happy to wear a mask. so i was willing to do it for family. reporter: obviously no plan is foolproof, but there are some steps health officials say you can take to protect yourself if you re traveling this holiday season. one of those, the cdc says, is to not travel unless you re fully vaccinated. another is they say if you have any sort of known covid expose exposure, stay home, do not fly. third is to get tested after your trip. aaa says that airlines will see an increase of 184% compared to this time last year. in general, travel is up by about 34% compared to this time last year. it is not quite pre-pandemic levels but it is very close. aaa says they expect 109 million people to travel within 50 miles
his endorsement as abby was pointing out, they are running a very careful campaign to position themselves for a general election if they do make it into the primary where they haven t bear hugged trump in the say way others have. it s a fascinating dynamic. we ll watch it going forward. this sad breaking news to bring you, the u.s. now has crossed 600,000 coronavirus deaths. that grim milestone coming more than one year after the first known covid death in this country that was back on february 6th, 2020. the death toll topped 500,000 on february 22nd of this year. just under four months ago. again, 600,000. 600,000 of your friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow americans have died of covid. we ll be right back. n. [doorbell chimes] cheers. i win again, patrick. that s siiir patrick. oooooow. sir. there s interest you accrue, and interests you pursue.