level not seen in years. nbc s business and tech correspondent jo ling kent has the latest. reporter: record-breaking prices at the pump nationwide. it is actually killing my budget. i feel it, but you just got to keep going. the average for a gallon of regular is now more than $4.10. surpassing the previous record in 2008. prices skyrocketing, nearly 50 cents a gallon over just the last search days. and in california, drivers spotting an eye-popping $7 a gallon in los angeles. across the country, the biggest jumps are in rhode island, nevada, connecticut, kentucky, and alabama. two more weeks with this, and jump on the bus. soon it will go beyond the pump. experts warn rising gas prices will lead to more expensive plane tickets, and crude oil prices reaching levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. we are now in very active discussions with our european partners about banning the