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Only 600 cancellations nationwide since thursday, and only 60 so far today. so far so good. we will see if the airlines can keep it together as people are coming home. today is a busy day according to the transportation secretary and the faa, and also, a really busy day on the roads. remember that memorial day is much more of a driving holiday, and aaa anticipated 50 million people driving 50 miles or more, and the worst time to travel is right this moment, between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. aaa s...

And 3:00 p.m. so were through the first wave. now this is the second wave when everybody begins coming home all at once. and weve talked about it before, the big advice from aaa, if you can extend your trip over the long weekend, you probably should. if you can leave tuesday or even wednesday, that might be the best given this huge rush for travel right now. >> i love your jokes. you are so funny. just extending vacation. you are so funny. pete muntean tracking it all for us. >> reporter: were w...

I havent flown since 2019. i was amping myself up for this. >> more than 37 million americans were expected to drive to their destinations. a 6% jump from last year, says aaa. april gas prices averaging $3.65 a gallon. down from last year. $0.50 cheaper versus the previous memorial day weekend. airfare on the other hand not so much. high demand is creating an awful lot of sticker shock for people trying to plan summer trips and the experts say it will remain that way. back to you. >> griff: brin...

Top three spots. >> i definitely noticed a limited number of people but not too bad. anything yet so i guess it is fine so far. >> extremely busy. since 2019 i was tamping myself up for this. >> clearly that the numbers tell the story. more than 37 million americans, the vast majority expect her to drive to their destination. that, by the way a 6% jump from last year says aaa. gas prices averaging $3.65 a gallon down significantly $0.50 cheaper per gallon versus the previous memorial day weekend...

The vast majority of them are going to be hopping their flights back home. so you can no doubt gar an teen it is going to be congested. weve seen its already busy. out of the estimated 4 million people taking to the skies this holiday weekend, according to aaa, about a million of them will travel right here through dallas fort worth international weather a cross the country is good. a little over 100 delays so far this morning. jfk, atlanta, oh care, top three experiencing issues. aaa says if yo...

Of what led to this partial collapse of this historic building here in davenport. >> wow. when youre looking at those numbers, its a real miracle. no other way to put it on this memorial day holiday. shaq brewster for us, we thank you. speaking of memorial day, later today millions of americans are set to head back home after the long holiday weekend. this is expected to be the third busiest memorial day weekend since 2000 according to aaa. joining us is nbcs emilie ikeda. so if folks are watc...

Republican president. pretending that you could have all those things if you just pout and stamp your feet isnt true. thats not the way the world works. this bill is a good step forward to the next election and with some real successes. >> it will definitely take democrat buy-in to get it across the finish. well see. thank you very much. >> julie: well, are you among them? millions of people hitting the roads, rails and skies this holiday weekend. more than 42 million exact according to aaas est...

Loud too much. pretty smooth sailing and i know we have some time left in this busy travel day. i want to break down all of these numbers for you. they are pretty staggering and some record-breaking pre-pandemic. aaa says that 42.3 million americans will be traveling in some form or fashion this holiday week and peered out that 3.4 million will fly. that is actually about 11% up from last year. so crowds have been large, planes have been packed and patience has no doubt been tested at times. but...

Plan, plan. leave early. >> reporter: and of course thats brought some bad flashback tuesday the travel fiasco we saw in summer of 2022. a lot of experts and passengers alike keeping a close eye to this summer, specifically this memorial day weekend as a sort of test on-air lines, airports, and also the faa. one of the biggest hurdles so far is their shortage of air-traffic controllers. they are down about 3,000 controllers so far. the agency has warned that it will impact summer travel. jim? >>...

The memorial day road trip is certainly back. aaa telling us just look at this number they anticipate more than 37 million americans will be taking to the roadways this memorial day weekend which is just, jim, underneath the 2019 pre-pandemic levels that we saw three years ago. but in terms of what advice aaa has for all of us taking the roads, heres what they told us. >> definitely inspect that vehicle before you take that long road trip. check your tire tread and inflation, make sure your batt...