but the agency levied fines on exide only a handful of times, and allowed the plant to operate for 33 years on a temporary license. state lawmakers are now considering a top to bottom reform of that agency. garcia suffers from tremendous tremendous -- tremors and shortness of breath she blames her ailments on the battery plant. >> translator: i think it's the environment here. it's the environment. it can't be anything else. >> reporter: earlier this month, exide struck a deal with federal government prosecutors. the company agreed to shut down the plant, tear down the buildings, and take full responsibility for cleanup at the 6 hecker site. the company is expected to pay about $50 million for the cleanup. but company executives will not face criminal charges. community activists say that's wrong. >> they deserve to be fully investigated prosecuted and they need to be -- do some prison time. >> reporter: when some of the pollution problems were made public. los angeles country set up a free blood testing program for local residents. the tests showed this woman's 16-month-old daughter

del presidente de exide confirmÓ el cierre perderÁn 130 trabajadores. siguen la compaÑÍa escapa de los cargos criminales no la protege de enfrentar demandas en corte civil. >> yo sÉ personalmente de hasta 80 familias imponen sus quejas. reportero: seguirÁn operando otras plantas para garantizar el pago. presentadora: del virus del Ébola estarÁ de vuelta en ee.uu. dijeron este fin de semana que en menos 10 estadounidenses han sido trasladados al paÍs para ser puestos bajo observaciÓn por haber contraÍdo el virus en sierra leona. todos son trabajadores en el Ámbito de la salud serÁs investigados en investigaciones de maryland, nebraska y georgiano. fÉlix: muertos y heridos luego de un aparatoso accidente de trÁnsito en santa catarina al sur de brasil autoridades indicaron que un autobÚs repleto de turistas cayÓ a un abismo de 400 m en una zona boscosa despuÉs de que el conductor al parecer perdiÓ el control en una cueva. presentadora: continÚa sin control el fuego en valparaÍso, chile. cerca del camino a viÑa del mar afectÓ a zonas qu

. -- range exide he will be a bigger issue. -- range anxiety will be a bigger issue. it will be tied to the giga factory. we will have the jen three -- generation three-car. cory: what are the technological limitations? getting this car to the masses. the average price is closer to $100,000. to sell a $30,000 car, what do they have to do that they haven't already? >> i wanted to say something first. a follow-up to what mr. o'neill said. i got a different message from what elon said in his press conference. he said that 200 mile range is a passing grade for an electric car. he criticized scorned the question regarding gm's plans for a 200 mile car. he said if you have 200 miles that is only a passing grade and the sweet spot that tesla shoots for is 250-350 miles. i saw that as a signal that the model three is actually going to shoot for longer-range. it will try to get into the 250-350 mile range. cory: the cheaper version of the model s as a 200 mile range. the more expensive version has a range that is closer to 280, they said. >> he went on to say, even if you do h

. >> exide would not agree to an interview but issued a statement. california's toxic agency decline to answer al jazeera's questions about its decision to halt the plant for pollution. >> rob rebelrob reynolds, al jazeera. >> a possible victory against boko haram in nigeria just one day before the country's presidential election. plus the controversial new bill that gives police in turkey a lot@@ m@or@e@@@@er@.@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @@@@+v+v+v+v+v+v+v+v+v+v+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i+i-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 >> welcome back to al jazeera. one day before nigerians go to the polls in what is expected to be a close presidential election there was a major victory against boko haram. they claimed to have captured the northeastern town and destroyed the group's headquarters there. >> the nigerian military said it has captured the stronghold of gwoza. we have no way of knowing for sure. in an address the nigerian government spokesperson gave this statement. >> many h

musk says he has a solution for range exide he -- elopn muskn musk says he has a solution for range anxiety. betty: it is very real. i drove a tesla and i had arranging zaidi. i was calculating in my head, where's the next charging station? he promises to take care of this with this software up a. -- update. the only way to really cure range anxiety is to make a tesla that can go 400 miles plus. that will eliminate ranging zaidi. -- range anxiety. it could be anything from making the batteries run more efficient , so that much more of the juice goes into running the car then powering your electronics within the vehicle. it could be a power saving mode. maybe there is a portion of the battery that gets saved and with a click of the button, you have 30 miles extra to get to a charging station. the real way to prolong the life or range of a tesla is going to be hardware upgrades. making the battery itself last a lot longer and making the charging much faster. you can spend upwards of an hour and a half just charging or more. i know you want a tesla. olivia: i definitely do want a tesla. i drov