that, as well as the real needs surrounding the issue of immigration, and how to address. that then, the rollback of more women s rights in more multiple states. how abortion advocates are responding to new demand new bans now in effect. and why senator lindsey graham s national abortion ban proposal might be about more than what meets the eye. you are watching simone, and we have got a lot to get to. lots of developments in the litigation between donald trump in the department of justice. all surrounding the documents seized by the fbi from mar-a-lago last month. the doj failed to convince trump appointed to district court judge a lean cannon at a court appointed special master not only wasn t necessary to review the seized material, but it could be even harmful to national security. cannon appointed a former chief federal judge, raymond thierry, to pour over the thousands of documents, including classified ones in order to weed out any potentially privileged information. ju
from vice chair liz cheney. we ll talk about how the justice department can handle that information now that it has been passed along. but with steve bannon now on to judge to do as of today, had incentive his contempt trial. president biden making his first trip to the middle east is present, on the ground in israel as we speak, that country prepares for yet another national election. what he is not saying about iran, and that key meeting with the saudi s, new this afternoon. plus, and abc news exclusive you only see here. one on one with an american freed from a russian prison. her advice to wnba star brittney griner, and what she is telling us about her own ties behind bars. i am hallie jackson in washington, with minnows nbc news sr. national political reporter, silas kapoor. justin corresponded key reporter for the washington post in front of the show, josh softy. good afternoon to all of you. let me start with you with the landscape on capitol hill. we have now hear
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin with a small sign of relief from the baby formula crisis that is gripping the nation. today a u.s. military flight carrying more than 70,000 pounds of baby formula arrived in indianapolis from europe, but you won t see it on store shelves here in the u.s. a white house official says the first shipment is heading straight to doctors, hospitals, home health care facilities and pharmacies in areas that need it the most. this means for many parents who have been desperately searching for weeks now to find formula they ll have to keep searching. the shipment arrived just hours ago. what more can you tell us about this formula, where it s going, how many toddlers it s expected to feed? i guess there will be some parents out there disappointed this formula is not going directly to a store near them. reporter: and that s important, too, jim. you can find out where this is not going to your neighborhood groce
it take to get formula on store shelves? good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, may 17th. i m jonathan lemire. we start in buffalo, where president biden is expected to renew calls for national gun reform legislation during his visit there today. according to a white house official, the president will ask congress to take action against quote weapons of war, and curb access to guns for people with serious mental illness. this trip comes as information continues to surface about the alleged shooter in saturday s attack. a review of hundreds of pages of internet posts, nbc news reports the 18-year-old suspect was planning the attack for months and intended to continue the violence at other locations had he not been arrested. two possible plot, a black church in buffalo and an elementary school in the city. the author of the posts wrote that they were targeting the school because of its predominantly black student body which they found by looking up tes
Right here on abc. Mary bruce live at the white house tonight. Both biden and trump convinced they can outperform the other. Also tonight, the troubling images. The attempted assassination of the Prime Minister of slovakia. The leader shot multiple times at close range. He is now in what authorities are calling a lifethreatening condition. His Security Detail pushing him into the car. Here in the u. S. Tonight, another bridge accident. A massive barge hitting a bridge near galveston, texas, causing partial collapse and an oil spill in that bay. Crew members pulled from the water. The harrowing Dash Cam Video revealed tonight in court, showing a Semitruck Crashing on a bridge. The truck hit by another vehicle. The driver losing control. Her truck then dangling 100 feet above the ohio river. Tonight, the fighting intensifying in Northern Gaza. Israeli troops also positioned near the Southern City of rafah. Matt gutman with late reporting from israel. The war in ukraine. Tonight, russia i