united states or at least not able to keep up with the demand. these are pictures right now of trucks delivering the supply that was expected to be flown to the united states later today. the department of defense basically assisting a european company that s come forward offering about 1.5 million bottles of baby formula. what s important to mention here is that in this precious shipment of baby formula, we can also expect some of those specialty formulas for children who perhaps have special dietary needs, certainly something parents have been wanting to see. it will be a welcome sight. an important perspective, it s still just 1.5 million bottles when you have millions of infants in the united states that require this kind of nutrition. so a lot of parents, as they take in these very important pictures and no doubt extremely grateful to see this kind of action being taken, many parents are still somewhat skeptical, though, and hopeful that they will begin to see the real i
this is not business as usual and shows how dire the situation has become. some families have turned to hospitals to help feed their children and that includes four babies in south carolina who could not tolerate other formulas when their usual product sold out. one estimate says at least 45% of formula products were sold out last week nationwide and hoarding is only making things worse. one woman in massachusetts filled a shopping cart full of baby formula and was confronted by another shopper. take a look. look at this. look at all this. i need it for my baby. look at the shelves. you don t think i need it for my baby, too. you take all the formula off the shelf. you come after me. i don t know you get this one. i m saying this is the whole reason there s a formula shortage. you come and buy all the formula at once and there are kids who need formula today who won t be able to get it because you just bought it to stock up. we ve got to work together on this. y
remarks here in south korea, president hailed the u.s./south korea relationship as a linchpin of peace and stability. trying to shore up the alliance with japan after his visit concludes here in south korea. he wants to bolster the relationship as a team when u.s. intelligence is warning of a heightened threat of a north korean missile and/or nuclear test, potentially while president biden is here in the region. certainly a moment of heightened tension. and president biden wants to send a strong message that the u.s. will defend its allies in the region. now, listen, president biden is also making clear this is about national security. it s also about economic security. that is why we saw the president visiting a samsung semiconductor chip factory earlier today. and the president in reinforcing his message about this region by talking also about the war in ukraine and russia, insisting the u.s. and wall lies should not be relying on autocracies for critical materials. and tha
choices will echo for decades. we re standing at an inflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far-reaching impacts on the world we leave to our children tomorrow. plus some new numbers in the too close to call pennsylvania republican senate primary. georgia is the headline state next tuesday. already an early voting record there, and in several of the big georgia races, choosing a candidate means saying yes or no to donald trump and his big election lie. and phone calls. handwritten notes. new details today about trump s deep personal involvement in the strategy to try to steal the election. and the january 6th committee asked a republican lawmaker to explain a tour of the capitol complex he gave the day before the riot. the president s overseas juggling act. the asia trip, the priorities are consequence shl. a china with a stagnant economy. north korea hell bent on provocation. a war with russia and ukraine with no sign of going cold any
including as punishment in a psych ward full of criminals. so i was too worried about, you know, who was in the cell with me to actually sleep. you thought they might kill you? yeah, i thought that was a possibility. more from my exclusive interview with trevor reed, the u.s. marine veteran who is finally thankfully home. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and renewed fears of an economic recession as the markets closed moments ago. the dow finishing flat after a day mostly in the red. what s sounding alarm bells now is this is the eighth straight week of losses for the dow. that s the longest weekly losing streak since 1923. the s&p 500 and nasdaq also taking hits fueled by investors getting increasingly spooked about how high inflation is, messing with the u.s. economy. matt egan is live in new york for us. viewers are likely to see the words bull and bear market tossed around a lot. what does this mean in terms oour money, our sa