been that much cheaper. the average cost of gas is hovering at $3 a gallon, a seven-year high. friday they said that s not unusual given increased demand. whatever the price to fly or drive, americans seem to be happy to pay it if it means getting back to normal. i did not travel for the last year so i m grateful to be traveling this year. it s good to just kind of get some normalcy back. you know what i mean? people get traveling. people going crazy inside. it may be a return to a prepandemic norm for many americans, but it will be a big test with more than half of the nation still unvaccinated. trying to see if they ll avoid a post holiday surge. and quick but very important reminder christi just mentioned a little while ago. if you are going to be using some of the nation s airports, for example, at least traveling by air, federal law still requires you continue to wear a
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president biden is now weighing in on a restrictive texas bill calling it an assault on democracy. this draft essentially changes elections from top to bottom here in texas, by adding new requirements, new restrictions, and new criminal and civil penalties to the voting process. it s going to get some normalcy back. people get to traveling. i know people are being crazy. the unofficial start of summer, ready to go wild and make up for lost time. i had some friends that traveled a couple weeks ago, and they said it was okay, and i sure jumped on it. come on, come on, come on.
estimate, it 3may not have been that much cheaper. the average cost of gas is $3 a gallon, a seven-year high. the white house said that s not unusual given an increased demand. but whatever the price to drive or fly, americans seem willing to pay it to get back to normal. i didn t travel last year so i m grateful to travel this year. good to get some normalcy back, you know what i mean? i know people are going crazy being inside. reporter: it may be a iran to a pre-pandemic norm for any americans but it will also be a big test with more of half of the nations still unvaccinated. health officials looking if they could avoid a post covid-19 surge now that masks and social restrictions have been eased. it s still not too late to hit the road, especially for those folks that are considered fully vaccinated right now. if you are going to be part of
my family is considering it, but i m here to help with relief efforts for as much as i possibly can. i want to be able to be a part of trying to get some normalcy back. i m a student here at the university of the bahamas, the grand bahamas, hampton university story in virginia has offered a semester free for all university students here. so that s something i m looking into, once i can get out, because there are no commercial flights. once commercial flights starts, i will look into transferring to hampton university, for right now, no. i can t leave. bahamas is my home, i need to