Are on the move tonight. Aaa estimates more than 7 Million People will hit the road in the coming days. Almost six and a half million will be flying which means longer lines at check in. What should you expect if youre take youing in town . Sue palka is here to update you on your Holiday Weekend forecast. Thats a lot could i have the next 25 minutes you would be fine with that. I wanted to show you the big picture because ream i today has been almost an ideal travel day its been really quiet across the country. We have a band of snow that hasnt been causing too many problems. Thats a leading edge of warmer air. Around our area, first day of winter came in pretty quiet. We were brilliantly sunny and also on the chilly side. As we check airport delays and were going to see clouds coming in here later tonight. The temperatures that going to be rising or steady. We saw no delays up to la guardia and boston. Obviously its been a good night for travelers. Weve seen no dislai s all day. What
That fire. Roads in the area are blocked. Theres no word right now on any injuries. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you posted. Now to the weather. Winter officially arrived today with very little fanfare in the d. C. Region at about the same time that thousands of people hit the red for the Holiday Weekend. It is a clear nievment but it is cold tonight. Sue palka has the all important Holiday Travel forecast. Hey, sue. Hi, tony and shawn. We dont mind cold when youre travelling. Its the rain and snow that we have to watch out for. Good news for travelers as we look across the country there is not a lot going on. Theres a little stripe of snow. The leading edge of warmer air, but most of the country is pretty quiet includ ing right in h our area where we can expect to see clouds thickening up a little bit. Temperatures should level off and maybe even rice a little bit because were expecting a much warmer day tomorrow. D. C. Has dropped down to 37 greece and there are
Passengers a day. Lets give you a look at some of the other statistics from t. S. A. In addition to that number of passengers they say to handle the extra security 1400 extra t. S. A. Officers as well as additional k9 teams. How do you navigate all of this . Of course seasoned travelers know. The two hour rule still applies. If youre going domestically they want you here two hours ahead of time internationally three hours ahead of time. As far as the things you might bring for the holiday, dont wrap your presents. You can wrap them but they say sometimes it just holds up the line a little bit so its just better not to wrap them if you dont have to. Baked goods, i dont know anybody thats ever traveled with a pie or Something Like that but apparently if you have baked goods it is okay to bring them as long as they are a solid. If its anything pourable or a jelly or a jam that is not okay. That has to go in checked luggage. Theres a new policy for electronic devices. Any personal elero ph
Holly agrees i think. I agree that today is a day to be festive i will say that. Thanks erin. Thanks mike. Appreciate you both. All right. So, the weather actually should cooperate today for all the planes trains and automobiles that are rushing out of town in time for christmas so expect more volume. However, youre trying to get away. And if your travels include an airplane theres plenty you should know before you get to the airport. Fox5s Melanie Alnwick live at Reagan National with all the details. Mel. Reporter hey, good morning, guys. Just checking around the maps and the travel board arent it and itlooks like the only delaye a few out of los angeles but for the most part everything is on time and going well. The airport here really not very crowded at this point its still a little bit early so we expect maybe later those t. S. A. Checkpoints will stack up just a little bit. If you think that youve seen a lot more crowds on airplanes and in the airports lately, youre absolutely ri
Definitely grown, people trying to get through security here and theres some of that additional security that we talked about. T. S. A. Saying that with the additional load of passengers, they are bringing in additional officers, 1400 extra t. S. A. Officers and additional k9 teams. But the dogs here doing that snisniffing that helps people gt through security faster. These people have been somewhat cleared. You know when they used to have to do the swipe test. Theyre not having to do that any. So, it looks like most people here are in a pretty good holiday mood. Number of people are most people we should say, most of them are going to see family and friends. We talked to a couple of people here at the airport and asked them where they were going and what theyre doing. Im going to go to bogota colombia south america. West palm beach florida. We go away every christmas with my brotherinlaw and his wife went relax on the beach. Nashville 1010ism whats in nashville. Its a beautiful countr