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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. that's 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 their families, but they don't want to break the bank. >> reporter: if you decide not to take vacat...

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 don't normally see that stuff in real life. >> reporter: temperatures pushed well into and past the 90s. 101 in north ca...

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 they're 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 regular. real quick. dr. drew -- you remember from "loveline." the "wall street journal" reported ...

>> why are we stopping at ms. kelsey's? >> 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 griffith's 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 play with. >> reporter: soon griffith was appearing on broadway and in movies like "in no time for se...

>> reporter: tests show the drug was in lane's grandson's 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 they're on their way what possible defense? >> i have no idea. i am just flabbergasted. when you listen to something like ...