sunrun is up 13% this morning. if you bought sunrun at its lows, you are outperforming the markets right now. >>> totally different subject. have you been to bubba gump's? if you stop and think about it, it's a strange idea. that movie is 21 years old. if that were a person it would be able to order the lieutenant dan -- it turns out bubba gump is still fresh in everybody's mind. >> 90% of america has seen "forrest gump" more than once. >>> it is a little wizard of oz-ish if you will. it's an iconic film, and it's on cable all the time. if it wasn't existing now and someone came to me with it, i would go for it. >> i think it's an interesting story. we told our friends. scott barnett saw the movie and said that would make a great restaurant. >> see if our we were is shrimpy or delightful. >> it would be nice to do some shrimping. >> heads-up. we have some showers in the sierra. here at home, things have quieted down, no more lightning straight, and we are lots of bright sunshine. san francisco later on really only

these contracts offer customer savings as well as nice margins to sunrun and other developers. very bullish over the long run. >> lynn, what is the elon musk effect on this market? i mean of course, he is in solar city, tesla is making these batteries that look to connect to the solar story also. your mod sl a bit different in how you bring solar savings to consumers. is it easier to explain because you've got a high-profile? or is it hard centre. >> it's easier. once consumers learn that they can save money and it's no up-front cost to switch to solar, they adopt it. the big challenge is just that consumers can maybe sometimes they don't trust that it's too good to be true or they never heard of it. it absolutely helps. i think we look at our competitors as lifting the entire market together. because the real competition is still consumer, not switching over if their utility. >> lynn, are you more of a play or new construction or renovation of existing homes? because we all know that in the new home space, i mean it's just everything has been in multifami multifamily? >> we pl

sunrun ceo held her newborn daughter at the nasdaq open for the ipo. company designs and finances residential solar systems. the broader markets ended mixed in a volatile day of trading. disney lost 10 points. the nasdaq added 34 and the s & p 500 gained 6. >>> facebook is getting in on the live streaming market. it announced its live video platform today. the catch? it's only for celebrities. the vip app allows celebs to broadcast events to their fans. dwaine johnson debuted the service today, live streaming for more than half an hour. the facebook feature archives the live streams to the star's verified facebook page, and allows users to comment in realtime. other apps in the live streaming market are meerkat and twitter's periscope. >>> an almost unheard of new perk for employees of netflix. the company says it will give new parents up to a year of paid leave after a child's birth or adoption. this shows how competitive the battle for talent is in silicon valley. >> reporter: it's likely the longest leave available to moms or dads at any u.s. compan

take a look. [ cheers ] >> that's sunrun's ceo holding her new-born daughter as the company went public on the nasdaq. they provide solar panels to homeowners. shares on the ipo were priced at $14. right now they are down about 18%. >>> well, sometimes love can't last forever even in the muppet world. >> but you lied to me. you used me. ♪ >> come with me. let me explain. >> she begs him back. he takes her back but in the end it didn't work. it's the end of their relationship. this comes after 39 years. the pair said they will be seeing other people, frogs and pigs, dash. kermit already has a new girlfriend. he said he can't help it. he's attracted to pigs. >>> we're following conditions at the -- changing conditions at the rocky fire. now the threat of dry lightning has crews on alert. we hope you join us on the 4 for latest on the firefight and the other major news of the day. thank you for making ktvu nowz part of your day -- news part of your day. see you back here for the 4 with keba arnold and mike mibach. - welcome to awesome planet. i'm philippe cousteau. and this week we've come

. >> reporter: robert harris is director of public policy for sunrun, another solar contractor. >> the comparison would be, for example, the typewriter industry trying to stop computers, because they want to preserve their own business model. and here argue that there's a better model out there that's going to be cheaper and cleaner. >> reporter: did heco fail in some fundamental way to see the future? >> i don't think we failed, i do, in hindsight, believe that we could have seen it sooner. this change in relationship, the change in the compact between the utility and its customers. >> reporter: the number of solar panel permits in hawaii is up, compared to a year ago, and heco says it hopes to triple rooftop solar capacity in 15 years. but heco may not be in a position to decide that. it is being sold to next era, a florida based utility giant. if the deal with next era does go through, hawaii's electricity consumers will be serviced by a company that says it is committed to renewable energy sources. but that commitment has come under scrutiny from hawaii's governor, energy organizat

despite this happy scene, new investorses in sunrun very unhappy.stock market and the stock plunged, down 25%. not the ipo and first day of trading you want to see. >>> other news netflix has extended the parental leave to cover the entire first year you come and go as you need. the baby needs you, go home stay home and netflix will keep paying you your regular salary. he won't switch you to doubled pay. it's generous very similar to what's required in some european countries, and on paper it doesn't cost netflix extra money, but does help it stay competitive with other companies. competing for employees is the new big problem in the bay area. yelp in its financial filings said it was having a significant problem finding and keeping talent. there were several big unicorn companies that are potential pre-ipo. >>> the hackers that took over a jeep and caused it to drive off a road will be in las vegas to explain hose they did it. complete speak at the blackhat hacking is conference. apple stock is lightly higher after several days of red arrows. it's

sunrun, the latest solar company still not trading. it's kind of a mystery. solar installation is expect to jump nationwide by a third but wall street hates solar. it turns out technology creates jobs. this according to a new study by consultants at deloitte who studied 140 years of employment data, so literally it includes buggy whip manufacturers. obviously some jobs have disappeared. most people in the world were farming but now not anymore but other jobs have replaced them. >> all right. >> old school technology. >> thank you very much. >> speaking of jobs this could be quite a catch for job seekers. a giant new fishing emporium will provide close to 300 jobs in the south pasting. the new bass pro outdoor world is located near interstate 85 in san jose. today and tomorrow bass pro will hold a job fair at the santa clara hilton near levi's stadium. if you've been by that area, you see that big thing going up. it's going to be huge. >> i know a lot of people that will love that. >> i don't know how much time you want to spend outside right now. it could be