NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — We're now less than two weeks away from the Independence Day holiday and this year, AAA projects that travelers will set records both nationwide and in Tennessee.
I took a deeper look into the numbers to help you prepare!
AAA forecasts nearly 71 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this year, up from 67 million last year!
About 1.6 million Tennesseans will travel this year, up about 100,000 people. Most will travel by car the week of July 4th.
I looked at the projected data and if your plans are flexible, the earlier you can leave in the week, the better!
Peak travel days will be Wednesday July 3rd and Sunday July 7th.
September 11, 2001 is a day most associate with terror and tragedy. Austin Pollack shares a story from that day about hope and persistence: the effort to save a little girl’s life – with an organ donation. The problem? The young patient was in Houston, and her life-saving liver here in Nashville. With the grounding of all civilian aircraft, how could it be done? “Nobody ever said this isn’t possible.”
- Rhori Johnston
