LIZ: BREAKING THIS HOUR, SIGNS
LIZ: BREAKING THIS HOUR, SIGNS
OF LIFE HAVE BEGUN APPEARING AT
OF LIFE HAVE BEGUN APPEARING AT
THE TESLA FACTORY IN FREMONT,
THE TESLA FACTORY IN FREMONT,
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA.
THE COMPANY’S NORTHERN
THE COMPANY’S NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA PARKING LOT IS FULL
CALIFORNIA PARKING LOT IS FULL
OF CARS ONCE AGAIN.
OF CARS ONCE AGAIN.
TESLA’S CEO ELON MUSK AND HIS
TESLA’S CEO ELON MUSK AND HIS
EMPLOYEES DEFYING ALAMEDA COUNTY
EMPLOYEES DEFYING ALAMEDA COUNTY
SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER.
SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER.
MUSK SUED THE COUNTY, EVEN
MUSK SUED THE COUNTY, EVEN
CHALLENGING IT TO ARREST HIM
CHALLENGING IT TO ARREST HIM
INSTEAD OF HIS EMPLOYEES.
INSTEAD OF HIS EMPLOYEES.
THE STOCK IS UP 1.79% RIGHT NOW.
THE STOCK IS UP 1.79% RIGHT NOW.
LET’S GO LIVE TO CALIFORNIA AND
LET’S GO LIVE TO CALIFORNIA AND
FOX NEWS’S JONATHAN HUNT.
FOX NEWS’S JONATHAN HUNT.
JONATHAN, ELON SAID HE WOULD BE
JONATHAN, ELON SAID HE WOULD BE
ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE FOR ALL DAY
ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE FOR ALL DAY
TODAY.
TODAY.
IS HE, OR HAS HE BEEN HAULED
IS HE, OR HAS HE BEEN HAULED
AWAY IN HANDCUFFS?
AWAY IN HANDCUFFS?
REPORTER: THE MERCURIAL MR. MUSK
REPORTER: THE MERCURIAL MR. MUSK
HAS NOT REVEALED WHERE HE IS
HAS NOT REVEALED WHERE HE IS
TODAY, LIZ.
TODAY, LIZ.
HE DID OBVIOUSLY SAY YESTERDAY
HE DID OBVIOUSLY SAY YESTERDAY
WHEN HE DEFIED THE ORDERS BY
WHEN HE DEFIED THE ORDERS BY
ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICIALS AND
ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICIALS AND
ORDERED THE REOPENING OF THE
ORDERED THE REOPENING OF THE
TESLA FACTORY IN FREMONT, THAT
TESLA FACTORY IN FREMONT, THAT
HE WOULD BE BACK ON THE ASSEMBLY
HE WOULD BE BACK ON THE ASSEMBLY
LINE WITH HIS WORKERS.
LINE WITH HIS WORKERS.
MUSK, IN FACT, TWEETING QUOTE, I
MUSK, IN FACT, TWEETING QUOTE, I
WILL BE ON THE LINE WITH
WILL BE ON THE LINE WITH
EVERYONE ELSE.
EVERYONE ELSE.
IF ANYONE IS ARRESTED, I ASK
IF ANYONE IS ARRESTED, I ASK
THAT IT ONLY BE ME.
THAT IT ONLY BE ME.
BUT FRANKLY, ANY SORT OF ARRESTS
BUT FRANKLY, ANY SORT OF ARRESTS
SEEM UNLIKELY, AS TESLA
SEEM UNLIKELY, AS TESLA
EMPLOYEES STREAMED INTO WORK
EMPLOYEES STREAMED INTO WORK
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING.
THE COUNTY SHERIFF SAID ANY
THE COUNTY SHERIFF SAID ANY
ARRESTS WERE UP TO THE FREMONT
ARRESTS WERE UP TO THE FREMONT
POLICE.
POLICE.
THE FREMONT POLICE SAID ANY
THE FREMONT POLICE SAID ANY
ARRESTS WOULD BE UP TO ADVICE
ARRESTS WOULD BE UP TO ADVICE
FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH
FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICIALS.
OFFICIALS.
THEY SET A DEADLINE OF 5:00 P.M.
THEY SET A DEADLINE OF 5:00 P.M.
YESTERDAY FOR TESLA TO SUBMIT A
YESTERDAY FOR TESLA TO SUBMIT A
SAFETY PLAN AND A COUNTY
SAFETY PLAN AND A COUNTY
OFFICIAL TOLD US JUST A SHORT
OFFICIAL TOLD US JUST A SHORT
TIME AGO QUOTE, THE
TIME AGO QUOTE, THE
SITE-SPECIFIC PLAN WAS SUBMITTED
SITE-SPECIFIC PLAN WAS SUBMITTED
YESTERDAY AND WE ARE IN THE
YESTERDAY AND WE ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF REVIEWING IT.
PROCESS OF REVIEWING IT.
WE GOT AN UPDATE TO THAT GRAPHIC
WE GOT AN UPDATE TO THAT GRAPHIC
YOU HAVE ON THE SCREEN THERE
YOU HAVE ON THE SCREEN THERE
CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE INDEED
CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE INDEED
GOT THAT PLAN AND ARE REVIEWING
GOT THAT PLAN AND ARE REVIEWING
IT.
IT.
NOW, THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF
NOW, THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF
REACTION ON TWITTER, AS YOU
REACTION ON TWITTER, AS YOU
MIGHT EXPECT.
MIGHT EXPECT.
TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE QUICK
TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE QUICK
REOPENING OF AMERICA, MUSK IS A
REOPENING OF AMERICA, MUSK IS A
QUOTE, LEGEND AND A PATRIOT.
QUOTE, LEGEND AND A PATRIOT.
TO OTHERS, SEEMINGLY MORE
TO OTHERS, SEEMINGLY MORE
CONCERNED ABOUT WORKERS’ HEALTH,
CONCERNED ABOUT WORKERS’ HEALTH,
HE IS QUOTE, ANOTHER SELFISH
HE IS QUOTE, ANOTHER SELFISH
BILLIONAIRE.
BILLIONAIRE.
AND THE PRESIDENT WEIGHED IN,
AND THE PRESIDENT WEIGHED IN,
TOO, NOT SURPRISINGLY, WRITING
TOO, NOT SURPRISINGLY, WRITING
QUOTE, CALIFORNIA SHOULD LET
QUOTE, CALIFORNIA SHOULD LET
TESLA AND ELON MUSK OPEN THE
TESLA AND ELON MUSK OPEN THE
PLANT NOW.
PLANT NOW.
IT CAN BE DONE FAST AND SAFELY,
IT CAN BE DONE FAST AND SAFELY,
TO WHICH MUSK REPLIED THANK YOU.
TO WHICH MUSK REPLIED THANK YOU.
COUNTY OFFICIALS, BY THE WAY,
COUNTY OFFICIALS, BY THE WAY,
SAY THEY WILL UPDATE US ONCE
SAY THEY WILL UPDATE US ONCE
THEY HAVE INDEED REVIEWED
THEY HAVE INDEED REVIEWED
TESLA’S NEW SAFETY PLAN.
TESLA’S NEW SAFETY PLAN.
ELON MUSK, THOUGH, ISN’T
ELON MUSK, THOUGH, ISN’T
WAITING.
WAITING.
THE ASSEMBLY LINES, AS WE
THE ASSEMBLY LINES, AS WE
MENTIONED, ARE UP AND RUNNING.
MENTIONED, ARE UP AND RUNNING.
THE TESLA CEO SEEMINGLY
THE TESLA CEO SEEMINGLY
CONFIDENT HE WON’T BE ARRESTED
CONFIDENT HE WON’T BE ARRESTED
AND PROBABLY EVEN MORE CONFIDENT
AND PROBABLY EVEN MORE CONFIDENT
HE CAN AFFORD THE POTENTIAL
HE CAN AFFORD THE POTENTIAL
$1,000 A DAY FINE.
$1,000 A DAY FINE.
LIZ?
LIZ?
LIZ: I GET HIS FRUSTRATION,
LIZ: I GET HIS FRUSTRATION,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR,
GAVIN NEWSOM, HAS ALLOWED
GAVIN NEWSOM, HAS ALLOWED
MANUFACTURING PLANTS TO OPEN.
MANUFACTURING PLANTS TO OPEN.
HPS JUST
HPS JUST
HE’S JUST LEAVING IT TO
HE’S JUST LEAVING IT TO
INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES IF THEY HAVE
INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES IF THEY HAVE
SOME TYPE OF OBJECTION, RIGHT?
SOME TYPE OF OBJECTION, RIGHT?
ELON IS JUST TRYING TO CONTINUE
ELON IS JUST TRYING TO CONTINUE
BUSINESS UNDER WHAT THE STATE
BUSINESS UNDER WHAT THE STATE
RULES ARE NOW, CORRECT?
RULES ARE NOW, CORRECT?
REPORTER: YEAH.
REPORTER: YEAH.
HE HAS POINTED OUT AS YOU JUST
HE HAS POINTED OUT AS YOU JUST
DID THAT THE GOVERNOR, GAVIN
DID THAT THE GOVERNOR, GAVIN
NEWSOM, HAS SAID YES, THESE KIND
NEWSOM, HAS SAID YES, THESE KIND
OF MANUFACTURING PLANTS CAN OPEN
OF MANUFACTURING PLANTS CAN OPEN
BUT GOVERNOR NEWSOM ALSO SAID I
BUT GOVERNOR NEWSOM ALSO SAID I
WANT TO LEAVE IT UP TO LOCAL
WANT TO LEAVE IT UP TO LOCAL
COUNTY OFFICIALS ON A
COUNTY OFFICIALS ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND IN THIS
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND IN THIS
CASE, HEALTH OFFICIALS IN
CASE, HEALTH OFFICIALS IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY WHERE THAT
ALAMEDA COUNTY WHERE THAT
FACTORY IS BASED SAID NO, WE
FACTORY IS BASED SAID NO, WE
NEED THAT NEW PLAN.
NEED THAT NEW PLAN.
WELL, NOW THEY HAVE THE NEW PLAN
WELL, NOW THEY HAVE THE NEW PLAN
BUT AS I SAY, MUSK CLEARLY
BUT AS I SAY, MUSK CLEARLY
WASN’T GOING TO WAIT FOR THEM TO
WASN’T GOING TO WAIT FOR THEM TO
SIGN OFF ON IT.
SIGN OFF ON IT.
HE JUST OPENED UP YESTERDAY.
HE JUST OPENED UP YESTERDAY.
IT’S BEEN GOING ALL DAY TODAY.
IT’S BEEN GOING ALL DAY TODAY.
SO WHATEVER THEY SAY ABOUT THE
SO WHATEVER THEY SAY ABOUT THE
PLAN, IT SEEMS THAT ELON MUSK IS
PLAN, IT SEEMS THAT ELON MUSK IS
GOING TO KEEP TESLA BUILDING
GOING TO KEEP TESLA BUILDING
CARS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
CARS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
LIZ?
LIZ?
LIZ: QUITE THE ORIGINAL, HE IS.
LIZ: QUITE THE ORIGINAL, HE IS.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, JONATHAN.
THANK YOU, JONATHAN.
JONATHAN HUNT LIVE IN
