny. that solar business has been in decline since the acquisition. this really just muddies the waters and makes things that much more complicated. >> what do you mean by that business being in decline? i'd have to say as a consumer having done some research at home, you know, it's still very expensive. i don't know if that had something to do with this announcement on sunday from elon musk that they're now going to

. >> tesla acquired solar city in 2016. the toll ar systems were installed on the roof tops of more than 200 walmart stores. in the lawsuit, walmart claims there have been at least seven fires related to those solar panels. walmart is demanding that tesla remove the solar panels from all of the stores and pay for damages. >>> facebook has a new feature that allows some users to block the company from gathering information about them on outside web sites and apps. users will be able to turn off tracking with the button similar to a clear history button on your cell phone. facebook will also provide a section where users can keep the tracking on can do the activity that is being watched. that feature is now available in south korea, ire laland and spa. notice i didn't say the u.s. that apparently will be happening at some point in the future. >> the bay area has the first bar dedicated to boochman. it is now open on university avenue. it brews handcrafted small batches of the fermented tea. a group of four friends started the

tesla bought solar panels, solar city for $2.6 billion in 2016. but sales have recently dropped. >> in the east bay, l plastics doors to show off some strange and stunning creations. abc news was in hayward where bell plastics put its statues on display they've been making since 1979. a lorch collection of muffler men used in 1960s americana marketing. today they celebrated big mike's 50th birthday, the muffler man who towered over mission boulevard and hayward. they still work. >> it's still going but there's so many laws against advertising signs now. you don't see as many as you used to. but you know, we still sell a few big ones out in the boonies. they work really good. >> that doggie diner. >> reporter: bay area natives will recognize the doggie diner heads, another staple in the '60s and '70s. >> it was expected to fetch up to $40 million at auction this weekend in monterey. >> but something happened with the bidding. how confusion kept the porsche from finding a new owner. >> drew tuma is next with your accuweather forecast. >> coming up i

tests and solar city these are investments in particular companies and it's really i think quite foolish to think that the taxpayer only socializes the risks and then we privatized the rewards as we did by the way with the bailouts of the banking system on the other that everybody has to bail out and their city goes on but of course i mean just in the past few days the word marxist just come up repeatedly in parliament actually. were. of contempt and even b.b.c. journalism yet the would mostly because again and again in this book what is it looks you think the torah is so much of the most you have never read marx at best they've read the communist manifesto and how how does most help the marxist fascinating and if you mean the irony is if you read marx you end up really appreciating capitalism he describes it as a system driven by innovation constantly changing he has these wonderful metaphors for that change even in the comments manifesto but i'm really talking about capital is kind of magnum opus capital volume 12 and 3 which i read as carefully as i did adam smith's wealth wealth of n

the company bought residential solar installer solar city in 2016, but installations have plunged in recent quarters. tesla will allow residents in six states to rent solar systems beginning at 50 dsz a month. customers can handle anything but there is a fee to remove panels and restore the roof to its previous condition. >>> a surprising victory at the weekend box office. "good boys" got $21 million in opening weekend. the movie produced by seth rogen is the first time that an "r" rated comedy came in number one. the big opening for an original comedy this year. i think hollywood has been experiencing a comedy drought. the fact that this one is doing so well and a bunch of 12-year-old foul mouth kids can make you laugh, they're happy about it. >> i'm in. >>> thanks to our international viewers for joining us. have a great rest of your day. for our u.s. viewers, "early start" continues right now. >>> i don't see a recession. >> i sure don't see a recession. >> the federal reserve to do what it needs to do, which is begin lowering the interest rates. >> the president and his aides try

. >> sometimes you forget they bought solar city. >> yeah.t going to play solar city. >> shares are down over 2% i guess that may be one of the reasons. >> you think that -- >> i do. >> i'm going to agree with that. >> are you >> yeah. >> other than, yeah. >> we had ron baron on yesterday. >> very much, very positive on his feet, within two years, i believe, he said it will be -- >> $100 billion. >> that's fabulous optimism like that. >> don't fear optimism wrap don't fear optimism. i thought that was a great rap how about the sucker punch, bringing up the quote that chuck did. you were optimistic. then larry to his credit, said, yeah, i got that wrong. >> he did. >> that was a very good -- chuck is fabulous. chuck todd it was painful. >> quick on this tech, i mentioned the other day, confirmed what we were reporting the other day, they did have this letter they received from apollo stocks getting hit on this with apollo said they're interested, but most recent talks have not been about that, but about apollo selling them and/or combining som

the company bought residential solar installer solar city in 2016, but installations have plunged incent quarters. tesla will now allow residents of six states. customers can cancel any time if they do that but there is a fee to remove the panels and restore the roof to the previous condition. >>> a surprising victory at the weekend block office. "good boys" stealing the number one spot at $21 million to the opening weekend. the movie about a group of foul-mouthed 12-year-olds marks the first time an "r" rated comedy has come in at number one since 2016. it's the biggest opening for an original comedy this year. they have been in a comedy drought. but this comedy may be it. we'll be right back. they give us excellent customer service, every time. our 18 year old was in an accident. usaa took care of her car rental, and getting her car towed. all i had to take care of was making sure that my daughter was ok. if i met another veteran, and they were with another insurance company, i would tell them, you need to join usaa because they have better rates, and better service. we're the gome

. >> solar city would get the write-off. >> if you're in an area where you can then sell the power thate generating. >> on to the smart yet -- i thought was in -- it costs $1,500 that you have to pay to rip everything off and put it the back. >> this is a hail mary by elon musk they have to do something. this division has been moribund for years after they put it back into the tesla family. got to do something to grow this thing. >> i kind of appreciate elon musk's salesman hat that he wore usually the macro visionary with some sort of comment about space, but sheer a man who is trying to human annize the consumers and it seeds to be a business model that can be comfortable. that's all up next, the latest casualty in the war on sugar is juice boxes which says 60% of parents are trying to reduce sugar in their homes which means turning to juice fox flavored alternatives like flavored water and juicy juice have introduced new juicy waters. >> both of you have children. >> i thought juice was a health alternative. >> we've been watering down juice for ten years. >> fruit juice is not too m

tesla bought solar company solar city back in 2016, but its business has generally been seen as lagging>> if it seems there are more data breaches than ever before, well, it seems right. 2019 is shaping up to have the most data breaches in on record security, a research security firm. more than 3800 data breaches have been reported in the first six months of this year alone. that's a 54% jump over last year. and, get this, more than 3.3 billion records have been exposed, 80% of those coming from only eight major breaches. >>> target customers will soon see something new when they are visiting the store. it's called good and gather. a new brand featuring more than 2000 food and beverage products including eggs, milk and the millennial favorite, avocado toast salad target sells. the brand offers quality ingredients at a great value. the products will debut september 15th. >>> the tooth fairy is slightly less generous these days. a survey by delta dental found the average payout per tooth is down 43 cents over the past year. on average, kids received $3.70 under their pillow this year comp

tesla bought up a solar company called solar city, it spent a fairchunk of company called solar city,ow with its solar business. walmart basically is saying they were shoddy installations, loose wires, on solar panels which were installed in the rooms of some of its shops and they we re rooms of some of its shops and they were so bad they were files which caused damaged to of its stores. —— there were fires. notjust caused damaged to of its stores. —— there were fires. not just the buildings, but the merchandising side was damaged, so they are trying to recoup their losses from tesla which could amount to millions of dollars. very interesting. michelle, thanks forjoining us. that's all the business news. the first people to dive down to the wreck of the titanic in 15 years say it's deteriorating — partly because it's being eaten by bacteria. using a submersible built to withstand the immense pressure of the deep — an international team of explorers surveyed it and say that some parts of it are disappearing. at the bottom of the atlantic, nearly 4000 metres down, the most famous wreck

it is smart on the renting, but ultimately this continues to be a disaster story in terms of the solar city acquisition right now for tesla, it is a fork in the road situation, but solar continues to be an overhang on the stock. >> what is your call and rating here >> we have a neutral and $230 price target >> you used to be bullish. i remember those days. >> used to but iltly it co ultimately it comes come unto the demand story and can they be profitable and that continues to be for tesla what will be what i view as an ever slight climb. >> so why not just tell people to sell it >> i think there is an asset and value in tesla that as you start to get below 200, it is hard to get more negative. we're not doomsday type prognosticator for tesla right now we're neutral relative to where we see demand playing out. if there is another way down, we'd have to revisit our thigh sis. >> all right thank you. see you soon tune into "squawk box" tomorrow, we'll have an interview with ron baron. hear what he has to say about tesla and much more. >>> still to come here, target getting a boost after annou

i never liked the idea of buying solar city. they cannot handle.not like it, this is a reflection of the fact that that was probably a very bad deal for tesla. stuart: you killed a soul there. i made a lot of money lately in no position right now. i'm looking to get around the market rally of 250. >> the interesting thing, was that the solar panel that was defective or the maintenance of them. tesla was involved in both and that was going to weigh pretty heavily on what the stock valuation was going forward. stuart: they made a lot of money on something. is it millions or hundreds of thousands. it is enough to buy a lot of things. stuart: two items on facebook, former gop senator jon kyl says facebook has a long way to go to satisfy conservatives. gun dealers are speaking onto facebook marketplace and they list gun cases at inflated prices, they then try that message each other to negotiate for the gun which is inside the gun case. so does it matter? because facebook stock, never goes down. it does matter. >> improves that facebook is incapable of

this is where p. hungry intends to build francis first solar powered restaurant in the city of marseille he's to use trench gardening and permaculture to grow his own produce locally it is a close all the idea was that the restaurant will be part of the ecosystem. but it can take advantage of the produce being grown around the restaurant. was also the restaurants will give back to the f. by supplying water with the compost. the digest state from bites agradable feed stock. there's a real relationship between the garden and the restaurants the value again mostly because he's then push. the restaurant will be called to possession the french word for a good omen set to open in two years time. from the from the focus a selection and we'll see you at the same time next week ♪ amy: from new york, this is democracy now!. >> i think everyone who has been out on the front lines, everyone who has been screaming pantaleo because now he's fired. and for, you know,w, commission o'neill, i thank you for doing the right thing. i truly sincerely thank you for firing the officer. regardless however you c

. >>> a deal to provide cleaner solar energy to the city it. will provide 100megawatts of power to san jose. it's enough power for removing about 870,000 car from the roads according to the mayor. the plan is expected to prevent adding over 4 million-tons of green house gases to the atmosphere and is projected to be operational by the year 2022. >>> students in the oakland schoolic district will be back in class. the district is coming off a school year that included a strike and a decision by the school board to cut $20 million from the budget. i asked the superintendent how she is responding to parents who are frustrated what's happening in their district. >> staying open communication with families w our community about what we need to do so that people understand the problems we have had for decades and the need to have the courage to actually make the decisions so that he with can get on the other end and provide better resources for students and families. >> the superintendent also said that some school also be expanded discuss which scho

. >> the city is installing these. each is solar powered and using sensors. they call it big belly because they hold up to three times the amount of garbage as a regular trash can. they eliminate the ability to scavenge for trash through a garbage can which ends up on the ground. >> you can't get in them. so you don't have the case where someone is going through if the garbage and leaving it all over. that's a complaint we hear all the time. >> there's so many complaints in japantown, the community has four of these receptacles. city hall plans to install 80 of them through out san ancio. they a tdhe neat. i like that. >>> students and stress. the bay area schools about to see a surge in spendingilli customers could see their power shut off due to high wildfire risk. the new website that shows customers how to predict those power disruptions. >>> home invasion with a twist. a bay area family was shocked to find who police say is behind the crime. ...you discover paint bleed you under your tape...... not with frogtape! frogtape is the only painter's tape treat

branson and a lawn musk all have launched private ventures into the solar system john hendren al-jazeera washington. another u.s. city is urging people to stop using east cigarettes or vaporing products some to 16 people who are committed to hospital with severe lung disease the walkies health department says that the patients have chemical pneumonitis their lungs became inflamed after breathing in irritants they'd been vaporing in the weeks months before falling ill the walky is among 10 u.s. states counties and cities i'm sorry states and cities reporting health issues citizens are going to say and business owners it is a legal product i can sell it and they can but i think the health commissioner has taken a higher level a native american tribe in the u.s. state of new jersey has filed a federal lawsuit against its neighbors the ram opposed to lump in nation accuses a home of disassociation of violating its right to gather and prey on its own land kristen salumi reports from new jersey. what we've been using for thousands of years those holding this native american ceremony believe a puff of tobacco smoke will cle

branson and a lawn musk all have launched private ventures into the solar system john hendren al-jazeera washington. another u.s. city is an aging people to stop using east cigarettes so they ping products off the 16 people were admitted to hospital with severe lung disease milwaukee's health department says the pair of the patients have chemical pneumonitis lungs became inflamed after breathing in innocence they'd been fainting in the weeks and months before falling ill will key is among 10 u.s. counties and cities reporting health issues. a native american tribe in the u.s. state of new jersey has filed a federal lawsuit against its neighbors the rum opponent up a nation accuses a homeowner's association of violating its rights to gather and pray on its own land to serious kristen salumi reports now from in new jersey. we've been using for thousands of years those holding this native american ceremony believe a puff of tobacco smoke will cleanse guests taking part in the local mountains take their name from the rampolla a nation but this field barely an hour's drive from manhattan is all that's been left to them fo

the city seened a deal to get with 100 mega watts of solar power all from solar farm inb fresno. >> it's the equivalent of talkingall moetal taking almost a million cars off the road. >> they insist it will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 400 tons and provide 46,000 homes with cleaner energy each year. that solar power is expected to start arriving in 2022. >>> california still faces an above-normal chance for wild fires. says the most imporptant thinking to keep an eye on is wind and heat. this month the higher risk zones are in the inbland valleys and foothills and we saw a little bit of that today and into next week. >> going to ramp up quite a bit more across the bay area. the good news for the fire danger right now is the hottest air we'ver had over this past weekend is starting to move off towards the east. i want to start with the wider view because it's all about this system moving in, developing in the pacific to not only drop our temperatures and bring us the chance of rainfall in the next cup fl of days. get ready for that usual fog near the bay and the coast. this will start

the city isreceptacles. each is solar powered. using sensors, it can compact trash automatically. they're known as big bellies because they hold up to three times the amount of normal garbage cans. they eliminate the ability of someone to scavenge through the trash which often f often creates a mess. >> you can't get in them. so you don't have the case where someone is going through if the garbage and leaving it all over. that's a complaint we hear all the time. >> there's so many complaints in japantown, the community has four of these receptacles. city hall plans to install 80 of them throughout san francisco. >>> ed sheeran wrapped his successful tour. why it could be a while before fans see him again. >>> pg&e says 5 million customers could see their power shut off due to high wildfire risk. coming up, the new website helping predict. >>> a stabbing at this sleep number 360 smart bed.st sale of the year on a you can adjust your comfort on both sides - your sleep number setting. can it help us fall asleep faster? yes, by gently warming your feet. but can it help keep us asleep?

branson and a lawn musk all have launched private ventures into the solar system john hendren al-jazeera washington. another u.s. city is urging its residents to stop using east cigarettes or beeping products after 16 people were admitted to hospital with a severe lung disease milwaukee's health department says the patients have chemical numan itis where the lungs become inflamed from breathing in irritants they've been vaporing in the weeks and months before falling ill milwaukee's among 10 u.s. areas and cities that have reported health issues citizens are going to say and business owners say it is a legal product i can sell it and they can but i think the health commissioner has taken a higher level. british politicians say next week could be their only chance to prevent a new deal bricks its prime minister boris johnson is suspending parliament for 5 weeks from september limiting the time for debate on the u.k.'s withdrawal from the e.u. the announcement sparked protests across the u.k. legal challenges and a petition with more than one and a half 1000000 signatures ruth davidson the popular leader of the scottis

the city signed a deal to buy solar power and ten megawatts of battery storage from a solar farm in fresno the equivalent of taking almost a million cars off the roads in terms of cleanup gas emission savings. >> the renewable energy will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 4 million tons. the project will provide nearly 36,000 homes with cleaner energy each year. that's expected to start arriving in 2022. >>> okay. it is -- safety regulators say tesla is embellishing the model 3 safety rating. the car was given a five-star safety rating. regulators say they went too far by claiming it was the safest car it ever tested. the feds warned tesla to stop facing making that claim. >>> fitness is colliding with politics for a lot of people. no spin class tonight. a high end finesse brand is distancing itself from a fundraising forepresident trump. soul cycle and equinox is hosting a fundraiser for the president in new york. they have studios across the bay area. they faced backlash after news of the fundraiser went public. some customers are calling for a boy covet the businesses. equinox and soul cy

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solar panels. >>> we are counting down to kick off. the 49ers travel to kansas city for an important preseason test. the quarterback jimmy g expected to see extended playing time. he is coming back from last season's injury. all the action is right here on kpix 5 saturday night at 5 pm. >>> >>> the president is caught in a war of words with the european allies because they refused to put greenland on the auction block. after the prime minister of denmark called the idea absurd president trump abruptly canceled his trip there. danish politicians are now united in expressing their shock and contempt. calling it a snub to the royal family and that comparing the u.s. president to a spoiled child. mr. trump's said he will reschedule the trip sometime in the future. >>> walmart filed a lawsuit blaming tesla solar panels for roof fires at multiple locations. the retail giant is asking tesla to pay for the damages and remove the panels. for more than 240 locations. tesla could not be immediately reached for comment. tesla stock fell a little over 2% today. >>> bay area-based

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are being forced into the cities as desertification puts pressure on their land the african governments however say that they are trying and you can see that they are wind and solar farms such as this one sprouting all over the continent but the african governments say that they can't do it alone and they need the rest of the world to hold up their end of the bargain. you have mentioned that there's a spreading as average temperatures go up the well doesn't just get hotter droughts and dust storms also growing more intense our next report. on the edge of the sob as it he huge genes are creeping closer and closer to the cop it's only on me but some people standing in the way children and teenagers leads the fight this is. not far away from me on the bank of the river sander and so forth but the final trip will enable the pupils to understand the phenomenon of desertification but will also see what people can do locally to stop the spread of the desert and to anchor the sander and. the gigantic duno of settler a i think gates of the capital neon man the pupils only want one thing to climb onto the dune as quickly as possible though some of these sand dunes wander u

richard branson in lawn musk all have launched private ventures into the solar system john hendren al-jazeera washington. a u.s. city is its citizens to stop using the cigarettes or vapor in products to 16 people were admitted to hospital with severe lung disease the walkies health department says the patients have chemical pneumonitis where the lungs become inflamed from breathing in their absence. ok let's recap the top stories for you so far this half hour protests planned for hong kong this weekend called off now following the arrest of 3 prominent activists they are joshua wong and the chair and agnes child they are now all in custody in hong kong they've been at the forefront of weeks of protests against hong kong leaders and china's growing influence in the territory yemen's internationally recognized president says the u.a.e. has been attacking his forces in the southern port city of aden. they've been targeting terrorists when attacking saudi u.a.e. coalition forces middle east analyst gordon explains why saudi arabia and the u.a.e. are divided particularly over 8 from a saudi perspective what they had alwa

she arrived in new york city two weeks after sailing from england. sailing on a boat with solar panels and underwater turbines was more ecofriendly than traveling by plane. she was greeted by a big crowd and was asked what message would she like to send to president trump. >> my message to him is just listen to the science and he obviously doesn't do that. >> the climate crisis is a global crisis and the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced. >> tomorrow she'll be outside the united nations where there will be a demonstration calling on world leaders to pay attention to climate change. and she'll be at the climate action summit next month. >> wise beyond her years. >>> united airlines making a change to the mileage plus program. how frequent flyers will benefit from years to come. >> the south bay commute is beginning to wake up. plus we have a couple of things already beginning to light up the radar screens here. we'll talk about that and some of the other parts of the morning commute. >>> the morning lows are very, very warm. mid-60s for some. so the high temps will be near a

solar panels for rent. customers can now rent panels starting at $50 a month in six u.s. citiesch would include california, connecticut, massachusetts and new mexico. according to the ceo elon musk, customers can save roughly $500 a year on utility bills with the solar panels. musk said the rental contract can be canceled with a $1500 fee which covers the cost of panel removal. the rental plans will be available in europe next year. >>> and estee lauder hitting an all-time high after the company announced what its ceo is calling outstanding earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter. the company also raised guidance for 2020 and expects its global prestige beauty to grow 6% to 7% during the year. shares are spiking. look at that, almost 13% higher. plus, it may be all fun and games when it comes to kids' toys like care bears, but president trump's china tariffs have been anything but. liz claman talks to basic fun's ceo on what he says has been a nightmare trade war, next on "the claman countdown." ♪ ♪ introducing the all-new chevy silverado. with fifty industry-firsts. it's the str

swedish climate justice activist greta thunberg has arrived in new york city after a two-week voyage across the atlantic in a solar-powered 60-foot racing yacht. thunberg came to the united states to attend upcoming u.n. climate talks in new york and santiago, chile. thunberg does not fly and chose to make the journey by boat. after docking in new york, greta spoke to reporters about the climate crisis. generationshe older are the ones having cause this problem, so i don't think they should be saying to us you should just be a normal kid and do what normal kids do because they are the ones who have caused this. we are just trying to clean up after them. amy: we will hear more from greta thunberg as well as the who greeted her and her father, who took across the ocean with her. in election news, new york senator kirsten gillibrand has dropped out of the presidential race after failing to qualify for the next democratic debate september 12, which required candidateses to have 130,000 unique donors and at least 2% support in four ofofficial poll. just 10 of the 20 remaining candidates qualified -- former vice preside

. >>> starting today, new smart trash cans come to san francisco and the city will start installing four new solarlitter and help to clean up neighborhoods with a total of 80 installed citywide. >>> news updates throughout the day on your favorite platforms including our website, kpix.com. >>> at a 27:00, we have a traffic update. it's a mess on our roads and bridges. at the high rise san mateo bridge, at least one lane is blocked and as a result, you are barely crawling on the westbound direction. give yourself extra time or take the dumbarton bridge. the bay bridge is not a lot better and there's an accident westbound at treasure island and backing up to the maze and onto the 880 flyover at this hour with travel times in the red and not looking like there is any relief in sight. give yourself extra time pretty much on all of them, whether the altamont pass, the eastshore freeway, highway 4 or 101. >>> changes for today, tropical moisture from what was left of ivo, and that means muggy weather, cooler and cloudier with mid-to high level clouds and a slight chance for dry lightning for the north b