harming the rain forest. and celebrating the singer/songwriter who also starred in a classic nbc sitcom. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening we got one of those government reports today that tells you, it s not just you. things are getting more expensive inflation hitting consumers hard, smack in the middle of a holiday buying season. consumer prices rose in november compared to a year ago by almost 7%. that s the highest annual inflation jump since june of 1982 gasoline led the way, up 58% but virtually everything was up from cars to food, electricity and housing. the trend is forcing some pretty tough conversations in many american households about making ends meet president biden offering vague reassurances that things will right themselves soon. it is where we start tonight with chief white house correspondent kristen welker reporter: tonight americans already slammed by soaring prices now getting hit even harder. new numbers showing inflatio
and this is whether governor desantis is trying to avoid a chris christie moment, with sandy ravaged new jersey in 2012. i don t know if that s the case, but the two are not expected to meet when they get down there. we ll keep you posted. i m sorry for that confusion on my part. developments in new york regarding migrants. i did get that right in new york about migrants. a lot of these that had been moved to american cities, in fact, what they call sheltering cities can t handle them and right now it s gotten so bad the democratic mayor, the democratic governor in new york have petitioned the biden administration to do something, anything. and curtis sliwa, former candidate, with us now. this is messy and getting messier. it s almost like when i was a kid, three stoppages, mo, larry and curly, which way did they go. eric adams, no plan during the process. getting along well with hochul for so many months and all of a sudden they turn on one another. unexpectedly almost lik
with the price of allotments shooting up even faster than these spring greens, thousands of plot holders across the country think they might have to give up their plots. i will find out why costs are going up so much on what people feel about it. de bruyne s brilliance at the bernabeu. this stunning strike keeps city s european dream alive ahead of the champions league semifinal second leg with real in manchester next week. the first eurovision semifinal hits the stage in liverpool. favourites sweden go through, but ireland are out. good morning. yesterday, ireland and the uk had over 8000 lightning strikes. today we are looking at a similar day, showery, some sunshine, but also thunder and lightning and some hail. all of the details later in the programme. it s wednesday the 10th of may. a jury in new york has found former president donald trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in the 19905 and then defamed her by calling her a liar. the civil trial rejected ejean carrol
- oh, it s cold. it s cold. so this is called a cenote. it s a natural sinkhole. it s very unique to the yucatán peninsula. they were very sacred to the mayans. they believed that this was a passage to the underworld. the maya define the culture of yucatán. as one of the great civilizations in central america, their influence is everywhere. this is huge! their dna runs through every local dish. - [speaking spanish] - and their ancient ways are still a source of inspiration. - let s let it burn a little bit more, and. - more? - we grind. - i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. i m exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. i don t think i ve ever seen an avocado this big. - here in yucatán, there are so many great ingredients. - with searingly hot weather all year round, time moves at a slower pace in yucatán. - [speaking maya
it s very unique to the yucatán peninsula. they were very sacred to the mayans. they believed that this was a passage to the underworld. the maya define the culture of yucatán. as one of the great civilizations in central america, their influence is everywhere. this is huge! their dna runs through every local dish. - [speaking spanish] - and their ancient ways are still a source of inspiration. - let s let it burn a little bit more, and. - more? - we grind. - i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. i m exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. i don t think i ve ever seen an avocado this big. - here in yucatán, there are so many great ingredients. - with searingly hot weather all year round, time moves at a slower pace in yucatán. - [speaking mayan] - when it s taken hundreds of years to build the pyramids, waiting a day for y