renaissance and look it's already given me excuse to show you how awesome tesla coils are now since they're performing an ozzy osborne song we can't play the audio but this is the band architect with their unique use of tesla coils for rock and roll performance all right so. in california the members of the bahamian grub grove . grove club are meeting and bringing charges of great conspiracy theories as well as now protests we have a clip of some of the protesters gathered there yesterday morning in what seemed like an attempt with not quite enough people to rock the road let's play that on july thirteenth two thousand and eleven one hundred and thirty eight and you were in camp at the. california. place to some of the most powerful men in the world around ok that was actually a clip from the main video that was put together to promote this sort of call have the call to action can we play the clip of the protesters there yesterday do we have that as well you know all right well joining me now to discuss this and understand i hope little bit about the significance of what happens at

sales of tesla enjoyed a pop on the news, jumping nearly 5% wednesday. toyota's stock was flat. aly? >> i know you get to china from time to time. we heard about fake purses in china and fake watches and fake software. now we're hearing stories about fake entire stores. >> this is an incredible story. a blogger in china has been reporting that three fake apple stores have popped up in her neighborhood. she says she was initially duped by the quality of this rip-off retailer. and it's not hard to imagine when you see the pictures. look at them, you see the iconic clean wood interiors, the apple branded poefsters. employees in blue shirts. they appeared to sell real products. here in hong kong i've come across a fake ipad, fake iphone, but never a never fake apple experience. >> that's something. we'll check in with you later. reporting for us in hong kong. >>> she is one of the top contenders in the republican presidential field. will michele bachmann's migraines hurt her bid? should it even be an issue? we'll look at that after the break. >>> plus, we're counting down to a histo

tesla will roll out its sedan in mid 2012.or fly-fishing enthusiasts, tibor has to be your choice. the florida-based company holds a unique honor. more records have been set using its reels than any other brand. chances are you grilled on a weber. this made in illinois cookout classic still earns high marks from "consumer reports" and good housekeeping. lesli foster, 9news now. >>> kitchenaid mixers, green toys and jeans are some of the homegrown products that carry the made in america label. we have a list of products that carry the u.s.a. label on our web site at wusa9.com. >>> it sure is pretty. >> that's a sweet car for $100,000. >>> before we take a break, time to look at the question of the morning. >> the 4th of july is the biggest holiday for sales of this one item. what is it? hot dogs? beer or crabs? >> you can give us your answer on our facebook fan page. we'll have the answer coming up. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. i

it might even give the tesla some competition, which it should because, let's face it, here in the bay area, hybrids like this are not new and exciting anymore. the future is electric. but it's also expensive. so, competition is good. it's fast, it's sexy and it's not using any gas. it's the new karma from electric car mmaker fisker to company bod member ray lane. >> i love it. i mean, the performance, the handling and the performance, balance is incredible. >> reporter: with the 300 -mile range and capable of going 125 miles per hour, the karma, starting at 95,000, is an electric/gas hybrid that can go either way in style. >> i mean, it just handles like any high-end car. so, if you've driven a mercedes or a porsche, that's what it feels like. >> high performance, low impact on the environment. >> reporter: they give it a chance to go head to head against the already on the road tesla. and like tesla, physicifissker earning green stripes. >> solar stripes and an auxiliary battery to keep it cool, reclaimed wood from california forest fires, leather that comes from a thermal plant. >>

. >>> the relationship between tesla, and toyota is growing stronger. securities and exchange commission showed tesla will receive $100 million for providing parts. this comes on top of the $50 million that toyota invested in the electric car maker last year. >>> a change in airport security procedures. plus -- >> the fight against illegal marijuana grows is taking off. why it's getting a later start than usual in the south bay. >> this >>> a santa clara task force says it eradicated 20,000 pot plants today. our camera rolled along in a helicopter as authorities searched for illegal marijuana farms hidden in rural parks. >> reporter: the campaign against marijuana planting has launched its summer fight against illegal pot growth. today, taking us up in a helicopter above mount radona park. soon, we saw clearing in the trees, up to 10,000 marijuana plants are estimated to be growing in this area. yet authorities say the crops are smaller than usual, because of the cool, wet spring. >> these are big grows. things that are potentially going to make somebod

on they hope to compete with tesla and get drivers to rethink how far they can go on a single chargeis not going to come cheap. david louie reports from silicon valley. >>> it's a cliche to call this a shiny new car but it is. it has a certain sparkle. venture capitalist say it will remove a major barrier for buyers. it claims to have a range of 300 miles. they explain how that is possible. >> you get your electricity from two sources, one from a battery, which is charged by the grid by plugging it in at night and second, internal combustion engine, when you need it it burns gas to generated more electricity. so it's a single power train. >> the engine can reach a top of 120 miles an hour. it's on the pricy side but they are planning to add more models to the fleet. the interior is environmentally friendly. >> this is reclaimed wood from the bottom of lake michigan. so everything we do, we don't go down and cut trees, we use the beauty of the environment and beauty of the good that is already there. >> and on the vehicle charging front, solar city is starting to sell solar powered un

. >>> the relationship between tesla, and toyota is growing stronger. securities and exchange commission showed tesla will receive $100 million for providing parts. this comes on top of the $50 million that toyota invested in the electric car maker last year. >>> a change in airport security procedures. plus -- >> the fight against illegal marijuana grows is taking off. why it's getting a later start than usual in the south bay. >> this is supposed to be a drug abuse safeguard, with you we've learned smurfers can get around it. we investigate ahead. ♪ [ female announcer ] sweet honey taste. 80 calories per serving. 40% daily value of fiber. i'm here in the downtown area where the crowd is growing. [ female announcer ] watching calories at breakfast never tasted this sweet... i'll go get my bowl. [ female announcer ] ...or this huge. new fiber one 80 calories. yes, you can actually love breakfast. >>> a santa clara task force says it eradicated 20,000 pot plants today. our camera rolled along in a helicopter as authorities searched for illegal marijuana

they will also partner with other cities and officials here says that they will be partnering with tesla electric cars as well. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> city leaders in oakland are deciding a budget for the new fiscal year set to begin at midnight. the new city council will choose between three different budget proposals. oakland faces a $50 million deficit. the new fiscal year will start tomorrow, july 1st. we are following the development and will have an update for you on the 10:00 news. >>> 67 san jose police officers turned in their guns and badges today and became the first cops in the department's history to be laid off. after the laid off officers turned in their badges, they were greeted with handshakes and hugs from dozens of their colleagues, fellow officers who came to see them off. >> it had been an incredible honor to serve the community. >> the existence police chief will be the new top cop in hayward -- assistant police chief will be the new top cop in hayward. urban will take over in early august and he's bid is for 25 year. >>> after one veto and months of

. >>> the man behind tesla breaks ground on an entirely different project. it's all ahead at 5:00. i have a couple of minutes to finish getting ready. take it away. >> speaking of, the people behind got milk are trying to get men to buy milk for wives and girlfriends as a show of sensitivity. turns out their advertising strategy is offending pretty much everybody. the statewide campaign is called everything i do is wrong. the gist of it is milk helps women fend off symptoms of pms. the billboard showed confused men with tag lines saying i'm sorry i listened to what you said, not what you meant and i apologize for not reading between the right lines. the dairy ad is not supposed to be offensive. the campaign built on the milk ad. a 2005 study shows milk can help improve pms symptoms. i think the whole world should be offended. i don't think a specific gender should be offended. >> i'm looking at trying to interpret another way, i didn't intend for it to be offensive but it is. look out for the roadway where we have billboards, some of those milk ones will be changed soon. looking at

claimed his third pole position of the season despite a superb lap from hamilton while world champion tesla qualified outside of the city for the first time this season the german will go third head of the ferrari to offer an on go along so i think he can also say this is make or roll for the six and mclaren jenson button seven three in the forty third run however all this could change the sunday as places where the forecast predicts high possibility of rain for the start of this race. say with modest ford parts on two bikes where jorge lorenzo claimed pole position at the laguna seca circuit at the united states grand prix it could have ended in an entirely different matter for the spaniard go after . he suffered a crash in an earlier practice. he walked away unscathed from that one however producing a great final lap and publication the defending champion with just a fraction the second half of the stoner finishing with a time of a minute and a one point small some seconds just right in stoner remains the championship. team playing the end so it is the rest of the gold piece that's up for

electric cars.you know, one &-builds is, is a tesla that goes 250 miles on a charge and is the fasteston the road in america, 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. >> yep. >> and we're making the cost of solar panels has dropped by two-thirds over the past 18 months and you are seeing this, you know, you are going to see wide scale adaptations of these. >> yeah. >> these technologies. the chinese know this, incidentally. >> yeah. &-a trillion dollars in theg green and wind and solar over the next five years. they are going to increase under the waxman-markey bill we were going to increase our solar deployment by 37% and the chinese are increasing their solar deployment in five years by 20,000%. they are increasing wind deployment by 1200%. they see this as the arms race of the 21st century. >> right. >> and, you know, we have a lot of troglodytes up on capitol hill who are taking their orders from. [laugh] .the carbon cronies and we need to get them to get off their hands and understand that we're in world competition, we're in a world market and we need to start leading and instead of following. >> we

. >> now tesla are saying is a loser. >> yes i did for winners yesterday so i had to add some losers.ically they became a research departments for toyota, they got into it for cheap. toyota wants to come out with a prius it will be plugged in, it is a slightly a different thing i am calling tesla a loser because of its profits, but no matter what happens is a manufacturing company. >> and i use that american express is a winner? >> they made a deal with facebook, they're the biggest credit card purchaser by sales per year, is a big company but they did a deal with link, like or love it if you punch in your card to the facebook page, if you go to mcdonald's and your american express you would get a discount. >> but i was going to say why would you want ads but that means discounts. >> yes, it events leading to your account to it, and then they give you the demographics, anything you purchase maybe like macy's, 20% off it will deduct it is like a cool 21st century who ponder her for facebook-- coupon for facebook. now amazon could borders out of business, but they made deal with cbs, 20

tesla motors is the first auto maker to go public.hit 60 miles per hour in just 3 seconds, winning over the tree huggers and the speed addicts. it will roll out its sedan in 2012. for fly fishing enthusists, the florida based company holds a unique honor, more records have used its set. if you hosted a barbecue, chances are you grilled on a webber. this classic earns high marks from consumer reports and good housekeeping. glernist sewn jeans are some of the home grown products that carry the made in america label. we have a link to other products, even cars that carry the u.s.a. label on our website, wusa9.com. matt. >> lesli, for decades thousands of people have celebrated independence day with a good old fashioned parade in dc's palisades neighborhood. the annual fourth of july event features dancers, homemade floats and politicians. as eric lee shows us, it's a truly washington tradition. >> it's the palisades parade and picnic. it's been going on since 1966. the best dang day for the city and the palisades. >> happy fourth of july

toyota already is a tesla investor. from cars we go to house. the latest dot come ipo took off, zillow a company that gives and sells housing information online had a strong open house today watching it's stock price jump 79%. chlorox remains on-the-spot light. shares higher today ever icahn increased his offer. chlorox rejected the previous offer of $76 a share. which brings us to tonight's installment of our week long series of reports on how business is growing in the east bay. chlorox may get your clothes clean but this being next company is helping to make our planet cleaner. using technology to ease our dependence on fossil fuels. we go an east bay city with a variety of skills. >> reporter: emoryville is making a name. it's home to electronic arts. it's where pixar dreams up its big screen ideas. and in this robotics lab it's where they are working to convert plant sugars in to cleaner renewable fuel lessening our dependence on petroleum. >> many technologies that came here wanted to have a big impact on the world. renewables and clean te

. >> another electric vehicle entered a race to go green, hoping to compete with tesla. and it won't come cheap. david louie reports from silicon valley. >> it's a cliche to call this a shiny new car, but it s the karma has a certain sparkle. ray lane thinks it will remove a major barrier and this is how it's possible you get electricity from two sources, one, from a battery which is charged by the grid. the second when you need it, it burns gas to generate more electricity. it's a single power train. all electric. >> that is the sound of the karma's twin horse power engine reaching a poptop speed of 125 miles per hour. it's on the pricey side. and they're planning to add lower-priced models to the fleet. >> the wind comes from rescued wood from california forest fires. it's reclaimed wood so everything that we do we use the beauty of the environment and the beauty of the wood that is there. >> there is environmentally-friendly news on the vehicle charging front. solar city is starting to cell solar-powered units. and compare the doft a typical $230 plugging into the wal

this car from finland hopes to compete with tesla and get draivrs to rethink how far they can go on aarge. but it will not come cheap. david reports from silicon valley. >> it ace cliche to call this a shiney new car but it is. with glass flex mixed into the paint this car has certain sparkle. chairman adventure capitalist ray lane situations thinks it will rae move a major barrier worried about how far an electric car can good on a single charge. it claims to have a range of 300 miles. he explains how it is point. you get your electricity from 2 sources. one from a battery which is charged by the grid plug it in at night and second internal combustion engine tha s to general writ more electricity. so it is a single power train. all electric. >>reporter: that's the distinctive sound of the twin 2 01 horsepower engine which reach top speed of 125 miles an hour. it is on the pricey side from knicks to 108,000 dollars but he is planning to add lower prison model to the fleet. interior also is environmentally friendly. >> this car comes from rescued wood from the california forest tie. re