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Rising inflation. we ha patrick, good to have you on, from gasbuddy. aaa says regular unleaded gas, a bit up from this time last year. trending downward? >> yeah, we are certainly closing the gap quickly last year. the national average just under $3.59 in the latest live data we have. prices up 17 cents from last year, but more importantly, as we progress into thanksgiving, priced have plummeted 15 cents a gallon in the last week with several states seeing decreases over the last week, so a pret...

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Goes until about 8:00 p.m. tonight. today will be the busiest on the roads. the forecast from aaa, 48.7 million people driving 50 miles or more over the next five days starting today. really not all that far off from the 2019 actual numbers when we saw 49.9 million people hit the roads. just look at the breakdown here of the metro areas that are going to see really bad traffic over the next few hours. atlanta, new york, l.a., chicago, boston, san francisco, the congestion today will be twice the...

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Thanksgiving travelwise. >> what about returning home? when is the best time to leave? saturday night, sunday? >> you know, friday, saturday and sunday is when we see people coming back. try to avoid being on the road between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on those three days. the thing about thanksgiving is everybody is in a rush and people come back in different stages. its not quite so bad, but its going to be busy on the roads and we always recommend planning ahead. plan your route ahead and give y...

And things have started to creep up a little since then. now, chicago officials say between here at ohare and midway, chicagos other airport they expect about 1.7 million travelers over this thanksgiving period which is up almost 7% from last year and countrywide when you look at the past two day, tsa screened 4.5 million people over the two previous days, which is up from last year and is slightly down from 2019 but at the very least, comparable to those pre-pandemic levels and overall aaa is e...

Ago that the republicans would win the senate. he bet the democrats. so robert, this money is in the mail. i want that to be on the report. >> double down on something else. >> trace: happy thanksgiving to both of you. well-done. >> thank you. >> trace: today is one of the busiest travel days of the year. aaa predicts more than 48 million americans will hit the road by car. in california, sales of new gas powered vehicles will be banned by 2035 they think as the state revs up for an electric fut...

The busiest travel days during Thanksgiving week are usually Tuesday, Wednesday and the Sunday after the holiday.

During the week of thanksgiving. h lets cuss widiscuss with our spokesperson. 49 million people of the people will be traveling by car. for those who are driving, what are some of your best tips in terms of timing? when is the best time to leave for your destination? >> right now is the worst time and i saw someone on i-95. i said, no, pete didnt listen to me. its peak congestion. its mainly because of choice because of school or work. they have to wait until today, but aaa recommends leaving af...

Airports jammed with people from chicago to los angeles. >> traffic was tough and going through the airport was very tough. so -- a lot of traffic and a lot of people. >> reporter: and in st. paul, minnesota, long lines at the checkpoint. >> typically, i come at this time when i fly out and theres not this amount of people. usually you breeze right through. >> reporter: american, united and delta expecting to serve a combined 18 million customers this holiday. roads seeing some of the busiest tr...