nearly a quarter of all flights delayed. i would rather do an early flight than get here and be in the middle of all the rush reporter: while airlines are looking to rebound after a summer of cancellations, the vast majority of americans will travel by car this weekend. gas prices falling for two and a half months. now $3.80 a gallon but the national average still 20% higher than a year ago. taking a road trip is still the most economical mode of transportation, even with the higher gas prices reporter: as many remain eager to get away, for 48 million there s no escape from the historic heat. tonight, the golden state red hot in more ways than one. oh, my god! reporter: evacuations now underway in northern california as yet another fire explodes. this one threatening the town of weed in cities like los angeles, emergency calls are pouring in yesterday alone, lafd responded to 227 calls
The Route Fire in Castaic had burned through 5,208 acres and was 27% contained as of Thursday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Jury selection begins in downtown Los Angeles for the trial of Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit against the LA County sheriff's and fire departments over graphic photos taken by first responders at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Lakers Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, their teenage daughter Gianna, and seven others.