triggered a serial killer probe. and he s on top of the world. my conversation with the youngest american woman to climb mount everest. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. president biden tonight standing up for his administration s response to the infant formula shortage, predicting in a matter of weeks or less there will be significantly more formula on shelves. with multiple congressional committees looking into the shortage, the administration says it is working on several fronts to increase supplies, including tapping formula from overseas the shortage which has been quietly developing for months now is being felt nationwide with tennessee, delaware, and texas among the hardest-hit, and certain minority communities being especially impacted, prompting worries about long-term health consequences tonight, parents and caregivers looking for guidance and answers jo ling kent is following the story. reporter: president biden today defe
acted as quickly as possible the government launching a new website designed to help parents find formula, but the pressure building to do more. also tonight, fierce battles in kharkiv as new intelligence suggests russia is withdrawing from ukraine s second largest city and the u.s. defense secretary speaking to his russian counterpart for the first time since before the invasion, what was said. wnba star brittney griner seen publicly for the first time since her arrest in russia three months ago. what happened in court today. chaos erupting at the funeral for a slain palestinian american journalist. israeli police seen beating mourners what those officers are saying tonight. is elon musk s twitter takeover in jeopardy why he says the deal is temporarily on hold after 12 years, a chilling 911 call released from a still unsolved case that
triggered a serial killer probe. and he s on top of the world. my conversation with the youngest american woman to climb mount everest. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. president biden tonight standing up for his administration s response to the infant formula shortage, predicting in a matter of weeks or less there will be significantly more formula on shelves. with multiple congressional committees looking into the shortage, the administration says it is working on several fronts to increase supplies, including tapping formula from overseas the shortage which has been quietly developing for months now is being felt nationwide with tennessee, delaware, and texas among the hardest-hit, and certain minority communities being especially impacted, prompting worries about long-term health consequences tonight, parents and caregivers looking for guidance and answers jo ling kent is following the story. reporter: president
biden today defending his administration s response to the formula crisis. we moved as quickly as the problem became apparent to us, and we have to move with caution as well as speed because we got to make sure what we re getting is, in fact, first rate product. reporter: the white house now vowing to allow more flexibility for low income families to obtain available formula. import additional formula from abroad. and continue increased production here at home today, the white house launching a new website aimed at answering parent questions. i think we re going to be making significant progress very shortly. reporter: that progress can t come soon enough for parents like stephanie jones. as of this morning, we were down to one can. that s when i got desperate and reached out to women on facebook. reporter: the 35-year-old is a first-time mom to 7-month-old daughter leila. what has it been like to find the formula
whose closed michigan plant is part of what triggered the shortage today agreeing to a government request to extend rebates for low income families to obtain other brands of formula through august 31st meantime, parents around the country remain frustrated. do you think the u.s. government is doing enough obviously no. we shouldn t have gotten to this point where moms are desperate and trying to come together to find formula it should be on the shelves. jo ling, fo parents who simply aren t finding formula on the shelves, is there another option where they can turn? reporter: yes, lester along with checking with your doctor or the manufacturer, one other option could be accredited breast milk bank but in order to get that milk, some may require a prescription from your pediatrician thank you for that. now to ukraine and the intense fighting near kharkiv, a report that russian forces may be pulling back. while inside russia,