various software app that's one twitter user asked for an electric pickup truck and even musk did say yes tesla is planning a pickup truck right after the model y. which is going to be a crossover s.u.v. musk says he's dying to build the pickup and has been thinking about that isn't actually for almost five years already but he most has big own ideas but already the company can't meet current demand so why is tesla already looking to build a new model. well that's exactly the question that many investors and analysts are asking right now one would think that for now tesla is having enough to deal with when it comes to models that are already on the market the car company is trying to focus on ramping up production of its the mass market model three and that is crucial right now as the company posted a wider than expected loss in the third quarter of two thousand and seventeen and it produced a very few of the most free cars tesla has had been problems with the production of model three and before that it was a production of other models as well but investors appear to the chest in mighty mouse

tesla be put back on track? the answer could line with another elon musk-led company, spacex. dana has all the details. vers everything tesla and space express. where is this coming from? >> it is largely coming from adam jonas's imagination. he has been asking elon musk on earnings call if there is a chance of tesla and spacex combining. elon says no, these are different companies with different portfolios, but there is overlap in the companies in terms of what they are doing. they shared technologies in terms of material science. tesla is the vp of material science and spacex, so you can imagine a scenario where perhaps one day they would merge, but to be clear, this is speculation. no evidence this is underway. emily: has elon musk or tesla commented on this at all? dana: no. elon has been clear that these are two different companies. spacex flies rockets and wants to inhabit mars. they don't have a natural overlap, but they are both companies that can we be sure data for ai at some point. you work for tesla or spacex, you are really working for elon some who tends to borrow people as he needs them,

tesla battery at a wind farm on friday it was built within one hundred day window promised by tesla's musk the top stories much more coming up in the news hour in twenty five minutes time i'll see that. negotiations have fish around at last and we're on our way to acetic meeting him but. it's nice he sounds like. the president and the kool-aid a hundred as for me to press heads of states to discuss the road. back would you want to speak from this meeting with actually. you don't know. what you wish but don't know what i can. but as a seal is right and right now you know so it's not just a little meeting it is my hope so you go so you. could go i have lost my you should hear. this. property just to keep. the money. in the long run than it was. but other than that made me. another man live vision done. deal now tell me what you want but you much are. looking. down from. the bottom of my lungs which are changing. that's the norm just posted this is a victory against muslims. we give them. the blood he thought he was if you want. one the vote of any no. good enough. they'll think you're all yo

tesla ceo elon musk says tesla cars will soon get new features and new upgrades. he asked his twitter followers for feedback and promised to make improvements based on the responses. munching says the -- musk says the company plans to upgrade the navigation software in tesla cars, develop windshield wipers that automatically change speeds depending on the weather. he also gave a rough time line for the company's next project. he says tesla will start working on an electric pickup truck after the model y is released. >>> time 4:26. the warriors beat the utah jazz last night 126-101. >> still got the same amount of spring. to draymond, beautifully done. >> it was beautiful. draymond green had 14 points, almost picked up his second straight triple double. the warriors started to pull away with 42 points in the third quarter. kevin durant had 21 points. jordan bell made the fans get out of their seats. >> pretty clever delivery. couldn't finish. and jordan bell, touchdown. >> i like jordan bell. the warriors blew out utah. they will be hosting the charlotte hornets tom

because there are just far too many of them on earth space x ceo elan musk is going to send a tesla roadster into space. musk is also the cofounder and ceo of tesla. he'll send the vehicle attached to a rocket on a loop between earth and mars. the rocket is called the falcon heavy and this will be its inaugural launch. according to the verge nasa's next month will deliver bigger payloads into space. >> did he explain why. >> because. >> why is the car just going to orbit earth and mars. >>> all right. man proved to be a dog's best friend in indiana. two rescuers out there scrambling dog. the dog eventually pulled out of the frigid water and taken to shore. the lucky dog receive add i thorough drying and warming up and it was reunited with its owner. >>> we just cannot wait to show you this next story. >> the first black woman to make an olympic speed skating team. how does that sound when i say that? >> it's unreal. >> you laugh every time i say it. >> olympic team. >> the first black woman and she's a trail blazer. the incredible story is on the way. >> gadgets, vacations, and food, what yo

let's talk about tesla boss elon musk now.n march promising to solve the energy crisis in south australia, which has been hit by serious power cuts. the solution — the world's biggest lithium ion battery. it's just been switched on now. rico hizon in singapore is following the story for us. power up! it's a big battery. power up! it's a big batterym power up! it's a big battery. it is huge. i promise that has been fulfilled by elon musk. it was done in record time. he vowed to build the battery within 100 in record time. he vowed to build the battery within100 days and tesla finished in about 60 days. this 100 megawatts lithium ion battery was officially activated today and has begun dispensing power in south australia. it can power up up in south australia. it can power up up to 30,000 homes for one hour on its own, but will more likely be used to support and stabilise assisting energy supplies. elon musk says it is three times more powerful than the world's next battery. it all than the world's next battery. it a ll started

of the crude oil so dow jones gained 28 points and nasdaq finished three points higher and tesla foundere lon muskis promising his company will manufacture a electric pickup truck. tesla pick up is expected in two years as soon as they release their suv model. e lon musk tweeted that the pick up will be, slightly larger then ford -- i'm sorry ford 150 to make way for a a game changer jan so far no details on that game changer. >>> from cars to coughe now star bucks is hoping you will ring in the new year with them >> yes, with the three new wh mocha collection. trio feature chocolate with whipped cre on top of cocoa the festively ofuary. >> i w each now. is new starts healthier but might to have try the a little bit >> january 5th. >> yes. >>> it isht? it will get katie, you tracking single digit wind chills.at it may feel well this morning b e afternoon is a trend that willor the long relief in sight where we will warm upcomin in the seven >>> this definitely creditses a line in my book still it has to be out side jack can see they are making their own snow , itgrooming the slopes,wever, blowing

elon musk said it's his own tesla roadster. o heads up the tesla electric car company. the falcon x has 27 engines, three times more than spacex uses to launch supplies. >> i'm sure no battery problems unlike my iphone. >> i know, exactly. the iphone is my favorite because it's like duh. we kind of all knew this. i would notice every time -- you know that kind of two-year trend when they would release a new device, it started becoming every year. oh, suddenly my phone doesn't work as well. >> i'm wringing my hands right now. i'm getting the alert for the update and i'm going to hold off a bit longer before i press that button. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> all right. >>> still ahead, a no-brainer. why researchers say you should choose a nice green salad for lunch. why do people have eyebrows? why do people put milk on cereal? oh, are you reading why people put milk on cereal? why does your tummy go "grumbily, grumbily, grumbily"? why is it all? no more questions for you! ouph, that

tesla in outer space? what's that about? >> reporter: it is certainly never a dull moment with elon musk. he's saying that he wants to send a tesla to mars. musk announcing the first test launch of spacex's massive new rocket will happen next month with his own roadster on board. the rocket called falcon heavy will lift off from kennedy space center. he says it's guaranteed to be exciting. the announcement comes two months after he outlined his plan to eventually put humans on mars and colonize the planet. >>> wall street set for a positive open with dow futures up triple digits. sentiment boosted by news that the senate narrowly passed a major tax bill over the weekend. the markets closed lower on friday after reports that former national security adviser michael flynn was directed by president trump to talk to russians. the dow falling 41 to close at 24,231. the nasdaq down 26 to 6,847. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:25 now. tale of the tape. next, what billy bush is saying about the infamous recording of him with president trump and why the tape is back in the headlines. >>> also, an

new at 11: tesla c-e-o elon musk announces plans to add to his fleet on duty. plus-- we )re tracking the forecast d >>> remembering a fallen chp officer. the tribute to a bay area officer killed in the lean of duty. plus tracking the forecast and the morning commute as people go back to work after the christmas holiday. join us tomorrow morning 4:30 to 7:00. my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house." people visit national parks from all over the world. food tastes better when you don't have to cook it. he was just supposed to be my dog. i don't know why. (vo) we're proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen million dollars in just ten years. get 0% financing for 63 months on select models. plus we'll donate $250 to charity. plans to add to his fleet on social media tonight. >>> new at 11:00, tesla's ceo elon musk plans to add to his fleet on social media tonight. musk tweeted that he promises to design a pickup truck after releasing the model y in 2017. he even says he has the c

. >> elon musk wants to send a tesla to mars. announcing the first massive new rocket will happen next month with his very own roadster onboard. the roadster will lift off from kennedy space center in florida and musk tweeted the launch is, quote, guaranteed to be exciting one way or another. his announcement comes two months after he outline his plan to put humans on mars and colonize the planet. i'm lan dondon dowdy. >> leave it to elon musk. he's trying to colonize musk. he'll send his tesla first and we'll see how that goes, right? >>> we are talking weeks now from christmas, three week, exactly and it's time to start packing and shipping the u.s. post office expects to handle 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season. here's news 4's justin finch with a look at what you need to know. >> reporter: get ready, your local post office is set to get busier the week of december 11th. around the clock effort to move 850 million packages between thanksgiving and new year's day. so are you ready? >> i was thinking about that becau

pressure will reassert itself. >> thanks for joining me this morning. >>> in corporate news, elon musk says a teslakup truck is in the works and landon dowdy joins me with more on that >> hey there elon musk teasing details on twitter about a pickup truck that would challenge automakers in one of their most lucrative segments quite vague wi, per usual. musk tweeted, i promise that we will make a pickup truck right after model y. and dieing to build it in a follow-up, he added the truck will be similar in size to the ford f-150 although slightly larger to account for a, quote, really game changing i think feature i'd like to add. the model y has yet to be revealed and all this comes as tesla rushes to ramp up production of the model 3 sedan. shares of tesla up nearly 50% year to date flat in early morning trading. back over to you guys. >> guys? it's just me you can say guy or wilf. either works landon, thank you very much. >>> as the calendar gets set to flip to a new year, what will be the -- diana olick has your real estate playbook. >> 2017 saw a big slowdown in the housing market not in prices,

david: could we see a tesla pickup truck. elon musk is hinting on twitter. gerri willis is at the new york stock exchange where there are questions about tesla. go ahead, gerri. >> elon musk saying this in a tweet, i promise, i promise we will make a pickup truck after the model y. had the core design and engineering elements in my mind for almost five years. i'm dying, dying to build it. well, that is the end of the tweet. i have to say you may have to wait for that truck, yes. elon musk, he wants to challenge the f-series from ford but will he be able to do it? here is with we're seeing. that model y is a crossover, electric crossover that isn't due until 2019. the company is having a really difficult time making enough model 3s. keybanc analysts are lowering the fourth quarter estimates for elon musk's company, tesla. why? because the deliveries on the model 3 are so very slow. they expected 15,000. they're getting 5000. they're disappointed. the stock is trading lower today. i have to tell you, david, when you look at the market cap of this company it is

tesla ceo elon musk is setting a deadline for the company's next product. tesla will start working on an electric pickup truck. there's still not any specific date for the model y which is a compact electric suv to be available. that's scheduled for production in 2019. musk tweeted he's had the basic pickup design in mind for five years. i mentioned it last year and people still waiting on the smaller tesla. >>> it's been a tough year for many retailers. 130,000 retail workers lost their jobs between november 2016 and november 2017. with store closing announcements tripling this year, the analysts predict the trend will continue as online shopping gets more and more popular and easy for people. amazon saw shares rise 55% this year. and hundreds of brick and mortar stores filed for bankruptcy. and that includes the small businesses and larger chains such as toys "r" us, payless shoes and gymboree. >>> all the shopping, including online shopping was up. the 4.89% increase is the biggest hike recorded since 2011. that covered spending between november 1st and c

blackout and exposed faults with the reliable supply of electricity the government sort help from tesla's elon musk who built the battery in sixty days . it's. the biggest poetry in the nation but it's proved to be the biggest petry in the world that the great thing about that he delivers and he decided that he'd come here and give a commitment to have this thing here and a hundred. and he delivered on that commitment and this has put us at the center of the universe zimbabwe's new president. has appointed senior military leaders to top posts in his new cabinet as well as veteran ministers major general. is the new foreign minister he was a key player in the ousting of former president robert mugabe the head of the air force marshal parents sherry has been picked to be land minister and the former finance minister patrick chinamasa has been reappointed to the post he held the job and my god he's administration that administration has been widely criticized for mismanaging the economy the reaction from harare. watching some people react to the new cabinet some people say that they are disappointed t

. >>> elon musk says tesla will begin building its first pickup truck after its model "y." musk tweeted that he's been dying to build the truck and has been envisioning the design for years. shares of tesla finished down more than 2% today to $317.29. >>> coming up, a special week of market monitor picks for the new year. we'll get things started with a trio that our guest says will pay dividends for >>> here's a look at what to watch tomorrow. we get a fresh read on where consumer confidence stood this month. and housing will once again be in focus with the release of pending home sales. and the latest data on how many potential homebuyers applied for a mortgage. that's what we watch for on the final >>> finally tonight, we have our market monitor segment, the first of several stock picking segments we'll be bringing to you during this abbreviated holiday week. tonight's market monitor has three dividend paying stocks that he says have strong fundamentals and attra valuations. the last time he was with us was 2017, and at that time he picked cypress semiconductor, significa

add that to $89 million stock award and his total payout for the year is about and tesla founder elon muskg he'll start manufacturing the electronic pickup truck. it's expected in about two years as soon as they release its model. the tesla pickup will be slightly larger than the ford 150 to make way for a special feature he calls a game-changer. brook, so far no details. >> very interesting. any guesses? i think it's going to be a place to sleep in the back. i place that only on hope. >> you know what? the new car has a place to sleep in the back, so i wonder wait will be with the pickup. >> thanks much, hena. >>> still to come, fertility talks go high end. we'll see how the champagne is growing at a growing number of parties where women learn about their family planning options. her hair's a hot mess. her eyes are like... "oh, i'm late for work. i have to go." dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries. when my smile is bright, i feel ready to shine. some whitening toothpastes only remove surface stains, colgate optic white high impact white is diffe

. >>> tesla's ceo, elon musk is setting a deadline for the next project. tesla will start working on an electric pickup truck once the model y is released. the y is a compact suv. musk tweeted that he's had the basic pickup design in mind for five years and he mentioned it as part of the master plan for tesla. >>> a drug used for cancer has been around but the cost has jumped and the supplier is being accused of price gouging. >> reporter: claims of price gouging directed at the provider of lomastine. it's the only medication of its kind on the market. so there's no generic alternative and no market competition. lomastine used to cost $50 per capsule. and now after several price increases it's more than 750 bucks. some patients need more than one capsule per dosage. the treatment has been around for decades, and saw renewed interest among oncologists following a study showing how the drug can lead to longer lives for patients with brain tumors. just this week, the fda commissioner tweeted this year a record number of generic months were approved from januar

unusual christmas gift to his wife kim kardashian this is a next. ♪ ♪ . >> elon musk says that pickup trucks are next on tesla'sw york stock exchange with details, good morning. >> good morning cheryl that is right, elon musk challenging the almighty f-series from ford, i think about it we found out he wrote in a tweet yesterday from elon musk, ceo tesla says i promise that we will make a pickup truck that is electric pickup truck after model y, court design engineering elements in niend almost five years dying to build it is what he wrote, now we heard about this project, before, but now we are hearing will follow modeled 3, actually will come out, pardon me model y, that version of crossover will will launch 2019 we have seen some with tez l.a. -- with tesla why focun passenger truck profits from cars 10,000 a cost of fully loaded truck through bottom line a quick story royal dutch barclays announced a charge to earnings because of tax reform both like tax reform but they have to take charge for a reduction in value of assets coming that will drive barclays earnings down negative on the year, we are watching

. >>> palo alto based tesla will add another vehicle. elon musk will build an electric pickup truck for tesla. he promised he will make after his exact suv tentatively goes to production in mid2019. musk was responding to a twitter user who said quote, need an electric pickup truck, please. apparently it's that easy. >>> take a look at this, these are the warriors new chinese heritage uniforms unveiled this morning. they are a nod to the strong chinese culture here in the bay area. characters for prosperity are placed on the waistline while they combine the bridge and the classic chinese symbolism. it'll be available at the team store tonight while the alternate jersey are available for presale now at warriors.com. >>> well this is all over social media this morning, can you imagine an eight-hour flight from l.a.x. to l.a.x.? we know the mitch-up that caused delays for customers. >>> and a live look right now outside, yeah, the fog definitely lingering in san francisco. this is the embarcadero there, you can't see much of it. >>> now your accuweat

carol: we talk about tesla and elon musk disrupting the auto sector but it might have to be a chinesehave their homegrown companies competing in this space they're offering healthy incentives to do this. consumers are getting as much as 10% rebates. and we should mention there is a good business aspect. --na needs to have a massive there is a massive problem in the urban areas where it is not healthy. almost two full. that being said, the economic. how much they think they can move into this space, we see the requirements europe has put on in terms of electric vehicle consumption of production. very few people have the ability to produce and mass where we see these going right now in china is a place where you might be able to. volkswagen, gm, toyota. all the big guys that have billions of dollars. where do they fit here. obviously, they would love to tap into the demand we are talking about for the chinese market. when china is intent on building coming have to wonder. >> they will have to pay to play in this market. the european and american brands have sort of a cachet factor among

it seems musk is big on the ideas but already the company can't meet current demand so why is tesla already looking to build a new model. well that's exactly the question that many investors and analysts are asking right now one would think that for now tesla is having enough to deal with when it comes to models that are already on the market the car company is trying to focus on ramping up production off its a mass market model of three and that is crucial right now as the company posted a wider than expected loss in the third quarter of two thousand and seventeen and previous to a very few off the mark three cars tesla has had been problems with the production of model three and before that with the production of other models as well but investors appear to trust in my the mask and in his ideas sending the stuff almost fifty percent up year to date so if you thank you for that. to china now and old week we're following the new silk wrote its namesake was an ancient trade route which ran from china to the rest of asia and beyond today we stopped in africa where the chinese have invested si

. >> stopping robot development has gotten the support of tesla ceo elon musk.teven hawking and apple cofounder. >> fischer make an unusual business move today in hope of creating a safer workplace. the chief prargt officer announced any will share the sexual harassment policy online. sand berg writes that the company doesn't believe it has all the answers. but facebook hopes it will inspire other businesses to share in re policy so they can learn from each other. >>> 3-d printing saves the live of a dog. that story next. ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ lessonou >>> ton at 6:00, a bay area professor's office vandalized. how he makes it a learning lesson outds of classroom. that story and more tonight at 6:00. >>> engineering students at uc davis helped save a young puppy with a 3-d priner. a few weeks ago this dog wagon attacked left with a broken cheek bone and skull. the vet hospital at uc davis prrnwood the engineering students t

musk says the company plans to upgrade the navigation software in teslas and develop windshield wiperslly change speeds depending on the weather. musk also gave a rough time line for the company's next product. he says tesla will start working on that electric pickup truck after the model y is released. >>> time now 5:26. the warriors beat utah jazz last night. it was a blowout, 126-101. >> still got the same amount of spring. to draymond. beautifully done. >> give and go. draymond green had 14 points, almost had his second straight triple double. the warriors started to pull away. they had 42 points in the third quarter. kevin durant had 21 points. and then jordan bell made everybody get out of their seats. >> mitchell, pretty clever delivery, couldn't finish. and jordan bell, touchdown. >> that's how you do it. warriors went on winning in a blowout. tomorrow they will be hosting the charlotte hornets. >>> it's 5:27, and up next, homeowners are being contacted about prepaying their property taxes. the reason they hope that this will help save some money before the new year and the new

>>>tesla ceo elon musk is setting a deadline for the company's next product. musk says they will start working on an electric pickup truck. there still isn't a specific day for the model y which is a compact electric suv to be available but it is scheduled to begin production in 2019. last year, he did mention the pickup truck as part of his master plan for tesla. >>>a lot of people make new years resolutions and the library of congress has one. since 2010, it's archived every public tweet including all of yours, mines, heathers, bill's, the president's, now the library of congress says starting new years day, it's going to be more selective. it will pick out the most important and interesting tweets. the library will also start deleting some of the less relevant tweets. >> still ahead, changing the conversation regarding teens and drugs. now that the sale of recreation marijuana is set to go into effect. >> we're out trying to fight the good fight on the front line and this just makes our job a lot harder. >> we're going to hear from a drug abuse counselor ab

. >>> palo alto's tesla and ceo, elon musk plan to add to their fleet of vehicles. >> musk tweeting and promising a design back up after releasing the model y suv. musk says he has a core design in mind. the ceo has attempted building a pick-up truck since last year. the semitruck was recently unveiled and the roadster in the future. >> very cool. >>> it is 4:36. coming up on "today in the bay," customers are showing apple where they stand when it comes to the iphone and it's not good. we'll break down holiday sales, next. >>> live pictures from oakland at this hour. much more news ahead. the time is 4:36. you are watching "today in the bay." really? really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy, live at cnbc. wall street rebounds from yesterday's decline this losses. apple stocks fell on a report of lackluster demand for the iphone x. economic data today on consumer confidence. dow fli

tesla founder elon musk promised to design oo pickup truck after releasing his model y suv in 2019. he said he already has the car designed. tesla plans to produce an electric semi truck that was unveiled and a new roadster. >>> the department of emergency sfrss rolling out a tech service to keep people updated on new year's eve. text nye sf17 to 888-777. they'll give you access to any emergency alerts. be aware of the emergency exits. always use a designated diver if you plan on drinking. >>> still to come, the prince and the president. former president obama opens up in a rare interview with prince harry. >>> the economy is booming after strong sales as holiday season. what president trump is saying about the good news when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this a picture of the crash - that >>> breaking news from mountain view. we're getting word of a fatal collision at shoreline and plymouth. they're asking people stay away from the area. they are working a fatal there. there's no time of reopening for the area near shoreline and plymou plymouth. we'll update you when we get more informati

in june, tesla's elon musk and disney's bob iger both quit the group after the administration withdrewcord. then came charlottesville. one ceo after the next resigned from the councils, until the president had no choice but to disband them altogether. >> just in, two ceos for jobs now totally gone, disbanding. >> it was a stunning reversal, considering the euphoria among many business leaders following trump's election. >> number two, the most sweeping tax reform in decades. it will touch nearly every american citizen, and it's billed as a middle-class tax cut. >> this is going to cost me a fortune this thing, believe me, believe me. this is not good for me. >> the bigger relief goes to those who need it most. >> the middle class are the biggest winners in the senate tax plan. >> the government's own analysis tells a different story. it finds the rich and corporations benefit the most at a cost of a trillion dollars added to the deficit. republicans insist tax cuts will ignite explosive economic growth, benefiting everyone. >> the report is adopted. without objection, the motion to rec

francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> palo alto-based tesla will add another vehicle to its long list of electric vehicles. ceo elon musk tweeted he will build an electric pickup truck for tesla. he promised he will make it after his model y compact suv tentatively goes into production in mid 2019. musk was responding to a twitter user from vancouver who said "need an electric pickup truck please." so ask and you shall receive evidently. >> mm-hmm. >>> when it comes to our weather situation i think it's safe to say we have some of the best weather in the country. >> it spoils us. i know we need the rain but we can't do anything about, it might as well enjoy it while it lasts. meteorologist drew tuma is here. chance of rain, drew? >> yeah, there is a chance. first we'll track warmer days next couple of days and then we can see our next potential storm move into the forecast. some welcome news there. live doppler 7 along with satellite. today tons of sunshine throughout the day. tonight just a few high clouds streaming in from time to time. live doppler 7 giving us the all clear. the picture outside tonight, a live look f

francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> palo alto-based tesla will add another vehicle to its long list of electric vehicles. ceo elon musk tweeted he will build an electric pickup truck for tesla. he promised he will make it after his model y compact suv tentatively goes into production in mid 2019. musk was responding to a twitter user from vancouver who said "need an electric pickup truck please." so ask and you shall receive evidently. >> mm-hmm. >>> when it comes to our weather situation i think it's safe to say we have some of the best weather in the country. >> it spoils us. i know we need the rain but we can't do anything about, it might as well enjoy it while it lasts. meteorologist drew tuma is here. chance of rain, drew? >> yeah, there is a chance. first we'll track warmer days next couple of days and then we can see our next potential storm move into the forecast. some welcome news there. live doppler 7 along with satellite. today tons of sunshine throughout the day. tonight just a few high clouds streaming in from time to time. live doppler 7 giving us the all clear. the picture outside tonight, a live look f

rounded out the top five.other local tech moguls in the top 500: oracles's larry ellison , tesla founder elon muskives at google, ebay, valve and facebook.in all, the list includes 157 americans, 38 chinese, plus 18 from hong kong. 27 from russia and 24 from india.the chinese billionaires added 177 billion dollars in 2017, a 65 percent gain that was the biggest of the 49 countries represented. real estate developer hui ka yan's wealth grew by almost 26- billion, a 350 percent jump from last year, and the second-biggest u.s. dollar gain , after jeff bezos.ma huateng, co-founder of messaging service tencent holdings, became asia's second-richest person when his fortune nearly doubled to $41 billion.doubled to $41 nearly doubled to $41 billion. (catherine) (catherine) the richest man in china is the founder of alibaba, jack ma, who is 17th in the world overall/ vicki and grant? (grant) coming up... we'll show why how one christmas display prompted 9-1-1 calls. (vicki) and as you make your resolutions... we'll show you how one simple change to your diet could help you start your new year a little bit

not just elon musk's tesla . . .nce experiments to the object of automaker infatuation. mercedes-benz declared it would offer ev or gas-hybrid options throughout its line-up by 2022. general motors, an icon of the internal combustion engine days, will spend $4.5 billion to roll out 13 evs in the coming years, while ford motor will launch 15 ev or hybrid models by 2025. all that buzz is thanks in large part to tesla ceo elon musk, who has thrilled car buyers while puzzling analysts with a growing line-up of sleek but pricey electric sedans. winner: stocks and the economy march on . . .wall street's second-longest bull, which turns 9 in march, generated a lot of money for 401(k) investors in 2017. the blue-chip dow index made thousand-point jumps seem routine. it cracked 20,000 in january. then investors cheered 24,000 in november. uncertainty and political scandals in washington didn't deter them from buying stocks. the u.s. economy notched its best six-month stretch of growth in three years and unemployment fell to a

tesla ceo elon musk says he's dying to build an electric truck. promises tesla will build the truck soon after building the model y crossover vehicle which reports say could launch in 2019. cnbc news business report, i'm landon dowdy. >> landon, thank you. >>> 6:55. new details on metro's plan for new year's eve. metro will stay open late on new year's eve, but the system will close an hour earlier than it has in previous years. no corporate sponsor this year paying for the late night hours so you'll have to pay foryour own ride on metro this year. metro will close at 2:00 a.m. on new year's day. >>> and at 6:55, here are 4 things to know. prince gorges county police are investigating a homicide in largo. police say they found a man shot to death inside an suv around 9:00 or 10:00 last the victim is. look for updates in our nbc washington app. >>> virginia state election officials are delaying a tie. the ruling declared the 94th district race a tie. follow news 4's bureau chief julie carrie on twitter for updates. >>> passengers on a tokyo bound f

. >>> tesla ceo elon musk promising to build an pickup truck. >> number seven, tonight's powerball jackpot$337 million. and mega millions is $306 million. it was a christmas surprise for one massachusetts woman. >> she woke up in labor more than a week before her due date. it was snowing so hard her husband decided not to risk driving to the hospital and called 911 instead. he delivered his daughter before first responders got there. >> there was snow falling everywhere. it was a beautiful moment. >> the family naming their baby girl harlem. >>> check out oakley, the german shepherd. his family lives in the city of erie that received more than 60 inches of snow between christmas eve and last night. oakley is certainly enjoying it. >> we'll be back with another full 90 minutes of news. background check for guns. why the city attorney is blaming the department of defense. >> plus, the new allegation of sexual assault. this time it involves a former trump campaign aide. >>> we're having a better day and hoping to get you off on the and hoping to get you off on the right foot this >>> good mor

tesla charging the top of the consumer reports owner satisfaction survey elan musk, tesla 90 out of aossible hundred beating all other brands , tesla this morning or this evening trading more than three-quarters set to the upside , e-trade getting in on bin coin craze allowing users to trade cboe bitcoin futures on its platform and e-trade is up 1 %, more liz claman coming up. i've been thinking. think of all the things that think these days. businesses are thinking. factories are thinking. even your toaster is thinking. honey, clive owen's in our kitchen. i'm leaving. oh never mind, he's leaving. but what if a business could turn all that thinking... thinking... endless thinking into doing? to make better decisions. make a difference. make the future. not next week while you think about it a little more. but right now. is there a company that can help you do all that? ♪ i can think of one. ♪ i used to have more hair. i used to have more color. and... i used to have cancer. i beat it. i did. not alone. i used to have no idea what the american cancer society did. research? yeah. but al

tesla ceo elon musk gave the public a first look last month. it will not be available until 2019.nkrupt but depending on how the holiday season goes may be paying out $16 million in bonuses. a judge is approving the plan now as long as the company hits financial targets. companies who are in bankruptcy can give out incentive bonuses but they're not allowed to give retention bonuses. the chain filed for bankruptcy in september after racking up $5 billion in debt. the company said it planned to keep all its stores open for the holiday shopping season. >>> and california's insurance commissioner wants to take away wells fargo insurance licenses. >> almost 1,500 unauthorized policies reportedly sold from 2008 to 2016 from wells fargo kiosks. in some cases customers gave their information for an insurance quote but instead got signed up for the policy itself. the accusation says wells fargo showed incompetency or untrustworthiness and knowingly misrepresented the insurance policies. >>> another day, another absurdly huge surge for bitcoin topping $15,000 for the first time overnight. 2

jim has renewed his condemnation of tesla, saying elon musk's car company is "heading for a brick wallalso said every bull market a bad one.a is he has been very public about his short position in the company for more than a year. he told bloomberg that tesla is structurally unprofitable and way too leveraged. taxi sector to the in asia in an attempt to turn former enemies into allies. bringing bangkok's fleet into it after offer quicker. uber agreed to sell 51% of its singapore rental unit for more than 200 million dollars. uber has teamed up with three taxi companies in taipei. sufferedlectric has the biggest plunge after -- more doubt onts shinzo abe's hopes of bringing japan's nuclear grid back online. the network has been in mothballs since the fukushima disaster. other cases pending, seeking to prevent the return of nuclear power. coming up, hong kong and singapore getting a reality check. we speak to patrick wong and nicole wong about the outlook for the property sector. this is bloomberg. ♪ prices in hong kong look like they will continue to rise next year, but investors and an

meantime, tesla ceo elon musk says no, he is the person behind bitcoin and that he's forgotten where post suggesting he's the creator of bitcoin. he said, not true. a friend sent me part of a bitcoin a few years ago, but i don't know where it is. [laughter] emily: and that does it for this edition of the best "bloomberg technology." we will bring you the best in tech throughout the week. we will continue our coverage of cryptocurrencies wednesday. tune in for our matt: coming up on "bloomberg best," the stories that shaped the week in business around the world. relief for retailers, opec agrees to extend production cuts, nuclear flashpoint flare again in north korea. president trump: this is a situation we will handle. matt: the senate grapples with the tax bill. the fed chair into the chair apparent speak on capitol hill. >> the case for raising interest rates at the next meeting is coming together. matt: a fed president shares insight in an exclusive conversation. >> the strategy of moving interest rates up given where the economy is and where it has

. >>> tesla ceo elon musk to make a pickup truck after the release of the next model, an electric suv due in about two years. musk says pickup trucks would probably be slightly bigger than a ford f-150. >>> several disney hotels and resorts are upping and updates their security policies. that include the removal of the do not disturb door sign and they're switching to room occupied signs that will alert staff guests are currently in the room but will not actually stop staff from coming in. >>> this is something we've been following very closely here on the teleagainst report. the carried interest loophole which still exists in newly signed tax bill and something the president promised to do away with. guess what? we discoverd a way that he can close it and save taxpayers $180 billion. that is a lot of money, right? could pay for the wall, or make a huge dent in our deficit. president trump wouldn't even need to consult congress to make it happen. here to explain american majority ceo, and gary kaltbaum, president of kaltbaum capital management. >> thanks, trish. trish: this is big new

in some case worsened some drivers' poor credit. >>> palo alto-based tesla will add another vehicle to its lineup. the ceo elon muskweeted he will build an electric pickup truck for tesla. he promised to make it after his model y goes into production in mid-2019. musk was responding to a twitter user from vancouver who said, quote, need an electric pickup truck, please. >> who knew it was that easy? >>> amazon said it had a record breaking holiday season. more than a billion items, billion with a "b," were sold this season. the best-selling items amazon's echo dot and fire tv stick. >>> some extraordinary technology is making a big difference for those who are blind. >> it's a new type of glasses, and it's helping them envision the world around them. san diego-based aira provides agents who see a live stream through a camera on these wi-fi-connected glasses. while on the phone agents guide users through their everyday lives. three brothers and their dad rely on aira to get around. >> i can see the pool in front of you, the mountains on the far end. it is partially cloudy but i can see the blue sky. >> experiencing