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Just a moment, but first, lets go to cbss kris van cleave, reporting from the phoenix sky harbor international airport. kris, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, i started my day in chicago this morning flying to phoenix just a couple hours ago, you really get a sense for why the tsa was bracing for today to be one of if not the busiest days since the start of the pandemic. the airlines say memorial day weekend so far has been mostly smooth sailing. the great summer getaway is on. the vast major...

Up for the holiday weekend, right? >> reporter: theyll spend a lot less, wolf. and theyll deal with serious price competition among gas stations. weve got four gas stations alone just at this intersection competing to undercut each other on prices. motorists are telling us, given how weve been hammered with food prices, clothing prices, and other things, well take this. >> reporter: at this bp station in mclain, virginia, pleasant surprises at the pump. >> i am surprised because everything else ...

And aaa is predicting travel by train and bus will see the largest increase, the biggest amount of growth year to year. 20% increase from last year. and amtrak alone, one of the companies that operates here out of penn station, theyre anticipating 75,000 more passengers this weekend than this time last year. people im talking to say this is the easiest way, most convenient way for them to get to where they want to go, get some work done. amtrak tells us theyre expecting a lot of first time rider...

Failures. the department of transportation has initiated new rules, requiring airlines to compensate passengers and provide free rebooking if they cause a delay or cancellation. the also this week, the biden administration launched a portal for passengers to submit those claims. aaa tells us always have a backup plan in place. >> aaa recommends that you prepare for the worst, you hope for the best, prepare for the worst. have a plan b and c in place. >> now, one more hurdle for travelers, if the...

Washington, D.C. - The seasonal surge in gasoline demand leading into the long holiday weekend resulted in the national average for a gallon of gas rising

Its fingers and vote on this 100 to 0. it is a real logistical challenge here. today needs to be the day for all that back and forth to avoid flirting with disaster. >> garrett haake and brendan buck, thank you both very much. turning now to the busy holiday weekend as millions of americans get ready to travel. aaa says this will be the third busiest memorial day weekend since 2000 with more than 42 million people expected to travel 15 miles or more. thats a 7% increase over last year. but, on...

AAA is warning those traveling to expect more drivers on the roads for the holiday weekend.

Camera here inching along the new jersey turnpike just outside new york city and getting reports of major delays across the country with backups in los angeles, dallas, houston and atlanta, more than 37 million people are anticipated to hit the roadway throughout the holiday weekend, up more than 2 million compared to this time last year according to aaa. the increased traffic fueled by relatively nice weather, not to mention the savings at the pump, the national average for a gallon of gas down...

In Florida, about 2.1 million people are expected to drive, with more than 200,000 getting on a plane – about 25,000 more than 2022.

More than one million drivers will travel this Memorial Day weekend, up six percent from last year.