christi paul. president biden meets with the president of south korea, to strengthen their alliance. back at home, his domestic challenges are mounting. one of them includes the baby formula shortage. we have parents this morning that share their story as they struggle to find a supply for their premature baby. and the january 6th committee zeros in on a gop congressman over a tour he gave of the capital complex the day before the insurrection. plus, a scorcher of a weekend. over 35 million people bracing for record hot temperatures. we re going to break down your forecast and tell you what you can expect. we begin with a crucial overseas trip for president biden. the president in seoul, south korea, on a visit aimed at shoring up u.s. alliances and strengthening economic ties. mr. biden arrived at the state dinner in seoul just moments ago, giving a toast. this is his first trip to asia as president. he met with south korea s newly elected president yoon suk-yeol e
receive around the clock security as the department of homeland security warns of murder threats escalating. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. it is thursday, may 19th. and shortly, the 18-year-old suspect in the racist attack on a buffalo supermarket is due to appear in court after pleading not guilty to first degree murder. we re also learning this morning that a 911 dispatcher has been placed on administrative leave for what officials describe as a, quote, completely inappropriate response to a whispering caller during the mass shooting that left ten people dead. we re hearing stories from those who survived the massacre, including one hero who risked his life to save co-workers and customers. he spoke with cnn s shimon prokupecz. shimon joins us live from buffalo. it is an incredibly moving story, shimon. reporter: it is. what a remarkable man, jerome bridges, he works at the store, describing to us and really just great detail, a
even as the threat of a north korea missile test looms during this visit. all this is a balancing act as russia s war in ukraine hangs over the white house. today in another public show of support, the president met with leaders of finland and sweden as they pushed to join nato, a historic step as more countries unite against russia and condemn its invasion. the big question here is can turkey get on board? we are following all the headlines out of ukraine and the state of play there. first, let s start at the white house and we are joined now. arlette, tell us more about the president s message and his mind set as he s embarking on this. he s flying to asia for his first trip to the region as president. officials said he had hoped to get there earlier in his presidency, but was constrained due to covid-19 and other crises such as the war in ukraine. but the president will be traveling to both south korea and japan to meet with the leaders of each of the countries as well a
make advances abroad, at home, he s facing significant headwinds. we re talking recession fears, soaring inflation, a stock market selloff, $4 gas in every state and a shortage of baby formula so severe, he invoked a wartime measure to increase production. with us now, cnn white house correspondent arlette saenz and cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what is on the president s agenda? reporter: just to start off, forgive the noise, there s construction here at the white house, but president biden is on air force one flying to asia for his first trip to the region as president. as he wants to reinforce that that region remains a central focus of his foreign policy. now, officials have said that he had hoped to get to the region much earlier in his presidency, but he had been constrained due to covid concerns as well as other brewing crises, including the war in ukraine. the president will first travel to seoul, south korea, where he will meet with the country s new le
let s start here in the uk, where in just over an hour s time the latest inflation figures for april will be released. many analysts are expecting the rate to hit 9% for last month, which will mean the prices remain at their highest level in three decades. the bank of england has warned inflation could hit 10% within months, as the price of fuel and food puts pressure on household budgets. bbc s consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more on the impact rising prices is having on daily lives. shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread has gone up, the bread i have gone up gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. gone up, the bread i have gone u- 50. , gone up, the bread i have gone u . 50 . , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone u. 50, , ., ., , gone up, the bread i have gone u 50. , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. this woman i