if you wanted to go to harvard or yale, you had to be at the top of your class. they demanded greatness from their students. if you wanted to walk the runway at fashion shows and have your face placerred on magazines and billboards, you had to be in tip top shape. stunning enough to make somebody stop in their track. if you wanted to run nasa, ibm or exxon you had to be the best in the business. they demanded greatness from their employees and that demand formed generations of excellence. the weak were weeded out. the strong were rewarded with money and status and a sense of fulfillment. our society doesn t have standards anymore. everybody gets a trophy. you re not allowed to judge anybody. nothing s taboo. the people we revered yesterday are despised today. weakness is rewarded and strength is punished. we traded excellence and achievement for diversity and inclusion. it s happening all across the country. in new york, the nypd s neutering the physical fitness test. they ar
building came crashing down. tonight families trying to reunite with their loved ones as we learn more about the recent complaints filed over the building s safety. the rush to return home from the memorial holiday weekend. tens of millions now heading home. from the roads to the skies. what it all means for the summer travel surge. cruise ship nightmare. carnival oceanliner s emergency after it was battered by a massive storm with fierce winds. the new video from inside the ship. water rushing in, hallways flooded, debris scattered. now questions over why the captain sailed through the storm. passengers outraged. i have never been so scared like i was on this trip. in washington the debt limit deal and the major new test for president biden and house speaker mccarthy. can they get enough votes for their it breakthrough agreement to pass congress and avoid default? a warning about infant loungers tonight with more than two dozen deaths linked to various brands. one
i have never been so scared like i was on this trip in washington the debt limit deal and the major new test for president biden and house speaker mccarthy can they get enough votes for their breakthrough agreement to pass congress and avoid default? a warning about infant loungers tonight with more than two dozen deaths linked to various brands one family s heartbreaking story and what parents need to know. and on this memorial day the emotional reunion of vietnam veterans after 50 years how they survived prisoner of war camps. and across the country remembering all members of the military who ve made the ultimate sacrifice. and the rockets re glare announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas, in for lester tonight we begin with that breaking news out of davenport, iowa. at this partially collapsed apartment building look at that a chunk of the structure crumbling to the ground as residents were inside. the gap now
but first to connell mcshane to where you re paying more at the store. bryan: we haven t seen these types of price increases in 40 plus years. anybody that has put together the family barbecue this weekend knows about that. going out to eat at a restaurant, that used to hit americans the hardest. we have seen a 7% increase in an index of what they called food away from home. but it s heading to the grocery store. food at home prices are up by 11%. it s the largest one-year jump since 1980. the ground beef for the burgers, up 16.5%. from 4.10 to $4.92 a pound. chicken, huge increase. the cost of boneless check breast up more than $1 a pound. 36%. we found these concerns almost always are top of mind. prices are gone up. there s so much going on. it s a hot mess right now. all the prices going up. eggs are going up 22 cents. milk is going up. puts a bill on everybody that has a family. higher food prices are not uniquely american, we should point out. the u.n. says the
freedom. we salute all of our military heroes. and with that said, we have a jam-packed show ahead, answering your sound out questions, so let s get started i guess i am first. nancy m, i m going to start with you, are you ready? what will you be grilling for memorial day? i laugh about this, because i am assuming that fox brought me here to cohost so i would not be grilling. it s a little problematic. i thought this was an intervention grubhub. by if you want to know in the house it s not just eating, it s more of a hazing ritual than a meal, we go with the basics. memorial day as drumsticks come burgers, dogs, and then you can get rad with a salad, macaroni salad, pasta salad, i make a world-class gruyere mac and cheese. so fact we bring a guy who saws off your foot to write at the picnic table. you will love it. dana: i might have to eat that over the course of a year. geraldo: nothing like blood clotting. dana: as i figure you have a grill at your house?