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United states. as we zoom in, you can see this is the traffic that is headed towards the beach, towards the pacific ocean. as we look at this busiest section of freeway, the automobile association of america anticipates that we will just about reach but not cross over a record number of americans traveling for memorial day weekend on the road. so this is the number right here. just over 37 million americans. but it does not exceed the number of americans who traveled memorial day 2019 before the...

>> so next year will you travel on memorial day weekend? >> no. not even. >> okay. so millions of americans are also hitting the roads. as we hear from mike valerio lower prices at the pump mean record levels of traffic this weekend. >> not only are we above the busiest freeway its also the busiest interstate across the united states. you can see this as the traffic headed toward the beach and as we look at the busy intersection of freeway the automobile association of america anticipates we wil...

Just over 37 million americans. it does not exceed the number of americans who traveled in 2019 before the pandemic and that could be because of inflation and relatively high gas prices. aaa did give some advice for those who are about to begin their automotive journeys. listen to what they told us. >> inspect your vehicle before you take the long road trip. check your tire tread and make sure your battery has a good charge and fluid levels are topped off. aaa anticipates coming to the roadside ...

With the aaa rating and i think validates the decision that standard & poors took 12 years ago to lower the rating. >> so, yeah, i was gonna ask you that because you said this was probably the most important decision of your life or your professional life, and you -- do you stand by bringing down the u.s. credit rating from that, you know, coveted aaa to aa-plus? >> yeah, i think its not only my judgment. its the judgment of the markets. if you look where the short-term treasury bill is trading,...

Nbc has not independently verified those numbers. at least one person was killed, two others injured. according to local officials, this was the largest attack since the invasion on ukraine. a record number of americans hitting the skies and roads this memorial day weekend. the tsa says it screened over 2.7 million passengers friday alone. the highest since thanksgiving 2019. aaa says 37 million people are driving 15 miles or more from home. more american voices for you, right after this break. ...

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We spoke to a aaa spokesperson about this, and they said the best they can describe this is a feeling from families who put off travel during covid, all of these restrictions being lifted around the world, this is the only time families have been saving and they feel like this is the time to go and finally see the rest of the world. >> even with higher prices, especially when it comes to all areas of travel, people are still going to be heading out there in big numbers and using all different mo...

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