just the beginning. a new year, a new toll hike, a new wave of frustration from drivers. that s outrageous. $7? wow! and gas? it s easier to take the bus. reporter: transit officials don t think this will be the typical reaction, pointing out this wasn t imposed on drivers, it was approved by voters in an election. everyone knew it was coming. in fact it was voted on in the bay area about six months ago. but it s not real until it s real, and it s real today. i do think that people have to remind themselves that the tolls are going up this year by a dollar. reporter: this dollar toll increase at state-owned bridges like the bay bridge is just round one. the price will go up $1 every three years, a total of $3 in nine years. the money will go toward transportation projects that will hopefully ease traffic congestion. a lot of money for new b.a.r.t. cars, new cars for san francisco muni as well, new car pool lanes across the entire bay area, which we really need badly
ed alvarez says officers set up an operation but were unable to catch him. they noticed over three to five days last month someone spray painted eight train cars in millbrae, concord, richmond and daly city. it s pretty unusual to get hit that many times in a short period of time. they found it s connected to an australian gang that likes to go worldwide making magritti marks on there. get hectic is their monday ter. reporter: the letters found were believed to stand for get hectic grew. videos of the cruise vandalism are believed to be posted on youtube. in this case police say law enforcement in new york and australia recognized it. police in australia have made it a priority to crack down on serial taggers. when he waspp had it on him. by that i mean not the spray cans but he had it on his clothing. reporter: 33-year-old matthew raoul white was arrest at sfo apparently trying leave the country. he s charged with two felony counts of vandalism only in the millbrae
thick plume of smoke up into the air in santa rosa. now, the fire had fully engulfed the commercial building when crews arrived. it spread fought grassy fields as well. so a few hot spots broke out. firefighters say they were able to quickly control those flames because they had an increased staffing due to the dangerous conditions this weekend. now to a developing story in contra costa county. a deadly police shooting rocks a normally quiet community. streets are blocked off right now in downtown danville. nbc bay area s christi smith has been on the scene all afternoon for us and she joins us now live with the latest on the investigation. reporter: yeah, and right now it looks like the last cars that were in the intersection pretty much all day bou ide pice chief just a short time ago. he didn t take questions but he laid out what led up to th shooting. they say it took a turn here as an officer tried to approach the suspect who was in a car. it s with a great deal of s
reporter: well, i m here at deer park, which is just north of st. helene. around 8:00 tonight, pg&e purposely turned off all the lights because they re trying to protect this area from the danger of wildfires. now, if you take a look behind me, you ll three is absolutely no power at this hour. and if you look at the house next door, they have actually lit candles at the front doorstep. if you listen closely, you might be able to hear the generator going, and that s how they re able to power some of the lights inside. other than that, this entire neighborhood is pitch dark tonight. this is the first time ever pg&e has shut off power proactively to reduce the risk of wildfires. i just got off the phone with the pg&e spokesperson about the conditions in napa, sonoma, and lake counties tonight that led the company to make that decision. this is based on localized weather forecasts calling for gusty winds of up to 50 miles an hour tonight into monday morning. so approximately
and we do that by speaking up when viewers aren t getting anywhere on their own. well, tonight we re gonna share some of our more recent stories, how we helped, and what we learned along the way that can help you too. one type of complaint we ve seen over and over again lately, air travel, and it doesn t look like things are gonna get better anytime soon. there s a possible collision course at the country s airports this holiday season with passengers caught in the middle. if you re flying over the holidays, i have some advice to highlight pitfalls and help navigate detours. female: i lost 2 days of work because of this. chris: passengers are learning firsthand. female: they don t have flights available. chris: the airlines covid rebound male: just seems like a mess. chris: is turbulent. female: everybody is just on standby. chris: today the tsa is screening almost as many people per day as before the pandemic, but the bureau of labor statistics says 34,000 fewer airline w