about covid and how it could push inflation even higher. a rare joint interview, candid comments from ukraine s first family, revealing the toll the war has taken on them and families across ukraine. weekend weather extremes the record breaking heat wave for millions on the east coast and a new warning about who most at risk in these sweltering temperatures and in colorado, would you believe snow the price of hitting the road as the summer travel season begins gas prices and airfares soaring, and good luck getting a rental car. we have cost cutting tips as you plan your getaway. the special surprise for a group of third graders. a shot at a brighter future their families never expected this is nbc nightly news with kate know good evening with so many parents still struggling to find infant formula for their babies, today a first step getting all those bare shelves restocked. a military plane landed in indiana, carrying thousands of pounds of formula specifically
primary election that pits his candidate against donald trump s. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, may 23rd. i m jonathan lemire. president biden says the u.s. military will defend taiwan, if china invades its island neighbor. speaking in tokyo this morning at a joint news conference, with japan s new prime minister, the president addressed the growing tensions in eastern asia. you didn t want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily, for obvious reasons, are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? yes. you are? that s the commitment we made. shortly after that news conference, the white house seemingly tried to clarify the president s remarks. writing in a statement, quote, the president reiterated our commitment to peace and stability across the taiwan strait. and to provide taiwan with the military means to defend itself. different than military involvement perhaps. and on the island, we
that? yes. it is a commitment we made. back here in the u.s., voters head to the polls for election day. critical primary races in georgia. and the high stakes run-offs in texas. more shipments of bhaeb form la, after the first flight touched down in indiana yesterday. how soon could parents see it on shelves. and a federal judge has stopped the biden administration from lifting the bill. and still many make the journey. and a live report. we begin this hour with a fall-out from president biden s much stunning comments that u.s. would intervene if china invaded taiwan. taiwan thanked the president. the chinese foreign minister took a hard line. saying nobody should under estimate the chin neez people to defend. he made similar comments earlier. i don t want a cold war with china. you are saying that the united states would come to taiwan s aid? yes, we have a commitment to do that. washington post foreign columnist. david, also contributors. what are the
louisiana rules title 42 will stay in place that trump era policy allows migrants seeking asylum to be expelled without a hearing. news on the nationwide baby formula shortage. hundreds of pallets from overseas expected to arrive in the u. s from europe in just days. the first shipment contains specialist formula for babies with critical medical needs. president biden allen, his first high stakes trip to asia since taking office. the president in south korea facing economic challenges from china and a potential nuclear threat from north korea while he s in the region. mary bruce, traveling with the president street near his bear market territory before recovering late today. growing concerns the u. s economy may be heading toward a recession. the cdc issues and new health alert about monkeypox doctors are now being told to be on the lookout for symptoms. health officials with a confirmed case in massachusetts, another possible case under investigation here in new york city. a
a great president. i don t about polls, but i dow know about winning the races one district at a time and utterly delusional. nancy pelosi says everything is awesome and joe biden s america and the democrats deserve to be rewarded in the midtermrm. meanwhile, back in the real world, the president is setting records again for all the wrong reasons. biden s approval hitting a record low in a new ap poll just 39% of the country thinks s he s doing a good job d. but record inflation is crushing americans wallets and surging gas prices, setting a record for 11 days in a row and are now projected to go up to six dollars this summer. w but the biden administration does want to talk about it. do you believe that gas prices are too high? completely understand the crunch that so many americans are under rightan now think that they re that americans are still recovering from this terrible pandemic and there are a lot of other world t events that areng making things difficult fors all