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chris clackum has the story. >> reporter: it was a passionate fbi director james comey before the senate judiciary committee defending his decision to reopen the fbi investigation into hillary clinton just days before last november's election. >> look, this is terrible. it makes me mildly nauseous to think we might have had impact on the election. but honestly, it wouldn't change the decision. >> comey's testimony comes a day after clinton in comments before an international women's conference in new york put part of the blame for her loss on him. >> but i was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter on october 28th and russian wikileaks. >> what led comey and the fbi to revisit the investigation was the discovery of thousands of e-mails on a laptop belonging to former congressman anthony weiner, who was married to a top clinton aide. and because he had earlier declared the clinton investigation done, comey said he had two choices about reopening it. >> so i stared at speak and concealed. speak would be really bad. there's an election in 11 days. lordy that would b

chris clackum has the details. >> reporter: american vacationers are approaching the summer with an eye on what's happening elsewhere and have decided to stay and lay here. security concerns are keeping people from jumping on a vacation to europe or an overseas vacation. that's what the survey of over 1 1300 consumers found that most of us will be headed off the summer for what he calls microadventures. >> more of a burst of a vacation, past experiences rather than a longer format getaways we have been used to in it the past. >> reporter: taking fridays and mondays off for extended weekends for fun experiences close by. >> short, drivable trips away from home as the most viable and easiest to plan ask afford types of vacation this is summer. >> all of which plays into predictions that gas prices should rises but only by less than a quarter of a gallon over last summer. >> i like the idea of spreading a bunch of weekends together and not just one trip. but i also want one trip. i want both. >> just want some sunshine today. >> everybody just wants some sunshine. i went live on secofacebo

chris clackum has more e details on what parents should in the first car. >> it may have already happenedore the walk to get the diploma. parents gift their teenage child with their first car. usually a used one, but according to new research, often the wrong one. >> unfortunately research has sho shown they are driving some of the less safer vehicles in the market. >> the insurance institute for highway safety, which has just published a list of the safest used cars for teen drivers. >> the good news is we have some fairly affordable vehicles that meet pretty high safety crite a criteria. >> cars in general have gotten safer over the years and that's trickled down to the used car market. while other experts are focusing on teenage conduct, when behind the wheel. >> limiting the number of passengers is a lifesaver. >> like the national safety council. it's better than putting all three in one car with that new driver. >> reporter: it's most important for parents to remain engaged with their teenage driver. >> drive with your teen, ride with them. even after they get their license. they ar

chris clackum, nbc news. >>> and we have been asking you to weigh in on your vacation plans this summer a look at the results of our flash survey. it looks like most of you are following that trend and planning a couple of long weekends or just staying home. weekends, that's what you're looking forward to. 36%, staying home. >> that's what you said. i like the big trips. i go for them. >>> speaking of trips, this one would be domestic, not international. another look at the traffic as memorial day weekend is winding down. what you need to know about some of the trouble spots on the roads tonight. >>> i'm julie carey. for small town tradition on full display, i'll tell you why ewmething n of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing ene