hoping for more answers after that. >> gadi schwartz, thank you so much. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. be sure to follow the show online. make sure you stay with us begin at noon eastern, andrea mitchell and katy tur report live from pennsylvania, a swing state with some of the most closely watched elections this year. yaz min vossoughian picks up with more news right now. good morning everybody. good to see you. we are staying on top of a lot of fast-moving stories. first, we're watching buffalo, new york, the shattered community there looking for solace and action after ten people were shot and killed in a racist attack on a grocery store. right now the president stepping into a role he knows all too well, sadly, consoler-in-chief. the president and the first lady paying their respects at the

market where so many of our country's problems were laid bare. he's also had meetings with victims, first responders, community leaders as well. it is decision day for primary voters in kentucky, north carolina, idaho and pennsylvania. all eyes on pennsylvania, and the 11th hour twists and turns. democratic front-runner john fetterman won't be attending his own rally since he's still recovering from a stroke. the republican field is in a statistical three-way tie, including a woman pictured next to proud boys on january 6th. we're on the ground there and have the latest from our steve kornacki at the big board. we just got big breaking news in the last 0 minutes or so. big news for parents specifically of young kids. the fda authorizing pfizer's covid booster for children ages are 5-11. a lot happening this hour because congress held a public

hearing on unidentified flying phenomenon for the first time in 50 years. and showcase this video which you see on your screen. what the defense department is saying this is and what they continue explain. ron, let me start with you on this one. i know the president was visiting the site this, tops grocery stor alongside the first lady as well. how is the community receiving the visit from the president today? >> i think people are glad to see the president here and the first lady because it highlights the importance of what's happened here and focuses attention here and it's brought resources and help here which

people certainly want. i think there's also a feeling from a lot of people that we've seen this before and wondering when will it stop and what community will be next and what's going to be done beyond the ritualistic things that seem to happen after these mass shootings where people go to their respective corners and there's no solution that comes forward. i think there's a level of frustration, a level of anger, bewilderment about what's going to happen and concern about what's going to happen next. things practical and not so practical. that's what i think is happening. the president is now at a community center meeting with some local leaders who will hear stories about what happened, also from some first responders and the families of the victims, of course, about those who are lost. right now that seems to be what people are focused on most. the people who were lost, their families, what the immediate needs are, funerals, home-going

services coming up. that's the focus right now, to mourn, to console, to feel the grief and to support these families in any way possible. >> kristen, let's talk about what we're going to hear from the president here. during his campaign running for president he talked about the battle for the soul of the nation. he cited what happened in charlottesville, virginia and cited the words of the former president saying there was good on both sides of the issue. we mentioned this idea of him being consoler-in-chief which is important in a time like this. this is a community that needs action. they feel left behind. they feel as if they don't matter. is there a sense the president is going to be providing those types of words and action today in his visit to buffalo? >> i think you're absolutely right in that president biden has made combating hate crimes the centerpiece of his campaign, of his presidency. i think he will speak to that.

today he's going to condemn this violence in the strongest terms possible. he's expected to say terrorism motivated by a hateful and perverse ideology that tears at the soul of our nation is despicable, essentially calling this out for what it is. he's going to call on americans to give hate no safe harbor anywhere. it does come against the backdrop of an increase in hate crimes. back in his first year in office, yasmin, you'll remember that he again played the role of consoler-in-chief when he visited that community in atlanta after the mass killings there at those spas in atlanta. i think the question becomes, as you rightfully point out, what happens next and what exactly will the president do? i think you're going to hear him call on congress to take steps to outlaw these weapons of war as he's going to refer to them. look at the history here. congress has a history of inaction, even in the wake of

the sandy hook massacre when you had those elementary schoolchildren who were gunned down. congress failed to take action. so it's hard to see that this moment will be different. i do think that the president is looking to potential executive actions, but as you know, yasmin, there's only so much that executive actions actually accomplish. they only have so much teeth. then there's also the domestic terrorism prevention act which would essentially give the government more tools to combat and to prosecute these types of crimes. so i think you're going to see the focus really hone in around those two measures, executive actions and then that potential legislative action. again, in terms of trying to crack down on the types of weapons used in this latest massacre, i think everyone feels quite skeptical that's going to happen. >> garrett, pick up on that. kristen is exactly right. the history of inaction when it comes to congress which we all know so well and that community knows so well. they have no trust in washington

in getting anything done, in making a change when it comes to addressing systemic racism, a, and gun reform, b, along with, by the way, prosecuting domestic terrorism. talk me through the bills we're looking at, potential votes on the hill and if there's potential for real action or if this is thoughts for a few days and moving on to the next big story and getting no real concrete help to communities in need, like the one in buffalo. >> reporter: frankly, i hate this part of my job on days like this because i have to come on tv and tell people that congress is going to do nothing on this. there is no path to 60 vote on any measure on guns whether it be expanding background checks which has already passed in the house, raising the purchasing age for someone to buy an assault weapon. you have to be 21 to be a bud light, but not to buy an assault weapon. bills like that occasionally get

discussed. they pop. i think we'll probably run into similar situations on these domestic terror-related issues. i've been talking about that this morning. once you start standing up things in the justice department to look at, in this case right wing-based ideology, a lot of republicans get skept call. they think of this as the doj spying on people. i think that's potentially a measure that could pass in the house but run into the same fate in the senate. what you're left with is the opportunity for congress and lawmakers -- perhaps as kristen was alluding to, we'll hear about this from president biden, to provide moral leadership on the issues that an mate killers and people willing to do horrible things like this. but if you're waiting for congress to wait on guns, you will be waiting much longer still. >> and moral leadership is not necessarily something this

community wants, ron allen. i talk about this distrust they have in the federal government. this is the same thing we're seeing with what's happening with roe v. wade as we await the decision coming down in june and people are starting to put more trust and looking more to local governments than they are to the federal government. is there any sense at all in that community there in buffalo that they feel like maybe they'll see some action on the state level, whether it's from the governor or local leaders? >> reporter: i think what people are most -- are feeling good about if you can say that, is nah this issue of racism is being highlighted by this incident generally. it's not just -- there's obviously a concern about the extremist, violent attack that happened. but people who i've been talking to are glad to see that the nation is looking at the issue of race and seeing that there's racism in many aspects of what goes on across society. this incident is highlighted,

for example, by the fact that this is the only grocery store in this community that people can walk to. this is known as a food desert, which is a way of saying it's an underdeveloped neighborhood where people have a lot of difficulty getting fresh fruits and vegetables and foods for their families. there's a whole range of issues beyond just that. schools, security. that's what people want in communities like this across the country, basic things they see in the suburbs, exurbs that other people have that they don't have here. this gunman chose this neighborhood for certain reasons, allegedly. and highlighting the fact, and these are the people he's targeting, people who live life in a very disadvantaged way, where they're seeing resources go to other communities that don't come here. whether they'll get relief from the state, federal government, the local government, that remains to be seen, but i think there's a feeling, and as i was saying before, that we're in

this ritual where these terrible, awful things happen. the president comes, makes statements. as my colleagues have been pointing out, nothing happens in washington or anywhere else of significance, and the country moves on. that's the big concern. >> and the community is angry about it and rightfully so. ron, you're 100% right in pointing out the food desert situation there at tops. it highlights the fact that what happened on saturday is a result of what has been happening in that community for so long, and the lack of resources they've put into that community. i was told by a community leader saying that tops didn't even want to be in that community, but they were forced to come into that community to provide food and necessities to people that live there because they were having to drive miles and miles to do so. hopefully putting a spotlight on that will change that. ron allen, kristen, garrett, thank you all. coming up, voters in five states are heading to the polls this morning. in pennsylvania, what the senate primary in both parties could tell us about our politics.

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welcome back. one of the biggest primary days so far this midterm year is in full swing. there's a lot on the line for both democrats and republicans. voters in these five separate states heading to the polls, pennsylvania, north carolina, kentucky, idaho, oregon as well. the state drawing the most attention today, pennsylvania, where last-minute twists have rocked top candidates on both sides of the aisle in a very crucial race that could determine control of the senate. let's bring in our team on the ground and here in studio as well. nbc news national political correspondent steve kornacki at the big board. vaughn hillyard in bucks county, pennsylvania, also eugene scott, political reporter for "the washington post" as well. kornacki, we're taking a look at the spread of these races across the board. i know i specifically pointed out pennsylvania with the senate race there and the governor happening as well on this primary day. what are you watching most here?

>> look, pennsylvania is so key, yasmin, because we talk about control of the senate right now. it's 50/50, democrats nominally control it because of kamala harris' tie-breaking vote. the pennsylvania race is so significant in the context of that because it's an open seat, currently a republican, pat toomey, who has the seat, not running for re-election. on paper republicans control the seat. it's a golden opportunity for democrats. joe biden carried the state in 2020. if democrats are going to have any chance of ending up after '22 still in control of the senate, pennsylvania is at the absolute top of their absolute must-win states. with that in mind, take a look at how the primaries are shaping up. on the republican side, here is the average of the polls heading into today. a couple dynamics. mehmet oz, dr. oz, who has been running with donald trump's endorsement, he leads narrowly in the average of polls here. every poll we look at in this

republican primary, the republican with the highest negative ratings among republican primary voters is also mehmet oz. he's got the trump endorsement, a small lead in the average, he's got high negatives. something to keep in mind. kathy barnette who surged late in the campaign is now running second. donald trump put out that statement a couple days ago saying, hey, republicans, don't vote for barnette, i don't think she can win. he also said, if you do nominate her, i'll be with her. sending a bit of a mixed message there. there's david mccormick, the hedge funder, lives in western pennsylvania. he's had a ton of money that has been spent against him in this primary. so those are the dynamics there on the republican side. on the democratic side, much less polling. the polling we have seen showing lieutenant governor john fetterman with enormous leads in this race. the wildcard there is that fetterman suffered a stroke over the weekend, says he's in good

condition, won't be at any events tonight. but he's leading in a lot of votes, especially on the democratic side already cast. they allow mail voting in pennsylvania. democrats much more likely than republicans to use it. votes of votes already cast in this race. the other thing that looms over this is the governor's race, the republican primary for governor, doug mastriano who has taken the lead in this thing in the average of polls. mastriano organized buses to take folks to the capitol on january 6th, subpoenaed by the 1/6 committee. here is the dynamic, mastriano endorsed kathy barnette in the senate race. barnette has endorsed mastriano. there's a question here because donald trump has endorsed mastriano. are the two of them kind of collecting votes in tandem. if mastriano runs away with the republican primary for governor in pennsylvania, is he lifting up kathy barnette with him? are they tracking equal strength

in similar places. that's one thing we'll be looking for here. on the democratic side, josh shapiro, state attorney general running unopposed. he's been running ads, sly ads ostensibly attacking mastriano. they are also designed to boost mastriano's credibility with the hard core trump base of the republican primary. democrats believe mastriano is the weakest candidate and the one they want to run against. the backdrop here is from a senate standpoint, this is an absolute must-win state for democrats. the governor's race is mixed up in this, too, very interesting different directions that the republicans could choose to go here today. >> let me ask you this quickly here, steve, which is if oz pulls through -- trump made this calculus that celebrity wins, one of the reasons he endorsed j.d. vance in ohio who pulled out in the primary and endorsing oz in pennsylvania. if oz pulls through, will it be

because of the trump bump? do you think he would have pulled through, if, in fact, he does, without that trump bump? >> you put the numbers up. it's so close. if this ends up being a couple points one way or the other, when you look inside these polls, you see the negative numbers oz has with republican primary voters, it tells me republican primary voters have a lot of skepticism towards oz. so i would think if oz ends up winning this thing by a couple points, it could well be that trump vouching for him could make that kind of a difference just in the face of those negatives. >> we'll be watching you all day kornacki as we always do on days like this. drink a lot of coffee or how ever it is you get through the day. >> you got it. >> first and foremost, taking a look at lieutenant governor john fetterman, recovering from a stoke, not able to attend tonight's events. meantime, barnette pictured

marching on the capitol on january 6th. wondering, curious about how voters are reacting the this. >> reporter: i want to echo steve here. we've been here since the polls opened here. we're in bucks county. this is one of those may well-off skf suburbs in the greater philadelphia area here. when we watch these results come in tonight, we should expect kathy barnette to perform well, especially in the rural areas of pennsylvania. the big question mark comes to the suburbs here. these are areas where mccormick and oz were anticipated to do well. but could barnette make inroads here? i've got to tell you, this is pure anecdote. we get to meet a barnette voter in this particular suburb at this hour? the other part talking about oz, from our conversation so far, yasmin, low information voters who don't follow politics that closely are saying they went with oz because either trump's endorsement because they've known who he is for more than a

decade. i want to let you hear from two voters we talked to, linda, one of the oz voters, as well as tim, a mccormick voter, a more traditional conservative. take a listen. >> republican. >> republican. >> who did you go for in the senate race? >> oz. >> did you watch his show? >> i watch the show. >> he's exactly who -- >> very nice, i have a picture with him. >> i really like kathy barnette, but i voted for dave mccormick. >> why? >> i thought he had a better chance of winning the general election. >> reporter: the question we'll be watching again, yasmin, is kathy barnette and whether the past islamophobic, homophobic comments and even the petitioning for an obama family statue next to the emancipation proclamation statue in d.c. riled up a lot of republicans

here. ultimately who pulls off and ultimately wins these very suburban voters that we're going to be talking to throughout the afternoon. >> eugene, two things i want to hit with you here, and let's start wirs with kathy barnette, the former president, one of the reasons he's saying he didn't endorse her is because of the fact is because he thinks in a general election she cannot win. with the reporting we got on the ground in pennsylvania, is there a likelihood if she's up against fetterman, for instance, that she could not pull through because of her controversial past? >> there's a good chance she wouldn't be able to. independent voters will find her too polarizing. she's tweeted anti-gay statements about president obama, islamophobic comments where even sean hannity has said she hasn't sufficiently addressed. this will be used against her by

democrats and individuals in her own party who believe she could be taking the gop in a direction that's too extreme for many people. >> we talked about how democrats have an uphill battle. how critical would it be if they can pull it off? >> it's going to be so important and necessary to move biden's agenda forward these latter years of his term. we know that much of what he has not been able to do has been because he hasn't had the votes in the senate and there's been consistent stress and frustration among those in his party with whether or not manchin or sinema were going to move forward with an idea that the president put forward. if they could rely on a pennsylvanian vote, that would make this experience, this process of lawmakering far less difficult for biden. >> vaughn hillyard, eugene scott, thank you very much. steve, as i mentioned and you

well know, will be back at the big board to break down all the results in the five primary states. that special coverage starting tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. you don't want to miss it. we've got breaking news on covid vaccines, everybody. the fda has authorized booster shots of the pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5-11. the cdc still has not signed off on that. we want to go to dr. ebony hilton. thanks for jumping on for us. you have this happening, simultaneously, you have the new york city health commissioner raising the covid alert to high. it's good news, in fact, it seems that the fda has come through and said, all right, time to get your third shot if you're ages 5-11. how critical if you're a parent of a 5-11-year-old, should you be going out and getting that shot? >> it's extremely critical. with the omicron surge our pediatric cases doubled. one-third of all pediatric

deaths of covid happened between november and march of this year. this is how serious omicron now is. we're talking about this rhetoric, we have to say that kids are immune and not in danger. the truth of the matter is kids can get infected and we need to protect them as much as possible, specifically since we're rolling back mitigations like masks on planes and in schools. they have an increased risk of exposure. with that booster shot, you had 20 times decreased risk of dying if you had two doses of your vaccine and your booster shot, 20 times lower risk of dying. yes, getting those folks vaccinated is the way to go. >> as a mother of a child under the age of 5 as well, i'm also watching the eua authorization when it comes to the moderna vaccine for young children under the age of 5. are we still on track with that come sometime in june, especially as we're now getting kids protected even more so

5-11? >> i would assume we're on track. what i will speak to you and to other parents who have children less than 5, i hope this bodes some trust in the system, this is not a rushed process. if the data doesn't show it's safe and effective for children less than 5, then we haven't pushed that. the same with the booster dose. until data supported it was safe and effective for children for the age group 5-12 to receive the booster doses, it wasn't put out, regardless if there was a surge of cases or not because we wanted to do what was best first, what was safe first. yes, i think for the general public, what we have to recognize is for those children that are less than 5, they cannot be vaccinated at this point, so it is up to all of us to do our duty, because at this point, only one-third of children 5-11 are even fully vaccinated. one-fourth of our kids are boosted at this point. we are not doing our due

diligence and unfortunately our children are suffering. >> let me quickly ask you this before i let you go. there are studies that support if you're mixing and matching boosters, if you get two doses of pfizer and get a moderna booster, it strengthened your protection against covid. does the same apply for 5-11-year-olds. >> at this point we don't have studies in place to support that. i recommend we follow the science, do what the science has proven at this point. what parents have to remember is at this point 75% of all children have been infected with covid-19. we know omicron ran through that community, that population. will the second infection lead to more serious complications? we have to protect them from that happening. >> we have to protect them that from that happening. dr. ebony hilton, thank you. appreciate it. right now the number of covid cases is up in 47 states

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now under the control of russian forces. ukrainian forces just surrendered. hundreds have just been evacuated, many severely wounded. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy released a video saying, quote, the 82nd day of our defense is coming to an end. with me now nbc's matt bradley on the ground in kharkiv, and jason beardsley from the association of the u.s. navy, also a former green beret master sergeant. welcome to you both. matt, bring us up to date on what we know of the people evacuated from the steel plant in mariupol, the ukrainian fighters, who they are. >> reporter: we know more than 50 of them who are very severely injured were evacuated to a ukrainian city about an hour east of the city of mariupol. that's a city that's been under the occupation of russian-backed separatists since 2014, since the last time russians invaded. another more than 200 of them

were sent to another city that's been also occupied by russian-backed separatists ever since 2014. these people are very much in russian custody, and they are fighters. they're all part of the asov preg gaed who has ties to neo nazis in the past. they're mostly depoliticized as of about 2017, but still, for the russians, they are considered to be one of the main justifications for invading ukraine. remember, when vladimir putin set his sights on ukraine back at the end of february and said he was going to be denats nazi phiing ukraine. they've been always exhibit one in the effort to denazify. they've said look at the right wing group, the ones that were so effective fighting off the russians in 2014 and saving mariupol from falling to russian-backed separatists. now mariupol has finally fallen,

as you mentioned, after more than 80 days of a hold out around that steel plant. that's going to be a big boom for the russian morale. even as vladimir putin and russians will turn around and say, look, we finally defeated all these fighters, these right wing nazis in mariupol, they are heroes here in ukraine regardless of whether or not they have historical ties to right wing groups. they have really endured some of the worst fighting, the worst casualties, defending civilians inside the steel plant for, as you said, more than 80 days. regardless of whether they surrendered, they'll be treated as heros. this will be seen still as a major sacrifice and a crucible of ukrainian suffering and fortitude in the face of this russian invasion. for both sides, they'll be looking at this as a big win and a big morale boost. the thing we don't know, yasmin, is how many people are left into side. the ukrainian government says

there are still fighters left inside underneath the steel plant. we don't know how many are there. the ukrainians won't tell us. they say the evacuation effort is still on going. >> matt, i know you've got to get to it, so i'm going to let you go. thank you for joining us. sergeant beardsley, let's get into the logistics of all this. we've been talking about the steel plant in mariupol. at one point there were women, the elderly, children, held up in the steel plant. they had no food, no water, evacuated bit by bit, 100 at a time at times. now we're hearing of the final evacuation, although some are still left, as matt bradley put it, of ukrainian fighters at the steel plant. talk to us about logistics it takes to get these individuals, these ukrainian fighters, severely injured, out and to safety with the russians surrounding them. >> that's a very difficult task. as matt said -- what a great

report. these are fighters who are now going to be held in what is essentially occupied territory. so see this more as a sort of a negotiating, bargaining, leveraging sort of play by volodymyr zelenskyy. the fighters have done exactly what they needed to do. they bled out the russians' effort and resources in mariupol the last 82 days. that allowed ukraine to sort of reenforce along the eastern donbas province with other areas, having the russians really focused here and now preserving the lives of these asov italian fighters is a smart play. it's going to allow him to do prisoner exchange and swap in the future. the russians are looking at that as a down-the-road thing. some of the soldiers are being tried currently forward crimes. this is an important piece of the negotiating step.nt out are very tricky. i don't view to move aid and comfort, at least bodies that

need medical attention. of course they're going to be under control or governance of what are essentially enemy opposition forces. so this makes this an interesting play. >> it certainly does. i want to talk about what ukrainian fighters do going forward. we know volodymyr zelenskyy, the president, has said over and over again they're not giving up an inch of their country, of ukraine. the russians still basically have full control of the key port city of mariupol. we also know with that, a third of the russian military that has been engaged in this war in ukraine is now no longer because of the incredible fighting we've seen from the ukrainian side. how does the ukrainian military come together, reassess and then begin to fight the offensive to regain, for instance, this key port city of mariupol? can they? >> absolutely. number one, they've been supplied well. western munitions and weapons, aid packages moving. number two, the spirit of the

ukraine forces has been unified through this attack. they've had excellent command and control and communications. part of that is public-private partnership done between the white house and elon musk using the starling terminals. i wanted to emphasize that because being able to communicate to different units across the battlefield in secure coms has been critical to how they use artillery and move forces. that's allowed them to be more nimble than the russians, to define where the attacks would be. we saw last week the bridge attempt -- the attempt to create a bridge across the river for the russians, losing 82 of their vehicles and 400 service members. it's these kinds of things, mask the russians or causing the russians to mass and attacking thom, to hand them defeat after defeat after defeat, that's what's going to make this easier for the ukrainians. not easy in general, but they're on the sort of rise, if you will, and the russians have lost a lot. >> jason beardsley, national

executive director of the association of u.s. navy and former green beret master sergeant, thank you. joining me now, tommy santos, a u.s. combat veteran, he served in afghanistan with the 82nd airborne and teamed up with the overwatch foundation to help ukrainians with military and medical training. he's just back from his second trip there. tommy, thank you so much for joining us and the service you've been offering us and the ukrainians as well during this incredibly difficult time for them. you spent two weeks in april training the ukrainian military in both military tactics and combat care as well. why did you decide that you wanted to lend your help there and what exactly did you teach them? >> you know, what's happening in ukraine right now is completely inhumane. they're being invaded unprovoked. initially the foundation went over there just to a ukrainian

home to see his family. on the way there they were able to gather supplies from neighboring countries and bring it across the border and meet really good people, people in the military. they started to get to work. i felt like it was a part of my duty to go there and help out because i have a skill set that they can use, and from what i've gathered beforehand, they didn't have many of the tactics and techniques that i was able to teach. >> i know you were on the ground in a hospital, spending time with doctors and nurses there. take us inside that experience. what did you see there? >> it's very interesting. these people are much more qualified than i am as far as medical training. however, they didn't have the experiences and the knowledge of what you need to do when you're actually taking fire and what you need to do when you have limited resources and you're in an environment that is maybe pitch black or under contact.

>> what makes the ukrainian military, these individuals that have chosen to fight for their country, so incredibly exceptional as we have seen them fight back against the russians and be successful doing it. >> the ukrainian military, they are fantastic people. everyone that i've met there for the most part have been volunteers. as soon as the war kicked off, they were there and ready to fight for their country. i think that's a very noble thing to do. everyone outside of the military, also, was there to participate and to provide anything that they could for the locals and throughout the whole country. so just being able to work with people like that is very motivating. >> you came back from your first trip. five days later you said, all right, i'm going back. why the immediacy? >> there's work that needs to be done. there's no other way around it. i could sit at home and be comfortable, but i know what i was doing there on the first

trip, we weren't finished with that mission. if they were to call me today and say we're leaving tomorrow, i would go right back. >> you're a good man, tommy santos. we thank you for it. >> thank you very much. by the way, this morning in kyiv, president zelenskyy appeared publicly with his wife for the first time since the war began. they were attending a memorial for ukraine's first president who died last week. if you see something weird in the sky, do not be embarrassed. you're not alone. that was part of the message this morning from a top naval official testifying in the house about unidentified flying objects. what we have learned in this hearing including these videos that they just released. that's coming up next. digital tools so impressive,

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nbc's jo ling kent joins me. >> reporter: a glimmer of hope for parents desperate for baby formula. >> you go store to store and usually there's nothing there. >> reporter: the fda striking an agreement with the formula manufacturer abbott on new steps to reopen the company's critical michigan facility. the company initiated a recall and closed the plant in february after reports of serious bacterial infections in four infants, leading to two deaths. abbott has said there is no evidence to link its formulas to the illnesses. on monday, abbott's ceo saying in a statement, our number one priority is getting infants and families the high quality formula they need. adding, we are deeply sorry our voluntary recall worsened the nationwide formula shortage. according to the justice department, abbott must overhaul its safety protocols before production can restart. if the fda and a federal court approve the deal, the plant would be allowed to restart in

two weeks. it could take up to two months before more formula hits store shelves. the fda commissioner previewing the plan with savannah on monday. >> the fda is likely to approve it? >> of course, every step of the way we have an obligation to watch, to make sure that the problems have been rectified and that the formula will be safe. >> reporter: the agreement is welcome news for these foster parents. a 10-month-old girl in their care requires a hard to find formula for a sensitive stomach. they use the assistant program wic to get it. >> i had a fellow foster mom over the weekend find some in massachusetts and get me a couple cans. it's hard because we can't do anything else. it's not like i can nurse her. >> that was nbc's jo ling kent. that does it for me this hour. "andrea mitchell reports" starts

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