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>> reporter: of course, a lot of people say that a plus, with fewer cars on the road, more people are utilizing public transportation, but it is expensive. >> gregg: we take a lot of public transportation in new york but in l.a. you really can't do that. what is projected to happen there this summer. >> reporter: they are supposed to ease as we go into memorial day. there is no long term relief in sight. we have not set any records. the highest was back in 2008 when the national average was about 4.11, we're about 13 cents shy of that now. unfortunately some of the experts we're hearing from s...

Gasoline prices continue to rise probably 40 or 41 days in a row now jenna, that will continue. i think we'll start to see a leveling off a little bit. the all time high nationally is $4.11, or $3.98. only 13-cents away. i think we will work through that and make a new high. the peak driving season starts about now. gasoline prices will go up. this year we'll probably see $4. next summer $5 is an absolute lock unless they start to do the things they need to do in washington. jenna: what are those things. >> permits to drill. there were permits during the george bush era, when the bp disaster h...

This is one trend that is not going away. >> i would say, carmen, that the last time we hit $3.50 and $4 and $4.11 was a boost to electric car sales. >> the first time theford f-150 truck dropped from the best selling vehicle to toyota. people are definitely -- there's so many american models you can get with great fuel efficiency and hybrid bridss, a lot more to choose from. >> thank you. coming up, back inside the compound where bin laden spent his last moments and where a highly-precision team of american special forces ended his life. how the navy mission really went down. >> also, with ...

That. security has been beefed up in new york and commissioner ray kelly saying there is no specific threat, but his department is operating on the assumption that terrorists would like to avenge the death of osama bin laden. alisyn: well, oil prices are falling today but no such luck at the pump, aaa saying the national average for a gallon of regular gas is now 3.97. it's inching closer to the record high of 4.11, set back in the summer of 2008. eric bolling, anchor of "follow the money" on fox business network, joins me now. any end in sight for this eric? >> no, alisyn, 3.97, a cul cents a...

Higher, even with the dollar down on oil today. by the way, there was a lot of euphoria surrounding the bin laden capture and assassination or killing, slaying, i'm sorry, so everyone expected a big downdraft in oil prices. it didn't happen. oil prices actually ended up higher, a little bit yesterday, trickling a little bit, but going into the driving season, expect higher prices at the pump. i think we're going to blow through that 4.11 national average that was the record high. by the way, when it was the record high, 2 1/2 years ago, the price for a barrel of oil, $147..25, today it's only ...