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Look different for most this year due to covid-19... the dangers of handling fireworks at home remains.

All too often backyard independence day celebrations end with a trip to the hospital.

So to stay safe.... the consumer product safety commission is reminding people just how dangerous fireworks can be... if handled the wrong way.

Nearly 10-thousand injuries and 12-firework related deaths took place in 2019.

And speaking of fourth of july a new wallethub survey finds 78- percent of people say they'll spend less money this year.

Two-thirds think local governments shouldn't use taxpayer dollars for fireworks displays.

About 40-percent plan on shopping over the holiday, but nearly three-quarters say they will not travel.

Only 25-percent say they're keeping their summer plans.

Drivers are likely to pay the cheapest prices for gas this summer in four years, according to the latest forecast from triple-a.

Nationwide, prices are likely to average near $2.25 a gallon, a 15-percent decline from last summer.

Triple-a estimates americans will take more than 700 million trips, down about 14- percent from a year ago.

The overwhelming majority of those trips will be by car, as people are taking a "wait and see" approach, and are likely to book more long weekend getaways than summer vacations.

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