news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. it's friday, may 13th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news"." baby formula shortage. empty shelves across the country as the white house looks for answers. the warning to parents who are trying to stretch their supplies. breaking overnight, deadly storms. powerful winds blast the midwest killing at least one person and leaving behind destruction. ukraine aid delayed. how a single u.s. senator is holding up $40 billion in help for the war-ravaged country. goodorngangood t ym anie green. we begin this morning with the massive shortage of baby formula in the u.s.

the biden administration is looking to boost supply as families scramble to feed their children. president biden met with retailers and manufacturers yesterday in hopes of increasing production. lawmakers have also scheduled hearings this month to ask the fda how this happened. bradley blackburn is in new york with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. doctors say formula is the only safe food source for infants who are not breast-fed, so empty shelves have parents scared and angry, and that is why the white house is now getting involved. the white house is scrambling to stop the growing nationwide shortage of baby formula. >> we're going to do everything we can to cut red tape and -- and take steps to increase supply on the marketplace. >> reporter: eight states and the district of columbia currently have less than half their usual inventory on hand. another 28 states are reporting shortages over 40%. >> he needs formula. i don't understand why it's taking so long.

>> reporter: several major retailers have started to limit purchases in an effort to prevent panic buying and hoarding. >> it's crazy. it was like the toilet paper and sanitizer when everyone was looking for toilet paper and sanitizer -- gone, off the shelves. >> reporter: expert say several factors have contributed to the shortage -- pandemic-related supply chain problems are one. another is abbott nutrition's recall of three of its top-selling products after several infants developed bacterial infections. >> it should not be this hard for americans to feed their families. >> reporter: officials are looking to ease import rules and streamline the approval process. in the meantime, pediatricians warned parents against trying to stretch their supply by adding milk or water to their baby's formula. and officials are now looking into some reports of price gouging for formula, and that big formula maker abbott says it's ready to get its plant back on line once the fda clears it, but it could take six to eight weeks before the formula makes it to shelves. anne-marie? >> that is not good news for parents. bradley blackburn in new york.

thank you. breaking overnight, at least one person died in sioux falls, south dakota, after dangerous storms tore through that area. part of the storm whipped up this giant wall of dust southeast of sioux falls. several tornadoes were reported with widespread power outages. winds up to 80 miles per hour caused severe damage, ripping off the nets from in driving range in sioux falls. the storm also destroyed homes and buildings in castlewood. governor kristi noem met with residents last night urging them to stay at a nearby hotel. >> when you leave here, i want you to take a volunteer firefighter with you to your home. so we're going to assign that family that's going into a damaged home with one of the firefighters so they can ensure that you go in and come back out safely with the belongings that you need for the evening to watertown. >> at least one school suffered damage, as well. evacuation orders are still in effect this morning in southern california where a

fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 20 homes. 11 other homes were damaged in the coastal neighborhood of laguna niguel. the fire has burned 200 acres since wednesday afternoon. two firefighters were also hurt, but they're going to be okay. the cause remains under investigation, but the local utility, southern california edison, said there was circuit activity around the time the fire started. jeff nguyen has the latest. >> reporter: the raging wildfire quickly grew to about ten times its original size in just over two hours, taking down multimillion dollar homes along us to evacuate. it happened very fast and didn't have time to grab very many things. >> reporter: when sarah returned home, it was still standing, but the coastal fire which began over a day ago as a small brush fire has left a long trail of devastation. >> we are fortunate it is not more homes, and we have no loss of life which is fantastic.

and in our mind, it's a success. >> reporter: the inferno damaged or destroyed a number of houses on andreas frank's street while sparing his home. >> we're devastated. just seeing the destruction, we've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: strong winds coming from the coast, flying embers, and other factors made the wildfire even more challenging to bring under control. >> lot of it is things like the palm trees. they look great. people love them. they start to burn, and then they start to break apart, and the embers cause the structure to catch fire. >> reporter: thursday, spot fires continued to burn over hard-hit laguna niguel as residents began to assess the losses. >> my neighbors across the street, this one is completely down to the ground. >> reporter: just what sparked the coastal fire r the white house is marking one million covid deaths since the pandemic started. house speaker nancy pelosi led a moment of silence at the u.s. capitol yesterday.

at the white house, president biden ordered the flag lowered to half staff until next week in honor of the lives lost. the white house covid-19 coordinator, dr. ashish jha, said the virus virus is still ag and posing risks to americans. >> we know that over time immuni that combination means that as we get to the fall we are all going to have a lot more vulnerability to a virus that has a lot more immune escape than it even does today and certainly than it did six months ago. >> he's urging congress to swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments. north korea says six people have died after reporting its first covid outbreak. state media reported 350,000 people have been treated for a fever that spread quickly across the country. a national lockdown was ordered yesterday. the country has previously refused help from the united states, but south korea says it plans to send over vaccines and

medical treatment. and a bill to send an additional $40 billion in aid to ukraine is stalled in the senate after passing by an overwhelming majority in the house. republican senator rand paul has wave e oving.ext weekth senate approval ilem certain,ug meanwhile, finland and sweden could join nato soon. both countries are neighbors of russia. moscow said that it will be forced to take retaliatory military technical steps if the countries join. coming up, on its own track -- a long-shot winner of the kentucky derby is passing up a chance to take the triple crown. and lottery slipup. a mega millions host announces the wrong number. what happens next. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." catching my train...

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however he says it may not be enough to overcome the effects of the pandemic and the war in ukraine. it has been a rough week for cryptocurrency investors. yesterday the price of bitcoin dropped below $26,000. that had not happened since december, 2020. a year ago, bitcoin was trading for just under $50,000 apiece. and mercedes-benz is recalling nearly 300,000 suvs to fix a problem that could lead to a brake failure. the recall affects ml, gl, and r-class vehicles from the 2006 through 2012 model years. owners are urged to immediately stop driving those suvs until their braking systems can be inspected. that is your cbs "money watch" report for this friday morning. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. the host who announced numbers for the mega millions lottery this week made a mega mistake. during tuesday's drawing, john crow called out the first five numbers correctly. when it came to the gold mega ball, he said six, but there was a line under the number indicating it was actually a

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the rams are looking for a second consecutive title. the bills are super bowl contenders, as well. the first sunday night football game features tom brady and the tampa bay buccaneers against dak prescott of the dallas cowboys. and the first monday night football game will feature denver broncos and russell wilson as he plays his former team the seattle seahawks. coming up on "cbs mornings" now, singer florence welch of florence and the machine talks with anthony mason about her new album out today called "dance fever." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news."

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our top stories this morning -- the white house is looking to boost supply of baby formula amid a nationwide shortage. officials are working to ease import rules and streamline the fda's approval process. lawmakers have also scheduled hearings this month to ask the fda how this happened. and severe weather killed at least one person in sioux falls, south dakota. high winds yesterday damaged homes, uprooted trees, and knocked out power to thousands of people. governor kristi noem said there were also a number of injuries. emergency officials are expected to provide an update later on this morning. on a day the white house marked one million covid deaths, nurses took to the streets in

washington to maheir v they fightg for a number ofues ining better ing nditions and fair wages. skyler henry reports. [ chants ] >> reporter: hundreds of nurses from across the united states came to washington, d.c., to demand change. >> we want to be heard. >> reporter: participants are calling for fair wages without salary caps, an end to violence and discrimination against health workers, and safe nurse-to-patient ratio staffing. >> as hospitals get pinched more and more, i feel like more care tasks get pushed onto nurses because we're just the ones at the bedside. the more workload you put on that, the fewer time that we can devote to the things that help keep patients safe. >> reporter: the march comes the same day the white house is marking one million u.s. deaths from covid-19. [ chants ] >> reporter: nurses at thursday's march say the pandemic accelerated an already growing nursing shortage in the u.s. >> during that time, we lost i think probably 75% of our nurses. we would come home crying. it was terrible.

>> reporter: maryland labor and delivery nurse aviva joined the profession during the pandemic. she says conditions are getting better at her hospital now that there are fewer covid patients, but other nurses at the event have this piece of advice for new nursing graduates -- >> buckle up. it's going to be a rough few years. registered nurse field will grow 9% by 2030. skyler henry, cbs news, washington. in a survey from the american association of critical care nurses, 66% of respondents said their experiences during the pandemic have caused them to consider leaving the nursing field. coming up on "cbs mornings," as we mark a milestone in covid deaths, david begnaud talks with the creator of "faces of covid," a twitter account that tells the stories of those who have died from the virus. plus, republican senator john thune of south dakota joins us in the times square studio to discuss the potential overturning of roe v. wade and the changes it will bring. and singer florence welch of

florence and the machine talks with anthony mason about her new album out today called "dance fever." that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, and have a great weekend.