107 million americans hitting 50 miles. 50 miles or more. Locally, its about 1. 2 million philly area residents headley ad to grandmas house are somewhere else about 30 of the local population. So about three out of every ten people will be traveling at least 50 miles much thats an increase of 3 over last year, and its the ninth Consecutive Year of rising travel for this year end holiday. All of this points to a strong economy, growing consumer confidence, according to aaa, said to be the reasons why so many people are hitting the roads. In fact travel for every major Holiday Weekend this year has been up. Here at the airport theyre anticipating about 82,000 philly area residents going to be flying some place thats about 2 . So two out of the 100 of us will be flying. If youre driving, we did some check wig aaa as far as gas prices right now they average 2. 69 a gallon. That is up 24 cents over last year. You want to give yourself extra travel time if youre in a car, according to one s
Don . Reporter good afternoon, usually bustling streets of the Downtown Dallas have been replaced with crime scene tape and grief, this mid take, behind me is one of the many scenes investigators are combing over in the shooting that the police chief here called an atrocity. At least one gunman, ambushed, Police Officers just after a peaceful protest was ending in Downtown Dallas. The attack sent the crowd running for their lives. I was screaming, run, run, run active shooter, active shooter. Reporter twelve officers were hurt, fellow officers rush to their sides. Get back, get back. Reporter five of the officers died. Were hurting. Our profession is hurting. Reporter two civilians were also injured, police cornered the suspect identified as Micah Johnson and then negotiated with him for hours. Johnson told police he was acting alone. He was upset about black lives matter, suspect stated that he wanted to kill white people especially white officers. Reporter negotiations broke down wit
Chin streaming arrive in baltimore tonight. Dave . Reporter iain, we have a very very tense situation here in baltimore. Just outside of the maryland zoo in baltimore. Behind me you can see officers dressed in full riot gear. They have the helmets, they have the night sticks. They have the shields they were trying to hold off part of what you just saw there in that video video. Several officers were injured after protesters were throwing hurling rocks in their direction hitting those officers. Traffic tied up throughout the city of baltimore. And several neighborhood we were actually caught up in some of that traffic but again riot gear here with the police. Police in the air as well watching this whole situation with helicopters and there are about 12, 13,000 people monitor monitoring scanner traffic because of this whole thing. As you said, a threat has been issued. What police in baltimore are calling a credible threat issueed by gangs targeting police threatening to quote take out
Could be in the water, they are not sure. Watching the bay area weather as we have storms coming through over the weekend and well find out what is in store as we head towards christmas. Merry Christmas Eve and well take it straight out to Storm Tracker 4. We are dry for now though we have some oysters sitting off shore. It could reach land but that could be maybe a heavy sprinkle for those. For those of you along the coast line dry conditions for everyone else. Temperatures out the door, 37 currently in santa rosa 344 vallejo with temperatures hovering just above the freezing mark. Oakland towards richmond is 49 and San Francisco. Shows cloud cover will increase later on today and that is ahead of the storm headed our way. This will arrive on Christmas Day. Future cast four shows 9 00 a. M. White rate expected for santa rosa. Putting the clock into motion heavier rain moves towards our north bay or around lunch time. Around the east bay shoreline and those of you situated around the c