the capitol during the attack. and he was also under extreme pressure by trump to block the certification of the electoral college vote. pence recently told cbs margaret brennan that he had closed the door on testimony to the january 6 committee citing it as a partisan effort. but his top aides have cooperated with the grand jury here in washington, including his then-chief of staff marc short, who is believed to have knowledge about conversations between trump and pence. former president trump has tried to block testimony from other witnesses, citing executive privilege, but so far, that s only slowed down the process. jericka. duncan: thank you for that reporting, catherine. turning now to the holiday travel rush, here s a live look at the trafficrtonere in d.c. as travelers make a last-minute dash out of town ahead of thanksgiving. for drivers, a.a.a. expects today will be the busiest day of the week. here s cbs kris van cleave. reporter: the thanksgiving travel rush slows to
that s why you get an estimated 132 million americans who now live in states with sports betting is legal. so that is bound to give a whole lot of money to the sports betting front and those numbers are set to climb, could even be higher depending, of course, on how the results go within the tournament. and, of course, friday is usa/england. maybe we need to put a little wager on that. live from london, thanks so much, my friend. the thanksgiving travel rush is under way with roughly 44 million americans planning to travel by road and air this holiday. tom costello has the details. reporter: on four wheels this holiday week, nearly 49 million americans are hitting the roads. that s still below 2019 levels when we were paying $2.44 a gallon for gas. the national average $3.66, down 16 cents from a month ago.
eyes. reporter: life saving, but heartbreaking for were the v. this is a family here as were the v, and bush at wbtv, and we are devastated for their families. reporter: a veteran member of the news room says the two men went flying to give myers elter.pecial training in t they both died doing w the h. o donnelloh, mark, nk youers anou with our cbs affiliate in charlotte. turning now to the thanksgiving travel rush. today is expected to be the busiest day for air travel, nearly 4.6 million prarnlingses have passed through t.s.a. check points this week, up nearly 7% compared to last year. cbs s kris van cleave has more on the mad dash at the nation s airports. reporter: the soto family arrived bright and early at chicago o hare this morning for their flight to featuring. were you worried it was going to be a mad house? we were, that s why we got the early flight with the child.
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to be one of the busiest in years, nearing pre-pandemic levels. but americans will be paying more this year just to get to their thanksgiving destinations. cvan clve is at reagan national airport. reporter: be it by car, by train, or by plane, the thanksgiving travel rush is about to take off like it s 2019. mariah pollard is heading to north carolina. our family is getting older and we don t have that many opportunities to get together. reporter: aaa expects nearly 55 million to travel 50 miles or more this year, the third busiest thanksgiving on record. most will drive, but flying will climb nearly 8% over 2021. trips by train, bus or cruise ship will jump 23%, but it will all cost more. with a desire for people to get back together with loved ones, they re going to do it, no matter the cost. reporter: gas prices are up 34 cents a gallon over last