million americans will expected travel is 50 miles this memorial day weekend. that number is not too unusual, the price these drivers are paying sure is. nbc s scott cohen is in castro valley, california, in the san francisco area. california some of the highest gas prices in the country, drivers are still filling up and hitting the road, right? they are, as you heard though they don t necessarily have to like it. so, the price here at the chevron station in castro valley, in the bay area, it s 6:59 a gallon. it s not like you have to go far to find that, because it s not too far from the average in the state of california. $6.14 a gallon as of today according to aaa, that s about 50% higher than we were paying one year ago. and nationally it s a similar situation, yes, it s cheaper but still about again 50% higher than a year ago. experts are saying that it s not just limited to this holiday weekend, if you re planning to travel this summer,
..go through this ordeal. and for amber heard, who didn t even namejohnny depp in the article in question in the washington post, another long court case challenging her account of suffering abuse and assault. david sillito, bbc news. it is 6.14 it is 6.11; and let s find out what the weather is like where you are waking up this morning. good morning, carol. good morning. i m going to post it towards the easter weekend, going to be won, but a chance of rain at times, especially in the north and the rest. if you are thinking of heading to the west it looks like there will be low cloud, mist and
like this care worker in aberdeen, will be offered a third covid shot as well as a flu vaccine, sometimes at the same appointment, in a bid to keep both viruses at bay this winter. fergus walsh, bbc news. the time is 6.14pm. our top story this evening. as some of britain s biggest businesses lobby government over soaring gas cost of the steel industry said there is no immediate help. and still to come. xtour help. and still to come. your ro al help. and still to come. your royal highness. help. and still to come. your royal highness. mummy! - we speak to the star of spencer, the new movie that chronicles princess diana s strained relationship with the royal family. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel, a huge match tonight for wales. we will look ahead to their world cup qualifier against the czech republic. they are without gareth bale but aaron ramsey returns to lead the side.
position? it s the delta variant. it s just much more contagious. it has a so-called contagious index of six, which means it s more contagious than influenza. it s still spreading and still causing hospitalizations and deaths in the summer. this basically is a winter respiratory virus. it s much more easily spread typically in cool, dry climates. and now here you see it spreading and causing a lot of suffering. it just speaks to the contagiousness of this virus. and i hear this question time and again. i m going to ask you, i m sure you ve heard it over and over. but it bears repeating. if you are fully vaccinated, just how protected are you against this variant, and should vaccinated people be taking precautions like wearing masks again? you re highly protected. look at what s happened. we ve gone from sort of primarily initially the so-called d.6.14g variant. the delta variant, 99% of people