disparity studies, and we actually conducted the most recent disparity study for the georgia department of transportationand what we found is that there has been an increase in the utilization of minority and disadvantaged businesses with the georgia department of transportation, but there's still a lack of participation at the prime contractor level. and there's still disparities at every level. and so we made some recommendations of changes that could be made to increase the program, increase the participation here in georgia. georgia's doing better than some states, it's doing worse than some states in terms of, you know, department of transportation. we do a lot of this kind of work around the country. we just completed a story for greensboro, north carolina, that was presented earlier this week. we did the most recent study for the city of memphis which is why i'm so familiar with the city of memphis. it's a requirement in order to have a minority program that you do these kinds of analyses, and that's what we specialize in doing. >> just if i could just do one follow-up to you. do you look at the o

s department of transportation told news4 tonight that efforts are actively under way to address the issue oficycle tires getting caught in the streetcar tracks. that played a role in a fatal collision in june, a-y 19ear-old man was killed. he was remembered here tonight. >> we've got to do our j in e community as i say coming together. >> r worter:ith those words, cyrus habib led family, friends and people who cared deeply about bicycle safety in the districtn a shortride. third and h streets northeast. where his younger brother was fatally injured june 23rd. t thee ofb' malik ha buy psych is got caught in the streetcar tracks and he fell into the path of a tour bus drivg besideshim. >> we want rubber flaps on the streetcar, on the street rails. it is unsafe to ride our bike on h street and unsafe for peds to cross. >> reporter: a ghost bike pained white in memoryf his life. >> strollers can also trip in the tracks snis. >> reporter: his mother says it is incomprehensible to er that the track issue has not been addressed as it has been in other u.s. and european cities. >> if he did

the department of transportation is planning for the growths of california's population, economy andhnologies that will be used on the state highway system to transport people, goods and services. we are also working with our local partners throughout california to help address an issue facing many californians and that is homelessness. this project, the san francisco navigation center, along with the site at 5th and bryants, represents a step in the right direction. the van nuys center is an innovative approach to help address the homelessness crisis. this project required commitment from local and state governments, private donor, grassroots organizations and countless volunteers. we must all think outside the box to address california's homeless epidemic and that is exactly what this project has delivered -- a fresh approach. we are commited to helping in every way that we can and we are proud of what we have achieved with today's project and i want to particularly thank the innovative thinkers in the city of san francisco and cal trans who worked together to address the challenge

segment that i just wrote after bring it on the former inspector general for the department of transportation who seemed downright excited about the whole thing i'm sure the c.n.n. anchor will point out this is a horrific abuse of law enforcement it makes a mockery of our freedom and it puts us firmly in the category of military surveillance state take us home so you know i will say that any time anyone talks about rapid eye rapid blinking arrival and i feel if i find myself blinking quite a bit more it's just lovely in response mary thank you so much i appreciate it if. i'm having a problem loving response right now blinking. segments like this which is pretty that segment pretty similar to all the mainstream coverage of this new revelation this week or more insidious than they seem it appears as if they're asking the right questions is this an invasion of privacy why weren't we told about this sooner but by acting like this is just a little thing to be discussed it makes average americans believe it's no big deal it's the same as discussing if you want bathrooms on your pizza all right one

officials with the department of transportation say they should not cause alarm and claim the cracks are not effective the integrity of the roadway and added could take two years for the terrain to really settle. this stretch of highway one opened in late july and had to be close after being washed up by mudslides last year. >>> this is the first of a big weekend, the 2018 college football season. also the longtime tradition it was school which has changed in the name of the environment. university and the south carolina will not release the thousands of balloons in its home opener. environmentalist convince school officials that weather balloons eventually land, they litter the earth with debris that could be fatal to wildly. the balloon industry says the claims are exaggerated. >> there is to bait how long they take to break down, but there -- they are not biodegradable. >> the season opener will be balloon free and there will be more fireworks before and after the game. >>> let's take a live look out at the big board and see how the stock market is doing. the dow is down about 52 p

department of transportation. the airlines are required to respond to the government and you. a lot of times airlines settle the dispute right then. otherwise they step in. we put a link to the complaint form on our web site. look under the haeeading, consur resources. 888-996-tips. >>> happening now president trump will award the medal of honor to the family of john chapman. he was killed in 2002 save tg lives of his troops in a battle with terrorists. >>> according to a study 28% say they are saving more this year compared to last. this is the fourth year in a row of increases. more news right after this break. francisco the latest trade disputes between the u.-s. and china have focused on items like steel and >> welcome to wednesday morning. the late ers forecast coming up in just a moment. the time is 4:54. >>> there is a trade crisis getting some what less attention. >> it could be sending your recycling to a landfill instead. america's recycling system is facing an uphill battle. hitting a bottleneck after collection. more than 800 tons of glass fits in a recycling plant

next, hearing for donald trump's nominee for deputy administrator of nasa, assistant for aviation for the transportation department and director of the white house office of science and technology policy. this hearing of the senate commerce, science and transportation committee is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> there we go. that morning. thank you all for being here this morning. we will get going. we have a couple of our colleagues here today to introduce a couple of the nominees and we have a couple votes coming up before long but we will try to roll through those and get this process rolling for these nominees. i want to welcome our distinguished panel today's urine, we are considering nominations of the director of policy, mister jim morhard to be administrative nasa and the assistant secretary of aviation and international affairs was i think leader mccullough, senator lankford and secretary udall one for providing introductions for the nominees and welcome nominees family and friends for joining us today as well. doctor drug meyer has experience at federal and state levels and should he be con

. >>> san francisco mayor sent a scathing letter to the department of transportation today placing the problems at the feet of top officials. the letter outlined dissatisfaction with a number of issues starting with service delays related to the twin peeks tunnel project and poor vetting of construction contractors. a worker died at the construction site earlier this month. >> a traffic calming plan in san francisco has been anything but calming to neighbors and now the city is working to fix it. a recently installed traffic circle is at the center of the problem, originally designed to allow traffic to flow along mccallister without stopping, as you say. neighbors say it was so confusing driers spent most of the time honking or yelling at each other and pedestrians and her young daughter say the cars were a nightmare. >> cars were flying through and honking horns and scary. cars were coming at you and didn't know what to do. especially with a toddler it was hard to cross the street. it was scary. >> the city has since made the intersection a four-way stop again. officials tell abc7 ne

they are operated by a state departments of transportation. but the funding all comes from legislatures. it's a very politicized system. it also has virtually no pricing in it. all of our other public utilities they all have the pricing. they all have a direct customer provided relationship. they run as a company it charges it based on exactly what they consume. at finances the big new capacity you don't pay a water text to the city and the city pays for the water system. it's a utility. highways is the only major utility that we don't operate in that way. do you consider the public utility. they serve yet they serve the public and their utility. much of our utilities in our state and invest in our own company. a large majority of electricity. we have municipal utilities. the government owns those. the charge to customers and we have a relationship with the utility provider. that is a real key why. we had four conditions of those. i hundred 36,000 deficient bridges. we had projects that are there. investments. benefit cost test. and so this is

department of transportation in washington, d.c. there was on may 22 and 23. the conference covered a range of pricing strategies, for example, managed lanes, computer incentives and parking, pricing. principal planner rachel hyatt presented on overhaul of housing, pricing, travel demand management. the conference host has provided funding for timma policy analysis in the 2013-2016 time frame. moving on to local issues, we're right now actually planning a tour of the island for the commissioners. we had hoped to do it this week. the weather looked like it was going to cooperate, but we'll go ahead and do it a different day. so we'll work with your schedules, to do that, commissioner ronen, as requested. next item, advanced transportation and technology deployment. once again, the grant as reported, sfmta and sfcta have been awarded $10.99 million. of that total, $5 million is being utilized by timma and will support the toll system design and implementation. $300,000 will support the piloting of an autonomous circulator shuttle on the island. at its june 29, ti

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they have been working closely with the faa and department of transportation and had several successful test flights. back to you. >> t now. new this morning, an eye opener when it comes to your morning cup of coffee. the fda is shooting down california's plan to add a cancer risk warning for coffee. the plan actually sprang from a recent league decision ruling coffee shops would have to warn customers. but the top food u.s. regulator said it's calling california's warning a misleading statement. >> new this morning fromant kau hill where a gia fntl on seven vehicles. look at that. this is from overnight. it happened in a neighborhood off 6801:00 this morning. no one was hurt. pete suratos will bring us a live report at 5:30. >> luckily, no one hurt there. >> coming up next on today in the bay, another cool start to our morning. vianey is in for kari. good morning. >> good morning, that's right. we're kind of saying farewell to the last days of the season temperatures but we're running slightly warmer, especially in the bay. i'll break down your daytime highs in a bit. >> stillollo fng

department of justice standards there is no cause to be conducting these secret missions well at the conclusion of that c.n.n. segment that i just heard after bringing on the former inspector general for the department of transportation who seemed downright excited about the whole thing i'm sure the c.n.n. anchor will point out this is a horrific abuse of law enforcement it makes a mockery of our freedom and it puts us firmly in the category of military surveillance state take us home so you know i will say that any time anyone talks about rapid eye rapid blinking or i have my feeling i find myself thinking quite a bit more it's just like it's about love and response mary thank you so much i appreciate it. time have a good time loving response right now blinking segments like this which is pretty that's i mean pretty similar to all the mainstream coverage of this new revelation this week are more insidious than they seem it appears as if they're asking the right questions is this an invasion of privacy why weren't we told about this sooner but by acting like this is just a little thing to be discussed it makes average americans believe it's no big deal it's the same as discussing if you want on your pizza all right o

in the president's budget is through the pentagon but also nasa is involved so is the department of transportation because i wrote the national r. and d. strategy plan when i was in the clinton administration that involved looking at science and technology development at nasa f.a.a. the department of defense and so this is these are the big chunks of the budget along with department of energy where science and technology is developed this is he does very good for science and technology development to pick an education community in the united states but also we also are interested in trying to make sure that we also take care of what we need to do in developing. new frontiers where we have to do national security protections and really when you look at it when you look at the united states is about protecting its assets its military assets but all that is behind a whole load of twaddle i can't believe those are going along and in saying these types of things no i disagree i disagree and i think it's absolutely incredible jamie say i just that this is about technology when you're clearly the price p

require local transit districts to keep track of assaults and report those numbers to the department of transportation. congressman khanna: your reports, candidly, are one of the reasons that i am an original sponsor of this bill. vicky: khanna's bill also requires agencies to install shields to protect drivers, and train them on how to deescalate violent situations, something williams says he and other drivers have been requesting for years. stephen williams: we're supposed to be paying attention to the road and things that are going on. if i've gotta worry about you coming behind me, you know, gonna slit my throat or you threaten me like that, i'm not paying attention to the road. so, that's dangerous for everybody. vicky: williams faces two misdemeanor charges for bringing a weapon to work. he's now fighting to keep his job at ac transit. the agency tells us it is looking to have its shields installed by october. announcer: billions of gallons of toxic wastewater left over from oil drilling is seeping into groundwater from holding ponds across california. up next, we investigate why the state allow

department of justice standards there is no cause to be conducting these secret missions well at the conclusion of that c.n.n. segment that i just heard after bringing on the former inspector general for the department of transportation who seemed downright excited about the whole thing i'm sure the c.n.n. anchor will point out this is a horrific abuse of law enforcement it makes a mockery of our freedom and it puts us firmly in the category of military surveillance state take us home so you know i will say that any time anyone talks about rapid eye rapid blinking arrival and i feel if i find myself blinking quite a bit more it's just lovely in response mary thank you so much i appreciate it if. i'm having a problem loving response right now blinking segments like this which is pretty that's i mean pretty similar to all the mainstream coverage of this new revelation this week or more insidious than they seem it appears as if they're asking the right questions is this an invasion of privacy why weren't we told about this sooner but by acting like this is just a little thing to be discussed it makes average americans believe it's no big deal it's the same as discussing if you want on your pizza all right. kind of like

the iowa department of transportation also says they have no record of a driver's license for christhianera. this woman worked with him for four years on the farm. ime asked that we not use her e me and blur her face. when you heard the word erhristhian," what did you think? >> ( speaking spanish ) >> reporter: so you were hoping that it would come out that he's innocent, that the d.n.a. would prove that. ent,i. >> reporter: she says in the five weeks since tibbetts' disappearance, rivera reported to work every day, acting normally. the case has re-ignited calls for stronger immigration laws. the president tweeted this video ntst night: >> a person came in from mexico illegally and killed her. we need the wall. we need our immigration laws changed. >> reporter: rivera's coworker is an immigrant, and in response to the president's comments, she said, "there are bad people in mmery race." mollie tibbetts' aunt told us rye doesn't want mollie's memory lost among political agendas. the funeral is set for sunday. jeff? >> glor: adriana diaz, still on the story in brooklyn, iowa. california co

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department of justice standards there is no cause to be conducting these secret missions well at the conclusion of that c.n.n. segment that i just heard after bringing on the former inspector general for the department of transportation who seemed downright excited about the whole thing i'm sure the c.n.n. anchor will point out this is a horrific abuse of law enforcement it makes a mockery of our freedom and it puts us firmly in the category of military surveillance state take us home so you know i will say that in time anyone talks about rap and i.

department of justice standards there is no cause to be conducting these secret missions well at the conclusion of that c.n.n. segment that i just heard after bringing on the former inspector general for the department of transportation who seemed downright excited about the whole thing i'm sure the c.n.n. anchor will point out this is a horrific abuse of law enforcement it makes a mockery of our freedom and it puts us firmly in the category of military surveillance state take us home so you know i will say that any time anyone talks about rapid eye rapid blinking arrival and i feel if i find myself blinking quite a bit more it's just like it's about love and response mary thank you so much i appreciate it. i'm having a child lovin response right now so stop leaking segments like this which is pretty that's i'm pretty similar to all the mainstream coverage of this new revelation this week or more insidious than they seem it appears as if they're asking the right questions is this an invasion of privacy why weren't we told about this sooner but by acting like this is just a little thing to be discussed it makes average americans believe it's no big deal it's the same as discussing if you want bathrooms on your pizza o

department of transportation according to the national association of convenience stores you know she comes at a time when gas stations are becoming harder to find between one thousand nine hundred four and twenty fifth team and the number of retail fueling sites in the u.s. dropped twenty five percent you know she is offering customers other options to get them to buy an offering things like oil changes tire tracks car washes and brake pads replacements on top of this one you know she delivers gas to vehicles during the work day whether it be. in parking lots or and residential driveways the field technicians communicate with customers be a smart phone they carry a tool with them that will allow them to open fuel tanks when they are want also the technician accidentally scratches or causes a miss how with a vehicle at service saying he or she will take a picture and send it to the client that a way they are aware of what happens in addition you choose co-founder brian a frist says quote if we notice your passenger side wiper blade is broken then you get an email and a push notificati

department of transportation. they are required to respond to the government and you. a lot of times airlines settle the dispute right then otherwise the feds step in and open an investigation. we put a link on nbcbayarea.com/responds. look under consumer resources. call 888-996-tips. new this morn a fuel fiasco at l-a-x -- twice - a spirit air plane - had fuel spilling out onto the tarmac. >>> at 6:24 new this morning a fuel fiasco. >> it was late yesterday afternoon. everyone on the plane was taken off as the plane was checked. then later in the night passengers were loaded back on. while taxiing the fuel started leaking again. >> it scared me. people saying it causes cancer. they say it is safe a bay area man won a settlement. >>> a quick follow up on that backlash following ma ddonna's backlash. >> we told you about this yesterday morning. madonna shared a strange story. many called it disrespectful. here is what madonna is saying. he said i thank aretha for inspiring me along the way. i did not intend to do a

segment that i just showed after bring it on the former inspector general for the department of transportation who seemed downright excited about the whole thing i'm sure the c.n.n. anchor will point out this is a horrific abuse of law enforcement it makes a mockery of our freedom and it puts us firmly in the category of military surveillance state take us home so you know i will say that a time anyone talks about rapid eye rapid blinking arrival and i feel if i find myself blinking quite a bit more it's just lovely in response mary thank you so much i appreciate it if. i'm having a problem loving response right now blinking segments like this which is pretty that segment pretty similar to all the mainstream coverage of this new revelation this week or more insidious than they seem it is.

segment that i just heard after bring it on the former inspector general for the department of transportation who seemed downright excited about the whole thing i'm sure the c.n.n. anchor will point out this is a horrific abuse of law enforcement it makes a mockery of our freedom and it puts us firmly in the category of military surveillance state take us home so you know i will say that any time anyone talks about rapid eye rapid blinking arrival and i feel if i find myself blinking quite a bit more it's just lovely in response mary thank you so much i appreciate it. i'm having a problem loving response right now blinking segments like this which is pretty that's i mean pretty similar to all the mainstream coverage of this new revelation this week or more insidious.

their own thing because today it suits her politics, but really it's no different than department of transportatione has the right and responsibility to get involved when he determines us time to get involved. >> and chris, you are looking at polls, what toll has the investigation -- mueller investigation had on president trump and on republicans looking ahead to midterms? >> chris: when you look at a list of issues that people care about, the last numbers i saw from a national survey -- because it doesn't turn up. gallup had it as 2% mentioned as their top concern. we were talking earlier in a different senate elections, i have yet to see a situation in which the mueller probe or the investigation ongoing is going to have an impact on that. in fact, quite the contrary. when i see president trump go into a state like he has in indiana, montana and west virginia, he has an impact in terms of helping a republican candidate like i've never seen in politics before. obama didn't have that, bush didn't have it and clinton didn't have it. so it isn't really having an effect on 2018 politics other than cre

. >> reporter: lori berman is director of california's department of transportation.do we need to have a new paradigm shift in how we approach our infrastructure? >> it's like when i put a new roof on my house, it's necessary, but it's nothing i go and show off to my neighbors. >> reporter: our investigation found 135 of these structurally deficient bridges in the bay area have been on the list to be repaired for at least five years or longer. >> it's frustrating that we can't expedite them or refurbish a lot of them rather than just rebuilding them. >> reporter: congressman jeff denham represents california's tenth district which vournds modesto and also serves on the house committee that oversees and funds the upkeep of our nation's bridges and highways. >> these bridges most of them were having a life cycle of 50 years, and they're now 100 years old, and so there are some that we just need to tear down and start anew. >> reporter: is this acceptable in your mind? >> no. it's unacceptable for the state. it's unacceptable for the federal government. >> reporter: cal

department of transportation released ads for the first time that drugged drivers with the message drive high get a dui. around 42% of people showed some sort of impairing drug in their system. there's a company that developed a marijuana breathalyzer that will help crack down on drunk drivers. right now they rely on blood and urine tests. the device within three hours of consumption. >> we have developed new scientific approach that allows us to measure very small particles of thc. >> roadside testing will be getting starting this fall. >> police say he had his hand on a backpack when it fired. the school went on lockdown for hours. two terrifying hours. >> i got here and started texting them. >> the teacher said be quiet because the people that made noise the people in the hallways would know where we were. >> police made four arrests. one student did get injured but not from the gunfire. there will be extra counselors on hand today. >>> authorities say lead to the death of another man is expected to appear in court this morning. it happened at the pleasant hill station in july. they s

joining me now is the expecter general at the department of transportation. how does this happen.tting in the lane, but being able to pilot it down the runway and making it into the air. that is troubling to say the least. >> it is the intersection of three loopholes. the laws for mental health screen are pretty much limited to the certified pilots. and the 900,000 airplane workers have a background check. but no mental health screening. last year they came out with an alarms report of security and security terrorism. they found tr was 73 people on terrorist watch lists that worked at arrests. so it was looking at that as pengt, and this person has no i kind kagtss of anything like that. and people who wok at the airport could also have terror ties as congress reported last year. we have a mental health look hole we have to think about as well. >> and you think about the other things that happen, it would seem that is a major -- you said the intersection of three loopholes, but this seems to be a clearing opening when it comes to opportunity. >> you're exactly right. that is why m

in the president's budget is through the pentagon but also nasa is involved so is the department of transportation because i wrote the national r. and d. strategy plan when i was in the clinton administration that involved looking at science and technology development at nasa f.a.a. the department of defense and so those are these are the big chunks of the budget along with department of energy where science and technology is developed this is he does very good for science and technology development to pick an education community in the united states but also we also are interested in trying to make sure that we also take care of what we need to do in developing. new frontiers of where we have to do national security protections and really when you look at it when you look at the united states is about protecting its assets its military assets but all that is behind a bill load of twaddle i can't believe those who are out going along and and saying these types of things no i disagree i disagree and i think it's absolutely incredible and jamie say i just that this is about ten dollars.

the united states department of transportation has been a great partner in this project. the federal transit administration, and we are joined by the acting regional minister got the federal railroad administer and the bureau of finance working together to support the funding for this building. the state of california, the metropolitan transportation commission, the san francisco county transportation authority, the san mateo authority, a.c. transit, not just the user but also a funder and of course, the city and county of san francisco. i want to thank everybody who had a hand in this. it is a lot of you. all the folks who bonded us and all the folks providing transit service here. i look forward to the ribbon-cutting for phase two ottawa. thank you. [applause] >> speaker pelosi, just reminded me, ed, as you are rolling out all the funders, just say we put our hands and everybody's pocket. [laughter] >> no pocket, however was bigger and no pocket was greater then the man i met for the first time today. he came up and had on a beautiful pink tie and he said, my name is jak

department of transportation we leased ads targeting drug drivers with the message drive high get a dui. it shows 42% of people showed some sort of impairing drugs in their system. an oakland company has developed a marijuana breathalyzer to help law enforcement crack down on drunk drivers. it can detect it within three hours of consumption. >> we have developed a new scientific approach that allows us to measure very small particles of thc. >>> this morning the body of john mccain is back in his nation's capital. today congress and the public will pay their final respects. we are live in washington for us. good morning. >> good morning. today is the day capitol hill says good-bye. members of administration, members of congress and staff are gathering here far memorial before the public comes to pay their respects. back in washington one last time. the body of john mccain will lie in state at the u.s. capitol today open to the public this afternoon after a private ceremony for staff and colleagues. vice president pence is expected to speak. >> america will always remember and honor the

department of transportation, i don't have time to read some of the documentation we found about what red lanes are, but you need to go look that up and look into it. but they have specifications, this is a project that's received a lot of federal funding at least $16.9 million in federal funds. you could amend this legislation today to be transit-only. transit-only is public transit according to the california vehicle code. public transit. transit-only doesn't include private busses. thank you. >> chair c. brinkman: thank you. thank you, ms. vaughn and thank you for your verses on the c.a.c. >> good afternoon, directors. my name is brian stokele, i'm a planner with the recreation and park department. over the last, i guess, several years we have been collaborating with m.t.a. staff as we own several parks and facilities along the corridor. i'm here to compliment the staff of m.t.a. for working with us on this and in particular they have addressed our needs at kimble playground and hamilton recreation center which are on both sides of the street at steiner street. we want to just than

department of transportation. when you gripe there, the airlines are required to respond to the government and you. a lot of times the airlines then settle the dispute right there. other times the feds step in and open an investigation. we put a link to the complaint form on our website nbcbayarea.com/responds. look under the heading consumer resources. if you have a consumer complaint, you can call us. 888-996-tips. >>> if you have an electric car, ford is recalling 50,000 charge cords for the focus electric fr5 fusion energy from 2013 to 2015. the cords can catch fire. if you have one, you should get a letter from ford in the mail. it will advise you to take your car to the dealer and get a new card at no charge. >>> oprah winfrey is teaming up with kraft hines for cauliflower pizzas. each serving between 280 and 330 calories. the pizzas debut on store shelves today. >>> hia bicyclist riding with traffic on the bay bridge. a driver posted this video on twitter. ck's quickly going viral. f the bridge. it's very da

the longer answer is, within the department of transportation, we want to look at technology as as there are advances and different ways of looking them to integrate them into our aviation system. secretary chao's priority is to do this in a safe way. if we can find a way to integrate it, we will. this is the responsibility of the federal aviation administration. we will work with you and interested parties to ensure that your input and concerns are adjusted -- are addressed by the affected offices. sen. lee: i appreciate that. i suggest we ought to look back in 1973. that was a long time ago. the year when my wife was born, so i should not refer to it as that long ago. in technological terms, 45 years ago, it might as will be millennia. we did not dream of and of the devices we each now have within arms reach, the computing processing power that each of us has in our own pocket at any given moment outpaces anything in existence back them. with those technological developments, we have had other scientific developments that have made it possible to revisit the all-out ban on overland sup

and department of transportation and has had several successful test flights. >>> gay rights grooups accused facebook of targeting homosexual users with conversion therapy apps. lbgtq users were seeing ads that promote sexual curity and so-called gay cures. facebook says the ads were mistakenly shown to users due to a flaw in the ad targeting algorithms. >>> if you are planning a road trip anytime soon brace yourself for a spike in gas prices. aaa says this will be the most expensive labor day weekend in the past four years. california says the gas is up 56 cents per gallon. >> we see higher gas prices on the west coast and then cheaper gas prices in the south and southeast. >> if a flight is in your plans, the group airlines for america says 16.5 million americans will fly this weekend. that's the nearly four percent spike compared to last year. >>> now to original content you only see on nbcbayarea.com. we talked to a man whose tattoo led the mayor to issue a challenge to the community. he ran every avenue in the city of san jose. he got the city's logo tattooed on his leg. our vide