happen for no reason i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. it's called operation fly formula, and countless parents and babies and toddlers in need of baby formula are hoping this will alleviate the shortage felt from coast-to-coast. breaking overnight, president biden just wrapped up a press conference with japan's prime minister we've got the highlights new details over monkeypox the president saying everyone should be concerned about it to where it has been detected we've got the very latest. the hottest job market for years for college graduates, looking to launch their careers.

we'll tell you about the eye-popping salaries too it was one of the hottest tickets of the weekend balenciaga's new york stock exchange fashion show. a busy day ahead "early today" starts now >> good evening. i'm erin o'hearn. >> glad you could be with us i'm frances rivera we begin with breaking news. a step towards resolving the acute baby formula shortage. a military plane touched down in indianapolis carrying 78,000 pounds of special formula. another shipment will arrive in pennsylvania in the coming days. our jo ling kent reports from indianapolis >> reporter: a welcome sight for anxious parents. a c-17 military aircraft hauling 78,000 pounds of formula landing in indianapolis amid the tripling formula shortage. >> the shipment provides enough formula to take care of 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers for a week

it's about a half a million eight-ounce doses. >> reporter: the plane took off from ramstein air base in germany. the first flight of operation buy formula. on board hypoallergenic formulas meant for babies and toddlers with cows milk allergies the first batch which nestle, the manufacturer says has already been tested, will be sent to hospitals and health care providers in a couple of days they'll dispense it to families that need it the rest nestle says will be tested and sent out in the next two weeks. another flight carrying more hypoallergenic formula from gerber is expected to arrive in a few days and will be trucked to pennsylvania. when will shelves be full again, or at least fuller >> well, i think that's a matter of weeks in part because of the sequencing of events that takes place. shipments coming in via the military. >> reporter: the long-term solution is reopening the

shuttered abbott nutrition plant. >> now at least we can breathe a little bit. >> reporter: florida mom alexander moskowitz was glad to see the formula land for the sake of her 3-month-old dylan, who has a cow's milk allergy but she is definitely not satisfied. >> it's definitely a sense anger or betrayal that we feel if the government was aware of this, we kind of should have been more proactive in getting our hands on the formula before the shortage got to this point >> reporter: did the u.s. government drop the ball here? >> i don't think it's the u.s. government dropped the ball. certainly i can speak for usda we moved as expeditiously and quickly as possible. i think the key lesson for us learned from the pandemic in this is that efficiency is certainly important. >> reporter: as for babies that don't need the hypoallergenic formula, we don't know exactly when that formula will be flown in, but we do know that the

white house has now authorized the first two orders under the defense production act for formula manufacturers here in the u.s. for more ingredients at a faster pace, as well as temporary supplies like filters. the idea is to speed up production here in the u.s. so it can return to normal levels >> jo, thank you also breaking just hours ago, president biden has begun the second leg of his asia trip. arriving in japan to meet with prime minister fumio kishida, president biden thanked the japanese leader for joining the effort to hold russia accountable for its war in ukraine. and he began the roll-out of a new plan to compete with china's growing influence in this region >> this framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners from the region on challenging that matter most to ensuring economic competitiveness in the swoyft. >> today's launch of that economic framework comes before a quad leader's summit tomorrow

with japan, india and australia. much of this agenda, however, is being overshadowed by global concerns about the monkeypox virus. here is nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: for president biden, the surprise of this first trip to asia is not the work to build diplomatic alliances and economic ties. not the visit to thank u.s. troops >> first of all, i want to say thank you. >> reporter: the unexpected is that another health threat growing cases of monkeypox demands his attention. >> it is something that everybody should be concerned about. we're working on it hard to figure out what we do and what vaccine may be available. >> reporter: the world health organization says monkeypox has been found in at least 12 countries, including the u.s., with confirmed cases in new york and massachusetts. a possible third is being investigated in florida. no deaths have been reported with global economic pain caused

by covid, the president is using this visit to south korea and japan to highlight investments headed back home >> it's going to take more than 8,000 new american jobs. >> reporter: the president is under pressure to confront rising prices for americans. commerce secretary gina raimondo urges patience, but says china's ongoing covid crisis will bring more nick strain do >> you anticipate that will have another ripple effect with more slowdowns? >> yes china is really struggling now their economy is struggling. i think the ripple effect will continue >> our thanks to kelly o'donnell for that report. we turn now to more breaking news out of new york city. that's where authorities are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot a man on a moving subway train it happened on a q train just before noon on sunday as the train was traveling from brooklyn to manhattan. police say the suspect pulled a gun and fired at close range, striking 48-year-old daniel

enriquez in the chest. witnesses say the suspect paced back and forth in the train's last car before he allegedly shot enriquez, who later died at a local hospital witnesses also told police the two men had no prior contact before the shooting, which unprovoked attack. well, covid's reign in the u.s. is not letting up as daily cases keep rising. according to new data, the nation is tracking about 100,000 infections a day the white house says the latest wave is mostly being fueled by a new omicron subvariant named ba.2.1 it has led philadelphia public schools to require students and staff to wear masks again. the city's department of public health made the recommendation for universal mask wearing, saying it will be mandatory, quote, until further notice. that mandate starts today. . funerals have begun for the victims of the buffalo mass

shooting laid to rest this weekend was church deacon hayward patterson who was 67 and roberta drury, at 32 the youngest victim she moved to buffalo a decade ago to help her brother in his fight against cancer and a security guard killed in the massacre has been honored with a posthumous bachelor of the arts degree. his son was at the college to collect the diploma. he was just three credits away from completing the degree when he died. he has been hailed a hero after firing at the shooter before being shot himself a day of fun on the water nearly took a tragic turn in seattle. a small boat with three people on board, including a toddler, started taking on water. from our seattle affiliate king 5, jessica jayner castro has that story >> down about mid bridge on i-90

they're taking on water. >> reporter: while rescue crews and boats headed that way, it was two officers on the bridge that spotted the raft first. >> they are now bailing out of the boat. >> reporter: quickly, the waves filled the raft, sinking it, dumping everyone into the water, including a 2-year-old >> harbor 1. >> reporter: the toddler was the first out of the water, wearing a life vest brought by rescuers. >> sit right here, sit down, sit down >> reporter: attention then turned to the adults, still in the water. >> you're all right. we got you as they lifted one man into the boat, officers helped the other man up on the bridge where he watched the rescue play out below. >> okay. see? they're all on board they're good you're all on board.

totally fine look at him. happy little babe, okay? >> certainly some scary moments there. our thanks to jessica jayner castro for that report the water is where a lot of wanted to be because a brutally hot weekend for millions is now behind us. will we get any relief as we kick off a new week? michelle grossman is tracking it all. a little too soon too early with those temperature, michelle? >> i agree hi there to both of you. it was a tad toasty with temperatures in the 90s. much better today. we're going to be in the 70s right around normal, if not a little bit below normal for this time of year in the northeast. we are looking at a southern soaker lots of rain in if southeast also the southern plains looking at a chance for some showers and embedded thunderstorms that will bring the chance for flash flooding as well taking a look at the severe risk for today, we're looking in parts of texas, where you see the yellow there that's your slight risk for severe storms. six million people at risk we could see winds gusting to 60 miles per hour so damaging wind

also hail up to an inch, and a tornado or two is possible the big story with this soaker is we have a cold front that is going to bring a lot of rain to a lot of spots lots of yellows, reds, oranges indicating heavy rain, locally 6 inches fm the southern planeroe. feeling good too in parts of texas. temperatures in the 80s, although looking at the chance for showers and storms all right, guys. happy monday we're going to look ahead at the week forecast in just a bit. >> all right thanks so much much nicer way to start the week. >> it is well, dr. strange is still a box office marvel. >> you opened the doorway between universes, and we don't know who or what will walk through it

>> well, the superhero sequel continued its winning streak, blasting past $800 million at the global box office. the latest marvel movie brought in nearly $32 million over the weekend. downtown on the abbey a new era earning $16 million in its debut. thebad guys snatched third wit just over $6 million another quick break. we'll take you live to ukraine for a rare interview with the president and first lady and a major changing of the not ready for prime-time players as "snl" -- at "snl. we're back in one minute swiffer. in just a few minutes, duster captures dust before it gets airborne. it traps and locks dust in one swipe. yes! for our floors, sweeper's heavy duty cloths easily trap dust, dirt and hair... locking it in.

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saying the assistance was needed more man ever. zelenskyy saying only diplomacy will end the war with russia, but his top officials have ruled out a cease-fire or giving up any territory in the country we turn the matt bradley live in lviv with the latest good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. so the big story for today and for this whole period is the heating up of the fight manage the eastern part of the country. we heard it from president volodymyr zelenskyy, saying that ukraine could be losing 50 to 100 people per day in that part of the country a rare joint appearance by the ukrainian president and his wife telling ukrainian television -- >> our family was torn apart, just like every other ukrainian family >> reporter: as russia continues its assault on ukraine's eastern donbas region, striking command centers and troops and ammunition depots according to its defense ministry

the horror, there is nothing to say, especially the city center, this woman said. the schools are damaged. the monuments. still, ukrainians continue to fight. "we're ready to attack, ready to defend, ready to retreat if necessary," he said. "we're ready for anything. ukraine's president now saying only negotiations will end the war. "the victory will be difficult it will be bloody and embattled, but its end will be in diplomacies" zelenskyy said. but ukraine is hopeful weapons from the west could break the impasse. u.s. president biden signed a $40 billion aid package for ukraine during his south korea visit. meanwhile, in ukraine's capital, the kyiv opera held its first performance on saturday since the war began. ♪ striking a defiant note for a nation that's refused to stay silent

and you'll hear more from president volodymyr zelenskyy today. he is supposed to address that davos economic forum which begins today guys >> okay, matt, thank you for the update well, next on "early today," goodbye from new york. "saturday night live" says farewell to four long-time cast members. and is balenciaga a buy? fashion hits the floor of the new york stock exchange. n-laws . don't overthink it. but don't underthink it. don't talk about your cover band. don't talk about your fantasy team. don't talk about your cats. you're gonna do great! at least geico makes bundling our renters and car insurance easy. we do save a lot of money. oh no no no... oh boy...where are you going for dinner? 1987? for bundling made easy, go to geico.com. ♪♪ oh boy...where are you going [ sneezing ]1987? are your sneezes putting your friends in awkward positions? stick with zyrtec. zyrtec starts working hard at hour one...

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>> heartfelt hilarious goodbye from one of "saturday night live's" longest running cast members. kate mckinnon left planet earth and "snl" in the cold open this weekend. she is leaving the show alongside pete davidson, aidy bryant and cool mooney all four of them have been on "snl" for eight years or longer. it is the biggest generational shift for the show since jason sudeikis, kristen wiig and andy sam borg all signed off. with names like that and faces like that, the career path that they're going to be on way after "snl" is going to be long successful >> very successful and they will be missed. >> yes >> they added a lot to that show well, high fashion steps into the new york stock exchange, ringing the bell balenciaga they launched their first runway, unveiling their spring 2023 fashion line. it showcased upscale pieces. the models wore latex masks. the second half of the show

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the class of 2022 is marching into one of the best job markets in years and when it comes to accepting position, they're not just thinking about salaries. anne thompson explains what else they're looking for and why they can be more choosy than in years past >> reporter: the class of 2022 has reason to celebrate. they are entering one of the best job markets in years, with employers planning to hire almost 32% more grads than a year ago which was easier, finishing school or finding a job? >> finding a job for sure. >> i would completely agree.

myself being a pre-med student, finding a job was definitely easier than four years of undergraduate. >> finding a job was much easier. >> reporter: aga got a social degree. >> i was receiving job offers before my license came in. >> reporter: carolina ruiz earned a degree in biology and is a clinical research coordinator at a new york hospital now how many job offers did you consider >> so i considered three. >> reporter: liam burke studied supply chain manufacturing he chose to work for an aerospace company after multiple offers. >> i learned in my position about six weeks after graduation. >> reporter: all three are making more than the national average salary for grads, $55,260. a recent monster.com survey shows while salary is the top priority for graduates, career advancement, and remote work

options are also important >> i was really focused on the research project that i would be a part of and the fact that it would be making a difference in certain people's lives, mainly focusing on minorities or groups that i'm passionate about. >> reporter: allowing today's grads to be choosy, an unemployment rate of 3.6%. compared to the daunting 14.7% the class of 2020 faced. and almost two job openings for every person unemployed. >> i really wanted what my career service person would say the perfect fit. >> reporter: the market giving new grads leverage and making hiring hard for employers. >> we know that they're having real difficulties finding candidates they're having to make concessions around things like salary, around flexibility, other benefits that they didn't have to think about over the past few years >> reporter: the class of 2022 joining the working world at just the right time. anne thompson, nbc news, new york >> it is a whole new workplace world for them

>> well, to me it means that we can retire earlier and our kids can take care of >> you know what i like that plan we're going go straight that path. >> that's exactly right. thanks for kicking off the workweek with "early today." i'm erin o'hearn >> and i'm frances rivera. have a great

over the weekend, an emergency military flight with baby formula from overseas arrives in the u.s. to the relief of countless parents desperately in need of food for their babies and toddlers. our jo ling kent has a eport. just hours ago, president biden wraps up a press conference with japan's prime minister in tokyo. he talks about pain at the gas pump, recession, high food prices and much more hot on the heels of a record-breaking weekend of high temperatures for millions, our michelle grossman with news many