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The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer

airline seats are going to go fast. the hotel rooms are going to go fast. you want to book your vacation plans this summer as early as you possibly can. >> reporter: aaa projected over 42 million americans will have traveled 50 miles or more from home this memorial day weekend, a 7% increase from last year. just on the roads according to aaa more than 37 million motorists projected this weekend, up 6% from a year ago. those drivers are getting a pleasant surprise at the pumps. >> i am surprised, because everything else is going up a lot more. at least gas prices have kind of been stable. >> reporter: gas prices steeply down from a year ago. the national average today standing at $3.58 a gallon for regular according to aaa, down more than a dollar from the average at this time last year which was $4.60 a gallon. analysts say there are several reasons. the global price per barrel of oil is lower than last year and

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Heavens Gate The Cult of Cults

the memorial day road trip is certainly back. aaa telling us just look at this number they anticipate more than 37 million americans will be taking to the roadways this memorial day weekend which is just, jim, underneath the 2019 pre-pandemic levels that we saw three years ago. but in terms of what advice aaa has for all of us taking the roads, here's what they told us. >> definitely inspect that vehicle before you take that long road trip. check your tire tread and inflation, make sure your battery has a good charge. make sure your fluid levels are topped off. during this memorial day weekend aaa anticipates coming to the roadside rescue of 460,000 stranded drivers. >> jim, we've got to talk about gas prices. today the national average $3.58. a year ago it was all the way up to $4.60. it hit a record of $5 the national average june of last

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CNN Newsroom Live

americans traveling for memorial day weekend on the road. so this is the number right here. just over 37 million americans. but it does not exceed the number of americans who traveled memorial day 2019 before the pandemic. analysts tell us that could be because of inflation and still relevant telephone high gas prices. but aaa did give some advice for people who are about to begin their automotive journeys. >> definitely inspect that vehicle before you take that long road trip. check your tire tread and inflation, make sure your battery has a good charge, make sure your fluid levels are topped of. aaa anticipates coming to the roadside rescue of over 460,000 stranded drivers. >> reporter: the cost of gasoline, those prices aren't coming down from where we were last year. we had prices that were about $4.60 a year ago, a national average for around this memorial

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CNN Newsroom Live

just over 37 million americans. it does not exceed the number of americans who traveled in 2019 before the pandemic and that could be because of inflation and relatively high gas prices. aaa did give some advice for those who are about to begin their automotive journeys. listen to what they told us. >> inspect your vehicle before you take the long road trip. check your tire tread and make sure your battery has a good charge and fluid levels are topped off. aaa anticipates coming to the roadside rescue of 460,000 stranded drivers. >> in terms of fuel, the cost of gasoline, those prices are coming down from where we were last year. we had prices that were about $4.60 one year ago. the national average now is $3.58. prices are relatively high in terms of historical terms but coming down. especially in california.

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How It Really Happened

topped off. during this memorial day weekend, aaa anticipates coming to the roadside rescue of more than 460,000 stranded drivers. >> reporter: the cost of gasoline, those prices aren't coming down from where we were last year. we had prices that were about $4.60 a year ago, a national average for around this memorial day weekend is $3.58. so prices are relatively high in terms of historical terms, but they are coming down. prices coming down especially here in california. the states of alaska, new jersey, new york, and florida. we did speak to analysts from gas dbud by, and they tell us i is less and less likely that the national average for gasoline across the united states will cross over $4 a gallon. that is good news for anybody, any american planning their great road trip for the summer of 2023. mike valerio, cnn, los angeles.

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CNN Newsroom Live

from a year ago. the national average standing at $3.57 a gallon according to aaa, down more than a dollar from the average at this time last year which was $4.60 a gallon. analysts say there are several reasons for this, the global price for barrel of oil is low. >> economic head winds, the central bank's raised interest rates, tamed inflation, cooled americans desires to hit the road. >> that's the case so far this year but this holiday weekend will see more americans on the road, more than 37 million according to aaa, up 6% from a year ago. another reason for lower gas prices, russia's war in ukraine hasn't cut russia's oil supply to world markets as much as was anticipated. >> we thought russia was going to disappear from the world market, their oil is still getting to market, in certain places, despite the fact that the u.s. -- the eu, and uk have sanctions on them. >> reporter: and experts believe

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CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield

sometimes fares as high as 800 and 2,000 dollars for coach and similar prices to rome, from new york, so it is extraordinarily expensive. with gas prices now down about a buck on average, a road trip makes a lot more sense. and it also would keep you from the crowds at the airport though, and at the point where we have a ton of hacks to get you around the crowds including clear and pre-check. so you know, there are ways to avoid the crowds. >> all right. so we have something like the national average gas price, you know, is it $4.60 right now. does this mean to you that people, oh, no, that was, that was a year ago, 4.60 and now it is 3.58. so does this say to you, that people are more likely to take those short road trips? or are they going to go long? especially with the high air prices? >> so it is, i think there is room for both. i think you're definitely going to see more people hitting the

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CNN This Morning Weekend

will cost drives less to get to destinations. cnn's brian todd reports. >> reporter: at this bp station in mclean, virginia, pleasant surprises at the pump. >> i am surprised because everything else is going up a lot more. i guess gas prices have been kind of stable. >> for the past one year, i think the prices are a little bit better for the citizen. >> reporter: the cost of your holiday road trip at least behind the wheel is lower this year. gas prices steeply down from a year ago. the national average stand at $3.57 a gallon, according to aaa, down from the average at this time last year, which was $4.60 a gallon. analysts say there are several reasons for this. the global price per barrel is lower, but also -- >> economic headwinds globally. the central banks raise interest rates to tame inflation. that has cooled americans' desires to hit the road. >> that's the case so far this year, but this holiday weekend

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CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield

>> if this weekend is a sign of anything that's to come, it is going to be so busy. these airline seats are going to go fast, the hotel rooms are going to go fast. you want to book your vacation pl plans this summer as early as you possibly can. >> reporter: the national average for gas is hitting $3.60. last year the average was $4.60. gas prices are coming down. according to gas buddy, they are saying that the chances of the national average going above $4 for this summer travel season is growing smaller and smaller every day. good news.

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CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta

slightly less than pre-pandemic levels. just about a half million drivers underneath what we saw in 2019. when we were talking to aaa they had some advice if you are embarking on your own road trip. listen to what they told us. >> definitely inspect that vehicle before you take that long road trip. check your tire tread and inflation. make sure your battery has a good charge. make sure your fluid levels are topped off. during this memorial day weekend, aaa anticipates coming to the roadside rescue of more than 460,000 stranded drivers. >> and that is pretty astounding. one of the reasons that we might still be beneath pre-pandemic road trip levels is because of gas prices. they are relatively high in historical terms. they still have come down from what we saw last year. the gas price average across the nation, we're talking about $4.60 a year ago.

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