this is kuang—chi's traveller project.ve seen this kind of stratospheric helium project before. we visited worldview in the us back in february to see their enormous inflatable. i think you have the world's biggest table. and a spanish outfit, zero to infinity, is also trying something similar. so why does the traveller project's director feel he can beat them to it. we want to be the first one. we need to try hard to become the first one. because, in shenzhen, the environment is very good, and a lot of people want to do big things. and the government supports us. so, i think that shenzhen gives us a very good environment to accelerate the progress. the secret, though, is also in the science. now, the balloon material looks quite ordinary, but of course, it's not. it is a special kind of polyethylene which has to resist the low, low temperatures of the stratosphere, damaging effects of ultraviolet and ozone. and tt also needs to be able to stop the really, really tiny molecules of helium from escaping. this kind of space t

so why does the travel project was made director feel he can beat them to it.nt to be the first one. we need to try hard to become the first one. because, in shenzhen, the environment is very good, and a lot of people want to do big things. the government supports us. so, i think that shenzhen gives us a very good environment to accelerate the progress. the secret, - is progress. the secret, though, is also in the science. the balloon material looks quite ordinary, but of course, it is not. it is a special kind of polyethylene which has to resist the damaging effects and ozone. it needs of ultraviolet and ozone. it needs to be able to stop the really, really tiny molecules of helium from escaping. this kind of space tourism is billed as being cheaper and safer than rocket —based alternatives being trialled by virgin galactic and spacex. normal people, even older ones, can do this. you don't need a suit. you must be very strong to be an astronaut and trained for many days and years. however, this does not need that. why did you choose a total. that is a good que

this is kuang—chi's traveller project. omething similar. so why does the traveller project's director feel he can beat them to it. we want to be the first one. we need to try hard to become the first one. because, in shenzhen, the environment is very good, and a lot of people want to do big things. and the government supports us. so, i think that shenzhen gives us a very good environment to accelerate the progress. the secret, though, is also in the science. now, the balloon material looks quite ordinary, but of course, it's not. this is a special kind of polyethylene which has to resist the low, low temperatures of the stratosphere, damaging effects of ultraviolet and ozone. and it also needs to be able to stop the really, really tiny molecules of helium from escaping. this kind of space tourism is billed as being cheaper and safer than rocket—based alternatives being trialled by virgin galactic and spacex. normal people, even older ones, can do this. you don't need a strong body. you must be very strong to be an astronaut

the drop—in at daniel's was part of zuckerberg's self—styled year of travel project, to the 30 us statesuck stops have been interpreted by some as a putative presidential bid. his team told daniel that would be wrong. just relax, he says, you can talk to anybody you want. just make sure you emphasise the fact that mark is not running for president in 2020. that's funny. ben soskis has been studying zuckerberg's philanthropic activity. does he see it as political? i do not necessarily think it means he's running for president. i think these days, the blurring of the balance between the political and the philanthropic means that the demands on a philanthropist to actually understand his public, so to speak, are similar to a national politician. everything he does now is essentially political. his philanthropic ambitions and his commercial corporate ambitions are now political. one doesn't have to run for public office to be a deeply political figure. when we launched the chan zuckerberg initiative... two years ago mark and his wife launched czi, a limited liability company that offers enor

traveling. >> we project more than 2 million people will be driving this week. f people choosing to travel choose the drive. >> i-80, 680, 580, you name the freeway. chp says it will be jammed. not only that but expect to see

traveling. >> we project more than 2 million people will be driving this week. so more than 90% of people choosing to travel choose the drive. >> i-80, 680, 580, you name the freeway. chp says it will be jammed. not only that but expect to see lots of highway patrol officers on the road. >> we'll be out in force making sure our roadways are safe. we want to look for distracted drivers, speed if anyone is moving fast. >> which is highly unlikely given the back-ups. and they reindiana moo people to check -- to they remind people to check their headlights. if you haven't left yet, you may want to wait. >> leaving until after 9:00 when it kind of mellows out. otherwise, turkey day is a good time to travel in the morning. >> and of course, drinking and driving is a big no-no. not only can it cost you your license but kit cost someone near and dear to you their life. here's a visual reminder from the highway patrol. >> none of this. >> you have to like that. none of this. if you like to compare this to earlier years, aaa says this is the busiest getaway wednesday since

apparently a whole lot of people will hit roads, rails, airways because more people traveling since 2005. >> triple a projectinghest thanksgiving weekend travel volume since 2005. that translates to more people at the airport and more people on the roadways. >> what is driving that trend do you think. >> we are seeing a strong economy, and strong labor market, that just lead to increase in consumer confidence and people feel good about spending their money on holiday travel. those here at the airport have an added benefit that triple a , saw a decrease in airfares for those who booked for this holiday weekend of 23 percent. so that is also good news for travelers who are coming to the airport. >> reporter: biggest gains in travel this holiday week, between wednesday and sunday is here at the airport. >> yeah we're seeing over 5 percent increase in air travelers this year over last year, so 53,000 philadelphia area residents will travel by air this year. >> reporter: a lot of people, jane tidwell, thanks very much we were able to catch up with one of those people taking an early morning flight, well, she came fr

project not identified in the bike plan. the city addressed safety and improve accessibility for all modes of travel is the case here. the appellant also claims due to the large traffic volume with the loading zone removal, the project would have unusual circumstances precluding the use of exemption. the appellant is incorrect. again, the project would not remove travel lanes and know -- no reduction of pathways would occur. it is not leading to an unusual circumstance. the appellant brought up parking and these are social issues while they're concerning they're not seeking appeal. further the remove of two underutilized commercial loading zones would not be considered an unusual circumstance so a class 1 exemption was determined to be the properly level of review. other issues have been addressed and our responses the appellant claims the current project compliend combine combined with the other project -- thus we've addressed the other concerns in our responses. for the reason stated in our appeal responses and statements made at the hearing. the determination complies with the requirements of class 1 categorical ex

you'll have plenty of company on the roads if you travel today.triple-a projects travel for this thanksgivingay will be the busiest it's been in more than a decade.omar jimenez has more information on what to expect. whether it's by plane by caror somewhere in between travel can be a nightmare during the holidays.according to triple-a close to 51 ámillion americans will be heading 50 miles or more away from home this thanksgiving... and when you look at the numbers -1.6 million more people are expected to travel in 2017 than they did last year making it the busiest thanksgiving since 2005.-air travel numbers are taking flight from 2016 they're expected to be up five percent to nearly 4 million travelers. -and an estimated 45á million are planning a thanksgiving road trip up about three percent from last year.timing travel well can make a huge difference.some cities chicago, for example could see trips taking up to three times longer than usual, depending when people hit the road.according to the airline industry group 'airlines for america'... wednesday and sunday of the holiday week are expe

aaa expects the largest number of travelers either hitting the roads or airports in 12 years projecting 51 million americans will travel at least 50 miles from home this year. some folks we talk to are heading for warmer weather locals while others are traveling abroad. >> going to paris. so far it's been an okay trip. standing in line doesn't seem -- it seems to be okay. i here extremely early. >> where we going, layla. >> disney world. >> you're going to disneyworld. >> this is her first flight. first trip to disneyworld we're really excited for the holiday. >> reporter: right now it is still early in t. we are expecting that these lines will only continue to grow as the day progresses. meantime we were able to speak with a spokesperson here at philadelphia international airport. just a short time ago. they tell us they expect 5% increase in travelers to give you some perspective about 82,000 travelers pass through this airport on any given day. today it will be more like 86,000. so the holiday travel weekend is in full swing. that's the very latest from now reporting live at philadel

travelers. in all, aaa projects that more than 600,000 people from just a five-county philadelphia region will be traveling more than 50 miles away from home. we'll keep an eye on the traffic. we'll talk to you later in the show. >> see you then. >>> we know how important the weather forecast is for you when you travel. calm conditions right now as we have a live look at allentown from the camera at the ppl center. >>> cooler start in university city. near 30th and chestnut streets people made their way around this morning. a big change for the holiday, a drop in temperatures. >> glenn "hurricane" schwartz joins us now with your most accurate forecast. how big of a drop, glenn? >> by tomorrow morning it will feel like the 20s across much of the area. we were well into the 50s today. we still have clouds around the area, but the rain, that is long gone. and we don't have any more rain headed this way for quite a while. the temperature has dropped a good bit just in the last few hours. it was 55 in philadelphia two hours ago. now it's 48. down to 43 in allentown. these numbers will continue to drop

there is a 3.6% increase in the total number of travelers over --6, a projected 21,000 91,600 residentston plan to fly to their thanksgiving destination, an increase of 5.1% over the 87,000 people who flew in 2016. the number of local residents traveling by trains, buses, and other modes of transportation is forecast to increase by 0.7%. we have covered the roads and the sky. how about the weather for this holiday? meteorologist brian van de graaff is here. brian: take a look at the picture of the capital. blue skies as far w we have some gusty breezes kicking in out of the north -northwest. temperatures had been going up, but i think we've hit the stopping point. 59 in quantico. 59 down at pax river. cameooler air, the front through overnight, now the cooler air will start to this and upon us -- start to descend upon us. more of a downward trend into the latter half of the afternoon. 46 already in hagerstown. 45 already in winchester. petersburg, west virginia, at 41. toward the three in cumberland. -- 43 in cumberland. we go to 2:00, 57. by 4:00, 53. 48 by 6:00. you can see the steps

. >> aaa projects this year's travel season may be one of the worst. let's say the busiest. for d.c. area drivers. however, in the air, there will reportedly only a few flight cancellations across the country this week. >> while many businesses are closed or closing early today, one retail giant is opening early this morning and plans to stay opened all day. >> talking about k-mart, whiz. it's courting shoppers who want to connect items off their list before or after they eat today. let's get out to our annie yu, she's at the k-mart i springfield where doors open in just an hour. annie, were you there last year? was it the k-mart in springfield last year? >> reporter: yeah. >> do you remember. >> reporter: good memory, al. >> okay, that's what i thought. >> reporter: it's my annual assignment here at the k-mart in springfield and we've been out here for several years and here's what's different about this year. so, in years past, it was a line outside before they opened. they used to open at 5:00 a.m. that was a long tradition, i think 17 years or so, but this year they deci

thanksgiving is just days away and that means we are in the biggest travel week of the year. triple a projections 50.9 million americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home, that is a 3 percent increase over last year. in fact, this holiday weekend will see highest thanksgiving travel volume since 2005. of those traveling, 600,000 people are from this philadelphia area, and, of those travelers, nearly 88.4 percent, will travel by car. >>> and if you do plan on traveling this holiday, experts say price of gas is expect to, fall, a few cents as we draw close tore thanksgiving. but right now national average gas price is about the same as last week, around $2.55. that is 40 cents more than motorist were paying this time last year. in our area, the average price of regular gas has gone down a few cents and state. in philadelphia it cost an average of $2.76, a gallon. in new jersey it is $2.51. drivers in delaware are pagan average of $2.45 per gallon. >>> six abc is proud to partner with dunkin' donuts for our annual food d. local bow scouts spent time this weekend volunteering. medication of

they see some projects as they're traveling around. it's been said, just the -- the amazing amount of people and energy and time that goes into getting the project, a project like this, just to this point. the collaboration, the dead indication, the commitment, the -- the fighting, the haggling, the finding common ground as we get to a place like this, and mostly, i just want to pass on from forest city the gratitude that we feel for being at this point, the opportunity to -- to jump in and take what has been on paper and turn it into a reality. that started, really, with the mayor, thank you for your unwaivering support from the beginning of the process. it's crucial to get to this point. it will continue to be crucial as we start implementing the project. supervisor cohen, you're right. it was a lot of really challenging work, and your--your commitment and your leadership along the way was crucial, and it actually, i would >> (speaking foreign language.) >> shop and dine in the 49 promotes local biz and challenges the san franciscans

is projected to be the tsa's busiest travel days with 2.6 million passengers. heading the skies. the rain this morning canceled about 90 flights here sfo. steadily improved throughout the day. we saw departures, we check the big board and departures appear to be on time. we are seeing delays up to about an hour on arrivals from the midwest and east coast. travel as we spoke with had different experiences. really depended on where they were traveling from.>> how is your traveling in flight today? >> it was busy. my flight got delayed 4 hours. probably because of the fog. yeah, hectic day.>> how was the flight? how was it? >> it was very easy for us, the airport in maui there was a lot of people but we did not wait in line at all. we sat next to a flight attendant who got us free wine. no complaints. >> reporter: that is a way to do it right. oregon, hawaii, different experiences. if you're flying cheap the new rules for tsa anything larger than a cell phone will have to be checked. what you have to do is you want to check your flight status, leave your horn quiet, and check that f

record holiday season for travel but those i spoke with said they had such a great thanksgiving riding those good times all the way home. this thanksgiving holiday was project to be one of the tsa top five busiest travel holidays on record, with around 2 million philadelphia residents delaware resident and new jersians combined, going 50 miles or more. now given that do you think things might get feisty at the airport but it sounds like everybody had such a great holiday, that is not the case. feel good to be home. >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: got your eagles gear on. >> go eagles. >> i like the weather the weather. >> reporter: now back to the south beach. >> back to south beach, sun. >> reporter: heading home for a lot of young people it is took school and that means a bitter sweet time for families but with the holiday season just kicking off they say more family time ace head. hard to see him go send him back yes, very hard but he will be back in three weeks and he gets to spend a month with us. we are very happy. >> reporter: now that some made it home to philadelphia they have been traveling all morning it is also time for some much needed rest. >> pro

professor steppers project monitors how much water trees absorb through their roots it travels through tiny capella rays and about breaks into the air through the leaves up to two hundred liters a day flow through beach when the ground is wet and the sun's out. it's important to learn more about this tree serve a purpose they transport water react to our climate and influence that. this speech isn't the only tree on twitter a pine tree in brandenburg also tweets to its fourteen hundred fans and a partner in the dutch town of valuing and has over four thousand twitter fans this tweeting tree network is coordinated at belgium's university. the trees are also put under stress tests the results help foresters understand the effects of climate change they want to know for instance how long the trees can go without water. when we consider which trees to cut down which to keep or to plant we can base our decision on which trees cut best in dry conditions and of the researchers are hoping to develop a europe wide network of tweeting trees. it would help raise awareness for force protection. sh

. >> aaa projects this year's travel season may be the worst for d.c. drivers. across the country this week. >> back on the ground those still needing last minute items for thanksgiving dinner you've got some options today. one of those options is k-mart in springfield virginia. >> it will be opened all day to help your spp and that's where we find annie yu live with the details. annie, you've made it inside. >> reporter: hey, hey, hey. we made it inside. thank goodness 'cause it's colder than yesterday. we're inside in the cozy warmth and the doors open at 6 o'clock. it will stay opened until midnight. so you've got plenty of time. there's plenty of deals to be had, blowout sales everywhere. in fact i know it's thanksgiving but i'm already thinking about my next christmas party. what do you guys think? this one or this one? >> the elf one. >> reporter: tweet me which one you like. the elf one? >> i'll take a third option. >> reporter: they're a third off so that's a good deal. there's no third option work with me wisdom. joseph is the general manager here at k-

traveling this holiday season... doctors have some tips to avoid germs and stay healthy.( james ) reid binion has the details. industry trade group airlines for america projectson passengers will fly on u.s. airlines during the thanksgiving holiday period, between friday november 17th through november 28th.and if you happen to be one of those travelers you need to be prepared to avoid germs, so they don't tag along on your trip and you avoid bringing them back home.here are some ways to prevent those infectious encounters.sit toward the front of the airplane. air ventilation systems on most commercial aircraft provide better air flow in the front.don't drink coffee or tea on an airplane. the environmental protection agency shows that airplanes' water tanks isn't always clean. sanitize your hands after leaving an airplane bathroom. an environmental microbiologist says an airplane toilet is probably one of the most germ-infested places you'll encounter. and finally wash or sanitize your hands after getting off an escalator and using an atm.for today's i'm reid binion. ( anny ) c-n-n has released a list of the 14 hottest toys this holiday season. they include a

project. a lot of which is clearing out of the way. cool shot of vine and i-95. looking fairly typical in the world of travel. always good thing. we are looking good there construction. this is that construction project overnight construction project we are waiting for them to move out of the way and they are clearing it out. this is south street schuylkill westbound around south street you see cones in the roadway. you can see crews on foot moving some of this out of the way right now and we are starting to pile up behind that. they will be moving out of our way any moment. heading out the door maybe right now give yourself a couple extra minutes cleaning that out of the way but all this will ease up and go back to typical looking more like this opened roadways until more deeper in the 5:00 o'clock hour. then we have activity i-95 north off ramp to betsy ross, you can see our flag letting us know where to drive but volume around here just isn't there just yet no problems, calling it to your attention. we have construction here 295 north off ramp to 76 westbound is closed and two lanes blocked on 76 west as well remarks hell, ba

. >> not going far, staying close, aaa projects 51 million people will travel this thanksgiving on the roads coming in the skies and on the rails, the highest number of people traveling since 2005, most people will be driving about 45.5 million, that number also up from last year despite higher gas prices up $.41 a gallon compared to last thanksgiving and the busiest day on the road, aaa says next tuesday evening between 5:30 and 6:30, people getting out of town and try to get home from work. leah: you have been warned not to travel at that time. a massive fire at a senior living community, we will tell you all about it. let the arm-twisting "i can republicans get the vote to pass tax reform in the senate? you are watching lauren: -- "fbn a.m.". my "business" was going nowhere... so i built this kickin' new website with godaddy. building a website in under an hour is easy! 68% of people... ...who have built their website using gocentral, did it in... ...under an hour, and you can too. type in your business or idea. pick your favourite design. personalize it with beautiful images. and..

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aaa projects nearly 51 million americans will travel 50 miles or more over this period.ow, this is the highest number since 2005. about 89% of those travelers will be driving. kris van cleave is in a car in washington. kris, good morning. but you are not behind the wheel. >> reporter: well, good morning. here is the good news. th is ys the very worst of the over. tuesday night is typically the worst in most major cities. take a look at this video from los angeles last night. that was bad. now, the bad news today, it probably won't be a lot better this evening. aaa estimates the worst time to leave is the evening between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. so your best bet, if you can, leave midday today or the very best time to drive is actually thanksgiving morning if you can make it to your meal in time. whenever you leave, you will be paying more to drive this year, as gas prices are at their highest level in three years. the national average price is $2.54 this month. that's 37 cents higher than last year. the price spike is due to hurricanes irma and harvey which damaged the gas and

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. >> reporter: this thanksgiving holiday was projected to be one of the tsa top five busiest travel holidays on record with around 2 million philadelphians, delaware and new jersians combined traveling 50 miles or more. now it is certainly a bitter sweet day. we see a lot of good bye but with the holiday season just kick off there is a lot to look forward to hard to see him go to send him back. >> yes, very hard, but he will be back in three weeks and gets to spend a month with us. we are excited. >> reporter: it sounds like thanksgiving holiday might have been a little too much fun for some. >> i need some r and r, a vacation from the vacation, right. >> yes, that is right. >> a few more minutes to get back. >> i feel exhausted. >> reporter: sounds like you and other people need a vacation from thanksgiving. >> yes, i do. i will sleep for about 24 hours. >> reporter: certainly hope everyone gets rest they need after the great holiday but it sounds like everyone and we certainly hope everyone has safe travels. reporting from the airport bob brooks channel six "action news". >>> still to come

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the post-thanksgiving travel rush expected to be one of the busiest in more than a decade. if you're flying, you'll have some company. it's projected to be one of tsa's top five busiest days ever, with more than 2.6 million people screened. a lot of attention on the airports this time of year. 9 out of 10 people will head home in their cars. if you're heading to the roads, the navigation site waze says avoid driving between 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. today and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on monday. if you're planning to take the train this holiday, last year, the sunday after thanksgiving, that's today, was amtrak's busiest day of the entire year. here's a helpful hint. try to get moving early. the morning trains tend to be the least crowded. if you're heading to the airport, keep in mind, tsa has new procedures in place. you're going to have to remove any electronics larger than a cell phone from your carry-on bag to be screened. give yourselves plenty of time. >> thank you very much. >>> let's check the travel forecast now with rob. hey, robert. >> good morning, guys. i want to say that i hate that advice getting up early. i know it's the way to go

expandived a grant to one of our projects called encyclopedia virginia. we are increasing it and traveling across states and documenting slave dwellings with google 360 software. we're allowing virginians, americans to see these sites from their living room or office space. they can find it on google maps. if they go to encyclopedia virginia's page, they can see several sites they have captured. if you search online you can find it anywhere. >> how did you get involved? >> my background is in public history and museums. i spent most of my career working with colonial williamsburg, and farmville. the virginiajoined foundation of the humanities to help other sites. one of the things we do is provide grants to historical institutions for research. we do our own programs. we produce our own radio sho -- shows. commissioned us to document as many existing african-american historical sites as possible. all of this work goes together. places, andhistoric we are trying to marry all of this continent together to something that is acceptable. for families and visitors that can support these under kn

aaa says thatnearly 51 million americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles away from home starting this wednesday for the holiday. aaa projects an additional 1 1.6 million that holiday goers will take to america's roads, skies and rails, 89% of all travelers more than 45 million people are planning to travel by car. >> makes me happy i'm staying home. >> easy, that's the way to do it. >> i will not be adding to the congestion. >> into day is traveling the day before. so that's going to betricky. >> tuesday and wednesday are expected to be the worst travel days. >>> we have a travel hot spot expected to be one of the worst areas to be driving through. we're going to take it over to the crash that we're tracking westbound 37 right near the just below 20 miles an hour. cruising speed is just under 25. looking at a 45-minute travel time between 80 and 101. thisis interstate 80 at highway 4 heading through. aaa is tellingus this is expected to be the worst hot spot the busiest throughout the entire week of the thanksgiving holiday. sojust a heads-up traveling through that stretch be prepared for delays. right now 20-minuteride hig

. >> reporter: this thanksgiving holiday was project to be top five busiest travel holidays on record. look around, around 2 million philadelphians, delaware resident and number answer combined traveling more than 50 miles other more and it is a bitter sweet travel day. but with the holiday season just kicking off there is a lot to look forward to. >> it is hard to see him go send him back. >> yes, very hard, but he will be back in three weeks and he gets to spend a month with us. we're excited. >> reporter: it sounds like the thanksgiving holiday might have been a little bit too much fun for some. >> i need r and r, vacation from the vacation, right. >> yes. >> a few minutes off before we get back. >> tired though, exhausted. >> reporter: sounds like you and other people need a vacation from thanksgiving. >> yes, i do. i'm going to sleep for 24 hours. >> reporter: we hope everyone gets the rest that they need, after the great holiday that it sounds like everybody had. we hope everyone has a safe travel. reporting from the airport bob brooks, channel six "action news". >>> with that s

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