a fiery accident at the tesla motors plant sends two workers to the hospital. what went wrong.e're finally getting a look at the enrollment numbers for the federal health care website -- and the white house isn't happy. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's ,,,,sday, november 14th. i'm >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., will be sunny with a high of 56. same goes for atlanta and st. louis. denver will be sunny, 59, the high there. seattle, clouds today. >>> well, toronto's mayor now admits that he bought illegal drugs while in office. despite that, his crack cocaine use, rob ford said that he is definitely keeping his job. jericka duncan has the latest on the embattled city leader. have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? >> reporter: toronto mayor rob ford took a while to answer that question as he stood before city council members. >> yes, i have. >> reporter: right after that admission he went back to defending his record. >> i have saved more taxpayers money than an

disappointing news for tesla motors. the announcement that sent the company's stock into a nosedive. >> and at 5:00, a locker room brawl sends a cal football player to the hospital. what may have led to the fight. ,, ,,,,,,,, sonny dykes ,,,,,,,, >>> all right. time to check your microclimate forecast. let's fly in for a closer look to walnut creek. it should be the warmest day of the week, about 75 degrees. >> and so far, this is a great start to the morning commute. by this time yesterday, we already had several hot spots. and it's just not the case this morning. all is quiet on bay area bridges. we'll have your latest "kcbs traffic" in 10 minutes. >>> 4:54. shares of tesla motors dropped 12% in after-hours trading following a disainter30ing earnings report. the palo alto based company says it lost 38.5 million dollars at 32 cents per share in the 3rd quarter despite a revenue jump. it sold more than 5500 model s sedans a quarterly record. it weighed down the move to open new stores and invest heavily in the charging n

. >> tesla motors is making changes in response to mounting concerns regarding car fires. we'll tell you what the three new actions are. >> we do have a big problem in san jose trying to get out towards the is a knoll grade. this truck badly damaged ran into the sound wall and now that ramp is closed and 680 is a mess. we'll tell you how to get around the problem. >> well, good morning, a lot of cloud cover, and not much rain. there's been a little bit here. a little band moving through marin county. we'll take a look and see if there's anymore coming up in 3 or 4 minutes. [ male announcer ] you can change your tomorrow if you do something today. and there's never been a better time because this year, devry university has $45 million dollars in need and merit-based scholarships and grants available to those who qualify. and this degree can make a difference. in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within 6 months. now is your time. apply by january 6th and find your career success in the bay area. visit devry.edu. >>> s

this.bring scott mcgrew what happened yesterday not the first te that there has been an accident at the tesla motor plant in fremont. coect? >> that's right. there had been seral accidents there, bothhen it was owned by tesla,here was somebody who had an injured hand, and then rememb before tesla itas toyota and general motors. there we accidents there as well. let's talk about tesla stock. sla stock is down about 30% fromts all time high in october. remember, you had three car fires that moremportantly have really affected tesla stock. even elon musk said the stock was overpriced. musk als complains he gets more tention than the average carmaker but that's because he's far from average. he has been called a modern-day thas ison. after making sure his eloyees we okay at the hospit, musk moved on and tweeted toughout picture of his latest rocke test using pried pa spart other news, big trouble i san jose andt starts with c. cisco stems did not reach wall streetexpectations. more importantly forecast lousy business ahead. cisco i a huge come. it's not the main causef cio's woes but the company did sa

. >> tesla motors is answering to cal osha. they want to know why three workers are suffering from burns at factory. tesla's ceo spoke with the victims a couple of hours ago. >> reporter: elan musk said he was come and he did. he cass candid, straight forward. he answered all our questions before he left but you got the sense he was doing some damage control. elan musk arrived unannounced in the darkness with a small entourage and headed straight for the cameras. >> he wanted to make sure they were getting good care. >> reporter: he visited his employees in the burn unit and referred to them by their first names. jorge and kevin had minor injuries. >> in the case of jesus, his hands were burned pretty badly so it's not clear what the recovery is going to be. obviously, we want to have that recovery as much as possible so we'll do everything we can on that front. >> reporter: chopper 5 captured firefighters at the plant today. >> we had an equipment malfunction. it's built of molten aluminum and that was the issue. >> reporter: i

. >> tesla motors c.e.o. said they will not recall the model s although three cars have caught fire in six weeks. in an interview he called the headlines misleading and claims the cars are safe. rumors of a possible recall sent the shares down 5 percent yesterday. he said debt that would recall the model s immediately if he thought there was a safety problem. >> this is not go news for commuters on the golden gate bridge who will likely pay higher tolls by spring. the directors will meet on friday to on explore options which could go up to $8 in the next five years. officials say the hikes are needed to make up $12 million budget deficit. the district faces that deficit. officials say the extra revenue is used for maintenance and run buses can ferries which reduces rush hour congestion on the bridge. >> a study from uc berkeley shows for teens good grades and burning the midnight oil do not mix. more than 2,500 teens were studied and 30 percent went to bed latter than 11:30 during the week and 1:30 a.m. in th

. >> shares in tesla motors are up slightly on news of a federal investigation into the safety of the electric sedans. it is trading on the nasdaq at $125 a share which is up $3 from yesterday but if you look, that is a far cry from the high just six weeks ago at $194 back then before a string of battery fires katie marzullo is in the newsroom. katie? >> tesla c.e.o. elon musk asked for a federal investigation interest his own cars at the same time he is standing by them, saying it is the media coverage of the fires that is misleading the public. >> it is dramatic video of a tesla model s going up in flames, this morning, the company c.e.o. is trying to extinguish the hype and a watch dog is trying to figure if there is a problem. there have been three fires, one after a high speed crash and two after they hit debris on the road. the national highway administration wants to know if the design makes it vulnerable to fire and they will look at 13,000 cars from the 2013 model year. in a blog post elon musk says hundreds of thousands of gasoline powered cars have caught fire since it went

tesla motors said monday it had requested the investigation. the automaker our ceo complained about all of the media attention the fires received. aspires gotinjury more national headlines than a quarter million deadly car fires. that is mad. >> there are three cents in the past two weeks. the national average stands at $3.23. in the district, you are paying about $3.50. the best that is in virginia at $3.21. good news for some redskins fans using metro to travel to tomorrow night's game at fedex field. metro rail will stay open an additional hour for the matchup against the san francisco 49ers. the last train willue line leave at 12:25 in the morning. the last train to margaux towne center leaves at 1:33 a.m.. entrances at all other metro stations will close at normal times. the extended service is funded by an agreement with the redskins. that's go to detroit and the pistons game where the best action was happening off the court and in the stands. the video of a child competing in a dance off with an usher at the game is racking up views. tak

. >>> three workers were injured in an accident at the tesla motors factory in fremont, california.y were burned when an aluminum casting press failed and spilled hot metal. one is in serious condition. they make their sedan at that place. wednesday's accident follows recent fires in the high end electric car. >>> and a toronto tailor has created a bullet-proof suit. the suit is being marketed as both stylish and safe. it sells for $20,000 and is made from carbon nano tubes based on material used to protect the u.s. special forces. the suit is available in tweed or pinstripe. >>> and, anne-marie, thousands of fans waited in times square for a chance to see lady gaga. she was on hand for the grand opening of a brand new h&m clothing store. the store opens at midnight and will stay open for 24 hours. stores nationwide are selling lady gaga's new album "art pop" and whatever your feelings about lady gaga, she's a master of marketing. >> indeed. she knows how to draw a crowd. alexis christoforous, new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, alexis. >>> straight ahead, your thursday morning w

. >>> new this morning, the ceo of tesla motors is using social media to respond to reports of three recent electric car fires. ktvu's janine de la vega is live in san jose to tell us exactly what he is saying. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. well, ceo elon musk is tweeting, talking about the safety record of the model s. you can see it here in the showroom at this dealership on santana row. now, he tweeted why does a tesla fire with no injury get more media headlines than 100,000 gas fire fires that kill 100,000 people a year? he tweeted that this morning because the safety of the model s has come under scrutiny after three crashes resulted in fires. now, the ntsb opted not to investigate. but at tesla's request, it is investigating to see if any safety detects exist in certain model s vehicles. he stands behind the safety record and its top ratings in crash tests. he want to dispel any misperception that the car is unsafe. tesla is still choosing to make a change to the model s, giving it higher ground clearance . they are changing the warranty policy to cove

. >>> three tesla motors workers are being treated for burns after an industrial accident at the company's auto plant in fremont. kpix 5's kiet do reports the employees got a visit from tesla's ceo at valley medical center in san jose. >>> reporter: elon musk arrived unannounced in the darkness with a small entourage and headed for the cameras. >> just wanted to make sure that they are okay and getting the best possible care and, you know, to come personally and make sure. >> reporter: he visited the employees in the burn unit and referred to them by first names. jorge and ken had minor injuries. >> in the case of jesus, his hands were burned pretty badly so it's not clear what the recovery is going to be. we obviously want to have that recovery as much as possible so we'll do everything we can. >> reporter: musk said he didn't want to pressure the workers and that there was time to get details of what happened later. >> we had a corporate mull function in a low pressure alum -- malfunction in a low pressure aluminum die casting operation. molten aluminum was the issue. >> reporter: batter

. >>> a mishap for tesla motors, three workers have been injured at their northern california factory where the electric cars are made. one was seriously hurt while the others suffered minor injuries. the accident follows three incidents where tesla sedans caught fire on the road. >>> in san francisco, a metro train took off with dozens of passengers onboard. but it left the driver behind. the train traveled about a quarter-mile, before a passenger realized what happened and pulled the emergency brake. the driver had stopped, stepped on to the platform to check on a problem with the door. when the door closed, the train went into automatic mode. >> that's quick thinking. >> never a good thing. >>> meanwhile, chicago police, now want to find this woman. she was seen on a subway train carrying a small alligator, if you can believe that. she was traveling to o'hare airport. she was showing off the animal to other passengers. >> eventually, the woman and the gator were separated. it was later found at the baggage claim area. the woman could face charges. it is illegal to own an alligator

federal government launched an investigation into tesla motors model s . 3 teslas have caught on fire the ceo, is probably thinking that fires would have been worse had the cars been powered with gasoline. lou: wall street has been thriving this year, enjoying a 26% gain, totalling more than 4 by -- $4.5 trillion in market cap is warning investors if be careful. fed chairman ben bernanke moments ago said quantitative easing will go on for quote, as long as needed. joining us on whether shorts stocks is the appropriate strategy or this market now nearing bubbles. author of book "street smarts s s" jim rodgers, ben bernanke must have known you are going to join us tonight. >> this is bad for my nervous system. the first time inistory every central bank is trying to debase their currency, japanese said we will do unlimited amounts of money, bernanke said i can top that, we will do a trillion dollars a year, this is madness. lou: but at this point, it may be a little bit like the guy in the bar snapping his fingers to keep away pink elephants, but at this point we're not in a period of di

despite three vehicle fires, tesla motors says they won't recall the company's model s sedan. ceo elon musk says the model s electric car is five times less likely to have a fire than a gasoline car in the u.s. he also said no drivers were injured in the three fires. ultimately, the government could decide to recall the model s. the national highway traffic safety administration says it's in contact with tesla and authorities in tennessee, where the latest fire happened last week. >>anny:a big patent trial between apple and samsung electronics with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake starts today. lawyers from both sides will deliver opening statements. the lawyers are expected to call the trial's first witness after laying out their case for a federal jury in san jose. the trial is being held to determine how much samsung owes apple for copying vital features from the iphone and ipad. >>erica: as we take it live without live from our roof camera, waking up to clear skies around most of the bay area about temperatures into the afternoon when the kron4 morning news returns

. >> mora move that is likely aimed at tesla motors, the hignational highway traffic safety a ministration is putting the atuo maker on notice about star rating claims. the new guidelines say that the agency does not give ratings higher than five stars. agency says that the office atomakers who claim ratings higher than five stars are just misleading the public. tesla has promoted their electronic model s as the safest car in america, that it are defy. four-star rating from the government. nhtsa does not publish is starting above five, however according to a tesla press release, safety levels, better than five stars are captured in the overall vehicles at the score. companies that do not follow the guidelines could see a buyer alert one is from the government. >> the city of oakland is set to receive more than $50 million in a judgment against a fraudulent immigration consulting company. american legal services advertised itself as a legal service, but not of its employees were lawyers. the company lied to customers by promising them u.s. citizenship. one victim lost their life's savings a

. >> electric car maker tesla motors has a battery problem. it doesn't have enough of them. one reason the high- flying company's shares fell 14.5 percent wednesday, their sharpest drop in almost two years. ceo elon musk on tuesday blamed a shortage of lithium-ion battery cells for trouble meeting demand for tesla's lone vehicle, the model s. some cars that could have been sold in north america were diverted to europe to satisfy waiting customers. there won't be any relief until next year, when a deal to get more batteries from supplier panasonic kicks in. >> >> the fbi says that one of five people added this week to its most wanted list is a former san diego college student. carlos enrique perez-melara sold a >> program designed to catch a team lover. authorities say that loverspy sense of suspect jeter and electronic greeting card that, if open, with installed mal where that cut captured e- mail's an instant messages. authorities say that he made relatively little money selling the $89 program. >> a new report out this morning suggested the job market is improving and that

tesla employees suffered a moderate to serious burns after an industrial accident happened at tesla motorsin fremont. kron4 mike pelton is live at the santa clara medical center with the update. >> one worker was released and according to osha up all the employees had second- degree burns. yesterday here's a picture of the scene. as to the fire trucks are there at the fremont plant firefighters were responding to an accident later in the day. they put out a statement this stated that there was a failure and a price and that three employees were injured store fought press pripet they're making sure that they get the best possible care. the ceo visited the hospital and spoke with the workers. there was safety equipment el malfunction. >> two cases, it is hot metal that splashed on them and they should make a for recovery. in a case, one of their hands were burned and i'm not sure what the recovery will be. >> the ceo stated that the operations road was sown and a it osha investigation is under way. they said it the same plan had an incident last year and they did find three violations. it wi

solar city is linked to high profe obama donors just like among men tesla motors ceo. store in southern california stirred up controversy labeling some of i rivals as fiction. a local pastor made the discovery to a look the country posting a picture expressing his outrage, costco now says the distributor mislabel a small percentage of the bibles before they were sent to the store. back with the "a-team." want to ask you, with everything that we are watching, obamacare, foreign policy, the secretary of state indirect contention with our allies and proposing preposterous tonight seems to me treaties, why isn't there more of rage in this country? >> well, i think that people i focused on that day to day. keeping their jobs, paying there bills. they are not paying attention. in 2014 they will. we will see more of rage when people go to the ball. lou: i get a kick out of young people expressing sticker shock that the cost of obamacare as if they really believed the great leader was going to a bring them all of the cookies and shiny things that they inferred that you would.

a move that's likely aimed at tesla motors. tesla promotes the model s as the safest car in america saying it has a 5.4 star rating. the national highway traffic safety administration says it doesn't give ratings higher than 5 stars and may punish companies who continue to claim otherwise. >>> the mascot fight in vallejo is over. and vallejo high is getting rid of the apache. the school district board voted to drop the team's long-running mascot after complaints from indian activists who found it offensive. the decision followed and often heated debate at a board meeting last night. >> that's a racist logo. >> it's a softball! so sit down -- >> it doesn't matter -- >> i am not a relic from antiques road show. i am a living human being and not a mascot. >> it's not racism. it's trying to show people that they do exist. >> the apaches will be officially retired when the class of 2014 graduates in june. a design team will come up with some ideas for a new mascot and it will be decided by a vote of staff and students. >>> florida co

. >>> tesla motors is reporting deliveries were up during the third quarter. but investors were still disappointed. the palo alto electric car company says it delivered 5,500 cars. analysts say investors were hoping for a bigger number. tesla shares fell more than 12% or $22 to $154 and change. the broader markets were mixed. the dow fell 12 points. markets have been relatively flat since the big run up a few weeks ago. >>> a shake up in a bay area police department. two investigates why some say it will help but others fear it could jeopardize crime solving. >> plus cooler weather is rolling into the bay area where rolling into the bay area where clouds will start to shadow shop early with kmart free layaway don't let the holidays sneak up on you. and get 5% off toys when you put them on layaway. kmart. get in. get more christmas. when ouwe got a subaru.s born, it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer)

. >>> continuing coverage of a federal investigation of tesla motors. the model s is expected to be cleared as safe. mussing requested the investigation when looking into recent fires. in an interview with cnn, the test with ceo defended the safety reported of electric vehicles saying the news coverage has blown it out of proportion. >> >> it's greater than all of the gasoline fires that occurred in the united states. >> he says since mid-2012, 400 people in the u.s. have died from gasoline fires such as this one and 1200 have suffered serious injured. yet, the three fires led to headlines all over the world. what the heck is going on? i realize the new technology should have a spotlight on it, but it shouldn't have a laser on it. >> >> model s has received top safety ratings an earned rave reviews from magazines such as motor trend. 19,000t eric kirschner sla sedans are on the road. >> >> now to new developments in the philippines where the u.s. military is scaling back on emergency reoperations. military brass said food has been distributed to 3 milli

. >> bay area own tesla motors just gave drivers of the high end electric car an extension cord. network of the new super charging station built especially for road trips. is jonathan has the story. >> since she got a test la there is one place she hasn't been in awhile. >>reporter: do you miss gas station at all. >> not one bit. >>reporter: highest end model can go 265 miles on a charge. that's about from here to san luis obispo and yes there's a pair of tesla sedan making a trip much longer than that. >> driving from san diego to vancouver using our recently open network of super charger. >>reporter: tesla call the big contraption that charge up the car battery at super speed. they say you can get tremendous hours of driving time by plugging in for 20 minutes. >> our charger are way faster than anything else out there. >>reporter: it men charge the car. >> pull into a charging statio station. you plug into the ca car. then keep ongoing. >> yesterday we started in san diego. >>reporter: super charger listed on the google map 100 miles apart from mexico to canada. >> the ease at

tesla motor stock is plunging after another car burst into flames on the road.ow this car fire in tennessee is the third for the model s in the past five weeks. highway patrol says the car ran over a toe hitch sparking an electrical fire. investigators say they will look into the possibility of safety problems with that car. also caught on camera a mother in england fought off a would be robber who was wielding a shot gun to protect her daughter. you can see that the man came into the store with a gun and pushing her out of the way and out of the store. good for that mother. a dramatic rescue of a hiker in los angeles. swooped in to save him and he left with only minor injuries. ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine. he is caught on camera in a drunken tirade. jonathan hunt takes a look at the troubling video. >> things went from bad to worse, a new video posted on-line showing the mayor of toronto in a rage using the word kill and murder. >> it will be over in 5 minutes. >> it was extremely, extremely unbelievable. that's all i have to say. >> it is unclear wh

of tesla motors visited the workers telling us he wanted to make sure they were okay. the scene around the fremont tesla plant after a piece of equipment malfunctioned in a dye casting operation. three workers got buns, and one was seriously injured. one was released from the hospital last night. >> it is hot metals splashed on them. it looks i am guessing will make a full recovery. in the case of one gentleman, jesus, his hands were burned badly. his recovery is not clear. >> osha is investigating the accident. this is after tesla was cited for several violations one which was serious because there was not a piece of protective equipment in place. osha has six months to complete the investigation. >> friends and family of an 18-year-old set on fire on an a.c. transit bus plan to march from oakland high school to hang ribbons along the bus line. the 16-year-old richard thomas sent flash -- fleischman on fire by lighting his father. fleischman's father said he is "gender neutral." he has second- and third-degree burns to the legs. the family has re-opened a donation page

one of our developing stories involves tesla motors here in fremont. regulators from the federal government taking a closer look at the model s cars. there has been three accidents here in recent months and it all ended with the car battery catching fire. kron4's jackie so is live from the factory with the latest on the investigation. >>: as you said. regulators are looking into the 2013 model as cars that are on the road and it's all due to those three high-profile car fires that have happened to and the united states and one in mexico. in fact there's a video of those fires that were posted on you too. two of them were here in the u.s. and both of them were caused when the undercarriage of the car which houses the car's battery screed against the roadway and caught fire. as for his part ceo elon musk says he welcomes of the regulators to come in. he said in fact they called them and to take a look at them itself. simultaneously, tesla says they've already started to make some of the fixes themselves. this debate since software out to increase the und

. >> tesla motors three workers have been injured at the northern california factory where the cars are made. the workers were burnd by hot metal when a casting press malfunctioned. one was seriously hurt and the others suffered minor injuries. >>> in san francisco, a metro train took off yesterday with dozens of passengers on board but left behind the driver. the train traveled a quarter mile before passenger realized what happened and pulled the emergency brakes. investigators say the driver stepped on the platform to check on a problem with the door and the door closed and the train fwhent to automatic mode and took off. >>> sug chicago subway, it's not something you normally see. a woman carrying a small alligator as she made her way to o'hare airport. she was seen showing the gator to passengers. the woman could face charges. it is illegal to own an ail gator in illinois. the second gator story starts with a warning. don't try this at home. >> why would anyone try it at home. >> next time you come face to face with an alligator don't feed it a hot dog from your mouth. the guy pulli

. >>> tesla motors is reporting deliveries were up during the third quarter. but investors were still disappointed. the palo alto electric car company says it delivered 5,500 cars. analysts say investors were hoping for a bigger number. tesla shares fell more than 12% or $22 to $154 and change. the broader markets were mixed. the dow fell 12 points. markets have been relatively flat since the big run up a few weeks ago. >>> a shake up in a bay area police department. two investigates why some say it will help but others fear it could jeopardize crime solving. >> plus cooler weather is rolling into the bay area where clouds will start to shadow bay area clouds. >>> and a woman carried out of a burning building by her neighbor. what he says made the rescue possible. >> it was black, it could have been worse. when our little girl was born, we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the subar

you just heard tesla motors ceo elon musk talking about the electric car. us about that stock. would you put money in tesla right here? >> you know, i started my career following the auto industry, auto parts industry. we always invested in automotive. there are 250 million cars in the united states but 800 million around the world. we go by companies that sell parts, o'reilly, pep boys, we buy original companies, and carl icahn owns dana, but i also followed the cherry and brooklyn motors and john delorean and new cars. the people i talk to, maria, love the tesla. >> they do. >> but i get a nosebleed. >> you like the auto sector. >> and i know you like aerosp e aerospace. >> i like parts. because they can be taken over and merged. in commercial aviation, it's fairly simple. you have 3 billion people in 1989 when berlin wall came down in november, november 1989, those people are seeing rising middle class. when they travel and there's a 1% change in real disposable income, you get a rise in travel. vendors to boeing and airbus have done well. boeing's stock

. >>> three workers from tesla motors are recovering from injuries after a machine malfunctioned at the car factory spilling hot metal. one employee was seriously hurt. two others sustained minor injuries. tesla's c.e.o. visited the workers in the hospital last night. they make all of their model s sedans at this plant in freemont, california. those vehicles are being investigated after three recent fires in those cars. but the c.e.o. is standing by the vehicles saying they're some of the safest vehicles on the road. >> seems like they keep getting bad news of late. they're selling a lot of cars but more catching on fire and now people. scary. >>> jessica, what do you have for us in the next half-hour? >> how will the big merger in the airline industry impact the prices you're paying to travel? we'll look at that in a moment. >>> an aircraft carrier has arrived to help with the disaster in the the philippines. more coming up. >> aquarium workers on a mission at sea. >> the atlantic coast conference taking a dig at maryland for bolting in the [ female announcer ] breyers. let's get toget

bob redell is live outside the tesla motor plant. he has the latest good morning. >> reporter: good morning,jo sla ceo elon musk jus announced that his model s ground clearance s it will be less likely to hit debri that could pcture its battery and catc fire which happened in two of the three model s fir that receiv so much attention. is would be accomplished by sending out a software upda to the air suspension system. he willover fire dame even rns if it's the driver's fat. musk announced these chang in a blogn hisompany website. he hasalled for the nationa traffic highway safety administration to investigate the fires whichn the past hour it's not clear musk knew in do. advae that it would be making this announcement. in hislog musk blames the dia and erreactive coverag of the fires, writing that it's disproportionate to its coverage of fires involving gapowered rs. he crunches dat that shows that gas powered vicles are 4 1/2 timemore likely to catch fire. he belies that based on government tt there is is no safer car on the road t

. >> tesla motors rebounded tot almost four%. shares up 4.51 to $126. imvesters appeared reassured by the ceo's defense. >>> on the agenda for tonight's city council meeting. the council will review a proposal increasing the hourly rate from one dollars to $2 an hour for meters. it would change enforcement times from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and make people pay for parking on sundays which right now is free. the goal is to reduce the occupancy rate so there is always spaces available. >>> just a few weeks ago, a neighborhood in san ramon hired a hunter to kill a dozen wild pigs. now they are back. and the problem is they destroy all the manicured lawns looking for food and threaten family pets and kids. the city is offering to pay for the hunter and considering putting up a fence in the area although it is unclear who will pay for that fence. >>> and we are on storm watch tonight. let's look at what is happening on the bay bridge, you can see here traffic is slow in both directions coming in and out of the city. let's go the chief meteorologist bill mart

. >> tesla motors c.e.o. says the palo alto company will not recall the model s although three cars have caught fire the last six weeks. he says the headlines are mislead diagnose claims the cars are safe. tesla shares were down 5 percent, saying he would recall immediately if he thought there was a safety problem. a car caught fire in tennessee after a drive hit a trailer hitch in the road and the natural highway administration is in contact with tesla and will decide whether they need further action. >> the public will have a chance to have the voices heard at the first regent meeting for the university of california new president janet napolitano, the former homeland security secretary has been the subject of protests since being named as head of the university system in california. protesters want her removed because she deported two million immigrants when in charge of homeland security. >> city college of san francisco says they are confident it will be able to keep accreditation. leaders of the communi

. >> despite three vehicle fires, tesla motors says they won't recall the company's model "s."-e-o elon musk says the model "s" electric car is five times less likely to have a fire than a gasoline car in the u-s. he also said no drivers were injured in the three fires. ultimately, it's the government's decision whether to recall the car. the n-t-s-a says it's in contact with tesla and authorities in tennessee, where the latest fire happened last week. >> in oakland. students are being rewarded for eating breakfast. here is a picture of the winners. students from ralph bunche high school claimed a three- thousand dollar prize. for the "got milk" challenge. it was a three- week competition between three east bay schools. to see which one could increase breakfast participation the most. among students. the creators of the "got milk" campaign. partnered with california school districts to give out 66- thousand dollars all over the state. >> coming up. are your dog is secure? >> i will talk about some homeless encampment going on in the city. i will investigate this in my next edit

. >>> the bay area's own tesla motors just gave drivers of its high-end electric car an extension cordof sorts it is a key network of its new super charging stations built especially for road trips. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom, has the story. >> get the charge cord. plugged in right there. >> reporter: since dawn gordon wylie got a tesla model s, there's one place she hasn't been in a while do you miss gas stations at all? >> not one bit. >> reporter: the highest end model s can go 265 miles on a charge. that's about from here to san luis obispo and yet, there's a pair of tesla sedans making a trip longer than that. >> driving from san diego to vancouver using our recently opened network of super chargers. >> reporter: super chargers what tesla calls the big contraptions that charge up the car's battery at super speed. you can get three hours of driving time by plugging in 20 minutes. >> our chargers are way faster than anything else out there. >> reporter: it means you can charge your car. >> you pull into a charging station. you plug into the car. and go have lunch, have a cup

. >>> the bay area's own tesla motors just gave drivers of its high-end electric car an extension cord, of sorts it is a key network of its new super charging stations built especially for road trips. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom, has the story. >> get the charge cord. plugged in right there. >> reporter: since dawn gordon wylie got a tesla model s, there's one place she hasn't been in a while do you miss gas stations at all? >> not one bit. >> reporter: the highest end model s can go 265 miles on a charge. that's about from here to san luis obispo and yet, there's a pair of tesla sedans making a trip longer than that. >> driving from san diego to vancouver using our recently opened network of super chargers. >> reporter: super chargers what tesla calls the big contraptions that charge up the car's battery at super speed. you can get three hours of driving time by plugging in 20 minutes. >> our chargers are way faster than anything else out there. >> reporter: it means you can charge your car. >> you pull into a charging station. you plug into the car. and go have lunch, have a cu

it involves tesla motors.on4 jackie sissel is live as to what they are looking for. >> i am here in fremont at the headquarters and everything is operating okay. the federal government is starting to look into 19,000 cars that are on a roadway due to safety concerns. over the past couple weeks we have had three high-profile fires occur in the model s. thus saith the administration's stated that they are going to look into this to say the safety the two fires were caused when the undercarriage of becard struck debris and compromise the battery and started a fire. the ceo of tesla stated that the car is safe and they have already made changes. it raised the height of the undercarriage so that it does not hit the ground. they have also increased the warranties. they stated that this store is overblown. there are looking into, in fact he made a statement on his blog. he stated that they believe that the evidence is clear but there is no safer car on the road than the model s. they expect to put another 20 dow's of

. >>> shares of tesla motors dropped 11% in extended trading today following a disappointed earnings report. the palo alto company says it lost 38.5 million dollars or 32 cents per share in the 3rd quarter despite a big jump in revenue. tesla said it sold about 5500 model s sedans a quarterly record. the results were weighed by the company's moves to open new stores and invest heavily in the charging network in the u.s. and europe. >>> the santa clara county board of supervisors rejected a plan today that would have turned over jailed undocumented immigrants to the feds for possible deportation. supporters say freeing immigrants members of gangs and criminals pose a risk to the public but others say they shouldn't be held to a separate system of justice. >> should continue to stick to our guns and enacting policies that reflect the notion that immigration status does not make a person inherently more dangerous than anyone else. we don't want a two tiered system of justice. >> santa clara is one of a handful of jurisdictions in the u.s. that refuses to hold any inmates unless immigrat

. >>> now bad news for tesla motors, now the target of a federalivation because the national highwayon said today it's launching an investigation into why two of the company's model s vehicles have caught fire this year. according to reports the fires began when the battery casing cracked open. it's just the latest p.r. nightmare for tesla, which once was just a company that cowl do no wrong. last week actor george clooney got involved, telling "esquire" magazine i was one of the first cats with a tesla. but i'm telling you i've been on the side of the road awhile in that thing. i said to them, look, guys, why am i always the guy on the side of the road. tesla ceo responded to clooney said in other news george clooney reports that his iphone 1 had a big back in 2007. that's little different than a car blowing up. the company is changing its warranty to cover damage done to fire even if due to driver error. according to e ilan musk, either our belief in the safety of the car is correct and this is is a minor cost or we are wrong in which case the right thing is for tesla to bear the c

. >>> shares of tesla motors fell for the second day after word got out the company is experiencing ary shortage. the ceo said there aren't enough lithium ion battery cells to meet demand for the model s and there won't be any relief until next year when a deal to get more batteries from panasonic kicks in. the palo alto--based company's stocks tumbled during extended trading yesterday following a disappointing earnings report. >>> bay area is taking an ambitious goal as part of a climate protection resolution. the air district board wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions substantially. in fact, they want them 80% below 1990 levels by the year 2050. they now have to develop a strategy and implement it and it will be unveiled in next year's clean air plan. >>> thinking of climate? ours is about ready to get a big makeover next week. >> much-needed makeover, as well. this has been about the driest start to a fall season as you can get. but most of the rainfall is back loaded in fall so if we can makes thing up over the next couple of weeks i think we'll be okay. the on switch may come

the ceo of tesla motors says he's taking action after reports of three electric car fires in two months. janine de la vega live in san jose to tell us the changes the company is making somewhere. >> reporter: we're here at the tesla showroom. you can see the car in question, the model s. ceo i ron musculoskeletal is asking safety -- and is open to making changes if anything trouble has been found. there have been three highly publicized fires involving the company's cars in a matter of six weeks. the national highway transportation safety administration originally said it was not going to conduct a probe because it did not find any evidence showing fires were the result of a problem with the car, but tesla wanted an investigation because it says a false perception seems to be growing around the safety of electric cars musk defends the safety record of the car but has made changes. they will be given higher road clearance to make them less likely to penetrate debris that could ignite a blaze and amending the warranty to cover damage due to fire. if regulators offer any suggestions how to

tesla employees suffered moderate to serious burns after an industrial accident happened at the tesla motorsemont. kron four's mike pelton is live at the santa clara valley medical center with an update this morning. mike? one of those employees has been treated and released from hospital. the other two are experiencing a burn injuries ranging from serious to moderate. later and the dates has led officials put out a statement saying there was an an aluminum low pressure grid and three of those were burned. late last night tesla ceo the line must came for a visit and spoke with us about how men are doing. >>: is sort of just how metals last. looks like they should make a full recovery. in a case off hazels his hands were burned pretty badly assaulted not clear what the the recovery is going to be. >>: and the tesla ceo tells us that operations will continue at the fremont facility. at cal osha team visited the facility conducted some interviews and opened up an investigation. that could take up to six months to complete parents at an east bay elementary school are on guard this week. after a

also contributing to the the defendants kept a photo in a move likely aimed at tesla motors, the nationalay traffic safety administration is putting auto makers on notice about star rating claims. the new guidelines say that the agency doesn't give stars. the agency says automakers who claim ratings higher than five stars are misleading the public. tesla has promoted its electric model s as the saying it earned a 5.4-star rating from the government. nhtsa does not publish a star rating above 5, however safety levels better than 5 stars are captured in the overall vehicle safety score provided to manufacturers the guidelines could see "buyer alert" warnings from the government. [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway is just what they crave. a hero of the table, "so delicious" they'll rave. fresh, natural, frozen. it's the best selection around. spend $30 and a frozen safeway turkey is just 59 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksg

watching tesla motors bouncing back after it was down 20% this month and tough numbers as they have notoups and drinks down 6% and also watching one of the smaller companies with market cap, electronics new high for electronics. cheryl: good teams you are watching. thank you. dennis: for retail restaurants, many once renowned for companies and make a break it mode. companies like dell, a hewlett-packard and other pc giants found themselves at clear turning point. joining us for make it or break it, robert w. baird, jason bowlen and robert bendery. why don't we start with you. is the pc and laptop dead? nothing they can do to fix it? >> nothing about the mainframe computer, absolutely dead, ibm's most profitable server. it depends on perception. most folks still live on their pc but perceptions drive the market and the perception is the pc is dead and the market needs to change the perception to put life back into. dennis: bad numbers in the third quarter, overall sales down 9% despite the back-to-school season, the lowest unit sales. worse than that, you have a 14% sales decline in euro

tesla motors c-e-o elon musk also announced the cars are going through a software change to make them ride higher on the roads. musk says he is amending the cars' warranty to cover damage due to fire. >> a high speed crash in the east bay. takes the life of former raider thomas howard. the c-h-p says, the 30 - year old was going more than 100 -miles an hour. witnesses say, he lost control of his b-m-w. clipped a big rig on highway- 880 in oakland. the impact then sent his car over the guardrail into oncoming traffic. killing another driver as well. kron-4's scott rates ha maligne >> i i did not just lowe's a friend war team may i lost a brother. >> he was wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident and the investigators on our ruling out all. that will happen but for the autopsy and the toxicology report that can take up to a week. >> kron four spoke with friends of the second person killed in this crash. family friends of 64-year- old zeng long liu say they are saddened and angry over what happened. liu's wife was in china when she received news of her husband's death. friends

tesla employees suffered moderate to serious burns after an industrial accident happened at the tesla motors in fremont. kron four's mike pelton is live at the santa clara valley medical center with an update this morning. mike? the tesla ceo says operations will continue at the fremont plant. a cal osha investigation is currently under way and according to records after an incident at the same plant yes last year they found three violations. the current violation could take more than three months to complete. the the news is one employee is out of the hospital. the tragic numbers continue to rise from typhoon haiyan in the philippines. according to the philippine national risk reduction and management council, more than 23- hundred people are dead. just under 39 -hundred are injured. and 77- people are still missing after the typhoon hit the country this past weekend. hundreds of thousands others are lining up for food, water and supplies. which are coming in from all across the world. and people around the bay area are gathering to remember the victims of typhoon haiyan. last night 75 peop

has come up with high-tech innovation that will have real application for the entire motivat motor industry. tesla has led the electric pack. sales have skyrocketed but they have had unexpected issues including battery fires and a federal safety probe. still there is no doubt that the company is energizing electric entrepreneurs. >> tesla proved that electric vehicles had a place. >> reporter: motor heads here have come up with crazy creations. >> we are a start up vehicle company and creating a self balancing electric motorcycle or two-wheel car. >> reporter: it drives like a traditional car but balances with two gyroscopes. the nimbleness of a motorcycle that can slip lanes and slip in and out of traffic with a normal steering wheel. they hope to have it recognized as a separate vehicle class. such innovation versus not only caught the attention of detroit, detroit has come out west. ford's lab opened last year. >> we needed to be in silicon valley to have access to the talent base and software, but also to be able to partner with companies and really just experience working in a different way t

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we have the cruise lines one bad set of press after and rather than the truth is we have seen tesla motorselling off pretty dramatically 420% year to date now just over 300% so it has lost a lot of value recently. this is the third fire they college the last fire and they go on fire less than normal cars but they can now with the quarterly bumpers and talk about the fact wall street was disappointed with the prospect and the outlook that they would be producing people ould take it was at the thousand mark but they are under pressure. twitter $45.98. >> we'll briefly dipping below $45 the beryl and we're in the trading pits at the cme the strength -- the stronger dollar weighs on crude? three record think so the ecb cut interest rates the economic data was mixed and the oil seems to remove bonterre during when we got the gdp number that increases the odds of tapering that has the u.s. and ecb going on a different direction so that you get a pretty good move in oil but the other big move is between the oil and crude am part of that is with the expectations but there is more to that story as