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firefighters around san diego already have their hands full battling several raging wildfires. now cops in southern california busted two teens who were trying to start more blazes. officers say witnesses saw this 19-year-old, along with a 17-year-old, trying to start at least two brush fires. investigators say it's not quit clear whether the pair had anything to do with the fires already burping. officials -- already burning. the fires have destroyed eight houses and an apartment building. firefighters found a badly burned body in an area where homeless people hang out. and we're getting a better idea of just how bad this fires are. nasa released this picture showing the thick smoke visible from space. we have live team fox coverage. we have an update on the weather can conditions. first to will carr in san marcos, california. how much destruction today, will? >> reporter: well, john, these fires have obviously been burning for several days and there is a real trail of

destruction. they have burned a number of homes just like the home i'm standing in front of. this home today completely gutted. now, the good news is that the conditions today have been pretty calm. that's very good news for firefighters. for the past couple of days the winds have been some of the strongest that firefighters have ever seen in this area. they say that there have been gusts of more than 100-miles-an-hour. the cocos fire is the biggest threat for the area. only 10% contained. there will 1,000 firefighters working to get the fire under control. one of those firefighters tells us he can't believe while they're working so hard, that two teenager would allegedly be trying to start more fires. >> i feel for the public. i feel for this home owner that lost their home. that's what it is about. the destruction of life and property, and then putting the firefighter and law enforcement at risk for some careless act that somebody thought was okay to do. >> they have now lifted some

evacuations in the area but they're still 11,000 people who can't return to their homes right now, john. >> what's the reason that some of the homes noor the fires are burning, others escape unharmed? >> reporter: residents keep asking me that, actually, and it's really for two reasons. first and foremost, the hard work of the firefighters. the second is something called 100 feet of defensible space. a requirement in california. that means you're not supposed to have trees, brush, within 100 feet of your home. firefighters say that if they come on a number of homes being threatened by fires that actually they will choose to defend the homes that are cleared out for 100 feet because that's the homes that have the better chance of saving because they can't save every house. they don't have the resources. i want to show you this home we showed you had burned. this home is actually surrounded by trees. this tree has completely dark right here, just shows all it takes is for one ember to drop

into any of these trees and then the house can catch on fire really in just a couple of minutes. so, john, they tell us they've seep a number of homes that have burned and several of those homes are surrounded by trees and brush and they didn't have a chance once the fire got close. >> and obviously will carr, one of the homes right next to where you're standing, still in good shape. thank you very much. firefighters could soon get the big break they anyone to gain the upper hand. we're live in the extreme weather center. rick? >> short term they're getting the break. weather is about to change. temperatures still very warm. look at this. 92 in l.a. 88, san diego. 99, almost 100 in el cajon. today's high temperatures still very warm but better than they were yesterday, and tomorrow you'll see a big improvement. we'll start to see really a big onshore flow. when we have an offshore flow, air coming off the desert, all of that air is incredibly dry

and the humidity levels very low. when we get an onshore flow that brings temperatures up to and increases the humidity in the air and that certainly beneficial. doesn't bring moisture and that's what they desperately need. zero chance of rain over the next week, but those temperatures certainly improve. the big problem that we have here is the entire state of california is at least in receive very drought, and take a look another how much of this is in extreme and exceptional drought. a drought we have never seen the likes of in california, and so much of the state -- all of the state dealing with big rainfall deficits. we should be at the end of rainy season right now. that means no more rain until maybe october or november. we're heading into dry season and are dealing with this kind of drought. tells you how much worse it's going to get over the summer. so this is the beginning of a very, very long, dangerous time across much of california. >> thank you. police say they are working to see if those teens charged with

trying to set fires had anything to do with the wildfires destroying people's homes. a local television station in california reported yesterday eight of nine major wildfires there may have started under suspicious circumstances. let's take it to a lawyer, anna marie is a former federal prosecutor and adjunct professor at fordham recall law school. they have a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old in custody. the 17-year-old would be charged as a juvenile but the 19-year-old is an adult and could face charges. what are the charges for something like this? >> at this point it's attempted arson there are two small fires set they have witnesses that put these two at the scene for. they may not be related to the big fires but law enforcement isn't sure yet. they have to investigate and figure out if they are or not. the two of them are cooperating. they apparently had evidence on them, it's unclear what the evidence was to us, although law enforcement knows. and they also made statements. so, it seems they would at least

be charged with is attempted arson. potentially depends what they set. depends whop they evidence shows. they could be charged with arson, could add in aggravating circumstances and enhancements and could be facing potentially quite a lot of time. >> one of the fires apparently killed somebody. it's -- at it going to take some time to do the occupies -- autopsy and to forth. could there be murder charges if they're tied to the fire that killed this guy? >> potentially would depend on the circumstances such as did they intend to hurt somebody, was there an intent for bodily injury in setting these fires. so, law enforcement will have to show certain prerequisites to charge them with that. or if they can show the fire set to hide a murder, that would be much simpler. >> so tough to prove. i just like to watch things burp. didn't many to hurt anybody earthquake that's one of the problems law enforcement many

times has, but it becomes easier if you have a cooperating witness. and here you have two defendants that have been taken into custody, and both of them apparently are talking with the authorities and potentially cooperating as far as what the authorities are saying. so if one says, well, we met up and he told me that we're going to do this for this reason, then you have a witness who can corroborate and give intent as to why they went to a certain place and why they did something. >> apparently they were picked up trying to start two fires but there are nine fires burning in that part of california right now. eight of them seem to be at least suspicious in origin. so, these guys may be responsible. there would be other fire bugs. >> that's right could be copycats, could be just saw the fires burning and wanted to get in on the action. or -- one of the issues that becomes very difficult in these cases is law enforcement has to try to figure out how those other fires started, and when you have fires that are that intense the evidence burps --

burns as well. >> a lot of damage. $20 million so farment one apartment building, several homes, really awful. >> and we just hope nobody else gets hurt. >> thank you. a hero soldier has died. a man who helped rescue former p.o.w. jessica lynch during the early weeks of the@ññ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ. this extraordinary career and what he has done for his nation coming up. we need it right away! we cannot let the fans down.

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intense protests breaking out in turkey after the catastrophic mine collapse. >> riot police used tear gas and a water cannon on the ground. demonstrators upset with the government and mine owners who they accuse of putting profits ahead of safety. nearly 300 people died and 18 are missing. the worst mining disaster ever in turkey, country with a long track record of mine accidents. the mine company is defending hit safety record and the government denying any negligence. >> an american ohio has died. an army ranger who helped rescue jessica lynch. his name, command sergeant major marty b -- bay rare was. a sniper shot him in afghanistan this month. he mad it back to the u.s. for treatment but died this week. he served for three deck indicates and received the

bronze star for valor. perhaps best known for his rescue of former private first class jessica lynch. lynch was a household name in the when iraqi force ambushed her companies days into the war. they held her captive for nine days until american special forces stormed the facility and got ore hut. jonathan hunt with more live from the newsroom. jonathan, this guy was real hero. >> the absolute definition of that word, john, and add to that bronze star for valor, three more bronze stars, a purple heart, numerous commendations. the bronze star for valor coming because of this role in the rescue of jessica lynch. take a look at this photograph. a planning meeting for that operation. command sirring major barreras has his back to us in that photograph. as you look at the video of the rescue, he was one of the leaders on what was a very dangerous operation, april 1,

2003. now, friend of his, fellow army ranger, told user barreras personally handed lynch over for transfer to the helicopter that flew her to safety. then, with his colleagues and under almost constant fire he went back to retrieve the bodies of nine dead americans killed in the same attack in which jessica lynch had been captured and that friend tells us, john, he, quote, never even asked for a thank you. >> what about jessica lynch? any reaction from her? >> she is now, as you may know, an elementary school teacher in her native west virginia. she appears to have heard about this from fox news tweet. she then replied, via twitter saying, as you can see there, sorry to hear this. r.i.p., csm barreras, he is survived by three children and his wife, melinda. she was with him at san antonio military medical center early tuesday morning, when, after

what everybody thought was a successful surgery, he, quote, told her to go home, kissed her, and said, go get some sleep. just a few hours later, john, sergeant major barreras died. >> an american hero. >> yep. >> jonathan hunt, thank you. a cop and a mailman teamed up to stop an out of control pickup truck before it nearly back over its owner. look at this. the guy who owns the truck was working under the hood when it cranked into reverse and kept going in circles some at the door hit him. a mailman pulled the guy out of the way and then called police. >> they gave me the and all said it was a pedestrian involved wreck. so when i pulled up on scene my camera was rolling. >> the dash cam captured the moment the officer hopped into the truck's bed, busted through the back window and put the thing in park. the truck's owner is reportedly doing okay. the truck, up for sale.

>> a team of steelworkers helping to clean out pro-russian militants from government building in eastern ukraine, comes as a new report warns of escalating human rights violations in the region. plus, a chinese ship ramming into another vessel, their latest move in a standoff over waters that are rich with oil. more of this stunning video next. memorial day weekend? looks like fun. but what about this? if you're looking to buy a car, now is the time and truecar is the way. just go to truecar.com to lock in guaranteed savings... without negotiation. thank you! happy memorial day weekend! to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today?

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dramatic new video shows a chinese coast guard ship ramming a vietnamese ship in the south china sea. happened tuesday. the "associated press" reports the two ships have been in a standoff since early this month after beijing placed an oil rig near a disputed island chained

that vietnam claims its own. the u.s. called the -- the shipping lane is rich with oil and gas reserves. the chinese government claims vietnamese ships have rammed chinese boats more than 150 times since the standoff began. >> steelworkers they forced pro-russian separatists from government buildings in east ukraine. the steelworkers have been patrolling the city after their boss, ukraine's richest man, urged them to help police row store order. take a look at our wall. this is all happening in the second largest city in ukraine's dough net -- don net can. a new report shows human rights violations are on the rise in

eastern ukraine. u.n. observers say police and russian authorities have been helping the pro-russian militants and there's been a wave of kidnapping, targeting journalists, activists, politicians and other officials. jonathan templeton is the managing editor of foreign affairs magazine. how too you tell the good guys from the bad guys? >> it's not easy. the separatists are bad guys, being helped by the russians. they want eastern ukraine to get closer to russia and don't have much popular support. so the steelworker who are fighting against the bad guys are doing some good. but there is some cause for concern. i don't think we can call this a popular responsible -- spontaneous uprising because these steelworkers work for this one very rich and powerful man. as you said, the richest man in all of ukraine. and he is now acting as his own

almost independent war lord. we're seeing ukraine turn interest a game of thrones and that's not necessarily a good thing. >> the government couldn't do it. the government couldn't keep these potentially break-away areas under its control. so, he steps in and says i've got my own private army, we'll do the job. >> exactly but the problem is not only does he have his own private army, he his own private agenda help decided the chaos in eastern ukraine is not good for him. the town they just retook is his biggest export port. he has the world's fifth largest steel company and that's where he sends his stuff out. so chaos is not good for business. separatism is not good for business. but he's also pushing the government in kiev for more awe -- autonomy for the eastern regions. >> the russians said we're going to start requiring prepayment for the gas that we send to ukraine, and two billion would be a good starting point. they're not going to be

providing anymore gas, they say, unless ukraine coughs up a whole bunch of rubble -- rubles. is that possible for that government? >> they're in terrible shape but ubeen qualified for a big loan from the imf. but prepayment for the gas, which is what the russians are demanding, will be very difficult. fortunately we're going into the summer so gas needs will be less acute for the short term than they would have been in the winter time. >> and vladimir putin, all of this is -- the chaos is good news for him? >> sure. the current june rising of the steelworkers is not beau that's weakening the separatists who are his buddies. >> and maybe working for him. >> exactly. but given that, that they want greater independence for the eastern region that play into putin's agenda so this is a mixed development for him.

>> and still very dicey. >> exactly. >> jonathan, thank you. a former marine has been locked up in mexico for more than a month for bringing guns across the border. he claims it was mistake. now wear hearing his call to police and the 9-1-1 operator said she could not help. >> the former vegas dancer charged with killing his ex and chopping up her body, back on the stand and crying in court. that's next. your mom could do anything. even make rainbows appear. now she could use a hand, comfort keepers provides a variety of in-home services while truly connecting. comfort keepers. keeping the comforts of home.

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more of today's headlines from the fox news deck. crowds of people burned tires and blocked traffic in brazil's largest cities last night, including rio de janeiro, part of a protest against government spending on the upcoming world cup. it's scheduled to begin in less than a month. south florida is dealing with the effects of a storm system that pushed through yesterday that dumped heavy rain

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we are now hearing a former marine's last ditch call to police. moments after mexican authorities stopped him at the border and right before they locked him up for having guns in his truck. >> hello? >> what is the emergency? >> i'm at the border of mexico right now. and my problem is i crossed the border by accident and i have three guns in my truck and

they're trying to take my guns from me. >> so you're in mexico? >> yeah. >> there's nothing i can help you with then, sir, i do apologize. you're not on american soil anymore. i can't help you. >> we told you about this last week. he served two tours in afghanistan as a marine reservists but has been in a mexican jail since last month. he claims he was driving in southern california a few miles from the border, somewhere along this highway. he says he simply missed an exit and had no way to turn around. the veteran says he just moved and that everything he owned was in his truck, including three firearms. his mother and several u.s. lawmakers are fighting for his release. trace gallagher has more. why are we just now hearing this 9-1-1 call? >> because andrew tahmooressi just remembered making the call so he contacted his family and his family contacted the authorities and they pulled the audio recording. it could be a huge part of his

defense because the mexican authorities are adamant he did not make a mistake. listen to what the chief border inspector told the san diego union tribune and read along here. play this: >> that of course is why hey has been charged with gun smuggling and could face up to six years in a mexican prison. his next hearing in mexico is set for may 28th. >> duncan hunter, the run congressman there in california, is pushing the state department to get involved here. >> yeah. in fact duncan hunter sent john kerry, secretary of state, a second letter. he says kerry did not respond to the first letter. he now is telling kerry this 9-1-1 call corroborates taupe

res tahmooressi that kerry should address this issue when he goes to mexico. i want to play you more of the 9-1-1 call. >> there are warning signs that say that before you enter mexico. >> i was hoping that there would be a turn-around punt there there never was. >> there's a turn-around point before you get across the border. >> not where i was there was no turn-around point. >> we're also learning that andrew tahmooressi had been to tijuana a couple of times before he drove across. still very up clear whether that will affect the outcome of this case. john in. >> trace gallagher, thank you. the controversial owner of the los angeles clippers reportedly is not leaving without a fight. according to sports illustrated and espn, a lawyer for donald sterling has written a letter to the nba in which he threatens to

sue the league over sterling's lifetime ban. not just that, sterling is also reported he refusing to pay his $2.5 million fine because, quote, no punish. is warranted. of course, the league took action last month. it's now pushing to force sterling to sell the clippers after recordings surfaced in which he made racist remarks. he told his supposed mistress not to bring black people, including nba legend magic johnson to clippers games. >> the dancer accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, chopping up her body and shoving it in tubs of cement giving emotional testimony. jason griff give needed not get to murdering his ex in 2010. a performer for cirque du soleil in las vegas. his ex was also a dancer on the strip and a former washington redskins cheerleader. police say that according to

griffin's former room mid, the performer choked his ex and suffocated her. cops say the roommate championed he helped griffin get rid of the body. police found it stashed in two tubs of cement in a vacant home in downtown las vegas. prosecutor says he was trying to juggle relationships with his ex-and a third dancer before he snapped and they say he lied to detectives and denied he killed his ex before they found heir bode. he defense argued his ex-used to threaten and stalk him. yesterday though stand griffin told the injure he was trying to stop his ex from getting to her purse because he was roadside she might have been reaching inside for a gun. they said that as they struggled, he realized moments later she had stopped breathing. conrad claus is a criminal defense attorney and a former prosecutor. conrad, these are two obviously athletes, welsh conditioned people, but he is saying he was afraid of her?

>> he is saying he was afraid of her. also, however, admitted both to officers and on the stand, if i understand correctly, that he was stronger than her. >> and so when she do is in his arms he claims he is just trying to held her back from attacking him, from kicking and punching him, maybe getting a gun in her purse. how does that story play with the jury? >> not well. let's accept for a second the body found in pieces and boyered -- body found in pieces and buried in cement and not talk about the lies. here's the problem. clever defense attorneys come if with the theory of killing somebody by holding them by the neck and they can't move and causing a reaction to the pressure points on the neck which causes them to die immediately. they can even get doctors that can talk about this, but the reality of the situation is the chances of that happening with a

healthier person are one in a million so it's reaching. >> he says that he made a bunch of calls, 14 of them, i think to 9-1-1, and 3-1-1-in the vegas area there about his girlfriend because she says she was abuse if and she was stalking him even,. >> yes, he did. there's not proof of all of those calls. there is proof of three domestic violence actual reports of which he was the defendant or the suspect in two of the three. so, he complained that the police told him that she was too pretty to be dangerous. which is going to stretch the credulity of the jury. >> the fact the body was chopped up and hidden in see men that works against his argue. this was an accident. >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. that's going to be difficult to get around. and it's going to be -- his demeanor on the stand generally has been somebody who is a

little bit affected, a little bit like he is engaging in some theater. there's a lot of -- he is very handsome and it's coming across he is being very smooth on the stand. >> you don't think that the tears are legitimate? you don't think he is winning the jurors over with all the crying? >> i think the tears are certainly legitimate. he is looking at life in prison. i don't think he -- i think he is winning the jurors over. i just do not believe he is winning them over to the position he would like. >> if it happened the way he says, why not immediately dial 9-1-1 and get somebody in there to do some resuscitation in. >> indeed. and tell the -- until the roommate was confronted with police and made a sweet deal where he wouldn't be prosecuted in any way for his participation in cutting miss florez' legs off and burying her in 600-pound of concrete. the police would have never known about it.

it was -- he didn't ever come forward. >> conrad claus, thank you. >> well, it seems seems the mysy over radio icon casey kasem is solved. cops say he was not missing, simply on vacation. he was staying at the home of some long-time friends. this all started monday when a judge in los angeles ordered investigators to try to find kasem. the long-time american top 40 host in the middle of a bitter dispute between his wife and children from another marriage. court filings state that kasem is suffering from a form of dem men sham his wife has control of his medical care and blocked three of his children from seeing him in recent months. a top official has just resigned after reports that dozens of veterans died while waiting for medical care. but it's not the man who some lawmakers have been demanding step down. plus, a strong new warning from the u.s. government to american tourists to be very careful when traveling to one country. that's next. i bought a car, over and tells you, and you're like. a good deal or not. looking at truecar.com. there's no buyer's remorse.

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the u.s. embassy in kenya today warning americans over growing terror threats in the region, urging people to travel safely. comes at two bombs exploded in the capital city of nairobi. at lest teen people died, dozens others hurt. no has claimed responsibility for the attack. an al qaeda linked terror group operates oust neighboring somalia. gunman from that group attacked a shopping mall and 67 people died. andin' 1998 a bombing at the u.s. embassy in the city killed more than 200 people. a top official at the veterans affairs department has resigned after reports of mismanagement and deadly delays in providing healthcare to our nation's heroes. that's according to the head of the department, sect eric shinseki. the top official, the former va undersecretary for health, was already set to retire this year. he and the secretary testified

on the scandal before congress just yesterday. the undersecretary had been accused over awarding bonuses to managers who oversaw record treatment backlogs and serious cases of hospital-borne disease. meantime, secretary shinseki is refusing -- refusing to design. he says the department is investigating and preliminary findings should be ready in three weeks. >> a former clinic director at a va hospital in phoenix says dozen of patients died while wait for treatment. the inspector general says he is working to determine whether anybody should face criminal charges. chris wallace is anchor of "fox news sunday." we have this high level doctor who has resigned. it that going to satisfy the critics of secretary shinseki? >> well, no, of course not. and more than any individual resigning, you have to fix the system. the problem is that these are men and women who have served

the country, have put themselves in harm's way to defend the country and are seeking medical help because of injuries they suffered while protecting the country, and at the very least they didn't get medical care for months and at the very worst -- this has not been fully confirmed yet -- perhaps because of those delays some of them me a hey died. the inspector general told the congressional committee he had upon through 17 of the cases and he said he didn't believe they led to the death. that, yes there had been delays and they died but you can't say that was the cause of their deaths, but until they fix the system and whether or not shinseki is part of the solution or problem, people are not going to be received. >> the undersecretary for health is the one who got up in front of congress a couple of weeks ago and said we've been looking into these allegations. we found no evidence there were secret waiting lists or that veterans died while waiting for care.

>> well, it's like verdict today, trial tomorrow. you have the inspector general who says it's going to take into the summer. you have this preliminary investigation that secretary shinseki says is going to take three weeks. i don't knoll how somebody could say, prejudging all of those investigations, there was no problem here. >> it's pretty rare these days that you get democrats and republicans on capitol hill to agree on anything. but the condemnation of what has been going on apparently at the va has been very bipartisan. >> absolutely. and some of the strongest calls for action have con from democrats who had senator richard bloomen tall of connecticut suggesting perhaps the fbi should get to involved to investigate possible criminal activity. i think that concern for the veterans is bipartisan. but in addition to which democrats have to know that another kind of scandal involving the government and the administration not working after

obamacare, now if this were to happen with the va, it could hurt them in november. so, you have a genuine concern, also got political concerns. >> i understand, changing the topiccor, recently had a big bear view with foamer president dick cheney and his wife. >> we sat down first exclusive interview, joint interview, with former vice-president cheney and lynn cheney yesterday. it will happen on fox news sunday. one question we asked them -- or asked vice-president chip chen was about whether he thinks benghazi and the reaction to, during, and before, and after the terror attack in 2012, whether that will be an issue if hillary clinton runs for president in 2016. here's what the vice-president had to say. >> mr. vice-president, let's talk bat record. what do you think about benghazi -- do you think that she did anything wrong and some she be held responsible for the events surrounding the attack? >> she was secretaries of state at the time that it happened. she was one of the first in washington to know about it.

i think she clearly bears responsibility for whatever the state department did or didn't do with that crisis. i do think it's a major issue. i don't think we have heard the last of it yet. >> we're going to be talking to vice-president cheney about benghazi, about these controversies -- the latest controversy over hillary clinton's health problems and age and whether that will be a political issue. we'll talk about ukraine and syria and we'll talk with mrs. cheney about a new book she has written, very interesting book, about james madison, who -- i must say i kind of skipped this part of american history, john. james madison was the basic author, the main author of the constitution and the pill of right -- the bill of rights. so that's all on "fox knossos -- fox news sunday. >> now leah gabrielle with a fox report. >> the feds slapped general motors with the largest fine allowed under u.s. law.

$35 million for that delay in re-calling cars with faulty ignition switches. the glitch is linked to crashes which killed at least 13 people. gm has also agreed to what regulatears describe as unprecedented federal oversight on safety. >> ecuador is -- -- still a concern that pollution could pose a threat to the environment on the island. they're known for unique plants and animals. >> a company in japan developed a vending machine which, get this, built in facial recognition sort ware, the technology can determine people's age and gender and use that information to recommend specific items. the company set up hundreds of these machines in tokyo's subway stations. >> the memorial day travel forecast is here. we'll break dune the details and tell you what to expect for your

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we now have a good idea how crowded the nation's roads and airports will be them superwith memorial day weekend just around the corner. analysts are forecasting the busiest travel season since 2008. aaa reports more than 36 million people are expected to get away during the memorial day long weekend. that's up about one and a half percent from last year, and you might run into bad traffic if you're hitting the highways. more than 80% of folks traveling next weekend will be driving, much more than those expected to fly, but there is some good news if you're hitting the road. analysts reticket the current national average. gas price willñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ drop e holiday weekend. it'sjrñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ up just two cs

time last year. peter barnes is alive with more from reagan airport outside d.c. what about if you're flying? how bad is it going to be? >> reporter: john, as you said, the busiest travel season in six years, according to airlines for america, the trade association says that the number of passengers traveling this summer will be up one and a half percent to 210 million passengers. that's about 2.3 million passengers a day. but air travelers will likely be paying more to travel by plane, according to aaa. it says the fares are up six percent last year this memorial day holiday. international fliers will let an all-time high for -- since they've been keeping the records with 30 million people traveling to popular destinations like

canada, the united kingdom, and other places. john? >> for those families driving, what about the costs? >> reporter: well, if you are hitting the road this memorial day, aaa says you can expect to pay about two percent more for a hotel room. if you have to rent a car to get where you're going or rent a car when you're get there, rates up about one percent from last memorial day. aaa says the new postrecession travel bounce reflects in part a snap back from this winter's cold snap. >> this forecast reflects that people are sick and tired of hibernating indoors and they're looking forward to some summer travel fun. >> reporter: now, if you're planning for your summer vacation in july and august, you don't have to really worry that much about gas prices according to aaa. they're going to be about the same in july and august as they are now. no big increase or decrease.

john? >> good news there, peter barnes, thank you. one university known for its beautiful campus has to replace nearly all of its grass after somebody apparently used weed killer instead of fertilizer on the lawns. it happened at the university of findley in northwest ohio. they're not releasing the name of the company that made the mistake but are working with the business' insurance company to paid for it to be fixed. the campus is on 72 acres. crews have to replace 75% of the lawns. the university won an america in bloom aired last year. a rooster is going through a little bit of an identity crisis. waking around like -- walking around like a penguin.

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