i am deeply embarrassedded by my actions and am prepared to take full consequences for them. >>> after 44 straight days of rising gas prices the national average dropped this week and that could be just the beginning of prices going down. the national average for a gallon of regular now stands at 3.98. it is higher here in the bay area with prices in san francisco at 4.32. oakland and san jose at $4.27. anne makovec on what's behind the drop in price. >> reporter: the gas price rollercoaster ride continues in the bay area and now experts think it could be dipping in driver's favor. >> that's a new one. i haven't heard that one. >> and do you believe it? >> no. >> reporter: a ana lysts are talking about a drop of up to 50 cents a gallon by the end of june. >> i await the day that it comes. i am really looking forward to it. >> reporter: some of the factors in the predicted drop oil which is used to make gasoline has tumbled 15% in price. also driving down the price investors who were worried about rising oil supplies an falling demands and the u.s. dollar getting stronger. >> i'm real s