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Americans about to hit the road for the july 4th holiday. gas prices for this time of year at their lowest point in more than a decade. less than $2 a gallon in a dozen states. and the savings don't stop there. here's abc's chief business correspondent, rebecca jarvis, with your money. >> reporter: tonight, a record number of americans preparing to travel this holiday weekend. and good news, gas buddy forecasting a nationwide independence day average of $2.21 a gallon. the lowest since 2005. >> i can't remember the last time the gas prices were this low. >> reporter: a boom in u.s. oil product...

Day loss. the google parent alphabet sparked the shares there. they dropped 2.5% after they hit the company with a fine. for the first time ever, gas prices will be lower on the july 4th holiday than on new year's day. this is according to gas buddy. it projects an average of $2.21 a gallon. that's down 12 cents so prices are 47 cents higher. we often see gas prices spike in the summer months because of this collaboration of forces. more people drive. but we're seeing crude oil continue to drop. that's driving down prices. oil actually down more than 20% this year. facebook just hit a 2 billio...

Or you are not going to pay. they are not going to play. finally $2.21 how much drivers are expected to pay for a gallon of gas this holiday weekend according to a special app. called gas buzzy. that's the fourth lowest fourth of july prices in nearly 17 years. if you are going to make a trip, that is a good deal. ainsley: they are one the most successful country bands around. and their success, it is just getting bigger, thanks to brian. brian: after four months of relentless harassing, i had a chance to entry brian kelly anand -- behind the scenes at one of their recent shows at jones beach....

Retailers, illinois, ohio, vermont and wisconsin. the fireworks were sold in a bag containing one, blue, white, take a look at that. rob: we had bottle rocket wars as a kid. it was fun. good news, 44 million americans planning a 4 of july road trip, gas prices hitting a 17 year low. according to gas buddy apps, drivers pay an average of $2.21 per gallon in memorial day. >> usually summertime is when they rise. 1 billion users with not enough, they now have 2 billion. founder mark zuckerberg announcing the milestone on his facebook page, making progress connecting the world, bringing

Raise rates when the meeting wraps up on wednesday. that will make things like mortgages and credit cards and car loans more expensivexpensiv. wall street will read it carefully to see what clues it will give to the next rate hike. also getting more expensive this holiday season? gas prices because of this. a huge run up of crude oil. above $54 a barrel for the first time in a year and a half. that is thanks to a 5% jump thanks to russia and other producers agreed to cut production. opec nations vowed to do the same last week. what does this mean for you? it means higher gas prices. the nati...