3 Things You Need To Know: Thanksgiving Travel

AAA says 82 million Americans will be traveling during that Thanksgiving holiday and this could be the busiest Thanksgiving travel. The rebuilding of Baltimore Key Bridge will cost more and take longer to build than expected. Every Smithsonian Museum is open, and Zoo Lights is coming back to the National Zoo.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the city that changes the world. Cheers Rose with
three things you need to know for your Tuesday. Roads
you got for us?

Speaker 2 (00:08):
So TRIPA said, a record eighty one point two million
Americans are projected to be traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
Which, by the way, next week. I love that.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
So that's about one point six million more travelers than
last Thanksgiving, making it the busiest since they started tracking
Turkey Day travel in two thousands. Gonna be real busy.
Most people are going to be going by car, about
ninety percent is what they are predicting now. The worst
days for car travel will be Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons,

(00:37):
as well as Sunday after Thanksgiving. The absolute worst in
the DC region, according to Triple A, traveling on Tuesday
four point thirty pm between d C and Baltimore on
the BW Parkway.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
I'm sure thanks enough. They're expecting it to take.

Speaker 2 (00:51):
About two and a half times as long as it normally, so.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
Just keep keep that a much Okay that AE.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Baltimore's Key Bridge rebuild is estimated to cost more than
initially expected, and it will likely be completed later than planned.
So the Maryland Transportation Authority Board said that they they
are updating the financial forecast to include an updated costs
estimated four point three billion to five point two billion dollars,
and they're expecting it now to open to traffic in

(01:22):
late twenty thirty.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
Yeah, that's it.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
There on the National Transportation's AB Board is also scheduled
shortly the finding of its investigation into the Keybridge collapse
and the probable cause of the tragedy today. That's supposed
happen around nine thirty this morning. And every Smithsonian Museum
in the DMB, it's research centers, the National Zoo, they
are back open. Very exciting, and now Zoo has got

(01:44):
to get ready for holiday Zoo Light. Let's go the
annual holiday tradition. Yeah, one million eco friendly led lights.
It's slated to begin Friday, five pm and we'll continue
each night through January third. Tickets are free for members.
If you are not a member, it's nine bucks for
the republic.

Speaker 1 (02:01):
I love Christmas and Christmas lights.

Speaker 2 (02:03):
Nice, So yeah, get your tickets and go do that.
Rosse are the three things you know for the day.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
Thank you, ros, You're welcome. Let me go in Sterling, Jesse,
Good morning, good morning. What are we doing for a Tuesday.
I'm a middle school teacher, so I'm heading in to
do some grading this morning. Very exciting. What level of
like do you do? Like the whole middle score? You
got a certain grade, it's like your specialty. Yeah, seventh
and eighth grade science is my special boy. How are

(02:31):
the seventh and eighth grade boys?

Speaker 2 (02:34):
Lots of like seven's happening no matter how many times.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
I don't know why those numbers come up so often,
but they seem to.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
Every day, Like yes, God damn it.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Wait, they says, you have a big weekend coming to Yeah,
my three year old daughter has a dancer recitle this weekend,
so see lots of two twos and lots of bad dance. Absolutely,
what's the theme of the recital? Do we know? Yes,
it's a windster. So she's doing do you want to
Build a Snowman?

Speaker 2 (03:02):
And they're dressed like little snowman.

Speaker 1 (03:06):
And those photos and videos will be great when she
has her senior graduation party. That's gonna be oh, one
hundred percent.

Speaker 2 (03:12):
They get stored for block melate for purposes later.

Speaker 1 (03:15):
I saw I love Jesse, get you a coffee, and
I'm a man sure of being a teacher'd be awesome
one second gallery info. That's always the fun part too.
I go back to see my parents in Nashville. They
try to give me my old stuff, like don't you
want your first pair of skates? Like not particular, why
wouldn't you keep it? And my dad's like well when
you have kids, like well that's not right now though,

(03:36):
So you guys bought this, this is this is this
is my I gave you guys these memories.

Speaker 3 (03:41):
How dare you say this but give so much crap
to Sauce who has bar chairs in her dad's like, uh,
thank you storage shed Yeah, you're no.

Speaker 2 (03:52):
That is the exact same thing, probably worse because Sauce only.

Speaker 1 (03:56):
Has a few things, and you're saying, ottold all these
things for my child. You are a hypocritic. Sauce also
has all of our childhood stuff though there too in
your parents house like well I don't really have that much.
Family are top all the time, but we're worried about
your stuff. Because my dad asked if I want my trophies? No,
one don't want my trophies. Why I have to show
them off? What am I going to have a guy
over me?

Speaker 3 (04:15):
Like?

Speaker 1 (04:15):
Do you want to check out my elementary school, middle school,
high school. Well, you got a bunch of like participation trophies.
I feel like that this is show that you participate
in things. Thank you show your childhood skates. Yeah, but
no the people that come over to your house, well,
I keep telling my parents, like the Hall of Fame
probably wants them, but the auction them. Yeah, but it's

(04:35):
a keepsaking my parents. It's actually the Princess Diana Beanie
Baby in case any.

Speaker 2 (04:39):
Cash, Ye that makes time one day, Jeffrey Card, you
might have that rare.

Speaker 1 (04:44):
One though, idea the Princess Anna one. But the rare one,
it is the rare one, A certain one that's rare.
I've touched this one. It's very rare. Intern John in
your morning show. That's true.

Speaker 3 (04:54):
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