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Going up. so may be the summer that people actually get back to taking road trips. >> reporter: the current national average for a gallon of regular is $3.33, down nearly 22 cents from a year ago. thats encouraging more americans to drive rather than fly. according to triple a, 84% of all holiday travelers will be hitting the road. but americans will be spending less during their trips. $749 per person, which is down 7% from last year. >> people want to take vacations they want to get away with ...

It will be the hottest july 4th on record in several cities. >> eat that thing. >> reporter: desperate for ice and water in west virginia volunteers delivering relief. >> it is 104 degrees up in the hadouseow. lines to buy generators. and in wisconsin, oven-like heat caused the pavement to expand and the road to buckle creating a ramp that launched that suv theresa reich pulled over to take a picture of the buckle in the road and instead captured that dramatic moment. >> you dont normally see th...

Which is important because she is pregnant. just to show you she is putting her stroller to good use. god bless our country. >> nice going, snooki. >> indeed. she is classy. she is a lady. little bit of "glee" scoop. everybody -- yes everybody -- returning for season number four. so if you love "glee" and you love all of the regular theyre going to be there. interestingly enough, your favorite big-lipped blond babe, well according to deadline, not only returning, in talks to be upgraded to a r...

>> why are we stopping at ms. kelseys? >> she had to go to -- >> going to check the locks, huh? >> no, we are going to take in her laundry. >> reporter: the real mayberry many believe was griffiths hometown of mt. airy in north carolina. the movie theater is a monument to his career. griffith started out as a high school music teacher and got his first break with the funny radio monologue about football. >> it was that both bunches full of them men wanted this funny looking little pumpkin to pla...

>> reporter: tests show the drug was in lanes grandsons system at the time of the shooting. but the critical evidence may be this sound. another gunshot while he was on the phone with a 911 operator. >> i got shot again. help. >> reporter: a grandmother now on trial for murdering the very person she says she loved. and was trying to help. lindsay davis, abc news, new york. >> okay, the kid was using drugs. if she shot him while he has been shot on the phone to police and theyre on their way what...

Scripted spiel. we are going to get to you when we get to you. >> reporter: maryland governor martin omalley has pleaded for patience. >> 75% of those who suffered power outages as a result of this hurricane punch without the hurricane warning have now been restored. >> reporter: it will be a different kind of 4th of july this year. 20 states have some ban on fireworks because of the heat. temperatures are in the 90s across much of the nation, and no power means no air conditioning. >> it is -- ...

>> forget i said that. >> on the fourth of july, look good, red on. flags here. hot dogs, your hat. i took mine off. my head started to sweat. of course, on this holiday, millions of americans are on the move looking for a little bit of fun and some freedom from the blistering heat wave out there. >> yeah, of course the holiday is falling right in the middle of the workweek, there are people grabbing days on either side and taking a longer break this year and paying less if theyre driving some...

>> we see stories every year. of course, the holiday means people across the country are hitting the road. triple a says 35 million americans are traveling via car for this 4th of july, gas prices $3.33 a gallon. actually down 22 cents from a year ago. but it is a different story for people taking a flight. >> gas prices are going down at the same time that airfare is going up. so this may be the summer that people actually get back to taking road trips. >> road trip. and travelers are watchin...

[ "jaws" theme plays ] im hungry -- sorry. mm, thats good. >> you recognize that music, right, "jaws" music. if you are a parent as i am, you know we do everything possible to keep our children safe. so imagine, just imagine, potentially -- intentionally, rather, putting them at risk just feet from the teeth of hungry sharks. >> i dont get this at all. some connecticut parents thought that was a fine idea. when they posted the adventure on youtube no less. heres abcs bazi kanani. >> reporter: ...

Griffith with his wise words and laconic southern drawl was the straight man in the comedy about small-town america. >> why are we stopping at ms. kelseys? >> she had to go to -- >> going to check the locks, huh? >> no, we are going to take in her laundry. >> reporter: the real mayberry many believe was griffiths hometown of mt. airy in north carolina. the movie theater is a monument to his career. griffith started out as a high school music teacher and got his first break with the funny radio m...