harry smith on the entrepreneur bringing a long lost tradition back to his city announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. i m kate snow in for lester tonight for four hours today, former president trump was deposed inside the offices of the new york attorney general, called to answer questions in a civil probe looking at trump organization s business practices and whether it exaggerated their finances but mr. trump answered only one question his name his lawyer saying he invoked his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination over and over again. the deposition separate and apart from the fbi search of trump s mar-a-lagoeek of scru home is the latest chapter of intense week of scrutiny for the former president as he contemplates another run for president, stirring outrage among his supporters and complicating matters for investigators. kelly o donnel starts us off from washington reporter: deposition day in new york for former president
prices in july rose 8.5% over last year but compared to june overall prices were unchanged. cost of gas has dropped 57 days in a row, nationwide averaging $4.01 gallon but in the checkout aisle, grocery prices are still up biggest annual increase since 1979. tom costello now with what it means to you reporter: on a hot and steamy summer day, word that inflation remains hot but may be losing steam was welcomed news at the white house. jobs are booming, americans are working. we re seeing some signs that inflation may be beginning to moderate. reporter: the administration under pressure to tame inflation before the midterm elections in november good news, gas prices dropped a dollar after hitting an all-time high in june now averaging $4.01 nationally and could fall below $4 this week and airfares have dropped nearly 8% in a month. but americans still