tesla also plans to produce a 230-mile option, so three options for this sedan. each vehicle, though, comes with a $7,500 tax credit. and you are looking at the video here. i think it is a pretty slick looking vehicle as far as the exterior is concerned. and it is no plug, either. it says zero to 60 in less than six seconds. the new model sedans will be produced in fremont. 5,000 will be rolled out next year in 2012. the first 1,000 will be the signature series, the expensive top of the line version. live in fremont this morning, marla tellez for "today in the bay." >>> thank you, marla. now tesla may boast long range but they have to compete with the world's most popular high ready. toyota claims they have sold more than 3 million prius hybrids since 1997. it was the first mass-produced hybrid in the world. toyota is trying to rebound from a series of recalls over the past few years that tarnished their image. >>> we continue to get a better idea of what's happening in the trial of barry bond. the hearing this afternoon will decide if jury questions will be rele

tesla hopes to employ 1,000 workers here at the plant. so perhaps some of the laid off workers can return to their old stomping grounds. marla tellez for "today in the bay." >> i would like to do the math on that and see if you come out ahead. $77,000 for the car, but no gas. how long until you hit $77,000 worth of gas. >> figure out if you can fit a lot of people in it. get a start on that. >>> here's christina looking at our forecast. >> any sedan in your family will get its use. maybe you are hopping into your sedan headed to work, watch out for dense fog across the bay area. it is kind of drifting around now. we have reduced visibilities pretty much everywhere. the south bay, east bay, peninsula, no exception this morning. you are down to a half mile in santa rosa. we just showed you the golden gate bridge. that's looking socked in right now. heading throughout the next couple of hours that will be a problem. i would say by 9:30 or 10:00 a.m., no more fog. in fact, we'll have partly cloudy conditions and a beautiful day on tap with te

and a tesla ripping through the track as a part of the top show "top gear," but then the tesla apparently runs out of juice. an embarrassing moment that tesla is suing over, claiming libel, claiming the car did not run out of electricity. "top gear" says it stands by its claims. this show has a huge audience. tesla episode originally aired in december of 2008. raj will keep you posted. >> very embarrassing. thank you, scott. >>> get ready for a big change in the way you power your life. the renewable energy bill sent to governor jerry brown's office would require utility companies to get a third of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2020. backers of the bill say it will make california a leader of clean energy. opponents say it will increase the cost of electricity. >>> our lieutenant governor and former san francisco mayor, gavin newsom, he's denying rumors he's got his eyes on the state's top office. the "chronicle" reported this morning newsom is already starting to ask for donations for a gubernatorial bid. he's already opened a re-election campaign committee for his c

it is using the system, the tesla waters treatment facility. one used the older or more manual system, which was the east-west transition name. the contract was awarded and is $81.4 billion design-build contract. the objectives of the audit were to determine if each of the contractors complied with their construction contracts and to evaluate the puc's management of the two construction contracts. in terms of findings, we had a positive finding. there were no exceptions found. in other words, we found that the contractor complied with their contracts and the puc did a good job managing the state of construction projects. the puc employed construction management best practices on both projects. both with and without the new system. with the manual system and with the new system, they had great practices. the audit found that the project and contract oversight -- the puc staff and contractors identified a couple minor areas within the cmis system that could be improved. for example, there is some redundancy and duplicative efforts in the policy r

. >> the company that got the bulk of the $512 million was tesla. wesley is an investor in tesla. he would not talk to brian ross. but a spokesman sent us this statement from wesley saying the department of energy loans mentioned in the report were all aborted before i joined the secretary of energy's advisory board. each company went through an open and competitive application process that included significant due diligence. also mentioned in the report, cylindra. they received half a billion dollar government loan from the department of energy. but in spite of the cash they wanted to close a factory and layoff workers. >> because they had to lay them off, does that make them a bad investment that the government put money in there? >> not at all. time will tell. >> he runs an alternative energy company in san francisco. he is a big supporter of the president's. but he says the government should have based the financial assistance on standards. any company able to meet the standards would get the help. >> it doesn't matter whether you like wage renewable fuel or not. as soon as th

it is using the system, the tesla waters treatment facility. one used the older or more manual system, which was the east-west transition name. the contract was awarded and is $81.4 billion design-build contract. the objectives of the audit were to determine if each of the contractors complied with their construction contracts and to evaluate the puc's management of the two construction contracts. in terms of findings, we had a positive finding. there were no exceptions found. in other words, we found that the contractor complied with their contracts and the puc did a good job managing the state of construction projects. the puc

. >> the company that got the bulk of that money was tesla. wesley is an in vetment in tesla motors but it is not his company. he would not talk to abc's brian ross. >> but a spokesman sent us this statement from wesley saying the department of energy loans mentioned in the report were all awarded before i joined the secretary of energy's advisory board. each company went through an open and competitive application process. also mentioned in the report, the fremont company sulindra which received a half a billion dollars government loan from the department of energy. in spite of the cash they were forced to close a factory and lay off workers. >> because they had to lay people off does that necessarily make them a bad investment that the government put money in there? >> not at all. time will tell. >> wade runs an alternative energy in san francisco and he is a big supporter of the president's but says the government should have based the financial assistance on standards. any company able to meet the standards would get the help. >> doesn't m

tesla says their cars will be able to travel 300 miles before a charge. farther than any electric car. electric cars still face a fall back. unlike a stop at the gas station, it could take up to eight hours to recharge a car battery. >>> the federal government prohibits giant water pumps in the delta. this year farms will get 55% of their requested water allocations the same as in most drought years. senator dianne feinstein is calling for the government to come up with a better water allocation plan. >>> lake tahoe has declined in native fish in five years. a study blames algea growth or pollution. >>> april 15th is fast approaching and the irs says tax filers are more likely to hit submits than put postage on those tax returns. 75% of tax filers e filed last year. e filing is accurate and safe and it's a faster way to get refunds. accounts suspect that before long the irs will require e files. >>> and in just its second year, the oakland marathon collected thousands of dollars and had hundreds of people running. >> reporter: long time resident carolyn j

explosion up it's a question about atomic power plants and for fun trick is to be is of course the new tesla after a devastating earthquake their reactions rehearsed the last entry market people with things going to get news of the forms are removed from. japan's was not a tremor caused a huge tsunami which swept away entire of villages and submerged vast areas of the seven hundred people are confirmed dead but friends of the stolen from. another news the afghan president says nato and american troops should meet his country this comes just days after hunted causes cousin as well as nine children who are collecting firewood look totally separate to us at times. the arab people on fox and the flyers of the navy as member states trying to also please once appears a council to impose the restriction of the need is united in calling for colonel gadhafi to blood meanwhile leave its job replied flails while levels of arms a moot question for the forces in the world for them to. write about going to british soldiers have seen service in iraq have complained about depleted uranium related illnesses

nicholas tesla created what was called wireless technology -- like a radio. you could be able to send the energy signal through the air waves and be able to utilize it just like a battery. at that time, to my understanding, tesla, he did in fact work with -- i believe it was thomas patterson. finding out thomas edison was a liar and a thief and he was stealing people technology and information and using it for himself. host: we heard mitch mcconnell, talking about the focus rather should be helping out japan in the wake of the earthquake. this is a usaid press release about the media it release. initial 100,000 in the immediate disaster relief assistance has been provided as the u.s. government continues to work closely with japan and stands ready to provide additional assistance if required or requested. usaid has deployed two search and rescue teams. one team from fairfax county and the other from los angeles county. comprise approximately 150 personnel and 12 canines trained to detect live victims -- scheduled to arrive in japan this morning here is "usa t

tesla says it will start delivering its new model s sedan by the middle of next year. prices for a plug in electric car that goes 160 miles between charges will start at $57,000. but buyers can pay $20,000 more and get nearly double the mileage from a single charge. the palo alto based car makers expects to produce about 5,000 of the new cars next year. >>> the new billionaire's list from forbes magazine comes out tomorrow. and the name at the top is expected to be different than years passed. analyst say microsoft co- founder bill gates gave away his title. literally. that's because he donated more than a third of his wealth to fund global health and u.s. education initiatives. gates is still expected to rank as the second richest man in the world worth about $49 billion. mexican tycoon is expected to pass gates with a fortune of about $60 billion. >>> this is fat tuesday. mardi gras. and the celebrations are in full swing in new orleans. ♪ [ music ] >> new orleans could be called the mardi gras capitol of the world and the party started before sunrise there. costume

. >> the company that got the bulk of the $512 million was tesla. its not his company. westly fwhot talk to brian ross. and a spokesman sent us this statement saying the department of energy loans mentioned in the report were all awarded before i joined the secretary of energy's advisory board. each company went through an open application process which included significant new due diligence, also mentioned in the report fremont solar panel company cylindra. the president toured the company, receiving a half a billion dollar government loan but waits forced to close a fact skpri layoff workers. >> because it had to lay people off does that make them a bad investment the government put money in there? >> time will tell. >> wade randlet is a big supporter of the president's and says the government should have based on standards. >> this doesn't matter whether you like wage renewable if the government says we like wade's renewable company better the public starts to wonder how that decision got made. >> in the summer auditors found the program or lgp has treated applicants

. >>> and tesla announces that it will begin delivering their hybrid model s with a 300 battery is expected to cost about $200,000 more. >>> good day on wall street today as oil prices dropped on word that opeq might increase production because of all the fighting in libya. traders also cheered encouraging news from bank of america. the financial sector outperformed the rest of the market. the dow gained 135 points closing at 12,214. the nasdaq was up a little more than 20 points closing at 2,765. >>> the census count is in and we've been going over the numbers. tonight, the two bay area counties and the two ethnic groups that grew the most. >>> and temperatures warmed up about 7 degrees today, further warming. i'll tell you which cities will be the warmest for your wednesday. >>> tonight we're learning the results of most resent census report including the ethnic groups and the counties that grew the most. paul chambers has been pouring over the numbers and he has this report. >> 70 years ago we had a population of about 100,000. we're now 1 million people in contra costa county. >>> the n

. >>> t owe sla mote -- tesla motors is joining with panasonic to develop stronger batteries for their cars. they to say their newest car will be able to travel 300 miles on a single charge. electric cars still face some drawbacks. unlike a stop at the gas station, it can take 8 or more hours to charge an electric car battery. >> with the clock ticking toward this release of the blackberry tablet next month, connect doing the internet might become more difficulty. >> reporter: alle fans were expected to snatch up 24 million ipad $2this year, leading the tablet tech boom that is keeping americans informed, entertained up, and tethered. >> i think people are looking for the right device that's connected all the time, that has freight battery life, that comes on immediately, always on- line, and you can be communicating constantly. >> but all of that communication threatens to cause the wireless equivalent of a traffic jam. when so many people try to use the same road at once, nobody get else fast quickly. which steve joshes town out recently at a launch. >> you know, you could help me ou

tesla expects to produce about 5,000 of the new cars next year. >>> time now 6:20. the list of billionaires comes out and bill gates is not expected to be number one. analysts say the cofounder of microsoft gave away that title when he donated a third of his fortune. he is still expected to be the second richest man in the world. >>> well, sheen is officially fired. but he claims the paychecks will keep coming. we'll tell you why. >>> alsos survey -- also the surveillance video scandal that rocked the police department continues to grow. >>> here is a look at 280 on the 880 split. we will show you a look at the bay area bridges. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> all right let's take a look at your bay area bridges this morning. at the bay bridge you can see the backup is a little extensive there. the metering lights just went on. give yourself extra time. san mateo bridge and

tesla motors was created by a south african down 2.5% this morning. >>> speaking of jobs, charlie sheen. sheen who we can all claim as our own born in new york city and has posted a job to internships.com. >> that will do it for us. have a great day. restora helps heal my symptoms. weof corne-10 s cortizone-10 -- feel the heal.

nicholas tesla created what was called wireless technology -- like a radio. you could be able to send the energy signal through the air waves and be able to utilize it just like a battery. at that time, to my understanding, tesla, he did in fact work with -- i believe it was thomas patterson. finding out thomas edison was a liar and a thief and he was stealing people technology and information and using it for himself. host: we heard mitch mcconnell, talking about the focus rather should be helping out japan in the wake of the earthquake. this is a usaid press release about the media it release. initial 100,000 in the immediate disaster relief assistance has been provided as the u.s. government continues to work closely with japan and stands ready to provide additional assistance if required or requested. usaid has deployed two search and rescue teams. one team from fairfax county and the other from los angeles county. comprise approximately 150 personnel and 12 canines trained to detect live victims -- scheduled to arrive in japan this morning here is "usa t

. >> mark: tesla plans to offer a limited edition version of its model-s.ill have a battery that will keep the car going for 300 mi. on a single church. --charge. it will go on sale in north america starting in mid 2012, when 6 0 mi. battery will start at 57,400, 23 0 mi. option will cost $10,000 more, to 300 mi. option $20,000 more than that. >> darya: there's a new top smart phone, it's not the blackberry or the iphone, it android is now the most use smart phone operating system. nearly one other three smart phones are running google, only two years after it was introduced android is just ahead of a blackberry controlling 30 percent of the market levels iphone, the other of the most hyped comes in there. >> mark: at love it. but not for phone calls. we'll all look patchy drizzle, a few degrees and san francisco. a high near 60 this sector noon.so after noon. >> darya: election of 80, have seen the benefit of snow, maybe even little more and you only need chains on eight, it could be really fun. >> louisa: absolutely, especially after all that fresh news s

justine writes in her blog that she's asking for $6 million in cash, stock in the companies and a teslater. elan says he previously offered her $80 million and paid $4 millionle in accounting and legal fees. they end the war. >> looking back at the wedding day, what do you wish you knew then that you know now? >> i wish i had understood that marriage, when you take away the romantic part of it that it is a business contract. it's a power relationship like any other business relationship. >> reporter: in the settlement, justine gets the bell air mansion and an undisclosed sum. she had money to fight. many can't afford to take on their spouses. we found a company to pay for your lawyer, investigator and living expenses for a percent. they will stake you along the way for a percent. >> do they speak at all? how are they raising the children? >> they were communicating by e-mail. one detail we had when they broke up he called the therapist and left a message on her machine saying that's how we are breaking up. >> that's how you do it in the 21st century? >> i guess. >> appreciate it, meliss