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