Page 5 - Normalcy Back News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Hope. thank you for using your facilities to help us combat this pandemic as we head into this independence day. and, again, we kind of all missed these cheesy sports outings at the white house. and like you said, a lot of protest from various athletic teams during the trump administration over the policies, over the former president's statements and positions. so it is a nice dose of normalcy back at the white house. >> and joe biden telling stories and stopping himself, and stopping himself from telling stories and then starting it again. it's also a dose of normalcy. >> yes, it was a dose o...

People locked up in their homes for more than a year and we are seeing people want to get out and travel where people were able to save a lot of money because they weren't traveling to work last year. so they are going to places and staying longer and doing more things and spending more money. >> reporter: more of that money may be going to air fare with he estimating tickets increased 19% in april compared to last year. if you're driving to your destination? y it may not have been that much cheaper. the average cost of last is at a seven-year high at almost $3 a gallon. whatever the price to ...

To last year. if you're driving to your destination, it may not have been that much cheaper. the average cost of a gallon of gas is hovering $3 a gallon. whatever the price to fly or drive, americans seem to be happy to pay it if it means getting back to normal. >> i did not travel for the last year so i'm grateful to be traveling this year. >> it's good to get some normalcy back, you know what i mean? people get to travel. i know people is going crazy being inside. >> reporter: it may be a return to a prepandemic norm for many americans, but it will be a test with more than half of the nation...

Been that much cheaper. the average cost of gas is hovering at $3 a gallon, a seven-year high. friday they said that's not unusual given increased demand. whatever the price to fly or drive, americans seem to be happy to pay it if it means getting back to normal. >> i did not travel for the last year so i'm grateful to be traveling this year. >> it's good to just kind of get some normalcy back. you know what i mean? people get traveling. people going crazy inside. >> it may be a return to a prepandemic norm for many americans, but it will be a big test with more than half of the nation still u...

President biden is now weighing in on a restrictive texas bill calling it an assault on democracy. >> this draft essentially changes elections from top to bottom here in texas, by adding new requirements, new restrictions, and new criminal and civil penalties to the voting process. >> it's going to get some normalcy back. people get to traveling. i know people are being crazy. >> the unofficial start of summer, ready to go wild and make up for lost time. >> i had some friends that traveled a couple weeks ago, and they said it was okay, and i sure jumped on it. >> come on, come on, come on.