i want to ask a member of the administration, secretary of agriculture, tom vilsack.being here this evening. it's important to have you here in particular because of course the big question everyone's asking, if we know the plant was shut down back in february, why is it taking so long to either, a, rev up production, or for the white house to be responsive in this way? >> well, there were a series of stages that had to be taken. first of all, we had to make sure that we recalled all of the product that was produced in that plant in order to minimize the tragedies that occurred. that was the first step. the second step was to make sure 50% of the formula that is consumed in this country is consumed through the wicc program. we had to create the flexibility in that program to maximize opportunities for wicc parents to access. then we had to safely import from other countries product. then we needed to make sure we got the abbott plant back online. the defense production act, which president authorized yesterday, designed to provide the ingredients, if you will. the abi

i want to think tom vilsack. we became friends when he was governor in iowa. we traveled the state. tom has forgotten more about farming than most people will ever learn. tom talks about how critically important agriculture is to the united states. the reason i am here is to thank american farmers. you feed america. you got us through pandemic. you are the backbone of our country. that is not hyperbole. but you also feed the world. we are seeing with vladimir putin's war in ukraine, you are like the backbone of freedom. i was at a factory down in alabama and they make juggling missiles to help the ukrainians stave off the russians. i pointed out that america is the arsenal of democracy. we always have been. i stand here today to think american farmers who wear the breadbasket of democracy. you really are. every investment banker could leave their job. if every farmer left, we would all starve to death. right now, america is fighting on two fronts. on home, it is inflation and rising prices. abroad it is helping ukrainians defend their democracy in feeding those left hungry around th

also thank you to tom vilsack we became friends and he was governor and i have a we traveled the state and he knows more about four farming. i'm sure that this room knows as much but the idea he talks about how critically important agriculture is to the united states in every single solitary way but then to think american farmers think the farmers you feed america you got us through pandemic and limited the backbone of the country. but you also feed the worldar and we see with putin's war in ukraine you are the backbone of freedom. alabama and they makg missiles to help the ukrainians stave off the russians. i pointed out that america is the arsenal of democracy. we always have been. i stand here today to think american farmers who wear the breadbasket of democracy. you really are. week talk about every investment banker can lose their job and we'd all starve to death. let's talk about what's important. although these jobs are important. just think about it right now america's fighting on two fronts at home with inflation and rising prices and abroad helping ukraine's defend democracy

with us now to tell us how this will work is agriculture secretary tom vilsack.ll actually end up on store shelves? >> well, hopefully, about a million, the equivalent of a million eight-ounce containers will end up on store shelves two weeks sooner than they otherwise would have done so because of the federal express assisting us in getting product into the u.s. quickly. from that location in pennsylvania, it will then be distributed to a variety of distribution places throughout the country. this is one of several steps that are being taken to try to increase supply. >> how do you decide which stores will get it? i mean, there seems to be a need across the country. >> well, the fda, nestle, and abbott all understand and appreciate where the significant shortages are. obviously, that's where product will be directed. this is in addition to product coming in from other plants, me johnson, gerber, nestle, abbott, outside the country. this is also as we see the sturgis plant for abbott get online, we'll begin to see hopefully more supply in the next couple weeks an

agriculture secretary tom vilsack says the shipment contains a very specific specialized formula.ys it's getting loaded onto trucks and will be delivered to hospitals and health care clinics across the country >> this shipment provides enough formula to take care of 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers for a week [ applause ] >> but it's not for everyone the white house says more flights are expected in the coming days. cnbc's perry russom now on what the administration's doing to address the formula crisis. >> it is truly one of our highest priorities. >> reporter: a second plane carrying baby formula is set to land later this week the country scrambling to fill a nationwide shortage. >> what the hell is going on >> reporter: parents staring at bare shelves yesterday new york city's mayor issuing a state of emergency to fight price gouging. a milk donation center for medically fragile babies in south carolina is expanding to the public. >> we had a family pick up milk this morning and just, you know, were in tears. >> reporter: the patchwork to replenish the nationwide shortage is he

. >> secretary of agriculture tom vilsack met the shipment on the tarmac. should arrive in clinics and hospitals across the country in the next few days. >> i never thought that being a first time parents this is what i would be dealing with. >> but many frustrated parents like 25 year old georgia mom all ason allday whose 4 month old has a milk allergy wants better more long-term solutions. >> we can't import from other countries, we have to help ourselves. >> this shortage started in february after abbott labs, the largest formula manufacturer in the u.s. closed its plant due to a safety recall. yesterday in an op ed for "the washington post," the company's c.e.o. vowed to fix the problem. saying we're sorry to every family we have letdown. >> but the biden administration is also bearing some of the blame. >> we will continue to work as the president has instructed us to look for every opportunity to increase supply. >> with november mid ferms approaching a cbs news poll finds 63 percent of americans describe the state of the country as uneasy or worrying

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agriculture secretary tom vilsack met the flight. he says the normal commercial process would take 2 weeks to get the shipment to the u.s.. >> as a result of the united states military involvement. we're going to get this year in a matter of days. vilsack says this is badly needed formula for babies and children with special dietary needs children who allergies, where the regular form formula just simply will not work. however, this first shipment will not fill empty store shelves. it goes to hospitals and some health care facilities across the country. >> but more shipments are on the way a single plant shutdown helped create the formula shortage in the u.s. u.s. economic council director brian deese told cnn's state of the union. the u.s. must encourage more companies to produce formula. so that no individual company has this much control over supply chains. vilsack promise. there's an effort to get this closed formula production facility in sturgis michigan, back open as soon as possible. and the expectation is within the next cou

provides enough formula to take care of 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers for a week agriculture tom vilsack met the formula on the tarmac. it should arrive around the country in the next few days. >> i never thought being a first time parent this is what i would be dealing with. >> reporter: 25-year-old formula mom allison aldi whose 4-month-old wyatt has needs. >> reporter: the shortage started in february after abbott lax closed its plant due to a safety recall. yesterday in an op ed they said they're sorry. the biden administration is apologizing. >> we will continue to work as the president has instructed us to look for more supply. >> reporter: 2/3 of americans believe joe biden is slow to react to events. >> the president spoke about the outbreak of monkey pox now confirmed in 12 countries including cases right here in the united states. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: right. you heard the president say this is something everyone should be concerned about. jake sullivan said there is a vaccine for this. there's a supply of vaccine the u.s. can deploy if necessary. i

agricultural secretary tom vilsack was on hand as 39 tons of specialty formula brought in from overseas were offloaded from an air force c 17 cargo plane. it's enough to fill half a million bottles for hungry newborns. it would take approximately two weeks for the normal commercial process to work. as a result of the united states military's involvement. we're going to get this here in a matter of days. and a matter of days means a lot to the moms and dads who are worried the current shortage brought on after the nation's largest formula manufacturing plant was forced to shut down in february , citing safety concerns. it's set to be back up and running this week, but it could take up to two months for that product to hit the store shelves. just three companies produce around 90% of all formula in the united states. the president's chief economic advisor says that's a problem. we need more competition in this market. we need more companies providing their services, and we need to make sure that we never put ourselves in a situation where private sector supply chains can create such risk

>> well, agriculture secretary tom vilsack says he anticipates another delivery of baby formula from overseas to arrive here in the d.c. area within the week, later on this week, actually. tonight, president biden also announcing he's authorized two defense production orders to insure manufacturers can speed up their production. >> faith, thank you. >>> now to our other breaking story here in new york, that deadly subway shooting. police are urgently shooting for a gunman who shot and killed a man on a subway train here in manhattan. officers on the scene are searching for clues. police believe the attack was random. phil lipof is following the latest developments here in new york. >> reporter: tonight, the manhunt underway for the gunman wanted for a deadly shooting on a new york city subway train that police say was unprovoked. riders horrified. >> according to witnesses, the suspect was walking back and forth in the same train car and without provocation, pulled out a gun and fired it at the victim at close range. >> police say the killer shot a 48-year-old man in the chest as the

distribution center before sending the supplies to hospitals and pharmacies, agriculture secretary tom vilsack says they're working around the clock, the president as instructed us to look for every opportunity to increase supply. the problem began with delays and the supply chain caused by the pandemic. things got worse and february when a top baby formula company abbot issued a recall and close one of its major manufacturing plants. it's scheduled to reopen next week, but the product won't be ready for about 2 months. under pressure and criticism. president joe biden sign a bill to expand production countries. germany here that they're doing but the shortage isn't over yet. this delivery cover is about 15 percent of the nationwide shortage . katya, this is leanne al jazeera. the 1st cases of monkey pox have been identified in denmark and austria. more than 15 nations outside west and central africa where the virus endemic is endemic, have reported cases over the past few days. the infection spreads through close contact, causing body source and fever, but is rarely fatal. professor catherine

agriculture secretary tom vilsack will be on hand when that shipment arrives in indianapolis. >> thisr us. we are here to help. >> 71,000 pounds of formula on that first flight, all of it specialized for babies allergic to proteins in cow milk. a hypoallergenic formula is expected to be flown out in the coming days. many parents are growing desperate. she is having to transition her infant to baby food a month early. >> it has been difficult to navigate now that we are on our last can. >> 45% of baby formula has run out. president joe biden signed a bill that will make it easier for recipients of the wic nutrition program to buy baby formula. he is also invoking the emergency production act. in a washington post -- a washington post op-ed -- the ceo of abbott nutrition rights in a washington post op-ed " we are sorry to all the families we have left down." liz: a salmonella outbreak has led to the recall of some jif peanut butter products. the salmonella cases trace back to a company in kentucky upper and bid by the smuckers company. any senior who wears class of 2022 swag can get a f

agriculture secretary tom vilsack met the flight. he says the normal commercial process would take 2 weeks to get the shipment to the u.s.. >> as a result of the united states military's involvement. we're going to get this year in a matter of days. vilsack says this is badly needed formula for babies and children with special dietary needs children who allergies, where the regular form formula just simply will not work. however, this first shipment will not fill empty store shelves. it goes to hospitals and some health care facilities across the country. >> but more shipments are on the way a single plant shutdown helped create the formula shortage in the u.s. u.s. economic council director brian deese told cnn's state of the union. the u.s. must encourage more companies to produce formula. so that no individual company has this much control over supply chains. vilsack promise. there's an effort to get this closed formula production facility in sturgis michigan back open as soon as possible. and the expectation is within the next co

they hope it will address the needs of the most vulnerable babies, agriculture skt tom csecretary tom vilsackescribed what is expected for the load which he hopes is one of many. >> now this shipment is essentially going to get off this cargo plane. then the federal express folks will take it from there. they will distribute it to a distribution center the gerber folks have here in indiana. then it will go on trucks and will be delivered in hospitals and home healthcare clinics all across the country providing support and health. >> reporter: important for now this is hypoallergenic product to babies allergic to cow's milk. there are still a majority of parents in the united states they are hoping to stock up and see that positive impact in the grocery store shelves. this latest load will not be going to those locations. i did have an opportunity to the speak to officials with fed-ex, who is a big partner in these deliveries. they say they are already scheduling a flight from europe here to the united states, possibly later this week and they hope that that will at least help it begin to addr

and i want to thank tom vilsack. some and i became friends. tom has forgotten more about farming than most people will ever learn. i'm sure this room knows as much. but the idea, tom talks about how critically important that agriculture is to the united states in every single solitary way. but the real reason i'm here is to thank the american farmers, thank farmers. you feed america. you got us through a pandemic and you're literally the back bone of our country. it's not hyperbole. but you also feed the world. and we're seeing with putin's war in ukraine, you're like the backbone of freedom. i was at a factory not long ago, eight days ago down in alabama and they make javelin missiles to help the ukrainians stave off the russians, beat them back in their aggression. and i pointed out that the true point that america's a democracy, that's what they are. we are the arsenal of democracy. i stand here today to thank american farmers who are the bread basket of democracy. you really are. we talk about every investment banker can leave their job. if

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tom vilsack will be on hand when the shipment arrives. >> we moved a lot of the vaccine from operationepend on us and when you need us, we are there for you. karina: all of it is specialized for babies allergic to proteins in cow's milk. a hypoallergenic formula is expected to be flown out in the coming days. many parents are growing desperate. kim has not been able to find formula for her five-month-old daughter. now she is having to transition her to baby food a month early. >> it has been really difficult for us to navigate now that we are on the last can. karina: nationwide data shows 45% of baby formula has run out. president joe biden signed a bill on saturday making it easier for recipients of the wic program to buy baby formula. the president is also invoking the defense production act after supply chain issues and a voluntary main formula triggered the shortages. the ceo in a washington post op-ed rights, "we are sorry to every family we have let down." he expects the facility will restart by the first week in june. karina mitchell, abc 7 news. liz: a multistate salmonella out

. >> president biden secretary of agriculture, tom vilsack out on the ramp coming off the plane writing and to the "washington post" the sea of abbott one of the country companies responsible issued an apology and pleasure take the following steps. establish a five and million dollar fund to help families with hospitalized children, ship it millions of cans of baby former from an fda approved facility in ireland. and restart the michigan facility by the first week in june. but it will take six -- eight weeks for the formula is available. that means it could be as late as august until this baby formula crisis ends. this week congress is expected to hold hearings pretty for that before, mike. >> indeed. lucas and tomlinson starting us many thanks. ♪. mike: nicole saphier@live images from the southern border in eagle pass, texas failed to appeal a federal ruling that title 42 mustang place that is the policy that is been in place since march of 2022 left swift expulsion of migrants due to the colored pandemic. it has been set to expire tomorrow. bill melugin is alive along the border in ea

the agriculture secretary, tom vilsack was on hand as the formula was offloaded from an air force cargotake approximately two weeks for the normal commercial process to work as a result of the united states military's involvement. we're going to get this here in a matter of days. and a matter of days means a lot to the moms and dads who are worried. the current shortage was brought on after the nation's largest formula manufacturing plant was forced to shut down in february due to safety concerns. it is said to be back up and running this week. it could take up to two months, though for the formula from that plant to reach store shelves. alright our time is 7 45 old wall street. it's a big rally afterwards. huge selloff. redwood city based electronic arts is reportedly considering a big move. final cook is back inside the studio with dollars and cents. yes, good morning again this morning . electronic arts stock up about 2% on news that it is reportedly looking for a buyer or a merger partner. disney apple and amazon are listed as possible. interested parties. when that opening bell ran

enough formula to fill in about a million and a half feet else baby bottles agriculture secretary tom vilsack greet the first shipment when it arrives in indiana for national distribution. all out this week and after hillary clinton's 2016 campaign manager took the stand in federal court yesterday. the first trial stemming from special counsel jon durham's probe of the trump russian investigation. robby mook testified about a narrative that tried to tie the former president to a russian bank. lucas tomlinson has those details. >> jon, hillary clinton's former campaign manager testifying clinton herself personally approved giving one of the now debunked trump russian stories to the press two months before the presidential election in 2016. >> it is surprising he said it on the stand. but i think we were all looking at this and can add it to and to have to figure if the clinton campaign peddled the story they would not have done that without the approval of the candidate. >> you have an amazing disinformation campaign that may have been the most successful in u.s. history. >> former clinton cam

that will be flying into the united states will have more of that general use formula, but as for tom vilsackn important reality check for parents, the wait is not over. it might still be according to him up to 30 days before parents finally get some relief. but these are parents that have been waiting already for weeks, maybe even months to be able to stock up. >> yeah. that relief can't come soon enough. thank you so much. >>> to another outbreak we're watching. the world health organization is reporting almost 10 0 confirmed cases of monkey pox. in the u.s., the cdc says it is monitoring six people for possible infections. they're also tracking a confirmed case in massachusetts. cnn health reporter jacqueline howard joins us now. first, more cases being reported. what do we know about the state of spread right now? >> well, what we know, these cases are emerging in countries where the monkey pox virus is not endemic. that's why global health officials are looking at this with concern. but they say don't panic, but there is a lot of scientific concern here. we see the countries on the list

agriculture secretary tom vilsack met the flight. he says the normal commercial process would take 2 weeks to get the shipment to the u.s.. >> as a result of the united states military involvement. we're going to get this year in a matter of days. vilsack says this is badly needed formula for babies and children with special dietary needs children who allergies, where the regular form formula just simply will not work. however, this first shipment will not fill empty store shelves. it goes to hospitals and some health care facilities across the country. >> but more shipments are on the way a single plant shutdown helped create the formula shortage in the u.s. u.s. economic council director brian deese told cnn's state of the union. the u.s. must encourage more companies to produce formula. so that no individual company has this much control over supply chains. vilsack promise. there's an effort to get this closed formula production facility in sturgis michigan, back open as soon as possible. and the expectation is within the next cou

department of agriculture secretary tom vilsack said that will help formula back on the shelves withint few weeks. just yesterday white house press secretary karine jean-pierre said she doesn't have a timeline on when baby formula will be back on shelves. meanwhile abbott's ceo apologized for the formula shortage in a op-ed publish over the weekend and explained that the company expects to open the michigan plant the first week in june. they say formula from the site should be back on retailer shelves in six to eight weeks. david: lydia hu, thank you very much. joining us tonight congressman carlos gimenez. the white house was late to address what they really should have known it was coming. they had a lot of intel that it was coming. new york mayor declared a state of emergency in this city. there have been 39-tons of formula arrived on sunday. that only helps fraction of families. how is this impacting your constituents? >> all the people that need baby formula are not finding it, going from place to place, looking for it, they're not finding it but wasting gas at record levels, so i

agriculture secretary tom vilsack will travel to indianapolis to welcome the first shipment of formula reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. the supply chain disruptions are also making it difficult for bay area families to find baby formula. >> this week, as basil mentioned, lawmakers in washington passed 2 bills to address this problem. the bay area, congressman roe conn and joined his colleagues this week in calling for the president to invoke the defense production act. >> i think frankly, the administration needs to do more. it's a huge issue in my district. mean, i i know people who are going store to store to store to look for baby formula and it's unacceptable to never happened. >> congressman comments as that much of the blame falls on the food and drug administration. he says the fda is delayed investigation into baby formula maker abbott. nutrition contributed to the shortage. abbott's baby formula plant was shut down in february after several babies became sick after consuming their products. san francisco police helping a mom deliver not one but 2 babies in a car. sfpd

formula for american babies, when that first flight arrives in indiana today, agricultural secretary tom vilsack will be there to greet that critical shipment. now on a military aircraft in flight to the u.s. the white house saying this critical operation speeds up the delivery time from 2 weeks to 72 hours, and once it arrives the formula will be inspected and fast-tracked for delivery, desperate families waiting to receive all 71,000 pounds of formula when they arrive in indiana today. >> this is special cargo because of the importance of getting medical -- baby formula to families that need it. >> reporter: onboard specialized formula, which are in great demand. gerber's hypoallergenic formula also expected to arrive in the coming days. he has a severe allergy and desperately needs the supply. what's been the hardest part for you? >> probably the traveling. sometimes i'm traveling 50-plus miles going from store to store trying to find the formula. >> reporter: the formula shortage getting worse. nationwide, an average of nearly 45% of baby formula product times have run out. if the current tr

agriculture secretary tom vilsack will travel to indianapolis to welcome the first shipment of formulaeporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> well, the bay area's not immune to the supply chain disruptions. many families here struggling to find baby formula as well as basil just mentioned, lawmakers this week in washington passed 2 bills to address this problem. and bay area, congressman roe conn and joined his colleagues this week and calling for the president to invoke the defense production act. >> i think frankly, the administration needs to do more. it's a huge issue in my district. mean, i i know people who are going store to store to store to look for baby formula and it's unacceptable to never happened. >> congressman, kind of says much of the blame falls on the food and drug administration. he says the fda's the late investigation into baby formula maker abbott nutrition contributed to this shortage. abbott's baby formula plant was shut down in february after several babies became sick after consuming their products. house speaker nancy pelosi is being barred from particip

agriculture secretary tom vilsack will travel to indianapolis to welcome the first shipment of formula reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. well, the supply chain disruptions have made it difficult for bay area families to find baby formula. and as we just heard. >> lawmakers in washington passed 2 bills to address the problem this week. bay area, congressman roe conn and joined his colleagues in calling for the president to invoke the defense production act. >> i think frankly, the administration needs to do more. it's a huge issue in my district. mean, i i know people who are going store to store to store to look for baby formula and it's unacceptable to never happened. >> congressman, kind of says much of the blame falls on the food and drug administration. he says the fda's the late investigation into baby formula maker abbott, nutrition contributed to this shortage. abbott's baby formula plant was shut down in february after several babies became sick after consuming their products. straight ahead, it's national safe boating week. find out how you can stay safe on the water t

agricultural secretary tom vilsack was on hand as 39 tons of specialty formula brought in from overseasf a million bottles for hungry newborns. it would take approximately two weeks for the normal commercial process to work. as a result of the united states military's involvement. we're going to get this here in a matter of days. and a matter of days means a lot to the moms and dads who are worried the current shortage brought on after the nation's largest formula manufacturing plant was forced to shut down in february, citing safety concerns. it's set to be back up and running this week, but it could take up to two months for that product to hit the store shelves. just three companies produce around 90% of all formula in the united states. the president's chief economic advisor says that's a problem. we need more competition in this market. we need more companies providing their services, and we need to make sure that we never put ourselves in a situation where private sector supply chains can create such risk for american families. congress is scheduled to hold hearings on the crisis

agricultural secretary tom vilsack was on hand as 39 tons of specialty formula brought in from overseas were offloaded from an air force c 17 cargo plane. it's enough to fill half a million bottles for hungry newborns. it would take approximately two weeks for the normal commercial process to work as a result of the united states military's involvement. we're going to get this here in a matter of days. and a matter of days means a lot to the moms and dads who are worried the current shortage brought on after the nation's largest formula manufacturing plant was forced to shut down in february , citing safety concerns. it's set to be back up and running this week, but it could take up to two months for that product to hit the store shelves. just three companies produce around 90% of all formula in the united states. the president's chief economic advisor says that's a problem. we need more competition in this market. we need more companies providing their services, and we need to make sure that we never put ourselves in a situation where private sector supply chains can create such risk f

but earlier today with a chance to talk to the secretary of agriculture tom vilsack, he says look theernment doing everything they can to try and get this formula in the country and in the hands of parents. take a listen to what he has to say. >> the reason why we are doing this, it's obvious the critical need that is out there it would take approximately two weeks for the normal commercial process to work. to get it from zurich, switzerland, and distributed as a result of the united states military's involvement, we're gonna get this here in a matter of days. and a matter of days means a lot to moms and dads who are worried. >> now, the secretary also said that we can expect to see another aircraft coming from europe, carrying gerber formula, that's the form of that you can go into stores and get, and he said that we will continue to see these aircrafts coming from europe to united states with the formula, because again, this is all hands on deck effort to try to get this formula, to give relief to the parents. more on, edge symone. >> megan, thank you so much nbc meagan fitzgerald's

we heard from agriculture secretary tom vilsack yesterday who was on hand to receive the shipment sayinghat the approach is a three-prong approach. to make sure that that plant in sturgis, michigan, is go i think to resume full production of its product domestically, also engage in conversations with manufacturers of baby formula in europe to try to import more excess formula. finally the secretary said more of these flights, john and brianna, he expects another flight in the coming days, one other official on the ground told me that it is his expectation that that flight will contain more of that general use formula and that's what parents have been pleading for for several months now. >> the beginning of a solution perhaps. polo sandoval in indianapolis, thanks, polo. >>> the republican showdown in georgia as donald trump and mike pence campaign for dueling candidates for governor. >>> and just announced, the white house considering tapping emergency diesel reserve -- the emergency diesel reserve to ease spiking fuel prices. >>> this just in, a russian soldier charged with committing w

another six to eight weeks before form ha is on she shelves applause forsecretary oa agriculture tom vilsackesterday. >> but that is millions of children that may be affected by this >> reporter: dr. josh wexler is a pediatrician says usually parents should not switch form ha but now is advising parents to do exactly that. >> you might poe ten liberal sacrifice your brain development as well. >> that second shipment arrives on wednesday at dulles airport outside d.c. it then goes to pennsylvania before it is handed out. shep. >> perry russom, thank versus much. >>> ab unvoe broked attack on a new york city sib way. now, one man dead is police searching for the suspect. >>> plus, new york is not the only place experiencing a rise in transit crime how a group of unarmed people in chicago is taking matters into their own hands. >>> and amber heard's legal team changing tactics their reason for deciding against putting johnny depp back on the stand >>> and the supermodel added to the witness list as we approach the bottom of the hour, and the top of the news on cnbc. i have moderate to severe pl

agriculture secretary tom vilsack speaking just moments ago about their efforts and that indianapolis airport. >> i'm told that the shipment provides enough formula to take care of 9000 babies and 19,000 toddlers. for a week. now that's about half 1,000,008 doses a formula on that plane. about 78,000 pounds. >> joining us now, nbc's megan fitzgerald in indianapolis. that's for that first baby formula shipment has arrived. and nbc's stephanie stand insane by in st. petersburg, florida. looking at the overall impact of the formula shortage. ladies, welcome to you both. megan, to you first hear. so the formula has arrived, what is the scene like there and that big picture, how long until this formula is actually available to parents? >> yeah, alex, that's the question that everybody wants to know. how soon can parents receive this critical formula? and the short answer to that question is possibly in a couple of days. but i want to sort of explain to you what that actually means. so the shipment behind me that are going to be seeing coming off of this aircraft here we're talking about mo

distribution center before sending the supplies to hospitals and pharmacies, agriculture secretary tom vilsack says they're working around the clock, the prisoner, as instructed us to look for every opportunity to increase supply. the problem began with delays and the supply chain caused by the pandemic. things got worse in february when a top baby formula company abbot issued a recall and close one of its major manufacturing plants. it scheduled to reopen next week, but the product wont be ready for about 2 months under pressure and criticism. president joe biden sign a bill to expand production countries. work together. germany here, let me but the shortage isn't over yet. this delivery cover is about 15 percent of the nationwide shortage cards . hello, this is leanne al jazeera. let's get some sport here. santa thank you very my, to emily nor the mayor of cutter has hit back at critics who have questioned the fee for woke up being held in the country later this year. cutter has faced criticism ever since it was awarded the torment a back in 2010. it kicks off on november 21st and at speakin

agriculture secretary tom vilsack shaking the hands of the u.s. military members who helped transport that much needed formula. the first of several deliveries to come, in fact. the secretary told reporters just how quickly parents could start to see formula back on the shelves. >> i've been told by the fda commissioner that in a matter of a week or so, we should begin to see some supply. but of the course of the next several weeks, we should see an ever increasing supply. so i would say certainly with the next 30 days we're going to begin seeing -- the situation. >> we're going to go right to nbc's meghan officials at that airport in indianapolis. give us the sense, megan, how critical is this shipment? >> yeah, alex, this is incredibly critical. we're talking about 78,000 pounds of this hypoallergenic formula. in fact, or standing in between two pallets here. you can see this is where we're talking about. this is the alfamino junior as well as the alfamino formula. and to give you an idea of what this process looks like, according to officials h

i'm also spending a lot of time with my good friend, the usda secretary tom vilsack because we know we have nutrient runoff occurring. we also want to leverage the bipartisan infrastructure law and the resources that we are asking for for the water program because we know stormwater is a significant contributor. so, representative, i could tell you, counsel man, i could tell you i'm looking across all the programs to try to leverage every dollar. i don't want to rob peter to pay paul. i want to leverage the resources and a challenge to focus on thesenn important issues that yu are raising and i know these algae blooms are critically not just for public health but the economic vitality of the national treasury that you said so closely with. >> thank you very much. you will find in this committee the preservation of the great lakes. i will pass it off and she will be able to answer questions. >> do you have some more questions? >> hopefully i won't exhaust too much time. i want to continue on the importance of investing in the futured. sound and highlight anotherro program that i think s

i'm also spending a lot of time with usda secretary tom vilsack because we know that we have nutrient runoff occurring. the resources were asking for for a water program because we know stormwater is a significant contributor here. i can tell you i am looking across all of my programs, trying to leverage every dollar. i don't want to rob peter to pay paul. i want to be able to leverage all of my resources and channel and focus on these important issues you are raising and i know these algal blooms are critically important, not just for public health but the economic vitality of that national treasure that you sit so closely to. >> thank you very much. you'll find on this committee we are very bipartisan on our preservation of the great lakes. i'll pass it off to marcy and she will be able to ask you some more questions. >> i just have one question and hopefully will not exhaust too much time. wanted to continue on the importance of investing in puget sound. in so doing, i wanted to highlight another program that i think is really important and that's the national estuary program which

. >> agriculture secretary tom vilsack spoke to lawmakers about president biden's 2023 budget request for his department. he discussed the need for more funds for staffing, researched and rural housing and housing and support for farmers expensing financial hardship. >> i'm going to call the subcommittee on agriculture and rural development fda and related agencies to order. good morning and welcome to the second budget hearing for the subcommittee for fiscal year 2023. secretaryor vilsack, welcome bak and thank you for joining us. mr. rapp, we welcome you here, too. we are glad to have both of you here today. the department of agriculture is vast mission includes ensuring the health and care of our nation's land, plants and animals as well as improving the quality of life and economies in rural america. the department serves americans at the county state and national level with even more locations overseas. we are grateful for the work of the usda employees and support our farmers and t ranchers at home, and abroad. fiscal year 2023 budget request for usda is ambitious and i'm please

department of agriculture secretary tom vilsack he says that we'll see more formula on the shelves inay, white house press secretary karine jean-pierre said she doesn't have a timeline when the formula will get back on the shelves. meanwhile abbott's ceo is apologizing in an op-ed published over the weekend and they explained that they expect to reopen the michigan plant sometime next week and says even after it reopens this formula will take six to eight weeks to get back on the shelves. not a lot of clarity when we'll see universal restocking of formula. jackie: that is not the thing. it is not a light switch. you can turn the plants back on that have been shut down but takes a while to get it to the shelves. that is six to eight weeks and people are still struggling. reporter: all about the supply chain again. getting ingredients in stock, truckers and there is a process about to unfold. jackie: lydia, thank you so much. public health officials in florida are investigating a presumptive case of monkeypox as belgium becomes the first country to introduce a mandatory quarantine for p

department of agriculture secretary tom vilsack, said it could be a matter of a few weeks before we see. this crisis is worse at this point. 45% of baby formula stock is out across the country. that is 2% more than the prior week. some states it is higher. virginia, nearly 58% of formula is out of stock there. over the weekend the u.s. military transported the first shipments of baby formula from germany. the plane carried enough formula to feed 9,000 babies, 18,000 toddlers, for one week. this is not destined for retailers shelves. this is specialty medical grade. for childrens with allergies going to clinics and hospitals. what will bring relief for retailers scour egg the shelves? they say defense production act. manufactures needed supplies and ingredients to make formula more quickly. as abbott ceo is apologizing in an op-ed over the weekend, we're sorry to every family we let down. going on to say we believe our voluntary recall was the right thing to do. we will not take risks when it comes to the health of our children. abbott expects to reopen the michigan plant that shut down,

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equity of agriculture tom vilsack will be on the ramp when those pellets are offloaded.approved facility in ireland and restart his michigan facility by the first week in june. but it will take six -- eight weeks before formula is available it could be as late as august the baby formant makers are expected to testify here in washington before congress later this week, will, rachel, lawrence. rachel: i sent him to apologize but the ceo of abbott good for him to apologize but there is a government role in this too. maybe some other people should follow as well. will: abide ministration vowing to block title 42 tomorrow. spitting with the order soon place for no illegal crossings remain at a historical level with the numbers obtained by fox news are given more than 1000 across the board in 24 hours in one sector alone. only 23 of them being expelled under title 42. >> x-ray took it stripped down to eagle pass texas comments you guys' home state to talk to law enforcement leaders and also some migrants and i want to show you what i saw, take a look. >> we are getting ready t