The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County Monday was at a record high for Labor Day for the third consecutive year.
travelers pack airspace and fans fill college football statements as new cases in the u.s. hit the highest level since january. plus, the state with the highest labor day gas price ever. crime wave in chicago, at least 55 people are shot in the city over the holiday weekend, including a four year-old-boy, the new crackdown on illegal gun sales. a small town cries foul: workers at a minnesota factory are worried their jobs will be outsourced to china. unbearable, why officials in tahoe are telling residents to be on the lookout for bears. and surf s up: a different kind of therapy for front line healthcare workers. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. yuccas: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. i m jamie yuccas in for norah. tonight, millions of storm victims from the gulf coast to
still, the t.s.a. report says sunday s air traffic while busy was 14% lower than the same sunday before labor day in 2019. this follows the c.d.c. discouraging those not vaccinated from traveling. back on memorial day, new covid cases averaged 18,000 daily, the c.d.c. now tallies more than 150,000 new cases per day and nearly 100,000 covid patients currently hospitalized. you have to be safe to make sure that we can travel more later, right? reporter: for those who flew protecting themselves against the highly transmissible delta variant was top of mind. using my mask, hand sanitizer, keeping safe. reporter: most of those on the move will drive home today and tomorrow finding higher gas prices. the aftermath of hurricane ida in the gulf helped push the national average up to $3.19 per gallon, and californians are paying $4.40, the highest labor day gas price ever.
shanghai dropped 2.5%. the chinese central bank said the process is nearly complete. investors said, not so much. here in the u.s., investors are obsessed with when they will raise interest rates. until then, folks, rates are still rock bottom. 30 year fixed rate mortgages, averaging 6.8%. a fix that a lot of people use for a refinancing tool. you can see why that is there. procrastinating your refi, now is the time to act. if you are hitting the road, this should make the drive easier. this is the cheapest labor day gas price in 11 years, 11 years. $2.40 is the national average, $2.05 in my hometown. you say refinery issues or sticking it to us in the big