information as we get it into the newsroom. moving on here it is of course the season for traveling. more than 92 million people will be heading out to a holiday destination over the next week or so. tom costello covers transportation for nbc news. he's in bethesda, maryland, with more. tom, good morning. >> good morning. the 92 million americans who are traveling over this holiday break, 85 million, the vast majority are going by car. nationwide gas is averaging about $3 a gallon, 40 cents more than a year ago and the most expensive gas in the country will be on the coast aside from hawaii and k alaska. california averaging $3.25 a gallon. new york now averaging $3.26 a gallon. if you're down south, texas is going for $2.83. meanwhile the cheapest gas in the country is colorado at $2.74. if you're flying, about 2.7 million people are, they will pay on average $400 for a round trip ticket. we're just hoping that the