high. $3.40 the national average, up $1.30 from where we were this time last year. so the bottom line here is the traffic is back, the cost is back. and what's so interesting is that people are still going to travel even in spite of all of those challenges, according to aaa. >> there's a lot more confidence. people are feeling better about traveling. no matter what the gas prices are, and they are quite a bit higher than last year, people are still going to take that trip. >> reporter: aaa says expect the most significant delays this afternoon. the worst times to travel, it says generally across the country, between noon and 8:00 p.m. tonight. the best time today, after 9:00 p.m. the maryland transportation authority responsible for this stretch of 95 where we are in aberdeen, maryland, they would