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Spending is strong. we spoke with some shoppers how they plan to spend this year. >> ive had to cut back on shopping. things are too expensive. i do have three girls, theyre not little, theyre bigger, but they do understand times are hard right now, and me being a single mom. >> reporter: has that battinged the way youre going to spend this holiday season? >> for me, not really. i try not to over-spend anyways, so i try not to exceed what i can do. according to the national retail federation, ...

But we are talking around close to 49 million people over the roads, slightly up from last year, slightly down, but bottom line, people will be hitting the roads. its not just congestion, but congestion in traffic lanes, depending on when youre going, of course. aaa estimates air travel will be up 8%, but one of the travelers we talked to was caught in the dynamic. >> im so glad we god here early, because its more crowded than they expected. we gave ourselves two hours. i hope thats enough. >> r...

AAA predicts 54.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving. While that national figure remains slightly below pre-pandemic levels, travel in Florida is forecast to

Rush. 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. today. that is the worst time. that is the time to avoid. if youre trying to time your trip out, maybe wait until after dinner, trying to time your trip home, maybe early saturday or sunday, but its tricky when you consider so many places have traffic like what were sees. metro areas across the sundays. atlanta, new york, san francisco, l.a., chicago, you may see suggestion twice the norm today, according to aaa. we touch on travel by road first, because thanksgivin...

AAA projects that more than 55 million Americans will travel across the weekend.

Gills, despite a spike in airfare costs. aaa expects 4.5 million americans to fly this holiday weekend. fox businesss hillary vaughn is live at reagan national, keeping an eye on the hustle. hillary. >> a lot of travelers showed up today expecting the worst and that actually may have made things a little bit better. the longest wait times at major airports just over half an hour, but this thanksgiving, travelers are not getting a vacation from inflation. this year americans are paying on average...

With just one day until Thanksgiving, we’ve reached the busiest travel day of the holiday week. AAA is projecting almost pre-pandemic level travel this...

Busiest travel days of the year. cnns pete muntean is live in washington. ooh, could be some gridlock today out there. the good news, pete, if youre stuck in traffic, my friend, gas prices actually falling a bit. >> reporter: its so true, erica. that is a bit of good news, though you have to consider the fact this is the highest gas has been for thanksgiving rush, ever. $3.61 is the national average cob to aaa, but were hearing from drivers, theyre not actually undaunted. this is i-95 near woodb...

Been for a thanksgiving rush. $3.61 is the national average according to aaa. up from $3.40 not all that long ago, about a year ago. so you know, down from the highs of $5 which we saw on june 14th. but its going down, just not really keeping folks off the roads. they cant really be daunted, especially when you look at traffic like this on i-95. it is not holding people back. >> yeah. pete, wonderful report. i got everything i needed. whats with these house phones hanging up next to you? from "f...

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