we have a director of plug in vehicle research center at uc- davis. we also have jason connolly from the department of energy. he is the product manager for the chrysler pev project. now we will get questions from the press. >> [inaudible] >> how long do you charge it? [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> it depends on how you drive it. for the first 50 miles, that is the charge to peak cycle. that is when you are in a state of charge or the vehicle will be a regular hybrid vehicle. then you can charge it as often as you would like after. we are recommending that you drive twice a day. chieonce it goes into the chargg station, the truck driver, you get 22 mpg. chrysler does not at this point have any production plans but is an enabler to implement this technology, modify technology come into other applications. it could be an electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle or a plugged and hybrid vehicle. that is the purpose of this demonstration program. >> [inaudible] >> it is in comparison to the existing fleet vehicles. i give you numbers on the economy, how much veh

we have a director of plug in vehicle research center at uc- davis. we also have jason connolly from the department ofrg

earlier in this year, a medical miracle was unveiled at uc davis. a team of doctors performed an larynx transplant and it restored a woman's ability to speak. >> for more than a decade, brenda couldn't use her voice. >> now the 52-year-old modesto woman is a chatterbox. >> i'm still working on it but it's improving every day. >> she is second person ever that received a larynx trance plant. it's a complex surgery. a team of surgeons from uc davis practiced for two years before performing the delicate operation. >> it's somewhat complex. >> they took the liarjs and thyroid gland from a donor whose family okayed the procedure. 13 days later the patient was able to speak. the vocal cords were paralyze whd a vewt liags tube in her throat accidentally moved. she used a electronic box and suffered teasing and stares. >> i never thought we would be able to put something like this together. >> jensen was an ideal candidate because as a recipient of transplant four years ago she is taking the powerful medications that help prevent organ rejections. her voice

ended up in uc-davis. made my way out to san francisco when i was a college student, and i sat in the class is in san francisco state as well, and i remember growing up at that time around clement street. we call the richmond district the new chinatown in the 1980's at that time. just being around the tremendous unique neighborhood, and discovering san francisco in the 1980's as i grew up, but i also have been very active as a community organizer. i worked in chinatown, and some first jobs also at the mental health center in the richmond area multi services in the 1980's, and i was also a staff are at the chinatown youth center -- i was also a staffer. a lot of my work has been supporting community empowerment, especially in an immigrant and people of color communities. most recently, i have been teaching at san francisco state. i ran the immigrant rights coalition in the city in the 1990's for several years. i'm also an immigration attorney, and a lot of my passion is supporting in power met for immigrant

a uc davis researcher has found more than a third of stray bullet victims are children. jodi hernandez talked to that researcher about his alarming findings and ways families can protect themselves. >> in war time we use the you have nichl collateral damage to describe injuries to people who are not involved. this is a special civilian form of collateral damage. >> reporter: uc davis researcher says he's not altogether surprised at the heart-wrenching news a 3-year-old boy was killed during a drive-by shooting in oakland yesterday afternoon. he recently expected a year's worth of findings nationwide. his findings showed children are too often getting caught in the crossfire. >> for me one of the most striking findings of the entire study was how many of these cases involve children. nearly a third, 32%, of the people in our study who had been shot by stray bullets were under the age of 15. >> reporter: the east bay has seen its fair share of young, innocent victims. yesterday's killing comes on the heels of another 3-year-old shot. a week and a half ago, little shala too

a wealthy cat lover named maxine adler's estate recently donated $50 million to uc davis. the gift stipulated any animal cancer treatment discovered by researchers uses the money must include the name of her cat. dubi. dubi died of cancer. >>> the latest new home sales figures are out. the question is why are some bay area home builders saying they are optimistic. i'm consumer editor tom vacar, that story still ahead. >>> in real life, over a rescue effort unfolding right now in the east bay hills. we've learned more about the two people inside of a vehicle and this person here being taken by rescuers up to safety. >>> back in 10 minutes, a big increase in temperatures, certainly an increase in fire damages. i'll tell you which cities will be the warmest tomorrow. >>> a mental patient on trial for killing a hospital worker learns his fate. we are talking with the victim's relatives about the punishment handed down just hours ago. >> he's a thug, he's not going to survive in prison. >>> also, caught in the act. the bizarre crime at city hall that sheriff's deputies witnesse

also at uc-davis, so i am proud when we can be supportive of community and public radio. i think supervisor mirkarimi, -- thank supervisor mirkarimi and others for taking a stand with me. i am urging us to have a resolution for kalw on this anniversary. it was the first educational station in the u.s., and supervisor campos knows that it is operated by our school district and has tremendous educational programming. also, they have been a pioneer and public broadcasting. they support the educational mission of the san francisco unified school district and creating opportunities for student learning. i am urging the board to declare -- and i would like to let the clerk no that this resolution should come back at our meeting on september 6th after we come back from recess. >> i wanted to take the time to say a few words about -- when i learned about his passing, it was very shocking and i think that everything has been said it terms of what he brought to his work. from my own experience in this line of work, you get to know a number of individuals and a number of issues and

i grew up in the california area, ended up at uc-davis. i made my way out to san francisco in 1984 when i was a college student. i remember growing up on clement street. i have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering san francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so rich and lively to live in. >> i have also been active as a community organizer. i worked at the chinese progressive association. i also worked at the mental health center in the richmond district. i have always been passionate about civil rights, equality for everyone. i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality issues. i guess i have always been vocal about my politics, but as a supervisor, i have to listen to other perspectives and making decisions. >> very soon there will be of much more seniors in that area. we are trying to focus on whether a sto

. >>> a new report by uc davis that shocked even the researchers. it's about autism.eport suggests that brothers and sisters of autistic kids have a higher risk of developing the disorder. they studied 664 infants with at least one older sibling with autism. 19% of those younger siblings were diagnosed with autism as well by the time they were 3. the study said the younger siblings risk of autism is 20 times greater than children of the general population. that study can be found in today's pediatrics online. >> the san francisco giants have two more fans this morning. very little fans. the team confirms tin juried star catcher -- the injured star catcher posey is a proud father of twins. the boy and a girl that were born yesterday. posey said he wanted to be off crutches before the babies arrived so his wife kristen would haven't to take care of all of them. well, he is off crutches. but still in rehab. hopefully they will be in the giants onesies cheering their dad on next season. congratulations. >> yeah. still ahead, only august and we're talking the holidays. mov

carol was found collapsed in the catatonic state about five miles from home and driven to uc davis medicalcenter. >> a judge is ordering a woman acquitted of killing her young daughter to return to florida and begin serving probation. casey anthony must return to orlando to serve probation for check fraud. her attorneys argued she served while in jail. hear dress will be kept private during probation because she's receiving death threats following acquittal in caylee anthony's death. >> if you're interested in buying a state-owned vehicle now is the chance. governor brown asked all of the unnecessary cars be returned and auctioned off next month. we're talking about 3800 vehicles. right now the department of general services controls the cars. and they hold a monthly auction. everything is open to the public and it's fairly straight forward you come and pay a registration fee. you get a paddle if you don't buy anything, you get money back. it's a good deal for the public. >> and this could save the state $11 million z auction koz bring in an additional $5 million. the governor is looking t

the two-year-old went to uc davis medical center with serious injuries. the mother and the five-year- old went to sutter solano hospital with moderate injuries. >>> a follow-up on a story we reported earlier this week. oakland police officers say they still have problems with their radios. the new $18 million police radio system was installed in june, but officers say they're still running into dead zones and dropped calls. but the department says it's working on fixing the problems. a new antenna site will be installed next month and a series of smaller antennas will be installed to eliminate the dead zones. >>> san francisco district attorney george gascon said it will be important for counties to work together as they implement a new state requirement that low level offenders be sent to county jails, not to state prisons. that was part of the state budget deal. and it's compounded by a federal lawsuit that orders california to reduce prison overcrowding. the new policy referred to as realignment takes effect october 1 st. >> because the way that we hav

. >>> a new report by uc davis that shocked even the researchers. it's about autism.he report suggests that brothers and sisters of autistic kids have a higher risk of developing the disorder. they studied 664 infants with at least one older sibling with autism. 19% of those younger siblings were diagnosed with autism as well by the time they were 3. the study said the younger siblings risk of autism is 20 times greater than children of the general population. that study can be found in today's pediatrics online. >> the san francisco giants have two more fans this morning. very little fans. the team confirms tin juried star catcher -- the injured star catcher posey is a proud father of twins. the boy and a girl that were born yesterday. posey said he wanted to be off crutches before the babies arrived so his wife kristen would haven't to take care of all of them. well, he is off crutches. but still in rehab. hopefully they will be in the giants onesies cheering their dad on next season. congratulations. >> yeah. still ahead, only august and we're talking the holidays.

this morning uc davis on the of a law winning endcc1: suit. a federal district judge says the university violated title 9 failing to give enough athletic opportunities to women but the judge also ruled that the university did not discriminate against a group of female wrestlers cut from the team in 2001. the women had sued the university after they were forced to go through wrestle-offs to determine who on the team would be cut and they all were. the judge says the women weren't cut because of their gender but because they weren't very good wrestlers. title 9 bans gender discrimination. >> a miraculous story of survival. >> we're looking at a nice pleasant drive for 880 through milpitas. i have a note along this freeway. we'll show you what else is going on even at this hour on a friday. >> don't forget about facebook. mike does a great job of updating that with traffic updates, hit nbc bay area morning news in the search and hit like. cc1:cc1: >> 4:52. we look at the hp pavilion. an incredible scene, dozens of beachgoer scrambling to save a t

commercially in california, one of the most popular being the albion variety that daren worked closely with uc-davis to develop. >> it has several advantages over other varieties. first of all, the production is hh. i mean, this thing will produce anywhere from 6,500 to 8,000 trays a year, ok? the second thing that it does, it has that beautiful red color, probably one of the prettiest berries that you can buy on the market. it also has shipping ability. so what it does is it allows us to ship it full color. now, that has been something that has eluded us for years. >> once the berries are picked, they are then rushed into the cooling facility where huge fans draw out field heat. once cooled, they are theb trucked off for same-day delivery to a variety of places, including one of northern california's most famous berry businesses, shari's berries. started in 1989, this is the place where strawberries go on a unique adventure. here, they are drizzled, dipped, dunked, and no doubt devoured by those lucky enough to receive one. >> you talk about how a company succeeds. it's got to have a product with s

a uc davis survey show women make more money on the market then men because guys trade 45% more often and get too cocky. 63% of men call themselves experienced traders. only 48% of women claim that title. >> i would go to quality. >> reporter: advice from the first woman to ever own a seat at the new york stock exchange. so buy the things that you eat, that you drive, that -- >> -- you live with. >> reporter: it's an approach endorsed by a new book called "warren buffett invests like a girl," claiming women survive better in the market by trading less. make unemotional stock decisions, and pick stable investments, not trendy. >> they think frankly they know more than they do and this can lead them to make some pretty bad choices. >> reporter: women do more research and hold on to stocks longer. >> this is a great time to come out and look for stocks that are on sale. >> reporter: a more feminine portfolio that avoids testosterone-based snap decisions may be the way to stay safe in the long run. jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> now to that breaking news on the american airlines fligh

he was taken to uc davis medical center for treatment. >>> firefighters in hayward rushed to contain a fire that burned in the hayward hills. the fire burned directly southeast of the golf and country club on fair view avenue. firefighters received the call shortly after 2:00. helicopter contained the fire by about 2:30. the flames burned 5 acres. it appears someone using a weed wacker sparked the fire. no one was hurt. >>> the nation's debt crisis was -- averted. the senate passed the bill after a battle. president obama signed the bill in private. afterward he said much more needs to be done to curve spending including higher taxes on the wealthy. >> everybody is going to have to chip in. it's only fair. that's the principal i'll be fighting for after this process. >> reporter: the bill cuts spending by more than $2 trillion over 10 years. it also sets up a bipartisan panel of lawmakers to find more cuts in the federal budget. california's two senators, dianne feinstein and barbara boxer both voted in favor of the bill. both said it was far from perfect but not passing it would mea

he was taken to uc davis medical center for treatment. >>> firefighters in hayward rushed to contain a fire that burned in the hayward hills. the fire burned directly southeast of the golf and country club on fair view avenue. firefighters received the call shortly after 2:00. helicopter contained the fire by about 2:30. the flames burned 5 acres. it appears someone using a weed wacker sparked the fire. no one was hurt. >>> the nation's debt crisis was -- averted. the senate passed the bill after a battle. president obama signed the bill in private. afterward he said much more needs to be done to curve spending including higher taxes on the wealthy. >> everybody is going to have to chip in. it's only fair. that's the principal i'll be fighting for after this process. >> reporter: the bill cuts spending by more than $2 trillion over 10 years. it also sets up a bipartisan panel of lawmakers to find more cuts in the federal budget. california's two senators, dianne feinstein and barbara boxer both voted in favor of the bill. both said it was far from perfect but not passing it would mea

. >> and he was found collapsed in a katatonic state and driven by ambulance to uc davis medical center>> this year's scientists in search of signs of intelligent life found themselves looking for basic funding after budget cuts shut down their radio telescopes. the search for the siti received $200,000 including a donation from actress jody foster. they plan to use money to reboot an array of 42 radio telescopes located. and the search for more funding continues and they have only enough money to operate through the year. >> and when people are worried alcohol can be escape. in this down economy, wine sales are setting records. >> and the u.s. is beating france as a top seller. >> in california sun, most of all, these vines are growing profits. in temecula, business is far from sour. >> when someone comes to the winery, they can buy a bottle of wine for how much? >> you know, it varies now. we've adjusted our strategy. we have a wider price point range. we have bottle that's range from flait teens up into 90s skpdz over $100. >> it's one strategy making u.s. wine industry robust. >> if

uc-davis researchers looked at hundreds of babies who had an autistic sibling.nd they found that those babies had a 20 times greater chance of having autism, as well. the rates were even higher for infants who had at least two older siblings with autism. >>> we all know fast food is bad for us but there are a few new menu items that take the prize for absolute worst. the daily beast ranked the most fattening new entrees. now, number one, they list as:le bee's provolone stuffed meatballs 1500 calories, 43 grams of fat at applebee's. southwest burger at tgi fridays. 1700 calories. traditional mac and chief at california pizza kitchen, 54 grams of saturated fat. >> wow. >> a meal right there. >>> still ahead in our next half hour an update on the bart station shutdowns. it's going on right now in san francisco. we'll tell you more about this protest in a live report coming up. got ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, activists got kicked out of the civic center station. but joe vazque >>> let's check back on the protest that forced the closure of a few bart stations in san francis

>> kimberly: uc davis and 150 of us in the class and i got the highest grade.hat is. >> bob: you knew more about sex. >> kimberly: truthful. >> greg: should it be mandated? >> bob: of course. now you could be a substitute teacher now in the new york city school system. as a serious side to this, that is among hispanics and blacks in the city of new york, the number of unwed mothers has gone up and up and up. it may be that you don't necessarily need it for the white boys and girls but i think it does matter -- >> kimberly: everybody needs it, bob. >> bob: well, yeah. >> greg: i think kids don't take it seriously and they find it stupid. >> kimberly: they learn from their friends. daps they watch viagra commercials at four years old. >> andrew: isn't it the responsibility of the parents? the school can't teach basic math. it's going to teach sex ed? >> bob: a lot of kids don't have parents, judge. >> greg: many teachers are too busy trying to pick up the students. >> kimberly: that's why you keep them off facebook. >> dana: this is again why i a dog. >> greg: wh

. >> reporter: researchers from uc davis will take mileage data from the trucks and will monitor their charging ability, fuel economy and real performance. lee says that by december 2012 there will be 15 charges stations. >>> we'll tell you about the extreme steps the owner of this toy store is going through to stop shoplifters. >>> good evening i'm ken wayne, frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener, thousands of people are gathering tonight for national night out an event to unite neighborhoods against crime. ktvu's robert handa is live now at one of the biggest gathering in the south bay to tell us why organizers say they are at a critical turning point when it comes to keeping families safe, robert. >> reporter: well julie we're in one of the highest crime areas in the south bay in story and king road and we're also at one of the largest national night out events going to be held at san jose. the event is a gathering to help neighbors fight crime both informally or with the help of groups. help that san jose police say they n

a report out of uc davis finds lake tahoe has reached its second lowest level of clarity in almost 50rs. back in 1968 you could see down to a depth of 102 feet. last year it was 65 feet. climate change may be a factor, according to experts. the report will be discussed at the 50th annual tahoe summitt next tuesday. we were up there at tahoe at different times recently, and the 65 feet, i don't know, i didn't measure it, but it's still gorgeous, spectacular, and you can see a long way down. >> when you figure it's only used a couple months out of the year and much of it is frozen or cold or snow packed. yeah, it looks gorgeous out there. upper 70s to low 80ths there. and looking at this mount you can see the higher scattered clouds. not much in the way of low clouds. take a look at golden gate. the fog and visibility reduced at the coast at about 4 miles. 6:23 sunrise, 8:05 is the sunset. and here's the roof where you see the scattering of clouds. changes today comes in the depth of the marine layer, strength of onshore push. less of both of that today. slightly warmer afternoon and sl

. >> reporter: a vet at uc-davis says the worms enter the dog's bloodstream from the mosquito bite and then settle in their heart and just like west nile virus can affect humans differently, so too does heartworm attack each dog in different ways. >> there actually is a grading scale where we can have dogs that have no sign whatsoever of being infected with a heartworm, would you have absolutely no idea that they were sick until a test is done and double-checked and shown to be their heartworm-positive. on the other end of the spectrum dogs can die from it. >> reporter: roxy has begun the treatment to cure her of heartworm which involves deep injections of medicine at the base of her spine. here's the problem. not for roxy but for other dogs diagnosed with heartworm. about two weeks ago the supplier of the only drug approved by the fda to treat heartworm told vets it was temporarily not making it. it can't get the active ingredient. and it could be several months before it comes up with a solution. the good news for dog owners is heartworm is fairly easy to prevent. a monthly pill usua

. >>> a cat lover has given the uc davis vet school one of the largest -- largest donations. the estate the maxine adler has bequeathed $668 million. the money is being used to attract some of the top researchers in animal oncology and genetics. >>> crime concerns of some residents campaigning for surveillance cameras in tam valley some residents have their own cameras following burglaries. tiburon installed cameras earlier this year after a long public debate about privacy concerns. >> i can tell you it is a fact of life. there are cameras everywhere. >> tiburon's police chief said since the cameras were installed at least six cars have been recovered. >>> 7:38. now we're learning more about the woman killed by a muni bus last week. emily dunn had been giving in san francisco for less than a month when she was hit by a bus in the crosswalk at 18th. muni said the with us drive -- bus driver was headed to the f- line terminal. >>> 7:38. william ayers has been deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial. the former san mateo psychiatrist is accused of molesting seven young male

uc davis, number 10. santa clara made the list at number 24,er toly -- tori. to newsweek the happiest school in the whole country, yale. that study looked at six categories including dining, housing, nightlife and the costs. >>> the man who made it easy for all of us to shoot cheesy home move slips is hope -- movies is hoping something else is just as cheesy. he found the company behind the camcorder. today he's eaching up his own grilled cheese sandwich. he's hoping to have 25 others around the country within the next year. >>> kind of interesting from going to video cameras to grilled cheese sandwiches. witnesses are calling it a shocking site as a 7-year-old boy is thrown off a tour boat. aette reason -- the reason why this man here is in trouble with the law. >>> this morning, a southern california man is out on bail after allegedly throwing his special needs 7-year-old son off a tour boat. police say the boy an his father, sloan briles, were on the boat in newport harbor on sunday. they say he was aring with his girlfriend when he threatened to throw his

a uc davis survey shows women make more money on the market than men because guys trade 45% more oftenocky. 63% of men call themselves experienced traders. only 48% of women claim that title. >> i would go to quality. >> reporter: advice from the first woman to ever own a seat at the new york stock exchange. >> so buy the things that you eat, that you drive, that -- >> you live with. >> reporter: it's an approach endorsed by a new book called "warren buffett invests like a girl." claiming women survive better in the market by trading less, making unemotional stock decisions, and picking stable investments, not the trendy. >> men tend to be more overconfident when it comes to investing. they think, frankly, that they know more than they do and this can lead them to make some pretty bad choices. >> reporter: women do more research and hold on to stocks longer. >> this is a great time to come out and look for stocks that are on sale. >> reporter: a more feminine portfolio that avoids testosterone-based snap decisions may be the way to stay safe in the long run. jim avila, abc news, new yo

scientists from uc davis have been on the river collecting breath samples from her spray. >>> and whohe road. in fact, what everyone wants to know is how and why the peacock escaped the zoo. real new yorkers know it's all about location, location, location in the big apple. the proof, here he is. or she. even in central park zoo peacock knows that. yesterday the real estate savvy peacock escaped the zoo to move on up to a luxury condo. of course, there on the beautiful east side of the island of manhattan. wasted no time perching itself on a fifth floor window ledge. much to the delight of these crowds snapping pictures below. zookeepers apparently weren't worried, though. they knew the bird would fly back to the proverbial coop this morning after a night on the town. >>> from that we go to wolf blitzer with a look at what's coming up next on "the situation room." you mentioned senator hatch coming up on the show. >> orrin hatch. he blocked the compromise yesterday that would have kept the faa sort of in business right now and, of course, the faa for all practical purposes out of busi

so, doug miller is an economist at uc davis, and i wrote a paper published of her years ago when we lookt the long-term impact of head start on kids who were dating in the 300 poorest public schools in the united states in the 1960s. so these are like african-american kids in the mississippi delta, attending the lowest quality of public school that you can imagine. and we have seen the long-term head start benefits for those kids, despite the fact that they're going to such low-quality elementary schools. i think more plausible in my view it is a hypothesis that steve mentioned any science paper but he didn't talk about so much during his presentation, is the possibility of elementary schools over time might be getting better at alleviating school deficits among kids are not getting high quality preschool experiences. that is, the kids who are not in head start, the teacher then redirects time towards remediating the skill staff of the non-head start kids. some evidence that elementary schools might be getting overtime, particularly for the lowest achieving kids, comes from scores from t