the driver escaped serious injury but his vehicle, a tesla model x," was destroyed and has been under-going extra scrutiny by firefighters.(double box) kron four's rob fladeboe has more on the story now live from fremont. rob? (rob/live) the accident occurred across town but the vehicle was towed here tothis tow yard where firefighters have been keeping close tabs on the vehicle to make sure it doesn't re-ignite, which has happened before in acccdents whereelectric cars like this one have caught fire. fremont firefighters were using thermal-imaging equipment throughout the day monday, quite literally taking the temperature of what'seft of the batteries in this tesla model x p9od. they had buckets of water nearby should those batteriesre-ignite, something that has occurred in similar fires involving electric cars like this one, according to fremont batallion chief gary ashley.batt. chief gary asjhley/fremont fire dept. the accident occurred about 7 a.m. monday when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a soundwall here on southbound paseo padre parkway near thornton a

with the tesla model 3, we've heard some issues with the glass actually. >> reporter: tesla says the vast majority of these iss hse already been corrected through design and manufacturing improvements. and we are already seeing a significant improvement in our field data.ns coer reports says despite quality complaints, model 3 owners are the most satisfied with their car.th at's not surprising. jeep sales are soaring, even though it's once again rated among the worst brands by consumer reports. this year thr lowest rated brands are fiat right behind jaguar and land rover. fiat's management says this report is skewed because it has a limited number models and sample size. last year, fiat's sales in the united states dropped by more than 40%. phil lebeau, report," chicago.s >>> and to see the full list of consumer reports, you can head to our website atnbr.com. >>> before we go, a final look at the day on wl street. a down day on some noticeably weak economic data. theow fell 103 points today, the nasdaq snapped its eight-day win streak by falling 29, and the s&p gave back just about 10

the tesla model 3. openers are saying we've got problems with the fit and finish and the glass may be fracturing, we still love driving the car. >> when they work correctly. phil, thank you. phil la bowl with that news. obviously, nothing automaker is under the gun like tesla is from a production standpoint. the story is built on that i couldn't believe this number 40 executives since 2016 have left that company, as well >> yeah. >> that's in an overhang this is an overhang. what do you do with this >> they're important executives. they lost the head of procurement to the lyft. and they lost somebody who worked for him to lyft, as well. it's like looking at a hedge fund where they keep turn over talent to me, i can't bet against it. it's a battleground stock because of the way it trades but on the other hand, i was looking at bmw, they'll be fully electricing in two years less than two years. so competition will come on the market i don't believe they can sustain valuation. >> coming up, a viewer wants

he is finding a model that works for tesla. the important thing about this car, it won't have quite the range of the more expensive models, but it will bring in new customers that will be the seed corn for this brand. this will give them a future beyond the wealthy people who have been able to afford tesla before this. emily: i still remember being asked tesla the day the model three was unveiled, taking a test drive in one of those early models, gene. what does this cost? what does it mean in terms of tesla making money? they can get the car down to this price, but how will it impact tesla's bottom line? gene: what they have said versus what it will look like initially are two different things. likelytial units will not be profitable. i can't imagine the making money on them through the next several months, but they have ambitions. they talk about the december quarter and the gross margins should be 20% on the model three. that was with an average selling price of over $50,000. $35,000,ale it back to the math is there. i think

was the model x >>> another fiery tesla crash in the bay area and a lot of questions. was the driver fatigued. was the model x in autopilot mode and was it a tesla employee behind the wheel? scott budman is at the fremont tow yard where it's being kept and monitored. >> reporter: the crash happened early this morning at the intersection of paseo padre parkway and fortune avenue in fremont. this tesla model x running off the road, then catching on fire. >> we found the tesla in the trees and the tree on fire. >> reporter: police think the accident may have been caused by a tired driver. >> we believe the driver was fatigued and either speed played a role and he drifted off the roadway and went into the trees. any towed to a holding o lefth yard and isolated from o orders >> the fire department is trained with tesla week vehicles. >> an increase or slow rate or rise in temperatures thermally is a sign that there's a potential for the batteries to reignite or the vehicle to reignite itself. >> in a statement, tesla says it's cooperating with authorities and the damage sust

the tesla model three. model were among the best on the road today. broke its own rating system stating we pray we've never seen a vehicle quite like it. and they were first that they stop consumer satisfaction surveys that showed users and buyers of these didn't go quite the same way, so we dialed out one back. and all of a sudden it looks at this model three and says that it's not up to speed so it's reversed itself again. whether you are inclined to buy, and consumer reports is seen it depends on whether you call a duck season a rabbit season. in the meantime, markets are falling now amid some very, very different economic indicators that seem to indicate a slowdown of sorts here. we party had that big into the cake when it comes to numbers coming out of china appeared by and large i want to stress most of the economic numbers remain quite strong. the envy of the world will no doubt remind you when it comes to these ongoing talks with china over potential trade deal that it might be sorted out soon. let'

.>>> new information tonight about a crash and fire involving a tesla model expert >> the driver may have fallen asleep. >> what we are learning from investigators and the extra precautions being taken by >>> to young mountain lions made themselves right at home last night at half moon bay. they were taking a little stroll down town and lounging in a wooded area when the sheriff's department was called. they ended up curling up under the patrol car, authorities say the animals were not aggressive and even seem to be enjoying themselves. fish and wildlife was called in to help usher the two young mountain lions back into the wilderness. >>> officials in fremont are investigating an accident today involving the driver of a tesla model x car. the vehicle was left in flames and sent the driver to the hospital. >> the tesla employee just finished a 12 hour shift and was headed home when investigators say fatigue got the best of him.>> we believe the driver was fatigued and may have fallen asleep and it drifted off the roadway and into the two pine trees. >> the male driver was able to get

throughout the day monday, quite literally taking the temperature of what'seft of the batteries in this tesla modelx p9od. they had buckets of water nearby should those batteries re-ignite, something that has occurred in similar fires involving electric cars like this one, according to fremont batallion chief gary ashley.batt. chief gary asjhley/fremont fire dept. the accident occurred about 7 a.m. monday when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a soundwall here on southbound paseo padre parkway near thornton avenue. firefighters follow a special protocol in such cases.batt. chief gary ashley/fremont fire dept. hourly thermal imaging showed no increase in temperature in the rear-mounted battery compartments. his vehicle destroyed, the driver managed managed to escape the fire suffering only minor injuries. he was transported to the hopsital for evaluation just the same.rob fladeboe/fremont "...neither police or firefighters could say whether the fire started as a result of the crash. in statement, tesla says it is aware of what happened and that the company is cooperating

the dispute is likely headed to court. >>> the tesla model 3 has lost a recommendation from consumerports. the magazine said that issues concerning quote, declining reliability of the electric car led to the movie the reported problems included lose body trim and defects with the car's glass. eight teslas mcpherson pointed out that the model 3 was number one in customer satisfaction, and the same consumers report's survey. >>> a weak report on the, dependent on u.s. make capital goods led starts to slide today. all three major indexes were down. the dow fell 103 points, nasdaq was down 29, and s&p 500 fell 9 point. >>> a coast guard alternate accused of plotting to kill lawmakers angeluss appear in federal court today where judge ordered hebert remain in custody. 49 your christopher paul hasson of maryland was arrested on drug and weapons charges on friday. federal agents say they found 15 guns and more than 1000 rounds of ammunition in his home. agents also found a hit list, naming democratic lawmakers, including house speaker nancy pelosi and senator, harris as well as prominent me

. >> this is a case of simon holden and his red tesla model 3, more specifically his model 3 performance edition or 3p as the car folks like to say. simon bought that car this past fall and right after he did, tesla lowered the price of the 3p by $5,000. some owners who also had bought in right before the price cut voiced their disclosure on twitter and tesla ceo elon musk tweeted back saying "we will offer those who ordered those or bought 3p either $5,000 back or free life time supercharging." simon immediately signed up for the cash back. he emailed the company, called tesla and visited the showroom in person, but every avenue was a dead end. so he asked u to intervene. we sent tesla headquarters a note, we did not hear back, but simon did. he got his five grand. maybe we can help steer you dispute toward a successful resolution. tell us about it at nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us at 888-996-tips. >>> get ready, lovebirds, valentine's day right around the corner. despite a rise in consumer spending, fewer americans are planning to celebrate the holiday this year, but those who will

. >>> fire officials are investigating an early morning accident involving the driver of a tesla model acts. the driver left the car in flames, and was sent to the hospital.>> reporter: fremont police say flames ripped through this tesla model acts around 7:00 on sunday morning. the tesla employee just finished a 12 hour shift when he was headed home and fatigue got the best of him. >> we believe the driver was fatigued, and may have fallen asleep and drifted off the roadway and into the two pine trees. >> the male driver was able to get out of the crumpled car by crawling out of the passenger side door. he was taken to a local hospital suffering from non- life-threatening injuries. the car itself burst into flames.>> any car fire, whether it's gasoline or electrical, is usually a pesky fibrous to make battalion chief says 3000 gallons of water was sprayed on the smoldering wreckage, extinguishing the flames. this isn't the first time local firefighters had to battle flames and the potential of electrocution due to an electric car fire. nea model acts on autopilot crashed and exploded

. >>> consumer reports not recommending the tesla model 3. >>> good morning on this friday, februaryam michelle griego. >> good morning. it is almost 5:30 am, and i am kenny choi. >>> it is a chilly start to the day but beautiful with sunshine across the bay area. enjoy it and we made it to friday and it looks great with the weather. here is the cliff house camera at ocean beach with clear skies and concord at 38, oakland at 36 with livermore at 40, 33 for santa rosa. at other locations, down to 38 in napa, 39 for vallejo and redwood city, 41 for mountain view. clear skies with chilly temperatures and more sun through the afternoon with high pressure in control. we have highs in the 50s and mainly dry for the weekend with increasing clouds saturday and sunday. we will time this out on the futurecast and take you through the weekend and into next week and when we will have the next shot of rain, coming up. >>> let's check in with gianna for a look at the traffic, and i hear it is getting busy in the bay bridge . >> it is and we have a trouble spot with a broken down vehicle near treas

. >>> why consumer reports dropped tesla's model 3 as recommended vehicles. >>> who could return to theere's what it looked like. the snow in southern california. drivers on i-5 going through the grapevine hit a snag yesterday afternoon. at one point snow and ice closed theeeway. snowplows came in to clear the roads and cal trans opened everythiheroes. the chp escorted drivers at a very safe 25 miles per hour. oh, man. i wish i was flying down to san diego or l.a. i'd love to see it: black ice at this 28 degrees by the time you get there. everything should be fine. increasing clouds. we'll have mid-50s everywhere else until you get to southern california. 43 in yosemite. if you're traveling to the sierra. a few flurries sunday and heavy snow coming monday. so getting up there. great but monday, tuesday and wednesday, oh, my goodness, it's going to be quite white up there. >> no shortage of snow across the state. mike, thank you. google says it will no longer require employees to settle company complaints in private. the announcement comes months after thousands of google employees inclu

it happened in new jersey when the tesla model was in the right lane of the highway. the driver says the car mistook a set of white lines on the roadway for a new lane. >> whether it is autopilot not, you are responsible for your actions. >> the system was used in an environment that was not anywhere near ideal. it is something the driver did not expect. the driver triedan accident. >> police said the car went off the road next to an offramp, jumped a curb, hit some signs and ended up in the grass. the driver says the car would not let him steer, but tesla is disputing that saying it is not aware of any time when autopilot refused to quit. >> this afternoon, it is a case of man against machine. it all went down at the tech conference right here in the bay area. >> i sometimes listen to opponents and wonder what do they want? would they prefer poor people begging for money? >> we agree that poverty is terrible. >> ibm's robots squared off in a debate in san francisco yesterday. the topic was whether preschool should be subsidized. this time, the human was triumphant, b

chester: that refers not just to the model three, but to all tesla vehicles. it has three production models, and the model x suv had issues in the consumer reports ratings. the model s has had issues too. they don't recommend any of the three models. altogether, that is what brought down the ranking of the brand so dramatically out of the top 10. it's no longer the best american brand like it was last year. it fell below buick and lincoln in this year's rating. selina: how much weight to car buyers put on this rating? chester: it is hard to say. is seen as areport very reliable source of information. as a mentioneds, before, the ones not devoted to tesla, what are simply looking to compare it to other ones on the market, it could have impact. on the other hand, as we see with tesla, many of the early adopters are all in on tesla. one interesting finding is that even consumer reports admit the satisfaction ratings with tesla are quite high, in part because people want to buy the car, despite the fact they have had problems. once they start driving the vehicles a

throughout the day monday, quite literally taking the temperature of what'seft of the batteries in this tesla model x p9od. they had buckets of water nearby should those batteries re-ignite, something that has occurred in similar fires involving electric cars like this one, according to fremont batallion chief gary ashley.batt. chief gary asjhley/fremont fire dept. the accident occurred about 7 a.m. monday when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a soundwall here on southbound paseo padre parkway near thornton avenue. firefighters follow a special protocol in such cases.batt. chief gary ashley/fremont fire dept. hourly thermal imaging showed no increase in temperature in the rear-mounted battery compartments. his vehicle destroyed, the driver managed managed to escape the fire suffering only minor injuries. he was transported to the hopsital for evaluation just the same.rob fladeboe/fremont "...neither police or firefighters could say whether the fire started as a result of the crash. in statement, tesla says it is aware of what happened and that the company is cooperating

the tesla model x hit a pair of trees and then caught fire. police tell us that the driver may have been fatigued. no one was hurt. w one main obstacle for firefighters was the tesla battery that could reignite at any moment. >> there's a sign there's a potential for the batteries to re-ignite and the vehicle to re-ignite itself. >> previous crashes we have seen the batteries re-ignite. tesla said it's working with authorities to investigate the cause of this crash. the damage sustained by the vehicle is indicative of a very high speed collision which can result in a fire in any type of car, not just electric vehicles. another question was the car in auto-pilot mode when it crashed. we're waiting for answers. >>> on this president's day, many people across the country spent the holiday protesting president trump. this was the scene in san francisco. people upset with the declaration of a national emergency to get more money for his border call. sam brock joins us with the complete story. sam. >> reporter: progressive groups across the country h

this comes as tesla is cutting the price of the most affordable car, tesla model 3 under $40,000. elon musk promises the car will cost $35,000 and he says it does when you factor in the fuel savings and credits. >>> lawmakers have met with the border protection officials say the best way to strengthen the border is a combination of barriers, technology and personnel, taking toward another partial government shutdown. >> reporter: president trump not backing down on his demand. >> simply put, paul's work, and walls save lives. >> reporter: during the tuesday state of the union address he called on republicans and democrats to join forces. >> let's work together, compromise and reach a deal that can truly make america safe. >> reporter: lawmakers say they need to come to an agreement by friday morning to give the house and then enough time to pass it. >> if the president stays out of it we will get a good deal that every democrat and republican in the house can support. >> reporter: as the february 15 shutdown deadline is looming, hundreds of military personnel are being moved from

. >>> the driver of a tesla model x is recovering after he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into trees this morning. the driver is a tesla employee who had just finished a 12 hour shift and was headed home when he apparently dozed off and the car went off the road near thorton drive. the driver was able to get out of the car before it burst into flames. it is unclear if the car was an autopilot mode or not. the driver suffered minor injuries. >>> if all goes as planned, traffic should be back to normal by this wednesday on highway 37 in the north bay. debora villalon is on the closed westbound lanes of the highway where it is a 24-hour operation to fix the problems. deborah. >> reporter: frank, it is hectic out here. it is a traffic jam of construction vehicles right now. take a look. pavers, sweepers, and soon crews will be painting new war against water. ay. floodwater is being taken off highway 37 just about every method possible. now that the washed out levy has been shored up, the focus is on getting westbound traffic lanes reopened. since sunday afternoon, construction has b

instance, on the navigation screen but we see other issues in terms of the trim breaking, with the tesla modelhe glass actually >> we reached out to tesla for a comment on this report it says this new data from consumer reports comes from their annual owner satisfaction su vay which runs from july through september, so the vast majority of these issues have already been corrected through design and manufacturing improvements and we are already seeing a significant improvement in our field data. still take a look at shares of tesla after the report today, the stock lower and continued to move lower as my colleague reported that there are headaches for people trying to get refunds for tesla vehicles and not a good day for tesla overall from "consumer reports," top three brands, subaru, first time number one in this report number three is porsche and take a look at fiat chrysler. fiat dead last we reached out for a comment saying fiat brand sales are limited. it is a small sample size. they stand behind the brand but they believe the report is skewed because of the small sample size in this count

the front passenger air bag is recalled for tesla model s 2016. tesla will be issuing a formal recall notice to customers. that notice will explain how to replace the air bag before there's a risk. >> a newly are leased ho sha report concludes a construction workers death could have been avoided. in august last year a construction company was replacing tracks of the twin peeks tunnel when a worker was killed by a falling beam. patrick was 51 at the time. never regained consciousness. the osha report blames the company for inadequately training the driver of the car. >> up next. the new details we're learning about the woman involved in last weeks ups carjacking and deadly stand off in the south bay. >> we have storm ranger scanning. it is picking up on wet weather here. we'll put a track on this. and also let you know when the atmospheric river could return. coming up. >> the second vir vin hotel in the country opened here in san francisco. some of the comforts and colors you'll recognize. others you won't. >>> it is the first time we have seen her

. >>> the tesla model three has lost a recommendation from consumer reports. they said issues concerning reliability of the electric car led to the move. they have lease body treatment effects with a glass. a tesla spokesman pointed out that the model three was number one in customer satisfaction in that same survey. tesla also says it has corrected many of the problems found in the survey which was taken in the summer of last year. >>> the fda is considering new regulations for sunscreen. they said they want to address new ingredients, dosages, labeling, and much more. they said that while sunscreen is a critical tool to prevent damage to the skin they want to take into account modern science to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the products currently being sold out there. there has been criticism of some sunscreens that are considered harmful to marine life such as coral reefs. >>> amazon plans to bring computer science courses to more than 1000 high schools. the classes are funded through the future engineer program. the goal is to bring computer scienc

. >>> the driver of a tesla model x fell asleep behind a wheel before crashing into a tree. he just finished a 12 hour work shift and he dozed off the car went right off the road. he was able to get out of the vehicle before it burst in flames. it is unclear if it was in autopilot mode or not. >>> honda is closing a plant in england, it is another blow to the british economy as they to t from the european union. they said they are closing for what makes sense for the global producing more electric vehicles. employees that plant say they are stunned. >> the reaction is terrible. doom and gloom, a lot of families and a lot of people with children. so gutted really. absolutely gutted. >> the plant is scheduled to close in the year of 2021. >>> the hertz rental car company is paying san francisco to settle the law suit accusing hertz for gouging customers. now they will distribute a brochure explaining how to pay the bridge toll. >>> straight to wall street we go and find that walmart investments, the dow is on the plus side by about 50 points and s&p 500 is seeing a small bump

throughout the day monday, quite literally taking the temperature of what'seft of the batteries in this tesla model x p9od. they had buckets of water nearby should those batteries re-ignite, something that has occurred in similar fires involving electric cars like this one, according to fremont batallion chief gary ashley.batt. chief gary asjhley/fremont fire dt. the accident occurred about 7 a.m. monday when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a soundwall here on southbound paseo padre parkway near thornton avenue. firefighters follow a special protocol in such cases.batt. chief gary ashley/fremont fire dept. hourly thermal imaging showed no increase in temperature in the rear-mounted battery compartments. his vehicle destroyed, the driver managed managed to escape the fire suffering only minor injuries. he was transported to the hopsital for evaluation just the same.rob fladeboe/fremont "...neither police or firefighters could say whether the fire started as a result of the crash. in statement, tesla says it is aware of what happened and that the company is cooperating w

. >> tesla model three lost the recommendation from consumer reports.eclining reliability led to the move. loose body trim and defects with the car's glass. the model three was number one in customer satisfaction. >>> on wall street a weak report from the commerce department led stocks to slide today. all three major indexes were down. nasdaq down 29 and the saprykin lost -- s&p lost nine. >>> a analyst has been charged for leaking financial records belonging to michael cohen. john frye has been charged in federal court. he's accused of leaking records of michael cohen. the information was used in a defamation lawsuit against president trump. cohen admitted he paid daniels and another woman to keep quiet about their alleged affairs. if convicted frye could face five years in prison. >>> a judge barred roger stone from speaking about his case. stone posted a photo of the judge next the crosshairs. he lied to congress about his -- contact with wikileaks. >> the question is, is it done because bob mueller said it's done or is it is done because the attorne

. >>> consumer reports pulling its recommendation of the tesla model 3 citing reliability issues withorts -- tesla buyers more satisfied, but many reported problems with the model 3 including loose body trim and glass defects. tesla pointed to its overall customer satisfaction rating from consumer reports and says it had corrected many of the problems found in that survey. tesla's stock closed down almost 4% after this report. five other cars lost consumer reports recommendations including the rdx and bmw 5 series. >>> "early start" continues right now. >>> why would anyone especially an african-american man use a symbolism of a noose to make false accusations? >> the police chief is angry, the judge calls it vile. meantime jussie smollett is back on the set of "empire." what he told the crew after being charged with faking a hate crime. >>> get ready for the split screen of a life time, michael cohen preparing to testify while the president meets with kim jung-un.

consumer reports no longer recommending the tesla model 3. >> tesla can be sloppy and inconsistent inway it handles returns and refunds. some customers are left stressed and others stranded with no car. consumer reports says its new recommendation is based in part on the reviews of thousands of owners. it raises questions about the reliability of the electric car. that sent shares of the company down more than 3% yesterday. >>> trading gets under way. we're up about 100 points this morning. overnight, global stocks were mixed. investors are feeling positive about a trade deal between the u.s. and china. they're concerned about weaker than expected data on the world's biggest economies. >>> golden state warriors forward draymond green will be at downtown oakland's ymca today. he will be seeing a newly refurbished basketball court that will be named in his honor. it's the draymond green court. newly named and redone. the warriors, pg&e and others helped with the effort. the renovation began in september of last year and the new basketball court features new hardwood flooring, backboards

>> sell tesla. model s and x test drives are down 60% year over year. esla. >> generally jiit's not a great idea to buy stocks for takeout that's why i wouldn't buy surius i think it's well set up with a combination of pandora. >> that does it for us don't go anywhere. "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now

in the future it will be all online so those are the pieces of news from tesla $35,000 model 3 with a range of 220 miles. melissa, back to you. >> phil, thank you phil lebeau with the details we should remind you that tesla shares right now are halted so that after-hours trade whatever you see it's not active right now. it closed higher by 1.6% what do you make of this news? >> it will be interesting to see what the margin implications are for this car i think they made 150,000 of them last year so i mean i think it's maybe a little too early, but you want to speculate what that means as they get to production of hundreds of thousands of these cars this is no news. >> plus i think they're going in the wrong direction. you want longer range on these vehicles remember when he said you're going to get charging stations throughout the entire united states you don't want shorter charging -- you don't want shorter duration of the batteries, you want a longer duration i'm sure they have done the analysis on this, but i do believe that it's going to hurt their margins, it's going to pull peop

tesla? >> a model s tesla would be a comparative electric model. we differ in that we are truly a luxury brand. you look at tesla, they are high-tech, beautifully engineered. they are disruptive. they are a premium price, but you only have to get inside a tesla to realize it is not really a luxury car. it is a premium car. emily: have you told that the elon musk? >> not yet. emily: give us a timeline on production. peter: we are starting production and cassa grand -- casa grande in arizona in late 2020 and we ramp up production throughout 2021 and 2022. we ramp up from just a few cars to 50,000 units a year within two or three years. emily: when does the first car hit the road? peter: effectively early 2021. emily: the saudi private investment fund, which is also an investor in tesla, is an investor in lucid. explain that relationship to me, given that tesla is your competitor. peter: all i can speak about -- emily: on the premium end, not the luxury end. peter: we are delighted to have them as strategic investors in s.cid motor they have invested i

throughout the day monday, quite literally taking the temperature of what'seft of the batteries in this tesla model x p9od. they had buckets of water nearby should those batteries re-ignite, something that has occurred in similar fires involving electric cars like this one, according to fremont batallion chief gary ashley.batt. chief gary asjhley/fremont fire dept. the accident occurred about 7 a.m. monday when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a soundwall here on southbound paseo padre parkway near thornton avenue. firefighters follow a special protocol in such cases.batt. chief gary ashley/fremont fire dept. hourly thermal imaging showed no increase in temperature in the rear-mounted battery compartments. his vehicle destroyed, the driver managed managed to escape the fire suffering only minor injuries. he was transported to the hopsital for evaluation just the same.rob fladeboe/fremont "...neither police or firefighters could say whether the fire started as a result of the crash. in statement, tesla says it is aware of what happened and that the company is cooperating

throughout the day monday, quite literally taking the temperature of what'seft of the batteries in this tesla modeld. they had buckets of water nearby should those batteries re-ignite, something that has occurred in similar fires involving electric cars like this one, according to fremont batallion chief gary ashley.batt. chief gary asjhley/fremont fire dept. the accident occurred about 7 a.m. monday when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a soundwall here on southbound paseo padre parkway near thornton avenue. firefighters follow a special protocol in such cases.batt. chief gary ashley/fremont fire dept. hourly thermal imaging showed no increase in temperature in the rear-mounted battery compartments. his vehicle destroyed, the driver managed managed to escape the fire suffering only minor injuries. he was transported to the hopsital for evaluation just the same.rob fladeboe/fremont "...neither police or firefighters could say whether the fire started as a result of the crash. in statement, tesla says it is aware of what happened and that the company is cooperating with

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the owner says he was driving a tesla model x when he claims the car's autopilot mode caused him to veerhe road, jumped a curb, and hits travels half excited before coming to a head stop in a highway. the driver also says he could not disengage the autopilot feature and regain control of his car. no charges have been filed, and the driver was not hurt, but the incident is raising more questions now about self driving vehicles and the responsibilities of drivers behind the wheel. >> i think at this point, i would still let myself do the driving. as smart as a car might be, i think self drive, they are the future, but they are not quite the present. >> tesla issued a response, saying a driver can easily override autopilot by lightly touching the steering wheel or breaks. moreover, the brakes have an independent bypass circuit that cuts power to the motor, no matter what the autopilot computer requests. >>> a decision to protect the family farm has some people angry in the north bay. up next in i, why the family felt they had no other option than to kill a mountain lion. >>> for only a few

the fact that the tesla model s kept bursting into flames even after being brought to the tow yard has of people watching this story this tragic news follows last week's announcement that elon musk's electric empire lost its highly coveted consumer reports recommendation rating for its model 3 due to "reliability concerns" but the stock not getting dinged right now up 1 one-third percent meanwhile one of tesla's long time critics mike jackson took one last swing at tesla reiterating past criticisms that musk's over promising on his autonomous vehicle ambitions is almost" unethical." ross gerber is ready to swat down that criticism the long time tesla bull owns the stock and a tesla and joining the discussion wall street journal automotive reporter tim higgins. the firefighters in davey, florida where this happened said they poured huge amounts of water on the fire and it appeared to be out and multiple times the lithium battery would reignite. how should tesla tackle this situation? >> well it seems to be a by-product of the fires with batteries that are harder to put out, but just the

>> reporter: this is the case of simon holden and his red tesla model 3 right there.ecifically, his model 3 performance edition or 3-p as the car folks like to say. he bought the car this past fall and right after he did, tesla owners who also had the 3-p by bought in right before the price cut voiced their displeasure on twitter and tesla tweeted back, saying we'll just offer those who ordered or bought 3-p either $5,000 back or free lifetime supercharging. well simon jumped at musk's offer and said he immediately tried to sign up for the cash back. simon said he went ahead and he e-mailed the company, called tesla and even visited the showroom in person. but every avenue was a dead end. so he asked us to intervene. we sent tesla headquarters a note. we did not hear back. but simon did. he got his $5,000. maybe we could help steer your dispute toward a successful resolution. tell us about it at nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us 888-996-tips. >>> thank you. >>> leaving san francisco and moving to mt. view, the e-cigarette company juul is off move. the stanford grad s

they got there for the tesla model 3, but now consumer reports says you're out. they cite declining reliability. consumer reports says model 3 owners reported loose body trim and glass defects as some of the major issues on the electric vehicle. looking at tesla shares did not help. this is the intraday picture. you can see it has dropped about 3.66% on very high volume following the release of that report. >>> let me get to this breaking news from the commerce department. it says that imports of large diameter welded pipe from canada, greece, south korea and turkey are being dumped on here in the u.s. and that will pave the way for tariffs as the dumping harms domestic makers, according to the administration. while tariffs may be imposed on those countries, when it comes to this pipe, right, china's top trade boss liu he is making a last-ditch bid to get the u.s. to not hike tariffs on the asian nation come march 1st. ed lawrence is really following this. your shoes are losing their tread following this story. tell us what's the latest? reporter: right now, the

emily: tesla rushes to get model 3 going before the trade war expires. coming up later in the show, tech giants have done business with saudi arabia in the past. now, the kingdom wants to rent space in silicon valley. but times may have changed. this is bloomberg. ♪ . ♪ comcast business built the nation's largest gig-speed network. then went beyond. beyond chasing down network problems. to knowing when and where there's an issue. beyond network complexity. to a zero-touch, one-box world. optimizing performance and budget. beyond having questions. to getting answers. "activecore, how's my network?" "all sites are green." all of which helps you do more than your customers thought possible. comcast business. beyond fast. emily: this is "bloomberg technology." we join bloomberg daybreak australia. let's look at the global tech stories of the day. haidi: apple is planning to unveil new video subscription offerings next month. it's the first major new digital services from the company since 2015. it's similar to amazon's prime video. it will include tv shows a

magazine consumer report withdrew its recommendation for tesla's model three.it has hired outside experts to look at its vehicle fuel economy and emissions testing. it has been investigating kblee concerns about the process used to translate test results guy the date aa submitted regulators the launch of apple could have revenue to its service business by 2023. that's according to loot ventures it could triple what it gains froo apple pay users it suggests apple would need to sign up a quarter of its u.s. iphone users for the 15,000 dollars a year spent to reach that $1.4 billion mark. >> the company's set ipo this year, including riders lyft and uber >> the 91st academy of t awards get underway on sunday in a major departure from tradition, the show will have no host after actor kevin hart dropped out in december following public outcry over homophobic tweets critics will be watching the performance of fan favorites "black panther" and "a star is born" as well as the netflix-produced "ronald reagan oma" which has ten nominations, including best picture zblanch

. >>> authorities in fremont are investigating a fiery crash this morning involving a tesla model x.ay the vehicle slammed into a tree shortly after 7:00 this morning on paseo padre parkway. the driver got out and thankfully suffered only minor injuries. now look at this. a lot of people on abc7news.com are looking at this these photos of the vehicle. they were taken by abc 7 news reporter david loeouielouie. just mangled there. you can see how damaging the crash and the fire were. investigators say driver fatigue could be a factor. david will have a live report on the investigation as well as tesla's response. that's coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> now to that new twist in the jussie smollett case. >> yes. a law enforcement official tells abc news that smollett was upset that a letter sent to "empire"'s chicago studio last month didn't get enough attention, and now police say they're working to corroborate allegations that smollett paid two men to stage that assault. >> abc news reporter maggie rulli has the latest. >> reporter: new questions about exactly what happened the nig

. >>> what a difference a week makes for the tesla model. >> consumer reports removed their recommendedmes a week after the magazine named the model 3 the most sat the change came after body hardware and other problems. >>> this morning, we're hearing new details about an air scare that forced the emergency landing of a boeing 737 in orlando. >> the southwest flight out of ft. lauderdale blew a tire on take off, but it comes amid a slew of maintenance concerns. here is david kerley. >> reporter: emergency vehicles immediately approaching the southwest 737 in orlando after the blown nose gear tire taking off from fort lauderdale. the airline says it was out of an abundance of caution. this as southwest has been forced to cancel hundreds of flights the past week and a half because of unavailability of aircraft. the airline calling it an operational emergency blaming the maintenance problems on labor issues saying a slow down started after it's last negotiating session with it's 2,400 mechanics. >> now that there's problems with the mechanics union, there seems to be fewer airplanes availa

. >>> "consumer reports" says it can no longer recommend tesla's newest model 3 electric sedan. ys a number of p ve been identified with tesla vehicles including issues with its body hardware as well as paint and trim. the results were reported in "consumer reports'" annual reliability survey which includes data on about 470,000 vehicles. >>> and apple is reportedly teaming up with investment banking giant goldman sachs. the "wall street journal" says the two companies plan to start issuing a joint credit card paired with new iphone features. the card is supposed to help users manage their money with extra features in the apple wallet app such as tracking spending and points. the card will reportedly be rolled out to employees for testing in the next few weeks and officially launched later this year. >> i'm going to need all the help that i can get with my money in order to pay for the next phone. we talked about that yesterday. >> i know. the phones nowadays are expensive. i think this is goldman's stretch deeper into consumer banking. it hadn't been too far into that, but this

model-x... burst into flames. >>> a fiery tesla crash in fremont, the driver hit a tree head on and his model x burst into flames. the driver lost control this morning at the padre parkway and thornton avenue. the driver who happens to be a tesla employee walk admission way with minor injuries. the car caught fire a short time later which may have been caused by a damaged battery, battery technicians had to show up to make sure the car was safe to move. >> million dollars question here, was auto pilot turned on? >> we want to know that also. we've been in touch with tesla, we'll do follow-up to see if it was engaged investigators are looking whether driver fatigue was a factor in a crash. >>> inspired by the peanuts economic strip. but as kpix5 don ford explains the critics say the piece is not funny at all. >> nearly 40 years ago the character tour airplane on that building was considered to be whimsical art. today it's viewed as offensive so much so that the principal has ordered it to be taken down. hanging from the lobby of albany high art's building is the red bare. >> reporter: world war i

"all three tesla models have below average reliability. we do not recommend any."oes on to say that they take feedback from customers very seriously. s for tesladwind there. you can get a roundup of stories you need to get your day going in today's edition of daybreak. you can customize your settings so you only get news on the assets and industries you care about. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> chinese search engine is projecting revenue will rise 12% to 18% in march as new content and products help energize our .usiness our chief north asia on theondent has been story. what sticks out to you? >> we are expecting a weaker report in the fourth quarter because of the slowing chinese economy's impact on advertising spending. advertising is still down and they are still getting fromtising dollars upstarts in the numbers really on the expectations revenue front as well as the income. operating profit was down euro per year. we were expecting that because of the high content costs, that they have been spending a lot of money on content for their video website, which is like ne

chester: that refers not just to the model three, but all tesla vehicles. rtainly it's not three production models and the model x suv has issues in the consumer report ratings. and the model s had some issues, too. basically, they do not recommend any of the three models and i think altogether, that's what brought down the ranking of the brand so dramatically out of the top 10. it's no longer even the best american brand. like it was last year. it fell below buick and lincoln in this year's rating. selina: how much weight to car buyers put on this consumer report? say.er: well, it's hard to the consumer report is a very reliable and independent source of information. i think among car buyers who, as a mentioned before, may not be devoted to tesla but certainly looking to compare it to other vehicles on the market, it could have some impact. on the other hand, what we've seen with tesla is that many of its initial buyers, early adopters, are all in on tesla. one interesting finding is that even the consumer reports admit the satisfaction ratings are quite hi

emily: coming up, tesla rushes to get model threes to china before the tech world expires. in the show, tech giants from softbank to facebook to amazon have done business with saudi arabia in the past. now the kingdom wants to rent some space in silicon valley. but times may have changed. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg technology." daybreakloomberg australia. at the global tech stories of the day. idi: apple's claim to unveiled new video subscription offerings next month. it's the first major new digital services from the country -- from the company since 2015. it's similar to amazon's prime video. it will include tv shows and movies, all funded by apple. the pay service will launch by summer. you questions surrounding uber's license to operate in the city of london. the city's taxi drivers brought a legal challenge against a aling that granite uber probationary license to operate in the u k k london's transit authority had previously revoked an earlier permit over safety concerns. initial offerings are plentiful despite a rocky pasture for cryptocurrencies.

a tesla spokesperson points out the model 3 was number one in customer satisfaction and that's an consumer survey. tesla also said it has corrected many of the problems found in that survey which was taken last summer. >>> and amazon plans to bring computer science courses to more than 1000 high schools. the classes are funded through amazon's future engineer program. it's goal is to bring computer science courses to more than 100,000 underprivileged children . amazon sponsors a similar program in schools up in petaluma. that program also awards $10,000 scholarships to 100 students every year and also offers internships. at amazon, so giving back. >>> new at 8:00, and rv on fire in the south bay. five dogs were killed in that fire. interrupted just a little while ago. we will tell you what firefighters are telling us now. >>> oakland teachers are back on picket lines this morning. we will be live in a high school that is the scene of one of the largest teacher demonstrations. >>> right now, we are looking at a commute where the traffic is doing well. was down bay bridge, got a funny tweet

thing that hurt tesla shares was news that consumer reports is pulling its recommendation of the tesla modelbility issues with the car. now, tesla buyers are still more likely to be satisfied with their car than customers of other brands, but here's some of the problems that were reported with the model 3. screen freezing, paint and trim issues, unpredictable touch screen and glass defects including rear window cracks. but i will quote jonas max ferris who is coming up on this program if reliability was really an issue, the range rover wouldn't exist. back to you. maria: thanks, dagen. shares of kraft heinz this morning are plunging in the premarket. cheryl casone has those details this morning. cheryl: good morning. kraft heinz is tumbling like you said. the stock's down about 20% overnight after the company said it received a subpoena from the securities and exchange commission about accounting practices. there it is right now, and then there's more bad news. kraft heinz reported a $12 billion net loss for its latest quarter and they slashed the quarterly dividend. they are looking at sell