now around 3%. that s going to add about £12 a month than your average household s food bill. and we have been talking about petrol prices over the last two weeks. those prices are going up as well as it being scarce for some people. you may be having to drive around to find petrol or possibly finding a different way of going to work. that could be cheaper but could be more expensive. with winter around the corner, we do know that families always end up paying more money in wintertime and the bills do go up. so i think for some people, there will be a real squeeze and some people are struggling already. around 50.9 million people told us they are suffering more as a result of the pandemic in financial terms. for everyone watching, if you were to be able to add up all the bills that we ll have to pay, what proportion extra do you think we are all going to facing costs? is it possible to say that? if we don t
travellers than we ve seen in a decade. so, you re out on the road. does it feel busier to you? little bit. fortunately, we don t need any umbrellas today. not selling any in chicago today. traffic is tight. we stopped by o hare airport here, which maybe you can see. pretty much got like a parking lot, i would say. you re right about the numbers. they say more travellers this year than any year since 2005. 50.9 million according to aaa. what are they facing out there? facing slightly higher gas price than last year. they ve come down in the last week. looking at prices $0.39 a gallon more this year than thanksgiving last year. air fares slightly lower than last year. in fact, significantly lower, i d say. 20% down. hotels cost a little bit more this year, about 14%. more demand for it out there. if you want the cheapest gas,
erg air force base, the delta 2 rocket blasting off earlier this morning, and the satellite was in orbit will help with forecasting as well as tracking hurricanes when that season starts next year. i m leland vittert in new york, more news as it happens now back to bulls & bears. dagen: planes, trains and automobiles. triple a predicting a record 50.9 million americans will be traveling for turkey day, but here is some troubling news for folks flying to their destinations. a recent undercover operation reportedly showing the tsa failed to detect weapons in most security tests with some failure rates said to be as high as 80%. gary b., you say this is why it s time to privatize the tsa? gary: absolutely, dagen. is anyone shocked by these