you get the per watt price. you divide this by this. you get the price per a.c. watt. you want to ask about permit fees as well. each city typically will charge fees. now those fees are coming down and we're working very hard to get them standardized and clear. there is some cost. sometimes the installers will pass that on to you. ask how they're dealing with it. you say, ok, what's my watt. let's see it was four d.c. but you'll have 18% less here, so that's the number you want, you divide this by that and you get that. so this would be 926 a watt. therefore, you can compare apples to apples. they have a standard calculator that they use on the web and they include that printout on your bid and they have to file that printout in your rebate application. so there is another possibility of lowering costs, the group buy. when i went, in i went in with a bunch of friends because i thought i wanted to bring people in because i knew all of these people, these greeny homeowners that were needing to walk the talk and because i brought a lot of businesses vendor, they lowered a

there are a lot of halogen lights and this is a 20-watt bulb. they're popular in kitchens and very popular for display. the problem with them is they are very inefficient. they create a lot of heat for the light and they are not allowed to be used by the energy code except in displays. even though customers like them, they're really not desirable in terms of the energy code. >> a lot of stuff is sold in stores that doesn't meet the code or is not efficient or is really not in your best interests, but they sell it. you go to the big box hardware stores and you can buy a lot of stuff that isn't -- that is simply not energy first or not used, green, or not allowed under the code, but they continue to sell it and people buy it. so we don't regulate that. we cannot regular it. we can regulate things that people put in their homes and usually only when they get a permit and then we do an inspection. a lot of things are done without inspection. somebody replace a bulb, no permits required, may not be efficient. >> while we're on the subject of lights,

the payment is by watt of capacity.o that's what you're going to get right up front to knock down the cost. if it was $25,000 or $30,000, that's a lot, but you get something knocked off. a lot of time the installers, the people that you deal with, the one stop shop that does the whole thing for you will carry the rebate for you. not all, but most of them do. so you don't even have to finance that and wait a few months to get it back from the state. they incur that floating finance charge for you. it's a real nice service and it lowers the cost right up front. so there is another incentive, two ways of lowering the cost. one is that rebate payment that i talked about with the state. this is from the federal government, ok. this is tax incentives. you have to have tax liability. you have to pay taxes to make this thing valuable to you, but most people do.

, this is approaching 100 mega watt, this will be 150 mega watts. >> reporter: so how big is big? consider just one blade, half as long as a football field. at the top of the spin, the blades are 100 feet over the ground below. ironically many years ago, pg & e planned to build a coal plant right where this windmill stands. today it means less dependency on fossil fuels. >> they can produce power at about the same cost for kilowatt hour as conventional sources. >> reporter: the big draw back those, the best ones don't blow at the same time when the power is needed most. so some of the efficiencies are lost, but researchers are working on ways to store that energy as we do now in batteries. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> santa clara police are warning tonight about a rash of bicycle thefts. the majority of the bikes were stolen from balconies. many of the bikes had been left unlocked making them a tempting target. >>> caltrans and amtrak took their message of rail safety to the state capital today. in the past three years, 300 people have died a

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i'm the chief energy officer of watt. we are bringing democracy and transparency to the energy industry and ending what we call the energy disconnect. we're an early stage company and we love being here. i came all the way from maine, 3,000 miles, to be in this amazing space. i want to say thank you. you can check us out at wa.tt. thank you. >> thank you to everyone. i think now i'd like to turn everyone's attention to the large green ribbon hanging between theo

i'm the chief energy officer of watt. we are bringing democracy and transparency to the energy industry and ending what we call the energy disconnect. we're an early stage company and we love being here. i came all the way from maine, 3,000 miles, to be in this amazing space. i want to say thank you. you can check us out at wa.tt. thank you. >> thank you to everyone. i think now i'd like to turn everyone's attention to the large green ribbon hanging between the two central pillars where we'd like to do an official commencement cutting of the ribbon and following that, we'd invite everyone to walk around the tables up here. we have signage for each of the companies, if you'd like to take a little bit of time to learn about the companies and see the technology that they have. [cheers and applause]

the entire city for a full buildout of renewable and hundreds of efficiencies in hundreds of mega watts. in sonoma county, just that beginning part of getting rate pair information and analyzing that data that component all in itself cost $300,000. and sonoma has a similar size rate base as san francisco does. so i know you got sticker shock on this but the reality is this is what it takes to have a plan on a buildout an entire city. it's vital that you move forward this today so we can send the message to the is sfpuc so they can do their bigger part and get this done. and i've got be clear, advocates are not going to support a c.c.a. program that does not fully flush out the buildout like this. it will not be viable economically. it will have problems and it will not give us the green jobs and the ability to have a strong impact on the climate crisis that we must have. we absolutely must have a big program moving forward na's actually building and installing renewable efficiency to the tune of hundreds of mega watts or this is not worth the paper that it's written on. so commissioners

. >>> ever wonder julie watts has our consumerwatch report. >> reporter: are charges legit followed by a list of ten surcharges and taxes from her phone bill. the answer depends on your definition of legit. they are legal, but some of the names may be misleading. now, the charges listed under the government fees and taxes section are mandated by the city and state. cell phone companies have to collect those from you and then pass them on. but just above that there's another section of usage charges or other charges and that's where consumer advocates say the lines get blurry. >> the reality is there is no law that prohibits companies from adding bogus fees on your bill nothing to do with taxes or regulation. what it does is function as a kind of stealth inflation that allows companies to advertise a price that bears very little resemblance to the final cost to the consumer. it's why a $50 cell phone plan often costs $70. >> reporter: consumer action's joe rideout points to fees like the common regulatory cost recovery charge and verizon's administrative charges. those are fees that cel

on the consumerwatch, julie watts reveals a big mistake by a big bank.ulie. >> reporter: yeah, of all the topics people contact consumerwatch about, foreclosure is by far the most common these days. but a recent email from one viewer stood out among the rest. she found herself in foreclosure even though she had never missed a payment. >> it was disbelief first of all. i was never late. >> reporter: for nearly six years, she says she never has been late paying the mortgage on her pinole home. then suddenly, two weeks ago, bank of america rejected her mortgage payment. >> so there was something there must be some mistake. >> reporter: after calling bank of america for answers, she was certain it was a mistake. >> first person i talked to is customer service. she said it's in foreclosure. >> reporter: she had never missed a payment so she couldn't understand how she could possibly be in foreclosure. and when she asked to speak to a supervisor, she was told, they would look in it but don't bother calling back. in the meantime ryoko corrected her credit score

on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains. >>> some call it prying eyes in a place you would expect privacy. have they gone too far? julie watts reports. >> reporter: some fitting room doors are making it easier to be monitored by a predator or someone with a camera. >> anybody walking by could actually see it. >> reporter: laura and her daughter were shocked when they realized the dressing room doors in this macy's were flipped around so anyone on the outside could see in. >> anyone can see you. >> reporter: this door isn't alone. a joint cbs investigation found these revealing doors in macy's stores throughout florida, washington, d.c., pennsylvania and california and similar doors discovered at some saks fifth avenue stores and ann taylor loft. >> this wasn't morally right. >> reporter: he doesn't want to reveal his identity but this former macy's employ spent 20 years in loss prevention and says it's done intentionally to prevent shoplifting so people can see in from the slats angled out but you can't see out through the ones angled down. >> i was shown the fitting rooms by anot

on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains why many are thrilled the department of justice is trying to stop the at&t-t-mobile merger. >> reporter: the long-awaited merger would be good news for some at&t customers lookly improving their service. the justice department says it will be bad for everyone else. its now filing a lawsuit to block the $39 million deal which would shrink wireless competition to just three major carriers. >> the combination of at&t and t-mobile would result in tens of millions of consumers facing hire prices, fewer choices, and lower quality products to their mobile wireless services. >> reporter: in a recent interview we asked ken mcneeley president of at&t california about the very same concerns. >>> reporter: once t-mobile is no longer and they are now at&t, there's a lot of concern that prices across the board will go up because it will no longer be that cheap option. >> sure. and i disagree. this is a fiercely competencetive industry. and we are going to continue even after the merger, we are going to have three national players. and four to five regiona

nick watt, abc news, london. >> and we thank you for watching tonight.forget, "nightline" along later. and we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. until then, have a wonderful night. good night. >>> tonight the college cartoon campaign backfiring big time. the unintended consequences. >> a man makes a statement on the city's antiloitering law turning a coveted parking spot into a haven for the homeless. >> and new jersey governor christie on a bay area fund raising swing. he looks like a candidate. >> and how the president inspired young people around the country. >> good evening i'm dan ashley. we're going to start with a cartoon controversy. >> it's a drawing touched off a fierce debate on a local college campus, it's racially charged and insulting to african american men. we're live in fairfield with the story. >> this cartoon caused so much controversy here is still available in the print edition of the school paper this, is the "the tempest" but the cartoon has been pulled from the paper's web site it was not presented correctly. >> the

julie watts on the consumerwatch, thank you. >>> a series of bizarre an violent armed robberies in the east bay has prompted several law enforcement agencies to meet to form a strategy. the latest robbery was at a valero gas station in walnut creek yesterday morning. six armed men wearing masks stole cash, cigarettes and condoms. one of them fired a shot but no one was hit. nearby businesses and customers hope the robbers are caught soon. >> walnut creek seems to be like a place where, like, kids want to come to rob people, you know? like they go, oh, let's just go over to walnut creek, they won't be expecting it, catch them off guard, or something. >> police say this week's crimes are among about a dozen in contra costa county within the past few weeks, including five in antioch, with similar methods of operation. >>> a devastating loss for a 14- year-old student who was visually impaired. someone stole his primary teaching tool, one that allows him to do miss school work and have access to the internet. christin ayers explains the boy's mother may have to foot the bill for this expen

>> thank you, nick watt, over tonight in france. >>> and here at home the quest, the duel about getting americans back to work. today president obama sent that $447 billion jobs bill to congress, and members of congress finally got to see the details. abc's jake tapper tells us what they saw. >> reporter: it's a jobs bill so hot off the presses, the president's aides apparently did not even have time to bind it. >> well, here it is. >> reporter: economists project gains ranging from 1.2 million to 1.9 million new jobs. the president today made sure to be flanked by working people he said the people would help. >> this is the bill that congress needs to pass. no games, no politics, no delays. >> reporter: it's a $447 billion plan of payroll tax cuts to increase consumer spending and employer hiring and government spending for infrastructure and to keep p achers on the job. the president's initially selling the bill with visits to three battleground states. >> you're absolutely right, it is a campaign. the president is campaigning for growth and jobs. >> reporter: but republicans and even

nick watt, abc news, london. >>> and thanks so much for watching.egin a week with you. we're always on at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later and we hope to see you right back here again tomorrow night. until then, good night. until then, good night. >>> new images tonight from the san bruno pipeline explosion. the national transportation safety board issues a final report. >> president obama gets linkedn with voters. tonight a town hall session about jobs and the economy. >> accidental death in an oakland hospital. a nurse's work stoppage and a cancer patient who died of a tragic medical mistake. >> cover up in a mall. racy bill boards have now been blocked from view near a childrens' play area. >> good evening, everyone. >> i'm carolyn tyler in for dan ashley tonight. the final report of the pipeline disaster is out. pg&e is still to blame. the report details a series of errors from faulty welds to response times and the for the first time, we're seeing video of the disaster. we're live in san bruno. heather? >> ntsb final report includes

watts or this is not worth the paper that it's written on. so commissioners need to understand that it's vital that we get this work done and that amount of money is what it costs. as council miller said to you, actually from the meetings we've had local power said, well, it would actually cost more but since there is 398 left, that's what we have to go with and that's the only reason that's the number. as to any relationships that might exist -- >> thank you. >> between activists an others i would like to see any proof that any commission would like to put forward so that we can have a real conversation about it. >> next speaker. >> commissioner josh r., brightline defense. and i would actually encourage the commission to go forward with staff recommendation. and i'll tell you why. just a couple of new items from a couple of speakers. the puc has expressly extended the contract to do this buildout because one of the things that hasn't been stated that we've had seven meetings that resulted in near armageddon with the puc and community advoca

abc's nick watt met him right before the big show. >> reporter: derek paravacini is one of the world'sanists. he is severely autistic and totally blind. >> jump. >> reporter: also known as the human ipod. here's why. derek, i am going to play you "crazy in love" by beyonce. ♪ play him a tune he has never heard before. he can play it right back. "crazy in love" with a flourish. ♪ ♪ >> yea! >> derek is continually reinventing the material. he is not an ipod at all. >> no, no, no. >> you're an ipod with a creativity chip, derek. >> reporter: unable to see or communicate at the age of 2 the, derek started banging a keyboard. and he hasn't stopped since. >> he is what i call an exceptional cognitive environment when the whole mind becomes focused on this one thing. >> reporter: you say you think? you don't know for sure. >> no one knows for sure. i don't think we'll ever know for sure. >> reporter: and he is way more than a human ipod because ipods don't improvise. ♪ >> reporter: nick watt, abc news, london. >> huh. that kind of god-given talent is to me staggering. if you want to learn mor

thick fog around watts watt and low to mid-50s.nd the sea breeze moves in more of the neighborhood. good news with that if you don't like the heat is the air quality is better today. comfortable tonight. seasonal temperatures in 50s. much cooler this weekend. talk about today and yesterday. it's cooler everywhere. three degrees in san francisco. concord, fremont, and santa rosa four. oakland and san jose five. we get 12 hours and 9-1/2 minutes of sunshine before it does. they are losing a grip on the weather. cold front slated for weekend ahead of it the sea breeze develops. the low to mid-90s. it's cooler than yesterday. we had 100 in livermore yesterday afternoon. that is the last time we have seen triple digits for a while. richmond, oakland, berkeley, san leandro. 70 for you and 80s in the east bay shore. cupertino around 97. 890s around -- 90s around saratoga and los gatos. mid-70s at millbrae. 78 in san mateo. low 80s for the rest of the peninsula. along the coast, cooler today. low to mid-60s. we have to mid-to-upper 80s in

nick watt, abc news, london. >> incredible.rnor rick perry has you have never seen him before. plus, the rare footage of the southern lights. who shot it and how. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney uncover mystery savings this friday & saturday. everytime you use your jcpenney rewards credit card reveal savings worth 15...20... or 30% extra off all apparel, shoes and accessories. no exclusions! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. everytime you use your jcpenney rewards credit card reveal savings worth 15...20... or 30% extra off all apparel, shoes and accessories. no exclusions! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. right now we are fairly used to seeing pictures from earth above. many people have heard of the northern lights. you have no doubt that the same phenomenon happens downunder. it was captured by astronauts as the international space station was over eastern australia. they shot the whole thing with a digital camera including this still shot. pretty impressive. go back and update the forecast. things changing ra

. >> you don't buy them by watts. you buy them by lumen how bright they will be.raw with these in the long run you save money. pay more for them up front when you buy them but they last for so long and they are so, so much more energy efficient you save. >> well, you save for both of these over the incandescent bulb. this saves over your lifetime. this one will last 2022 years. >> arthel: really? >> it's going to save you $110. but the problem with the leds right now is they are pretty expensive. >> arthel: like $40? >> rick: $40. even over the, even at $40, it will save you money in the long run. >> this cfl is only $1.50. >> if you have recess lighting like up high, one of those bulks, you don't worry about trying to reach it for a long time. worth extra bucks. >> arthel: yeah. >> rick: the bonds we have in front of us phillips and the g.e., and the sylvania is is there one brand people should look out for that works better than another? >> not really. we found differences in most of the bulb. ecosmart did well and so did the phillips but in the ratings we have

julie watts is at a call-in for folks with financial advice. >> we are at the united way of san franciscoolks with financial issues of any kind are urged to call 211. they will be connected with one of many financial experts from various fields to help with their specific problems. we're talking anything from debt related issues, foreclosures. a lot of folks this evening, a lot of retirees saying what do i do with my investments in this economy? a little earlier this evening, we had a chance to sit down with some of the financial experts who tell us the advice they are giving is running the gamut. so tell me about the types of calls you have been getting tonight, randy. >> a variety of calls from people in some circumstances, people have money that they are worried about, is it safe, in others people have either inherited money and are trying to figure out what to do with it in this market environment, it's very difficult. those kinds of questions. >> reporter: why did they decide to put this on. because everybody needs a resource to ask these kinds of questions. they are worried about tr

the makers of the ez bake oven is dumping the 100-watt can dessent bulb. the oven has been cooking up tiny treats for centuries. they also want it to resemble a real aliiance -- a real applyians. >>> a -- a real applyians. >>> tonight, at 5:00, what this ship will be able to do. >>> that and more at 5:00 today. have a great day.

consumer problem, give us a call 1-888-5-helps-u or head to cbssf.com and click "connect." >> julie watts, thank you. >>> how safe are you in the air? what's going on in the cockpit that some say is causing pilots to forget how to fly? >>> and we definitely have surf up here in the bay area. what you need to know about the labor day forecast coming up. >>> and one more preseason game to go the 9ers back at it again tonight. check the game right here on cbs 5 in about 15 minutes. and what happens when the baby giraffe meets a real-life baby giraffe? brandon belt having fun on his day off. i'll tell you where the meeting took place. that and more coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, dependent on c >>> a new report suggests the nation's commercial airline pilots are becoming too depend dependent on computers and less skilled at flying a plane. it says pilots rely too much on auto pilot systems that can control the flight. it is sometimes called automation addiction. >> they are getting rusty as a result of this? >> yeah, because what happens is you don't actually hand-fly or manipulate

on the consumerwatch, julie watts, cbs 5. >>> if you are a driver who puts a premium on privacy, you like onstar's new terms and conditions. first, you might be tracked even after you cancel the service. secondly, gm communication service can sell your data to third parties like law enforcement and credit card companies. that data includes speed, seatbelt usage, odometer readings and location. the changes take effect in december. you can opt out by contacting onstar. >>> it is a new look for facebook and already, it is an overwhelming dislike by many of its users. joe vazquez on what is new and why these changes have upset so many people. >> reporter: posted on your page there are major changes under way for facebook that allow you to share even more >> all kinds of different things about your life, runs, bike rides, cooking, eating, sleeping, happiness, fashion, anything you want. >> reporter: mark zuckerberg made the announcement at the developers conference. he says users will soon be able to download a new class of social application which enable you to see what news articles you

here's abc's nick watt with tonight's "sign of the times." >> reporter: as humans go through life, weup phobias. the fear, perhaps of dogs. maybe we were bitten once. or spiders. perhaps we watched "arack that phobia" as a kid and it never left us. me? i'm scared of cows. i was chased by a herd of them as a child. on a more serious note, people exposed to traumatic events, explosions, car wrecks, plane crashes, might develop post-traumatic stress disorder. after my time reporting in iraq, i was one of those people. >> body produces a large amount of adrenaline. any memory of that traumatic experience could cause you to pull out large amounts of adrenaline. >> reporter: now, here in this laboratory in amsterdam, they are working on a perhaps unsettling theory that we can chemically alter our memories and erase our fears. >> what we want to do is to erase the fear from the memory. >> reporter: okay, so, this brings hollywood to mind. >> i don't know if i like this. >> reporter: and, of course, "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind," in which the memories of entire relationships gone so

. >>> watt street ended the day with gains. word of more help encouraged investors. the dow gained 141 points. nasdaq up 40%. >>> the nation sent a plane to iran. this comes among efforts to raise bail to free joshua fattal and shane bauer. they were arrested along with sarah shourd in 2009 while hiking long the iran-iraq border. a plane flew sarah shourd out of iran last year. >>> poll shows president obama is leading the republican contenders by double digits in california, despite the president low jobs approval ratings. president obama leads mitt romney by 13 points. 11% were undecided. he also leads rick perry by 19 points. also with 11% undecided. michele bachmann is headed to the bay area tomorrow. she will meet with votersover breakfast at a home and we will cover the event. she is also scheduled at two events in southern california on friday. >>> a proposed plan to close schooled in oakland is taking center stage right now. members of the naacp just went inside the meeting. they plan to give a presentation on how the plan would negatively impact the communit

on the consumerwatch julie watts shows us what some rental companies are demanding that is giving someay area residents a hard time. >> it was about $15 a day. >> reporter: when denise found a great rental car deal on priceline, she snagged it right away. the oakland woman was looking forward to giving a visiting friend a bay area tour. but when she went to pick up the car at the oakland pay less car rental she got a surprise. >> the first thing they asked me was, do you have a utility bill? and i said no. because who carries around a utility bill? >> reporter: not to mention all of her utility bills are under her husband's name. the manager said her only other option was proof of income which she didn't have with her and frankly, wasn't comfortable with. >> on your pay stub is your social security number. >> reporter: but nonetheless that's the payless policy for all bay area residents who want to rent in oakland. why? >> they have to have this policy because there is a high rate of auto thefts in the five counties of the bay area. >> reporter: at least that's what the manager in oakl

on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains, it could cost you, huh?> reporter: depending on what you pay with those prepaid debit cards, having insufficient funds could have a long lasting impact as one northern california woman found out. when it comes to prepaid debit, it pays to have a backup. felicia williams is forced to drive home without car insurance. she blames her prepaid wal-mart debit card for that. this receipt proves she did pay $300 to load the card, but when she tried to pay her insurance online with that debit card, her insurance payment was rejected. her $300 simply not there. >> it's frustrating, very frustrating and then your bills and then i got a cancellation notice from my insurance company. >> reporter: felicia called wal- mart several times and even went back to the store speaking with the clerk who sold it to her. >> she told me five minutes is in five days. >> nobody wants to fight for their money. it's hard enough to earn it. >> reporter: the bbb says before leaving the story, ask for the balance of your credit card at anot

julie watts explains a new wave of fees that the giant bank is expected to roll your way. >> reporterse fees were unheard of a year ago. but now bank of america says it can no longer allow you or afford to allow you to let you use your debit card for free so beginning next year, they will start charging $5 a month whether you make one purchase a month or 50 purchases a month. there is, however, still no fee if you only use that debit card at the atm. now, this new fee comes as banks are expected to lose about $19 billion in fees when new regulations go into effect on october 1 limiting the amount they can charge merchants when you swipe your debit card at the store. the move will push more customers towards credit cards, which is also beneficial to big institutions like bank of america. in fact, in a recent poll, 66% said they would find a new way to pay if faced with a $5 fee and that is what we found out here tonight. >> i would find some other alternative, for sure. >> reporter: like what? >> use the bank credit card. >> i mean, i'll use it less. >> i'm going to negotiate to get th

here's nick watt with an encore presentation. tonight's "sign of the times." >> reporter: just a couple of knuckleheads watching a movie. oh, no. that dude on the right is a professional geek. and i say that with awe. rewind? we're watching "ironman." >> no license plate on the front of his car. suddenly, there's a plate on the front of the car. >> reporter: john is a professional spotter and compiling of movie mistakes. here's "gladiator." >> in the back of the chariot, there's a gas canister, i think it's full of compressed air to flip it on its side. >> reporter: oh, yep, yep, yep. john makes a good living from this. it all started when he spotted this, his first mistake in "jurassic park." now the sign is pointing the other way. movie mistakes.com now gets 25,000 hits a day. what sort of feeling do you get when you spot a really tough one? >> it's -- it's hard to say without sounding like too much of a geek, which, ultimately, i am. it's sort of a sense of pride. >> reporter: there are 88,000 mistakes listed on the site from

here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: she's the crazy colonel's only daughter. aisha gadhafi.idding, as the claudia schiffer of north africa. remember his female body guards? well, gadhafi insisted they all be named aisha, in honor of his beautiful daughter. that's odd. and made us think that she might give a glimpse into the weird world of the gadhafis. the colonel had seven fairly unsavory sons including one called hannibal, who was arrested for beating up a girlfriend in paris. another who is a washed up pro soccer player and a couple who are in the army. and his heir apparent, the hard-partying saif, who just told a reporter on the phone, victory is near. but there in the wreckage of daddy's palace, after the rebels smashed his compound, there's aisha's face in bronze. in her own abandoned home, rebels threw open the doors for all to see. they gawked at the gaudy about luns, a tv in the bathroom, and a jacuzzi. our own jeffrey kofman was there. >> when you see how she lived, what do you think? >> reporter: how could she live like this? the rebels cooled off in her pool. ai

-- 30-watt? >> a majority of our customers are low energy usage. the bulk of the customers would see their bill by about $7. >> up from the current pg&e rating? >> correct. >> what is it costing us to increase their rates? >> this is what it costs. our costs -- >> how much total money would we have expended to ensure that a ratepayer will get a second dollar increase? >> we will have spent the $3 million we have spent so far. and the additional $19 million to appropriate. >> what is the total? >> $25 million. >> plenty of that is security. >> don't fall in love with appropriations. i am just trying to get a handle about whether this is the right thing to do for the ratepayers. we don't know -- that we know that is not the case. at the minimum, it could be an increase of seven or maybe more. when does this program start? ok, thanks. >> you are basing this on the minimum. >> the typical customer falls in various usage bands. we are using the majority of customers falling within this band and using them out of kilowatt hours per month. -- the amount o

former ebay ceo meg whitman was in watts today with l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa promoting a $500,000 sector grant to benefit non-english speaking students. whitman serves as an adviser to republican presidential candidate mitt romney. >> we've had very high unemployment rates in california for three or four years now. we haven't seen a move in that or even in the federal unemployment rate. it's a slower recovery from almost any recession so people are beginning to get really, really worried. >> reporter: california, which has voted for the democrat in the last five presidential elections is essential to obama's re-election. >> it's going to be a very tough year for democrats without question. >> that report coming from conan nolan out of our nbc station in los angeles. >>> a new federal report is squarely putting the blame on bp for the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. the 500-page report is the most comprehensive since the explosion last april that killed 11 of its 115 crew members. the document claims bp made a series of deci

we did not respond where people were hurting, apple last year, watts, detroit. we allowed the pain to accumulate in the game meant to accumulate on roster. at a certain point -- gain to accumulate on wall street. it is a dream rooted in the american dream. he was not caught -- talking about consumerism. this is a country where everybody was supposed to campus. you do not out to be from a certain part of town to earn a living and paying the page at to your child. people came from around the world based on that idea. people did not choose to come here, we chose to stay. we wanted to make good on that promise. you want to help people kill that off. that is wrong. you have people who are willing to have every pillar of the middle class smashed down. you have the key party movements who wants to take a wrecking ball and smashed down every american institution, a public schools, everything we've built to make this a great country. they want to smash it down. did they are the patriots. if you love america, don't repeal the 20th century. don't knock out the things that

. >> 36-kilo watt battery pack, 50% larger than anyone in the industry's. >> it will give us an opportunity to take action to reduce environmental footprint without forcing them to make unnecessary sacrifices. >> city leaders say it's products like these helping put the green tech industry in the fast lane. >> we have a very efficient automobile that can meet almost all of the demands of the urban environment, people going to work, going to the store, taking their kids to soccer, however they want to do it. >> officials are hoping to sell from 50 to 100 jobs. mechanics are needed. >> working on an electric car versus a gas one, how different is that for you? >> it's clean. you don't get your fingers dirty! >> they hope to get the clean cars on the road by the end of this year. tara moriarity, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> poems on the golden gate bridge could go up by another dollar. the increase would come in 2013 when the bridge district faces almost $100 million in seismic upgrades and a $75 million payout for the doral driver project. the district has already raised tolls and i

they paid major parts in trying to cool reactors at the fukushima daiichi plant by sprague watt frert air and ground. the deployment was gradually scaled back in line with needs of local residents and evacuees. about 200 sdf personnel. remain fukushima prefecture to help decontaminate residents who returned to their homes near the plant last week. >>> it's been 66 years since the pacific war came to an end. despite the passage of time, one man continues his search far batch of photograph efrs taken by a late friend that remained buried somewhere on an island in the south pacific. his search for these precious memories has opened his eyes to the fact that war maybe over but the scars ever war still remain. nhk world has this story. >> the u.s. navy in japan, giving a speech to former japan soldiers in tokyo. in the audience, he has made it his quest to fiend his friend's photos. they were with the japanese naviship. after seeing action in the south pacific, the ship was sank in april of 1945. however, since the most military secret at the time, the fleet was extremely rare. u.s. comman

then you know it has fallen victim to that energy bill signed by president bush which outlaws the 100-wattncandescent bulb coming up in a few months. the oven used the bulb as a cooking element meaning you could bake a small cake inside. while they often had the consistency of hot asphalt it was hours of rainy day fun. the new redesign is purple and it really does mark the end of the innocence. it heats up to 375 degrees inside using a real heating element instead of a lightbulb and it's much more like a real appliance. nothing like the simple version that first came out when jfk was in the white house. >>> up next tonight, creatures of the sea that are getting a lot of attention -- deservedly so. >>> for the past few weeks off the coast of southern california, some unusually cold water that's been hanging around and the food that it brings with it has attracted some stunning visitors. blue whales, the biggest creatures on the planet. they were almost hunted to extinction. they're back, and people are watching. miguel almaguer drew the assignment of the day, hands down. >> look! >> reporte

thai prime minister shin watt on wednesday hitted flood hit areas in a province. the cabinet has approved a special budget of about $30 million to help about 130,000 households affected by the flooding. the swelling river has flooded a vast swamp of land as dikes have given in. 30 provinces have been severely affected by the floodwaters since the storm nock-ten in july. eight central provinces are still inundated. 69 people have lost lives in flood-related accidents. >>> iranian air force began massive combat maneuvers in a northwestern city on tuesday. a senior military official says the ten-day exercise is designed to test the country's preparedness to thwart any aggression or surprise attack. he added the fighter jets will under take tactical missions including night raids and low altitude flights. homemade missiles and bombs will be test fired. >>> china's preside hu made the the first. china currently had 196 million hectares of forest. the president also proposed improving forestry through investment and scientific innovation and spoke of the need to protect

the old school 100-watt incondescent bulb has been replaced with a heating element like you'll find in a grown-up stove. >>> mariano rivera's pursuit of the major league saves record is put on hold. apparently it wasn't time to forgive and forget at last night's dodgers/diamondbacks game. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and our well-advertised taste of fall is moving into the eastern half of the country. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you are just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the mlb playoffs are just starting to take form with the phillies clinching the first postseason berth. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. no celebration, no champagne party in the locker room, just business as usual as the phils clinched another playoff berth. started to be old hat for the phillies. made the playoffs for the fifth year in a row. polanco singled in the only run. the only run in the first inning. roy holliday struck out seven for a complete game shuto