text:  It's the start of a holiday week, and it appears that people are getting away from home in record numbers. NPR's Amy Held reports. Americans are celebrating independence, plus cheaper gas and plane tickets. AAA projecting some 70 million travelers will get away in the week around the 4th of July. That's a 5% increase over last year and an 8% rise from pre-pandemic. Here's AAA spokeswoman Aixie Diaz.