ghost town a year ago, now the tsa has screened more than 1.6 million people at airports across the country, just yesterday, compare that to the same day back in 2020, when only 350,000 people flew nationwide. the pandemic air travel records set only back on friday won 1.96 americans flew, maybe we could see the 2 million mark, a number we have not seen since march of 2020. the story not just about air travel. aaa expects 37 million meshs will travel 50 miles or more during this holiday weekend, 34 million of them by car, the numbers not that far off from where we were in 2019. those driving will face a bit of a rude awakening when it comes to gas prices, the highest they have been in seven years. the national average for a gallon of gas, $3.05, up a dollar from where we were a year ago, clearly a lot of people
trying to take advantage of this first, quote/unquote maskless holiday of the pandemic but, remember, masks still required on all forms of public transportation, planes, trains, buses, boats, also here in terminals. ana? and more people probably feel comfortable than sitting next to them wearing their masks. got yours on as well. thank you, pete. the outrage is growing as police search for three people suspected of shooting into a crowd at a florida club. the emotional cry for justice that erupted at a news conference this morning, just ahead. plus, the clock is ticking on lawmakers to reach a massive deal on fixing the nation s crumbling infrastructure, but will a new deadline change anything? and losing his grip, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is on the brink of being forced out. what could that mean for the u.s. relationship with israel? sq a fund that invests in the innovators of the nasdaq-100