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Summer travel begins amid high fuel and gas prices

Name: Summer travel begins amid high fuel and gas prices
Uploaded: 2026-05-22T19:01:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 38 s
Description: Most people do not think the U.S. economy is good, according to CBS News polling. Yet a record number of people are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend, ahead of a summer that is showing no signs of a slowdown. Kris Van Cleave reports.

Most people do not think the U.S. economy is good, according to CBS News polling. Yet a record number of people are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend, ahead of a summer that is showing no signs of a slowdown. Kris Van Cleave reports.